Chapter 380
Yu Xunge wanted to retort, not just to respond but to loudly scold Song Gui!!!
However, over there, Song Gui glanced at the remaining third of the dishes, clearly insufficient for sale. What was worse was that all the ingredients had been snatched away.
She pointed at the fallen Qiu Xiong and said, “Hey, we’re out of ingredients. Can we work with this?”
At that moment, the buried Spring Bear Mud, who was trying to resurrect in the initial room, suddenly shivered, a sense of foreboding washing over him.
Yu Xunge: “…”
What just happened to her anger?
Sometimes, emotional instability might stem from teammates not being twisted enough.
Even though she had previously thought, while analyzing the game rules in her mind, that surely no teammate would be turned into ingredients, and even when she saw the Mai Mang Crab and the buried Spring Bear Mud, she would think to herself, “Wow, ingredients.”
But she could swear she had never truly considered turning a sentient being, one that could speak and think, into a dish…
Just as she made that silent vow, she remembered Hei Fei… Fortunately, Yu Xunge wasn’t afraid of being struck by lightning; she silently added in her heart, “Is that a sentient being? That’s a being with SSS-level skills.”
Yet Song Gui dared to ask, even turning to her, “Is this tasty? Can it be made into cookies?”
Yu Xunge didn’t dare to respond to that deadly joke. Who knew what state the buried Spring Bear Mud was in? If he could hear her, the first thing he would do upon resurrecting would surely be to smash her to bits.
With a calm expression, she translated Song Gui’s horrifying suggestion into Tian Xie language.
The Mai Mang Crab was somewhat unfazed; the Mai Mang Undersea World was inherently a survival-of-the-fittest realm, where everyone was a part of the food chain.
Nevertheless, Song Gui’s proposal to treat her teammates like a dish still startled the Mai Mang Crab deep down.
The warmth of their previous cooperation felt like a mere illusion.
Just over an hour ago, when Song Gui and the other diners arrived, she had even crafted a hat for each of them as decoration.
The Mai Mang Crab looked at Zai Jiu Xunge, whose hat was nowhere to be found, and her clothes were tattered from skills, barely hanging on her. She was currently using a cleaning skill to wipe the blood off herself.
In the next moment, green leaves swirled around Zai Jiu Xunge, quickly weaving into an extremely well-fitted dark green robe.
The cuffs and pant legs tightened, suitable for both cooking and combat, adorned with exquisite black patterns.
A light brown wide belt hung diagonally at her waist, equipped with several clasps for hanging weapons and potions.
It was Song Gui’s handiwork.
Song Gui was slightly taller than Yu Xunge, nearing 1.8 meters. At this moment, she stood with her hands behind her back, slightly bending forward to face Yu Xunge. Looking into her eyes, her brows curved in a smile as she said:
“This is an apology.”
Yu Xunge touched the dark green robe on her body and saw the information.
【Ball Gown】(Temporary): This outfit contains the ball rules set by Song Gui. Whenever your health drops below 80%, it will automatically trigger the healing skill contained within, healing you until the ball ends. (Duration: 3 Star Sea Days)
Yu Xunge looked at Song Gui with a calm expression, wanting to say something but ultimately just smiled and said nothing.
Song Gui wasn’t offended by this.
Just like when she had used Zai Jiu Xunge as a shield to validate her suspicions, she didn’t care whether Zai Jiu Xunge would be angry.
She acted on her own whims, sometimes good, sometimes bad, leaving others guessing.
Song Gui straightened up and began discussing with the Mai Mang Crab how to solve the ingredient issue. She pulled out a wooden basket filled with various currencies, which she had hidden away earlier.
Yu Xunge maintained her usual expression as she translated their conversation, chatting with her pet in her mind.
Yu Xunge: “Don’t you think from the moment we met, she’s been trying to tame me?”
B8017913: “Yeah, there’s definitely a taming intent.”
Yu Xunge: “Right? But why…”
B8017913 didn’t respond, knowing that Yu Xunge wasn’t looking for an answer.
After a moment of thought, Yu Xunge could only attribute it to Song Gui’s personality or perhaps her curiosity stemming from the relationship with Feng Tang and Wu Ren.
Yu Xunge sighed inwardly: “It’s just like training a dog—give a little treat, then a lesson, then another treat, all in moderation. Neither the treats nor the lessons are excessive…”
Even using her as a shield for the 【Bedtime Fairy Tale】, she had straightforwardly informed her of her intentions.
Yes, I’m using you as a shield because I want to see if you really have the 【Bedtime Fairy Tale】, and even the tone of her speech carried a certainty of “I know you’ll only lose 30% of your health,” as if it were a prank among friends.
