I'm a male god in Liyue

For example, the [Blazing Incense Burner] has the characteristic of "fusion," which can forcibly fuse raw materials together in a certain way to make them more powerful.

[Master of Culinary Skills] is only of Silver quality, so this "glowing" effect shouldn't be considered a special feature; it's more like a semi-special feature.

Just like the "keen sense of smell" that the [Spice Mastery] skill provides him.

As Xia Zhi thought about this, he suddenly remembered another skill he was proficient in.

[Massage expert].

He acquired this skill at the same time as [Spice Mastery], but used it very few times.

Aside from massaging myself a few times, I only massaged Zhu Zi twice.

I wonder what the semi-properties brought by [Massage Mastery] are?

Chapter 85 Now I'm suddenly hungry again.

The aroma of food floating in the air was incredibly delicious.

Even the guests dining at the surrounding tables couldn't help but turn around and glance at the casserole dish, drawn by the aroma.

"Mr. Xia, please try it."

Xiangling ladled out a small bowl, handed it to Xia Zhi, and then looked at him with eager eyes.

Xia Zhi picked up his chopsticks, tasted it, and nodded: "It's delicious, just as I expected."

Xiangling was delighted. Seeing the three girls who hadn't moved, she thought they were too shy to start eating, so she said enthusiastically, "You should eat too, there's a whole pot."

The girls had no choice but to each scoop out a small bowl.

Upon seeing this, Xiangling happily turned around and went back to her work.

Zhu Zi tried a bite and found that the shrimp casserole tasted really good.

It could even be said to be the best meal she had ever had at Wanmintang in the past few days.

But for some reason, she had no appetite at the moment.

Shen He and Yao Yao are similar.

However, since they had already scooped the food out, it would be a waste not to eat it, so the three girls could only lower their heads and eat slowly.

Xia Zhi glanced at them and roughly understood what was wrong with their current situation.

On the one hand, they weren't very hungry, and on the other hand, the mooncakes they ate in the morning were so delicious that their taste buds' threshold was temporarily raised. As a result, the food that was originally delicious turned into something tasteless, putting them into a period of culinary sagehood.

The solution is quite simple.

Either wait for this period of post-coital reflection to pass, at which point your taste buds will return to normal.

Alternatively, one can savor delicacies on the same level as mooncakes to satisfy the high threshold of one's taste buds at this moment.

Once you've seen the ocean, other waters seem insignificant...

Xia Zhi lowered her head and slowly ate the shrimp stew in her bowl.

He had been very restrained when eating mooncakes before, only eating one. After spending the whole morning kneading bread, he felt very hungry and had an extra bowl.

After finishing his meal, he rested for a while and took the opportunity to check on the other tables.

Because of baking mooncakes, he arrived at Wanmintang a little late today. It was past lunchtime, and no new customers were coming to eat.

After a while, Xiangling and Master Mao came out of the kitchen, ready to rest and eat.

That's how hard it is to work in the restaurant business. It may look like the business is booming and the restaurant is packed with customers, but when things get busy, you often don't even have time to eat.

Master Mao sat down at a table where regular customers were still eating. Xiangling, carrying her rice bowl, walked straight over. She looked at the bowls in front of the three girls, which still had some food left in them, and said with some surprise, "You guys are eating so slowly."

She picked up a spoon, scooped a spoonful of shrimp from the casserole into her mouth, and took a bite.

"It's a little cold, but it's still delicious."

"It's delicious, we're just not very hungry..."

"Senior sister, where's Guoba? Isn't it coming out to eat?"

"It's eaten its fill and is now lying behind the stove, not wanting to move. Just leave it alone."

"I'll go check it out!"

"Yaoyao, you haven't finished your food yet, finish it first."

"Woo..."

Yao Yao could only try her best to finish the food in her bowl, her cheeks puffed out slightly.

The little girl is so cute.

"I'm done eating!"

Yao Yao swallowed the food in her mouth, neatly placed the chopsticks on the edge of the empty bowl, then jumped off the chair and ran towards the kitchen.

Xiangling watched Yao Yao's retreating figure, smiled helplessly, a hint of doting in her smile. Then she turned to look at Xia Zhi, her eyes shining.

"Mr. Xia, what do you think of me using this dish to enter the cooking competition in two days?"

"The odds of winning should be quite high."

"I think so too. This is the best dish I've ever made. I think it's perfect."

"Perfect... not quite. Actually, after tasting it carefully just now, I found that there are still some areas that can be improved."

"!?"

"For example, isn't Miss Xiangling quite skilled at using slime gel to thicken soup? Why not give it a try?"

"It seems like it could work!"

"besides……"

When Xia Zhi conceived the recipe for the "Baoshan Flying Dragon Hot Pot," it was based on the content of the original world's comics.

But this world contains some ingredients that didn't exist in the original world. After thinking about it, he realized that adding these ingredients might make the original recipe even more delicious.

Xiangling's face grew more and more excited as she listened.

"I'll go try it right now!"

"No rush, Miss Xiangling, please eat first."

"It's okay, you can eat anytime."

"..."

This girl is so passionate, she's practically born to cook. I bet she's always working on new recipes and forgetting to eat or sleep.

Despite her irregular eating habits, she still has a better figure than Hu Tao.

Xia Zhi stood up and said, "You've been busy all noon, you must be starving. Let's eat first. As for the new dish you mentioned, I'm also interested in it. Why don't I give it a try?"

"Mr. Xia, are you going to cook yourself?"

"Um, may I use Wanmintang's kitchen?"

"of course can!"

Xia Zhi smiled and walked towards the kitchen.

Shen He silently stood up and followed behind.

The kitchen is a dangerous place, after all, so she had to keep an eye on him.

Zhu Zi quickly followed.

As a result, Xiangling was the only one sitting at the table. She was stunned for a moment, and her expression became a little conflicted.

Then, she scooped two spoonfuls of food into her bowl, picked up her rice bowl, and followed.

The kitchen at Wanmintang is very large and contains many pre-processed ingredients.

Xia Zhi walked into the kitchen, picked up a pot and spoon, and a familiar feeling washed over him, as if he had cooked this dish countless times before.

Behind the stove, Yao Yao was talking to Guoba (a type of rice crust), and it was unclear how the little girl was communicating with Guoba.

"Big brother, how did you get in here?"

"I'm going to try cooking."

"But, big brother, you can't see, it's dangerous to cook."

Yao Yao ran over to him and said with a serious expression.

"If you accidentally get oil splashed on your hand, it will hurt for a long time!"

The little girl seemed to have had similar painful experiences before.

"It's alright, Miss Shen He will take care of me." Xia Zhi turned around and looked at Shen He who was following behind. "Right?"

Shen He nodded and said calmly, "Yes, don't worry, I will protect you."

"Then I'll trouble you to assist me."

"it is good."