The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 171: Alien World, Isolated Island (6K)

[Meng Yulu: (Link push) You can download the igo app here, scan your face, and you can pass the review. ]

[Chi Xiaobai: What are you going to do with that ingredient? Here’s a piece of advice from an old veteran: sell it and get some money!]

[Xiao Lin Long Dan: Master, are you asleep? ]

[Alice Nakiri: I heard that there was an interesting food battle going on over there~ If it weren’t for the autumn auditions, I would really like to go over and watch! ]

[Erina Nakiri: Congratulations. I heard that your first battle went well and you defeated an internationally renowned chef who is on the IGO Top 100 list.]

These messages are for the evening.

There are also unread messages in the afternoon, including my daughter Xiaoxi’s cooking class report which came on time.

In the picture, the little girl is standing in front of a classic children's kitchen counter. The kitchen utensils, pots, pans, and bowls on it are all tailor-made for little friends. They are small and cute.

[Lu Jiaxin: Boss Xia, Xiaoxi has completed her homework for the day with great enthusiasm. It can be seen that she really likes and is interested in cooking.]

Xia An read the message but did not reply, then clicked on the download link sent by Meng Yulu.

Soon, the official igo application was installed. Its full name is International Cuisine Agency. The icon is quite clean and even simple, with a copycat style.

If users other than professional chefs accidentally downloaded it, they would probably be discouraged by seeing this icon, thinking it was some rogue virus software.

[Beep, face scanning authentication begins... Please open your mouth... Please blink...]

【examination passed! 】

【Welcome, Mr. Xia An, a new top-level Chinese from China...】

Xia An was surprised. Apparently, the IGO data was interconnected with the food associations of various countries. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why he had never met any official IGO staff, but the data had already been uploaded and registered.

Skip the onboarding guide.

He opened his professional chef certification page.

……

【Cooking Rank: Special Grade (Newly Promoted)】

[The public program "Chrysanthemum Downstairs Competition" in Shenzhou Shu showed a superb level. After the committee and the multi-department review team studied the video, they unanimously approved the assessment exemption clause]

[Title/honor: Champion of the third phase of the Juxialou Contest]

[Evaluation: Although he does not have a strong title or honor, his reputation as a "recreator of ancient dishes" and "inheritor of ancient skills" has spread throughout China]

……

Xia An looked a little embarrassed.

Well, if it weren’t for the honor of the Juxialou Competition, this title column would probably be blank.

Of course, even as the three-time champion, it still seems forced to be listed in the title and honor information column, as if it was added there forcefully to make the chef's career resume look good.

It is like a job applicant who deliberately makes his resume look good, but his actual ability is inflated.

"Isn't it necessary to put a mark on it if I'm not the champion of a whole season?" Xia An complained to himself, "My career titles are still too clean. This won't do. I need to add some hardcore honors!"

And it seems that the current event at Tsuyoshi Higashino's mansion is a good opportunity to salvage the title.

It is more or less an international competition, where I compete with famous chefs from abroad.

Jump to the Marketplace module of the igo application.

Xia An found that this application was similar to the late-night cook's app. In the market, the buying and selling scenes were quite popular.

"Mysterious ancient oriental recipes, big sale!"

《Fresh 'corn with bones', sold individually, only ten pieces available, the price is the selling price, hurry up! 》

"We will buy any golden-grade ingredients for a long time, and we will not overcharge you with reasonable prices!"

After a quick look, Xia An immediately had an idea in his mind. Compared with other food association apps, IGO undoubtedly gathered the world's elites. All the certified users were big shots who were praised by the outside world, and there was no one below the special grade.

However, when Xia An tried to privately chat with a certified premium seller of ancient recipes and read several pages of recipes sent by the other party in the chat box, the filter of the high-end professional app was completely shattered.

"These so-called ancient recipes are totally irrelevant. I don't know where they were put together. They are also mixed with a lot of imagination of later generations! They are useless!"

Xia An shook his head, took a look at the exaggerated price of the Xianyu seller, and closed the chat window directly.

Nima, kill the pig!
He also basically gave up the idea of ​​looking for ancient recipes outside.

It’s different in the past.

There are still many ancient recipes piled up that I haven’t studied yet.

