WTYTIAAN Chapter 21
by Volare“Heaven-sent?”
The word that came out of the old village chief’s mouth made Yan Yunqing’s heart skip a beat. However, Lillian beside him didn’t react at all, seemingly not surprised by what the old village chief said.
Yan Yunqing glanced at Lillian beside him and directly asked the old village chief, “What is a Heaven-sent? Why would I be a Heaven-sent?”
The old village chief looked even more confused than Yan Yunqing. “A Heaven-sent is… a Heaven-sent? I don’t know how to explain it, but my ancestors once told us a legend: ‘When war and disaster descend, the world will be destroyed, only the Heaven-sent can save it all.'”
“I think the monsters are the disasters in this legend, and only the Heaven-sent can save us from this tribulation.” The old village chief closed his eyes, a hint of pain appearing on his face. “Only the Heaven-sent can eliminate all the monsters in the world, and comfort all the spirits in heaven.”
What on earth is he talking about! Riddler, get out of my game!
Yan Yunqing was very confused. “How did you determine that I am this…”
He paused, repeating, “Heaven-sent?”
“You are different.” The old village chief opened his eyes, looking at Yan Yunqing with an emotion he couldn’t understand. “You are different… I can see it, and everyone in the village can see it, and this elf lady… probably understands your identity as a Heaven-sent even more than we do.”
“Although I don’t know why you appeared earlier than the legend says, but… you are the Heaven-sent.”
……
Being inexplicably labeled as a Heaven-sent, Yan Yunqing realized that he couldn’t get any information from the old village chief, so he simply accepted the old village chief’s quest [Protect Sunset Village], and then left the old village chief’s house.
Without a word, Yan Yunqing returned to the blacksmith shop in the darkness of the night.
Yuli, who had been anxiously waiting at home for a long time, immediately greeted him when she saw Yan Yunqing and Lillian. “Brother A-Yan! Lillian! You’re finally back!”
“I heard Uncle Ryan said you encountered a monster attack near the forest?” Yuli’s face was worried. “Are you injured? Are you alright?”
Yan Yunqing saw the hidden panic in Yuli’s eyes, and looked up at old Jason. There was also unconcealed fear and sadness in his eyes.
Yan Yunqing was familiar with that kind of sadness. After listening to the old village chief’s story about six years ago, he fully realized what the tragedy brought to these survivors, and what it took away.
Yan Yunqing gave a reassuring smile, jumped around in front of Yuli twice, showing off his intact limbs, and patted Yuli’s head. “It’s okay, look, I’m very healthy now, and I can eat five pounds of meat tonight!”
“That monster was no match for me at all. I casually cast a few spells and easily eliminated it.” Yan Yunqing took out the ebony tree branch from his backpack. “Little Yuli, you know, I was like this now—”
As he spoke, he waved his magic wand and chanted a spell. A fireball ignited in mid-air, slowly falling into the firewood inlet of the forging table, igniting the remaining coal inside. “I burned that hateful monster to ashes in one go.”
It wasn’t the first time Yuli had seen Yan Yunqing use magic. She wasn’t surprised by the sudden appearance of the fireball. Hearing Yan Yunqing’s relaxed tone, her worried mood dissipated a lot.
“Moreover,” Yan Yunqing patted his arm, “look, I have muscles too! It’s no problem to kill five people with one punch.”
Lillian exposed him: “Stop it, with your thin arms, you want to kill five people with one punch? You’d be better off using magic. Mages don’t need muscles!”
Yan Yunqing slapped Lillian away, smiling brightly. “Don’t listen to Lillian’s nonsense. She doesn’t understand. Dual cultivation of magic and martial arts is a man’s charm. I’m going to become a melee mage.”
Lillian rolled several times in the air. She finally stopped and heard Yan Yunqing’s presumptuous words, rolling her eyes.
“Really? Brother A-Yan is so amazing!” Seeing that Yan Yunqing could still joke around with Lillian, Yuli was completely relieved. Hearing Yan Yunqing say this, the naive Yuli actually believed it. “Mages and swordsmen cultivate together? It seems like no one has ever done that before!”
