Chapter 63

(Seeking recommendations, seeking Three Rivers votes)

Lu Tai originally hoped that this time he could draw a light-hearted movie, but now, standing on the bustling Temple Street, looking at the bustling crowd, he was somewhat dumbfounded.

*The Food God* is a typical Chow Sing Chi-style farce. When Lu Tai first watched this movie, he was shocked by the endless unexpected twists and turns. He never thought that he would now personally enter this absurd and bizarre world.

*The Food God* is a typical New Year's film from 1996, directed, written, and acted in by Star Sir himself. The entire story is a dramatic process of "gaining and losing, losing and regaining," giving Star Brother a huge space to showcase his acting skills. Moreover, the theme of cooking delicious dishes is suitable for Star Brother to unleash his brilliant imagination.

However, the ending of this movie is somewhat strange. It's unclear what Star Sir was thinking when he added a scene where the Food God returns to his rightful place, with Guanyin descending from heaven to reward the good and punish the evil, making the entire movie deviate from the previous urban revenge storyline and enter a fantastical segment.

Lu Tai quickly recalled the plot of the movie *The Food God* in his mind, then began to observe the surroundings, trying to figure out the time period he was in within the movie world.

At the beginning of the movie, the down-and-out Stephen Chow is on Temple Street, trying to extort Turkey Sister.

However, after looking around, Lu Tai did not see any familiar scenes. The movie starts with a flashback, so it's normal that he didn't see the Stephen Chow he remembered. Perhaps Stephen Chow has not yet been secretly schemed against by Old Zhou of "Great Happiness," and he might still be the arrogant, greedy, and unscrupulous boss of the "Tang Dynasty" food group.

Since he couldn't determine the time, Lu Tai didn't know what to do. He raised his wrist and habitually looked at his watch.

First, he noticed that there was no mission displayed on the watch, which made him a bit puzzled. Usually, missions are displayed right after entering the movie world, right?

Since there was no mission prompt, Lu Tai decided to check his merit points. The system prompt read:

"You have accumulated 428 merit points. You are now in the movie world, and the lottery system is activated. You can choose to draw a prize. Each draw in this movie will deduct 250 merit points..."

Sun, the system has indeed experienced inflation again. A single draw now costs 250 merit points. Lu Tai had painstakingly accumulated over 400 merit points, originally thinking he could draw twice, but now it seems he can only draw once.

Well, if he can only draw once, he might as well do it. It's still better than when he first entered the *Fist of Legend* movie world.

Continuing to check the lottery items, Lu Tai was instantly stunned.

"1. Level 8 alcohol tolerance. Permanent (Note: Each level of alcohol tolerance allows you to drink half a liter of 72-degree vodka without getting drunk.) 2. Level 4 pig slaughtering technique. Permanent. 3. Level 7 culinary skills. Permanent. 4. Layman identity (Note: This identity is only valid in the movie world. Possessing this identity increases your favor with all Buddhist scholars by 100%.) 5. A super innocent female student fan for six months (Note: This student is the one who appeared when Stephen Chow launched the couple's set meal.) 6. A folding stool (Note: The folding stool is known as the first of the eighteen weapons of the martial world. It is not only highly lethal but also portable and inconspicuous.) 7. A Monkey King for six months (Note: The Monkey King has boundless magical powers, proficient in seventy-two transformations, and can ride the cloud. However, he has a bad temper and is extremely difficult to control, possibly even harming the person who drew the prize.)"

Seeing these options, Lu Tai felt a bit dizzy.

Alcohol tolerance, pig slaughtering technique, and culinary skills were relatively easy to understand. The fourth layman identity could also be related to the movie plot, but the fifth option really made Lu Tai break out in a cold sweat. Damn, if he really drew this innocent female student, aside from the facial hair and the finger used to pick his nose, it would be enough to kill Lu Tai.

A folding stool? Lu Tai was both amused and exasperated. Did he really need to draw this? He could just go to a furniture store and buy as many as he wanted, even stack them into a fence without anyone caring.

As for the last item, Lu Tai almost couldn't believe his eyes. A Monkey King? What's going on? If he really drew this, would the most powerful and arrogant monkey in the world really come to Lu Tai's side? If that were true, what would Lu Tai have to worry about in this movie? With the Monkey King, would there be anything he couldn't handle?

However, Lu Tai also found it hard to believe that the system could really summon the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, to his side.

After thinking about it, Lu Tai found it somewhat amusing. There was no point in pondering; he might as well just draw the prize and see what happened. If he really drew the Monkey King, he would know what it looked like.

He reached out and pressed the draw button, and the watch face began to spin.

Lu Tai kept muttering to himself: "Please don't draw the fifth option. If I really draw the fifth option, it would be worse than death. Just thinking about living with that 'innocent female student' for six months makes me want to commit suicide."

"Beep～～～～"

The watch stopped, and Lu Tai looked at it with anticipation while cautiously observing his surroundings, afraid that he might be suddenly hugged from behind by an innocent female student.

When Lu Tai saw the display on the watch, it was as if he had been struck by lightning. He almost froze in shock.

Because Lu Tai clearly saw that he had actually drawn the Monkey King!

"Congratulations, you have drawn a Monkey King. He will accompany you through this movie world and protect your safety. This draw has deducted 250 merit points from you. You have 178 merit points remaining."

He actually drew the Monkey King, which meant that from now on, Lu Tai would be the safest and most impressive character in the movie, with the Monkey King from *Journey to the West* protecting him. What could Lu Tai not do, and where could he not go?

Just as Lu Tai was lost in his fantasies, he suddenly felt the watch vibrate again. It seemed a mission had arrived.

The watch displayed: "Sorry, the Monkey King went berserk during the transition to this time and space, breaking through the time barrier with one blow. He was subdued by Guanyin and taken back to the Western Paradise. Therefore, the Monkey King cannot come to your side, and this draw is invalid. The system will return 200 merit points to you. You have 378 merit points remaining."

These prompts made Lu Tai exclaim, "The ups and downs of life come too quickly, it's too exciting!"

He never thought the system would deceive him. It said he drew the Monkey King as a bodyguard but then declared the draw invalid and didn't return all the merit points he had used, secretly deducting 50 points from Lu Tai.

50 merit points, how hard had Lu Tai worked to accumulate them? The system just casually embezzled them. If the watch wasn't firmly attached to Lu Tai, he would have taken it off and stomped on it a thousand times.

After reading the prompts on the watch several times, Lu Tai finally confirmed that he had indeed been cheated by the system. Well, if he was cheated, so be it. Could Lu Tai really go and argue with the old immortal? Besides, he didn't even know where to find the old immortal.

At least the system returned 200 merit points to Lu Tai. Now he had 378 merit points and could draw again. In the past, there was a time interval between draws, but since this time he had an invalid draw, he might be able to draw again immediately to compensate for the previous opportunity.

Sure enough, when Lu Tai received the draw prompt again, the watch displayed new options.

"1. Level 7 gambling skills. Permanent. 2. Level 6 psychology. Permanent. 3. Level 8 culinary skills. Permanent. 4. Level 5 beauty techniques. Permanent. 5. A super innocent female student companion (Note: This student will be your companion for the duration of the movie). 6. A brocade cassock (Note: This cassock was lost by the abbot of Shaolin Temple. Returning it to the abbot can request his help once). 7. A bottle of super MSG (Note: A bottle of super MSG can be used 27 times, each use can enhance the flavor of the ingredients by 100%)."

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