Green Monster Epic

Upon being reminded by Figglas, a whole new world seemed to open up before Allen's eyes.

Habitual thinking is deadly. As the first hobgoblin to elevate chefs to their current status, Allen, due to tribal and personal factors, has somewhat overlooked his other talents. But isn't this also because Allen's perspective on the art of cooking is still influenced by the world's views?

Before Allen, almost no one cared about the deliciousness of cooking or the techniques involved. The vast majority of the wilderness natives were struggling to avoid starvation, so who would care about trivial things like taste and color?

In the Four Great Civilizations, the emphasis on food was more about flaunting exquisite tableware and elaborate etiquette. As for ingredients and taste? Those things couldn't demonstrate a family's power and wealth, so naturally, few people cared about them.

Of course, this wasn't absolute. It's just that the pursuit of ultimate flavor, aroma, and appearance by a small group of gourmets ultimately failed to become a trend.

In such an environment, everyone naturally looked down upon cooks. Although Allen promoted chefs, he was still influenced by this contemptuous attitude, and instead overlooked the greater benefits he could have gained from this skill.

"...To be honest, your attention to food is too low, and your definition of a chef is too superficial."

"Since alchemists are divided into categories, such as jewelry alchemists, potion alchemists, magic item alchemists... Furthermore, alchemists in each category are ranked according to the highest level of potions and items they can create."

"Couldn't we also classify our chefs based on the quality of the magic dishes they cook and other factors, and give them more detailed rankings?"

"And what about establishing a guild? Bring in all the graduates from the Green Lake Culinary Academy. Anyone who wants to become a chef recognized by the world must pass our guild's examination and obtain a chef's certificate issued by our guild."

"This way, the profession of chef can shed its labels of being lowly and cheap, and be accepted by the world. Then, more talented people will be willing to join the profession of chef!"

"Combined with the magic dish recipes you and your tribesmen have developed over the years, you should at least be able to achieve a status equal to that of alchemists!"

"By then, even if you don't deliberately promote your faith as the God of Food, I'm afraid you'll have believers all over the Ferman World, becoming a being known to everyone!"

"..."

Figglas got excited and simply threw out all the ideas he had been thinking about these days.

After carefully listening to Figglas's suggestions, Allen's entire face suddenly turned into a sculpture, without revealing any emotion. However, within his heart, there was a shocking wave, rolling and surging in his mind.

It turned out that Allen had been guarding a gold mine for so many years, and he was still unaware of it.

The cooking skills that he thought were just a hobby, now, under the guidance of this dragon Figglas, Allen suddenly saw the vast world behind this skill.

Even if the vision that Figglas described to him couldn't compare with the well-established alchemy, Allen believed that as long as he operated properly, the profession of chef would at least become a means of earning a living in the eyes of countless ordinary people.

Compared to alchemy, which is somewhat detached from the ordinary class and more related to adventure and war, the chef profession, which can be a means of livelihood for ordinary people and also has magic dishes that are of great help to combat professionals, will inevitably have a larger audience than alchemy learners.

The more chefs there are, the more believers there will be in the God of Food, who is closely related to chefs...

Allen only needed to associate and deduce slightly, and the results he obtained made him feel very optimistic. Perhaps there would be some negative consequences, but overall, the benefits Allen would gain from it would be immeasurable.

"Regarding the guild, do you have any suggestions?"

Allen stirred the iron pot more frequently, while also casting his gaze towards the troll-like dragon, discussing with him.

"I think the first thing you need to do is to classify your tribe's magic dish recipes according to difficulty and their effects on different levels of combat professions. After you have established the chef's level divisions, then consider the guild issue."

"Also, regarding the recipes, you should select a portion of recipes with limited effects and lower value, and actively let them circulate through chambers of commerce or equivalent exchanges."

"Only when these recipes circulate will more people join the profession of chef, making the profession of chef more attractive."

"Look at the chefs on the market now. Those who have the opportunity to come into contact with magic dishes, in addition to the outstanding graduates of your culinary academy, are also the tribes in the wilderness who exchanged a few recipes from you in the early years!"

"As long as there are a few more chefs who can learn magic dishes, and large restaurants in the surrounding cities can hire these chefs, they will naturally help you spread the reputation of magic dishes!"

It seemed that Figglas had put in a lot of effort and thought into planning for Allen these days. Hearing Allen's inquiry, he immediately knew that the other party was tempted and quickly told his plan in his mind.

"Magic dish recipes are the most important asset of my Green Field Tribe. No matter what resources or money are used to exchange them, my tribesmen and I will feel it's not worth it."

Allen frowned, gently tossing out the pan-fried fish steak that was just right in the iron pot, and deftly caught it with Figglas's golden plate when the fish steak reached its highest point, without damaging the integrity of the fish steak at all.

Allen scooped up a spoonful of the gravy that had been prepared for a long time in another iron pot and poured the thick soup made from fish bubbles over the fish steak, and a complex aroma immediately spread out.

After sending this delicacy to Figglas, Allen returned to the temporary stove made of rough stones, preparing to add another dish for Figglas.

"Allen, I don't think you've ever been a stingy goblin. Why can't you see the light on this matter??"

"The reason why I said to exchange them through chambers of commerce or resource exchanges, and let them circulate on the market, is to open up the reputation of magic dishes in this way..."

"I understand. I'm just considering how many magic dish recipes need to be taken out to achieve the effect you said."

Allen interrupted Figglas, his knowledge and vision making it impossible for him not to see Figglas's plan. He was simply estimating in his mind how many recipes he would need to release to achieve the best possible effect that Figglas predicted.

