Chapter 919: Chapter 918: I’m Going to Beco…
Xia Yu’s expression collapsed in shock at the three gold items explosion, “This is simply… insane!”
He hurriedly went to check the newly arrived super delivery.
In the inventory, three gold items marked as “new” were sparkling.
A [Source Stone], a fixed drop from the Achievent Chest.
The others were two cards.
One was a [Forbidden Ingredient Unlock Card] Xia Yu had used before. It could unlock target ingredients, making them appear in the system shop for unlimited bulk purchase.
The second was…
“[Awakening Card]?”
A question mark hung on Xia Yu’s forehead. What on earth was this? He pulled out the card, holding it between his fingers, and the text on the card popped up on his retina:
“…Do you understand the aning of a chef’s existence? Do you want to truly… live?”
“…”
His expression was completely jumbled.
Xia Yu took a breath, thinking he might have drawn trash, and forcefully suppressed his disappointnt to continue reading. The second line of system text read:
“Note, this card cannot be used on the host himself, only on chef roles other than the host (Special Chef and above).”
“System, I need an explanation!” Xia Yu rubbed his brow fiercely.
“This is a capability granting item. When the host uses this card on a target character, the ‘Food Righteousness’ and ‘Food Dominator’ options can be chosen. The ‘Food Righteousness’ route will randomly endow the character with one of the abilities such as Qi, Secret Techniques, and Spirit Vision…”
Qi, Xia Yu understood.
He also knew about Secret Techniques.
But… what the heck is Spirit Vision? Xia Yu’s pupils suddenly shrank, “Could it be…”
Instantly, a hint of an interested smile appeared at the corner of Xia Yu’s mouth.
No wonder it’s called an Awakening Card.
Even within the large group of chefs, those who can see anomalies and communicate with them are considered rare talents.
At least, in the past year, among the people Xia Yu knew, only Yuchuan isha could use extraordinary hearing to listen to the sounds of anomalies.
Tsk!
It’s a pity it can’t be used on himself; otherwise, randomly gaining a Secret Technique would be a nice addition to his assets.
“However, being able to grant soone else an ability is quite a cheat tool… No wonder it’s of gold quality!”
Xia Yu shook his head, put the card away, and continued to tally other gains.
After defeating an unprecedented giant, his cooking level jumped from lv65 to lv75, soaring 10 levels, and the system-delivered 10 Talent Points had already arrived.
Furthermore, for breaking conventions to create a new perfect recipe, a whopping 20 extra Talent Points reward was also shown on the panel.
All at once, 30 Talent Points were bagged, delightful and satisfying.
However, the biggest gain was neither the gold items nor the Talent Points.
Xia Yu’s gaze flickered, focusing on his personal talent bar.
A brand-new talent icon was shining there:
“[Food Dominator Seed]: You have been infused with the bloodline affinity for Fantasy Ingredients. When facing many difficult-to-capture Fantasy Ingredients, this talent will aid you.”
“Currently at Blue Rank, promotion progress: 0/50.”
Below the talent details, the system marked a small line of text:
‘I am the man who will beco the king of Gourt Hunters!’
“?”
Xia Yu typed a question mark to the system.
“…”
The system maintained dignified silence.
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Regardless, the Shokugeki Battle had ended.
Although it was a highly anticipated selection battle among the Liu Clan, everything related to the selection including contestants and results was overshadowed by the explosion of Shokugeki information, so no one paid attention to who beca the ultimate winner of this selection.
The next day.
The new manager of Juxia Building opened the door, wielding a broom and earnestly started with the cleaning tasks at the front door of the restaurant.
“Puh—”
Zhu Qing looked outside and saw Liu Ying bustling with energy, but in contrast, Xia Yu lay lazily in a lounge chair within the empty restaurant hall, rubbing his eyes and yawning constantly.
“Isn’t the Shokugeki over? You burned the midnight oil again last night?” Zhu Qing’s eyes glanced over, “How many tis have I told you, young man, take care of your health.”
