Chapter 11

After taking the phone, Lu Qian looked at the intimate photos of the two people and couldn't help but feel a bit of jealousy. Looking at the faint smile on the lips of "Little Husband," it was as if she had seen it in a dream before. Although he wasn't as handsome as some of the big studs she had seen, the sunny aura he exuded made her a bit addicted. She took a deep breath and said, "Not bad, indeed a little stud, just a bit too pale. It would be more suitable for... for you."

As she said this, her heart couldn't help but twitch.

Su Wan'er, who had been staring at her all along, naturally noticed the subtle change in her. She smiled and said, "Sister, what are you talking about? You know the relationship between me and Brother-in-law. It's more like we're good buddies. After we recognized each other, his look at me changed, as if he was looking at his little sister. Even if I had any thoughts, it would be impossible, let alone my goal being many handsome guys."

Lu Qian naturally believed Su Wan'er, at least based on her consistent behavior, though she was often teased by her.

Lu Qian's mind flickered, and she laughed and scolded, "I said you were so unwilling to move in and live with me. Now I see, you had the idea of living with a guy."

"Hehe, sister, you even noticed that. Who knew my luck was so bad, and I just happened to run into Brother-in-law. What kind of fate is this?" Su Wan'er had a look of heaven not being merciful. When her best friend moved out, she indeed wanted to be trendy and find a handsome guy to live with.

Of course, she didn't have any "big" ideas, just wanted to add a bit of fun to her life. As for safety, she wasn't too worried. To welcome the new roommate, she not only bought some anti-wolf tools but also had the strength of a third-degree black belt in Taekwondo. Basically, two or three adult men weren't a match for her.

She had been practicing Taekwondo for over three years, partly out of interest and partly to protect Lu Qian when she went out. To some extent, Su Wan'er was also like a bodyguard for Lu Qian.

Lu Qian wasn't surprised at all, with a look of "I knew it," and laughed and scolded, "Be careful, if you keep playing like this, one day you'll really be eaten like a little pig."

"Even if I am, so what? It's bound to happen sooner or later." Su Wan'er had a completely indifferent look.

"You little devil." Lu Qian rolled her eyes.

Then, after a moment of silence, Su Wan'er cautiously asked, "What are your plans for the future? What do you think?"

Lu Qian naturally knew what she meant, sighed deeply, and said, "Games are just games, they can't be treated as reality. He gave up, so let it be. After all, reality is the most important. As for my thoughts, what can I think? Even if I have feelings for him and don't care about societal prejudices, do you think he would accept me in reality? What would his family think?"

Su Wan'er laughed bitterly and said, "Sister, I'm being honest. Regardless of what his family thinks, based on Brother-in-law's domineering behavior in the game and your situation, he would definitely not agree. If he did, he wouldn't be him."

"My thoughts are exactly the same. If he really agreed, it would mean I misjudged him in the game. Maybe if I were an ordinary woman, there would be a slight chance. Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore."

Lu Qian sighed and said, "You deal with his situation. If he's willing to be a chef at the hotel, you can arrange it, but don't overdo it. You know he's very sensitive about some things, to avoid counterproductive results."

"Okay, sister, I understand. Even if I really arrange for him to join our hotel, I'll follow the normal procedures, and at most, give him a bit of special treatment." Su Wan'er nodded heavily.

"Good, I'm glad you understand." Lu Qian smiled bitterly.

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Three hours passed in a flash.

Xu Jianxing woke up in his dream, stretched lazily in bed, and leaned against the headboard, starting to think about some things about himself...

After thinking for a long time without figuring it out, Xu Jianxing shook his head and decided not to think about it anymore. He got up, went to the bathroom to wash his face, and then went to the living room to get the cookbook. He returned to the bedroom and lay down to read it...

After reading for less than 20 minutes, more than 30 recipes appeared in his mind, and he felt a bit tired. He got up, turned on the computer, and decided to find a novel to relax.

After a while, Xu Jianxing logged into a famous novel website. Just as he was about to find a novel to read, he accidentally saw a game advertisement on the page.

Instantly, his eyes lit up, "A game, that's it, a game."

Some characteristics of what happened to him were like he was playing a game. For example, every time he finished a dish, his body would produce a stream of energy, similar to the experience points gained from practicing a secondary profession in a game.

For example, the amount of energy produced each time was like the experience points gained from producing items of different difficulties in a game.

For example, the fatigue he felt after finishing a dish was like the energy and stamina limits set in a game to prevent secondary professions from advancing too quickly. Once these limits reached zero, even with infinite materials, you couldn't produce anything more. Of course, in the game, these energy points could be bought with real money, which was one way the game made money.

