The weird game of the ancient gods

97, 98, 99, 100!

Xia Yu loosened his arms and lay down on the grass in the park. He was breathing heavily and couldn't get up for a long time.

One hundred push-ups, even if done several times, still made him exhausted. This was already his fifth day of exercise.

He's been exercising every afternoon since the day after the first game.

I came back from setting up a stall at noon. After lunch, I first ran a five-kilometer run, then did a hundred push-ups, a hundred squats, and 1,000 skipping ropes... It was really difficult to finish most of them at the beginning. I can only do part of the project. After all, I have been at home for a long time and my muscles are a bit loose.

Fortunately, he was also a good athlete when he was in college. He was on the basketball team. When he just graduated, he had just done physical labor for a few months, delivered water, carried pure water buckets for a few months, and worked for a moving company. Having lifted large items, I felt somewhat confident, and I gradually recovered after persisting for a few days.

Of course, the reason why I started exercising was not because of a sudden whim or because I had nothing to do. It was mainly because of the game.

Although the last game they played was a battle of beasts, and everyone used the drawn animal body, but since the content of each game is different, there is no guarantee that one day they will need to participate in the game in person, and their physical fitness will be different. It’s very important, so it’s always right to take some exercise as a precaution.

After breathing for a while, Xia Yu regained his composure. His physical fitness was still a bit poor. If he could do a hundred push-ups at one breath and two to three hundred push-ups a day, he would be considered qualified.

I got up from the ground, and after I had rested enough, I moved on to the next item, which was followed by a hundred squats, then jumping jacks, and then leg presses.

Xia Yu was about to stretch out his tendons. The Chuanyun Leg did not require very high strength, but it did require high flexibility. If the flexibility is not enough, it is easy to strain the ligaments.

After all, I learned a skill, so I can’t let it go to waste.

However, this kind of thing cannot be rushed. He checked the tutorials online. If you don't work hard, you will be very good at mastering the forward horseback riding in about one or two months. The horizontal horseback riding is a little more difficult, but it's just that. Three or four months, if you are willing to endure hardships and work hard, the time can be shorter.

Xia Yu estimated that if he could move the horse forward, he would be fine if he used the cloud-piercing leg.

He practiced for more than two hours. He was covered in sweat and his muscles were sore, and then he stopped.

I went home and took a hot bath. After the bath, I felt a little hungry. I looked at the time and saw that it was already past five o'clock in the afternoon. I was just in time to have dinner.

He planned to eat something good tonight.

Xia Yu's stall setting up in the past few days was quite fruitful. He not only made money but also mastered some basic business skills, but some problems were also exposed.

The first is the issue of food pricing. He found that the price he set for the food was a bit too low. Maybe it was because he subconsciously felt that the fake food made by magic was too expensive and too dark. Subconsciously, he felt that the price of the food could not be changed. The price is set too high, and considering it’s street food, it’s too expensive and I’m afraid no one will buy it.

In addition, he is a business owner without capital and is not afraid of losing money, so the prices are very close to the people.

But it turns out that things are not that simple. Cheaper is indeed easier to sell, but it also easily arouses suspicion. Such a fat roast chicken only costs 30 yuan, and such a big beef burger only costs 20 yuan. It is inevitable that People wonder if there is something wrong with the meat.

People often ask you what kind of meat is this and why it is so cheap. Xia Yu is annoyed. In the end, he simply says that this is just a promotion during the trial opening period. After the trial opening period, the price will go up. Only then did the limited-time offer brand stop its trend.

The second problem is that this kind of convenient packaged food is indeed easier to sell, but it will inevitably leave hidden dangers. Even if there is a limit of one dish per person, there is no guarantee that there will be no time to eat and save it for the next day.

At noon today, he encountered a customer complaining that half of the roast chicken he bought the day before was eaten. At noon, when he wanted to take out the rest for lunch, he found that the chicken was gone.

Fortunately, the guest didn't suspect the food itself, but just speculated that it might have been eaten by his roommate.

Although it was a false alarm, Xia Yu had to think early. It might be fine in the short term, but it would inevitably cause trouble over time. What he was most afraid of was that someone happened to see the food disappear at the moment.

He wasn't afraid that someone would call the police on this matter - someone would have to believe him if he told him, and he might even be regarded as a lunatic.

But this kind of thing is always a hidden danger.

Xia Yu also thought of a solution, which is to only sell dine-in food - similar to beef noodles, and prohibit packaging, so as to ensure that there will be no problems.

But this involves another problem - the venue must have tables and chairs for customers to use. If he wants to rent a store, the price is beyond what he can afford with his current financial resources, and once the store opens, now This shipment volume is not enough to sell it. It's only about 20 copies a day. I'm afraid I can't even make rent.

The solution is equally simple, that is, to improve the quality of the dishes. Of course, fried chicken burgers cannot be earned back, but if you sell high-end dishes such as baked lobster, steamed king crab, and Buddha jumping over the wall, a serving can cost hundreds or even thousands. Yes, you can earn 10,000 to 20,000 yuan in one day, so there is no problem.

And if there is a suitable kitchen on site, you can make it on the spot. Anyway, you will not be discovered by hiding in the kitchen and using the meal-making technique, further reducing suspicion.

