170 – [3] Level Up Cooking
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It was about the time when the red sunset appeared and the end of the day began.
As soon as I returned from the black market, I took over the kitchen.
“If I start today, I can eat tomorrow, right?”
The more you delay, the more time you end up with.
I had to get rid of it and take it as quickly as possible.
I put down my luggage and started taking out the food ingredients I had purchased so far, one by one.
Colorful and heterogeneous objects came onto the table.
“Leaf of the lily, yellow avocado seed, evil tree star apple, moon halo of Flame Valley, glass mushroom, wizard’s rainbow bean, glowing grain of the Burning Plains, squid raised by wind spirits, fairy’s breath, white wizard’s Time Herb, Moonlight Cinnamon, Rosemary of Courage, Shadow Coriander, Immortal Cedar Fruit, Whisper of the Sea, Poison Wyvern’s Tailbone…….”
There are so many.
That’s why people didn’t know how to take the Piece of Divinity until now.
I immediately displayed the individually typed recipes on the monitor in a corner of the kitchen.
There should not be an error, so I read it one more time and decided on the order.
“Please don’t let me fail.”
God, Buddha, Jesus, Allah, Virgin Mary, God of Heaven and Earth, Flying Spaghetti Monster, please.
For the sake of this poor soul’s future, please make sure this recipe does not fail.
I desperately hoped and hoped and grabbed the cooking utensils and kitchen knife.
I took a few deep breaths and started cooking.
Plodding along.
First, head to the Thousand Horse Room with the kitchen knife.
He asks me not to leave the room because I have work to do.
“Kang Xian, even you!!! “I heard you shouldn’t just take in and raise a black-haired animal!!!”
“No sh*t…… I just told you to stay in your room for an hour or two. Who said they killed you?! And I don’t have black hair?”
“As expected, I heard you don’t just let a blonde tanning elf into your house!!!”
“Ugh.”
Second, prepare the ingredients one by one.
As there are currently more than 15 ingredients to be used in cooking, it was inevitable to finish preparing them in advance.
First, I cleaned the leaves of the cabbage and then lightly rinsed them in water.
Then, the seeds of the yellow avocado were ground into powder and placed in a bowl along with the shining grains of the Burning Plains.
“Where on earth is this shell?” … “Oh, it’s here.”
Remove the skin of the Akmok star apple, remove the seeds, and cut it into appropriate sizes.
Flame Valley’s Moon Halo, Courage Rosemary, Shadow Coriander, White Wizard’s Time Herb, Glass Mushroom, and Immortal Cedar Fruit were similarly cleaned and chopped.
The wizard’s rainbow beans were peeled cleanly and then mashed one by one by hand.
I immediately put the wizard’s rainbow beans in the pan and cooked them as instructed in the recipe.
“But are these beans okay to eat? “The colors are so colorful that it feels like a rainbow.”
Just a moment of doubt.
Basic preparation was completed by separating the internal organs and bones of the squid raised by the wind spirits, and removing the eyes and mouth.
Third, we begin cooking in earnest.
The tailbone of the dog wyvern was roasted and the bone marrow extracted from it was placed in a separate bowl.
Pour 10 cups of water into a large pot and add the bone marrow removed from the tailbone of the dog wyvern.
As soon as the water boils over medium heat, add squid raised by wind spirits, glass mushrooms, evil tree star apples, and cooked wizard’s rainbow beans and boil for 10 minutes.
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“Hmm hmmm~”
“Oh, what does this smell like?”
Fourth, prevent upcoming disasters.
As soon as I heard a sound from the stairs, I started a random defense of a thousand birds with my future at stake.
“Oh, no, I told you not to come out…… !”
“Wow, what is it? What are you boiling now? “Is this food delicious?”
No.
This is tasteless and not really food.
“Huh? It has no taste at all! “It’s bad for your health, so go back to your room.”
“It smells like this, but it doesn’t taste good? Hmm, it’s quite suspicious.”
Oh please.
Please just go.
I wonder if I really need to stop a thousand of them, but what can I do if I don’t trust them?
How are you? Doesn’t it taste good? If it fell over, it would have been a disaster.
So, I was only able to feel relieved after persuading him to have dinner at a high-end restaurant, just the two of us, and sending him upstairs.
“Whew, did you finish it?”
Fifth, continue cooking.
I waited a moment and quickly proceeded to the next step.
After 10 minutes, add the leaves of Gaechui, Moon Halo of Flame Valley, Rosemary of Courage, Shadow Coriander, and White Wizard’s Time Herb and boil for another 20 minutes.
During boiling, if it seemed to be getting too thick, I added more water.
While the soup was boiling, I put the seed powder of the yellow avocado and the shining grains of the Burning Plains into a pan and heated it up.
I poured about 2 cups of water and sprinkled additional time herbs.
Once the water had boiled down, I moved the contents into a pot.
Then, the bones of the dog wyvern, which had no marrow left, were cut off several times and thrown into the pot.
It was a bit difficult, but once I completed this, I was able to increase my magical power by at least three to four times.
Moreover, it was almost over, so I exerted a little more strength.
Rustling.
The sound of someone stepping on vinyl was heard.
I felt a sense of crisis, and I was just about to look back.
