The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 155: Anesthesia Hand, Universal Cell (4K)

[Recipe: "Unifying the Seven Kingdoms Fried Noodles" (92%)]

[Grade: Pseudo-gold]

[Progress: Minor Success]

[Recipe Reproduction/Completion: 88%]

……

“I reached 88% in one go? Compared to Ganges Fried Noodles, this ancient recipe is obviously more suitable for me.”

The recipe for "Ganges Fried Noodles" requires burning the microcosm many times before it finally reaches 83% completion.

Currently known for his spirituality and efficiency in "Unifying the Seven Kingdoms Fried Noodles".

It seems that if you work hard and do it a few more times, it won't be a problem to reach 90% completion.

Secondly, the completeness of the recipes has been improved.

Xia An has experience with this.

“But it’s not surprising.”

"Now, I am the reincarnation of the Explosive Chef Yakan. I have Yakan's own 'Explosive Steam Body'. I have also selected the two special skills 'Explosive' and 'Tianxiong Flame Wheel' on the panel, and even spent money to upgrade them to [Great Accomplishment]!"

"Even after krypton's limit point and raising my fire control skills to the extreme, I unlocked the pseudo-gold talent [Flame Prison], which is an ability that the Explosive Chef Yakan himself does not have."

"So, it was me who took the initiative to develop the template for Explosive Chef Yakan. The series of ancient recipes passed down by Yakan himself are no longer difficult for me to decipher and restore."

Of course, Xia An was not satisfied with the template of the Asian edition of Explosive Chef.

The ancients and sages are always in the past tense.

His new talent of [Hell of Fire], as well as the food skills that he will learn and master in the future, are so enviable that even Yakan himself would open his coffin and look over with drooling envy.

……

[The host is currently in the ancient recipe illustration collector mode. ]

[Ding, you have obtained the 80% stage illustration reward, do you want to claim it? ]

After Xia An received it.

As usual, I collected 10% and 50% of the attribute points rewarded in the two illustration stages.

3 in total.

Then, there is a list of important optional rewards for the 80% stage.

"Option ①: The heart of a street cook (white) → the morality of a street cook (green)."

"Option 5: Gain % of the completeness of the recipe's secret deduction."

"Option ③: Targeted Kitchenware Treasure Box (Fake Gold)."

Xia An only took one look and chose ① without hesitation.

Defeating monsters above their level is a powerful weapon in food wars.

Just mindlessly upgrade to a level that can no longer be upgraded.

The next second, Xia An was very satisfied when he saw the green frame of [Food and City Life] on the panel.

"Hey, the concentration of food righteousness in my dishes is higher and stronger!"

Of course, now my hands are holding something fresh and warm, it’s the limit of what I have just obtained.

Xia An's eyes inspected the [knife skills], [seasoning], and [noodles].

To be honest, he wants to master these three basic skills to the extreme.

The problem is that there are not enough limit points.

So rank them by priority.

In Xia An's opinion, based on his own situation, the order should be noodle making, knife skills, and seasoning.

Why?

Just to say the reason why pastry is the top priority.

It was he who mastered the field of pastry and plain pastry, a golden skill that could be called the "answer" - [White Snake Chain]!
It is paired with top-notch pastry making skills.

I believe this golden skill can be brought into full play.

After all, Xia An still has many legendary pastry recipes that he wants to make, such as "Golden Smile" and "Four Gods Seafood Eight Treasures Soul-Calming Buns".

Skillful.

After the competition, he will go to Totsuki, Japan to serve as a judge for the autumn trials.

The benefit that Mr. Senzaemon promised was that he would be able to browse his private recipe collection, and he explicitly said that it included the fragments of "Four Gods Seafood and Eight Treasures Soul-Calming Buns".

"Give me more!"

After figuring it out, Xia An did not hesitate and completed the krypton gold points.

On the character panel.

The data column belonging to [Pastry] burst into brilliant light.

……

【Noodles (perfect) → Noodles (extreme)】

[Evaluation: You have the qualities of a legendary plain-casserole chef.]

……

The data suddenly shattered and turned into a dazzling stream of light, swallowing Xia An.

Blah-blah-blah--

The water is flowing fast.

On the river.

The legendary white-kitchen chefs who have left their names in the history of the culinary industry, their sparse souls are moving forward silently.

Xia An's pupils contracted.

At first glance, he saw an acquaintance nearby—

"Pasta King" Logan!
This thin, hunched, white-haired old man held his dragon-headed pastry stick in his hand.

On his wrinkled face, there is a longing that is inconsistent with his age.

Like a pilgrim.

Trek forward step by step.

It seems that in the distant unknown land, there is a temple waiting for Logan to worship.

"Logan is here."

"What about Steel Stick Jie Qi, Master Jie?"

Xia An carefully scanned the vague figure on the river, identifying it for a long time before muttering to himself uncertainly:

"It seems that Ganggun Jieqi is not dead? So I can't see his heroic spirit here?"

