Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Library Card
Tang Li bypassed the first two attributes and turned her attention to the term "Combat Power".
Combat power can be attack damage or healing. 100 points of combat power is not too high compared to the current level of mainstream players, but the duration of excellent buffs is often enough to make people ignore this small shortcoming in combat power.
The buff effect lasts for an hour, and those who are fast enough can complete a copy. Except for items that add permanent attributes, there is no buff in the game that can last for such a long time. What else do you need?
For Tang Li, the most important thing is that this is the first culinary dish she has created that has a positive buff besides being delicious. And while deliciousness only has a flavor bonus, the combat power is something that can actually improve the player's strength. It can be said to be a milestone progress.
Cooking is a basic life skill in the game that can only replenish physical strength. As the player's attributes increase in the later stages, the demand for it is not as much. Fishing is also a basic life skill. At least there are a group of fishing enthusiasts and gamblers who firmly believe that they can catch something amazing with a single rod.
Cooking, like its fellow skills like logging, mining, and gathering, has never been a mainstream profession chosen by players.
Alchemy, sewing, forging, potion making and other professions with higher returns are the ones that people are willing to choose.
The emergence of the three fresh vegetables proves that the potential of cooking can be huge.
Although Tang Li chose cooking more because of her hobby, being able to get more rewards while pursuing her hobby can indeed make people more motivated to get involved.
Moreover, the combination of cooking and medicine undoubtedly makes the direction of cooking more unknown and more interesting.
The most important thing is that I can tackle both cooking and potion at the same time along the same path. Although the effort required may not necessarily be less, it sounds like a good deal and I always feel like I will suffer a loss if I don't do it.
Tang Li was of course very satisfied with such a meaningful culinary dish.
"That's right..." Tang Li's conflicted gaze fell on the word 'curse'.
Curse, as the signature feature of the Doom Restaurant, is unexpectedly popular among players. Tang Li guessed that it might be because it can increase the interactivity between friends.
It is said that there are anchors online who buy them specifically to create effects during live broadcasts.
Although the previous debuffs caused some minor troubles, they were not a big problem. But this foul mouth...
The effect of bad breath... judging from the description, it should be a normal phenomenon in life, just like the fragrance of flowers and the sound of water. However, when it appears in a game where there is no poop (?), it seems very vicious.
Although she shouldn't despise the curse she created, Tang Li had to admit after reading the description that she probably didn't have the courage to try this dish of three fresh delicacies.
"Xirang..." Tang Li decided to divert the blame and turned her attention to the reliable Xirang, trying to make him her guinea pig.
It's only 30 seconds, and there are only the two of them here. Even if the effect is beyond expectations, she will definitely not tell anyone.
So... let's give it a try? Let's give it a try! Tang Li looked at Xirang expectantly.
This malicious look... Master... This... How could the master harm it... But what's with this uneasiness?
Xirang hesitated and stepped forward, staring at Dishanxian for a long time. The sense of crisis in his heart made it hesitate to move.
"This is good stuff. It tastes good but smells bad." Tang Li blinked innocently and pushed the dish forward.
"Ji..." Tang Li's performance made Xirang even more hesitant to act rashly.
After hesitating for a long time, it suddenly took a step back and turned and ran away in Tang Li's incredulous gaze...
Ran away??!
"Xirang--" Tang Li's defense was broken. This was the first time Xirang treated her like this.
Where is the love you promised?
Tang Li bent forward in frustration.
"Ji!" Not long after, the familiar voice sounded again.
"Huh?" Tang Li raised her head and saw her little brother who was pulled out of the planting space by Xirang, with a confused look on his face.
"Ji!" Xirang pushed his younger brother forward regardless of his rejection of it.
"Little brother!" Tang Li quickly got up from the ground and appeared beside the little brother with three fresh vegetables in her hand. Like a wolf grandmother, "Come here, dear little brother, come and eat some delicious food~"
"Ji!" The younger brother jumped excitedly and took the plate without any preparation.
In fact, as soon as I returned to the yard, I was attracted by the enchanting smell of the fresh mountain food. Now that Tang Li put the dish in front of his nose, the fragrance made him salivate.
It didn't think much about it and happily ate the food in one bite.
"Ge~" After finishing eating, the little brother burped for a long time, and along with the airflow came an indescribable smell.
Hmm...it's hard to describe it in words...it's just sour and refreshing...
Tang Li and Xirang frowned instinctively and ran away silently.
"Chi?" The younger brother was stunned by their actions. It would be fine if the boss and Xirang left, but Mu already hated it, but why did the master do this?
