A Bite of Douluo Continent

So by the time he finished eating and left, the Hanshi Festival's lunchtime business hours were almost over.

The four dishes launched at noon today for the Cold Food Festival unsurprisingly reignited the enthusiasm of the festival's regular customers.

In particular, the Yangzhou fried rice, which was the cheapest ever, had special effects that worked on everyone, and was also incredibly delicious, finally made many diners who were originally reluctant to spend thousands of gold coins to try a purple-grade dish grit their teeth and pay for one.

Watching the employees leave Hanshi, Qi Han took a deep breath, then turned to Ye Lingqing and said, "Lingqing, I'll teach you a new breakfast dish. Once you learn it, Hanshi can launch a new breakfast menu."

It's been three months since we launched the breakfast menu, so it's time to introduce some new dishes.

"Okay." Ye Lingqing's expression turned serious. "Teacher, should I still practice the new dish this afternoon?"

"That's right, this kind of food is called Hulatang (spicy soup)."

"Spicy soup? That sounds like a rather strange name..."

"Hehe, you can try it later. Although it's not a staple food, it can be eaten with many other staple foods."

"Okay! Let's begin, teacher!"

...

Time flies, and soon it will be a hundred days.

All the new recipes obtained from previous missions have been used up, leaving only two four-star recipes.

Therefore, after those four dishes were introduced, no new dishes were introduced for lunch and dinner during the Cold Food Festival.

Qi Han originally planned to launch a few one-star vegetable dishes, but later he became engrossed in practicing peony fish slices and carving techniques, and gradually forgot about it.

However, he did not stop teaching Ye Lingqing during these hundred days. After Ye Lingqing had completely mastered the previous twelve new dishes, Qi Han began to teach him new breakfast recipes one by one. Each time Ye Lingqing mastered a dish, it meant that Hanshi had introduced a new breakfast dish.

These new recipes were not decided on a whim by Qi Han, but rather were a combination of factors, taking into account the types of breakfast that were lacking in the Cold Food Festival and Ye Lingqing's own abilities, so that Ye Lingqing could hone more of her basic skills through cooking different foods.

In the past hundred days, Ye Lingqing has mastered a total of 25 different breakfast dishes, up from 12.

He has transformed from a boy who was nervous even when he had to take over the teacher's business for five days into an excellent chef who can run the breakfast business with ease.

After a while, Qi Han planned to teach him some of the dishes for lunch and dinner.

Hmm... this is also preparation for my grand plan to slack off.

As for when that "later" will be...

Let's talk about it after we complete main quest eight.

Qi Han, who was cooking in the kitchen, was unusually distracted for a moment during business hours.

He opened the mission page and looked at the light screen floating in front of him. The completion progress of the main mission eight had become 99/100, and he couldn't help but smile.

Today is the last day of the eighth main quest, and it's already noon.

Once the midday business is completed, followed by the afternoon and late-night business, the eighth main quest will be completely finished.

Although I did three months of useless work due to the difficulty in obtaining ingredients, it wasn't all for naught.

Having finally found the time to calmly re-examine his carving skills, Qi Han could already sense that after a hundred days of frantic practice, his carving skills were only one step away from perfection.

Moreover, the four-star recipe, Botan fish fillets, is nearing completion after 100 days of training.

Perhaps in another day or so, the peony fish fillets will be completely finished.

Thus, it's a triple celebration.

Thinking of this, Qi Han's face lit up with a smile.

He quickly put the pot and ladle on the stove, took off his apron and hung it next to him, then carried out a plate of freshly cooked shredded pork with garlic sauce.

"Gulu, keep up."

"Meow~"

With a soft call, Gulu skillfully carried a plate of Yangzhou fried rice and followed behind Qi Han.

The Yangzhou fried rice sat perfectly still on top of it.

"Your shredded pork with garlic sauce and Yangzhou fried rice are ready. Please enjoy." Qi Han smiled and gently placed the shredded pork with garlic sauce and the Yangzhou fried rice that Gulu had been carrying in front of Yu Lianxin.

