Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

"Ding! Congratulations, your mana has increased by 2000!"

Lin Hanchuan was gradually surrounded by a golden beam of light, radiating a soft golden glow from the inside out, and his maximum mana on his personal panel increased by two thousand points.

It has to be said that the holy-grade food exclusively for mages is truly amazing.

Generous and magnanimous.

"One sip and you've got mana! Mr. Mysterious Man, you're in luck." As a player who had tasted the [Golden Jade Abundance], Glory of the Childe Family knew from Lin Hanchuan's current state that he had gained mana.

The waiters standing nearby all looked on with envy.

It's delicious and adds to your stats.

Who wouldn't like this kind of food?

But when they thought about the price, everyone immediately backed down.

A dish costs an average of 800 million gold coins; you couldn't afford it even if you sold yourself.

"Good luck!" Lin Hanchuan said modestly as he continued to savor the dish. The Golden Jade Delight was smooth and tender, and the delicious flavors swept over him like waves, each wave carrying an extraordinary taste.

Lin Hanchuan slowly closed his eyes to experience it.

The white shrimp has tender and juicy meat. The translucent shrimp meat bounces slightly between your teeth. The firm shrimp meat seems to carry the taste of the ocean. The smooth and silky texture gently slides down your throat, leaving only a lingering fresh and fragrant taste in your mouth.

The real highlight of the delicious flavor is the crab roe thickened in the sauce.

The crab roe, as smooth as solidified jade, slowly melts on the tip of the tongue, its rich and mellow aroma stimulating every taste bud.

A deep and rich umami flavor unfolds layer by layer, with a slightly sandy and glutinous texture, intertwining with the sweetness of the shrimp meat to create an exquisite taste.

The crab with dragon blood was indeed extraordinary. With just one bite, he could feel the power contained within it, as if a deep dragon's roar echoed in his mouth.

Meanwhile, on the notice board outside the restaurant.

The dish name appeared.

The sixty-seventh course – Abundant Wealth (Provided by the Childe Family)

Quality: One-star premium item

Price: 800 gold coins

When the prices of the vegetables were announced, the players at the scene were completely stunned.

After a while, a series of boiling sounds, extremely high in umami, suddenly rang out.

"My goodness! 800 million gold coins! How could that mysterious person possibly eat that much?!"

"Damn, are the rich people in this world this powerful? They eat a dish worth eight million gold coins just like that."

"The Glory of the Childe family is utterly shameless! They dare to offer eight million gold coins for a one-star holy-grade delicacy!"

"So who exactly is this mysterious person? How can he be so willing to spend so much money on food? Is he trying to get the title of 'gourmet'?"

"The requirements for the title of Gourmet seem to be accumulating the consumption of one hundred rare-quality dishes and ten saint-quality dishes, or two god-quality dishes."

"They're rich, they've probably already got it! Holy crap! I'm so jealous of rich people now."

The title "foodie" is mentioned.

Many people now show expressions of envy, jealousy, and resentment.

This title is one of the most expensive titles in the game, and it's basically irrelevant to over 99% of ordinary players.

This is how the mysterious person eats.

In their view, they came here solely for the title of gourmet.

They may have already earned the title of gourmet and are now upgrading it.

In the public chat channel of Golden City.

At this point, half of the conversation was already about Lin Hanchuan's gluttonous eating and drinking, and the appearance of the Saint-level delicacies had elevated the topic to a whole new level.

"Breaking news! The Childe family has stepped forward to invite a mysterious player to sample Saint-level cuisine, with a price tag of eight million gold coins for even a one-star level!"

"Based on the current publicly announced prices of dishes at the Golden Hall Restaurant, the mysterious person has already consumed nearly 20 million gold coins worth of food!"

"Welcome to the mysterious Eastern player who has plenty of money, to the Golden City!"

……

The topic also appeared in the Advent Forum.

A mysterious figure has appeared in the Golden City, showering tens of millions of gold coins on food!

However, it was quickly overwhelmed by related posts about Wangyue City in the Ninth District.

The Heavenly Path Guild is in turmoil as Bloodhand Demon Slayer leads a team into a high-level dungeon in the [Forbidden Land] dimension.

[The entire Heavenly Path Squad appears to have split up and are currently searching for their leader, Arakawa Hakuo.]

Rumor has it that a hidden dungeon may have appeared in the Heavenly Path Guild's headquarters, and Vice Guild Leader Mo Lingyun is organizing the top players within the guild to attempt it.

Good news for Knight players! The Heavenly Path Guild is currently secretly contacting top Knight players in Moonrise City. Knight players with high-level characters in other regions can apply to join the Heavenly Path Guild.

While things were bustling and lively outside.

The system notification sounded when Lin Hanchuan had eaten half of his meal.

The second attribute bonus of "Abundant Wealth" is here.

