My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 717 Cooking Competition
"Wang Tianlong (excellent), a mountain and river species that can purify water. Place it in sewage and wait for a while to get a pool of clear water. It is sweet and clear, and has the ability to restore vitality and regulate the five internal organs."

"If you put it in a water tank and place it in the northwest, it will be a kind of Feng Shui arrangement in the secular world - the Golden Dragon Treasure Arrangement."

"Although the pair of young Wangtianlong species given to you by Lady Blood are sealed in amber, their vitality has not dissipated. Once thrown into the water, they will automatically break the amber seal and radiate new vitality once again."

"And according to what Lady Xue said, this pair of Wangtianlong are not ordinary creatures. They have a trace of Lord Tianlong's bloodline. They will have a chance to transform into dragons in the future."

"Master Tianlong is the last powerful person in the history of the secular world who survived the thunder tribulation and achieved the body of a true dragon. His original bloodline is a sky-looking dragon, but since Master Huanghe disappeared, Master Tianlong also disappeared."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the game text and thought that this was just a pie in the sky. The price and danger of transforming from a goldfish into a real dragon were probably unimaginable. If he was not careful, the end would be to be reduced to ashes.

There are countless dragon bloodlines in the world, but since Lord Tianlong, the most powerful one can only become a dragon.

If we talk about the monsters and demons that have the best chance of transforming into real dragons, he feels that his Yunlong might have a place.

Although Yunlong is just a Jiaolong, its shape looks a bit like a real dragon. However, he wants to cultivate Yunlong into a real dragon. Even if he spends all his incense, he cannot meet the conditions for Yunlong's promotion.

In reality, Luo Huan, a team leader of the Shancheng Public Opinion Survey Bureau, the Jiaolong with over 300 years of Taoist practice, may have the opportunity to go further in the future with the help of national institutions.

Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about these things in his mind as he put away the Wangtian Dragon given to him by the Blood Lady. He originally thought that this plot would end here, but he did not expect that new text would pop up afterwards.

"Mrs. Xue gave you the young Wangtianlong, and then took out a piece of animal skin from the box. There were some crude lines drawn on it."

"According to Lady Blood, the animal skin in her hand came from an abandoned ancient Yellow River Road. The lines drawn on it should be a map, but she doesn't know where exactly it is. She only knows that the entrance should be within the ancient Yellow River Road. She has tried to find it several times, but in the end she returned empty-handed and attracted many gold diggers and corpse collectors to drive her away. She didn't want to cause any more trouble, so she never went there again. Now she's giving it to you, hoping it can be of some help to you."

"You have obtained the incomplete animal hide map."

"You observed this incomplete map through the vision of Tathagata. You found that the reason why Lady Blood could not find the entrance marked on it was because the method of using this map was quite special. You had to look down from a high altitude at the Yellow River Ancient Road below. Only by comparing the two could you find the real entrance marked on the map."

Jiang Xinghuo put away the map. It was another task related to the ancient Yellow River Road.

Since the Yellow River God began to control the floods of the Yellow River, the direction of many tributaries has been changed. After years of sedimentation and accumulation of loess, the original waterways have become ancient roads.

Countless treasures and dangers lurk below.

It is a place where players can reap great rewards, but the prerequisite is to have an accurate map and sufficient strength.

Otherwise it would be in vain.

Either your effort is in vain, or you die on the spot.

He now has two mission clues related to the Yellow River.

One is the animal skin map obtained from Blood Lady, and the other is a rotten corpse found at the bottom of the river in Daliang City. A river engineering token and an incomplete map of the Yellow River basin were obtained from the corpse.

Jiang Xinghuo had already made up his mind. After finishing the tasks at hand, he would immediately go to Longmen to complete the two tasks on the Yellow River Ancient Road.

While he was pondering, a new text message suddenly popped up in the game.

"The magnetic field detector you set up has been activated."

"The magnetic field detector has sensed the location where the Zongbu Temple is about to be born. The magnetic field there is experiencing violent power fluctuations. Do you want to go there and explore it immediately?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw that the magnetic field detector was effective, it meant that the Zongbu Temple was about to be born, but he had already known the conspiracy of Zongbu God, so naturally he would not join in the fun.

