The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 120 Directional Kitchenware Treasure Box (4K -in-)

[Goal ① completed: Participate in the second recording of the program "Chrysanthemum Downstairs Competition" and make a fantasy dish that fits the theme of "Future". The dish must be rated no less than the quasi-special grade (5 cooking exp)]

[Goal ② completed: Successfully defended the title and secured first place (2 cooking exp)]

[Goal ③ completed: Get two consecutive wins with a perfect crown (1 attribute point)]

Seeing the information on the retina, Xia An felt strange.

The second episode hasn't officially ended yet, but the panel seems to be more anxious than him, and it has settled 3 goals at once?
But there doesn't seem to be anything wrong.

After getting full marks, they will be tied for first place. Even if Chalmé and Shinomiya Kojiro behind him can give full marks, Xia An's three small goals have been achieved, and there is no possibility of being kicked out.

+2 Cooking Experience Points.

+1 attribute point.

Xia An secretly said: "I just spent all three attribute points, two were allocated to the nanny's kitchen heart, and one was used to perfect the basic skills of plating."

"Now, I have another spare attribute point!"

He glanced at his basic skills column.

[Basic skills: seasoning (perfect), knife skills (perfect), heat control (perfect), pan flipping (perfect), plating (perfect), pastry (perfect)]

It's just a matter of flipping the pot, which is not perfect. It's very eye-catching and makes people uncomfortable.

It’s never wrong to spend money to buy basic skills.

If it weren't for the fact that after perfection, it would be the ultimate realm, and you couldn't just brute-force attribute points, otherwise Xia An would still want to continue to push these basic skills to the [ultimate realm] that is beyond the limit of human nature.

[Ding, successfully consumed 1 attribute point.]

[Turning the pot (great success) → Turning the pot (perfection)]

[Evaluation: The most balanced heat is created when you stir the wok.]

Now, Xia An felt very relieved.

Six basic skills.

At first glance, everything is perfect!

Just ask who else?
"At this level of nine-star cooking skills, who can hold back as long as I do and perfect all six basic skills?"

Xia An couldn't help but sigh.

You should know that in the food industry anywhere in the world, to apply for and pass the nine-star level review standards, all you have to do is to perfect any three basic skills.

Now Xia An has perfected all six gates, which has reached the threshold condition for the nine-star rank.

"And it seems unlikely that all six gates are at the ultimate level at the moment."

After possessing a perfect hexagonal template, Xia An certainly wanted to further improve himself and reach the extreme hexagonal template.

But it's impossible to think about it.

Based on the information he currently has.

Extreme skills, often accompanied by god-level talent, seem to be a kind of derivative ability that depends heavily on bloodline, and cannot be called "skills".

However, Xia An knew that it might be because he was trapped in his information cocoon, had information gaps, and did not have other channels to acquire or cultivate extreme abilities.

Think of this.

Xia An aimed at a long-term goal hanging on the panel:
[Goal has been triggered: win the championship of this season's show and become the champion (reward 1 limit point)]

Note that it is “this season”, not one issue.

A season consists of 10 episodes.

We have just finished the second round, and there are still eight rounds to go. If each round lasts for a week, it will be about two months. Only when Xia An becomes the champion of the season can he get this extreme point reward.

In two months, it is possible to force your way out of an ultimate ability.

What seemed like a short time span and an incredible path to other chefs gradually became a torture in Xia An's mind.

After all, no matter how deep the nine-star cooking level is, it’s just this level. Shiomi Jun and Liu Shimeng represent the ceiling of this level.

Perhaps there are stronger ones, or even nine-star chefs with dual-polarity abilities, but that's all. Without the dimensionality-reducing attack of the Chef's Heart with super strength, Xia An doesn't think he will lose.

"The replacement player for the third period is the woman named Jing Nina?"

Thinking of Jing Nina, Xia An felt that playing many rounds of the fish pond game was a torture to his mood, but finally he came around and felt a little interested.

of course!

Xia An has not forgotten.

This time he successfully made his classic version of Fantasy Galaxy Noodles.

The biggest gain is not the target task, but the ancient recipe illustration collector mode!

He opened the message box which contained many messages that he had not checked.

……

[Participated in the second recording of the program "Chrysanthemum Downstairs Competition" and successfully reproduced a theme ancient dish. 】

[Successfully cooked "Fantasy Galaxy Noodles", fantasy ingredient utilization/integration: sago shellfish (71%), sago pearls (70%), golden salmon roe (75%)]

……

The utilization rates of the three silver-level fantasy ingredients are all in the range of 70% to 80%, which is much better than the passing line, but slightly lower than the good line.

But Xia An was quite satisfied with his performance this time.

When comparing and improving "Fantasy Fish Face", control and use the bronze-level striped salmon and silver-level lychee sturgeon.

This time, three silver-level fantasy ingredients were mixed into one dish of pasta.

Fusion successful.

And the utilization rate shows that he is undoubtedly on the right path.

Next, just keep experimenting to maximize the utilization of ingredients without having to work hard to reconstruct ancient recipes.

