Maze Fan: I opened a buffet in the maze

"Infinite power..." Fan Wei held the dinner plate and pondered the tower master's words.

'Infinite desire' and 'boundless love', two things that even Mo Ling knew very little about. She had read these from the vast amount of information during her time at the Council of Sages.

It is said to originate from some mysterious research of ancient civilizations and the church.

There is no exact explanation of its true meaning, but it is found that in some people, there may be "love" and "desire" with infinite meanings, which are related to "communication with God"...

"No matter what, it's still a small advantage."

Fan Wei couldn't imagine what the situation would be like now if everyone was deeply affected by that kind of power.

Some of his special qualities may be utilized to help solve the problem.

He picked up the hot bread and took a bite of the beef and carrot soup. The wonderful fragrance and slightly spicy taste made Fan Wei forget the predicament for a while and immerse himself in the enjoyment of the moment.

Suddenly, he heard a rustling sound and turned to look over.

Shirilo, who was scraping the bottom of the pot with a spoon, paused, looked at each other, and put the spoon down silently.

"...I'll cook some more."

"No, no need."

The dragon lady dipped the bread into the soup, picked up two slices of barbecued pork and put them into her mouth. "Your food is delicious. You are worthy of being the number one chef in Labyrinth Street and the Monster King of the culinary world."

"Ah?" Fan Wei was dumbfounded. What kind of titles were these?

By the way... Irving seemed to have said that the record list has been updated again, and his ranking seems to have improved a lot, but because of preparing for this adventure, Fan Wei did not check many things.

"Anyway, your food makes everyone feel much better."

Shirilo squinted his eyes and savored the soup. He let out a breath and then glanced around with his sharp eyes. "I also had a feeling not long ago that there was something strange following us around here."

"But now, I can't feel it for the time being. Maybe this is the monster that Captain Shengyanghua and Miss Yani mentioned."

Another 'monster?' Fan Wei was a little scared.

Judging from the performance of Captain Shengyanghua and Yani, sensing the presence of something unknown is almost equivalent to approaching death! When you really "see" it, you will be completely unable to resist and lose your life!

Even the holy light can't do anything about this weirdness!

Fan Wei was unable to get accurate information from Yani, the other survivor. Her impression of the "monster" she saw was extremely vague and indescribable. She only felt an irresistible tremor and fear.

"Maybe I'm not the only one..."

With his back to the people who were briefly relaxing during their meal, Cirilo whispered:

"It's unlikely that only a few people have this condition, but no one shows it. Maybe they are afraid of death or don't want to add more pressure. But in fact, we may not have much time left."

This speculation is reasonable and heavy. Fan Wei frowned. The lives of everyone except him may be on countdown.

This casts another shadow over the action.

What exactly is that 'monster in the feeling'?

While he was thinking intensively, he suddenly felt like he was being watched. Fan Wei turned his head and saw a human-shaped shadow in the dark woods, standing there with his hands behind his back, observing him quietly.

...A chill came over me. Now even he was not the only one.

He wanted to raise his hand, draw his sword and chop down with a burst of holy light to see what happens, but the figure seemed to have sensed his intention and disappeared in a flash.

"I understand."

Just when Fan Wei felt a chill down his spine, the voice of the Tower Master suddenly came, pulling him out of his horrified state.

"The imperceptible monster you mentioned earlier... I guess it might not be an entity."

Looking up at Fan Wei's profile, the little doll raised his hand and said:

"Because the power of Mother and the others is absolutely effective even for the anomalies here. The fact that the holy light has no effect can only mean that this monster is not in the physical body."

"It is in the 'heart' of the observer."

"Spiritual existence?" Fan Wei, who pretended to have the thinking of a top student, reacted quickly, and his expression of sudden enlightenment appeared as if he had suddenly realized something.

Maybe this explanation will make sense!

"Yes, but not on the ordinary spiritual level. Rather, let's use the concept of 'cognitive world' here."

"In addition to the 'external world' formed by the influence of each other's cognition, everyone may also have an 'inner world' in their consciousness that exists only for themselves."

"With certain changes in mental state or psychology, monsters that threaten safety will appear in the inner world and attack when others cannot interfere."

As the tower master puppet explained, the model of magic energy unfolded in front of him.

Taking classes anytime and anywhere is really the magician's usual style.

This statement suddenly reminded Fan Wei of a parameter in the game - the san value.

You can also call it sanity or mental value. In the setting, as the sanity of the game characters decreases, they will see things that are invisible in the normal world.

Very similar to this situation.

So after having a simple meal and regaining his mood, Shirilo no longer felt like he was being watched. Was this because his sanity value had improved?

Fan Wei was cheered up, thinking that it would be easy as long as he found the principle!

The truly unknown makes people fearful. If we find a scientific explanation, even the monsters and demons can be slain!

