Chapter 1146

PS: The side story will be released on the night of June 1st. At the request of group members, the theme of the side story is the story that must be told between Luo Bao and the Empress. Interested readers can expand the book introduction to get it themselves.

Main text:

The sage says, a gentleman stays away from the kitchen.

The sage also says, food should not be too refined, and minced meat should not be too fine.

So the sage's meaning is that one must eat well, but one cannot cook personally, so it teaches people to reap without sowing.

Luo Quan doesn't know if this understanding is correct, but she feels that there is nothing shameful about cooking personally.

Although the cooks who were helping her in the kitchen were all very surprised, they probably never expected that one day they would be able to cooperate with the Holy Mother.

"You guys just cut the ingredients well, put them into the pot in order, and then control the heat to simmer slowly."

Luo Quan wore a tall chef's hat, strategizing in the center of the kitchen; those who didn't know better would have thought she was filming some food program.

However, there was no "Nine-Turn Intestine" here for her to taste; there were only precious ingredients from all over the world.

Because it was the highest-spec banquet in Huanyu, Luo Quan's selection of ingredients was upgraded by more than one grade.

For example, she used ordinary beef for the soup before, but this time she would use 5A snowflake beef imported from Japan.

Although both are beef, the price difference is probably more than a thousand times.

Huanyu certainly doesn't have beef, but the prices of the top-tier ingredients here far exceed the imagination of ordinary people.

However, for a grand royal banquet, naturally, everything must be the best, so the top-tier ingredients Luo Quan asked to be prepared were all moved into the kitchen without exception.

The simmering process was quite long, and Luo Quan didn't know what to do sitting in the kitchen, so she could only turn on the livestream.

"Yo, Holy Mother, where is this?"

"What a gorgeous kitchen; it wouldn't be in the palace, would it?"

"It looks a bit like it."

"Luo Quan, this outfit of yours, does it mean you're a chef?"

Facing the fans' questions, Luo Quan said with a smile: "I'm just simmering soup in the kitchen right now. Since it takes several hours, and I'm idle anyway, I just turned on the livestream to chat with everyone."

The audience immediately continued:

"No direct answer; it seems it really is in the palace."

"Tomorrow is the Gui Qu Feng Chi banquet; is Luo Bao's posture to cook a pot of soup for us to drink?"

"By the way, how is Luo Bao's cooking skill? You wouldn't be able to enter the Dao through cooking, would you?"

"I had the honor of tasting the soup Luo Bao cooked a few days ago; I can only say I've never eaten anything so delicious in my life."

"I understand the logic, but why have you started using terms like 'Luo Bao'?"

"Isn't that what fans on Earth call her? It's more intimate."

"Not just intimate, but also very cute."

It was truly the case that these fans had learned "with you" from her. Luo Quan looked at the barrage and shook her head with a smile.

When she livestreamed on Earth, people in Huanyu could often see it.

Although they might not understand the barrage at first, technology is so advanced that as long as there is enough text, after analyzing the logic, it can be translated.

So the cross-server chatting situation didn't last long before the Huanyu audience could understand the barrage.

And their learning ability was quite fast; all kinds of hot memes began to be brushed wildly in the livestream room.

Fortunately, they didn't know the "Abyssal Maw" meme yet, otherwise her dark history would probably have been spread to Huanyu.

For her image as the dignified Holy Mother, this would definitely be a devastating blow.

After laughing for a while, Luo Quan remembered the main business and looked at the camera: "I have some good news to tell everyone: the review for the new program has come down, and it's estimated that it will meet everyone soon. I'm taking this opportunity to promote it.

If you have sisters or friends at home who are beautiful, generous, and good at singing and dancing, you can let them sign up for the program 'Huanyu Girls'.

This is a big stage that allows them to show themselves. If they perform well, they have a chance to debut as a group and directly become stars."

Painting big pictures, Luo Quan is a professional.

Becoming a star should be the dream of most Huanyu people.

Because the threshold for this profession is relatively low and doesn't particularly value talent in cultivation.

In Huanyu, where everything can enter the Dao, if you become a star and have a sufficient number of fans, you can also possess extraordinary combat power.

Just like Xu Yanqing, who was once a star; don't look at how she calls Luo Quan "boss" and keeps a very low profile, she is actually an expert at the peak of the Dust-Separation Realm, two major realms higher than Bai Xingwei.

