New store arrival

"This stir-fried beef with yellow cattle is savory, salty, fragrant, and spicy. The meat is very firm and tender, and it should be made with Jingde yellow cattle. The cooking time is also perfectly controlled!"

"This Taibai fish head soup is said to be a delicacy praised by Li Bai when he visited Wanling. By the way, is there a poet named Li Bai in this game? Never mind, I'll try a bite first..."

"Mmm! So fresh and fragrant! The broth is a rich, milky white, clearly cooked to perfection, with absolutely no fishy smell. The fish is also incredibly tender, melting in your mouth with just a gentle touch!"

While eating, Xiaoyao Suifeng sincerely praised Nanxu's cooking skills in front of the video camera.

He had a feeling that once he uploaded this video online, it would definitely go viral!

Just then, a familiar voice came.

"It is an honor for me as a chef to receive such praise from diners."

Upon hearing the sound, Xiaoyao Suifeng immediately wiped the soup from his mouth and looked toward the source of the sound.

Nan Xu, dressed in a chef's uniform, was standing by the table with a smile on her face.

"Boss Nanxu! It really was you!"

A look of surprise appeared on Xiaoyao Suifeng's face. If he wasn't afraid of being too presumptuous and losing favor, he would have rushed over to give the other person a big hug!

The gummy bear waved excitedly, "Brother Nanxu! You're here!"

Nan Xu smiled and nodded to Xiaoyao Suifeng and Little Bear Gummy, then looked at Shiguang Ge beside him: "So the acquaintance mentioned on that note refers to the two of you. And who is this?"

"This is Vanished Time, our friend," Xiaoyao Suifeng introduced. "He's very skilled; he's the one who took down that mushroom pig."

"Hello." Nan Xu nodded to the vanishing time and praised, "You don't seem to have any internal energy, yet you managed to hunt a mushroom pig all by yourself. That's impressive."

He was certainly aware of this professional player's great reputation, but due to some special reasons, he did not become a chef player in his previous life.

"Master Nanxu, you flatter me," Brother Shiguang said modestly.

Then, he pointed to the packages piled up at his feet: "The mushroom and pork ingredients we mentioned in the letter are right here. Please take them away and store them as soon as possible, otherwise they will become stale."

"Okay." Nan Xu didn't stand on ceremony anymore, grabbed the ingredients, and instantly put them into the food bag.

Although Xiaoyao Suifeng had seen this scene many times, it still made his eyes light up:

"It's a storage item... I wish we could have one someday."

"The Treasure Pouch is a very precious item. Even a ninth-grade one costs a lot of money. At this point in time, I'm afraid only NPCs can have it," Vanished Time replied in the player channel.

Nan Xu glanced at the mushroom pig's panel. The pork was undoubtedly a sixth-grade ingredient, but what caught his attention even more were the few mushrooms on its back that emitted a faint fragrance.

These mushrooms can definitely be considered a fifth-grade ingredient.

Nan Xu smiled and said, "I appreciate everyone's kindness. According to the letter, these mushroom-fed pork pieces were transported back by you and a few others together, right?"

"Don't worry, I will give everyone a thank-you gift after closing time. Everyone will also have a share of the dishes cooked with this mushroom-fed pig."

"Yay!"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao Suifeng and Little Bear Gummy both jumped for joy.

As time slipped away, a faint sense of anticipation crept into his heart. Would these few portions of fifth-grade ingredients be enough to exchange for his internal cultivation technique?

Even if that's not enough, you can exchange it for some other martial arts techniques, right?

……

After a satisfying meal, the three reluctantly paid the bill and headed out the door.

On the other side, the players who had been queuing for the free tasting booths had already finished their skewers and were now eagerly watching the scene inside the store.

It wasn't that no one wanted to queue up again, but after seeing several people who queued up repeatedly being caught and permanently disqualified from the tasting, they obediently gave up the idea.

After all, they had heard that the tasting booth would be open for several days in a row, and if they were recognized, they would suffer a huge loss.

Upon seeing the three emerge, several other players swarmed over.

"Hey, what do those dishes Nanxu made taste like? Are they good?"

"Of course it'll be delicious!" Xiaoyao Suifeng said excitedly, "Even better than the skewers he sold before!"

"I recorded a video and uploaded it online. If you want to watch it, I'll share the link with you."

"No, no, let's see later." The players all shook their heads.

They were afraid that watching the video would make them too hungry, so they decided to wait until they ate to watch it.

More than the delicious food they can see but can't eat, they care about something else.

"I saw you gave the mushroom and pork to Nanxu? What did he say?"

"He said he would give us payment after closing time, and we could also eat dishes made with mushroom-fed pork," said Vanishing Time.

"That's so good?"

The players were overjoyed. The dish made by the mushroom pig must be at least a sixth-grade dish, right?

They had been craving the sixth-grade food for so long, and they were finally able to eat it. It was a long time coming!

The atmosphere among the players was instantly jubilant, with some even starting to plan what rewards they should exchange with Nanxu later.

Time passed, and night deepened.

After the last customer walked out of the restaurant with satisfaction, the waiter hung up the "Closed" sign at the door.

Then, he waved to the group of players waiting at the door: "Gentlemen, Master Nanxu said he's waiting for you inside the shop!"

The players, who had been impatiently waiting, immediately relaxed and hurried into the store.

As soon as they entered, they saw Nan Xu leaning against the wall, smiling slightly at them.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"Not long, not at all!" The players quickly shook their heads. "We're the ones who are disturbing your business."

Without exchanging many pleasantries, they eagerly asked, "Boss Nanxu, about that reward you mentioned..."

"Don't worry, I've already prepared."

Nan Xu smiled, opened the store panel, and pretended to hand over a handwritten order.

"Your mushroom pig can be broken down into twenty-six portions of grade six ingredients and four portions of grade five ingredients. This list contains items that can be exchanged. You can take a look and decide what to exchange for."

[Ding! Based on this NPC's affinity towards you, the following items have been added to this NPC's personal shop!]

"Wow! There are so many new things... so many new Rank 7 cooking skills?"

The players' eyes lit up as they looked at the new items on the panel.

"Wait a minute, why do these seventh-grade cooking skills now require sixth-grade ingredients?"

"Yes... there's also a technique here called 'Long Eyes and Flying Ears,' which actually requires five portions of Grade 5 ingredients and so much experience!"

But soon, players discovered the unique aspects of this cooking skill.

"Wait a minute... this cooking skill doesn't seem to require active activation, does it? It's a passive skill!"

"And these cooking skills... This 'Fire Refining Palm' seems to be the technique Nanxu uses to control the fire when grilling!"

Soon, the players completed their self-PUA (Pick-Up Artist) process.

No wonder it's so expensive, there's a reason why it's so pricey!

Seeing this, Nan Xu slightly curled the corners of his mouth.

Being popular has its advantages; players will automatically find reasons for him without him even having to explain.