……

[You injected dark skills, endowed with a pure dark soul, and successfully improved/developed the ancient recipe of "Great Galaxy Noodles". ]

[You use the heart of a nanny chef (blue) to control sago pearls, golden salmon roe, and sago shellfish, and identify this new recipe as having the potential to be a lower-level special-level killer. ]

[Congratulations, your understanding and mastery of the ancient recipe of "Great Galaxy Noodles" has automatically been upgraded to "perfection". ]

[Congratulations, you have brought new vitality to the classics and made them a new modern classic. The completeness/reproduction of the recipe illustrations has automatically increased to 95%. ]

"what's that?"

Xia An was checking it out and felt a little confused.

He had already obtained similar information when he improved "Catfish Noodles".

But if Xia An remembered correctly, the improved recipe of "Fantasy Fish Noodles" only "had special potential".

But what about this new version of the Big Galaxy Noodles?

The panel determined that it possessed the potential for a lower-level special-grade kill.

The addition of the two words "must kill" makes it even more significant.

This is directly reflected in the fact that his mastery of the recipe of "Great Galaxy Noodles" has been improved to [Perfection].

Compared with catfish noodles, the promotion to Dacheng is even more outrageous.

You should know that, correspondingly, the completion/reproduction degree of the recipe illustrations will automatically increase to 95%!

"I understand."

Xia An's heart was burning with enthusiasm, and he thought silently: "The higher the potential of the new recipes that are improved and reconstructed, the more significant the breakthrough in my understanding of the original ancient recipes will be, right?"

Come to think of it, this is the reason.

Xia An took a deep breath, his eyes sharp, and turned to the recipe illustration reward.

In the "Great Galaxy Map" illustration book, which has automatically reached an absurd 95% completion/reproduction rate, small words "Rewards to be collected" are displayed.

coming!

Reward with a familiar illustrated guide to ancient recipes.

Last time, Xia An received the 90% progress reward for "Catfish Noodles" and directly got 2 attribute points.

this time.

He wanted to see what different “gold coins” the ancient recipes would reveal.

"receive!"

Cheyenne calls out to the panel.

Then, the selection interface pops up immediately:

"Option 2: Dark Skill 'White Snake Chain' Mastery Level +."

"Option ②: Glowing Talent (White) → Glowing Talent (Blue)"

"Option ③: Targeted Kitchenware Treasure Box (Purple)."

The progress is 95%, but not 100% perfect.

Therefore, the reward you receive is also the illustration reward of the 90% stage.

The intensity is not much different from that of "Catfish Noodles".

In Xia An's opinion, options ① and ② are nothing more than rewards of 2 attribute points.

But one has already been forced to spend money to get the golden pastry skills.

A Kryptonian gave the talent of glowing. "Hmm?"

Xia An suddenly thought of something: "If I have the blue-level luminous talent this time, can my "Fantasy Galaxy Surface" just now be forced to glow?"

To this day, he still hasn't figured out the role or effect of his luminous talent.

In the previous few times of glowing, the presence of the white glowing talent was very weak.

Originally, Xia An believed that the greatest significance of the luminous talent was that he could now shine in his daily cooking without having to keep staring at ancient recipes.

But over the days, only the ancient dishes are shining, while everyday dishes have never shined.

Increase probability?

Or, is it to forcibly bridge the gap between him and the "perfect dish" and make the dish reach a state of pseudo-perfection?

In short, when the level of this luminous talent is higher, its function and effect will be more obvious, and Xia An will be able to find the answer.

"Tentative option ②."

Thinking of this, Xia An looked at the third option.

Then his eyes widened slightly.

"What?"

"Directional kitchenware treasure chest?"

Xia An expanded the detailed explanation text reading:

[You can randomly draw one of the kitchen utensils of historical legendary celebrities, such as Ryan's 7 'Seven Star Knives', 'Jie Lu's Pastry Stick', and 'Ya Kan's Tianxiong Flame Chain'. 】

Xia An: “!!”

Ryan's seven swords must all be of purple quality.

Xie Lu's pastry stick? Xia An felt that there was a slight chance that it was golden.

As for [Yakan's Tianxiong Flame Chain].

Xia An's eyebrows twitched wildly.

"Tianxiong Flame Chain?"

"Could it be the cooking utensils used by the 'Explosive Chef' Yakan to perform the unique skill of the Tianxiong Flame Wheel?"

Thinking of this, Xia An immediately ignored options ① and ②.

Now he only has eyes for this directional kitchenware treasure chest.

What else can he say? If it was an ordinary purple kitchenware treasure chest, Xia An would not be tempted to gamble, but this treasure chest clearly stated that he would only draw kitchenware of legendary historical figures!

In other words, it’s worth it if you draw any one of them!

"bring it on!"

"The time has come to test bloodline!"

Xia An received the treasure chest and opened it.

