Horror Revival: I'm Bound to the Eerie Simulator
Chapter 20

New SSR: Fate Dice

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"Holy shit, I'm looking at a starving ghost reincarnated!"

"My god, this guy can really eat. This is the first time I've seen someone eat an all-you-can-eat buffet until the owner lost money."

"This is obviously a food-streaming celebrity. I'm going to ask which platform he's on and what his room number is."

"..."

Inside Lanbowan Buffet Restaurant, the customers pointed at Jiang Qiao, their faces filled with shock.

At that moment, the plates and steamers on Jiang Qiao's table had been stacked higher than a person.

And that was after the waiters had cleared them away several times.

The buffet restaurant owner's mouth twitched when he saw this scene.

When this guy got food, he looked like he was stocking up on supplies. He carried away huge piles at once, directly clearing out entire food stations.

He had run this restaurant for many years, but this was the first time he had seen someone who could eat so much. Could some "never-full warrior" from the internet have come to review the place?

Still, he wasn't distressed. As the saying went, restaurants didn't fear big eaters. No matter how much Jiang Qiao could eat, he was at most equivalent to four or five people. It wouldn't cost him much.

On the contrary, he could turn it into a gimmick and use it for a hot advertising campaign!

The owner also had a short-video account. He planned to have someone write the copy and post a video right away. The title would be: <Shocking! The Kitchen Chef Resigned Overnight, All Because of a Mysterious Man>.

He could also buy a trending-search slot and get a few marketing accounts to fan the flames and hype it up.

In short, Jiang Qiao might make a small profit from this, but the owner wouldn't lose out either!

Jiang Qiao ignored the gazes of the others.

He arranged the last few dozen shrimp in a circle on the plate, then spun the plate and sucked them into his mouth with loud slurping sounds.

"Mmph—"

After wiping his mouth, Jiang Qiao revealed a satisfied smile.

He had discovered that after his Invincible Body became fixed, his body had started to act strangely.

He could go for a long time without eating and wouldn't feel hungry at all. Yet every time he ate, he had to consume several people's portions before he felt full.

That made all-you-can-eat buffets perfect for him!

After eating, Jiang Qiao declined the owner's beaming interview and left directly.

There were still more than ten minutes before the Simulator finished cooling down.

He used this time to buy some supplies.

First, he bought a huge pile of fermented tofu, stinky tofu, fermented shrimp, houttuynia, cilantro-flavored instant noodles, and cans of surströmming.

These were essential ingredients for the Gourmet to make hamburgers. Without them, the burgers would have no soul.

After that, he bought a windbreaker, hiking shoes, a tent, a sleeping mat, a sleeping bag, an outdoor water purifier, foldable solar panels, and various other items that might be useful outdoors.

Finally, he went to a nearby pharmacy and took away a huge supply of antibiotics and vitamins.

The pretty pharmacy clerk earned a huge amount of commission with a beaming smile and wanted to add Jiang Qiao on Weixin, but Jiang Qiao only gave her a tangerine before turning around and leaving her with his back.

When he walked out of the pharmacy, Jiang Qiao checked his phone and discovered that "Happy" was adding him again.

This time, however, there was a verification message.

"Hello, Master. Could you accept my request? I have something urgent to ask about."

Master???

Jiang Qiao was somewhat bewildered.

After coming to this world, he had only pretended to be a fortune-teller in front of Old Zhou and the inn owner, Wang Fugui, that morning.

So was this Wang Fugui or Old Zhou?

It was probably Old Zhou. After all, he had a need related to the occult, so it was normal for him to be in a hurry to add Jiang Qiao.

So Old Zhou's Weixin name was "Happy," and she was a woman?

For fuck's sake!!!

This was simply ridiculous!

Jiang Qiao thought about it, then added her in the end and replied, "Hello, you're quite the flirt."

He slipped his phone into his pocket and prepared to run the Simulator again.

An upscale restaurant.

"Ningning, what are you looking at?"

A petite, sweet-looking girl asked curiously.

She was Shen Yingning's childhood best friend, Qin Silu, who currently taught at Bin City No. 1 High School.

Besides her, a refined-looking man was sitting across from them. He was Qin Silu's new boyfriend, Zhao Kai, who was said to be a department head at an investment bank.

"Nothing. Just some work-related matters."

Shen Yingning put down her phone with a smile, but she felt somewhat frustrated inside.

Her request had still sunk without a trace. She couldn't even add the friend, so how could she ask the Master for advice?

Perhaps she should simply call the Master directly?

"I heard from Silu that Miss Shen is not only a top graduate of Shuimu University, but also started her own archery club right after graduating. That's truly impressive."

Zhao Kai spoke with a smile, his tone carrying a hint of praise.

"I usually enjoy working out too, but I've never tried archery. I'll definitely give it a try if I get the chance."

Shen Yingning smiled faintly when she heard this.

"I'm just fooling around with my family's money. How could that count as starting a business? If you two would like to come and play, I'll give you each a membership card later. You're welcome anytime."

Opening an archery club was merely her personal hobby. In fact, it had been losing money all this time.

As they chatted, a notification sound suddenly came from her phone.

Shen Yingning glanced at it. She froze at first, then a delighted expression appeared on her face.

The Master had accepted her friend request!

That hadn't been easy!

She sighed in relief.

However, with Zhao Kai there, she couldn't show too much excitement, so she said politely, "Excuse me, I'm going to the restroom."

Shen Yingning rose and went into the hallway, hurriedly opening Weixin to greet the Master.

But then her gaze froze.

Hello, you're quite the flirt?

What did the Master mean by this...?

Meanwhile, after watching Shen Yingning leave, Zhao Kai casually asked his girlfriend, "Silu, what does your best friend's family do? They seem pretty wealthy."

At this moment, Jiang Qiao had already opened the Simulator again.

[Current available talents: Multiple Personalities, Ugly Person, A Bit of a Homebody, Fate Dice...] [Multiple Personalities (A): Doctor Jiang, the medicine you prescribed is very effective. We feel great now. We believe we'll be discharged soon.] [Ugly Person (SS): Handsome faces are a dime a dozen, but ugly souls are one in ten thousand. You're an Ugly Person, but the speed at which your strength increases is one in ten thousand.] [A Bit of a Homebody (A): As long as the power and internet don't cut out, and you have a phone and computer, you can stay home until the end of the world, until the end of time.] [Fate Dice (SSR): Dare to gamble with fate? Win, and you'll have everything you could want. Lose, and you'll jump off a rooftop. Note: You can roll fate's dice at any time. A roll of six represents the maximum value of luck and will bring an unimaginable reward. But a roll of one means the God of Misfortune has possessed you. You might even die from drinking water.]

Hmm?

The quality of the talents was extremely high this time.

And this was the first time a luck-based talent had appeared.

But the way this talent was used was actually by rolling dice. Was it telling him to become a gambler?

Eat, drink, gamble, and whore—they all lost money, while only gambling had a chance of winning it back?

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