Mingyan glanced at them and almost burst out laughing, saying, "No, there are just this many. They were all directly imported from the Blue Star Research Institute's database."
Xia Cheng was completely dumbfounded: "But... this, this... there are just too many! There must be thousands of them here?"
Mingyan said, "It's quite a coincidence. The Blue Star Research Institute unearthed a database left behind by Blue Star, which contains information on almost all the dishes. So... well, not many, actually only 32,000 entries in total."
Xia Cheng: "..."
Xia Cheng was stunned, even more shocked than when he discovered the bug.
"How ancient a civilization must it be to develop such a vast diet?" Xia Cheng said. "I don't think the entire Chaoyang Alliance has that much food."
Mingyan was overjoyed and said, "It has been five thousand years in total. However, the Blue Star civilization has a special fondness for food culture. Its people even call themselves 'foodies' and affectionately call their country 'The Great Foodie Country'."
Xia Cheng chuckled and said, "A foodie? That's kind of cute. Looking at these 32,000+ dishes, living in the Great Foodie Country must be a very happy thing."
Mingyan handed the freshly made mooncake to Xia Cheng and said, "Here, have a taste."
Xia Cheng took it, first turning it over repeatedly to look at both sides, then took a bite, his eyes instantly lighting up.
"Delicious, delicious, looks beautiful... Mmm!"
In no time at all, a mooncake was devoured.
Xia Cheng licked his lips and asked, "What's drawn on this pie?"
Mingyan smiled and said, "It's not a painting, it's words. It says 'Fresh Meat Mooncake'. This is used to distinguish the flavor."
Xia Cheng asked, "Are there other flavors?"
Mingyan casually said, "There are also egg yolk, lotus seed paste, fruit, mixed nuts, red bean paste, jujube paste... There are too many to count. You can look up the list yourself later."
Xia Cheng: "..."
He swallowed hard.
A quick calculation reveals that with 32,000 kinds of food, even eating three kinds a day would last for over thirty years. That civilization on Earth truly lived up to its name as "foodies."
Seeing that Xia Cheng likes mooncakes so much.
Mingyan continued to flip through the list and started making the only other food available at the moment—red bean buns.
He made two more, then shared one with Xia Cheng.
The two ate as they continued walking toward their next destination.
The next destination was completely different from the blank world!
It turned out to be an entire hill that was completely intact, with withered vines and ancient trees on it, as well as a stream with a waterwheel slowly running on it.
This map is so detailed that it completely clashes with the premise that "this is the house(s) in the beginner village".
Upon seeing this, Xia Cheng guessed, "Is this part of the test?"
Mingyan smiled and nodded, saying, "This is the initial content of the light-footwork system; it's just a demo version. Currently, it doesn't support activating light-footwork in other places; it can only be tested in a fixed location on this hill."
After he finished speaking, he walked over, and as soon as he reached the designated location, a guide related to light-body skills popped up.
The interstellar people certainly don't know the concept of "lightness skill," so they need some extra help.
For example, Xia Cheng watched the introductory video with great interest, and even followed the "encyclopedia link" at the end of the video to go directly to the relevant webpage of the Blue Star Research Institute.
This "lightness skill" looks almost fantastical. How is it any different from flying close to the ground?
Well, in his opinion, it seems there isn't...
It feels like a very special and cool flying technique!
Cooooooooooooool is dead!
At this moment, Mingyan had already activated his lightness skill and leaped onto the waterwheel.
In the light-footed movement mode, the player's field of vision is greatly enhanced by the system to avoid direct "collisions" in first-person perspective.
Each subsequent movement attempt enters a different mode, with significantly increased jumping and running speeds, making it possible to jump up three floors in one go.
Ming said that on his first try, he immediately felt the sensation of speed.
He happily tried a few moves, leaping onto the waterwheel, clinging to its side for a few seconds, and then jumping towards the ancient tree next to him.
Stepping on a trembling green leaf, one's body rises and falls slightly, as light as a feather.
With the final leap, I remained suspended in the air for a full seven or eight seconds, feeling as if I were flying in a wingsuit.
Feeling the strong wind rush past my ears and the things beneath me rushing past, it felt incredibly comfortable – indeed, flight is one of humanity's ultimate ambitions.
This is still before the map is complete; we can only get a general feel for it.
One can imagine that after the game is completed, the light-footed skills will truly allow you to traverse through green hills and clear waters, and leap across red walls and green tiles...
At that time, you can enjoy the joy of light-footed kung fu while overlooking the beautiful landscape below.
—Just thinking about it makes me so excited.
Mingyan has decided: as soon as I log off, I'll go to the art team and urge them when the map for Hidden Village will be finished!
When Mingyan came down, he found that Xia Cheng was already having a blast on the side.
Having just encountered the concept of "lightness skill" for the first time, Xia Cheng was already very interested after reading all the information. He immediately activated the lightness skill mode and happily began to try it out.