There is no need to hold your nose and try to pan for gold.

Next, Xia An privately chatted with several buyers and asked about the prices of gold-grade ingredients.

"Below 15 catch levels, the price difference of gold-grade ingredients is not much."

"But after 15 catch levels, the price is very deep. Each catch level, the slight difference in freshness, or the type of gourmet cells contained, will cause the purchase price to fluctuate greatly?"

Xia An was a little tired. After roughly checking the situation, he simply posted an anonymous auction post in the market, stating the details of the perfect ingredients.

Upload some real photos.

Xia Anke did not forget to settle the "task" of entertaining Higashino Tsuyoshi.

Open the Chef God panel.

[Have helped Higashino Tsuyoshi temporarily suppress the food demon in his body, and obtained 1 food skill point (can only be used to break through the food skill level)]

[Obtained the Greedy Wolf Pot Fragment*1 (fake treasure)]

Another food skill point!
Don’t forget, in the afternoon he represented the Shenzhou delegation and defeated the famous Turkish chef Berk Sahin, also completing the event goal and obtaining the first food skill point.

As for the conditions 1 of the mastery of [Harmony] and [Touch of Soothing], to break through the level and upgrade, you need to spend 5 food skill points.

He has accumulated 2 in one day. Xia An thinks that if he triggers more events, the first pseudo-golden food skill in his chef career will be just around the corner!
Of course, after Kyonina, Burke Shahin was the second opponent he defeated using pseudo-food techniques.

Xia An held his breath and checked the information about [Gate of the World] that he had been thinking about.

……

[Defeat the chef who uses the 'food skill' (fake), the gate of the world is charged, and the current charging progress is 100%! ]

[The gate to the world can be opened]

[The coordinates of 'Food World' have been recorded (X18325, Y12555). Do you want to start the transmission? ]

……

Xia An could hardly suppress the excitement in his eyes.

Damn it.

Is it really possible?

That's what I mean. Kyonina, a pseudo-special-grade chef, can provide 50% charging progress. There's no reason why Burke Shahin, a top-grade chef who is one of the top chefs in the world, can't fill up the remaining progress.

However, when exploring a foreign world you have never set foot in, you can never be too cautious.

Xia An forced himself to calm down.

First of all, he needs to know whether the portal to this world can be opened at any time and anywhere.

After checking, Xia An showed a happy expression: "In the area where the coordinates have been recorded, you can travel at any time without restrictions?"

As for Blue Star, you can travel to any corner of the world.

【World Gate Lv.1】

[Current coordinate record slot: 1 (used)]

Slot...

Xia An closed his eyes to check the details, then opened his eyes and sighed helplessly:
"Another sinkhole!"

“This forces me to continue fighting… to defeat those famous chefs who use fake or real food skills and raise the level of the World Gate!”

Didi!

At this moment, Xia An pulled himself away from his thoughts and noticed that his phone was vibrating with a constant stream of messages.

Because he had posted a post about selling ingredients at the market.

On the unlocked phone screen, the number of unread messages skyrocketed in a short period of time and soon reached 99+.

“Have the ingredients been tested by igo?”

"Would you like to sell 10,000 points? Leave a reply and I'll buy it in seconds."

"(List) I have many rare ingredients here, please take your pick, and we will barter."

At this moment, Xia An no longer had the energy to reply to the buyer.

Get out of bed and pick up the kitchen box.

First put the alloy rods together.

Whether it is a knife or a stick, these are Xia An’s most handy weapons after he became a “martial arts master”.

And if there is a way, Xia An would like to buy a pistol for self-defense.

Xia An didn't know if he could be faster than a bullet. After all, in the modern urban environment and with the excellent security in Shenzhou, he had never really tried.

"Fortunately, I can travel back and forth at any time. I can be teleported to a dangerous place and return with just a thought!"

After preparation.

Xia An answered "yes" seriously and solemnly to the panel voice that echoed in his mind.

嗗嗗——

There was an indescribable feeling of dizziness, and my ears were filled with a sound similar to white noise.

After a few seconds.

Crash, crash—

The sound of waves.

The sea breeze blows on my cheeks, bringing a moist and slightly salty scent.

"Island?"

