The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 135: Ancient Kitchen Utensils, Seven-Star Breaking Saber! (Two chapters in one)

Kang Jiacong handed over his business card and said to Xia An politely:
"Boss Xia, are you interested in participating in the program "Who is the Leader of Yangquan Restaurant?"

"If you are willing, I can arrange for you to appear as the next replacement player at any time!"

Another gold medal director, Tang Lining, became anxious.

"Lao Kang, what era is this? Are you still handing out business cards?"

Tang Lining directly showed the phone screen, which had a QR code for adding friends on WeChat:
"Boss Xia, would you like to scan me? Add me as a friend?"

The two greasy middle-aged uncles blocked the way in front of him. Xia An's mouth twitched slightly. To be honest, the elegant Gao Shengqi was more to his liking. He was only a few years older than him, so they could be considered friends.

Xia An could feel that Liu Shimeng's hands, which were around his arms, suddenly tightened.

Obviously, this little genius of the Liu family is really afraid that he will slip away from the "Juxialou Competition" in Shu and come to participate in the programs in Guangdong or Shanghai.

"Sorry, directors."

Xia An shook his head and told the truth:

"My schedule is already fully booked just by participating in the Chrysanthemum Downstairs Contest."

In order to cope with each episode of the competition, he has to spend a lot of time developing dishes. The number of times he has set up stalls at night markets has dropped sharply in the past month, which has made many fans and diners eagerly waiting.

There is simply not enough time to squeeze in another show.

Besides, Xia An also felt that the nine-star-level programs were gradually becoming dull and boring, and it was meaningless to participate in a second program. The key point was that the panel was pretending to be dead, and there was no movement to trigger new targets.

……

The Shoji has come to a successful conclusion.

Xia An returned to his courtyard in the Yangquan Winery Garden.

This time, in addition to the team headed by Lu Jiaxin, F4 members including Meng Yulu and Liu Shimeng also came.

"What do you mean?"

Xia An wanted to find a quiet space to be alone, spend money to increase points, and make a choice from the reward list.

Liu Shimeng raised her hand eagerly:
"report!"

"Boss Xia, we want to eat your glowing fantasy version of the Tianxiong roasted bluefish!"

Tang Jinghan kept winking at her, and seeing Xia An clicking her tongue, he quickly added:
"It doesn't have to be glowing, a regular fantasy version of the Tianxiong Scorched Herring will do."

Different from these two people.

Lu Zuguang was very considerate. He took out a gift box and handed it to Xia An.

"Boss Xia, this is a gift from my grandfather."

A gift from the old man of the Lu family?
Xia An opened the box.

It turned out to be an old notebook.

After opening it, Xia An discovered that it was the old man's summary of his experience in some ancient skills and recipes.

"This gift is very valuable." Xia An closed his notebook, looking quite shocked.

After all, Wen Chaoqing's notes had already given him many insights.

The notes sent by Lu Zuguang were written by a senior Lin-level boss in his daily life...

Xia An couldn't even imagine how much he could dig out from this notebook.

"To me, it's like a mountain of gold!" Xia An added, and said to Lu Zuguang seriously, "Thank your grandfather for me!"

Lu Zuguang smiled: "Grandpa said that many elderly people are delighted with your appearance and are secretly watching you with enthusiasm, looking forward to your growth, so you don't have to worry about some nonsensical suppression from high-ranking officials in the domestic food industry."

Xia An was in a good mood after getting the notes from the old man of the Lu family.

Immediately promised Lu Zuguang and others:
"I won't open the stall until tomorrow night."

"Before setting up the stall, I will have to practice making it several times. If you want to eat Tianxiong grilled herring, you can stay in this yard."

You can’t just throw the dish you’re trying to make into a practice dish into the trash.

However, his team was limited in number, so Xia An was happy to have this group of people help him finish off the trial dishes.

"Great!"

Liu Shimeng was overjoyed.

Tang Jinghan and Lu Zuguang both had happy expressions on their faces.

Wen Chaoqing said:

"Then I'll stay here for a while, too. I haven't had enough of Boss Xia's grilled herring!"

The words trailed off.

Meng Yulu suddenly spoke:
"Well, including me!"

F4 group members: ? ?

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Meng Yulu said without changing her expression:

"Why are you reacting like this?"

"I don't want to crowd into the night market tomorrow, so before that, I'll eat as much of the Tianxiong grilled herring as I can in this yard!"

Lu Jiaxin nodded continuously:

"It's reasonable. It's so reasonable!"

And he saw a hint of murderous intent gradually revealed between Meng Yulu's brows.

Liu Shimeng, Wen Chaoqing and others also hurriedly apologized with a smile.

"Reasonable!"

"Chef Meng is really smart!"

"Yes, there are places where you can enjoy yourself quietly. No one would go to a night market to try their luck at winning a prize!"

Xia An left everyone behind and went into the basement kitchen by himself.

Open the panel.

Xia An had made a decision at this time.

He opened the rewards list again.

"Option 1: Obtain the skill [Extreme Flame Flavor] (Purple)."

