Chapter 2 Family and Gold Fingers
Isn't this a game called Soul Eater?!
Lu En was shocked. He was not unfamiliar with this line of fonts and music. As a programmer, he sometimes took some private jobs. On the night before crossing, he was busy coding this game called Soul Eater.
It is said that in order to cope with increasingly strict inspections, the game's creator simply abandoned all violent and bloody elements and turned the monster upgrade into cooking. Every monster can be turned into various foods, snacks, meals, or desserts and drinks by the game characters to replace the experience points in previous games.
So by singing, dancing, and preparing pots and pans, monsters can be killed and turned into food. Although Lu En felt that this game was bound to fail, he still professionally entered all the food, snacks, and special snacks he could find into the unique Soul Eater system in the game.
There are more than 100 kinds of monsters in the game, each with a corresponding food. If you kill the big boss, you can even turn into a full banquet on the spot. But Lu En never thought that he would be the first person to play this game that is still in production, and really play it!
And as if stimulated, his heart actually beat a few times, which made Lu En breathe a sigh of relief. As long as it can still beat, there is still hope.
Close your eyes and take a deep breath. The small words in the corner of your eyes are still clear. The square Song font is different from any other text in the world. Then you pull out your burning left hand, and a black mark suddenly appears on your palm.
Just a few simple strokes, but it outlines the shape of a pot, which is the symbol of the food spirit!
Rich, it is indeed a benefit to travel through time. Lu En was ecstatic, and suddenly heard a voice from a distance. He was startled and quickly stuffed the black book into his schoolbag and ran out of the classroom.
Fortunately, it was just a few students from other classes who left late, not Jamie and his friends. Lu En ran fast with his head down, fearing that he would be hit by Jamie and his friends. He didn't relax until he walked out of the school gate and got on the bus. From childhood to adulthood, this was the first time he had done such an act of stealing, so it was inevitable that he was nervous.
The bus swayed all the way, gradually driving from the area where the school was located to the lower city. The lower city here was not where the lowest-class residents lived, but where some residents with lower economic and social status lived, and Lu En's family was naturally among them.
However, compared with most residents in the lower city, Lu En's family still had their own house. Although it was only a small one-story, it was also a warm harbor, so they didn't have to worry about the monthly rent.
Ten minutes later, the bus stopped at a bus stop covered with small advertisements. Lu En's mood had calmed down a lot. He walked out of the door with his schoolbag, identified the direction, and still ran quickly towards his home. At this time, the sky had gradually darkened. The residents here knew that it was very dangerous to be outside at night, and even the patrol police would not pass by here.
Walking to a dilapidated three-story building, avoiding the vomit and broken glass on the ground, Lu En walked all the way to the third floor, took out the key to open the iron door and the wooden door inside, and a gray-haired figure was cleaning up in the house.
"You're back, why are you so late today?" The figure raised his head and looked at Lu En. His forehead was full of deep wrinkles, he was slightly hunched, and he was wearing a pale blue shirt. This was his father in this life, Lu Guang.
Lu En recalled the conversation between his predecessor and Lu Guang in his memory. After a moment of silence, he whispered: "Help classmates clean up."
Lu Guang nodded and didn't say much. Lu En stopped talking, took off his shoes when he entered the door, and was about to close the door and lock it, but was stopped by Lu Guang: "Don't close it, I have to go to the store later, I won't be back tonight, the meal is ready, you can heat it up and call your sister to eat."
"Okay." Lu En replied.
Lu Guang put on a coat and stopped when he walked to Lu En, wanting to say something but stopping himself. "If you have time, you should teach your sister to read and count, so that she can help me in the future."
"Okay."
According to his previous habits, Lu En still replied with one word. Lu Guang said nothing more, opened the door and walked out. He wanted to get to his shop as soon as possible before it got dark.
Creak
Just as the door slammed, a door in the house opened, and a little head with braids stuck out, looking at Lu En with big black eyes, and said in a mosquito-like voice: "Brother, Xiaokui is hungry."
She looked timid, as if she was ready to hide in the room at any time to avoid Lu En's scolding. In fact, what Lu En's predecessor said now was most likely "wait a minute" or "what to eat, you won't starve to death", but Lu En now couldn't do such a thing, still nodded, and uttered a word: "Okay!"
He put the schoolbag with the black book in his room, and the little girl hiding behind the door cheered and smiled: "Great, it's time to eat!" Pushing open the door, she sat on the stool holding a gray rabbit doll, looking at Lu En eagerly.
This is Lu En's only biological sister, Lu Xiaokui. Their mother died of heavy bleeding after giving birth to their daughter.
Lu En took out the rice from the pot and opened the lid on the table, revealing two green vegetables. Stir-fried with oil and salt, they were a delicacy. Lu Xiaokui was very obedient and just ate the food while holding the bowl: "Brother, you eat the vegetables. Xiaokui will just eat the rice." But her eyes could not stop looking at the green vegetables.
