Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 3: The Horror of Scholars

Chen Xu returned to the kitchen and summoned the Food Cauldron Heavenly Book.

The ancient bamboo slips emitted a mysterious glow in his eyes.

Message prompts such as [Like +1] [+1] kept popping up from it, making this object look ancient and mysterious yet also mixed with an indescribable sense of mystery and fantasy.

Chen Xu quickly understood the various abilities of the Food Cauldron Heavenly Book.

First of all, he has three talents:

[1. I become stronger as long as I am praised by customers]

2. I can see food entries

3. The food I cook always tastes better.

The Cooking Book will also display his current cooking skills:
[Skills: Ordinary Cooking Level 2 Proficient (39/100)]

【God of Cookery Recipe: None】

[Tips: 1. Every time you collect 10 likes from diners, your Qi and Health will increase by 1;

2. After accumulating 100 likes, you can unlock the Essence Level and the Soul Level;

3. When you reach 1000 likes, you can unlock the God of Cookery training scroll.

[Fireworks Points: 16] (Each like you receive will earn you 1 point of Fireworks Points)
Chen Xu immediately checked what the fireworks value could be used for.

In the void, the bamboo slips unfolded to the left, and then a hazy gray-white icon appeared on one of the bamboo slips.

Chen Xu understood that this was the [Fireworks Kitchen].

The fireworks kitchen is not in reality but in the void. You can open it and enter by consuming fireworks value.

In the Fireworks Kitchen, Chen Xu can practice his cooking skills, and also unlock and learn God of Cookery recipes with various magical effects through Fireworks Points.

This is a complete God of Food system!

When Chen Xu saw this, he felt complicated for a moment and didn't know whether to be happy or sigh.

After ten years of hard study, the imperial examination system didn't come, but the God of Cookery system did.

Does this mean that he will change his career to become a chef from now on?

If I could become a god or an immortal, there would be nothing wrong with being a chef.

but……

Chen Xu thought about the rat demon in his home, this mysterious world, and his own bad luck, but he felt that it might not be a good idea to change careers to become a chef before he grew up.

An official's body is like a giant tiger skin. His talent is that he can become stronger as long as he is praised by diners. It is inevitable that he cannot leave the mundane world. If he can have an official's body as a cover, it may be more convenient for him to act.

The grandparents and grandchildren in the next yard kept saying how delicious it was, but the number of likes on Chen Xu's side did not increase.

After opening the Book of Food Cauldron, Chen Xu naturally understood the key.

Mortals have limited energy, and the number of likes they can bring to Chen Xu is also limited.

Although they would not directly lose their energy by liking Chen Xu's post, what was captured by Chen Xu's talent was some kind of naturally dissipated mysterious substance, but that was the limit.

Taking the Lai family’s grandparents and grandchildren as an example, the daily limit for each person is 5 points, and the total upper limit for a single person’s likes is 100 points.

In other words, even if Chen Xu feeds the grandparents next door in different ways every day and coaxes them to like his posts, the cumulative total of these two people can only provide Chen Xu with 200 likes at most, no more.

But if the object of feeding is changed to rat demon, the two rat demons can provide Chen Xu with a maximum of 20 likes per day, and the total upper limit for each is 400 likes!

Chen Xu discovered another strange ability of the Food Cauldron Book.

Through the Book of Food, he seemed to be able to invisibly distinguish the approximate life level of every diner who had given him a thumbs-up.

Although this distinction is still a little vague, and although Chen Xu can't even figure it out—

How many types of monsters are there in this world, and how are their cultivation realms divided?

If people practice cultivation, what are the directions?

All these questions are vague and mysterious.

But his mood today is very different from yesterday.

He gained a new understanding of this mysterious world and had deeper thoughts about his future.

Chen Xu ate a bowl of porridge and three egg pancakes.

He discovered that even without adding any sugar, salt, or side dishes, the porridge he cooked still had a sweet taste.

The same goes for egg pancakes, which have a special salty, fragrant and delicious taste.

It is worthy of the saying "The food I cook will always be more delicious".

As Chen Xu ate, he gave himself a thumbs-up: "Delicious, really delicious!"

Then he was embarrassed to find that there was no movement in the Food Cauldron Heavenly Book.

Well, my dream of giving myself a thumbs up and becoming a self-sufficient perpetual motion machine has been shattered.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

Suddenly, there was a knock on Chen Xu's door.

A familiar voice came: "Brother Chen, is Brother Chen here?" Chen Xu was startled at first, but then he showed joy and stood up and said: "It's Brother Mu Xian, Brother Mu Xian, please wait a moment."

He opened the door with the help of a cane, and saw the man who came in wearing a Lingyun scarf on his head, a Hu silk robe, a square face, thick eyebrows, big eyes and an imposing demeanor.

