Chapter 76

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"Junior Brother, you are now considered one of us in Shaolin. Your senior brother will take the place of the master to give you a dharma name." The abbot's next words made Luo Tai's face turn green.

"Senior Brother, I won't be in the Meng generation, will I? I don't want to be called Meng Tai or Tai Meng. Walking around with such a name would get me pelted with rotten eggs and tomatoes, and people would write 'pervert' on my face." Luo Tai would never accept names like Meng Tai or Tai Meng, which were too cute.

The abbot smiled slightly: "Junior Brother, you are overthinking it. Your senior brother is not making you a monk. As a lay disciple, your generation name is different from that of us monks."

Luo Tai finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked curiously: "Then, which character does my generation use?"

"Your generation is in the Shou generation. Your senior brother feels that you are destined to be brought by the Buddha to revitalize our Shaolin martial arts, so I will give you the character 'Yin.' In the future, in the temple, you should temporarily discard your secular name and use the dharma name within the temple." The abbot was very excited, and the words he spoke were filled with obvious joy.

"Let's talk here for now. It's time for your senior brother to pray. You can wander around the temple and see the scenery of Shaolin. I will inform everyone of your identity. You can go now."

Hearing the abbot's words of farewell, Luo Tai hurriedly stood up, nodded to his senior brother, and turned to walk out of the abbot's room.

Walking a few steps along the path paved with blue bricks, Luo Tai silently repeated the dharma name given by the abbot several times. The name Shou Yin had a good meaning. Luo Shou Yin, Luo Shou Yin, after repeating it a few times, Luo Tai's face suddenly changed. He turned to look in the direction of the abbot's room, fiercely extending two middle fingers, and shouted in anger and sorrow: "I curse your ancestors, you must be deliberately playing with me, right? What the hell is this name?"

Luo Tai was angry at the closed door for a long time but didn't dare to rush in to confront the abbot. One reason was that he wasn't sure he could win, and the other was that Luo Tai was eager to return and draw a prize with the large amount of merit points he had just obtained.

After returning to his room, Luo Tai locked the door and sat cross-legged on the monk's bed, extending his arm to reveal his watch, preparing to draw a prize.

The watch prompted: "You currently have 374 merit points. You can choose to draw a prize. Each draw in this movie will cost you 250 merit points..."

374 points were enough for Luo Tai to draw another prize.

With his hands clasped together, Luo Tai bowed around and silently prayed: "May the Shaolin Patriarch Dharma protect me. Considering that I have brought a great skill back to Shaolin, please let this draw yield some good things."

After reciting this three times, Luo Tai touched the draw option.

The draw options that appeared this time almost made Luo Tai jump for joy. The Dharma Patriarch in Shaolin Temple was indeed invincible, and it was really powerful.

"1. Seventh-level Pig Slaughtering Technique, permanent. 2. Sixth-level Advanced Mathematics, permanent. 3. Sixth-level Culinary Skills, permanent. 4. One position as a judge in the Food God Competition. 5. A pair of Super Invincible X-ray Glasses (Note: These glasses can only be used for gambling, allowing you to see through poker cards and mahjong tiles). 6. Sixth-level Ghost Shadow Grappling Technique. 7. One top-of-the-line Koenigsegg supercar (Note: After obtaining this car, the system will grant you a fifth-level driving skill, usable only in this movie)."

Luo Tai was not excited by these options; they were not enough to make him excited. What made him feel more relaxed was that after several draws with problematic options, this time all the options were useful skills or items. This made Luo Tai feel much more at ease, at least he didn't have to worry about the system cheating him this time.

Especially the fourth option, if Luo Tai really drew this judge position, the movie would basically be over. Would Luo Tai be foolish enough to award the title of Food God to Tang Niu or someone else? The title of Food God would definitely belong to Stephen Chow.

However, Luo Tai also knew that the chances of drawing this option were slim, one in seven, so it was better not to have high hopes. Anyway, this draw had no junk options, so the more relaxed his mindset, the better.

Luo Tai pressed the draw button, and the options on the watch began to spin rapidly, then slowed down, and slowed down even more. With a beep, the result appeared on the watch screen.