Before the younger brother could figure it out, he also smelled the scent.
What’s even more terrifying is that the smell actually came from its body.
The sky is falling!
Even if these slimes fell into a mud ditch, they couldn't possibly stink like this!
It's dirty... I couldn't believe it, and in pain I turned into a slime cake, and then it broke into two pieces? ? !
"Huh? He's not really heartbroken, is he?" Tang Li was startled. She didn't care about the smell for a moment and hurried forward to check on her little brother.
Fortunately, it was just a false alarm. Tang Li helped one of the petals up, then looked at the other half that was pulled into a round shape by the Xirang, and breathed a sigh of relief: "It turned out to be just split!"
"Chi!" The little brother whose smell disappeared came back to life. I don't know if it was too much of a blow or what, but it seemed to think that everything just now was just an illusion caused by its splitting process. Now it is happily playing around the newly split yellow-named slime, and it doesn't seem to have any psychological trauma at all.
Tang Li... Tang Li didn't dare to try again. After feeding the two slimes some delicious food, she respectfully sent them back to the planting space.
Watching the little guys leave, Tang Li felt a pang of conscience, so she decided:
"Let the players do things like food tasting in the future."
"Ji!" Xirang's jelly-like body moved upwards twice, expressing its support for Tang Li.
Tang Li glanced at Xirang quietly, and felt that it seemed quite happy.
Xirang now has more and more ideas. He is no longer the simple and kind little cutie who bravely entered her house for his dream.
After sighing a few words in his heart, Tang Li set up the magic bonfire again and worked hard to make a batch of fresh mountain delicacies.
Tomorrow, we will introduce this new dish to the store.
I hope everyone likes it...right? Tang Li blinked and prayed irresponsibly.
Although the situation may become very bad after the launch of Dishanxian.
But who cares? She won’t eat it for now, and hopes the players can forgive her.
With this inexplicable guilt, Tang Li was in the best condition ever that night. When she counted the quantity before going to bed, she found that the number of finished three-fresh dishes was nearly one-third more than that of her usual cooking.
The next morning, Tang Li, feeling refreshed and free of any burden, handed the cooking method and last night's finished product to Aunt Tiger, and boarded the teleportation array to the main city early in the morning.
She had to lead the team to the Troll Bird Territory today and also look for a new place to spawn monsters. Thinking about it, she would be busy, so she had to go buy potion books early in the morning.
This was Tang Li's first time riding on the teleportation array. She put the gold coins into the box at the entrance of the teleportation array. Except for being a little more expensive, the teleportation array and the return talisman teleportation ring were no different. In the blink of an eye, Tang Li appeared in another square.
The gentle breeze brought bursts of fragrance, high-level NPCs came and went, and the lively hawking along the streets seemed to carry the smell of money. The majesty and prosperity of the main city was overwhelming.
Compared with the small town, although the main city has a similar style and a unified elven style, the main city is on a higher level in terms of building scale and sophistication. If their Silver Town is somewhat similar to the exquisite and elegant European town in her impression, then the main city of Oran is more like what she imagined, a majestic and great building that seems to come from heaven.
This is a great wonder that is different from the natural world and was built by an intelligent race. Faced with such a magnificent and majestic building, people who see it for the first time will inevitably be shocked.
"Olan is such a beautiful place, isn't it?" The person who walked out of the teleportation array seemed to be a native of Oran. He must have been accustomed to seeing people like Tang Li. Seeing this, he didn't blame her for blocking the way, but just proudly cast his eyes on this territory.
"It is indeed a beautiful place, and I believe it will be even more beautiful in the future." As Oran becomes stronger, their affiliated territories will also be better. Tang Li retracted her gaze and moved aside, expressing her sincere hope.
"That's right, you're quite discerning," the native who had spoken to her was moved by Tang Li's sincerity. She stopped, having only just passed by, and asked kindly, "What are you planning on doing in Oran? I know this place quite well, and maybe I can help you."
"Really?" Tang Li hadn't expected such a good opportunity. The main city map was incredibly large, and it would probably take her quite a while to find it on her own. Having a local expert to point out the way would save her a lot of time. Since she was in a rush today, she didn't hesitate. "Thank you, sir. I've been studying alchemy lately, and I don't know much about it, so I'm planning to find some relevant books to learn from. Where can I buy them?"
"Learn?" The native across from him looked directly at the weak adventurer he met on the road for the first time. "Ever since the introduction of magic learning, very few adventurers are willing to take the time to learn the knowledge behind magic."
