A Bite of Douluo Continent

According to Qin Yue, Cao Pingzhi was obsessed with jade and considered himself a gentleman who loved jade. In reality, however, he was an extremely greedy person. He would ask for bribes every time Yueyaolou gave a rating. During the rating period, he would taste the food without paying and would only eat two bites of each dish at most, wasting the rest.

Qin Yue meant that she wanted Qi Han to be mentally prepared and, if possible, not to offend the other party.

But a sense of gloom inexplicably settled over Qi Han's heart.

It's impossible to make him back down. If Cao Pingzhi is giving a normal score, it's fine to be polite. But if he dares to solicit bribes, refuse to pay, or even waste food, Qi Han will absolutely not agree.

As for whether the delicacies of Hanshi Festival could still be included in the food catalog if he really offended Cao Pingzhi, Qi Han did not consider that.

"Ruyi, is there a penalty for not completing the timed task?"

"When have you ever seen me punish someone?" Ruyi retorted.

It seems there really isn't one.

Does this mean there are no penalties for failing to complete timed tasks?

Qi Han felt a little relieved.

Although the food magazine would greatly help him increase his fame and complete the sixth main quest, Qi Han would not regret it if he failed to appear in the food magazine because he had to abide by the rules he set for the Cold Food Festival and refused to bow down to that guy named Cao Pingzhi.

With culinary skills far surpassing those of any restaurant in Xingluo City, is it possible that one cannot complete the main quest without external aids?

Looking at the dining area, which was already full of diners, Qi Han smiled.

It's only been three days since it opened, and Hanshi already has a stable customer base. It's even better than the opening of the small shop in Shrek City. With time, it can slowly build up its business, and the main quest six can be completed quickly as well.

Food tasting?

The fact that Hanshi Festival wasn't on the list is a regret for Hanshi Festival itself, or for food critics.

(To thank the new leader for releasing that Kongming lantern, I'm adding another chapter, making it six chapters today.)

Chapter 156 Nothing beats cabbage

The two-hour lunch break passed quickly. Apart from having more customers than yesterday, nothing else happened. However, Gulu's disappearance did attract a lot of inquiries from customers.

Within a day, Gulu had already won the hearts of many diners, something Qi Han hadn't expected, but he was happy for Gulu.

Cao Pingzhi hasn't arrived at the shop yet, but this is only the first day of the rating week, which is normal.

After watching the Qin sisters leave the shop, Qi Han went up to the third floor to check on Gulu, who was still fast asleep, and then entered the system space.

Upon seeing Ruyi in her little girl form again, Qi Han still felt a slight sense of unease, though it was much better than before.

"Ruyi, enter the training space of Boiled Cabbage in Clear Broth."

"okay!"

The surrounding scenery changed, and Qi Han had entered the training space.

The training space itself hasn't changed much from before; it still looks like a fully functional kitchen, but the flow of time has doubled.

After wavering between the two three-star recipes, Qi Han finally chose to learn how to make boiled cabbage in clear broth first.

The Qing Palace Wanfu Meat is a meat dish, but the small shop already has many meat dishes, so there's not much of a rush.

The only soup dishes available in the small shop are pork tripe and chicken soup. The addition of boiled cabbage in clear broth will make up for the lack of cold dishes.

Although both pork tripe and chicken soup and boiled cabbage soup are soup dishes, they are actually quite different.

Pork tripe and chicken soup is a type of Cantonese soup, a dish that emphasizes both the broth and the ingredients. This is perfectly embodied in pork tripe and chicken soup, where the broth is delicious, but the pork tripe and chicken in the soup are equally flavorful.

Boiled cabbage in clear broth is different. No matter how high-quality the cabbage is, the main ingredient in this dish is still "boiled broth".

The "boiled water" in "boiled cabbage in boiled water" is not the plain boiled water we usually drink; there is a lot of knowledge and consideration involved.

This can be seen from the table full of precious ingredients on the counter.

"No vegetable is worse than cabbage," as the saying goes, referring to boiled cabbage in clear broth. Despite its unassuming name, it is listed as a dish for state banquets. The broth of boiled cabbage in clear broth is characterized by its clear and delicate flavor, rich aroma, thick taste, and non-greasy texture.

Boiling water is the highest grade of broth. The Blue Star version uses ingredients including hen, duck, ham, dried scallops, and pork knuckle, while the improved Douluo Continent version…

None of the ingredients on this table are less than a thousand years old.

The thousand-year-old five-colored golden pheasant was already an old acquaintance of Qi Han.

After subjecting its offspring (eggs) and descendants (ten-year and hundred-year-old five-colored golden pheasants) to inhumane persecution, it ultimately could not escape Qi Han's clutches.

Besides, the successful addition of the millennium-old jade swan to the menu was something Qi Han hadn't expected.

Ruyi, you're really something else, not even sparing the jade swan?

These soul beasts have thin bloodlines and are difficult to reproduce, but they can provide healing to other soul beasts. Therefore, even in the Soul Beast Forest, they are objects of protection sought by countless soul beasts.

"There's no other way, the Jade Swan is indeed the best choice for boiled cabbage. This is the result I came to after various experiments and comparisons." Ruyi just shrugged at Qi Han's shock.

Anyway, thanks to my scientific breeding methods, there are now nearly several hundred thousand of them in my little world, so I don't really cherish them that much.

As for the other ingredients on the counter, their value was by no means inferior.

Samsung recipes, personally taught by a remnant soul.

The recipes for three stars are different from those for one or two stars. These precious recipes, which have exhausted the creators' efforts, contain a trace of their remnant soul. When a recipe is opened, the first instruction will be given by the remnant soul of the recipe's creator.

Qi Han finally understood what the surprise Ruyi had mentioned was.

