CHAPTER 33: THE EMERGENCE OF THE SECRET REALM

Half an hour earlier, those who were still awake and not overcome with fatigue were tremendously astonished when there was a global announcement of someone killing a boss at dawn.

[System Notification: Global Announcement

- Congratulations to Player ’Anonymous 2’ for killing Horned Viper Lv. 5 (Hidden Boss)

-The system will reward Player ’Anonymous 2’ with 100 Earth points and a golden chest.

- Hint: Rewards for boss kills will only be available to the first three players.]

[System Notification: Global Announcement

- Congratulations to Player ’Anonymous 2’ for being the second player to kill a boss!

- Rewarding 80 Earth Points, a silver chest, and the exclusive title ’I’m the Horned Viper’s Smasher’

- Hint: Boss Kill Titles and Pioneering Titles that increase stats will only be awarded to the first player.]

Such dedication and boldness can make people clap in admiration.

It’s so good to be young, reckless, and unfettered by fear!

They missed the good old days when they used to be thugs in their neighborhood, spreading fear and anxiety.

Long Haoran checked his loot and rewards.

[Congratulations! You’ve leveled up.]

[Congratulations! You’ve leveled up.]

[Congratulations! You’ve leveled up.]

He jumped to level 6, enough to get a class.

[Title: I’m the Horned Viper’s Smasher

- Title Effect: +5 to all basic stats and additional physical splashed damage of 2% inflicted on monsters belonging to the Serpent Clan.]

[Horned Viper Dagger: +5 Strength

-Grade: Copper

- Additional effects: Target has a certain chance to enter ’poison’ state for 2 seconds, reducing his HP by 1+ (1% * Player’s Basic Int)]

[Horned Viper Snakeskin

-Grade: Copper

- Durable materials suitable for making soft armor]

[Horned Viper Meat

-Grade: Copper

-Slightly tender and fat, very suitable for braising and roasting]

[Horned Viper’s Bones

-Grade: Copper

- Has high malleability, is sturdy, and is suitable for making bows and arrows.]

The corner of his stern lip bent into a small arc, accentuating his features with a more youthful glow, especially when he saw the meat.

So far, he has only seen low-quality bread, incomplete seasonings, factory-made noodles, ham, beef jerky, and others that are subpar in taste. It was his first time encountering real ingredients.

Due to the lack of light, it was pretty hard to inspect the meat’s quality. Long Haoran used his hands instead and took a few sniffs to see if there were any awful smells.

After a few seconds, the smile on his face deepened.

Not bad for a snake. Does it have a brother? Or perhaps a nest?

Or does it have some eggs nearby? He hasn’t tried snake egg omelets before.

He hoped all Boss Monsters had good-quality meat as well, perhaps better than A5.

Long Haoran kept the silver and golden chests inside his inventory first and planned to open them in the morning.

"Come back here." With a wave of his hand, the frying pan big as a one-story house lying quietly outside his territory resumed its original small size and flew towards Long Haoran.

He caught it by the wooden handle.

[Item Name: Victor No. XX’s Cast Divine Iron Cookware

-Grade: ???

- A part of the Divine Kitchen Utensils series. Collect all to complete the inheritance.]

"Very convenient. However, why can’t you turn into a pot too? The bones are wasted," Long Haoran remarked because he doesn’t need to pick them up. It always goes back to his hands once he calls it. Quiet advanced, but Earth doesn’t have one of these. Otherwise, he’ll order a set.

The frying pan: I’m not a pot or a weapon!

It wanted to complain, especially when it was used to smash the snake, but considering it had already waited for a long time in that moldy cave for someone, the frying pan could only tremble in anger.

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Even though it was the time when the majority of the players had dozed off to sleep, The Global Chat was still rowdy as ever, with a hundred thousand nocturnal idle players discussing and questioning Anonymous 2’s deeds of picking dawn to do something heroic, specifically wrestling a big snake.

They had thought Big Brother Anonymous was already awesome, but there’s actually someone more remarkable. It seems the quote that there will always be crouching tigers, hidden dragons, and heaven beyond the heavens, no matter where they go, was true.

Figuring out a powerhouse’s identity was always a favorite past time for these players, and the inner detective persona was unleashed. Never underestimate idle players because they also contribute to the society of the game.

Not long after, someone posted in the Global Chat.

[I eat clues for breakfast]: I found him. He hung Horned Viper’s loot on the trade market. He goes by the pseudonym of Dumpling Duke!

Those hyped by the information instantly scrambled towards the trade market.

Thus, Dumpling Duke became the new talk of the Global Chat, with his new little dumpling fans and little brothers wanting to poach and get to know him.

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On the other hand, Li Chunhua, who escaped the examination conducted by the elf, heaved a huge sigh of relief.

She wiped her forehead, which was wet with sweat. She felt she was being tested by her master about the cultivation principles behind some Dharma spells.

"There’s nothing to embarrass about that, Master." Siri comforted her before suggesting, "How about I teach you about our cuisine?"

LI Chunhua, who badly wanted to at least cook a single decent meal, was rejuvenated by his offer and smiled. However, before she could even agree, Little Mantou, who had been using its body as a hat to cover her shining head, pressed both of his paws over her mouth before chiding the handsome elf in seriousness. "Sir Elf, please no! Please don’t try to get me killed."

"Little Mantou..." With the poisoning incident resurfacing in Li Chunhua’s mind, she couldn’t help but cry. She prief off the little fox’s paws from her mouth. Then she rushed out of the territory, sobbing. "I’ll be back...hic...hic."

"Master!" Little Mantou couldn’t hang on and was flung off. His butt landed on the bare land. Somehow, he regretted poking his master’s sore spots.

"Master!" Siri wanted to catch up, but his master was so fast that he only saw a streak of light disappeared into the distance.

"Ji ji ji." (You forgot me, Master.) The little ginseng spirit stomped its thin roots on the ground while shaking its leaf at the little fox, expressing that it was angry.

The little fox averted his eyes in guilt.

Worried for their master, the three stared at the dark forest ahead, and their eyes eventually traveled because they noticed there was a chaotic spotlight illuminating the top of the trees as if there was a wild party going on the forest.

The light spot moved in a roundabout way for a couple of minutes until they noticed it dimmed.

Oh no, their Master!

They were about to run about but the air made a whistling sound and their Master with both of her hands on top of her came back in a dazed expression as she mumbled, "I found a Secret Realm."

ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ?

What do you mean you found a secret realm on the first night? Those dungeon only appears on the third night every week.

Siri didn’t believe her.

Until their Master brought them to the entrance of the secret realm. The portal was actually on the roots of a tree covered by dried leaves and dried barks. If his Master didn’t point it out, he would not be able to find it on his own because the portal didn’t emit any light and was just an ordinary hole unlike what he read in books.

[You’ve discovered a Secret Realm. A person can enter once every week.]

Li Chunhua: (⁠☞⁠ ⁠ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ⁠)⁠☞ See. It’s really true.

Siri could only gawked. ⁠

(⁠(⁠◎⁠д⁠◎⁠)⁠) It’s really a secret realm. But why did it appear ahead of schedule?

(Little Baozi: Thanks for the gifts Kerry_Peters_0100 and Charisseceniza (⁠◕⁠ᴗ⁠◕⁠✿⁠))