Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Not long after, Brother Octopus personally brought the last four-star holy-grade delicacy into the private room.

Unlike the previous times, this time the octopus looked more relaxed.

He had originally thought that the arrival of the Childe family's Glory would lead to a tense standoff with the mysterious man, or even a direct battle. He had even specially invited two fifth-rank experts to wait outside, ready to deal with any unexpected situations.

Surprisingly, the whole process turned out to be so harmonious.

The Childe family's glory is gentle and refined, while the mysterious man's demeanor is serene.

Aside from the fact that no battle took place between the two, the best thing for Octopus Bro is that his "Golden Hall Restaurant" has successfully gained fame through this incident.

Hundreds of rare and exquisite dishes, including four consecutive dishes of the highest quality, will form the foundation of the Golden Hall in the future.

The mysterious person paying for everything in one go brought the whole affair to a climax.

According to good news from friends, this is not only being discussed in the public chat channel of Golden City, but also in the public chat channels of other cities in the Eighth District.

With the Eighth District fully open, it's not difficult for a restaurant to prepare delicacies of exceptional quality; as long as you have the money, you can manage it.

The difficult part is becoming famous.

If you don't have a good reputation, no matter how delicious your food is, few people will come.

The world that has arrived is ultimately an amplified version of the online society, where "popularity" is everything.

Now that the Golden Hall Restaurant is popular, it will no longer lack high-end customers in the future, and many online celebrities will come to check it out.

"Sir, this is the last four-star holy-grade dish." The octopus brother placed the plate lightly in front of Lin Hanchuan with a relaxed expression and lifted the lid.

The last dish, hidden on the plate, was then revealed to everyone.

In the center of a pristine white porcelain plate, a beautiful hibiscus flower blooms quietly. Layer upon layer of iridescent petals unfold in graceful curves, from dark to light. The outermost layer is a pale cherry pink, gradually transitioning to a lustrous milky white as it recedes inwards, with a three-dimensional stamen at the center.

The translucent gravy gives the whole flower a glass-like luster. When the porcelain plate is turned slightly, the shimmering light flows between the folds of the petals, like the warmth of pearls, yet in a moment it transforms into a very faint golden glow.

A few wisps of steam, carrying a sweet and delicate fragrance, rose gently, and the glossy lichen clinging to the edges of the petals seemed to shatter the sunlight outside the window into starlight.

Lin Hanchuan's eyes lit up at the sight. This Jade Dew Ice Crystal Cake was truly vibrant and fragrant. In the star-like gravy, there seemed to be a faint shimmering light surrounding the cake, adding to its mysterious charm.

"The final dish is a four-star holy-grade delicacy—Jade Dew Ice Crystal Cake." As the provider of this delicacy, the Glory of the Childe family continues to act as the guide.

"This dish is the one that tests the chef's skills the most among these four sacred-grade delicacies. Even a grandmaster or craftsman-level chef would have a high probability of failure. Only a grandmaster-level chef can make it 100% successful."

"The Jade Dew Ice Crystal Cake is made from two kinds of four-star holy grade raw materials. The first is the iridescent hibiscus flower, which only grows once every hundred years in the Xinhai Great Forest, and the second is the purest ice dew from the Ice Plains."

"The dish in front of you uses a iridescent hibiscus flower."

"This flower must be carefully cultivated by a master craftsman to grow into a four-star holy grade iridescent hibiscus. I also spent a lot of effort to ask a friend to purchase two of them from a master craftsman."

Lin Hanchuan nodded, thinking of his eight-star sacred-grade Seven-Colored Flower, and said with deep understanding, "Cultivating the Illusionary Hibiscus Flower is indeed a laborious task!"

The Glory of the Childe family continued, "The gravy at the bottom of the pastry is made from hibiscus leaves. It is made by mixing the purest dew from the icy plains with the leaves using a jade dish, which creates this starry, galaxy-like spectacle..."

The food that has arrived is not the kind you can make with just your hands, as you might imagine.

The higher the quality of the food, the more difficult it is to make. Many of these dishes have very strict regulations starting from the ingredients, from the quality of the ingredients to the methods of transportation and preservation.

The food in the eighth district, at least, has the experience laid by the previous districts, saving a lot of trial and error.

Lin Hanchuan still remembers the scene in the first area where a player had prepared a divine-grade delicacy, which caused a sensation throughout the entire region.

The forum has been buzzing with discussion for several days.

The prices are outrageously high.

Thirty million gold coins were auctioned off!

It was bought by one of the world's top billionaires.

