It's just cooking a dish, how did it become the main character in a game?

Beside the cutting board, Nan Xu smoothly chopped cucumbers without feeling any pressure.

To him, a mere cucumber is nothing more than a straw raincoat; he's cut it countless times in his past life.

In his previous life, when he was at the sixth-rank master chef level, he received a timed mission that required him to cut a cucumber 20 times longer than the original length within one second.

Of course, due to a lack of hand-eye coordination, he ultimately failed to complete the task, and the sliced ​​cucumber only stretched to a length of more than ten times its original length.

But after his level improved, he tried again and achieved it very easily.

As for the physical limits of materials... please, this is a world of idealism. With the ultimate knife skills, even physics has to take a backseat.

However, that's for those at the seventh rank and above. After the seventh rank, the fantastical elements in cooking will increase significantly, but before the seventh rank, you still need to consider the physical aspects a bit.

For example, even with his extensive experience, he couldn't possibly cut the cucumber into more than ten times its original length with his lack of physical strength.

With the final strike, the blade flashed and then stopped.

Nan Xu wiped the barely perceptible sweat from his forehead and shook his head regretfully.

He simply didn't have enough time to practice; otherwise, he could have cut this cucumber salad even more perfectly.

He gently tapped the cucumber with the back of his knife, and with a soft "pop" sound, the cucumber, which had been stiff just moments before, seemed to have its bones removed and stretched out in an instant.

"Please take a look at the cucumbers dressed in straw raincoats, Chef Luo."

Nan Xu wiped the kitchen knife clean, put it back on the knife rack, and said calmly.

A strange light flashed in Luo Qinzhu's eyes. Only a minute or two had passed since the timer started, right?

He can cut cucumbers so fast!

Luo Qinzhu picked up the cucumber by both ends and pulled gently!

moment!

The cucumber stretched out like a spring, unfolding in her hand into a bright green ribbon!

How long is this...?

Luo Qinzhu took a quick look and then discovered a startling fact.

This cucumber, draped in a straw raincoat, has stretched to more than four times its original length!

  

Seeing this, Luo Qinzhu was truly shocked.

She thought Nan Xu was likely to pass the test, after all, she had seen Nan Xu's hard work these past few days.

But Luo Qinzhu never expected that Nan Xu could pass through so beautifully and overwhelmingly.

He only practiced his knife skills for seven days! Seven days!

An idea irresistibly entered Luo Qinzhu's mind.

Perhaps, there really are some people in this world who were born to cook...

After a long while, Luo Qinzhu finally came to her senses.

"Without a doubt, you... have passed!"

She suppressed her surprise and announced.

Meanwhile, Xiao Zou on the other side was completely dumbfounded.

He genuinely never imagined that Nanxu might succeed.

Moreover, they achieved such amazing results!

Now, only two words remain in his mind.

monster!

This is beyond the reach of ordinary geniuses; only the word "monster" can be used to describe such a person.

Xiao Zou glanced at Nan Xu, then at himself, and couldn't help but chuckle self-deprecatingly.

He had worried that Nan Xu might be discouraged, but now that he thinks about it, it's almost laughable.

The one who was hit hard was not Nan Xu, but him!

He now understands what it means to have someone more talented than you who also works harder than you...

Thinking of this, Xiao Zou patted Nan Xu's shoulder heavily, his tone full of resentment:

"Bro, are you playing me?"

Nan Xu smiled and shook his head: "Sorry, sorry, it wasn't intentional."

"How about this, I'll treat you to a meal in a few days as an apology, okay?"

Inviting you to dinner?

Xiao Zou's eyes lit up, and he immediately beamed with joy, the gloom on his face vanishing completely.

"It's a deal then! I'll definitely rip you off!"

"Chef Luo probably still needs to talk to you about the precautions for using the cutting board, so I won't bother you any longer. I'll be going now!"

With that, he walked happily toward the door.

Only Nan Xu and Luo Qinzhu remained in the kitchen.

Nan Xu watched Xiao Zou's figure gradually disappear and couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.

Then, he turned his head and looked at Luo Qinzhu:

"Chef Luo, can you deliver the promised reward?"

Luo Qinzhu smiled slightly and nodded: "Of course. From now on, you'll be Baiweilou's chopping board, and you'll get five taels of silver every month."

As soon as he finished speaking, Nanxu's panel emitted a notification sound indicating that the task was completed.

[Ding! You have gained 6000 experience points!]

"As for the remaining rewards... come with me."

Luo Qinzhu waved to Nan Xu and walked towards the door.

……

Inside the courtyard.

Luo Qinzhu took out a bunch of keys and inserted them into the keyhole of an iron gate.

With a creak, the hinges turned stiffly, and the iron gate opened.

"This is it." Luo Qinzhu pointed to the large bookshelf at the end of the room. "Over there are all the culinary skills of Baiweilou below the sixth rank."

Upon hearing this, Nan Xu felt a surge of eagerness.

The treasure trove of culinary skills at Baiweilou has finally been opened to him!

I wonder if those beginner-level skills he desperately needs are among them...

"Take your time, no rush." ​​Luo Qinzhu smiled. "Whether you borrow one book at a time or several at once, it's fine. Just tell me when you've chosen."

Nan Xu nodded and walked quickly toward the bookshelf.

The number of culinary skills at Baiweilou is neither too many nor too few.

According to Nanxu's estimate, there are nearly a hundred books on this bookshelf.

This number is certainly far less than the libraries of many powerful forces he had seen in his previous life, such as Wudang Mountain, Shaolin Temple, Shizhen Pavilion, and Juexiang Tower...

But for a restaurant, this is already considered a very rich selection.

Nan Xu walked up to the bookshelf, skipped the ninth and eighth-grade cooking techniques on the bottom shelf, and looked at the seventh-grade cooking techniques on the top shelf.

"Flying Chopsticks Overturn Ten Pots" - It has some value, but not much. It mainly highlights the skill of showing off. There is so much experience that you don't know where to put it, so you can learn a trick.

"Five Tigers Slaying Dragon Blade" - the name sounds imposing, but the effect is very average. Its advantage is that it is easy to learn and requires little comprehension. You can consider learning level 1 to harvest experience from other players.

"Arhat's Tendon-Splitting Hand" - a fairly useful cooking skill, but mastering it requires studying Buddhism. Rather than learning it yourself, it's more appropriate to use it to gain experience points from other players.

As he looked at it, Nan Xu's eyes lit up.

"Found them! They really do have those two culinary skills—'Fire Refining Palm' and 'Frost Condensation Finger'!"

These two culinary skills are the second of the "beginner's must-have skills" he has been longing for!

"Fire Refining Palm" is a culinary technique that can heat, adjust the temperature, and even start fires out of thin air using true qi, and it has many wonderful uses.

"Frost Fingers" is a culinary technique that combines preservation, sealing the activity of ingredients, and softening meat. When mastered to a high level, it can even make ingredients fresh again.

If no better alternative is found, these two cooking skills can be used well into the late game.

Nan Xu happily put the two cooking books into his possession and planned to look at other cooking techniques.

Just then, a somewhat unique name caught his eye—

"The Long Eyes and Flying Ears Technique".