CHAPTER 422: CHAPTER 396 CONFIRMING 7 STARS

"Caught it."

Kane said, and then punched the wild ox beneath him.

The wild ox with cream-white skin was knocked out by Kane’s punch, lying on the ground with many wounds on its body.

Kreya and the others also came over from afar, dragging the same species with them—white oxen, varying in size and gender.

These were the targets they decided to capture, among which was the White Mushroom Ox marked by Lilulu.

There were six in total: one bull, three cows, and two calves, all knocked out, as Kane started using his skills to seal them with bubbles.

This ox’s capture difficulty is four-star, with strength reaching the Silver level. Despite the varying sizes and resistance being non-existent while knocked out, the six oxen almost drained Kane’s magic power.

After sealing them, Kane collapsed on the ground, picked up Meizike’s new magic recovery potion, and replenished his magic power.

Kreya threw these sealed oxen into the Golden Pocket.

Now they were to continue pursuing the fragrant deer.

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"Kane, why don’t we just call it? We’ve caught enough."

Kreya couldn’t help but say, seeing Kane’s state.

At this time, Kane had visibly lost weight compared to two weeks ago, his eye sockets were sunken, with a sickly appearance, giving the feeling of someone who had undergone a severe illness.

Upon hearing Kreya’s words, Kane immediately said excitedly, "No way, there are still a few more kinds. We must capture them all!"

Beside him, Longbei slapped his forehead with a look of helplessness. Not only Longbei but also Kreya and others sighed helplessly upon hearing Kane’s words.

Over the past two weeks, Kane had sealed countless animals and various plant seedlings.

These were things they deemed suitable for breeding, with unique flavor and meat texture as food ingredients.

However, Kane’s bubble sealing requires a lot of magic power, and even though some of these plants and animals have power just at the Copper level, the sheer number, with each requiring offspring, females, and males, overwhelmed him.

Thus, every time they found one or two preferred organisms, Kane’s magic power would be completely drained, relying on magic recovery potions to restore it, while Meizike kept on concocting these potions continuously.

In the latter week, Kreya occasionally advised Kane to stop, but Kane insisted on capturing them, considering these things vital for the Foodie Empire.

In the last two days, Kane finally completed capturing all their set objectives.

On the return journey, Kane created a vehicle, lay on it, and slept deeply for a full day and night, only waking upon approaching the safety zone.

"Ah, finally alive again." Kane stretched lazily, waking within the carriage.

Kreya, seeing Kane had recovered, said, "You’re finally awake, satisfied this time?"

"Haha, of course! Quick, bring the Golden Pocket over so I can take a look and admire the results of this period." The first thing Kane did upon waking was to eagerly appreciate his achievements.

Kreya rolled her eyes, helplessly handing the pocket to Kane.

Kane took the pocket and opened it directly, carefully observing its contents.

The pocket was meticulously divided into several areas by Kreya.

One area, the smallest, was filled with rows of shelves, stocked with various types of finished delicious food that were fixed at the moment they entered.

These were likely Kreya’s creations during culinary skill training and the extra delicious food she made from time to time.

The adjacent area was filled with various easily perishable food ingredients, mostly of Silver level, preserved here.

However, these two areas combined occupied less than 1/5 of the total space.

The remaining 4/5 was divided into two parts, one for various plant seedlings and seeds Kane had sealed.

The largest part contained various animals Kane had sealed during this period.

These animals were piled together by type, seemingly encased in glass balls, densely packed.

You could clearly see within these glass balls an array of animals, ranging from one-star capture difficulty to six-star difficulty, all available.

Looking at this heap of glass balls, Kane felt infinitely satisfied; all these were obtained through exhausting thought, physical strength, and magic power over this period.

Sealing these creatures nearly cost him his life, enduring considerable hardships to complete it.

After thoroughly appreciating it for a while, Kane reluctantly closed the pocket’s opening again, handed it to Kreya, and their vehicle had already stopped—they had reached the safety zone’s outskirts.

After alighting, they crossed the safety zone to the reception, by now it was nearing dusk.

Kane handed the corpses from his space equipment and the commission sheet to the receptionist.

