I'm just an internet cafe owner

Just as he was studying the game, Spider discovered that the male knight was pondering something.

"Huh? It's a new baby!"

Why is Spider so certain? Because at this stage, everyone in the internet cafe is either teaming up or playing solo. And who in the entire internet cafe doesn't know who Spider is? You have to understand, there are already very few superhuman beings in internet cafes, and to maintain a spider form while playing games—who else could it be but Spider?

Moreover, Spider is known for being helpful; if you ask Spider to help you in a game, he will definitely help you.

Spider's words immediately drew everyone's attention.

"A newbie baby? Where?"

"Wow! Seems like a real newbie. It's the first time I've seen someone dressed so formally."

"Yeah, yeah! You're a newbie, right? Want to team up? We'll help you level up."

"Don't be so serious! Let loose and have a laugh in the game!"

"Don't be shy! We're all professional gamers! We guarantee we'll take you to the skies and make you eat the best food. Look! The two best chefs in this internet cafe are on our team!"

Tanjiro, Fafnir, Satoru Suzuki, and Rimuru all chimed in with their comments. The male knight's outfit was just too adorable. Even though you can't bring equipment from other games into the Gourmet World, out of habit, players would prepare their equipment based on the games they usually play.

Moreover, people tend to let loose and express themselves more when they play games a lot. Generally speaking, the more unconventional a person's game appearance is, the longer they have played that game.

Putting everything else aside, only newbies with the old man's ring would wear a full set of equipment; veteran players either wear nothing at all, or they wear... something a bit unique. For example, the dung-swallowing clothes plus the Platinum Son's headgear—that's already considered basic level.

Anyway, you can't see how ugly you are when you wear it. If you disgust monsters or players and make them lose a lot of combat power, wouldn't that be a huge win?

The male knight was also completely bewildered; he wanted to refuse.

But this group of people was too enthusiastic. Before he could say a word, they joined him. When he came to his senses, what did he see? A group of people fighting around a dragon?

"never mind."

The male knight decided to temporarily abandon his thoughts, because he vaguely smelled that the dragon looked delicious.

That's how games are. When serious people enter the game world, because the world becomes virtual, they tend to do some strange things. For example, some people play games by killing everyone and looting everything, while others play games by hoarding rats, regardless of whether they're useful or not, they just hoard them.

When the male knight encountered this group of people, apart from the two chefs and Tanjiro, each of them was a master in the gaming field. Any normal person would be "influenced" by these masters.

At this moment, Liu Yuan was unaware that a fake knight had arrived at Branch 5. As an invincible knight from another world, the fake knight was supposed to be serious, but under the guidance of these players, this fake knight took his first improper step.

Spider: "Hey! Do you know what the symbol of strength is? Equipment! Do you know what kind of equipment is the strongest? Of course, it's the best-looking one! Your equipment is too serious, you look like a newbie. Here! I made you a headgear, put it on."

Fafnir: "This is a funny meme I made using dragon glasses, um... it should be on my head, right?"

Doctor: "Insanity!!!!"

Tanjiro: "This is the Spicy Chicken I got before! When I used this as a weapon to fight the enemy, they were terrified! Here! Take this."

So, the male knight arrived at the Four-Dimensional Space Internet Cafe on his first day, but he was already gradually deviating from his future self. When he entered the internet cafe, he was dressed in proper knight gear.

Once inside the game, he was wearing a black hood with only his glasses showing, and a comical eyeball hanging from the hood. His weapon was also attached to a screaming chicken.

It was his first day at the internet cafe, but within a few hours he had developed the demeanor of a strong person.

Chapter 552 The Hunt for the Fake Knight

Beside the forest campfire, a huge, bull-like creature lay dead on the ground. Beside it, two cooks were preparing ingredients, while the rest of the group enjoyed a delicious meal made with special ingredients.

The spider held the bowl with its two legs and used its four legs to quickly devour the rice and roasted meat in the bowl. In no time, the bowl of food was empty.

"So delicious! I'd like another bowl!"

Rimuru, while eating the grilled meat, commented, "This ingredient is amazing; it has a texture similar to a combination of Wagyu beef and salmon. It's just one ingredient, yet it offers two different flavors. Wait, what's this sweet taste?"

