Chapter 235 – Calamari (High Quality)
Wei Xiao Bei pushed down the happiness in his heart. Only when he returned to the dojo did he check his [Cooking] skill.
After focusing on it, evolution points quickly decreased, turning the skill into a deeper shade of red.
In the end, after using up 400 evolution points, his [Cooking] skill turned from deep red to pale yellow.
His [Cooking] skill ranked up from advanced into expert!
In the first moment, he focused his attention on the promotion requirements behind the [Cooking] skill.
Cooking (Expert) dishes that smell, look, and taste great: 0/500
500 dishes that smell, look, and taste great!
Seeing this requirement, the corner of Wei Xiao Bei’s mouth twitched. He did not know what kind of higher request would appear in the future.
Compared to other skills, the requirements to increase the [Cooking] skill was too high. Not only did the evolution point requirement double, there were other requirements!
In truth, Wei Xiao Bei had expectations for this.
Since the requirements were special, then he should get a pleasant surprise for reaching the higher ranks.
In truth, at that moment, he could already feel something different from the [Cooking] skill, but he could not clearly tell what was different.
After thinking for a bit, he went to the kitchen took out a portion of frozen squid, placed it in warm water to defrost, and then prepared all the other ingredients. After the squid defrosted, he lit up the stove and poured in oil to turn the squid into calamari.
What Wei Xiao Bei never imagined was that after removing the calamari from the pan and sprinkling hot pepper and cumin powder, a faint fragrance began to spread.
Anyone who smelled it would drool.
Wei Xiao Bei felt that this was peculiar as he tried using [Status Appraisal] on the calamari.
Information appeared in his mind.
Name: Calamari (High Quality)
Description: This dish was created by the [Cooking] skill. Main ingredient: Squid Feelers
Effect 1: Fragrance increase by 30%
Effect 2: Consuming this would hasten recovery from fatigue.
Effect 3: This item cannot be brought into the Dust World.
……
So it was like that!
At this moment, Wei Xiao Bei finally understood the true use of the [Cooking] skill!
It actually allowed the created food to have special effects!
Just having expert rank could create such results.
What kind of dish could I create with master rank or even perfect rank!
The scene was so wonderful that Wei Xiao Bei could not clearly imagine it.
After placing a calamari into his mouth, Wei Xiao Bei chewed it as he felt his fatigue slowly going away.
It’s really effective!
Not bad!
Wei Xiao Bei smiled as he carried three plates into the dining room.
Huang Kun and Zhu Xin Yi had just finished their special training. They were like limp dogs as they lied on the table.
Huang Kun muttered, “Why is master so slow today. My stomach is about to be flattened from hunger.”
Zhu Xin Yi glared at Huang Kun, since she was utterly worshipping Wei Xiao Bei. Since she was a disciple, Zhu Xin Yi could not tolerate any disrespect toward the master.
When the two disciples were glaring at each other, Wei Xiao Bei brought out six plates and placed them on the table. He smiled and said, “Meal is served.”
“Master, this disciple had been so hungry that my chest is sticking to my back, but you only brought a few plates of calamari? Could it be that you are training us to resist hunger? Even if this disciple needs to lose weight, how could you endure seeing senior apprentice sister, such a cute girl, become a thin monkey?”
Before Huang Kun finished, he had been hit by Zhu Xin Yi in the back of the head with a chopstick, “You should speak less. When did your senior apprentice sister ever become a thin monkey?”
After being hit by Zhu Xin Yi, Huang Kun immediately became obedient.
He did not dare provoke Zhu Xin Yi at the moment.
He had said careless stuff in the morning and had been pursued by her for a long time.
Sigh. I truly did not see this coming. Senior apprentice sister was originally a quiet girl, but after following master for a long time, she had actually become so fierce.
Huang Kun shook his head as he became worried. Suddenly, a fragrant smell entered his nose. When he looked at the plates, he saw that two of them had been emptied!
“Senior apprentice sister! How could you not give prior notice when you begin eating? Ok, ok, ok, eat!”
Huang Kun used his chopsticks to grab a lot of calamari and stuffed them into his mouth. In an instant, his eyes grew wide. He did not even keep his modesty as he began to take a lot at once.
Seeing his two disciples fighting over food, Wei Xiao Bei let out a smile. For a chef, the customers focusing only on the food and not talking at all was the greatest reward.
Although the calamari could not be brought into the Dust World, it did not mean that it was impossible after the [Cooking] skill ranks up again. Moreover, if it was truly impossible, then he could just use ingredients from the Dust World.