B8017913: “But you noticed.”
Yu Xunge: “Because she didn’t hide it; she doesn’t care whether I notice or not.”
Yu Xunge: “She has the skill 【Loyalty】. As long as I develop even a slight fondness for her during emotional fluctuations, that’s enough. The fondness won’t decrease, while any dislike arising from realizing her intentions will quickly fade, a give-and-take…”
B8017913: “You’ve suddenly become so talkative; it gives me a bad feeling. I don’t even dare to run my little program now.”
Yu Xunge: “…”
B8017913: “Li Zhu, is that you?”
Yu Xunge: “I’m calm! I’m still fine! You dare to scold me again?!”
B8017913: “Alright, Li Zhu, as long as you get off Zai Jiu Xunge, I won’t scold you anymore.”
Yu Xunge: #@￥#%#……￥#@
【Chapter 495: Divine Game: Nonsense Restaurant 10】
Meanwhile, the Mai Mang Crab and Song Gui hadn’t reached a conclusion when the buried Spring Bear Mud resurrected.
The corpse on the ground opened its eyes.
The first thing the buried Spring Bear Mud saw upon regaining consciousness was Song Gui brandishing a knife at his belly, while she babbled something to Zai Jiu Xunge and the Mai Mang Crab.
He sat up, his wounds fully healed, and looked at Zai Jiu Xunge, pointing at the unflustered Song Gui who was putting away the knife, and asked in Qiu Xiong language, “What did she just say to you?”
Yu Xunge: “…”
—“How about I make you and the Mai Mang Crab a pair of new boots from Qiu Xiong skin?”
Could she really say that?
Before she could come up with a lie, the buried Spring Bear Mud said, “I have a lie detection skill too.”
Yu Xunge slowly replied in Qiu Xiong language, “She asked if she could make the Mai Mang Crab a pair of new boots from Qiu Xiong skin.”
Song Gui’s lips curled up. Her mechanical chip understood Qiu Xiong language, but she didn’t expose Zai Jiu Xunge’s words.
However, the buried Spring Bear Mud didn’t dwell on it. He had just resurrected, and there were more pressing matters at hand.
He first shared some intel: “The cost of resurrection isn’t severe; it only requires one S-level skill or three A-level skills.”
Song Gui and the Mai Mang Crab’s expressions didn’t change much.
For powerhouses at their level, one S-level skill was no different from three S-level skills. An S-level skill was as valuable to them as a B-level skill was to Yu Xunge.
Yu Xunge’s expression relaxed a bit; her life had become cheaper, and dying a little more affordably was just fine.
The restaurant resumed operations.
The Mai Mang Crab guarded the restaurant while Yu Xunge attended to the diners at the front desk, and Song Gui went out to snatch ingredients and earn nonsense points.
Originally, the buried Spring Bear Mud wanted to help, but Song Gui had a different opinion:
“Right now, everyone is scrambling for ingredients. When the ingredients are depleted or destroyed, players going out to restock will gather in droves. You might as well go out now to restock.”
That made sense, so the buried Spring Bear Mud memorized the map and set off.
…
Since the game began, Yu Xunge hadn’t eaten for nearly four hours. Just before the ambush, she had been cooking, and now everyone had left…
She thought about her game rules and tried to ask the Mai Mang Crab for help: “Senior, could you do me a small favor?”
The Mai Mang Crab raised its two crab eyes to glance at her, not refusing: “What?”
Yu Xunge pointed at a yellow fruit on the table: “Just cut this up and sprinkle some of that grapefruit juice on it.”
She could only eat dishes made by her teammates, and being a vegetarian, a simple vegetable and fruit salad was the easiest option.
After the Mai Mang Crab helped her prepare it, it said, “I need a hot soup that’s both sweet and salty.”
Yu Xunge nodded to indicate she understood. They were helping each other out. She asked, “Do you have any other requests? Do you prefer meat soup, seafood soup, or vegetable soup?”
Mai Mang Crab: “Seafood soup, I guess.”
One person and one crab sat behind the cash register, eating together while keeping an eye on the restaurant, occasionally chatting.
The Mai Mang Crab was quite an interesting crab. Just like when she first encountered it in the racing game, it didn’t carry that air of arrogance that came from thinking someone was beneath them.
Thinking about this, Yu Xunge realized that Song Gui and the buried Spring Bear Mud’s attitudes weren’t bad either. Even if it was for the sake of the game task, they hadn’t ignored or oppressed her.
She couldn’t help but complain to B8017913 in her heart: “I feel like I haven’t been too unlucky. Look at the temporary teammates I’ve encountered this time; they’re all pretty decent… Well, except for Song Gui.”
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