A Bite of Douluo Continent

Put chai ko (a type of steamed rice cake).

The shape of the jade cake is like a round truss or an inverted bowl. When you touch it lightly with chopsticks, it will tremble slightly. It looks soft and elastic.

Try it and see how it goes.

Qi Han became interested. He picked up the jade cake with his chopsticks and took a small bite. As he bit it, the shape of the jade cake changed slightly. The bitten part slowly stretched out before it broke completely.

After chewing a couple of times, Qi Han's face quickly lit up with surprise.

This jade cake looks like a pot chai ko, but when you actually taste it, you'll find that it's more like a different kind of food.

Mochi.

As he chewed, a rich and mellow flavor slowly rose on his tongue. The jade cake wasn't particularly sweet; instead, it had a faint fragrance that was released as Qi Han chewed. There was also a unique fruity aroma in it, which Qi Han couldn't recognize, but it was probably some kind of local fruit.

Although the jade cake was soft and glutinous, it didn't stick to his teeth. After only a few chews, Qi Han was able to easily swallow it.

After finishing the meal in one bite, Qi Han's smile deepened.

This jade cake is very good; he likes it very much too.

The portion of Qingyu cake was not large; it could be finished in two or three bites. Afterward, Qi Han ate his breakfast in one go with pickled radish and white porridge, then stood up, patting his slightly bloated stomach.

Despite eating so much, the actual cost wasn't expensive; the meal only cost eight copper soul coins.

After paying for the meal, he got up, holding Gulu.

Now that we're full, let's go back.

How about we consider offering breakfast during the Cold Food Festival?

The thought had barely crossed Qi Han's mind when he suppressed it.

Nobody's going to make me work overtime!

Chapter 304 Classification of Dragons (Bonus Chapter 1/2 for 700 Average Subscriptions on Qidian Main Site)

Having eaten his fill of the local breakfast food from Douluo Continent, Qi Han naturally couldn't continue to sample other delicacies.

Although the trip was worthwhile, the original itinerary still needs to be modified.

After returning to Hanshi, Qi Han prepared cat food for Gulu, then stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

It's impossible to practice Dinghu vegetarian cuisine now, since we've already decided to wait until after the food festival; there's no need to rush.

But there were still several hours before the noon opening, which made Qi Han quite conflicted.

But soon, he seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Oh right! I almost forgot.

Qi Han thought of the dragon meat he had tasted at Kowloon Restaurant yesterday, a dish he had never eaten before. At that moment, he made up his mind to learn more about dragon-related ingredients.

However, I got busy later and forgot about it again, but now I can take a look.

Thinking of this, Qi Han quickly went upstairs to the second floor to get his ingredient list and sat down in the dining area to look at it.

For a moment, apart from the soft purring of cats chewing their food, Hanshi fell into silence.

When you're exploring the ocean of knowledge, time is bound to fly by.

It wasn't until Ruyi reminded him that Qi Han suddenly realized it was almost noon when the store opened.

After a morning of study, Qi Han had learned about the various structural features of dragon creatures and roughly distinguished the different types of dragon food.

Dragons are a very broad concept. Theoretically, any beast with even a trace of dragon blood can be classified as a dragon.

Based on the different concentrations of their bloodline, dragons can be roughly divided into three categories: sub-dragons, true dragons, and holy dragons.

The term "sub-dragon" refers to a beast that possesses dragon blood and exhibits some of the characteristics of dragons.

For example, the Earth Fire Dragon Sturgeon that Qi Han used to cook the Jade Dragon Tendon was a type of sub-dragon. However, its main dragon characteristics were that its body became more slender and the fish scales on its body surface changed slightly in the direction of dragon scales.

If it were allowed to reach a level of 100,000 years or even higher, it might have the chance to grow four claws and transform into a true dragon, who knows?

Although there are many types of sub-dragons, the most numerous and common ones are lizard sub-dragons.

Because this creature has four claws and a slender body, it is somewhat similar to dragons and can better carry the bloodline of dragons to evolve itself. Therefore, it has an absolute advantage in the competition with other sub-dragons and belongs to the sub-dragons with the highest degree of dragonification.

Because they make up the majority of subsaurus species, lizard subsaurus have also acquired a new name: earth dragon.

They are called that because all the lizard sub-dragons do not have the dragon bloodline in their bodies to support them in evolving the wings that belong to the dragon race. Although they are powerful, they cannot fly.

Because the Dragon God, the source of the Dragon Clan's bloodline, was once a god-king level being, the god of all beasts, and the ruler of all beast races, the Dragon Clan's bloodline is inherently powerful.

Even though the Dragon God has passed away, this powerful force remains undiminished, and a strong dragon bloodline will greatly increase the racial limit of the bloodline holder.

Even the most dilute bloodline of the sub-dragons has the racial foundation to break through the ten-thousand-year limit. As long as they grow smoothly, they can basically reach the ten-thousand-year level.

After the dragon comes the true dragon.

The term "true dragon" refers to a dragon race with a higher bloodline than the Yalong. This higher bloodline level has certain limits and is not a general and abstract distinction between high and low.

As long as the level of the dragon bloodline itself is high enough to allow a beast to break free from the constraints of its own form, it is considered to have reached the boundary of a true dragon.

The concept of breaking free from the constraints of one's own form has different meanings for different sub-dragons.

For example, for lizard subsauruses, whether their limbs become thicker and stronger, their scales change, or their bodies become more slender, it is only a transformation of their original body structure into a dragon-like form, not a break from the constraints of their own form.

For them, there is only one constraint on their own form: to grow dragon wings and have body parts they never had before. Only then can they be considered to have reached the boundary of a true dragon.

