My 'Healing' Game-Chapter 52 Level Four

52: Chapter 52 Level Four

52 -52 Level Four

The woman’s last sentence sent a shiver down Han Fei’s spine.

By frankly admitting that human flesh didn’t taste good in an attempt to convince him there was nothing wrong with the meal, perhaps the woman saw no issue with such a statement, but from Han Fei’s perspective, it was a completely different matter.

How could she know human flesh tasted bad?

Could she have eaten human flesh?

Looking at the increasingly sickly eyes of the woman across the table, Han Fei slowly picked up his chopsticks.

He grabbed some bloody innards with them and placed them in his bowl, then pretended to accidentally brush his fingers against the innards in the bowl.

Hoping that the system would identify certain special items, just like the cursed dinner knife from before, Han Fei wanted to use the gaming system to identify the dish in the plate.

If the system provided a hint, it would confirm that the item was “special,” and whether it could be eaten would depend on the system’s description.

If the system offered no hint, that meant the food in the dish was ordinary and probably wouldn’t kill anyone if consumed.

As his finger brushed over the innards, Han Fei quickly recalled the system’s cold voice in his mind.

“Attention, player number 0000!

You have discovered Grade-G food—Cursed Pig Heart!”

“Cursed Pig Heart: This pig heart, soaked in malice and hatred soon after being removed, carries a 95% chance of cursing the consumer on first eating, but also a 5% chance of granting a random attribute point.”

Gourmet food is a major feature of the game “Perfect Life,” which recreates signature dishes from all over the world.

Players can even participate in making gourmet dishes, and there are many food-related professions in the game, such as Chef, Foodie, Wine Taster, and so on.

This was supposed to be a perfectly normal aspect, but since entering the game, Han Fei had neglected this entirely.

He had been struggling between life and death, grateful enough just not to be eaten by “others,” let alone to savor any gourmet food.

Gazing at the pig heart on the plate and smelling its tempting aroma, Han Fei decided to trust the system’s judgment.

He didn’t have many options now, constantly praising the meal but not eating it would have given him away immediately.

To build a relationship with his neighbor 1052, Han Fei had to eat.

He first swallowed in front of the woman, then tentatively tasted a bit with his chopsticks.

The delicious flavor instantly activated all of his taste buds, and Han Fei appeared to be completely captivated by the food, voraciously devouring the pig heart.

“Delicate!

Tender!

Sweet and rich with a complex, soft texture without falling apart!”

Han Fei blurted out all the descriptive words he knew for gourmet food as he devoured the dish, heaping crazy praise as he went.

Watching Han Fei wolf down the food, the woman’s smile grew wider, her crimson eyes fixed on him the whole time.

Unaware, Han Fei had finished the pig heart, and he again received a system prompt in his mind.

“First-time consumption of the Cursed Pig Heart has granted a random attribute point reward, Charm decreased by one!”

Hearing the system’s voice, Han Fei froze, even forgetting to chew.

“Charm decreased by one?

I thought my charm was already at rock bottom at negative ten, I hadn’t expected there was room to go even lower!

Is this supposed to be a reward or a curse?”

By now, Han Fei had also realized that in this game he played, the Charm attribute was rather special; it seemed not to be intended for living people, but rather for various monsters and fierce ghosts.

According to the official website of “Perfect Life,” charm directly affects the attitudes of in-game NPCs towards players.

In a normal game, the higher the charm, the better NPCs treat the player; however, in this underworld game, it seems to be the exact opposite.

Han Fei looked at the negative eleven charm value in his attribute column and decided to embrace it.

Everyone has their own charm, and he, too, has his own underworld charm.

“Does it taste good?” The woman’s gaze never left Han Fei as she delicately sliced off a small piece of meat with the cursed dinner knife and put it in her mouth.

Her eating manners were much more refined than Han Fei’s.

After gently chewing a few times, the smile slowly faded from her face, and she spit the meat out.

“I’m not very used to eating these things, compared to animals…” The woman picked up a strand of hair from another plate with her chopsticks: “I still prefer eating ghosts.”

The next scene shocked Han Fei.

Screams came from the hair the woman had picked up, and as she listened to the screams emitting from the hair, a smile reappeared on her face, brighter than any smile she had shown before.

“Pica?” Han Fei was curious about how the woman had died.

Her behavior and mannerisms were so bizarre, he wanted to understand more about this enigmatic madwoman.

“This really is the most delicious meal I’ve ever had!

Can I come here to eat regularly in the future?

I’ll bring other gifts too,” Han Fei said as if bewitched by the gourmet food, looking at the woman with utmost sincerity, even appearing somewhat pitiful, evoking a reluctance to refuse him.

“Of course, you can.

Seeing you eat with such joy also makes me happy,” the woman nodded, quite pleased with Han Fei.

“By the way, I still don’t know how I should address you?” After addressing her as ‘sister’ for a while, Han Fei felt it was better to formally ask for her name, as it seemed insincere to find out from others behind her back.

“I have many names,” the woman said, lightly biting her right hand’s finger, her lips smeared with blood: “The one I’ve been using recently should be Xu Qin.”

“Player number 0000, please take note!

Your performance has earned Xu Qin’s approval!

Friendship with Xu Qin increased by ten!

A harmonious neighborly relationship is the first step in the perfect life!”

Upon hearing the prompt in his mind, Han Fei glanced at his mission panel again.

“Grade G hidden task ‘Don’t Look Back’ completed!

Earned base reward—Free Skill Point increased by one!”

“Attention!

The rewards vary with the completeness of the hidden task!

Not only have you refrained from looking back within fifteen minutes, but you also successfully used your environment to kill the outsider that infiltrated the residential building.

Task completion exceeded one hundred percent!

Doubling the experience earned!

Additional unique reward for the hidden task—qualification to unlock the hidden profession ‘Midnight Butcher’.”

“Midnight Butcher (Hidden Profession): To become a Midnight Butcher, you need to kill ten outsiders who have infiltrated the community before reaching level ten.”

“Player number 0000, take note!

Hidden professions have exclusive professional abilities and characteristics!

They are very rare!”

“Player number 0000, take note!

You have successfully upgraded to level four!

Free Attribute Point increased by one!”

Looking at the information on the mission panel, Han Fei first added the Free Skill Point to his Acting skill then added the Attribute Point to his Physical Strength.

As his level increased, he could clearly feel changes in his Acting and physical condition.

In terms of Acting, he could now use the slightest expressions to reveal the most delicate inner feelings of a character, and his physical condition was steadily improving.

Han Fei had a deeper motive for adding the Attribute Point to Physical Strength.

He had touched the cursed dinner knife in room 1052 earlier that day and nearly fell victim to the curse.

His body was still too fragile; he couldn’t even hold onto the knife.

He needed to become stronger as quickly as possible.

Once he could grip that knife and withstand the curse, then he would truly possess the means to protect himself.