Amidst a bombardnt of nagging noise, Zhu Qing finally got to the point:
“You’ve gotten Juxia Building back; now, how will you manage it? You need to plan well!”
Xia Yu lazily half-squinted his eyes and said, “Aunt Qing, this Juxia Building belongs to Little Ying. How could it be who got it back? Little Ying is the owner of Juxia Building; I am just a chef who eats and drinks around.”
Zhu Qing rolled her eyes.
It was clear who was the true boss between the diligent Liu Ying cleaning inside and out, and the leisurely teenager lying in a chair.
“Ultimately, if this Juxia Building becos more dilapidated and desolate, when people ntion this famous building, they will just say, ‘Oh, that Demon King Xia, superb in cooking but average in managent, squandered a good piece of assets, a wastrel!'”
These words were harsh.
Unable to listen to Zhu Qing’s insinuation, Xia Yu sighed and sat up, “Alright!”
“Then let’s draft a business blueprint!”
He stood up and walked towards a wall.
Outside.
As dawn broke, Liu Lan, the forr current owner of Juxia Building, along with his son, ca early.
From afar, seeing Liu Ying cleaning, Liu Jing tugged at his father’s sleeve and whispered, “Dad, we should go back. This Juxia Building is no longer ours.” Saying so, the 16-year-old Liu Jing looked at Liu Ying, who was even younger, with admiration and envy.
Liu Ying was undoubtedly lucky.
The fact that she was favored by Demon King Xia and taken in as a disciple, due to the fernting influence of last night’s Shokugeki, was the talk among all Liu-nad clansn today in Jingguan City. Liu Jing and his father overheard aunts and sisters-in-law from the big house whispering about Liu Ying’s exceptional talents, saying she shines like gold.
When Liu Ying led Liu Lan and his son into the restaurant hall, Xia Yu and Zhu Qing were disassembling the nu boards from the wall.
It was a nu wall.
The wooden boards, stacked on the table, had ‘Spicy Chicken’, ‘Mapo Tofu’, and the like written on them. It seed Liu Lan often maintained the nu wall, as the boards were spotless.
“Mr. Xia—” Liu Ying shouted, “Liu Lan’s here!”
The middle-aged chef, who was called by his full na by the little girl, had a twitch at the corner of his brow.
“Chef Liu.”
Xia Yu nodded and pointed to the pile of nu boards on the table, “When you managed Juxia Building, how often were these nus changed, and were they major or minor changes?”
Liu Lan truthfully inford, “Changed every three days, with all eighteen dishes completely replaced each ti; this should count as a major change!”
Xia Yu shook his head continuously.
“Eighteen dishes are not few, but the update frequency is insufficient; it should be changed daily, with minor changes each ti.”
“For instance, rotate nine out of eighteen dishes every other day, and retain the nine dishes with the highest serving numbers to keep the popular options…”
“Also!” Xia Yu shrugged, “These dishes are too old-school.”
Old-school?
Liu Lan was utterly perplexed hearing this.
“These… are authentic Chinese dishes!” Liu Jing said softly, “My dad is not only good at Sichuan cuisine, but also skilled at Qian cuisine and Yun Dian cuisine… Our family nu is quite comprehensive among the many restaurants in Jingguan City!”
Xia Yu detected the dissatisfaction in the chubby kid’s voice, defending his father, and just smiled.
“Wrong!”
He said, “The focus isn’t on the frequency of nu changes, nor on how extensive the nu is.”
“Even if there is only one dish on the nu, if that dish can be offered exclusively — with no equivalent anywhere else… With such an approach, would the restaurant’s business still struggle to pick up?”
The new owner of Juxia Building, Liu Ying, had a face glowing with excitent, clenching her fists and saying with enthusiasm:
“Yes, yes! We need sothing distinctive!”
“We need to offer unparalleled dishes!”
Liu Lan and Liu Jing, the father and son, seeing the grinning big and Little Demon King, couldn’t help but swallow.
Unparalleled…
Dishes?
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