The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 176 Sequence and Ingredient Level (6K)

"So... this perfectly processed [Potato, Carrot and Onion Chicken] came from Boss Xia?"

Main house hall.

Nakiri Munee and Leonora saw the surveillance video.

They saw the IGO specialist coming out of Xia An's yard with a box of ingredients and coming all the way to them to deliver the goods.

Only then did I dare to believe the butler's report.

Leonora, the wife, opened her rosy mouth wide: "But, Boss Xia just got promoted. Everyone knows that he is a new special grade."

On the contrary, it was Nakiri Munee who quickly calmed down after being extremely surprised.

He said sarcastically, "Newly promoted special grade? Haha, this so-called 'newly promoted special grade' is just a re-creation of classic ancient dishes?"

Leonora thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.

After all, whose new special grade can do that? At the dinner party at the Nakiri family residence, the answer dishes that surpassed those of the two legendary graduates, Gin Dojima and Shiroichiro Saiba.

"Are you feeling sorry for the 6150 points?" Nakiri Senzaemon joked while drinking his tea.

Nakiri Munee said with a smile:

"Father, if Boss Xia can produce perfect [Potatoes, Carrots, Onions and Chicken] later, we will charge you the same price."

Leonora quickly added:
"Yes, until we at Nakiri International thoroughly study the cellular energy and sequence of this ingredient!"

Nakiri International.

It is a food research institute opened by the couple in Denmark.

On the surface, it focuses on the theory of molecular gastronomy, but in fact it is studying the energy of gourmet cells, and has made considerable achievements. It can already produce some low-sequence cell injections through the "artificial gourmet cell" factory.

These low-sequence injections with no growth potential may be of little use to elite chefs.

But for some food associations or organizations, it is a crude shortcut to mass-modify the human body and cultivate "cannon fodder".

Nakiri Senzaemon put down his teacup and said seriously:
"Nakiri International's research can wander on the edge of taboos, but it must not get too deeply involved, otherwise...what is the difference between this organization and that evil cult?"

The couple naturally understood that the cult organization was the [Neo Food Utopia].

This group of people are even crazier than the technology lunatics in "Food Club".

Not only do they try to transform food ingredients or the human body through methods such as gene editing.

Some even pursue the "ultimate delicacy" to achieve immortality.

According to Totsuki's intelligence.

This cult organization was founded by a crazy researcher who defected from the Gourmet Society.

The leader of the researchers has become a half-mechanical, half-biological being, with his body being a fusion of gourmet cells and mechanical devices, and his humanity has been almost completely lost.

At least on the surface.

Totsuki, IGO organization or official food associations of various countries all belong to the "natural way" and "balance faction".

The purpose is simple: you can explore and develop the world of food, but you must not destroy the environment, commit acts that lead to extinction, and you must actively protect endangered species.

Can chase cellular energy and sequence.

However, human body modification is strictly prohibited, and the genes of food ingredients cannot be edited or contaminated.

……

Watched the couple leave.

Nakiri Senzaemon continued to make and sip tea leisurely.

"That perfectly prepared 'Potato, Carrot and Onion Chicken' is most likely a masterpiece imitating the Tanlang Pot." The old man pondered in his heart.

Oh, he's not having fun.

If a top international expert bids for this [Potato, Carrot, Onion and Chicken], he will find that he cannot comprehend any perfect path from it and will become furious.

After all, how could humans learn the magical powers of the legendary kitchen utensils? Even if the magical powers were very weak.

However, the situation is different in the hands of researchers, such as his eldest son, Nakiri Munee.

The researchers only wanted to extract the pure energy of gourmet cells and analyze the sequence, but they did not desire the perfect path contained therein.

Because they are not good chefs and can't learn it at all.

Dudu!

At this time, the mobile phone rang.

The old man answered the call.

"Hello, Silver?"

On the other end, Dojima Gin's muffled voice sounded: "Boss Xia is staying at the Nakiri residence for a while?"

"Yes, I went to the airport to pick up something, then returned home and locked the door."

The old man said casually, and suddenly raised his white eyebrows.

"During these days at the villa, have you checked whether the information that Dong Yegang has obtained the coordinates of a food industry point is true?"

"General, although there is no evidence, the information is very likely to be true."

"Oh?"

