Chapter 192 Second Generation Melk’s Grinder’s Notes (5K)

living room.

Sun Zheng lifted the dust sheet, cleaned the large sofa, and helped Grandma Sun sit down.

“Master, after eating those two bowls of glowing catfish noodles yesterday, how has the ‘unpalatable mark’ on your body improved?”

Granny Sun’s eyes were deep as she slowly said, “It has faded a lot, but the mark is still there.”

There was a hint of unwillingness in his words.

Sun Zheng was puzzled and asked, “Is it because the specifications of the dishes are not good enough?”

Granny Sun tightened her hands unconsciously on her knees:
“Well, that’s what I guessed too.”

“It may be enough to control the luminous dish of the level 30 Snow Catfish and melt the cursed ones of special grade or below.”

“But with my old bones, I may have to use at least level 80 ingredients to make glowing dishes before I can hope to eradicate the ‘unpalatable mark’ on me.”

At least level 80 ingredients!

Hearing this, Sun Zheng’s pupils shrank slightly and he lowered his head.

It is true that he is a Zhenlin chef, but he is only a master-level Zhenlin who can handle level 50-60 ingredients.

Going up are the Grandmaster Zhenlin who controls level 60-70 ingredients, and the King Zhenlin who controls level 70-80 ingredients.

Sun Zheng took a deep breath and spoke with difficulty: “It is so difficult to control level 100 ingredients 80% perfectly. This is already the pinnacle of Lin Chef’s field, and even involves the Pseudo-Dragon realm.”

The living room was silent for a moment.

Granny Sun suddenly said:

“No matter what, compared to the hard-to-find ‘divine ingredients’, I see the spark of hope in him, and I think this hope is easier to grasp!”

Sun Zheng nodded in agreement:
“Then Master, should our lineage assist Boss Xia and protect him to reach the King’s True Unicorn Realm safely?”

Granny Sun narrowed her eyes and laughed:

“There’s no need for us to take action. The Shenzhou Gourmet Association will probably be keeping a close eye on him. After all, the modern gourmet world has finally produced a successor who has mastered the art of making luminous dishes, ancient skills, and ancient recipes.”

“I even feel that in the eyes of the old guys in the Shenzhou Gourmet Association, Boss Xia’s value and importance to the modern gourmet world is no less than that of a complete legendary artifact!”

what…

Hearing this, Sun Zheng took a breath subconsciously, then calmed down and thought about it.

The formula inexplicably kept circling in my mind:

Glowing = divine ingredients?
Sun Zheng was silent for a moment before he said, “A chef who controls the light is indeed equivalent to holding a divine weapon.”

……

In the bunker.

The replica of [Spiritual Storage] was selected.

Xia An continued to pick out the second item from the messy pile of old things.

“Is this the ancient language of another world?”

He squatted down and stared at a broken stone tablet.

He was very familiar with the words above.

Observed for a few seconds.

[The collection of ancient languages ​​from other worlds has reached 100%]

[This language skill has been entered into the panel]

Xia An was delighted and pulled up his personal panel.

……

[Skill: Ancient Language of Other World]

【Progress: Beginner】

【It can help you understand the indigenous language of the food world】

……

add a bit!

Xia An couldn’t wait to distribute cooking experience points.

ding ding ding…

From beginner to master by spending money.

Because of the huge amount of experience points gained from 100% perfect control of the snow catfish, even after spending all the money, only a small part of it was consumed.

……

[Skill: Ancient Language of Other World]

[Progress: Complete]

[You are a master of alien languages, and you will no longer have any difficulty reading any old documents]

……

Hoohoo!

Xia An went to see the stone tablet again.

The originally cryptic language and symbols were translated into the mother tongue by themselves.

The content made Xia An’s pupils shrink slightly:
“Oh shit…Soup of the Century?”

Of course, this extremely surprised voice came from my heart.

He restrained himself from shouting.

“An ancient stone tablet recording the recipe for the Soup of the Century!”

Xia An held his breath and stared at the stone tablet more carefully.

“The ingredients are: coconut, motorized onion, and silk bird skeleton?”

“Well, the back is incomplete?”

Xia An wrote it down word for word, including the processing details of each ingredient, but unfortunately, this stone tablet only recorded three ingredients.

At this time!

Ding–

[Recipe: “Century Soup” (30%)]

【grade:?】

[Severely damaged, cannot be cooked! ]

“Only 30% is included?” Xia An was full of regret, as if he was back to the mood when he was studying ancient recipes. He scratched his head at the remaining fragments.

Xia An looked at the stone tablet for a long time, which aroused the curiosity and suspicion of the three sisters.

