The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 17 Arhat Crystal Slash!
"My name is Hojo Miyoko, and I'm the master's new apprentice."

Being stared at by Lan Xiaoxi's big eyes, a hint of nervousness appeared on Hojo Midori's face.

"What is a disciple?"

"Just learn cooking from your father."

"Oh!"

Lan Xiaoxi nodded, not quite understanding.

Children's attention is always easily distracted, and their eyes were attracted by the iceberg on the table.

Under the morning sun, this cold iceberg appears colorful.

"Dad, what is this?"

Lan Xiaoxi pulled Xia An's pants, her big, bright eyes full of curiosity.

"This is a dish, not a toy."

Xia An moved very quickly, picking up the sashimi with chopsticks and placing the slices around the iceberg one by one.

five minutes later.

Xia An handed a pair of chopsticks to Hojo Miyoko:
"Let's try it together and see how it tastes. You Japanese people should be able to eat sashimi, right?"

Hojo Miyoko is eager to try and say:

“In fact, Japan also has freshwater fish sashimi, but most of them are made with carp.”

"As for parasites, they're not a big problem. You can take some medicine or get a physical checkup when you return to Neon after the holiday."

Then she took the chopsticks and showed her impatience with her actions.

to be frank.

Miyoko Hojo was very curious about this dish.

Such unique sashimi is not served on a sashimi boat, but is clearly attached to the iceberg. It is so unique!

So he picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of fish from the iceberg.

She looked closely at the sashimi.

There was undisguised amazement in his eyes.

Tiny bits of ice condense on the surface of the fish, seemingly locking the deliciousness completely into the meat.

"Dip it in this bowl of sauce first."

Xia An pointed to the bowl of sauce made from pure sesame oil.

"Ok."

Miyoko Hojo then dipped the fish fillet on her chopsticks into the bowl of sauce and turned it around in the bowl.

The white and translucent meat slices are stained with the color of the sauce.

Illuminated by the sun overhead.

Vaguely.

It seems to be coated with a sacred halo.

Seeing this, Xia An was stunned.

They couldn't help but rub their eyes and then look carefully.

The fish fillet had been placed between the girl's slowly opening moist red lips, and there was no sacred halo at all.

"Oh, am I dazzled?"

But Xia An always felt that it was not the case.

Because he knew very well that classic ancient recipes like "Fresh Sea Bream Mountain" must contain the secret of "Luminescence" that has become a masterpiece.

suddenly!

A pair of chopsticks slipped out of my hand and fell to the ground with a bang.

Hojo Midori's face suddenly turned red, her breathing became heavy, and her long and round thighs were stretched tense and tightly clamped.

She also had to support herself on the table with one hand.

It seems that this is the only way to stabilize the body.

Xia An: “…”

Ah this?

Drugging style?

However, he did not obtain the complete [Drugging] talent!

Xiaoxi widened her eyes and looked at Hojo Midori in surprise because of her violent reaction. She thought that this little girl looked so pretty with her rosy face and charming look.

Xia An picked up the chopsticks on the ground.

Handing Hojo Miyoko another clean pair, he asked:
"Can we continue?"

Hearing this, Hojo Miyoko calmed herself down and managed to force out a sound from her nose: "Well... I can do it! Master!"

His voice was clearly trembling.

But he took the chopsticks very resolutely and excitedly.

This time, there is no need for Xia An's guidance.

Hojo Miyoko seemed anxious. She picked up another piece of fish from the iceberg, dipped it into the bowl of sauce with sesame oil and pepper as the main flavor, and swallowed it in one gulp.

"call--"

In an instant, the polar north wind blew on the tip of the tongue.

Hojo Miyoko shuddered.

"Have I come to the polar world with heavy snow?" Her eyes were misty, and vaguely, she clearly saw a magnificent world with a snowstorm that was rare in a century.

But this world is too lonely and white. Apart from the snow, all that is left is the north wind.