Xia An regained his vision and looked around, and found himself standing on the beach where the tide had spread. The sky was clear blue and the sun was shining brightly, and the sunlight shining on his body made him feel like he was burning.

The sea is vast and has no boundaries.

Look around you again.

An iron boat that drifted from somewhere was stranded on the reef, covered in rust.

There were many small marine creatures on the shallows, including crabs, starfish washed up by the sea, and some strange-looking species that Xia An didn't recognize at all.

"Island!"

Xia An felt the dead silence on the island, and his heart sank.

"No islanders?"

He was afraid of being locked on a deserted island at the beginning. "It doesn't matter if there are no humans, but if it's a barren land and there's no precious fantasy life, then this teleportation coordinate point is pure garbage..."

It is no longer a modern city, nor is it part of China.

Xia An simply didn't suppress the "gaseous energy" that surged in his body at the thought of something, and completely let himself go. With his agility that was ridiculous in the eyes of urban humans, he climbed up the more than ten-meter-high coastal cliff with just two kicks of his toes.

But just as he climbed up the cliff and stood in a forest by the sea, Xia An suddenly stopped.

In the woods.

More than a dozen gorillas were sleeping soundly.

Xia An's eyes fell on the gorilla's four sturdy arms and he restrained his breathing:

"No wonder this area is so quiet, it seems I have entered a monster habitat."

He stepped back and took out the cell phone he brought with him from his trouser pocket.

There is naturally no signal or network.

However, the illustrations and databases in the igo app seem to be usable even offline.

Click!

Xia An took a quick photo as he stepped back, and searched using the physical map.

The illustrated information of this group of "gorillas" appeared on the mobile phone interface.

……

【Tara Vajra】

[Capture Level: 9]

[Wild population is scarce]

[Normal adult height 4.5m, weight 2 tons]

[The body has too much flesh and tendons, and has no edible value]

[But the brain is said to have a unique flavor, so it is considered a very precious delicacy by a group of gourmets with unique tastes.]

[Brain food recycling price: 100 grams/10 igo mall points]

……

"According to Lao Chi and Sister Meng, the price of the most basic gold-level fantasy ingredients in the igo mall is 100 points per piece."

"This Doraemon's brain is worth 100 points for every 10 grams. 500 grams, which is one pound, is actually worth 50 points?"

Xia An's eyes flickered as he glanced at the illustrated information of "Rare wild populations" and guessed in his mind that it was probably due to its rarity. In addition, the type of ingredients was the rather bizarre brain marrow, such as monkey brain, so the more niche and unpopular the product, the more expensive it was.

Roar—Suddenly, the roar that shook the forest made Xia An's expression change slightly.

A huge silver shadow.

Walk fast in the forest!

He rushed towards him with terrifying momentum.

"The leader of the tribe?"

Xia An withdrew and retreated back to the beach, looked up, and finally saw clearly what the silver-white shadow resting on the cliff by the sea was.

His pupils shrank.

It was a white four-armed gorilla that was seven or eight meters tall and even more muscular, enough to be called a giant.

"Roar!!"

This thing obviously had a high level of intelligence. There was not a trace of violence in its eyes. Instead, it looked like that of an elder, and its wisdom was visible to the naked eye.

The white four-armed gorilla did not chase Xia An anymore. It just stopped on the cliff and kept beating its chest, making a muffled sound like thunder, as if to intimidate Xia An and declare its territory.

Seeing this, Xia An took out his mobile phone to take pictures with great interest and checked the igo illustrations.

……

【Silverback】

[Capture Level: 10]

[The leader of the Tara Vajra tribe, possessing extraordinary wisdom]

……

"So his name is Silverback?"

Moreover, 10 capture levels are considered a breakthrough and promotion to [Gold] life.

Even though the ordinary Doraemon is at the 9th capture level, the gap between it and this level 10 leader Silverback seems to be not that big.

But this silverback can easily defeat ten ordinary Taros.

The gap in rank is just so outrageous.

correct.

Xia An sensed a threat from the silverback, but based on a warrior's intuitive sense, the threat was not life-threatening.

How about trying this silverback?

First battle in life?
Test his general combat effectiveness in the food industry through actual combat.

Do it when you think of it.