"Everyone listen to me." With the help of 'simultaneous interpretation of the heart', Fan Wei told everyone his speculation.

Everyone's face changed, as if they saw hope!

"But your mood and state are not something you can control by yourself," said a guild member who followed Shirilo. "Sometimes, just a moment of shock can cause your fear to exceed your limit."

This makes sense, so Fan Wei feels that he must rely on certain external things.

They didn't have sedatives or similar potions. Alcohol could give them courage and improve their mood, but because it was a special operation, no one brought much.

There were only things like sugar that could quickly boost mood, and there were quite a few of them stored in the space.

Unfortunately, after returning to the restaurant to clear out the inventory, there weren’t many ingredients left.

"Let's search as we go." The information was passed on to different teammates one by one. It was obvious that having an accurate target made everyone feel more at ease.

The illumination magic was used several times, and a large area of ​​the jungle was illuminated.

It drives away darkness, drives away fear, and also facilitates the search for targets.

"Found it!" Fan Wei looked at a plant that was half a person's height and as thick as his palm. It was a common potion material, growing in the rainforest with abundant rainfall in the Youruo Swamp.

Several large leaves spread out at the top, and yellow pocket-shaped pods emerge from the emerald green stems.

The medicinal value is similar to that of cocoa beans and the raw material of yerba mate tea - yerba mate. It is bitter and refreshing, rich in caffeine-like substances, and can very effectively boost your mood.

Fan Wei observed that there were no insect monsters living nearby, and then he snapped the "little pockets" off.

Break open the crispy and hollow outer skin, and you'll find longan-sized white seeds nestled inside a pile of filamentous membranes.

"That's it, everyone, look for more!"

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In fact, there are many treasures hidden under the dark forest that are not easy to be noticed.

After a careful search, Fan Wei discovered that the density of magical plants growing here was very high. With sufficient manpower, he could easily collect a large amount of raw materials.

They walked forward for some distance and finally passed through the woods and set up camp again on the hillside where the grass and vegetation gradually became sparse.

"I feel much better!" Yunxin stood up and breathed a sigh of relief. Walking out of the dark forest and being able to see the light of the moon tree in the distance again really made people feel reborn.

Especially along the way, they really didn't notice any peeping from the unknown.

Although the pressure is still increasing, it is much better than before!

A large pot is set up, and the round seeds are picked out from the spring, washed clean, baked and dried over fire. The seeds are then crushed and added to medicine to isolate the active ingredients.

After filtering out the residue, collect the yellow sticky juice and grind the herbs and vanilla that will add flavor into powder and mix them in.

Stir until the liquid becomes viscous and brown, then Fan Wei dips his hand in it and tastes it.

A mellow flavor fills the mouth.

After the detoxification, the processed juice has a strong aroma in the bitterness, and the first step of pseudo-cocoa is successful! Then the water is dried and turned into powder in the rising bitter taste.

"Master of the Tower! Please grant me the power of magic!"

After finishing the flour making, Fan Wei shamelessly asked for help.

Turning cocoa powder into smooth cocoa paste requires a very high degree of fineness and extreme grinding to release the vegetable fat in the powder.

Who would use their hands to grind it when they can do it quickly with magic!

Mo Ling responded positively to Fan Wei's request, and with the abundant Qi magic element mobilized, an almost solid brown vortex spun out of the cauldron.

The high-speed impact turns the powder into a paste within a few seconds.

Fan Wei quickly added white sugar, and then used the few bottles of wine, mixed milk, fresh simulated chocolate syrup, and a few milliliters of blessed fruit juice to make the filling.

After the warm simulated chocolate paste was ready, he controlled the temperature of the chocolate to keep it smooth and delicate, and slowly poured it into the waterless ice mold made with magic.

Wait until the chocolate sauce quickly solidifies into a shell, then add the prepared wine syrup, freeze it again, and finally cover it with a layer of syrup to seal it.

“Ding-ding! – Imitation chocolate with liqueur filling! Done!”

Raise your hand and pick up a round chocolate.

Although cocoa beans are not used at all, Fan Wei uses blending techniques to make a substitute that tastes and looks almost the same as real chocolate.

Created a unique dessert that has never been seen before in this world!

"Let me have a taste!" Yani stretched out her hand impatiently, followed by Yunxin and Norma.

Women probably have no resistance to sweets. During the preparation process, the aroma made them salivate, but Fan Wei reached out to stop them, silently chanted a spell, and stroked the round surface of the chocolate with his hand.

After snapping his fingers, he nodded and said with a smile: "It's time to eat."

"Hey, Boss, is this some kind of blessing spell?" One of them, Yun Xin, asked, "It will taste better if it is blessed with the magic power of the Food King!"

"What the hell is going on here? It's just melting the wine inside and turning it into liquid."

