Chapter 22(1): Food Trade

 

After Ling Yaoyao learned to deal with food ingredients mentally, she tried several other first-level ingredients or medicinal materials, and the food she made was generally good. However, occasionally the taste is a bit unexpected. For example, at noon the next day, Ling Yaoyao accidentally made an abnormally spicy level of spicy crayfish...

They saw this kind of crayfish in a small lake. When they saw such a creature, the three combatants actually refused in their hearts. Can this creature that looks as disgusting as an insect be eaten?

However, driven by Ling Yaoyao's vows, "It's delicious", they resisted the tingling sensation of their scalp, stunned a large number of crayfish with energy guns, and brought them up.

After a large pot of spicy crayfish was prepared, the red and shiny appearance and the fragrant smell were really irresistible...

After trying the first one, the three combatants felt it was so spicy that they were crying physiological tears, but they couldn't help but stretched out their hands again... The delicious food was so painful to eat, but they couldn't stop!

So far, the three combatants had been completely conquered by the ancient Chinese cuisine made by Ling Yaoyao. Since then, they have been very proactive in seeking various ingredients for Ling Yaoyao.

Seeing something flying in the sky, they want to eat it.

Seeing something running on the ground, they want to eat it.

Seeing something swimming in the water, they want to eat it.

Seeing anything that was alive, Qiao Mingyao had to ask if he could eat it. A beautiful man was completely reduced to a foodie.

Even Ye Xi, who always likes to be handsome, can't take care of her demeanor in front of food. Seeing all kinds of animals that she knew were delicious, she started to feel as if she was hungry again...

Both of them can't wait to eat five times a day. Fortunately, Wei Yuan, a more reliable captain, can control them.

Relying on the supplementary food made by Ling Yaoyao, their team collected the scorecards faster. Actually, they did not need to use mental energy at all. It was just that when their mental energy was exhausted, they could use this as a reason to ask Ling Yaoyao to give them supplementary food.

The end of the combatant's mental power tentacles is sharp, which can extend to a relatively long distance. It is more convenient and accurate to search for targets than a detector. In the battle with beasts, mental power is also powerful third-person-view assistance. More powerful combatants can also use their abilities to issue substantial mental energy blade attacks. Some powerful combatants can even master their mental power to use spiritual power to invade and destroy the spiritual domain of alien beasts.

Mental power is very convenient and easy to use, but it is consumed very quickly. If you use too much, you will get tired. If you don't have a supplementary therapist to help, it will be easy to get sick over time.

Although each team of freshmen brought an auxiliary therapist from the pharmacy, music, and food departments, auxiliary therapists brought by other teams were mostly just decorations.

That's why Qiao Mingyao and Ye Xi didn't care at all about Wei Yuan's idea to invite Ling Yaoyao into their team. Anyway, auxiliary therapists were all furnishings... whomever they bring was the same.

Who knows, Ling Yaoyao gave them such a big surprise. Not to mention the cooking skills of ancient Chinese cuisine that is very authentic, even supplementary food can be made so delicious!

And the finished product is totally different from the dark cuisine they imagined!

If all auxiliary foods are like this, who would be willing to take drugs all day long, and have to endure the side effects after the drug's effects have passed!

They finally understood why when Ling Yaoyao heard them say that they should eat wild fruits, wild vegetable salad, and hard-boiled eggs, she couldn't help but have to take charge!

Although Ling Yaoyao is a food assistant therapist, it is impossible to spend the whole day busy making food.

In his spare time, Ling Yaoyao began to tentatively transform the end of the mental power tentacles into sharp forms, then reaching them out to detect places out of sight.

Probably because of her high level of mental power, Ling Yaoyao found that her mental power tentacles extended quite far and allow her to find the location of various wild ingredients.

When the mental tentacles between the combatants are getting close, they can sense each other's existence. Ling Yaoyao is afraid of being discovered by her teammates. So she is very cautious. After a few successful attempts, she did not use her abilities recklessly.

