Chapter 243
Chapter 243
Two friends left around 5 PM. Feng Bu Jue saw them off at the doorstep, and the trio parted ways with a series of exchanged curses.
Feng Bu Jue slammed the door shut, quickly tidied up the house, then walked into the kitchen. He opened the refrigerator and pulled out a pile of ingredients.
His eyes gleamed. He tied on an apron, rolled up his sleeves, and washed his hands in one fluid motion. Two seconds later, he grinned excitedly, his tone dripping with middle-school-syndrome bravado: "Hehehe... Finally got rid of those nuisances! Time for my long-awaited dark kitchen arts!"
He stared at the ingredients sprawled across the table and sprang into lightning-fast action.
"Season the kelp with wine and soy sauce—adding it to raw rice enhances umami. One cup of rice pairs with one piece of marinated salmon. Julienne the burdock root and toss it with hand-torn matsutake mushrooms..." He muttered to himself as he cooked. Though his movements looked rough, every step was precise—chaotic yet meticulous.
"Alright... That should do it for the rice." He transferred the dish into the rice cooker, pressed the cook button, then turned to the remaining ingredients. "The leftover fried tofu and komatsuna can make a light braised dish. Add the prepped pickled radish and raw scallops... Yeah, that’s the ticket!" He viciously turned on the gas stove, placed a wok on it, and poured in a flood of salad oil. Once the oil heated, he whipped up a salt-stir-fried scrambled egg. "Now, just drizzle some oil to sauté the braised ingredients..." As he tossed in seasonings, he rambled on: "Sake! Soy sauce! Water! Mirin!"
Like a madman fully immersed in his role, he spent nearly an hour at the stove, eventually producing six dishes and a soup packed with vegetables, meats, fish, proteins—the whole spread surprisingly balanced.
"Hmph... All-in-one satisfaction." He exhaled proudly after finishing, then sat at the kitchen table. Pouring himself a drink, he tucked a cloth napkin into his collar like fine-dining etiquette demanded, though he still clutched chopsticks and a spoon in his hands.
Suddenly, Assass hopped onto the table and crawled straight toward the fish dish, completely ignoring their owner.
"Freeloading meow-planet inhabitant, huh?" Feng Bu Jue chuckled in his signature goofy tone. "You’re speechless before my culinary mastery, aren’t you? Ohohoho!"
Assass glanced up, their eyes seemingly replying: Pathetic Earthling.
Feng Bu Jue sighed a few seconds later. He yanked the napkin from his collar, resumed his usual demeanor, and gazed at the ceiling. "Sigh... Jimo..."
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Over a week had passed since the cangling debate of swords scenario concluded.
Lately, Feng Bu Jue’s friend list had grown. Names like Jibu Shao Ye, Long Ge’s companions, and acquaintances from gaming sessions with Xiao Tan and si yu had joined—totaling over twenty. Yet, he and si yu shared a near-identical attitude toward socializing: both actively avoided expanding their circles. Making friends with them felt like boarding a pirate ship—once aboard, there was no escaping.
Though his friend count rose, the hell front guild remained stuck at four members. Forming a six-player team was still impossible. The system had updated the guild’s buffs twice, but their effects remained mediocre. The guild ranked near the bottom on both guild leaderboards.
Still, setting aside guild strength, Feng Bu Jue himself had risen to the top fifty players in the game.
After recent updates, his stats read:
Title: [Unpredictable Lunatic]
Experience Points: 187,500 / 270,000
Skill Points: 11,300
Game Currency: 1,020,000
Proficiency:
Universal C, Mechanics D, Scouting D, Martial Arts D, Shooting D, Medicine E, Spirit Arts D, Summoning N/A
Satchel (8/15):
Mario’s Pipe Wrench, Flashlight, Eighteen Bronze Warriors’ Foldable Stool (No.5), *-500 (13/20), Anti-Gravity Launcher, Moxxi’s Bad Temper, Adamantine Bell, Prozbynna’s Vacuum
Equipment:
Jazzy Moves, Spider Silk Glove, Death Poker (Psionic Weapon), Echo Armor, Goblin Toxic Gas Mask
Space (3/10):
Puzzle Piece Card – Monkey, Puzzle Piece Card – Sunglasses, Puzzle Piece Card – Strawberry
Skills:
[Less Hasty Repair], [Spirit Sense Body Technique], [Here Comes a Move], [Ice Alchemist’s Perseverance]
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After reaching level 20, the experience cap had jumped tenfold, just like at level 10. Thanks to his knack for earning extra rewards, Feng Bu Jue leveled at roughly one level per day. Still, compared to class players grinding levels for major guilds, he lagged behind. They spent more hours online, had systematic dungeon runs, and used experience-boosting cards. The current server’s top player had already hit level 32. Don’t underestimate that five-level gap—post-level 30, experience demands hit seven digits.
But level didn’t equal strength. Feng Bu Jue, now in the game’s advanced phase, stood out through his proficiency levels—No Weaknesses.
Take tennis as an example. A top player’s skills might break down into dozens of attributes: speed, reflexes, stamina, serves, backhands, prediction, etc., each scored out of ten. Elite players often have three attributes at ten points, most above eight, with only one or two weaknesses at six or seven. Average players cluster around seven points across the board, with one or two nines and several fives.
By this standard, Feng Bu Jue was like an athlete with every stat hovering at eight—a rarity. Someone with all stats above six was merely mediocre. But pushing everything above eight? That was harder than becoming a top-tier player.
This was comprehensiveness—versatility.
In baseball terms, he was a player excelling in batting, running, catching, throwing, and pitching. Such a person didn’t exist in reality, as mastering even two of those skills made someone a star.
In Terrifying Paradise, Feng Bu Jue was the only player across the entire server to balance all proficiencies perfectly.
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As for game currency and items...
Reaching level 27 earned him a fortune, but a million coins had already been spent expanding his satchel from ten to fifteen slots. The novice satchel’s ten slots were simply inadequate.
After the cangling event, his -500 stock dwindled in other scenarios, and he’d equipped the Prozbynna’s Vacuum at level 20. Over these days, he’d acquired new equipment—roughly one item daily—but most didn’t suit him. He either handed them to teammates or auctioned them off. Thus, his only notable gain was one Puzzle Piece Card.
Lastly, his skills: as you might’ve noticed, his first permanent active skill had evolved after repeated use...
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