The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 156: Life Menu, Food Skills Advancement (5K)

"Obviously, [universal cells] are those featureless, ordinary 'gourmet cells'."

Xia An thought.

It's similar to the difference between special weapons and general weapons.

Universal and general often represent mediocrity and lack of characteristics.

"If a chef develops [Universal Cells] in the early stage, can he change his route and activate other special gourmet cells later?"

Jing Nina didn't expect Xia An to ask this question, and was stunned for a moment:

"Um... from what I know, Universal Cells can indeed jump to other cell awakening routes."

"But only when you first hit the 'wall'!"

Cheyenne chewed on the word: "Wall?"

“That’s what bottleneck means.”

"Every time a layer of the wall is broken through, the activity of the gourmet cells becomes stronger."

"So there is only one chance to change route."

"After breaking through the cell wall, if you forcefully jump, the two types of cells in the body will often fight and devour each other, causing the body to collapse."

When Xia An heard this, he felt a chill in his heart.

For now.

The freedom of the gourmet cells' route is basically locked.

If a gourmet hunter chooses to activate a certain type of gourmet cell, he can only run along this route until he dies.

Of course, being content with mediocrity and choosing the [universal cell] route seems to greatly reduce the risk of autophagy.

The problem is, does the Universal Cell have no future prospects? Ambitious food hunters will never choose this kind of cell.

"what?"

"Don't I have a panel, the most ruthless cheating device?"

"Then can we vigorously develop universal cells?"

The universal cells in other people's bodies are featureless and mediocre.

The universal cells raised by Xia An can absorb all kinds of special and exclusive effects, unlocking and developing a complex special effects tree diagram?

Think about this.

Xia An suddenly felt eager to try.

He no longer bothered about the list of ingredients that Jing Nina had just sent.

Instead, ask seriously:

“How can I develop and activate gourmet cells in my body?”

"In the gourmet world, gourmet hunters usually set up a 'life menu'." Jing Nina's beautiful eyes looked deeply at him and said, "On the menu, there are 8 types of dishes."

“Appetizers, soups, fish, meat, main courses, salads, desserts and drinks!”

"You can choose one of the types of dishes on the menu and fill in your answer."

"Of course, this is at least a fantasy recipe that uses 100% prime ingredients."

"Because the cell concentration and activity of bronze and silver-level ingredients are too low, it is almost impossible to activate the gourmet cells no matter how much you eat!"

"If you have any special means, or if you are righteous, just ignore what I said..."

Xia An smiled: "Oh, there are special methods that can turn stone into gold? Tell me about it, I'm all ears!"

Kyonina's eyes flickered:
"Take the example of food justice."

"Some gourmet hunters who have mastered the 'grateful food virtue' to a very high level can awaken the cellular will inside the fantasy ingredients, causing them to burn and greatly increase their activity."

"Or, become a [Regeneration Master]. This group of professionals also have unique techniques to stimulate gourmet cells."

……

After chatting with Jing Nina for a long time, Xia An gained a lot of knowledge about the food world and gourmet cells.

At last.

Xia An did not choose any ingredients that were "above gold grade".

Instead, change this condition to 10 [Colorful Hairtail].

Jing Nina was stunned for a long time. After confirming that it was correct, she asked Xia An about his intention.

Of course Xia An wouldn't say it.

I have hung up.

Deep Blue Cheat.

I want to try whether [Universal Cells] can lead to true "Universality".

Xia An did not explain in detail, and let Jing Nina guess. Anyway, he proposed the conditions, and Jing Nina was happy to accept them.

10 [Colorful Hairtails] and one "Above Gold Grade" fantasy food containing special cells are almost the same in value.

Return to the room in the Juxialou garden.

After closing the door, Xia An took out his cell phone and carefully studied the learning materials of "Anesthetic Hands" sent by Jing Nina.

as time flows.

In the early morning.

The progress bar on the retina finally climbed to 100%.

A pleasant reminder tone rang in Xia An's ears.

……

[Successfully learned 'Hand of Anesthesia' (pseudo-food technique). ]

……

[Food Skill: Anesthesia Hand]

[Grade: Blue]

【Progress: Beginner】

[Explanation: A food technique that contains the secret of acupuncture points. It evolved from the food cell energy-stimulating version and requires the use of 'energy of qi' to stimulate it.]

……

In an instant, many awkward insights flooded into Xia An's heart.

He shook his head, not satisfied with this inferior perception of a "beginner".

"Time to add some more points, Deep Blue!"

