The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 468 A Chili Pepper

"According to the information Du Ziyan gave me, there are four locations where this rare spirit has been seen."

Qin Lang took out the intelligence report from his backpack, and after carefully reviewing it, he couldn't help but frown. "Strange..."

Having just received the intelligence from Du Ziyan, Qin Lang hadn't examined it closely. Now, upon arriving in Xianyu City and taking a closer look, he immediately realized something was amiss.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Qian pressed. "Is there a problem?"

"You two should take a look too." Qin Lang directly handed the intelligence report to Zhao Qian and Cao Dongdong.

The two of them huddled together to look at it and quickly discovered the problem.

"Why are the locations where this rare spirit appears so far apart?" Cao Dongdong couldn't help but ask. "And if we consider the approximate time periods during which this rare spirit appears in the four locations..."

"It almost circled the entire Xianyu City!"

"Yes." Qin Lang nodded.

Having acquired three rare spirits, he is no longer a novice who has just arrived in the world of food spirits, and has quite a bit of knowledge about rare spirits.

“Under normal circumstances, rare spirits tend to stay in one location or a small area; this is their instinct.” Qin Lang paused, “because only when they stay in a certain area for a long time can they improve the quality of the ingredients in that area through their influence.”

"Only when their own safety is threatened, or under certain special circumstances, will Zhenling be transferred over long distances."

“Such a situation, with four consecutive changes of location and relatively short intervals between them, is extremely rare.”

"In particular, the prototype of this precious spirit is a chili pepper."

Just look at the millet grains; plant-type rare spirits are less mobile than animal-type rare spirits.

Before entering the Traveler's Book, Xiaomili was already in a state where she would never come out once she burrowed into the soil. After entering the Traveler's Book, she spent all her time buried in the soil, except when Qin Lang pulled her out.

"You mean... this rare spirit might have encountered some danger, so it's been fleeing and moving around?" Zhao Qian's expression tightened.

"It's not certain yet." Qin Lang shook his head. "It's also possible that this rare spirit is quite special, for example, it likes parkour..."

Qin Lang's voice grew softer and softer; he himself didn't believe what he was saying.

"Anyway, let's go to the nearest location now." Qin Lang took a deep breath. "Let's check the scene; we might find something."

The first location was a secluded beach. When Qin Lang and his two companions arrived, there was no one else there.

"This is not a good situation." Cao Dongdong frowned as he looked at the waves crashing onto the beach. "According to the intelligence, the traces of that rare spirit were discovered here three days ago."

"Three days is enough time for the waves to wash away all traces."

"Not necessarily." Qin Lang shook his head, his gaze falling on a patch of rugged rocks not far away. It was a large natural rock formation with countless holes and marks left by wind and rain.

"Don't you think this reef is a good place for a precious spirit to hide?"

As he spoke, Qin Lang gestured for Danbao to come forward.

Egg Baby is a bit larger than ordinary rare spirits, but it can easily pass through the holes of various sizes on the reef. Its figure appears and disappears, which makes Cao Dongdong and Zhao Qian suddenly understand.

“That’s right!” Cao Dongdong’s eyes lit up. “There are many blind spots in the reef. Even if the wind and waves are strong, it’s impossible to completely wash them away in three days.”

"If there really are traces left here..."

Before he could finish speaking, he heard Egg Baby cheer excitedly from the rocks.

"Gurgle~" Accompanied by cheers, Egg Baby flew out from inside the reef with something in its mouth, and then placed the thing in Qin Lang's hand.

It was a chili pepper about the length of a finger, with an unusually bright red surface, like holding a flame.

“This chili pepper…” Cao Dongdong’s eyes widened, and he couldn’t help but lean in and sniff. Then his face turned red at a visible speed, and he sneezed several times as he frantically backed away.

“So spicy, so spicy!”

"You're too reckless." Qin Lang shook his head, both amused and exasperated, but then his expression changed.

He could feel a burning sensation on the part of his fingers that had come into contact with the chili pepper.

Qin Lang hurriedly wrapped the chili pepper and put it into his backpack, then couldn't help but gasp.

I only picked it up once, and my hands weren't even wet, but I already felt a noticeable pain.

Isn't the spiciness of this chili pepper a bit too terrifying?!

"Egg Baby, are you alright?" Thinking of Egg Baby, who had carried him all the way to his hands, Qin Lang quickly asked. Seeing that Egg Baby looked normal, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Perhaps because he is a fire-type food spirit, Egg Treasure is not very sensitive to spiciness and temperature. He usually eats freshly cooked dishes without blowing on them, and he has never complained about the spiciness of any dish.

but…

Qin Lang carefully brought the hand that had just held the chili pepper to his nose, and the pungent spiciness made him want to sneeze.

But after that spiciness came an incredibly rich chili aroma that he had never smelled before.

Without a doubt, what appeared in his hand was a rare and precious chili pepper.

That chili spirit was likely injured here, which is why it dropped a rare-grade chili. This one was hidden in a blind spot among the rocks and went unnoticed by others until Egg Baby finally found it.

"There are signs of a battle on these rocks!"

On the other side, Zhao Qian had already approached the reef to examine it. At this moment, while shouting loudly, she waved vigorously at Qin Lang and the other person.

Qin Lang and Cao Dongdong quickly stepped forward and, following Zhao Qian's directions, soon found a clear scratch on the reef.

The scratches looked very new, and the cut was as smooth as a mirror.

"It must be the result of extraordinary abilities," Qin Lang concluded after a careful examination. "It would be difficult for a normal person to make such a clean cut, unless they had an extremely sharp knife."

For example, his own miracle kitchen knife.

However, such a sharp knife is much rarer than a food spirit, so the mark is most likely the work of a food spirit.

There are spirit masters who are already hunting down this rare spirit!
Thinking of this, Qin Lang's heart tightened.

Finding this rare chili pepper strengthened his resolve to find the precious spirit.

Although this chili pepper is incredibly spicy, its aroma is equally outstanding. Just a small amount added to the cooking process can significantly enhance the flavor of many dishes.

It's important to know that chili peppers are not only a condiment, but also a spice!
The significance of this chili spirit is completely different from the three spirits Qin Lang obtained before!
"Let's go, let's keep looking around!"

Qin Lang quickly spoke up, "Let's see if there are any other clues!"

(End of this chapter)