Lu Gui found Lu Xiaoyao on his first day in the game and, while searching for a safe place, they encountered Mu Chen.

That evening, as the three rested in a cave, they ran into Hu Yue and Li Yuan, who were being chased by a pack of wild beasts. The trio rescued them as well.

Now, with the addition of Ming Mei, their team had grown to six.

Ming Mei knew all of this not through clumsy gestures, but thanks to Mu Chen, who meticulously drew the events of the past two days on the cave wall with a charred piece of firewood.

There were suns, moons, people, and animals, rendered lifelike from left to right. Even Lu Gui and the others couldn't help but marvel at the sight.

Thanks to Mu Chen, communication between the group had become much smoother these past couple of days.

Because of this, Ming Mei took another look at the recorder on Mu Chen's wrist – 33 points/1702, impressive!

"Mei Mei."

"Mm?"

Ming Mei watched as Mu Chen drew a rectangle on the wall with some curved lines inside. Instinctively, she realized he was asking if she had a bento box to sell in this round.

"Mm-hm!"

Ming Mei nodded.

She looked at the description on her character panel: Priest (Communicate with the gods, enlighten the ignorant).

However, the title was grayed out, indicating that there were conditions to be met before she could unlock it.

Ming Mei was speechless, at a loss for words. She couldn't speak, and her drawing skills were nowhere near Mu Chen's. Now, she felt like complaining about her uncle’s combination of primitive society and fantasy. It seemed like something he would do!

"Do you have one?"

Mu Chen pointed to the pictures of Ming Mei and the bento box, asking Ming Mei. She shook her head, then turned and looked at the others who were processing fish by the fire. Her eyes lit up, and she patted her chest, looking at Mu Chen.

If I make it, there will be one!

…

"Wow!"

"Wow!"

Li Yuan and Hu Yue watched Lu Gui clean the fish, exclaiming in admiration.

If they hadn't tried it themselves earlier and been slapped in the face by the fish as it struggled for its life, they would have doubted that the fish in Mu Chen's hands and the ones they had handled were the same species.

Why was it half-dead and obedient in Lu Gui's hands, but desperately struggling in theirs?

Because of their limited vocabulary, they could only squat beside Lu Xiaoyao and stare at Lu Gui with worshipful eyes, expressing their admiration with constant exclamations of "wow."

"Skilled..."

Li Yuan stared at Lu Gui, puzzled. He didn't understand how Lu Gui could be so skilled at this.

Was it because he had taken a class before the game?

He had taken one too.

Even if he was inherently inept, Hu Yue, who was incredibly strong in combat and had saved him from a dinosaur at the start of the game, was clumsy when processing the fish.

As a result, Lu Gui's performance was truly eye-opening for them.

As he cleaned the unknown fish from the deep pool, Lu Gui couldn't help but feel a tinge of nostalgia.

Once, when he and Lu Xiaoyao were wandering on a desolate planet, they had inadvertently caught a similar fish out of desperation. Compared to the sour wild fruits and rancid carrion, the taste and texture of this fish, whether eaten raw or cooked, far surpassed anything they had been able to eat during that time.

So, they stayed by the pool where these fish lived for a long time, eating many meals.

"Ah, I, I..."

Ming Mei, determined to make her own bento box, naturally walked up to Lu Gui, wanting to ask for a piece of fish. However, after understanding Ming Mei's intention, Lu Gui subconsciously wanted to refuse.

In his opinion, Ming Mei was good in every way, except she had no self-awareness when it came to her cooking skills.

He still vividly remembered the bento boxes Ming Mei had made in the zombie副本 (fùběn, instance/dungeon). Although she had to make the bento boxes herself back then to give them buffs because of her ability, he thought that if she didn't have the ability, he wouldn't want to eat her food.

Thinking of this, Lu Gui looked at Mu Chen behind her with a look that Ming Mei couldn't understand.

Lu Gui: [Brother, are you really going to give her food and let her make it herself?]

Mu Chen: [You give it, I'll eat it.]

Lu Gui: [Alright... I guess.]

Realizing that the pair in front of him were probably the legendary true love, Lu Gui finally chose to hand Ming Mei a piece of fish the size of an adult's palm.

"A littl..."

"Enough!"

Ming Mei's request for more was mercilessly rejected by Lu Gui. Ming Mei glanced sideways at Mu Chen, and stopped asking for more when he gently shook his head.

She probably understood in her heart that her cooking talent was being questioned by everyone.

Because the ingredients and seasonings in the game were too simple, the bento box that Ming Mei made was nothing more than a large green leaf wrapped around a piece of fish that was charred black on one side and white on the other, with a few wild fruits as decoration.

Looking at it like this, even she herself had doubts about the bento box she made.

"Done?"

Looking at the grilled fish that didn't look very appetizing, Mu Chen still looked at Ming Mei with anticipation, giving her a lot of face.

"Not..."

Ming Mei pursed her lips, a look of struggle on her face. There was still one step missing from her bento box creation – prayer.

"Huh?"

Lu Xiaoyao, who was being fed by her older brother, felt a shadow cast over her. When she looked up, she saw Ming Mei sitting in front of the campfire, gesticulating wildly.

Everyone: 0.0??

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Ignoring the embarrassing gazes, Ming Mei closed her eyes, shaking her head and gesticulating wildly, not even knowing what she was dancing. She continuously heard point-adding notifications in her ear – [Congratulations to the player for achieving a connection with the heavens, communicating with the gods, +5~ Unlocked the identity of Priest, enlighten the ignorant, bless the food.]

"Ah, wh... what?"

Ming Mei's increasingly excited dancing startled Lu Xiaoyao, who repeatedly looked in Mu Chen's direction. However, Mu Chen focused on Ming Mei, remaining silent.

Mu Chen's solemn aura made the other four eat more quietly.

After dancing for about ten minutes, Ming Mei picked up the bento box and handed it to Mu Chen. Her throat itchy, Ming Mei blurted out, "Blessing of the gods."

"Thank you."

Mu Chen took the bento box, which was as questionable in appearance and taste as ever, and quietly and earnestly began to eat. The others, who were astonished that Ming Mei had managed to speak smoothly and say those few words, became excited.

What had been triggered?

It seemed like something amazing!

"Rice!"

Hu Yue was the first to grasp the reason for Ming Mei's dance, pointing at the rice in Mu Chen's hand and shouting anxiously. Ming Mei looked over, and Hu Yue blinked, shouting again, "Good?"

"God bestows wisdom."

Compared to Ming Mei's previous way of spitting out words one by one with difficulty, now she could say four words in one breath, and with such profound meaning. The others' gazes towards Ming Mei became even more fervent.

In fact, when she looked down, she saw that Lu Gui, who had been stingy with the small piece of meat earlier, was now pushing all the uncooked meat in front of her, giving her a flattering smile…