Chapter 6

Recalling his first death in his previous life, which was also due to forgetting the time while searching for electric eels in the river, he laughed helplessly and complained about the game developers. Lu Yang then continued to swim towards the bottom of the river.

Just as he swam downstream for less than five meters, Lu Yang saw a group of small fish swimming over, and an electric eel was among them.

Lu Yang took out his spear, aimed, and threw it with a swoosh, accurately impaling the electric eel.

System notification: You have captured an electric eel.

Putting the electric eel in his backpack, Lu Yang continued to search at the bottom of the river.

...

On the riverbank, when everyone saw Lu Yang jump into the water, a warrior player curiously asked, "Is there a monster in the water to fight? I'll go check it out too."

A thief from the same team sneered, "Don't be silly. With so many people here, the river bottom has already been searched thoroughly. Apart from some level 0 fish that don't give experience, there's nothing else."

The warrior player said "Oh" and looked mockingly at the spot where Lu Yang had jumped into the water, laughing and saying, "That fool, he must think he's found a new leveling spot. What a complete idiot."

The surrounding crowd burst into laughter.

Two minutes later, Lu Yang surfaced from the river, waited for the gray bar to refill, and then dived back into the water.

During the last dive, Lu Yang caught a total of twenty-two electric eels. Although he had already exceeded the number required for the quest, he decided to catch more while few people knew about this quest, so he could immediately cook the crispy electric eel meat using the recipe he would obtain.

Thus, Lu Yang repeatedly dived and surfaced, drawing curious looks from the crowd on the riverbank. After more than thirty such cycles, when the crowd couldn't help but wonder what Lu Yang was doing in the water, he finally walked up to the riverbank.

The warrior player who had mocked Lu Yang asked curiously, "What's at the bottom of the river?"

Lu Yang pretended to be frustrated and said, "Damn it, I wasted so much time, but there wasn't a single monster down there."

The crowd burst into laughter again.

Looking at the crowd, Lu Yang thought to himself, "With your attitude of being happy when others fail, I won't tell you about this quest."

Ignoring the crowd, Lu Yang ran back to Bradman and handed him ten pieces of electric eel meat, asking, "Is this the electric eel meat you need?"

Bradman was overjoyed as he took the electric eel meat from Lu Yang, saying excitedly, "Yes, this is it. Oh, my dear friend, you've done me a great favor. I must thank you. Here is the recipe for crispy electric eel meat. Please keep it safe."

System notification: You have obtained the recipe for crispy electric eel meat (Gold Tier).

Finally getting the recipe, Lu Yang quickly used it.

System notification: You have learned Basic Cooking.

System notification: You have learned how to cook crispy electric eel meat.

Due to the ultra-high simulation accuracy of "Second World," even after learning the recipe, cooking still requires personal effort, and there is a chance of failure.

Fortunately, in his previous life, Lu Yang had cooked this crispy electric eel meat to the point of nausea, so he had a very accurate grasp of the cooking method.

At the city gate, Lu Yang lit a fire and began cooking the electric eel meat.

System notification:

You have cooked a portion of crispy electric eel meat. Cooking proficiency +1.

You have cooked a portion of crispy electric eel meat. Cooking proficiency +1.

You have cooked a portion of crispy electric eel meat. Cooking proficiency +1.

...

In no time, Lu Yang had cooked over 600 portions of crispy electric eel meat, nearly filling his entire backpack. He took one to taste.

"It's been over three years since I last ate it, and it still has that nauseating smell."

The simulation accuracy of "Second World" reached 99.9%, even simulating taste. Although every dish was simulated to be a supreme delicacy in the real world, even the best food can become tiring after too much. In his previous life, Lu Yang had eaten tens of thousands of these, and now the smell alone made him feel queasy.

After eating for 8 seconds, a buff appeared above his head, and Lu Yang stood up.

Crispy Electric Eel Meat: Intelligence +5, 8 mana/5 seconds.

"Wow, a level 0 cooking recipe actually has 2 buffs."

"The recovery rate is 7 health and 12 mana per second, more than three times what we get from the inferior black bread we buy from the system."

"This recipe is at least Silver Tier, maybe even Gold Tier!"

As Lu Yang was cooking, more and more players gathered around. So many people had accepted the quest, but only he had completed it, and they were very curious about how he did it. They were even more surprised when they saw the effects of the electric eel meat.

In the midst of the discussion, a beautiful player in a deep blue robe, accompanied by over a dozen players, pushed through the crowd and approached Lu Yang.

"Hello, I am Xia Yuwei from the Ice Studio," the beautiful player said.

Lu Yang, who was cooking, was taken aback. He hadn't expected to run into someone from the Ice Studio in this life.

In his previous life, the Ice Studio had grown large, but it started as a small team. After the exchange of real and in-game currency was opened up two weeks later, the Ice Studio truly expanded, and Lu Yang became one of the first gold farmers for the Ice Studio at that time. He also had some connections with Xia Yuwei.

Lu Yang looked up at Xia Yuwei and found that she was just as beautiful as in his previous life. Although her expression was somewhat cold, there was no denying that she was a top-tier beauty. However, Lu Yang preferred Lan Yu, who stood next to Xia Yuwei, with a similar beauty but a more innocent aura.

In his previous life, Lu Yang had many interactions with Lan Yu while working at the Ice Studio. After becoming an expert, he helped Lan Yu multiple times, and their relationship became very close. However, their relationship never went beyond that. Lu Yang had someone he liked in real life and only saw Lan Yu as a little sister.

Although he knew why she was here, Lu Yang finished cooking the crispy electric eel meat before standing up and looking at Xia Yuwei, asking, "What's the matter?"

Lu Yang's calm attitude made Xia Yuwei a bit stunned. So far, no man who had met her had been able to remain so composed, which made her look at Lu Yang with new respect.

"How did you complete this quest? Can you tell me?" Xia Yuwei asked.

Lu Yang smiled. To be honest, he hadn't really considered telling anyone how to complete the crispy electric eel meat recipe quest. If his opponents got it, it would significantly speed up their leveling.