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“Who said you’re friends?” Mebius retorted stubbornly.

This was the first time Qin Zhou had met Mebius in real life. He was really stubborn. No wonder that after Earth was wiped out by the Herrscher of the End, he still had a mouth left saying: Alicia, you've gotten fat.

The little snake is quite nice, but the big snake in front of me smells even better.

Of course, if it can be either large or small, then the sentence above can be discarded.

"You two seem to have a good relationship. Is he your boyfriend, Alicia?" Mebius looked at her with interest.

A pretty perfect guinea pig, with a great figure. Alicia has good taste; she knows how to pick this pink-haired chubby woman.

"No, that's not true." Alicia blushed slightly and shook her head.

"Heh, even if it isn't, their relationship is definitely not ordinary." Mebius rolled his eyes.

"Mebius, let me give you a brief introduction. This is a world of gourmet food, where there is no Honkai," Qin Zhou said.

“I remember now, Alicia, the strange food you often gave me came from this world,” Möbius said, raising an eyebrow in sudden realization.

"I'd like to ask, I've noticed a very special type of cell in some of the food, what is it?"

Qin Zhou was not surprised by this question. There are three ways to inject gourmet cells, as mentioned by the Tumbler Immortal.

These are feeding injection and direct injection. In Qin Zhou's view, the third type should be innate, meaning that one possesses gourmet cells from the womb.

Food can be injected because food contains gourmet cells, but the proportion is very small, so it is the slowest process, and one may never awaken in their lifetime.

"Gourmet Cells are a special type of cell in this world. When they successfully combine with the human body, they can evolve and gain superhuman strength. The more delicious the food they eat, the stronger they become. However, if they fail, they will either die or be corrupted and turned into monsters."

The ancestors of the inhabitants of the Demon Food World were transformed into that form due to the injection of gourmet cells, resulting in their descendants not being normal humans.

Whether it's Nguyen Mai or Mebius, studying this special and ancient phenomenon called gourmet cells is not an easy task.

This word deeply resonated with Möbius. While a love of food might be a factor, for her, it was fraught with too many unknowns and uncertainties.

She's currently focusing her research on Honkai Beasts, and has almost no research on Gourmet Cells; she needs to think this through carefully.

"Alright, Möbius, I brought you here to relax a bit."

Alicia pushed Mebius toward the Land of Healing, and with Atacino, a local, leading the way, they were spared a lot of trouble.

"The 'medicinal cactus' can regulate qi and blood by stimulating acupoints, thereby relieving soreness and fatigue," Atasino explained.

Rows of human-shaped green cacti lay horizontally on the ground, looking like a bed of needles.

Mebius frowned. Lying on it, wouldn't he be pricked like a hedgehog?

Alicia chose a cactus based on Mebius's size and threw Mebius onto it without her even having time to react.

"Ah, Alicia, you fat woman!"

Mebius cried out, whether from the stimulation of the cactus or from being frightened by Alicia, it was unclear.

"Are they friends?" Atacino's lips twitched.

"That's right, that's how good friends get along." Qin Zhou nodded seriously. Aren't friends just for messing around with?

This is the meaning of good friends: share good things with good friends, share fun things with good friends.

Atasino was speechless, not understanding this kind of friend.

"Alice, could you have told me in advance? Also, I can walk by myself."

After the cactus acupuncture treatment, Mebius looked much better and couldn't help but stretch, but he didn't give Alicia a friendly look.

As expected, I still hate Alicia the most.

"Isn't this working very well?" Alicia said with a smile.

Qin Zhou lay down on it and tried it; he instantly felt refreshed.

Sweep away fatigue and be yourself again.

Next stop, giant hot spring shark.

Although the healer fish is not very big, its effects are truly amazing. Some can clear blood vessel blockages and blood clots, some can absorb excess subcutaneous fat, some can eat tumors, and some can whiten skin...

If these were on Earth before the time travel, they would definitely be blockbuster projects, beyond the reach of monetary terms.

You could make a fortune from this; the hourly rate would be even more outrageous than the prices here, after all, it's all-natural and highly effective.

"These fish must have evolved into this form because of gourmet cells, right?" Mebius asked in surprise.

She could see the value of these healer fish all too well. Take the kind that can eat malignant tumors, for example; it can save lives. Although 200,000 yuan an hour is not a small amount, the real pain is having money but not being alive to spend it.

Qin Zhou nodded. If something cannot be explained, it can be explained by gourmet cells.

After experiencing several projects, Mebius no longer shows any signs of fatigue.

She was even considering that if she stayed up too late in the future, she could ask Alicia to bring her to this world so she could do these projects to relax.

Qin Zhou: No, I feel that the flawless Klein will need these things more than you will.

Chapter 83 Frost Phoenix

Jiro and Setsuno were carefully examining a peculiar giant egg, looking very serious.

