A Bite of Douluo Continent

"make a deal."

Isn't it just starting from scratch?

Back when Qi Han first transmigrated, he arrived in Shrek City with four silver soul coins and three bronze soul coins, overcoming numerous hardships along the way. Then, he received a property from Boss Ruyi.

Now that he had ten gold soul coins, he felt confident again.

To summarize, the main quest nine is to spend more than thirty days operating in the Sun and Moon Continent and then earn one hundred gold soul coins.

Is this task difficult?

Isn't this something anyone can do?

Thinking of this, Qi Han swiped his hand and opened the tenth side quest, which appeared at the same time as the main quest nine.

I'd like to see what this side quest is all about...

Holy crap, what the hell is this?

Side Quest 10: Finding a Shop

Please purchase a shop within the territory of Mingdu, the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, for your business operations.

Task description: For the host, isn't this something that can be done with just a few hands?

Task Rewards: Soul Power Level +2, Shop Decoration of Your Choice.

"...Boss Ruyi, aren't you going to give me the shop?"

"No delivery."

"I suddenly realized that I don't have hands..."

Chapter 452 A Little Bit Outrageous Peony Fish Slices

Qi Han never expected that this new mission would not only require him to start out penniless, but also that he would have to buy a shop himself.

Buying a shop would require at least 100,000 gold soul coins, right?

When he arrived, he only had ten gold soul coins on him…

Oh, it was sponsored by Ruyi.

Gan!

Qi Han's face darkened as he sensed the immense malice of the mission.

Putting everything else aside, the side quest to buy the shop alone would probably be extremely difficult for me to complete.

How do you start a business without a storefront?

If you don't operate, how will you make money to buy a shop?

It's an infinite loop.

"You could set up a roadside stall and sell barbecue to make money," Ruyi suggested with a smile.

"I feel like this task is just a way for me to set up a roadside stall, right?" Qi Han's face gradually darkened. "Does setting up a roadside stall count towards the business hours for main quest nine?"

"No, because this business requirement is based on the name of Hanshi (Cold Food Festival), so a storefront is required."

"Well done, as expected of you." Qi Han said through gritted teeth, his face growing increasingly dark.

"Thank you for the compliment." Ruyi seemed to sense Qi Han's resentment and smiled even more happily.

The task has already been assigned, and unless there is a very serious vulnerability, it is impossible to modify it. Although Qi Han was very resentful, he had no choice but to accept it.

However, he will definitely think of other ways to thwart Ruyi's little scheme!

You want me, Qi, to set up a roadside stall?

I think you're delusional.

Qi Han's mood improved after flipping back to the main quest eight at the top of the quest page.

It's time to claim your mission rewards again!

He quickly clicked to claim the Soul Power level reward. As a familiar warm current flowed into his body, his Soul Power grew stronger once again, climbing from level 51 to level 53.

Having reached the Soul King level, Qi Han's total soul power was already quite considerable. As his powerful soul power increased again, a sense of accomplishment welled up in his heart.

Although this soul power was not something he had painstakingly cultivated.

But it was also something he earned by completing system tasks through hard work!

In short, he also worked very hard.

Immediately afterwards, Qi Han reached out and received 5 three-star self-selected recipe fragments.

Through the previous series of missions, Qi Han had accumulated ten three-star selectable recipe fragments, enough to exchange for a dish. However, he hadn't decided which one to exchange for, so he simply kept them since there were still quite a few three-star recipes in the store.

Now that five more have arrived, he still plans to store them for now and deal with them later when needed.

Finally, there's the most exciting part: the mission rewards.

4-star custom recipe x1.

This was the first time Qi Han had received this reward. With a flash of light, Qi Han instantly entered the system space, where a pure black roulette wheel appeared before his eyes for the first time.

The thought that every dish was of four-star quality made Qi Han tremble with excitement.

It's worth noting that the prerequisite for becoming a senior chef is simply mastering three four-star recipes.

He now has two four-star recipes. One more, and he'll have all three four-star recipes needed to become a top chef!

He took a deep breath and nervously watched the rapidly spinning roulette wheel in front of him. The wheel slowly came to a stop, and the area that the pointer was pointing to rapidly magnified in Qi Han's eyes.