Magic cuisine recipes are not so easily formed. For example, Allen has made no less than a hundred meals of magic cuisine for Figglas, but the total number of dishes that can permanently improve Figglas's physical fitness is actually less than half.

Many dishes appear to be cooked from different species, but when Allen and the others actually taste them, they find that the magic aura of the dishes is extremely similar to other dishes, and the permanent blessing properties have lost their effect on them.

Moreover, mature magic cuisine recipes often use the most basic and relatively easy-to-obtain ingredients to achieve the best results.

Not everyone can be like the dragon Figglas, possessing great strength and time to search the world for all kinds of magical beast ingredients, just to cook a meal they have never tasted before.

As the Green Field Tribe chefs gradually got on the right track and had more magic chefs, they, through practice and discussion, discarded many of the magic cuisine recipes that Allen had left behind in his early years, storing them in boxes deep within the tribe's library, covered in a thick layer of dust.

For example, there was a dish called 'Hellfire' made with the heart of a legendary Balor Flame Demon, paired with the Heart of Fire Element. Although Allen described its effects as very tempting, even the creator, Allen, had only cooked it once so far.

Which other chef has the ability to find a Balor Flame Demon, kill it, and collect its heart to cook? And who can guarantee that following Allen's described cooking method will definitely result in the successful cooking of this 'Hellfire'?

This is obviously an unrealistic problem, and the probability of failure is extremely high. Even if a magic chef learns such a recipe, how would they find the ingredients, how would they recreate this delicacy?

Therefore, after these years of refinement, the tribe only has a little over a hundred mature magic cuisine recipes.

Since the goal is to promote magic cuisine, the recipes that are circulated must be mature and suitable for most people. This will highlight the value of the magic chef system, and it's not as simple as Figglas thought, just throwing out some unimportant recipes. This is also the real reason why Allen is somewhat hesitant.

"Actually, we can find a suitable merchant to help us sell a few recipes together, selling hundreds or thousands of sets at once, and selling them in various places at the same time. As long as the promotion is done properly, the funds recovered will definitely be considerable."

Figglas noticed the hesitation in Allen's eyes and continued to offer advice.

"Let me think about it!!"

Allen's hands didn't stop, continuing to work busily on the cutting board. A luxurious kitchen knife made of gold essence was used to remove the two fist-sized eyeballs from the shark's corpse, placing them in a teacup prepared earlier.

He casually raised the shark's spine, which was two or three times taller than him, and lightly tapped the vertebrae with the back of the knife. As the spine fell to the ground like a long snake, Allen held the last vertebra and gently pulled it away, extracting a complete giant shark spinal cord.

"Mmm ~ ~ ~"

"It smells so good!!"

Figglas's mind was now attracted by the fish steak that Allen had placed in front of him, reverently and enjoyably savoring the snow-white, creamy fish steak, feeling the tender fish sliding down his throat into his stomach, transforming into a cool breath that refreshed his heart and lungs.

Allen continued his creation, his mind racing. Unconsciously, the two-minds-one-purpose legendary skill that he had just started to grasp began to operate spontaneously. The absolutely rational divine consciousness in his mind slowly condensed, beginning to analyze for Allen.

The vast majority of ordinary intelligent species in the Feyman world are stuck at the threshold of advancing from low-tier to mid-tier. According to the overall ratio, excluding gifted races such as elves and dragons, the probability of other humanoid intelligent species advancing from low-tier to mid-tier is generally only about 1/10.

In recent years, through extreme training and the stimulation of magic cuisine, the Green Field Tribe has generally stabilized the overall mid-tier advancement rate of its tribal warriors at a ratio of 2.5/10-3/10, demonstrating the remarkable effect of magic cuisine in this regard.

As far as Allen knows, the tribe has constantly optimized over the years, and the final recipe for increasing the probability of low-tier breakthroughs consists of 3 recipes, suitable for breakthroughs in different professions.

"Regardless of whether it's the wilderness natives or the four civilizations, warriors are the most basic and most important profession, so the 'Bloodfire Expedition' recipe, which is most suitable for warrior breakthroughs, must not be leaked out."

"Of the remaining two recipes, the proportion of thieves is arguably second only to the warrior class, but they are not the dominant profession in war. Compared to the other recipe that can purify bloodlines and help warlocks advance, the 'Nightfall' cuisine recipe, which enhances thieves' perception of the Shadow Plane, has a much larger audience..."

"Releasing 'Nightfall', along with a few low-tier recipes that increase individual speed, agility, and resistance, should have a significant impact..."

"The number of warlock professions is still too small. Even if the relevant recipes are released, the attraction and influence generated will definitely not be as great as that of thieves..."

The divine consciousness compared and weighed everything in his mind, and the information he gained was directly fed back to Allen's main consciousness. The reasons for choosing this, as well as the possible consequences of doing so, were all reflected in Allen's main body, allowing him to clearly understand the advantages and disadvantages.

In reality, Allen's new dish was not delayed at all. Although it was the first time he had come into contact with fresh ingredients, Allen was able to maintain his deep thinking while comparing the characteristics of the giant shark's ingredients and researching what kind of auxiliary materials and spices should be paired to achieve the best effect of stimulating the ingredients' characteristics.

It's just a pity that not all chefs have Allen's superb cooking skills, able to create all kinds of novel dishes as easily as Allen. Otherwise, Allen wouldn't have to worry about choosing which recipes to release.

If most chefs had half of Allen's level, then Allen could just throw out some of the unstable or extremely difficult-to-find but heaven-defying recipes, and it would probably directly set off a chef craze!!