"You said you are a pharmacist. Do you have finished products?" The native did not directly tell Tang Li where to buy the books she wanted, but asked another question.
"Yes." Tang Li knew there was a task at first glance. Of course, she would not refuse foolishly. She immediately took out her original red and blue potions.
When handing it to the other party, Tang Li felt a little guilty and embarrassed. If it was before, she would definitely not think so, but she was hit by Teacher Zoe's alchemy skills last night, and it was difficult for her to have any confidence in the potions she made, which were not as pure and effective as the others.
The native on the opposite side didn't know what Tang Li was thinking, but she was quite satisfied with her humility, especially when she saw the effects of Tang Li's potions.
"It's slightly more effective than the elementary potions on the market, and its purity is as high as 95%. Not many apprentices of your age can do this. It seems you are not bragging and are really studying potion knowledge well." The native nodded with satisfaction. Although given her status and position, she could have as many potions of this type as she wanted, as a teacher, she was still generous with her praise for students who performed well.
"Well," the native returned the potion to Tang Li and took out a library card. "This is a student library card for the Oran Magic Academy. If you want to study the textbooks systematically, there's probably no better place in the entire Oran Magic Academy than our academy. I know it's difficult for adventurers like you to return to campus life, so I'll lend you this library card temporarily. You can borrow one book at a time. When you return the book, you must pass the assessment of the library's book spirit to borrow the next one. If you can't pass the assessment, just return the card to the guard at the school gate."
"That's it. See you again if we're lucky." The native left the card, waved his hand, and disappeared into the crowd in front with a few steps.
System: [Congratulations on receiving the Orlan Magic Academy Library Card x 1. Would you like to equip it?]
yes!
After equipping her with the library card, the system automatically navigated her to the Orlan Magic Academy.
Following the navigation to find the destination, Tang Li entered the library smoothly.
The library doesn't look big from the outside, but once you get inside you'll find a whole different world inside. This should be due to the expansion of the space. The space inside is ridiculously large, and you can't see the end at a glance. It's almost entirely a sea of books. And this is just a hall. There are many rooms extending out on both sides, and you can't count how many floors there are when you look up.
A school library actually has so many books. It seems that the Orlan Magic Academy has a profound foundation.
"Little guy, I haven't seen you before. Are you new here?" Just as Tang Li was standing there in a daze, a little elf with fluttering wings jumped out from a book next to her.
"Yes and you……"
"I'm the library book spirit. Do you need to find any books? I can help you." The library book spirit is very responsible.
"Thank you. I want to learn some basic knowledge about alchemy. It would be even better if you could bring some herbs to explain and process."
"No problem. Give me the library card and follow me. I know which book is suitable for you." After hearing Tang Li's request, the elf took her in one direction without thinking.
Tang Li quickly handed over the library card and followed closely behind the elf. Passing by several elves going in and out of books, she asked curiously, "Um...are there many elves like you?"
They were said to be very rare, and she saw dozens of them at a glance.
Could it be that this rarity is actually relative to new players?
"Of course not. In fact, all the book spirits in the entire library are me. We are one." Many people had probably asked it this question before, so the book spirit wasn't surprised. It quickly led her to the target book. "I found it. You all know the rules, right? Books must be returned within a year. When returning borrowed books, you must pass an assessment. If you fail the assessment, not only will your library card be confiscated, but you'll also be fined 100 gold coins."
“…” She didn’t know the return deadline and the fine, but now that the book had been borrowed, she could only nod.
"Here you go!" The book spirit nodded with satisfaction, pulled out a book that was taller than it, and threw it into Tang Li's arms.
Tang Li reflexively caught the tome thrown to her and took a look at the densely packed text on it. Although she didn't recognize every word, miraculously she could understand it all.
"The original language of the books is Elvish. During the war, considering that many people had no time to learn, the great goddess of magic, Solei, specially created literacy magic." When talking about the goddess of magic, Solei, the book spirit's eyes lit up, and anyone with a discerning eye could see its admiration for her. "Of course, literacy magic is now used to help some tragically illiterate people."
As he spoke, Shu Ling glanced at Tang Li meaningfully.
I feel so sorry for being such a pathetic illiterate, Tang Li silently repented, then asked curiously, "God of Magic Solet, was the magic of literacy actually invented by our Majesty? How amazing."
She always thought that those who could invent magic were all dead magicians. But when she heard a familiar name out of the blue, Tang Li felt as if a celebrity was right next to her. It was fresh and unreal, just like when she first heard in her previous life that a famous figure in the Republic of China actually liked to collect Mickey Mouse. It was particularly disjointed.
