Chapter Summaries

Xie Qi arrived at Prisoner Island among a new batch of exiled prisoners and calmly endured the other inmates’ bullying. When the AI Navigator prepared to remove those obstructing its mission, Xie Qi was shoved into the group as the countdown ran out.

• Xie Qi was shoved and had his badge torn off by prisoners as he disembarked, but he retrieved it after they passed.
• Xie Qi recalled that he had mysteriously transmigrated from his former world and awakened in a weak body sentenced to prison.
• A tall, thin F-rank prisoner asked Xie Qi what he had done, and Xie Qi claimed he was a law-abiding taxpayer who could not remember his crime.
• Prisoners surrounded the AI Navigator to protest their sentences, prompting it to identify 57 obstructions and summon armed robots.
• The AI Navigator began a countdown and ordered the remaining obstructors to step aside, while the tall man shoved Xie Qi forward.

Xie Qi injured a prisoner who broke the rules and was sent to basement level three for isolation. After exploring his cell, he met a military officer who welcomed him to the prison and called it his hell.

• Xie Qi stabbed the tall man's right eye with a badge after the man grabbed him, then stepped back when the robots warned him to keep his distance.
• The robots led the troublemakers away, while Xie Qi surrendered and followed the Navigator to the prison fortress.
• The robots sent Xie Qi to basement level three, where he recognized the bright, sleepless conditions as psychological torture.
• Xie Qi explored his cell, pressed a button to reveal supplies, and picked up a pair of glasses.
• A military officer appeared outside Xie Qi's cell and welcomed him to his prison, calling it his hell.

Xie Qi entered the prison’s deadly role-playing game after the warden marked him with a curse that worsened his luck and dungeon difficulty. He drew the Deserted Island Villa dungeon and a rare chef identity, with seven days to survive while keeping his true identity secret.

• The warden confronted Xie Qi over breaking prison rules and marked him with the Blazing Flame Demonic Rune, increasing his dungeon difficulty and reducing his luck.
• Xie Qi put on the glasses and learned that death in the game would also kill him in reality, while his stats showed low luck and a borderline SAN Value.
• The game lifted Xie Qi’s level restriction and explained that prisoners entered dungeons, drew roles, and earned rewards by completing quests.
• Xie Qi drew the E-rank, single-player Deserted Island Villa dungeon, where he had to survive for seven days.
• Xie Qi drew the rare villa chef identity and received the warning not to let anyone know he was not himself.

Xie Qi entered a hidden dungeon as its head chef and began preparing dinner while concealing his identity from viewers. He unnerved the kitchen staff and livestream audience with his calm handling of bloody ingredients, then planned a French meal for the guests.

• Xie Qi entered the dungeon and learned that viewers could guess his concealed identity for a share of his points.
• The system assigned him a quest to prepare dinner for seven guests, and he found himself in a kitchen with bloodied meat and the sinister chef Nikalos.
• Xie Qi licked blood from his glove and tasted a piece of meat to test his body, frightening Nikalos and many viewers.
• Xie Qi established his authority over Nikalos, reviewed the menu, and realized he had to prepare all the main dishes.
• Xie Qi planned a multi-course French feast and began cooking, inviting the guests to enjoy the meal.

Eight shipwreck survivors reached an eerie island and followed Captain toward the forest, where they found signs of a wartime presence and a mysterious mansion. The mansion’s doors opened by themselves, and uniformed residents welcomed them to Kanibari Villa.

• Brussels got the exhausted survivors to their feet, and Captain led them inland to search for fresh water and shelter.
• The group split up and entered the dark forest, where the blonde woman stumbled over a rusted can and shell casings.
• The man with glasses identified the objects as World War II supplies and warned that the soldiers might have been attacked by a wild beast.
• The survivors reached a strange, thorn-covered mansion, and the blonde woman ran ahead to its entrance.
• The mansion doors opened on their own, revealing uniformed people who welcomed the survivors to Kanibari Villa.

Shipwrecked travelers entered the isolated Kanibari villa and learned it belonged to the reclusive Caster family, whose arms-trading history had drawn suspicion. Their hostess, Cassandra Cast, welcomed them to dinner and had the chef serve the first course.

• The hungry castaways entered Kanibari despite their unease and were led to a banquet table beneath a portrait of the villa’s owners.
• Phil Chris asked about the host, while the bespectacled man questioned a servant and heard her call the owner the greatest master of all.
• Annie recognized the iris crest and explained that the Caster family had sold weapons during the First World War before fleeing into seclusion.
• Cassandra Cast descended with the butler, introduced herself as Mrs. Caster, and invited the guests to eat before discussing their questions.
• Kanibari arrived in a chef’s uniform and served each guest a small portion of pan-seared foie gras.

The guests ate at Mrs. Caster’s villa, where Kanibari served foie gras and learned that the supply boat would not return for seven days. The dinner continued with a meat-free salad for the vegetarian novelist and pan-fried lamb for the others.

