After obtaining the tiger talisman, this shop refresh was already more than worth it for Peter.
But human nature is greedy; if possible, Peter still wanted to buy a few more good things.
"I hope the remaining three items have something useful!"
Thinking this, Peter once again turned his gaze toward the remaining three items in the system mall.
[Item 6: Liu Angxing's God-level Culinary Skills]
[Source: Cooking Master Boy]
[Effect: Liu Angxing's tempered, God-level culinary skills. With this, you too can create glowing cuisine so delicious it feels like something extra was added!]
[Price: 1000 sacrifice points]
Uh...
The moment he saw this item, Peter's expression couldn't help but become a bit subtle.
This was truly a very subtle item.
If you said it was useful, it provided no help whatsoever in battle.
But if you said it was useless, it might just play a role in some unexpected place.
At the very least, it could satisfy Peter's own stomach!
And while he was at it, he could also fill up Gwen and Felicia's bellies...
Emmm, perhaps not just Gwen and Felicia?
After hesitating for a moment, Peter decided to finish looking at the last two items before deciding whether to take it.
If there weren't any better items, or if there were points left over after buying the last two, then he would take it.
Though with his current status, messing around with kitchen supplies might seem a bit beneath him.
But life shouldn't just be about fighting; sometimes, eating a meal of glowing cuisine with family and loved ones might bring a sense of spiritual satisfaction no less than the thrill of battle.
"Next!"
Peter's gaze moved to the seventh item.
[Item 7: Homelander's Baby Bottle]
[Source: The Boys]
[Effect: Homelander's treasured baby bottle, containing the magical little drink that fascinates him.]
[Price: 500 sacrifice points]
Peter:???
System, when I put out question marks, it's not because I have a problem.
It's because I think you have a problem!
Even though this thing is indeed very difficult to obtain and has great collectible value, is it really appropriate for you to shove it into my mall?
I am a man of integrity!
After decisively passing on this abstract item, Peter looked at the final eighth item.
And it was this last item that made his eyes suddenly light up!
[Item 8: Haymaker]
[Source: League of Legends, "The Boss" Sett]
[Effect: Possessing this skill will unlock the special energy system "Grit." Grit is stored when taking damage.]
[Active: Upon activation, consumes all Grit to deliver a heavy punch to enemies in a cone in front of you, dealing true damage to enemies on the center line. You also gain a shield based on the Grit value upon activation.]
[Price: 2000 sacrifice points]
"Holy crap! Jin Fu, Jin Fu, the whole crowd cheers!"
Peter instantly perked up!
Although in terms of skill positioning, the price for Haymaker—a basic skill—being equal to Shen's ultimate was a bit ridiculous.
But as everyone knows, The Boss actually has two ultimates!
In fact, most of the time, Sett's actual R skill feels more like a basic skill.
On the contrary, this Haymaker is the key to a low-health reversal.
Do you understand the art of the disappearing health bar? One punch from me sends you to the afterlife!
Thinking of this, Peter couldn't help but look back at that "Jedi Flail."
"I mean, Haymaker only costs 2000; who gave you the courage to charge 3000 for that? So, it turns out Impact really is just a disappointment..."
After complaining, Peter still chose to buy it instantly.
This skill was practically tailor-made for him in his current state!
The more damage he took, the stronger the power became; such a setting, paired with the horse talisman's infinite self-healing, could completely turn him into a unique damage-boosting perpetual motion machine!
As long as you couldn't one-shot him, then just wait to take a punch!
When that punch was thrown, it would be, in the truest sense... earth-shattering!
As the sacrifice points were deducted, the insights regarding Haymaker instantly flooded into Peter's mind.
This also made Peter feel as if a certain strange energy had appeared within his body.
"That's more like it!"
Looking at the five thousand sacrifice points remaining after buying Haymaker, Peter ultimately chose to take the cooking skills of the Little Master.
With that, the shopping spree officially ended, and Peter drifted off to sleep.
...
The next morning, Uncle Ben and Aunt May were woken up by the aroma of food.
The two walked out of their bedroom in disbelief. Looking at Peter in an apron in the kitchen, and then at the simple yet extraordinary breakfast on the table, they both felt for a moment like they were hallucinating.
"Peter, you made all of this?"
"Who else would it be, some magic elf?" Peter joked casually as he took off his apron.
Uncle Ben and Aunt May exchanged a look, then skeptically picked up the fried rice in front of them, which was golden in color and seemed to be faintly glowing.
It smelled delicious and looked beautiful, but really... was it edible?
Their Peter had never set foot in a kitchen before!
Uncle Ben cautiously took a bite of the fried rice and nearly chewed his own tongue off and swallowed it.
"OMG!" He shouted exaggeratedly:
"Compared to this, what kind of miserable life was I living before?"
Aunt May gave his waist a sharp pinch:
"Oh, fine! I knew you were lying when you said my cooking was good!"
As she spoke, she huffily scooped a spoonful of fried rice into her mouth, and then... all those half-joking angry words were swallowed back into her stomach.
This was indeed the most delicious food she had ever eaten in her life.
Even the high-end restaurants Peter's parents had taken them to when they were alive couldn't compare!
Watching the old couple happily devouring their food with blissful expressions, Peter couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.
Being able to see these two show such satisfied smiles made these 1000 sacrifice points more than worth it!
...
After the heartwarming breakfast, Peter called Gwen and met Felicia at the agreed-upon cafe.
When Gwen and Felicia's eyes met in the air, the atmosphere still inevitably froze for a moment.
Even though everything had been brought into the open, and even though Gwen had already tacitly accepted this strange love triangle.
But when the three were in the same frame, it still felt somewhat awkward.
Clearly, their relationship still needed time to slowly mend.
He believed that as time went on, the two would become more and more accepting of this triangular relationship.
Mm, at that time, Peter might also be able to... develop some new ways to play.
You know, like 'you're just in time' and all that...
Seeing that the atmosphere was truly awkward, Peter took the initiative to start a conversation. He first talked about his and Gwen's experiences in the Parallel Universe.
Then he mentioned something that could successfully attract the two girls' attention—which university they were going to choose to attend next.
However, before he could discuss this issue in detail with the two girls, his S.H.I.E.L.D. private line rang.
The caller was none other than his exclusive secretary, Hill!