Earth's Head Chef

Currently, Alice and Xia Libing are undoubtedly the ones who know the most about the characteristics of "Mutated Creature" and Xiang Kun's mutation.

Xia Libing is currently giving "explanations" to Fang Pingfang and the others, while Alice is naturally the one giving explanations to Little Chubby Girl, Tang Baona, Yang Zhen'er, and Little Apple at home.

The front door was tightly closed. Tang Baona and the other three were sitting on the sofa in the living room on the first floor. The coffee table that was originally in front of the sofa had been moved to the side of the TV cabinet. Alice, who had materialized, stood on it and pointed at the screen on the TV next to her, explaining the situation of the "Mutated Creature" and Xiang Kun's "Super-Sensing Item System" with great emotion.

However, compared to Xia Libing's explanations to Fang Pingfang at the Research Base, Alice's explanations here were much more vague and abstract. Many characteristics of "Mutated Creature" were only mentioned in a very general way, only describing their abilities and what they could do.

In terms of trust level, Na, Guo, Zhen, and Niu here are naturally far greater than Dr. Fang's investigation team. However, because they need to be given enough "room for imagination," unlike Fang Pingfang who will start their research and experiments from specific physical samples, many details have not been elaborated and have been summarized with simple descriptions.

Conversely, Xia Libing made no mention of the "Super-Sensing Item System" in her introduction, while Alice gave it a detailed explanation.

For them, the development and expansion of their abilities must be carried out within the "Super-Sensing Item System," which is what they truly need to understand.

Of course, Alice's introduction to the "Super-Sensing Item System" is still in a rather abstract way. Fortunately, she knows how each person connects to the "Super-Sensing Item System," knows their creative ideas and the different cognitive systems they construct, and naturally knows how to describe it so that they can understand it just right without causing their existing systems to collapse.

In addition to verbal descriptions, Alice also created a lot of animated effects and virtual reality scenes to supplement the explanations.

The video prepared for Xia Libing to introduce "Mutated Creature" to Fang Pingfang and the others was already exquisitely produced, leaving Zhou Rui and Ye Chong, who had some knowledge of video production and special effects, secretly amazed and speculating about the time and production costs involved. Meanwhile, the video Alice used to explain things to Tang Baona and the others, in terms of technical details, was even better than the top Hollywood animated films, boasting rich details and a compelling storyline, complete with various adorable sound effects and voiceovers. Even without Alice's narration, watching the video alone felt like watching an animated blockbuster.

At least the Little Chubby Girl held her face in her hands, watching with great interest—she had rarely been interested in cartoons in the past six months.

Tang Baona and Yang Zhen'er watched intently, as these things were related to their own unique experiences during this period and explained many of their questions.

As for Little Apple, although she is blind, she has direct contact and information transmission with Alice, so she will have no problem understanding the meaning that the video wants to convey. Alice can even translate the information in a way that is specifically tailored to Little Apple's sensory perception during the information conversion process, so that Little Apple can "see" more perfectly.

As the video explanation came to an end, Alice gave a brief summary:

"... In short, all of our superpowers and various special connections are related to this system, which was created by the boss!..."

The Little Chubby Girl, who had been watching intently on the sofa, suddenly sat up straight, her eyes shining and her expression excited. "I understand! Magic was created by Uncle Baldy!"

Little Apple murmured, "So 'Barbie Warrior'... and even the entire world where 'Barbie Warrior' exists, were created by Uncle Xiang?"

Yang Zhen'er stroked her chin and said, "So our superpowers are like a table full of dishes prepared by Chef Xiang. We sit around the table to eat, and we can help ourselves to whatever we want. But everyone has different preferences, so the order in which we eat and what we eat are also different. Alice is like the little maid who serves the dishes, hehe. Uh, no, that's not quite right. Hmm, to put it another way, it's like the game Chef Xiang develops. We are all players, playing in various ways, choosing different professions, different gameplay styles, and even developing our own mods. Little Bell is a gaming expert, and I'm a newbie, but I have special gameplay. I can change skin effects, which no one else can, hehe..."

Tang Baona pondered, "Then for me, Xiang Kun is like all kinds of musical instruments... no, I should say he's the foundation of all kinds of melodies, he's sound itself? Hmm, isn't that too strong? It's hard to describe..."

The Little Chubby Girl suddenly said, "Then... if Uncle Baldy is so powerful, then no bad guy can stand against him, right?" Her tone was inexplicably a little worried.

