The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle-Chapter 44: Collecting the Reward and By the Way....

His statement instantly plunged the entire cafeteria into silence!

Everyone displayed looks of disbelief, their courage shaken!

Even Rhino, that fierce fellow, couldn't help but be shocked!

What was this guy talking about!

Though everyone agreed with what he was saying, daring to speak openly in front of this person... he was truly one of a kind!

Man!

You really are my brother!

Snake Head Man and his friends were on the verge of exploding.

We told you not to provoke the person from Room No.1, and you went straight to pulling in the BOSS!

Pig Head Man displayed a clearly surging murderous intent, ready to walk over and drag him into the kitchen to be gutted and strung up.

Yet Su Qi was looking at the remaining soup in the bowl: "It's just a pity, ruining such a good soup base."

Pig Head Man's eyes slightly sharpened: "What are you talking about..."

"A truly good chef's soup does not rely on the ingredients, but the soup base; they only know the taste of what's in their mouth but remain ignorant of the secret in the soup."

Su Qi's expression was quite serious at this moment.

Because he was not joking; this Pig Head Man's culinary skills were really good.

"Goji berries, codonopsis soaked in water, then using boiled chicken fat to flavor, and carefully sequenced smashed chicken, duck, and fish, mixing with bonito flakes, dried scallops, and aged wine and simmered for nearly five hours."

Su Qi sighed: "It's just a pity it all went to waste on this garbage food."

After he finished speaking, the cafeteria once again fell into silence.

The crowd looked somewhat dazed.

That stuff he just mentioned... did it really exist? You've got to be kidding! Was that disgustingly foul soup worthy of such an excellent soup base?

Isn't this like trying to find gold in dung?

Rhino looked at Pig Head Man standing silently, thinking it was too angry to speak, it turned its head and growled, "What nonsense are you spouting about goji berries and codonopsis, all that stuff you mentioned is trash, spoiling this delicious soup!"

Take a look.

Some people get so used to eating crap, they start to think all crap tastes delicious.

Rhino wanted to say something more.

"Slap!"

A bone cutting knife was suddenly held against its neck, scraping out a blood mark, and Pig Head Man's hoarse voice rang out: "Do you really think the soup tastes good?"

Rhino trembled all over, displaying a nervous smile: "Of course!"

"Well... that whole bucket is yours then," Pig Head Man pointed at the leftover soup, "If you can't finish it, you know what will happen."

Rhino's face went pale, but he had no choice but to comply, showing a reluctant smile, then took a deep breath fervently and walked over.

Meanwhile, Pig Head Man's gaze slowly moved to Su Qi, calmly saying:

"I have been here for many years, cooking every day for this bunch of idiots, and you are the first one to discern the secret of my soup base!"

No.

You flatter me.

I didn't even taste it, I figured it out by looking.

Pig Head Man sneered: "These idiots don't understand at all, so they only deserve to eat this rubbish!"

"I also enjoy seeing them eat crap but praise it as if it's delicious."

Well, you know that stuff isn't so different from crap.

"The most important thing in the soup is the ingredients? Nonsense! It's the soup base!" Pig Head Man looked at Su Qi, squinting his round pig eyes: "You, kid, are very good! Excellent!"

"I have decided, you are the winner of this game."

He turned and pushed back the curtain, walking in.

"Follow me to the kitchen, I'll give you your reward."

Su Qi also headed towards the kitchen, passing by Rhino who was drinking the soup and glaring fiercely at him.

"Stop looking at me, I'm not going to compete with you."

Su Qi entered the kitchen.

Actually, this kitchen's horror factor was less than Tentacle Man's apartment; the horror there was a direct assault on your sanity.

Now, it was just plain bloody imagery.

Pig Head Man walked to a cupboard, speaking in a hoarse voice:

"As the first one to taste out the secret of the soup base."

"So..."

Pig Head Man opened the cupboard door, inside was a jar; upon opening it, there were no disgusting ingredients inside, instead he took out a pudding, then sprinkled it with a thick sauce.

"Try my real skills."

Su Qi looked over but did not refuse as the sauce was just the jam he made.

And his panel also appeared in his view.

[Name: Pig Chef's carefully crafted snack]

[Function 1: After eating, your level restores to level 5]

[Function 2: You can choose to unlock an item or skill]

[Function 3: During this instance, your physical strength will not decrease, you'll be immune to poison damage]

[Note: Worry not, everything inside is proper]

"I'd only make this for one person, that's the Old Director," Pig Head Man sneered: "Without my skills, the Old Director would've likely..."

He suddenly stopped, not continuing further.

