Chapter 122: Refreshing Radish, Braised Chicken on the Shelf (Fourth Update)

Tianlu City, inside the underground city.

"Damn it, these demon beasts are getting way out of hand!"

"If this keeps up, this underground city is going to fall too!"

"Sigh, no way around it. The human powerhouses are tied up right now. Relying on just us to hold the line is still too much of a stretch!"

At this moment inside the underground city, steel fortresses stood one after another atop the plateau.

And below stretched an endless darkness—yet within that darkness, pairs of eyes flickered with ghostly light.

Upon those steel fortresses now, millions upon millions of human warriors had gathered.

Streaks of splendid light, blade glints, and the like rained down upon the magical beasts beneath the plateau.

But even so, the magical beasts below still came on wave after wave, charging up toward the plateau.

At the same time, inside the underground city's main city meeting room—

"Have these magical beasts gone mad? It's clearly not the beast tide's scheduled time yet!"

"Cut the chatter. With these beasts launching their frenzied assault right now, one slip from us and this place falls."

"The Alliance has already lost over thirty underground cities in the past few years. If this keeps up, the surface is going to be in turmoil."

"…………"

Inside the vast meeting room, the underground city's powerhouses were now debating.

As for the cause of this beast tide, they had no idea.

This place was nothing more than a remote, Class-C underground city.

These magical beasts' frenzied attacks truly left them baffled.

And just as the underground city was in turmoil—

Over at the gourmet shop—

"System, how long has it even been? You're issuing another mission already?"

Hearing the gourmet mission echoing in his mind, Su Mu was immediately displeased.

He'd only just earned money for a few days, and here it came again.

"Beep. This mission is relatively simple. A spatial teleportation has been specially opened for the host!"

In his mind, the system's prompt sounded once more.

Hearing that this time he didn't have to waste time walking, Su Mu couldn't help but let out a breath of relief.

Besides, the system had also said the mission was simple, so naturally Su Mu wanted to wrap it up quickly.

"Then let's do it. Get it done fast, get back early!"

Heading to the back kitchen, butcher's cleaver in hand, Su Mu called out to the system.

The next instant, a void channel formed within the back kitchen.

"Oho, not bad, this system!"

Muttering an exclamation, Su Mu stepped right in.

The next instant, the scene before Su Mu's eyes changed, and he arrived at a dim place.

The howling of wind filled his ears, and not far away stood a plant shimmering with radiance.

"Beep. Item detected: Orchid Green Radish. Host, please retrieve it!"

The system's mission prompt sounded in his mind. Su Mu glanced around in confusion, then looked again at the glowing plant before him.

No way—the system's mission is really this simple?

For a moment, Su Mu himself was bewildered.

But since the system said there was no danger, Su Mu naturally walked over, butcher's cleaver in hand.

With a casual lift, he picked up the glowing plant.

"Roar!"

Just as Su Mu lifted the carrot, an enraged bellow rang out from the darkness.

In an instant, Su Mu's expression went blank, and his gaze turned solemn toward the source of the sound.

The very next moment, a pressure like a tidal wave swept over.

In the darkness, the once-majestic Barefoot Poison Dark Chicken, beneath that terrifying pressure, was instantly so frightened it collapsed to the ground.

"Oh? Strange—there's actually a one-legged chicken like this here!"

Looking at the unconscious chicken, Su Mu was instantly quite curious.

The meat of this kind of one-legged chicken was a true delicacy.

Without hesitation, Su Mu simply grabbed the one-legged chicken with one hand, then headed toward the spatial channel.

"Hum………"

As the spatial channel dissipated, Su Mu and the one-legged chicken had already vanished without a trace.

In an instant, Su Mu, back in the back kitchen, held a carrot in one hand and the one-legged chicken in the other.

The system's prompt in his mind suddenly sounded.

"Beep. Congratulations to the host on completing the gourmet mission."

"Beep. Mission complete. Rewards are as follows!"

"Beep. Congratulations to the host on obtaining the cold dish: Refreshing Radish!"

"Beep. Congratulations to the host on additionally obtaining the gourmet dish: Braised Chicken!"

Listening to the prompts in his mind, Su Mu froze on the spot.

What the—no way. Are you kidding me?

This mission's reward is just this little?

It's even less than the last temporary quest rewarded.

And also, is braised chicken even gourmet food?

System, are you serious?

Does it really think Su Mu never ate braised chicken with rice in his past life?

Whatever, since the System says so, Su Mu can only accept it.

Fortunately, he now has the one-legged chicken as ingredients; the System's kitchen can now automatically replenish it.

Although the cost is steep, from this perspective, the System's one-time acquisition granting lifetime ingredient supply is still quite considerate.

At least it spared Su Mu from failing to obtain it himself.

He tossed the carrot aside and picked up his butchering knife, ready to prepare the one-legged chicken first.

With one slash, the stunned one-legged chicken didn't even resist—it died instantly.

Suddenly, Su Mu was busy in the kitchen.

Meanwhile, in the member group

'Ding, restaurant announcement: The restaurant will release new dishes—Crispy Little Hu Luobo and Braised Chicken. Please visit soon!'

The members had been eagerly awaiting Ning Caichen's female ghost tomorrow.

Then, abruptly, a mechanical alert sounded.

Instantly, the member group erupted.

Yue Buqun: 'Whoa, new dish! Finally, a new dish!'

Zhang Sanfeng: 'One cold dish, one main course—my cultivation can grow again.'

Abbot Xuan Ci: 'Amitabha, I wonder what effect this dish will have.'

Tang San: 'It's a new dish—the effect won't be bad!'

Great Ming War God: 'Hmm, correct, I feel the same.'

Stark: 'No need to say more—tomorrow we'll find out!'

Zhou Weiqing: 'I'll go early tomorrow to secure a spot!'

With Zhou Weiqing's words, the members suddenly remembered last time's queue.

Ning Caichen: 'This time, I won't be at the end of the line!'

Wang Dadong: 'Cough, as for speed, I won't lose!'

Locke Lee: 'I feel my youth is burning again!'

Yue Buqun: 'Uh, wow, are these newcomers really that intense?'

Yue Buqun: 'Can we show some respect for the elderly and care for the young?'

Zhang Sanfeng: 'Enough talk—tomorrow, if you don't hurry, you'll be queuing again for shared tables.'

Stark: 'Pfft, I'm not worried about this at all.'

Stark: 'I prefer cutting the line!'

Wang Dadong: 'Wow, I believe it now—money really lets you be arrogant and do whatever you want!'

Zhou Weiqing: 'Cough, if Mr. Stark wants to cut the line, I'm happy to give up my spot.'

At this moment, in the Heavenly Pearl world, watching Stark's words as a wealthy man.

Broke Zhou Weiqing could only hope to make some money from this.