Sun Ying was a person who couldn’t hide her thoughts: “Boss Xia, can you understand what’s on the stone tablet?”

“Understood.”

Xia An stood up and said modestly.

Actually.

He has already spent money to upgrade [Ancient Language of Other Worlds] to perfection. It is not an exaggeration to call him a master of ancient language.

Sisters Sun Xiang and Sun Yun’s eyes narrowed.

Sun Xiang couldn’t help but ask: “What is recorded on it?”

Xia An has successfully taken advantage of someone else’s treasure trove, and 30% of the recipes have been included in the panel. In other words, the value of this stone tablet has been exhausted in his hands.

“Soup of the Century,” he said calmly.

“Clam??”

Sisters Sun Ying and Sun Xiang cried out in surprise.

Obviously, they knew this recipe, which is considered great in the food world.

Even Sun Yun was somewhat doubtful:
“Boss Xia, are you sure that the record above is “Century Soup”? “

Xia An nodded helplessly: “The content is seriously incomplete, I can translate it for you to see.”

He chuckled to himself.

Curiosity killed the cat.

He wanted to pass on this regret of not being able to see the complete version to the Sun family.

Then, the Sun brothers and sisters, including Grandma Sun, would go looking for other stone tablets.

As for whether he would be asked to translate other stone tablets after they were found, Xia An chose to believe in the true meaning of “luminescence” and the power of luminous dishes.

He had already learned from Jing Nina that the Phoenix Eight Immortals and their descendants who were cursed with the [Unpalatable Mark] could gradually heal and lift the curse by consuming glowing dishes.

This way.

Is it necessary to worry about Granny Sun and her adopted sons and daughters keeping secrets?
At worst, I can just propose corresponding conditions next time I entertain you.

Write 30% of the content of “Century Soup” and let the three sisters discuss it.

Xia An enjoyed the peace and quiet and continued treasure hunting and identification on his own.

The kitchenware has been selected to imitate [Lingzangku].

For the second treasure, Xia An no longer looked at the kitchen utensils and finally chose an old relic of inheritance.

The content was also recorded in the ancient language of another world, but for Xia An, there was no difficulty in reading and understanding it.

……

……

[Rare Item: Second Generation Melk’s Grinder’s Notes]

【grade:??】

[As the daughter of the first Melk, the second generation Melk inherited her father’s skills and became a top grinder of the new generation. The knives she made were regarded as treasures by top warriors and chefs.]

……

That’s right, the inherited relic!
It’s still the legacy of the grinder!

Xia An had long coveted the deputy position of grinder, but the content related to grinders left by Senior Tang Meijun was a bit rough. He flipped through it several times, but the panel failed to successfully record the deputy position.

Therefore, he seriously suspected that Senior Tang Meijun had only inherited the incomplete grinder’s heritage.

“Can this inherited relic be successfully recorded on the panel?” Xia An, feeling a little uneasy, turned to the last page of the not-so-thick notebook.

The progress bar suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

twenty three%…

Ok?
Xia An calmed down and read it again from the beginning.

twenty three%…

“It seems that I need to have a basic understanding of the secondary position of [Grinding Master] in order to successfully record it.”

After reading it for the third time, Xia An rubbed his brows and closed the notebook.

Even with his spirit as a “martial arts master”, he felt extremely tired after absorbing such a large amount of information and knowledge.

“Have you made your selection, Boss Xia?”

Eldest sister Sun Yun came over.

Before anyone knew it, the eldest sister of the Sun family was the only one left in the bunker; the two sisters, Sun Ying and Sun Xiang, had disappeared.

Xia An checked the time on his phone and his eyes twitched slightly. It took him nearly two hours to read the inheritance notes three times.

“Well, for the second item, I’d choose this old notebook.” Xia An replied.

Sun Yun was fine with it, and said with a smile: “With your knowledge of the ancient language of another world, Boss Xia, I’m sure you will be able to interpret the contents of this notebook very quickly.”

soon?

No, it has been interpreted!

Xia An smiled without saying anything, and the two of them left the bunker.

In the villa’s living room, Grandma Sun said earnestly, “I believe that ‘White Snow Catfish Noodles’ is just the beginning. I look forward to Boss Xia making more shining dishes with high-standard ingredients.”

Sun Ying shook her phone and came closer:

“Can you add me as a friend, Boss Xia? I’m also planning to add you to our Sun family’s group chat!”

[You have joined the ‘Sun’s Lineage’ group]

Successfully joined the group.

Before leaving, Xia An suddenly thought of [Bacchus Whale] and [Gin Tide].

This is about his Regeneration Master’s inherited recipe!
“Gin Tide?”

