Their commission was suspicious.

Qianjie was different; he made fried dumplings.

He seemed out of place on this New Year's Eve.

"No, I'm the one who's out of place, right?" Chen Luo sighed, then stuffed the only coin into the dumpling.

After all, when everyone else is out of place and only you are normal, then that normal person is the one who is out of place.

Everyone took out their own dumplings.

And Su?

Su is still on her way...

Chapter 1460 [Bonus Chapter at 60% Off] Blah blah blah, besides Yakumo Yukari easily eliminating Xiao Shi...

Chapter Title: The adult world is anything but easy, except in the Colour Contest Group C, where Yukari Yakumo easily eliminated Koshiki...

"Everyone's dumplings are very special, but why don't I see Kevin's?" Alicia was recording a video, intending to show it to Su later.

"Wow, Kevin, you're amazing! Everyone come and see, it's Kevin who made these dumplings!" When Alicia finally got a picture of Kevin's dumplings, she found that they looked quite nice.

"I didn't expect Kevin to wrap it so well on his first try."

"The pleats on each dumpling are pinched very evenly. The craftsmanship is really excellent."

"handsome!"

“Actually, I…” Kevin hesitated.

Perhaps noticing Kevin's unusual behavior, Alicia pointed her phone camera at Kevin, but then caught a glimpse of Chen Luo squatting next to the trash can.

"Lolo, what are you looking at?" Out of curiosity, Alicia approached the trash can, but then noticed a strange package.

"Frozen dumplings?" Alicia took out the packaging bag and carefully examined what kind of food it was. The others, however, noticed the bag because of the words "frozen dumplings."

"Oh, there's even a shopping receipt. The purchase time was... 30 minutes ago?"

After seeing all the evidence laid out before them, the others could only glance helplessly at Kevin.

I bought frozen food, and then I got caught.

“You can’t be lazy, Kevin. You’re in charge of cooking dumplings tonight.” Alicia pointed at Kevin.

"Sigh." Kevin felt more relieved than guilty about being caught.

"Ok."

When the topic of slacking off came up, Chen Luo subconsciously glanced at the giant cat doll sleeping next to him.

Kevin did slack off, but it seems no one noticed that someone else had been slacking off all along.

Kevin was sent to the kitchen to cook dumplings, but in order to let Su also eat the same dumplings, everyone took out one of their own dumplings to save for Su when she came back.

Although Chen Luo felt that this was more like torture than concern, the sentiment was what mattered.

Dumplings covered in gold leaf or sealed with glue are secondary; can Mebius's dumpling made of a snake really be cooked?

After Kevin's misfortune, the others, who had been busy for a long time, had time to sit in the living room and do their own thing.

Kosmo was playing with itself there, manipulating its artificially collapsed form within the memory battlefield to attack Qianjie.

Qianjie was there applying a face mask.

“This must be the first time I’ve seen Kevin cooking in the kitchen,” Aponia said softly, sitting next to Eden and drinking tea.

“Actually, Kevin learned to cook for May for a long time, but unfortunately he has too much overtime work after starting work and hardly has time to cook anymore… Su told me this,” Hua said.

Hua and Su are from the same hometown, so they occasionally talk about other things.

“I understand.” Sakura, who was still working overtime on New Year’s Eve and handling her work on her laptop, nodded gently.

"Bang!" A small ceremonial cannon exploded.

"Then, before dinner begins, let me present you with a groundbreaking and spectacular performance," said the great magician, Velvet.

The current Velvey is very much like a special form resulting from the fusion of multiple Velvey personalities, possessing elements of both the engineer and the magician, making her quite complex.

"Wow, I can't wait!" Alicia always took the initiative to create a lively atmosphere.

"Ladies and gentlemen, watch closely, the show is about to begin."

"Vilvie, step aside, let me turn on the TV. There's a live broadcast of the Pokémon Trainer Tournament tonight."

"Damn it, are those live streams of trainer competitions as good as my magic tricks?"

"Your magic trick is definitely amazing, but wouldn't it be better if you saved it for New Year's Eve at midnight? You could watch the Spring Festival Gala for a while before that... I mean, wouldn't it be better to kill time with the trainer competition?"

