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Is This Really A Game? - Chapter 23

Published at 19th of May 2023 06:00:34 AM


Chapter 23

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In any case, this meat is definitely not edible.

Lucius sighed, and reluctantly threw the meat aside.

"It would be nice to have a refrigerator."

The blue umbrella mushroom in the mutated leech nest... For the generator, he had to get it no matter what. But now it's only the second week of September, and Liszt's caravan will not come to this area until the end of the month, so it's useless to think about these things now. You can't wait until the end of the month to start stocking up on food. What's more, luxury items such as refrigerators cannot be afforded by the shelter's current economic conditions...

For the next three days, Lucius basically went out hunting in the morning, and came back at noon or afternoon, cooked a pot of meat for the players, and then squatted in the corner of the nursing home, continuing to ponder the skills of smoking food by himself.

This fixed schedule is as regular as an NPC.

Although the progress of researching bacon is still not smooth, it is gratifying that the performance of players these days has been very good.

Lucius made a calculation. Over the past three days, he has gained a total of 7 reward points.

Although it will be 10 o'clock soon, after thinking about it for a while, Lucius finally put all his chips on the primary blind box.

Fortunately, this time it wasn't just a lollipop, but he also asked him to open a bottle of soy sauce. I don't know what brand it is, but it can finally improve the food for the players.

Lucius put away the soy sauce like a treasure.

But……

That being said, his culinary skills are really unsatisfactory, that is, the level of cooking food. Players feel quite fresh when they eat it for the first time. It is authentic, natural and pollution-free.

"Eating stew every day, I'm about to throw up..." Sitting on the ground with a bowl in his hand, Walker had a sad face.

He was quite excited when he found out that the game could eat at first, but now he gradually realized how painful it is to eat. Every day is stewed meat, or the green wheat is boiled into a mush. Even if his mouth can take it, his butt can't take it anymore...

Tomorrow gnawed a mouthful of the oily foreleg, frowned in thought, and said, "Probably because the taste system has not been fully developed, otherwise even if you put less salt...the taste should be still there."

Neither salty nor bland, just greasy! And it has a bit of a bitter taste. It's not as good as green wheat porridge...

"The fishy smell is too strong, I have to blanch the onion, ginger, and garlic in cooking wine to remove the fishy smell, I think it will be better," Bunny comforted, "Let's just eat it, this is wasteland, where can I get those things? There will definitely be delicious food in the future!"

Tomorrow glanced at this guy and didn't speak.

Since being appointed as the 'Captain of Construction', this guy has become more and more considerate from the perspective of game manufacturers, and even took the initiative to help draw cakes.

But it's true...

Since authenticity is the selling point, there is nothing wrong with positioning condiments as luxury goods, and you may have to pay for them in the future.

Walker sighed and beeped softly.

"I hope the next update will bring out the seasoning... I can buy it for Dollar."

Gale ate the meat slowly and did not participate in the conversation between the three. He didn't mind the taste too much, but was thinking about how to improve fishing traps.

Seeing that the scene suddenly turned cold, Walker looked at Bunny and asked a casual question.

"How is your cement burning?"

Bunny sipped the soup and replied.

"The quality still needs to be improved, but I feel that I am getting closer to success."

"Real or fake?"

"It's serious, no kidding! And it's not just cement. Recently, Tomorrow and I are still working on firing bricks, but it's annoying without a mold, and the shape after firing is not very good... It should still be usable. "

Walker questioned.

"Can't you make molds out of wood?"

"Hehe, you thought it was that simple!"

Tomorrow shook his head, and continued, "This thing is different from cutting trees. The boxy ones you want to make are completely handicrafts."

Tomorrow didn't expect it either.

I am a dignified high-level player, a hardcore survival master who can build a building in 'The Forest' in only half an hour, but in this game, I was stumbled by such a low-level problem.

Of course, this is also related to the too hardcore setting of 'Wasteland OL'...

Walker and Gale glanced at each other, then at Bunny and Tomorrow, expressing helplessness with helpless eyes.

They are also theoretical schools, and their hands-on ability cannot be said to be 0, but they are not much stronger.

Although I caught a lot of mutated leech larvae these days, and imitated the desert island survival masters on the short video to make traps, but in the end still didn't catch a single fish.

Think about it too.

