The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 571 A Vast Kingdom

Watching Cao Dongdong enter the ideal world, Qin Lang turned his head once again to look at Qiao Yu.

Unlike her previous bewilderment, Qiao Yu was still deep in thought, but her expression had subtly become more excited.

This means that she is about to find her true ideal.

Without disturbing Qiao Yu in this state, Qin Lang sat down on the ground to the side and made a wish for a basket of hot meat buns, which he then shared with Danbao and Lala who were beside him while they were still hot.

Spicy cheered happily and began to devour her food, but the more attentive Egg Baby did not start to taste the food. Instead, he looked at Qin Lang with a worried expression.

"Gulu?"

Zhao Qian and Cao Dongdong have entered the Ideal Kingdom one after another, and even Qiao Yu has shown signs of entering. Why is there no movement from my own Spirit Chef?

"Don't worry." Guessing what Danbao was thinking, Qin Lang smiled. "I should be able to enter the ideal country whenever I want."

This wasn't him bragging; Qin Lang genuinely felt this way.

The moment he guessed how to enter the ideal land, he almost went straight in, but he immediately suppressed his thoughts and stayed there.

Whether in his past life or now, Qin Lang's ideals are very clear.

That is the ultimate pursuit of culinary skills.

His ideal is to continuously integrate and master more cooking methods for various cuisines, learn and master more cooking techniques, and achieve a higher level of culinary skills.

"We don't know what the situation will be like in the ideal land yet," Qin Lang smiled. "So let's eat our fill on the Island of Wishes first."

Hearing this, Egg Baby put aside his worries and joined the scramble for food.

One cage... two cages... three cages...

The two spirits ate five baskets of buns with different fillings before they stopped.

"What a magical place." Qin Lang patted his bulging belly and couldn't help but laugh. "Cooking dishes doesn't require ingredients, you just need to make a wish. If you could come and go as you pleased, this place would be really popular."

"However, we should go now."

Qin Lang turned his head and glanced in Qiao Yu's direction.

While they were showing off their food, Qiao Yu had already quietly entered her ideal world.

Now only they remain.

A ray of azure light swirled around Qin Lang.

The next instant, he and the two food spirits vanished from their spot.

"Woo——"

In a daze, Qin Lang seemed to hear a distant, low murmur, a sound somewhat similar to the cry of a whale, but with a more melodious and graceful quality.

As the murmurs gradually faded and the dizzying sensation disappeared, Qin Lang came to his senses and found himself in a vast ocean that stretched as far as the eye could see.

He hurriedly turned his head to look around, and breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw Danbao and Lala beside him. Then he focused his attention on their feet.

It was a huge, azure, intangible fish, its translucent, energy-based body reflecting a breathtaking array of light and shadow, like a galaxy.

When Qin Lang tried to reach out and touch it, the giant fish seemed not to exist; his hand could pass right through it, yet it did indeed lift his body forward.

"Hello, you are..." Qin Lang began softly, attempting to communicate with the other party.

But the giant fish paid no heed to this.

After several attempts, Qin Lang realized that it might not be a sentient being, but rather some kind of vehicle, and then he gave up.

He refocused his attention on the sea area where he was now.

The sea was even more vast than he had imagined, and he couldn't see a trace of land anywhere in the surrounding area.

Even more amazingly, there were countless starlight-like lights in the seawater.

Where is this?
Everything is related to the Qili Bay Monster. Theoretically, it should have been taken to the depths of Qili Bay.

But Qin Lang couldn't help but wonder about this body of water. Was he really still in Qili Bay?
The giant fish swam at an extraordinary speed. Qin Lang was still pondering when a mist began to rise around him.

In the increasingly thick fog, he could vaguely make out some blurry outlines.

That is…

Qin Lang's eyes widened involuntarily.

The next instant, the sound of pages turning echoed in his mind.

This is the twenty-second painting in the Traveler's Book!

He had previously thought that the painting corresponded to the Island of Wishes, but the Traveler's Book did not change anything as he approached the Island of Wishes, and the outline of the Island of Wishes was quite different from the landscape painting in the Traveler's Book.

The answer is now revealed: this painting represents the ideal world!

As the giant fish rapidly approached, everything in the fog magnified quickly before Qin Lang's eyes. Before he could even check his daily reward, a look of utter astonishment crossed his face.

What appeared before him was an island far larger than he had imagined.

No, judging from the endless coastline, it's hard to say whether what's in front of us can even be called an island.

This is a true kingdom hidden in the fog, larger than any city Qin Lang had ever visited, and possibly even comparable in size to a province.

Does such a place really exist in Qili Bay?

The thought couldn't help but cross Qin Lang's mind.

Although he had never been there, he had heard that Qili Bay contained only one archipelago of varying sizes, while the rest was all ocean.

Just as Qin Lang was stunned, the giant fish beneath his feet slowly came to a stop.

The shores of his ideal land lay before him.

After landing on the giant fish's back, Qin Lang couldn't help but look around.

Not far from the coast, further inland, lies a sparse thicket, and beyond that, a vast, lush forest.

The city is at the very edge of the forest.

Even standing on the shore, Qin Lang could still clearly see the towering towers that were taller than the forest and the various magnificent buildings.

"The ideal country is even more amazing than I imagined." After muttering this to himself, Qin Lang took a deep breath and then shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Dongdong! Zhao Qian!"

"Miss Qiao Yu!"

"Where are you?"

His voice echoed across the empty coastline, but there was no response.

Qin Lang's expression gradually became serious.

Logically, the four of them were traveling together, so the first few who entered would stay behind and wait for him to join them.

Based on his understanding of Cao Dongdong and Zhao Qian, this was beyond doubt.

But now, he has arrived in the ideal land, yet he sees no one else.

A not-so-good idea suddenly popped into his mind.

Could it be...

Different people enter the ideal world from different positions, right?
Undeterred, he continued shouting and searching a small area nearby.

A dozen minutes later, Qin Lang slowly lowered his hands, shook his head with a wry smile at Danbao and Lala.