It's just that she hides it well, making it almost impossible for people to see that her strength is actually so fierce.

As for Luo Quan, her current traffic is actually enough to become at least a second-tier star.

It's a pity that she hasn't officially debuted, and she doesn't have any particularly memorable works, especially in film and television.

The only thing worth mentioning is "Happy Song," but because of the nature of the song, it was basically categorized under the faith of the Dawn Believers.

This is also one of the main reasons why she was able to create so many miracles later.

If she could be a relatively pure star and produce a few blockbuster film and television works, her strength could also improve like a rocket.

Unfortunately, Huanyu people's tastes are quite picky. For a female star like Luo Quan, whose appearance and figure are so high, if she doesn't film some scenes that provide benefits, how can she have topics?

The "providing benefits" here isn't about taking swimsuit photos, but truly needing to "sacrifice for art."

If you don't do this, where will the popularity come from?

Without popularity, how can you gain fans?

If you can't gain fans, you naturally can't improve your strength.

It is precisely for this reason that even though Luo Quan knows her starting point is already very high, she is still unwilling to debut as an actor.

She doesn't have the explosive figure of Xu Yanqing, and even if she did, without sacrificing for art, she would still need to sell some flesh.

After considering it, she felt it was better to honestly cultivate step by step.

Strength gained from fans will gradually decline once you lose influence; it is ultimately a bubble.

Of course, this is for people with talent like Luo Quan, because she has many choices.

And for most Huanyu people without cultivation talent, becoming a star is their only way to cross classes.

Moreover, the threshold Luo Quan proposed seems lower than imagined; one only needs to be good at singing and dancing, rather than having the potential to enter the Dao.

The former can be claimed to be good through practice, while the latter requires talent; if you aren't born with it, you probably won't have it in this lifetime.

Such a low threshold made many young girls in the livestream room with decent looks feel moved, and they asked one after another if there were any other requirements.

"The requirements aren't particularly many; for age, around 18 to 25 is fine, it's best not to exceed this range too much.

In addition, the ability to withstand pressure must be strong. After the program starts, you will definitely encounter countless evaluations from netizens; if you break down after being scolded a few times, I can only say you aren't suitable for this line of work.

Finally, and most importantly, you must be diligent and eager to learn, while also being humble and professional.

As an idol, talent means the upper limit, character means the lower limit, and if I were to choose, I would rather have someone with a higher lower limit."

Hearing the term "idol," some viewers' reactions appeared somewhat professional:

"Luo Bao, as the Holy Mother, you actually dare to establish idols privately?"

"There is a commandment in the Dawn Scripture: The Heavenly Father is the only one; you must not worship idols other than Him. Don't do this."

"Luo Bao, you wouldn't be creating gods for others, would you?"

Looking at these worried barrages, Luo Quan smiled helplessly: "You all misunderstood. The idol I'm talking about and the idol you're talking about are not the same concept.

This is actually another name for a star, but these stars usually don't act immediately after debuting, and they focus on variety shows and tours everywhere. Their main business ability is singing, dancing, and rap, as well as some other talents."

After such an explanation, the netizens' questions were finally resolved a bit.

"This will be a group that has never appeared before, which is very likely to subvert everyone's understanding of chasing stars, and even give birth to a brand-new industry."

Luo Quan looked at the camera, her tone very excited: "In short, everyone just needs to look forward to it. In addition, girls who meet the competition conditions don't be afraid; this is a good opportunity to become popular all over the internet.

If you miss it, you might regret it for the rest of your life."

Speaking of this, Luo Quan blinked twice, her eyes full of temptation.

And most of the fans maintained an attitude of watching the show.

After all, most of them were boys, and even if they were interested, they weren't qualified to compete.

If a "Huanyu Boys" came out later, maybe they could join in the fun, but unfortunately, Luo Quan was hosting "Huanyu Girls" first.

So some handsome guys were unhappy, feeling that Luo Quan was discriminating against men, and started to tremble with anger, posting barrages like "Family members, who understands this?", which left Luo Quan speechless.

Luo Quan no longer expected this kind of barrage environment, where memes and jokes were flying, to have much promotional effect.