Sure enough, it was Lin Qi, the classmate with whom he had the best relationship.

Lin Qi, whose courtesy name was Muxian, was used by his good friends to address each other by their courtesy names.

As for Chen Xu, he was not yet twenty years old, so he had not yet chosen a name.

Lin Qi first looked Chen Xu up and down. He saw that his face was rosy and he looked energetic. How could he look like someone who had not recovered from an illness? Instead, he looked like he had just taken a Ten-Herbs Tonic Pill.

This is naturally the effect of Qi and Blood +1.

Lin Qi's face suddenly showed surprise, and then he said happily: "That's great, seeing Brother Chen in such good spirits today, my worries are half gone."

Chen Xu welcomed him into the yard and asked him to sit in the kitchen.

Poor families have no choice but to entertain guests in the kitchen. There are only two rooms in the small courtyard, one bedroom and one kitchen. In this case, the kitchen is usually used to entertain guests.

Lin Qi was a kindhearted man, never looking down on his classmates' poverty. He and Chen Xu sat down at the small table in the kitchen. He accepted the white porridge and egg pancakes that Chen Xu offered without hesitation, and after taking a sip of the porridge, he praised it: "Good porridge! A simple bowl of white porridge is so sweet and delicious!"

He took another bite of the egg pancake, his eyes lit up, and he praised it again: "Good pancake, it looks like such an ordinary egg pancake, but it is fresh, salty and fragrant, with endless flavor."

【Like +1】

【Like +1】

【Like +1】

A series of likes popped up, and that’s not all.

Lin Qi drank a mouthful of porridge and ate a bite of pancake, repeating this several times. He then closed his eyes and sighed, "Plain porridge and egg pancake, without adding anything, is better than countless delicacies."

【Like +1】

"My humble room, with its cold windows, has not a single adornment, yet it is filled with the splendor of a magnificent painting."

【Like +1】

"Today, I have seen Brother Chen enjoying a bowl of porridge and a piece of cake, contented and at ease with simple meals. I finally understand why Brother Chen is called the White Clothes of Yunjiang, a peerless splendor!"

【Like +1】

【Like +1】

"It is precisely to let go of everything and return to the original simplicity that is the true wisdom! The world in the pot, the five flavors of life, Brother Chen, now it can be seen that you have realized it."

【Like +1】

After saying that, Lin Qi stood up and bowed deeply to Chen Xu, saying, "Thank you, Brother Chen, for teaching me with just a bowl of porridge and a piece of cake!"

【Like +1】

Chen Xu was stunned.

Is this a scholar?
Hiss, so terrifying!
Lin Qi gave Chen Xu 9 likes in one breath. Chen Xu took a look at the Food Cauldron Heavenly Book and found out that Lin Qi's daily like limit was 10.

We are all mortals, so why is Lin Qi’s maximum number of likes limited to 10?
Chen Xu calmed his fluctuating emotions, quickly stood up, held up Lin Qi's bowing hand and said, "Brother, please don't do this. This is really embarrassing for me!"

Lin Qi only said: "Brother Chen, I am ashamed and moved, but please don't be modest."

He smiled again: "Besides, what's wrong with me toasting to this delicacy?"

【Like +1】

Since he was laughing, Chen Xu also smiled.

The two sides sat down facing each other again. On the Shi Ding Tian Shu, the fireworks value accumulated to: [26].

Unconsciously, Chen Xu's energy and blood increased a little more.

He only felt a warm current surging through his body, and he felt full of energy. He no longer had the weak feeling of being out of breath at any time as he had a few days ago.

The rat demon had previously said that his aura was "dark and gloomy," but at this moment Chen Xu only felt warmth in his breath.

Even the usual pain in the injured right leg was relieved a little.

Chen Xu sat at a simple little table, his eyes shining brightly.

Lin Qi chatted with him for a while, then suddenly asked, "Is tomorrow Brother Chen's birthday?"

birthday?

Chen Xu was stunned for a moment before he reacted: "Yes, by tomorrow, I will have wasted another year."

Lin Qi disagreed, "What do you mean by wasting time? Every birthday is worth celebrating. Tomorrow I must come and celebrate your birthday!"

He added, "But my dear brother, your leg injury is still a serious problem. I have been searching everywhere these days and have finally found a famous doctor. Without further ado, come with me and I will treat your leg injury."

Chen Xu hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should agree or not, when he suddenly heard the squeaking sound of mice coming from a distant crevice.

"Oh, this scholar is not a good person. He has a lot of evil spirits. You must not go out with him."

Squeak, squeak, squeak——

One sound after another, sharp and thin, piercing the heart.

(End of this chapter)