Yan Yunqing was very proud. “Of course, after all, I’m a genius!”
Easily appeasing Yuli, preventing her from looking at him with worried eyes, Yan Yunqing took out the extra Lulu pig meat he hunted in the morning from his backpack, placed it in front of Yuli, and put his hands together.
“Please, Yuli-sama, I’m really hungry now. Please make me a delicious barbecue, okay?”
“No problem!” Yuli had cute dimples hanging on the corners of her mouth, and she skillfully took the pork. She found the weight in her hands made it a little difficult to carry, and Yuli was a little surprised. “Brother A-Yan, you actually hunted so many Lulu pigs? You’re really amazing!”
“Then wait a moment, brother, I’ll go and grill the meat for you now!”
Yuli happily ran into the kitchen with the meat. After confirming that Yan Yunqing had no injuries, old Jason silently nodded to Yan Yunqing and slowly turned to leave.
Yan Yunqing watched old Jason return to his room before turning to look at Lillian, staring at her for a long time. “Do you know what a Heaven-sent is?”
The word “Heaven-sent” made Yan Yunqing feel a little uneasy.
Having played many games and watched various novels and movies, Yan Yunqing knew that the word “Heaven-sent” must be related to him. After all, the literal meaning could be seen. It refers to someone who doesn’t belong to this world.
He was a native of Blue Star, wasn’t he a “Heaven-sent” who didn’t belong to this world!
Since there were also rumors about the “Heaven-sent,” it must be related to the main quest of this world. He had to figure out what was going on.
Lillian felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Yan Yunqing, turned her back and flew a little higher. “Well…”
Yan Yunqing’s eyes were bright.
Lillian finally couldn’t stand Yan Yunqing’s gaze that could pierce through people, and raised her hands in surrender. “Okay, okay, I’ll talk.”
“But I don’t know much either. There’s nothing you can do if you glare at me.”
Lillian helplessly said, “After all, there’s nothing about ‘Heaven-sent’ in my inherited memories. I’ve only heard the elders in the clan mention it once. But as you know, I ran away very quickly.”
Yan Yunqing nodded, signaling Lillian to continue.
“‘When war and disaster descend, the world will be destroyed, only the Heaven-sent can save it all.’ You’ve also heard this rumor. Rather than saying it’s a rumor, it’s better to say it’s a prophecy.”
“There are two major empires and countless small kingdoms on this continent. The two major empires are Romunike and Bato Vita. You should know this too.”
Yan Yunqing nodded, actually realizing in his heart: Oh, so Bato Vita is one of the two major empires! He thought that based on the way the prince of Bato Vita acted, it was at most a prosperous small kingdom!
Lillian glanced at Yan Yunqing, who had shown countless special traits since they met, and continued to say:
“But before the rise of these two major empires, they actually came from the same origin, an ‘Eternal Empire’ established by the ‘Demon King’.”
Suddenly hearing his title, Yan Yunqing couldn’t help but curl his toes on the ground. “Ahem, there’s something about the Demon King in this?”
What’s going on, is it related to him?
Lillian flew down, feeling a little tired, and stood on the table in front of Yan Yunqing, signaling Yan Yunqing to sit down too. “Of course it’s related, because this rumor suddenly appeared after the Demon King disappeared.”
“More than a thousand years ago, the ‘Demon King’ who ended the War of the Gods and established the Eternal Empire suddenly disappeared for some reason, without leaving a word. His subordinates searched the world for him. However, no matter how they searched, they couldn’t find his trace. At the same time, a prophecy spread among the people.”
“‘When war and disaster descend, the world will be destroyed, only the Heaven-sent can save it all.’ …Oh, the complete prophecy is more than this, but the rest of it hasn’t been passed down to this day. Only this sentence remains now.”
Lillian shrugged. “I don’t know the full version. The elders didn’t say it.”
It even involved a prophecy. Yan Yunqing was even more certain that this was related to the main quest of this world.