Lin Hanchuan was satisfied

"Ding! Congratulations, your Intelligence has increased by 5!"

Lin Hanchuan paused, looked up at the Childe family's glory, and smiled, "As expected of a one-star holy-grade delicacy, the taste is indeed extraordinary."

The Glory of the Childe family smiled slightly, "This is just one of the dishes. The chefs are still working hard to prepare the remaining three dishes, and I believe they will not disappoint you."

Lin Hanchuan nodded; he had already received both basic rewards.

The rest are skill rewards.

The first time he consumed the bamboo leaf green, he gained the Flame Burst skill, which has now become an indispensable main attack skill for him.

Not only does it have high burst damage, but when combined with the [God of Magic] talent, it's practically invincible.

Although the dragon breath obtained from consuming the Red Dragon's Heart last time was only a C-level skill, it was a dragon breath skill unique to the dragon race and could play a role in a surprise attack at crucial moments.

With these two opportunities, Lin Hanchuan was even more eager to see what surprises the Golden Jade Hall event would bring him in terms of skills.

If we could trigger a low-probability fusion skill, fusing a low-quality skill into a high-quality skill, and incidentally raising the skill level to SSS, that would be fantastic!
But this is a probabilistic event.

The probability is extremely small.

The most likely outcome is that the level of one of the skills on the panel will be increased.

Lin Hanchuan would be very satisfied if the panel could be improved.

When we were almost finished eating.

A system notification sounded in my mind.

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully consumed the one-star holy-grade dish, [Golden Jade Abundance], triggering a skill upgrade. Your D-grade skill [Water Dragon's Roar] has been upgraded to A-grade."

This notification sent a chill down Lin Hanchuan's spine.

In terms of skill quality, Water Dragon's Roar is of the Saint grade.

I obtained it with a three-star Water Dragon Ball. In actual combat, I used it to kill the boss in the Green Light Lake map. Its true power is comparable to ordinary B-level or even A-level skills.

It's suddenly been upgraded to Grade A!
It was indeed a pleasant surprise.

It's highly likely because the crab meat in this dish contains dragonfish blood.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Hanchuan opened his personal panel to view the details. 【Water Dragon's Chant】

Grade: Grade A

Consuming 20000 mana points summons three water dragons to possess you, increasing your HP by 3 + 50% of your base HP, your maximum mana by 3 + 50% of your base mana, your HP and mana regeneration speed by 200%, your base attributes by 25%, and the damage of your water-based skills by 150%. Duration: 5 minutes!

Cooldown time: 1 hours
Basic Effect 1, Clone - Releases three water dragons that will become your water-type clones, possessing 75% of your attributes and all your skills. They have their own combat awareness and can actively join the battlefield to fight.

Basic Effect 2, Sacrifice - Randomly sacrifice the summoned water dragon to instantly restore your entire status to 100% and reduce skill cooldown time by 20%! Can be sacrificed three times.

Basic Effect 3, Binding – The three summoned water dragons will form an absolute water-based enclosed space for two minutes. During this time, the target's resistance to water-attribute skills is reduced by 30%. Within this space, all your skills will receive a 20% base damage increase. When using this skill in water combat, the cooldown time of all skills is reduced by 50%, and your own status recovery speed is increased by 100%!

Special effect: Possesses absolute suppressive power against aquatic creatures and non-pure-blooded dragons. During battle, it forcibly reduces the opponent's attribute points by 20%.

Looking at the description of the new skill, Lin Hanchuan couldn't help but want to swear.

abnormal!
That's fucking insane!!
Possessing the Water Dragon allows one to instantly transform from a fragile mage into a tanky mage.

But the basic effects are even more outrageous.

The three water dragons transform into three clones of themselves, each possessing its own fighting consciousness. When they engage in one-on-one combat with an opponent, how can the opponent possibly fight back?

Unrivaled in its class!

The sacrifice is even more outrageous; sacrificing a water dragon can completely restore one's condition.

The three water dragons signify that you have three opportunities to sacrifice yourself, and three chances to go from near death to full health.

As for restraint.

It's somewhat similar to a weaker version of the domain.

In short, the A-grade [Water Dragon's Roar] is excellent in both attribute enhancement and basic effects.

They are all incredibly perverted.

Lin Hanchuan is now looking forward to its effectiveness in actual combat.

"Has the skill been upgraded, or has the skill been fused?" the Glory of the Childe family couldn't help but ask.

He had seen Lin Hanchuan's expression and demeanor just now.

They clearly gained a huge benefit.

"I've improved a small skill!" Lin Hanchuan said with a smile. "I'm very grateful to the Childe family for providing this 'Golden Jade Abundance'!"

About this dish.

Lin Hanchuan was very satisfied!

The A-grade Water Dragon Roar greatly enhanced his survivability in actual combat.