"Given that Higashino Tsuyoshi has plenty of gold-level food resources, he even has extraordinary-level food materials like 'White Snow Catfish' and 'Drunken Beef' thrown out for the contestants to use at will, if you say he doesn't have the coordinates, I absolutely don't believe it!"

The old man was silent for a moment before he said:

"It seems... the conditions for 'opening' that coordinate point are very harsh, otherwise Dong Ye Gang would not have stabbed me in the back like this and didn't try to cover it up at all."

"He obviously wasn't worried about the coordinates being exposed."

Finished talking about the matter.

Nakiri Senzaemon mentioned [potatoes, carrots, onions]:
"Have you seen the fake Tanlang pot in Boss Xia's hand?"

"The perfect ingredient he prepared for the first time was the 'Potato, Carrot, Onion and Chicken', which caused a hot auction at the igo market. Zong Wei spent 6150 points to buy it."

puff--

The words trailed off.

There was a sound of someone spraying salt soda on the other end of the call.

For a long time.

Dojima Ginzai coughed badly and said in a messy voice:

"Hey, hey hey?"

"Potatoes, carrots, onions and chicken are Mr. Xia's ingredients?"

……

The Totsuki Legend graduate was embarrassed when he made a mistake over the perfect ingredients.

In the private kitchen of the Nakiri residence.

Xia An received the [Golden Wheat] sent by the IGO staff and was preparing to do a big job.

"Three thousand points, only 600 grams of ingredients, a bit of a rip-off!"

In fact, the ingredients are raw wheat grains that have not been husked.

If it weren't for Senior Tang Meijun's notes and detailed instructions, just the step of husking the wheat grains would have been enough to give Xia An a headache.

The method of shelling according to the notes is: cutting.

That's right.

Just use a small knife to cut the shell.

Because the grains of [Golden Wheat] are 10 times the size of ordinary grains, it is not difficult to cut the shells at first glance.

But this step has a prerequisite:

A knife forged by a grinder is needed!
Ordinary knives do not have the extraordinary sharpness to cut fantasy ingredients.

Coincidentally, Xia An controlled the robot dog to carry back a dagger-shaped kitchen blade, which perfectly met the requirements.

……

[Kitchenware: Unnamed kitchen blade forged by a grinder]

[Grade: Rare (Purple)]

[This is a batch of kitchen utensils forged for the purpose of practice by the talented chef Tang Meijun from Shenzhou after he mastered the inheritance of grinders in the food industry]

[Forging material analysis completed...]

[Ding... Made from the tusks of the 'Ligaru Mammoth' (capture level 48)]

……

Purple kitchenware!
Noble Phantasm!

However, compared with the several ancient kitchen utensils Xia An already has, such as [Xiang En Seven-Star Knife Breaking the Army] and [Tianxiong Flame Chain].

The treasures on the gourmet world side, even those of purple quality, seem to have no entry affixes.

Of course, it could also be that the material entry is blank, or that Senior Tang Meijun’s attainments in the field of [Grinder] are still shallow.

Xia An is not greedy.

He has tested the sharpness of this kitchen knife again and again.

Cutting and processing the husk of [Golden Wheat] is easy.

"I can't keep calling you the Unnamed Kitchen Blade." Xia An looked at the pure white blade in his hand. The more he looked at it, the more he liked and satisfied he became. Just based on the material it was made of, this was also a great treasure.

"Hmm... let's call it 'Ligaru Blade'!"

The net weight of wheat grains is 600 grams, and each grain is ten times the size of an ordinary wheat grain, so there are actually not many of them.

After all the cutting, Xia An didn't even sweat.

After shelling.

It is the step of grinding it into flour.

Fortunately, rice itself is not hard and can be processed with ordinary machines.

Soon, Xia An weighed the net weight of the wheat flour on the electronic scale, and his face suddenly turned black:
“It’s so deceptive and so real!”

"After removing the husk, the net weight of the flour shrinks significantly!"

Not even a pound of flour.

Xia An planned to make it according to the recipe for "Golden Bread" in his notes.

After all, this was an answer-level recipe, and he was very greedy.

If he succeeds in digesting and absorbing it and making it his own, then he is definitely not some new special-grade person.

Instead... he leapt to become a senior special-level person who possessed an answer-level recipe!
If you want to make pastries.

Next, you will encounter the second hurdle.

When golden wheat flour is soaked in water and kneaded into dough, it not only consumes a huge amount of water resources, but also requires special kneading techniques.

