Chapter 186: Savoring (Monthly Tickets for Extra Updates)
Xiaoji was stunned when he heard this. A confused look appeared on his bloodstained face. After a moment of silence, he asked, "...What strategy? ...What target?"
That confused look on his face, if it was acted out, then the actor's acting was too realistic.
At the same time, a thin female voice appeared in Wen Nan's mind, and said in a strange tone: "So you are here too?"
Wen Nan: What? What? He's here too? Have they met before? In other dungeons? Or in the real world? What does this have to do with the target he's asking about? In an instant, many question marks popped up in Wen Nan's mind, but he still smiled calmly and said half-truthfully: "It's a game my friends and I are playing. When I see a girl who hits it off, I ask her this question. I heard there might be an unexpected surprise?"
After hearing Wen Nan's explanation, Xiao Ji's confused expression became even more intense. "Surprise? What surprise?"
"I don't know either," Wen Nan shrugged, "Maybe... the game will give me a target to capture?"
When Xiaoji heard this, he raised his head and laughed heartily: "Hahaha, is there such a good thing?"
Before he finished speaking, the female voice once again whispered in Wen Nan's mind in a strange tone: "Ah, does that person only exist in dreams?"
As he was laughing, Xiaoji suddenly came to his senses, raised the machete in his other hand, and pointed at Wen Nan, "Oh, I see, you are playing truth or dare, right?"
As she spoke, she tilted her body to one side and looked at Jiang Xueying who was standing behind Wen Nan, "Xiaoxue, are you playing this with the guests?"
Jiang Xueying smiled and shook her head. She glanced at Wen Nan and then at Xiao Ji. "I have brought the guests here. I will not disturb you. You can chat slowly. I will go upstairs first. If you need anything, please call me at any time."
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the kitchen door.
Glancing at Jiang Xueying's departing back, Xiao Ji quickly retracted her gaze and smiled at Wen Nan. She took the cigarette off her lips and nodded at Wen Nan, "Susu and the others told me that you really liked the three meal sets I made, and you invented your own way of eating grilled skewers with dipping sauce?"
Wen Nan smiled and his eyes fell on the cigarette in the other person's hand. He found that it was not a real cigarette, but a lollipop with a realistic cigarette flavor.
Xiaoji patted Wen Nan's shoulder with the hand holding the cigarette candy, and said in a mature manner: "You have a good idea, young man! It's rare to find a customer like you who understands gourmet food nowadays."
In Wen Nan's mind, the female voice continued: "Why do I use all my strength, but in return I only have half a lifetime of memories?"
It was still the same strange tone as the previous voices.
But this time, Wen Nan was sure that it was not a strange way of speaking...
That's singing! Sister, your tone-deafness is already in the advanced stage, right? A good slow-tempo ballad was sung like rap!
However, after confirming that the voice he heard in his mind was actually an old song humming in the other person's head, Wen Nan no longer delved into the deeper meaning of it.
There's no deep meaning in this. She's just a simple-minded girl who doesn't have any thoughts of her own. She only has an old song playing over and over again, so she keeps humming a few sections of it in her head.
After realizing this, Wen Nan realized that his mind-reading ability was wasted this time.
Brainwashing songs are harmful to people.
No matter how much you complain, you still have to continue with the side quest.
Hearing Xiaoji's words, Wen Nan smiled and said, "Master Xiaoji, you are a great cook, and you have a lot of ideas and dare to innovate. The food you made really shocked me."
Xiaoji smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed, and pointed at Wen Nan with the candy, "Your little mouth is sweeter than the vegetarian sweet soup I made!"
After saying that, Xiao Ji suddenly remembered something and shook the machete in his hand, "Oh, by the way, I have another sweet soup here, would you like to try it?"
As she spoke, she took two steps towards the kitchen counter, picked up a large iron spoon, scooped up a spoonful of yellow liquid, and brought it to Wen Nan, "Try it?"
Wen Nan took a look at the iron spoon that was handed to him. The liquid inside was translucent and the color was very similar to iced black tea, but there was a layer of milky white foam floating on the surface.
As for the taste...
Well, I can only say that I feel a little irritated! Wen Nan smiled, raised his hand to grab the iron spoon, bent down unceremoniously, and swallowed it in one gulp.
"Good! That's great!" Xiaoji clapped his hands and praised loudly.