Hearing Xia An stop and ask solemnly, Sun Yun was stunned for a moment, then smiled:

“With the channels of ‘neo Food Utopia’, even if [Gin Tide] is out of stock, we can quickly find elite hunters to hunt it, or potential sellers.” It was almost like a guarantee that they could help get [Gin Tide].

The fat boy Sun Kang chuckled and said:

“My elder sister has already become the head of the logistics department of ‘Neo Food Utopia’. Boss Xia, as long as it is not a ‘divine ingredient’, my elder sister will find a way to get it for you.”

A moment later, on the return vehicle.

Xia An looked at the very active [Sun Clan Group Chat] on his phone and thought to himself:
“The hidden ‘Eight Phoenix Immortals’ of Neon’s lineage are easy to get to know.”

To put it bluntly, the ancients are the ancients, and there is no conflict between him and the Eight Phoenix Immortals. After all, the [Unpalatable Seal] was not imposed on these ethnic groups by him. If you want to settle accounts, please find the team headed by Liu Maoxing.

“If we can get a stable supply of Gin Tide from Sun Yun, we can put aside the channels from Higashino Tsuyoshi for now.”

However, Xia An planned to meet with Dong Yegang and explain the situation when they arrived at the coordinate point.

Return to the Nakiri residence.

After a long sleep and regaining his energy, Xia An got up and continued to work on the second-generation Melk grinder’s notes.

After reading it from beginning to end several times.

Finally I heard the heavenly “ding dong” panel sound effect.

[The interpretation of Melk Grinder’s inheritance has reached 100%]

[‘Melke Grinder’ life sub-profession has been entered into the panel]

……

[Second job: grinder]

[Inheritance level: Gold (50%)]

[Proficiency: Beginner]

[This inheritance is not complete, only 50%. If you practice to the “perfect” proficiency, you can forge and refine materials up to level 90.]

……

It’s so incomplete again?

Xia An complained, but after he immersed himself in his thoughts and understood, he was secretly happy:
“With this half-chapter’s full-level ‘perfection’ proficiency, can I forge and refine level 90 materials?”

So what are you waiting for?

Kryptonian Warriors, start!
He put all his cooking experience points into it in one go.

? ?
The proficiency level remained unchanged.

“You need to earn ‘Food Skill Points’ instead of experience points or attribute points?” Xia An’s face changed after he understood.

[Food Skill Points: 7]

Expand the details of food skills and income.

Complete the goal of entertaining the Sun family, points +2.

100% perfect control of the flesh and blood of the giant crocodile Kaila, points +3.

Recently, there are only these two sources of income.

Going forward is the expenditure of krypton. Krypton bought [Hundred Thousand Food Points] and [Nail Gun Fist], which consumed a total of 6 food skill points, so there were 8 points left out of the original 2 points.

Adding the 5 points gained later, the point balance is now [7].

Xia An didn’t hesitate.

Just spend money when you need to.

Grinder deputy position, it’s worth it!

As for leaving some points for the deputy position of regeneration master, the points can be earned back.

In one go, I spent 4 food skill points.

The grinder profession panel also fluctuated and upgraded four times.

[Proficiency: Beginner → Getting Started → Minor Success → Major Success → Perfection]

Max level on the spot!

then.

This half of the second-generation Melk grinder’s notes was as if Xia An had written it himself. He thoroughly digested and comprehended it, and the information and knowledge were crushed and floated in his mind.

Xia An opened the kitchen utensil box and looked at the grinder’s “masterpieces” inside.

Ivory dagger, shark bone machete, slender awl, file…

Forehead…

The corners of his eyes twitched slightly.

“So, Senior Tang Meijun’s forging and hammering are so rough?”

Having fully absorbed the legacy of top grinders, looking back at these “masterpieces”, we can see that they are full of flaws.

Use a simple word to describe it——

Whiteboard!

Although they are of purple quality, these treasures and kitchen utensils have no special affixes or entries!

According to the technical concept passed down by the second generation of Melk grinders, kitchen knives should not only pursue sharpness, but also focus on combat functionality.

Take the newly named kitchen utensil “Sharkbone Knife” for example.

If Xia An forged and hammered the spine of a level 55 ‘Wana Shark’ himself to make this kitchen utensil.

That will inevitably add one or two combat-functional affixes.

“Either [Shock] or [Dismember], if it has these two affixes, this ‘Sharkbone Cleaver’ can be called perfectly forged.”

However, there is still hope.

Can be recast and upgraded.

But it requires an extraordinary foundry site.

of course.

The second generation of Melk grinders inherited knowledge about foundry furnace construction.

Xia An plans to build a simple stove at the coastal base for transitional use.

……

Time passes quickly in the busy construction that is moving back and forth.

In the blink of an eye.

