The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 293 Little Treasure?! (End of this volume)

"As for knocking out Luo Pei..."

Lomi paused for a moment, then said, "That was just... a personal grudge!"

"Yes, that's right! It's a personal grudge!"

"Look, this guy forced us to do hard labor, and we almost got blown up. It's reasonable for us to knock him out, right?"

"As for sending it to the Spirit Chef Association, that's not something we did."

“What you said makes a lot of sense.” Liu Chuang gave Luo Mi a strange look. “If the organization asks, we’ll just use this as an excuse.”

"What do you mean by sophistry?! That's the truth! The truth!" Lomi blushed slightly and kicked Liu Chuang.

"Foolish junior, take this!"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't kick my face!"

"Kick it!"

"Damn it, then I won't hold back! Take this! Take this!"

The diving device shook violently, stirring up undercurrents in the water. Fish swimming around glanced at the large creature strangely before quickly swimming away.

"jingle--"

With a faint ringing sound, the diving equipment went silent.

Inside the device, the two men, panting and covered in dust, stopped simultaneously, glared at each other, and then looked at the organization's communication device that was vibrating.

"Our mission reward should have arrived." Lomi picked up the communicator and looked at it. "The rare ingredients we submitted."

"But those have all been..." Liu Chuang muttered softly, but after seeing the new information on the communicator, he looked surprised. "The secret base has been blown up, and our submission reward wasn't withheld?"

"I understand!" Lomi clapped her hands. "Rope didn't report to the organization that he had dragged us to the secret base to do hard labor!"

The two exchanged a glance, and at the same time, they both looked enlightened.

In the organization's eyes, Liu Chuang and his companion left after submitting the precious ingredients, and the series of events that followed had nothing to do with them!

"In other words, the organization was unaware of our involvement in Lope's arrest." Lomi grinned, "Kukuku~"

"Now we can rest assured!"

At that moment, a clear bell rang out again.

Both of them looked at the communicators in their hands at the same time, and saw a brand new notification on the screen.

"All members of the organization within Mingjing Prefecture can choose two disposable combat skill learning items?!" Liu Chuang couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Why is the organization suddenly being so generous?"

“Perhaps it’s related to the fall of the secret base.” Lomi looked thoughtful. “There aren’t many secret bases like this in the entire Dongyun region. After it was destroyed, the organization’s strength in Mingjing State was greatly weakened.”

“The organization’s members within the Mingjing State can choose their own combat skills learning items to improve their strength, which can make up for this and increase the cohesion of the members.”

"I see!"

Liu Chuang suddenly realized something, and then an excited look appeared on his face. "Luomi, we're in Mingjing State now, aren't we?"

Lomi nodded. "Of course, we're entitled to this benefit too."

"Alright!" Liu Chuang waved his arm forcefully, looking at Qin Lang on the cruise ship in the distance, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

"Qin Lang has become stronger, but I have also become stronger."

"The advantage will be mine when we meet next time!"
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"Eh?!"

In the corridor of the cruise ship's cabin, Bai Qi stared wide-eyed at Fatima.

"Aren't you going to travel with me anymore?"

“Yes.” Fatima pushed up her glasses. “For some reasons, I will be traveling with Qin Lang and the others from now on.”

She traveled a long way from the Feli region to this place, her most important purpose being to follow in the footsteps of the Silver Nightingale and explore the legends associated with her.

Now, Qin Lang has obtained the Azure Silver Pearl, formed from the sealed power of the Azure Silver Oriole. As a scholar of legends, Fatima naturally wants to witness the moment when Qin Lang hands the pearl to the Azure Silver Oriole.

Fatima had already mentioned this to Qin Lang and the others, and they agreed. However, the exploration of the legendary creatures might encounter new dangers, so she couldn't involve the defenseless Bai Qi.

"But..." Bai Qi's eyes reddened, "I could do it too..."

Fatima reached out and gently touched the wound on Bai Qi's cheek, stopping the latter from saying anything.

“I can’t let you be in danger again,” Fatima said calmly. “Let’s say goodbye here.”

"Fatima, you idiot!"

Bai Qi bit her lip hard, her eyes growing redder and redder. She turned and ran to the other side of the corridor, leaving only her sobbing voice echoing in the distance.

"stupid stupid stupid!"

I'm never talking to you again!

Watching Bai Qi's departing figure, Qin Lang spoke helplessly.

Is it really okay to say goodbye like this?

“There could have been a gentler way of saying it.”

“No need.” Fatima adjusted her glasses. “An overly gentle farewell will only increase the pain of parting, and pain is an unnecessary emotion. It will seriously affect my mental workload and reduce efficiency…”

"Stop being stubborn, you rascal." Zhao Qian helplessly took out a tissue and handed it to Fatima. "Wipe yourself off."

"Waaaaah~ Please give me one too!"

With tears welling up in her eyes, Zuo Ge reached out her hand to Zhao Qian, saying, "These kinds of farewell scenes are always so relatable, no matter when or where!"

“Hakim, you rascal…” Cao Dongdong sighed and rubbed his forehead. “But the thought of traveling with you for a while still makes me happy.”

"Keep being my dessert assistant!"

Upon hearing this, Zuo Ge cried even harder.

"The cruise ship has been docked for quite a while now." Qin Lang chuckled. "Everyone, go back to your rooms, pack your things, and get ready to disembark."

They quickly parted ways, and Qin Lang returned to his room.

After packing all the sauces and luggage into his backpack, Qin Lang carefully took out the Azure Silver Pearl and gently placed it in the most hidden compartment of the backpack.

Qin Lang zipped up his pants and slowly closed his eyes.

The Traveler's Book floats and sinks among the celestial veins as always.

The thirteenth painting in the Traveler's Book is the gate to the ancient ruins; the moment you arrive, the check-in is already complete.

As for the rewards for checking in…

Qin Lang slowly turned to the next page, where a bright yellow triangular gemstone shone brilliantly. Its dazzling and mysterious color left people speechless for a moment.

That was one-sixth of the original oath fragment.

Adding to the one-sixth he had previously obtained, Qin Lang now possessed one-third of the original oath fragment.

We are getting closer and closer to obtaining a complete fragment of the original oath.

Qin Lang's gaze then turned to the fourteenth painting that was subsequently unlocked.

It was a stone sculpture standing by the lake, its shape very similar to a leaping fish, and this stone sculpture was located at the Leaping Lake Wharf where he was about to land.

Opening his eyes again, Qin Lang slung his backpack over his shoulder. "Time to go."

"Plop~"

A slight sound made Qin Lang turn his head to look in the direction from which the sound came.

That was the fish tank that had been empty since Xiao Cai was taken away.

At that moment, a small blue-purple fish leaped and splashed in the fish tank.

"Little...Little Cai?!"
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