“At first, no one took this prophecy seriously. But gradually, the things in this prophecy came true.”
“Ah?” Yan Yunqing was stunned. “War and disaster, aren’t you talking about the War of the Gods two thousand years ago?”
“Of course not. The War of the Gods was ended by the Demon King. How could such a prophecy suddenly spread?”
More than a thousand years ago.
The Demon King suddenly disappeared. The first to discover this was a member of the Demon King’s Guard. He searched the entire Eternal Imperial Capital but couldn’t find the Demon King’s whereabouts. The alien races who had signed contracts with the Demon King couldn’t sense the Demon King.
The Demon King seemed to have disappeared from this world out of thin air. For a time, people were panicking, but under the management of several alien subordinates, the Eternal Empire still maintained ‘order’.
As time went on, without the Demon King suppressing the various alien races, the powerful alien races had other thoughts. Their nature was not suitable for being trapped in this ‘order’.
The Sea Clan in the deep sea took the lead in declaring independence, returning to the vast ocean, which was territory that didn’t belong to any force.
The Dragon Clan also followed, returning to the dangerous Dragon Valley, isolating themselves from other alien races.
The Beastmen, Dwarves, and other less powerful alien races hesitated and watched.
“Our Elf Clan also chose to return to the forest. Only the Angel Clan still stayed in the Eternal Imperial Capital.”
“However, the Angel Clan had already suffered heavy casualties due to the War of the Gods. The previous Archangel died, and Theodore, that blockhead… oh, I mean the Archangel who succeeded him later, his brain wasn’t very good. He was a one-track mind from beginning to end. The angels under him were also a group of arrogant guys. They couldn’t clean up a pile of mess at all.”
Lillian shrugged. “The angels couldn’t manage the empire. At that time, the empire was in a mess because of various things. Romunike and Bato Vita, the earliest leaders, emerged from the human race one after another. Because they were dissatisfied with the human race being always ruled by alien races, they massively gathered civilians and wanted to establish a human regime.”
“At first, no one took these weak humans seriously until they formed a considerable scale and each occupied a territory. The alien races realized that although humans didn’t live long and were very weak, they were not to be underestimated.”
Lillian wrinkled her nose. Although she hated the cunning humans who caught her and wanted to auction her off, she didn’t deny that the human race was a very magical race.
Although they themselves were not strong, they could create miracles.
“After that, a new round of war began on the continent. This is the war in the prophecy.”
Yan Yunqing seemed to understand, recalling the various history books that he gnawed on in order to play this game, and couldn’t help but ask: “It sounds like this prophecy was initially created by the leaders of these two major empires in order to legitimately establish a regime and win people’s hearts.”
“The Great Chu will prosper, and Chen Sheng will be king,” students who have received nine years of compulsory education can say a few words.
Perhaps the complete prophecy was similar to this. Only Romunike or Bato Vita unifying the continent could make this world prosperous. However, the most important brainwashing words were lost in transmission.
“Some people have thought about this, but the appearance of the disaster later broke this theory.”
“After these two major empires were officially established, they jointly slaughtered the Eternal Imperial Capital. The Angel Clan resisted valiantly but couldn’t stop them. After the Eternal Empire was destroyed, the Angel Clan all moved to the Floating Island above the Eternal Imperial Capital. Not long after, monsters suddenly descended on this world.”
“I don’t know the cause and effect. It’s not in my inherited memories, and it’s not recorded in the Elf Library. Anyway, the monsters appeared without warning and unconditionally launched a hunt for all living things. So far, there have been three large-scale monster tide riots. The small-scale monster tides and single monsters that appear are countless.”
“At first, some people speculated that these monsters were created by the Demon King, saying that He had only fallen into a slumber a thousand years ago. Unexpectedly, after waking up, he found that his empire was gone. He was angry and sent down monsters to punish those alien races and humans who betrayed him.”
Being splashed with a basin of dirty water, Yan Yunqing couldn’t help but interrupt: “No, how can this be related to the Demon King? Aren’t the monsters born from the bones of gods?”
