Chapter 57 Lunch Time

Chapter 57 Lunch Time

Chapter 57 Lunch Time
Although the things in the treasure chest were a bit disappointing, Xiao Jie was still quite satisfied with his gains this time.

At least these junk equipment can be sold for some copper coins, and so many copper coins were sold for them.

Besides, there is an unauthenticated stone seal here, maybe it is a good thing.

"Brother Feng, let's continue and take care of the last demon. I feel that the method to open the Tian family mansion will most likely depend on Tian Daniu."

There is only one demon left among the three who has not been defeated. Logically, they should not be able to escape.

Xiao Jie shook his head, "It's already noon, let's go back to eat first and clean up our backpacks. Also, I'm out of arrows, so I need to buy some more."

In fact, there were still more than a dozen arrows found on the Bone Chewer. I don't know how the arrow recovery mechanism of this game works. Xiao Jie shot forty arrows at the giant rat, almost all of which hit its body. However, when he touched the corpse, he only recovered thirteen arrows. He urgently needed to replenish some.

He realized that it was okay to fight small monsters, but it was safer to use a bow and arrow to fight big monsters.

The two returned to the village along the same route and arrived just in time for dinner.

He made himself a pack of instant noodles, and while waiting for the noodles to be cooked, Xiao Jie cleaned his backpack first.

First, sell all the junk equipment in the bag. Of course, Xiao Jie picked them out before selling them. The equipment he had on him was not that good, so there was still room for replacement.

Finally, I have a complete set of white equipment.

Head: Old man’s bamboo hat.

Body: Leather.

Hands: Cotton hand guards.

Leg: Farmer trousers.

Feet: Lynx leather boots (blue)
Back: Drifter's cloak.

Weapons: goose-feather knife, iron-inlaid shield, hunting bow, and crude feather arrows.

After putting on this set of equipment, I look pretty decent.

Eight pieces of junk equipment were sold for a total of 345 coins.

Six rat skins were sold for another 132 coins.

I also found 289 coins in the box.

As well as the drops from the scarecrow, I calculated that my harvest in the morning was an astonishing 1200 coins.

This makes money much faster than working.

Next we need to replenish the supplies.

The first thing he did was to buy arrows. Considering that he had run out of arrows, he decided to buy more this time.

I took a look at the prices of different arrows.

Rough feather arrows, +1 piercing. 5 coins each.

Goose feather arrow, +2 piercing. 10 coins each.

Wolf Tooth Arrow, +3 piercing. 20 coins each.

Xiao Jie decisively gave up the idea of ​​upgrading the arrows. It was a waste to spend such a high price for such a small damage bonus. It would be better to use the cheaper ones.

Xiao Jie directly replenished the feather arrows to 100. This thing can be considered a consumable, so the more the better.

It cost more than four hundred coins directly.

I repaired the weapon and shield, and spent another 73 coins.

Fortunately, rat meat can be used as dog food, otherwise it would be another expense.

The dog relies on eating to restore its health, and if the battle is intense, the consumption will be very high.

By the way, I also need to buy two Strength Pills. I took two to replenish my strength when I was flying the giant rat with a kite. It costs another 100 coins.

Oh, the dog has food, but humans also need to eat, and buy steamed buns... Killing monsters and leveling up consumes significantly more stamina, and the more stamina is consumed, the lower the satiety...

After Xiao Jie made the calculation, he realized that the supplies alone would cost six or seven hundred coins, and more than half of the morning's earnings were gone in the blink of an eye.

Looking at the only 665 coins left in the bag, Xiao Jie scratched his head helplessly.

No, I can't just live off my savings like this. I have to find ways to save money. Oh, I just happened to find a recipe this morning. I might as well learn some cooking skills. At least I can cook my own food and save some money.

Find the chef of the food store and ask to be his apprentice.

The cook looked pleased and said, "You want to learn cooking? I can't teach you for free. Pay 500 coins as a tuition fee and I will accept you as my apprentice."

Xiao Jie paid the money without hesitation. "Hahaha, really straightforward. Okay, then I'll teach you the basic cooking skills first.

The first is to roast over fire. Natural ingredients should be cooked using the simplest method. Roasting food over fire can make the food more delicious. For example, if you are a hunter, you can cook the meat of hunted animals in this way.

Of course, you can also boil them in water. Although the taste will be a little bland, it can retain the nutrition of the food to the greatest extent. For example, bird eggs are much better after being boiled in water than eaten raw.

