After obtaining the Tiger Talisman, this month's mall refresh was already more than worth its value for Peter.
But human hearts are always greedy. If possible, Peter still wanted to buy some more good things.
"Hopefully, the remaining three items can roll something usable!"
Thinking like this, Peter once again cast his gaze toward the last three items in the system mall.
[Merchandise 6: Liu Maoxing's God-Tier Cooking Skills]
[Source: Cooking Master Boy]
[Effect: The thoroughly tempered god-tier culinary skills of Liu Maoxing. With it, you too can make glowing dishes so delicious it's as if something extra was added to them!]
[Selling Price: 1,000 Sacrifice Value]
Uh...
The moment he saw this thing, Peter's expression couldn't help but become a bit subtle. This was truly a highly specific merchandise.
If you say it's useful, it doesn't provide any help in combat. But if you say it's useless, maybe it will play a role in an unexpected place? At the very least, it could satisfy Peter's own stomach! And along the way, it could also satisfy the appetites of Gwen and Felicia...
Emmm, maybe not just Gwen and Felicia?
After hesitating for a moment, Peter decided to look at the last two items before deciding whether to take it. If there were no better items or if there was a remaining balance after buying the final two, he would just take it.
Although with his current status, messing around with oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar in the kitchen seemed a bit low-profile, life really shouldn't just be about fighting.
Sometimes, eating a glowing meal with family and loved ones brought a level of spiritual satisfaction that wasn't necessarily inferior to the thrill of battle.
"Next one!" Peter looked toward the seventh item.
[Merchandise 7: Homelander's Baby Bottle]
[Source: The Boys]
[Effect: Homelander's treasured baby bottle, containing the magical little beverage that fascinates John.]
[Selling Price: 500 Sacrifice Value]
Peter: ???
System, when I type out question marks, it's not that I have a problem. It's what I think you have a problem with!
Although this item is indeed highly difficult to obtain and holds significant collector's value, is it really appropriate for you to stuff this thing into my mall? I am a proper gentleman!
After decisively passing on this abstract piece of merchandise, Peter looked at the eighth and final item. And it was this exact final item that made his eyes instantly light up!
[Merchandise 8: Haymaker]
[Source: League of Legends, "The Boss" Sett]
[Effect: Possessing this skill unlocks the unique energy system "Grit." Taking damage stores Grit. When actively released, it consumes all Grit to deliver a heavy punch to enemies in a cone in front of you, dealing true damage to enemies on the centerline. Upon release, the user gains a shield based on the Grit value.]
[Selling Price: 2,000 Sacrifice Value]
"Holy crap! Sett the Boss, the crowd goes wild!"
Peter instantly snapped to full alertness!
Although in terms of skill classification, Haymaker costing the same as Shen's ultimate move was a bit ridiculous for a basic ability, everyone knows that the Boss actually has two ultimates! In fact, Sett's actual R skill felt more like a basic ability most of the time. On the contrary, this Haymaker was the true key to turning the tables at low health.
Do you understand what health-bar deletion looks like? One punch to send you straight to the afterlife!
Thinking up to here, Peter couldn't help but glance back at that "Jedi Meteor Hammer."
"I mean, Haymaker only costs 2,000. Who exactly gave you the courage to sell for 3,000? So, as expected, a shockwave is just a shockwave..."
After complaining, Peter still chose to instant-buy it. This skill was practically tailor-made for his current self!
The more damage he took, the stronger the output. Such a setting, paired with the infinite self-healing of the Horse Talisman, could completely allow him to become a unique damage-amplifying perpetual motion machine!
As long as an enemy couldn't one-shot him, they would just have to wait to eat his fist! When that punch was thrown, it would be, in the truest sense... world-ending!
As the sacrifice value was deducted, the insights regarding Haymaker instantly flooded into Peter's mind. This also made him feel as if a unique new energy had appeared within his body.
"Comfortable!"
Glancing at the five thousand sacrifice value left after buying Haymaker, Peter ultimately chose to pick up cooking skills as well. With this, the grand shopping phase came to an absolute close, and Peter drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, Uncle Ben and Aunt May were coaxed awake by the aroma of food.
The two walked out of the bedroom in disbelief. Looking at Peter wearing an apron in the kitchen, and then looking at the table full of simple yet extraordinary breakfast dishes, both of them felt for a moment if they were experiencing a hallucination.
"Peter, you made all of this?"
"Otherwise, what else could it be, a magical house-elf?" The apron-less Peter cracked a casual joke.
Uncle Ben and Aunt May exchanged a glance, subsequently picking up the golden-hued, seemingly faintly glowing fried rice before them with half-believing skepticism.
Although it smelled amazing and looked beautiful, could it really... be eaten? Their Peter had never set foot in the kitchen before!
Uncle Ben cautiously took a bite of the fried rice, and almost chewed and swallowed his own tongue along with it.
"OMG!" He cried out exaggeratedly, "Compared to this, what kind of bitter days was I living before?"
Aunt May gave his waist a hard pinch in annoyance:
"Great, I knew you were lying to me when you said my cooking was delicious!"
Saying so, she huffily scooped a spoonful of fried rice into her mouth. And then... all those half-joking words of anger were swallowed right back into her stomach.
This was truly the most delicious food she had ever eaten in her life. Even the high-end restaurants Peter's parents used to take them to when they were alive couldn't compare!
Watching the old couple happily shoveling down the rice with faces full of bliss, Peter couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile. To see these two elders reveal such a fulfilled expression, spending this 1,000 sacrifice value was simply too worth it!
After the warm breakfast, Peter called Gwen along, and together they met Felicia in the agreed-upon cafe.
When Gwen and Felicia's gazes met in the air, the atmosphere still suffered a momentary freeze. Although everything had been laid out in the open, and although Gwen had already tacitly approved of this strange triangle relationship, it was still somewhat uncomfortable when all three were in the same frame.
Clearly, the relationship between the two still needed time to slowly mend. It was to be believed that with the passage of time in the future, the two would become more and more accepting of this triangle setup.
Mmh, at that time Peter might also be able to... develop some new ways to play. You know, lines like 'you came at the perfect time' and the like...
Seeing that the atmosphere was truly awkward, Peter proactively initiated a topic. He first talked about his and Gwen's experiences in the parallel universe, and subsequently brought up a matter that could successfully grab the attention of both girls—which college they were going to choose to attend next.
However, before he could discuss this question in detail with the two girls, his S.H.I.E.L.D. priority line rang.
The caller was none other than his exclusive secretary, Maria Hill!
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