Chapter 138: Chen Yun's Breakdown-I Am a Superpowered Player(Your brother, Youyou)

"Play a game?" Cao Long and the other two asked, stunned. What was Master Chen up to this time?

"That's right, play a game. Work-life balance, you know. You've been busy for quite a while, so let's play a game to relax. There are prizes, too." Chen Yun pulled 100 gold coins from his pocket and said, "Whoever among you three wins, this money goes to them."

At first, the three of them weren't very interested, but upon seeing the 100 gold coins in Chen Yun's hand, their breathing instantly grew heavier. This was 100 gold coins! It amounted to several years of their combined wages!

"Master, tell us what to do. I love playing games the most," Cao Long quickly said.

"Yes, yes, we love playing too," Zhu Bin and Peng Lian chimed in.

"This game of mine is called 'Follow the Leader.' Whatever I say, you repeat. Whoever copies the best wins," Chen Yun said with a grin.

"...It's that simple?" Cao Long was taken aback. This was too easy, wasn't it? It was just repeating words; who couldn't do that? Master Chen was obviously just giving away free money.

"It's just that simple. Who's first?" Chen Yun placed the gold coins on the table and asked.

"I'll go first!" Cao Long shouted immediately.

"Good, you go first. You two don't rush, there's enough for everyone. Cao Long, watch my expressions, actions, and tone carefully. Remember, you have to match it exactly!"

"You got it, I guarantee I'll do it identically to you!" Cao Long said excitedly.

"Good," Chen Yun nodded, then took a deep breath and said with a calm expression, "I am giving you a chef advancement quest."

"Uh..." Cao Long was stunned and asked cautiously, "Master Chen, what kind of quest is that?"

"..." Before Chen Yun could speak, Peng Lian rolled her eyes and said, "Cao Long, are you an idiot? Master is already starting the game, can't you tell?"

"Ah? It's started already?" Cao Long scratched his head. "Such strange words."

"What's so strange about it? Look at the gold coins. Even if he told you to say 'I am a moron,' you'd still have to repeat it," Zhu Bin chimed in, stepping closer.

"..." Chen Yun was left speechless. Could they say something a bit nicer? What did "even if he told you to say 'I am a moron' you'd still have to repeat it" mean? Was he really that cheap?

"Master Chen, I'm doing it now. I am giving you a chef advancement quest," Cao Long imitated Chen Yun's actions, took a deep breath, and said with a calm expression.

"NPC Intermediate Chef Cao Long has issued a chef advancement quest to you. Do you accept?"

Chen Yun was overjoyed inwardly. It really worked! Having a brain-dead system had its advantages—it was so easy to trick!

"Yes!" Chen Yun silently accepted the quest in his mind and continued, "As long as you name five dishes, you will complete the quest!"

"As long as you name five dishes, you will complete the quest!" Cao Long continued to imitate.

"Detected by the anti-trickery and anti-cheating module of the system, player Chen Yun is suspected of cheating. The difficulty of the quest is hereby increased. The player must recite 500 dish names before being able to advance to an intermediate chef."

"What the hell, I am a moron!" Chen Yun froze, his vision darkening. Dammit system, when did you even get an anti-trickery and anti-cheating module? You're guarding against me a bit too fiercely! 500 dish names, and I have to recite them from memory, dammit! Even cross-talk performers don't memorize that many dish names!

Hearing this, Cao Long was dumbfounded. Master Chen, please maintain your dignity! Even though you're playing a game, you shouldn't just say things like that!

Seeing Cao Long hesitate, Zhu Bin leaned over and whispered, "Are you going to repeat it or not? If you aren't, I'll do it."

"What the hell, I am a moron!" Cao Long glared at Zhu Bin, glanced at the gold coins on the table, gritted his teeth, and thought: For the sake of money, screw it, I'm doing it!

"Hey, what are you doing? You didn't need to repeat that sentence!" Hearing this, Chen Yun felt even more dizzy and quickly waved his hands. "Cao Long, have you lost even your basic sense of right and wrong?"

"Hey, what are you doing? You didn't need to repeat that sentence!" Cao Long smiled, thinking to himself: I knew it wouldn't be that simple. Look at that, the difficulty of repeating the words has escalated. He also waved his hand and said, "Cao Long, have you lost even your basic sense of right and wrong?"

"Damn it..." Chen Yun slapped his forehead. "Pause! Game paused!"

"Damn it..." Cao Long slapped his forehead. "Pause! Game paused!"

"...Are you ever going to stop? If you keep this up, I'm not giving you the money!"

"...Brother, I'll call you my brother, can we please stop playing?" Chen Yun's mouth twitched.

"...Brother, I'll call you my brother, can we please stop playing?" Oh boy, not only did the verbal difficulty increase, but the physical difficulty increased too. A twitching mouth was not easy to mimic. Cao Long carefully recalled Chen Yun's expression and said with his mouth twitching as well.

"Damn it, if you copy me again, I'll dock a year's salary!" Chen Yun grew furious, slamming his hand on the desk and roaring.

"Damn it, if you copy me again, I'll dock a year's salary!" Hehe, a master is truly a master, even using psychological warfare. But who is Cao Long? For the sake of gold coins, even if you fire me, it won't work! Cao Long feigned anger, slamming his hand on the desk and roaring right back.

"Damn your ancestors, I've really lifted a rock only to drop it on my own feet." Chen Yun slumped heavily into his chair in deep depression.

"Damn your ancestors, I've really lifted a rock only to drop it on my own feet." Mimicking him, Cao Long also slumped into a chair in deep depression.

"Tell me, what will it take for you to stop copying me?" Chen Yun glared at Cao Long and asked.

"Tell me, what will it take for you to stop copying me?" Cao Long glared back at Chen Yun and asked.

"Fine, consider it my bad luck. I'm leaving, are you happy? Take the 100 gold coins and split them among yourselves." Chen Yun waved his hand, stood up, and bolted.

"..." Cao Long was somewhat bewildered. Should he copy this part or not?

"Why did Master Chen run away? He only said to copy his words, he didn't say to copy his running. You guys tell me, should I copy him or not?" Cao Long scratched his head, looking puzzled.

"Copy my ass, I have a bad feeling about this," Zhu Bin said with a weird expression on his face.

"I have a bad feeling too. Could it be... ever since Master Chen said that thing about being a moron, he didn't want to play this game anymore?" Peng Lian said uncertainly. "So, everything the Master said afterward... was he actually telling you to stop copying him?"

"Ah?" Cao Long's jaw dropped in shock. Not a single thing he had imitated after that point had been anything pleasant!

"Damn it, Zhu Bin, you've screwed me over completely! Your share of the money is mine now!"

"In your dreams, don't even try that!"

...

In the guest room, Chen Yun stared at the long list of dish names on the computer screen until his eyes ached. 500 dish names were easy to find online, but to memorize them...

"My own cleverness has ruined me..." Chen Yun slapped his forehead and began rote-memorizing the dish names on the screen.

Five hours later...

"Player Chen Yun has correctly recited 459 dish names this time. Please keep trying..."

"Player Chen Yun has correctly recited 477 dish names this time. Please keep trying..."

"Player Chen Yun has correctly recited 494 dish names this time. Please keep trying..."

"Player Chen Yun has correctly recited 500 dish names. Chef status upgraded from Junior to Intermediate."

Good grief, the quest was finally finished! Chen Yun collapsed face-first onto the desk, breathing heavily. Memorizing dish names was far more exhausting than fighting a boss!