After a moment, the gourmet fantasy disappeared without a trace.

Only then did Hojo Miyoko realize that the sashimi in her mouth had also melted away like ice and snow:

"Hey, why don't I taste the flavor of fish? How delicious is it?"

Xia An looked at her thoughtfully:
"It seems that the fish fillet and freshness are too weak and are suppressed by Lie Bing!"

He had a basic understanding of the recipe for "Fresh and Crispy Sea Bream" and was well aware that the essence of this ancient recipe was to create a "blue paradise" in the mouths of diners.

As for how to build it, it is easier said than done.

It is nothing more than allowing the originally frozen life of the fish to reappear and revive in the fierce polar whirlwind on the tip of your tongue!
Simple, right?

Xia An laughed at himself in his heart:
"It's simple as hell! Without learning [Arhat Crystal Slash], how can I truly replicate the charm of the ancient recipe?"

"My attempt at replicating the recipe is just as good as the one Luo Jian, who sold me the fragments of the recipe, copied the Pheasant Crystal!"

The words trailed off.

Ding Dong!

The panel popped up a message that Xia An had not expected:

[The Kitchen God panel has been loaded into the Ancient Recipe Illustrated Book Collector Mode. ]

[First attempt to reproduce "Fierce Ice Fresh Tai Mountain", the completion/reproduction of this ancient recipe has been increased to 10%. 】

[Get a reward (10 attribute point) for reaching 1% of the progress of reproducing this recipe illustration. ]

【Gained a lot of cooking experience...】

"How much is this large amount of culinary experience?"

Xia An quickly checked the experience slot.

[Allocated cooking experience points: 10000]

"A full ten thousand points?"

Xia An exclaimed in his heart: “Oh shit!”

You know, he set up a roadside stall at the night market last night, and only gained a thousand cooking experience points by triggering the double critical strike of the [Loss of Money to Become a Cooking God Mode].

Now, a small reproduction of the ancient recipe "Fresh Mountain Sea Bream with Liebing" is presented.

Let’s not talk about the level first.

This amount of cooking experience is a bit scary, comparable to the total experience he gained from running the stall for ten days!
[Recipe: "Fragrant Sea Bream Mountain with Frost" (complete)]

[Grade: Rare (Purple)]

【Progress: Beginner】

[Recipe Reproduction/Completion: 10%]

Xia An's eyes changed, but gradually became firm:
"One attribute point, plus 1 cooking experience points, I'm almost making back the two attribute points I spent previously."

"Then... smash it more! Add more gold!"

"I just don't believe it. I can't understand Ryan's knife skills!"

He first distributes cooking experience points.

Ten thousand experience points dropped.

【Beginner→Introduction】

The experience slot of the ancient recipe book is like a gold-eating beast. It takes 50,000 experience points to upgrade from [Entry] to the next level [Minor Success].

Then rely on plug-ins, krypton gold, and give me attribute points!

【Beginner → Small Success】

Boom!

The moment the upgrade information appears on the panel.

Xia An's mind exploded.

His soul seemed to have returned to that node in time and space again.

Thousand-year-old temple!

Daxian Temple!
Familiar scenes replay.

It seems no different from the first time.

However, when Ryan once again drew out the [Beichen Sirius Blade] and performed his famous skill [Arhat Crystal Slash].

Xia An's whole body was shaking violently, his eyes widened with excitement, and his scalp exploded. Every movement of Ryan's knife swinging became extremely slow in his sight.

The slow motion of Ryan swinging the knife after being disassembled and some strange insights into cooking skills lingered in Xia An's mind.

He is like a swordsman who has been searching for this path for a long time.

Staring closely at Ryan.

His eyes were sometimes puzzled, sometimes enlightened.

Half an hour!

Xia An came out of his bizarre state of enlightenment.

[Special Knife Skill: Arhat Crystal Cut (100%)]

[Grade: Rare (Purple)]

【Progress: Beginner】

(End of this chapter)