The task bar in the system was gradually progressing. Although it had not been determined how many scallion pancakes could be tallied with nutritional powder instead of flour, Mu Yan was pleased to see the progress. Because there was a chance it could be finished.
Mu Yan’s scallion pancakes also rapidly swept the entire Taohua Village, and people from neighboring villages came here on occasion.
For a while, the surrounding villages were aware that there was a person in Taohua Village who could prepare delicious food that was not nutritional soup but could satisfy hunger, and more people came to Mu Yan to purchase scallion pancakes.
At this rate, the system upgrade task should be finished shortly. The progress bar for the early stage of the task was not slow, but it progressively slowed down because Mu Chen made the majority of the scallion pancakes.
Mu Chen was in distress because Mu Yan woke up early every day to make pancakes, so he had to help him reduce his workload.
Mu Chen was eager to assist him, and Mu Yan was touched. Although the job would take longer to complete, his heart was full of sweetness.
In comparison to the sweetness in his heart, the system’s upgrade pace appeared to be less concerning.
005: …
Has its simple little host been taken away by the big bad wolf? Yanyan didn’t even care about system upgrades, gosh! Mu Chen was indeed a big disaster!
Even though 005 was enraged, it did not venture to speak ill of Mu Chen in front of Mu Yan. After all, it didn’t want to be tied to that guy all day.
005 even began to wonder if it occurred because 005 was always saying negative things about Mu Chen. It gave Mu Yan the chance to demonstrate Mu Chen’s goodness before pushing its little host to the man’s side, resulting in the current situation.
005 really didn’t want to believe that there was its hand in it!
Sigh, then so be it. Let Yanyan relax a little bit. It wasn’t that the system couldn’t be upgraded, it just took a longer time.
This generous 005 wouldn’t mind this little time~
The system’s upgrade progress bar eventually came to an end after a few days of countless scallion pancakes, and the familiar cold voice sounded again.
[Ding, the system has been upgraded to Level 2. Reward: a recipe, a lucky draw.]
The mechanized voice remained as cold as ever, but it was especially pleasant to Mu Yan and 005’s hearing.
“We’ve been promoted to Level 2 today, Yanyan. Let’s see what the Level 2 recipe is.” 005 ringed Mu Yan with glee.
Mu Yan opened the backpack and found two bits of paper inside. One was a recipe for scallion pancakes, indicating that it had been opened, and the other was a new recipe provided as a Level 2 reward.
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However, Mu Yan, as usual, did not understand what was written in the recipe.
“Tjcsjc, sbe tjnf ab ajxf sbeg alwf ifjgclcu ab gfjv,” 005 rjlv olgwis. “Ciatbeut atf gfrlvfcar tfgf kfgf cba tlutis fvemjafv, atfs jgf ilafgjaf. Ycis j rwjii qfgmfcajuf bo atf qbqeijalbc lr liilafgjaf.”
“Lww, P rff. Ct Jtfc rffwr ab yf ilafgjaf; P klii jrx tlw ab afjmt wf.” Ze Tjc rjlv, rwlilcu.
005 wished to say something but was afraid of contradicting himself. It was best to keep quiet and concentrate on the new recipe.
“Yanyan, the recipe given this time is steamed buns. Only the production stages and materials for steamed bun skins are listed. There are no filling requirements, so we can make buns with whatever fillings we want.”
After perusing it, 005 was ecstatic. Making steamed buns would be much simpler this way.
“I know how to make buns.” Mu Yan was overjoyed. He used to make buns when he was at home. He had some expertise, despite the fact that he only made it during Chinese New Year!
[Ding, triggering a second-level task: ‘A thousand buns.’ Make a thousand buns to upgrade to Level 3. Reward: Lucky draw.]
The mechanized system sounded, and neither Mu Yan or 005 were surprised.
005: Hehe, with my last experience, I won’t make silly mistakes this time.
“The main ingredient in steamed buns is flour, but nutritional powder should also work. After all, it can be used to make scallion pancakes.
“However, there is an issue here. We don’t have anything to ferment, and we’re not sure if nutritional powder can be fermented. Wheat should be discovered as quickly as possible,” 005 stated.
They did not give up their search for wheat during this period, and every time they went to the forest, they focused on finding plants that were similar to wheat. But the wheat was nowhere to be found.
“Fermentation? We used to prepare steamed buns from fermented old dough, but no one eats buns here, so there will be no old dough. What should I do?” Mu Yan had become entwined.
“In fact, in addition to the fermented old dough, yeast powder can be used. There is yeast powder in the system, but…you must trade it with points.” 005’s speech was becoming increasingly weak.
They only recently received the system update. Paid back the previous points owed, converting it from a negative number to zero, and as a consequence, they were about to become a negative number again.
005 sighed deeply as he realized the points were too far away to grasp.
Mu Yan didn’t think so much. After hearing that there was yeast powder in the system, which could solve the problem of fermentation, he no longer worried. He didn’t want to be bothered with the problem of points.
“Let’s exchange a bag of yeast powder,” Mu Yan suggested.
The idea of going into debt again made 005’s heart ache as it looked at the points that had just reached zero.
