Chapter 68

Chapter 68: Culinary Master

“You did that on purpose, didn’t you?” Luo Sheng said irritably, looking at the dilapidated and desolate scene before him.

Last time he told Acoley that if she encountered danger, he would appear, so did she deliberately take on a high-difficulty challenge?

“I’m sorry for causing you trouble. I just wanted to eliminate it quickly to protect the village’s safety,” Acoley apologized, lowering her head repeatedly.

Her magical uniform had suffered extensive damage from the battle, with several holes formed by corrosive liquid, exposing smooth white skin and undergarments.

Even the stockings he had given her last time were torn in several places, revealing large patches of thigh as white as lard, with bits of flesh squeezed out by the stockings.

Hmm, battle-damaged stockings, thumbs up!

“Never mind. If you don’t challenge yourself, you won’t grow. This is a necessary part of your journey,” Luo Sheng said solemnly, secretly putting away 【Raging Blizzard】.

He had just tested the spiritual power consumption of the 【Raging Blizzard】 card.

Surprisingly, it was basically consistent with the consumption of a 10-star card.

In other words, when he used a 10-star card, he simultaneously had the effects of a domain and character card. This directly saved the spiritual power consumption of two additional bronze 6-star cards.

If he were to fuse more ice system cards in the future, he might be able to dominate the entire field using just one 【Raging Blizzard】 card.

Acoley still felt uncomfortable.

If she hadn’t been so weak, she wouldn’t have caused trouble for Luo Sheng.

Seeing Luo Sheng about to leave, Acoley grabbed him and said, “Wait!”

Luo Sheng turned around and looked at her suspiciously, “What is it?”

Acoley hesitated for a moment, then mustered up her courage and said, “I want to thank you properly, so I’d like to invite you over. Is that okay?”

Luo Sheng’s mind naturally flashed to some scenes from his hard drive, images of heroines thanking the male protagonists in adventure worlds.

He nodded swiftly: “Alright then!”

He wasn’t that kind of person, he just wanted to deepen their friendship and explore the emotions of card characters.

As for Acoley, it was her first time inviting him.

Her face flushed slightly red, but thankfully it was hidden by her crimson hair, so she didn’t appear too flustered.

Acoley obtained the forest giant lizard’s magic core, then led Luo Sheng to a desolate and dilapidated stone church at the very edge of the village.

“This is quite exciting?” Luo Sheng looked suspiciously, wondering if she was into this sort of thing.

Just then, Acoley waved towards the stone church, “Grandma Gu, I’m back!”

The church doors opened, and several 5-6 year old children ran out.

They cheered excitedly: “Sister Acoley!”

“Sister Acoley is back! Grandma!” Many children called out towards the inside of the church.

This church was clearly an orphanage.

Acoley entered with familiarity, and many children crowded around her, quickly becoming lively.

At this time, an elderly woman with an aged face walked out, her weathered voice saying, “Acoley, you’re back?”

“Yes, Grandma Gu, I’m back. You don’t need to be afraid anymore; I’ve chased away all the monsters,” Acoley said as she went to Grandma Gu’s side, holding her aged hand.

“And who is this?” Grandma Gu looked at Luo Sheng and asked Acoley.

“He’s my benefactor. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be able to attend the magic academy now,” Acoley explained briefly.

“Hello,” Luo Sheng bowed slightly, being polite.

It felt somewhat like meeting the parents. What kind of operation was this, entering a card world to meet a card girl’s family?

“Hello, our guest from afar. Come in and have a seat. It’s a bit run-down, but please don’t mind,” Grandma Gu smiled kindly.

Luo Sheng had no choice but to respectfully comply and enter the dilapidated church.

At this moment, Acoley whispered in Luo Sheng’s ear:

“I’m sorry for bringing you to a place like this. I’ve lived here since I was little, so when I heard the forest giant lizard was destroying the village, I rushed back, afraid something might happen to Grandma and the others.”

Luo Sheng nodded: “I understand.”

“I wanted to enter the magic academy because I want to give Grandma and the children a better life. That’s why I work so hard. Thank you for your help that night; otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to enter the magic academy and bring hope to them.”

Acoley shared her innermost thoughts.

It was also her secret.

Because she had always felt that Luo Sheng was a reliable person.

Before Luo Sheng could speak, Acoley continued: “You’ve given me so much help and saved my life multiple times. Although I can’t repay you right now, could you stay for a while? I want to cook a nice meal for you with my own hands to express my gratitude. I hope you’ll agree!”

Acoley blinked her clear, bright eyes, her cheeks flushed red as she looked at Luo Sheng.

Her delicate white hands were gently clasped in front of her stomach, revealing a nervous demeanor.

Luo Sheng smiled and gently patted her head, “Don’t worry, I won’t leave without eating your meal.”

“Thank you.”

Acoley’s face immediately lit up with a radiant smile.

She went to a room to change clothes, put on an apron, and then started cooking delicious dishes in the simple, dilapidated stone kitchen outside the church.

Grandma Gu also accompanied her, helping out.

At this time, many of the 5-6 year old children looked at Luo Sheng with their big, watery eyes.

“Big brother, what’s your relationship with our Sister Acoley?” a pink-haired little girl asked curiously.

“What do you think?” Luo Sheng teased.

“Are you here to take our Sister Acoley away? I heard that if Sister Acoley gets married, she’ll leave us and go with someone else, never to return!” another little girl said.

“How could I take her away? I just want to give her happiness, a warm home,” Luo Sheng said earnestly, hand on his heart.

“You’re lying! When I grow up, I’m going to marry Sister Acoley! I’ll make her stay here, and you won’t succeed!” a half-grown boy roared.

“Me too! Me too!” another boy chimed in.

Good grief, lifelong rivals!

Luo Sheng’s mouth twitched as he stared at them, saying emotionlessly: “Please call me brother-in-law.”

The little ones were all stunned, obviously too young to understand what a brother-in-law meant.

“Brother-in-law…?”

Acoley, who had appeared beside him at some point, asked in confusion.

Luo Sheng instinctively coughed and said, “I was just teaching them. Don’t mind it.”

“Alright.”

Acoley felt that Luo Sheng was being mysterious, just like his background.

Then she led Luo Sheng to an old rectangular table.

Even though the entire church looked dilapidated, the various delicious dishes on the rectangular table were red, yellow, blue, and green, a colorful feast that whetted one’s appetite.

The aroma of mushroom soup could be smelled from far away.

The vegetable salad was crisp, and even the grilled sausages oozed fragrant oil. All these were fresh ingredients Acoley had bought with her own earnings.

Luo Sheng discovered that Acoley had first-class culinary talent.

He enjoyed this meal very much.

He had never eaten such delicious food before, perhaps due to the variety of ingredients in the magic world, combined with Acoley’s talent.

By evening, it was time for Luo Sheng to end his journey in the card world.

He had stayed in this world for a month, which was equivalent to two days in the real world.

“Will we meet again?” Acoley repeated the same words, like a wife longing for her husband’s triumphant return.

But Luo Sheng didn’t tire of it, and still gave the same answer: “When you need me most.”