Xia An suddenly became ambitious and glanced at the attribute points stored on the panel.

【8】

Previously, I added the Explosive Flame, Tianxiong Flame Wheel and the Unified Seven Kingdoms Fried Noodles Recipe, but I only spent money on 3 of them.

And these three attribute points were previously replenished through the ancient recipe illustration collector mode.

So, it was the number [8] that Xia An was familiar with again.

Why can’t I spend all my money?

Although he was talking to himself in a Versailles manner.

Xia An is still very frugal and manages the household well.

First, transfer all the extra cooking experience points on the panel to the [Anesthetic Hands] progress bar.

……

[Hand of anesthesia (beginner) → Hand of anesthesia (entry) → Hand of anesthesia (minor success) → Hand of anesthesia (great success)]

……

"Tsk, did you have to jump three levels in a row to get all the cooking experience points?"

Xia An discovered that behind his already accomplished food skills, there was still a faint plus sign.

After two or three seconds of concentration, he got some additional information.

"If I spend 3 attribute points, I can change this food skill?"

What else to say.

Just start spending money.

Attribute point freedom has been preliminarily achieved. If you don’t spend money on new and novel food skills now, when will you?

……

【Successfully consumed 3 attribute points.】

[Anesthetic Hands (Great) → Soothing Touch]

……

[Food Skill: Soothing Touch]

[Grade: Purple]

【Progress: Beginner】

[Explanation: An upgraded version of 'Hand of Anesthetic', it seems to have added soothing spirituality to the secret of acupuncture points of ingredients.]

……

Xia An: ? ?

This soothing touch is a bit dirty. It already felt like déjà vu, and now it feels more like the magical skill "Kato Eagle's Hand" in a certain island country's love action movie.

Here comes the problem. When a skill is upgraded, the icon changes from blue to purple and the name also changes.

The proficiency level is reduced to [Beginner], and you have to spend money to increase the points again.

However, the problem is not big.

This time there was no cooking experience point to cushion him, Xia An saw that he still had 5 attribute points left, so he started spending money directly.

[Soothing Touch (Beginner) → Soothing Touch (Advanced)]

At the same time, the vast insights into skills were broken down and rooted in Xia An's mind.

It was as if he himself had been practicing this eating skill all along.

After a while.

An excited voice came from the room:

"I see!"

Xia An's eyes sparkled as he opened the door. In the quiet courtyard, a meowing sound was heard.

He was slightly moved, as he was worried that he couldn't find a live test subject.

So he followed the source of the sound and meowed a few times.

Within a few seconds, a fat orange cat jumped out from the landscape green belt.

It was very brave and not afraid of people, and approached Xia An curiously.

Judging from its shiny fur and healthy body, it is obviously a domestic cat that roams freely inside Juxialou.

Xia An put his hand on Fatty Orange.

Then he froze.

There is no need to do it deliberately. The energy of Qi has already flowed out silently, quickly traveling around Fat Orange's body, figuring out Fat Orange's body structure.

This time, Xia An deliberately activated [Touch of Soothing].

Between the palm and fingers.

Invisible energy once again surged into Fat Orange's body.

"Meow~~"

The big fat orange boy suddenly felt so comfortable that he narrowed his amber eyes and lay softly on the ground like a puddle of water.

Seeing this, Xia An pulled his hand back.

The big fat orange cat was still not satisfied and rolled on the ground and meowed. It looked like a wild cat in estrus.

Look at the big orange cat rolling over and revealing its belly. There are two huge, hanging balls at the junction of its tail and butt.

Xia An's mouth twitched slightly: "Male?"

He pulled his hand back without leaving a trace.

"Go."

Finally, after stroking the round cat's head, Xia An closed the door.

The big orange cat wandered outside the door for at least half an hour before leaving Xia An's yard, making vigorous and miserable meows along the way. It was probably going to go and cause trouble for other female cats in the Juxialou Garden. "Instead of calling it 'comforting', it's better to call it amplifying the emotions of living things."

"I triggered Daju's estrus period early."

"But what if it's used on fantasy ingredients? For example, [Colorful Hairtail]?"

Xia An believes that food skills focus on the gourmet cells contained in the ingredients.

Either stimulation or anesthesia.

Follow Xia An's wishes and play a role.

He remembered that he had won a fresh [Colorful Hairtail] from Xiang Shilin in the form of a food battle bet, and entrusted it to the Late-Night Cooks Association to raise.

So, he lowered his head, picked up his phone, and sent a WeChat message to Chi Xiaobai:

"I'm going to need that live [Colored Hairtail Fish] tomorrow."

