Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

"...What the hell? Tell me in detail."

"Well, that's—"

At the end of the story, Cat Senior spoke again.

But this time, he was no longer trying to give game suggestions or beg Yu Man to speed up the progress.

Instead, he brought up a more realistic term—"Housekeeping...robot? You said your brother has one at home?"

"Well, what's wrong?"

"Please tell me in detail what it is, a sweeping robot? Or something else?"

Yu Man was a bit confused, so she introduced it as a matter of course: "It's one of those top-tier luxury goods, fully artificial intelligence service robots, used to completely take care of housework and relieve humans of tedious tasks... What's wrong?"

"Our world has been reset, you know."

"Well, otherwise you and I wouldn't be here."

"At first, I was a little confused about the existence of a completely holographic game in 2024. When did the world develop to the point where a small device like that could transport a person's soul to another world?"

“That’s how it’s developed now.”

"Well, so it's just a little confusing. And the domestic robots you just mentioned, which seemed to be taken for granted, also made me feel this way..."

Yu Man could probably understand Senior Cat's thoughts. Even now, the feeling of "the world has been reset, but we are the only ones with memories" has become such a similar confusion, lingering vaguely.

But they just looked at each other in silence, because they both knew where the answer was.

So, after clearing the dishes, Yu Man and her half-full stomach——

Arrived at the night show of "Old World".

……

"Brother, when you were waiting for me, did you also feel like every day was a year?"

This was the first greeting she received after coming online.

The noisy words on the fried dough fritters, the bustling main city, the clarity and brightness of the world, and the light snow all over the sky.

These things turned into a strange sense of fulfillment, which made Yu Man feel very good.

"Brother, speak up, brother, are you regretting not wanting to fight me anymore..."

"No."

"Oh, good! And, I caught some fish..."

Following the residents sweeping the snow, following the fireplaces in each household, following the hustle and bustle of warehouses and trading houses, Yu Man walked towards the land he owned... Compared to his own rental house, this place was really vast.

And… I’m not that lonely: “Jian, see you in the main city?”

"……fry?"

"Would JD be better? Your name is too difficult to pronounce and type."

After a long while, Jiandui Lulu asked back, "So, our team is now just fried eel? Or is it fried eel with a Japanese feel?"

It sounds like there's nothing wrong with it.

However, Jiandui Lulu simply corrected him: "Eel, actually... you can call me Xiaolu from now on."

"Then brother, where are you in the main city?"

"...Didn't you tell me to call me Little Deer?! Alas." The other party seemed very disappointed, but still told the location.

Until they met in the crowd and formed a team.

Yu Man praised her new full body armor again, and then she walked to Yu Man with a smile on her face.

The magician's boots and her leg armor had the same stride.

"Fishing is fun," she said, expressing her simplest and most sincere feelings. "But waiting for you to come online is torture."

"Ah."

"So what's your profession as an adventurer?"

"Enchanter, very expensive, but very powerful... can't catch fish."

After a few words of introduction, they arrived at the open space.

Yu Man had already prepared the necessary building materials in his backpack earlier, which were the most common first-level basic resources.

There is no need to ask for land permission from anyone, just pay a little construction fee, and the NPCs will naturally gather and build for her.

The next step is to invest in building materials... Then, you need to write a chef employment certificate. After waiting for a while, an NPC with chef skills will come to apply for the job.

Before long, the kitchen was built, and a line of words was written in a rainbow color with a metallic luster.

"Achievement: The stomach can hold everything"

Everyone’s map information has been updated with a new area - the player store.

Yu Man’s Kitchen is the first of them.

It is based on wood and stone, with a little bit of magic to power it.

There is only one NPC chef, but he can already make a lot of different dishes.

The chef left the kitchen bright and open, standing confidently in front of the window, even though there were only a few chairs. Amidst the snow and wind, the kitchen exuded a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

"...Huh, you're the owner... Hmm? Kitchen? What's this?"

The fried dough balls next to me finally felt strange.

Before this, she thought this was some special form of brotherhood, with the two brothers watching NPCs build houses together.

But Yu Man just said to her: "Xiaolu, look at the catch? Let our chef make a good meal."

"Wow, wow..." Jiandui Lulu suddenly understood. He folded his hands and pretended to be serious. "I'm the world's number one traveler! I've reached the summit of Himlabakken! Of course the fish I catch are of the highest quality."

Although, her face was flushed, she only took out a pitiful little fish from her backpack.

I don't know how to cast the rod to catch such a small fish...

"This place is usually used for processing food ingredients, and so on—"

Yu Man explained while smiling and took out the meat he had obtained from hunting in the forest.

