Rebirth as a Cooking God

An hour earlier?

The old man, who had returned to China for the first time since crossing Japan, obviously realized this problem.

Oh, too.

His voice was calm and no emotion could be heard.

Xia Yu rolled his eyes. This old guy liked to be cool. He picked a few questions while washing the dishes.

Do you have a place to live in China?

We still have our ancestral house at home. After cleaning it, we can live in it.

Ancestral house? Xia Yu was curious. Wasn't it possible that the Xia family was a wealthy family in the past? In this era, being able to keep an ancestral house in the country is a proper landlord class.

When will you come back?

The second question caused the other party to fall into a long silence.

I don't know, but it will definitely take a long time.

The old voice said, with a hint of tiredness that could not be hidden, and at the same time Xia Yu also heard the apology in the words.

It's okay, old man, just stay in the country and leave the store here to me - Xia Yu immediately put away the resentment in his heart and almost patted his chest to assure him.

Silence again.

After a long while, the other side asked:

...I heard that you are going to take the special-level exam?

Yes. The commander-in-chief must have told you that. Xia Yu stacked the washed dishes in the cupboard and listened to what was happening on the other end of the phone.

good!

It seems like you've been working hard during this time!

The old man's next words surprised Xia Yu.

Old man, aren't you surprised why I entered the country so quickly? Xia Yu laughed, but he was actually quite nervous inside.

strangeness?

Instead, the old man was surprised, with doubt in his voice.

Those chef gods in the past were already world-famous special chefs at the age of 13 or 15. You are now 16 years old. It is actually a bit late to become a special chef at this age, but it's not bad, just give it a try.

The old man half praised and half disparaged said: If we follow the modern chef pyramid system, not long after those monsters a hundred years ago became special chefs, they would become Chef Lin half a year or a year later, and they would become Chef Long two to three years later, around the age of thirty. It has already touched the realm of the King of Heaven, and after that, it will be the God of Cooking.”

You, when it comes to genius level, you are still far from those monsters! The old man must have been shaking his head over the phone.

I go!

Xia Yu simply rolled his eyes.

He had worried too much before, but his old man was so generous. He directly compared his grandson with the monsters from a hundred years ago, instead of comparing him with the geniuses in the modern gourmet world.

After such a comparison, the halo on Xia Yu's head suddenly dimmed.

Don't be discouraged. At least, you are better than me. I was only 18 years old when I passed the special examination in mainland China. I am worthy of being my grandson, Xia Qing! The old man finally had a hearty laugh in his words.

The topics discussed by the grandfather and grandson are actually nothing more than life and cooking skills.

Xia Yu asked the old man about his life in the country, and the old man asked about the situation in Xia's shop.

Shopping Street?

When he heard that Xia Yu had taken over the shopping street, the old man sighed and said with deep meaning: It's okay if you take it back. This is a street that successive governors of Tokyo have never dared to interfere with. That's okay. Due to historical reasons, the governor of this term will probably be very grateful to you for helping him deal with this mess. This is a strong political achievement.

Xia Yu was confused, but the old man was very tight-lipped.

The conversation lasted nearly an hour. Before hanging up, the old man suddenly said:

By the way, you go to the attic. I put some things in the mezzanine of the ceiling. You can use them. It may be helpful for your special exam.

As soon as he finished speaking, a busy signal came out from his phone.

Well?

After blinking, Xia Yu understood the old man's hint, quickly took off his gloves and ran upstairs.

The attic is a place that is easily overlooked. Xia Yu had cleaned it twice before, but he just dealt with it and didn't clean it carefully.

When he ran to the attic, the floor was not high. Xia Yu could reach out and touch the ceiling without even putting a stool under his feet. He tried it one by one, and soon showed a happy face. With a click, a certain wooden ceiling was removed by him, and the dust was scattered at the same time. He didn't care too much, and reached out to grab the dark space.

Yes!

Holding a wooden box in his hand, Xia Yu turned around and buckled the wooden board back, and ran to the second floor without looking back.

After a while, a book and a small bronze tripod similar to a model were placed on the tea table in the living room.

What is this?

After picking up the small tripod and playing with it for a long time, Xia Yu could only give up and read another book, reading it with relish.

I don’t know how long it took before the system popped up a prompt:

The unknown chef's notes have been detected. Are they included and organized?

tidy!

Xia Yu breathed out, with horror in his eyes.

This, this book, starts from the year when fantasy ingredients invaded the earth, and records it until last year. Every year, the latest fantasy ingredients announced by IGO international organizations and put on the market will be studied by the author of this notebook.

Decades after the book was written...

No!

Xia Yu shook his head. The word book was wrong because the notebook was still being written and was not completed.

He turned around and found another notebook left by the old man. The two books were placed together, and the handwriting was close. At this point, the author could be determined. Xia Yu thought about the old man's age and felt even more certain.

With his old man's age, he had indeed witnessed the invasion of fantasy ingredients, but from the lines in his notes, Xia Yu could see that the old man was very surprised by the appearance of these fantasy ingredients. There was a sentence in it that Xia Yu remembered deeply:

“This is the most precious gift from the Creator to the chef.”

Caressing the books that were dozens of years old and two or three times older than his body, Xia Yu's heart felt heavy. It took him a long time to sigh: This old man of mine... is amazing!

He could imagine that if the old man continued writing, this book would most likely be regarded as a classic by the food industry in future generations.

The system of fantasy ingredients in it is neatly classified, and each fantasy ingredient has clearly written uses, taboos, and properties. Somehow, Xia Yu suddenly thought of the Compendium of Materia Medica. Perhaps this book has the potential to be a classic.

And he was the second viewer besides the old man.

Fortunately!

Xia Yu was pleasantly surprised. When he turned to the end of the book, there were some special recipes attached. Some of the recipes were completed, and some were still being speculated and created. The missing key fantasy ingredients were missing to fill in the gaps.

Medical food records...are they all medicinal recipes? Use fantasy ingredients to make medicinal recipes? Xia Yu's eyes flickered.

After a while, he took two other notebooks from the bedroom.

This is the trophy left behind by Takei Shinji and Hase Ichiro after their defeat in the Shokuki battle.

The notes of an unknown chef have been detected. Do you want to include them?

Include it!

Let the system continue to collect and organize, which takes time. Xia Yu went to close the store door on the first floor, and then sat in the living room on the second floor, reading the books carefully.

In one day, I got three chef's notes.

Xia Yu's mood at this moment can be described as satisfied and confident.

Especially the tome left by the old man is so useful!

If you can sort out and absorb the content inside, what is the special examination?

…

Mainland China.

In fact, the old man was not in his ancestral home in Shu, but in the capital.

Put down the phone and turn it off directly.

An old man with gray hair, but still energetic, walked out of the closed room and looked at the ancient palaces shrouded in darkness.

This is the Forbidden City, a large inner forbidden area with steaming purple air.

Not far away, the Qiong Tower stands on a high white marble altar, with rows of armed guards standing straight underneath, surrounding the area.

Senior Xia...

At this time, a staff member of the Shiji Administration Bureau rushed over with sweat profusely and stopped in front of Xia Qing. He did not dare to take a breath and said respectfully: The Shiji Administration will start soon. Chief No. 1 has already Go to Baiyu Tower.

Xia Qing just nodded lightly.

Where is my opponent?

It's already here...

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