Please, he was so wronged! He just simply A’d a game. Why should the appearance of monsters be blamed on him!
Just because they both have the word “Demon,” you can’t wrongly accuse the monsters of being created by the Demon King!
Dou E’s grievance is not as wronged as the Demon King!
“That’s why I said it was at first,” Lillian said. “Later, Theodore also heard that the monsters were created by the Demon King. He thought the Demon King had returned and chased after the monsters all over the world, wanting to know the whereabouts of the Demon King from the monsters.”
“An angel single-handedly rushed into the monster’s lair, killed for ten days and ten nights, and broke three wings before coming out of the monster’s nest.”
“Did he explain that the monsters weren’t created by the Demon King?” Yan Yunqing guessed.
He was a little afraid to move, thinking of the text message notifications sent by those game companies before, Yan Yunqing was a little scared.
Ran to the monster’s lair and killed for ten days and ten nights just to find the Demon King’s whereabouts?
No way… Could it be that the one who wanted to kill the king was actually the Archangel?
So you’re a dark horse, so your mind is bad!
It shouldn’t be. Thinking of the Archangel Theodore, who was silent most of the time, seemed to be bad at words, but no matter what orders the Demon King gave, he was the first to respond and complete them quickly.
Yan Yunqing felt that at least Theodore shouldn’t have the idea of killing the king…
After all, Theodore had the title of “The Most Loyal Watchdog of the Demon King” in the game panel back then. Although Yan Yunqing once thought that this title was strange, as if it was implying something, it was undeniable that Theodore was really loyal.
It was the kind that reached a full value of 100 and could never betray.
“Yes, Theodore left a sentence to the other Demon King’s subordinates who rushed over: ‘It’s not him,’ and shrunk back into the Floating Island like a turtle.” Lillian’s face was full of admiration. “He really is a one-track mind… Of course, the Demon King’s subordinates couldn’t listen to his one-sided words, so they joined forces and investigated the monster’s nest once, and finally confirmed that the monsters were actually dirty creatures born from the bones of gods.”
“Therefore, it was finally determined that the monsters were the ‘disaster’ in the prophecy. That prophecy spread, and the second half, ‘The world will be destroyed, only the Heaven-sent can save it all,’ is even more well-known.”
“That’s pretty much it.” Lillian felt that her mouth was dry and flew to the water tank, scooped up a handful of water and drank two gulps.
Yan Yunqing: Universe Cat Thinking Ascension.JPG
He tried to sort out his thoughts, “That’s not right. You haven’t explained what a ‘Heaven-sent’ is yet?”
Luckily, he almost let Lillian avoid the important point.
Lillian was stunned. “Ah? A Heaven-sent is a Heaven-sent… Okay, okay, don’t look at me like that.”
“After this prophecy spread, a legendary magician made a new interpretation of it, saying that after a thousand years, the Heaven-sent would descend on this world from a land outside the heavens and fulfill this prophecy.” Lillian muttered, “Calculating the time, it should be around this time next year.”
Because the essence of a magician is to use ‘language’ to control the elements, some magicians with outstanding abilities or special talents would have a special sense of ‘words’. This is what Lillian calls ‘interpretation’.
“Next year?” Yan Yunqing was surprised. Could it be that this ‘Heaven-sent’ isn’t talking about him?
“Who is that legendary magician you’re talking about?”
“Don’t you know?” Lillian looked at the position on Yan Yunqing’s waist, where Yan Yunqing hung the prop pocket watch he found from his backpack. Thanks to this prop, he was able to escape from the auction house so smoothly.
Yan Yunqing followed Lillian’s gaze and looked at the pocket watch hanging on his waist.
“Legendary magician—Merlin·Ellis.”
[Merlin’s Pocket Watch]: An old pocket watch left by the great legendary magician Merlin, with mysterious magical patterns engraved on it. After wearing it, it can reduce the wearer’s sense of existence. When the wearer says “Oh, Creator God, I’m going to be late,” he can gain a 30s movement speed increase of 300%, with a ten-minute cooldown. ‘Merlin is great, no need to say more!’