Compared with the fish which is the size of the girl's little finger, it is quite a contrast.

“We place orders with the chefs and receive the finished product, which we can either sell or eat ourselves.”

"So, do you want to charge other players a fee?"

"Well, this is where the money is made. The demand for food is very great."

Jiandui Lulu looked embarrassed: "...Then how much processing fee will I have to pay for this little fish?"

As for this issue, Yu Man quietly set it up and wrote her ID in the "co-owner".

……

ps

(I'm sorry for not updating yesterday, installing the computer cost me 90% of my life.

After installing it, I entered the bios and it crashed directly. It took me a long time to fix it. I really didn't have the energy to do it anymore.

I'll update more often from tomorrow onwards, there will definitely be no problem.)

017 · @%*＆）

With their backs to the kitchen, they sat on wooden chairs, looking out at the street calmly.

While waiting for the food to be served, the topics that people of their age would talk about are actually very simple.

"Eel, what's the height of your figurines?"

"I'm 1.75 meters tall."

"...What?" Jiandulululu—no, Xiaolu looked surprised.

Yu Man crossed his legs and rested his elbows on the dining table. His posture was as comfortable as a street thug, and his tone was also very light.

"My boots have three centimeters in the sole, so if I tiptoe, I'm five centimeters, right? My wizard hat has a pointy tip, so it's at least five centimeters high, so ten centimeters is no problem. By this calculation, I'm probably approaching 1.8 meters."

The little deer didn't comment, but just laughed softly.

Yu Man wanted to talk about this as well, but the chef she hired was more skilled than she had imagined, and a fragrant aroma filled the air.

It seems to melt into the air, and seems to stick to every piece of never-ending snow. It has such a sweet food aroma.

But Yu Man discovered that Xiaolu's expression didn't reflect her feelings...

She suddenly realized that the hunger in reality was still affecting her here in some way.

"It looks good," said the deer.

Yu Man nodded, but this was just the simplest first-level food - barbecue.

An unknown forest animal, roasted perfectly by the chef.

There are burn marks and grease, and a layer of slightly burnt skin.

The chef cut the meat with great skill and placed it on two plates. The meat had a light cherry color and was very delicate.

But the dish was not over yet. The chef smiled and cut the roasted small fish neatly, and decorated the two pieces of meat, each the size of a fingernail, on their respective barbecues.

"It's hot...but it smells so good."

The little deer even had the mind to cut the meat and make an evaluation with care.

"It tastes delicious, a lot like roasted deer meat... Hmm, close to the cooking of my husband... Really good, thankfully it's just a bunch of data... It won't make you irritable or fat. Eel, you say—hmm?"

She discovered that Yu Man had an abnormal state of "being touched".

"Oh, I really hope it's not a bunch of data..." Yu Man sighed because of eating barbecue.

This was the first meal served in the entire "Old World", and it was also the first time that Yu Man tasted meat after the second round of life and games.

Biting the soft and juicy meat, she remembered that after she arrived in Guangzhou, the streets and alleys were full of such temptations.

With a little bit of revenge in her heart, she took out some meat that she had hunted in the forest before.

"Oh? Boss, what do you want me to do?"

"Grill everything. Don't skimp on the spices. Use fruit charcoal." Yu Man pointed at one of the fatty cuts of meat and said, "Brush the lean meat with this fat first. It will be very fragrant when grilled."

Then, Yu Man personally modified the kitchen exhaust fan so that it faced the street where players came and went.

that's it--

After pretending to be full and satisfied, they set out on their adventure with full strength.

The store they opened—

It was like a quagmire, with the aroma of barbecue contrasting with the winter snow, catching the players' hurried footsteps.

Players without a midnight snack, players who forgot to eat after a day of playing, players who were curious about the in-game food, players who realized that this wasn't a shop run by an NPC, and players who had a lot of ingredients saved and were amazed at how they could be processed into food...

They were welcomed by Yu Man's enthusiastic new employees.

You can also save up low transaction fees by killing wild monsters outside for a while.

Shimla Bakken - and the player production chain of the entire world.

At this point, the first step began with hunger and barbecue as the excuse.

……

Yu Man and Xiao Lu were strolling in the safe zone outside the main city.

The former held a scroll in his hand, bound by a magical seal, which was the mark of the "treasure map".

This is the lowest level PVE content in the area boss's treasure chest, only level three.

Yu Man didn't expect to gain anything from this, but it was a good opportunity to help Xiaolu get familiar with the game.

"Let's start it then?" Yu Man asked.