Inside an ice cave somewhere on the icy plains, Chen Ping was preparing ingredients with a kitchen knife: crabs, lobsters, sea cucumbers, and more. Ying Huo stared in disbelief.
Ying Huo stared blankly at Chen Ping, who was cooking, and asked in confusion, "Chen Ping, why do you carry so much seafood with you? And it's all alive? Ugh, what a waste."
Chen Ping, who was busy preparing ingredients, asked in confusion without looking up, "Waste? No way, I guarantee you'll want to swallow your tongue in a minute."
"Uh," Ying Huo said speechlessly, "It's not that. I already know that your cooking is delicious. What I'm talking about is that these space items that can store living things are super expensive. Why don't you use them to store your battle pets or mounts? Instead, you're using them to store food? Isn't that a waste?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Ping paused for a moment, then said, "Oh, that's what you're talking about. Well, it doesn't matter. I do have mounts and pets, but they're all too small, so they're kept at home."
The pet is a chinchilla, now all it does is beg for food, it's a useless cat, all fat and bloated. And as for a mount, forget about it, it's much shorter than you, how are you supposed to ride it?
Upon hearing this, Ying Huo asked in confusion, "The pet is nice, and the mount is only a little shorter than me, so isn't that just right? Why can't I ride it?"
Chen Ping: "No means no. It's illegal, and the sentence is more than three years."
Ying Huo scratched the back of her head in confusion. Now she really didn't understand what "more than three years" meant.
Chen Ping glanced at Ying Huo briefly and said helplessly, "Alright, stop worrying about this and that. Come over and help me take these things to the glacial river over there to wash them."
Ying Huo said "Oh," and then picked up a large basket and walked towards the glacier a hundred meters away.
Chen Ping continued to process the other ingredients.
......
Meanwhile, in front of the BOSS treasure vault, corpses littered the ground. And this was only the BOSS treasure vault in the Ice Valley; don't forget that there are BOSS treasure vaults in three other activity areas as well.
In the Ice Valley BOSS Vault, only a few hundred challengers remain standing. Keep in mind that an event area is usually allocated to at least tens of thousands of people, but now only a few hundred are left, a truly devastating loss.
Right now, in front of the BOSS's treasure vault, hundreds of people have been divided into more than a dozen challenger teams, who are hostile to each other but none of them are making any rash moves. After all, the teams that have survived this far are all of similar strength.
If a fight breaks out, it could easily result in mutual destruction. If someone else benefits from this, then he will have suffered a greater loss.
The leaders of the dozen or so challenger teams sat in a circle, the atmosphere tense and delicate, their eyes revealing wariness and weighing of options. A tall, burly man broke the silence first; he was the leader of the Thunder Hammer team, and his voice was deep and resonant: "Gentlemen, this can't go on. The treasure is right in front of us, we all want it, but no one is willing to give it up."
Beside her, a woman dressed in a light green robe, named Avira, said with a smile, her eyes sparkling: “Reg is right. Instead of wasting time here, why don’t we cooperate?”
I suggested that since we've all obtained the keys to the treasure vault, each team should send one person in at a time to enter together, choose the treasure, and then let the others in. What do you think? After all, we don't know when the BOSS's treasure vault will disappear.
Upon hearing this, the other teams reacted in various ways. Some nodded in agreement, some pondered, and some questioned. A burly dwarf named Titar, with bulging muscles, snorted, "Cooperation? Heh, sure, but how do we calculate the number of keys? You know, only half of my team has the keys!"
Avira smiled calmly: "Tal, I can't really say that. After all, my team doesn't have many keys. You see, there are few people on my side."
Reg continued, "I agree with Avira's suggestion. As for Tal's problem, there's nothing we can do. The keys were all obtained through their own abilities, and no one will give them up easily. Tal, if you don't accept, then you'll have to face our group attack. Are you sure you want to continue this discussion?"
Upon hearing this, Tal could only let out a heavy snort, but said nothing more, since Reg was right.
The group pondered in silence. Despite their reservations, the proposal seemed to be the best solution given the current situation. Ultimately, they nodded in agreement, each team selected its key personnel, retrieved the keys, and ensured everyone was ready.
“Alright, let’s go in now. I hope everyone will keep their promise.” Ivy said softly, her gaze sweeping over each person with a hint of warning and expectation.
All the team members slowly entered the treasure vault one by one, each on guard, yet cooperating.
In no time, Tar's team was the first to use up the key to the treasure vault, the Ice Lotus! After witnessing the rich treasures inside the BOSS's treasure vault, Tar was furious, but it was no use, and he could only sulk to himself.
Soon, everyone with a key had chosen their treasure and emerged. Everyone watched the other teams warily, having already fought to the death, let alone now acquiring a large amount of treasure.
However, none of the dozen or so teams here spoke up first; they all remained on guard silently. But it was clear that a fight was unlikely, since none of the teams that could survive in the free-for-all were fools.
If someone dares to be the first to make a move, they'll likely be besieged by all the other teams in the next second, and then they'll openly divide up the treasure.
......
On the other side, Ying Huo was enjoying her lunch. Looking at the tempting lobster meat in front of her, she said enviously, "Chen Ping, I really envy your family. They get to eat such delicious food every day!"
After saying that, she took a delicious bite. Ah, it smelled so good that juice was dripping from the corner of her mouth. Ying Huo quickly stuck out her little pink tongue and licked it.
Chen Ping picked up a huge crab claw, then broke it open, revealing large, intact pieces of white crab meat inside. The meat was incredibly fresh and not dry at all.
After all, this crab is still a small, immature crab, but it is already quite large, almost one and a half meters long.
Hearing Ying Huo's envious words, Chen Ping said, "You're overthinking it. At home, I don't usually cook. I only cook occasionally when I feel like it."
Ying Huo nodded upon hearing this. It was normal; someone in her family was specifically in charge of cooking, so she didn't find it puzzling.
Just as the two were enjoying their lunch, a broadcast suddenly began to play in the sky.
[Announcement: Attention! Attention! The BOSS Treasure Vault is closing. In 30 minutes, all challengers will be teleported into the final stage!]
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