Brother, Let's Talk It Out
[Hungry Napkin: A napkin that loves gourmet food. It likes almost any food except soup, but be warned: when it eats, it likes to spit out excess juices, which can easily stain your clothes.]
[Appraisal Fork: The birth of a new ingredient often requires boldness and courage. To keep people from losing their lives to their appetites, a veteran gourmet at Yongxing Restaurant invented this utensil. Simply pierce an object, and it can identify the food's ingredients and recommend how to eat it.]
The napkin was an elaborate piece of embroidered cloth, while the Appraisal Fork looked like an ordinary utensil made of black metal.
Xu Huo toyed with the Appraisal Fork for a moment, then casually tossed it at Wei Da. The fork sank into his shoulder. Before it could be pulled out, a pattern on its handle projected a beam of light, and a holographic projection appeared in front of Wei Da.
A cartoon character wearing a chef's hat spread its arms, and subtitles appeared before it:
"A thirty-year-old man with little muscle, too much fat, and a long-standing unhealthy routine. His body contains trace amounts of toxins; eating him would generally be harmless."
"However, cannibalism violates human ethics and culinary principles. Consumption is not recommended."
Wei Da pulled the fork out, deeply uneasy. "You're not a Cannibal Player, are you?"
"No." Xu Huo motioned for him to toss the fork back. After wiping it clean, he stood up with the two paintings and left, saying, "See you tomorrow."
Wei Da couldn't help feeling a pang as Xu Huo took all the belongings he'd painstakingly gathered. But to save his own skin, he had no choice but to hand everything over. He could only hope Xu Huo would keep his word.
Xu Huo