Looking at the sixteen thousand in his bank account, Zhang Pingfan could hardly believe it was real.
He thought that his game journey was over after becoming an NPC, but he never expected that it would bring him six figures of wealth right at the beginning.
Originally, he might not have been able to solve his next meal, but now he didn't know whether to have instant noodles or a big meal for dinner.
[Ding! Friendly reminder, the pot is about to burn dry!]
Zhang Pingfan, looking at the red, smoking pot, quickly poured water into it. This was the reward he had painstakingly obtained from completing tasks, and he couldn't let it explode without using it even once.
With Zhang Pingfan's crude cooking methods, for simple food, he would directly throw the washed and peeled snake tail into the pot.
Add some white wine to remove the fishy smell, add some ginger, scallion, star anise, and cinnamon to enhance the flavor, add some dark soy sauce for color, and then add some salt and MSG.
"Done!"
Saying that, he covered the pot lid and waited to eat.
Braising the Titan Python, perhaps Zhang Pingfan was the only one in the entire game who could do such a thing.
Before long, the braised smell of the Titan Python began to waft out from Zhang Pingfan's small courtyard.
"Holy crap, (╯▽╰) so fragrant~~ ah."
"Who's making braised chicken?"
"Bullshit, this doesn't smell like chicken at all."
"Let me smell it. It really doesn't smell like chicken. Where is the smell coming from?"
Some players resting in the novice village followed the smell to Zhang Pingfan's small courtyard.
"Isn't this the village chief's courtyard?"
"It really is. Look, the village chief is stewing something. It smells so good I'm hungry!"
"Damn, my mouth is watering, I really want a bite."
Zhang Pingfan glanced at the players at the entrance of his small courtyard, put his hands on his hips, and said fiercely.
"Get out of here quickly, or I'll deal with you!"
Scared, these players turned and fled.
"This village chief is a bit fierce."
"What's fierce, that's perverted!"
"What's perverted, he's crazy! If he's in a good mood, he'll give us quests, but if he's in a bad mood, we'll all suffer. Let's go quickly!"
At this moment, a little foodie followed the smell to the entrance of Zhang Pingfan's small courtyard.
Seeing Zhang Pingfan cooking meat, the little foodie swallowed hard.
"Mr. Village Chief, can I come in?"
Zhang Pingfan turned around and saw that it was the little loli Dou Youyou.
"It's you, come in!"
The little girl walked in with a giggle, her eyes fixed on the pot next to Zhang Pingfan, and her mouth was about to water.
"Mr. Village Chief, what are you making? It smells so good, it looks delicious."
"Craving it?"
"Mmm, no, no, I'm just curious!"
Seeing Dou Youyou's eyes almost falling into the pot, Zhang Pingfan couldn't help but laugh.
"Wait here, I'll give you a bowl later. This is something I painstakingly obtained."
Dou Youyou nodded vigorously, afraid that Zhang Pingfan would go back on his word.
Looking at Dou Youyou's expectant expression, Zhang Pingfan smiled and shook his head. As expected, she was still a child.
After a few more minutes, Zhang Pingfan saw that it was almost cooked and gave the little girl a bowl.
Dou Youyou's eyes were shining with golden light. She didn't care about her image and eagerly started eating.
Zhang Pingfan smiled and shook his head, and also gave himself a bowl.
As soon as he took a bite, a sweet and fresh feeling surged into his heart.
"Damn, this taste is amazing, it's really delicious!"
[Ding! System prompt: Congratulations on consuming Titan Python meat, your defense attribute has been permanently increased by 100 points! Your character's health has been permanently increased by 1000 points!]
[Ding! System prompt: Congratulations on consuming Titan Python meat, your defense attribute has been permanently increased by 100 points! Your character's health has been permanently increased by 1000 points!]
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[Ding! System prompt: Consumption limit reached, character attributes can no longer be increased!]
With every bite, his attributes increased. He gained attributes ten times in total, his defense increased by a thousand points, and his health directly increased by ten thousand points.
Now Zhang Pingfan's health had soared to fifteen thousand points, making him a human boss.
Dou Youyou patted her belly contentedly, having eaten three large bowls in one go, and was now too full to walk.
"I'm so satisfied, Mr. Village Chief, this meat is really too delicious!"
Just now, when Dou Youyou took her first bite, her attributes had improved. However, unlike Zhang Pingfan, she could only gain attributes once, not ten times like Zhang Pingfan.
But even so, Dou Youyou, as a priest, now had nearly 2000 health points, which was one-third more than a tank knight of the same level. Furthermore, the increase in defense made a priest incredibly durable.
"Hehe, of course it's delicious. Don't you know what kind of meat this is? *burp~*"
Saying that, Zhang Pingfan pointed to the discarded corpse of the Titan Python nearby and let out a comfortable burp.
Dou Youyou walked over with curiosity, looking at the massive corpse of the Titan Python.
"Mr. Village Chief, how did you defeat this big guy? I heard that this big guy is very tough."
Zhang Pingfan said disdainfully, "This thing was like killing a chicken. I swung my sword and it died. It was no fun at all!"
Dou Youyou's eyes widened. Was the village chief this powerful? But she heard that in the closed beta, players spent more than an hour to kill the Titan Python, with over 2 deaths per person, which showed how formidable the Titan Python was.
"Mr. Village Chief is so amazing."
Being praised by the little loli like this, Zhang Pingfan felt refreshed. (Brother Dong, borrowing your line.)
[Ding! System prompt: The system has issued a new task to you, to take on a disciple. Please complete it within 1 day. If the task fails, all your possessions will be confiscated!]
Zhang Pingfan was used to the system's threats. It always played the same trick. He was completely under its control, especially after gaining benefits. Zhang Pingfan was even more unwilling to lose this system.
"Disciple?"
Isn't this cute little loli in front of him the best choice? Anyway, he didn't know any other players, and it was only Dou Youyou who had fate with him.
"Youyou, brother has something to tell you!"
Dou Youyou was stroking the scales of the Titan Python, thinking if she could trick the village chief into giving her the scales of the Titan Python. This thing should be able to craft some good defensive equipment.
Don't be fooled by Dou Youyou's cute appearance; she was more aware than anyone.
"Mr. Village Chief, are you going to give me a quest?"
Sister said that village chief's quests must be accepted.
"Hehe, it can be considered a quest. Are you willing to be my disciple?"
Dou Youyou was a bit stunned. Was this a quest? It didn't seem like it, but it didn't seem bad either. However, players could only accept a master once. Normally, one had to go to the main city and find various sects to become a disciple to have better development. The village chief taking a disciple seemed a bit odd.