Moreover, he told the Public Opinion Research Bureau the whole story and also spoke about it on the game forum, spending 500 incense sticks to get permission to keep it pinned on the forum for a month.

Some acquaintances also told me the relevant news.

For example, Jiang Miaozhen from the capital, and Tianguan, Yao Shi, Gu Xian, Luo Huan and others whom he met in the mountain city.

As for how many people believed what he said, that was not within Jiang Xinghuo's consideration.

He thought he had done the most. To put it bluntly, no matter what conflicts there were between game players, they were still family members in the final analysis, and were fundamentally different from other monsters in the secular world.

As the saying goes, monks may be foolish and can be taught, but demons may be evil and will cause disasters.

It is better to be clear about things like stance.

People who are two-faced have never had a good ending since ancient times.

"You ignored the upcoming appearance of the Zongbu Temple. Where are you going to hang out next?"

This time, the game text did not give the specific location, but simply gave the names of a few maps and let Jiang Xinghuo choose by himself. Apart from that, there was no other brief description.

Jiang Xinghuo glanced at the names on the screen and finally chose to go to Guanglu Temple.

"You chose to go to Guanglu Temple, one of the three major gourmet organizations in the secular world."

"On the way, please wait..."

"On your way to Guanglu Temple, you noticed that many people were walking in that direction, chatting as they walked. It seemed like something big was happening. You mixed into the crowd and overheard what happened. You learned what happened."

"It turns out that Guanglu Temple is holding a cooking competition. Several food gods are serving as judges. Anyone who is proficient in cooking can participate. Regardless of whether they are professional chefs or not, the judging panel will give the chefs corresponding benefits based on the quality of their dishes."

Ok?
Jiang Xinghuo thought that it was better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. He just happened to catch up with this cooking competition. With his mediocre cooking skills, he didn't know if he could catch the eyes of those food gods.

However, he has the special chef dragon mark on his body. Only with this equipment, he is equivalent to a special chef. The only problem is that the owner of this special chef dragon mark walked out of the Guanglu Temple, and it is not known whether he can get away with it.

"You have arrived at Guanglu Temple." "You saw a shrine outside the Guanglu Temple. Do you want to go over and light it up?"

"You have lit up the Fengdu shrine in Guanglu Temple."

"When you walk into Guanglu Temple, you can smell all kinds of smells in the air, all of which are the unique flavors of dishes from all over the world."

"However, as you move forward, you suddenly feel like there is something behind you, as if something is staring at you, making you feel a little uneasy."

Could he be so unlucky that he was targeted right after he came in? Jiang Xinghuo was speechless. His luck was terrible. No matter where he went, troubles always followed him.

"You looked around, but unfortunately you didn't find anyone suspicious. However, this targeted malice could not be shaken off. The four-faced Buddha amulet on your neck also turned into a sad and angry face, which means that it was not an illusion, but someone really wanted to harm you."

"You keep going..."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Will you choose to ignore the malice, or will you choose to find a quiet place and try to find the source of the malice?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself that it was a common practice to thieve for a thousand days, but one cannot guard against thieves for a thousand days. If there was always someone behind him, it would be a trouble sooner or later. He might as well find the person and kill him.

"You wandered around in the crowd and finally found a secluded alley. You walked in without hesitation. The four-faced Buddha amulet on your body began to vibrate, which meant that danger was getting closer and closer to you."

"And just as you went deeper into the alley, several fire-burning monks appeared from both sides, blocking the entrance to the alley tightly and setting up a fire stick at the entrance."

"You have discovered it, Fire-Headed Monk."

"The fire monk is a monk from the Fireworks Temple of Shifang Zen Forest. The Fireworks Temple is different from other monk temples. They do not practice Buddhism or meditation. They only focus on studying various delicacies. Their attacking methods are mainly fire control and stick techniques. The fire stick is the symbol of the Fireworks Temple."

"These fire-headed monks traveled from outside to the Jiangnan area and heard that there was a cooking competition here, so they wanted to show off in front of the God of Food in Guanglu Temple, strive to win the favor of the God of Food, and get some cooking advice."

