Arknights, please stop going crazy over the streamer's operators.

He stretched, opened the door, and went out.

I don't know if it's the effect of the stamina potion, but this time I didn't feel too tired.

But as soon as he stepped out of the room, he saw the mace walking towards him.

"You're awake? I saw it was time for you to get up, so I was just saying I'd come and wake you."

Just as Jian was about to knock on the door, she opened it and said to Li Ji, "Ines and Weicao have prepared the ingredients you requested for the kitchen. Shall we go cook now?"

"Okay, thank you for coming to call me. I'll go wash up a bit and then I'll cook."

Li Ji yawned and made an 'OK' sign.

Yesterday, after he got home, he suddenly remembered that the mission seemed to have given him a skill potion.

He originally thought this would be some kind of potion that would increase Originium Arts skills.

However, after he used it, the system displayed an unexpected message:

Your culinary skills have been elevated from standard to excellent.

"This skill potion looks pretty good. I can buy a few to open blind boxes when I have more money. You never know when I might need it."

Li Ji still adhered to the principle that if there is any improvement, we should try to see the effect.

Before he went to bed this morning, he asked Ines and Reed to think about what they wanted to eat and to buy the ingredients in the living area so he could cook when he got up in the afternoon.

……

In the afternoon sun, the rocking chair on the terrace swayed gently, as if whispering the leisurely mood of spring.

Flame Shadow Reed sat quietly on the rocking chair on the terrace, her hair taking on a warm orange hue in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Her fingers gently turned the pages, each turn accompanied by a soft rustling sound.

Perhaps hearing footsteps, Flame Shadow Reed picked up a leaf from the table and used it as a bookmark, placing it inside the bookmark.

"Are you awake?"

Flame Shadow Reed tilted its head slightly, looking at Li Ji who had just walked in through the door.

"You could hear that beforehand?" Li Ji stood at the door in surprise and said to Flame Shadow Reed, "How's today? Are you getting used to it?"

"It's alright, except when I went to buy breakfast this morning..."

"Morning?"

"Hmm... I didn't expect Jian's popularity to be so high here. When I went to buy breakfast this morning, the whole store was packed with her enthusiastic fans."

Flame Shadow Reed stroked her chin, glancing slightly downwards, and said, "I felt bad leaving her alone and coming back first..."

Fortunately, I was lucky enough to buy this rather interesting book at a nearby bookstore while I was waiting for her to sign autographs for her fans.

Flame Shadow Reed picked up the book from her lap, held it to her chest, and waved it. The book clearly read: "Yes, Prime Minister."

After Li Ji saw the book title, he smiled and offered his suggestions.

"It's reasonable for you, as a Victorian, to read this book, but you should read 'Yes, Minister' first."

"Is that so? That's a pity. I probably won't be able to see it when I get back."

Flame Shadow Reed stood up, slowly walked to Li Ji, and shoved the book in his hand into Li Ji's hands.

"Could I give you a task, Doctor? Please keep this book safe for me, and remember to return it to me in person next time you come!"

"Of course, no problem. Next time, I'll buy you a copy of 'Yes, Minister' and put it next to you."

Li Ji placed the book in his hand on the bookshelf next to him, and thoughtfully left a space next to it.

"Let's go, it's time to eat. Jian and Ines are waiting."

After saying that, Li Ji walked out of the room.

Meanwhile, the Flame Shadow Reed in the room first glanced at Li Ji's vanished figure, then at the books on the bookshelf, and muttered to itself, pouting:

Is this the answer I wanted? A perfunctory response!

But soon, she smiled and said with relief, "But it's fine as it is, just like before."

……

The delicacies were carefully served on the table, like a colorful painting slowly unfolding before our eyes.

With the help of exceptional culinary skills, each dish is as exquisite as a work of art, exuding an enticing aroma.

It has the fresh aroma of vegetables, the rich aroma of meat, and the unique fragrance of spices, all intertwined to create an indescribable and wonderful flavor.

Looking at the dishes on the table that shouldn't have been made by Li Ji.

A question mark involuntarily appeared above the heads of all three operators.

Even after taking a bite, Jian asked in confusion:

"Doctor, your cooking skills... haven't they improved a little too quickly?"

