Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 34 - 30: Basic Permissions

Tang Yiyi exchanged contact numbers with Zhou Yang and planned to go "home," but since she had bought a lot of items, and Zhou Yang was keen on developing her as a potential long-term customer, he offered to deliver the goods to her doorstep. Tang Yiyi didn’t refuse and took him back to Sun Jian’s house. By the time they arrived home, Sun Jian, who had returned earlier, had already rearranged the master bedroom. Not only had he replaced the bedding with new ones, but he also did a thorough cleaning and disinfection. The massage chair for pregnant women that Tang Yiyi bought was also placed in the room, showing considerable thoughtfulness.

Zhou Yang still needed to return to the store to help, so he didn’t stay long and left after setting the items down. As soon as Sun Jian came out, he couldn’t help but frown at the two Mutated Black Ants on the floor. He didn’t think it was a waste of money for Tang Yiyi to buy them, because nobody even wanted Mutated Black Ants, even if they were given away for free. He didn’t think someone as smart as Tang Yiyi would be duped. However, the smell emitted by the dead Mutant Beast was unpleasant and contained toxins, which wasn’t good for Tang Yiyi’s health, considering she was pregnant.

He glanced at Tang Yiyi, hesitated for a moment, and still advised, "With your current condition, it’s better not to come into contact with mutant beasts."

Tang Yiyi gave him a surprised look, knowing that he was concerned for her. She smiled at him gratefully and then prepared to take the items to the kitchen. Seeing this, Sun Jian quickly helped move the items to the kitchen, not daring to let Tang Yiyi do it herself, for fear that it would tire her out. Although they hadn’t known each other long, and the child in Tang Yiyi’s belly had nothing to do with him, Sun Jian’s long-standing education instinctively led him to protect this "pregnant woman."

Tang Yiyi didn’t say anything, but her smile became more genuine. After Sun Jian moved the items to the kitchen, he deliberately said he was going to train his Physical Ability, but he was actually avoiding any awkwardness. After he left, Tang Yiyi locked the kitchen door, checked the house for surveillance, and then opened the system interface. This system was very greedy; when she was in the supermarket, it had been chattering non-stop, urging Tang Yiyi to buy more ingredients and seasonings, tempting her with Points.

Tang Yiyi took quite some effort to finally make the system shut up, her surroundings returning to tranquility. When she opened the system interface again, the system’s voice eagerly sounded, "Would the host like to scan the ingredients now? Points can be earned for scanning."

This time, Tang Yiyi didn’t refuse. She had bought these things to solve her daily dietary needs and to earn Points, so she naturally went with the flow. She first had the system scan the basic condiments she bought, like oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar, and found that beside salt earning her 2 Points, oil, sauce, and vinegar only gave 1 Point each.

This discovery left Tang Yiyi somewhat frustrated. The several condiments she bought only netted her 20 Points, leaving her still 980 Points short of repaying her debt. However, she had checked, and the system had many places to spend Points, just looking at recipes and formulas cost Points to purchase, and the more advanced and rare the recipe, the higher the price. If she wanted to look at those recipes, she had to find a way to earn more Points!

Frowning, Tang Yiyi once again scanned the ingredients she bought. Since they were all ordinary ingredients, the Points acquired weren’t high. Fortunately, Points could accumulate based on weight; otherwise, Tang Yiyi would have been even more frustrated. After scanning the ordinary ingredients, Tang Yiyi gained another 120 Points, reducing her debt to 860 Points.

By this time, all the ingredients had been scanned, except for the two Mutated Black Ants lying on the ground. Tang Yiyi looked at them, her mood becoming apprehensive. She had bought these two Mutated Black Ants to verify her previous conjecture, but she wasn’t sure if her guess was right.

Unfortunately, she had previously found the system too noisy and had muted the system’s sound while in the supermarket, later forgetting to turn it back on at the market. Otherwise, she could have looked to see if the system could scan for Points right there at the market, avoiding the current dilemma.

Tang Yiyi wrestled with her thoughts for a moment and asked the system, "System, scan and tell me how many Points the two Mutated Black Ants on the ground are worth."

It seemed like the system might have detected Tang Yiyi’s dilemma, as it replied, "Upon clearing the debt, the host will gain Basic permissions. With Basic permissions, the host can activate the appraisal function by deducting a small amount of Points, revealing the value of all ingredients at a glance."

Tang Yiyi instantly grasped the system’s underlying message, "So I must quickly get rid of this debt status?"

System: "Correct."

Tang Yiyi nodded semi-understandingly and indicated for the system to scan the Mutated Black Ants on the ground. Soon, the system’s voice rang, "The host has acquired the ingredient, an adult Mutated Black Ant. Toxin present. Ingredient Level One, recommended for consumption. Edible parts net weight 120 kilograms, exchangeable for 1200 Points. Congratulations to the host on getting rid of the debt status and obtaining Basic permissions."

Though the system’s voice remained a cold mechanical tone, Tang Yiyi inexplicably felt a hint of joy in the last sentence. Seeing the blood-red word ’debt’ disappear from the system interface, replaced by the green words ’Basic Permissions,’ left her utterly stunned!

She spent nearly ten thousand Credit Points on ingredients and condiments only to earn 140 Points, but the two Mutated Black Ants she bought for 200 Credit Points yielded 1200 Points, directly freeing her from debt and granting her Basic permissions! The disparity was too great! If she had known, she wouldn’t have spent so many Credits on so many ingredients; she might as well have picked up dead mutant beasts at the gate of Safe City!

However, if the meat of mutant beasts is this useful, she doesn’t need to worry about how to earn Points. Tang Yiyi narrowed her eyes, recalling the words ’edible parts’ in the system’s scan result, gradually understanding the system’s evaluation standard. But more concerning to her were the words ’recommended for consumption.’ The system knew that the Mutated Black Ants were toxic, yet suggested eating them. Could it mean the system knows how to neutralize the toxin of the Mutated Black Ants? 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

She glanced at the Mutated Black Ants on the ground, suppressing her excitement, and asked the system as calmly as possible, "You just said ’recommended for consumption,’ does that mean you know how to neutralize the toxin of the Mutated Black Ants?"

System: "The host has obtained Basic permissions and can check the system interface for details."

Hearing this, Tang Yiyi carefully examined the system interface. Sure enough, she found that the buttons previously displayed as ’grey’ were now back to normal. She clicked to review, and an input box immediately appeared on the panel. After inputting ’Mutated Black Ant,’ the results quickly popped up. She clicked in and saw the basic introduction of the Mutated Black Ants, complete with a three-dimensional photo. Below that were buttons for disassembly, detoxification, cooking, etc.

Tang Yiyi directly chose detoxification, but a prompt box appeared on the panel: "The host currently has 340 Points. Viewing this will deduct 100 Points. Continue?"

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PS: I’ve been deeply moved by the plot song of "Shen Shang," /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~