Yan Yunqing was stunned, “Ah? Merlin?”
“You really have a relationship with Merlin.” Lillian had a look of “I knew it.” “The magic patterns on that pocket watch are very ancient. They happened to be popular two thousand years ago. I once saw them in a magic notebook rubbings. It was Merlin’s original magic array.”
“Since Merlin disappeared not long after interpreting that prophecy, but after all, he’s a human race, not a long-lived species. Maybe he ran to that remote corner and died quietly.”
“There aren’t many relics belonging to Merlin that have been passed down to the world. I’ve never even heard of your pocket watch—hey, you wouldn’t be a descendant of Merlin or something, right?”
Lillian gossiped, “I’ve seen historical records. I heard that Merlin was romantic, handsome, and extraordinary during his lifetime. He had close relationships with many human beauties and had dozens of girlfriends before and after! Since he’s your ancestor, you should know something, right? Which one is your great-grandmother?”
Yan Yunqing had black lines on his face.
“Great-grandmother… Are you kidding me?” Yan Yunqing sweated. “Is this really a history book you’re reading? Isn’t it a tabloid novel secretly written by Merlin himself?”
Merlin? Romantic? Handsome? Had countless girlfriends?
Just kidding, does this description have half a copper coin’s worth of relationship with the Merlin in his memory?
“This guy can’t possibly have the guts to have dozens of girlfriends.” Yan Yunqing asserted, “His legs would be broken.”
Lillian became interested, “So, you really have a relationship with Merlin!”
Yan Yunqing was vague, “Ah… um… a little bit, I know something about him.”
“You’re really not ordinary.” Lillian pinched her chin. “You have feathers blessed by Theodore, Merlin’s relics…”
Yan Yunqing was shocked and blurted out, “How do you know…”
He knew he had slipped up and closed his mouth again.
Lillian giggled, “You ask me how I know that the feathers are Theodore’s? Please, I’m an elf. I’m very sensitive to magical fluctuations. The magic fluctuations on the feathers are exactly the same as Theodore’s. I found it at first glance.”
Yan Yunqing was surprised, “So early?”
“Otherwise, I wouldn’t have insisted on following you.” Lillian flew to Yan Yunqing and tugged at his hair. “I’m really curious. How could Theodore, a guy who only has the Demon King in his eyes, give an ordinary human a blessed feather.”
“Wait—wait!” Yan Yunqing found a loophole in Lillian’s words, “Ordinary human race?”
“Ah, yes.” Lillian blinked, “The human race affected by the transformation potion, I knew it from the beginning. I heard the mercenaries who sold you here secretly discussing it.”
“Transformation potions are very expensive. The mercenary group who accidentally obtained it wanted to sell the potion to the auction house, but you smashed it when you suddenly appeared. In order to make up for the loss, they could only sell you, who had temporarily turned into a cat person, to the auction house.”
Yan Yunqing: …
Yan Yunqing was incredulous, “So you were acting from the beginning?”
Although he knew that Lillian was definitely not as useless as she showed, but she knew everything from the beginning, and she was even seriously lying to him, even calling him a little cat—
What about the trust between humans and elves?
Lillian was very innocent. “I admit, at first I just thought it was fun, and then I found that you had Theodore’s feathers. I was a little curious about you, so I asked a few more questions.”
“Who knew you didn’t even know if you were a beastman.” Lillian spread her hands. “Then I found that the pocket watch was related to Merlin, so I decided to follow you.”
Yan Yunqing was speechless, “So, you wouldn’t just because of this…”
Lillian took it for granted, “You have Theodore’s feathers and are related to Merlin who interpreted the prophecy. You’re mysterious, so I guessed that you’re related to the ‘Heaven-sent’!”
Lillian looked at Yan Yunqing’s expression and said slowly, “Now it seems that my guess seems to be right. You are indeed related to the ‘Heaven-sent’, or rather, you are the ‘Heaven-sent’?”
