A Bite of Douluo Continent

This is great news!

It's important to know that roughly 70% of the random drop wheel contains one-star recipes, 25% contains two-star recipes, and the remaining 0.5% contains three-star or higher recipes.

Previously, the probability of getting a three-star or higher recipe was extremely low; even a two-star recipe was considered lucky.

But now that one-star recipes have disappeared, it means that the probability of obtaining all other recipes has greatly increased.

How could Qi Han not be excited?

He naturally had to complete the fourth main quest. With the speed at which he could earn money after Fuya arrived, the speed at which he could complete the quest would be further improved. It would probably only take four days to complete the main quest.

Completing the fourth main quest will reward you with a three-star random recipe, two-star selectable recipe fragments, and a Soul Power level increase reward. Qi Han was already quite eager to get started.

Now, the system has informed him that after completing the fourth main quest, he will have the opportunity to be promoted to a junior chef. The benefits of being a junior chef are numerous, and his anticipation is instantly heightened.

What is our slogan?

Work hard to make money, work hard to make money!

Chapter Thirty-Three Promotion Mission

Four days passed quickly.

Fuya has gradually adapted to the atmosphere of the shop and is becoming more and more adept at her work. The shop's customers are also quite familiar with this beautiful young woman.

With the help of this hardworking girl, the shop's business became increasingly well-organized. Originally, it was estimated that it would take four days to complete the fourth main quest, but now it seems that it can be completed even faster.

【Ding! 】

[A task has been detected that has been completed on the host.]

Main Quest Four: A Small Goal (Completed)

The shop's cumulative revenue reached 100,000 Gold Soul Coins.

Task Description: Even for a culinary master, making money is just as important. Come and earn your own small goal!

Mission Rewards: 1 three-star random recipe (claimable), 1 two-star selectable recipe fragment (claimable), +5 Soul Power Level (claimable)

【Ding! 】

[Mission triggered!]

Main Quest Five: Becoming Famous

Make sure 95% of Shrek City's original residents know about the shop's existence.

Mission Description: It's time to conquer a city with your culinary skills!

Quest Rewards: 3 random recipes, 1 three-star random recipe, +5 Soul Power Level

Task progress: 8/95

【Ding! 】

[Based on system assessment, the host has qualified for promotion to junior chef. Promotion task is now issued.]

coming!

Qi Han's hand, which was chopping vegetables, suddenly stopped.

Promotion Quest: The Light of Innovation

As a qualified chef, simply mastering existing recipes is far from enough. Innovation is the driving force for improving culinary skills. Please go to the Soul Beast Gathering Area: Kalai Forest, freely search for ingredients, and create a brand new recipe. Once the recipe receives a one-star rating from the system, the task is considered complete.

Note: There is no time limit for this promotion mission. Once the host's original recipes are rated by the system's star rating, the host will have pricing power. There are no fixed rewards for this promotion mission; the rewards vary depending on the rating of the host's original recipes.

Qi Han didn't read the mission details carefully. The shop was still open, and although he was extremely excited, he calmed himself down and continued cooking.

After watching Fuya leave when the shop closed at noon, Qi Han eagerly closed the shop door and began to carefully examine the mission.

Shrek City, as the number one city on the continent, has an extremely large population base.

It is said that Shrek Academy conducted a census a hundred years ago and concluded that Shrek City had a permanent population of six million.

With the addition of some transient population, Shrek City now has approximately eight million inhabitants.

According to the requirements of the fifth main quest, Qi Han needs to make at least 7.6 million people in Shrek City aware of the existence of the shop in order to complete this task.

However, Qi Han paid no attention to this. His gaze was fixed on the task progress displayed at the end of the task, and he fell into deep thought.

8/95.

This means that the shop is now known to 8% of Shrek City’s native inhabitants, which is about 600,000 people.

Has your little shop become this famous already?

In recent days, the number of customers has indeed increased significantly. Fuya has also frequently reported that many customers are queuing up but cannot get a table. According to Qi Han's rough estimate, whether the restaurant is open at noon or in the evening, there are more than a thousand diners.

But one thousand is still a very small number compared to six hundred thousand.

Qi Han was unaware that there were many reasons why his shop became so famous.

Unlike Earth, the inhabitants of Douluo Continent don't have as many entertainment options, so they are particularly enthusiastic about all sorts of gossip. Qi Han's shop is very mysterious, which has aroused their gossip, making it a topic of conversation for many people.

In fact, Qi Han's shop was only known to a few curious diners because of its unusually high food prices, and it wasn't famous at all.

What truly made Qi Han's shop famous was the simultaneous visit of the four hall masters of the Tang Clan.