In Wen Nan's mind, a reminder sounded -
9527: [Congratulations! The completion rate of the side story has been updated to 15%! ]
"How does it taste?" Xiao Ji looked at Wen Nan expectantly.
Wen Nan smiled and said calmly, "The taste is very pure."
"You still understand me!" Xiao Ji looked at Wen Nan with a little more appreciation for his confidant in his eyes.
After thinking for a while, she put down the machete in her hand, pulled Wen Nan's wrist, and led him to a small door nearby. "Come, come, I'll take you to my secret menu development room. Let's go inside and try all the creative dishes I'm developing. Savor them carefully!"
With a creaky sound, the small door covered in blood and dirt was pushed open.
As you walk in, the smell that hits you in the face is so pungent that it is hard to describe it. It simply... goes straight into your soul, making you feel as if your soul is flying up to heaven.
Wen Nan fell into deep thought as he browsed through the dishes of various sizes and shapes that filled the room.
Xiao Ji stood in the middle of the room, raised his hands high, turned around, and looked up at Wen Nan with pride, "Look at the dishes in this room, each one is the result of my hard work, each one is my treasure, how about it, Mr. Ye Jiu, do you think it's good? Do you want to pick one and taste it?"
Wen Nan looked around and asked, "Can I only choose one?"
Xiao Ji was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he burst into laughter, "Of course not, if you like, you can choose one, two, or three, it's up to you."
As she spoke, she walked to the corner, picked out a dish from a row of plates, and introduced it, saying, "This is the 2.0 upgraded version of the vegetarian meal, which is still under development. If you had chosen the vegetarian meal at the table before, I think Xiao Huang would serve this dish to you and let you taste it. After all, this is her favorite dish."
As she spoke, she walked around to the side and picked up another plate, "This is an upgraded version of the all-meat set meal, this is Ah Zi's favorite.
“Oh, and this, this is the hidden dish that Susu will take the guests to taste.
"But now that you're here, the situation is different. You can pick whatever you like."
Wen Nan understood.
This is simply a welfare mission. The three upgraded packages that Xiaoji mentioned are the key items that can be obtained from the other three side missions.
In addition, every dish in this room probably has a chance of dropping equipment.
Thinking of this, Wen Nan rolled up his sleeves and said, "Then let's taste them all one by one, shall we?"
Wen Nan first opened the 2.0 version of the vegetarian meal Xiao Ji brought over, and gulped down two mouthfuls without changing his expression. He nodded, "It is indeed an upgraded version, the taste is more authentic, and I can tell from the taste that it was excavated at least three years earlier than the original."
When Xiaoji heard this, his eyes lit up and he clapped excitedly, "Great, great! He really is an expert!"
9527: [Congratulations! The completion rate of the side story has been updated to 23%! ]
9527: [Congratulations to the contestant! You have obtained the key item reward for the side storyline "Xiao Huang's Favor" - Xiao Y.'s wool ball.]
9527: [Little Y.'s Yarn Ball: Little Y. has a natural hostility towards all strangers who visit this villa. When approaching Little Y.'s activity range, the hostility will continue to increase.
However, the guests do not need to worry about this. By throwing the ball of yarn in front of little Y., some of the hostility can be immediately converted into friendly emotions. The longer little Y. is in contact with the ball of yarn, the higher the conversion rate.
The wool ball is a built-in prop in this instance. It cannot be taken out of the instance, transferred to other players, or sold to the mall. Please be aware. 】
Little Y.'s ball of yarn? Who is Little Y.?
Wen Nan had just put the props into the equipment reserve column when another dish was handed over to him.
Seeing the blood on the edge of the plate and the trembling antennae of insects that could not be suppressed by the lid, Wen Nan guessed without opening the lid that this was the 2.0 version of the all-meat meal.
Sure enough, the moment Xiaoji opened the lid, a moth with broken wings immediately flew onto his sleeve.
Wen Nan picked up the moth, dipped it in blood and swallowed it, then took the plate in his hand, tasting the food and praising it highly.
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9527: [Congratulations! The completion rate of the side story has been updated to 31%! ]
9527: [Congratulations to the contestant! Obtained the key item reward for the side storyline "Azi's Favor" - Little P.'s meat bone.]
