Brush Up Your Proficiency

"Boss Cheng! Take a look at this situation! There are more people than we ever imagined! Can the kitchen handle it?" The receptionist rushed to speak as soon as Cheng Yufei approached.

Ever since the 20% discount was launched, the news spread rapidly, and the number of people lining up surged like a tidal wave.

The restaurant, which was already bustling with people and fully occupied, was now packed even tighter, as if trying to fill every inch of space.

With the front hall facing such immense pressure, one can only imagine the burden on the kitchen, which was the main force.

"Don't worry! With your Third Boss here, there definitely won't be any problems." Although Cheng Yufei said this, when her eyes fell on the queue that showed no signs of shortening, she began to feel uneasy.

As soon as she finished speaking, she hurried towards the kitchen, thinking to herself that if the kitchen really couldn't cope, they would have to reduce the number of orders taken in the front hall.

After all, they couldn't tire out her precious Wang Hao just to earn a little money!

Cheng Yufei quickly arrived at the kitchen, and the moment she stepped inside, the anxiety she felt vanished.

The scene before her surprised her, but it also felt somewhat expected—facing such a huge volume of orders, Wang Hao remained calm and composed, stir-frying delicious dishes as if taking a leisurely stroll.

His movements were skilled and smooth, all done in one go, without any sign of being flustered or unable to keep up.

Not only that, he even had time to guide the other staff in the kitchen, imparting some cooking skills and experience.

This strong sense of security was like a spring breeze on her face, making Cheng Yufei feel happy and a smile crept onto her lips.

Meanwhile, Wang Hao, who was busy at work, didn't notice Cheng Yufei. Instead, he was staring intently at the attractive notification that had appeared before him, and his heart tightened.

He saw a line of text clearly displayed in front of him:

"Congratulations, Advanced Cooking Proficiency +3, Current Proficiency: Advanced Cooking 9999/10000."

It turned out that, under the barrage of orders from numerous diners today, in less than three hours, Wang Hao's cooking skill proficiency had increased by nearly 400 points, soaring to an amazing 9999 points!

Now, he was only one crucial proficiency point away from reaching the peak of Advanced Cooking and elevating it to a higher level.

Even someone as calm and collected as Wang Hao couldn't help but feel a ripple of excitement in his heart.

He took a deep breath, as if trying to draw all the surrounding air into his chest, and then focused all his attention on preparing the final dish required for this Advanced Cooking skill.

The broth in the hot pot was bubbling, like a turbulent sea.

The various ingredients in the pot seemed to sense Wang Hao's focus and dedication, and they behaved exceptionally well, cooperating closely with every movement of Wang Hao's hand like a group of well-trained soldiers.

At the same time, Wang Hao's body seemed to merge with the entire kitchen at this moment, his movements flowing smoothly and without any hesitation, allowing him to capture the subtle changes and unique flavors of cooking more keenly.

This short, less-than-one-minute time, might usually pass in the blink of an eye, as fleeting as a white horse passing through a crack.

But for Wang Hao at this moment, it seemed a little long.

However, no matter how long it was, a minute was still only sixty seconds.

As the fragrant dish in the pot was successfully completed, Wang Hao quickly composed himself and blinked his eyes several times in a row, just to make sure that he wouldn't experience blurred vision when checking the notification information later.

"Congratulations, Advanced Cooking Proficiency +1, Current Proficiency: Advanced Cooking 10000/10000!"

With the appearance of the notification, a surge of joy welled up in Wang Hao's heart.

However, the next notification that followed made him stunned.

"Congratulations, the Advanced Cooking skill has reached its maximum level. After completing the task, you can upgrade the Advanced Cooking skill to Master level (maximum level) and unlock the 'Star Shift' function.

Task: Win the National Cooking Skills Competition within one month.

Star Shift: Convert the overflowing skill proficiency into other skill proficiency at a ratio of ten to one.

Do you accept the task?"

Looking at the prompt that suddenly popped up in front of him, Wang Hao's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

He had never thought that to upgrade his cooking skill to the Master level, he would have to complete such a task.

All along, as long as he agreed, he could upgrade the various skills that had reached maximum proficiency, but now this situation had obviously changed.

Wang Hao was a little puzzled, but when he realized that the most illogical cheat had been with him for quite some time, the appearance of a task-like restriction no longer seemed so unacceptable.

Moreover, the rewards for completing the task were extremely attractive.

Not only would it enable his cooking skills to reach a higher level, reaching the perfect Master level, but he would also have the opportunity to unlock a brand new function.

He had a personal understanding of the powerful effects of new functions.

You know, just today, he had personally experienced the wonderful feeling brought by the "Mind Reading" function, knowing the other party's password without their knowledge, the feeling was really addictive, and he almost indulged in it.

And this time's new function—Star Shift—was unprecedentedly presented in the prompt along with its introduction.

Completely abandoning the secretive style of other functions in the past, it generously told him its purpose clearly, making his heart flutter and his eyes light up.

Wang Hao couldn't help but think to himself: This function is simply tailor-made for him at this moment!

When his cooking skills reached their peak, it meant that no matter how he devoted himself to activities related to the culinary field in the future, his cooking level would probably be difficult to improve even slightly.

Even more likely, even the original proficiency might stop being acquired because the skill had reached its maximum level.

However, at this moment, the function of Star Shift suddenly appeared before him, like a light at dawn, revealing another possibility to Wang Hao:

Even if he continued to participate in culinary activities, he could still acquire proficiency, but this proficiency would be stored in a special way, the so-called "overflow" state.

In this way, as long as Wang Hao successfully completed the task issued by the cheat, he could convert these excessively accumulated proficiency points into the proficiency of other skills in the future.

Without a doubt, this function would greatly accelerate the growth of other skills.

Faced with such a huge temptation, Wang Hao couldn't help but feel his heart pounding.