When Qin Zhou and his group brought the giant egg to find Setsuna, Jiro, who hadn't gone to find sake, was also there.

"Kojiro, do you remember the kind of creature that Lord Frost mentioned?" Setsuno's expression was somewhat moved.

If she's not mistaken, that should be it.

“I remember, in ancient times, the Eight Kings were the strongest on Earth, but there were other creatures that could rival them, one of which was the Frost Phoenix.” Jiro nodded.

Jie explained it to Qin Zhou and the others.

In ancient times, there was a mythical bird called the Frost Phoenix, known as the King of Frost. It was a powerful creature capable of rivaling the Eight Kings, and its breath could freeze stars. It also possessed an unparalleled and magnificent appearance.

However, the Frost Phoenix is ​​said to be somewhat detached from worldly affairs; in layman's terms, it is rather complacent and undisturbed, and it will not actively participate in any battles.

Neither she nor Jiro had ever seen this creature in person; they were both too much of a shut-in. They never expected it to appear in the Ice Hell.

There is only one Frost Phoenix, or at least only one has been sighted. No one has seen one in the last few centuries, and those who know about it believe it has gone to space.

Qin Zhou had thought about dragon eggs, but he never imagined they were phoenix eggs.

Since only one was witnessed, the one in the egg is likely that one. After all, phoenixes can undergo rebirth, and perhaps it was through this rebirth that it turned into an egg.

Atasino struck gold, a king from ancient times.

However, it remains to be seen whether the newly hatched Frost Phoenix will regard them as enemies.

"Atasino, since it was fate that guided you to find it, it means it chose you. Nurture it well, and it will become your good partner. This is destiny between you."

Setsuna said with a smile, and Atasino nodded.

Qin Zhou thought of the soup jelly that could reverse aging, and now everything could be explained: why the soup could make people younger.

Nirvana, the regeneration of cells, that red amber-like gel substance must be the blood that fell from the Frost Phoenix, formed over a long period of time.

"Atalsino, how about this dish as our soup? You haven't decided on your soup yet, have you?" Qin Zhou said with a smile.

"Is this alright?" Atasino was slightly taken aback.

Qin Zhou discovered the dish without her even realizing it at the time.

"What's the big deal? If it weren't for the food luck leading you to this egg, we probably would have missed the dish underneath."

"Let's come up with some names first... Frost Phoenix, Amber, Soup..."

"I've got it! A soup dish—Iced Phoenix Amber Soup."

Since no one had discovered it before, the naming was naturally up to them, and Qin Zhou and his group had the right to name it.

"Hmm, this name is acceptable."

Ice Phoenix Amber Soup has been confirmed as a soup dish for the two of them.

Ice Phoenix Amber Soup —

Capture Level: Estimated Level 5000 (Due to the scarcity of the Frost Phoenix, which has only one individual, and its strength being comparable to the Eight Kings, obtaining its blood is extremely difficult, and it also possesses rare effects.)

Efficacy: Promotes the evolution of food cells, rejuvenates aging cells, and makes people feel younger.

"Master, Mistress, you should try some too." Qin Zhou took out the soup.

Jiro will become a young adult once the seal is completely broken, but Setsuno, apart from appearing as a girl in later flashbacks, never appears young even in the finale.

Qin Zhou had several guesses: perhaps because Jiro looked like an old man, Setsuno also maintained the appearance of an old woman; perhaps her mindset was no longer that of a young person; or perhaps there were other reasons.

"I started x2."

The two accepted with smiles and began to taste the dishes from their disciple's menu. The rich, wild flavors surged through their mouths, even more impactful than the Century Soup, with an astonishing presence.

My taste buds are cheering; this is an experience I haven't had in centuries.

"This is……"

Jiro was surprised to find that his seal was still intact, but his body had become younger. This feeling was not something he could control, but rather a change in his cells. It was truly a miraculous dish.

"Kojiro, so cool~"

Setsuno covered her face, revealing a girlish blush, and she did indeed look very girlish now, with her round hairstyle on her head transformed into twin ponytails, and her hunched body straightening up.

Both of them had grown into young men, full of vigor and vitality.

Atacino's mouth dropped open. It was amazing! She had drunk it before, but because she already had a youthful appearance, there wasn't much of a change. But Jiro and the other two were truly experiencing a return to youth.

"Koji, you've become so young too," Jiro remarked.

This rejuvenation is entirely a change driven by cellular instinct, a process of rebirth, unless they forcibly stop it.

They didn't usually care that much about age, but now that they've actually become younger, it feels pretty good.

"Grandma Jie Nai..."

Atasino looked at the young Setsuno and couldn't quite remember how to address him.

"Hehehe, call me whatever you used to call me, it's fine." Setsuno didn't care.

They are only physically young, not mentally young.

"Thank you, Xiaozhou."

Now she shares the same idea as Kojiro: to put on clothes from hundreds of years ago, hunt for ingredients, and relive the past.