Whose world-class drama are they criticizing?

The rice is sealed in ceramic and then washed with water from the Fairy Spring.

Place the fried bear paw on top of the rice, seal the mouth of the jar with clay talismans, and simmer it in the earth vein flames.

Upon opening the package, the bear paw gelatin seeps into the rice grains, the aroma of rice permeates the meat and marrow, and the golden rice gradually turns a pale silver.

[Effect of Food: Increases Stamina and Strength attributes to 10 (lasts 30 minutes)]

Although it was only a temporary increase to 10 points, it didn't really reach ten points.

But the curse is unaware of this.

Ryan could easily use this dish to trick the curse; he could use a bug to trick the curse away first.

It is essentially a heretical practice.

If you train step by step, by the time Ryan finishes, the game will have at least completed its third closed beta test.

Once the 'curse of muscle weakness' is gone, Ryan's combat power will reach a whole new level.

When he encounters the Death Butler again, he will be able to fight back, instead of relying on the cafeteria marathon mechanism to kill him.

The recipe has three main ingredients in total. The first ingredient is 'Azure Silver Spirit Rice'.

Ryan recalled the guide quest given to players who completed the second closed beta test (see Chapter 91), and the reward from the witch was [Azure Silver Seeds x50].

【Silver Seed】

The demonic seed, which absorbs the light of the pale silver sun, grows only during the night, with a maturation cycle of fifteen days.

This should be it.

Ryan thought to himself, and when he took out the seed to look at it, it looked more like some kind of jade than a seed, silvery-white and translucent with a flowing light.

Can it ripen in fifteen days?

This genetically modified seed technology is amazing.

The demonic seed that absorbs the light of the Azure Silver Sun... is essentially growing by absorbing nuclear radiation, no wonder it grows so fast.

The harvest in Daohua Village is almost complete, so today the villagers will have the players plow and loosen the soil, and tomorrow they will plant the genetically modified seeds.

The second ingredient is 'Bear King Bear Paw'.

As for the Lightless Bear King, only one out of fifty bears can produce one. The ordinary bears in the back mountains of First Light City have been almost wiped out. If you want to find a bear, you can only go deep into the Twilight Forest.

Ryan certainly won't personally lead the attack.

Even if Ryan isn't careful, he can still fail when dealing with a monster like the Bear King, which has high stats. Farming materials is such a troublesome task, so of course, players should run errands for it.

We'll need to collect more ingredients and issue more raid quests. Since that's the case, let's just set up an Adventurers' Guild, and post future ingredient requests there.

In this way, players won't feel like they're just running errands, but rather going on an adventure, and will accept it with a clear conscience.

Ryan thought it was a good idea.

To join the Adventurers' Guild, you need to pay a guild fee; this is your first step in earning money.

As a referral fee, the guild also takes most of the materials after each successful hunt, which is their second source of income.

The remaining unimportant scraps, such as horns and scales, are given to the players as a reward.

In reality, when you kill a wild animal, you'll definitely have all the raw materials from its entire body; that's common sense.

But that's not how players think.

In a raid, even if you kill a dragon weighing over ten tons, you might only lose a few ounces of scales, which they would consider perfectly normal.

As for where the remaining dozen or so tons of meat went?

The players didn't know, and they didn't care; maybe it evaporated in the sun.

Actually, it was all embezzled by the Adventurers' Guild!

Finally, you can also collaborate with the blacksmith to gather all the monster materials to forge corresponding weapons or armor, and then collect a forging fee, which is the third way you can earn money.

But never give all the materials to the players at once, so they will repeatedly farm for materials and make a second profit.

All exploitation, once labeled with the word 'adventure' and given a grander purpose, seems justifiable and even exhilarating.

Just thinking about it, Ryan could almost see a huge blue ocean market waiting for him to explore.

Once the idea was made, Ryan set about making preparations. He marked out a space on the back mountain, put up a notice board, and established a temporary adventurers' guild.

The first raid mission has been issued.

All online players received a new notification:

[#New Adventurers' Guild Added in Chuguang City#]

[#Extermination Mission: Happy Bear's Great Charge#]

A powerful bear king has appeared in the Twilight Forest! And he seems to be in a very good mood!

But it would be bad if the bear king damaged the ecosystem!

To protect the ecosystem of Twilight Forest, the First Light City Guild requests your participation in a hunt!

Chapter 142 Brothers, are you going to betray us or leave?

"What are you thinking about?" Jasmine asked, noticing Ryan lost in thought.

"It's a bit embarrassing to say," Ryan said.

"what?"

“Money and women!” Ryan said proudly.

"...Then I really should feel bad."

Now that a guild has been established, it should have a guild mascot, according to tradition.

Guild mascots are usually quite attractive.

But Ryan wanted to do the opposite; he was promoting a diversified approach to gaming.

After selecting from the villagers, they chose the two darkest and least attractive women to be the mascots of the Wolong and Fengchu.

These two are sisters; the younger one is called Xiaxia, and the older one is called Xiali. Their advantages are that they have dark skin, a thin figure, and are not good-looking, while their disadvantages are that they are not very old but are very polite.

"You two need to be confident!"

Seeing the two sisters timidly lowering their heads, looking quite self-conscious, Ryan first gave them a brief pre-job training: "You are both very beautiful!"

