NOVEL NEXT Chapter 47
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Hearing Bai Luo was willing to oppose the Divine Realm for her sake, Qian Renxue felt a warm sensation in her heart.
Besides her grandfather, Qian Daolou, Bai Luo was the second person who made her feel at ease.
Qian Xunjí: So, I don’t even deserve a name?
“There’s no need to be so formal.”
Bai Luo disliked Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, and also didn’t have much affection for Bibidong; they were too love-struck.
“I’ve sent you both the novel and the animation.”
Bai Luo: “I haven’t read the manga of Douluo Continent, so I can’t provide any reference for you.”
“That’s already more than enough.”
Qian Renxue was deeply grateful for Bai Luo’s help and expressed that she would be available if needed in the future.
After closing the chat group, Bai Luo stood up and stretched his arms.
Before he knew it, the sky had grown dim.
“Master.”
Xi Wu, dressed in a maid uniform, respectfully stood beside Bai Luo. “Dinner is prepared for you. Would you like me to bring it over?”
“No, I’ll eat with everyone else.”
With so many furry-eared girls needing comfort, Bai Luo naturally seized every opportunity to pet them.
Moreover, the sight of beast-eared girls eating was quite adorable.
“Speaking of dinner…”
Suddenly, Bai Luo thought of Master Abe.
The glowing cuisine from Cook Ding’s Crisis had been something Bai Luo longed for.
Caught up in private chatting with Qian Renxue, Bai Luo almost forgot about this matter.
Bai Luo (Private Chat): “Is Master Abe there?”
Master Abe: “I’m here. Is there anything I can do for you, Mr. Bai Luo?”
Due to work reasons, Master Abe had also turned off the group chat in Juxialou.
Bai Luo: “I plan to give the kids some surprises, so I’d like Master Abe to prepare a few dishes.”
According to the rules of the chat group, only items with unique properties could be sold to the system marketplace to earn points.
However, the chat group itself has a built-in red envelope function.
While red envelopes cannot directly contain exclusive items, they can hold points and ordinary items without special properties, such as water, food, and precious metals common to all worlds.
Bai Luo could use gold to purchase meals from Master Abe.
“There’s no need to be so distant, Mr. Bai Luo.”
Upon hearing Bai Luo’s intention to pay, Master Abe quickly refused: “Preparing a few dishes isn’t much trouble at all.”
Furthermore, Master Abe was delighted that Bai Luo enjoyed his cooking.
As for payment…
Receiving praise from someone as strong as Bai Luo was reward enough for Master Abe.
Cooking is meant to bring happiness after all.
“Then I’ll trouble you, Master Abe.”
Bai Luo noted this favor but didn’t intend to accept it for free.
During the time waiting for Master Abe to cook, Bai Luo crafted three amulets imbued with the Power of Authority.
[Would you like to set these as exclusive merchandise?]
“Yes.”
Bai Luo bundled the three amulets together, uploaded them to the marketplace, and marked them as 0 points (exclusive purchase by Master Abe).
[This transaction will cost 40 points. Do you wish to proceed?]
The Power of Authority amulets belonged to an external force in the world of Cook Ding’s Crisis.
To make them effective in Master Abe’s hands, Bai Luo needed to pay an additional fee of 40 points.
“Proceed.”
With that, the amulets disappeared from Bai Luo’s hand.
The marketplace had a dedicated section for exclusive items akin to exclusive red envelopes, purchasable only by designated individuals.
Choosing this method, however, prevented Bai Luo from earning system points.
Additionally, sending exclusive red envelopes required paying a fee to integrate the item’s associated principles into the current world.
Soon, Master Abe finished cooking and sent the dishes via the red envelope function.
Glowing cuisine may be miraculous, but it does not inherently possess special principles; it’s more of a display of skill.
Therefore, these dishes could be sent through regular red envelopes.
“Master Abe, check the marketplace.”
Upon receiving the red envelope, Bai Luo reminded Master Abe to claim his exclusive item.
“What is this?”
Master Abe did not refuse and purchased the item.
Next moment, three ancient wooden amulets appeared in her hands.
“These are amulets I personally crafted.”
Bai Luo said: “They carry my power, not only capable of blocking harm but also slowly restoring one’s vitality and spirit, making one healthier and luckier.”
“This is too valuable!!”
To exchange just a few dishes for such treasures was something Master Abe couldn’t accept.
