The new edition of the Gourmet Display Case!
Only ingredients of Perfect grade can enter!
The ingredients are arranged by grade, with about fifty kinds of ingredients on each level, and fifty portions or more for each kind.
Even with Zhang Wei's current collection, the Gourmet Display Case has been built for over thirty floors!
And the workers are constantly busy, and it is still under rapid construction.
"Miracle! It's simply a miracle!"
"How can such a wonder exist in the world!"
Wu Yong said enticingly, "From now on, when you conduct your culinary practice, you can take any ingredient you like from here! And these ingredients can also be distributed as your salary, with no exchange bottleneck whatsoever~"
"Really?"
"Really!"
Many chefs were overjoyed.
"Do you still think this is a barren land?"
"No, no, no, this is paradise, a paradise for chefs!"
Wu Yong said, "Alright, let's go to the kitchen first and see where you will be working in the future."
The Taste Soul Banquet!
In Zhang Wei's culinary masterpiece, these chefs all advanced!
Their power levels increased significantly.
At this time, the gap between the two groups of chefs began to show. The chefs from Kikuka Tei could analyze two to three tenths of Zhang Wei's techniques. Although not perfect, the creative ideas could be easily understood.
The arrogant chefs under Zhang Wei felt a strong sense of crisis!
They even worked harder.
The Warm Harbor Toad was summoned.
Before they departed.
Zhang Wei said, "The chefs from Kikuka Tei will return with me to explain the matter of studying abroad to our family."
"Also, each chef can pick some of their favorite ingredients to take back, as a small token of my appreciation for our guests."
Cheers erupted!
...
When Zhang Wei appeared at Kikuka Tei.
It was already a sea of people.
Although it was a private banquet, the aroma that brought unparalleled satisfaction was something one would never regret smelling up close in their lifetime.
Gold Label Chef Shao An.
Liu Bangling's most proud disciple, and also the most talented and arrogant one.
A long time ago, Shao An, thinking he had mastered all of Master Abe's skills, had once acted rebelliously.
At that time, Master Abe had gone to the Gourmet World, and only his eldest son, Liu Angxing, remained to guard Kikuka Tei.
That time, Shao An lost miserably.
Shao An was also the first whetstone on Liu Angxing's path forward.
Afterward, Shao An challenged Liu Angxing many times, but all ended in failure.
When Master Abe returned, he directly found Shao An and, with supreme magnanimity, accepted him back.
However, having returned to Kikuka Tei, Shao An found it difficult to feel the warmth of home that he once had.
"You're back."
"Come in and eat something. You must have had a hard journey. What was it like over there?"
As the eldest disciple.
He was naturally in charge of leading this time.
Seeing Master Abe's enthusiastic demeanor, Shao An forced a smile and said, "It was good. Except for being a bit cold, everything else was fine."
"That's good. Since I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have been at ease if you weren't there."
Shao An sighed inwardly.
"Master, I plan to... I want to study in the Great Glacier." Master Abe's movements stiffened, "Alright, you can learn new theoretical knowledge there and have more opportunities to practice with high-grade ingredients. I approve."
"Master... I have always wanted to surpass you. Although I was overconfident in the past, this is my goal, and I must do it."
Master Abe nodded, "This is also my hope. No master dislikes their disciple doing well. I will be happy if you can all surpass me."
Shao An remained silent.
Once upon a time, Liu Angxing was just a young boy, showing off in front of him.
But now, Liu Angxing was someone he looked up to.
Shao An believed his culinary talent was no less than Liu Angxing's, but...
Perhaps Master Abe's culinary style wasn't suited for him.
And Lan Yun Dao Sheng's evaluation of Zhang Wei still echoed in Shao An's ears.
"Tsk tsk, a pity that he is too clever and a bit too calculative..."
Lan Yun Dao Sheng had also evaluated him the same way back then!
Did this mean that Zhang Wei's approach was more suitable for him?
At this moment!
A strange aroma seemed to travel across an endless distance.
It soothed people's restless hearts.
And gave them endless satisfaction.
Shao An thought, "If I can learn Zhang Wei's techniques, defeating Liu Angxing shouldn't be a problem..."
I will definitely succeed!
...
Zhang Wei's private banquet went smoothly. Whether it was Wang Shoucheng, Lan Yun Dao Sheng, or Mie Jue Shi Tai... they were all lost in the boundless satisfaction of Wuxiang.
The flavors that constantly changed and ascended on their tongues were like heaven!
Those who tasted it could not help but shed tears of emotion and happiness.
