Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

Over time, he became a loyal customer and would often have his servants order food from there.

That day, the maid of the third young mistress of the Zhuang family came to the restaurant to make a reservation.

This was originally an ordinary matter, but after Ling Chi learned her name and background from his conversation with the maid, he excitedly conquered her stomach with a one-time top-grade white recipe for fried rice and lured her away.

The [Master Chef System] has many amazing functions, one of which is to conquer the stomachs of diners with delicious food. Once a diner's stomach is conquered, they can be forcibly recruited by the system as a [chef's assistant] at the host's own request.

Once you become a kitchen helper, you will be locked into the system and permanently loyal to the host. Wherever the host is, the kitchen helper will be there, and they will be taken away even when traveling through time and space.

The Chef God System is currently in its early stages, and the number of assistant chefs is limited. Before the system is upgraded, there is only one spot available. Ling Chi wasted such a precious spot, which shows how much he likes this little maid.

However, becoming a kitchen helper has a side effect: the system will lock your age and appearance, and as long as the host doesn't die, the kitchen helper will always look the same.

Similarly, Ling Chi, the host, was locked in the moment the system possessed him, becoming a boy who would forever be eighteen years old in his previous life.

This was originally a good thing; to stay young forever is something everyone desires.

but--

The little maid was a twelve-year-old girl who was only 1.45 meters tall and weighed only 70 kilograms.

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Many people would be outraged and think that abducting a twelve-year-old girl is worse than being an animal.

But putting yourself in her shoes, anyone who has read Jin Yong's martial arts novels would probably not miss her. If it weren't for her, Ling Chi wouldn't have used the precious, one-time-use top-tier white recipe.

The die is cast, and the young maid has moved into the [Chef's Space].

The Chef's Space, the kitchen space that comes with the system, is an absolute treasure trove for helping the host hone their culinary skills because its time flow ratio with the outside world is 10:1.

The kitchen is spacious and can display all the ingredients and utensils, but unfortunately these virtual items can only exist in the [God of Cookery Space] and cannot be taken out.

However, items from outside can be stored here; almost all of Lingchi's valuables are kept here.

Having been in the world of Deer and Cauldron for a year and a half, Ling Chi spent more than three years in the [Chef God Space]. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become a renowned chef in such a short time.

Besides honing culinary skills, the [Chef God Space] can also take in the host when the host is in mortal danger, but there is only one chance per world.

Once actively recruited, the [Master Chef System] will instantly activate its travel mode and enter the next world.

This time, Ling Chi ran into a brick wall because the maid he abducted was named Shuang'er.

Yes, she is the most beloved and cherished little darling of Lord Wei, the Duke of Luding, whom all gentlemen in the world deeply respect (and adore). She is also the most suitable candidate to be a wife, according to all Jin Yong martial arts fans, and even Jin Yong himself.

At that time, Shuang'er was only twelve years old and had not yet met Wei Xiaobao. She was the favorite maid of the third young mistress of the Zhuang family. She even learned Huashan martial arts from He Tieshou and made considerable progress.

At that time, Shuang'er was already at the ordinary white level and rarely made reservations at the restaurant. Ling Chi was only 30% sure of keeping her, and he was afraid that if he failed, he would hardly see her again. That's why he used the only, one-time top-level white menu.

Although it hurt to use it at the time, it was all worth it the moment Shuang'er was forced to become a kitchen helper.

But it also caused a major disaster.

The third young mistress of the Zhuang family was also a disciple of He Tieshou and was highly skilled in martial arts. When she learned that her beloved maid had been abducted by a lowly cook, she was furious.

"Hand over the little thief who kidnapped my Shuang'er!"

That night, the third young mistress of the Zhuang family led a group of people to smash up the restaurant, tied the terrified Ling Chi to a wooden stake, and threatened to cut him into a thousand pieces.

Now things are really messed up; Ling Chi is about to be executed by slow slicing.

As the greatsword was about to strike, Ling Chi, terrified, along with Shuang'er, was sucked into the [God of Cookery Space] and instantly transported to the next world—"The Smiling, Proud Wanderer".

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In the world of Deer and Cauldron, Ling Chi made a little money and learned that he had just arrived in Huashan Town at the foot of Mount Hua. He immediately spent all his money to set up this Hero's Inn, and opened it after a simple renovation.

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past six months, all the masters and disciples of the Huashan Sect have come here to eat Lingchi's dishes. Apart from Linghu Chong, Lao Denuo, Yue Buqun, and Ning Zhongze, everyone else's stomachs have been repeatedly conquered by Lingchi.

Each person conquered for the first time will drop a recipe that matches their level.

These dropped recipes are not the same as real-world recipes.

In reality, no matter what kind of food it is, after eating it, the evaluation is nothing more than delicious, so-so, or not delicious. At most, medicinal cuisine may have some conditioning effects on the body.

But the dropped recipe has magical effects.

Even the most basic methods can quickly restore physical strength, while slightly better methods can accelerate the recovery of internal energy.

Simply put, when two equally matched martial arts rivals are clashing with swords, after half an hour, both of them are exhausted. Just then, one of them takes out a meat bun made from a dropped recipe, takes a bite, and his stamina instantly recovers by 30%. Then he takes out an osmanthus cake made from a dropped recipe, takes a bite, and his internal energy instantly recovers by 20%. Do you think the other person would be in despair?