Fortunately, her livestreams could usually make it to the hot search, so this would definitely be seen by many people in Lingbao Peak.

After it hit the hot search, she would spend some money to keep it hanging for a longer time, and the number of people signing up probably wouldn't be small.

After coming to Huanyu, the speed of her cultivation improvement was average, but the speed of making money was among the best in the history of immigrants.

Just the livestream tips were an astronomical figure, plus the donations from believers; she had so much money she didn't know how to spend it.

This was also the confidence she had when she dared to tell Ye Zhining that she could host the program without relying on her.

Of course, facts proved that without the Empress's help, many procedural links were indeed very troublesome.

For the sake of the big picture, Luo Quan felt it was better not to be stubborn.

After chatting about her own program, Luo Quan watched the local variety shows of Huanyu with the netizens again.

The hottest one right now is still "Where Are We Going, Mom," a forbidden love between older and younger people.

When Luo Quan watched it, she inevitably brought in the plots that only exist in some comics; she really didn't know what kind of mood these guests were in when they finished filming the program.

However, one thing to say, the program was indeed filmed very interestingly.

It satisfied the audience's curiosity and desire for excitement, and also captured the moving and beautiful aspects that a romance variety show should have. Luo Quan felt she could give it eight stars.

In one night, Luo Quan watched eight episodes in a row, chasing all the way to the latest episode.

Now she had a brand-new understanding of older-younger love.

The man is seeking a sense of security to make up for the lack of childhood, so he likes mature, intellectual aunts who understand men better.

And the aunt's feelings for the man are out of savoring her own youthful style, a kind of resistance to time.

Come to think of it, it's all because of lack that they become more eager, eager to make up for the lack of the soul.

It's just that in the eyes of the world, this complementarity appears somewhat absurd.

After watching the variety show, Luo Quan made the above analysis and feelings.

"As expected of the Holy Mother, she can summarize so many things from watching a fringe variety show."

"Haha, God, 'making up for the lack of the soul,' where did these words come from?"

"The void in my soul is Luo Bao; can you make it up for me?"

"Bold! How dare you be disrespectful to the Holy Mother!"

"Open the door, the Dawn Crusade is here to check your water meter!"

No matter where they go, fun-seekers are the main force among fans.

After getting familiar with Luo Quan, all kinds of jokes followed one after another.

However, Luo Quan indicated that she could handle jokes of this level, and when interacting with fans, the atmosphere in the livestream room was also very harmonious.

Just like that, a few hours passed, and the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was ready to be taken out of the pot.

Even before the lid was opened, that rich, exotic fragrance filled the entire kitchen.

The cooks looked at the jar containing the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, not knowing what had happened during this time.

It was clearly just a random stew without any technical content, so why could the final product be so fragrant?

Clearly, they had cut the ingredients and controlled the heat the whole time, and they had been in the kitchen the whole time.

Luo Quan, besides checking the heat from time to time, had no other operations, and there was no situation of adding ingredients halfway.

But why couldn't they achieve such an effect when they did it before?

Looking at that black jar and the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall surging in the jar, several imperial chefs fell into confusion.

"It's really hellish; could it be that Holy Mother Luo's cooking skill is above ours?"

Several imperial chefs looked at each other, finally reaching such a seemingly impossible conclusion.

"The Empress Dowager has arrived!"

At this moment, the shout of the imperial female official came from outside the kitchen.

Several imperial chefs immediately tidied their clothes and hats and came to the door to welcome her.

"The Empress Dowager is coming; I won't livestream anymore. See you all later!" After Luo Quan finished speaking, she immediately turned off the livestream room and followed the chefs to the door.

Ye Yitian walked into the kitchen with a few maids, sniffed gently, and smiled at Luo Quan: "It seems this Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is already out of the pot."

Luo Quan replied: "This is just the first pot; it still needs to be simmered later."

"Why bother so much?" Ye Yitian clapped her hands, and the maids immediately carried a large pot over.

"What is this?" Luo Quan asked curiously.

"This is the 'Gathering Food Tripod,' a very rare treasure I collected while traveling north and south."

Ye Yitian touched this bronze tripod with a strange shape and said quite proudly: "You only need to pour in a spoonful of soup and fill it with water; within ten minutes, you will get a tripod of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall!"