By the time the remaining members of Party Godly Food, except for Damian, arrived in the kitchen for dinner, Party Freedom was slumped over the kitchen counters, looking absolutely lifeless.
“Thanks for the assistance,” Zen beamed as he welcomed the rest of his party members. “They helped to make dinner today, so there’s plenty of food. Even after setting aside the snacks for tonight and tomorrow’s breakfast, there’s still a heap of food left over. They packed the food they wanted and stored it in their rooms, but we still have this much left.”Akiko glanced over to the side where zip-lock bags were piled. There were three large pots of rice and an assortment of trays with different food on them. The plate that was specially reserved for Liu Feng’s meal was heaped. With this much food, the pantry was probably empty again. On the bright side, nobody would starve with this much food in the refrigerator.“What’sGawking at the audacity Yelena had artistically designed using ketchup, Zen didn’t know if he should stop his sworn brother from eating that omurice. There was nothing wrong with the sauce or ingredients. However, it was still a little strange seeing the Seer eating omurice with a phallic ketchup doodle on it.“What is it?” Liu Feng asked, feeling Zen’s stare. “Is there something on my face?”Shaking his head quickly, Zen nervously wished him bon appetite and escaped to have his dinner. There was no telling what Liu Feng would do if he knew he was eating fried rice with a dick pic created by Yelena. Technically, assault on an invigilator was against the school rules. However, Zen wouldn’t put it past Liu Feng to get his revenge on her if he knew. Apparently, there were many gutsy people in this academy who dared to pull on the lion’s whiskers.Taking this rare opportunity, Charlie and Remi talked with the Akiko about the
Eager to get started on the dungeon progress, Jessica and Benjamin left first. Akiko and Liu Feng agreed to boost them to the twentieth floor from the first stage because of the new members in their party. Damian was equally excited as Sasha and Oritha would start mapping out the twenty-first floor using his pedometer program. Nobody bothered Zen, who was teaching the new recruits how to clean his kitchen with double the enthusiasm and energy anyone else had. It was better to leave silently. The invigilators were there to escort them back after they were done, so there was no need to stay too long.Fifteen minutes after parting, Akiko and Liu Feng returned to the dungeon. Gambler and Tracer logged in slightly later but quickly joined up with the two powerhouses who were mock sparring as a warm-up.“That’s certainly something,” Remi grimaced.Beside him, Charlie nodded, too awestruck by the amplified raw display of agility and strength. Whoever
Unaware of the chaos in the dungeon, Zen took his time soaking in the tub after teaching Joaquin and Elena how to maintain some of his kitchen tools. The knives were the only tools he didn’t allow them to touch. A chef’s knives were akin to their hands and lives. If he could, he would have a set of ceramic knives made instead, as they were more durable and didn’t need sharpening as much.While Zen soaked in the tub, he thought about everything that happened that morning. There were still many things to do. He had no idea if anyone in Party Prayer knew what they intended to do. Moreover, Damian’s notes included with the name list were very comprehensive. One of the perks of having alternate reality technology is being able to view documents leisurely while in the bathtub without any risks of ruining them.Damian’s information was more resourceful than Zen’s. Although he spent a lot of credits reviewing every student’s game highlight
It’s been a while since Zen visited the shop. He walked through the portal expecting a different setting because it was a museum when he visited the rewards shop with his party members earlier. However, when he materialised at the shop, he saw a familiar bar counter and the same old lady who was snoozing shamelessly.“Hi, Vera. It’s been a while,” Zen greeted, startling the slacking shopkeeper, who quickly pretended she was merely resting her eyes and not napping.Chuckling at the cranky old lady, Zen sat down and looked at the menu. Even if this was a bar created in the system, they updated the menu accordingly. Previously, he ordered a hundred shots. Then, He ordered ninety-two shots. Tonight, he would be ordering only eighty-four. It was tragic that the number decreased each time. However, the migraines they gave him did not reduce.Glancing at Zen, Vera noticed a subtle change in the naive youth that came to her the first time he ordered a
Zen realised something after drinking close to thirty glasses and viewing more than half the game highlight clips from the shortlisted candidates. Apart from Vera’s helpful hints, there was something unique about reviewing the memory clips this time.Previously, Zen could only view them from a camera’s viewpoint. However, he could pause the clip tonight to take a closer view of the surroundings. The new feature allowed Zen to analyse what he saw in greater detail. He used this to help him take notes while viewing a memory clip. The power of technology was amazing.“You don’t seem to need any help recording your thoughts or observations about these candidates,” Vera slyly noted.Zen smirked. Was she playing clueless?“It’s the new feature,” he explained. “I don’t get headaches while I’m viewing the clip. At first, I thought I’d record it after viewing the clip. However, the first girl was so f
Akiko and Liu Feng boosted Party Freedom’s active members until last night’s twenty-first floor. It was close to midnight when they finally got past the demon lord, so Party Freedom didn’t join them in scouting the twenty-first floor. Sasha and Oritha still hadn’t found the dungeon border when Liu Feng and Akiko joined them in Damian’s call. It didn’t matter if they joined later, as they soon bridged the progress gap with their speed. Even so, they couldn’t find the border.“This is odd,” Damian frowned after analysing the data. “I think we should wait for Zen to do anything else.”Exhausted, the assassins agreed and retired to bed while the cyborg worked on putting the strange pieces together. From previous data, dungeon floors were usually confined to a limited stage with monster hunting areas. The cap was three different kinds of monsters per floor, excluding area bosses and secret dungeons. There was nev
As expected, Zen woke up in the afternoon the next morning. Having spent the whole night reviewing clips and finalising the candidates for the new farming parties, nobody bothered him. The only person who enjoyed Zen’s cooking was Liu Feng, who wasn’t fussy about his food for a change. Zen made him a simple congee with chicken strips, eggs and spring onion garnish. He was missing the fried dough sticks, but they were good enough. Liu Feng enjoyed it with Chinese tea while Zen ate the same thing, nursing his throbbing skull.“Did you put this list together yourself?” Damian asked. “It’s different from the screened candidates.”While the girls brainstormed how to work a toaster, the boys in Party Godly Food quietly discussed the new plan to disband Party Prayer. Liu Feng didn’t know who assisted Zen with filtering and decision-making. However, it wasn’t a terrible composition. The style was very unlike Zen, and the intent
Assembling all the birds of prey in the guild meeting room took more effort than Oritha expected. Apart from Oriole, who had to obey summons unconditionally, the other ladies took a while to convince. Damian sent his feeler robots out. Only three of twenty nano-roaches returned. The cyborg was depressed but couldn’t do anything to retrieve his nano-roaches as he was in the middle of a dungeon session with Zen.“It’s a pleasure to meet everyone! I hope we’ll get along,” smiled a voluptuous gothic beauty with black wavy hair and grey eyes. The only thing on her with colour out of a monochrome scale was her bright red lipstick. At one glance, Oriole hated her already.Rachel “Silver Tongue” Morose was well known in their industry for being a great translator. She was a polyglot who spoke over thirty languages and had many admirers. Her sensual nature and maturity made her appear older than she truly was. Even so, nobody dared to under