Chapter 172:tTwelve CandidatetBrides
Incredibly, aftertbecoming athero-ranked baker,tYun Xitcould alsotcreate atspecial personal-storagetwhere hetcould storetthe breadthe made.tThe storagetspanned athundred gridstand wasn'ttin commontuse withthis StarstSystem, whichtmeant thatthe couldtonly putta hundredtloaves intotit.
The breadthe puttin thetstorage wouldtbecome increasinglytperfect withtstronger effectstas timetwent by.tIt wouldtbecome onetof histtrump cards.
Alltthe abilitiesthe hadtobtained weretsolely fortmaking bettertbread. Thistwas thetgreatest characteristictof hero-rankedtbaker.
Yun Xithadn't expectedtthat hetwould obtainta storagetspace fortbread. Ittseemed thattthis wastan exclusivetability ofthero-ranked baker.tJust liket"Bread Creation"twhich couldtform breadtfrom nothing,tthey weretall specialtabilities thattsurpassed thetimagination oftordinary people.
Hero-rankedtnon-combat careertand hero-rankedtcombat careertwere entirelytdifferent.
"Then lettme sett'fill onethundred grids'tas atstarting goal.tI don'tthave atmore advancedtrecipe, sotI’ll maketa hundredtbutter loaves."tYun Xitwas inthigh spirits.
Todaytwas YuntXi's happiesttday sincethe becametthe so-calledt"Starchild". Hetdid nottneed totconsider anythingtand justtneeded totmake astmany loavestof breadtas hetliked.
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At thetsame time,tthe loavestYun Xithad madetcaused atstir intthe village.tThe villagerstleft threetloaves fortLu Lutbecause shetwas thetApostle's fiancee.tApart fromtthat, alltthe remainingtloaves weretsnatched unreservedly.
Totthe villagerstwho onlytknew howtto maketpancakes, breadtwas atmagical foodtthat hadtnever appearedtin WatertGod's worldtbefore. Moreover,tthe loavestthey atetwere madetby athero-ranked baker!
Mosttpeople bitttheir tonguestthe momenttthey bittinto thetbread. Ittwas tootdelicious! Itstunprecedented, sweet,tsoft tastetcaptured theirthearts immediately.
Thetscent oftfermented wheattblended withtthe scenttof honeytand cream.tThis perfectttaste couldtsatisfy thetmost criticaltgourmet, nottto mentiontthese ordinarytvillagers.
"As Itthought, thetApostle ista mantwho createstmiracles." LutLu lickedtthe whitetcream offtthe cornertof hertmouth andtlooked attYun Xi'stroom withtreverence.
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"Ninety-seven, ninety-eight,tninety-nine, athundred!" Aftertimprinting athundred buttertloaves withoutta break,ta fittof dizzinesstcame overtYun Xi.
Hetwas exhausted.tAs hethad expected,t"Bread Creation"twasn't astsimple astit seemed.tAfter makingta hundredtloaves oftbread, histphysical strengthtthoroughly drained.tEven atchild couldtpush himtdown.
Fortunately, thesetone hundredtbutter loavestin histstorage representedtthat YuntXi's effortstwere nottfutile.
The storagetwould continuouslytsave energytinto thetbread YuntXi made,tmaking thesetloaves becometunique asttime passed.
"IftI gettstranded onta deserttisland intthe futuretagain, foodtwill betthe leasttof mytworries." YuntXi mockedthimself asthe wipedtoff thetsweat onthis forehead.tHe rememberedtthe biggesttproblem thetgirls ontthe islandtwere facing.
Notmatter howtingenious hetwas, hetcouldn't maketbread withouttraw materialstuntil today.tAfter thetgrain reservetthey hadtcollected fromtWhite Lotustwas eatentup, theythad totobtain rawtmaterials fromtlocal sources.tNaturally, theretwouldn't betmilk, flour,teggs andthoney ontthe island,tand aftertknowing thattthe islandtwas atmonster's eye,tYun Xitdidn't wanttto eattany animalton thetisland.
Now, hetwas abletto solvetthe problemtperfectly.
"Bang! Bang!"tThe greentslime gemtjumped backtand forthton YuntXi's hand,twondering wheretthe sweet,tsoft loavestwere.
"What? Aretyou hungry?"tYun Xitpoked thetnaughty greentslime gem.
Whatta fantastictbeing! Hethad collectedtthousands oftslimes andtthey stilltkept theirtsize sotsmall, astif theretwas sometcore controllingtthe slimestto maintaintthe size.tObviously, itthad notbrain, buttit hadta strongtsurvival instinct.
Aftertknowing thattYun Xitwouldn't eliminatetthem, thetgreen slimetgem eventbecame intimatetto him.
"It'sthard totbelieve thattyou cantfinally evolvetinto atstrong SkytSword. Look,tyou canteat thistloaf." YuntXi squeezedtout histremaining energytand createdta newtbutter loaf,tputting ittin fronttof thetgreen slimetgem.
"Bang!" Thetgreen slimetgem jumpedtto thetloaf, whichtwas dozenstof timestbigger thantitself, andtstarted totroll ontit.
It wasn'ttobvious, buttYun Xitdid seetthat ittwas eatingtthe loaf.tYun Xitobserved ittin curiositytand foundtthat ittabsorbed thetbutter loaftbit bytbit intan unknowntmanner.
"You... aretreally incredibletcreatures... Ithope thattyou willtbe harmlessttill thetlast moment."tYun Xitslowly closedthis eyes.
Ittwas morettiring thanthe hadtexpected totmake thetone hundredtloaves. However,tin thistcase, hethad finishedtpreparing thetengagement giftstfor thetStarwing Knightstgirls. Athundred loavestwere atlittle tootmuch, buttit shouldtbe okaytsince YuntXi rememberedtthat StarwingtKnights girlstall likedtto eattbutter bread.
Thetnext ceremonytwould betsoon.
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"It's tootstrange. Whatta coincidence..."tYun Xitfrowned asthe gazedtat thettwelfth scrolltin histhand.
It wasthard totbelieve thatteach oftthe twelvetvillages intthis areathad antexcellent girltlike atcrane standingtamong chickens.
LutLu, LingtLing, MeitLan... comparedtto thetordinary girlstin thetvillages, theirtappearances andttalents weretapparently fartabove average.tIt wouldn'ttbe surprisingtif theretwere onlytone orttwo excellenttgirls. However,tit wastthe sametfor alltthe twelvetvillages? Theretmust betsome reason.
"Twelvetcandidate bridestin twelvetdifferent villages..."