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"Brother Xiu, these steamed buns are delicious!"

Wang Xiaoming had a baked bun in his left hand, a custard bun in his right, and a soup dumpling with a straw in front of him. He was wolfing it down, and you couldn't even see him chewing. It was as if he wasn't eating buns, but stuffing them into his pocket.

"Lu Xiu, your steamed buns are truly exceptional! You'll definitely win first place in the culinary competition!" Even though Ma Qilin wasn't a food hunter, he was eating all three kinds of steamed buns like crazy, just like Wang Xiaoming. It seems that spending so much time with Niu Jiaojiao has cultivated his love for food.

"The food competition only has a preliminary round where you make steamed buns," Lin Heng reminded him. "But these steamed buns are indeed delicious."

Niu Jiaojiao and Tang Baibai, the two food hunters, had become ruthless rice-eating machines, stuffing three kinds of buns into their mouths one after another at an equally astonishing speed.

In contrast, Ye Qianxue, Lin Niannian, Liu Yuerou, and Ding Qiaoqiao ate much more politely.

Try all three types of steamed buns one by one, and eat one or two more of the ones you like best.

"Whatever you like is fine," Lu Xiu said, silently making steamed buns.

His goal is to upgrade all three recipes to Treasure level.

However, the 1% probability of tasting the sweetness of knowledge is still too low. Lü Xiu made so many buns these past few days that he almost vomited.

Lu Bu, Shadow King, and Starbeak also ate quite a lot.

Even now, the Shadow King is still lying in the corner, clutching his stomach, still in his flesh and blood form.

Instead of wasting it, why not invite your friends to try it together?

Of the seven people who usually gather for meals, Lin Yufei hadn't returned yet, but the other five were present. They were naturally Lu Xiu's first choice for invitation, especially since two of them were food hunters.

What a complete glutton!

Their stomachs are like a portable backpack, capable of quickly digesting any amount of food.

As for Lin Niannian, Lin Heng, and Ye Qianxue, they came over after Lü Xiu called Wang Xiaoming.

Lü Xiu was naturally very welcoming.

The more people, the better.

[Hint: Cooking skill has reached Advanced level (1/10000)]

[Hint: The Treasure-level skill "The Sweet Taste of Knowledge" has been upgraded to Perfect level.]

"Finally, this is high-level," Lu Xiu said, wiping away his sweat.

These past few days, besides his daily swordsmanship and archery practice, Lü Xiu has been spending all his time making steamed buns. His goal is to reach an advanced level in cooking, which would give him more confidence to participate in the culinary competition.

Open the properties panel to view the changes to "The Sweet Taste of Knowledge".

【The Sweet Taste of Knowledge (Perfect): Knowledge Skill, LV1, Passive. There is a 1% chance to trigger a flash of inspiration while cooking, which increases the grade of the current cooking recipe (maximum is Perfect). There is a 5% chance to trigger exceptional performance, which adds additional attributes to the cooked food.】

Not bad.

Lü Xiu was very satisfied with the result.

Besides the recipe's quality cap being raised to Perfect, as I had guessed, there was also a 5% chance of an unexpected breakthrough, resulting in food with extra attributes. It was a pleasant surprise.

"Just eat, I've prepared a lot of ingredients today," Lü Xiu said to everyone.

"Brother Xiu...woo...you're so generous!" Wang Xiaoming mumbled between bites.

"Woo!!!" Niu Jiaojiao and Tang Baibai raised the baked buns in their hands to express their gratitude.

Lu Xiu continued to increase the pace of his work.

It's rare to have three gluttons today, so he can make steamed buns to his heart's content, but his immediate goal is still to upgrade the recipe to the Treasure level.

As for why not upgrade the recipe to the perfect level all at once?

The main issue is the probability of upgrading the "sweetness" skill of knowledge; you might end up bankrupt before you even reach the perfect level. Rare delicacies require rare ingredients to make.

A single basket of steamed buns could cost over 100,000 yuan.

Unless the final of the culinary competition involves making steamed buns, Lü Xiu can only make a small number of premium-grade steamed buns to sell after the food shop opens, hoping to improve them to the perfect grade by luck.

"Hmm?" Lu Xiu suddenly noticed that the Mirror of Spiritual Flow in his spatial backpack was glowing.

Someone sent me a message specifically.

Lu Xiu took out the Spirit Stream Mirror and discovered it contained information about Lin Yufei.

Flying Bird: Lü Xiu, the president and I have returned to Nantian Port. Where are you?

Yinghu: I'm making steamed buns in kitchen number 16 at the branch. You're back just in time, come and have some.

Feiniao: Put the steamed buns aside for now, the president needs to talk to you about something! We'll be waiting for you in the conference room on the second floor of the branch.

"Did Nie Fengyun want to see me about something?" Lu Xiu asked, puzzled. He couldn't figure out why, but since it was the president who had summoned him, he had to give him face.

"You guys eat first, I have some errands to run, I'll be right back."

"Um!!!"

"Brother Xiu, you have to come back soon, I'm almost finished eating!" Wang Xiaoming said to Lü Xiu, even though there were still more than a hundred buns in front of him.

"knew"

As everyone watched him go, Lü Xiu took off his apron and went up to the second floor of the Nantiangang branch.

The innermost room on the second floor is the conference room. When Lü Xiu arrived, there were three people in the conference room.

Nie Fengyun, Lin Yufei, and Ye Xuan, the president of the Nantian Port branch of the [Golden Gathering], were the ones who came to pick up the members of the [Golden Gathering] a few days ago when Lü Xiu came out of the professional advancement secret realm.

"You're here? Please have a seat." Nie Fengyun raised his hand to gesture for Lü Xiu to sit down as soon as he saw him.

Lu Xiu nodded and sat down next to Lin Yufei.

When Ye Xuan saw Lü Xiu appear, he immediately had a look of sudden realization.

"The person the chairman mentioned is Lü Xiu?!"

"How is it? Is it suitable?" Nie Fengyun asked with a smile.

"If we take his performance in the advanced professional realm as a reference, he barely qualifies," Ye Xuan nodded thoughtfully.

"He's qualified enough. He'll be in charge of this operation," Nie Fengyun decided.

Seeing that the chairman had already made his decision, Ye Xuan didn't say anything and nodded, "Okay, then I'll assist Lü Xiu throughout the process."

Lu Xiu, listening from the side, was completely confused. What did he mean by being in charge of the operation and needing a branch president to assist him throughout? He knew that to become the branch president of the [Golden Gathering], one had to be at least a titled hunter.

He quickly looked at Lin Yufei to the side, who silently shrugged, indicating that he didn't know either.

"Lu Xiu, do you still remember Du Shixin? The title hunter who ambushed you with a scorpion tail hook?" Nie Fengyun suddenly asked Lu Xiu.

Lu Xiu nodded; he had a very strong impression of Du Shixin.

The golden sand scorpion's tail hook that he casually dispatched was made from the finest material for crafting ropes. If he had the chance to meet Du Shixin, Lü Xiu wanted to pluck a few more for future use, and also prepare a few for his master.

Hopefully he has enough golden sand scorpions.

"He is currently in Nantian Port. To be precise, he has been recuperating in Nantian Port ever since the battle between Du Shixin and me."

"Right in Nantian Port? What's the exact location?" Lu Xiu couldn't help but ask.

Nie Fengyun pointed to the ground. "The sewers of Nantian Port."