Back then, 30 million gold coins in Zone 1 were worth more than 30 million gold coins in Zone 8 now.

It was from that time that players saw the potential for making money by cooking in the game, and restaurants sprang up everywhere. Later, they gradually began to be associated with real-world hotels.

For example, the Golden Hall Restaurant right in front of us.

The sign outside reads "Great Britain Golden Hall Restaurant Chain Store" in small print, and the logo can be seen throughout the restaurant.

……

After listening to the introduction of the Childe family's Glory Team Jade Dew Ice Crystal Cake, Lin Hanchuan immediately checked its details.

Jade Dew Ice Crystal Cake

Quality: Four-star quality

Effect: After consumption, Spirit +20, Intelligence +10, and there is a chance to gain 3-15 points of random hidden attribute bonus.

Frequency of consumption: 1 time

Eating it will give you 20 Spirit and 10 Intelligence.

Another dish related to the mage profession.

Lin Hanchuan was almost certain that the guy from the Childe family definitely had access to recipes for holy-grade gourmet food related to mages.

Since four dishes can be made on the spot immediately.

The Childe family's glory surely includes holy-grade gourmet recipes related to mages!

As expected of the strongest troll in the later stages of the game.

They've already got so many trump cards before even reaching the fourth job advancement!
After briefly considering the legendary gourmet recipe in the hands of the Childe family, Lin Hanchuan returned his attention to the food in front of him.

As a four-star holy item, it is very generous with its basic attributes and also generous with its hidden attributes. The hidden attributes that you can only get every 10 levels, you can get 3 to 15 points here as long as they are triggered... Lin Hanchuan picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of the Jade Dew Ice Crystal Cake's iridescent hibiscus petal, and put it in his mouth to savor it.

The deep-fried petals are crisp and refreshing, like eating a freshly opened bag of potato chips, making a crunchy sound in your mouth.

Strangely, although this plate of Jade Dew Ice Crystal Cake was steaming hot, it had no heat at all when you tasted it.

Instead, it's a refreshing sensation that soothes the restless taste buds—a unique effect that only delicious food can achieve.

After taking two pills, a system notification sounded in my mind.

"Ding! Congratulations, your Spirit has increased by 20!"

I ate another piece.

"Ding! Congratulations, your Intelligence has increased by 10!"

30 basic attribute points have been credited to your account.

Next, we'll see if there's any possibility of triggering a probability event to gain additional hidden attributes.

I hope to hear good news.

Lin Hanchuan took a deep breath. He then ate several petals of the iridescent hibiscus flower, but still no system notification sound came.

The glory of the Childe family watched Lin Hanchuan from the sidelines.

The 10 Saint-grade gourmet recipes in his hand were all stage rewards from the SSS hidden quest in the current panel. They were all gourmet dishes related to the mage class and were left by Ild for the inheritors.

As the holder of the formula.

The Childe family's honor is very clear about the effects of each dish, down to the specific probabilistic event that triggers the corresponding abnormality in the consumer.

Lin Hanchuan definitely received the basic reward.

But the hidden attributes are definitely not yet available.

Hidden attributes are much harder to obtain than basic attributes; some players may reach the maximum level and still not gain even a single point of increase.

Four-star premium food can grant 3 to 15 hidden attribute points after a probabilistic event is triggered, which is already incredibly powerful!
If you get 15 points and add them all to your luck stat, that would be truly amazing.

The Childe family's glory looked at the plate in front of Lin Hanchuan. There wasn't much food left on the plate, and the mysterious man didn't have much of a chance left.

However, Lin Hanchuan remained calm as always and continued to savor the food.

Just as he swallowed the last petal, a iridescent hibiscus flower bloomed beside Lin Hanchuan, randomly transforming into a stream of light and disappearing into his body.

Immediately afterwards, a system notification sounded in my mind.

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully consumed the four-star holy-grade dish - [Jade Dew Ice Crystal Cake], triggering a probabilistic event and gaining 10 random hidden attributes: 1 point of Luck, 2 points of Comprehension, and 7 points of Resilience."

"Worth it!!" Lin Hanchuan pulled up his personal panel and grinned without restraint as he looked at the 10 new hidden attribute points. The accumulated resilience value was enough for him to ignore the negative effects of low-level skills.

Four kinds of divine-grade delicacies triggered three of the probabilistic events.

That's a great deal!!

Seeing Lin Hanchuan's satisfied expression, the Glory of the Childe family took the initiative to ask, "How many hidden attributes did you gain?"

