I'm just acting like a pervert, I'm actually a good prisoner

Nicarus stared at Xie Qi blankly and nodded hesitantly.

Xie Qi patted his shoulder with a smile, straightened his collar, and gave him encouragement as a chef.

After Nicarus left, a light curtain suddenly appeared in front of Xie Qi.

[Congratulations to the prisoner for completing the side quest 1: Make a perfect dinner for the guests (1/7)]

[Side quest reward: points +10, chef's knife (excellent) *1 (already put in the backpack)]

Now he is the only one in the kitchen. He asked the system whether the live broadcast can be temporarily blocked. After receiving a positive answer, Xie Qi silently chanted in his heart, and a long knife appeared in his hand.

The knife looked the same as the chef's knife he used to cut meat, but a closer look revealed that the blade of this knife was sharper and there was a blue glow on it.

When he held the handle of the knife, the information about the knife automatically emerged in his mind.

[Name: Chef's Knife]

[Type: Weapon]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Attack Power: Strong]

[Attributes: None]

[Can I take it out of the dungeon: Yes]

[Features: A knife stained with human blood. When the target is a human, it will trigger a blood-sucking buff, causing the opponent's physical strength to decrease by 1% per second]

From the clean and smooth appearance of the blade, it is impossible to tell that it has been stained with a lot of blood.

Especially, the feature says that hurting humans will cause the opponent's physical strength to decrease. So, as long as you are hurt by this knife, the opponent's physical strength will go from full value to 0 in less than 2 minutes.

Willn't he be at his mercy at that time?

Xie Qi estimated and found that in this dungeon, this knife can be regarded as a magic weapon.

I didn't expect that I could get such a good weapon by cooking a meal. Then there are other good things in the remaining six times. Thinking of this, Xie Qi was very satisfied with the generosity of the game.

But he didn't know that it was impossible to reward weapons for side quests in ordinary dungeons, especially weapons of excellent quality.

This is because he had a higher level of dungeon entry due to the flame pattern, and the identity card he drew was very special, which made the initial reward of the game so generous.

But if Xie Qi wanted to get this level of reward every time, he would be disappointed.

Just as Xie Qi was carefully admiring the new weapon, a weak voice sounded at the kitchen door:

"Chef... Chef, the master said that you should go upstairs to find her after you are done..."

The voice trembled, as if he was cautious as if he didn't dare to disturb the beast.

Xie Qi turned his head and saw the freckled maid shaking unconsciously.

He didn't know how he looked in the eyes of others at this time.

A black-haired man in a white chef's uniform stared at a knife that was half an arm long in his hand, with a strange smile on his pale face.

This scene was too horrifying. After the maid finished speaking, she hurried away, fearing that the chef would chop her up if he was in a good mood.

It was unclear what the maid was thinking. Xie Qi only heard that the master wanted to find him.

After putting the long knife in his backpack, Xie Qi tidied his clothes and walked out of the kitchen.

It was not surprising that Mrs. Custer was looking for him. After all, what he said at the table just now had touched the bottom line. If his identity as a chef was not too important, Mrs. Custer would not have smoothed things over for him on the spot.

There was no one beside the long table. Those uninvited guests had gone back to their rooms to rest, and the servants did not stay in the living room. Xie Qi was the only one in the whole space.

Just as he went up the stairs, the portrait that had been hanging there in his memory came into his eyes.

And not long ago, everyone who had eaten had also stopped here.

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"Thank you Mrs. Custer for your hospitality. We are very satisfied with the dinner."

The man with glasses, that is, Bailey Kirkland, said to the host after putting down his knife and fork.

During the meal, everyone introduced themselves to Mrs. Custer.

Bailey was a famous lawyer who often stayed in Washington, providing defense for the rich.

He appeared on the cruise ship because he was accompanying a client, but he was the only one who survived the accident, and the rich businessman had died in some sea.

"As long as it suits the guests' taste, I see that your clothes are still wet. Please follow Sebastian to the guest room to rest. The maid will deliver clean clothes to the room."

Mrs. Custer wiped her mouth elegantly with a handkerchief. The butler standing next to her bowed to everyone and gestured to everyone to follow him with his left hand.

Normally, when they first met them, they should be asked to change their clothes and take a bath first, but perhaps because of the nervousness, everyone realized that they had inexplicably worn wet clothes and had a meal with the owner of the villa.

Now that they felt sticky and uncomfortable, everyone had no intention of visiting. OneThey followed Butler Nika upstairs.

The huge portrait seemed to be welcoming them, and they couldn't help but look at it when they passed by.

They didn't see it clearly downstairs just now, but now that they are closer, they found that there are four people painted on it.

An adult couple stood behind two young children. They were wearing gorgeous clothes, and the family's golden hair was very conspicuous in the dark painting.

Maybe it was a long time ago, the faces of the people in the painting were very blurry, and only the outlines of the facial features could be vaguely seen.

Seeing that everyone was curious about the painting, the butler in front suddenly said:

"This painting was painted when the previous Custer couple was alive. They have passed away for many years, leaving only Mr. and Miss Custer to live here. But not long after the owner got married, the brother and sister suddenly fell ill. I heard that it was a family hereditary disease. They died not long after. Since then, only the owner has lived here."

Nika introduced the owner of the villa to them and said, "The owner has been alone for a long time and is inevitably a little lonely. So every time a guest comes, we are very welcome. We also hope that you will not disappoint the owner's kindness and leave happy memories here."

Everyone naturally agreed, and then followed the butler to choose a room to rest.

When the voices in the corridor disappeared, the smile on the silver-haired butler's face suddenly disappeared, and his whole face was as stiff and stagnant as a mask.

He raised one hand, and pointed his fingertips wrapped in white gloves from one side to the other. After counting, he said to himself: "Eight people, one more person, it seems that there is a surplus."

After that, the butler turned his back and slowly went down the stairs.

"Master, please go upstairs to rest."

Mrs. Custer put her hand in the butler's palm, and her plump red lips grinned: "I am very satisfied with today's meal. Let Kani deal with the rest later."

"Yes, master."

Seeing that Mrs. Custer was in a good mood, the butler tilted his head and asked directly: "Master, don't you think it's strange what Kanibari said at the table just now?"

"Huh? Strange?"

Mrs. Custer's amber eyes seemed to glow under the candlelight.

"Isn't it more interesting this way?"