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Chapter 843 -844 Master Level_1

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Though Song Dapeng had not been playing the game for long, he had already encountered thousands upon thousands of different ingredients. The various monsters in the game could all drop cooking materials, even the lowest level Zombies could drop Zombie meat as a cooking ingredient. This made it evident how incredibly complex the variety of cooking materials in the game was;

Up till now, most of the cooking ingredients Song Dapeng had seen were of white quality, and the best he had seen was blue quality. He had never even seen silver quality ingredients, so you can imagine how his heart pounded violently when he saw so many gold quality cooking ingredients now;

Master Level culinary skills, when used with ordinary cooking ingredients and recipes, could no longer increase proficiency. While he could develop recipes himself, obtaining high-level cooking ingredients was not something a player of barely over level twenty could do at will. Most of the Doomsday Coins Song Dapeng earned in the game were spent on purchasing high-level cooking ingredients. This was also why he wanted to open a restaurant in the City of Hope—to earn more Doomsday Coins.

“These, all these need to be cooked?” Song Dapeng looked at the mountain-like pile of snake meat, feeling his throat turn dry and his palms sweaty;

“Yes, but each portion of ingredient can only make one type of dish. There are a total of one hundred thirty-six portions here, meaning you have to make one hundred thirty-six different dishes. Can you do it?” Song Jian said to Song Dapeng in a calm tone.

Upon touching the ingredients and seeing their attributes, Song Dapeng instantly understood what Song Jian meant. It would be the greatest waste if these ingredients were not turned into different dishes.

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Song Jian glanced at the ingredients with a trace of regret in his eyes. With so many gold quality cooking ingredients, he could have advanced to Expert Level culinary skills at the very least, but to him, using these ingredients to upgrade his culinary skills would be an utter waste. During the cooking process, not only would it fail to maximize the potential of the ingredients, it might also lead to a massive waste;

Take the same grilled meat, for example, the grilled meat prepared by Song Jian could only increase physical constitution by 2 points. But if it was made by Song Dapeng, the same grilled meat might increase constitution by three, or even more, points;

“I can. I have already mastered over one hundred eighty recipes. Though not all of them use meat as the main ingredient, I can definitely develop new dishes, ensuring these ingredients are used to their fullest!” Song Dapeng assured with a serious face;

“Good, then you stay here and finish them in the next two days. You cannot leave the Manor Castle until you’re done!” Song Jian stared at Song Dapeng as he spoke.

Song Dapeng was startled but quickly nodded in agreement;

These gold quality cooking ingredients were worth their weight in gold. Even if thrown directly into the auction, they would sell for at least several million Doomsday Coins. Money can sway hearts, so Song Jian had to take some precautions.

“City Lord, where did you find so many gold quality cooking ingredients? That’s amazing. This time, Song Dapeng is going to have a blast. With so many ingredients, his Master Level cooking proficiency will soar!” Wang Qi’s face was full of astonishment.

Seeing these materials, Wang Qi was dazzled. Permanent attribute-increasing materials, if only made into food, would almost be of comparable value to Attribute Fruits;

You should know, now an Attribute Fruit is sold for up to one hundred fifty thousand Doomsday Coins, and that’s with demand exceeding supply. If not for the fact that consuming too many of the same Attribute Fruit is ineffective, their price would have already skyrocketed even further;

Song Jian smiled slightly. These gold quality ingredients were much more precious than the Attribute Fruits currently on the market. The Attribute Fruits available can only increase one to two attribute points, while even with his level nine cooking skills, Song Jian could make food that would increase 2 points. If Song Dapeng were to cook, the resulting food would probably increase attribute points by at least three, if not four or more;

“After it’s all done, we can give some to the brothers in the City of Hope Alliance as a benefit!” said Song Jian with a smile;

The City of Hope Alliance had become very selective about adding new players. Any player wanting to join the City of Hope Alliance had to undergo strict assessment, and even if they passed, they could only become peripheral members of the alliance. They were required to undergo a three-year probation period and make significant contributions to the alliance before they could become official members.

Such stringent conditions would normally discourage many players, yet to Song Jian’s surprise, thousands of players swarmed the City of Hope Alliance’s registration office, eager to join the moment the conditions were announced.

Wang Qi’s eyes sparkled as he realized that when Song Jian mentioned benefits for the alliance brothers, he was referring to those players who had followed them and fought to the death in the city-building task. These players were the core members of the alliance and naturally would be the first to receive any good items.

Three days quickly passed. Song Dapeng, with red-rimmed eyes, laid out dish after dish on the conference room table. The table, twelve meters long and more than three meters wide, was filled with all sorts of foods, rich in color, aroma, and flavor, that just one glance could make anyone’s mouth water uncontrollably.

“Dapeng, what level is your cooking skill?” Wang Qi asked, looking at Song Dapeng who appeared exhausted yet excited, teasing him.

“Master Level Nine!” Song Dapeng said proudly.

You must know, life skills are graded from one to ten, and reaching level ten is considered a milestone. After level ten, one advances to a Junior title. After Junior Level Ten, one progresses to Intermediate, and so forth, up to Master Level.

Previously, Song Dapeng was only at Master Level Three, but after cooking over a hundred dishes with golden ingredients, he had shot straight up to Master Level Nine!

“Impressive!” Wang Qi exclaimed in surprise. “What’s the level above Master?”

“It should be Grandmaster Level, but you must complete a certain task to advance to Grandmaster Level,” Song Dapeng said, though no one had told him this information. It had come to him when he advanced to Master Level Nine.

“Mayor, please try some of these dishes. They can all permanently enhance attributes!” Song Dapeng said to Song Jian with a beaming smile, “Out of one hundred and thirty-six ingredients, I’ve made seventy-eight of excellent quality and fifty-eight of perfect quality!”

“Perfect quality?” Song Jian glanced over the dishes, which all gave off a faint golden glow, with no obvious differences at the surface.

“Yes, the effect of the excellent quality food increases by 40%, and the perfect quality food by 100%. That is to say, food that originally could only increase an attribute by 3 points would increase it by 4 points if it’s of excellent quality and by 6 points if it’s of perfect quality!” Song Dapeng explained.

Song Jian nodded and began to taste the dishes one by one.

After sampling a few dishes, Song Jian’s brow furrowed. He realized that his earlier assumption was somewhat off. Not all different recipes necessarily led to increased attributes.

Within these dishes, some increased strength by 4 points, others by 5 points, and some even by 6 points. Although the dishes were different, Song Jian could only choose one type. If he ate a dish that increased strength by 4 points, then the dishes that increased it by 5 or 6 points would no longer have any effect on him.

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