However, if you want to make high-end dishes, you have to eat them first. Considering that you may not be able to fully learn it after eating it once, you may need to 'learn' it repeatedly. Considering the affordability of your wallet, Xia Yu thinks it is better to be conservative first and eat something generally high-end. Dishes.

The dishes he wants to learn must meet several criteria.

First, it must be attractive to look at, so that it can leave a deep memory and impression in your heart.

Second, it must be for dine-in, not suitable for takeout.

Third, the price must be profitable. I only serve more than 20 copies a day, so selling less is unacceptable.

Moreover, you must also consider your own financial strength. If it is too exaggerated, you cannot consider it for the time being. Don't make yourself poor.

After repeated comparisons, Xia Yu chose a more suitable one. Tonight was the day for him to go to 'study'.

After taking a taxi, Xia Yu went straight to his destination - [Texas Style], a Western restaurant specializing in steak.

Before coming here, he specifically checked on the Internet. The owner and chef of this restaurant is the same person. It is said that he returned from studying in the United States. He didn't learn much, but he learned a famous local dish - tomahawk steak, which is also in this restaurant. The store’s main dish.

Xia Yu looked at the promotional poster posted online by this store, and the steak on it looked really tempting.

I just happened to be a little hungry after working out today, so eating a steak can also replenish protein. You won't be able to grow muscles just by eating meat made from meal-making techniques.

Soon the taxi arrived at the destination and entered the restaurant. The decoration inside was quite unique. Reindeer heads, cowboy hats and other decorations were hung on the walls. Oak barrels were piled on the wall. The tables and chairs were all made of wood. It really has a bit of a western feel.

"Hello sir, who are you?"

"One."

"Please come inside," the waiter arranged a seat in the corner for him and took out the menu for him to order.

Xia Yu pretended to flip through a few pages, and the more he read, the more he was stunned. This is too dark. A beef burger costs 88 yuan? It looks much smaller than the one I made. Alas, I am still too honest. The real thing only costs 20 yuan.

Soon he turned to the tomahawk steak page.

398 for one serving! It's really not cheap. If it weren't for the good income recently, it would really hurt.

Xia Yuyun said calmly, "That's it, medium rare."

"Would you like some drinks, sir?"

"Just a glass of water, nothing else is needed." In order to ensure a perfect record of the taste of food, naturally you cannot let drinks confuse your memory.

After a while, the steak was served.

In terms of appearance alone, this steak looked very tempting and fully met his requirements, leaving a deep impression immediately.

Xia Yu directly ignored the side dishes. The skill of making meals does not consume uniform mental energy. The more complex the food, the more mental energy is consumed, and there are no requirements for the material.

In other words, making a piece of beef and a piece of tofu of the same size consumes the same mental energy.

So Xia Yu is not going to waste his mental energy on these side dishes. Let's just sell steaks. If the side dishes are not good, just learn to make them yourself.

Looking at the steak in front of him, he was not in a hurry to eat it.

The biggest advantage of his food stall at present is not the taste of the food, but the appearance of the food. Therefore, copying the appearance of the food is the priority. If the taste is not good, you can make up for it. It's not like you have never eaten beef before.

And if you don't take a close look at this appearance with your own eyes, it's easy to create a product with a strange style.

He first took an overlook, then looked at it from both sides, and then turned the tomahawk steak over, even pricking it with a fork, not missing every texture, every inch of bone, and every drop of gravy. I looked carefully from front to back, especially the connection between bones and beef. If you want to make food that looks just like the real thing, details must be the key.

His strange behavior made a passing waiter look sideways, wondering where this customer came from, behaving so strangely? After thinking about it for a while, I felt uneasy, so I pulled over another waiter and asked her to report the situation here to the boss.

Xia Yu didn't care at all about the looks around him. He took every detail of the steak into his mind, then picked up the knife and fork, cut a small piece and put it in his mouth.

So tender! It's tender, smooth, and soft, and it doesn't bite your teeth at all. The fat in the meat is roasted just right, and the oil is fragrant, but it doesn't feel greasy.

Xia Yu had to admit that this tomahawk steak was indeed much more delicious than the beef burgers he had made before. Every bite was enjoyable. No wonder he dared to sell four hundred copies.

After eating two pieces of beef, he picked up the marinade on the side. The brown gravy didn't look so attractive. Xia Yuxin said that he would look for some gourmet cartoons to add some color to the marinade. Well.

I soaked in some gravy and took two more bites, carefully savoring the subtle differences in taste. I chewed slowly for more than half an hour before I finished the meal and wiped it with a paper towel. Mouth, a book of satisfaction.

Reading the book reviews, I found that some readers don't like the real-life plot and just want to see the content of the game. Don't worry, a new round of the game will start in about one or two chapters.

However, the actual plot will not be cancelled. Between each two games, there will probably be at least a few chapters or as many as a dozen chapters of excessive plot. The protagonist's real-life dilemma is his motivation for playing this game.

In addition, there will be a real-life main line to promote the development of the real-life plot.

If you really don’t want to watch the actual plot, then just skip it and watch it, it won’t be too much anyway.

Another thing to say is that this book is not an infinite flow. People will die and there is a certain sense of urgency, but it will not be as cruel as the infinite flow, and it will kill a few at every turn.