"10 o'clock!" Lin Hanchuan replied without hesitation. To be honest, he was quite grateful for the honor bestowed by the Childe family. Although the price was a bit high, the outcome was very good.

Once inside the Ild Ruins, you can spare his life unless absolutely necessary.

"10 o'clock!!" For the first time, the pride of the Childe family showed a shocked expression in front of Lin Hanchuan.
I was so happy when I triggered it and got 5 hidden attribute points.

This guy got 10 points right away.

Even more outrageous, the four dishes triggered the special effect three times!
Is it even human?
Should I hang up?

Meanwhile, the menu for this dish has also been updated on the notice board inside the Golden Hall.

[Sixty-ninth dish - Jade Dew Ice Crystal Cake (Provided by the Childe Family)]

Quality: Four-star quality

Price: 800 million

"The fourth Saint-grade delicacy, another eight million gold coins!! Who is this mysterious person? He's incredibly powerful!"

"You must be incredibly wealthy to afford to spend so much money. I've never even seen what a 'gourmet' title looks like in my life. I definitely need to find a way to add the mysterious person as a friend later so I can broaden my horizons!"

"Is this mysterious person really here for the ruins? I'm starting to doubt his purpose in coming to Golden City. Other players are scrambling to get information about the ruins, but this mysterious person is acting like it's none of his business, only concerned with enjoying his food."

"That's right! It's all over the Golden City now. A mysterious new player is spending a fortune on food, and the news about the ruins is almost overshadowed."

"Who cares why he came? If he hadn't come, we wouldn't have seen the names of so many delicacies. There are only four sacred-grade dishes that I've never even heard of."

"The gap between the rich and the poor cannot be eliminated in the game; on the contrary, it will be amplified."

"..."

Meanwhile, the chat channel in Golden City was being flooded with messages about the mysterious person tasting the food.

"Just who is this mysterious person? He ate four kinds of sacred-grade delicacies in one go, and he paid for them all at once."

"This is more powerful than the Glory of the Childe family, which is a money-grubbing scheme."

"Breaking news! Even after the mysterious man finished enjoying the divine-grade cuisine, the Glory of the Childe family did not leave the private room!"

"As far as I know, the mysterious person hasn't even reached the fourth rank yet. Could the Glory of the Childe family be planning to invite the mysterious person to enter the ruins together?!"

"When two whales get together, what meaningful things can they talk about? They can only compare who spends more money."

"Resentment towards the rich!!!"

"..."

Almost everyone's attention was drawn to the mysterious Eastern player, who had become another powerful whale (high-spending player) in the Golden City.

In the box.

Lin Hanchuan paid the remaining six million to the Childe family on the spot.

As agreed beforehand, the Childe family's Glory directly transferred 320 million gold coins to Octopus Brother as venue fees.

The octopus brother, who had gained both fame and fortune, smiled and said to Lin Hanchuan, "Congratulations, Mr. Mysterious Man, you have finished tasting all four Saint-grade delicacies. The chef is also working hard to prepare the remaining rare and precious delicacies, which will be completed soon."

"The two of you can chat for a while. I'll go check on how the rare and high-quality food is being prepared."

After saying that, the octopus guy left the private room with the waiter.

Lin Hanchuan nodded, turned his gaze to the glory of the Childe family, and asked directly, "Brother, you should have other Saint-grade gourmet recipes, right?"

“Of course!” The Glory of the Childe family readily agreed, “There are a total of 10 Saint-grade gourmet recipes, the highest star-rated one being eight-star, but due to a lack of raw materials, it cannot be made at present.”

Lin Hanchuan nodded. Even with the region fully open to all, the ingredients for a Saint-grade delicacy are not so easy to gather.

Being able to produce four out of ten dishes on the spot already demonstrates considerable skill.

Lin Hanchuan then asked, "For sale?"

"I will give you a very satisfactory price."

Lin Hanchuan made no secret of his covetousness for the recipes of the Saint-grade delicacies. Even if he was restricted by the rules and could not take them back in the end, he could still spend a lot of money to buy professional scrolls related to chefs and learn the secondary profession of chef.

After becoming a master chef.

You can cook for yourself if you want.

"Do I look like someone who's short of money?" the Childe family's Glory laughed. "Not for sale! But if you can do me a favor, I can give you two."

“Tell me about it.” Lin Hanchuan immediately agreed, but looked at the Childe family’s glory with great interest.

"Help me deal with someone inside the ruins!" The Glory of the Childe family looked directly at Lin Hanchuan and said seriously, "Use your S-rank passive skill—Phoenix Cry in the Nine Heavens!" (End of this chapter)