Ding Dong
A crisp prompt sound from the panel brought Xia An back to reality.

A pale golden light is appearing on the retina.

Exclusive extreme pastry talent——

[Baian Palace] (Fake Gold)!
Xia An subconsciously expanded the details, but was met with a lot of question marks.

"Sure enough, just like [Inferno Prison], it is a brand new talent that I need to develop myself."

In a grand cooking event not long ago, Xia An had already realized some of the magical uses of [Yanyu].

The "Exploding Flame River" fire scene exploded in the eyes of bystanders.

But it is a fiery cage where Xia An thrives like a fish in water.

In this cage or fire prison, he is the warden who holds the whip. He can whip the food as he pleases.

……

Main studio.

Xia An returned to the stage and waved to the camera with other famous chefs.

This scene will also be the last precious image left by Xia An on the nine-star stage of "The Chrysanthemum Tower Competition".

This is the end of the third episode.

But in the online live broadcast room, the audience was reluctant to leave for a long time and kept chatting enthusiastically in the form of barrage comments.
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[Hey, Boss Xia is really going to withdraw from the competition? ]
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[I am crying my eyes out. How can I survive without Boss Xia in this show?]
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【I don’t watch it anymore!!】
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[Director Tang from Shanghai and Director Kang from Guangzhou quietly gave a thumbs up. They finally have a chance to redeem themselves and take back the top spot in the food category! ]
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[The program team and Liu must have tried hard to keep Boss Xia, right? ]
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[Is this a question of retaining him? Anyone can see that Boss Xia's cooking skills are now far above the nine-star level.]
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[Indeed, forcing them to stay would be malicious, which would be detrimental to the reputation of the program team and Boss Xia.]
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[So, can we expect Boss Xia to appear on another higher-level show? To show off his superb cooking skills? ]
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[This is certain. After tonight, Boss Xia’s reputation and phone will be bombarded with calls. Officials of top-level events or programs at home and abroad will be contacting Boss Xia like crazy to get involved.]

People online were chatting animatedly.

At the offline "Chrysanthemum Going Down the Hall" scene, the staff and the audience applauded collectively, looking reluctant as they watched Xia An disappear into the exit passage.

Backfield rest area.

The judges, director Gao Shengqi, and famous chef contestants gathered together.

Gao Shengqi: "Boss Xia, you can come back anytime. I have discussed with Mr. Liu and have reserved a permanent honorary seat for you in the audience."

Xia An was surprised: "This...isn't necessary?"

Liu Heng said with a smile:

"It is necessary. You can treat Juxialou as your home. Come and sit down when you are free, watch the show live, and comment on the outstanding performance of the younger generation of nine-star chefs."

The other people present couldn't help but sigh again at Boss Xia's current influence on Liu's and Juxialou.

"The Contest of Chrysanthemums Going Down the Hall" was basically created by Boss Xia alone.

Moreover, judging from Boss Xia's momentum, his rise is unstoppable. Liu and Ju Xialou's stubborn attitude clearly means they are heavily tied to Boss Xia.

"Boss Xia, you can stay in the Juxialou Garden tonight."

"As promised before, you can stay and read carefully the unique skill of Flying Monkey King Zhu Qi, "Silver Chopsticks and Ten Pots Return."

Liu Heng spoke in a tone as if the collection of Liu's Library was open to everyone to read.

This made Tang Jinghan, Lu Zuguang and Wen Chaoqing, who followed, swallow their saliva with envy.

The library of the super chef family in Shu.

The Liu family, which has produced the God of Cooking, also has other famous people such as Fairy Bei and Liu Maliu.

The depth of his heritage is so profound that even they, as a family of chefs, cannot estimate it.

Mr. Fan pointed at his old friend Liu Heng and scolded him with a smile:

"Oh, you're willing to give up even the Silver Book Ten Pot Return?"

The Hong Kong chef king, Mr. Yang, also said in a weird tone:
"Hehehe, aren't you afraid that Boss Xia will enter your Liu's library and learn all the recipes handed down from Fairy Bei and Liu Malu?"

Liu Heng smiled calmly:
“What if Mr. Xia could learn the recipes handed down by famous masters such as Fairy Bei and Liu Malu from the trivial and incomplete recipe notes and successfully restore them.”

"That is not only a blessing for our Liu family, but also for the modern Chinese food world, and even more so for all the foodies out there!"

Upon hearing this, Elder Fan and Elder Yang were stunned.

Then he smacked his lips and nodded:
"I admit, what you said makes a lot of sense."

While everyone was chatting with each other, Shiomi Jun and Shinomiya Kojiro came up together to congratulate them.

Shiomi Jun, the petite, baby-faced female professor, sighed:

"Boss Xia, I didn't expect that you'd already been promoted to the special grade after I'd only been on two episodes. You're no longer on the same level as me."

Shinomiya Kojiro was very direct and stared at Xia An:

"Have you been quietly promoted for a while? Or have you just been promoted?"

Xia An said truthfully: "Just got promoted."