• Mrs. Caster praised Kanibari’s cooking, and the guests began eating the foie gras he had served.
• The black-haired novelist explained that she was a vegetarian, while the fat businessman complained that the portions were too small.
• Mrs. Caster asked Kanibari to continue serving and offered the novelist bread and fruit.
• The man with glasses and Phil asked Mrs. Caster how they could leave the island, and she said the next supply boat would arrive in seven days.
• Brussels struck the table in frustration, then apologized to Mrs. Caster after the man with glasses calmed him.
• Kanibari served pan-fried lamb and presented the novelist with a meat-free salad prepared especially for her.

Xie Qi played up the villa’s sinister food preparations for his livestream, earning tips while keeping the guests uneasy. After dinner, he invited Nikalos to meet him in the kitchen that night to decorate it together.

• Xie Qi told the guests that he had personally selected and slaughtered the animals used for the island’s specialty meat, and Mrs. Caster backed up his explanation.
• The guests finished dinner in silence, and Xie Qi learned that his livestream had reached one thousand popularity and earned a few tips.
• Xie Qi returned to the kitchen, where Nikalos was cleaning up, and decided to make the timid servant more entertaining for viewers.
• Xie Qi told Nikalos to wait for him in the kitchen that night so they could decorate it together in service of their mistress.

After earning a powerful knife for preparing dinner, Xie Qi was summoned by Mrs. Caster. The chapter recounted the guests’ arrival and the butler’s discovery that one of them was an extra, while Mrs. Caster welcomed the strange situation as interesting.

• Xie Qi received a fine Chef's Knife with a stamina-draining life-steal effect after completing the first dinner side quest.
• A maid told Xie Qi that Mrs. Caster wanted to see him, and he left the kitchen to go upstairs.
• Bailey Kirkland thanked Mrs. Caster for dinner, and Butler Nika led the guests upstairs to rest.
• Nika explained that the portrait showed the late Caster couple and their children, who had died after Mrs. Caster married into the family.
• After the guests left, Nika counted eight people, decided there was one extra, and reported to Mrs. Caster.
• Mrs. Caster said she was satisfied with the meal and found Kanibari's strange remark interesting.

Xie Qi proposed turning the guests’ daily selection into a game, and Mrs. Caster agreed. Afterward, he triggered two side quests and continued preparing to play with the guests the next day.

• Xie Qi visited Mrs. Caster, who told him he could resume his usual activities now that the guests had arrived.
• Xie Qi suggested playing a game with the guests each day and using its winner or loser to choose someone for the ritual.
• Mrs. Caster approved Xie Qi’s plan, and he promised to reveal the game the following day.
• Xie Qi triggered side quests to prepare ingredients before midnight and play one game with the guests each day.
• Xie Qi considered the new side quests beneficial and continued on, unaware that unfinished side quests would raise the difficulty of future instances.

Xie Qi searched his room, inspected the original owner's belongings, and read a notebook documenting the chef's killings. The butler Sai Basi then told him that the master was pleased with dinner and gave him permission to choose ingredients in the back.

• Xie Qi searched the wardrobe and changed into a black shirt and dress pants, leaving the long knife untouched.
• Xie Qi inspected a special kerosene lamp and read the notebook, which recorded the original owner's killings and enjoyment of others' fear.
• Xie Qi found gemstone-like objects and black gloves in the desk drawer, but closed it when Sai Basi knocked.
• Sai Basi checked the room, then told Xie Qi the master was pleased with dinner and allowed him to choose ingredients in the back.

After learning that the villa’s owner had plans for the guests, Xie Qi used the newly opened system shop to prepare for the next day’s game. He then armed himself with a long knife and headed to the farm, leaving the livestream audience stunned by his cheerful midnight concert.

• Sai Basi warned Xie Qi not to let his kitchen decorating interfere with the master’s plans.
• Xie Qi’s livestream reached a thousand viewers, and he browsed the newly opened system shop for supplies for tomorrow’s game.
• Xie Qi took a long knife from his backpack and checked the guests’ rooms, hearing footsteps in one of them.
• Xie Qi walked through the woods toward the farm while singing “Insane” and waving his knife like a conductor.
• Xie Qi bowed at the farm gate as if taking a curtain call, and the viewers praised his performance and asked about the song.

Xie Qi entered the farm and selected a quiet room, where he subdued a red-haired woman and began processing her. The livestream viewers were horrified by how realistic the scene seemed.

• Xie Qi unlocked the farm building and found rooms filled with banging and faint cries for help.
• Xie Qi chose a door by pointing his knife down the corridors and entered the quiet room.
• A red-haired woman charged at Xie Qi as soon as she saw him.
• Xie Qi overpowered the woman and began processing her, prompting many viewers to close the livestream or react in horror.

Xie Qi prepared gruesome decorations and ingredients for the guests’ game, then returned to his room after encountering the maid Lina. The next morning, he came downstairs to find a wealthy businessman insulting Song Nan and demanded that the man apologize.

