In an era where everyone is cultivating immortality, the system wants me to become a demon?

Chapter 25 Take a deep breath, it's normal!

"Squad leader, the first step in making roast goose is to stuff the goose's belly with various spices and sauces to marinate the goose."

Su Yuan laid the cleaned and shredded goose on the cutting board and began preparing the marinade, while Chen Nuoyi watched and took notes attentively.

"Squad leader, look, this is cold star leaf. It can effectively keep a corpse as active as it was when it was alive, and give the corpse a faint fragrance."

"Squad leader, look again. This is the Blood Fragrance Flower. It can further integrate the soul sealed inside the goose's body with its physical body, allowing it to control its body's movements as if it were alive."

"And this copper-skinned Gu, although it looks a lot like the twin-tailed little elf from the Cantonese region, can effectively increase the toughness of the corpse's skin, so that the roasted goose will have a crispier skin and more tender meat."

"And don't worry, these scary ingredients will be ground into powder and won't be seen by diners, so as not to affect their dining experience."

As Su Yuan spoke, he mixed various spices and seasonings, some purchased online and others already in the kitchen, according to a set ratio, and then evenly applied them to the inside of the dragon scale goose.

Chen Nuoyi, who was taking notes, noticed that some of the ingredients had very strange effects, resembling spices she had seen in a movie called "The Encoffiner" online. She couldn't help but say:

"Coach, why does the spice mix you prepared seem a little different from the roast goose recipe I found online?"

Su Yuan casually waved his hand and said:
"Ugh, can you really trust those online tutorials? The skills that actually allow you to open a shop are the most secret and unique techniques; how could they possibly be passed down online?"

"Don't worry, squad leader. My family's roast goose recipe is so good that you'll eat one without making a sound."

Chen Nuoyi said cautiously, "I remember you weren't an orphan?"

Su Yuan: "..."

Damn, he over-bragged and forgot about this.

However, before Su Yuan could think of an explanation, Chen Nuoyi quickly covered her mouth and said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, I was too talkative."

In this world where the discovery of ancient cultivation traditions has led to a nationwide path of cultivation, countless ancient traditions, both large and small, continue to emerge every moment.

Many people rise to prominence because they have had extraordinary encounters in ancient secret realms or ancient inheritances.

As for such extraordinary encounters, as long as you don't use them for illegal or disorderly purposes, the Cultivator Association will not inquire about them or ask any questions.

Su Yuan was already doing her a great favor by teaching her his treasured method of roasting goose; how could she possibly pry into the details?
Seeing this, Su Yuan nodded, no longer trying to come up with a reason to explain, and continued to teach by example this method called roast meat, which was actually corpse refining.

After stuffing the spices into the goose's belly, Su Yuan used a sewing needle to neatly sew up the opening in the goose's belly, making it look brand new.

Next, Su Yuan used the methods of ancient corpse refining to gradually shape the goose's body and apply skin-refining liquid.

"Su Yuan, I just saw this goose seem to move a little. Is it... is it not completely dead?"

"It's nothing, just a normal nerve reflex. We learned about it in junior high school biology class."

"Su Yuan, why did this goose suddenly jump up and run around, and even peck at me? Is this some kind of nerve reflex?"

"Yes, take a deep breath, this is all normal."

"Oh, I see."

Su Yuan quickly pinned down the goose that was wandering around on the vegetable table and wrapped its bloodthirsty beak with gauze.

"Su Yuan, I read online that roast goose needs to be air-dried for several hours before going into the oven. Our roast goose looks wet, so does it also need to be air-dried?"

While researching information about roast goose, Chen Nuoyi asked questions like a curious child. Su Yuan thought to himself, "If it really needs to be air-dried for over ten hours, how am I supposed to impart complete knowledge of corpse refining to you today and completely corrupt you?"

He smiled and said:
"Don't worry, my secret method includes a special air-drying technique. Class monitor, take a look."

As he spoke, Su Yuan took out a bag of glutinous rice from the kitchen and carefully spread it over every corner of the goose.

Accompanied by a sizzling sound, as if a chemical reaction was taking place, excess moisture from the roast goose continued to rise.

Seeing that most of the moisture had been removed from the goose, Su Yuan pushed the glutinous rice aside, and a goose that looked as if it had been dried overnight appeared in front of the two of them.

"This is my family's secret method of making dried rice, which is quite different from the air-drying method."

Su Yuan said proudly.

The reason is that this goose has already been completely transformed into a walking corpse by Su Yuan through the previous steps, and is therefore somewhat restrained by glutinous rice. When it comes into contact with glutinous rice, a large amount of water will be drawn out of its body, which is similar to the method of air drying.

"Okay, great!"

Chen Nuoyi was unaware of these intricacies, and admiration shone in her bright, beautiful eyes.

"Next, it's time to bake it."

As Su Yuan spoke, he hung up the giant goose, which was as tall as a person, and put it into the oven in the back kitchen to start roasting.

This is a step completely absent from the corpse refining method, so even Su Yuan had to question whether he could properly roast the goose.

However, thanks to his complete mastery of the ancient method of corpse refining, he had gained a thorough understanding of the goose inside and out during the refining process just now, and thus had a certain grasp of the cooking time for roasting the goose.

It took nearly an hour from slaughtering the goose to putting it into the oven. The cafeteria had just closed for the day, but there was still a lot of food left unsold.

This benefited Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi, as Chef Li, citing their status as internal staff, provided them with ample food for free.

After eating and drinking his fill, Su Yuan noticed a large bucket of swill that hadn't been dealt with yet, so he took on the task himself. During the process, he secretly activated his magic skill, Finger Spirit, and obtained a blue pill.

He then realized that he no longer needed to collect students' leftovers. With his status as a cafeteria worker, he could take over the job entirely.

In this way, I can reliably obtain one blue pill each morning, noon, and evening.

After delivering the swill, Su Yuan returned to the oven to tend to his roast goose.

Time passed second by second, and the psionic oven emitted a scorching red light, roasting the goose from the outside in.

An hour and a half later, Su Yuan estimated that the fire was almost done and opened the furnace door.

Chen Nuoyi, who was also standing in front of the oven, looked on with anticipation.

The moment the oven door opened, an irresistible aroma of meat rushed into Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi's nostrils like a storm. A roast goose, still dripping with oil and with a deep reddish-brown color, that would make anyone's mouth water at first glance, appeared before them!
"It smells so good! It smells even better than the roast goose I saw at the roast meat shop last night!"

Although she had just eaten, Chen Nuoyi still had an urge to pounce on the food and feast.

"No, we can't let our guard down yet. Ultimately, the most important thing about food is its taste."

Su Yuan's expression remained solemn.

After all, the roast goose was made using the ancient method of refining corpses. Although all the refining techniques pointed to the goose having absolutely crispy skin and tender meat, Su Yuan was still a little apprehensive before actually tasting it.

(End of this chapter)