Over the course of one hundred days, Qi Han continued to personally serve Yu Lianxin's dishes every time, just as before. However, Yu Lianxin's attitude towards him gradually changed over time.

At first, they would just politely say "thank you," but now, every time Qi Han brings out a dish, the two of them chat for a few minutes like friends. Although that's all, Qi Han is already very satisfied.

"Thank you." Yu Lianxin took the dishes and glanced at Qi Han's expression. "Why do you seem happier today than before?"

"Hmm?" Qi Han raised an eyebrow, then realized something and chuckled, "Maybe it's because I've completed a hundred days of business without taking a day off after closing today?"

"What kind of achievement is this?" Yu Lianxin's face immediately lit up with a smile. "I remember the last time you were in business, it was about a hundred days, right?"

"No, no, no, that time it was only ninety-five days." Qi Han still vividly remembers that tragic experience. "It was five days short."

"Alright then." Yu Lianxin smiled. "Then congratulations on being open for business for a hundred consecutive days. You're not planning to take the day off tomorrow, are you?"

“It’s not impossible…” Seeing Yu Lianxin’s eyebrows gradually rise, Qi Han coughed lightly, “What I mean is, I never ask for leave unless it’s absolutely necessary.”

Yu Lianxin chuckled softly, "The diners behind us must be getting impatient."

"Then I'll go back to work, you eat first." Qi Han nodded, glanced at the many resentful gazes directed at him, coughed lightly, and quickly turned and slipped back into the kitchen.

"Pfft!"

Watching Qi Han's departing figure, Yu Lianxin covered her mouth and chuckled softly, a blush quietly rising on her cheeks.

...

The lunch break ended quickly, and in the afternoon Qi Han entered the carving training space again.

Although both the carving skill advancement to perfect level and the peony fish fillet training can be completed within the next few days, the carving skill advancement is progressing faster. If we're lucky, it should be completed by this afternoon.

And as it turns out, boys who can cook are usually quite lucky.

Before dinner service began, Qi Han, in the carving training space, quickly cut into a piece of soft tofu. The carving knife flashed with countless indistinct cold light as it moved swiftly across the surface of the tofu. Then, he gently placed the soft tofu into the water.

As countless tiny pieces of tofu, chopped by a carving knife, rippled in the water, a lifelike dragon appeared as if it truly existed, even the expression in its eyes was so realistic.

The carving is flawless, and it's finished!

Qi Han couldn't help but reveal a bright smile. The carving knife in his hand transformed back into a kitchen knife, and five spirit rings slowly emerged from it.

Apart from the first spirit ring, which had turned black, the other four spirit rings had all turned a deep purplish-black.

The progress of the second spirit ring is related to the improvement of the carving skills over the past hundred days, while the timing and ingredient composition for binding the third and fourth spirit rings were gradually improved to the current level during the process of frantically practicing peony fish slices over the past hundred days.

At this moment, the second soul ring belonging to the sculptor quietly flashed with black light in Qi Han's eyes, finally turning from purplish-black to a deep black.

Second spirit ring, ten thousand years!

"My second spirit ring is ten thousand years old!" Qi Han's face showed a hint of pride. "My carving skills have reached the perfect level, such as..."

He turned his head, wanting to share his joy with Ruyi, who had always been by his side, but found that the little girl with pink and blue hair had disappeared from the training space at some point.

"As one wishes?"

Chapter 450 Giving Him a Gift

"As one wishes?"

Qi Han called out several times, but Ruyi, who always responded instantly, seemed to have disappeared. His heart tightened, and the next moment he left the carving training space and returned to reality.

Sitting on the bed in the room, Qi Han's initial joy at breaking through to the perfect level in carving faded somewhat.

Ruyi's sudden disappearance left him somewhat bewildered.

As he kept calling out to it in his mind, Qi Han fell into deep thought.