There are fish-eating birds all over the lake, and the stupid fish have already been taken away and eaten up, and the remaining fish are all ghost spirits.

Gale can only comfort himself, first feed the fish in the lake fatter, maybe when the fish relax their vigilance, they will be able to catch them next time...

At this moment, there was movement from the direction of the nursing home.

I saw that the manager was leading two stupid guys walking towards this side.

That expression, which seemed to have shocked the whole year, must have been a rookie player who put on a helmet and entered the game world for the first time.

Walker sighed silently again.

Why are there two men again...

"Let me introduce to you, these two are our new members... Scrambled Eggs, and WC Really Has Mosquitoes."

These are some more weird names.

Lucius resisted the urge to complain, after all, he was an NPC in the game.

"Bloody Hell..."

There was sparse applause.

The beta test players sitting in front of the cauldron put down their bowls and applauded to express their welcome, but this welcoming attitude was obviously not enthusiastic.

But the two newcomers didn't care.

At this moment, they still haven't recovered from the shock in front of them.

Under Lucius's instructions, they sat in front of the fire with the cauldron on top, staring blankly at the white mist floating on the cauldron.

The humidity and the smell of meat blowing on the face...

It's so realistic!

Seeing that the two newcomers hadn't moved for a long time, Bunny took the initiative to open up the chatterbox.

"What attributes do you all have?"

The one named [ WC Really Has Mosquitoes ] was the first to come to his senses.

"I'm from the agile department."

Then [ Scrambled Eggs ] also recovered.

"My physique...have you all taken food?"

"Originally the manager planned to hold a welcome ceremony, but it seems to have been messed up... He let us eat first," Walker made a helpless expression, and said, "You just woke up, and you're hungry?"

Mosquito swallowed.

After taking the bowl full of big bones and soup, and taking a sip, his pupils were shocked.

"Taste...awesome, we can really eat in this game!"

F*ck!

This is too awesome!

"Not only can you eat, but you can also suffer from hypoglycemia if you don't eat." Tomorrow sighed, "I don't think it's necessary to be so real, or just make it a little tastier."

Scrambled Eggs stared at the bowl, didn't finish his mouth, and asked after hesitating for a long time.

"What... is this stew?"

Bunny said.

"Meat."

"Meat? What meat?"

"Mutated hyena...Actually, we don't know if it's a wolf or a dog, it's a mutant anyway."

Upon hearing this, Mosquito subconsciously moved away from the bowl it was holding, almost spilling the soup.

Scrambled Eggs are different.

Instead of hiding away, this guy approached with great interest and took a sip. It's just that after tasting it, his brows were furrowed even tighter.

"Why does it smell so fishy... Didn't you bleed it?"

Several players looked at each other.

"Do not know."

"The prey are all brought by NPCs."

Bunny suggested.

"If you know how to cook, you can discuss it with the manager. As long as you have a skill, you will be reused."

Scrambled Eggs expression is eager to try.

"Really? Then I'll try it later."

"Can carpentry work? I can do carpentry!" Mosquito asked hurriedly.

"Carpentry?" Bunny's eyes lit up, he stared at him and asked, "Do you know how to do carpentry?"

Mosquito was taken aback for a moment, then smiled embarrassedly and said, "Yes... I sell furniture at home, all of which are made of pure wood and handmade. If you are interested, you can add me to Penguin, and I will give you a cheaper price—"

"Great!" Bunny stood up excitedly, "I just need someone to make molds here, please help me!"

"?"

Not only Bunny stood up, but Tomorrow also stood up.

Before Mosquito realized what was going on, the two of them grabbed his arms.

"Wait, I haven't had my soup—"

Looking at the two people who dragged him to the construction site, Mosquito looked dazed and wanted to protest, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Bunny.

"Eat with a hammer, wouldn't it be nice to ask the chef to make another pot in the afternoon?"

Tomorrow also added a sentence.

"That's right! Good brother, listen to my advice, that thing really doesn't taste good! Let's take you to familiarize yourself with the gameplay of this game."

Mosquito:"……Motherf*...!"

Scrambled Eggs looked at the newcomer brother who was dragged into the grove in a daze, and swallowed.

"Is this game... serious?"

Walker and Gale looked at each other.

"Yep."

"Perhaps?"

Scrambled Eggs: "..."

Why is it an interrogative sentence!

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