Battle of Ascension - Unexpected Discovery

1Everyone was eating the lunch with a happy atmosphere. Wisen and Randy were struggling for the roasted Primeval Nether Wolf which made the others laugh.     

The wolf was bigger than the normal wolf. Everyone already full as the half of the wolf was still on the table. Mika forced herself to keep eating the wolf as her revenge for his brother which made her stomach bulging.     

As everyone finished eating, only left Randy, Zhen Yi, and Wisen on the table. The three kept eating the wolf, but Wisen only lasted for a moment before he gave up to finish the whole wolf.     

Different from Randy, Zhen Yi was eating with a reserved manner as there were many people eating with them. Because of that, she didn’t have enough for the wolf when everyone was there.     

After finishing the lunch, each of them back to the work, and left Randy and Zhen Yi alone. As only Randy in the room with her, Zhen Yi immediately pulled closer the wolf to them from the middle table.     

Afterward, both wolfed down the wolf until nothing is left. Randy and Zhen Yi made a satisfied expression after finished the whole wolf.     

But that satisfied expression change to shock after a few seconds they finished the whole wolf. Randy and Zhen Yi looked each other. Which first they shocked then turned into joy and their face full of a smile.     

Randy and Zhen Yi received a notice from the Battle System which made them overjoyed,     

Battle System: You have been eaten a meat full of nutrients and vigor which cooked by a talented individual in cooking and your agility increased by four     

Battle System: You have been eaten a meat full of nutrients and vigor which cooked by a talented individual in cooking and your agility increased by two     

Randy’s agility increased by seven by just ate the wolf’s meat. Meanwhile, Zhen Yi’s agility increased by five as both shared what they got.     

Both uncovered another secret to increasing the stat. Even though the number of the stat increased was only a little, but if every day their stat increased four to ten as they were eating three times a day. Then if their stat increased for a month? or a year?     

It was likely they would become strong only by eating.     

“But this is first the time our stat increase by eating. So there must be a certain condition to be met,” Randy was contemplating.     

“Who was the one cooking the wolf?” Randy asked Zhen Yi. In the Battle System’s notification said the food was cooked by a talented individual? So the one who was cooking the wolf meat was the key of their stat increased.     

“It was Mika, but this is not the first time we ate the food cooked by her, but only this time our stat increased by eating the food cooked by her,” Said Zhen Yi as she understood why Randy asked her who was cooking the wolf.     

But the problem was not only the one who was cooking the wolf but also other conditions needed to meet as this was the first their stat increased by eating while Mika had been cooked for them for a long time.     

‘Then it was the main ingredient!’     

Both looked each other before looking at the white bone in the table. This was another key of their stat increased as the meat they ate was the King Grade Beast’s meat.     

So, both concluded that the main reason for their stat increased was because of the main ingredient food and the chef. King Grade Beast’s meat and Mika as the chef then they could increase their stat by eating.     

But Randy and Zhen Yi were not sure too. The recipe could be another important key or maybe the spice. But they were sure, eighty percent of their stat increased was because of the main ingredient, not the recipe or the spice.     

So, what they needed to do was to prove their conjecture by killed another King Grade Beast and let Mika cooked it. But before that, they needed to find a King Grade Beast first.     

So far the Territory King which had been killed by Randy was the King Grade Monster, three humanoid monsters, and a tree monster. Even for the wolf’s meat, they were hesitating to eat it or not let alone monster. So they never tasted a King Grade Beast and only today they ate King Grade beast.     

Also, if not for Mika’s verdict to take revenge for his brother, they would never think to eat the wolf meat.     

‘Nah, for now, it’s not important. What’s more important is to find King Grade Beast. That’s mean I need to kill another Territory King to prove our conjecture,’     

Randy opened his map. On the map, there were various colors. His territory marked with a green color, Evergreen Territory which before was Tangerang Territory, Depok Territory, Banten Territory, Bekasi Territory, and the last Bogor Territory.     

Jakarta Territory marked with blue while Sukabumi Territory which in the south of the Bogor Territory marked with gray. Gray meant the territory belonged to the Territory King while Blue was the starter city which part of East City.     

Beside those territories map, the rest was only black which meant he had not explored the territory yet.     

Taking an example the Sukabumi Territory, besides gray, the further color was black as Randy only explored the periphery of Sukabumi Territory.     

So, if he wanted to kill the King Grade Beast, he must look the Territory King of Sukabumi Territory or to the east of Bekasi Territory which had not been explored yet by him.     

But the problem was the Territory King’s location. It would take a long time for him to find Territory King alone as the beast at Sukabumi Territory was a high-level beast and Garuda’s members could not help him.     

Even for Zhen Yi who had to boost stat from the title, it was not easy for her to hunt in Sukabumi Territory. Let alone for Garuda’s members as they need to make a hundred people in a group to hunt at Bogor Territory.     

So, it was impossible for him to ask for the help of Garuda’s members to look the Territory King in Sukabumi Territory which the beast’s level was far higher than the beasts in Bogor Territory.     

“We can’t confirm it now, it will take a long time, and I need to go to get the Ascension Chest in the east,” Said Randy with a sigh.     

Zhen Yi also had the same thought as Randy. Also, Randy was looking for the Ascension Chest was for her, to get a bloodline for her. So, she didn’t want to delay Randy to confirm their conjecture about the food.     

“Hmm, I will wait for you back to confirm the food,” Zhen Yi nodded her head.     

“Maybe I will encounter the Territory King on my journey later. I will bring the carcass back to let Mika cook it to confirm our conjecture,” Said Randy as he held his chin with the right hand.     

‘Oh, I also need to make a preparation for my journey, the special vial, potion, tent, spices, also…’ Thinking about the preparation, he remembered his infernal set armor dented which caused by the Primeval Nether Wolf’s attack. He needed to repair it at the East Smithy as his armor was Legendary Grade Armor and Uncle Daniel or Billy could not help him to repair it.     

Also, he needed to ask Old Man Bai about Primeval Nether Claymore. Shana told him Old Man Bai could upgrade Primeval Nether Claymore, the Ascended Equipment.     

Thinking about Shana, Randy could not help but let out a heavy sigh. He didn’t know what punishment she got from cen… central?     

She broke the rule for him which made his heart warmth. But he also puzzled by Shana’s existence.     

‘What is she?’     

She was an AI and what he knew about AI was a program which created for a certain purpose. But Shana had a feeling and did what AI could not do, such broke the rule which normal could not do as a program.     

Zhen Yi heard Randy’s heavy sigh and noticed his downcast expression.     

‘Is he sad that we will be parting?’     

Zhen Yi guessed in her heart. Lately, the beforehand Randy which usually easy to read changed as now he was hard to read what in his mind.     

“What? Is there something wrong?” Zhen Yi asked Randy as she looked him let out a heavy sigh.     

Hearing his wife inquiry, Randy told her what happened to Shana. He also told her about Shana’s existence as AI was weird.     

Hearing what his husband said, Zhen Yi also let out a heavy sigh. She felt grateful for Shana. But also felt helpless, even AI like her could help Randy while she could do nothing but watched the fight.