Chapter 84

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Struggling to get up from the ground, Luo Tai walked to the table with a face full of anger and sorrow, preparing to taste Stephen Chow's "Love" noodles himself.

There was nothing left.

Luo Tai really didn't expect that there wouldn't be a single noodle or even a drop of broth left. Fatty Xue and Rib仔 were each hugging a bowl and a pot, licking them with all their might, as if they couldn't bear to let go.

Seeing the people who had tasted the noodles, their eyes glazed over in self-indulgence, Luo Tai wondered: Could this bowl of "Love" noodles really be that delicious? Just like the "Heartbreak Soup" at the end of the movie?

Before Luo Tai could think it through, a sudden thunderstorm erupted outside the cruise ship. Blinding lightning illuminated the night sky, making it impossible to see. Along with the abnormal weather, a whirlwind suddenly swept through the hall, the howling wind filling everyone's ears with noise, drowning out all other sounds.

Luo Tai suddenly realized that this must be the sign of Guanyin Bodhisattva's manifestation.

In the original plot of the movie, Stephen Chow created the "Heartbreak Soup," thereby understanding the true essence of food, which moved the heavens. As a result, Guanyin descended to restore Stephen Chow's title as the "God of Cookery" and punished the evil Tang Niu and others.

Now, with the unusual phenomena in the sky, it was clearly a sign of Guanyin Bodhisattva's appearance.

In fact, ever since entering the movie "God of Cookery," Luo Tai had been looking forward to the appearance of Guanyin Bodhisattva. However, he gradually became immersed in the world of Stephen Chow and Turkey, and somewhat forgot about this scene.

Luo Tai's hope for Guanyin Bodhisattva's appearance wasn't for any other reason; he simply wanted to know who was more powerful between the old immortal who brought him into the movie world and the legendary Guanyin Bodhisattva with boundless powers.

Now, he was finally about to see, but he couldn't tell if he was excited, nervous, or even a bit afraid.

He didn't see anything!

There was nothing to see.

Everything disappeared.

The fierce lightning in the sky disappeared.

The thunder outside the porthole disappeared.

The whirlwind in the hall disappeared.

Everything in the hall returned to its original state. Except for Luo Tai, it seemed that no one had noticed the unusual events. Stephen Chow was still hugging Turkey, Goosehead was still grinning widely, Fatty Xue was still lying on the chopping board, licking the last bit of aroma, and the immortal was still leaning against the giant pillar, drinking his cheap liquor.

Nothing had changed. The thunder, lightning, and strong wind seemed to be just a hallucination of Luo Tai, but this hallucination was so real that Luo Tai was completely immersed in it, unable to snap out of it.

Was it really a hallucination?

His watch vibrated, indicating that the task was completed.

Lifting his wrist to check the message, Luo Tai finally understood.

It wasn't a hallucination; the plot had taken an unexpected turn.

The watch displayed: Help Stephen Chow regain the title of "God of Cookery," task completed. Note: Due to Guanyin Bodhisattva escorting the Monkey King Sun Wukong back to the Southern Sea Bamboo Grove, she was unable to come. The restoration of the god position will be postponed. You have completed all tasks in this movie world. The system rewards you with 100 points of merit, totaling 224 points. The system also rewards you with an exquisite cleaver, which is stored in the watch's space. You can retrieve and use it at any time.

After closing the message, Luo Tai indeed found an option on his watch: Retrieve. Selecting it, a triangular, thick-backed cleaver appeared in his hand. The blade was about 35 cm long and 20 cm wide, with a bright, perfectly curved edge.

Isn't this the Black Iron Butchering Knife from the movie "From Beijing with Love"?

Swinging the Black Iron Butchering Knife, Luo Tai was surprised by its weight. Despite looking like an ordinary meat cleaver, it felt quite heavy in his hands. Luo Tai's physical strength, while not superhuman, was several times that of an ordinary person.

For Luo Tai to feel the weight, the knife must have weighed at least 50 to 60 pounds. Handing it to an ordinary person, they would struggle to even lift it, let alone wield it.

Putting the butchering knife back into the watch, Luo Tai noticed that the watch didn't prompt him to leave the movie world. The task was clearly completed, and in previous movies, the watch would have indicated how much time he had left in the movie world.

Rechecking the watch's message, Luo Tai couldn't find any instructions for leaving the movie world. This made him panic. Was he going to be trapped in this movie world forever?

Damn, this is a big problem!

Luo Tai was truly panicked. The thought of never returning to the real world almost made him cry. He frantically swiped his watch, trying to find any missed instructions.

Although Luo Tai's life in the real world wasn't particularly satisfying, only in the real world did he feel truly alive. No matter how well he did in any movie, he always felt it was just a game, a role-playing adventure. He never felt a sense of belonging in the movie world. No matter how familiar the characters became, Luo Tai couldn't see them as real, living people. In his subconscious, they were like lines of code in "The Matrix."

After a brief panic, Luo Tai quickly calmed down.

At first, he was scared by his own conjectures. Since getting the watch and starting his adventure in the movie world, Luo Tai's greatest fear was being trapped in a movie, unable to return to the real world.

Calmly, Luo Tai realized that he had just scared himself. The watch not indicating the time to leave might mean there were still tasks to complete or some other situation.

Since it wasn't time to leave, Luo Tai decided to get closer to Stephen Chow and learn how to make the "Love" noodles. The process wasn't complicated, but it was full of flair, perfect for impressing girls and looking cool.

Moreover, seeing the madness of those who had tasted the noodles, Luo Tai knew this wasn't just an ordinary noodle soup from the foot of Shaolin Temple. Even if the process and appearance were similar, it must be a new culinary creation, like how Stephen Chow combined shrimp balls and beef balls to create the world-renowned "Peeing Beef Balls."

Before Luo Tai could take a step, his watch vibrated again.

This time, the message was a pleasant surprise: Due to your intervention in punishing the boss of Big Happy and Tang Niu, Guanyin Bodhisattva is grateful and has gifted you a lottery card. With this card, you can have one lottery draw without deducting any merit points.

Without hesitation, Luo Tai chose to use the lottery card, as he couldn't draw in the real world.

The lottery wheel spun twice, displaying seven options: 1. Butchering Knife Technique Level 2 (Permanent); 2. Butchering Knife Technique Level 3 (Permanent); 3. Butchering Knife Technique Level 4 (Permanent); 4. Butchering Knife Technique Level 5 (Permanent); 5. Butchering Knife Technique Level 6 (Permanent); 6. Butchering Knife Technique Level 7 (Permanent); 7. Butchering Knife Technique Level 8 (Permanent).

Tch!

Luo Tai couldn't help but roll his eyes. Why this again? Last time it was the Flying Dagger, and now it's the Butchering Knife Technique. Did the next movie have to be another of Stephen Chow's, "From Beijing with Love"?

With all seven options being the Butchering Knife Technique, the excitement of the lottery was gone. It was just a matter of which level he would get. Luo Tai randomly selected one, and a soft beep indicated: "Congratulations, you have drawn Butchering Knife Technique Level 7. Since you used a lottery card, this draw does not consume any merit points. Remaining merit points: 224."

A familiar dizziness came over him, and soon Luo Tai's mind was filled with many knife techniques and moves, mastering the supposedly invincible Butchering Knife Technique.

After the lottery, the familiar system countdown appeared: 67 minutes and 21 seconds left to leave this movie world, 67 minutes and 20 seconds, 67 minutes and 19 seconds...

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