The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 10 The Book in the Star Veins

"Ok."

Qin Lang nodded in agreement, but his heart was still in turmoil.

Are we finally going to see the extraordinary side of this world?
Under the guidance of the staff, he took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.

The surrounding environment seemed to become brighter, and the next moment, Qin Lang clearly felt a warm current descending from the sky and flowing into his forehead.

The feeling is a bit like having warm water poured over your head, but it doesn't bring any discomfort. Instead, it makes you feel instantly refreshed.

Immediately afterwards, a warm current fell from the top of his forehead, all the way along the spine to his tailbone, causing Qin Lang to shiver and almost make a sound.

"Okay, you can open your eyes now."

After a moment, the voice of the staff rang out, bringing Qin Lang back to his senses.

He slowly opened his eyes. The environment in the secret room was no different from before, but in his sight, everything had changed.

Countless tiny points of light are diffused in the space, everywhere.

This is…

Seeing Qin Lang's surprised expression, the staff member smiled and began to explain, "What you are seeing now is the power of the stars."

"This is the extraordinary energy that exists in every corner of the Soul Eater World. Only after opening the first star vein, Tianshu, can you feel it."

"Because it has just been activated, your perception of the star power will affect your normal vision, but this situation will ease within a few days."

Qin Lang nodded in realization, then subconsciously touched the spot on his forehead where he felt a warm current, "Is this the location of the Tianshu Star Vein?"

"Yes." The staff nodded, "Let's leave the Star Vein Awakening Room first and go to another room to conduct guidance and training for the new Royal Spirit Chef."

"Okay." Qin Lang nodded, then he remembered that he hadn't asked the other person's name yet. "What's your name?"

"My name is Chen Yu." The staff member smiled.

"Brother Chen, I'm sorry to bother you." Qin Lang said politely.

"Come with me." Chen Yu opened the door of the secret room and quickly brought Qin Lang to an empty room. There was a row of bookshelves in the room, on which were neatly placed teaching brochures for the new Royal Spirit Chef.

"Take it and we'll look at it while we talk." Chen Yu picked up two brochures and handed one to Qin Lang, then spoke slowly.

"Food spirits don't just appear out of thin air."

"It needs the Imperial Spirit Kitchen to be born, because after the star vein is activated, something called a spirit embryo naturally exists inside it."

"You can think of it as a soul-eating egg."

"The Royal Spirit Chef can infuse the energy generated by cooking dishes into the Spirit Embryo, injecting soul into the blank Spirit Embryo and thus giving birth to a Food Spirit."

"So, every time you activate a star vein, you can gain a food spirit."

"And if you want to give birth to a food spirit, you must first sense the location of the spirit embryo, which requires a small ability called inner vision."

"Inner vision?" Qin Lang showed an interested look. "What should I do?"

"Close your eyes." Chen Yu smiled, "Maintain your current breathing rate and get rid of all thoughts in your mind..."

Before he finished speaking, his voice slowly dropped.

Because Qin Lang's eyes were closed, the Tianshu star vein was faintly glowing, and he had entered a state of inner vision.

"It's quite fast." Chen Yu smiled and shook his head, muttering in a voice that only he could hear, and then stood quietly aside.

According to his experience, one would be able to quickly come out of the inner vision after entering it for the first time.

On the other side, Qin Lang, who had already entered the state of introspection, felt that he was in a spherical space with extremely rich star power.

This space is not very big. In the center where countless light spots converge, there is a translucent golden sphere that looks a bit like an egg.

Is this the spiritual embryo?
Curiously examining the sphere, roughly the size of two fists, Qin Lang's gaze drifted upward, finally locking onto something suspended in mid-air. It was a closed book, its cover devoid of any text, only a figure, seemingly walking, with no features. The background featured a winding road and varied scenery, with patterns of light from the sun, moon, and stars etched behind it.

How could there be a book in my own star vein?

Qin Lang couldn't help but feel doubtful.

Chen Yu did not mention this situation just now, and no matter how you think about it, the appearance of a book in the star vein is a bit abnormal.

He stared at the book, thinking to himself, "It would be nice if I could pick it up and take a look at it." Then he was surprised to see the book fly towards him smoothly and finally stop in front of him.

Qin Lang carefully stretched out his hand and gently stroked the cover of the book. Suddenly, a simple message emerged in his mind.

【Traveler's Book】

This book without any words on the cover is called the Traveler's Book.

I'd like to see what this is.

His eyes flickered slightly as Qin Lang carefully turned to the first page.

Then, a confused look appeared on his face.

The first page of the Traveler's Book also has no text.

Taking up the entire page is a landscape painting showing a flower bed and a stone sculpture in the shape of a carrier pigeon.

What information does this picture have?
Qin Lang looked at it carefully, but couldn't figure it out, so he turned to the next page.

Then he was stunned again.

Because this traveler's book, which is three fingers thick, can only open the first page, and the papers behind it cannot be opened.

After studying the landscape picture on the first page for a while, Qin Lang closed the Traveler's Book reluctantly.

I don't know what it is yet, so just leave it alone.

After returning the Traveler's Book to its original place, Qin Lang took another look at the spirit embryo, and then felt his mind suddenly refreshed, and the state of inner vision instantly exited.

"You kid... have been observing for so long?" Chen Yu's somewhat surprised voice sounded from the side.

He originally thought that Qin Lang's first inner vision would only last a few seconds at most, but he didn't expect it to last nearly ten minutes.

"Ahahaha..." Qin Lang laughed dryly, "It's my first time doing internal observation. I was a little curious, so I stayed a little longer."

Chen Yu: “…”

Is this just a matter of staying a little longer?
Inner vision requires keeping the mind free of distracting thoughts. When you first look inward and see the situation inside the star veins for the first time, distracting thoughts will soon appear.

In Qin Lang's case, he can only be described as gifted.

"By the way, Brother Chen." Qin Lang said casually, "It seems to me that the star vein is a relatively large spherical space?"

"Yes." Chen Yu nodded, "When the Food Spirit is born, this Star Vein Space will be the place for the Food Spirit to recover and rest."

"Then... can this space be used to store items?" Qin Lang's eyes flashed slightly, and then he spoke.

"Storing things?"

Chen Yu gave Qin Lang a strange look, "How is that possible!"

"Okay." Qin Lang shrugged. "I just had a wild thought."

and so…

There's definitely something wrong with that Traveler's Book!

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