Reading the system's note, Pei Guang's eyes were practically glowing with gold light.
After spending enough ti in this world, he knew that anything that said "please explore on your own" ant it was absolutely top-tier content with extrely high potential.
But at that very mont, a Cat Cake with a blue outer layer and red inner filling leapt over as if it had felt a call from destiny. Among all the Cat Cakes that Pei Guang and Stelle had created, it was the most ordinary and nondescript.
In terms of rarity, it was probably just a 3-star.
But now, it stepped forward.
Curious, Pei Guang handed the recipe over to it.
"Oh? You're interested in this? This is a cooking recipe, sothing you guys can learn and make. If you're interested, I'll give it to you."
The cat al set recipe was a bit awkward, after all only feline-type creatures could learn it. But after checking the Cat Cake's attributes, Pei Guang laughed: this thing actually counted as a feline creature.
That was just how player logic worked.
In player-style classifications, if it looks like a cat and ows, it's a feline.
This Cat Cake was nad Dingdang Cake. It owed excitedly, and seeing how thrilled it looked, Pei Guang handed over the full course recipe.
"Here you go! Go study and cook! I'll give all of this to you. Since you're interested, I'll leave it all in your hands. From now on, I'm counting on you to handle the cooking!"
Dingdang Cake took the whole recipe book, and a special aura radiated from its entire pastry-like body.
"I will spread the glory of these fine dishes!"
Yes, it wanted to learn. But even more than that, it didn't want to keep the recipes to itself.
The mont it saw the recipe book, it ford a dream and conviction of its own. It wanted more people to experience this food: to enjoy the flavors the Cat Cakes could create.
It had found its purpose in life.
It picked up the book and began studying it seriously.
The other Cat Cakes, curious, gathered around. So just glanced at it and turned their noses up—they had no interest in cooking.
But others were intrigued and joined Dingdang Cake to study alongside it.
At that mont, ows echoed through the entire section of the station.
"I've got it! I've learned it: this is how you cook?"
"This looks so tasty!"
"Ugh… we don't have any ingredients!"
The Cat Cakes owed with either excitent or frustration. Hearing their cries, Pei Guang spoke up.
"Don't worry. If you all want to cook, I'll take care of the ingredients. I promise I'll gather enough materials for you to practice with!"
While flipping through the recipe earlier, Pei Guang's system had already logged the ingredient requirents. Although he didn't understand so of the items and didn't have any of them on hand, he reminded himself: this was Herta's Space Station.
And here? He had a very high friendship level with Asta.
Even if she didn't have these things in stock, Pei Guang knew her well: if it existed in this universe and was for sale, she could get it. So, he pulled out his phone and sent her a list of ingredients.
In the command module, Asta received a ssage from Pei Guang.
Pei Guang: "Heyyy~ you there~? I need so ingredients."
He sent her a screenshot. Upon seeing the list of items, Asta gasped.
"That's a lot… So of these things are really hard to buy. Might take a bit of ti…"
Pei Guang: "No worries, we've got plenty of ti today. Even if the rare ones take longer, that's fine. I've got tons of recipes here, I can easily put together a full set. Oh right, once the stuff arrives, just send it to the Confinent Section. How much do I owe you?"
Asta: "If you ntion money again, I'll get mad~"
Pei Guang: "Well, I can't let you do this for nothing. How about this: once everything's delivered, co by our place. I'll cook sothing delicious for you~ I'm telling you, the station's gonna have real food from now on~"
Asta: "Super looking forward to it~"
Putting away her phone, Asta took a deep breath as she looked over the list of ingredients Pei Guang had sent.
Most of them were easy to get, but a few were nearly impossible for ordinary people to acquire.
Fortunately, she wasn't an ordinary person.
Those rare ingredients were troubleso, but for the bulk of the list, Asta decided to just call for express delivery and have the company send them over quickly.
anwhile, Dingdang Cake was studying the recipe with great focus. And discovered it might really be a genius: after going through the recipe once from start to finish, it already understood the basic steps of the cooking process.
Technically, any Cat Cake could be a genius, as that was how Ruan i had designed them when creating these lifeforms.
Even if the final results didn't et her expectations, the machines retained her original intentions. In a way, these Cat Cakes were truly born geniuses.
When the ingredients and kitchenware were delivered by Asta, Dingdang Cake began to display its natural cooking talent. Though it looked like just an ordinary Cat Cake, the aura it gave off was enough to make even Ruan i take notice.
Ruan i had interacted with many of these Cat Cakes before. Most of them were barely distinguishable from other lifeforms she had created.
