Chapter 108 "God-level cooking"
"...Girl! I'll go cook noodles for you! Beef and pork noodles!"
Looking at the newly acquired skills, Liu Bai's eyes lit up and he immediately ran towards the kitchen without saying a word.
The food I cook is already so delicious, and now with god-level cooking skills, it must be even more delicious, right?
Liu Bai got a little excited when he thought of this.
Although Liu Bai had been away from Zhidong for two months, given the severe cold in Zhidong, it was completely fine for the meat to be kept for a month or two. At most it would not be as fresh.
But since I have god-level cooking skills, it can’t be bad even if the raw materials are inferior, right?
As for other things, all she had to do was ask Nashida to replenish them. Any items that did not contain elemental power could be materialized at will for her.
With this thought in mind, Liu Bai continued to cook noodles.
"Is this god-level cooking? It feels more exciting than taking a chemistry class..."
While cooking the noodles, Liu Bai couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Soon the pot of beef noodles was cooked, and Liu Bai brought it out of the kitchen.
"Girl~ It's time to eat, girl~!"
Liu Bai called out to Nashida who was roasting a fire, put the pot in his hand on the table, then turned around and went back to get two bowls and two pairs of chopsticks.
Nashida then stood up from the plush cushion in front of the fireplace and walked over.
Although she was not afraid of the cold, she felt very comfortable sitting by the fire and keeping warm.
"Well, let me see what's delicious~"
Nashida said as she moved closer to the pot.
"..."
How to describe it? It's beef noodles with poached eggs, but to Nashida, the poached eggs look like two islands floating on nuclear waste water, with bubbles gurgling around them.
"Girl, try it!"
Liu Bai handed the bowl and chopsticks to Nashida, and then looked at her expectantly.
"Hmm, it looks... delicious."
Nashida nodded reluctantly, took the chopsticks and tried to pick up a piece of dark purple beef.
However, when the chopsticks were inserted into the pot, Nashida watched them dissolve bit by bit in the pot.
If she hadn't let go quickly, she wondered if she, who was made of the same wood as the chopsticks, would have been dissolved as well.
"Is this forbidden knowledge?"
Nashida lowered her ears and turned her head to look at Liu Bai weakly.
She felt that if she ate what was in the pot, perhaps she could also imitate the Great Kindness Tree King and break off a branch.
But even though I am trying hard to learn from the Great Compassionate Tree King, I don’t need to learn how to die!
"Hmm? That shouldn't be the case. Aren't my cooking skills god-level?"
Liu Bai was a little confused as he watched the chopsticks in Nashida's hand dissolving.
But since the clay pot is fine, it proves that it does not have such a destructive effect on pottery.
Thinking of this, Liu Bai went back and got a ceramic soup spoon.
Liu Bai bought these pottery items because he felt they were very familiar to him.
Liu Bai scooped up a little bit of noodle soup with a spoon and tried to put it into his mouth.
"No, this is dangerous!"
Nashida quickly grabbed Liu Bai's hand and tried to persuade him to stop.
"Don't worry, girl. It may just look dangerous. After all, I am a god-level cook. The system can't lie to me, right?"
Liu Bai firmly pulled Nashida's hand away and stubbornly stuffed the spoon into his mouth.
"..."
The next moment, Liu Bai covered his neck with his hands with a distorted expression, and disappeared from the spot with a whoosh. He was instantly teleported out of the house and lay peacefully in a pile of snow on the side of the road.
Just like when you get beaten and absorb the damage but still feel pain after teleporting, Liu Bai triggered the teleportation after taking a sip of soup. Although his life was not in danger, his exploding taste buds could not calm down for a while.
Nashida had no choice but to rush out of the house, dig him out of the snow pile and carry him back into the house.
As for the pot of beef noodles, Nashida poured it into the sewer without hesitation.
After this, an urban legend related to the sewer appeared in winter.
……
It was already noon when Liu Bai woke up.
Under Nashida's persuasion, he gave up the idea of cooking again and brought Nashida to the Winter Solstice Restaurant.
Even in winter, fruits and vegetables are very expensive, while meat is much cheaper and available in larger quantities.
As a result, Nashida didn't even finish one portion of the barbecue, so she had to ask Liu Bai to help her eat the rest.
Liu Bai was naturally very happy about this.
After lunch, Liu Bai decided to go to the Winter Palace and hand over the Heart of God he had collected to the Ice Queen.
However, once he returned to Winter Solstice, he felt somewhat concerned about Nashida's safety, so he had to hide her before leaving.
"Girl, be careful not to make any noise. It would be terrible if you were discovered."
Liu Bai reminded in a low voice, "Put on the coat that Nashida made for you, and then use the coat to cover the place where Nashida was hiding in front of you."
"I understand, but is this necessary?"
Nashida was hidden under the coat and couldn't see the front, so she had to hold Liu Bai's hand and asked with some confusion.
"It's for safety's sake, but don't worry, girl. I will protect you even if you are discovered."
In this way, Liu Bai brought Nashida into the Winter Palace smoothly, concealed from all the guards, and came to the front of the hall.
"Your Majesty, I am back from Xumi."
The white-haired Ice Queen sat high on the cold throne. Liu Bai walked into the hall and reported to her respectfully.
"How was your first operation? I heard that you had a conflict with Dotore in Xumi? Were you injured?"
The Ice Queen looked at Liu Bai and asked.
"Yes, but I have obtained the Heart of the Grass God. Please check it, Her Majesty."
This was the first time that Liu Bai reported to the Ice Queen. He was a little excited, so he tried to appear formal. As he spoke, he opened his clothes and wanted to take out the Heart of God.
"..."
Nashida, whose head was suddenly exposed, blinked and then made eye contact with the Ice Queen.
"Hello, Ice Queen~"
Then Nashida raised her hand and greeted the Ice Queen.
The last time she came to Winter Solstice, she was still a little afraid of the Ice Queen, because they didn't know each other, and the Ice Queen was still plotting against the Hearts of other gods.
But now it’s different. The Heart of God has been handed over anyway, and there is the Great Compassionate Tree King behind him. There is no need to be afraid anymore.
"..."
"...?"
The Ice Queen looked at Nashida in silence for a moment, then looked at Liu Bai again with a rare look of confusion in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, this may be because the Heart of God has been left for too long and a grass god has grown on it..."
Liu Bai quickly pulled his coat to cover Nashida's head, and with his other hand he pulled out a khaki heart of God from under his clothes.
"This is the Heart of the Grass God. Please check it, Your Majesty."
Liu Bai said as he presented the Heart of God in his hand.
“…This is the Heart of the Rock God.”
There was a slight fluctuation in the Ice Queen's eyes, as if she didn't expect that the Heart of God would be here at this time.
"Sorry I got the wrong one!"
Liu Bai quickly took back the Heart of the Rock God and replaced it with the emerald green Heart of the Grass God.
"Your results are beyond my expectations."
The Ice Queen waved her hand slightly, and the Heart of the Grass God in Liu Bai's hand flew towards her and was held in her hand.
As for Liu Bai's behavior of hiding the Heart of the Rock God, she suddenly understood what was going on.
Morax has signed a contract with himself and would never violate it. If the Heart of God is really stolen, he will definitely chase Liu Bai even if he escapes to Winter Solstice.
Apart from this situation, the most likely possibility is that he personally handed the Heart of God to Liu Bai and told him not to reveal it, so that the original plan could continue.
In this case, the Ice Queen was not in a hurry. She didn't want Liu Bai to feel that she was forcing him.
"As a reward for obtaining the Heart of God, I can grant you a period of vacation, or you can tell me if you want other rewards."
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