Starting With a Reef [Global Survival]

chapter 165 - Autumn Day 6 (2)


The full Starry-Sky set includes the Starry-Sky Chandelier, Starry-Sky Bed, Starry-Sky Sofa, and a Starry-Sky Wardrobe.Once the set is complete, a Meteor Shower will descend on the Reef.Up on the Star-Sea Observatory, you can forecast a Meteor Shower in advance. After a player completes the full furniture set, they should check the Star-Sea Observatory’s forecast daily and prep ahead of time.As for what actually happens when the Meteor Shower arrives, intel says the European Emperor Association’s Wu Jing knows.He hasn’t sold the intel, and he hasn’t shared it with anyone else.Unclear whether his Reef has already seen a Meteor Shower.Yun Luohe thought: in that case, just figure out how to get the Starry-Sky Chandelier and Starry-Sky Wardrobe first.Even so, she told Tianji Pavilion to try contacting Wu Jing again and aim to trade other intel or resources to get the Meteor Shower details out of him.Maybe he just found documentation or an illustrated guide and hasn’t actually completed the Starry-Sky set.So they could also probe whether he wants fireflies and Mutant Vine and the like.If he still needs them, that means he’s still collecting materials.With the instructions given, Yun Luohe set to work on the Insect-Lure Lanterns.She rinsed the Mutant Vine Cheng Xuening sent over, then wove it to the lantern shape per the blueprint.Next, she mixed cane juice and honey and simmered it to a thick syrup, brushing it evenly along the lantern’s inner wall.While she worked, she opened the forum to see if there were any useful replies on her earlier post.After a few pages, she finally found comments from high-level cooks.Tán Songrui (District 3): “The recipes the OP shared are genuinely practical—especially the Swamp Chowder, easy ingredients and a solid Stamina boost. I’ve got a high-grade autumn recipe to share with everyone: Osmanthus-Stuffed Sticky-Rice Lotus Root.Main ingredient is lotus root—pack it with sticky rice, then slow-cook in a secret osmanthus syrup.After eating, it restores a large amount of Stamina and, for 30 minutes, increases the quality of gathered items.This is the right season; osmanthus is in bloom. Plant a few osmanthus trees on your Reef now and you’ll have more blossoms than you can use. Beyond osmanthus honey, you can sun-dry them into osmanthus tea.I’ve got plenty more recipes. If the OP’s interested, we can swap and improve together.”Xia Qing (District 9): “Saw the OP’s recipes and got instant inspiration! I’m Lv.6 in Cooking too—just hit it. I’ve got a golden-tier recipe I can trade you.”Zhang Xiaotu (District 8): “Since the OP is being so generous, here’s a cooking trick from me. In the desert I stumbled on a seasoning called ‘sea-buckthorn powder.’ Add it to a dish for unexpected effects. Marinate fish with sea-buckthorn powder and grill—it picks up a unique smoky flavor, and after eating it you can resist high-heat environments for a set time.”Wang Rou (District 4): “Also Lv.6 Cooking. Lately I’ve been exploring fall wild-fruit-and-meat dishes. Today I made Hawthorn-Braised Wild Boar. Free in the comments—everyone can try it. Hope to discuss golden-tier recipes with the OP.”…Scrolling, Yun Luohe suddenly spotted Yu Chenjin’s name.Yu Chenjin (District 1): “Golden-tier dish: Frostdew Golden-Broth Fish ChowderDark Cuisine: Shadow Octopus Ink CakeLuck Dish: Spider-Milk Honeyed PuddingLuck Dish: Autumn Chestnut Braised MeatHigh-grade dishes: Grape Pudding Yogurt Gelée; Durian-Cheese Pizza; Watermelon-Pineapple Mixed Juice; Clear-Autumn Breeze Tea…Sharing with the OP.”Yu Chenjin had actually posted a detailed list for more than a dozen recipes in the comments.The forum uses real names, so he must have noticed she was the poster—basically sending her a favor. He probably knew she needed recipes right now; otherwise he wouldn’t have suddenly dropped a post like that.Grateful, Yun Luohe thought it had been a while since they’d met; she hadn’t expected Yu Chenjin to help her even from a distance.So many recipes—no idea where he got them. Yu Chenjin certainly hadn’t specialized in Cooking.Replies were piling into his thread under the comment.“Who is this guy? So generous!”“Gotta be fake—half those ingredients I don’t have and haven’t even seen.”“I think it’s fake too. Who just dumps that many high-level recipes for free?”“He’s from our District 1—top of the leaderboard. He doesn’t have time to clown with you. Believe it or don’t.”“Real or not, we’ll know once we cook it. I’m going to gather the ingredients and test it.”“If your Cooking level’s low, don’t randomly attempt golden-tier. Players under Lv.5 can’t make golden-tier. Just snag a few high-grade recipes and go.”—With Yu Chenjin’s recipes in hand, Yun Luohe didn’t need to trade with anyone else.But since the post was already up, she decided to be generous and share two golden-tier and picnic-recipe formulas of her own—consider it a benefit for other players.It would also help level Cooking.And if folks posted recipes in the replies, even better.After posting, Yun Luohe decided to make a Luck dish—Autumn Chestnut Braised Meat.She’d just gotten some chestnuts, had plenty of wild boar at home, and all the spices and aromatics were on hand.So she took a few wild chestnuts, scored the shells carefully with a paring knife, and boiled them to about seventy percent doneness before draining.Then she pulled wild boar from cold storage, cut it into chunks, and stir-fried it with scallion, ginger, garlic, star anise, and other spices. When the fat rendered and the meat turned a deep gold, she added the chestnuts, poured in water to cover, and dropped the heat to a gentle simmer.Her knife work was already fast, and her cooking speed was twice that of a normal player.Her fire control was expert—flawless.A rich aroma rose off the stove in no time; the wild-chestnut braise had gone tender and deeply flavored.She ladled out a bowl, and the system chime followed.