41 Cooking Skill?
Lu Zhen looked around, his eyes flashing with a golden hue similar to Xia i's, but with a more foreboding intensity.
As he gazed at his surroundings, a palpable aura of power began to radiate from him, causing Xia i, who stood nearby, to shudder involuntarily. The sensation was so overwhelming that her instincts kicked in, urging her to bow in reverence before him.
A strange, familiar feeling surged within her. It was as if sothing deep within her recognized and compelled her to worship him. Her body trembled with the instinctual desire, but she fought it with all her strength. She stole a quick glance around, only to find that everyone else seed completely unaffected, leaving her in a state of bewildernt.
"These eyes are similar to mine," Xia i thought, startled as she glimpsed Lu Zhen's eyes in a corner.
"This… this…" Xia i was shaken to her core as she contemplated the reason for this.
"Is he also similar to ?" she pondered, a spark of genuine interest lighting up her eyes.
Any resentnt she harbored for Lu Zhen vanished, replaced by a genuine interest and care for her newfound kin. She no longer felt like a freak; it was as if she had finally t her own kind.
Xia i's mother had passed away when she was young, causing her to mature more quickly than other children her age. She had been a precocious child who discovered her unique powers early, understanding the potential trouble they could bring. Xia i had always kept her abilities hidden from others, fearing that they might uncover her secrets. Consequently, she spent her childhood living alone in her now-deserted mother's palace, with only a handful of servants to care for her. Lacking friends and any aningful pursuits, she developed a deep fascination with martial arts, becoming a devoted practitioner from a young age.
Due to a stroke of luck and her unwavering dedication, she managed to join the Pink Autumn Sect. But this achievent ca at a price – her lack of social skills. She had never been good at interacting with others and had never really had friends. She used to dismiss the need for friendship as re vanity, but deep down, she yearned for a companion who shared her unique abilities.
After all, this was human nature. Suppose when soone finds themselves in a foreign place without any familiar faces, they naturally feel more anxious about interacting with the locals. However, if they encounter another newcor who is in the sa situation, they often find it easier to connect and form a friendship. Lu Zhen, unaware of the emotions stirring within Xia i, glanced around his surroundings. Even if he were aware, he wouldn't care, as long as his secret remained hidden. If it were exposed, he would have to deal with her even if she is a woman.
[Bamboo (old)]
[Clay (old)]
[Remarks: trashes of trashest]
Looking at this row of details, all of which conveyed the sa ssage, Lu Zhen was disappointed with himself.
"Looks like I need to level up my skill if I want it to be useful," Lu Zhen thought, hoping to find so seasoning for the at, but his search yielded nothing.
Lu Zhen sighed and turned his attention to Xia i, his eyes focused on her.
[Xia i]
[Race: ???]
Lu Zhen remained disheartened, seeing all the question marks.
"How can I level up this appraisal skill?" wondered Lu Zhen, considering it was only his second ti using it. "Maybe if I use it for an extended period, it will level up," he mused, a frown creasing his face. [You have used appraisal.]
[Your appraisal skill has levelled up from level 1 to level 2.]
As if on cue, a system prompt appeared, eliciting his excitent.
"I've never seen a skill level up this quickly," Lu Zhen thought, contemplating ways to exploit his appraisal skill and maximize its potential.
However, before he could delve deeper into his thoughts, his eyes, which had previously shone gold, reverted to their normal red hue. A slight dizziness washed over him.
"Huh," Lu Zhen thought, regaining his composure and footing.
"Why did my skill deactivate?" he pondered, checking his body. His eyes widened in shock. Nearly every trace of his qi had been drained.
"So, the skill consus my qi, huh?" Lu Zhen concluded to himself.
Lu Zhen felt disappointed, as he had considered abusing this skill to level up his appraisal ability. However, knowing that it required qi to activate thwarted his plans. He had planned to endlessly maintain his appraisal skill and achieved infinite levelling if it didn't need qi to activate, rendering his strategy futile.
"Forget it," Lu Zhen thought bitterly as he placed the skewered at over the fire to cook.
