“What is it written on?” Mu Yan asked 005 in confusion after looking left and right.
005 couldn’t help but cover its face. It had forgotten that its host belonged to a low civilization and had never learned to read. As a result, its host was still illiterate.
“This is a recipe for scallion pancakes. It’s very direct. For the time being, it should not be used. When it is used, I will inform you of the raw materials required.” 005 told Mu Yan.
“Okay.” Mu Yan did not immediately request that 005 tell him everything.
The system’s cold, mechanized voice rang out again at this point.
[Triggering the first-level task: ‘A hundred scallion pancakes’. Make a hundred scallion pancakes to upgrade to second level. Reward: a lucky draw.]
005: …
The face slap came unexpectedly quickly and loudly. 005 simply informed the host that the scallion pancake was unavailable for the time being, and the system slapped its face with a bang!
╭∩╮(︶︿︶)╭∩╮
System, don’t run away if you have the ability; we will go head-to-head!
Mu Yan smiled innocently at 005, waiting for 005 to teach him how to make scallion pancakes.
“For scallion pancakes, the main ingredients are flour, scallion, salt, oil, and pepper…” Every word was read aloud by 005.
“There is no flour; we can substitute nutrient powder for it, but for the rest, we only have salt; scallions, oil, and pepper must be looked.”
Mu Yan carefully counted the ingredients he had and didn’t have, planning to focus on these the next time he went to the forest. Without the materials, he would be unable to make the system-approved scallion pancakes and thus would be unable to upgrade.
“Yanyan, we’ve reached the first level, and the appraisal skill should be activated as well. It will be much easier for us to locate ingredients using the appraisal skill.” 005 spoke quickly.
The system’s cold voice sounded again, as if in response to 005’s words.
[The appraisal skill has been activated. Level: 0. Ability: primary. Hope the host will make persistent efforts and upgrade as soon as possible!]
005: …
System, come out! You appear every time I pick it up and finish talking. Did you do this on purpose?
Hmph. Even if you say it wasn’t on purpose, I don’t believe you!
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“Okay.” 005 drooled as soon as it remembered the various corn dishes Mu Yan had mentioned earlier, and naturally agreed to his proposal.
Mu Yan went to the forest, and of course, the big tail ‘Mu Chen’ joined him. In other words, Mu Chen would never let Mu Yan go to the forest by himself.
Mu Yan was in a good mood as a result unlocking the appraisal skill. Mu Yan couldn’t help but identify strange plants he came across on the road that he thought might be edible.
The outcomes of the first, second, and third appraisals were all the same…
[Sorry, this object is outside of the appraisal range and therefore cannot be identified by the appraisal skill. Please first upgrade.]
The system’s distinct, icy voice rang out three times in a row.
Mu Yan: …
005: …
“What should I do, 005? Why can’t I find it?” Mu Yan was concerned after failing to identify it three times in a row. The result was the same whether the plant was large or small, which dampened Mu Yan’s good mood.
Because Mu Yan was in a bad mood, 005 despised the appraisal skill even more!
The system shouldn’t play such tricks if it couldn’t recognize anything!
Yanyan was so sweet and adorable; how could this appraisal skill fool him? It has to be that despicable and unreasonable system!
“What’s the matter?” Mu Chen, who was walking alongside Mu Yan, focused his attention on him. Mu Yan, who was in a good mood with a smile on his face, became depressed unexpectedly, which worried him.
“It’s fine.” Mu Yan tried his hardest to smile, hoping to put Mu Chen at ease, but he had no idea that his appearance made Mu Chen even more concerned.
“Yanyan, perhaps you can identify that corn. Since the appraisal skill has been activated, something must be detectable. If we come across plants that appear edible, we can try again and hopefully find them.” 005 quickly consoled him.
Mu Yan, too, felt he was impatient. The existence of the system itself was very magical. Could he eat these things if he didn’t have the system?
He’d already gotten a lot, but he was still hungry for more. This was a bad idea!
Mu Yan’s depression vanished as soon as he realized what was going on. His smile had returned, and he appeared much more relaxed.
Mu Chen looked at Mu Yan with deep eyes, and his mood fluctuated with them.
They quickly arrived at the corn tree where 005 had saved its coordinates. Mu Yan still felt very magical when he looked at the corn tree full of corn.
“Would you like to pick?” Mu Chen inquired when he noticed Mu Yan’s expression.
He also realized that when Mu Yan encountered something of interest, his eyes would light up and become curious. If he could be certain, he would make it into delicious food, and Mu Chen would be taken aback every time he ate it.