"But these fire-headed monks have not been recognized in their several attempts to compete, and they are unwilling to give up and want to keep trying, so they plan to use the dish of grilled live lamb to gain the recognition of those food gods."

"The charcoal-grilled live lamb comes from the foreign grasslands in the secular world. It tastes extremely delicious and original, without any seasoning. However, the requirements for the ingredients are extremely strict, and they must be the best."

"But Jiangnan is thousands of miles away from the grasslands, and it is impossible to find lambs that are unique to the grasslands, so they can only target other people. As soon as you entered the territory of Guanglu Temple, they targeted you, thinking that you are the best raw material for charcoal grilled live lambs!!"

Well! Are you planning to roast yourself like a sheep?

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and decided that there was no need to be polite. He could just kill them all. He could also find some raw materials for the competition from them.

"These fire-headed monks attacked you, hitting you with their fire sticks with mottled flames. Grilling live sheep requires the ingredients to be grilled alive, so the sticks didn't hit your head, but your legs. They only wanted to cripple your limbs so that they could be slaughtered."

"Unfortunately, they miscalculated. Your cultivation is far superior to those fire-headed monks, and the fire sticks in their hands can't hurt you. After a battle that wasn't too strenuous, these fire-headed monks have already gone to see the Buddha."

"You have killed the Fire Monk +7."

"You have received incense +1050."

"You searched the bodies of these fire-headed monks and found some things. You gained something."

"You have obtained: a fire stick (excellent), a Kinnara stick technique secret book (rare), a box of dish seasoning (common), a packet of five-flavor powder (common), a packet of poppy corn flour (common), and a fire-making secret book (common)."

"Fire stick (excellent tool), a fire-making tool commonly used by monks in fire temples. It is both a tool and a weapon. This fire stick has been passed down through generations of owners. It is as black as charcoal and can start fire out of thin air. It also has the ability to ignite and control fire."

"Kinnara King's Staff Skills Secret Manual (Rare Item). The founder of the Fireworks Temple was called Kinnara King. He was originally an ordinary fireworker, but later he learned a unique skill without a teacher. He killed three thousand demon kings with a fire stick. He was accepted as a disciple by the Buddha and became the guardian king of the Eight Heavenly Dragons. He can transform into the body of Kinnara King and use his power for his own benefit."

"Please note that the King Kinnara's Staff Technique is a secret Buddhist martial arts manual. Only pure martial artists or Buddhists can practice it. Others cannot practice the techniques above."

"These fire-headed monks stole a copy of the secret manual and wanted to find a place to practice secretly, but before they could make any progress, they were killed by you, and the secret manual fell into your hands."

This set of stick techniques is a profession-specific skill and cannot be practiced by oneself, so one can only throw it into the magic bag and plan to find an opportunity to sell it to others.

Yao Shi seems to be more suitable for this stick technique. He was originally a lay disciple of Shaolin, and his inherited relics are also reincarnated Vajra related to Buddhism.

However, he remembered that Medicine Master's Vajra Dharmakaya talent seemed to be the Kinnara King's stick technique. He would ask him if he wanted it when the time comes. If not, he would just hang it up in the niche and sell it in the shop.

"Condiments for dishes (general ingredients), a few basic ingredients that chefs must have, all five flavors of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty."

"Wuweisan (common ingredients), a refined seasoning ingredient specially prepared for diners with strong tastes, can also act as a stimulant."

"Poppy corn flour (common ingredients), a condiment made with poppy flowers as the main ingredient, is also a recognized taboo in the food industry because it can make people addicted without knowing it, paralyze the taste buds, confuse perception, and do more harm than good.

"Secrets of Fire-making (Ordinary Props), the introductory secrets of the Fire Temple, describes in detail how to control the temperature of the fire."

Jiang Xinghuo put away these things, left the alley and continued walking towards the interior of Guanglu Temple.

"You have come to the registration office for the cooking competition. Do you want to spend 100 incense coins to register for the competition?"

"You have lost, incense -100."

"You have obtained a ticket to the cooking competition. You need to pass three basic skills tests before you can officially participate and meet those God of Cookery judges."

Jiang Xinghuo pushes the plot forward, and the so-called three basic skills tests are knife skills, heat control, and seasoning.

Just proceed step by step.

(End of this chapter)