Lan Yun Dao Sheng lay on the ground, his originally thin body now plump, but his hazy eyes indicated he was still swimming in a sea of happiness.
The crowd murmured.
"Is this... the pursuit of life?"
"I feel like I have no regrets in this life."
"No, perhaps there is. What will I do if I can't drink it again in the future?"
On the other side.
The staff brought by Zhang Wei began to prepare for the chamber of commerce's work.
The person in charge here was Roger, the former head of the Resource Distribution Department of the Century Collection Association, who had extensive experience in this area.
Lan Yun Dao Sheng privately found Zhang Wei and handed him a map.
"Kid, I told you I wouldn't owe you a favor. This is one of the crevices in the Gourmet World. This old man explored it once and marked the safe routes."
Zhang Wei took the map.
It clearly read 'Gravity Well'.
It was said to be a metallic land, with a strong sci-fi feel.
Lan Yun Dao Sheng continued, "Don't underestimate this place. I risked my life to explore it. According to my map, you can easily obtain large amounts of Fourth-grade Yuan Water, or Fifth-grade Yuan Water!"
"As for higher grades like Sixth or Seventh, don't even think about it. The danger level there is already at the level of the Gourmet World. Even occasional wandering mobile beasts can easily defeat a hundred-level Gourmet Hunter."
Yuan Water?
Seeing the old man's serious demeanor, it seemed to be something famous. However, Zhang Wei had never encountered it in any literature.
Lan Yun Dao Sheng said proudly, "Have you ever heard of Celestial One Divine Water!"
Celestial One Divine Water!
Legend has it that it is the most potent poisonous wine in the world!
If even a single drop is accidentally consumed, the body will swell and explode into a mess of scattered flesh!
"The deepest part of this Gravity Well produces the legendary Celestial One Divine Water!"
Zhang Wei asked, "Isn't this Celestial One Divine Water a poison? And what's its relation to the so-called Yuan Water?"
Yuan Water!
Also known as Heavy Water!
It condenses from ordinary water in the fantastical environment of the Gravity Well.
Ten drops of ordinary water, under special circumstances, combine to form what is called First-grade Yuan Water!
Ten drops of First-grade Yuan Water can condense into Second-grade Yuan Water in the deeper parts of the Gravity Well!
And so on.
Ten drops of Second-grade Yuan Water form one drop of Third-grade Yuan Water, up to the highest, Ninth-grade Yuan Water.
And Ninth-grade Yuan Water is the so-called Celestial One Divine Water!
In other words, to obtain one drop of Celestial One Divine Water, one would need 1,000,000,000 drops of ordinary water.
"Ten billion drops!"
Lan Yun Dao Sheng chuckled, "If someone accidentally drinks Celestial One Divine Water... just imagine, a drop no bigger than a fingertip instantly expands into a thousand tons of ordinary water. Even the strongest could be killed, right?"
Indeed, it's powerful!
But what use does a chef like him have for this?
Poisoning?
Zhang Wei said with a wry smile, "Alright, it's indeed an extraordinary thing. However, I'm just a chef, and I'm not interested in such poison. Consider this meal on me, Sage."
Saying that, Zhang Wei returned the map to Lan Yun Dao Sheng.
Lan Yun Dao Sheng was displeased, "Do you really think I would fool you with useless things like this? This Yuan Water is essential for processing high-grade ingredients, and countless high-grade chefs cannot obtain it!"
"Oh?"
"What's the use of this thing?"
Lan Yun said, "Yuan Water is a very rare natural ingredient. Its largest source is not the Gravity Well, but within various organisms."
Yuan Water exists within living beings!
Here, it is necessary to mention a legendary skill - the Art of Gluttony!
This technique can greatly compress the practitioner's body and allow for more precise control. Moreover, due to the reduced volume, the body's consumption is also greatly reduced.
In this era, the Art of Gluttony is very popular.
Even Zhang Wei has put in a lot of effort to practice it. Lan Yun Dao Sheng is even more skilled in it; otherwise, with his level, he would have starved to death in the Human World long ago.
If Zhang Wei were to release the Art of Gluttony, his body would instantly expand to over three meters tall, becoming a muscular form.
In the original work, Jirou could transform into a giant form by releasing just a trace of his power.
Lan Yun Dao Sheng pointed at his thin body and said, "With my mastery of the Art of Gluttony, the water in my blood is comparable to Third-grade Yuan Water!"
Third-grade.
Which is a thousand times.