“Wow, is this it? “It looks very delicious.”
Someone’s hand wrapped around my waist.
I felt a soft yet very familiar texture on my back.
“No, I just needed to stay in the room for a moment. Why suddenly…….”
“Oh my, what is it? Are you really going to make food for me?”
Sixth, kicking out uninvited guests again.
A thousand birds popped their heads out next to me.
Then, he clung to his back and rubbed his body left and right.
The unpleasant and unmatched sensation of my friend’s b*tch quickly came flooding back to me.
I was impressed by this, but it was ignored.
She smiled mysteriously with her eyes half open.
Here she even puts her finger in her mouth.
It was like she was trying to look good for herself without any purpose.
Fool.
“Shall I help you?”
But, a suggestion was made right away.
I wondered what his purpose was, but when I thought about it, he wasn’t a person who lived with short-term goals.
“Huh?”
“I can at least do the stirring with a ladle for you.”
“Suddenly?”
“It’s because I can tell from the expression on his face that he’s having a hard time.”
I was worried because of this.
As long as it literally involves simple actions, it is appropriate to order.
The problem was that the results may have to be distributed to a certain extent among thousands of people.
It is a collection of materials that I have barely obtained and collected, and a great means to increase my magical power.
Distributing that to a thousand birds…….
“Okay, then stir it with a ladle. Instead, never add any other seasoning.”
Why not just give it away?
After all, it’s not anyone else, it’s her.
She was not someone I would see for a day or two, and it was not like there was any benefit to me when she became stronger.
Of course, I’m worried that a strange snowball will roll around, but I guess my future self will figure it out somehow.
“Okay, but can I have a taste of this?”
“Because it’s not done yet. A bit later.”
The recipe also says that it is okay to taste it after it has progressed to a certain point, so there should be no problem.
I left the pot to Cheonma-ri and started to prepare other ingredients.
Seventh and final material drop.
I moved the chopped ingredients to the side of the pot.
Moonlight cinnamon, immortal cedar fruit, whispers of the sea.
After adding these three ingredients to the pot, I started to boil them over low heat for 15 minutes.
The base of the dish was completed by sprinkling a little bit of fairy breath while boiling, adding a subtle sweet scent.
“Almost done.”
Now all that remains is the most important ingredient.
However, after hearing that 1,000 fish were almost ready, I lifted the ladle to my mouth.
“Chuck.”
I swallowed a little bit of soup.
He had an expressionless expression and continued to mutter.
“…… ?”
Isn’t the reaction usually immediate when it’s delicious?
It was a bit of a strange reaction.
The moment I was about to ask what it tastes like.
“aaah!”
An unbelievable scream from a woman.
Immediately threw the ladle away and ran into the bathroom.
“…… What?”
What on earth does it taste like to do that?
It would be really serious if a guy who eats pupa, fermented skate skate, and raw octopus just because they are delicious, would react like that.
I scratched my head and looked at the soup questioningly.
After thinking for a moment, I took out a small, transparent container from my pocket.
“Is it because one less ingredient is used?”
Maybe so.
Honestly, there is no other explanation for that reaction.
I immediately poured the two grains from the transparent container into the soup.
I stirred it again and again and brought it to a rough boil over high heat.
“Gyaahua ─ Gangsiya Ahnaeae Ae -ae -ae
When a thousand birds come out of the bathroom in pain.
Since I thought the grains had probably dissolved, I also tasted the soup.
“Ugh…… Hmm… ….”
I have nothing to say.
I thought I knew why Cheonma-ri ran into the bathroom.
A taste that vividly evokes the emotions of the rationed porridge that British citizens cooked during World War II even while their homeland was burning.
It was amazing, but what was even more surprising was that I could feel a slight increase in magical power even after just eating a little.
“…… “Should I mix it with ramen soup later?”
You’re screwed.
I don’t think I can even give this to dog food.
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To cleanse my abused mouth, I headed to a high-end restaurant.
However, is it because men and women of similar age come here?
The waiter asked us if we were a couple and hinted that if we showed our couple identification card, we would get a discount for couples.
It was roughly a 10% discount, but Cheonma-ri was not the kind of person who would refuse such a discount rate.
“My Better half.”
“Oh… ….”
I lied and showed the friendship bracelet that I wore before, but wore it again when we went to a good restaurant.
Since I was also wearing that bracelet, the waiter nodded and handed me the menu without realizing that I had been tricked.
“I’m just passing this over. “Idiot~”
“Hey, I can hear you.”
After that, everything went smoothly.
The food was selected quickly, the food came out quickly, and the food disappeared quickly.
My mouth felt purified and my will to live seemed to rise.
After paying relatively cheaply, I stopped by a convenience store and purchased a few items.
After that, I went straight home.
Because I had to boil it for a long time, I set the heat to low again, so there wasn’t much going on in the pot.
In a full and warm reality, Cheonma-ri lay down on the sofa in the living room.
Originally I would have gone and played with him, but I still had work to do.
I headed to the room on the second floor that was originally empty.
When I opened the door and went in, I saw a scene that I couldn’t get used to no matter how much I looked at it.
“Eup, eupeup!!!”
A thief who hung out with gangsters there.
‘Cat Prisoner’ was tied to a wooden chair.
