This time, Ma Jun came fully prepared.
Not only did he bring coarse salt, he even picked up some herbs along the way.
The aroma of the yellow dragonfish he cooked today was even more soul-stealing than yesterday's!
At the very least, Daniela was swallowing her saliva much more frequently.
Ma Jun carefully grilled the fish. Fat sizzled out from the flesh, and once he sprinkled on the coarse salt and herbs, it looked irresistibly appetizing.
He had to make sure the dragonfish's effect reached its peak.
If an epic-grade item like this were burned or ruined, it would be far too wasteful.
[Player has obtained item: Charcoal-Grilled Dragonfish!]
After a full fifteen minutes, the charcoal-grilled dragonfish was complete.
Another epic-grade item in hand!
Daniela's jewel-like eyes gleamed, nearly turning the color of red gemstones.
She was on the verge of tears.
Her little tongue kept licking her lips, yet she stubbornly held back from making a sound.
Ma Jun smiled faintly. "Come eat."
Daniela waved her pale, slender hands repeatedly. "Master, you eat first."
After saying that, she couldn't help swallowing another mouthful of saliva.
"Then let's split it fifty-fifty."
Ma Jun cut the dragonfish cleanly into two halves.
"There'll be more later. It's fine."
"Mm…" Daniela was so moved she was almost crying. "Master, you're really so good to me."
The two of them shared the charcoal-grilled dragonfish.
Daniela didn't even care about the heat, devouring it ravenously.
As soon as she finished, she let out a soft, comfortable moan—one that was rather suggestive.
She opened her eyes excitedly. "Master, I feel like I've gotten stronger again!"
"Mm, not bad."
"Stick with me, and you'll just keep getting stronger."
Ma Jun spoke casually. After eating his half of the dragonfish, his agility stat increased from 6 to 6.5.
Half a fish meant half the effect.
The increase was only half as much.
Fortunately, it could be consumed repeatedly!
Grilling took fifteen minutes, eating took another five.
When twenty minutes passed, a golden flash appeared in the clear pond—and another dragonfish was restored!
Daniela, still wanting more, cried out in delight.
"Master, there's another one!"
"What are you standing around for? Catch it."
"Yes!"
The two of them continued like this—catching, grilling, and eating—completely enjoying themselves.
One cycle every twenty minutes, endlessly repeating.
Feeling the pleasure of his agility stat continuously rising, Ma Jun simply couldn't stop!
Even an increase of just 0.5 each time was extremely noticeable!
Stats were powerful things. From the age of six, he had trained himself deliberately.
After ten years, he had only become slightly stronger than an ordinary person in strength and physique.
Now, however, he felt his body growing lighter and lighter, as if invisible shackles were constantly falling away.
It was like heavy burdens strapped to his body were being shed one after another!
6.5… 7… 7.5…
His agility kept rising, and the sensation grew clearer and clearer!
When it reached 7.5, his agility display read:
[Agility: 7.5 (Even Bolt would have to call you big brother!)]
Ma Jun was brimming with excitement. What was there to wait for? Keep catching!
Daniela, too, was like a bottomless pit, immersed in the joy of her strength skyrocketing.
Another twenty-minute cycle.
Ma Jun felt as if time itself no longer existed.
Fish by fish, he ate, directly raising his agility to 10 points!
[Agility: 10 (White steed through a crack, swift as a roaming dragon!)]
Ma Jun casually swung his arms twice. In the air, faint afterimages flashed past with a whoosh.
At this speed, the naked eye could barely track him.
Too strong.
It was only the second day since entering this horror game, and he had already reached this level!
As expected—this was truly a place where infinite possibilities could be realized.
He would steadily and methodically grow stronger first, then try to search for clues about his parents' whereabouts.
And after that, step by step, he would climb to the very peak of this horror game!
Dragonfish really was a good thing.
Unfortunately, after his agility reached 10 points, the system issued a prompt.
[The current item has reached its usage limit. Further use will have no effect.]
It seemed that for repeatable epic-grade items, the maximum attribute increase was five points.
"Master, I feel like… this fish can't increase my speed anymore."
Daniela looked a little disappointed.
It seemed that if she wanted to increase other attributes, she'd have to find different items.
Ma Jun didn't mind.
Items were plentiful!
In this entire village, there wasn't just dragonfish as a rare item.
From what he knew alone, there were at least five kinds!
He comforted Daniela. "Don't be sad."
"I'll take you to find other things. You'll still be able to keep getting stronger."
"Really?"
Daniela's eyes widened, like a kitten begging for affection.
"Master, you're too good to me…"
She even wanted to come over and cling to him.
Or do something else… something pleasant.
Ma Jun hurriedly pushed her away. Once this girl was 'developed,' her head was full of nothing but these thoughts.
"Alright. Let's catch a few more fish to grill."
"Huh?" Daniela asked in confusion. "Didn't it already stop working?"
"You just catch them. I have my own use."
Ma Jun wanted to test whether [Charcoal-Grilled Dragonfish] could be stored in the item inventory.
If it could be taken out of the dungeon—
Then he'd make a killing.
This was an epic-grade item, and a repeatable one at that.
Selling it to players—how much money would that bring in?