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

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

Option ① is a very solid cooking foundation, and it is still useful even at the premium level.

however.

Now, after successfully recording both the [Explosive Flame] and [Tianxiong Flame Wheel] skills on the panel.

Xia An will be able to unlock this [Ultimate Flame Flavor] naturally in the near future when he upgrades his fire skills.

There is no need to rush!
Option ② is also equivalent to directly spending money to acquire the purple glowing talent.

But now Xia An already has 5 attribute points.

At worst, you can just spend money to upgrade 3 attribute points, the effect will be the same.

As for the 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 the seven "Seven-Star Knives" in Ryan, "Jie Lu's Pastry Stick", and "Liu Maoxing's Hundred-Hole Kitchen Knife". 】

"Equipment is also a powerful foundation!"

"Moreover, these ancient kitchen utensils have 'traces', which are equivalent to enchantments of special skills. Before I have mastered certain special skills in depth, I can use the 'traces' to perform them in advance..."

Xia An's eyes flickered.

According to textual materials, it is obvious that the ancient kitchen utensil [Yakan Tianxiong Flame Chain] has been deleted from the kitchen utensil pool.

In other words, each piece of antique kitchenware is unique, which means you won’t get a duplicate!
What else can I say? Just do it without thinking.

It’s worth it to draw any one of them!

Xia An chose treasure chest ③ and opened it without blinking.

[Congratulations, you have obtained the famous kitchenware - 'Xiang En Seven Star Breaking Saber' (purple). ]

Huh?
A look of surprise appeared on Xia An's face.

Ryan, Xiang En.

In the original novel, they are sworn enemies.

Because both of them are the hosts of the Seven Star Sword!
That's right.

There are actually two sets of Seven Star Swords, both of which were forged by the legendary master craftsman Roger. There is no such thing as one set being real and the other fake; in fact, both sets are authentic.

And speaking of this woman Xiang En.

His nickname is "Yizhangqing" and he has a high status in the dark culinary world. In the Loulin ship chapter, he can even call on many bigwigs in the dark world to have a cooking duel.

Since he is Ryan's nemesis and the owner of another set of genuine Seven-Star Swords, Xiang En's many sword skills are naturally top-notch.

Xia An took a deep breath and took out the ancient kitchen utensils from the inventory.

Suddenly, a cold light floated in the basement kitchen.

This ancient kitchen knife is long and narrow, shaped like a willow leaf, and the blade is about 40 to 50 centimeters long.

It feels very light in the hand, without any sense of weight.

"Whoosh-"

Xia An tried to swing the knife in the air.

In mid-air, the light of the sword suddenly appeared.

It seemed to tear open the space, leaving a light that lasted for a long time before dissipating. "What a good knife!" Xia An's eyes burst with a hint of shock. He actually didn't have much pursuit for knives. He always thought that it was fine as long as it was handy and usable, and he didn't have the idea of ​​looking for a craftsman to customize it.

But now, he is holding the [Seven-Star Army-Breaking Sword] among the genuine Seven-Star Swords.

Xia An just realized it.

A famous and good knife can greatly improve your knife skills!
After waving and feeling it for a while, Xia An's restless and excited heart gradually calmed down.

He extracted illustrated materials on ancient kitchen utensils.

……

[Kitchenware: Xiang En Seven-Star Saber]

[Grade: Rare (Purple)]

[This knife is an ancient kitchen utensil that was carried by Xiang En, a high-ranking figure in the dark culinary world in the past. It contains strong traces of his spirit.]

[Trace ①: When you imitate Xiang En and use this knife to process food, you can gain the blessing of the traces of ancient kitchen utensils, which is considered to have stimulated the "Seven Stars Breaking Army Swift Cutting Technique" (purple) knife skills with a small degree of mastery. ]

[Conditions for wearing/using ancient kitchen utensils: ① Need to practice "Basic Knife Skills" to perfection (already achieved)]

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

……

"Hmm? Compared to the Tianxiong Flame Chain, there is only one trace entry?"

Xia An frowned slightly, but then relaxed.

In contrast, Yakan's Tianxiong Flame Chain is too strong and even comes with the [Explosive Flame] trace entry.

This Seven-Star Saber seems to be of the normal purple quality ancient kitchen utensil's strength.

anyway.

Xia An was already satisfied.

After all, he still didn't know where to find the secret book or related recipes of [Seven Star Breaking Army Swift Cutting Technique].

Obtaining this ancient kitchen utensil is equivalent to mastering the [Seven Star Breaking Army Swift Cutting Technique] at a minor level in advance.

Xia An first put the broken saber back into the scabbard, and then cast his eyes on the talent column on the panel.

【Luminous (white)】

Before this, Xia An had always wanted to spend money to add some points to this talent.

As the six basic skills have been perfected.

The White Snake Chain and the complete Zhou's Food Carving Technique are quite proficient.

So, these are the 5 spare attribute points this time.

It depends on the priority. It's time to spend money on the glowing talent.

Xia An closed his eyes and added 3 attribute points in one breath.

It's just extravagant!