After tasting the dishes prepared by Master Chef, Erina stared intently at the cooked meat in her bowl: "Onions! Master Chef added onions. The ingredients in this world always feel magical, no matter how many times you eat them. The combination of multiple flavors, as long as you eat them according to the special process, you can experience top-notch deliciousness even if you don't have any cooking skills. The combination of flavors from multiple foods does not conflict at all, but rather blends together to make the taste even better."

Little Chef affirmed from the side, "Yes, and there are so many delicious ingredients here. I've already recorded so many flavors that I haven't even tried before."

Although the flavors are limited, the different tastes, textures, growing environments, and cooking methods allow the ingredients in this world to undergo tremendous changes.

For example, the BB popcorn I discovered a few days ago—corn kernels almost the size of a person, and the exquisite flavor created by popcorn made at high temperatures by lava—made even Little Chef linger.

As the game was released, everyone gradually became familiar with each other. If other people could get top-quality ingredients, chefs like Little Master and Erina would be happy to help. But if no one invited them, the two of them had gotten used to hunting with the Spider Team.

Firstly, this team has a huge appetite, and according to the game rules, only those who can eat a lot can hunt more ingredients. Secondly, they're used to it.

As everyone ate and chatted, the knight was completely absorbed in the delicious food. With each bite, he felt only one thing: happiness. He had never tasted such delicious food before, but after eating it, he couldn't help but recall the experience of hunting for this ingredient.

Their equipment looked shabby, and their strength didn't seem particularly impressive, yet they were able to so easily annihilate such a massive number of beings. Even he wouldn't be confident in defeating them at full power.

"Great! We've eaten it all. Now let's hunt for other delicious food!"

The spider didn't leave any bones behind. She had the characteristic of becoming stronger the more she ate. Compared to the creatures she ate in the maze, even bones in this world tasted incredibly delicious and addictive to her.

As for whether this team will eat all the delicacies to extinction? Obviously not. Even if tens of thousands of internet cafes open in the future, the proportion of delicacies hunted by these customers in this world is less than a speck of dust in the entire universe.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the customers received a notice that the internet cafe was closing down.

Are you closing up?

Despite spending the entire day hunting for food with Spider and his crew, the new knight was still unfamiliar with many of the rules of the internet cafe.

Upon hearing the knight's question, Spider nodded and said, "Yes, these five minutes are a reminder for us to save our game quickly, because in many game storylines, some terrible things will happen if we don't save."

"Something terrible?"

Tanjiro recalled, "If you forget to save in a story-driven game, the story in real mode will continue to progress, and you might end up with a bad ending when you log in the next day."

Many customers at internet cafes have experienced this: they play until the cafe closes down completely one day, and when they log on the next day, wow, the game is over.

Fafnir adjusted his glasses; "Besides, doing this also reminds us to return to reality. Hmm... I'm going back to playing games."

Little Chef: "There's still a lot of food left from today's hunt. Let's share it and eat it when we get home."

Spider: "Knight, you're a newbie, so you should take more."

The knight asked in confusion, "Aren't we not allowed to take too much food?"

Spider-Child pondered, "The rule that you can't take food you can't finish includes the portion you share when you return to your own world. But generally speaking, food doesn't stay out for the next day?"

Suzuki Satoru joked, "It's so delicious that it won't last until the next day, so newcomers should take as much as they can. Don't worry, it's okay to share with friends and family if you can't finish it. The boss has personally answered these questions, so don't worry."

If Liu Yuan hadn't provided accurate information, no one would have dared to bring them back like this. However, Liu Yuan specifically emphasized the important rules. The most important rules of the entire game were actually just two points: no indiscriminate killing and no waste. The other rules were simply to prevent these Fourth Calamities from ruining the world. After all, all the food in the world belonged to the world's ruler, and killing them would offend him.

The knight was dumbfounded when he saw how much food Little Chef and Erina had shared.

"Can I take these back?"

Spider: "Great! When you get back, you'll have something like a system. It's a hidden perk for every player who's played games at an internet cafe. It can hold all the loot you can get from the internet cafe games. Use it without worry."

"Thank you!"

The knight expressed his gratitude earnestly. He was very happy today. Although the companion he met didn't look human, he felt a strange warmth, which made him feel at ease in the internet cafe.