“Okay.” After thinking for a moment, Wilvi agreed with Chen Luo’s idea.

When Chen Luo turned on the TV, he saw a live broadcast of the Trainer Competition. With the support of numerous high-tech features, the venue was still as bright as day, even though it was already night.

"Now it's time for a recap. As you can see, the Trainer Competition is in full swing. After three hours of competition, the top 32 have been determined. Now it's halftime."

"As everyone knows, the adult world is not easy at all, except in Group C, where Yakumo Yukari easily eliminated the Herrscher of Knowledge."

"...Slander! This is blatant slander! Who taught him to say such a thing?" The Lawbringer of Knowledge could no longer sit still.

"Did you instruct them?" The Herald of Knowledge pinched Chen Luo's cheek directly.

Why did they have to do this during halftime, either earlier or later, when I was turning on the TV? Who could stand that?

"Wow, Xiaoshi actually managed to make it to Group C..." Alicia tried to lighten the mood.

"Wait a minute, hasn't Xiaoshi been here making dumplings with us the whole time? When did she participate in the competition?" Eden was taken aback.

"It's very simple. As long as you lose in the preliminary round, you'll have enough time to make dumplings at home by 7:30, even if the competition starts at 6:30," Chen Luo explained.

"...You still dare to say that?" The Lawbringer of Knowledge was enraged.

"Anyway, let's keep watching the competition. It's the top 32 now. Xiao Shi, isn't it only natural that you lost? You only started training your Honkai Beasts a few days before the game started, it would be strange if you didn't lose."

"Humph!"

"Oh, right, Snake, where's Klein?" Chen Luo asked Mebius beside him, as if he had just remembered something.

"Hmm, they're probably working overtime, right?" Mebius said, somewhat uncertainly.

"I see... Then I'll take some dumplings I made to Klein later. Is there anything you want to say to Klein?" Chen Luo asked.

"If you have anything to say... then let's give her a seven-day holiday after the first day of the Lunar New Year! But wouldn't it be better to have the dumplings and stuff delivered by drone?"

"I'm just going out for a bit. Don't worry, I'll be back before the dumplings are cooked and everyone is ready to eat."

"..." The Herald of Knowledge glanced at Chen Luo but didn't say much, because Chen Luo's purpose was definitely not as simple as he claimed.

But since this is a dream world, nothing will happen to Chen Luo, so there's no problem.

Chen Luo picked up a plate of dumplings that he had specially made for Klein and left the Golden Garden.

Not long after Chen Luo set off, on his way to Canghai City, he saw a girl standing alone in the snow.

"Found you." The other person's somewhat bloodshot eyes were fixed on Chen Luo.

"So it was you who opened a hole in my dream?" the Eighth Herrscher asked.

"This isn't even opening a door; it's just completely replacing your dream. But you've come at the right time. Every event needs a reward, and in a game of hide-and-seek, someone has to be caught." Chen Luo ignored the hateful and malicious gaze of the Eighth Herrscher before him and walked towards her.

"Who exactly are you? Aren't you afraid of me?" The Eighth Herrscher was somewhat surprised to see Chen Luo's fearless demeanor, which was completely different from what she had expected.

"Afraid? Why should I be afraid? Oh, right, you might have misunderstood something. It's not that you found me, but that I found you."

"My body... I can't move! How is this possible? I'm the Herrscher! I'm the one who..."

Before the Eighth Herrscher could finish speaking, Chen Luo swept past her, and the Eighth Herrscher collapsed to the ground.

"Now, go where you're supposed to be. As a proper hide-and-seek player, try your best to evade the pursuit of the upcoming psycho-sensory fusion warriors. Losing will be a devastating defeat... Of course, if you think you're strong enough, you can try to fight back."

The Eighth Herrscher was dealt with far too easily, since the city was Chen Luo's territory, and Chen Luo himself was much stronger than the Eighth Herrscher.

However, after delivering the dumplings, the cruel trials that Chen Luo would face were only just beginning.

Chen Luo stared at the various shapes of dumplings in front of him, lost in thought.

