[Genshin Impact]: I can become stronger by cooking.

Even his own daughter, Xiangling, a culinary genius with exceptional talent, spent several months to reach this level from the beginner stage.

"This...this doesn't make sense?!"

This kind of rapid improvement in knife skills cannot be explained by talent alone. No matter how talented you are, it takes time to hone your skills to develop this kind of subconscious accuracy.

The idea of ​​achieving enlightenment overnight is completely unreasonable when applied to knife skills.

Master Mao stared at Chao Ke's retreating figure, "This young man is truly unpredictable."

After Chao Ke arranged the shredded ingredients, Master Mao stepped forward and said.

"Although I find it hard to understand the reason, your knife skills are now excellent. Let's move on to the next step."

"Let me teach you the next steps for making this dish, 'Kou San Si'."

As Master Mao spoke, he began to simmer the broth and demonstrated the next steps to Chao Ke.

Following behind Master Mao, Chao Ke stroked his chin, comparing the similarities and differences between Master Mao's subsequent operating procedures and the system's recipes.

After comparison, the two methods are roughly the same in terms of steps, but there is a big difference in the ingredients used to stew the broth.

Although Master Mao added some mushrooms when he made the broth, the variety was limited, unlike the recipe provided by the system in the Chef God Trial Grounds, which was a combination of various mushrooms.

After some time, Master Mao finished simmering the broth and preparing the "Kou San Si" (a dish of three shredded vegetables), which he then served to Chao Ke.

"Come on, Xiao Chao. Try your master's cooking."

Chao Ke picked up a piece of Master Mao's work with his chopsticks. It had distinct layers and a rich texture, but its taste was inferior to Chao Ke's work.

If we were to rate it according to the system's standards, it would be roughly at the "delicious" level, with a score of around 85-89.

Master Mao's knife skills are by no means inferior to Chao Ke's; the reason he is slightly inferior is because of that pot of broth.

Chao Ke was not some young master, so he naturally wouldn't hold back anything from Master Mao, who had taught him everything he knew.

Chao Ke spoke up, "Master Mao, I have a stock recipe here. It uses a combination of several kinds of mushrooms to enhance the flavor and freshness of the stock. I think it would be great for this dish."

Inside the Wanmin Hall, there were paper and pens, which Chao Ke took down.

He wrote down the detailed recipe for mushroom broth from the recipe provided by the system and handed it to Chef Mao.

Master Mao took the order and began to think about it seriously.

"This combination of mushrooms seems like a good idea. And they're all fairly common types of mushrooms; they're not monopolized by those big restaurants..."

"It's worth a try, but the mushrooms in the kitchen aren't all available."

Seeing that Master Mao had made a decision, Chao Ke got up and stopped the task of purchasing ingredients.

But in reality, Chao Ke only went out for a stroll and wandered around the vicinity of [Jie Fei Xing] to see if he could run into Falushan again.

However, fate did not grant Chao Ke's chance encounter. Chao Ke sighed inwardly at the pity and returned to the Wanmin Hall along the same route.

Just as he was about to enter the restaurant, Chao Ke purchased all the ingredients needed for "Kou San Si" from the "Ingredient Supply Area" of the system shop.

Tonight, Chao Ke is planning to cook something special for Falushanlu, so he needs to prepare some good ingredients.

When Chao Ke entered the restaurant, he found that not only Master Mao was standing inside, but also Xiang Ling, who had returned from picking ingredients.

At this moment, Xiangling is sitting on a small chair, writing something on a piece of paper.

Chao Ke leaned closer to look and discovered that Xiang Ling was marking something on a map of Liyue.

"Raspberries, so sweet!"

"There are many here. In a while, bring a basket and dig up a few to plant."

Oh, so it's a food map.

Just as Chao Ke put down the ingredients in his hand, Xiang Ling, who was writing, suddenly smelled the aroma of the ingredients.

He quickly moved closer to Chao Ke and said.

"Brother Chao Ke, may I take a look at these ingredients?"

Looking at the adorable Xiangling, Chao Ke patted her head and said, "Of course, then Xiangling will have to take care of sorting the ingredients."

"Yeah, no problem."

Master Mao leaned to the side, watching this scene with a smile, "Xiangling, that child... can't move when she sees ingredients."

"you do not say."

Chao Ke responded with a sound of agreement.

He could certainly see that Xiangling had an absolute passion for cooking.

It's no exaggeration to say that there was a light in her eyes when she looked at the ingredients.

This passion for cooking is something Chao Ke greatly admires.

Chao Ke himself was very clear that his culinary skills and passion were no match for Xiang Ling's.