Understanding this, and based on what happened that night, Xu Jianxing naturally thought of the game he played that day, "Star God Fantasy."

"Go into the game, maybe I'll find some answers."

Xu Jianxing, full of excitement, opened a webpage and quickly typed in "Star God Fantasy." He had completely forgotten which server he played on the previous day, as he had randomly clicked. As for the account, it was a one-time use.

However, this didn't pose any difficulty for Xu Jianxing. As long as he could enter the game, it was fine. He quickly set up a game account and entered the first server. Although the game had already opened up to the 79th server, to understand more, the first server was the best choice.

After entering the game, the first thing Xu Jianxing did was to open the secondary profession page. At a glance, he saw that there were 12 options for secondary professions: forging, alchemy, mining, gathering, cooking, fishing, jewel crafting, rune crafting, array crafting, beast taming, sacrifice, and adventuring.

Forging, as the name suggests, was for crafting weapons and equipment. As the secondary profession level increased, higher-level weapons could be forged. It could be fully activated at level 30.

Alchemy was for making red and blue potions in the game. At higher levels, it could also produce potions that temporarily increased attack and attributes, and even permanent attribute boosts and experience gain. It could be fully activated at level 30.

Mining and gathering were self-explanatory. They could be fully activated at level 10.

As for cooking, in this game, both pets and characters had a fatigue level. When the character's fatigue level reached zero, the experience gained from killing monsters would be zero. When the pet's fatigue level reached zero, it would stop working. At higher levels, there was a chance to make advanced ingredients that increased attack, hit rate, and health recovery. These ingredients could stack with the effects of potions. It could be fully activated at level 0, but before level 30, only ordinary dishes that reduced fatigue could be made.

Fishing was a purely money-making profession. Fish caught in the water could be sold to the store for bound game currency, which could be used to increase attributes. The number could be positive or negative. There was also a chance to catch treasure boxes containing various treasures. It could be fully activated at level 0.

Jewel crafting involved cutting, polishing, and polishing ordinary jade to create dazzling gems that could be embedded in equipment to increase attributes. It could be fully activated at level 30.

Rune crafting was a skill that used elemental forces to modify the original attributes of equipment. It could increase attack, speed, and more. At higher levels, rune crafters could disassemble existing runes, convert them back to their original essence, and recombine them into new, powerful runes. They could even create independent attack runes. It could be fully activated at level 30.

Array crafting was a secondary profession that used arrays to significantly enhance the entire team. It could also use arrays to remove negative status effects, acting like a different kind of priest. It could be fully activated at level 30.

Beast taming allowed the taming of pets to fight for the player. At higher levels, the number of pets that could be tamed increased. It could be fully activated at level 30.

Sacrifice was a secondary profession that relied on luck. When luck was high, ordinary items sacrificed could yield tenfold or even hundredfold returns. This could be money, potions, or materials. If luck was bad, it could bankrupt you in the game, with a gambling-like nature. It could be fully activated at level 0.

Finally, adventuring played a crucial role in activities and exploration. It could also increase the critical hit rate of the entire team during battles, and even for the player, it could increase speed, acting like a different kind of rogue secondary profession. It could be fully activated at level 0.

It's worth noting that in this game, each player could generally choose only one secondary profession. The purpose of secondary professions was to add more playability to the game, so they could also be considered alternative main professions.

Based on some special items in the game, players could choose two secondary professions, but the experience required for leveling up would double. For example, choosing one secondary profession required normal experience, two required double, three required triple, and so on.

Additionally, players could also level up through the proficiency of secondary professions, but this method was much slower than leveling up through combat.

Of course, secondary professions couldn't be practiced all day. There were limits on the player's energy. When energy was depleted, the player couldn't level up any secondary professions. They could either kill monsters, do quests, or buy energy potions from the game store, as long as they were willing to spend money.

After understanding the game's specific rules again, Xu Jianxing had a premonition that the changes in his body were likely related to this game. For example, he learned a dish just by watching a cooking show on TV, which was very possible.

Furthermore, Xu Jianxing now realized why he had produced energy streams in the deep sea. The reason was that he had the characteristics of an adventurer. Adventurers played a crucial role in opening dungeons and exploring new maps, automatically gaining experience.

His trip to the deep sea was indeed an adventure and exploration, so he naturally gained experience. Although the last few times he didn't produce energy streams, based on his deductions, it was likely because he had set a mental limit for himself. The last few times, he didn't dare to exceed that limit, or even reach it.

So, his last few trips to the deep sea couldn't be considered adventures or explorations, which is why no energy streams were produced.