Originally, while everyone was responsible for finishing their own dumplings, they were also supposed to share the dumplings of others. However, although the dumplings of others might look edible, their taste was, to put it mildly, disappointing. So, everyone unanimously chose to exchange dumplings with the person whose dumplings tasted the best.

The result was that Chen Luo was surrounded by all sorts of dumplings...

It's hard to imagine what kind of mental state the owner of these dumplings was in when they made them.

However, under everyone's expectant gaze, Chen Luo, the downstairs neighbor who was thanked by everyone, had no choice but to reluctantly eat the dumplings in front of him.

……

"Su, relax. Your brainwaves have returned to normal. Although your memories may appear uncontrollably in the observation hub, do not enter these memories, or you will get lost in them. The observation hub will be activated after Chen Luo releases the signal. Now, please repeat your mission."

“Okay, Dr. Spacie. After the observation hub is activated, I will release my consciousness and actively enter the Eighth Herrscher's dream to locate him. Then, after 20 minutes, the observation hub will deactivate and pull my consciousness back.” Su repeated his mission.

The agreed time with Chen Luo is roughly tonight. Once Chen Luo sends the signal and the observation hub is activated, all the mental perception fusion warriors will enter the Eighth Herrscher's dream, and Chen Luo will be responsible for guiding them to the designated location to find the Eighth Herrscher.

"Chen Luo sent a message: the observation hub will be activated in three minutes. Get ready, Su!" Spassy said, raising his hand after receiving the message.

"Yes, Doctor."

……

"Alright, the various kinds of devil dumplings prepared for Su can be cooked now, Kevin, this job is yours." Chen Luo said to Kevin after opening his eyes.

It's 11:50 PM now. The dumplings prepared for Su are already in the pot, and the outcome of the Pokémon Trainer Tournament is about to be decided between Shubi, Riku, and Blank.

And Su... is already on her way.

Chapter 1461 [60% Off Full Subscription] Dumplings Snatched from the Cat's (Pado's) Mouth

"I'm back... The lights in the Golden Garden are all off, everyone should be asleep by now. Sigh, I'm still late."

When Sue finally made it back to the Golden Garden on her motorcycle through the snow, the Golden Garden was pitch black.

At least that's how it appears from the outside.

After parking the snowmobile outside the Golden Garden, Sue headed straight for the dark house.

"boom!"

"Surprise!"

"Welcome home!"

"Su, did you come back at the last second? The dumplings I prepared for you are just cooked."

"Su, you have no idea how difficult it is to cook dumplings in the dark."

"...Thank you everyone." Seeing the others welcoming her with colorful firecrackers or plum blossoms, Su felt a surge of emotion for no apparent reason.

"Alright, stop talking. Come and try the dumplings everyone prepared for you."

"Um"

However, this feeling of being touched vanished completely when Su saw the dumplings.

Su is from China, which means that even if Su has never made dumplings by hand, he at least knows what dumplings look like. But are these strangely shaped things in front of him, which make his scalp tingle, really dumplings?

"Alright, Su, stop being so touched, hurry up and eat. Rui."

"Yes, we should at least eat the first dumpling before the New Year's Eve countdown begins at 12:00."

"There are still two minutes left in the countdown. Or are you planning to wait until it cools down a bit before eating?"

"Speaking of which, do you want some vinegar?"

Surrounded by everyone, Su arrived in the living room.

Su hesitated to eat the dumplings in front of her, which didn't look very appetizing, but under everyone's enthusiastic invitation, she could only reluctantly pick out a few dumplings that looked slightly normal.

"Hmm... what is this?" But eating the seemingly normal dumpling also made Su's teeth hurt a little, because Su felt like she had bitten into something hard.

"Congratulations on winning! This is the only coin Lolo hid. Sue, you're so lucky!" Alicia exclaimed.

Well, to be precise, it was snatched from the cat's mouth, because the cat (Pado) has always had a special fondness for this dumpling...

"I... never mind." Su sighed, said nothing, took the coin out of her mouth, and ate the dumpling.

Putting everything else aside, although a coin had chipped her tooth, the dumplings were really delicious, which made Su relax a bit.

The remaining dumplings might not taste bad, they just look a bit oddly shaped.