What has sustained me to this day is my strong self-discipline and my lack of aversion to cooking, while what sustains Xiangling is her passion.

If Xiangling were to obtain the system, her achievements would inevitably surpass those of myself.

But there are no "what ifs" in this world.

After exhaling a breath of stale air, Chao Ke took a few mushrooms from the ingredients that Xiang Ling had divided and added them to the broth that had been simmering beforehand.

With the stove ablaze, the mushroom chunks simmered in the broth, slowly releasing their rich and delicious aroma.

As darkness fell, the tightly closed pot lid could no longer conceal the unique aroma of the mushroom broth.

Xiangling stood there blankly, tears welling up at the corners of her mouth.

Seeing Xiangling's adorable appearance, Chao Ke quickly scooped a bowl for her.

Not long after, Farusian also appeared in the [Wanmin Hall].

Once everyone had arrived, Chao Ke took out the ingredients for making "Kou San Si" and began preparing the dish.

Meanwhile, Chef Mao, standing to the side, turned up the stove to its full blast, preparing to cook a few quick dishes.

As the lights of Liyue Harbor began to illuminate the city, Chao Ke's kitchen was finally finished with the battle.

They carried the prepared food to the dining table.

The four sat down around the table. Master Mao took out a bottle of his treasured wine from the cabinet and poured it for Chao Ke. Xiang Ling took out some sweet sunset juice from the bucket of iced slime.

A cool autumn breeze blows from the seaside, carrying the delicious flavors of the food on the table into one's heart.

Feeling joy and exhilaration, for some reason, a sentence from his past life came to mind.

"As the city lights come on, the harbor is naturally formed."

Just as everyone was about to raise their glasses to celebrate the joyous occasion, a steady sound of footsteps came from behind Chao Ke.

Sitting next to Chao Ke, Falushan looked at the newcomer with surprise, "Mr. Zhongli? What a coincidence."

"Who?!"

Chao Ke's chopsticks trembled as he picked up some food, and he stiffly turned around to look at the newcomer.

It really is...

Chapter 90 The ancient rock will only serve as a protective shield for the people of Liyue... [Bonus Chapter]

[This chapter is an extra chapter for readers such as Guye Tuoge and Jueguang. It's from the 7th. The regular update will be on the 8th.]

"It's truly fate."

"I went to 'Tiger Rock' at night looking for something to eat, and unexpectedly ran into you, miss. What a pleasure."

Zhongli looked at Falushan and replied formally.

However, Zhongli's gaze involuntarily shifted to Chao Ke.

Judging from the intimate distance between Chao Ke and Falushan, this must be the lover Miss Falushan was talking about.

Having probably heard that Zhongli hadn't eaten yet, Falushan glanced at Chao Ke and asked for his opinion.

Chao Ke naturally understood what Farusan meant and wanted to invite Zhong Li to sit down and have dinner together.

Chao Ke's eyelids twitched; you didn't even bother asking for my opinion...

This person came all this way specifically, and then hinted in their conversation that they hadn't eaten. Do you think I dared to refuse...?

Although he thought this way, Chao Ke tried his best to keep his expression normal.

"It's fate that we met. Since this gentleman is out looking for something to eat, why don't we sit down and have dinner together?"

Master Mao, who was standing nearby, also smiled and said, "Yes, please sit down, it's just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks and a bowl."

"That's fine then, thank you, host."

Zhongli thanked him and sat down next to Chao Ke.

Chao Ke's heart skipped a beat. "Damn it, they really are after me."

Chao Ke still harbored a sliver of hope that Zhong Li might have just run into Falushan by chance, or perhaps he recognized Xiangling, his old friend's disciple, and came up for a chat.

Judging from his behavior, he's most likely here to see me.

Although in my past life I really liked this old man in the game, and even swapped fairy magic wands with him to form the Magic Old Man.

But in reality, if such a powerful and virtuous first-generation demon god were to suddenly appear at your door for no reason, who wouldn't be alarmed?

Chao Ke quickly got up and poured Zhong Li a cup of sake.

"Mr. Zhongli, please."

"Thank you very much, young friend. May I ask if you are Miss Farusian's lover, Chao Ke?"

"It's down."

As they were talking, Master Mao brought over bowls and chopsticks and served Zhongli a bowl of white rice.

With Master Mao taking his seat, this evening gathering officially began.

After the meal began, the atmosphere at the table became much more harmonious. Farusan also told everyone, especially Chao Ke, about how she met Mr. Zhongli, and praised Mr. Zhongli's rich knowledge.

Zhongli reciprocated, affirming Farusan's talent and skill in mechanical research.

At the same time, the topic was brought up to Chao Ke.