"Snapped!"

A slightly ethereal figure slapped Qi Han hard on the head and slowly walked towards the desk.

"You little brat, I am Huang Jinglin. You better watch closely from now on. If you can't learn this boiled cabbage soup well, don't go out and embarrass yourself."

Qi Han covered his head and obediently followed, glaring fiercely at Ruyi who was secretly laughing to the side.

Yes, thanks to the Life Crystal, the remnant soul also received more life energy. Compared to Yi Ya, who only had a slight consciousness before, Huang Jinglin's remnant soul is now almost indistinguishable from the real person, except that his body is a bit illusory. He can even speak.

The remnant souls that were previously shown would dissipate and return to the world after one demonstration, but Huang Jinglin's remnant souls, after one demonstration, not only showed no sign of dissipating, but instead stood aside watching Qi Han's clumsy and awkward imitation show, occasionally cursing "Damn it," and then began to explain where he went wrong.

With the creator himself explaining, it is indeed easier to understand and comprehend the difficulties in the cooking process, but Qi Han is clearly struggling to keep up.

He knew that Master Huang Jinglin was a master of Sichuan cuisine, but he really didn't expect him to have such a fiery temper.

One afternoon is equivalent to fifteen days in the system space. During these fifteen days, Qi Han was verbally abused by the remnant soul of Master Huang Jinglin, while Ruyi watched with great interest from the sidelines, almost laughing her head off.

It must be said that this teaching method is indeed effective. In just fifteen days, Qi Han was able to make boiled cabbage in a decent manner.

Yes, it just looks okay.

Because of Master Huang Jinglin's personal instruction, Ruyi simply changed the rules of the training space once again. Originally, if a certain step in the cooking process was not done well, the virtual ingredients in her hands would disappear and she would have to start all over again. Now, Ruyi has canceled this rule.

Regardless of whether he does it well or not, at least Qi Han can make this dish from start to finish.

After tasting the inferior boiled cabbage that looked similar to Huang Jinglin's homemade boiled cabbage but tasted vastly different, Qi Han's face fell, and unsurprisingly, he was met with a barrage of criticism from Master Huang Jinglin.

After listening attentively to Master Huang Jinglin's angry rant, Qi Han bowed respectfully to Master Huang Jinglin and said, "Master Huang, it's about time for me to leave the training space."

Over the course of fifteen days, Qi Han had developed a deep respect for this somewhat irritable but patiently guiding old man, and thus treated him with the respect due to a disciple.

"Let's go, let's go, I'm about to dissipate too." Fifteen days have passed, and Huang Jinglin's remnant soul has gone from being slightly illusory to being completely illusory.

Being able to persist for fifteen days is already a result of the nourishment from the life crystal.

"You little brat, you've mastered the steps for making boiled cabbage in clear broth. Just practice it tens of thousands more times and you'll be good to go. Take care of yourself and don't embarrass me!" After saying this, Huang Jinglin's remnant soul slowly dissipated and completely disappeared from the training space.

Qi Han remained silent for a while before leaving the training space.

"Meow!" After a soft meow, Qi Han felt a fluffy little creature quickly jump into his arms.

Looking down at Gulu, who had woken up at some point, Qi Han felt a sense of healing in his empty heart.

"You're awake? Let me take you to eat cat food." With that, Qi Han carried Gulu downstairs.

Chapter 157 Gulu's Potential

"Gurgle, gurgle, I brought you some dried fish!"

As soon as Qin Yue entered, she saw Gulu sitting on the partition eating cat food. She smiled and went over to him, handing him a bag of dried fish.

"Meow."

This cat looks at this; these dried fish aren't as tasty as cat food.

Gulu stuck its head into the bag, picked up a small dried fish, chewed it, and its eyes lit up.

"Meow!"

This is good; I can make it into a snack.

Seeing how much Gulu liked the dried fish, Qin Yue smiled and went over to pet Gulu.

Qin Yao behind him coughed lightly and couldn't help but reach out her hand.

Who can resist the temptation of petting a cat?

"what?"

The carefree Qin Yue didn't notice anything unusual, but Qin Yao's eyes showed a hint of surprise. "Boss, Gulu's fur seems smoother? And it's grown quite a bit, it feels a whole size bigger."

Qi Han nodded. "It's probably because it absorbed some rare and precious materials. It's not a big problem."

He noticed this when he picked up Gulu. Gulu had grown a size larger than before, and every hair on its body had become very smooth. If you touched its bones through the fur, you could feel the power hidden beneath the soft fur.

However, considering the rich life energy it absorbed, Qi Han felt that this was quite normal.

"Ruyi, is Gulu now considered a ten-year-old soul beast?"

“This little guy is lucky. Because of the mutation, its talent ceiling is very high. It has also come into contact with the life energy of the life crystal twice. If we classify it by age, it is now a ten-year soul beast. But in terms of combat power, it should be able to defeat a hundred-year soul beast.” Ruyi pondered for a moment and then slowly spoke.

Ok?

So you can defeat a hundred-year-old soul beast?

It's only been two or three days.

Qi Han couldn't help but take a closer look at Gulu, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Don't underestimate the Life Crystal. It's a treasure for soul beasts that are over 100,000 years old. The life energy that Gulu absorbed is enough for a ferocious beast to survive a heavenly tribulation. Because it is still a kitten, very little of this energy directly enhances its strength. Most of it is converted into potential, which will be released slowly as it grows up. The benefits it has received are just the tip of the iceberg."

"The Mist Cloud Cat has a racial limit of ten thousand years as a soul beast. When it grows up, it starts as a thousand-year soul beast. With a little effort, it can reach the ten thousand-year level. If it has additional opportunities, it is not impossible to break through one hundred thousand years."