It was Monday morning.

At ten o’clock, at the ‘Between Moon and Sky’ venue.

The finals of the autumn selection competition for this year’s freshmen have officially begun.

Ryo Hayama vs Alice Nakiri!
Xia An sat in the guest judge chair, and together with Dojima Gin, Saiba Joichiro, Nakiri Senzaemon and Professor Shiomi Jun who had returned from the Shenzhou Shu competition, a total of five people formed the jury.

【Takashi Higashino: I’ll be waiting for you at the airport. 】

On the phone, Xia An and Dong Yegang were chatting.

[Xia An: Then I’ll trouble you, Mr. Dongye. Can you tell me where we are going now? ]

[Take Higashino: Hokkaido. 】

【Xia An: Can I bring someone with me? 】

[Takashi Higashino: It’s best to only bring one. If you successfully pass the ‘inspection’, you can use that ‘coordinate point’ to teleport to the food world. You can still take care of one apprentice. ]

Xia An has already thought of the candidate.

Alice, Erina, and Midori are all first-years and still need to attend classes to continue building their culinary foundation.

But it’s different for Kobayashi Ryodan. It wouldn’t be considered as forcing the growth of a seedling if it were to take this female disciple, who is about to graduate, out to the world of food to see the world.

“…Please invite Mr. Xia An, the famous chef from China, to reveal the theme and ingredients of the finals to the two finalists!”

As the host made the announcement, the audience burst into warm cheers.

Xia An collected his thoughts, smiled at several old acquaintances who were also judges, then stood up and walked to the center of the stage where the lights were focused.

Isshiki Hui, dressed in formal attire, has already pushed the food cart here.

Isse Hui respectfully handed a sledgehammer to Xia An.

Xia An also knew what he wanted to do.

He took the sledgehammer and aimed it at the large square ice block on the cart.

Smash it hard!

Boom…

The ice shattered, revealing the “saury” trapped inside in a close-up shot.

“The ingredients and theme of this finals are saury—”

“【Boneless Saury】, Catch Level 1, Bronze-level Fantasy Ingredients!”

Xia An announced to the camera with a smile.

The voice just fell.

Screams echoed throughout the Moon and Sky Arena.

The teachers and students were surprised and stared blankly at the fantasy saury broadcast on the big screen.

There are only two fish.

Each one is 30 to 40 centimeters long.

Except for its size, its appearance is no different from ordinary saury.

“Boneless saury?”

Ryo Hayama and Alice Nakiri, who had already come forward to collect the food, were also filled with surprise.

When they received the final theme notification a week ago, it only said “Sanma” on it, not the fantasy saury in front of them.

Ye Shanliang’s face was slightly gloomy.

Alice, on the other hand, regained her composure in two or three seconds after her expression changed. Her cherry lips slightly raised in a confident smile.

She glanced at her master not far away and thought to herself:

“Hehe~”

“Master has already trained me in the ability to control fantasy ingredients!”

Xia An returned to the judging panel.

Isshiki Hui, who was hosting the finals, grabbed Xia An and asked:

“Chef Xia An, do you have any suggestions for the two finalists on how to cook [Boneless Saury]?”

The whole audience focused their attention on him.

Xia An coughed and said, “It doesn’t matter if I haven’t mastered cooking [Boneless Saury] before. After all, it’s just a level 1 bronze ingredient.”

“It’s not much different from regular saury. Just cook it according to the recipe you prepared.”

2 hours later.

Ryo Hayama and Alice, who made it to the finals, looked focused and determined as they each completed their themed dishes.

Ye Shanliang presented his final assignment first.

“Cold carpaccio?”

In the broadcast camera, Ye Shanliang’s cold dishes filled the screen, causing exclamations of surprise from all the teachers and students.

Xi Jianrun glanced at Xia An who was indifferent, and said quickly:

“Carpaccio, in Western cuisine, refers to a dish made by cutting raw beef into thin slices and drizzling it with olive oil and sauce.”

“But in the Japanese food world, it specifically refers to ‘appetizers’ that use fish.”

Shiomi Jun emphasized the word “appetizer”.

Dojima Gin looked at Hayama Ryo who was serving the dishes and said with a click of the tongue:
“You are very confident.”

“In the finals, serve appetizers and cold dishes.”

“As we all know, appetizers are meant to be light and refreshing, with the core purpose of stimulating diners’ appetite. But main dishes are different, and they can try their best to create a strong and impactful taste…”

Hearing this, Ye Shanliang snorted:

“In my hands, ‘Carpaccio’ will be the main course—”

The words trailed off.

A voice came from behind:

“I’m sorry, my dishes are also in the form of cold dishes–“

(End of this chapter)