Zhang Wei is between 50-150 times, around the level of Second-grade Yuan Water.
"This means Third-grade Yuan Water poses no danger to me; rather, it's a way to quickly replenish my body fluids!"
"If I could drink some Third-grade or Fourth-grade Yuan Water during combat or other situations, my stamina would recover at an astonishing rate."
"Celestial One Divine Water is not poison, it's just that ordinary people cannot handle it."
So that's how it is!
This thing is somewhat like compressed water...
Recalling his physics knowledge from his past life, water's volume could be slightly compressed, but it was impossible to be this exaggerated. Reducing the volume by just one percent would require 200 atmospheres of pressure.
If it were based on pressure compression, even fusing hydrogen and oxygen atoms into nuclear fusion wouldn't yield the simplest First-grade Yuan Water!
However, discussing physics in this world is even more absurd.
Lan Yun Dao Sheng continued to ask, "Chef Zhang, have you ever encountered any ingredients that you couldn't process?"
Ingredients that cannot be processed...
There are too many!
Zhang Wei casually gave an example, "When I went to collect the Overlord Tree fruit, I once killed an Icefield Dragon. This dragon's blood was like lava, reaching thousands of degrees, and its flesh and blood were impossible to process and could not be cooked."
The temperature of wood fire is only 600 degrees, and water boils at only 100 degrees at standard atmospheric pressure.
If a pressure cooker is used, the water temperature can reach around 120 degrees, which can quickly cook many foods.
Lan Yun Dao Sheng laughed heartily, "Next time you collect some First-grade... Second-grade Yuan Water!"
"If you use Second-grade Yuan Water for cooking, try and see if you can cook the dragon meat!"
Cooking meat with Yuan Water!
This is the true value of Yuan Water!
In that case, the Gravity Well would be of unimaginable help to Zhang Wei!
The ingredients that were previously shelved due to processing difficulties could now be attempted with Yuan Water!
This would significantly increase the number of foods Zhang Wei could process!
It's like opening a new door to the world!
This meal was a huge gain!
...
The preliminary construction of the bank branch in Chengdu, Sichuan.
With money and favors paving the way, everything went smoothly. Zhang Wei personally dug an ice cellar, with a volume of up to one hundred thousand cubic meters. There was a drainage channel at the bottom, and the walls were built with ice blocks to ensure subsequent cleaning.
Zhang Wei first stored ingredients worth fifty million Beli. The business was not much at first, and it should be enough for a while.
After that, he immediately rushed to another location on the initial continent, Stalingrad!
The person in charge here was Lola of the Dodo Merchant Guild, with Fu Long and Chun Niang assisting.
"How's the situation?"
Lola exclaimed excitedly, "Our ingredients are being snatched up like crazy!"
"When we first started selling, everyone was quite cautious. I sold them at half price and gave some away, letting many people try them. As a result, everyone who ate them praised them, and the repeat customers were overwhelming!"
"As time went by, our sales soared!"
"Yesterday's sales alone reached 900,000 Beli!"
For the previous Dodo Merchant Guild, 900,000 Beli was their revenue for more than half a year.
According to the previously agreed 15% commission, the Dodo Merchant Guild could earn 135,000 Beli per day.
"What about the ingredients I asked you to collect?"
Lola took out a roster.
There were countless small characters on it, and many were heavily modified, clearly a ledger.
Currently collected.
Level 1 ingredients: 123 kinds...
Level 2 ingredients: 135 kinds...
Level 3 ingredients: 195 kinds...
...
Level 9 ingredients: 35 kinds...
...
Level 13 ingredients: 21 kinds...
...
Level 18 ingredients: 9 kinds...
The majority were from Level 1-9.
Starting from Level 10, the collection difficulty increased significantly. Many were not in circulation in the market, and the most precious ingredients were on limited special supply.
Lola complained, "Those guys are all greedy as hell. They add a lot of added value to their own ingredients, brand value and such. Ingredients that are clearly not that good are being sold at ten times the price."
"Some are even asking for an outrageous price of a hundred times!"
"That's outrageous!"
Since.
They don't want to exchange with money, then they have to challenge their security capabilities.
A while ago, the brother bandit group was sent out to recruit soldiers, and by calculation, the time was almost up.
Lola said sternly, "The controllers of those ingredients are quite influential. The newly recruited people may not have Vladimir's strength..."
But the ingredients to be collected are too many. With Vladimir and his dozen or so strong subordinates alone, the manpower is insufficient.
Treasure Bag reminds you: Remember to collect after reading.