“You get what you pay for. The honor of the Childe family is that we are people of integrity,” the honor of the Childe family said earnestly.

Lin Hanchuan nodded in agreement. What he said was true. Although the Glory of the Childe family was a whale who liked to rant, he was still trustworthy.

As they were talking, a short knock on the door drew everyone's attention.

The octopus brother opened the door, and the person who came in was a waiter from the Golden Hall Hotel.

"Boss, the new premium-grade dish is ready."

"okay, I get it."

After saying that, the octopus brother turned to Lin Hanchuan and said, "Sir, the new Saint-grade dish has been prepared and will be delivered shortly."

The octopus brother highly values ​​the premium cuisine brought by the honor of the Childe family.

They were required to notify him immediately after each batch was prepared, so that he could supervise the entire process of delivering it to Lin Hanchuan's table.

Lin Hanchuan nodded, watching the octopus brother's departing figure with anticipation.

When the octopus guy returned to the private room.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the octopus brother gently placed a covered dish of food in front of Lin Hanchuan.

Upon lifting the lid, the aroma sealed within the plate instantly fills the air with fragrance.

So delicious!
It's not only fragrant but also very beautiful.

"This dish is a one-star holy-grade delicacy, [Heavenly Snow]," the Glory of the Childe family introduced.

The dish lives up to its name.

The dish is shaped like a miniature volcano ready to erupt at any moment, standing firmly in the center of the plate.

The dark brown mountainside is outlined with ravines by a secret sauce, faintly revealing the dark red glow of magma within.

Every line is clearly visible.

The mountaintop was covered with a thick layer of "snow," which seemed to be a layer of snow that never melts.

The most exquisite part is at the rift valley at the top, and at the junction of the snow layer and the mountain, where you can vaguely see gurgling lava flowing continuously.

The fiery lava, like the fire of the earth's core burning fiercely under the snow, with wisps of smoke carrying the aroma of milk rising gently. The entire "volcano" seems ready to suddenly awaken at the dining table, bursting forth with its fiery and delicious flavors.

Using the words "exquisite and unparalleled" to describe this Tianshan snow is absolutely not an exaggeration.

The glory of the Childe family continued from the side.

"Tianshan Snow is made from three kinds of one-star holy grade ingredients. The rock of Tianshan is taken from the breastbone of a level 100 holy grade Boss - the Ink Bear. This Ink Bear comes from the largest forest in the eighth district - Xinhai Great Forest. The Ink Bear has extremely strong defense and is very rare. After hunting it, it must be preserved using a special freezing method within two hours to lock in its freshness."

"The breastbone of the black bear is hard, so when making edible food, special processing methods are often required to soften the breastbone while still maintaining a certain degree of support."

"The snow on Tianshan Mountain is made from a sacred-grade butterflyfish from the White Spirit Miracle Trench. The tenderest part of the butterflyfish's belly is taken and finely ground into powder until all the fish meat becomes a smooth, shiny flour before it is evenly sprinkled on Tianshan Mountain."

"What's even more noteworthy is the lava within it."

The speaker paused, recalling the memory of the taste he had experienced just two days prior.

"The magma comes from the Firefeather Lands, the northernmost part of the Eighth District. This is a paradise for firebirds, who reside on a volcano. The magma here is taken from the blood of three firebirds."

"Blood?" Lin Hanchuan looked at the snow-covered Tianshan Mountains in front of him with disbelief.

The preparation process and raw materials for this dish are far more complex and precious than those for the previous dish, "Golden Jade Abundance".

The blood of the Firebird alone is worth this price.

"The blood of the firebird contains boundless fire-attribute power, making it a coveted delicacy for all fire mages. Unlike other animals, its blood doesn't have a fishy smell; instead, it has a unique sweetness."

"It will absolutely not affect the taste of Tianshan Baixue."

Lin Hanchuan nodded and checked the specific information about Tianshan Snow through the system.

【Snow-capped Tianshan Mountains】

Quality: One-star premium item

Effect: For non-mage players, consuming this will increase their Stamina and Spirit by 5.
After consuming it, mage players will gain +5 to Stamina and +5 to Spirit, with a high probability of obtaining a B-grade defensive skill and a small probability of obtaining a fire-type attack skill.

Frequency of consumption: 1 time.

It was still a special delicacy for mage players. After reading the details, Lin Hanchuan couldn't help but glance at the Glory of the Childe family.

Two consecutive meals specially prepared by the monk.

This guy has connections!

Without asking anything, Lin Hanchuan lowered his head, picked up a spoon, and, unable to resist the temptation of the food, scooped up a spoonful of Tianshan snow rock.

The magma contained within flowed out instantly, swirling around the mountain.

The black bear's breastbone was indeed as tender and flavorful as the octopus had described. (End of Chapter)