New Function

Chapter 39: New Function

Zhao Hai, who paid little attention to Merine's teaching abilities, knew deep down that she would not disappoint him. He mentioned that Merine was an 8th level grand Magician. In the Aksu Empire, there were only a few students like her. Merine had previously taught several students, but they tragically died in battle while accompanying Adam's father.

Due to her extensive teaching experience, Zhao Hai believed that Merine was the best choice to educate the slaves. However, he currently faced a dilemma regarding their meals. He acknowledged that once the corn matured and they had firewood and rice flour in the Warehouse, food would no longer be an issue. However, Zhao Hai couldn't ignore the potential problem of smoke generation when cooking. With Space being a relatively small area, he worried that the smoke would gradually accumulate, which would be unfavorable.

Zhao Hai's primary concern was the potential pollution that the smoke could cause in Space. However, he refrained from expressing these worries. He couldn't expect the slaves to eat radishes every day, so he decided to have them prepare food and assess the situation. If the smoke became problematic, he would reduce the cooking frequency as a temporary measure until they could find a solution to manage the smoke in Space.

However, Zhao Hai had another concern—the situation outside the castle. He didn't know what was happening outside, and if the castle had been destroyed by those Magic Beasts, it would be troublesome for them to venture out into a land of uncertainty.

While pacing back and forth in the room, Zhao Hai couldn't figure out how to access the screen at the head of the bed. The screen remained closed and appeared black. He wondered how to turn on the display monitor, muttering softly, "Open, please."

There was no response from the display monitor, leaving Zhao Hai feeling embarrassed. He noticed that there was an obvious switch on the monitor, but he had no idea how to operate it. In frustration, Zhao Hai reached out to touch the display monitor, accidentally bumping into it. Suddenly, the screen lit up, revealing various tools and icons representing different areas of Space, including the Warehouse symbol.

This surprised Zhao Hai. He remembered that the last time he had turned on the screen, there was only one symbol for the store and a summary of the Farm. He hadn't expected to find multiple icons on the screen this time.

Zhao Hai didn't pay much attention to the things on the screen. He knew he could easily navigate through the options using his own intuition. However, as he was about to close the screen, something caught his eye—an unfamiliar icon that resembled a camera symbol.

Curiosity piqued, Zhao Hai stared at the icon and decided to select it, wanting to see what it was. As his finger touched the icon, a sudden burst of white light shot out and directly hit Zhao Hai's forehead, flooding his mind with a flood of information.

Overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information, Zhao Hai had to close his eyes and lie down on the bed, allowing himself time to process and digest the newly acquired knowledge. After a while, he opened his eyes, feeling somewhat dissatisfied, and muttered, "Isn't a monitor supposed to be straightforward? Why is everything so wordy?"

Finally, Zhao Hai understood the purpose of the icon. It served as a monitoring system, similar to a large-scale version of a regular monitor. However, its range surpassed that of a typical monitor. Due to the current low level of the Space, Zhao Hai could only monitor the area within a 100-meter radius of his location within Space. In other words, he could see the spot where he entered Space and everything within 100 meters of that location. As the Space level increased, the monitoring range would also expand.

It was as if fate had provided a solution to Zhao Hai's worries about the situation outside the castle. Just when he was concerned about not knowing what was happening outside, this monitoring function appeared, perfectly addressing his urgent need.

Excited by the discovery, Zhao Hai quickly sat up from the bed and approached the screen. With a touch of his hand, the screen lit up, and he selected the camera icon. The scene on the screen immediately changed, revealing a three-dimensional holographic image of a castle. The image accurately depicted the castle's proportions and focused on a 100-meter radius around it, displayed on the relatively small screen of the computer.

As Zhao Hai explored the three-dimensional computer, he noticed numerous green dots moving around. Curiosity piqued, he selected one of the green dots, and in an instant, the screen rapidly zoomed in. Before his eyes appeared a large Magic Beast resembling an oversized old mouse. The creature's eyes darted around, seemingly cautious of its surroundings. Zhao Hai also observed that the creature was standing in the castle's living room, next to a pile of decaying furniture, likely including a sofa.