This is the current situation of this family. Lu Guang has to support two children alone and bear the expensive expenses for Lu En to go to school. Life is very tight. Lu Xiaokui is eight years old today, but he has never been to school for a day. The whole family's hope is placed on him. If Lu En's soul had not traveled through time, it is hard to imagine how the father and daughter would collapse after discovering the boy's death.
"The rice is delicious, but Xiaokui doesn't want to eat vegetables." Xiaokui was talking to herself hypnotically while digging rice, which made Lu En feel sad. He put vegetables into Xiaokui's bowl with a few chopsticks and stood up: "Xiaokui, eat slowly. Brother has already eaten outside. I'm not hungry today."
"Brother is lying. You never eat outside." Lu Xiaokui looked up and stared at Lu En seriously: "Brother doesn't have any money, how can he eat outside."
It's true that children of poor families grow up early. Lu En sighed and touched Xiaokui's head: "Brother didn't lie to you. A friend invited me to dinner today. You should eat slowly. I'll go in and do my homework first. Come and wash the dishes later."
"But Dad always told Xiaokui to wash the dishes." Xiaokui shook her head quickly: "Dad said that my brother should study hard so that we can live in a big house in the future. Xiaokui should wash the dishes for the delicious food."
"I'll wash them later." Lu En emphasized his tone, feeling heavy in his heart, and stroked Xiaokui's little head: "As a brother, how can I let my sister do everything? The food is getting cold, you should eat first."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards his room. Xiaokui muttered softly behind him: "The food is delicious, but the food is also delicious, but the food is better."
Pop!
Lu En closed the door gently. It must be said that this scene made him feel heavy and sad. Since he had come to this world and replaced the identity and body of the boy, he felt that he had an obligation to do what the boy wanted to do but was unable to do. The simplest wish was to let his family live a good life.
Thinking of this, the slight guilt for taking Jamie's black book disappeared immediately and turned into hatred. If he hadn't traveled through time, this family would be in despair and broken today. How vicious!
Walking over and putting the schoolbag on the desk, Lu En sat down and slowly pulled out the black book hidden inside. The scarlet eyes on the black cover flickered under the light, as if staring at him, creating a weird atmosphere.
The palm of his left hand began to heat up again, and a line of Chinese characters popped out of Lu En's eyes again: "Edible materials found, do you want to absorb it?"
"Yes!"
Lu En muttered in his heart, and suddenly felt something hot pouring out of his palm, as hot as magma, and instinctively wanted to pull his hand away, but he still endured it with extraordinary willpower, and sweat beads appeared on his forehead.
Sniff.
After a few seconds, a layer of dark red visible to the naked eye spread from Lu En's palm to the black book, making a slight sound like water evaporating. Then the eyes on the surface of the black book suddenly flickered, and two whites of the eyes emerged in the scarlet. A piercing scream appeared beside Lu En's ears.
Squeak! ! !
Lu En was stunned by this sudden change. A human face suddenly bulged on the surface of the black book, and a red tongue emerged from the mouth, as long as a rope, and rolled towards Lu En's neck!
"Ah!!!"
Lu En screamed and stood up from the chair in fear. The face protruding from the cover suddenly distorted, and the tongue retracted at a faster speed. With a click, the face disappeared, and the cover was still black, placed on the table.
It was as if what Lu En saw before was an illusion.
"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Kui's head suddenly stuck out from the door and asked in a low voice. She was eating happily when she heard Lu En screaming and ran over quickly.
"No, it's okay, a mouse ran over." Lu En panted heavily, his face pale and turned back to force a smile: "I was scared, it's okay, you continue to eat."
"Oh!"
Xiao Kui looked at Lu En, who was sweating profusely, and was a little curious, but she still went back to the table obediently. She was sensible very early and knew what to do so as not to make her brother and father angry or even hate her.
Watching Xiao Kui leave, Lu En wiped his forehead and found that it was wet and dense cold sweat continued to come out. This was a sign of being frightened. Although the heart had stopped, there was no change in the body's functions. However, at this moment, there was an uncontrollable excitement on his pale face.
He slowly opened his clenched left hand, and suddenly a handful of colorful candies appeared in his palm, along with the gradually fading food soul mark, everything indicated that this was real, not Lu En's hallucination or imagination.
In the game of food souls, food is divided into several levels. The lowest level monsters can only be turned into snacks such as candy and biscuits, followed by desserts, meals, etc. What Lu En is holding in his hand now is the lowest level of food. In the game, it can only increase a little experience points, but what about in the real world?
Can it only be used as food to fill the stomach, or does it have other more magical functions?
Lu En no longer hesitated, pinched a red candy and stuffed it into his mouth. The sweetness was no different from what he had eaten before, but soon, he felt a warm current appear out of nowhere, rushing straight to his brain, and his heart began to beat faster and faster. Some inexplicable graphics and words appeared, and a few lines of small words popped out of the corner of his eyes:
"Spirit +0.1"
"Physical strength +0.1"
"You have gained 1 skill point"
"You have gained a skill: Evil Spirit Whispering"