Picking up a piece of chocolate to block the girl's mouth from asking more questions, Fan Wei didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Also, what is the 'Food King'? Why do I have so many nicknames?"

"Hmm! That's the title we gave our boss in the picture book. Wow, it's bittersweet, fragrant, and has a winey taste. So delicious!!"

After eating a few pieces of chocolate, the adventurers squinted their eyes in enjoyment.

The aroma of simulated cocoa is a wonderful interweaving of bitterness and sweetness, and the aroma of wine and graceful fruits relieves the greasy sweetness. After biting through the crispy shell, the sweet, cool and stimulating wine flows into your mouth.

When the temperature of your mouth melts the cocoa, the richness will evenly fill your tongue to your throat.

It is simply indescribably wonderful and delicious!

My mood suddenly became cheerful and uplifted, just like pouring gasoline into a dying furnace, making the flames burn brightly.

"Come and eat, don't be polite." Seeing that Shirilo seemed unable to lower her pride and snatch things from her subordinates, Fan Wei picked out a box of newly made chocolates and gave it to her.

Lowering her head and glancing around, the Dragonborn lady picked up one modestly, and when she saw that no one was paying attention, she quickly put it into her mouth.

"Mmm~!!" The voice could not help but rise! The erect pupils expanded and trembled like cat's eyes, and a happy expression of eating so deliciously that his legs were curled up appeared on his stern face!

Shirilo secretly thought that this was not good, this was going to destroy the dignity of the Dragonborn!

But she had no time to control herself. After a moment, she came to her senses in horror and found that only Fan Wei was looking at her. She quickly let out a long breath, drooped her face to look ferocious, and gestured with her hand to slide around her neck.

Good, good, heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know...

Fan Wei smiled helplessly, made a gesture that it was all right, looked at Shirilo with his back turned, and said nothing.

It would be best if I could respond to everyone’s feelings.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he noticed that there was something unusual about the direction of the light from the Moon Tree above him. A blurry figure was standing there, staring at him quietly.

It's haunting, right?

After stuffing a piece of chocolate into his mouth, Fan Wei also raised his sanity value, and saw the shadow retreat backwards and disappear from his sight.

Sure enough, chocolate with liquor filling is a good medicine to improve sanity!

But a new discovery brought the excitement down abruptly. Uh, it seemed that there was more than one shadow... In the silver moonlight, one unknown black shadow after another rose up in various places in the mountains.

Surround them in the middle.

"Tower, Master of the Tower...can you see it?"

"I can see that it's not a 'monster' or a demon, but some kind of intelligent species." The tower master puppet analyzed calmly. This kind of threat was the least of her concern.

The people who were dividing the chocolate also realized that something was wrong and reached for their weapons.

"hibyo, siida, waof, davr..." A strange voice came, and Fan Wei finally saw clearly that the black shadow in the distance was a creature with a body shape similar to that of a human.

They were wrapped in some kind of black, sleek leather clothing and wore flat, irregular masks on their heads.

"Woo——" Before I could try to understand the language uttered by the other party, a sound with a sense of air cavity was heard.

Before anyone could react, a beam of light from the sky slammed into their midst!

Mo Ling's puppet instantly held up a magic shield to protect Fan Wei. He stretched out his hand, and countless lightning bolts swarmed in! They gathered from the void into dazzling runes, and the huge energy light explosion across the night sky instantly flattened the mountaintop.

"Find a chance to leave. I can only eliminate enemies in one 'world'."

There are multiple 'perspectives' here, so there must be more than one level.

Looking at the destroyed hillside, Mo Ling quickly mobilized his forces, "I will try to help you open the short-distance transmission channel, you guys go quickly."

Because Fan Wei has chosen people who can see him, and because of his own special nature, he will not cause cognitive splits due to conflicts arising from himself.

So Mo Ling can pass the magic to him, and release it through him so that everyone can be exposed to magic.

However, doing so would test one's control and precision over magic.

"Get ready." The knowledge about space and powerful force passed through his brain like silk threads. Fan Wei stretched out his hands and opened a small light gate in front of him.

"Quick! Everyone, get in!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes focused, and suddenly he saw multiple black shadows appear on the top of the mountain again. The first batch of black shadows were killed directly by Mo Ling.

But in other people's 'world', there is no tower master.

To them, these mysterious shadows are still alive!

In just a dozen seconds, because of the differences in cognition between different parties, the enemy split several times in number. And because of Fan Wei's specialness... every black shadow can attack him!

"What a sin..."

As soon as his eyes cleared, Fan Wei saw the black shadows collectively raise their hands. His vision was immediately covered by red and black light. The earth trembled and the sky squirmed like black mud.

Under the pressure of unimaginable force, he felt himself being thrown out.

He then fell into a coma.