As the first operator to be summoned, she was naturally the one least likely to be able to imagine it.

You should know that although Jian buys breakfast every day after going out for his morning exercise.

However, Li Ji personally cooked both lunch and dinner.

Has the doctor evolved to this extent as if he had an epiphany in just one day?

"It tastes even better than what Miss Cast Iron and Mr. Hum made..."

Ines and Flame Shadow Reed also gave it the highest rating within Rhodes Island after tasting it.

This evaluation truly reflects an exceptional level of culinary skill.

"Really? As long as you think it tastes good, that's fine. I just learned this cooking skill recently, isn't it alright?"

Faced with this praise, Li Ji naturally remained calm and sat to the side, saying something indifferently.

They had an expression that said, "It's alright, so let's just eat it."

After Li Ji finished speaking, he also untied his apron and sat down at the dining table.

Seeing the three of them enjoying their food, Li Ji also picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks and opened his phone to search for electronic pickled vegetables.

……

Today's trending topics are still mostly about cracks.

Since the invasion level was raised, the number of trending topics about the rift has never fallen out of the top few.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. These are all matters of life and death. Compared to popular celebrities and scandals, people are more concerned about their own lives.

The first two items today are both from yesterday's EX-OD-8:

[Another possibility for the newly added cracks near Wanghai: All those at the scene have been identified, with a total of 31 fatalities. The rescue team has safely withdrawn. The cracks have now been repaired, and subsequent maintenance work is proceeding normally...]

[Our reporters have arrived at the Wanghai Villa, where Captain Tiansheng and Captain Chousheng are being interviewed...]

"Sigh, I just hope there will be less trouble lately."

This time, Rhodes Island has once again added a significant chapter to its historical record.

But this is not what Li Ji actually wanted.

The more real-world issues Rhodes Island addresses, the more likely it is to be transferred to the frontier before it has fully developed.

Rifts and the like are relatively easy to deal with. At the current stage, without the Crisis Contract, the most terrifying boss should be the essence of evolution.

But in the border region... there is another problem that must be faced, namely the integration faction.

There are relatively few unificationists in the safe zone, so he still has room to fight back.

But once they reached the border, they truly defied the natural order, plunging headlong into the stronghold of the integration faction.

Life on the frontier will likely be filled with chaos and trivialities from now on.

However, both of these actions in reality were taken out of necessity.

Moreover, each battle required the submission of a battle report. Even though the role of Li Ji and his team was downplayed, their achievements could not be denied.

This really gave Li Ji a headache.

He even considered whether he could secretly fix the crack on his own and then anonymously contact the official team to do the follow-up crack maintenance work.

The second trending topic was about war game simulations.

Currently, the newly launched Rift Operation presents 'another possibility'. The completion rate is only 8.93% so far, and the no-miss rate for the new Rift Infiltration Operation (OD-8) is only 6.4%. This combination is likely to be the most difficult simulation battle...

[Damn it, Tiansheng and Wanfeng, those two mourners, why did they upload such a ridiculous Rift map? Wanfeng isn't even replying in the group. I'm definitely going to ask him how he cleared it in one go when he streams later. Did he just make up a map and upload it himself?]

[Here's a joke: I noticed the enemy counts for two new levels, one with 35 enemies and the other with 43... The data was great, don't give it like that next time.]

[0/43 (X), 0/∞ (√). I feel like I've killed a thousand bugs, kill me already.]

[Laughing, this boss's stats are ridiculously low. All the high-ground units in my team have less than 1200 HP, and it just kept evolving into its third stage, spitting out a full-screen attack that wiped out our entire high-ground team. It's not giving the sniper team any chance, is it?!]

[It deals high damage, and then there's that awful alarm sound effect...beep beep beep, it makes our whole team tense every time we hear that sound, especially me as the healer. Everyone has to check it. Can't it just explode directly?!]

Not only that, as Li Ji scrolled down through the messages, he also discovered a comment that Tian Sheng had just left.

Although it has only been half an hour since I started commenting, it has already been liked and is now among the top comments.

Tian Sheng: [This is Tian Sheng. Please, everyone, stop looking for me. I just inexplicably cleared it... And I haven't been able to recreate the battle record since I uploaded this map. Please stop messaging me!!!]