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Qin Fang didn't doubt Uncle Lu's identity; their interaction had never been about gain or utility. Lu Changhai simply admired Qin Fang's barbecuing skills and his open-minded attitude in the face of failure.

People gradually dispersed, and Qin Fang was merely a passerby in their lives, someone they might remember years later, but it was clear there wouldn't likely be any further contact in the near future.

"Feifei, when you're free, bring Qin Fang to Yangcheng for a visit!"

At the moment of farewell, Li Yao and Sun Shu extended a warm invitation to Tang Feifei and Qin Fang. Tang Feifei just chuckled and nodded in response, but whether she was serious remained to be seen.

"Qin Fang, we should head back too..."

After parting with her girlfriends, Tang Feifei returned to Qin Fang's side and naturally took his arm, looking very much like a couple.

Qin Fang also somewhat enjoyed this unusual relationship and didn't point it out, simply walking shoulder to shoulder with her as they left the resort and headed toward the parking area.

"Defeated the barbecuing champion in the competition! Earned 40 Experience Points!"

"Experience Points have reached the maximum, automatically leveling up..."

"Character level up to Level 1, All Attributes +5..."

"System reward: one Skill Book."

"Earned title: Novice Barbecue Master."

Just as Qin Fang thought everything was settling down and he could finally take a breather, a row of system notification sounds suddenly appeared in his mind out of the blue.

"Character level up?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Fang was momentarily stunned. The situation was developing more and more like a game, with skills appearing out of nowhere, and now even character levels had emerged.

What was even more astonishing for Qin Fang was that there was a system reward—a Skill Book.

Qin Fang immediately called up his skill panel, or rather, it had now become an attribute panel, displaying not only skill icons but also a variety of attributes.

For example, Strength, Agility, Constitution, Spirit... etc., these attributes were absent before the upgrade and had only appeared now.

Character: Qin Fang (LV: 1, 0/400, Title: Novice Barbecue Master)

Gender: Male

Age: 18 years old

Attributes: Strength +5, Agility +5, Constitution +5, Spirit +5...

Skills: Sneak Attack, Cooking (Ramen, Barbecuing), Riding.

Props Box: Thug's Brick, Skill Book.

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Overall, there were several other data entries, but evidently, those weren't the focus. The above details were the main points.

Qin Fang silently recalled the experience points he had earned recently. The first time he fended off Mouse Qiang, the thug, he earned 30 experience points; he beat Mouse Qiang again that night for another 30 experience points; and just now, he defeated the barbecue champion Afanti, earning 40 experience points.

There were just these three instances of earning experience points, totaling exactly 100 points, and then he leveled up, from Level 0 to Level 1...

Qin Fang's simple reorganization made his thoughts suddenly clear, and now he resembled a character in an online game even more, with those thugs, barbeque champions, and even Li Feng included, seemingly turning into the monsters or NPCs in the game.

Currently, Qin Fang's level was Level 1, and the experience needed to level up was clearly that 400 points, with not much else having changed significantly.

Having defeated Afanti, he gained a new title: Novice Barbecue Master.

"Strange! It's just too strange..."

Qin Fang felt this situation was incredibly bizarre, but rather than being scared, he was excited, as this clarity of understanding now guided him on what path to take in the future.

"Right, the Skill Book rewarded by the System!"

Qin Fang immediately thought of the level-up bonus, which besides the temporarily useful 5 points to all attributes, was the skill book provided.

What was Qin Fang currently most lacking?

Skill!

Right now, Qin Fang's biggest reliance was on skills, but the acquisition of these skills was more down to luck than something he could achieve deliberately.

"Skill: Reconnaissance!"

Reconnaissance: Enables viewing of the basic attributes of monsters, NPCs, and items that are no higher than 2 levels above the character's level.

Without a moment's hesitation, Qin Fang took out the Skill Book from the Props Box, silently uttered "learn," and felt a refreshing chill suddenly in his mind, making his entire body feel incredibly rejuvenated.

He eagerly checked the skill panel and there it was—a new skill appeared: Reconnaissance.

Skill: Reconnaissance, Level: Beginner 0%, allows the viewing of basic attributes for monsters, NPCs, and items within LV3.

The transformation from the Skill Book to a usable skill didn't bring about much change, only making some of the data more specific to Qin Fang's situation.

"Qin Fang, what's wrong?"

Seeing Qin Fang suddenly halt, with a somewhat vacant look in his eyes that seemed somewhat unnerving, Tang Feifei expressed her surprise, waving her hand in front of his eyes and then asking with some worry.

"I'm fine, just thought of something suddenly..."

Although surprised by all that had happened, Qin Fang's perception of the real world wasn't affected as these were just prompts in his mind. He quickly moved his eyes, smiled, and said.

"Oh, good as long as it's nothing..."

Tang Feifei didn't think much of it. There had been too many events that day, and it was a bit overwhelming for her to process at once. She herself needed time to digest it all, and naturally, so did Qin Fang.

Looking at the girl beside him, Qin Fang remembered the skill he had just acquired and casually threw a "Reconnaissance" on her, immediately causing a similar scene to when he first saw the red light on Mouse Qiang to appear before him.

"Tang Feifei, LV1, kind, naive and cute innocent girl, the most ideal pursuit target for you. Go for it, young man..."

The results from Reconnaissance left Qin Fang speechless, quite utterly speechless. He had never seen such a personified system prompt before, which caused rows of black lines to appear on his forehead.

But when Qin Fang noticed the inconspicuous line of small print beneath the title, it only added to the black lines on his face.

"Title: Novice Barbecue Master, a Novice Barbecue Master with incredibly good luck, grilled foods have an extremely small chance of becoming mutant food with random attributes."

The System had deemed Qin Fang's victory as having incredibly good luck in an uncouth way, leaving Qin Fang with nothing to say, yet the additional attributes provided by this title seemed to match it perfectly.

Mutant food, random attributes—it was clearly dependent on Qin Fang's character and luck, which could yield some earth-shattering attributes or could be worse than the worst...

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