Yan Yunqing covered his face. No wonder the old village chief didn’t find it surprising when he said he was a Heaven-sent. It turned out that Lillian had thought he was this Heaven-sent from the beginning.
How should I put it, there was a strange feeling that the process was all wrong, but the result was actually correct.
But you can’t do the questions like this!
“Are you angry?” Seeing Yan Yunqing covering his face, Lillian flew over and poked her head around, trying to pry open Yan Yunqing’s hand to see his expression. “You’re not really angry, are you? I’ve already confessed to you!”
“You won’t be so angry that you’re crying, right?”
Yan Yunqing: …
Compared to anger, Yan Yunqing felt more speechless.
“No.” Yan Yunqing let go of his hand. “I’m just a little emotional.”
Lillian: “Emotional about what?”
Emotional about your roundabout brain circuit!
“It’s nothing.” Yan Yunqing waved his hand weakly. “So after you’re sure that I’m a Heaven-sent, are you still going to follow me?”
Now that her curiosity was satisfied, was Lillian going to run away?
Lillian blinked twice, “Of course.”
Yan Yunqing: ?
“What else are you curious about? Theodore’s feathers or my relationship with Merlin?”
“It has nothing to do with these.” Lillian shook her head, “But if you’re willing to tell me, that’s fine too. I’m really curious about these.”
“As for why I want to follow you…”
Lillian showed a mysterious smile and raised her index finger, waving it in front of Yan Yunqing’s eyes. “Because this is my ‘fate’, to follow the ‘Heaven-sent’ to save the world!”
“Fate?”
“This is what the elder told me, otherwise he wouldn’t have told me about the ‘Heaven-sent’.” Lillian shook her head, “This was originally something I was going to do later. The elder would tell me these secrets.”
“Didn’t you say you ran away?!” Yan Yunqing narrowed his eyes. Was even this a lie?
“Yes, after listening to what the elder said, I ran away the next day.” Lillian was even more innocent, “Originally, according to the elder’s wishes, I had to study in the clan for a long time, and then let me go out to find the ‘Heaven-sent’ when I was about to come of age, but I didn’t want to study anymore, so I simply came out to find him in advance.”
Yan Yunqing: …It’s definitely a troublemaker.
He felt a little sympathy for Lillian’s elders. How could he not lose his life by facing this troublemaker every day?
Even long-lived species would have their lifespan shortened.
“Aren’t you afraid that you won’t be able to find this ‘Heaven-sent’?”
Lillian shook her head. “I said, this is my destined ‘fate’. No matter what, I will find Him.”
Yan Yunqing understood. This was probably a bound guide sent by the game to the player. It meant that it was impossible to lose it.
He pressed his temples. According to this logic, the old village chief thought he was a ‘Heaven-sent’ for no other reason than because he was a player. In the plot, he was the so-called ‘Heaven-sent’.
Okay, he was quite stupid to be entangled in these things.
Lillian and Yan Yunqing exchanged their hearts in the corner. They temporarily opened up and both felt a lot easier.
Yuli’s barbecue speed was quite fast. Not long after the two finished talking, Yuli brought out the grilled meat.
Yan Yunqing looked at the small Yuli, sweating profusely as she carried a huge plate swaying out, and couldn’t help but feel a little guilty about employing child labor.
He sat here and waited to eat like an old man, while the small Yuli was working hard in the kitchen to cook for them.
Oops, his conscience hurt a little.
Yan Yunqing quickly stood up and took the huge plate from Yuli’s hand. “I’ll help you. You sit down and rest!”
Yuli wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve. Her cheeks were red, looking like delicious red fruits. “Brother, I’m not tired.”
Yan Yunqing brought back a lot of Lulu pig meat. Yuli and old Jason had already eaten it. The portion just made was just for Yan Yunqing and Lillian. Considering that Yan Yunqing said he could eat five pounds of meat in one breath, Yuli grilled some more.
After all of them were brought out by Yan Yunqing and placed on the table, he found that the meat was piled high into a small mountain.
