Chapter 71

(Seeking recommendations, seeking Three Rivers votes)

After lying down on the bed, Luo Tai raised his wrist and started operating the watch.

Only after searching did he realize that there were actually two notifications on the watch. Strange, didn't he just complete one task? Why were there two notifications? Could the system have a new task?

Opening the first notification, the watch screen displayed: Congratulations on completing the task of making Urine Beef Balls. The system rewards you with one "Relationship Card," valid for six months. Explanation: Using the Relationship Card can quickly bring you closer to strangers. The target can be one person or a designated group. This card can be used once within the validity period, with a maximum of twenty people. If the number exceeds the limit, the system will randomly select twenty people to take effect.

Damn, this thing is powerful!

Luo Tai immediately became excited. This was definitely the ultimate tool for flirting. No matter how high and mighty or calm someone was, throwing out a Relationship Card would immediately bring you closer. As the saying goes, when the relationship is close, nothing is unsolvable.

Unfortunately, this card had a time limit. It seemed it could only be used in movie plots. Otherwise, if Luo Tai brought this card back to the real world, he would definitely become a master of flirting, a legendary Casanova, with Sun Fat calling him "Bro" for the rest of his life.

After rolling around in bed with unhealthy thoughts, Luo Tai calmed down a bit, sat up, rubbed his face with both hands, and took a deep breath. He then moved the Relationship Card notification to the side and reached out to click on the system's second notification, preparing to see what this unexpected notification was about.

The content of the second notification was clearly unexpected for Luo Tai. He stared at the screen for a long time before reading it out word by word.

Congratulations, through the guidance of the Food God, you have learned the method of making Bursting Urine Beef Balls. You have successfully learned the skill—Cooking. The system has determined that your current cooking level is Level 2. Explanation: Level 2 cooking is equivalent to a Level 2 chef in the real world.

Ha ha, it turned out to be another piece of good news. Luo Tai didn't expect that he could learn skills in movie plots, not just through the system's lottery. This was a pleasant surprise. Unfortunately, the skills learned this way were different from those obtained through the lottery. If he had drawn Level 4 cooking, Luo Tai would have immediately learned all the skills of a chef, such as knife skills, stir-frying, and fire control. Now, he could only make Urine Beef Balls and knew nothing about other dishes. This Level 2 cooking was just for show and had no practical significance.

After reading the second notification, Luo Tai specifically listed the skills he currently possessed in his mind. He was surprised to find that he had quite a few skills, almost making him a jack-of-all-trades.

Luo Tai's skills were as follows:

1. Free Fighting Level 7; 2. Soccer Skills Level 2; 3. Powerful Vajra Leg Level 7; 4. English Level 8; 5. Flying Dagger Level 8; 6. Cooking Level 2.

Now, Luo Tai had a total of eight skills. In the real world, he could almost be considered a remarkable person. Without mentioning anything else, just the Level 8 Flying Dagger, with its ability to turn corners, should be enough to win an award on China's Got Talent, right?

While Luo Tai was tallying his skills, his watch vibrated again, snapping him out of his daze.

Lifting his wrist, the watch displayed: Guiding the turkey to reflect on himself, rewarded with 50 points of virtue.

This was within Luo Tai's expectations, but he didn't expect the system to be so stingy. Clearly, virtue points were already heavily inflated, with a single lottery draw now costing 250 points. Yet, the system still rewarded such a small amount, which was practically useless.

Virtue points, a consumable resource for Luo Tai, were always in short supply, no matter how many he had.

While Luo Tai was grumbling about the old immortal's stinginess, a commotion suddenly came from outside. Stephen Chow had returned from the award ceremony with his brothers.

When Luo Tai came out of the room, Goosehead was standing in the center of the hall, spouting off about how he had beaten up the Happy Boss Black Mouth Dog before the ceremony started. Stephen Chow, instead of being upset, was loudly agreeing, praising how satisfying it was to kick Black Mouth Dog's head during the supposed mediation.

The scene left Luo Tai confused. What was going on? In the movie, Stephen Chow was very unhappy with the turkey's sudden attack and even scolded the turkey. Why was Stephen Chow now so happy about Goosehead beating up Black Mouth Dog?

Scanning the hall, Luo Tai didn't see the turkey and suddenly understood.

Actually, Stephen Chow wasn't against beating up Black Mouth Dog. In the movie, he was upset because the turkey had acted first. No man likes a woman who starts a fight at the slightest provocation. In other words, Stephen Chow had already had the turkey in mind, and his anger was directed at the turkey's actions, not at the turkey beating up Black Mouth Dog.

Understanding this, Luo Tai smiled and spread his arms, rushing towards Stephen Chow in the crowd, shouting, "Brother Zhou, you're back? On such a festive day, how about showing off your skills and cooking a few dishes to cheer everyone up?"

Fat Snow turned to see Luo Tai and excitedly jumped up, "Ah Tai, you didn't go today, but with your skills, you would have beaten that Black Mouth Dog and Tang Niu to shit!"

Amidst the enthusiastic celebration, no one noticed that the turkey's room had quietly opened a crack, and a bright eye was staring at the laughing Stephen Chow from the door, staring for a long, long time.

The next day, Stephen Chow insisted on going to the mainland to find the Chinese Culinary Training Academy to learn the most advanced cooking skills and return to defeat Tang Niu, avenging his previous humiliation.

Stephen Chow specifically requested that Luo Tai accompany him, citing that Luo Tai was originally from the mainland and was more familiar with the environment, which would help better communicate with the people at the Chinese Culinary Training Academy.

Even if Stephen Chow hadn't asked, Luo Tai would have definitely gone with him. Now, he was happy to go along with it and agreed to Stephen Chow's request.

After packing their bags, the two boarded a plane to HuN. (Note: Shaolin Temple should be in HeN on Song Mountain, or at least in FJ in Putian Shaolin, but in the original movie, it's in HuN. Just consider this a different timeline where Shaolin Temple has moved to HuN.)

After getting off the plane, Stephen Chow instructed Luo Tai to find out where the Chinese Culinary Training Academy was, leaving Luo Tai in a dilemma. The Chinese Culinary Training Academy didn't exist; it was just Shaolin Temple's kitchen. Where was Luo Tai supposed to ask?

"Brother Zhou, don't worry about it. Just follow me. Before we came, I had a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend's sister's mother's brother's son's colleague find out. The Chinese Culinary Training Academy is actually Shaolin Temple's kitchen. We can go directly to Shaolin Temple and learn from the masters!"

"Really? No way, Shaolin Temple is full of monks. How can monks cook?" Stephen Chow was stunned by Luo Tai's words, looking at him as if he had seen a wild Ultraman.

"Relax. The reason Tang Niu has such strong wrist strength and sharp eyesight is because he learned kung fu at Shaolin Temple. He's a traitor to Shaolin. As long as we learn kung fu at Shaolin Temple, with your foundation in cooking, we can definitely beat Tang Niu and make him run for the hills." Luo Tai walked towards Shaolin Temple without looking back.

Stephen Chow caught up to Luo Tai and kept nagging in his ear, "Is kung fu plus cooking really a good idea? Is it really a good idea?"

Luo Tai turned to look at Stephen Chow, walking while talking, "It's a good idea, absolutely a good idea!"

"Are you serious? Damn, you're not kidding, right? We're really going to become monks? I haven't even gotten married yet. I can't follow the monks' rules about abstinence and no alcohol. Don't play with me!"

Stephen Chow and Luo Tai bickered as they walked further and further towards Shaolin Temple.

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