• Xie Qi instructed Nikalos to prepare the body parts as decorations and store the remaining ingredients for the guests.
• Xie Qi left the kitchen, saw Lina cleaning the bloodstained floor, and asked whether she needed help before returning to his room.
• Xie Qi woke after a short night’s sleep to hear guests arguing downstairs.
• The wealthy businessman shouted about breakfast and insulted Song Nan with a racist slur.
• Xie Qi appeared on the stairs and told the businessman to apologize to Song Nan.

Xie Qi confronted the rude guests and announced that food would be limited to one meal a day because the farm animals had been killed. He then declared that dinner depended on the guests finishing his game, introducing Texas Hold'em.

• Xie Qi arrived downstairs in clean black clothes and warned the wealthy businessman that he would get no dinner if he continued insulting him.
• Bailey apologized for the businessman, but Xie Qi maintained that he would serve no dinner yet.
• Xie Qi explained that eight new guests had strained the villa's food supply and claimed a mad dog had killed the farm animals.
• Xie Qi told the guests their meal would be served when they finished his game, then announced Texas Hold'em.

Xie Qi explained Texas Hold'em and organized a game in which the players wagered their meals. After the businessman bluffed Song Nan into folding, he challenged Xie Qi to join the game, and Xie Qi eagerly accepted.

• Xie Qi brought out a whiteboard and explained Texas Hold'em to the players and livestream viewers.
• The businessman proposed that the players wager their meals, and Phil urged everyone to begin.
• Xie Qi dealt the cards and gave each player 1,000 yuan in chips as they started playing.
• Song Nan raised with a pair, but the businessman went all-in and pressured her to fold before revealing that his cards were weak.
• The businessman challenged Xie Qi to join the game, and Xie Qi accepted with barely restrained excitement.

Xie Qi played poker against the wealthy businessman, using a bold all-in to pressure him despite having a weak chance of winning. The businessman hesitated over whether to call, leaving the hand unresolved.

• Xie Qi accepted the wealthy businessman's challenge and asked Annie to deal while promising her his winnings.
• Xie Qi played several modest hands as Saul dwindled to fewer than 100 yuan in chips and the wealthy businessman built a large lead.
• Xie Qi raised 800 yuan with a pair of tens, and the wealthy businessman called after the blonde woman folded.
• Annie dealt the seven of diamonds, and Xie Qi pushed all his chips forward with an all-in bet.
• The wealthy businessman weighed the risk of losing his chip lead against the possibility that Xie Qi had a full house, and he hesitated.

Xie Qi bluffed the wealthy merchant into folding a stronger hand, then risked all his chips in a later round and won with a royal flush. The wealthy merchant lost his entire stack, leaving the police officer Saul no longer in last place.

• Xie Qi bluffed the wealthy merchant into folding three of a kind with only a pair in his hole cards.
• The police officer folded with only 40 yuan left, while the wealthy merchant remained in first place and Xie Qi held second.
• The wealthy merchant went all-in after the king of spades appeared, and Xie Qi called despite the slim odds of completing a straight.
• Annie revealed the queen of spades as the final community card, giving Xie Qi a royal flush.
• Xie Qi won the pot, leaving the wealthy merchant penniless and Saul no longer in last place.

After winning the card game, Xie Qi returned to the kitchen to prepare lunch for the villa’s guests. He processed the strange ingredients while the livestream viewers questioned his identity, and he planned to use the saved offal to feed the servants.

• Xie Qi won the card game, ignored the wealthy merchant’s accusations, and announced that he would prepare lunch.
• Bailey stopped the wealthy merchant from confronting Xie Qi, and Annie offered to give up her meal.
• Xie Qi refused to reduce the portions and told the wealthy merchant to come to the kitchen at ten that night if he wanted a meal.
• Xie Qi returned to the kitchen, praised Nikalos for restoring it, and ordered him to bring out the ingredients.
• Xie Qi drained and sorted the meat, explaining that supplies were scarce and that he had saved the offal to cook for the servants.

After lunch, the guests discussed how to investigate the villa and learned more about the Caster family. Bailey urged them to cooperate and search for clues during their seven-day stay, while Annie revealed that the family had a hereditary disease and none of its members lived past forty.

• Xie Qi served a meal that pleased Mrs. Caster and the guests, while the wealthy businessman remained hungry as punishment.
• After the kitchen was cleaned, Xie Qi and Nikalos told the guests they could explore the villa but should avoid the surrounding forest.
• Bailey proposed that the guests share their impressions of the villa, and Song Nan suggested splitting up to search it.
• Brussels threatened Phil, but Phil invoked his powerful family to deter him, and Bailey urged everyone to stop fighting and work together.
• Bailey asked Annie about the Caster family, and she said its ancestors had been low-ranking nobles and that a hereditary disease prevented its members from living past forty.