Cooking?
Zhang Wei was startled!
He quickly wiped a wisp of mist from his sleeve and put it to his lips.
Sweet...
It tasted of starch and maltose!
Zhang Wei exclaimed, "This is... Gourmet Clouds!"
This planet was home to many peculiar natural phenomena, including the Rice Desert, massive glaciers with nutrient-rich sweet snow, and the Food Rain that brought down sustenance.
Zhang Wei had once acquired a rare Thunderclap Bun at an auction in the Cloud Country, which was a unique ingredient formed by the Food Rain.
However, the conditions for the Food Rain were extremely strict and only occurred in the Gourmet World, rarely appearing in the Human World, which explained Zhang Wei's surprised reaction.
"You mean you're cooking? You're a chef?"
The Dragon Man rolled his eyes. "What else?"
"Using Food Rain to prepare dishes?"
The Dragon Man proudly declared, "A mere trifle. It's normal for unworldly country cooks to be astonished."
Damn it!
There was such a method!
Zhang Wei felt his imagination was insufficient.
So, this person was also a contestant. According to the rule Zhang Wei had set for the first level—freely taking—he wasn't stealing.
Pushing aside the clouds, he found himself in another place, a refugee city plagued by war.
However, the situation was slightly better than Zhang Wei's. Everyone could maintain a minimal food supply, not to the point of starvation.
But it was only enough to survive; gaunt and listless individuals were everywhere!
"Hey!"
"I told you not to touch my clouds!"
"How am I supposed to make excellent dishes if you do that!"
The Dragon Man was extremely annoyed and very displeased with Zhang Wei's meddling with the clouds.
"Uh... sorry."
Zhang Wei ascended, giving the Dragon Man space to perform alone.
The Dragon Man brandished the sacrificial artifact in his hand, and the clouds swirled at his command. Ingredients brought by the wind were also distributed evenly into the clouds according to his instructions.
Zhang Wei's expression grew more solemn as he watched.
He didn't feel any control of power, yet the clouds moved according to the Dragon Man's will, as if they were an extension of his own body.
The formation of Food Rain involved the condensation of water vapor rich in nutrients, which then coalesced according to special rules to fall as food.
Common types included lollipop rain, chocolate rain, imitation meat rain, sashimi rain, and hamburger rain.
He was...
Crushing and extracting ingredients according to his needs, then blending and adding them to the clouds, thereby altering the type of precipitation!
Damn it!
Amazing!
Soon, the cooking reached its final step.
The Dragon Man's body trembled, and countless bolts of lightning coursed through him into the vast, dark clouds. These lightning strikes triggered a chain reaction, acting as a catalyst.
Massive natural thunderstorms were induced one after another, their rumbling echoing through the sky.
Within the city beneath the dark clouds, hungry citizens stared blankly at the sky.
"Am I hallucinating from hunger? Why do I smell delicious food? Where is it coming from?"
"Where could the smell of food be? You must be dreaming... Wait, I think I smell it too!"
The refugees looked around, bewildered, searching for the source of the scent they imagined.
Finally, everyone gazed at the sky in disbelief. The aroma seemed to be descending from above.
This is bad.
A collective hallucination.
Ah well, with such strong lightning, the rain would surely be heavy. They had little strength as it was, and getting drenched by rain could lead to sickness and death.
Let's go, let's go back inside.
But as they opened their doors, they were startled by countless heart-wrenching roars from outside, cries filled with the primal yearning for life!
"What's going on?"
"Quick... Quick, come out and see!"
"A miracle! This must be a miracle. I've never seen such a sight in my life!"