140: Chapter 138 The Possibilities of the Future!

The scrolling speed of the Symphony Realm slowed down abruptly after this line appeared.

Many people's fingers froze.

"Let me explain."

"Fourteen days after Transmigration into the Magic Sea, what is the survival logic for all of us? Hunt sea beasts → acquire merit and karma points → purchase equipment → become stronger → hunt stronger sea beasts. This is a closed loop. The entire survival system of the Magic Sea, from beginning to end, has only one path—combat."

"What about those who aren't good at fighting? They join organizations, do logistics, wash clothes, sew, look after the Houseboat, cook, and survive by relying on the organization's support. To put it bluntly—it's parasitism."

"We ordinary people know in our hearts that without the protection and distribution from those combat-type Survivors, we wouldn't be able to survive. The things we can do don't generate direct benefits; we are being supported."

"This sounds harsh, but it is the truth. If not for the appearance of the Fate Platform, our group would likely have been the ones eliminated in the first round, just like the Survivors from other civilizations."

"Once again, I would like to thank the great Fate Master. Without the Fate Platform, that would likely be the reality, and in the future, I will enshrine the Fate Master alone in my home."

"Let's get back to the point."

"I mentioned earlier that those of us Survivors with poor combat abilities are in a situation where we are supported by our companions and the Fate Master, but the second function of the food god shrine has shattered this fact."

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"The second function of the food god shrine allows Survivors to upload homemade food, convert it directly into karma points through a deliciousness evaluation, or list it for sale on the food god shrine trading platform at a price set by themselves."

"Everyone, what does this mean?"

"It means that an ordinary Survivor skilled in cooking does not need to hunt a single sea beast, does not need any combat talent, and can obtain a stable income of karma points solely through culinary skills. Or rather, it even breaks the long-standing curse that karma points could only be obtained by sacrificing one's own essence, energy, and spirit. How terrifying is that?"

"I looked through the related comments within the hour after the food god shrine went online. An ordinary female Survivor with less than a thousand merit points used forty karma points worth of ingredients to make six dishes, with deliciousness ratings ranging from 3 to 5, and a total income of 23 karma points. The net profit was about two karma points, taking one hour."

"Combat-type Survivors, what is your net income from hunting sea beasts in a day?"

"For most hunters below Bronze Grade, after deducting daily consumption for the compass, Numerical Panel, and Spatial Backpack, the daily net profit is between ten and twelve karma points."

"A middle-aged woman who can't fight but is good at cooking can earn one-fifth of what you earn in a whole day of desperate fighting in just one hour. If she spends six hours, she can completely match all the painstaking efforts you put into hunting sea beasts. If she cooks for more time, or scales this up, the income will inevitably be even higher."

"And to achieve this result, she doesn't need to risk her life."

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No one replied.

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"And this female Survivor is not even a professional chef. She was just an ordinary housewife before Transmigration."

"Of course, everyone doesn't need to worry too much. The premise is that the cooking skills must be good. Even among the vast number of parents who know how to cook, the vast majority cannot get a high deliciousness rating. Ordinary Survivors who can obtain high income by using deliciousness are still few."

"Moreover, I analyze that as the food god shrine becomes normalized, the prices of food-related Materials, seasonings, and utensils like pots, bowls, ladles, and basins will definitely rise in the future, and they might even become hard currency."

"At that time, although seasonings seem to still be obtainable through the food god shrine, compared to the singular and scarce sources of kitchenware, the overall cost will rise by a few percentage points. Everyone's cooking income will generally decrease; it won't be that you can just casually earn ten or twenty karma points every day. At that time, it will really depend purely on skill."

"On a side note, why aren't you all rushing to grab the cheap seasonings and kitchenware now? In today's Magic Sea, shouldn't everyone having a set of kitchen utensils and a complete set of seasonings be the truth!"

"Back to the topic."

"But even so, as the income from making gourmet food falls later on, those of us ordinary Survivors will still have gained an additional stable source of karma points."

"So the question arises—what about those real professional chefs before Transmigration? Restaurant chefs, pastry chefs, baking experts, and even Michelin-level culinary artists. What level of deliciousness can their cooking achieve? How many karma points can they exchange for?"

"The answer is obvious: far exceeding ordinary people."

"They might have been the most vulnerable group on the Magic Sea originally. They couldn't fight, had no combat talent, average physical strength, and their formidable culinary skills were useless and ignored due to the environment and reality. But from the moment the food god shrine went online, the culinary skills in their hands became a true survival skill—no, not just a survival skill, but capital to become stronger, a goose that lays golden eggs."

"What can karma points buy? They can buy equipment, buy strengthening Materials, and strengthen Rotten Wood Class items into Bronze Grade or Silver Grade in the Causality Enhancement Realm. karma points are the hard currency on this Magic Sea. And now, those with strong culinary skills have the ability to obtain high amounts of karma points."

"This means—the chef has become the first lifestyle profession on the Magic Sea that is independent of the combat and beast-hunting system, yet can still guarantee its own safety."

"Someone might ask here, what about the previous smithies and some handicrafts; are Survivors who earn karma points by forging weapons and making handmade goods not considered Survivors with lifestyle professions?"

"My answer is, of course, no. First of all, forging requires talent, otherwise, even with sufficient Materials and complete equipment, one cannot forge equipment or items above Bronze Grade. Not to mention, the metal, stone, and equipment required for forging are the most scarce resources for blacksmiths; these can currently only be obtained by opening treasure chests, and then purchased in large batches through the trading platform."

"Not to mention those handmade goods; even if they are made, they might not sell, and they can't be sold for many karma points. They cannot be used full-time as capital for one's own strengthening, so what kind of lifestyle profession is that?"

"Therefore, in my opinion, currently, I only recognize the chef profession as the only highly complete lifestyle profession under the support of the food god shrine, bar none."

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"Therefore, what I want to say is not just this."

"A single food god shrine, with the help of the existing trading and strengthening systems of the Fate Platform, can hatch a complete path to becoming stronger that is independent of the combat system. So, everyone, please think—"

"What if the Fate Platform continues to launch similar functional portals in the future?"