Yan Yunqing hesitated: He was indeed very hungry, but wouldn’t eating so much in one breath break his stomach?
Yuli looked at Yan Yunqing expectantly without blinking.
Yan Yunqing understood, cut off a piece of meat with a knife and fork, put it in his mouth, and felt the delicious meat juice explode on his taste buds. He couldn’t help but squint his eyes and stroked Yuli’s head twice. “Little Yuli is so amazing! The grilled meat is super delicious!”
Lillian also gave a thumbs up. “Super awesome!”
Yuli’s cheeks were even redder from this straightforward praise. She embarrassedly grabbed her little skirt. “No, it’s actually that Lulu pig meat is delicious no matter how you make it.”
“But, can Lillian eat this too?” Yuli looked at Lillian curiously, “Isn’t Lillian an elf?”
It was difficult for ordinary civilians to see elves, and they also had stereotypical impressions of elves: living in the forest, growing up by eating wild fruits and drinking dew, beautiful and powerful creatures.
This stereotype couldn’t be said to have nothing to do with elves. Although elves’ recipes were not just wild fruits, they also used some other foods, but they were indeed all vegetarian.
Elves seemed to be born not to like eating meat.
The elf king in Yan Yunqing’s memory was also like this, he liked to eat all kinds of fruits. The fruit plates in those background illustrations in the Demon King’s Palace were basically sent by the elf king.
But Lillian was very different. Not only was her personality completely different from elves, but her recipes were also completely different.
She seemed to be able to eat anything?
Lillian stuffed a piece of meat into her mouth and answered vaguely: “Yes, if you’re hungry for a long time, you can eat anything.”
“And if you only eat wild fruits, you’ll be malnourished, right? I still want to grow taller.”
Yan Yunqing: “…Can’t you elves decide what you want to grow into after adulthood?”
Lillian was stunned and touched the ends of her hair, lost in thought. “Hey, it seems that’s the case, strange, why is this my first reaction after hearing this question?”
Yan Yunqing was speechless.
She was probably just remembering what some parents said to coax their kids to eat.
After a hearty meal, Yan Yunqing didn’t waste the remaining Lulu pig meat and put it all in his backpack. He could take it out and eat it anytime when he went out in the future.
Time in the backpack was still. The freshly baked barbecue was still steaming hot after a few days. It was simply a must-have travel artifact for home.
“Ah! That’s right!” Yan Yunqing suddenly thought, “Yuli, can you teach me how to cook?”
“Eh?” Yuli pointed at herself, “Me?”
Yan Yunqing nodded repeatedly, not feeling ashamed that he was learning to cook from a seven-year-old child, “Yes, yes, can you?”
His [Cooking] skill in life skills hasn’t been opened yet!
“Okay!” Yuli agreed in one breath, “But I’m very strict, brother A-Yan.”
Yan Yunqing looked at the task list and saw that a [Learn to Cook from Yuli] task had been added, and nodded with satisfaction.
Good, after opening the cooking, he could make buff dishes by hand. He remembered that he still had several recipes collected when playing the Demon King. Not to mention how the buff effect was, at least the taste must be better than bread.
It’s not realistic to eat barbecue every day, and it’s still self-reliance to make dishes.
*
The next morning, Yan Yunqing got up early and went to learn from Yuli. After quickly completing the task, he got a pot from old Jason as a gift. As Yan Yunqing wished, his [Cooking] skill was opened.
Then Lillian, Yuli, and old Jason watched Yan Yunqing put a few cuckoo eggs, a small bag of wheat flour, two cups of curled sheep milk, and a small portion of sugar into the iron pot.
In the confused eyes of everyone, Yan Yunqing lit the fire somewhat unskillfully.
“Huh? Wait, brother A-Yan, don’t you need to remove the shells from your cuckoo eggs?” Yuli asked doubtfully, “And why do you put the cups and bags of wheat flour into the pot together? Does this have any special meaning?”
Old Jason was also confused.
