Chapter 1071: Chapter 1071: Side Story – Live Streaming World 40

Shen Mo approached, glanced at the table full of various ingredients, the green vegetables fresh and glistening with dew, the mutton and beef thinly sliced like paper with even marbling, and the red and white hot pot bubbling away, each boil releasing a burst of tantalizing aroma.

“Did you make this?” Shen Mo asked.

He still had dirt from the instance on him, so he didn’t get too close to Bai Youwei.

“Yeah, I worked really hard to prepare this feast~” Bai Youwei pouted and blinked her eyes, as if seeking credit and waiting for his praise and acknowledgment.

Shen Mo chuckled, gazed at her tender red lips for a moment, and said, “I’ll go wash up and come right back.”

The others, too, coveted the unique dinner set out today, hastened back to their rooms to clean up and change, and then hurried down to eat.

After days of the same old nutritious meals, no one could resist the charm of hot pot, especially when the broth and dipping sauces were specially concocted by Yi Zichu.

The table was merry with everyone enjoying their meal, repeatedly boiling meat and vegetables in the hot pot soup, finishing off all the ingredients without leaving even a bean sprout.

After a satisfying meal and drinks, it was time for the daily debriefing.

But today, the atmosphere didn’t seem as animated as yesterday; there was mostly silence, as if everyone was pondering, or perhaps they had nothing to say.

Bai Youwei’s gaze swept across each face, finally resting on Shen Mo.

She asked softly, “Was today not smooth?”

Shen Mo was silent for a moment before replying, “It was okay. We completed the main quest and found the hidden side quest, but it’s a bit discouraging not to score high points.”

Ada sighed, “Last time we got 689 points, this time even after finding the hidden side quest, we only got a 2-point increase.”

2 points? That means 691 points.

Bai Youwei recalled the last score they mentioned, which seemed to be 744 points, still a long way off…

“Could it be because we were too slow?” Natasha furrowed her brows in frustration, “This time, in order to find the hidden side quest, we dragged the entire progress down too much, a dungeon that used to take two hours, now took us more than four.”

“That’s tough…” Ada sighed heavily, “If we want speed, we have to skip side quests. If we do side quests, it slows us down…”

The silent Yuri finally spoke up: “What about… changing to a different dungeon?”

“Change dungeons?” Natasha blinked in surprise and looked at Yuri, “Which dungeon do you want to switch to? Currently, Lord Youmeng is the one we are most familiar with, and our teamwork is the best with it.”

Yuri paused to consider and then looked at Shen Mo: “Demon Island, how about that?”

Shen Mo raised his eyebrow slightly, his eyes carrying a trace of puzzlement. After all, he was the newbie and not as familiar with the dungeons as the others.

Ada exclaimed in surprise: “Demon Island? Yuri, are you serious?”

Natasha also said: “Yuri, Demon Island has a very high difficulty level.”

“The difficulty is high, but it’s also relatively easier to get a high score,” Yuri stated firmly, “When the previous captain was still with us, we tried Demon Island once, albeit inexperienced in many aspects, and with just that one attempt, we scored 713 points. Now with the new member bonus Buff, I think we have a high chance to break the record. Of course, it’s just a suggestion. Whether or not to choose Demon Island, we can all think it over.”

Yuri rarely spoke, but when he did, it meant he had thought things through carefully.

Shen Mo asked, “What’s the record score for Demon Island?”

Yuri: “935 points.”

A dungeon that is easier to score high points on naturally has a higher record score than others.

Ada mulled it over for a while, murmured, “If we get 713 points again, plus the 20% new member bonus Buff, that’s an extra 142 points… So, does that mean, at the very least, we could get 855 points?”

As Ada calculated the result, his eyes lit up, and he immediately looked at Yuri: “I think it’s worth a try, let’s give it a shot!”