Xia An first put down the kitchenware box and the counterfeit Tanlang teapot box he had brought with him.

"Come." With a provocative smile on his face, he waved to the silverback on the cliff and took the initiative to go forward.

Silverback, who was still beating his chest, was stunned for a moment, then became furious. His four arms, as thick as tree stumps, with terrifying muscular lines taut, all came crashing over with the explosive blast.

Of course Xia An would not be stupid enough to take it head-on and compete with this seven or eight meter tall behemoth in pure strength.

He found.

In his eyes, the speed of the silverback was not fast. As soon as he glanced at it, a kind of "bullet time" of disassembling the moves was formed. Many ways to deal with and counterattack suddenly emerged in Xia An's mind.

"White Snake Chain!"

With a leap, he suddenly accelerated and went behind the Silverback King Kong. Xia An suddenly swung the alloy stick in his hand towards the huge monster.

A strange picture appeared!

The alloy stick rotated in a circle with Xia An's wrist, and the energy of Qi rushed to Xia An's hands and attached to the alloy stick. Within just one or two seconds, it continuously hit the silverback's body with a "bang bang bang" sound at an outrageous speed.

spiral!

Nor did he know that the former pastry king Logan witnessed Xia An using his famous skills to fight monsters with his inexhaustible stick-swinging circle technique.

Will he open the coffin lid, sit up, jump up and curse?

Xia An just tried it, and instantly discovered that these "golden skills" were worthy of the high-level fantasy style of the Little Chef's world, and they were very smooth to use to fight monsters and level up.

Silverback was stunned.

How come this stick is spiraling up, and the force keeps coming in waves without stopping?!

Hey~
The silverback was hit by the stick and stepped back step by step, howling in pain.

Obviously, the silverback still has rough skin and flesh. No wonder the IGO illustration says that this creature is covered with muscles and its body parts have no edible value.

The dense and continuous force of the stick, like a tide, could only barely break through the defense, and the silver back was beaten stiff and unable to fight back...

There's no way to cook this meat!

"The energy of Qi quickly dissipated after the stick hit the silverback's body, and it couldn't create much destructive power!"

But Xia An didn't believe it.

If a hundred sticks don’t work, what about a thousand sticks?

The health bar will eventually reach the bottom!
then.

A strange scene appeared in this seaside forest.

The leader of the Tara Vajra, who was about seven or eight meters tall, was chased by Xia An with a stick, and he let out sad and angry howls from time to time.

It's not that Silverback didn't try to fight back, but he was repeatedly beaten black and blue by the overwhelming force of the sticks.

After one hour.

"Ahh~" The silverback suddenly turned around and knelt on the ground, enjoying the silky smoothness of his knees.

He actually knelt in a very anthropomorphic manner, with his palms clasped together and his head banging against the ground repeatedly, looking like someone who had been beaten into submission and was begging for mercy.

"Tsk!"

Xia An felt that this ape-like creature was quite intelligent.

It seemed to be afraid that Xia An would not let it and its tribe go.

When the silverback saw Xia An stop, he took a breath, and began to babble and howl, pointing in the direction of the depths of the jungle and the center of the island.

"Hmm? Can this thing show me the way?" Xia An frowned. At this moment, he vaguely realized that this place might not be a barren land, and there might be secrets on the island.

"What's in that direction?"

Xia An tried to communicate with him, but he didn't know the native language of the food world and could only speak standard Chinese.

As a result, the silverback seemed to understand. One of the four arms on its back reached down to the ground, grabbed a branch and began to paint abstractly.

Monster head.

A house.

Xia An frowned and looked at it for a long time before he roughly understood what the abstract painting wanted to express. "You mean, there are traces of human beings over there? A house?"

"Are there any more terrifying monsters?"

Hearing this, the silverback's eyes flashed with wisdom and joy, and he nodded hurriedly, howling.

Could it be…

Has this silverback had close contact with the last human or group of humans that landed on the island?

Just because he can understand the Blue Star language and has abstract painting skills.

Xia An even had a bold guess.

The last person or group of people might be gourmet hunters from the Blue Star Shenzhou? A senior?

Not a moment.

Xia An packed up his things and prepared to explore the center of the island through the habitat of the Doraemon.

