A Bite of Douluo Continent

He took the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, his face glowing with pride.

The wine melts in your mouth, releasing a sweet aroma that bursts forth. The subtle floral fragrance hidden within the wine explodes in your mouth, leaving a lingering and delightful aftertaste.

This is only the first type, yet it already surpasses any alcoholic beverage Qi Han had ever drunk in his previous life.

“The second one.” After a while, Qi Han’s eyes lit up as he took the wine glass from Ruyi again and drank it all in one gulp.

...

After Ruyi helped remove the negative effects of the alcohol, Qi Han tried all the hundreds of alcoholic beverages in the two-star recipe book. After much deliberation, he chose a strong liquor called "Blazing Flame in the Cup" and exchanged it for four two-star recipe book fragments.

Drinking this wine is like drinking a ball of fire; it's hot and spicy with a rich, mellow aroma and an excellent aftertaste. It should be very suitable for the residents of Douluo Continent.

It's worth mentioning that the drinks are provided directly by Ruyi, so Qi Han doesn't need to learn how to brew wine. Therefore, he doesn't need to enter the training space. Since he can't learn other dishes for the time being because of boiled cabbage, Qi Han can put them up for sale directly.

This was the first time Qi Han had experienced the joy of getting something for nothing.

There were still several hours before the noon opening time. After exchanging his cup for the Blazing Flame, Qi Han entered Boiled Cabbage's training space.

After practicing for a while, Qi Han could feel that he was not far from success.

...

Cao Pingzhi walked down the street with a gloomy expression, clutching the latest issue of a food review magazine tightly in his hand.

He was fired from the food review editorial department last night.

The position of food critic in the editorial department is one that countless people would kill to get into. Cao Pingzhi once spent a lot of time and energy and even put on countless smiles in order to get into it, but now all of that has gone down the drain.

"Cold Food Festival..."

Cao Pingzhi never imagined that he, a ratings judge, would ultimately fail because of a restaurant.

No, he can't let this go!

A glint of hatred flashed in Cao Pingzhi's eyes.

He should go find Zhao Fenglai. That guy is just as hostile as Hanshi. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. He should join forces with Zhao Fenglai to teach Hanshi a painful lesson.

Soon, he arrived at Fenglai Pavilion. Zhao Fenglai saw Cao Pingzhi and immediately greeted him with a smile, "Mr. Cao, you've arrived? Shall we go to the Fenglai private room?"

Zhao Fenglai naturally bought the latest issue of the food review magazine as soon as it was available.

Faced with the overwhelming number of dishes on the list for Hanshi Festival, Zhao Fenglai felt numb. Fortunately, five of his own dishes were on the list, which gave him some comfort.

Although Zhao Fenglai had cursed Cao Pingzhi for his incompetence for a long time, he still needed to rely on him for future food reviews, so he dared not lose his temper with Cao Pingzhi and still managed to force a smile on his face.

Cao Pingzhi nodded reservedly and walked into the Fenglai private room first, with Zhao Fenglai following closely behind with a smile on her face.

Entering the private room, Cao Pingzhi waved the food review magazine in his hand and slowly asked, "Has Mr. Zhao read the latest issue?"

"Of course I saw it." Zhao Fenglai nodded, and seeing that Cao Pingzhi had brought it up, she went along with it and asked, "What about the Cold Food Festival..."

"I don't know what stroke of luck Hanshi had, but it actually caught the editor-in-chief's attention." Cao Pingzhi got angry when he said this. "Mu Liufeng personally went to Hanshi to taste and rate it, and I couldn't stop him at all."

So that's how it is. Zhao Fenglai's face fell.

Once he started talking, Cao Pingzhi couldn't help but pour out his grievances, "That damned Cold Food Festival made me lose my job. Now Boss Zhao and I are in the same boat. Why don't we work together to figure out how to deal with the Cold Food Festival?"

The atmosphere in the private room suddenly became strange.

After saying this, Cao Pingzhi sensed something was amiss and turned to look at Zhao Fenglai, whose smile was gradually fading. "Boss Zhao, you..."

"Mr. Cao means..." Zhao Fenglai said in a low voice, "...that you are no longer a food critic?"

"That's right, Mr. Zhao, you have to help me!" Cao Ping's words were more earnest.

"Help you?" Zhao Fenglai said quietly, then let out a cold laugh.

"Xiao Pan, Xiao Zhang, come in." He opened the door to the private room and called out. Soon, two burly young servants walked in.

Cao Pingzhi sensed something was amiss. "Boss Zhao, what do you mean by this?"

"What kind of business?" Zhao Fenglai asked with a sinister smile. "Xiao Pan and Xiao Zhang, search them for all their valuables, then strip them naked and throw them out!"

Cao Pingzhi, no longer a food critic, is just an ordinary citizen. It's time for him to pay back the favors he received from me before!

Chapter 163 Soaring Popularity

After failing thousands of times in the training space, Qi Han left the training space at Ruyi's reminder, and couldn't help but sigh.

