Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!

"Green Title????"

No mistake, right?

Xu Shu was stunned for a moment.

I've worked so hard, yet I only received a green reward. Later, because my actions were too much in Heavenly Defiance, they barely elevated me two levels to purple, this...

"Could it be because I only used one opportunity? No, perhaps it's because my initial fate grid was only of green quality.

"Last time in the Ancient Martial Dynasty, I started with a Legendary Fate Grid (red), and in the end, I received a Legendary reward, although my performance clearly wasn't as good as this time.

"So, does this mean that the initial fate grid determines the base reward rating, and the final evaluation decides whether the reward quality can be further elevated?

"In other words, if I had started with a gold Epic fate grid, and then got elevated two levels after that, I could have obtained a Taboo Level title!

"Too bad I can't switch it. If it weren't for this weird gold-glazed, open-backed fate grid, I definitely wouldn't have taken the same path.

"Can't be certain, can't predict!

"Ah, fate and destiny, truly elusive, the will of heaven remains a question unanswerable since ancient times..."

Xu Shu reflected.

Immediately thereafter, he became serious.

Concerning his own state during the legendary mode, there had to be an answer.

If he just sat still for an afternoon, that could be dangerous.

If he were attacked during this time, wouldn't he be sitting duck?

This was a serious issue that must be clarified immediately.

Xu Shu stood up, walked to the door of cell 301 and peered inside to see Gu Pan shrunken into a shrimp-ball shape under the blankets, knocking forcefully on the door, "Hey, wake up."

Bang, bang.

Gu Pan jolted awake, first looking around blindly before seeing Xu Shu at the doorway. Coming to her senses, she asked, "Ah, you're back? Where did you go just now?"

Hmm? Where did I go?

A thought struck Xu Shu.

Her asking like that, it seems while I was in legendary mode just now, she couldn't see me?

After some thought, Xu Shu made up an excuse, "I've been cultivating the secret arts, though I'm not quite sure, did any Abnormal Phenomena happen to me?"

"Abnormal Phenomena, not really, it's just that suddenly you were nowhere to be seen. Didn't you walk away? That's to say, you became invisible?" Gu Pan was a bit puzzled.

She didn't say everything she wanted to; that was, when Xu Shu was "cultivating," there was a peculiar, fleeting mist. She breathed in some of it inadvertently, and it made her feel warm all over as if basking in sunlight.

Even more infuriating was that it made her urgently need to pee, the kind where she couldn't hold it!

Eventually, she could no longer hold it in and hid in a corner, squatting down, slipping down her waistband, and used a large soup bowl from the room, then poured all of it out of the window—

The soup bowl was obtained during lunch, originally intended for the next meal, but it ended up as a makeshift potty.

But how could she possibly bring herself to say such a thing? Mentioning it would let Xu Shu discover she was actually not a man. Of course, she had to keep it secret.

"So it was like that, it seems the secret arts really worked." Xu Shu answered as if everything was normal, but internally, he felt reassured.

If it was as Gu Pan said, then entering legendary mode, he didn't need to worry too much about his physical safety.

Seeing the look of smug satisfaction on his face, Gu Pan couldn't help advising, "What exactly are you cultivating, be careful, okay? I suspect you've been deceived by the evil members of Esoteric Buddhism. Do you know how dangerous that is for you?"

Xu Shu bowed with his hands clasped and said, "Thank you for the reminder, but I know I wasn't deceived."

"Damn it, why can't I reason with someone like you!" Gu Pan was almost driven mad; he was so stubborn, as if brainwashed.

Little did she know, Xu Shu wasn't cultivating any secret arts at all.

At this moment, Xu Shu glanced at the sky, "It's about time for dinner."

Saying this, he didn't wait for Gu Pan to respond, but went to the storeroom to fetch some ingredients and began preparing supper.

To say he was preparing supper was actually quite modest.

He simply poured some canned meat onto cleaned plates, arranging them into a not-too-bad shape.

He boiled instant noodles, steamed some preserved meat, and emptied canned fruits onto a plate for presentation.

If one wanted convenience, gobbling up anything and everything was fine; these were all ready-to-eat foods.

This was also a principle of survival in the Wasteland, simplicity in all things, strength reserved for unforeseen dangers that could strike at any moment.

But Xu Shu didn't see it that way.

He believed that survival needed convenience, but life required a sense of ceremony.

Since today's Tai Chu Scroll attempts were used up, and he didn't plan to go out, with the prison temporarily safe, he could afford to indulge in a bit more refinement.

Consequently, when he appeared, pushing a cart with a steaming, fragrant, simple yet conscientious supper, and spread a full table in cell 301, Gu Pan was somewhat dumbfounded.

Gu Pan blinked and swallowed hard, "I, I get a share too?"

"What else? If you don't want to eat, you can just watch me eat."

"Of course I want to!"

Xu Shu sat down with a flourish, waving his hand authoritatively, "Then what are you waiting for? Come and eat with me."

"You're quite good at this." At a loss for words, Gu Pan could only offer a dumb compliment before starting to eat in tiny bites.

Suddenly she asked, "But why go through the trouble of eating here in the cell? Can't we just go to the kitchen?"

"Quit the chatter and eat."

"Oh."

It had to be said, eating hot food was definitely different from dry rations.

Leave alone the texture and flavor, just the warm feeling while eating ensured that hot food would always reign supreme in the world of dining.