Ember Wasteland, Land of Unceasing Life.
Night slowly covered the earth like a thick cloth of inky velvet.
The splendor and clamor of daytime settled beneath the chilly moonlight, giving way to silence.
Xia Sheng pitched a simple tent beneath a Giant Rock sheltered from the wind. Warm light from a Crystal spilled through the gap in its flap.
He sat inside, holding a steaming Spirit Food Meal whose rich aroma dispelled some of the night's lonely chill.
He savored small bites, a floating split-screen display before him.
His brothers on the screens were all enjoying their food. When their conversation grew lively, they raised their cups in a long-distance toast.
"You unfilial brat, how did you get your hands on delicious Spirit Fish? Do you even know how to appreciate it? Hurry up and give me some." Noticing that Reproductive System was eating spirit fish meat, Xia Sheng held up his chopsticks and looked toward one of the screens.
"Heh, this fish really does taste good. Everyone, try some." Hearing him, Reproductive System smiled and opened the team trading mode, divided up the pot of fish before him, and traded portions to Xia Sheng and the others.
"Nervous, which master chef made that Spirit Food Meal you're eating? I've never seen it before. Quick, let me have a taste too." Urinary System's voice came from another screen.
Hearing this, Xia Sheng smiled and shook his head, then deftly took several wooden bowls from his Spatial Inventory.
He used his chopsticks to portion the wonderfully fragrant, flavorful, and colorful Spirit Food Meal into the bowls, smiling as he said:
"Everyone, try some. This is Tidal Five-Treasure Stew, which I learned from an expert in the Forum's Spirit Chef Party. It uses five spirit materials from different seas. Recreating it took