"Lord Soret is certainly amazing. Well, the book has been given to you. You can leave." The book spirit, having completed its work, returned the library card to Tang Li and slipped into a book without hesitation.
"The difference in attitude before and after is too big." Tang Li touched her nose. She thought Shu Ling was a very enthusiastic person, but she didn't expect that she was just in a working state?
After putting the books into her backpack, Tang Li did not seek trouble and quickly left the magic academy along the original route.
After finally coming to the main city, I should have taken a good stroll around. After all, all the money spent on the trip back and forth is gold coins, which cannot be wasted.
Unfortunately, Tang Li was short on time today and was destined not to stay in this beautiful city for too long.
After taking a last lingering look, Tang Li stepped into the teleportation array and left with the other NPC players who were heading to Silver Town.
There was another flash before Tang Li's eyes, and she was back in Baiyin Town.
After seeing the majestic main city, I always feel a little disappointed when looking at their Silver Town.
But soon Tang Li felt that the main city was actually nothing special, because the main city definitely did not have as many stupid players as their small town.
It was clearly not long since she left, but when she returned to the restaurant, Tang Li could hardly believe her eyes.
The door of the restaurant was wide open. The elf brothers were standing on the rooftop of the second floor of the restaurant, each facing the wind. Tears were in their eyes, and they looked as if they had experienced something extremely sad. Ailan, who was always working diligently in front of the food stand, was nowhere to be seen.
As for Aunt Tiger and Uncle Drew in the store, Tang Li couldn't see them because the store entrance was full of waves of players rushing out with their mouths wide open and breathing heavily.
While rushing, these players also pounced on innocent passers-by nearby, which looked very scary.
If there was no need to worry about droplet transmission in the game, this behavior would definitely get you a beating.
But even if it is not in reality, such an ambiguous distance is too close for two completely strangers. Most people would definitely resist if they encounter such a thing.
I don’t know if the poor passerby was scared silly or fainted from the smell, but he just stood there stupidly, enduring the terrible impact of the opponent player’s foul mouth.
Tang Li couldn't bear to watch such a cruel scene, but it was happening all the time in front of her shop.
"ha--"
"Even though I don't know who you are, I'm sorry. I have to make you feel the same despair I felt!"
"Hahahaha——accept all my love!"
The chaos at the scene is not enough to describe it as zombies unleashed.
Tang Li felt cold all over and could hardly believe that she had witnessed such a horrific scene in a small town on the magical continent.
In fact, all this has a lot to do with her.
She watched helplessly as a well-dressed NPC walked gracefully and gently from a distance, and after witnessing everything, she watched him stagger away in a trance.
They even didn't let the NPCs go!
Although the players haven't completely lost their minds, they are looking for those powerful NPCs who look difficult to deal with (?).
Was it a distortion of human nature or morality... She didn't remember what happened later, but the scene was really terrifying.
If there were reputation values between towns and countries, then if the scene before us was "fortunate" enough to be seen by NPCs from other countries, the reputation of Silver Town and the Principality of Oran would be completely ruined!
I didn't dare open my eyes, hoping it was just her illusion.
Tang Li is no longer worried about the destruction of the warm and harmonious atmosphere of the town. She is now worried that the wise mayor or the great lord will issue a warrant for her arrest.
We must leave here quickly and pretend nothing happened.
Tang Li opened the message bar with trembling hands. She originally planned to send a message to Li Zi and the others, but with a trembling hand, she clicked on the [Nearby Channel].
[Nearby Channel] ***: There is an event at the entrance of Doom Restaurant. The scene is very lively and there are mysterious gifts. Come quickly!
【Nearby Channel】****: This is the first time in my life that I have participated in such an interesting event. I can honestly say that if you miss today's event, you will definitely regret it for the rest of your life!
[Nearby Channel] **: Really? Really? I just went out to fight monsters, I immediately used the return to the city talisman to come back, wait for me!
【Nearby Channel】***: There is an event early in the morning, what a great conscience, I am here too!
【Nearby Channel】**: Wow, thank you for the recommendation above, it is indeed a very interesting activity, good review!
There were so many people, but not a single one of them was exposed. Tang Li closed her eyes in pain, and with trembling hands, she used the teleportation talisman to teleport herself to the troll bird territory and sent a message to Li Zi and the others:
"Team up from the Troll Bird Territory and come quickly!"
[Chestnut]: Are you in such a hurry? We just arrived at the restaurant! Tang Li couldn't bear to read the rest of the content.
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