Chapter 844: Outstanding Culinary Skills (7/10, Request Subscription)

Da Huang Fu.

Though it was daytime, Da Huang Fu was unusually bustling.

Yasen had never before seen everyone in the Prince's mansion, from top to bottom, all in a frenzy.

He had been in the game for over two months.

As a fitness coach, Yasen had originally kept playing out of curiosity.

By chance, he learned a skill in cooking from the game, and discovered he could replicate the same dishes in reality—this greatly ignited his interest.

In his spare time, Yasen's hobby was preparing and tasting gourmet food.

Only food he made himself could perfectly match his body's daily nutritional needs.

Achieving both flavor and health on this foundation was extremely difficult.

To find this balance, Yasen had searched online for much information, but ultimately to no avail.

Later, in the game "Blue Sea," he found new joy—and some unique cooking techniques and dishes.

Some dishes, due to ingredient limitations, could only be realized within the game.

Yasen had tried analyzing the tissue composition of ingredients to replicate them in reality, but could only mimic them to about seventy or eighty percent.

Even so, a new dish that was both delicious and nutritious still made Yasen very happy.

When the game had been going for about a month, Yasen gradually realized that by replicating the game's recipes in reality and consistently eating these dishes, his physical fitness had suddenly improved significantly—even while maintaining his original training intensity.

His colleagues all assumed Yasen had made new progress in fitness; only he knew it was the recipes, the newly researched dishes, that had produced the effect!

But previously, even after consistently making game dishes in reality, he had never seen this result—yet recently, it had suddenly taken effect.

At the time, Yasen didn't know why, but he became excited and greedily pursued more culinary knowledge from the game.

Only later, upon seeing Chen Xiaomiao's death footage, did he truly understand the reason.

Originally, when the game first launched, its influence on reality had not been so obvious; later, as the game's impact on reality gradually expanded, the recipes within the game began to manifest their effects.

The deeper he delved, the more excited Yasen became.

He felt he was like a cultivator just beginning the path of Dao—using food supplementation to undergo his first transformation, purging impurities, ultimately becoming a true cultivator!

While all his colleagues had quit playing, he outwardly agreed to stop, but secretly kept playing.

From a chef at a large inn near Jingcheng, he became a chef at a small inn in Jingcheng, then climbed step by step—thanks to system assistance and his own diligent study—until, by a chance opportunity, he was noticed by someone under the Prince's command for his culinary skill and recruited as one of the thirteen deputy chefs at Da Huang Fu.

He had expected becoming a deputy chef at Da Huang Fu to mean constant busyness, but the days at Da Huang Fu were so relaxed he thought he was on vacation.

Every day, besides learning from the head chef, he had almost no chance to cook anything—extremely idle.

This routine had continued until today.

Out of nowhere, he suddenly received word that Da Huang Fu would host a banquet.

A banquet meant a massive number of dishes!

The entire kitchen had never been so busy before.

As a deputy chef, Yasen was no exception.

He heard the serving maids bringing out dishes say the guests to be entertained were only three.

One of them was, unmistakably, the master of Da Huang Fu—the current Crown Prince!

The other two, the maids didn't recognize—they seemed never to have been seen before.

But anyone honored with the Prince's hospitality must be of great status; if the dishes were well-made and earned praise, perhaps there would be extra rewards!

Yasen had no expectations to begin with, but threw himself entirely into the cooking.

But after last night's stir-fried Bi Gua Gui Tui, he was suddenly yanked out by a maid rushing in.

"Xiao Bi, what's the rush? The kitchen still has at least fifteen more dishes to fry today!"

"Quiet! It's good news—tremendous good news! The Crown Prince praised your Qing Ye Bai Hua Liu Ye Rou and wants to meet you, to reward you!"

Could such a thing really happen?!

Yasen instantly became excited—he had often heard the kitchen chefs chat about how the Crown Prince loved fine cuisine and frequently rewarded servants who cooked him delicious meals.

He had thought it was just talk—but now it was real!

As for Xiao Bi, she was one of the maids who got along well with him.

Yasen vaguely sensed Xiao Bi had feelings for him, but in reality he had a girlfriend; even though he knew this was just a game, he had no intention of reciprocating, so he always avoided her affection.

When he followed Xiao Bi to the grand hall, the first thing he saw was the chief steward waiting at the door, ready at all times.

The steward gave him a signal to stop, then cleared his throat.

"Report! Your Highness, Deputy Chef No. 13 from the kitchen, Chef Yasen, awaits outside."

"Bring him in." A calm, gentle voice came from within.

"Yes!"

Only then did the steward wave Yasen forward.

The ceremony, the protocol—made Yasen's heart race with excitement.

Following the steward's instructions, he quickly entered through the great door and saw the scene inside.

On the large main seat sat two men.

The one wearing dragon patterns must be the Crown Prince—he was now eagerly chatting with the man beside him.

Even just from their expressions, it was clear the Crown Prince held this man in high regard.

On the side seat, which could have seated two, sat only a young girl, pouting angrily, glaring fixedly at the Crown Prince.

She was a girl who looked strikingly martial at first glance, but Yasen, with little experience, didn't recognize her.

As for the man the Crown Prince was clinging to, he looked rather ordinary.

"Brother Ye, just one bite, just one bite—it's really only the meat of a rabbit-like strange creature, not snake meat!"

"Your Highness, I can't eat anymore—I truly can't! Gaining stats… no, even if it boosted my cultivation, I still can't eat any more!"

Attributes?!

In a flash, Yasen, who had just been bending over to observe, suddenly snapped his head up and stared at Fang Yue.

Could this guy…

No, I must be overthinking it—Natives themselves are aware of the existence of attributes.

But regardless, Yasen still glanced at Fang Yue a couple more times.

"Oh, so you're the chef of this dish? Excellent! This dish suits both me and Brother Ye perfectly. You're Deputy Chef No. 13, right? From now on, you're Deputy Chef No. 2. All other chefs drop down one rank; your benefits are doubled, and you're granted one year of Yang Shou, plus ten vials of 【Gu Yuan Dan】."

Benefits doubled! One year of Yang Shou! Ten vials of 【Gu Yuan Dan】!

Each reward stirred Yasen's heart with excitement; he immediately knelt and bowed.

"Thank Your Royal Highness for this grace!"

(End of Chapter)