But she was finally sure... She seemed to have the qualifications of both combatant and auxiliary therapist!

Even though her physical fitness can't keep up, she can at least use the mental tentacles as a third-person perspective to detect and discover the dangers hidden in the dark. It would be some means of self-protection at critical moments.

After the third day of survival in the wild, Ling Yaoyao doesn't have much time to stop and slowly cook.

The main way for each team to obtain scorecards has undergone a great change. The scorecards that are easy to get have basically gone, and the rest are those that are more dangerous. There is also the need to deal with other teams' sneak attacks at any time to grab points. When encountering teams that are obviously not as strong as theirs, they have to take the initiative to attack and grab score cards decisively.

Ling Yaoyao cooked a large pot of wild glutinous corn as a staple food and made croquette, fried wings, fried dried fish, and other foods that could be stored in advance. At mealtime, she just cleaned a few cucumbers and added soy sauce, vinegar, salt, sugar, chili, and garlic to make it refreshing and appetizing.

Regardless of the simplicity of this dish, she had processed the cucumbers and peppers mentally, so the auxiliary treatment effect is very good.

Generally, during a battle between combatants, the default is they would attack the opponent's auxiliary therapist first, which is the same as cutting the opponent's healer first when fighting in a group fight in video games.

However, for the new students, the auxiliary therapist is just a decoration. This is just a competition, and everyone is a classmate. It is impossible to really attack the other team's auxiliary therapists, who are generally helpless.

As a result, this created a very embarrassing situation...

On the battlefield, a large number of combatants were fighting fiercely, but the auxiliary therapists stayed behind and gathered together. Chatting in full swing about the two days of camping experience.

For example, Ling Yaoyao's team happened to run into Zhen Rou's team.

Before the six combatants could do anything or could even say a word, Zhen Rou ran over with her short legs, seeing Ling Yaoyao as if she saw her relatives!

"Yaoyao, Yaoyao! I miss you so much! You don't know how bad is my life these past two days. Since I made a failed food once, my cousin didn't allow me to waste time trying to make food. We eat raw wild fruits and vegetables every day, and at best is to eat a boiled egg!"

The little girl has lost some weight. If it weren't because the space button for storage of food and scorecard is in Wei Yuan, Ling Yaoyao almost couldn't help taking out food to feed the pitiful Zhen Rou.

The combatants have a good physique and very good ears. Zhen Rou's cousin, Zhen Qiang, couldn't help but said loudly, "There is only one egg. I gave you all of it. What else do you want? The things you make are so unpalatable. It's only because I'm your brother, so I can bear you."

Qiao Mingyao couldn't help but laugh when he heard the other side's comrade-in-arms being so sad.

Wei Yuan's group is very strong, but Zhen Rou's cousin's team strength is not bad. They can grab a part of their scorecards, but they can't grab all their scorecards without fighting badly.

Wei Yuan has always been good at being a human being, so he simply said, "As the two assistant therapist girls are friends, let's do this. If you could give us 10 points, we won't fight anymore. It saves a little effort. We can look for other opportunities."

Zhen Qiang is a straightforward man. He also recognizes that the other party is invincible when it comes to strength. Hearing what Wei Yuan said, he felt it was a good deal, so he stopped and gave them a 10 points scorecards.

Seeing that her cousin is still reluctant to let go of the beautiful girl, Zhen Qiang said impatiently, "Can't you let go? If you are not leaving, I don't want you anymore!"

Zhen Rou said very sadly, "Look Yaoyao, normal people's brothers are all in this style. They think their brothers and sisters are all evil oil bottles and debt collectors! A brother like yours is really hard to find!"

In contrast, Ling Yaoyao found that this cousin is really good. She couldn't help but stop Zhen Rou, who was about to leave, and then trot to talk to Wei Yuan.

The next moment, Ling Yaoyao held four boiled corns with a thin layer of bracts and stuffed them into Zhen Rou's hands.