[Congratulations to the player for successfully creating one of the Luck dishes: Autumn Chestnut Braised Meat.][Reward: Persimmon Fortune Cake ×1.][Autumn Chestnut Braised Meat: Wild autumn chestnuts and tender wild boar, slow-braised to a soft, sweet finish. On use: Stamina +30, Luck +6, lasts 2 hours (Luck does not stack on repeat consumption).]The effect satisfied Yun Luohe. She decided to batch a few—good for her own Stamina and a Luck boost. It didn’t stack, but +6 wasn’t low; two hours was enough to get a lot done.Mainly, the ingredients were easy to source—the catch was that you needed Cooking above Lv.6 to pull it off. Fire control and ingredient handling were demanding. A genuine high-level cook’s dish.The Persimmon Fortune Cake was also a Luck dish.It added +2 Luck, and the best part was that it stacked with other Luck dishes.Yun Luohe planned to save it for a key moment.For example, the next time she crafted a High-Grade Key and was about to open a Golden Chest.Pop a few Luck dishes at once and maybe she’d pull an absurd haul.After that, Yun Luohe cooked several other dishes.Her Cooking EXP surged.[Cooking skill leveled up—Lv.7.][Reward: Chef’s Apron (Cooking Speed +30%).][Lv.7 Cooking Effects: Permanently raises Satiety cap by +20%.Unlocks the Seasoning Bottle. After collecting ten high-grade spices, all dish effects +15%.]Finally, a successful level-up.Yun Luohe put on the Chef’s Apron and stepped to the full-length mirror.Looked the part.Now she actually looked a bit like a real chef.Hmm—just missing a hat.As for the Seasoning Bottle, she stowed it in her pack. She still didn’t know which ten high-grade spices would count, but a blanket +15% to all dish effects was broken in the best way. No way it would be quick to complete.Time slipped by; the sun was about to set.She was about to go inside to open her shell cache when she heard a familiar wind-chime.Peach’s boat.The moment she saw Yun Luohe, Peach waved warmly.After a few days, Peach was back.Yun Luohe was delighted—this time she was fully prepared. She’d just leveled up, and she had a stack of high-grade dishes and golden-tier ingredients to share with Peach—time to boost favorability and do some buying and selling.Over the last two days she’d taken in a lot of Sea Coins through the Mutual Aid Association and made plenty herself using the Shipping Crate.Today she could buy as much as possible.—Night fell. Yun Luohe hung the Insect-Lure Lanterns from the branches outside. Before long, the sweet scent drew over a handful of fireflies. They circled the lanterns for a while, then slipped inside.Gentle light spilled through the vine-woven patterns.She just needed a few glass jars ready to collect the fireflies from inside.She’d made ten Insect-Lure Lanterns in total. At this pace, gathering 50 fireflies would take about two days, and the Wicker Starry-Sky Sofa wasn’t far off.Tianji Pavilion also brought back fresh intel from Wu Jing.He indeed hadn’t had a Meteor Shower yet, so he was unwilling to sell the entire info package to Tianji Pavilion for fear others would snipe the opportunity—but he did want leads on fireflies and Mutant Vine.If Tianji Pavilion could provide him with that intel, he could divulge a little about the Meteor Shower—but only a little.Wu Jing was still sharp. Who knew if what he shared would be trivial? If he learned how to get fireflies and Mutant Vine, he could complete the Starry-Sky set fast.Better not tell him.Today, Yun Luohe spent several thousand Sea Coins at Peach’s, gifted her a few golden-tier ingredients, and shared dinner with her, so Peach’s favorability toward her jumped.In return, she got several useful tips from /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ Peach:In three days, the system will host the autumn-limited Cooking Contest.Once a sea merchant’s favorability is high enough and residence conditions are met, a sea merchant can settle permanently on a player’s Reef.If it rains in the morning, Vivira has a high chance of going out to visit players’ Reefs—watch the weather forecast.A system-run cooking contest was fantastic news.She’d just leveled; if she could place in the contest, the rewards should be good.Maybe she could compete against cooks from other districts and hone her skills.As for a resident sea merchant, Peach was the one Yun Luohe felt most confident about inviting to stay.She’d already built up a lot of favorability.Yun Luohe hadn’t thought much of weather forecasts before and almost never checked the Star-Sea Observatory’s readouts.Thanks to Peach’s tip, she took a look—and the forecast showed rain tomorrow morning.There wasn’t much on Vivira.Peach had mentioned she likes the crisps Peach makes.Yun Luohe bought some.Players had also said Vivira asked them for Moonlight Blue Butterflies and Seven-Star Ladybugs.She didn’t know what they were for, but she’d better try to find some.Those insects seemed to spawn on Reefs.While the moon was still up, she could hurry and make a bug-catching net and go look.Moonlight Blue Butterflies came out at night and often appeared in the woods, while Seven-Star Ladybugs tended to show up in the vegetable plots.

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