Ding……

Upgrade information display:

[Glow (white) → Glow (purple)]

After jumping three levels, the talent icon changed directly from white to dazzling purple.

"There are still two attribute points..." Xia An decided to close his eyes and continue smashing.

The power of the luminous secret was fully demonstrated in the food battle with Wen Chaoqing. As long as the dishes glowed, it would be a massacre.

who knows.

The prompt pops up that you cannot add points with krypton gold:
[This talent has been maxed out. Please use the 'limit point' to break through and upgrade. ]

Ok.

Xia An really wants the little bear to spread his hands.jpg
It’s the limit again!

"So, where should I spend these two attribute points?"

Gradually, Xia An's mood changed.

His eyes were fixed on the two pseudo-golden recipes, "Stir-fried Noodles of the Unified Seven Kingdoms" and "Stir-fried Noodles of the Ganges".

Krypton recipe proficiency?

He knew very well that the purple glowing talent was probably not a bug in strength and could not forcibly smooth out the proficiency gap.

According to Xia An's previous guess.

I'm afraid that the purple glowing talent will only begin to show its effect after the overall completion of the dish reaches a certain level.

For example, an ancient dish that is 90% complete may glow → has a high probability of glowing?
80% completion, small probability of glowing → medium probability of glowing?

all in all.

You’ll know only after testing it.

"Then don't rush to allocate extra points."

It was still early today, so Xia An decided to continue practicing making the dish "Tianxiong Grilled Green Fish" to see if he could reach 90% completion.

Starting tomorrow.

He will choose one of "Fried Noodles of the Unified Seven Kingdoms" and "Fried Noodles of the Ganges" and carry out high-intensity restoration exercises day and night.

……

the next morning.

After Xia An got up, at 8 o'clock on time, he received the business goals for the new day:

[The new day's loss-making chef mode business goal has been triggered. 】

[Goal ①: Set up a stall to sell improved ancient dishes (fantasy version of Tianxiong roasted herring), and the operating loss on that day exceeded 1,000 yuan. ]

【Goal ②: Serving more than 100 diners. 】

【Goal ③: Serve diners with fantasy glowing dishes, no less than one serving per person. 】

After washing up.

Lu Jiaxin knocked on the door to inform the itinerary:

"Boss Xia, the special car arranged by Yangquan Restaurant is already parked at the door. Shall we set off for Zhuhai now?"

Xia An nodded, as he didn't have any personal belongings to pack.

A few pieces of clothing packed.

The alloy pastry stick and Tianxiong flame chain are put into the storage box.

what.

Lu Jiaxin helped to clean up and noticed that there was an extra sheathed knife among Xia An's belongings this time:
"Boss Xia, when did you order the custom-made kitchenware?"

She glanced at it frequently, always feeling that this kitchen knife with its exquisite sheath and simple handle had a certain temperament that made people unable to take their eyes away.

Xia An smiled calmly and mysteriously:
"Just don't ask."

Lu Jiaxin curled her lips and muttered to herself, from the perspective of a secretary and assistant, there were more and more mysteries and doubts surrounding her boss.

But her boss is a god. If she starts to dwell on and explore the reasons, Lu Jiaxin is afraid that she will be too worried and exhausted to death.

After a moment, the courtyard gate opened.

Xia An boarded the luxury bus.

I noticed that many pairs of eyes in the car were looking at me.

"You guys are going too?" Xia An was speechless.

"go!"

Liu Shimeng, Wen Chaoqing, Tang Jinghan and Lu Zuguang answered in unison.

"then you……"

Xia An looked at Meng Yulu.

Her red lips curled slightly:
"If I accompany you, I will be your biggest supporter, and no one in Guangdong will make things difficult for you."

Lu Jiaxin hesitated to speak.

As a secretary.

What she actually wanted to complain was that without you, Aunt Meng, my boss would now receive the highest level of courtesy in any city in Guangdong.

The bus will arrive in about an hour and a half.

Carrying a group of people, they came from Guangzhou City to Zhuhai City.

The Pearl River Delta urban agglomeration consists of Guangzhou-Foshan-Zhaoqing, Shenzhen-Dongguan-Huizhou, and Zhuhai-Zhongshan-Jiangmen.

Therefore, Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Shenzhen.

These three urban agglomerations are undoubtedly representatives of the Guangdong Provincial Culture and Tourism Department. They let Xia An conduct a night market parade in these three stations, which is very particular.

Among them, Zhuhai is very special, as Macau is next to the port.

Just checked in at the hotel.

After Lu Jiaxin communicated with the local Culture and Tourism Bureau in Zhuhai, she reported to Xia An who had gone into the kitchen:
"The location of the night market stall tonight has been arranged."

"Oh?"

Xia An stopped to try out the dishes.

"Gongbei Port, Xiawan Night Market." Lu Jiaxin introduced quickly, "The local Culture and Tourism Bureau of Zhuhai said that nine out of ten locals would recommend tourists to visit Xiawan Night Market."

"It is almost the most popular and lively old night market in Zhuhai. It has been well-organized in recent years!"

(End of this chapter)