Zhen Rou didn't know this plant, so Ling Yaoyao simply said, "It can be eaten."

Zhen Rou remembered the food that Ling Yaoyao had made before, and her eyes suddenly brightened.

Ling Yaoyao said, "This is just ordinary boiled corn without any processing. Don't expect too much."

About food, Ling Yaoyao didn't want to be too generous to others. There was no meat or anything because the three fighters took a lot of effort to hunt those animals. But these corns are picked and cooked by her own hands, so she has all the right to make the decision. Besides, it will not increase the opponent's combat power too much.

Zhen Rou trots to her cousin, holding the corn in her hand, and whispers.

A minute later, Zhen Qiang broke off a corn bud and took a bite...

This was the first time they had eaten a normal-tasting cooked food in three days! The three big burly rough guys were so moved that they almost wanted to cry!

Then Zhen Qiang took action. He directly took out a 10-point scorecard from their space button and walked quickly to Ling Yaoyao. "This food, is there any more? Can we use scorecards to trade a few with you..."

Wei Yuan, Qiao Mingyao, and Ye Xi were totally amazed. They didn't expect that they could still make such a profit! You know, the wild cornfield they passed by earlier is full of corn!

Ling Yaoyao felt that using wild corn that grows all over the place to trade for the increasingly rare scorecards with others seemed a bit unkind, but she could not make a decision without authorization. She looked at Wei Yuan to consult his opinion.

If it is other people, Wei Yuan will make them take out more scorecards. But seeing Ling Yaoyao's expectant eyes and thinking of the faint possibility in his mind... He doesn't know why, but he doesn't want Ling Yaoyao to feel anything bad against him.

He smiled and said, "We have a lot of corn. Since you like it, we can give you a few more. The scorecard is not necessary."

Chapter 22(2): Death Canyon

 

Ling Yaoyao suddenly felt that although Wei Yuan is very good at calculations, he did not think friendship is unimportant. She whispered to Zhen Rou about the area where the corns grew, then she just needs to boil it directly, and the taste will not be bad.

Zhen Qiang is not a hypocritical person either. One information should be traded with one information. He directly tells them a piece of news they stumbled upon, "There are a large number of high scorecards in the F13 area at four o'clock, which add up to at least three hundred points. But, the terrain there is steep, and it is a very narrow abyssal gorge. The upper section is barely wide enough to accommodate the speed car. I don't know about the bottom section, but the danger should be very serious. We have to admit that we are not strong enough, and we dare not go down the canyon. I only told you this news. I didn't tell anyone else. Whether you want to go there, you can decide yourself!"

There are many high-score cards under the abyss, which means that the danger is not only the terrain but also a lot of abnormal beasts.

Only monsters with abilities can have scorecards that exceed 5 points.

The team led by Wei Yuan is now ranked second in points, probably because they often stopped looking for food the first two days, which took a little time. The forest area where they are located also has the most people. Just like the saying, when there are more monks, there is less porridge.

They have basically robbed the team with poor strength. But for fear of causing the other group's anger or provoking the opponents to unite against them, Wei Yuan only took a part of other people's scorecards decently.

Xiao Zhen's team was dropped in the glacier area, and they ranked first—perhaps because of his own strength, or perhaps because of his identity as a prince and everyone will give a bit of affection, or perhaps because there are not too many strong opponents in that place. In short, Xiao Zhen's team's score is 135 points higher than theirs.

The third-ranked team is located in the grassland area. Their strength can only be regarded as middle-to-high, but they heard that they have the first talent in the pharmacy auxiliary therapy department, named Su Qinghe. They immediately dominated the entire grassland area with her medicine, and the score was close to them. It was only 20 points short of catching up with them.

They only have half a day left. The game is about to end.

If there were only them, the three combat divisions, Wei Yuan would definitely go without hesitation. What kind of adventure have they not done? When taking on mercenary missions before, they have visited more dangerous places.

But now it's different. They have Ling Yaoyao, who only has a D-plus physique.

