The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 337 New Ideas
"President Su, we'll take our leave now."

Standing in front of Su Wanxia's office, Qin Lang and the others spoke politely.

“Okay.” Su Wanxia smiled at Qin Lang and the others, “If you encounter any trouble in Yuehu City, you can come directly to me or Qi Bing.”

"You are heroes of Yuehu City."

Qin Lang and the others nodded seriously and then left.

As Qin Lang walked out of the Spirit Chef Association, he took out the box he had put away. "There are exactly ten here. Let's each take two."

"Great!" Cao Dongdong chuckled and took the two without hesitation. "Tuantuan has the resources to upgrade for the next month!"

As Fatima mentioned before, the optimal absorption frequency for a Clear Star Stone is one stone every half month. Cao Dongdong only has one Food Spirit, so two stones are enough for a month.

"You rascal." Zhao Qian rolled her eyes at Cao Dongdong, then looked at Xiao Cai, who was being held in Qin Lang's arms. "Xiao Cai did all the work at the Fish Boat Festival. Is it really okay for us to take all the rewards?"

"Don't worry, I've already asked Xiao Cai." Qin Lang smiled.

While the Clear Star Stone is of great help to Food Spirits, it has almost no effect on beings of Xiao Cai's level. In contrast, it is more interested in the rare rice that Qin Lang has taken out...

In short, Xiao Cai wasn't interested in the reward, so they got it for free.

"Then I won't be polite!" Zhao Qian chuckled, picking up the two Clear Star Stones and nodding to Xiao Cai. "Thank you, Xiao Cai!"

"Oh, thank you, Xiao Cai!" Cao Dongdong realized what was happening and quickly thanked Xiao Cai, only to have her spray water all over his face, which made everyone laugh.

“In that case, I won’t stand on ceremony.” Fatima adjusted her glasses and calmly accepted the two Clear Star Stones.

Finally, only the left square remained.

"I don't think I'd have much use for this Chengxing Stone," Zuo Ge said, scratching his head. "I just kept the one Mr. Zhang Qian gave me last time."

He suddenly had an idea, and his eyes lit up.

"How about I sell you all three, including these two?"

"I happen to be short of research funding recently."

"Given our close relationship, I'll sell it to you at 80% of the market price!"

“Then I’ll take one.” Zhao Qian smiled and didn’t stand on ceremony with Zuo Ge. “Bubu absorbed an extra Chengxing Stone to break through to the second star.”

"Let's leave one more agate this time."

“I don’t need it for now.” Cao Dongdong shook his head. “Two Clear Star Stones are enough for Tuantuan to absorb for quite a while.”

“I don’t need it either.” Fatima pushed up her glasses. “The two Clear Star Stones I just obtained are just enough to fill my current needs.”

"In that case, I'll take the remaining two." Seeing that no one else wanted them, Qin Lang chuckled.

Although the guaranteed reward from the Traveler's Book is Star Stones, with the number of Food Spirits increasing from one to two, relying solely on daily check-ins is no longer enough to keep up with the Star Stones needed to cultivate Food Spirits.

Having acquired four Clear Star Stones should be enough to sustain me for a while.

Fortunately, he still had a considerable amount of prize money left from the previous cooking competition, enough to buy the Chengxing Stone from Zuo Ge.

After transferring the money and carefully storing the four Chengxing Stones, Qin Lang suddenly remembered something. "Speaking of which, how is your research with Fatima going?" During this time, the two legendary scholars who were traveling with him had not been idle. They had been trying to decipher the information they had obtained from the ancient ruins.

Those documents are not only related to the Leaping Fish, but also to the Azure Silver Oriole, and Qin Lang currently possesses a precious pearl belonging to the Azure Silver Oriole.

Finding the Silver Oriole and returning the treasure that belongs to her will play a crucial role in deciphering the ancient ruins' data.

"Still being deciphered." At this point, Zog scratched his head in frustration. "The amount of information in the data is too large. We have made a lot of progress, but none of it has much to do with the Azure Silver Nightingale."

"It will probably take some time before we can find the whereabouts of the Silver Nightingale using this information," Fatima said slowly, adjusting her glasses.

The two briefly discussed the current progress, and the topic quickly returned to the jade pendant corresponding to the fifteenth painting.

"Qin Lang, how do you plan to find the whereabouts of the remaining two jade pendant fragments?" Zhao Qian couldn't help but ask. "According to Chairman Su, Mr. Yue Shan has left Yuehu City."

"As for Mr. Gu Cong's last disciple, his specific identity is still unknown, and finding him will probably not be so easy."

Upon hearing this, Qin Lang pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.

“I have a new idea about this.”
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"Where did Gu Cong once live?"

On the other end of the phone, Qi Bing's voice carried a hint of surprise.

"Yes," Qin Lang said seriously. "Mr. Gu Cong had no wife or descendants. After his death, I wonder what became of his former residence?"

"Let me check..." The sound of typing came from the other end of the phone, and soon Qi Bing's voice came through again.

"Mr. Gu Cong's residence is not for sale and is currently in a state of disrepair. The address is No. 179, Yujin Street East."

"However, I must remind you," Qi Bing paused, "even abandoned residences are still other people's private homes."

"You can't just barge in."

"Don't worry, Sister Qi Bing." Qin Lang said, both amused and exasperated. "Of course I wouldn't do such a thing. I just wanted to go to that area to inquire about Mr. Gu Cong's life."

"That's good." Qi Bing breathed a sigh of relief. "I have some urgent matters to attend to. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now."

"Okay, you go ahead with your work." Qin Lang hung up the phone, looked at the four people beside him, and smiled. "I got the address."

“That’s a good idea.” Cao Dongdong nodded seriously. “Although Mr. Gu Cong is low-key, he can’t completely avoid interacting with his neighbors. His neighbors may remember him.”

"Maybe we'll get some new clues."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Zhao Qian, who was standing to the side, was incredibly efficient and had already opened the navigation software. "No. 179 Yujin Street East is not far from here. It's only a half-hour walk."

“I’m quite curious about Mr. Gu Cong’s important item,” Fatima said thoughtfully. “I wonder if it has anything to do with the legendary creatures.”

“I think it’s more likely related to cooking?” Zuo Ge scratched his head. “After all, Mr. Gu Cong is a highly skilled spirit chef.”

"No matter what, something that can turn former fellow disciples into enemies must be extremely precious," Qin Lang said softly.

He wouldn't have any desire for or desire to possess other people's things, but it's inevitable that he'd be curious about what those things actually were.

The four of them talked as they turned around and headed toward Gu Cong's former residence.

(End of this chapter)