A light flashed in 005’s eyes, its tiny bean-like eyes shining brightly. “Yanyan, didn’t we get a lucky draw for this upgrade?” 005 exclaimed to Mu Yan. “Let’s spin the lucky draw, maybe you can win yeast powder or points.”
“Lucky draw?” Mu Yan opened the system page and found the location of the lucky draw under 005’s guidance. With a slight click, the screen began to spin, leaving the afterimage of flashing bright words.
The lucky draw gradually slowed down, and 005 stared at the interface more nervously, muttering in its mouth, “Yeast powder, points, yeast powder, points, yeast powder, points…”
[Ding, congratulations to the host for getting a bag of fertilizer.] The system voice sounded again.
“It’s not yeast powder or points.” Mu Yan was probably influenced by 005. Listening to the results reported by the system, he was a bit disappointed.
However, 005 seemed to be quite excited. It said to Mu Yan, “Yanyan, this fertilizer is a good thing, and you can use a little bit of it when you plant in the future. It can make the crops grow faster and better. Your luck is really good.”
“Really? That’s good.” Mu Yan’s good mood returned when he heard the remarks.
“However, in this case, the yeast powder should be exchanged.” 005 directly exchanged the yeast powder, and the points column returned to a negative amount. They still needed to work harder to acquire enough points to buy a variety of items.
005 turned around, spun around Mu Yan, and requested him to make steamed buns.
“All right, today we’ll make shiitake mushroom and meat stuffed steam buns.” Mu Yan considered the ingredients he had on hand and swiftly decided on today’s dinner.
There was still some meat left from the wild boar hunted by Mu Chen, which could be made into a mushroom and meat filling.
“Ah Chen, shall we eat steamed buns stuffed with mushrooms and meat tonight?” Mu Yan walked out and saw Mu Chen making wooden cabinets in the yard.
Their house was relatively empty, and many pieces of furniture were either not available, or were the simplest and most improvised. Since they would live here for a long time in the future, Mu Chen would make some furniture by himself when he had time.
Mu Yan had the impression that they were living their lives whenever he saw Mu Chen making furniture.
Ah Chen would do some rough work around the house as a man, and Mu Yan would prepare food for him every day as a ger. They also operated a small business and led a simple and warm lifestyle.
This was the life Mu Yan yearned the most.
“Good. You’ve worked hard today,” Mu Chen replied with a gentle smile.
When Mu Yan heard the words, he reddened and went into the kitchen to experiment with steamed buns.
According to the instructions, Mu Yan soaked the yeast powder in warm water before combining it with the nutritional powder and forming a dough. He covered the dough with a layer of cloth to allow it to ferment before beginning to prepare the stuffing.
Mu Yan began by chopping the mushrooms and then moved on to the meat. Because the meat was difficult to chop, it required muscle and time to finely chop it.
“Dong dong dong!”
The sound of the knife contacting the chopping block continued to reverberate throughout the yard.
Mu Yan’s arm was sore from holding the large knife to chop for a while. He needed to take a break before continuing to chop.
Naturally, when Mu Yan came to a halt for the second time, the large knife in his palm was picked up by a large hand stretched out behind him. The job of chopping meat was “snatched away” as well.
Mu Yan turned his head to see a broad and solid chest, then lifted his head slightly to see Mu Chen’s handsome face.
Because Mu Chen was positioned behind Mu Yan, the entire person seemed to encompass him. Mu Yan could even smell his slight earthy fragrance and the warm breath from him.
Mu Yan’s face suddenly became red and hot. The place that was in contact with Mu Chen felt a numbness, like a small electric current, constantly running around in his body, making his head a little dizzy.
“I, I can…” Mu Yan stammered nervously, reaching over to retrieve the big knife, but directly covering Mu Chen’s hand. The warm temperature was like boiling water, making Mu Yan take back his hand instantly, and his body was so hot that he was about to smoke.
“That, I’m sorry…” Mu Yan apologized in a panic.
In the void, 005 couldn’t help but sigh.
Can’t Yanyan be a little bit promising? It is just touching his hand, why are you showing such a strong reaction?
That face! Why is it so red?
Even if 005 had been unable to prevent its small host from being taken away by the big wolf, it was necessary to at least teach him to become the one above. Never let him be controlled by the big bad wolf!
That’s right! It must let his little host be on top, and let that man only obey his little host. 005 silently made up its mind.
“This knife is very heavy, I’ll help you chop it.” Mu Chen still maintained his posture of circling Mu Yan and briefly replied, glancing into the void with a cold look.
Frozenmirage: Well… Umm… You can teach Yanyan to be the top too, I mean… Mu Chen won’t refuse… 
Shoutout to Aged Vinegar for the coffee!
Thanks for the chapter 🥰🥰🥰
005, you have to be
careful with your desires
Thank you very much for the translation 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
🤍 Yan Yan is so cute! If he had left his hand on Mu Chen’s, do you think it would have counted as Mu Yan helping towards his goal?
U got this 005! (•̀ᴗ•́)و
Thanks for the chapter!
Thanks for the chapter!
+1 to the translator’s note. Now I badly need a fan fic about top Mu Yan (๑و•̀ω•́)و
I think 005 only meant “on top” not “the top”