Alice nodded firmly, standing on the coffee table with her hands on her hips as usual. "That's right! We're invincible!"

"Alice's bragging!" Yang Zhen'er immediately retorted, "Didn't she ask for our help to deal with the monster in her dream when she Chef Xiang it?"

Alice, however, declared matter-of-factly and confidently, "You, Little Bell, Little Apple, Nana, and Lao Xia are all 'us'! I said 'us' are invincible! I wasn't wrong!"

Yang Zhen'er was taken aback, and was... speechless.

"Besides, the boss actually has other ways to deal with that monster, and he could handle it himself. But in order to finish it faster and avoid uncontrollable losses, the boss wants to mobilize everyone to participate and go all out!" Alice added.

Tang Baona laughed and said, "Why does it sound like Xiang Kun has already ruled the world and become the master of the earth? That's weird..."

"Hehe, Chef Xiang is the ruler of Earth, and we are the protectors and guardians of Earth, second only to one person and above ten thousand others..." Yang Zhen'er laughed.

Little Apple joked, "Zhen'er, according to your logic, it should be... Chef Xiang is the head chef of Earth, and then we are the second chef, the general helper, and the food runner, hahaha." As she spoke, she couldn't help but laugh so hard that she covered her stomach.

The Little Chubby Girl happily exclaimed, "Then I want to be an Earth Foodie!" She then picked up Egg Pie, who was curled up in the corner of the sofa and dozing off, and stroked its head. "Egg Pie is the Earth Foodie Cat! We'll eat delicious food everywhere!"

Alice jumped off the coffee table, then hopped onto the sofa and rolled around, hugging Egg Pie with the Little Chubby Girl. She chuckled, "Then I'll be Earth's gourmet assistant! Little Bell, whatever you want to eat, I'll conjure it up for you!"

Sitting on the other side of the Little Chubby Girl, Tang Baona reached out and ruffled the cat's head, then asked, "Alice, Lao Xia said he was going to hold a meeting with the technicians from 'Shenxing Technology' to officially begin collaborative research, and that there's official backing behind it. What about us? Are we also going to have to cooperate in the research?"

"No, we study different things! They study the basics, we study advanced applications! We study what we use ourselves, they study what all of humanity can use," Alice said.

"Oh? Is that so? Then it sounds like their research is quite groundbreaking..." Tang Baona said.

"Nana, your understanding is wrong," Yang Zhen'er immediately said. "It should be that Chef Xiang cooked a table full of dishes for us, and then those researchers studied what the vegetables were grown from, what the seasonings were made of, what equipment was used to start the fire, and after figuring out how to grow the vegetables, they could grow many, many other vegetables and make many, many other seasonings... But this table full of dishes should be eaten while it's hot, right? So eating the dishes isn't shameful! Alice, do you think my analogy is right? Is it vivid? Is it lively?"

Alice was stunned. She instinctively felt something was wrong, but didn't know how to correct it. So, she instinctively began to mobilize resources to build a "narrative metaphor application model".

"What do you mean by eating vegetables, cooking vegetables, and growing vegetables? Yang the Third, why do you keep bringing up food in every single one of your analogies!" Tang Baona said with a laugh.

"Nana, you're wronging me! The one who just called Earth's head chef was clearly Little Apple, and the one who called Earth's gourmet was Little Bell. Alice even said she wanted to be the gourmet's assistant! Everyone's using food as a metaphor!" Yang Zhen'er said confidently.

Because they had all established a deep connection with the "Super-Sensing Item System," each of them exhibited unique behaviors and special perceptions. They were acutely aware of their own changes, clearly witnessed various anomalies, and even spent their days with Alice, a "real" little girl who could appear out of thin air, pinch their noses and rub their faces, and eat with them. They also "battled" a "monster" in their dreams with Xiang Kun that they couldn't even describe. Subtly, they had become accustomed to Xiang Kun's extraordinary nature and the deep bond they formed within the special system Xiang Kun had established. Therefore, after listening to Alice's in-depth explanation and analysis of "Mutated Creature" and the "Super-Sensing Item System," they all accepted it very naturally. Even if there were points they couldn't understand at the moment, they subconsciously used their respective cognitive systems to find simpler explanations.