It was now the middle of the night and Chi Xiaobai hadn't replied, obviously he had gone to bed long ago.

Xia An was also tired.

Get ready to go to bed.

When you close your eyes.

Xia An's mind was uncontrollably filled with the life menu.
“Appetizers, soups, fish, meat, main courses, salads, desserts and drinks.”

"Isn't it at least a fantasy recipe that uses 100% prime ingredients to be worthy of being on the 'menu of life'?"

"Then my first 100% cooking degree gold-level ingredient, fantasy recipe, must be related to [Colorful Hairtail Fish]."

That's right.

Xia An planned to cook the [Colorful Hairtail] perfectly.

Consume this perfect fantasy dish made with golden ingredients many times to develop and activate [Universal Cells].

Even if he relied on the panel, he was unable to make drastic changes to the [Universal Cells] as he wished.

Then before the cell concentration and intensity break the wall for the first time, there is still a chance to correct the error by jumping the route.

……

The next day.

Juxialou Garden Collection Room.

The private library has strict security measures and only core members of the Liu family are allowed to enter.

Xia An smoothly flipped through some ancient books collected here.

The culinary notes of the ancients are obscure and confusing to others.

In Xia An, as he was reading and studying, the progress bar was quietly rising.

["Sunflower Dandan Noodles" (Zhu Qi), collection progress 81%...]

["True Sea Bream Continent Map" (Liu Maoxing), collection progress 85%...]

["Golden Ratio Shaomai" (Solution 90), collection progress %...]

["Mother Sun Ball" (Fairy Bei), collection progress 10%...]

Xia An read the remaining fragments of "Mother Sun Ball" and just by trying to understand it, he felt dizzy and light-headed, so he had to stop reading immediately.

After a while, the heart failure condition was slightly relieved, but Xia An did not dare to study "Mother Sun Ball" anymore.

This is a supreme recipe that would be difficult to record on the panel with his current cooking skills.

However, I have successfully collected and recorded three recipes: "True Sea Bream Continent Map", "Sunflower Dandan Noodles" and "Golden Ratio Shaomai".

Xia An already felt that he had earned it.

Too much to chew.

He knew that he had established friendly relations with Liu and Ju Xialou, and his reputation had probably reached respected, so he would not have to worry about not having the opportunity to come again in the future.

So, next, Xia An calmly read the only inherited skill [Silver Chopsticks and Ten Pots Return] that was placed outside for him to browse freely.

This look lasted the whole day.

During this period, Liu Shimeng came over and Xia An noticed that she had dark circles under her eyes, so she couldn't help but ask her.

As a result, Liu Shimeng said that the cats in the Juxialou Garden rioted last night, and the sound of estrus cats howling everywhere was heard.

Xia An smiled subtly after hearing this.

That fat orange male that's wreaking havoc on the cats in this area?

Naturally, he would not reveal the truth and say that he was the culprit for the cats' late-night riot and screams.

At night, when leaving the collection hall.

Xia An received Chi Xiaobai's letter:
"Your [Colorful Hairtail] has been delivered by a specialist, please pay attention to receiving it."

Return to the temporary residence.

A specialist was already waiting at the door.

"Boss Xia, here are your ingredients." The specialist delivered the goods politely.

After taking the photo, Xia An sent it to Chi Xiaobai:

“The goods have been received, thank you.”

Chi Xiaobai: "After you withdraw from the Juxialou Championship, what are your plans?"

"Do you need me to introduce you to some special programs or stages?"

Xia An: "(wiping sweat.jpg) I just got promoted, I need some time to settle down."

"Then, I will go abroad for a while and serve as a judge for the autumn auditions at Totsuki Academy in Tokyo."

……

At this time, Tianfu Airport in Shu.

Chi Xiaobai, who was waiting in the VIP lounge, saw Xia An's prestige message and suddenly remembered something.

Tokyo?

Japanese food industry?

He scrolled down the WeChat interface and found an official communication invitation from the Japanese Late Night Cooks Association.

For Chi Xiaobai, who is internationally renowned, there are many invitations to cross-border exchanges like this.

Dudu!

In the group chat of the regional general director of the China Late Night Cooking Association, many people actively spoke and chatted.