If you have wheat, you can also use it to make steamed buns...

If you want to learn more advanced cooking techniques, that's fine too, but that will cost extra money. My cooking skills are all inherited from my ancestors, so I can't teach them to you for free."

[System prompt: You have learned the life skill [Basic Cooking], you have learned the cooking recipe: Roast, you have learned the cooking recipe: Boiled Bird Eggs, you have learned the cooking recipe: Steamed Buns, the content of your skill book has increased.]

Xiao Jie opened the skill book and checked the newly learned skills.

It’s okay. Although it cost 500 coins, at least I got three entry-level recipes, so I can make simple food.

He used the recipe directly, which gave him another recipe.

Barbecue: Requires animal meat and cooking fire. Restores 20 satiety points and increases your stamina recovery rate by 10% for 30 minutes.

Boiled Eggs: Requires bird eggs, cooking requires fire. Restores 10 points of satiety.

Steamed Buns: Requires wheat, water, and fire for cooking. Restores 10 points of satiety.

Countryside Pancakes: Requires wheat, leeks, bird eggs, and fire for cooking. Restores 30 points of satiety.

Currently, only barbecue has the materials to be made. Barbecue requires animal meat. All the meat of wild animals such as venison and mutton meet the requirements, naturally including rat meat.

The rat meat in the bag can come in handy.

Xiao Jie used the fire from the food shop's stove and started baking directly.

While they were roasting, I saw Yuchengxian walk in, but he came to buy food.

"Hey, Brother Feng, what are you doing? Barbecuing? You can just buy the food with money, why bother with all this?"

"Is your family rich?" Xiao Jie slurped instant noodles while grilling meat.

"About a hundred thousand, maybe. I plan to spend all the money on the game, become a kryptonian gold boss, and improve my gaming skills to the greatest extent. After all, when I become an immortal, money will only be a thing outside of my body."

Xiao Jie was speechless, "You want to be a krypton gold boss with a million or so? Maybe it's possible in other games, but don't forget that in this game, one copper coin costs ten yuan. Your million or so can only be exchanged for 100,000 copper coins, which is only 100 taels of silver.

Although equipment, food and various props are very cheap in the early stage, the prices will rise in the future. The higher the level, the more expensive the materials will be. How long can you last with these one million?

Maybe in the future a piece of high-end equipment or a powerful skill will cost more than one hundred taels.

Therefore, it is best to learn a professional skill that can pay for itself. As your skill level increases, your ability to make money will also increase. If you operate well, you can make up for the consumption to a large extent.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to learn skills just by relying on the few copper coins dropped by killing monsters.

Take food for example. The steamed buns I eat every day cost tens or hundreds of coins. As my level increases, my satiety level will also increase, so I will need more food. This will cost me thousands of coins a month. A little bit of money will add up to a lot of money.”

I was speechless after hearing what he said, "Brother Feng, you are right, then I should learn cooking too?"

"No, let's each learn a skill so that we can help each other in the future. I'll learn cooking, and the food I make will be enough for both of us. You can learn carpentry, arrow making, or alchemy, medicine making, or forging, etc."

While he was speaking, Xiao Jie had already roasted all the rat meat in the bag.

I also roasted the rat meat that I picked up before I became an immortal.

【Rat meat (cooking ingredients)

Item Description: The meat of a large rat can be used for cooking or fed to pets to restore a certain amount of health and increase a small amount of happiness. 】

[Barbecue (food)

Use: Restores 20 satiety points and increases your stamina recovery rate by 10% for 30 minutes.

Item Description: Fragrant barbecue, can be used to restore physical strength, increase satiety, or feed to pets to restore a certain amount of life and increase a large amount of happiness. 】

A simple cooking method can instantly turn a decadent dish into something magical.

Xiao Jie roasted all the rat meat for both of them.

After thinking about it, he went to the farmland to find the farmer and learned the two sub-skills of farming: [Harvesting] and [Tilling the Soil].

Because these are the most basic jobs, these two skills can be acquired for free without spending any money.

When I have nothing to do, I can cut the wild wheat in the wheat fields and make steamed buns.

This saved at least two or three hundred coins, and the longer the time, the more money would be saved. Moreover, as a high-end food, barbecue had a temporary BUFF, which was also an unexpected gain.

(End of this chapter)