The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 131 The Door Beneath the Undercurrents
Having determined the dishes to be prepared for the food recommender assessment, Qin Lang returned to the living room.

Zhao Qian has already entered the kitchen to cook; his cooking will have to wait until Zhao Qian completes the assessment before he can begin.

Since he had nothing better to do, Qin Lang was quite interested in the legend of the "Fog Guardian" that Cao Dongdong had mentioned when he went up the mountain, and couldn't help but ask him about it.

"Mr. Ruan Cen, are you really the legendary 'Fog Guardian'?"

Upon hearing this question, Cao Dongdong and Zuo Ge both perked up.

The former was also very curious about this question, but because he wasn't that familiar with Ruan Cen, he was too embarrassed to ask.

As for the latter, he had already asked Ruan Cen about this issue before Qin Lang and the other two arrived, but unfortunately he did not get an answer.

"'The Mist Keeper'?" Ruan Cen shook his head, both amused and exasperated. "Nine out of ten people who come here to find me ask this question."

"If you are referring to whether my ancestors have always lived in the Misty Mountains, then that is indeed true."

“But some other legends about the ‘Mist Keepers,’ such as guarding Jock’s treasure or something like that…” Ruan Cen shook his head helplessly, “those are just folk tales and rumors.”

“If there really is some treasure…” He winked at Qin Lang and the other two, revealing an expression of envy and longing, “I would have sold it long ago and become a wealthy man enjoying a life of luxury!”

Upon hearing this, Qin Lang and the other two smiled.

"I understand." Qin Lang nodded knowingly. "But wouldn't it be inconvenient for someone to live alone in the Misty Hidden Mountains?"

The three young people had a hard time walking up the stone steps from the bottom of the mountain, so it must have been even harder for Ruan Cen, an old man.
"Haha, you don't know this." Ruan Cen shook her head slightly. "I've lived here since I was a child and I'm used to this kind of life. If you asked me to go down the mountain to the city, I would find it inconvenient."

"Although Wuyin Mountain is shrouded in clouds and mist all year round, there are no clouds and mist on the summit. Every day I get up early, brew myself a pot of tea in Wuyin Pavilion, drink tea and watch the sunrise, and then go home to tidy up the yard."

"Water and fertilize the crops, and feed the poultry and livestock."

"The day passed by leisurely just like that."

“That kind of life does sound very appealing,” Cao Dongdong said with a look of agreement. “When I get old, I’ll buy a mountain, farm in it, and watch the sunrise whenever I have free time.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Lang and Zuo Ge, who had also longed for Cao Dongdong, twitched their lips and looked at him with a strange expression.

Can't we even have a proper conversation anymore?
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In the dark, lightless underground water system, three striking lights shone forth, forming three beams of light that illuminated the jagged, strange rocks underwater.

Lomi and Liu Chuang followed carefully behind Redo, looking at the vast underwater space with expressions of amazement.

The area of ​​water exposed inside the cave was only a few square meters, and none of them expected that the underwater area would feel so bottomless.

"Lord Redo, where are we headed?" Lomi pressed the underwater communicator and asked in a low voice.

"Find the direction of the undercurrent, and then go against it!" Redo's voice came quickly. He was holding a water flow sensor in his hand, which could determine the current direction of the water flow.

With this device, Redo constantly adjusted his direction, moving against the current and gradually going upstream.

The oxygen tanks they brought in advance provided the three with ample oxygen, allowing them to operate underwater for extended periods.

Time passed slowly, and soon the three members of the hunting team arrived at an extremely narrow crevice.

Seeing the gap that was far too narrow for him to pass through, Redo turned to look at Lomi, who was following behind him, with a grim face.

"You go and try."

“Okay.” Lomi nodded and swam little by little toward the crevice, but halfway there her body could no longer get any closer.

A powerful torrent of water gushed forth from the crack, and Lomi felt as if countless hands were pressing down on her and pushing her backward. "Hehehe~"

With a deep sound, Rai was quickly summoned by Lomi. With a telepathic connection, Rai pressed against Lomi's back and forcefully pushed Lomi toward the rift.

Lomi moved a little closer, but it was still far from enough!

"Little Pi, give me a hand!" Liu Chuang quickly summoned Little Pi, signaling it to push with Lai Yi.

The power of the two food spirits propelled Lomi's body forward a few more steps.

“Claw, you go too.” Redo said in a deep voice, and a Devourer flew out from his Celestial Vein and joined the pushing team.

The food spirit was nearly as tall as a person, and had a pair of huge claws. A powerful aura, far surpassing that of Lai Yi and Xiao Pi, emanated from its body, causing Lomi and Liu Chuang to show expressions of longing.

It's a four-star revitalized Food Spirit!

Is this the strength of elite cadres...?

"Pala!" The food spirit named Demon Claw spread its claws and placed them on Lomi's left and right shoulders, slowly pushing her forward.

The distance between Lomi and the rift rapidly shortened, but Lomi couldn't help but show a pained expression.

Under the immense water pressure, even with oxygen from an oxygen tank, she felt a strong sense of suffocation, and her body was constantly in pain.

"Lomi!" Liu Chuang looked worried and couldn't help but glance at Redo beside him.

"Hold on a little longer for the mission," Redo said in a deep voice. "The Claws!"

"Para!" The demonic claw pushed even harder, and soon Lomi was successfully pushed into the crevice. Her petite body was just barely able to pass through the crevice to reach the other side.

The arena fell silent again, and Redo's eyes shone with anticipation. "Lomi, what did you see over there?"

After a long while, Lomi's surprised voice came from the other end of the communicator, "Sir, there's a locked metal door here!"

A metal door?!

A look of wild joy instantly flashed in Redo's eyes. "Lomi, get away from the rock wall first."

"Devil's Claws!"

"Para!" the demon claw growled, its claws flashing with a chilling light as it slashed fiercely at the crevice like sharp blades.

Metal-type combat skill: [Sharp Blade Cut]!
The rift, which could only barely accommodate Lomi, was instantly torn open by the demon's claws, creating a large hole large enough for several people to pass through.

The pressure of the water flowing through the fissure also decreased significantly due to the increase in cross-sectional area.

Quickly passing through the crevice, Redo and Liu Chuang also saw the metal door that Lomi had mentioned.

It was a huge metal door, ten meters high, covered with thick rust, making its outline barely discernible.

Seeing this door, Redo's eyes were filled with ecstatic joy.

"Found it! We found it!"

(End of this chapter)