Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 1157 - 309: The Wealth Code in the Advertisement_3

Amid the howling wind and snow, a figure sits cross-legged at the center of the ice surface.

Before him is a large pot steaming with heat; the soup inside bubbles and churns, creamy white broth enveloping snow-white fish slices, with chopped green onions and oil floating on the surface. The steaming heat condenses into tiny water droplets in the cold air, rolling off the pot, leaving wisps of white smoke on the ice.

Snowflakes fall into the pot, instantly melting into the broth.

The person stirs lightly with a wooden spoon, lifting a spoonful as the broth strings along, the aroma of fish mingling with spicy heat breaking through the wind and snow.

"Brothers, don't rush. I'll continue exploring after I finish eating."

Faced with the live streaming audience's urging, the Explorer focuses his attention on the large pot before him.

He brings the wooden spoon near his lips and gently blows, the creamy broth forming a quivering amber on the spoon's surface, the snow-white fish wrapped in green onion oil, exuding a fresh and sweet aroma amid the steam.

The main ingredient in the pot was pre-ordered from a Spirit Chef fan in the live streaming room.

Called "Thousand Waves Silver Scale," this fish only resides in the boiling whirlpool of the abyssal sea eye, making it extremely difficult to catch, with less than 1,000 in existence across the server—none available in the Trading House.

This fish originally contains potent toxins that must be removed by Spirit Chef Players using special techniques to cleanse the toxins hidden in the fish's texture.

After being processed, the fish becomes incredibly delicious.

On the "Delicious Ingredients List" co-created by Spirit Chef Players on the forum, Thousand Waves Silver Scale ranks third.

Under the expectant gaze of players in the live stream, the Explorer takes a sip from the wooden spoon.

As the broth glides down his throat, the scalding flavor crashes like waves on the shore, his tongue touches the crisp mineral taste of the deep sea, followed by the rich fat boiled from fish brain, with a hint of glacier-melt sweetness lingering at the end.

The Explorer's Adam's apple moves as he sends the wooden spoon into his mouth, biting down fiercely on a large chunk of fish.

The tender texture releases warm meat juice between his teeth, the spicy aroma of secret spices hits his nostrils, the expelled steam instantly turning nearby snowflakes into mist.

"Brothers, I must recommend it, the taste of Thousand Waves Silver Scale is superb. If you get the chance, you must try it."

Upon hearing this, players in the live streaming room erupted in complaints.

"Explorer, can us ordinary players afford this? Or are you buying it for us?"

"Oh my, when will the live stream open taste-sharing? Though I'm a Hunting Party Player, I love food so much. Monster World feels so blessed with delicious food everywhere. I'll definitely try this fish someday."

"Hungry! Looking at the can in my hand, then at the gourmet you're eating... Don't eat anymore, go explore."

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The speed of refreshing comments in the live stream is too fast for the Explorer to keep up.

As the player with the most background information in the Player Faction, the Explorer's live stream features extensive educational content.

While savoring the delicacy, he introduces relevant information about the spirit fish:

"I heard from a Spirit Chef friend that eating Thousand Waves Silver Scale requires slow boiling with Spiritual Fire to transform fish bones into essence. Now, every molecule in the broth is condensed with the flavor of the entire deep sea. Once you've tasted it, you won't forget."

Before finishing his sentence, he tilts his head back to drink the remaining broth from the spoon, his throat letting out a satisfied sigh:

"Marvelous."

Continuing to enjoy the delicacy, the Explorer calls up the forum interface.

He begins browsing forum information.

The current hottest topic on the forum is the Lord of Jile's updated training camp mode, adding advertising time.

New players must watch adverts to survive, and upon completion, they can safely engage with the Jile Army.

While browsing various discussion threads, he also leaves his comments and opinions in different posts.

He isn't interested in personally fighting, but watching other players' battles and hunting information feels completely different.

At least he doesn't feel pain. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

But compared to combat-related content, his primary goal now is to improve the "Wind and Scenery Poem" plugin he's crafting.

Adding background data and scene BGM to different locations, allowing every player using the plugin to learn about Monster World's historical information during exploration, enhancing their immersion in the game experience.

The problem is, the plan to embed music into the plugin remains unfeasible due to a lack of complete equipment.

While browsing the forum, he saw many players posting "Reflection Time" content, mostly clips from Ah Le Training Camp advertisements.

Many ad content seems quite abstract, utterly baffled by why some boring content would be worth boasting about to the Alien Race.

This may be a recognition disparity influenced by various cultural and customary differences.

Some ads even made him chuckle aloud instinctively.

At this moment, one ad grabbed his attention.

The scene depicted an excited Alien Race with dark purple scales roaring at the camera in a dense forest:

"I discovered the ancient ruins full of treasures; I'm sure I can become powerful through relics from these ruins."

The Alien Race pointed toward a slab partially obscured by weeds on the ground.

The Explorer felt speechless, casually sliding to the next Reflection ad video.

As if recalling something, he slides back to the previous video, keenly observing the red plant in the picture.

"Brothers, I think I've seen this plant somewhere before, let me think."

Afterward, the Explorer initiated Brain Overclocking mode.

Suddenly, information surged from the depths of his memory, aided by the Brain Overclocking Attribute, everything came back.

As a diligent student who often studies in the library, he has comprehensively understood the various plants and Spirit Plant data from the Colorful Mist Coast Region and even the neighboring Bright Star Sea Area.

During his research in a book titled "Bright Star Ten Thousand Spirits Manual-23," he saw this red plant.

It is named "Blood Poison Grass" in the information, a special plant that only grows on certain islands in the Bright Star Sea Area.

If considering the plant as endemic to the Bright Star Sea Area.

Could it imply that the Alien Race boasting about discovering ancient ruins in the footage is actually on an island in the Bright Star Sea Area, thus the ruins also fall within player-accessible range?

Thinking of this, he abruptly raises his head to look at the Guidance floating beside him:

"Guidance, is this Blood Poison Grass?"

[Correct.]

Upon hearing the assurance from Guidance, the Explorer's interest piqued.

Then, he detailed his thoughts to the players in the live stream room.

Suggesting that the ruins mentioned by the Alien Race in the ad footage must be on an island within the Bright Star Sea Area.

After hearing his analysis, the live stream room exploded with various exclamatory comments.

People say knowledge is wealth, and the Explorer is the perfect proof.

As the player with the richest knowledge reserve and most detailed background understanding within the Player Faction, he managed to find the wealth code just by watching a Reflection ad, practically a legendary figure.

After explaining his idea, the Explorer scooped another spoonful of fish, excitedly saying to the camera:

"Brothers, looks like we've got busy, the next step will be treasure hunting in ancient ruins."

The screen instantly filled with comments flashing: Stop eating, work is paramount!