Chapter 11: Lord's Aura
The Lord's Train stopped beside a lake. The endless expanse of the lake surface and the misty water vapor washed away the smell of blood from the fierce battle just fought. Su Xiao sat on top of the train, watching a large flock of water birds fly into the distance, as well as Bubu Wang, who had failed at fishing, sore loser-style put on a diving suit, and was about to go underwater to settle the score with the fish.
There was still one hour before heading to the Lord's Continent. Su Xiao opened the [Title Reforging] list, and all he saw were red notifications of reforging failures. The 64 one-star meditation-type titles he had exchanged earlier were completely wiped out. He was not surprised by this at all.
However, when he had clashed with Hao Tao earlier, he had successfully lured down the World Lightning to kill two Violators, earning 15 [Honor Medals] and 152 Hunter Gold Coins. This indicated that those two Violators had some real strength.
"Woof awoo woof!"
"Meow!"
Bubu Wang and Beini hurriedly ran out of the water, not even bothering to take off their diving suits before jumping onto the train roof and hiding behind Su Xiao.
With a loud crash and splashing water, a super-massive aquatic creature, part fish and part beast, emerged most of its body from the water. It did not advance further but warily sized up Su Xiao, sensing that this human was not to be trifled with. Su Xiao was also sizing it up, because although this thing looked a bit ugly, its meat seemed like it might be good.
Su Xiao picked up the communicator and connected after a moment. There was the sound of water on Fenny's end, suggesting she was in the bathroom of her bedroom.
"What is it?"
"How's your cooking?"
"Heh, haven't you heard my other nickname? The Apocalypse Little Chef."
"..."
Su Xiao hung up the communicator. Almost at the same time, the giant aquatic creature opposite turned around and tried to flee.
Twenty minutes later, beside a campfire in front of the train, purple sea beast meat was sizzling and dripping with oil. As the oil mixed with various seasonings, a fragrance that made one's mouth water wafted through the air.
"You're the captain, you try it first."
Fenny, her hair still a bit damp, looked very expectant. It seemed that showing off her cooking skills made her happier than when she had boosted Su Xiao with powerful buffs during the previous battle.
"..."
Su Xiao picked up a large piece, examined its appearance, took a big bite, chewed a few times, and swallowed. He even nodded slightly, as if indicating the taste was quite good.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang tilted his head and ate the remaining large piece that Su Xiao had picked up. After savoring it, he gulped it down, looking as if he was still savoring the aftertaste.
Seeing this, Amu directly grabbed some and wolfed down several big mouthfuls. Baha also started eating. Beini was much more elegant, taking a small bite, and her eyes lit up.
"Haha, my cooking is awesome, right?"
Fenny was even happier. She cut off a large piece, tilted her head back, and ate it directly from the grill. She chewed it with relish a few times, but the smile on her face gradually faded. Her expression turned serious. After hesitating four or five times, she clenched her little fists and forced it down.
"Is it good?"
Baha looked at Fenny with a full, sly grin.
"Good... good."
Fenny glanced at the giant sea beast dozens of meters away. She firmly believed in her heart that the problem was the quality of the sea beast's meat.
"If it's good, then you eat it all."
Baha, full of mischief, made Fenny's little face fall. She tried to argue, "It must be the meat's fault."
[Announcement (Void Tree): The World Domination War, First Round, has ended.]
[Current Team Rankings:]
First Place: White Night Team (5 Broken Origin Fragments).
Second Place: Demon Scythe Team, Witch Team, Kane Team, Zeli Team, Father Team, Hao Tao Team, Gentleman Team (0 Broken Origin Fragments).
[The Second Round of the World Domination War is about to begin.]
[Total Broken Origin Fragments for this round: 5. They are located within the four major cities ruled by the Lords.]
[Teleportation starting soon. Destination: Lord's Continent.]
...
A flash of teleportation light appeared around him. After a brief blackout and a feeling of weightlessness, when the teleportation sensation faded, Su Xiao found himself in a pitch-black space, sitting on a chair that emitted a faint glow.
[Reminder: Before the Hunter arrives at the Lord's Continent, you must complete the characteristic selection for the [Lord's Aura] and the corresponding [Lord's Core].]
[It has been verified that you finished the first round of the Domination War in first place. You can gain an additional 15 Potential Points on top of the base 15 Lord Potential Points. You must choose the characteristics for your [Lord's Aura]. You can select from the following characteristics to enhance, thereby determining the shape of your Lord's Aura's [Six-Dimensional Ability Value Chart] ability tendency.]