Silverback followed him and took the initiative to lift Xia An onto its shoulders, chattering away, trying to tell Xia An more detailed situation on the island, waving its four King Kong arms and describing it with exaggerated body language.

"Okay, you've made me dizzy, can you please stop waving?"

soon.

A vast expanse of woodland swamp came into view.

Bare tree trunks, fallen dead trees, turbid mud and puddles, and a dead silent atmosphere with no birds to be seen.

Xia An looked at Silverback, who also looked at him:
"Forehead…"

The silverback made a long and big hand gesture, and his mouth made a very vivid "hissing" sound of breathing.

Xia An finally understood: "You mean, there are giant snakes in the swamp?"

Silverback nodded vigorously.

Roar!
He suddenly howled, pointing to the deep mud in the distance where bubbles were gurgling.

Xia An also noticed the noise. Seeing that the silverback was raising its voice in warning, he found a big stone and threw it from a distance.

"boom--"

When the huge rock fell, the monster hidden in the mud was obviously disturbed, and a huge head broke through the water.

"What the hell?"

At this time, Xia An was already sitting on the shoulders of Silverback, letting the leader of the Tara King Kong take him away quickly.

From a distance, Xia An could vaguely see the red animal head emerging from the swamp. He couldn't suppress his surprise, "What the hell is this ancient giant crocodile? It's not a snake!"

That's right!

It's the crocodile's head.

But its scales are crimson, and its eyes are as big as lanterns.

Xia An has gradually gotten used to taking photos and searching for monster illustrations on mobile apps.

……

【Kaira Crocodile】

[Capture level: 10 (5)]

[Giant crocodiles have long lifespans. The average individual can live for 150 years, but there are also very few leader individuals who survive for more than 300 years.]

[Normal adult individual height 4.2m, body length 18m, weight 13 tons]

[Its crocodile meat is said to be the best in the gourmet world, close to chicken, and the meat of the leader, the Kaila crocodile, is said to be close to the highest-grade Wagyu sirloin, and has an incredible taste]

[The meat is full of juices, like a fountain of gravy. The best way to cook it is to grill it on a stone slab until it is crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside]

[Crocodile meat recycling price: ordinary individual 100 grams/10 igo mall points; leader individual 100 grams/100 points]

……

Xia An confirmed it at a glance.

The Kaila crocodile you see before you is a leader that has survived for more than 300 years!

Because, when Xia An met the giant crocodile's ferocious eyes from a distance, he intuitively felt a sense of life-threatening oppression.

According to the illustrations.

Normal individuals are at level 5.

The leader is already at the 10th capture level.

Moreover, the combat power of this Kaira giant crocodile leader seems to be much higher than that of the silverback, which is also at the 10th capture level.

“At this time, we need to apply the formula.”

"Capture level = combat power + rarity!"

"The capture level of the silverback obviously has a lot to do with rarity."

Xia An asked the giant King Kong, who was tensing his muscles, with great interest: "Silverback, have you ever fought with the big guy in the mud?"

An anthropomorphic cowardly expression immediately appeared on Silver's face.

Waving four arms and hands vigorously.

Reject! Goodbye! No!

A familiar triple combo.

Xia An laughed out loud.

Yes, the giant silverback is like a small tank facing a red armored train in front of the giant Kaira crocodile, which is probably more than 20 meters long and more than 5 meters tall.

The tonnage was completely blown into ashes.

Of course, Xia An didn't want to practice against the Kaila crocodile.

He used the spiral stick force of [White Snake Chain], but in front of the huge Kaila crocodile, it was no different from a toothpick. No, perhaps what made the Kaila crocodile feel the pain of a needle prick was that this "toothpick" was attached with energy that could penetrate armor and invade flesh and blood.

“Can we bypass this swamp?”

After thinking it over, Xia An decided not to act rashly. He had not forgotten that Silverback had warned him before that there might be another kind of giant snake-like monster in the swamp.

Silverback nodded, but then pointed to the sky, his hairy face full of confusion.

Xia An looked through the gaps between the trees and noticed that the sun was setting and the sky was full of red clouds.

The world here has obviously reached dusk and will soon be dark.

"You mean... it will be more dangerous at night?" Xia An once again understood what Silverback meant.

(End of this chapter)