A Comprehensive Network: An Endless Adventure Begins as a Wanderer

Cheng Yi walked toward the magic cruise ship stranded on the beach.

As he got closer, he realized that the magical cruise ship was less of aground and more of a landed ship on this beach.

The sides of the magical cruise ship are shrouded in intricate arcane runes, ensuring it doesn't tilt due to the sinking of the beach.

A wide, gentle staircase led from the deck to the beach, where a few scattered online gamers lined up at a table below the staircase.

Meanwhile, most players on the crossover website simply watched the spectacle from the sidelines.

A butler-like figure, dressed in a purple uniform... a sardine (?), was sitting behind a table, listening to the requests of the player at the front of the line.

The process wasn't fast, but there weren't many players in line. By the time Cheng Yi arrived at the cruise ship, it was just his turn.

These sardines are quite special. Unlike the bighead carp we saw before, this one has a bubble head covering that looks just like a Celestial Dragon's, filled with seawater.

Upon seeing Cheng Yi arrive, a muffled voice came from inside the hood.

"Hey, contestant."

"This year's food festival has a special event: the Wild Magic Season!"

The sardine exhaled a string of bubbles and then spoke.

"Okay, actually, the island owner has recently become obsessed with a fantasy adventure novel where the protagonist is a wild sorcerer, but it's not a big deal."

"In short, the rules are as follows: you can tell me in detail all the ingredients you need, or you can just tell me a general category. You can also just tell us one or two ingredients, and we will provide the rest to you randomly."

"The more detailed your description, the more random ingredients you include, and the higher the quality of the magical ingredients we provide to you."

"High risk, high reward."

The sardine gave a sly look; heaven knows how his long, thin fish-like face managed to make that expression.

"Don't worry about quantity; our supply is endless! And in terms of quality!"

"If you boldly choose the random ingredients that everyone is eagerly anticipating," Sardine raised an imaginary eyebrow.

"Regardless of the taste, I can guarantee the final product will be incredibly wild!"

So this is what a wild magic is like?

Cheng Yi rubbed his forehead.

Although he was only here to level up his cooking skills, the rewards weren't actually that important to him.

In this situation, choosing the most comprehensive and detailed option is undoubtedly the best choice.

Although the quality of the ingredients provided is definitely the lowest, all ingredients are under control, so the finished product will be very consistent, and the experience gained will also be very consistent.

but.

With random ingredients and wild cooking, how could Cheng Yi not participate in such a cool cooking rule?

At the same time, he vaguely understood the mentality of the large group of online gamers watching the spectacle.

At this moment, the final magical culinary flavor is no longer so important.

The important thing is to see who finishes the wildest dish!

I say the island lord is wise!

After listening to the rules, Cheng Yi pondered silently.

The dish he chose to cook was definitely the Moon Shadow Seafood Rice.

Moon Shadow Seafood Rice is essentially a creamy fish rice dish, so cream, seafood, and rice are the soul and indispensable elements of this dish.

As for the rest?

I said I trust the island owner and leave it to Wild!

Cheng Yi listed the ingredients he needed.

Cream, seafood, and rice.

The rest are random.

But after he finished speaking, Cheng Yi's expression froze.

He had completely forgotten that the person in front of him was also seafood.

But to his surprise, the sardine in front of him gave him a mischievous smile after hearing his request for ingredients.

"Don't worry, stranger. We're not seafood. The reason we look like this is..."

"Well, it's still our island owner. He's just gotten hooked on some fantasy novel about Finding Nemo again..."

"So all you want is cream, seafood, and rice?"

Cheng Yi nodded.

"Okay, you are the 3766th participant this year. Here is your number plate, take it."

Sardine handed over a seashell engraved with the magical rune "3766".

Cheng Yi took the number plate, walked to the side, and joined the crowd of onlookers at the drama unfolding online.

"Hey bro, that's great! I only need three ingredients."

A player dressed as a warrior nudged Cheng Yi with his elbow.

That being said, almost everyone gathered here is a fun-loving person.

After some inquiries, Cheng Yi discovered that among this large group of players, the most requested items were only four kinds of ingredients.

And the minimum requirement is just one ingredient: fruit.

As Cheng Yi had predicted, it was an elf.

Elf stereotypes +1.

While waiting for the carnival to officially begin, Cheng Yi chatted and joked with the other players.

Surprisingly, there was some useful information.

Some of the players were already familiar with the Fantasy Island Food Carnival, so they knew some of the inside stories of this dungeon.

According to them, based on the natural time of the Mikaz plane, Fantasy Island will open such a special instance event once every natural year.

The reason why Fantasy Island has become the dream destination for chefs throughout the Mikas plane and even many other planes lies in the word "Fantasy".

The scenery on the island was imagined by the island owner, the appearance of the staff of the island's committee was also imagined, and the ingredients and utensils used by the chefs in the competition were also imagined.

Some even say that the entire island was a figment of imagination.

Because these are fantastical ingredients, the island boasts an inexhaustible supply of rare and precious treasures.

Here, you don't need to worry about the price, quality, or availability of ingredients. You only need to focus on one thing.

That is cooking.

A chef's dream destination, without a doubt.

That guy also mysteriously said that what they were participating in now was just the Fantasy Island instance in the apprentice area.

It is said that there are even higher-level dungeon areas.

There, you can even find legendary ingredients...

Although Cheng Yi listened with great interest, he wasn't particularly excited.

He does enjoy cooking, but he can't bring himself to pursue it as a career.

As long as the magical food he makes tastes good to him, that's fine; if it can please others, that's good too; and if it can also contribute to the battle, that would be perfect for Cheng Yi.

In short, time flew by quickly amidst chatting, gossiping, and explaining the game's mechanics.

At that moment, a player who looked like a human girl slowly approached the magic cruise ship.

After listening to the explanation of the rules for the sardine activity, her face showed excitement and ecstasy.

She calmed herself down, then suppressed her joy and uttered four words.

"All random."

The other players watching were all shocked.

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The true god of wildness has appeared!