However, this condition only applies to earth dragons; the requirements are different for other sub-dragon species.

For example, some bird-like dragons already have wings, so this condition cannot be used to measure them. The sign that they advance to become true dragons is that they grow a pair of claws on top of their original two claws, and the feathers on their bodies completely turn into scales.

For aquatic fish called the sub-dragon, this condition becomes the growth of four claws and the growth of dragon scales on its body surface.

As far as the dragon race is concerned, the lesser dragons are not dragons, at least they will not acknowledge the lesser dragons as members of their race. However, if a lesser dragon transforms into a true dragon, it will be truly accepted and recognized by the dragon race, which is the reason for the name "true dragon".

Having reached the True Dragon level, the dragon bloodline within a dragon-type soul beast is sufficient to support its breakthrough to the 100,000-year level. As long as it grows safely and undergoes a transformation, reaching the 100,000-year soul beast level is not a difficult task.

Above the True Dragon is the Holy Dragon.

Holy Dragons exist primarily in legends and are almost extinct on the Douluo Continent.

The term "holy dragon" refers to a dragon race whose bloodline is pure.

According to legend, before the Dragon God fell, the dragon race was the ruler of heaven and earth in the divine realm, while the human race was merely an appendage of the dragon race. The Dragon God wielded the power of nine elements and held the authority of creation in his own hands.

He distributed his nine elemental powers to his nine subordinates. There are nine great dragon kings in the world, each of whom wields a different elemental power. Except for the mountain dragon king, who wields the power of the earth, who has no offspring, the other eight dragon kings all have bloodline descendants. These pure bloodline descendants are the Holy Dragon Clan.

Not only is the Holy Dragon's bloodline power pure, but it also possesses unparalleled control over the elements, making it exceptionally powerful and a truly noble bloodline among the dragon race.

In its heyday, the Holy Dragon Clan could directly break through the million-year level and ascend to become a divine beast simply by virtue of its racial heritage.

Later, as the Dragon God went mad, he was split in two by the Asura God with the Asura God Sword. Humanity seized power, and the Dragon Clan was banished from the God Realm, thus declining. However, the bloodline of the nine Dragon Kings was not severed, but scattered across various planes.

From then on, the rules of heaven and earth restricted the path to godhood for beast races. Even if they possessed the bloodline of the Holy Dragon and could reach the level of a million-year-old divine beast, they would perish halfway because they could not withstand the terrifying calamity of heaven and earth.

Qi Han was quite familiar with the only dragon creature of the Saint Dragon level currently existing in the Douluo Continent, as recorded in the Complete Book of Ingredients.

Di Tian, ​​the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, is a descendant of the Dark Dragon King!

Apart from this, no other dragon race on the Douluo Continent can reach the level of a Saint Dragon.

Of course, this does not take into account the Silver Dragon King who is lurking and recuperating on the Douluo Continent.

As one of the legendary twin dragon kings, the Silver Dragon King, who was born from the split of the Dragon God, has a bloodline that is infinitely close to the Dragon God. At her peak, her strength surpassed that of a first-level deity, and even the complete encyclopedia of ingredients could not include her.

After reading the complete guide to ingredients and the information about dragons, Qi Han said...

Recording Di Tian in the food encyclopedia is such a fucking idiot.

Slowly closing the ingredient encyclopedia, Qi Han's scattered thoughts gradually came to a stop.

He glanced at the seven employees standing outside the door, then stood up and walked toward the glass door of Hanshi Restaurant.

It's time to start our lunch break.

Chapter 305 Who is the luckiest? (Bonus chapter 2/2 for 700 average subscriptions on Qidian main site)

"Good afternoon, boss!" x7

Faced with the energetic greetings from the seven employees, Qi Han smiled gently and nodded slightly.

As the employees entered, Qi Han was about to close the store door when he suddenly noticed a familiar figure he hadn't seen in a while standing in line.

"Brother Tang Zi?" Qi Han had a rather good impression of this first customer of the Cold Food Festival.

Whether in Shrek City or Star Luo City, he always took good care of Han Shi.

"Haha, Boss Qi, I just arrived in Shrek City, I'm going to have a big meal today!" Tang Zi was chatting with Zhou Long when she heard Qi Han's call. She immediately turned her head, waved her hand, and shouted excitedly.

"Okay, plenty." Qi Han chuckled and nodded, then gently closed the door.

Outside the door, Tang Zi turned back to Zhou Long and asked, "Quickly, tell me about the new dishes for the Cold Food Festival again?"

Zhou Long's face fell. "I've already told you about all the ones I've tried. I haven't tried any of the others yet, so how can I tell you about them?"

"Fine." Seeing that Zhou Long was indeed out of the question, Tang Zi turned her head away like a scumbag who had started a relationship but then abandoned it, not even bothering to look at him.

Zhou Long: "..."

Tang Zi, a food enthusiast, would never miss such a big event as the Shrek Food Festival.

Unfortunately, he was delayed for a while because of the inspection team, which caused him to arrive in Shrek City in a hurry this morning.

As soon as he arrived, he learned that eight new dishes had been added for the Cold Food Festival. Although there were other changes, such as changes to the menu and recommendation tickets, Tang Zi thought none of these were as important as the new dishes.

There are a total of eight!

Tang Zi made up her mind that she wouldn't leave until she had her fill this time; she wouldn't leave even if her life depended on it.

He didn't have to wait long. Soon, Fuya gently pushed open the gate to Hanshi Restaurant, and the midday business officially began.

Because they had lined up early, Tang Zi and Zhou Long were among the first diners to enter.

"Huh?" Tang Zi paused, glancing curiously at the notice board beside the door. "The Ink Crow Group?"

"Have you tried it?" He turned his head to look at Zhou Long.