"Congratulations, you have successfully completed all the commissions from level 1 to 6. Now you can seek a seven-star creature, and as long as you kill any of them, you can directly clear the challenge."

Kane nodded after hearing and led Kreya and the others back to the tavern.

They had been outside for two weeks. Although they washed in the river, it was inevitable that they carried some odors, so the first thing upon returning to the tavern was to clean up their hygiene.

After finishing all this, it was already nighttime. Kreya was too lazy to cook, so she directly removed ready-made delicious food from the Golden Pocket and placed it on the table, showcasing the utility of the pocket.

It undeniably made life easier.

Nowadays, practically every meal consists of various magical food that can enhance body attributes.

This led to Kane and the others continually increasing their attributes. Although the increase varied due to the dishes’ reasons, they couldn’t resist the frequent abundance.

It necessitated Kane and the others to undergo thorough training every few days to fully absorb and adapt to the increased attributes.

Meanwhile, Meizike was experimenting with research into various magic potions that permanently boost attributes. Although each potion can only be used once per person, Meizike couldn’t help but research them.

Add some ingredients, remove some others, and it becomes a new potion, which may have resistance but still boosts attributes.

Although the dungeon didn’t provide Kane and the others with equipment or skills gains, it greatly satisfied both their physique and taste buds.

The ingredients in Kreya’s backpack could last him for several months, and some plants in the dungeon provided Meizike with ample alchemy materials.

Sitting at the dining table, Kane said, "Seven-star-level prey, do any of you have thoughts? Let each person choose one first, and then we’ll decide in a meeting."

"No problem."

After receiving clear confirmation from his teammates, Kane nodded.

The compendiums contain details of seven-star creatures, and with Kane having a compass, he can lead them swiftly to the target.

Thus, all Kane and the others need to do is select and confirm the seven-star creature they want to hunt. The difficulty of finding them is nonexistent for them.

Kane himself also took out a compendium from his space equipment and began searching for creatures he felt could be hunted easily and effectively.

After finishing their meal, they gathered on the sofa, then laid out each of their chosen targets.

After glancing around, Kane nodded in satisfaction; no one foolishly chose a golden-level creature.

Lilulu and Kreya surprisingly chose the same creature.

A Queen of the Beehive whose power reached the silver bottleneck.

From the name of this Bee Queen, it’s easy to understand why they chose it.

Cake Queen is the name of this bee.

Longbei chose a creature similar to a wild ox about 10 meters long, with a fully transparent crystal-like body, through which its internal organs can be clearly seen.

Kane knew it; its meat ranked first in the meat category and always maintained that position.

Meizike’s choice was relatively normal, just a highly poisonous snake.

Kane himself chose a beast resembling a mountain goat.

After their intense discussion, only Cake Queen and the Crystal Wild Ox remained as options.

Although Kane wanted to say ’all of them,’ this was impossible; once they defeated a seven-star creature, they would be considered as passing through the dungeon, and subsequently, they could not attack creatures in the dungeon, nor would the dungeon creatures attack them.

This meant they could only choose one of them.

"There’s no other way, let’s vote!" Kreya proposed.

"Alright!"

In the end, Kane, of course, hosted.

"Ahem, raise your hand if you agree to hunt the Cake Queen, and those who don’t raise hand will be deemed as agreeing to hunt the Crystal Wild Ox, let’s start voting now."

As soon as Kane spoke, Lilulu and Kreya raised their hands while Meizike and Longbei had no intention of raising theirs, leaving both parties staring at Kane in between.

Eventually, Kane reluctantly raised his arm under Longbei’s traitorous gaze.

"Yes, Kane is the best," Lilulu flew over and hugged Kane’s neck.

Kreya also came over and kissed his cheek happily.

"Ugh!" Longbei sneered and curled his lips, Kane had fallen, love had corrupted his heart, his eyes were dazzled by Kreya.

Kane was no longer a man of steel, only I, Longbei, remain strong and steadfast.

Meizike didn’t care; he just didn’t particularly like sweets.

"Alright, alright, let’s rest, tomorrow we’ll prepare for the final hunt." Kael stood and waved farewell, then quickly slipped into his room.

Longbei continued to glare at Kane with ’killer’ eyes.