Take Dingdang Cake for example: under the influence of Cat Cake of Knowledge, it understood the world a bit better, but in essence, it was no different from her other creations.
But now… she was sensing sothing different—an aura?
Not just Dingdang Cake. A few other Cat Cakes that were interested in cooking gathered around, ready to assist.
With the right number of helpers and all the ingredients prepared, Dingdang Cake began making Cat Food.
At first, Dingdang Cake was clumsy, as it was its first ti cooking. But once it held the knife and began the process, its speed increased rapidly, and its skill beca more refined.
Before long, a full al from the golden recipe appeared before everyone's eyes.
The dishes were placed on the table, all covered by a giant lid. Pei Guang and Stelle had already gathered.
Stelle stared at the large lid and instinctively swallowed. "It's done already? So many dishes… and it hasn't even been that long. Also, why don't I sll anything?"
Pei Guang put on a thoughtful expression. "It should be done. As for why we can't sll anything…"
He reached out and lifted the lid himself. The mont it opened, golden light burst forth from within.
Pei Guang: "Golden light! The dish is glowing gold: it's definitely the most delicious kind of food!"
Stelle turned her head, curious. "Are you sure you didn't just add so special effects?"
Pei Guang: "Dishes that glow like this give you hallucinations of deliciousness that only happen when sothing tastes really good."
Stelle: "You sure you didn't add sothing else in there?"
Pei Guang chose to ignore Stelle's undermining remarks. His eyes were locked onto the dish before them.
It was a braised pork set al, and the portions were massive. The braised pork alone was Cat Cake-sized, and there were six of those in the dish.
Alongside the pork were buns and dumplings, all stuffed with at. Giant crabs, huge atballs… just one of them would be enough to fill soone up!
At that mont, even Stelle couldn't keep up her sarcasm anymore, because the aroma was overwhelming. Everyone, humans and Cat Cakes alike, had their eyes fixed on the food.
Even Ruan i couldn't help but swallow.
And in her mind, a small thought popped up: There's no way one person could finish all that food. So maybe I…
As she was thinking, Pei Guang looked at Stelle and said, "If you eat the entire set by yourself, you get a stat boost. Are you going first, or am I?"
Before Stelle could reply, Dingdang Cake owed loudly: "ow~!"
Stelle: "!!! Fine! I'll take one too!"
As Stelle spoke, Ruan i also stepped forward. "Excuse … may I have so too?"
"ow~" Dingdang Cake happily agreed.
It wouldn't cook for just anyone, but Pei Guang, Stelle, and… Ruan i: those were family! And a family mber's request would always be fulfilled.
Dingdang Cake sprang into action once more. As a chef, it would fulfill its diners' wishes.
And at the sa ti, it felt a joy it had never experienced before. With each step, its desire and motivation to explore the culinary world grew.
Dingdang Cake began preparing another round.
Pei Guang, seeing that Stelle wasn't in a rush, decided to start first.
Chopsticks? Too slow. He stabbed a chunk of pork with the chopsticks and stuffed it right into his mouth.
"So good! It's so good!"
Pei Guang mumbled as he chewed, and Stelle, now drooling, said, "Let try so…"
Pei Guang: "No way! You have to eat the whole thing by yourself for the stat bonus! Let's test the al effect first. Next ti, when stats don't matter, we can share."
Stelle: "Fine… okay…"
The Cat Cakes worked fast, and soon both Stelle and Ruan i had giant dishes placed in front of them. When they opened the lids, golden light shimred off a gout-inducing at feast and an all-at barbecue set.
The portions were so massive that even five or ten people might struggle to finish them. But seeing the dishes before them, both won eagerly began to dig in.
On this day, Ruan i, mber of the Genius Society, temporarily beca one of the players, joining them in enjoying the Cat Cake cuisine.
The food had an almost magical flavor, making it hard to stop once you started.
But no matter how delicious it was, after a while, the three of them were stuffed. Ruan i was ready to stop, but when she saw Pei Guang and Stelle still forcing themselves to eat, she looked confused.
Noticing Ruan i's puzzled expression, Pei Guang explained between bites, "You have to eat all of it in one go for the stat bonus! Trust !"
Ruan i still wanted to stop; she knew that eating so much at once could overload her stomach and stress her organs, leading to bad consequences.
But… she was a genius from the Genius Society, an expert in biology. What would kill a normal person wouldn't affect her the sa way.
If she simply increased her cellular tabolism a bit, eating it all wouldn't be a problem.
Rembering Pei Guang's earlier words, and all the strange wonders she'd seen from the players, this ti, Ruan i chose to believe him.
And thanks to that choice… her once smooth stomach was now visibly bloated.
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