The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 156 New Rare Spirits?

Within the Tian Shu Star Vein, the Traveler's Book remained suspended in mid-air as always, pulsating with a strange radiance. After sensing Qin Lang's consciousness, it slowly floated to his front.

Turning the page, the eighth landscape painting has been successfully completed, and a small checkmark appears below indicating successful completion.

Will the reward for the eighth landscape painting be one-sixth of the original oath fragment?

Even though he knew in his heart that the probability was very small, Qin Lang couldn't help but have this thought pop into his mind at this moment.

With a nervous heart, he carefully turned the page to the next one, and after seeing the contents, he couldn't help but shake his head.

Another Chengxing Stone.

It's not that it's bad, but the Clear Star Stone is currently the worst reward among all the rewards in the Traveler's Book, essentially a "thank you for your patronage" gift.

Well, this time the check-in was so easy, it's reasonable that a Chengxing Stone appeared.

After comforting himself, Qin Lang turned his gaze to the ninth painting that was unlocked.

The next moment, his heart skipped a beat.

The background of the picture is a golden wheat field, and a yellow-furred elf with big ears is swaying its wheat-ear-like tail. It also has a circle of green leaf-like decorations around its neck, making it look very cute.

Before knowing about the existence of Zhenling, Qin Lang might have thought that the spirit in the painting was a food spirit.

But now, almost the instant he saw the image, Qin Lang made a judgment: this was definitely a rare spirit.

I just don't know if it's a precious spirit that has an owner, like Little Crescent Moon, or one that's unclaimed, like Little Fat Chicken.

If it's the latter...

Qin Lang took a deep breath, exited his inner vision state, and tossed the Clear Star Stone to Egg Baby, who had already come over after smelling the aroma.

"Gulu!"

Egg Baby let out a joyful cheer. The Chengxing Stone, which was just a "thank you for your patronage" to Qin Lang, could excite it for quite a while.

With a "whoosh," Egg Baby swallowed it whole, and its power increased rapidly at a visible speed. Once its aura stabilized, Qin Lang casually swept it away.

"drop--"

[Level: Lv15]

[Experience Value: 22/100]

One Clear Star Stone raised Egg Baby's level from Lv13 to Lv15, and its experience points from 21 to 22.

Of course, the latter is not entirely due to the Clear Star Stone; Egg Baby's experience points were probably already on the verge of increasing.

"Congratulations, you've taken another step closer to becoming a two-star Food Spirit." Qin Lang rubbed Egg Treasure's head, watching it excitedly activate its three-dimensional pinball mode. He was also infected by its excitement, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

There's no rush regarding the ninth painting.

Qin Lang had a premonition that completing this challenge wouldn't be too easy, so…

Since things have come to this, I should go to sleep first.

As Qin Lang lay down on the soft hotel bed, his tense nerves gradually relaxed. The fatigue from the journey from Bailushan City to Danju City washed over him like a tide, and soon he closed his eyes, letting out a soft snore.

Sensing that Qin Lang had fallen asleep, Danbao stopped rolling around, blinked its eyes, and then carefully snuggled into Qin Lang's arms.
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the next morning.

Having slept soundly and fully rested, Qin Lang pushed open the door and saw two figures leaning against the doorframes on either side. His expression immediately became interesting. "You two... are you going to be door gods?"

"The doorman has to be the ugly one, someone as handsome as me can't be one." Cao Dongdong smugly smoothed his hair. "Qin Lang, is there breakfast?"

"The hotel's dining area is downstairs, and breakfast is free." Qin Lang rolled his eyes. "Go eat if you're hungry." "Well, I was hoping to mooch a meal from you!" Cao Dongdong chuckled.

"You're so shameless." Zhao Qian covered her mouth and laughed. "But Qin Lang, if you're planning to make it yourself, please make one for me too."

"You're not much better!" Cao Dongdong rolled his eyes.

Watching the two bicker, Qin Lang shook his head helplessly and said, "Come in."

While washing up, he briefly looked at the kitchen in the room. As always, it was fully equipped, and even had some common ingredients.

It's safe to say that the Tianzhou Hotel, which has properties throughout the entire Dongyun region, truly lives up to its reputation.

Thinking of this, Qin Lang couldn't help but glance at Cao Dongdong.

It just goes to show that being born into the right family is a skill.

"Just make some simple three-ingredient noodles, that'll do." Qin Lang said casually as he found the necessary ingredients in the kitchen.

The exact three ingredients for "Three Delicacies" vary from place to place, reflecting a sense of local adaptation. However, it generally involves one type each of meat, vegetable, and mushroom to create a blend of different umami flavors.

For example, Qin Lang's current choice is pork tenderloin, green vegetables, and a type of mushroom native to Danju City.

Because the hotel's ingredients are changed daily, the latter two are fresh, while the former is kept frozen in the refrigerator.

"Egg Baby!" Qin Lang handed the frozen pork tenderloin to Egg Baby, who was standing next to him, and then began to wash and prepare the vegetables and mushrooms.

After these two ingredients were processed, the pork tenderloin was restored to its freshest state thanks to Egg Baby's efforts.

With a quick knife, Qin Lang sliced ​​the pork tenderloin into shreds, and then immediately started boiling water in a pot.

Once the water boils, add a little salt, then add the noodles.

Stir the noodles continuously with chopsticks until they can be easily broken with a little force, then remove them and put them into cold water.

As the freshly cooked noodles cool down, they quickly shrink, and their texture subtly changes, becoming more chewy and elastic.

After stirring slightly with chopsticks, the noodles were divided into three portions and placed in three pre-prepared bowls.

"Is it ready to eat yet?" Cao Dongdong swallowed hard, quickly recalling the delicious Yangchun noodles, and couldn't help but ask.

"How could it be so fast?" Qin Lang shook his head, both amused and exasperated. "I didn't add any flavor at all. How could noodles like this taste good?"

As he spoke, he heated oil in a wok, added shredded meat and stir-fried it. Once the surface of the shredded meat turned from red to light gray, he added water and mushrooms.

After the water boils for a few minutes, the flavor of the mushrooms gradually seeps into the soup. Skim off the foam on the surface as the steam rises.

Put the washed leafy greens into the pot and cook until tender. Pour the cooked broth over the cooled noodles and sprinkle with chopped green onions.

A bowl of fragrant three-delicacy noodles is ready.

"It's ready, you can..."

Before Qin Lang could finish speaking, two of the three bowls of seafood noodles in front of him disappeared instantly.

Seeing Cao Dongdong and Zhao Qian already eagerly eating, he shook his head helplessly and picked up his own bowl.

Pick up a mouthful of noodles and put it in your mouth. The chewy noodles bounce with each chew, and the fresh flavors of mushrooms, meat, and vegetables intertwine. Simple ingredients are enough to create a vibrant taste.

"As expected of me."

Qin Lang nodded in satisfaction, took out a small bowl and gave some to the hungry Egg Baby, then buried his head and showed off.

(End of this chapter)