In another world, Lu Mingfei is learning card making.

Chapter 167

Of course, it's because I want to use it to refine cards.

Although a Miyamoto Musashi card has been created, its level can only be described as average; it is merely a magic card specializing in one-on-one combat.

In Lu Mingfei's view, he was far from reaching the upper limit of the skill of swordsmanship—or rather, Lu Mingfei had not even reached the upper limit of swordsmanship.

It's different from wand combat: the wand combat system was originally designed to help low-level mages in emergencies, and this core concept has never changed no matter how it has evolved.

Therefore, its highest level is only Iv1, and upgrading it to Iv2 is just as difficult as developing a new skill.

But swordsmanship is different. This kind of bladed weapon, let alone Iv2, might have a limit of lv3 or even Iv4. After all, it's something countless samurai have relied on for survival throughout history, and people's development of it is boundless and limitless. It could at least support a level 7 magical spirit, but that would require the skill to be raised to its limit—

Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but Lu Mingfei simply shook his head and replied, "Of course it's because of interest. Kendo itself is very interesting, and it can also improve physical health. It's good to practice in your spare time."

"Just for physical fitness?" Lu Tianming couldn't help but ask, and Lu Mingfei rolled his eyes.

"Otherwise what? Does kendo really have to be used in real combat? You can only watch kendo combat in anime and that's it. If you really want to fight, it's more practical to spend money on a gun."

"At worst, cutting two pipes and getting a gun is better than going in with a knife, right?"

Lu Tianming nodded silently and said nothing more. Lu Mingfei thought he would smoke a cigarette or do something else, but he didn't. He just stood there for about ten minutes before turning around and leaving.

Lu Mingfei turned and went back to the practice room, picked up the bamboo sword again, and waved it at Chu Zihang, who had just recalled the flaws in his previous attack: "Come on, want to play another round?"

The knob on the stove was turned halfway, and the blue gas flame shrank slightly. Lu Mingfei's nose twitched slightly as he savored the faint aroma wafting in the air.

Broth is a commonly used ingredient in cooking. Saint Marian rarely has dishes that require long simmering, so Lu Mingfei could only learn to cook these kinds of dishes on Earth.

To be honest, this problem really put the cardinal monk in a very difficult position:

In music, she could connect with the local music association and leverage their resources to help Lu Mingfei directly learn the essence of the instrument. But in cooking—

A good chef will thrive anywhere and wouldn't open his doors to students just because of something like this. Even if he did, the skills he taught would often be incomplete, and some chefs would even explicitly state that they wouldn't pass on their knowledge to more than six people, meaning you'd have to kowtow and become his apprentice if you wanted to learn.

However, Lu Mingfei still found a very good teacher, the kind who could teach him everything he knew.

As the aroma in the air grew stronger, Lu Mingfei picked up the prepared ingredients from the cutting board, about to add them to the broth—

But then, a slender, pale hand grabbed his wrist, stopping him.

"It's not time yet," the black-haired maid said, her voice surprisingly clear. "Wait five more minutes."

""

—Yes, the teacher is the wine fox maid.

Sometimes Lu Mingfei felt that the message from the online community, "You must be a genius, you just haven't come to your own world yet," was just to comfort him, because Lu Mingfei now realized that he really didn't seem to be a genius at all.

It's not even comparable to my own magical spirit.

Luo Tianyi goes without saying. She can play an instrument at the Iv1 level after watching a tutorial once. She can create an equipment card of energy level three on her second card refining session. She can also point out the core and give Lu Mingfei a lesson on the principles of card refining. Even in a novel, there are not many protagonists who can reach this level.

Even a protagonist like Xiao Yan in a wish-fulfillment novel has to act a bit when he's showing off, saying something like "it was just a lucky break." But Luo Tianyi doesn't even bother to act anymore.

Even the five maids that Lu Mingfei recently trained each possess unique skills.

Just like the skill descriptions say, they are all perfect maids, capable of achieving great things in almost every field—

They simply flipped through the library's books and were able to perfectly replicate every recipe in them. To test their limits, Lu Mingfei even had them make a dish called "Wensi Tofu".

Then Lu Mingfei saw a dish even more exquisite than described: tofu cut into thousands of tiny strips, but not cut completely, floating on the broth like flowers.

Compared to these people, Lu Mingfei felt that his talent was practically nonexistent.

Perhaps the only thing worth mentioning is that the maids can't beat him at Go, chess, or any other game.

But it's not enough to just be good at chess and games, so Lu Mingfei asked the maid who stayed at home to be his teacher and teach him how to cook various cuisines.

After spending these days with them, he had also figured out the personalities of each of the maids:

Penguin Maid has the kind of personality that thrives on chaos. For her, a peaceful daily life is the most boring thing, which is why she is so lazy in her penguin form, because she genuinely feels bored.

What she wants is a life of wandering around and fighting strong enemies, which is why she acts wildly and is quite active after transforming into a normal human.

The pink-haired maid also loves adventure, but she doesn't enjoy facing powerful enemies; instead, she enjoys seeing the scenery and experiencing the sense of accomplishment of "challenging the whole world."

Besides that, her favorite thing is oranges, so no matter when you look for her, she can always pull out two oranges from somewhere to share.

The black-haired and white-haired maids would compete with each other whenever they met, and they couldn't even stand still; but once they were separated, they would miss each other and want to be together again after a short while.

The black-haired maid was quieter and more assertive; for example, when she saw Lu Mingfei doing something wrong, she would grab his wrist and stop him.

The white-haired maid is more lively and cheerful. If she's not with the black-haired maid, she'll stay close to Lu Mingfei and work with him.

Sometimes, to be considerate of Lu Mingfei's feelings, she would even deliberately make some mistakes in the steps so that Lu Mingfei would have to correct them.

"—So, Hiro," Lu Mingfei said, watching the bubbles rising from the bottom of the pot, "I've asked the other maids about this, so I'd like to ask for your opinion."

What kind of world do you want to live in? What do you want to do?

"Hmm? Me?" The black-haired maid, Hiro, paused her work and began to ponder: "I want to live in a free world with sufficient resources. I want to build a very, very large machine that can produce everything I need."

>