[Zhang Xuezhi, General Director of Hunan Province: Who among you agrees to go to the invitation of the Japanese Late Night Cooking Association? ]

【Jingchu General Director-Zhou Shiqian: Not interested.】

[General Director of Hong Kong and Macau - Chen Zhi: Haha, according to the news I received... a young leader of the Japanese late-night cooking association parachuted in, and couldn't wait to send out this kind of exchange invitation to the group. I'm afraid he wants to use us to kill and establish his authority. ]

[Linggui General Director-Wei Xuelin: I have long heard that the Japanese Late Night Cooking Association is very chaotic and disorganized. I didn’t expect that there would be a young leader who would suddenly appear? How young is he?]

【Hong Kong and Macau General Director-Chen Zhi: In his early twenties, a North American gold-plated product. 】

[Chi Xiaobai, General Director of Lingyue: You say, our Chinese food industry sent out a young chef to take over and suppress the Japanese Late Night Cooking Association. Is this a big deal? ]

[Zhang Xuezhi, General Director of Hunan Province: (thumbs-up.jpg) Good idea, but which young chef in the association should be sent? ]

[Hong Kong and Macau General Director-Chen Zhi: @Chi Xiaobai, Lao Chi, you may not know that the young leader is a newly promoted special grade. When he passed the assessment, it caused quite a stir in the North American food industry. ]

[Chi Xiaobai, General Manager of Lingyue: (picking his nose) Newly promoted to the top grade? What a coincidence, I also have a newly promoted top grade, that is the famous Boss Xia…]

[(Laughing) Sending Boss Xia to suppress the Japanese Late Night Cooking Association, is that enough? ]

【…】

【…】

The next day, on an international flight.

On Xia An's left sat the mixed-race girl Jing Nina, and on his right sat the contemporary female chef of Yangquan Restaurant, Meng Yulu.

"Sister Meng, are you going to Japan for something too?"

Meng Yulu nodded: "Among the people of Japan, there is a great collector who claims that he has authentic legendary kitchen utensils in his collection."

"I left two days late. Official scholars had already left a few days earlier to verify the authenticity of the product."

Xia An was surprised.

Legendary kitchenware authentic?

If this is real...it will definitely become a big event.

The last time the authentic legendary kitchen utensils were released, it caused great turmoil in the food world, with famous chefs from various countries competing with each other.

"What about you?" Xia An glanced at Jing Nina.

"The ten [Colorful Hairtails] are being prepared. They will be airlifted to you in about a week."

"When the time comes, I want to be the first to...eat the Unified Seven Kingdoms Fried Noodles you cooked!"

Kyonina did not hide the desire in her tone:
"Only by your side, um, the closest place, can I eat it the fastest!"

Xia An shook his head, speechless.

Forget it.

As long as it doesn't interfere with his schedule.

He closed his eyes before resting.

Finally, I took a look at the WeChat interface on my phone.

Chi Xiaobai sent him a message this morning:

"Are you interested in representing the Shenzhou Late Night Cooking Association and accepting an invitation to have a friendly culinary exchange with the Japanese Late Night Cooking Association?"

Friendly cooking exchange.

That's bullshit.

Involves cooking and communication.

There is no literary bickering.

There will always be a showdown, and the dishes will speak for themselves.

……

Tokyo Haneda International Airport.

Two good friends, Gin Dojima and Joichiro Saiba, were both wearing big sunglasses and masks covering their faces, standing at the exit of the terminal waiting for people.

"Boss Xia!"

Soon, Saiba Chengichiro spotted Xia An and immediately waved with a smile.

This shout.

Saiba Chengichiro was suddenly speechless.

Because he suddenly realized that there were quite a few Chinese and Chinese people in the international airport.

In addition, after the third episode, the influence of the program on the YouTube external platform has fermented.

Today, Boss Xia’s name is no longer limited to the land of China.

I guess many Japanese people are already familiar with it.

as predicted.

Many busy passengers around couldn't help but look here, and then they found Xia An without wearing a mask, and their eyes suddenly lit up.

After a long time, the group finally got away.

As the car left the airport, Saiba Chengyilang checked the time on his phone and said apologetically:
"Boss Xia, there has been some delay. The first round of the 8-to-4 elimination round of the autumn trials has already begun."

Dojima Silver Road by car:

"The first round is between Miss Alice and Subaru Misaki."

Xia An smiled:
"I know, it would be nice if I could go and see the result."

In the back seat of the car, there were only him and Kyonina.

When leaving the airport, Meng Yulu took another car alone.

at the same time.

Tokyo metropolitan area.

A first-class culinary school, Totsuki Gakuen.

At this moment, the hot and tense atmosphere was surging out from the school's iconic hall, "Tsukiten no Ma".

(End of this chapter)