My career has infinite upgrades.

Hearing the notification sound in her ear, Gu Qing was slightly taken aback.

A new career?

Luck has come.

There is a chance to obtain a new profession when you advance in your profession. Gu Qing originally thought that the probability was very low, but he did not expect that it would be triggered this time.

[Job selection in progress...]

[Ding! Job selection successful!]

[Congratulations, host, on obtaining a new profession: Chef!]

[Job Rank: F (Life Skills)]

[Profession Skill: Basic Cooking (Consumes stamina, can process basic ingredients, has no attribute-boosting effects.)]

Gu Qing looked at the new profession on the screen in front of him and his lips twitched.

Even if you don't want some awesome profession, you could at least give me an F-rank combat profession, like a chef!

However, something is better than nothing, so Gu Qing patiently checked the advancement requirements for this new profession.

[Chef Promotion Requirements: Develop and cook a five-star restaurant-quality dish independently.]

Five-star restaurant quality?

Gu Qing rolled his eyes. He could only make fried rice with eggs at most. He didn't know when he would be able to grasp the basics.

Moreover, the dishes in the five-star restaurants in this world are all made with monster meat and have special effects.

The materials needed for practice alone are beyond what I can currently provide.

However, I can still simplify the upgrade requirements myself.

Gu Qing's gaze shifted downwards.

[Simplified career advancement system now in effect.]

[Simplified: Successfully cooking any dish grants +1 experience point]

Current progress: 0/100

It's alright, it's much easier after the simplification. You can advance to the next level by making a hundred dishes.

"Help! Is anyone there?"

The cries for help came again, and Gu Qing headed straight for the source of the sound.

Soon, Gu Qing arrived at the location from which the sound came. He gestured to Cecilia beside him, and Cecilia immediately grabbed Gu Qing and led him to a tall treetop.

We don't yet know what happened, so it's best to be cautious.

The view from the treetop is very open, and you can see a flat edge in front of you.

Five level 10 Bloodthirsty Wolves are attacking a girl.

The girl was dressed in luxurious protective soft armor, and a huge energy gem was embedded in the staff in her hand.

It is Zhong Mengyun.

An awakened A-rank elemental mage is a pretty good combat class.

Furthermore, her father is Zhong Kui, the richest man in Lin'an City, so her future achievements are limitless.

Zhong Mengyun was in a sorry state, constantly dodging the attacks of the bloodthirsty wolves, with several bloody marks on her body.

Gu Qing could tell that she was panicking.

Sometimes the attacks he unleashed were so inaccurate that if it weren't for the high-level protective soft armor he was wearing, he would probably be seriously injured.

However, Gu Qing frowned. In this situation, what was the point of persisting if he didn't crush the teleportation jade tablet to get out?

Surely it's not that they can't bear to part with the monsters in the secret realm?

Just as Gu Qing was pondering, footsteps came from the other side.

Three boys dressed in combat gear walked over. The young man in the lead was holding a dark red heavy sword and looked very arrogant.

Zhao Tian!

The troublemaker at school, who awakened an S-rank berserker, is the young master of the Zhao family, a prominent family in Lin'an.

Zhao Tian often bullied people, but because Gu Qing was a good student, he never bothered him.

"Oh, isn't this our Miss Zhong?" Zhao Tian brought down his heavy sword, looking at Zhong Mengyun who was jumping around with a mocking expression.

"What kind of outfit is this? What kind of performance are they putting on?"

Zhong Mengyun's face lit up when she saw the newcomer, but her expression turned ugly the moment she saw Zhao Tian.

Her father and Zhao Tian's father didn't get along, and their relationship wasn't good either.

But there was no time to worry about that now.

Looking at Zhao Tian and the other two, Zhong Mengyun dodged the attacks while saying, "Help me deal with these wind wolves, and I'll give you resources worth one million energy crystals."

Gu Qing, perched on the treetop, gasped.

Energy Crystals are the universal currency; one Energy Crystal is worth one hundred Alliance Coins, and this transaction involved ten million.

This is enough to prove that Zhong Mengyun was driven to desperation.

Zhao Tian was also taken aback for a moment, then sneered, "Zhong Mengyun, what are you up to?"

"Even if there's danger, can't we just crush the jade token and teleport away?"

"Could it be that they knew I was nearby and set some kind of trap to lure me in?"

Zhong Mengyun rolled away to dodge the attack of a bloodthirsty mad wolf, her body covered in dirt and mud.

"The teleportation jade token has malfunctioned!"

Zhong Mengyun took out a crushed teleportation jade token and threw it on the ground.

Gu Qing, perched on the treetop, stared in astonishment at the broken jade pendant.

However, he then thought of the spatial rift he had just seen. Was it because of that spatial rift?

Zhao Tian frowned as he looked at the broken jade tablet, then turned to one of his underlings and said, "Try using the teleportation jade tablet."

Without hesitation, the younger brother took out his teleportation jade token and crushed it.

The imagined white light of teleportation did not appear; the jade tablet shattered, and nothing happened.

"Brother Tian! We really can't teleport out! Oh no! If we encounter danger, we'll really die here!"

Zhao Tian grinned: "What's the panic? I'm already level 8. The highest level monster here is only level 10. As long as I'm not attacked by more than 10 monsters at once, I'm not afraid of anything!"

Then, Zhao Tian's gaze fell on Zhong Mengyun, his eyes filled with greed.

The Zhao family and the Zhong family have been fighting for more than a decade, with the Zhao family always at a disadvantage. Now that Zhong Mengyun has fallen into such a desperate situation, it's as if God is helping him.

"Zhong Mengyun, I never imagined you'd end up like this."

"We've all been classmates, so naturally I won't watch you die."

"If you want me to save you, just agree to two conditions."

Looking at Zhao Tian's expression, Zhong Mengyun knew he had ill intentions, but she had no other choice but to bite her lip and listen.

Zhao Tian held up one finger: "First! Your father's share of the third-level mining operation in the new mining area in the south of the city must be transferred to my Zhao family free of charge after the operation ends."

"Secondly! After I save you, you must sign a master-servant contract with me and become my maid."

"Don't worry, you only need to be my maid for three days."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Mengyun's chest heaved with rage, and she immediately launched into a tirade against Zhao Tian: "Zhao Tian! Are you insane?! I'd rather die than agree to these two conditions of yours!"

Holding a heavy sword, Zhao Tian looked at Zhong Mengyun and sneered, "Then don't blame me for being ruthless."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Mengyun said in a trembling voice, "Zhao Tian, ​​if you dare to lay a hand on me, my father will not let you get away with it!"

Zhao Tian laughed and said, "I know you possess the means to reveal the coordinates of the race that killed you upon your death. Besides, we were classmates, how could I possibly lay a hand on you?"

"But if you die in the jaws of wolves, that's none of my business."

Zhong Mengyun gritted her teeth and dodged the attacks of the Bloodthirsty Mad Wolf once again. The soft armor on her body had lost its luster, obviously because her energy was about to run out.

Zhong Mengyun looked sorrowful. Was she really going to die here?

Just then, a calm voice reached her ears.

"Zhong Mengyun, is the payment you mentioned still valid?"