For the four hall masters, this was merely a casual attempt out of curiosity, stemming from the fact that they had heard their disciples had broken through their cultivation levels after eating the food at the small shop.

But this is not the case for others.

Whether for ordinary people or soul masters, the existence of a Title Douluo is something to be looked up to. Countless former Title Douluos have passed away, and their legends have been widely spread. Not to mention the four Title Douluos who are still alive.

Moreover, these four are the hall masters of the Tang Clan, the number one sect in the world.

Their every move attracted countless onlookers. As they appeared in Qi Han's shop multiple times, the focus of discussion naturally shifted from the four Title Douluo to the shop itself.

The spread of fame has been exponential, although so far only a small number of diners have visited his small shop, totaling just over 10,000, most of whom are not regulars.

But his little shop has indeed become known to many people, and many have even decided that they must try it if they have the chance.

Without dwelling on the issue of the shop's reputation, Qi Han quickly turned his excited gaze to the promotion task.

The system's description was very detailed, but the only thing that surprised Qi Han was that the task rewards were no longer fixed.

Does this mean that the higher the rating of your own recipe, the greater the reward?

"System, what if I directly create a two-star recipe?"

Qi Han was aware of his limitations regarding recipes with higher stars, but perhaps he could give two-star recipes a try?

[If the host directly creates a two-star recipe, they will be promoted directly to intermediate chef. However, given the host's current level, this system does not believe the host possesses such an ability.]

I've been underestimated.

Qi Han said with some dissatisfaction, "I'm currently practicing two-star recipes in the training space, and my number of mistakes has already dropped below ten thousand, right? Why is it impossible to create a two-star recipe?"

[Creation and learning are worlds apart in difficulty. The host needs to make thousands of mistakes to learn someone else's recipe, so what right does he have to create his own two-star recipe?]

That seems... to make some sense.

"If I can only create one-star recipes, what difference will the rating make?"

Even recipes within the same star rating can have vastly different evaluation results; please refer to recipes like Pork Tripe and Chicken, and Dongpo Pork Knuckle.

The system's explanation was simple and easy to understand, and Qi Han quickly grasped its meaning.

This task only requires creating a recipe that can be rated as one star by the system to complete the task and be promoted to junior chef, but the specific task rewards are different.

If you are not satisfied with the evaluation results, you can continue to create new recipes as a basis for obtaining task rewards.

Of course, this task cannot be delayed indefinitely, because if the recipe is not submitted to the system, the promotion of junior chef will not be completed, which will affect all subsequent tasks.

After the mission is completed, all the recipes created by Qi Han can be put on the menu for sale, and Qi Han has the right to set the price of his own recipes.

Considering that the rewards for Main Quest 5 include three randomly dropped recipes, it is clear that completing the Promotion Quest before finishing Main Quest 5 is the best way to maximize the benefits.

Chapter Thirty-Four: Yi Ya Appears, a Sheep Hides in the Fish's Belly!

Kalai Forest is a small soul beast forest located in the southern part of the Heaven Dou Empire. Compared to the Star Dou Great Forest, Kalai Forest is much smaller.

When completing the first main quest, the system provided Qi Han with a map of the entire Douluo Continent. This map was not taken back after the quest was completed. Qi Han took out the map now and easily found the green area called the Kalai Forest.

According to the map, this primeval forest, which covers less than one percent of the Star Dou Great Forest, is home to soul beasts with an age of up to a thousand years, making it a good place for low-level soul masters to choose soul rings.

The absence of ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts means that the danger level is not high for Qi Han.

but...

It's a bit far...

Shrek City is located on the western border of the Heaven Dou Empire. To travel south from here, Qi Han would have to cross at least half the distance of the Heaven Dou Empire.

"System, could you please change to a different area where soul beasts gather?"

According to the map, there should be many clusters closer to us.

The location for promotion missions cannot be changed.

The system's cold, impersonal voice ruthlessly dispelled Qi Han's idea.

Ok.

Qi Han shrugged. The system never gave him any room to bargain when it came to missions.

Qi Han put the promotion mission aside for the time being after retrieving the map.

Now, there are more important things to do.

Main Quest Four: A Small Goal (Completed)

Mission Rewards: 1 three-star random recipe (claimable), 1 two-star selectable recipe fragment (claimable), +5 Soul Power Level (claimable)

You've worked so hard for so long... well, actually it hasn't been that long.

The long-awaited fourth main quest is finally complete; it's time to reap the rewards of victory!

Let me see... Both the 3-star random recipe and the 2-star selectable recipe fragments are great... so I'll claim them first...

Without hesitation, Qi Han tapped his finger on the Soul Power Level +5.

Yes, ability is the most important thing.