Congratulations, you have drawn Sixth-level Culinary Skills. The system has deducted 250 merit points from you, leaving you with 123 merit points.

Luo Tai pouted, well, it was indeed impossible to draw a heaven-defying prize, but Sixth-level Culinary Skills were still pretty good.

Before Luo Tai could finish thinking, he felt a dizziness in his head, and images of cooking began to play in his mind, one after another. He didn't know how long it took for them to finally disappear.

After opening his eyes, Luo Tai stretched out his hands and made some gestures, wanting to experience what Sixth-level Culinary Skills felt like. Suddenly, his watch vibrated again.

Looking closely, Luo Tai genuinely smiled, because the watch's prompt this time was:

Because you already have Second-level Culinary Skills and have drawn Sixth-level Culinary Skills, the two levels are combined, and you now have Seventh-level Culinary Skills.

It turned out that two identical skills could be stacked to upgrade the skill.

Luo Tai's eyes narrowed into slits, but... wait a moment, he looked at his watch again. Yes, he was now at Seventh-level Culinary Skills, but that didn't make sense. Second-level plus Sixth-level should be Eighth-level, right? Why was it only Seventh-level?

After pondering for a while, Luo Tai let it go, probably because the higher the level, the more experience points were needed, so Second-level plus Sixth-level was Seventh-level?

Thinking too much was useless. Even if the system made a mistake, would it compensate Luo Tai? It would be better to take a good walk around Shaolin Temple and breathe some fresh air.

Two days later, Luo Tai had become very familiar with the monks of Shaolin Temple and had a general understanding of the situation in Shaolin.

Shaolin Temple is divided into the inner temple and the outer temple. The magnificent and grand halls outside the mountain gate are managed by the monks of the outer temple, who are responsible for receiving visitors from all directions. The monks of the outer temple are basically working people, all graduates of the Buddhist college, including undergraduates, postgraduates, and even doctoral students. They receive monthly salaries, shave their heads, and wear robes. During the day, they are monks who observe the precepts and practice hard, but at night, they are ordinary people who enjoy eating, drinking, and playing.

The monks of the inner temple, on the other hand, strictly adhere to the precepts and dedicate their lives to the Buddha. They quietly stay in the ordinary courtyards behind Shaolin, away from the hustle and bustle and the secular world. The true Shaolin martial arts are only passed down among these genuine monks.

This is why Luo Tai and Stephen Chow wandered around Shaolin Temple and only encountered monks who were begging for alms, but never saw the real Shaolin martial monks.

There are about three hundred monks in the inner temple. These monks of all sizes also knew about the sudden appearance of this young uncle, who was the new junior brother taken in by the abbot.

This uncle has a gentle personality and a humorous way of speaking, and everyone likes to chat and talk with him when they have nothing to do. However, over the past few days, the monks of Shaolin Temple also learned about one of the uncle's taboos: no one can mention his dharma name in front of him. Once this topic is brought up, the usually kind uncle would immediately turn cold and ruthless. It is said that a Shaolin copper statue accidentally violated the uncle's taboo and was kicked in the ribs by the uncle's powerful Vajra Leg.

The kitchen of Shaolin Temple has always been a key area for Luo Tai to investigate. After wandering around for several days, Luo Tai finally figured out the structure of the Shaolin kitchen.

The monk in charge of all the logistics in the temple is called the Dianzuo. Under the Dianzuo are the Fan Tou (cooking monk), the Tie An (vegetable preparation monk), the Cai Tou (vegetable purchasing monk), the Shui Tou (water supply monk), the Yu Tou (bathing water supply monk), and many others.

With Luo Tai's current status in Shaolin Temple, arranging for Stephen Chow to enter the Shaolin kitchen was extremely simple. Luo Tai merely mentioned it to the Dianzuo, and the Cai Tou immediately ran to Luo Tai's room, respectfully inviting the young uncle to come for an inspection.

Yes, the young uncle, the head of the cooking monks, was actually two generations lower than Luo Tai. In front of Luo Tai, the Cai Tou didn't even dare to raise his head.