I was an apprentice in Ferren

Chapter 20 Gourmet Hunter
The freshly cooked pig's head meat is incredibly fragrant. When you slice it, it trembles and shines, looking very tempting. After dipping it in the braising liquid, you can take a big bite without any porky smell. Although it's fatty, it's incredibly fragrant and doesn't have any of the fishy smell of pork. Wrapping it up in a flatbread gives it a unique flavor, with both the lean and fatty parts intact.

After finishing a smoked meat pie, a wave of homesickness washed over DuPont, and he couldn't help but think back to when he first came to the construction site after graduating.

Back then, his salary wasn't high, and there weren't many entertainment facilities around the construction site. His greatest joy every day was looking forward to getting off work on time, so he could buy some braised food and beer with a few of his colleagues, dream about life, and curse the stupid boss. Although life was tough, there was still some hope.

Unfortunately, the harsh conditions on the construction site were not commensurate with the meager wages. Many felt hopeless and packed their bags to leave, leaving him the only one left in less than a year.
Man Shi was enjoying his meal when he conjured up more than a dozen bottles of ale and placed them on the table. He had discovered the joy of eating braised food on his own and even uncorked a bottle of ale and pushed it to DuPont's side.

Just as she was about to take it, the butcher grabbed the bottle again: "I forgot you mages don't drink alcohol, Judy. Do you have any milk? Give this kid some to replenish his energy."

"..." DuPont was really tempted by the brown glass bottle, but when he remembered that this guy said clerics couldn't drink alcohol, DuPont restrained his desire and took the large glass of milk that the chef brought over.

Although I don't know what happened, the other party probably wasn't being stingy, but rather that mages really can't drink.

"By the way, do you have any good-tasting milk? I always feel like the taste of the milk I drink is a bit strange."

“There’s not much research on this.” Judy had finished her work and returned to the small table, sitting in her usual high chair. “If you think it’s fishy, ​​you can add some sugar or ginger; it’ll help a little.”

"What kind of weird way of eating is this?" DuPont shook his head. "The milk I drank in the infirmary yesterday tasted pretty good, with a light fragrance. Is it because of the different milk source or did she make it herself?"

"The infirmary? That half-elf Sophie. The milk is all the same, she probably puts some kind of seasoning in it. Elves have their own understanding of food, it's normal for a half-elf to have some unique recipes."

By this time, the group had relaxed and found the halflings and barbarians to be quite easygoing. DuPont boldly suggested an idea: "Do you have any tea leaves? If so, we could make a nice dessert."

"Tea? You mean the kind of leaves brought by Far Eastern caravans?" Judy shook her head: "The most common kind of that stuff costs 5 silver a ounce, but those Far Easterners said it's only good for boiling eggs. How could I keep that stuff in my little town? I'd lose money no matter how I sold it."

"That's really extravagant."

While chatting, the pig's head was almost finished. Seeing that the others were still not satisfied, DuPont took a small earthenware pot and stewed the pig's trotters separately, throwing the other internal organs into the large pot.

No one would question DuPont's culinary skills anymore. While picking her teeth, Judy said with some emotion, "Your skills are really good, even your knife skills are good. I didn't realize you were only a third-year apprentice. You must have practiced at home before."

"...I guess so. I really enjoy eating, and I've learned from some master chefs."

"This chef is quite generous, actually teaching you, young man." The halfling had a good impression of DuPont: "With your skill level, you could definitely open a small tavern. If you also know other cooking methods, I can write you a letter of recommendation, and getting a senior chef certificate will be no problem at all. However, the master level assessment involves even more."

DuPont smiled and was about to be modest when the system gave him a notification.

[Your culinary skills have been recognized by Judy, the halfling chef. If you can spread the recipes, your reputation among halflings and chefs will greatly increase in the future, and you are expected to gain 1-3 Legendary Points.]

Your culinary skills are temporarily rated as advanced; you have gained the "Quirky Chef" trait.

[Eccentric Chef: You excel at transforming the most unremarkable and even repulsive garbage into delicious meals. When someone tastes your cooking, your charm will temporarily increase by 2 points when they are in your presence, up to a maximum of 20.]

You can continue to improve your cooking skills, which will further enhance your special effects and may even yield unexpected results.

This news interrupted DuPont's thoughts. Nothing like this had ever happened to him when he was playing role-playing games or other online games. This was...
However, DuPont quickly figured it out.

Tabletop role-playing games are ultimately games within a set of rules, while he is in a real world where many previously overlooked memories and events can potentially affect him.

Take cooking skills, for example.

In tabletop RPGs, cooking is almost negligible. Players either bring their own food or use the Divine Berry spell to survive the test during adventures. If there is no food, players can check their survival skills when setting up camp, and once they pass the test, they can hunt to obtain food.

However, some more thoughtful hosts will set hotel levels and give temporary special effects when spending more money, such as being full or boosting morale.

In high-level raids, priests also possess a sixth-circle divine spell called Hero's Feast, which summons a table of delicious food. After consuming it, it temporarily increases the health of the raid members and grants them immunity to poison and fear.

But if he remembered correctly, the special effects provided by the Hero's Feast were not purely divine magic effects. Rather, some of the ingredients made by the divine magic were very special magical creatures, and it was the effects of these ingredients themselves that gave the diners special effects such as immunity to poisoning.

Thinking about this, a bold idea suddenly came to mind.

Since this world is so realistic, once his strength has improved, could he try using some unique monsters to cook food and see if it would trigger any special effects?
But no sooner had the idea come to mind than the system's voice suddenly entered my ears.

[The user gained some insight into the profession of "Gourmet Hunter"]

[Prerequisites for Gourmet Hunter: Intermediate cooking skills, proficiency in basic weapons, spellcasting ability, and the ability to create three dishes that exceed the imagination of ordinary people, one of which must be made from monster ingredients]

The profession will be automatically acquired after the prerequisites are met.

Gourmet Hunter: In the eyes of ordinary people, only what they are used to eating is called food, but in the eyes of true masters, everything in the world is edible, and some magical creatures that ordinary people fear are even more delicious.

Job Characteristics: A job with moderate attack bonuses, possessing nemesis abilities and adaptability to terrain. Can create food that permanently or temporarily increases attributes/status. Consuming certain ingredients increases nemesis knowledge, further enhancing nemesis effects.

The highest level for this profession is 20. Divine arts can be obtained after having faith in and making offerings to any god who has a preference for food or fire.

Occupational strengths: Knowledge of nature, sports, survival skills, dexterity, and unique cuisine.

This class belongs to the Ranger class, with a maximum Divine Magic level of 6. It also grants an additional 5/4/4/3/3/2 Divine Magic slots. Its spellcasting is Ranger, and at level 4, if the user has faith in a relevant deity, they can learn Fire Elemental Domain spells.

The specific details will be available to the user after obtaining the Gourmet Hunter profession.

Upon seeing this information, DuPont was so shocked that he was speechless for a long time.

Is this the legendary hidden profession?

Is this my real cheat code?

(End of this chapter)