Time slowly passed, and the day turned into the night as the moon was even blocked by clouds. The clock on the wall struck 11 o’clock.
Wei Xiao Bei brought Huang Kun and Zhu Xin Yi into his room. He let Zhu Xin Yi read her book and Huang Kun play his games, deciding to let them go in first.
As long as the two of them did not go and provoke the Monster Tools in the inner practice ground, then the dojo was a safe place to be.
On the other hand, Wei Xiao Bei lied down on the sofa as he thought about various things.
After Huang Kun and Zhu Xin Yi reach 2-star, Wei Xiao Bei planned to have them go in the Dust World by themselves.
After all, Wei Xiao Bei felt that there were a lot of things pestering him.
The Mutated Farmer’s Market had marked him as a target of revenge, and the evil possession had not appeared for a while. The strange footsteps and many other things were also a problem.
Yesterday night, Wei Xiao Bei had returned back to his new apartment. Seeing his return, Li Lan Xing and Zhang Tian Tian appeared to be pleasantly surprised.
When he carefully inspected the both of them and saw that there were no abnormalities on their bodies, he became relieved.
In truth, Wei Xiao Bei wanted to let the both of them move into a new apartment.
Seeing that both of them were in good health, he understood that the strange footsteps were something only he could hear and did not affect other people.
After thinking through all of these matters, he saw that Zhu Xin Yi and Huang Kun were continuously disappearing. He placed his attention on his status panel.
After the [Cooking] skill used up 400 evolution points, he had 1320 points remaining.
If Wei Xiao Bei enters the Dust World this time, he should be able to gain some evolution points. Thus, in order to ensure his safety, he would naturally use up his evolution points.
He did not hesitate as he focused on his health attribute.
His health attribute was currently at 30 points.
He was aware of how important this attribute was. After all, it was this attribute that allowed him to recover from his injuries in just a week. The ability [Elementary Regeneration] gained from this skill was also a great assistance.
The ability to recover was something that was very useful for survival in a world where unexpected things happen like the Dust World.
As his evolution points continuously decreased, his health attribute began to increase.
Because the consumption was doubled, 1320 evolution points had increased his health attribute to 36.3 points.
After that, Wei Xiao Bei was able to clearly feel the vitality pulsing from his body as it increased.
He was originally a bit tired, but it quickly disappeared thanks to the surging vitality.
Wei Xiao Bei stretched his hand out and touched his back. The injury had completely vanished, leaving behind a smooth skin.
Great!
Wei Xiao Bei extended his hand and grabbed a bottle of wine under the chair that he had prepared. He opened the bottle and began to chug it down.
After three bottles, his eyes began to close as he sunk into a dream.
……
When Wei Xiao Bei woke up, Huang Kun and Zhu Xin Yi were already not in the room.
The corner of Wei Xiao Bei’s mouth twitched as he felt that his disciples were getting bolder.
However, this was normal. As people gain strength, they also become bolder.
Humans were like that. As long as they possess strong abilities, even a person who did not speak when small would have earth shattering changes once these abilities came out.
After getting up and pushing the door open, Wei Xiao Bei walked out and used [Response Search] to inspect his surroundings.
There were no problems. The Monster Tools were obediently staying inside the inner practice grounds. Zhu Xin Yi, Huang Kun, the seven Zombie Dogs, and five Treeman Saplings had already charged through the lime line and began killing the saplings.
Whether it was Zhu Xin Yi or Huang Kun, their changes were big. Even if they did not rely on the Zombie Dogs or the saplings, they could deal with the enemy saplings.
Naturally, with the help of the saplings’ bindings and Zombie Dogs’ attack support, Zhu Xin Yi and Huang Kun had an easier time.
When the roots of the enemy saplings begin to spread out, they had already been bound by Zhu Xin Yi’s saplings. Afterwards, the Zombie Dogs would go in and tear their roots, and Zhu Xin Yi and Huang Kun would raise their machetes to kill the enemy saplings.
Naturally, compared to Huang Kun who was on a killing frenzy, Zhu Xin Yi had to charm some saplings to replenish her forces.
Saplings were quite useful. It might not be possible to find them anywhere apart from the dojo.
After walking in front of the divider, Wei Xiao Bei hesitated. Who knew why but whenever he passes by it, he would always get the impulse to charge into the inner practice ground.
It was as if he could feel some kind of treasure was hidden inside of the inner practice ground. However, after hesitating, he still decided to walk towards the outer practice ground’s hallway.