This is the incredible effect that the Chef God System adds to the dropped recipes.

A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.

With such miraculous effects, Ling Chi was initially worried about his and Shuang'er's personal safety, fearing that they might be captured and imprisoned by someone with ulterior motives, and forced to stay in a dark room every day steaming buns until they died.

But the Chef God System comes with a powerful secondary profession—Martial Artist!

The system can travel through space, but both worlds are martial arts worlds, which from the beginning destined Ling Chi to be more than just a cook; she must have enough martial arts skills to protect herself.

He had studied free fighting for a while in the real world, but the reason he learned it was a heartbreaking story, so I'll skip the details. However, in the world of The Deer and the Cauldron, he was focused on improving his cooking skills and didn't practice fighting much. As a result, he was ganged up on by the third young mistress of the Zhuang family and her people. He was powerless to resist and could only be led away by the system in a sorry state.

Since arriving in the world of Laughing Proudly, he has taken up free fighting again, and through his knife skills honed in the kitchen, he has created a knife technique called "Dissecting the Knife".

He originally wanted to name it "Dissecting Ox Knife," taking the meaning of "Butcher Ding dissecting an ox," a knife technique specializing in dismemberment. However, Butcher Ding could only dissect oxen, while his knife technique could dissect anything. In the end, he removed the word "ox" and named it "Dissecting Knife."

The Hero's Inn offers free food and drinks to anyone who defeats him. This serves not only as a way to determine the diners' rank but also as a method for him to hone his free-fighting and knife-wielding skills.

Practice has proven that the results are quite good.

From initially only being able to defeat the young men in the town who didn't know martial arts, to later being able to defeat Huashan disciples such as Yue Lingshan and Liu Hou'er, his progress was obvious.

Such rapid progress is not only the result of self-cultivation, but most importantly, it is aided by recipes.

In half a year, Ling Chi had obtained more than sixty recipes, but unfortunately most of them were recovery recipes, though five of them could increase attributes.

Beef Bone Soup: Common white recipe, Strength +0.1, Cooldown time 10 days.

Roasted Wolf Leg: Common white recipe, Agility +0.1, Cooldown time 10 days.

Dragon and Phoenix Soup: Common white recipe, increases True Qi by 0.1, cooldown time 10 days.

Snake Flavor: Common white recipe, increases True Qi by 0.1, cooldown time 10 days.

Tiger Bone Wine: Common white recipe, Constitution +0.1, cooldown time 10 days.

Five recipes, four health benefits.

But the last one looks quite interesting.

Tiger bone wine is clearly a beverage, but the system categorizes it as a recipe.

But upon closer reflection, it makes sense.

Food is the most important thing for people, but if you only eat food and don't drink water, you won't live for more than seven days. However, if you only drink water and don't eat, you can live for more than ten days. So, for people to survive, they need two words—food and drink.

A diet consists of both food and drink, so it's reasonable for beverages to be included in the menu.

All five recipes have a 10-day cooldown period after consumption. This means that if you eat a dish today and gain an attribute boost, you can only continue to accumulate the boost after 10 days, and the numerical values ​​seem rather pitiful.

0.1.

That seems too little.

But the average score for ordinary people is only 1.

For example, in terms of strength, Ling Chi can increase the strength of an ordinary person by 100 days. Isn't that defying the heavens?

Linghu Chong practiced martial arts for over ten years, but his strength was only 3.8; Yue Lingshan was slightly worse, but her strength of 2.7 was still beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Moreover, ever since Shuang'er dropped the Dragon and Phoenix Soup and the Spicy Snake, she passed on the Huashan Heart Sutra she had learned to him.

With the help of the ordinary Huashan internal energy cultivation method, the internal energy gained through eating finally found a place to be used.

In just six months, Ling Chi went from a relatively strong ordinary person to someone who could put immense pressure on Linghu Chong, all thanks to the power of these recipes.

Besides these five recipes that increase attributes, all other recipes restore stamina, energy, and internal energy, similar to red and blue potions in online games. Moreover, there is no cooldown time, which can ensure that Ling Chi and Shuang'er maintain abundant physical strength and vigorous energy 24 hours a day.

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Thanks to the recent upgrade, Ling Chi's stamina and energy have been further improved. Looking closely at her attributes, they are quite balanced.

Host: Ling Chi

Physical strength: (100/100)

Energy: (50/50)

Power: 3.5

Agility: 3.0

Physical condition: 3.0

True Qi: 2.0 (years)

Lifespan: 80 years

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Culinary Skills: White (Advanced) (0/100)

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Secondary Profession: Warrior

Internal strength:

Huashan Inner Power Technique (Level 2): Active skill, enhances base status by 20%.

Move:

Free Fighting (Level 2): Active skill, enhances unarmed combat ability by 20%.

Dismemberment (Level 3): Active skill, increases the ability to dismember with a knife by 30%.

Chapter Three: Juntun Guokui

At midday, a steady stream of customers lined up in front of Hero's Inn to buy steamed buns.

Although defeating Ling Chi would grant free food and drinks, the vast majority of those who couldn't be defeated were also vulnerable. Furthermore, Ling Chi and Shuang'er needed to eat and earn money. Where would their income come from? From these ordinary customers.

The food and drinks at Hero's Inn are a bit pricey, but the steamed buns are very affordable and delicious. They are only available around noon (11:00-13:00), which causes long lines of people to form in front of the shop every day at that time.