Of course, more importantly, they are all together. If they were alone, realizing how powerful the system created by Xiang Kun, and with Xiang Kun not by their side, they might feel a strong sense of confusion or unreality. But now that so many people are together, they have a shared sense of belonging, trust, and security, feeling that the system connects them, which makes them feel particularly grounded.

However, after all the laughter and fun, it was time to say goodbye—the long holiday was over, and Liu Shiling, a first-grade student, had to go back to school.

Of course, the separation should only be temporary. According to the plan, Tang Baona will also go to Peng City soon, and then Lao Xia will take Little Apple there to the headquarters of the secret department of "Shenxing Technology", which is "Guarding Prosperity Building".

By then, Xiang Kun should have returned as well, and he would definitely come to Peng City to meet up.

When Liu Shiling returned to Peng City, Yang Zhen'er naturally took her with her, including Egg Pie.

On the plane, noticing that the Little Chubby Girl sitting next to her seemed a bit down, Yang Zhen'er asked curiously, "Little Bell, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Liu Shiling shook her head, but her brows were still slightly furrowed.

Yang Zhen'er put her arm around her shoulder, gently pinched her cheek, and asked, "Are you unhappy because you have to go to class? It's okay, we can play 'games' together after school from now on. I'll get you a really, really, really beautiful and majestic magic robe!"

Liu Shiling tilted her head slightly, her face full of worry. "Uncle Bald is too amazing."

"Huh?" Yang Zhen'er's mind went blank for a moment, not understanding the reason for her worry. According to Alice's explanation, Xiang Kun was the source and foundation of all their abilities, the root of the entire ability system. The stronger Xiang Kun, the stronger the system would naturally be, and the stronger they would become. This was a good thing, so why was Little Bell so worried? Did Little Bell's ambition lie in defeating her bald uncle?

Liu Shiling could clearly tell from Yang Zhen'er's expression that she didn't understand her meaning. She shook her head, sighed, and turned her head to look at the increasingly gloomy sky outside the porthole.

Compared to Alice's playful and lighthearted explanation, Xia Libing's explanation in the conference room below the Research Base was much more serious.

The overwhelming amount of information constantly challenged the understanding of Fang Pingfang, Zhou Rui, Zhao Feng, and others. Even Mi Qiao, who already knew about the existence of "Mutated Creature" and had even dealt with a humanoid "Mutated Creature," felt that his worldview had been completely reshaped.

The thought of the "Ultimate Predator," a "Mutated Creature" that exists in almost all living things in a fragmented manner, and thus can control the life and death of living beings and even guide and control their behavior, is particularly disgusting and hard to accept.

Although Xia Libing's postgraduate major is psychology and psychiatry, and her knowledge of specific biological research is not as extensive as that of professionals like Fang Pingfang and Zhou Rui, she has Xiang Kun's trust, Alice's assistance, and a wealth of information about "Mutated Creature." In addition, she is very familiar with the personalities and habits of Fang Pingfang, so she firmly controls the pace of the entire exchange from the moment they meet.

After watching the explanation video, summarizing, and answering their questions, Xia Libing had basically established her leadership position in the meeting room. Even Fang Pingfang trusted her.

So, when Old He arrived in Tongshi Town around 10 p. m. on the last flight and met them in a private room at the Youlong Restaurant, he discovered that the people from Shenxing Technology Xia Libing seemed to have become a team that had been working together for a long time.

Whether it was Fang Pingfang, Zhou Rui, Mi Qiao, and Ye Chong, who came from technical backgrounds, or Li Shiping and Gao Shu, who came from security field work backgrounds, or Zhao Feng and Wang De'an, who he personally brought into the secret department of "Shenxing Technology", their words and actions all instinctively followed Xia Libing's lead.

So, after exchanging greetings and having a simple meal, on their way to the "Research Base" in Chongyun Village for a brief meeting to explain the "Non-Normal Biology Research Center's " position, Old He found an opportunity to speak privately with Zhao Feng: "Why do you seem to trust that Ms. Xia so much? Did you know each other before?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Feng looked astonished. "Old He... didn't you tell us to go find Ms. Xia and then follow her arrangements?"

"It was indeed me who said that..." Old He felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to express his meaning.

Zhao Feng seemed to understand, and then said, "Ms. Xia is very capable, especially in her understanding of 'Mutated Creature.' Old He, just who is she?"

"Mutated Creature?"

"Oh, it's also called 'Blood-feeding Creature,' Ms. Xia said they're now uniformly called 'Mutated Creature.'"