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Well done!

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is a dish from Fujian cuisine, a cuisine that Qi Han has had little experience with, but he is very familiar with this particular dish.

The legendary Gu soup is said to be the number one soup in China, so delicious that even monks would abandon their years of cultivation to climb over the wall and taste it. Who doesn't know about it?

Although he didn't expect to be able to draw this dish this time, Qi Han was filled with joy.

This is a huge profit!

After drawing the prize, Qi Han was even more excited. He had finally completed the main quest eight, which he had been looking forward to for so long, and new main and side quests had also appeared.

Although these tasks had a few pitfalls, Qi Han still tossed and turned in bed for a while, his heart pounding with excitement…

Then I fell asleep.

With Ruyi's high-tech bed, he couldn't possibly suffer from insomnia even if he wanted to.

...

Although guided by the main quest nine, Qi Han should set off for the Sun and Moon Continent immediately, he wanted to stay another day. The reason was simple: according to his calculations, he should be able to complete the Peony Fish Slice quest with another day of practice.

Moreover, leaving Shrek City for the Sun and Moon Continent is destined to be a rather long journey. Just opening a shop on the Sun and Moon Continent will take a month, not to mention that I still haven't figured out a way to solve the problem of opening a shop for side quest ten.

Therefore, conservatively speaking, I would need to take two months of leave.

Taking such a long leave naturally requires informing the diners in advance. Therefore, Qi Han plans to stay another day. On the one hand, he wants to inform the diners a day in advance, and on the other hand, he wants to complete the cooking practice of the Peony Fish Slices within today and then try to make it once to see what magical phenomena this four-star recipe has.

Having reached Qi Han's current level of culinary skill, his self-assessment was quite accurate. Before the afternoon business hours began, Qi Han walked out of the training space with a broad smile on his face.

Botan fish fillets, mastered!

However... this dish was a tiny bit different from what he had imagined.

The difference lies not in the dishes, but in the price, the way they are sold, and the special effects.

The price of this Peony Fish Fillet is... 70,000 Gold Soul Coins!

Although Qi Han had guessed that a four-star recipe might cost tens of thousands when the three-star recipe cost thousands, he initially only dared to guess around ten or twenty thousand. He never expected that this dish would cost as much as seventy thousand gold soul coins.

Moreover, according to Ruyi, this dish is priced at a mid-range level for a four-star recipe…

Good heavens! Qi Han exclaimed, "Good heavens!"

At that price, he felt like he was being robbed.

If the price is outrageous, then the way this dish is sold is even more outrageous.

One serving is available every thirty days.

This is the first limited-edition dish in the history of the Cold Food Festival, and the limited-edition version is this ruthless.

The normal limit is a certain number of dishes per day, but this one is different, it's one dish every thirty days.

Of course, Ruyi also gave her reasons: the ingredients for four-star recipes are not easy to cultivate, and even with her small world accelerated by a thousand times, it is difficult to produce them in large quantities.

Therefore, not only the Botan Fish Fillet, but all subsequent four-star recipes will be limited to one dish every thirty days.

Qi Han agreed with this reasoning.

The ingredients for four-star recipes are all of the ten-thousand-year level. Even with a thousand times the time acceleration, it would still take ten years to cultivate such ingredients. Not only is the cultivation cost higher, but it also takes longer. If there were no limit, the small world would be completely exhausted.

So after a moment's hesitation, he acquiesced to the limited availability.

After all, cultivating ingredients in a small world is not easy.

As for the special effects of the peony fish fillets…

Qi Han felt that this effect was also a little bit outrageous.

Effects of peony fish fillets: Restores youthful appearance; after consumption, one's appearance can return to its peak and be permanently maintained; partially effective.

This effect is similar to eternal youth; after consuming it, you can return to your peak appearance and maintain it permanently.

As for "partially effective," it means that even just one bite can be effective.

Although the special effects of this dish have no benefit whatsoever for cultivation, Qi Han has a feeling that if this dish were to be launched, it would probably be snapped up by many people.

Chapter 453 The Holy Spirit Cult Overseas? (Seeking monthly votes on the last day of January!)

"Ling Qing, we have a new dish today."