In order to perfectly cook golden wheat, Dojima Gin improved and researched a unique set of techniques on his own, which is probably at the level of blue pseudo-food technique.

however…

A challenge in the eyes of other chefs.

In Cheyenne.

But it does not exist.

The notes at this step say:

"The most perfect response is 'White Snake Chain Rotation'. This ancient skill is the answer to the field of pastry making. It is used to stir and make golden wheat dough, which directly points to the most perfect."

"But I couldn't learn the 'White Snake Chain' myself, so I had to give up. I learned a set of dough kneading techniques from another good friend."

White snake chain!
Xia An knows how to do it, and he has reached the [Great Accomplishment] level of proficiency!

Just pull the water pipe over, and clear water will gush out, so there is no need to worry about water outage.

After a while, the spiral stick dance began along with the white snake's rotating chain.

After the flour made from golden wheat fully absorbs water, it becomes slippery and forms dough that gradually wraps around the alloy pastry stick.

Roar…

After a moment, Xia An put away his stick and stood up.

On the kitchen counter.

The golden snake coiled up off the stick, curled up tightly into a ball.

At the beginning, there were gaps between the golden fabrics that were visible to the naked eye.

But only for a second or two.

These flocs of dough expand rapidly.

Thus, a whole ball of silky and soft golden dough was completely formed.

"No need to add yeast, let alone fermentation, the dough is ready so quickly." Xia An couldn't help but sigh.

Different from the resting step in making noodles.

As the name suggests, fermented noodles.

The goal is to make the dough soft, rather than the chewy texture that ramen emphasizes.

Ok…

Xia An suddenly wondered, what would happen to the dough if the chef, who didn’t know about the hidden properties of golden wheat, added extra leavening agents when kneading the dough?

Overexpanded and exploded with a bang?
Next.

Xia An continued to study the recipe of "Golden Bread", step by step, like a beginner, carefully following the process to make one loaf at a time.

The first bread failed.

Ambient humidity was not taken into account.

I followed the temperature in the notes very rigidly when baking, without adjusting the temperature carefully, and the surface of the baked bread was cracked and had huge cuts.

The second bread.

The baking part is perfect.

When Xia An opened the oven door, he could hear the golden bread on the baking tray making a crackling sound.

This is the sound made by the bread's internal structure shrinking when it encounters the cold air outside. "It's done...?"

Xia An broke the bread, put it into his mouth and took small bites.

Suddenly, an indescribable wonderful sweet taste exploded on the tip of the tongue. The magnificent and amazing taste bud information even made the tongue feel a momentary tingling.

The taste is amazing.

As expected, it is a dessert made from golden wheat flour.

The issue is……

"Will it produce a 'happy hallucination' after consumption, allowing the eater to temporarily forget the pain, or even heal mild mental trauma?"

Xia An opened his notebook, frowned and stared at the words written by Senior Tang Meijun, muttering to himself:

"I didn't have any hallucinations at all."

"Is there something missing? Oh... yes, I seem to have forgotten to add the soul ingredient of 'food righteousness'!"

He looked at the lighted [Food and Market Fireworks] on the panel.

I fell into thought again.

Well, the meaning of this food has something to do with the effects of hallucination of happiness, forgetting pain, and healing mild mental trauma. It is definitely not unrelated at all.

Could it be... that this is the effect of Senior Tang Meijun's food ethics?
However, this conjecture was overturned when Xia An tried to add Shi Yi's "condiments" and baked the third golden bread.

"Ah, so the meaning of food has become the last piece of the puzzle for this answer-level recipe?"

"It is both a primer and a fuel..."

"No matter what the meaning of food is, it will burn on the plate and become the 'edible effect' of special recipes and special delicacies?"

Look back.

The dough, which weighed less than one pound, was quickly consumed.

Xia An looked at the panel again.

I saw that the recipe for "Golden Bread" had been quietly recorded.

……

[Recipe: "Golden Bread" (100%)]

[Answer recipe, main dish or dessert that can be filled in the 'Life Menu']

【Progress: Beginner】

[One of the answers to the 'menu of life' by the genius chef Tang Meijun of the last era]

……

"Huh, I did it once, and finally set a successful record!" Xia An breathed a sigh of relief, with joy in his eyes.

A good record means you can spend a lot of money.

So, krypton gold warriors, it's time to start!

……

The two-day weekend passed in a flash.

Monday, finals day.