Where exactly is Ruyi...?

...

In a secluded spot, in a lush valley, towering trees that blot out the sky faintly emit seven-colored rays of light through the gaps in their leaves. Beneath these giant trees, countless rare and precious herbs grow like wild grass, creating a scene so enchanting that it would leave any who stumbles upon it in awe.

In the valley, a winding path paved with pebbles leads to a secluded spot, where a pavilion sits in the middle of the path, which is passed through it.

Inside the pavilion, a handsome young man with flowing blond hair, dressed in a seven-colored robe, stroked his chin, carefully examining the little girl before him. A half-smile played on his lips. "Her features do resemble mine by about 30%, as for the other 70%..."

“Her eyes are a bit like Chen’er’s… Her nose is somewhat similar to Xiao Fengfeng’s, and oh, it’s also somewhat like Tianxiang’s. Her baby fat has a bit of a Rou’er feel to it, and her lips are like Long Ling’s. As for her figure…” He glanced at the little girl’s still-developing figure and shook his head regretfully. “I wonder who she will look more like when she grows up.”

"Have you finished reading it yet!" Ruyi glared at Rong Nianbing in shame and indignation. "I was created by you, so isn't it normal for me to use your appearance and the appearance of the other ladies as a reference to simulate my own image?"

"That seems to be true." Rong Nianbing smiled slightly. "To be honest, seeing you feels as warm and familiar as seeing my daughters. You do look quite good. In any case, this is the first time you've met me in this manner. Should I give you a name...?"

"I have a name now, my name is Ruyi."

"Huh?" Rong Nianbing looked a bit surprised, then seemed to understand something and grinned, "That kid's naming skills are really not good."

Ruyi nodded in agreement, then rolled her eyes. "I really like the name Ruyi!"

"If you like it, that's fine." Rong Nianbing smiled, then her expression turned slightly serious. "You should know very well why I brought your ideas to the God Realm at this time."

“Understood.” Ruyi lowered her eyes slightly. “After the host learns the carving manual ‘Ghost Carving’ and reaches the perfect level, he will meet the standard to become the successor of the God of Emotions and will automatically become your successor.”

“Not bad.” Rong Nianbing smiled. “To be honest, even I didn’t expect that little guy to have such a high talent for learning my carving skills. The carving training space has been open for less than ten years, and that kid actually used ten years to start from scratch and reach the perfect level in carving. Moreover, he did not neglect other skills at all. That’s not simple.”

"To be honest, I created you just out of interest, to try it out. I never expected such a big surprise." A strange smile appeared on Rong Nianbing's face. "However, becoming my successor is just the beginning. Let's talk about it after he advances to the Special Grade and begins the Divine Trial."

"Of course, he's my successor after all, I can't let him think I'm being petty..."

"Consider this a small gift."

As he spoke, Rong Nianbing took out half of a dark blue dagger from his pocket and tossed it to Ruyi.

"You..." Ruyi carefully took the knife, her face showing a hint of shock. "You gave him the Ghost Carving as a gift?"

As a system created by Rong Nianbing himself, Ruyi knew very well what the Ghost Carving was. This knife was the strongest knife created by her creator, the God of Emotions Rong Nianbing. Its quality surpassed the other seven kitchen knives that he relied on to become famous, and it stepped into the threshold of super artifacts a step earlier. Although it was not used often, its rarity was beyond doubt.

"How could that be?" Rong Nianbing chuckled. "The real Ghost Eagle, we could borrow him once he advances to Special Grade and begins the Divine Trial. For now..."

"The one in your hand can only be considered a replica. It's of much better quality than his martial soul when used as a carving knife, and it can even unleash a quasi-god level attack once. Consider it a protective charm?"

"However, this thing can only be used once. It will self-destruct after its power is activated. Tell him to use it sparingly."

It turned out to be the case.

Ruyi's expression softened, and then a hint of joy appeared on her face.

Qi Han will definitely like this gift.