Chapter 61

Just as everyone was speculating whether Shi Feng was a noble NPC, Ximen Piaoxue, who was being dragged away, glared at Shi Feng like a venomous snake and roared, "Kid, just wait! I'll remember you. The Wu Lin Alliance won’t let you off. In twelve hours, my old man will come out and still be a good man. At that time, there won’t be a place for you in the entire Red Maple Town."

Upon hearing Ximen Piaoxue’s vicious threat, everyone felt a chill down their spines. This was a matter of life and death.

However, no one dared to underestimate Shi Feng anymore. Just from that move alone, it was clear that Shi Feng was no ordinary player.

The Wu Lin Alliance was a well-known guild in Red Maple Town and was famous in other martial arts virtual games. It was not a guild organized by a studio but by casual players, with a few wealthy individuals investing in it. Now, they had collectively entered the Divine Realm. Although they did not reach the level of a third-rate guild, they were still a formidable force.

The Divine Realm now dominated the entire virtual gaming world. With the support of the newly developed Overlord System, the Divine Realm was managed by the Overlord System, requiring no human intervention, ensuring the fairness of the game. Moreover, the Overlord System continuously evolved the Divine Realm, generating various quests, dungeons, and secret realms, making it a living game. This was something other virtual games could not match.

Furthermore, the Divine Realm’s map was vast enough to accommodate the entire human population. In the game, one could experience almost everything from real life and even more that did not exist in reality, showing a trend of becoming a second world. Other virtual games simply could not compare.

After Ximen Piaoxue was dragged away, everyone looked at Shi Feng with curiosity, trying to see through him and determine if he was an NPC. Unfortunately, no matter what observation skills they used, Shi Feng was 100% a player, not an NPC.

This deepened everyone’s doubts, but no one dared to ask Shi Feng. They feared that if they upset him, they might be the next Ximen Piaoxue.

Shi Feng, seeing the puzzled expressions on everyone’s faces, smiled faintly and turned to leave.

Living in the Divine Realm for ten years, he had long understood its rules. Attacking a player in the safe zone would naturally result in being arrested by the guards. However, as long as one did not cause harm, even if the physical contact was intense, the guards would not intervene.

Holding Ximen Piaoxue was the same as patting his shoulder, just with different force. The guards naturally did not care, but when Ximen Piaoxue used a skill like Charge, which caused dizziness and severe attacks, the guards would not let it go.

For players who wanted to harass female players, they just needed to enable the anti-harassment system. However, Zixian Liuyun had just entered the Divine Realm and did not know about it, which was understandable.

Shi Feng did not take Ximen Piaoxue’s threats seriously. It was just a guild that did not even reach the third-rate level. In the past, he had led a weak guild, the Shadow, to oppose many first-rate guilds, and even those first-rate guilds could not do anything to him, let alone a guild like the Wu Lin Alliance with a few thousand casual players.

If they wanted to cause trouble, he would deal with it. As a reborn player, he now had a magical artifact in hand, so there was nothing to fear.

As for getting closer to Zixian Liuyun, he could only put it on hold for now and find another way. This girl was too cautious, but he understood. If it were the Ice Goddess, Zixian Liuyun might not be so cautious.

Shi Feng shook his head and left with a bitter smile.

"Sir, please wait a moment." Zixian Liuyun finally could not hold back. The temptation of ten silver coins was too great. This was her best opportunity. If she missed it, how would she treat her mother’s illness?

"Oh, have you changed your mind?" Shi Feng turned and smiled at the conflicted Zixian Liuyun.

Zixian Liuyun looked at Shi Feng’s eyes warily, trying to see if there were any ill intentions. However, no matter how she looked, she did not see anything unusual. Instead, she felt a sense of the sea in Shi Feng’s deep eyes. Still, she asked cautiously, "You really just want the ice juice and won’t ask for anything else?"

Shi Feng was inwardly sweating profusely. How unreliable did he seem? To need repeated confirmation. If it weren’t for the Divine Priest, he would have turned and left long ago. He couldn’t stand being looked at as a pervert.

"I’m short on a cook who can help me make some things. How about this: we sign a contract. I’ll hire you as a cook, and I’ll give you the same treatment as a third-rate guild’s life player, guaranteed by the Overlord System. You should feel reassured. If you have no issues, come with me. If you’re not comfortable, stay here." Shi Feng sighed and said slowly.

Zixian Liuyun was stunned. The man in front of her was actually hiring her and offering her a regular job. As a cook, a life profession, no one looked down on it, let alone hired a player cook.

She had heard from her friends about the treatment of third-rate guild life players. Her friend had boasted about her boyfriend being a third-rate guild life player, with good monthly benefits and various perks if he performed well, which was better than many jobs in the real world. This made her envious.

"I’ll go with you, but I’m very slow. Is that really okay?" Zixian Liuyun bit her lip and decided to accept Shi Feng’s offer. If she missed this opportunity, she didn’t know what would happen in the future. From Shi Feng’s various actions, he didn’t seem like a bad person. Moreover, she was just an ordinary female player, and there was no need to deceive her or plot against her. In the virtual world, if she didn’t reveal her real address, it couldn’t be traced, and the risk was on Shi Feng’s side.

"Then come with me. I still need to buy some things." Shi Feng nodded, appearing calm, but inwardly he was overjoyed. He had lured a Divine Priest so easily. As for the Ice Goddess, he could only say sorry, first come, first served.

Zixian Liuyun followed Shi Feng and returned to the general store, where they bought many cooking tools such as pots, spatulas, and knives, among other things, spending less than two silver coins in total. Then they went to the Cooks’ Association, where they spent one silver coin to buy two beginner cooking recipes: one for cooking wolf meat and one for making a refreshing drink. They also bought many of the materials needed for these recipes and for the ice juice, spending another five silver coins.

Zixian Liuyun was amazed by Shi Feng’s actions. He had spent so much money to buy so many things, showing that he was very wealthy. Her previous thoughts about him being unreliable had completely changed.

The materials and recipes he bought were enough to advance her to a senior apprentice, a treatment that even first-rate guild life players did not receive.

However, Zixian Liuyun did not know that Shi Feng felt it was a good deal. Cooks were easy to maintain.

The materials for the recipes could be bought from NPCs, and for less than ten silver coins, one could train a senior apprentice cook. Training a blacksmith or a potion master would cost much more.

They then rented a regular kitchen and entered it.

"Sign the contract. These materials and recipes are yours. You only need to make nine hundred cups of ice juice first, and then focus on these two recipes. When these items are sold, you’ll get a 20% cut. Your base salary will be determined monthly based on your performance. If you run away, you’ll have to pay ten times the amount. If you have no issues, sign it." Shi Feng took out a standard life player employment contract from the Overlord System. These contracts were the same except for the benefits, with no loopholes and legal effect.

PS: Thank you, Ai·Leng, for the tip!

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