Chapter 482: Chapter 284 It’s Good to Be Alive (Part 2)_1
While Qiu Yu was imrsed in her new editor, the culinary ga was still being produced in full swing.
Following the oddball British cuisine, White Elephant Country and Maozi Country also rapidly released their own culinary gas.
The quality of both left much to be desired.
The food from White Elephant Country could only be distinguished by color, heaps of curry that looked utterly unappetizing—I couldn’t understand how they managed to differentiate so many types.
As for Maozi Country’s ga, it incorporated a lot of bizarre content, and each dish appeared overly sweet.
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Of course, there were also normal gas—Sakura Country and Korea produced gas that were complete in color, fragrance, and taste. They also placed the ga capsules forcefully sold by North Arica in their experience halls and profited from renting them out.
Overnight, culinary gas beca the trend, a developnt that left Fang Cheng sowhat baffled.
Aren’t culinary gas quite niche?
Why did they suddenly beco popular overnight?
If it were just a few major factories going off on a tangent, that would be one thing, but strangely enough, players also seed to have high expectations for culinary gas.
Related discussions hit the hot topics daily. Our studio’s promotional video was analyzed fra by fra, as people tried to deduce the upcoming gaplay of “God of Cookery” from every culinary delight.
“What’s going on here? Why have culinary gas suddenly beco so popular?” Fang Cheng looked at the recent trends, feeling utterly out of the loop.
“I think we have to take half the bla,” Huang Ping said with a chuckle.
Though there were many competitors and many ga giants even repurposed food from their previous gas into culinary gas, delighting aficionados…
Huang Ping was not the least bit intimidated by these challenges, and if anything, he was slightly excited.
He was confident enough to define culinary gas with “God of Cookery,” showing them what a real culinary ga looked like.
Finally, under the watchful eyes of the world, “God of Cookery” was released.
Even though we didn’t do much promotion, on the day of the release, the ga’s sales exceeded ten million, and its inco for that day alone topped one billion, startling numbers that made “God of Cookery” descend like a Demon King, casting a shadow over all other gas that had been released earlier.
When the sun rises, all stars lose their shine, retreating into the backdrop.
Kirin Industry’s second-generation ga capsules also sold three thousand units—a number that might seem trivial but, combined with its price, was still quite chilling.
The quick recoup of funds allowed Kirin Industry to imdiately begin developing the third-generation ga capsule. Unfortunately, with Mysterious Mirror gone, Gao Tianyun waited daily for its return, only to leave disappointed every ti.
So ga manufacturers, skeptical at first, purchased the ga and the second-generation ga capsule, logging into the ga with the capsule only to be utterly stunned.
This was virtual reality!
This was a culinary ga!
With the added 15% realism, every food item in the ga was replete with color, scent, and taste—the vendors’ buns had thin skins and thick, aty fillings with eighteen pleats, oozing with oil upon biting into them.
The filling within the bun was evenly mixed with fatty at, into which a spoonful of boiling pork lard was added, unleashing deliciousness in the scalding fat, tempting enough to swallow one’s tongue.
For just a few copper coins, you could buy a top-quality pressed duck, with its crispy skin carrying a hint of sweetness, and bones soft enough to crumble, with just a bite washing one’s mouth with marrow, unleashing deliciousness at the tip of the tongue.
When tired of the rich tastes, one could have a refreshing dish of finely chopped tofu mixed with green onions, sprinkled with a dash of fine salt, creating a subli culinary delight. The tofu, prepared with a special technique, was soft, delicate, and fresh, making one yearn for more.
What was more terrifying was that here, you could freely mix and match ingredients.
In an ancient Huaxia setting, so players managed to prepare dium-rare steaks, the at rich in fat and juiciness that simply the sight of it could make one’s mouth water.
Not to ntion the higher-end Immortal ingredients—those ca from fearso monsters, and even tastier delights were listed in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the re sight of the cooking thods was enough to make one salivate uncontrollably.
The food was delicious and you wouldn’t gain weight—players in the ga had iron stomachs, able to eat anything and everything without dying, indulging to death if they wished.
To keep players from becoming engrossed in fighting, the ga’s characters had no combat abilities. They could only level up their culinary skills by continuously cooking and selling food, eventually becoming the Food God.
Moreover, the ga offered both single-player and online multiplayer modes—players could either challenge themselves in their own little world or battle it out on the servers with others, fully eting the needs of different groups.
Western gars entered with prejudice and ca out holding their bellies.
Even though eating in the ga did not equate to real eating, the continual tasting of fine food still filled them with a sense of satisfaction.
Upon recalling their experiences in the ga, they could only exclaim in awe: Impressive.
In cooking, these guys are professionals.
To accommodate players who couldn’t afford a ga capsule, Fang Cheng Studio also considerately gave out experience vouchers.
Currently, larger cities have been outfitted with experience halls. Once players et certain conditions in the ga, they can visit these halls to experience the ga, though they can only do so nearby—the studio doesn’t cover travel expenses.