Shinomiya Kojiro:? ?
He took a deep breath:
"You just got promoted, and you already mastered a kind of 'food virtue'?"

After saying that, Sigong waved his hand and took two steps away, indicating that he didn't want to listen to Xia An's words anymore.

He considered himself a genius, graduating from Totsuki as the top of the top ten. In terms of talent, he was no worse than those of the Golden Generation.

But compared with Boss Xia, he suddenly feels like a clown.

Chalmers came forward with a complicated expression:
"If our Europa Gourmet Association had a member like you, the president would definitely come back and take you as his successor to cultivate you in the gourmet world."

……

the other side.

With some thoughts in her mind, Jing Nina met Wu Zhu and Xiang Shilin who were waiting for her.

"Sister, what are you thinking about?"

"I was thinking about what conditions I should offer him to make a dish of 'Unifying the Seven Kingdoms Fried Noodles' that contains the meaning of food."

Hearing this, Xiang Shilin was delighted:

"Isn't that simple?"

"What can attract Boss Xia is nothing more than ancient recipes and ancient skills."

Wu Zhu's lines were snatched away, so he simply swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth and waited to see what the other two would say.

"But the inheritance of the Phoenix Eight Immortals in our lineage is very private. I dare not pass it on without the approval of the elders in the clan."

"Then change direction."

"Oh? Tell me."

Xiang Shilin said as a matter of course:
"Then smash the high-end fantasy ingredients until Boss Xia is tempted."

"And there's 'food skills'!"

"Sister, the 'food skills' you have mastered are not some kind of private inheritance, so you can use them as a condition."

Kyonina's eyes lit up slightly.

It really is.

Apart from anything else, the lineage of "The Devil of Chaos" Jinghua has extensive roots in North America and controls a huge amount of fantasy food resources.

As for those "pseudo-food skills" that have been localized and easily practiced by Blue Star chefs, Jing Nina knows several of them.

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night.

There is a lighted pavilion in the Juxialou Garden.

Xia An received the message and waited for Jing Nina here.

"According to the conditions agreed on the phone, I can provide you with a method to practice 'pseudo-food skills', a fantasy ingredient above the gold level."

After being defeated in public by Xia An, this mixed-race female chef was obviously unable to maintain her aura in front of him and restrained her ferocity and coldness.

"Since I'm here, I'm naturally interested in your conditions."

Xia An started talking, and saw that the mixed-race female chef was obviously relieved.

"I choose the food technique you demonstrated on the show."

"As for the fantasy ingredients above the gold level... do you have a list or a checklist?"

Jing Nina said quickly:

"The cooking technique I used to cook the "Steam Pot Fish" is called 'Anesthetic Hands'."

"This food skill is improved from the fighting skills of the gourmet hunter."

"In order to keep the ingredients fresh and delicious to the greatest extent possible, skilled gourmet hunters usually perform 'acupuncture' on the living ingredients to put the prey into an anesthetized state."

"Some hunters use acupuncture needles, and some hunters use acupuncture guns."

"An old hunter who has mastered invisible energy does not need any external equipment and can directly use his fingers to press acupoints."

After roughly describing [Anesthetic Hands], Jing Nina sent Xia An the learning materials on food skills via her mobile phone.

"You can try to learn according to the materials. If you have any questions, you can always contact me on Weixin."

Xia An just smiled. Answer? When he flipped through the information several times and successfully recorded it on the panel, he just needed to pay the gold and add some points.

Then, Kyonina showed a very special list of ingredients.

[The meat of the Kaidon dragon is very unpalatable, but its flesh and blood contain the 'Kaidon dragon gourmet cells'. After successfully developing these gourmet cells by eating them many times, you will have a strong physique like a dragonborn. ]

[Tiger Walrus, a giant walrus variant in the food world, its belly meat is a popular high-end food ingredient, containing 'Tiger Walrus Cells', which can be stimulated by repeated consumption and will give you amazing endurance and resistance to blows. ]

[Battle Flower... also known as 'Crazy Flower', contains a special smell that can greatly stimulate the nerve center of organisms, thereby achieving a similar effect of rage; eating it repeatedly to develop 'Battle Flower Cells' will gain the ability to rage...]

Xia An discovered that the capture level of these "ingredients" was only around level 10.

Compared to gold-level ingredients, the capture level is similar.

But why are they called above gold level?

He raised questions.

Jing Nina glanced at him:
"You have been promoted to special grade. This information can be easily obtained from various institutions and agencies."

"Above the gold level, it is no longer simply about the level of food captured, but the specification of the 'gourmet cells' contained in the food."

"Let me give you an example."

"For example... the golden ingredient 'Colorful Hairtail' that I used to cook 'Steam Pot Fish', its flesh and blood does not contain any special and exclusive gourmet cells."

"For fantasy ingredients like 'Colorful Hairtail Fish' that have no exclusive or special features, the gourmet cells developed from them are called [Universal Cells]."

(End of this chapter)