Examining the screen more closely, Zhao Hai noticed a three-dimensional holographic chart in the top left-hand corner. It dawned on him how to operate this new feature. He used his hand to select the hologram, and the screen transformed back into the three-dimensional chart, with various green dots scattered across it.

With this understanding, Zhao Hai deduced that the green dots represented not just Magic Beasts but also Undead Creatures. He decided to select a spot in the living room, but instead of choosing the same green dot as before, he opted for a different one. The image on the screen rotated, revealing the entire living room. Two large old mouse-like Magic Beasts now stood in the room—one of them being the one he had previously observed. The other was busy gnawing on what remained of the sofa. The living room was in disarray, with several sofas completely destroyed and various items, such as the small table, also showing signs of damage caused by these Old Mouse Magic Beasts' relentless gnawing.

Zhao Hai was amazed when he realized he could change the scene by simply swiping his finger on the screen. The image on the screen swiftly rotated, transforming from the living room into another room.

Surprised by this discovery, Zhao Hai continued to swipe his finger across the screen, causing the scene to change once again. Now, he found himself looking at the lively courtyard. Undead Creatures and various Magic Beasts roamed about, scattering straw mats and hay all over the place, creating a chaotic scene.

Witnessing this, Zhao Hai let out a sigh and closed the screen. He now had a glimpse of the world outside, the realm of Magic Beasts, but he knew he couldn't rush things.

Just then, a prompt from the Space suddenly sounded: "The corn is ready for harvest. Please gather it as soon as possible."

Zhao Hai promptly left the room and discovered Merine and the others engaged in a class. They wore puzzled expressions as they looked at Zhao Hai, who had just arrived.

Zhao Hai paid no attention to the puzzled expressions of Merine and the others. He knew that they had also heard the prompt from the Space. Without minding the people around him, he calmly said, "Harvest the corn. Separate the cornstalk, corn, and corn kernels."

As soon as he finished speaking, a basket and a blue light flew out, quickly gathering the cornstalks and corn kernels from the two-acre area.

Although the slaves had witnessed Zhao Hai harvesting radishes before, they were still amazed to see him now harvesting corn.

Once the corn was collected, Zhao Hai took the cornstalks and corn, placing them near the cooking stove. He also took out some rice flour and began making preparations.

Merine understood Zhao Hai's intentions and collected the papers she had written on, informing the slaves, "Alright, everyone. While we wait for the meal, we will continue our studies."

The slaves hesitated to part with the papers, realizing that learning to write was more important than anything else. They didn't mind if the meal wasn't delicious, and even if they had to go without food today, it wouldn't dampen their spirits.

Zhao Hai realized that he had been eating bread for the past few days and was starting to grow tired of it. He wondered what Merine would prepare for him today, as he had been craving something different.

Merine took a look at the ingredients Zhao Hai had brought and said, "Young Master, we need vegetables, ham, and fruit oil."

Zhao Hai immediately went to the forest area to gather some vegetables, ham, and plum, along with the fruit oil. Merine also took some wheat and vegetables from the slaves' supplies. She knew that Zhao Hai had a kitchen in his thatched-roofed hut, and she was curious to see the kitchenware she had never seen before.

Zhao Hai followed Merine into the room, and as she began kneading the dough, he quickly realized that she was making wheat pancakes. It was a type of food that he enjoyed eating, so he didn't mind staying in the room to watch the process.

With Merine taking care of everything, Zhao Hai didn't have much to do. He turned his attention to the surroundings of the room, observing the details he hadn't noticed before.

As Zhao Hai observed the room, he was taken aback by what he saw. He had assumed that the slaves would be cooking rice, but it turned out to be something entirely different. They were heating up a pot and then pouring fruit oil into it before adding the rice and starting to fry it. Zhao Hai's scalp tingled at the sight, as it was the first time he had seen people prepare rice in such a manner.

Merine and the others seemed unfazed by this cooking method and continued to oversee the process. It became clear to Zhao Hai that the people here were accustomed to eating fried rice. This realization explained why Merine and the others showed no surprise at this cooking technique.