The game ended, and the computer was shut down. The knight returned to his own world along with everyone else.

The moment he returned to his own world, the knight looked around in confusion. He had spent the entire day playing in the game world, but back in his room, it felt like only a short time had passed.

"Has such a short time passed?"

Looking at the stew in front of him, the knight knew he wasn't dreaming.

As the new guardian, he will train with the other recruits and the regimental commander today to protect this country.

Only a dozen minutes had passed, and there was still a long time before he began basic training. He had plenty of time and confidence to solve the problem.

The world is relatively peaceful now, and everyone is training diligently to prepare for a possible invasion, since no one knows when the invaders will arrive.

"Gurgle!"

The experience in the game was, after all, fictional, but he didn't know how the fictional food in the game was brought into reality. In any case, the fragrant aroma of the meat whetted the knight's appetite.

"How about... we get something to eat first?"

Looking at the huge pile of food in his backpack, the knight felt he could eat it all. Besides the dishes, there were also many high-quality ingredients. These ingredients were very easy to prepare; they could be stewed in water or simply grilled, fried, or roasted.

MasterChef and Erina have prepared a very detailed guide, so that even a novice can make delicious dishes as long as they can read and move their body.

Although it doesn't quite reach the limits of what those two have achieved, the ingredients are so good that even with differences in cooking skills, most people wouldn't be able to taste a significant difference.

Chapter 553 What to do when you encounter an invading leader while stewing meat at home?

The knight began to prepare the food according to the recipe. The way Little Chef and Erina prepared the food was very simple. In the knight's opinion, he could have made the food according to the recipe when he was ten years old!

As he thought this, he found the pot in his house, added water, lit the fire, and followed the instructions on the ingredients list, cooking step by step.

"Take out a pot and put 500 ml of water in it. You can buy bottled water directly from the player shop; it tastes even better?"

"Put it in a pot of cold water, bring it to a boil, skim off the foam, and then add the special spices..."

"After the water boils, keep the heat to the lowest setting and simmer for half an hour. Then remove the meat, slice it, and dip it in a special sauce to make it even more delicious..."

The operation method is so simple that even a kitchen novice can do it. There is no need for a hot oil pan or caramelizing sugar. The amount of seasonings to add is precise. If you are unsure, you can even buy the corresponding amount from the player store.

The player store allows you to purchase seasonings not only by weight, but also by quantity, such as salt and sugar.

The knight placed a piece of colorful meat into the pot and cooked it according to the steps. After about half an hour, a very special aroma wafted from his house. At the same time, the colorful meat turned the color of normal cooked meat.

After finishing all that, the knight bought a portion of garlic soy sauce.

Then he took the meat out and used a soup ladle to ladle out a bowl of soup. He ate the meat, dipped it in sauce, and drank the soup. After one bite, the knight felt like he was floating.

"tasty!!!"

Thankfully, there were no mirrors present. If there had been, one could have seen the rather serious-looking knight displaying a truly amusing expression. How to describe it? Beneath his handsome exterior, two large teeth were showing – how could anyone tell?

They all give off a silly and cute vibe.

Despite being an invincible fake knight according to the storyline, he's now showing signs of becoming a fool.

This is unavoidable. Firstly, he is greatly influenced by other players in the game. In a purely virtual game, this influence is very small. However, in real-life gaming, as long as he lets loose a little, even if he is certain that this is his own world, he will still relax when no one is around or when he is extremely relaxed.

"Delicious! Delicious!"

In pixelated form, you can see a knight in armor waving his hands, while the food in front of him disappears rapidly.

Just as he was about to enjoy a meal before training, a child stood at his doorstep. Or rather, a high priest of the invading army who was about to arrive in the country.

She disguised herself as a resident of the country to infiltrate, and today was the day to carry out the plan, but she was still scouting the location before actually making her move.

However, as she passed by the knight's house, she stopped in her tracks upon smelling the aroma of food.

"It smells so good..."

Smelling this fragrance, the dark high priestess named Beth couldn't help but recall her experiences, her mission, and... her parents.

She subconsciously walked to the knight's door, and listening to the sounds of people enjoying their meal inside, she couldn't help but swallow hard.