9527: [Little P.'s weak points: Although Little P. is hospitable and will show his friendly side when he first meets the guests who visit the villa, if the guests cannot withstand Little P.'s enthusiasm, Little P. will soon become hostile.
If the guests do not want this situation to happen, they can throw the meat bone to Little P., which can prevent Little P. from developing hostile emotions. At the same time, there is a certain probability that Little P. will develop friendly emotions. The longer Little P. is in contact with the meat bone, the higher the probability of developing friendly emotions.
The meat bones are built-in props in this instance. They cannot be taken out of the instance, transferred to other players, or sold to the mall. Please be aware. 】
Putting the meat bone into the equipment reserve column, Wen Nan looked at the third dish that Xiao Ji couldn't wait to bring to him.
It seems that some props for changing the character's emotions will also be revealed here.
As expected, after Wen Nan devoured a whole plate of "lethal ingredients", a similar system prompt sounded in his mind -
9527: [Congratulations! The completion of the side story has been updated to 39%! ]
9527: [Congratulations to the contestant! You have obtained the key item reward for the side storyline "SuSu's Favor" - Little W.'s Teething Stick.]
Like the previous two props, this teething stick is also designed for the character's emotional value.
After tasting three "big meals" in a row and taking over the key props for the other three side quests, Wen Nan felt that he was almost getting the hang of it.
Xiao Ji, who was standing by, was filled with joy, and was so happy that his mouth almost stretched to his ears. He laughed and said, "It's such a pleasant surprise to meet a close friend like Mr. Ye!"
Wen Nan smiled and started the business-to-business exaggeration mode, and responded with a polite remark: "I am a wild boar eating fine bran, but it is mainly because of Chef Xiaoji's cooking skills, which are superb!"
When Xiaoji heard this, his face showed a little displeasure. He said "Hey" with a rising tone, raised his arm, stood on tiptoe, put his arm around Wen Nan's shoulder, and motioned for him to come closer to talk.
This action caused the greasy dirt on the other person's sleeves to stain Wen Nan's clothes, but Wen Nan didn't care much. He bent slightly and put his ear close to the other person.
Xiaoji said at this time: "We hit it off right away. I've made you my friend. From now on, we shouldn't be so formal with each other. Don't call me master all the time.
"From now on, how about I call you Little Jiujiu and you call me Little Jiji?"
Wen Nan was stunned for a moment, and looked at the person in front of him meaningfully, "This... isn't good, right?"
He had no problem calling him Xiao Jiujiu, but calling a girl that kind of name...
"What's wrong with this? It's settled." Xiaoji made the decision unilaterally, then stood up again and walked to the kitchen counter next to him. "Come, let's see which one you want to try next?"
Wen Nan didn't hesitate to pick up the cutlery and tried each plate one by one.
In my ears, I could hear Xiaoji cheering more and more happily. In my mind, the system prompts kept ringing.
9527: [Congratulations! The completion rate of the side story has been updated to 43%! ]
9527: [Congratulations to the contestant! You have received the key prop reward for this branch storyline - a random emotion card.]
9527: [Congratulations! The completion rate of the side story has been updated to 46%! ]
9527: [Congratulations to the contestant! You have received the key prop reward for this branch storyline - 2 random emotion cards.]
9527: [Congratulations! The completion of the side story has been updated to 49%! ]
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After Wen Nan tasted every dish in this small kitchen R&D room, he successfully obtained 24 random emotion cards, and the progress of the side story was updated to 69%.
I have tasted them all, but I only have 69% of the progress. Where is the remaining 31%?
Would he have to go to another room like this and eat again? Even if his tongue and esophagus could hold up, his stomach would not be able to hold up.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Xiaoji patting Wen Nan's shoulder vigorously, "Xiao Jiujiu, I am so happy today! When you meet a bosom friend, a thousand cups are not enough! I have decided that today, for you, I will present you all the things I have kept in the bottom of my box!"
As he spoke, Xiao Ji walked to the side, opened another small door, and led Wen Nan in.
There's actually another more secret room in this research and development room? Do you really want to eat another round? "Burp."
Wen Nan felt that the food he had just eaten was already swirling in his throat. If he took another bite, it would overflow.
Just as Wen Nan was thinking about whether he should politely refuse the other party's invitation, Xiao Ji led him to an altar.
Wen Nan was stunned when he saw the things on the altar.
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