Qiao Mingyao is impatient. "Just walk around it. What are you afraid of? It is not a big deal to leave someone behind to look at this girl. We can't let her have some accident. Otherwise, her brother will tear me down!"

Ye Xi also said, "Yaoyao could just stay. You can also make more simple supplementary foods on the speeding car, which is similar to patting cucumbers. She will not be our resistance but a help."

Ling Yaoyao recalled that this military training field training seems to be where the heroine, Su Qinghe, shines in the original novel. Relying on the auxiliary medicine made by Su Qinghe, her team came from behind and took first place quietly.

However, now she can also make complementary foods! More importantly, the three combatants, Wei Yuan and the others were already very strong. If they couldn't get the first place, what they lost was not only the rewards, but also their reputation as the first in the mecha department and the battle command department.

Ling Yaoyao will not rob a man with Su Qinghe, let alone trouble her, but it does not mean that she is willing to lose to Su Qinghe. She also wants to prove that the role of a food assistant therapist is no worse than that of a pharmacy assistant therapist!

Ling Yaoyao raised her eyebrows and said, "What are you still hesitating about? Let's go! It's time for this girl to show off her fists and kicks. Let me take you to fly!"

She speaks with arrogance, but they remember that Ling Yaoyao has to go all the way with her bare hands when processing ingredients. Squeeze the chili pepper, pinch the cucumber... If she accidentally fails, the fruit will "splat," and the juice will burst...

Qiao Mingyao couldn't bear to look straight, and his face was strange. "I heard that in China in the ancient earth era, cucumbers seem to have another metaphor... Classmate Yaoyao, I take back what I said yesterday. I decided not to marry you anymore. I still think that the big-breasted and long-legged sister is my true love."

Wei Yuan slapped his forehead. "Did you really think about marrying Little Yaoyao? What are you thinking!"

Qiao Mingyao said aggrievedly, "Brother, are you my brother or her brother!"

Qiao Mingyao's mother, Wei Yan, is the cousin of Wei Yuan's father, Wei Heng. Qiao Mingyao is Wei Yuan's cousin, but because the two are the same age, Qiao Mingyao usually doesn't like to call him brother. He only called him Ayuan.

For Qiao Mingyao, brother is a nasty creature! Since he was a child, his family pointed at him and said, "Oh, look at your older brother. Little Qiao must work hard to catch up..." It was a psychological shadow of his childhood!

Wei Yuan threw a disgusted look at Qiao Mingyao, let him realize it for himself.

Ye Xi, who is also a girl, has no pressure about this rude scene. She smiled and said, "Yaoyao, I also take back what I said three days ago. It turns out that after three days, it is not you who can't help but fall in love with me, but the other way round, I couldn't help but fall in love with you!"

Ling Yaoyao said impatiently, "If you are noisy, I will make you this pepper essence liquid cucumber! Do you want to try it!"

This name is very bloody to hear!

The effect of adjuvant therapy is definitely great, but the taste will be unimaginable...

The three combatants suddenly became quiet.

Who said that the food supplementary therapist had the lowest status, and they have to flatter the combatant's face to form a team? Ling Yaoyao is obviously going to be a queen in the team who controls and dominates everything!

Soon, they went to the top of the deep canyon in the F13 area mentioned by Zhen Qiang.

The terrain is indeed very steep... and there are indeed many scorecards. They are densely packed within 100 meters of the level of the navigation map, which looks very gratifying.

However, the vertical distance between these scorecards and them is unfathomable.

The scorecard represents endless danger, and the abyss canyon means that even if they ask for help, the rescue may not come in time.

But now that all of them are here, there is absolutely no reason to pass this treasure mountain and not enter!

In front of the monitor screen, Ling Xuan and Qiao Mingyuan are no longer the only ones paying attention to their group. They have also attracted many teachers from the six military academies who have begun to pay attention to the climax of the competition. If there are seedlings that perform particularly well, they should focus on their training.