She wanted to return them to Bai Luo, but his words made her hesitate.
“Master Abe, wouldn’t you want your children to grow up healthy?”
Although Bai Luo didn’t use the phrase “you wouldn’t want,” the meaning was similar.
In short, Bai Luo hit on Master Abe’s weak spot.
“Then, thank you, Mr. Bai Luo.”
Master Abe could disregard herself, but when it came to her children, she could only reluctantly accept this gift.
“If you ever want anything, just let me know, Mr. Bai Luo.”
At the same time, Master Abe emphasized that the money for the dishes had already been paid, and Bai Luo didn’t need to give any more gifts.
“Alright.”
Bai Luo shook his head helplessly, marveling at how kind-hearted Master Abe truly was.
Cook Ding’s Crisis, like Douluo Continent, has different world branches.
For example, in the original setting, Master Abe’s father was named Chen Tian, a Ming Dynasty general known as the Furious Horned Warrior.
But in the extreme version of Cook Ding’s Crisis, there’s Luo Wu, the Ten-Complete Master of Yangquan Restaurant, bringing his ten-year-old daughter, Master Abe, to participate in the competition.
If the setting wasn’t incorrect,
the only possibility was that the Ten-Complete Master and Chen Tian were the same person.
However, upon asking Master Abe, Bai Luo received the former answer.
In other words, the Master Abe in the group should come from the old version of the anime, rather than the later updated “Cook Ding’s Crisis! Extreme”.
Yet, when Bai Luo questioned Jade Immortal Master and Water Mirror Master, Master Abe confirmed their existence.
The two masters debut in Cook Ding’s Crisis! Extreme, collectively known as the Great Four of China alongside two others.
“So, does the Taiji Cooking World and the Eight Immortals of Phoenix exist in Master Abe’s world of Cook Ding’s Crisis?”
However, Bai Luo didn’t know much about the sequel to Cook Ding’s Crisis.
All he knew was that the chefs in the sequel were incredibly skilled, and the culinary battles were nothing short of divine combat.
Please note, the term “divine combat” is literal, not metaphorical.
While the Five Tiger Stars in the first part used superpowers, the second part saw everyone cultivating their skills.
Take Jade Immortal Master and Water Mirror Master as examples.
The former could levitate, sit cross-legged in mid-air, and ride clouds, while the latter could see past and future simply by pouring a bowl of water.
The Eight Immortals of Phoenix were equally exaggerated.
From techniques like reincarnation, controlling thunder, immortality, to possessing divine spirits,
there’s nothing they couldn’t achieve if you could imagine it.
Regarding this, Bai Luo really wanted to comment: With such abilities, why bother cooking? Wouldn’t it be better to conquer the world directly?
You say conquer the world through cooking?
Then there’s no problem.
“Let me see what dishes Master Abe has prepared.”
Opening the red envelope, Bai Luo chose to accept it.
Immediately, three food boxes floated down from the void and appeared before Bai Luo.
Each box was layered, and Bai Luo counted six layers in total.
“Truly impressive, people from the world of Cook Ding’s Crisis. The speed at which Master Abe cooks is extraordinary.”
Bai Luo reflected on their conversation, which lasted no more than half an hour.
Yet, the quantity of dishes…
“Well, after all, they’re gods cooking, understandable, understandable.”
Bai Luo didn’t choose to open them immediately.
This was glowing cuisine; opening them now would be meaningless. It should be unveiled all at once in front of everyone.
“Lord Bai Luo, what is this?”
Xi Wu looked at the food boxes in front of her. She hadn’t sensed any spatial fluctuations, so she wondered where Bai Luo had gotten the boxes from.
“Didn’t I tell you before?”
“Another world?”
“Exactly.”
Bai Luo smiled and said: “Like Seyri, these dishes also come from another world, though it’s a different place from where Seyri resides.”
“Dishes?”
Xi Wu, as an immortal dragon, had no physiological needs.
Of course, now transformed into human form, Xi Wu could choose to eat and drink.
“These aren’t ordinary dishes.”
Bai Luo confidently introduced: “Don’t underestimate my friend’s culinary skills; they will surely surprise you greatly.”
“Alright, Xi Wu, please gather the children inside the castle for me.”
“Yes, Lord Bai Luo.”
Xi Wu obediently turned and left.
Bai Luo went to the castle hall, unfolded each dish, and filled the entire long table.