Su Qi took it without changing his expression, feeling slightly relieved inside.

He finally had some real power and new trump cards.

But it was still not over.

Pig Head Man said: "If it were those guys before, I'd just randomly give them some trash to deal with it."

"But today I'm happy, I'll make an exception for you!"

He reached out his hand, groping deep in the cupboard, rustling for a while, then took out a small box.

He opened the box.

Inside was a wind-up toy, now fully wound, but held back by a button.

Name: Return Spring

Quality: Perfect

Type: Instance Tool

Function: "You will gain five minutes of Bullet Time, which starts when you hold down the button and pauses when you let go."

Can it be taken out of the instance: No

Note: "Five minutes... once it's used up, that's it."

Su Qi was inwardly overjoyed.

No guns, no cannons, the enemy makes them for us.

"Of course," Pig Head Man said with a hint of chill in his tone, "you'll have to give it back to me once it's used up."

Su Qi nodded, "Okay."

He had a momentary impulse to unlock "Thunderbolt" and take out Pig Head Man right then and there.

But he changed his mind.

This Pig Head Man was probably the strongest of the three, not to be underestimated, and with the unfathomable Old Director still around, starting trouble now would complicate matters later.

"Alright, little guy, it's time for you to head to the next game venue."

"Understood."

Watching Su Qi and the others leave.

Pig Head Man withdrew his gaze, looked coldly at the bloody mess in the kitchen, and then loaded the cans onto a trolley before heading in the direction of the Old Director.

The group soon arrived at what was called the next game venue.

It was the warehouse room... where the windows were sealed and paper notes with crooked writing were hung.

[No noise allowed]

Snake Head Man quickly whispered a reminder to Su Qi in an extremely low voice, "This Warehouse Manager isn't as powerful as the last one, but... he has a terrible temper and horrifying methods. He has excellent hearing, yet he likes to sleep, and if someone makes even a slightly loud noise after entering…"

"He would unconsciously kill in his sleep," he added, "which is why this place has the highest death rate."

Su Qi looked around.

Everyone appeared even more terrified than when they met Pig Head Man, including Rhino, who now dared not speak loudly.

After all, this opponent was not as reasonable as Pig Head Man.

Su Qi gave an OK gesture.

Everyone then entered the warehouse.

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The warehouse was large and messy, with a personal room for the Warehouse Manager beyond the main area.

Paper notes were plastered everywhere, seemingly organizing a workflow.

In short, three tasks—fix things, clean up trash, and organize items—simple, but no noise allowed whatsoever.

At that moment,

Snake Head Man suddenly turned pale and shakily pointed toward the manager's room door.

Following his fingers, they saw a note posted outside the room.

It read,

[Cleaning of this area is assigned to everyone in Room 7.]

Some showed sympathy, others a bit of mockery.

Rhino's nostrils flared as he smirked sinisterly, staring hard at the group.

Snake Head Man and the others started trembling again, wanting to say something, but fearing even to make a sound."

He quickly looked to Su Qi.

But Su Qi had boldly picked up a broom and walked over.

He turned the doorknob and pushed the door open.

Hey!

Are you that brave?

Snake Head Man and the others stared at each other with wide eyes… hesitated for over ten seconds before gritting their teeth and following him in.

There was no choice, as it called for everyone in Room 7.

They tried their best to hold their breaths and keep their heads low, terrified that their own breathing would disturb the terrifying presence.

And upon entering,

they smelled a stench of blood in the dim room.

Their minds were gripped with fear.

Could it be... Su Qi was already dead after walking in!?

But when they looked up, they found...

Under the dim light,

Su Qi sat unharmed on the chair that originally belonged to the Warehouse Manager, playing with a Rubik's Cube on the table as if he owned the room.

They trembled all over, almost turning around to flee!

They couldn't imagine how furious the Warehouse Manager would be if he awoke and saw this scene!

Right.

Where was the manager?

With fearful and puzzled glances around, their expressions suddenly froze!

The Warehouse Manager, covered in thorns, was inexplicably impaled by a long iron spike!

Stuck to the wall!

"Close the door."

Su Qi's calm voice made their bodies stiffen. Snake Head Man might have been used to handling big situations, but he trembled as he reached out and firmly closed the door… completely shut!

What on earth was going on?

Was it suicide? Or internal strife among the staff?

Or was it... Snake Head Man looked fearfully at Su Qi.

And Su Qi, seemingly aware of their thoughts, shook his head:

"Don't think too much."

He paused, and in the dim light, his smile showed a faint and mysterious change:

"This... I did it."