This strategy further heightened players’ enthusiasm for the ga and significantly accelerated Fang Cheng’s consolidation of Dustfire.
Pleased with the players’ fervor, Fang Cheng quietly guarded against his spiritual rivals, hoping they wouldn’t pull any tricks.
After reviewing the situation, he felt relieved.
Most of his spiritual rivals seed quite harmless, with their abilities being restricted, they weren’t able to cause much trouble.
Satisfied, Fang Cheng nodded and decided to observe for a little while longer before attempting to comprehend the Dao.
As players began to fall head over heels for culinary delights, so were starting to worry.
In the livestream room, Gong Gong frowned at the numbers that had nearly halved.
The little loli with white hair and red eyes sat in a rocking chair, puzzled, and said, “That’s weird, where did everyone go? Should I maybe wear a swimsuit? You, Tai Yin, is your skirt too long?”
Dressed in a maid outfit, Tai Yin looked down at it and then said, “No, it’s not long. If it were any shorter, the charging port would be exposed.”
“So, it’s because your outfit isn’t sexy enough, Military Governor? Are black stockings out of fashion now?”
Clad in armor, Military Governor sighed, “I feel like black stockings worn underneath have no effect. And are you sure, the audience likes these semi-transparent things?”
“You don’t know anything! Black stockings are a belief, and wearing them increases charm by 50%, especially suitable for an unsatisfied old lady like you.”
Military Governor felt as if one of her power cables was about to explode.
However, she and Tai Yin were captives of Gong Gong, who they currently had to serve.
But she was still annoyed.
What she wanted was to pilot her own battleship through the Starry Sea, holding a blade in hand to chop off all the heretics’ heads and kick them around like balls.
Rather than now, where she was stuck with a heavy, yet utterly useless chest, wearing close-fitting but pointless armor, playing so-called cosplay in Gong Gong’s livestream room.
And why did everyone like making her say lines like “Grr, kill ”?
Are all humans such strange creatures?
Tai Yin, though, wasn’t too bothered, but she too would fall into confusion when charging at night, not knowing what she was actually doing.
All she wanted was to play the cycle charging ga with Fei – how did she end up here?
Seeing the mood of her two slaves start to drop, Gong Gong propped her chin and felt it was ti to give them a break.
She couldn’t just overwork these two useful tools until they broke – that would be troubleso.
The recent poor numbers ant it was ti for her to recharge and let them better understand what humans wanted.
After deciding on the break, Gong Gong imdiately contacted her friend.
Pulling out a mirror, Gong Gong tapped it and cheerfully called out, “Mysterious Mirror, what are you up to?”
This mirror was a gift from Mysterious Mirror; after all, they were both Artifact Spirits and colleagues. It was good to communicate and socialize regularly.
With the mirror, no matter how far away, communication was possible, though the further away, the worse the effect.
The screen blurred, and after a long ti, a voice tinged with electronic currents responded, “I’m the passive one here.”
Gong Gong imdiately widened her eyes with anticipation and asked, “Tell more about this passive process.”
“The noise kept coming, large amounts of content poured in, my head hurts from it all.”
“Can you explain that in a sexy way? If you can’t, I will.”
“That’s what I like about you. But no, let’s stop there, my head is splitting, and I don’t want to talk.”
“Then can you recomnd so fun places?”
“…Try out ‘God of Cookery.’ It’s the boss’s new ga, and it has so connection to us Artifact Spirits. If you play, you might find your own opportunity.”
After so thought, Gong Gong felt this was a good opportunity.
Huang Ping and the others were under daily stress, much like Gong Gong herself.
She knew that aside from being a bit cute, a bit handso, and a bit sexy, she didn’t have many advantages.
If the boss were to find a cuter character, then she wouldn’t be able to pay back her karmic debt.
So, she had to work hard to improve herself, to beco cuter and sexier, to ensure her spot as a poster girl and to make the Iron Guard a part of the boss’s empire.
Having realized this, she took her two slaves to the ga pod provided by Fang Cheng Studio as a prize.
Connecting the data cables to the ga pod, the three Iron Guards didn’t need to sleep and directly entered the world of “God of Cookery.”
The mont they entered, Gong Gong was stunned.
Her appearance was perfectly recreated upon entry, thanks to her imnse computing power, and it allowed her to experience even more sensations.
She felt as if she had co to life.
Her new body was imbued with the Great Heavenly Lord’s spells, which were ant to convey the puppet’s perceptions to the player, but they also gave Gong Gong the sensations of a carbon-based life form.
Signal transmission slowed down, bodily sensations grew richer and layered, and everything around her was more than cold data – it was a rich tapestry of sensory stimulation.
A breeze blew by, the body responded beautifully to the caress of the cool air, and made her realize that being alive was actually a very wonderful thing.
Tai Yin and Military Governor too were astonished as they looked at their own hands, the new bodies plunging them into confusion and bewildernt and stirring different emotions within them.
Taking a deep breath, Military Governor was the first to voice the trio’s feelings.
“Living is really great.”
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