I have an Apocalypse City

Chapter 19: Explosively Stir-Fried Dog’s Heart

Translator: 549690339

The two grey items dropped by the mutant dog were the “Mutant Dog’s Eye” and the “Mutant Dog’s Heart”. The “Mutant Dog’s Eye” is a material for potion-making, while the “Mutant Dog’s Heart” can be used for cooking.

After putting both materials into his inventory, Song Jian’s gaze fell onto the item of white quality.

“Dog’s Hide Armor (White): Defense 5-8, Equip Requirement: Level 3. Can it be brought out of the game: Yes”

“Another piece of equipment that can be taken out of the game.” A joyful expression appeared on Song Jian’s face as he picked up the armor. He opened the equipment column and moved it straight into the slot.

The moment the armor was fitted into the slot, a similar piece of hide armor manifested on the outside of Song Jian’s clothes.

The armor felt a bit large on Song Jian. As he was about to adjusts it, the armor began to shrink slightly. In no time, it became a perfect fit.

Song Jian twisted his body slightly, feeling quite satisfied.

With this piece of armor, his safety when battling the mutant dogs will be greatly increased. He can’t always rely on the “Thick-Skinned” skill to defend against attacks.

After putting on the armor, Song Jian walked over to the baseball bat. He picked it up and saw the bat was broken at about one third from the bottom, with the word “damaged” appearing in its properties.

“What a pity, after just a few battles, this blue-quality weapon is already destroyed.” Song Jian, somewhat unwilling, tossed the damaged baseball bat aside. This was the first blue quality weapon he ever got and it didn’t last long.

The weapons in this game are really prone to damage. His pistol wasn’t as smooth to use as before, because in a desperate moment, he had bashed a dog’s head with the pistol, causing it to collide with the hard skull of the dog.

Although that didn’t instantly destroy the pistol, it surely damaged some internal parts. He was afraid that it will become unusable after not too long.

A sense within Song Jian told him that he might need to put more effort into finding weapons in the future.

He placed his pistol and Tiger Fang Dagger in the most accessible spots on his waist, clutched the double-barreled shotgun, and slowly began to hunt monsters.

The shotgun only had thirteen rounds left, but as long as he aimed at a zombie’s head, one shot was enough to kill it. With the thirteen rounds entirely exhausted, there were thirteen piles of dark ash left behind Song Jian.

The current Song Jian was already capable of handling more than three mutants at the same time without panic. Compared to the first day, he had become much more skillful, and was gradually getting familiar with the game.

The zombies here were only level-one, giving less experience but with the advantage of safer battles. The drop rate appeared to lessen, with the thirteen zombies only yielding two chunks of zombie flesh and one zombie fang, which could be used in potion brewing.

The sun was slowly setting. When the bullets from Song Jian’s pistol were also used up, he finally leveled up to level four and gained another skill point.

But, with the shotgun and pistol out of ammunition, they had turned into mere decorations in his inventory. After thinking for a while, Song Jian chose to put this skill point into his “Thick-Skinned” talent.

Thick-Skinned (Passive), Level 2, Skill Effect: Increases personal defense by 8%, resistance by 5%, and vitality points recovery speed by +1. Also increases resistance to negative effects such as mockery, charm, corpse poison, paralysis, and dizziness. Skill Description: As a salesman, you have developed some immunity against denial and mockery, which further enhances your resistance and ability to resist status effects.

Seeing the upgraded skill, Song Jian’s eyes lit up. His own defense increased by 3%, resistance by 2%, and a bonus attribute of “vitality points recovery speed +1”. Compared to the other skills, this talent skill gave the best return for the skill point.

Noticing that the sky was getting dark, continuing to kill monsters would mean using the Tiger Fang Dagger and engaging in close combat. After a moment’s hesitation, Song Jian decided to return to the safe house to wait for nightfall and the possible appearance of the Apocalypse Supermarket.

After returning to the safehouse, Wang Qi was startled seeing half of Song Jian’s clothes stained red. He struggled to sit up but was stopped by Song Jian.

“Just lie down, you must be hungry after not eating all day. I’m going to cook something.” Saying this, Song Jian headed for the kitchen.

Wang Qi kept staring at Song Jian’s back, looking deep in thought at Song Jian’s worn armor.

In the kitchen, Song Jian prepared the two pieces of zombie meat into fried meat. Then he took out the “Dog’s Heart”, sliced it into small pieces, and decided to stir-fry it, hoping to grasp a new recipe.

Without side dishes or seasonings, Song Jian sliced the dog’s heart thinly. In no time, a plate of “Stir-Fried Dog’s Heart” was ready.

As soon as Song Jian poured the food onto the plate, the “Stir-Fried Dog’s Heart” began to emit a faint, green glow.

“Green quality food!” A feeling of joy flooded Song Jian’s heart.

“Stir-Fried Dog Heart (Green): Food, effect after 30 seconds of consumption in non-combat state: Increases hunger level by 75. For the next 30 seconds, it will recover 1 vitality point per second. If damaged, the effect will be interrupted.”

System: You’ve learned a new recipe: Stir-Fried Dog’s Heart. Cooking experience increased by 30 points. There is a certain probability of increasing the item rank when making this food in the future.

System: Your Cooking Skill has leveled up to Level 2; Constitution attribute increases by 1 point.

“What a pleasant surprise.” Song Jian smiled.

He checked his attributes and saw his constitution, which was originally 4, is now 5. His vitality points, which were initially capped at 80, are now capped at 100.

Unfortunately, the increase in the vitality cap didn’t refill the vitality points that Song Jian had lost. After pondering for a moment, Song Jian began to dig into the freshly cooked “Stir-Fried Dog’s Heart”.

After he finished eating, his vitality points began to restore by 1 point per second. In a short time, his vitality increased by 30 points. Although his vitality wasn’t full, it reached over eighty percent, which was within the safety range.

After a brief smile and a quick clean-up, Song Jian, with the pan of fried meat in hand, moved towards the living room.

“Here, fried meat. Have some.” Song Jian handed the plate and said.

“Actually, at noon, I had a compressed biscuit.” Wang Qi answered with a smile.

Song Jian had been away from the safe house for seven to eight hours, and Wang Qi had been lying there all this time, bored out of his mind.

“Hey, Jian, tell me, what kind of monsters did you see out there?” Wang Qi asked enviously, looking at Song Jian’s armor. “This armor, was it dropped by a monster?”