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Chapter 69 Chang'an [Thanks to Deep Sea Sinking Egg Not Noodles for the generous donation]

"What are you whispering about while holding the pot?" Gu Mian tossed the rag aside and walked over.

The fat man shrank his neck: "Brother Chu is telling me about your childhood."

As he spoke, a touch of sadness appeared on his face: "I never imagined that Dr. Gu had gone through this before."

Gu Mian sat down with a thud upon hearing this: "Yes, these past twenty years have really been tough for me..."

The fat man nodded in empathy.

Gu Mian continued, "So many people are coveting my beauty, yet I've been single for over twenty years. That's really not easy."

Fatty: "..."

The atmosphere suddenly became strange.

It was Chu Changge who broke the awkward atmosphere by speaking up: "Weren't you wiping the car windows? Are you done already?"

"No," Gu Mian shrugged. "That layer of frost is too thick for me to wipe off. Let's talk about it later... By the way, what are we having for breakfast? I'm a little hungry."

The fat man quickly put the frying pan aside: "I couldn't find anything to start a fire, so how about I make you some cucumber salad? I even picked up some seasonings from the supermarket yesterday..."

Eating smashed cucumber first thing in the morning? That's a matter of etiquette.

As he spoke, the fat man skipped to the car to get the cucumbers.

Players can only store game-related items, such as special items or items obtained through draws. Some items from the supermarket can also be placed in the inventory.

But the food and the large pot in front of them obviously couldn't be.

If you put the food and the large pot into the hearse and then put the hearse into your inventory, everything inside the hearse will spill out like beans.

Don't ask Gu Mian why he knows so much; it's because he had Chu Changge try it last night.

The fat man went to find cucumbers and a kitchen knife.

Gu Mian took a quick look at the event page during her free time.

[Event: Lantern Festival]

[Event Location: Hengdian World Studios, China]

【活动举行时间：2019年2月19日晚19:00——24:00】

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[Participation Requirements: Hengdian area will be closed during the event; entry is only permitted with a ticket obtained from the premium ticket hall]

"The event starts on the evening of February 19th, which is the Lantern Festival. Today is January 27th, so we have a little over twenty days left..."

Gu Mian paused for a moment: "In these twenty days, we also need to improve our strength... and find the high-end ticket booth mentioned in the event."

Only by finding this thing can you get an event ticket.

All the ticket booths he had seen before were low-grade, because the duplicate tickets clearly stated the words "low-grade ticket booth".

I wonder what's so special about this high-end ticket booth.

"So for the next twenty days, we'd better go where there are lots of people, because there are more ticket booths where there are more people, and maybe we can find the so-called premium ticket booths."

"If you want to improve your strength, then you should go into dungeons. Although going into dungeons doesn't seem to be of much use to me, at least it will be useful to you."

As Gu Mian spoke, she glanced at the fat man who was carrying a few cucumbers and was about to come over: "As for the frequency of entering the dungeon... we don't bring much food, so let's go in once we run out of food." Food can't be put into the inventory, so if they all go into the dungeon together, the uneaten food will have to stay outside.

Even something as large as a hearse can be towed away if left outside, let alone food, which everyone wants these days.

Therefore, it's best to finish eating before entering the dungeon.

Chu Changge nodded in agreement.

At this moment, the fat man came running over with a few cucumbers in his hand.

"When I lived alone before, I cooked a lot, and I often made cucumber salad for myself. I'm quite experienced at making cucumber salad..."

As he spoke, the fat man put the cucumber directly into the pot.

Since we don't have a cutting board right now, we'll have to make do with what we have.

The fat man took a cleaver and used the back of the knife to smash the cucumbers in the pot. Because the pot was flat-bottomed, it was easier to do so.

Gu Mian thought he was going to show off his cooking skills, but to her surprise, the fat man simply opened a palm-sized packet of seasoning and poured it all in.

It looks like a mixture of vinegar, minced garlic, and chili oil, with a few pieces of red chili peppers that look very spicy mixed in.

Finally, I stirred the cucumber with chopsticks to coat each piece with the vinegar sauce underneath.

Gu Mian: "..." Although this thing was made in a hurry, it seems to be a tiny bit better than what he eats at home.

The fat man tossed the seasoning packet aside: "This is a cold dish seasoning packet I found in the supermarket. It's quite convenient."

Gu Mian took a bite with her chopsticks. It was very crisp, tangy and delicious, and had a slight spiciness.

If he had discovered this earlier, he wouldn't have had to eat instant noodles for so many years.

However, it turned out that eating smashed cucumber so early in the morning was not a wise move. After eating it, Gu Mian felt a sour feeling in her stomach.

Chu Changge was carefully examining the map: "If we go any further ahead, there should be a small county town. Let me see... it's called Chang'an County. Are you planning to go there?"

"Let's go in and take a look," Gu Mian nodded. "Actually, I'm also quite interested to see what the situation is like for players outside of Lianhua."

Last night they passed through several small cities, but because it was still midnight, they didn't stop. Today, they came across a small county town, so of course they had to go in and take a look.

Chu Changge said, "Then let's put the car away."

Driving a hearse like that in is certainly quite eye-catching.

Fortunately, they didn't bring too much food. The fat man had prepared a huge hiking backpack to put the food in and carried it on his back. He also tied the pot to the backpack.

Surprisingly, this small county town called Chang'an was very quiet, so quiet that it was somewhat eerie.

There was hardly a person to be seen on the street, and apart from the sound of the wind, there was no other sound outside.

Although very few people from Lianhua City dare to come out, it's definitely not to the point where not a single human hair can be seen.

"What's going on?" The fat man's expression was a bit strange.

"They can't all die at home, can they?"—that was the fat man's first thought.

Chu Changge, standing next to him, pushed up his glasses: "I guess not, it's probably because there's something outside that scares them..."

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