The initial contact produced a sizzling symphony of sounds – the unmistakable hiss and crackle of protein eting the searing heat. It was as if the fire itself whispered secrets to the at, infusing it with primal energy.
Before his eyes, the at gradually transford as the relentless embrace of the flas bathed it in radiant warmth. The outer layers caralized, forming a tantalizing crust that sealed in the at's natural juices. Colors shifted from raw pink to a rich, golden brown, creating a visual masterpiece that mirrored the fiery canvas below.
With his unskilled movent Lu Zhen rotated the skewer. The sizzle intensified, sending aromatic tendrils of smoke spiraling upwards, leaving an indelible mark on the night air. You could almost taste the anticipation as the at grew tender, its fibers surrendering to the relentless heat.
Finally, when the at was cooked – tender yet slightly charred, smoky yet succulent – Lu Zhen pulled it away from the fire. The sizzling subsided, replaced by a little burnt sll.
[You have cooked.]
[You have acquired cooking skills.]
Lu Zhen beca pleasantly surprised, although he wasn't perfect, at least the at was edible.
"Looks like combat skills aren't the only ones I can gain; I could acquire so normal skills too," Lu Zhen thought as he skewered another batch of at.
"Looks like I was right, not bad," Lu Zhen said to himself. Although the skill seed simple, Lu Zhen believed that every skill was useful, and he had successfully tested his conjecture, so he was pretty happy with it.
Although he wasn't too optimistic about the skill, he was still happy to have it.
With that thought, Lu Zhen prepared another batch of skewered at and cooked it up.
This ti, Lu Zhen was even more skillful with the skewered at, preparing it almost perfectly.
Stunning Lu Zhi, who was watching this – after all, Lu Zhi was essentially a cook, although he primarily focused on wine, he still knew a thing or two about cooking. Seeing Lu Zhen, whose movents were so unrefined previously, beco skilled so soon shocked him to the core.
[You have cooked.]
[Your cooking skill has levelled up from level 1 to 2.]
"Huh, just another batch of cooking has levelled up my cooking skills?" Lu Zhen thought to himself with so confusion.
"Looks like supporting or seemingly useless skills like this are pretty easy to level up," Lu Zhen thought with so excitent.
Once again, he prepared another batch of skewered at, with his movents growing even more skillful.
[You have cooked.]
[Your cooking skill has levelled up from level 2 to 3.]
"This..." Lu Zhen was now flabbergasted, seeing that just one batch of cooking had allowed him to level up his cooking skill every ti, and this was just skewered at, which didn't even take much effort.
"Let's go on then, let's see how much I can level up," Lu Zhen thought as he finally found an exploit he could use, even if it might be the most useless one.
[You have cooked.]
[Your cooking skill has levelled up from level 3 to 4.]
[You have cooked.]
[Your cooking skill has levelled up from level 4 to 5.]
[You have cooked.]
[Your cooking skill has levelled up from level 5 to 6.]
[You have cooked.]
[Your cooking skill has levelled up from level 6 to 7.]
[You have cooked.]
[Your cooking skill has levelled up from level 7 to 8.]
[You have cooked.]
[Your cooking skill has levelled up from level 8 to 9.]
[You have cooked.]
[Your cooking skill has levelled up from level 9 to 10.]
[Warning]
[Your cooking skill is evolving; you need more energy.]
A cold, emotionless voice entered his ears for the first ti. However, the voice sounded a little like Lu Zhen himself, causing him to wake up from his reverie.
"What, my system has a voice too?" Ever since he got the system, he had never heard the voice of his system before. He was undoubtedly stunned when he saw that he could now hear the voice of the system.
However, seeing that the voice was quite cold and emotionless, as if it was pre-recorded, he felt a little relieved. Ignoring the fact that it was a little like Lu Zhen's own voice, he felt sowhat reassured.
After all, from the looks of it, his system wasn't alive and didn't possess any emotions, which alleviated so of the worries that Lu Zhen had about his system. It was better to have a dumb system than one with intelligence that could potentially betray him in the future.
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