Encouraged by their lord, they finally mustered the courage to raise their heads.

The daily work of these two mascot girls is very simple: when they get busy, they register lists and post tasks.

Normally, I just manage the guild and do some cleaning, but it's really just a temporary thatched hut.

That's enough.

As for stealing the players' materials, Ryan had Miss Jasmine's secret agents handle it. These guys were all professionals, ensuring that the players' materials would disappear without a trace as soon as they landed.

After issuing the quest 'Hunting the Bear King in a Very Good Mood', we've made progress on both Azure Silver Rice and Bear King's Paw. The only remaining material is 'Elf Spring Water'.

Ryan didn't have the elven spring, but he had a half-elf by his side.

Can I use the water from a half-elf instead?

"I think you're thinking some very impolite things."

A top assassin's intuition caused Miss Jasmine to exhale in response, her elven ears perking up.

“Never,” Ryan denied immediately. “So how do we obtain this elven spring water?”

"The elves have been wiped out several times in the Land of No Light, and the elven springs that remain are very precious. There are only a few places left in the entire Land of No Light, as they have all been occupied by the Cult of the Curse."

Her intelligence network is incredibly powerful.

“In recent years, cultists have also processed the Fairy Spring water into bottled ‘Fairy Mineral Water,’ which became a hot seller in the Dark Territory and made them a fortune. However, due to over-exploitation, many Fairy Springs have dried up.”

That's definitely a difficult situation.

"Elves are so precious, do they have some special benefits?" Ryan asked curiously, "Why are so many people chasing after them?"

For example, the ability to regenerate severed limbs or bring the dead back to life; otherwise, why would so many esoteric Buddhist organizations covet it?

“Ah, basically none,” Miss Jasmine said, “but it is said to have been bathed by elves.”

"'Wow, this is bathwater that the elf lady took a bath in! It must taste amazing! Give me a bottle!' That's how the cultists advertised it, and the elf mineral water was snapped up in no time."

Jasmine said, "Nowadays, a cup of Fairy Spring water is priceless and unavailable."

That's a really sad story.

“By the way, you’re also a half-elf,” Ryan said. “Are you of any use?”

"You were thinking something really bad!"

Jasmine glared at Ryan and said, "The Fairy Spring isn't because it was bathed in by fairies at all; that's just an advertisement from the cultists!"

"Cunning cultists!" Ryan exclaimed indignantly. "They're even using fraudulent propaganda."

The Fairy Spring Water is out of the question; we'll have to use regular spring water instead, but the effects will likely be reduced.

Normally, Ryan would just make do with it.

But this time Ryan is trying to break the curse, so the effect will be less; his strength and stamina cannot reach ten points.

He has to find a way to get his hands on the Fairy Spring.

Unfortunately, Lu Mingling's dog food ran out. If the dog food were still available, Ryan could have enjoyed drinking the elf lady's bathwater.

"Does the Elf Spring you mentioned have one in Graydead City?" Ryan asked.

“The Ash Death Cult has occupied one location,” Jasmine added. “According to intelligence.”

Then it's necessary to make another trip to the Gray City.

Just as Ryan was thinking of a solution, Jasmine's long ears suddenly twitched, perhaps having heard something. A second later, a shadow slithered out from the shadows. It was Lu Ming's spy, who whispered a few words to the elf lady's shadow.

Jasmine wore a complicated expression.

"What news?" Ryan asked.

“Because three Death Deacons are dead.” Miss Jasmine looked at Ryan with a complicated expression: “Grey Death City is now openly recruiting lackeys from the Lightless Territory, competing for traitors who can infiltrate the City of Light.”

"As a result, despite the huge size of the Wuguangling area, very few people signed up."

Is this an open recruitment for lackeys?

The way these words are combined is very niche and has a strong resemblance to the "suicide cult".

The person who dared to apply for the job is truly extraordinary.

"It's really laughable."

Ryan couldn't help but sneer: "Only stupid brutes would be favored by them."

"At the same time, they also provided three special recruitment lists."

Jasmine looked at Ryan with a complicated expression;

"Invite the three gentlemen: 'Idiot, let your dad into the city,' 'Traditional Chinese medicine is the best,' and 'Super Tyrannosaurus Rex.'"

"Truly admirable."

Ryan couldn't help but feel a sense of awe: "Only good people, geniuses, and strategists would be favored by them."

He instantly realized that this was a rare opportunity.

Ryan needs elven spring water, and Graydead City needs traitors and lackeys; this is a match made in heaven.

"You wouldn't be thinking of applying for the job, would you?" Jasmine stared intently at Ryan, "to meet Mr. Ren."

The Lord of Chuguang City led the rebellion against Chuguang City; how could she have such a nightmare?

How could that be?

Ryan made a serious cut, already packing his bags, and explained clearly: "I just happened to want to go on a trip. From now on, you are the acting city lord."

"Huh?" Miss Jasmine was surprised to find herself on a promotion machine: "Me?"

"While I'm gone, you need to take good care of the house. Have the Dark Ones whipped ten times every two days, or they'll get itchy; Miss Meimei needs to be fed three meals a day, or she'll start panting; and take care of the guild for you while you're at it..."

“By the way, I’m offering the map of Chuguang City as a pledge of allegiance,” Ryan added. “Will they like it? Of course, I’m not saying I’m going to betray them, I’m just asking.”