[Genshin Impact]: I can become stronger by cooking.

A short while later, Chao Ke appeared at the foot of Mount Mansos.

According to the records, Chao Ke arrived at the stronghold where the servant who reported the intelligence was located.

Perhaps because it was mealtime, the servant hadn't gone far and was roasting meat and cooking soup next to the stronghold.

They probably sensed a sound coming from the nearby jungle.

The servant stood up alertly and picked up an elemental staff.

"Who is there?"

"Don't be nervous, it's me!"

First a voice rang out, then Chao Ke's figure appeared in the jungle.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Commander Chao Ke, the servant breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stood at attention and saluted.

"Commander Chao Ke, I never expected it to be you who came."

"Sit down, have lunch first, and then we'll get started."

As he spoke, Chao Ke took out a sealed insulated bag from his pocket and tossed it to the servant.

"Commander Chao Ke, what is this?"

"You must have been away on missions for a long time. I brought you some fresh food from Fontainebleau to try."

"But in exchange, your lunch today is mine."

The servant was taken aback, his expression showing some emotion.

"No problem, Commander Chao Ke!"

The two sat down by the campsite and enjoyed a lunch that was quite unusual for both of them.

The "Yakuren" (役人) are not part of the regular military organization within the Fools' Clique; rather, they are the elite of the elite, special agents with extremely high autonomy.

Moreover, as children from the House of Hearths, they are theoretically all considered to belong to the direct lineage under the control of their sister, Arecino.

The Fireplace House offers them a comprehensive training program, which of course includes culinary skills.

Therefore, while Chao Ke's lunch wasn't particularly delicious, it certainly wasn't bad either.

Considering it was cooking outdoors under difficult conditions, achieving this level of quality while ensuring nutrition is already quite impressive.

After this outdoor lunch was over.

Led by the servant, Chao Ke arrived at the secret hideout she had discovered.

Chapter 123 Fake Les's Base

"So this is the base. Sure enough, there are quite a few clockwork mechanisms."

Leaning against a rock for cover, Chao Ke sighed softly.

"Commander Chao Ke, shall we force ourselves on you?"

The servant gripped his staff, ready to coordinate with Chao Ke's attack at any moment.

"Yeah, but don't use that [Evil Eye] thing, just follow behind me."

After saying that, Chao Ke swaggered out.

Chao Ke's arrogant gait was immediately detected by the [Area Alert Type Clockwork Mechanism].

Although the mechanism is immovable, it performs exceptionally well in terms of alertness and defense.

Upon noticing Chao Ke, they immediately issued an alarm and attempted to attack him by generating compensatory mixed energy through annihilation.

However, this attack speed is far too slow...

With a single flash, Chao Ke appeared beside the [Area Warning Type Clockwork Mechanism].

With a gentle exertion, it was twisted into a lump of alloy.

The same applies to other clockwork mechanisms that are drawn by its warning sound.

In just a second or two, the wasteland was filled with piles of alloy parts, as well as various broken mechanisms and gears.

The servants followed behind Chao Ke, dumbfounded.

This lump is a [destruction-specialized mechanism], that lump is a [suppression-specialized mechanism], and this lump...

The servants speculated that it was probably that fierce adult who grabbed a [Specialized Assault Mechanism] and smashed it onto the [Computing Power Amplifier Mechanism].

The scene was extremely brutal; the two clockwork mechanisms were smashed to a huge size.

"To achieve this level solely through physical strength... is this the power of a [Lieutenant]?"

"It's hard to imagine what kind of power the real [Executors] must possess."

While the servant was lost in thought, Chao Ke had already walked deeper into the stronghold.

But deep within the stronghold lay a barren wasteland, devoid of anything, as if the mechanical devices were merely guarding something abandoned there, rather than protecting anything at all.

Chao Ke looked around and said disdainfully.

"Hmph, just a clumsy smokescreen."

Then, he kicked a flat stone and smashed it.

Below, a downward passage is hidden.

However, the entrance to the passage had been locked by layers of iron mesh.

Chao Ke smiled amiably, and with a punch, the iron nets were blasted into the ground.

Chao Ke didn't even bother climbing the ladder next to him; he just jumped straight down.

The main theme is recklessness.

Inside the underground base, researchers who hadn't yet had time to transfer their equipment and data were so terrified that their livers split open.

He stared blankly at the figure emerging from the smoke and dust, swallowing hard.

"Who...who exactly are you?"

Chao Ke did not answer his question. Instead, he picked up a table next to him and, with a slight effort, carved a large semi-circular hole in the edge of the table.

Then, with one hand grabbing the researcher by the collar, he threw him high into the air, while with the other hand gripping the table, he also threw it.

"boom!"

The table was embedded deep in the wall of the underground research base, and the researcher was trapped in the semi-circular hole in the table, suspended in mid-air.

Ignoring the researcher's warnings and pleas for mercy, Chao Ke silently watched what was behind him.

This BYD thing is conducting human experiments underground, including on women and children...

It was precisely because of this scene that Chao Ke immediately fixed the researcher in mid-air, both to prevent him from escaping and to make it easier for him to "interrogate" him properly later.

Chao Ke strode forward and walked to each of the iron cages, removing the iron restraints from the imprisoned "experimental subjects".

"Auntie, are you alright?"

"..."

"Sir, can you hear me?"

"..."

"Little girl, would you like to say something to your brother?"

"..., um..."

...

This secret research facility holds a total of eight "experimental subjects": three elderly people, four middle-aged people, and a child who is seven or eight years old.

They had all lost the ability to communicate normally; their eyes were vacant, their empty gazes simply staring blankly ahead.

Chao Ke frowned, turned around and went back to the research table, and began to look through the research data that the researcher had not yet had time to put away.

As he flipped through the documents, Chao Ke's expression grew increasingly grim.

This bastard is trying to replicate Les, and is conducting research and human trials based on a potent hallucinogenic drug.

They probably saw the hallucinogenic effects of Loratadine and thought of using it as a starting point to recreate it.

Chao Ke took several deep breaths to control his fluctuating emotions.

He pried the researcher off the wall; the "interrogation" method he had originally envisioned was far too easy for him.

He pressed the terrified man into a chair and slowly spoke to Ke.

"Next, I'll say it, and you answer, did you hear me?"

The researchers nodded frantically.

With a flick of his left hand, the surrounding water elements quickly condensed into a water ball at Chao Ke's fingertips.

"I'm asking you, which faction do you belong to?"

The researcher opened his mouth, about to answer.

However, the moment Chao Ke opened his mouth, he stuffed the newly formed ball of water into it.

"Well!!!"

The researcher, who had been stuffed with a large amount of water, immediately wanted to vomit, but Chao Ke's hand pinched his cheek like an iron clamp and covered his mouth.

In the end, the researchers swallowed it.

But only a moment later, he felt a spasm in his stomach.

The water he had just drunk instantly froze into an ice ball in his stomach, emitting a chill that caused his stomach to spasm.

Seeing the pained expressions on the researchers' faces, Chao Ke smiled.

Press your fingers against his abdomen, a sharp, sudden pressure.

The researchers stared wide-eyed, their limbs convulsing violently, desperately trying to escape.

However, under Chao Ke's immense strength, such a struggle was destined to be futile.

The reason this researcher behaved this way was because Chao Ke used the authority of fire elemental power.