Poverty makes me capable of anything.

But the moment she touched the mung beans, it was as if she had awakened, and she began to operate them with great skill.

First, wash the soaked mung beans thoroughly and then steam them in a steamer lined with cheesecloth.

She turned on the fire and washed the beans, completing these simple tasks smoothly and effortlessly.

She can naturally sense when the mung beans are ready, and then it's time for the food processor to shine.

Her fair and slender right hand gripped the handle and spun it around, and the mung bean paste was ready.

Smelling the faint aroma of soybeans, Anran felt a small sense of accomplishment.

She was also impressed by the realism of "Night of the Stars," noting that the various settings made it feel very similar to reality, which explained why it was called humanity's second world.

You'll get hungry here even if you don't eat. When you're hungry, your stamina will slowly decrease, and once it reaches a certain level, your health will also decrease. When both drop to 0, that's when your life ends.

Without further ado, Anran put butter and mung bean paste into a wok, stir-fried it over low heat for a while, and then poured in sugar. Seeing that it was almost done, she immediately took out the stir-fried bean paste and let it sit.

After cooling for a moment, put the red bean paste into the mold and press it evenly with both thumbs. After about ten seconds, when the mung bean paste is squeezed out again, a mung bean cake with intricate flower petals is completed.

"Obtained [Common Mung Bean Cake] *1"

Just then, the game panel notification sounded.

An Ran was stunned for a moment before realizing that this was a completely normal operation in the game.

[Standard mung bean cake]

[Quality: Average]

[Effect: Stamina +3]

In 【Night of the Stars】, items are divided into six different tiers, from low to high: inferior, common, good, excellent, rare, top-quality, and divine. Correspondingly, equipment is white, green, blue, purple, orange, red, and divine equipment, which is not represented by any color but is given a special name.

To be able to make a decent mung bean cake on her first try shows that Anran used to be quite skilled at making cakes.

"Ding-dong! You have successfully made 1 ordinary mung bean cake, officially unlocking the new profession [Pastry Maker], Intelligence +1, Spirit +1, gained 3 free attribute points, and gained 1 skill point."

Ok……

Successfully unlocked a secondary profession?

Anran opened the panel and, sure enough, new information appeared in the secondary profession section.

[Secondary Profession: Pastry Maker Lv1 (10/300)]

You need 290 more experience points to advance to the next level.

The 10 experience points you currently have are from the regular mung bean cake, according to the hint.

Although starting a secondary profession was not bad, An Ran still couldn't help but complain.

The profession of making pastries is called a pastry maker, so should the profession of making staff-like props be called a "staff maker"?

Goodness...

Chapter 05: Insufficient Intelligence, Please Top Up

There are two most common ways to unlock a new class in [Night of the Stars].

The first method is to learn from an NPC who has the relevant profession.

The second approach is to proactively start a new career by independently acquiring knowledge of a specific profession.

Anran has now started her cake-making secondary profession through the second method.

Being able to increase attributes is a good thing, but what kind of weird profession is a cake maker?

Even though she resisted being the boss, An Ran didn't really want to be a "chef".

Even a top-tier pastry chef can become a powerful support!

In such a magnificent era of space exploration, how can we be confined to a somewhat desolate trading planet!

Go on an adventure!

Let's have some fun!

An Ran may have a seemingly ordinary, unambitious life, but he possesses a heart that refuses to accept that fate.

Looking up at the starry sky, even through the barrier of the atmosphere, one can still see the dazzling Milky Way.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are!

If you want to "make waves" in the Starry Age, the profession of cake maker is clearly not enough.

The main professions of "Pirate Princess Anran," such as Star Pirate, Artillery Expert, Gale Sword Saint, and Storm Mage, may sound a bit cheesy, but they're awesome.

Combining the traits of a warrior and a mage, possessing technological prowess and an understanding of metaphysics, it's no wonder that "Pirate Princess Anran" is ranked sixth on the Starry Sky's Highest Bounty List.

He was powerful and had a group of subordinates.

Envy is useless; version updates are irreversible.

An Ran could only try to find a way to unlock a useful and inexpensive main profession to improve her strength.

Let's survive until we can unlock the "treasure" that allows us to rise to power.

If they continue to develop along the safe path to rise in their minds, they will inevitably be overwhelmed by players in the end.

How to start a new career?

An Ran pondered this question while making the cake.

"Obtained [Common Mung Bean Cake] *1"

"Obtained [Inferior Mung Bean Cake] *1"

……

Just then, An Ran's gaze suddenly fell on a book placed on the television.

Basic Circuit Repair Manual.

This is a blue book that came with the TV that Anran bought from the junkyard.

This book seems to be a knowledge book about a profession. Does that mean that as long as you understand this book, you can start a new profession?

Do it when you think of it.

She put down a piece of mung bean cake and walked quickly to the television.

You have to stand on tiptoe slightly to get the book down from the top of the big-backed TV.

This made An Ran feel extremely resentful about her height.

A mere 155 centimeters.

That's absolutely despicable.

However, upon closer examination, it was An Ran's own fault.

Who told her to deliberately choose a petite figure when creating her character, claiming that people are easily fooled by lolis these days, making it easier to deceive them?

Fortunately, Anran is only 16 years old, so there is still a chance to save her.

***

An Ran looked at the blue book in her hand. The rough paper made it look like a pirated book, but the printing quality was not bad. She hoped there were no typos, otherwise it might affect her reading.

Upon opening the first page of the "Basic Circuit Repair Manual," Anran immediately recalled the prompts from her personal control panel.

"Ding! You have opened the 'Basic Circuit Repair Manual' and will begin reading."

There's even this kind of prompt; it really is still a game.

"The circuit is..."

"Ding!"

An Ran had only read three words when the game system notification sounded again: "Due to insufficient intelligence, you are unable to understand the contents of the book. Your reading attempt has failed."

What?

An Ran's face stiffened.

The hands holding the book trembled instantly.

What the fxxk?

Insufficient intelligence, unable to understand?

Are you kidding me?! I used to get 90 on physics tests back in school. I could read every single word in the book easily. How could I possibly not understand this lousy book?!

δ. Hmm... how do you pronounce this lowercase Greek letter again? *flips table*

An Ran's face fell. She hadn't been in contact with it for a long time since graduation and had completely forgotten about it.

She then noticed a floating note next to the book. Upon closer inspection, it read: "Requirement: Intelligence 7."

Her initial intelligence attribute was 5 points, and it increased by 1 point after unlocking the pastry maker sub-profession, meaning she now has 6 points of intelligence.

No wonder I couldn't read this book.

This is a limitation of the game, and it has nothing to do with her intelligence level!

After some thought, An Ran realized that she still had 3 free attribute points left to allocate. She only needed to add one point to Intelligence to meet the requirements.

But she quickly realized that upgrading her pastry chef sub-profession might also increase her intelligence.

The allocation of free attribute points requires extra caution. At least you should confirm your development direction before making a decision, otherwise you will have to spend a lot of money to reset your points. Fortunately, poverty is a characteristic of Anran, and he can't afford to reset his points for the time being.

Save these 3 free attribute points for now.

After putting down the blue book, Anran went back to making mung bean cakes.

[Secondary Profession: Pastry Maker Lv1 (46/300)]

Make 26 more [regular mung bean cakes] to upgrade.

When luck wasn't on your side, you'd get a [low-quality mung bean cake] that only adds 3 points of career experience. It took me almost two hours to make over thirty mung bean cakes before I finally met the requirements.

"【Pastry Maker】Upgraded to Lv2, Intelligence +1, Spirit +1, gained 3 free attribute points, gained 1 skill point."

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