Chapter 6 First Draw

　　In the abandoned palace, John Smith waited for a minute or two without any response.

　　"It looks like this Food God Altar is not an artificial intelligence. It's too rigid and can only answer specific questions..."

　　John Smith silently pondered, then shook his head with a smile and thought to himself.

　　"I've experienced being a time traveler and my values have long been shattered. I shouldn't dig too deep to pursue any truth."

　　"Now, all I need to do is figure out what the Food God Altar can offer me and how it can help me. For example, what are the effects of the extraordinary recipes, Food God tools, and Food God secrets inside this first-order Food God treasure chest?"

　　"Hint: Extraordinary recipes are top-level food formulas created by the Food God, and are only suitable for consumption by extraordinary creatures. "

　　"Their effects include healing and recovery, advancement and evolution, genetic mutation, physical enhancement, ability improvement, beauty, and hair care, and will help the host cultivate the most powerful pets."

　　"Food God tools: special items containing the power of the Food God, mostly disposable."

　　"Food God secrets: mysterious skills created by the Food God, which, when mastered by the host, can provide special processing abilities for ingredients."

　　Three lines of small characters appeared in succession.

　　John Smith gradually adapted to this mode of communication, carefully read through the information, and suppressed his doubts.

　　He decided to open the treasure chest to see it for himself.

　　Reaching out to the seven-colored flames, which were not hot, John Smith held the delicate Food God treasure chest in his hand.

　　The texture was icy cold, silky, and he couldn't tell what material it was made of.

　　Without hesitation, John Smith lifted the lid.

　　A dazzling light flashed, and he couldn't open his eyes for two or three seconds.

　　"What could it be?" With such expectations, John Smith focused his attention and looked closely.

　　Inside the treasure chest, there was only one yellowed sheepskin scroll.

　　John Smith picked it up and found that it was covered in dense golden characters that he couldn't understand.

　　Just as he was wondering about it, the yellowed sheepskin suddenly disappeared.

　　At the same time, John Smith felt a slight tingling in his brain, as if he had an epiphany. A piece of information appeared before him:

　　[Recipe]: Tempting Mouse

　　[Ingredients]: 1 fresh mouse corpse (regardless of species/infantile phase/mid-phase/complete body with a high degree of integrity within three hours of death) + 10 grams of ink bamboo leaves + 5 hallucinogenic grasses + 1 enchanting flower + 300 milliliters of clear water + soul power of late-stage spiritualists or above.

　　[Process]: The rat corpse is cleaned and the internal organs are removed, then bamboo leaves are stuffed into the rat belly and sewn shut.

　　Next, hallucinogenic grass and mesmerizing flowers are ground into powder and added to a pot of cold water, stirred until it turns a deep purple-red color.

　　The rat corpse is then added to the pot and boiled on low heat while constantly infused with soul power.

　　Once the liquid has been completely reduced, the pot is taken off the heat.

　　[Explanation]: A delicacy on the tip of your tongue, this recipe has a fatal attraction to juvenile snakes.

　　For specific effects, please refer to the actual completion of the recipe.

　　"So, this is the legendary extraordinary recipe?"

　　John Smith mused, lost in thought.

　　It seemed that the recipe called "Temptation Rat" had a simple effect, which was to lure and capture snake-like creatures.

　　In the world of extraordinaries, whether it was alchemists, artifact makers, symbolists, formation masters, or a series of secondary professions, or various treasures of nature such as fruits, medicines, and minerals, they could all achieve similar effects. However, this special recipe that looked like a human dish and had strict requirements for ingredients and processes, but was only for the consumption of extraordinaries, was something John Smith had never heard of before.

　　"If it really does have effects like the introduction says, including advanced, evolved, and mutated effects, then this may be a whole new breeding method...a treasure trove that only belongs to me..."

　　At this thought, John Smith's whole body trembled, every cell excited. His pursuit in life was simple: to become stronger and to survive.

　　Only the strong had the ability to control their own destiny, instead of becoming the targets of others' killings and looting.

　　Trying to calm himself down, John Smith repeatedly told himself to learn restraint, to abandon greed and false assumptions, and to focus on his growth, step by step.

　　Once he had calmed down, John Smith asked the altar a new question:

　　"Are there other ways to obtain this Food God Treasure Box?"

　　[Note: The standard way to obtain the Food God Treasure Box is through exchanging food cells as a sacrifice. A first-order Food God Treasure Box requires 100 food cells, a second-order requires 300, and a third-order requires...]

　　[Food Cells: A special genetic tissue found in the bodies of extraordinaries. The rarer and more powerful the individual, the more food cells they possess, which can be automatically extracted after killing them. Food cells are the only offering to the Food God and can be used to sacrifice and exchange for the Food God Treasure Box.]

　　[Additional note: Only the host or pets that have established a contract with the host can hunt down extraordinaries and obtain food cells.]

　　Once a certain race's food cells are hunted and extracted, individuals of the same race at or below the same level will not be able to obtain them again.

　　Individuals of higher levels will have the previously captured food cells deducted and receive the difference.

　　"Killing super creatures can obtain food cells... and then exchange them for Food God Treasure Boxes..."

　　John Smith immediately remembered what happened earlier and exclaimed.

　　"No wonder I only got 1 food cell after killing the first Hunger Zombie, and the second, third, and fourth ones yielded nothing. The fifth one was in the middle of the juvenile stage, but I still got 1 food cell. So that's why!"

　　The explanation given by the altar was straightforward, and John Smith quickly understood the logic.

　　At present, John Smith had only 2 food cells, which was far from enough to exchange for a Food God Treasure Box.

　　He had also asked the altar about extra ways to obtain the treasure box, such as "The Gift of the Food God," but the altar did not respond.

　　Looking at the thirteen statues around him, there was still no new harvest.

　　"This altar seems to only be used for drawing treasure boxes..."

　　John Smith studied it for a while and even tried to bring something from outside into the altar, but it was completely unsuccessful.

　　"Forget it, I'm still in danger, and I need to go back now!"

　　Suddenly, John Smith returned to reality and regained control of his body.

　　In the cave, Emily Jones was still sleeping peacefully beside the blazing fire.

　　"Let me organize my thoughts first. First of all, the secret of the Food God Altar will become my greatest reliance and must not be exposed..."

　　" Hmm... the pupils can identify super creatures, which can be called the Eye of Cognition. This is also worth further research..."

　　"As for the 'Tempting Rat' extraordinary recipe, I need to find a chance to collect the ingredients and test its actual effectiveness..."

　　"...As for now, I'll meditate and restore my mental state. When the zombies retreat during the day, this valley should be temporarily safe. At that time, I'll summon my own pet first and then figure out a way to return to the academy with its help..."