Xia An took the special car arranged by Mr. Nakiri and rushed from Tokyo to Odawara City in Kanagawa Prefecture again.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

"Chef Xia An, you are finally here."

At the door of the small underground venue, the maid Nagase Miko was obviously waiting for Xia An.

Seeing him appear, Dongye Tsuyoshi's personal attendant relaxed his frowning brows.

Xia An was surprised and said, "Doesn't the show officially start at half past ten? I'm not late, am I?"

The maid Kumiko quickly shook her head:
"You're not late."

"It's just that Mr. Higashino heard that you returned to Tokyo and was worried that you wouldn't be able to make it."

"Mr. Dongye said that if you were absent on the final day, the excitement would be greatly reduced. He would even consider whether to come to watch the game."

Xia An's mouth twitched: "Haha, Mr. Dongye really thinks highly of me. Among the three groups on the final day, there are several strong people in the top ten of the IGO World Super Chef List. I don't deserve such favor from Mr. Dongye."

Unexpectedly, the maid Kumiko said seriously:
"No, you're worth it."

"Mr. Dongye said that you are the special one!"

"The theme of today's finals... even those veteran masters in the top ten of the world's special rankings may not be able to present a satisfactory answer."

"But Mr. Dongye said that maybe you can!"

Xia An: “…”

He was speechless.

I didn't plan to continue chatting with this head maid who kept saying "Mr. Higashino said", so I said goodbye and left.

Carrying the kitchen box, he sat down at the Shenzhou delegation's seat.

The Totsuki seat next to it.

Dojima Gin and Saiba Joichiro cast resentful glances at him.

stare--

Xia An: ? ?

These two people have murderous eyes.

"Tsk, you're willing to come back?" Chi Xiaobai joked, "I thought you would miss the final day."

Meng Yulu's comment is quite interesting:
"I heard that the old man from the Lu family gave you an 'exploratory robot dog'. You haven't been tinkering with it these past two days, have you?"

Xia An said vaguely:
"It's just tinkering."

He certainly wouldn't say that he had acquired the knowledge passed down by a Chinese predecessor by relying on robot dogs and drones.

After all, the fact that one has mastered the coordinates of the food world and can open and travel through them at will is simply hard to explain.

"Let's get down to business——"

Meng Yulu looked around at Xia An and Chi Xiaobai, her brows suddenly becoming serious:
"We have received a message from the association headquarters, asking us to bring back the replica of the Greedy Wolf Pot. If we complete the task, the reward will be upgraded and increased!"

Xia An was surprised: "Since it is confirmed to be a replica of the Tanlang pot, do you want it too?"

Meng Yulu: "Every piece of the legendary kitchenware is taken very seriously. Of course, you are special. The higher-ups asked me to comfort you and said that you don't have to hand over the replica in your hand to the country until you collect the last second piece of the Greedy Wolf Teapot."

"Even if you have to hand it in in the end, it won't be taken for nothing. We will give you resources of equal specifications. Food ingredients, kitchen utensils, technological creations... In short, it's up to you to choose!"

When I heard about handing it in, my heart tightened.

Now, hearing Meng Yulu's words with strong hints, Xia An's heart was filled with sighs.

Before collecting the last second piece of the Greedy Wolf Pot fragment?
Does that mean.

If these fragments are not collected successfully, will the imitation Tanlang pot in his hand never be remembered?

"In addition, there is already a rumor in the villa that the theme of the final day will be Hell Difficulty!"

Hear the words.

Chi Xiaobai laughed:

"To be honest, unless it's beyond the scope of Chef Lin's field."

"Otherwise, what topic can't we handle?"

Xia An nodded and glanced at the Lv.1 [World Gate] information on the panel.

This interface and level cannot be purchased through paid payment.

You can only gain the experience points needed to level up through food battles or cooking competitions.

So, it is impossible to just be a bystander.

Upgrading to Lv.2 means mastering the second coordinate point of the food world, which means that a vast treasure trove of ingredients is open to him.

"I want to go on stage." Xia An said seriously.

It was Chi Xiaobai and Meng Yulu's turn to be surprised.

"Wow, young man, you have a strong desire to fight." Chi Xiaobai laughed, "Don't worry, as long as the opponent is not a top ranked opponent of the same level, we will arrange for you to fight, as long as you don't mind the fatigue."

Meng Yulu smiled:
"As long as you are not afraid of losing, go ahead and we will cover you."