He couldn’t understand how a young boy who appeared so soft and cute could have so many different ways to eat in his head. Each of them was something he’d never tried before, and they were all delicious.
“Well, just choose one.” Mu Yan gave a nod.
This tree was too tall for him to climb. 005 had previously assisted him, but it was inconvenient for 005 to assist him when Mu Chen was present. He would have assumed a supernatural event had occurred otherwise.
Mu Yan was sometimes hesitant to keep the 005 matter hidden from Mu Chen. 005’s existence was too unbelievable, as if he had appeared out of nowhere in this new world.
Even Mu Yan recognized that this was not something that could be said lightly. Even if he later marries, he may regard these as eternal secrets.
Mu Chen had no idea Mu Yan had already changed many of his thoughts in his heart. He quickly selected and handed Mu Yan a piece of corn.
Mu Yan quietly took the corn and tested it with the appraisal skill. The previous cold voice had changed into [Golden grain, also known as corn or maize; edible].
Despite the fact that the system’s voice was still cold and emotionless, Mu Yan and 005 thought it was simply too wonderful and pleasant to listen to. After three consecutive failures, finally meeting ingredients that could be identified felt like hitting the jackpot!
“This thing is edible, Ah Chen. Let’s go pick some more, and I’ll cook you some corn.” Mu Yan exclaimed, his eyes bright with excitement.
“Okay.” Mu Chen was always indulgent towards Mu Yan, choosing whatever he wanted as long as he could see Mu Yan’s happy smile.
Mu Chen and Mu Yan worked quietly together. One climbed up and took it from the tree, while the other took it from a low branch. After a while, Mu Yan’s small back basket was completely full.
Mu Yan grinned from ear to ear as he looked at the basket full of corn.
Mu Chen naturally carried this basket of corn. Mu Yan tried several times to share some of it but was stopped by Mu Chen.
“I’m strong, and this burden is nothing to me.” Mu Chen’s words were true; this small weight was almost nothing to him.
This basket, on the other hand, would directly crush Mu Yan’s thin and small body. What could he do? When he returned, he must have allowed Mu Yan to eat more.
This time, their main objective in visiting the forest was to identify corn. Mu Yan felt more at ease now that the task had been completed.
On the way back, Mu Yan continued to use the appraisal skill, despite the fact that the majority of the voices they heard were still [Sorry, this object is outside the appraisal range and cannot be identified by the appraisal skill. Please first upgrade.]
On some occasions, the identification was successful. However, the majority of the successfully identified plants were inedible, and the results of the identification were very familiar to Mu Yan, the plants he had in his previous world.
Mu Yan didn’t realize it at the time, but his continuous use of the appraisal skill had increased its proficiency, and there was only a short distance to upgrade.
[Scallions, Liliaceae, Allium plants; edible]
The cold voice characteristic of the appraisal skill rang out once more. Mu Yan and 005, who were about to leave after the routine appraisal, came to a halt.
“Yanyan, did I just hear the sound of a successful appraisal?” 005 asked, its face was blank.
“I believe I heard it as well.” Mu Yan responded in a daze.
If Mu Chen could see 005, he would notice that 005 and Mu Yan had nearly identical expressions.
005 and Mu Yan retreated in unison, pulling around the grass and using the appraisal skill once more. They recognized far too many things along the way and essentially heard the voice. [Sorry…]
As a result, the one-person-one system barely came to a halt, and they were walking while swinging the appraisal skill. When they heard a successfully identified plant, both of their bodies habitually did not respond to continue moving forward, instead waiting for them to react and think.
They had no impression of the plant that had been successfully identified and could only re-identify it in a small area when trying to find it.
Mu Chen was used to Mu Yan’s habit of pausing to look for something, so he just stood there quietly and waited.
“Ah Chen, come see, I found scallions.” Mu Chen grabbed a slender plant with white stems and green leaves, and waved it cheerfully towards Mu Chen.
“Mumu is awesome, you found another edible ingredient.” Mu Chen enthusiastically praised.
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Thanks for the chapter! As long as cutie is happy, big guy is happy, lol.
Telling your husband is the best it’s the best way to eating good food
Thank you for your translation 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Finally system shows value, hahahahaha! Ty for the update 🤣❤️
I feel like Mu Chen will figure out the system eventually, but won’t mention it to Mu Yan, and then when Mu Yan is like “I have a system…” He’ll go: “Oh, really? Tell me more.”