Under the old chieftain's explanation, Tang Xiaoyou finally learned what had happened. After Xue Xi sent her email, the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters had also sent word of all the arrangements and benefits awaiting the clan. Then the old men had unanimously approved everything, practically itching to send her off to Chaos City on the spot.
Tang Xiaoyou felt conflicted. Her family and clanspeople had agreed, but why did she feel as if she'd been sold?
She shook away those thoughts. None of that mattered anymore. She would finally get to meet her master—the Chef God Xue Xi, whom she had idolized ever since she was born. She felt like a pilgrim awaiting the Virtual Universe Company's promised escort.
Half a month later, hoping the children of the clan would still be able to eat nutritious, flavorful food after she left, Tang Xiaoyou taught the clan's head chef as usual how to make their communal meals tastier. She even passed on her Vegetable and Beast Meat Stew recipe.
Suddenly, the sound of a horn warning of an enemy invasion rang through the valley. The old chieftain emerged from the stone house where he lived, leaning on his cane, his face grave. Tang Xiaoyou ran over anxiously. "Grandpa Chieftain, what happened? Why are we suddenly under attack?"
The old chieftain's cloudy eyes seemed to brighten. His immense mental power swept over the planet where the clan lived, and then his expression changed drastically. "This is bad! A wandering Zerg Hive has fallen from the sky, and its Mother Empress is at World Lord Level!"
Tang Xiaoyou froze. "Grandpa Chieftain, but I thought you were an Immortal God. This World Lord Level—"
"It's different!" The old chieftain cut her off. "The Zerg rely on their terrifying ability to reproduce and their strange,