If Xia An hadn't seen the undisguised expressions on their faces, showing that they wanted to see him lose, he would probably have been touched.

clang--

Soon, a bell rang in the underground venue.

The maid Kumiko pushed Higashino Tsuyoshi in a wheelchair and slowly came to the center of the stage.

The elegant middle-aged butler handed the microphone to Higashino Tsuyoshi.

At this moment, the close-up shot fell on the face of the owner of the manor.

"I will not waste any more time. I will now announce the theme of the finals day."

The words trailed off.

Three young servants came onto the stage at the same time.

The camera and lights fell on the open food boxes they were holding.

A blinding and dazzling red light shone out from the box.

It is more eye-catching than the spotlight above the stage in the stadium.

When the young servants grabbed a red-shelled crab with its huge claws tied up.

A horrified voice suddenly rang out in the venue:

"It's the 'Ruby Crab'!"

"Capture level 46!"

When people heard the voice, they looked and saw that it was Jacob King, the leader of the American group.

The famous chefs who were unaware of the situation and did not recognize this type of crab believed it.

"Capture level 46 ingredients!"

Chi Xiaobai's relaxed smile froze as he watched the show.

"Only three?" Meng Yulu frowned, "In other words, each delegation in the finals can only send one person?"

"There is only one chance to compete?"

Chi Xiaobai simply spread his hands and said, "You are the leader, go ahead."

Meng Yulu sneered:
"You asked me to take on this tough battle that almost cost me my life?"

Kyonina couldn't help but say:
"Capture level 46, an extremely rare ingredient in the 'Extraordinary Realm', only Chef Lin can cook it!"

In the old rating system of IGO agency.

Levels 10 to 20 are gold.

Above level 20 is the extraordinary realm.

for example.

The [White Snow Catfish] and [Drunken Beef] that appeared in the first two competition days are level 30 top-quality extraordinary ingredients.

As for the stage from level 30 to level 40, it is difficult to see it even as a direct descendant of the Eight Phoenix Immortals of Kyonina, let alone allocate resources at this level for squandering.

"In fact, the vague rating system of 'Extraordinary' is outdated. Since the 21st century, few people have used it, especially in the past decade!"

“Because in the past 20 years, the exploration of the food world has flourished.”

"The gold grade was very rare at first, but the official associations of various countries are now able to supply it to top chefs."

"Ingredients above level 20 were even more scarce in the past. At that time, regardless of whether they were level 30, 40, or 50... chefs used to call these ingredients 'supernormal' or 'supernormal realm'."

In the voice of Higashino Tsuyoshi's microphone, Xia An heard a modern rating system that is popular in the food industry today.

Detailed division.

Level 20 to 30 is called platinum.

Level 30 to 40 is called Jade.

Levels 40 to 50 are called diamonds.

then.

The three fresh [ruby crabs] provided by Tsuyoshi Higashino are diamond-grade ingredients.

Xia An's eyes flickered, and Senior Tang Meijun's analysis and content on the gourmet cell sequence in his notes emerged in his mind.

its not right…

Senior Tang Meijun used black iron, bronze, silver, gold, platinum, jade, diamond...

From sequence 9 to sequence 3.

In other words, the cellular energy intensity of black iron ingredients corresponds to sequence 9.

Diamond ingredients correspond to sequence 3.

Xia An thought of himself again.

With his mastery of two golden skills, [Zhou's Food Carving Technique] and [White Snake Chain], he was only able to fight Silverback on equal terms when he first explored the isolated island of the food world.

In the light and dark culinary worlds of the past, his skills were definitely top-notch.

He may not be able to defeat Kaiyou and the Phoenix Eight Immortals, but he can definitely compete with the Five Tigers.

"Extraordinary realm..." Xia An realized something, "Gold-level ingredients may still be within the scope of what the world's top masters can handle."

“But the Sequence 20 cell strength and combat effectiveness of platinum ingredients from level 30 to 5 are already extraordinary and inhuman!”

Perhaps Kaiyou, Liu Maliu, the Phoenix Eight Immortals and the like have reached the realm of Sequence 5 in terms of realm and combat power, but they are undoubtedly the ceiling of the world of Chef Boy.

"So, it's no wonder that these seniors call all ingredients above level 20 from gold level 'superb level'."

The implication is transcendence and transformation.

These ingredients contain the power of ascension.

(End of this chapter)