Chapter 14: Fast Forward to the "Big Glutton"! On the Navy Warship
Chapter 14: Fast Forward to the “Big Glutton”! First Fishing Experience on the Navy Warship! (Please Bookmark)
His reputation distorted, Cui Ze transformed his frustration into appetite and hammered down several large bowls of food. After forcing himself to about seventy to eighty percent fullness, he finally took the initiative to part ways with the unperceptive pink-haired navy girl and left the mess hall, returning to the single dorm room where he had woken up earlier.
The style of the Black-Wristed Ze Fa was nothing short of decisive and swift.
No sooner had Cui Ze returned to his room and been lying on the bed for less than five minutes than a knock sounded at the door.
His new navy uniform, along with subsequent arrangements, was delivered together, accompanied by a considerate “medical examination” courtesy of the ship’s doctor.
The middle-aged, balding military doctor was amazed by Cui Ze’s seemingly miraculous recovery, his eager eyes practically wanting to dissect him on the spot.
Though outwardly this doctor seemed competent, Cui Ze still refused all unreasonable requests, and after confirming his health was fine, politely but firmly showed the man the door.
Once the door closed, Cui Ze opened the small note Ze Fa had sent along.
Considering Cui Ze’s recent recovery from serious illness, Ze Fa had scheduled his entry into the recruit training camp for three days later.
Additionally, Ze Fa approved Cui Ze’s application to work in the navy ship’s mess hall.
Ordinarily, such minor matters wouldn’t attract the attention of a grand instructor like Ze Fa, yet he personally arranged it.
“Three days later?” Cui Ze stroked his chin thoughtfully.
“According to Tina’s explanation just now, that’s about when I leave the small garden area?”
At this stage, Cui Ze had no interest in the Primeval Island’s small garden.
A godforsaken, miserable place, with nothing attractive except two giants constantly brawling.
Unfortunately, Cui Ze hated nothing more right now than barging into other people’s battlefields!
He had been thoroughly intimidated by Kaido and Ze Fa working together...
But three whole days of rest.
Even if Ze Fa made an exception and allowed Cui Ze free movement on the navy warship, wasting life like that still didn’t sit well with him—
Alright, the truth was he really couldn’t bear to give up the “victory bait” from killing sea kings!
“I need to find a way to get into the kitchen ‘to help out’ early...”
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Afternoon.
After removing his bandages and changing into the blue-and-white navy uniform, refreshed, Cui Ze left his room and returned to the mess hall.
But this time he didn’t sit in the front dining area; instead, he slipped into the kitchen area.
With less than two hours until dinner service, the kitchen supplying the entire warship was bustling with activity, and the air was thick with a rich, mingling aroma of food.
Cui Ze instinctively rubbed his stomach—he was actually hungry again.
A burly, red-necked man who looked like the kitchen supervisor immediately spotted Cui Ze standing idly in the kitchen and frowned as he approached.
Before the man could speak, Cui Ze pulled out Ze Fa’s small note—a trimmed-down version—and handed it over.
“Authorized for Navy soldier Cui Ze Fett to assist in the kitchen with the killing of sea beast ingredients...”
After reading the note, the burly man was stunned—it was signed by none other than Admiral Ze Fa himself!
Without showing it, he pocketed the note and forced a friendly smile, beckoning Cui Ze, “Next time, remember to come earlier! Follow me.”
Cui Ze’s expression remained unchanged as he followed the burly man into the kitchen’s ingredient preparation room.
Compared to the fragrant earlier areas, the ingredient prep room’s smell was less pleasant.
Earthy scents, vegetable aromas, and wild beast odors mingled into a peculiar blend.
Of course, the overpowering stench was unmistakably blood—the demand for meat in the navy recruit training camp was enormous!
To meet this, several personnel were assigned to handle sea beast and sea king killing tasks, which was also Cui Ze’s main goal.
Thud!
A roughly three-meter-long miscellaneous sea beast was beheaded with a single strike!
Slash!
A nearly ten-meter-long sea king with a catfish tail was swiftly quartered!
Cui Ze watched, heart aching.
These were all my victory baits!
Without hesitation, he enthusiastically joined the slaughter.
At first, his inexperienced hands struggled to decapitate even one miscellaneous sea beast.
But as his technique improved and navy comrades offered occasional tips, his speed skyrocketed.
[You have killed a miscellaneous sea beast with a comprehensive rating of F!]
[You have killed a miscellaneous sea beast with a comprehensive rating of F!]
[…]
Messages streamed across the screen like a flowing river.
Cui Ze was fully immersed in the thrill of killing sea beasts and collecting “victory baits,” utterly captivated.
By the time dinner was over, the ingredient prep work was done.
Snapping back to reality, Cui Ze checked his haul.
He currently had 22 F-level victory baits, nearly enough to fuse into three E-level baits.
A risk-free, huge harvest!
Cui Ze’s face lit up with joy.
When the kitchen staff sat down to eat, Cui Ze, ravenous, went all out and nearly finished fifty portions of food himself!
“Such an appetite...”
“Is he the biggest eater among new recruits on the warship?”
“To eat this much and not gain weight is simply unbelievable!”
A familiar message stream appeared on the screen.
[Your F-level information tag “Little Glutton” has been renamed!]
[You have obtained the E-level information tag “Big Glutton”!]
[E-level Tag: Big Glutton]
[Tag Effect: Grants +1 E-level bonus to own durability attribute]
“…”
Just as he was about to put a chunk of meat to his mouth, he froze.
Cui Ze: Have I really become the “Big Glutton” now?
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Nightfall.
Stomach full and content, Cui Ze returned to his room, looking at his replenished F-level victory baits and immediately dismissing the earlier distortion of his reputation.
“Twenty-two F-level baits, can fuse into two E-level baits at most...”
He instinctively opened his personal attributes.
Though he had become the “Big Glutton,” his durability rating remained at D-, unchanged.
The goddess of Luck was still a big D, steady and frighteningly so.
“First time fishing on a navy ship, luck didn’t improve. Let’s try a tentative cast.”
Using his finger as rod and thought as line, an F-level bait was cast into the dimensional sea.
[This fishing attempt yields: Item]
[F-level item: 5000 Beli]
[Item effect: General equivalent value]
A light, grayish square of paper fell into Cui Ze’s dazed hand.
“Fishing can actually reel in money???”
Special thanks to “Yang Fanfan” and “Zi Fei Yulan” for their 100 starting coin rewards!!
Thanks also to “Longbow” for the 500 starting coin tip!!
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A new pinned post titled “[Fishing Harvest] Major Request” has been published in the reader community.
It solicits talent, abilities, information, and item tags that can be fished up with the [Fishing] skill.
Cui Ze’s core abilities are already planned.
But if anyone has interesting suggestions, feel free to share them in the community post.
For example...
Items like [Special Rice Ball] or [Bamboo Tube].
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(End of Chapter)