“Master Abe has put a lot of effort into this.”
Different worlds have varying perceptions of value.
For Bai Luo, the glowing cuisine from Cook Ding’s Crisis was a delicacy he had craved since childhood, far surpassing other worlds in allure.
“If there’s a chance in the future, I’ll help Master Abe again.”
Just as Bai Luo decided this in his mind, a pinkish-white figure darted in from outside the door.
“Master~”
Cat Girl unceremoniously jumped onto the chair, sniffed at the lunchbox, tilted her head, and asked, “What is this? Food? But, it’s strange, why can’t Cat Girl smell it?”
“Oh wow!!!”
Bai Luo was startled and then exclaimed in surprise: “Is there such a rule?”
He hadn’t noticed before, but now reminded by Cat Girl, he realized it.
Indeed, even he couldn’t detect the scent of the food from the lunchboxes.
Keep in mind, Bai Luo’s five senses were extraordinarily sharp now.
Even with such enhanced senses, Bai Luo was still blocked by mere lunchboxes.
“Magic perception still works.”
Bai Luo used magic to probe one of the lunchboxes and instantly received a lot of feedback information: “So, it just blocks ordinary sensory concepts?”
This situation was beyond scientific explanation for Bai Luo.
It could only be said that divine cuisine lived up to its reputation, adhering to mysticism.
However, Bai Luo didn’t delve deeper into it.
The cuisine in Cook Ding’s Crisis was already quite wondrous.
Though it might not possess extraordinary powers certified by the chat group, there was no doubt that these dishes had reached the pinnacle of human craftsmanship.
Among all gourmet anime, only Food Wars could compare with Cook Ding’s Crisis.
However, Food Wars featured characters with god-like abilities.
The ingredients numbered 650 in that series, extremely fantastical, and the physical capabilities of the characters were non-human.
Moreover, Bai Luo had a premonition that if Master Abe obtained the ingredients and utensils from that world, she could also create top-notch dishes.
Talking about culinary skills alone, according to the old setting, Master Abe was the Supreme Dragon Chef, undoubtedly the peak level in the world of Cook Ding’s Crisis.
“These are dishes prepared by my friends from other worlds.”
Bai Luo stopped Cat Girl’s sneaky hand and scolded: “You can’t sneak a bite, understand?”
“We understand~”
Bai Luo patted Cat Girl’s head. The girl first showed an expression of enjoyment, then suddenly turned into a small white cat, quickly jumping onto Bai Luo’s shoulder.
The little white cat was light, adding no weight at all when perched on his shoulder.
“I’ve already sent Xi Wu to notify everyone, so there’s no need to rush.”
Bai Luo held the cat in his arms and rubbed it freely.
“Purr purr~”
The little thing didn’t feel uncomfortable at all, instead emitting a sound of comfort.
“Lord Bai Luo.”
Soon, Xue Ji and Hong Ye arrived with the children gathered in the castle hall.
“Where are Alpha and Beta?”
Bai Luo glanced around and found that Alpha and Beta weren’t present.
Through the clan contract, Bai Luo sensed that they were far away, unlikely to return anytime soon.
“They’ve obtained new information about demon hosts and have gone to the Northern Mountains.”
Xue Ji understood Bai Luo’s confusion and explained the whereabouts of Alpha and Beta.
“Looks like they won’t get to enjoy this feast.”
Bai Luo didn’t intend to call them back.
Master Abe’s dishes would have plenty of opportunities in the future, and now the mission to rescue demon hosts was more important.
“Come on, let me show you the Chinese cuisine from another world!”
As Bai Luo spoke, he quickly opened the lunchboxes layer by layer.
“Wow!”
“What is this?”
“Too dazzling!”
In an instant, dazzling light erupted from the lunchboxes.
All the children present instinctively covered their eyes.
“Sizzle sizzle sizzle~”
Soon, the light faded.
However, the shock brought by Master Abe’s dishes was just beginning.
“So fragrant!”
“Too fragrant!”
“What is this? How can it be so fragrant?”
Accompanied by swirling smoke, the aroma locked inside the lunchboxes swept through the surroundings like a storm.
The feeling of being immersed in an ocean of deliciousness made everyone present intoxicated, including Bai Luo, who couldn’t help but marvel.
At this moment, Bai Luo gave the natives of the Shadow World a small taste of the glowing cuisine’s wonder.
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