Lillian was lying on Yan Yunqing’s head, just wanting to laugh at Yan Yunqing for learning from Yuli and still not knowing how to cook. She saw a white light flash on the iron pot in front of her. The things inside disappeared, and what replaced them was a plate of cake exuding a sweet aroma.
Lillian was shocked: ???
Yuli’s eyes widened: Wow!
Old Jason was silent: …The Heaven-sent must have his reasons for doing this.
Yan Yunqing brought out the small cake, scooped a bite with a spoon and tasted it. Well, it tasted good, even better than the small cake the system sent him!
This was a small cake made by the great Demon King himself!
Lillian looked at the iron pot incredulously, and then looked at the small cake, hesitating for a moment to turn her gaze to old Jason, who made this pot.
Old Jason shifted his gaze, don’t look at him, he just made a very ordinary iron pot, no matter what, it couldn’t have such magical abilities.
Lillian then looked back at Yan Yunqing with a face full of disbelief, “You… how did you do it?”
This kind of sweet and delicious snack, can it be made by just putting the cuckoo eggs with eggshells, the curled milk in the cup, and the unopened wheat flour and some sugar all into the iron pot and cooking them together?!
Yan Yunqing felt that Lillian was making a fuss. He obviously didn’t show this kind of shocking expression when he saw him butchering Lulu pigs before. He just showed off a player’s cooking skills a little, why did he still feel incredible?
“Just do it like this!”
Yan Yunqing gestured, “Put everything in the pot, light the fire, then wait for the progress bar to come out, and click confirm after the pointer reaches the yellow area, and it’s done!”
[Delicious Small Cake]
Fullness +66, the sweet taste can slightly replenish stamina, and bring joy, it is an indispensable snack for home life.
Lillian couldn’t understand, and finally could only attribute it to the ability of the ‘Heaven-sent’.
Strange, how could the abilities of the ‘Heaven-sent’ be so strange? Could it be that the ‘Heaven-sent’ relied on this to save the world?
Yuli’s eyes lit up, “Brother A-Yan is so amazing!”
He made a few more small cakes using the same method, and made a few more recipes that could gather ingredients by the way. At noon today, old Jason’s family ate a very hearty lunch.
Yan Yunqing went out again in the afternoon.
The [Protect Sunset Village] task has been updated.
[Protect Sunset Village]
The old village chief told you about the tragedy six years ago and told you the story about the Heaven-sent. He hopes that you can stay and help the village through the difficulties when the village encounters disaster. The old village chief seems to distrust the troops from the capital. You are curious about this and decide to inquire with other people in the village.
The task told him to go out and inquire, Yan Yunqing must do it. He found a household very skillfully, and pushed open the door of the other party’s yard without seeing outsiders, and met Aunt Janice who was feeding the cuckoo chickens.
“Hi!” Yan Yunqing showed a hearty smile, and without seeing outsiders, he took (snatched) the chicken feeder from Aunt Janice’s hand. “Good afternoon, Aunt Janice!”
“G-good afternoon?” Janice was shocked by Yan Yunqing’s robber-like method, and subconsciously wanted to take the feeder back, but her hand stopped, and a daze flashed in her eyes.
“Oh my! It’s you.” Janice quickly smiled. “Great, I’m worried that these cute little guys have no one to feed! You’re here just in time, can you help me feed the chickens?”
“Of course!” Yan Yunqing took this daily task for granted, and didn’t dislike that this daily task was only a mosquito leg for him now.
He grabbed a handful of millet, sprinkled it on the open space on the side, and the little chicks around his feet rushed up and started pecking at the millet.
“Aunt Janice, I want to ask you something.” Yan Yunqing asked while feeding the chickens, “Do you know about the battle between the village and the monsters six years ago?”
Janice, who had been robbed of her job, could only stand beside Yan Yunqing and watch him feed the chickens. She was stunned when she heard this. “Six years ago? Ah, sorry, I wasn’t in this village before. I only married here three years ago, so I don’t know much about what happened six years ago.”
“Oh, oh, so that’s how it is!” When Yan Yunqing heard this, he dumped all the remaining millet and put the feeder back into Janice’s hand. “