[Congratulations, you have won the celebrity kitchenware - 'Yakan Tianxiong Flame Chain' (purple). ]

Suddenly, Xia An exhaled the foul air that was squeezed in his throat, and his eyes flickered with excitement:

"Look at these celebrity kitchen utensils. Are they just as I imagined? They carry the spiritual imprints of ancient legendary celebrities!"

"Recipes are fine, and ancient kitchenware is fine, right?"

So he couldn't sit still anymore.

This is the rest area on the sidelines, and it is impossible to extract the chains in public.

From the perspective of Liu Shimeng and Shiomi Jun, who were also in the rest area.

After Xia An stepped down, he closed his eyes and sat quietly for about ten minutes. Although the two were very curious about discussing cooking with him, they felt that he was resting with his eyes closed, so they did not disturb him abruptly.

"Excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom." Xia An opened his eyes, whispered something to the two of them, then quietly left the main studio out of the camera and went backstage.

A quiet and spacious lounge where he was alone.

There is no way this kind of VIP room would have surveillance cameras, so Xia An even went into the more hidden VIP changing room.

"extract!"

The clanking sound of iron chains followed.

Xia An looked at the long iron chain on the ground that was full of ancient traces. Fortunately, the iron chain was not rusted. It was a little old, but basically intact.

He tried to grab one end of the chain, and the panel information came into view.

……

[Kitchenware: Asian Magazine·Tianxiong Flame Chain]

[Grade: Rare (Purple)]

[This chain is a historical ancient kitchen tool from the former high-ranking dark culinary master, one of the Five Tigers, known as the 'Explosive Chef' in the Asian magazine. It contains the strong spiritual traces of the chef himself.]

[Trace ①: When using this chain to grill food with a blazing fire, you can obtain the blessing of the traces of ancient kitchen utensils, which is considered to have triggered the "Explosive Flame" (purple) fire skill with a small degree of mastery. ]

[Trace ①: When you imitate Yakan's use of chains to tie up food and swing them in a rotation, you can gain the blessing of the traces of ancient kitchen utensils, which is considered to have stimulated the "Tianxiong Flame Wheel" (purple) fire skill with a small degree of mastery. ]

[Conditions for wearing/using ancient kitchen utensils: ① Need to practice "Basic Heat" to perfection (already achieved); ② Need to practice "Basic Flipping Pot" to perfection (already achieved)]

[Attention, host, use with caution, there is a chance that the Xiaocheng Trace Skill will fail to activate. ]

……

???

In the locker room, there was a sound of inhalation.

Xia An murmured:
"Is this ancient kitchenware really enchanted with traces of a legendary chef in the gourmet world?"

That’s right, in Xia An’s opinion, this trace entry is just a very familiar equipment enchantment effect.

Explosion!

Tianxiong Flame Wheel!

In addition to the "Explosive Chef", Asia Magazine is proud of its signature Explosive Skills.

There is actually the Tianxiong Flame Wheel.

Although it is only of purple grade, it is a true original skill, and Yakan himself may have cultivated it to gold grade.

Xia An's mouth twitched, and he complained: "The only thing missing is to send the recipe of "Tianxiong Grilled Herring" to me!"

This is also the most well-known recipe in Asian magazine history.

Set the entire Yangtze River on fire and use it as a stove for cooking.

It's just fucking outrageous.

Of course, Explosive Flame + Tianxiong Flame Wheel.

Both become one.

There are so many dishes that can be cooked, not just grilled herring.

Xia An noticed the last line of text in the kitchenware illustration:
"Host, use with caution. Is there a chance that Xiaocheng's trace stunt will fail?"

His eyebrows frowned and then relaxed.

It seems that, as a last resort, this thing should not be used in competitions or food battles, otherwise you would be gambling on the success of the Trace Special Technique.

Even if he had to use it anyway, Xia An planned to figure it out, knowing the probability of failure.

"But if you're at the night market, you don't have to worry so much. If you fail, you fail. At worst, you can just do it again."

There was a hint of excitement in Xia An's eyes.

I thought of being in the crowd.

Spread a huge and blazing flame.

Others were in the sea of ​​fire, waving and spinning chains.

Tsk.

This scene.

It was simply a fire acrobatic show. Even if the diners didn't queue up to get the dishes, they would probably be satisfied and feel that the trip was worth it after witnessing such a performance on the spot.

"This wave of opening boxes is like gambling, it is really profitable!"

While there is currently no way to learn Explosive Flame and Tianxiong Flame Wheel, having this ancient cooking utensil can alleviate Xia An's inner desire to improve his cooking skills in the direction of heat.

Xia An looked left and right, and felt itchy to try his luck. He felt that he had to stay in Juxia Building and wait for the end of the second episode. It really felt like being in prison.

After a while, Xia An returned to the rest area with a feeling of being in prison.

Liu Shimeng saw that he looked unhappy and came closer:

"Boss Xia, have you used up too much energy? Do you want to replenish it?"

talking.

She stuffed the zinc soda she had drunk into Xia An's hand:

"Supplement zinc to boost your energy!"

Xia An: ? ?

Does this girl know that taking zinc and energy supplements will give people bad ideas?

(End of this chapter)