He had thought that entering the training space this time would give him hope of completing the Boiled Cabbage, but it seems he overestimated himself. Even now, he is still quite far from finishing.

Fortunately, Qi Han finally saw a glimmer of hope. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to completely master it in another two days.

"Meow!"

Gulu quickly moved closer to Qi Han and affectionately rubbed against his trouser leg.

It had gotten used to Qi Han suddenly disappearing and then suddenly reappearing a few hours later, and it wasn't too surprised.

Bending down to pick up Gulu, Qi Han smiled slightly. "Let's go, we should go open the shop."

Upon reaching the first floor, Qi Han subconsciously glanced up at the price list on the wall.

At the very end of the densely packed price list, there was a brand new price list.

Flaming Cup - 66 Gold Soul Coins/Barrel

Qi Han was quite looking forward to the idea of ​​the diners drinking the traditional Hanshi wine at noon.

Qin Yue and Qin Yao had been waiting outside the door for a long time. As Qi Han opened the shop door, the two women couldn't wait to walk in.

"Boss, sixteen of our dishes have been featured in the food review!" Qin Yue exclaimed excitedly. "And every single one of them scored no less than 9.5 points. You know, we've never had a score higher than 9.5 before, and the hot pot even got a perfect score!"

Qi Han smiled slightly, "I already know. What would you like to eat for lunch?"

Qi Han was surprised that the hot pot received a perfect score, but when he thought about how hot pot, as a unique way of eating, has countless possibilities, he quickly felt relieved.

The two sisters exchanged a glance. "Sukiyaki!"

...

After having lunch, Qin Yue came downstairs, while Qin Yao stayed on the second floor to clean and prepare for business.

"Ah!" Qin Yue suddenly widened her eyes and covered her mouth in surprise. "Boss, look! There are so many people outside!"

Qi Han looked towards the door upon hearing the sound, a hint of surprise on his face.

The area outside was packed with people, with the queue stretching several circles around the door. The scene was even more spectacular than the Shrek store in the past.

He suddenly remembered something and silently communicated with Ruyi in his heart.

"Ruyi, how's my main quest six progressing?"

“Before the food magazine was published, your popularity was only 6%, but today it has suddenly increased to 36%,” Ruyi quickly replied.

"So many?" Even though he already knew that food magazines would greatly accelerate the increase in the popularity of Hanshi (a type of cold food), this speed still shocked Qi Han.

"This is just the beginning. Not everyone will rush to buy the food review as soon as it is printed. Many people have not yet seen the latest issue of the food review, so its popularity will continue to increase in the next few days."

"Then..." Qi Han's heart skipped a beat, "Is it possible to complete the sixth main quest within a few days?"

Ruyi did not answer directly, but remained silent for a moment, then sighed softly, "It was too hasty, the conditions for completing the task were set too low."

A smile appeared on Qi Han's face. "So, it really can?"

He suddenly felt excited.

The rewards for main quest six are incredibly generous.

Randomly drop 6 recipes, 1 three-star random recipe, and +3 Soul Power level.

Completing this task will not only allow you to reach the third ring level, but also grant you a new three-star recipe and six randomly dropped recipes.

"Boss?" Seeing her boss standing there with a strange smile on his face, Qin Yue tilted her head and called out.

"what!"

Qi Han then came to his senses, looked at the diners outside the door, and smiled, "We're open for business now."

...

He Yuefeng is a native of Xingluo City and has an extremely discerning taste in food.

He used to love going to Yueyaolou and was a regular customer. Later, when Yueyaolou closed down, Fenglaige launched Yueyaolou's signature dishes, and he became a loyal customer of Fenglaige, visiting Fenglaige many times to enjoy the food.

That noon, he was preparing to enjoy his delicious lunch at Fenglai Pavilion as usual when he was suddenly attracted by the signboard of a bookstore as he passed by.

A new issue of Food Review is released!

Food tasting?

He Yuefeng's eyes lit up. As a foodie, it was impossible for him not to know about food reviews. In fact, He Yuefeng bought every issue of the food review, and he would even personally taste every dish featured in it.

He patted his head, chuckling to himself that he'd lost his mind and forgotten something so important, before walking into the bookstore.

"Boss, give me the latest issue of Food Review."

Upon receiving the food tasting guide, He Yuefeng eagerly stood still and began to examine it. However, after only a few pages, his expression suddenly turned strange.

He quickly returned to the table of contents on the first page and carefully counted the entries.

"Sixteen!" he couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

Is there really a restaurant that can have sixteen dishes featured on a food review?

And it's in the top sixteen!

This is outrageous!

Where exactly is this unheard-of Cold Food Festival?

This is what He Yuefeng most wants to know at this moment.

As for Fenglai Pavilion?

Next time for sure.

"Would you like to know where that restaurant called Hanshi is, sir?"

A timid voice suddenly came from beside me; it belonged to a rather thin-looking little beggar.

"You know?" He Yuefeng raised an eyebrow, showing interest.