Why Duanmu Ge Was So Skinny

Du Bai's question immediately stumped Chef Bao and Duanmu Ge.

They had only come for the Five Hundred Year Brine, and would only work as cooks for a few days before leaving.

If Du Bai hadn't possessed Five Hundred Year Brine, Chef Bao and Duanmu Ge wouldn't have come to the Clear Wind Manor.

But just now, Du Bai displayed the aura of Soul Douluo.

This made them afraid to act recklessly, and subconsciously they dared not say anything inappropriate.

Therefore, Duanmu Ge and Chef Bao both looked slightly serious as they pondered how to answer.

Liu Shu, on the other hand, seemed much calmer. He had already made up his mind before coming to the Clear Wind Manor to participate in the chef competition.

The reason is simple: Liu Shu came to the Clear Wind Manor as a chef for one word: money!

This is what most job seekers truly think!

After a long while, no one spoke.

So, the dwarf chef Liu Shu was the first to speak.

"I'm participating in this cooking competition mainly because I want to become the chef for the mansion!"

"Young Master Du, you are powerful, and your background is equally powerful. You won't be bullied as a chef in the manor!"

"Furthermore, the monthly salary is higher than in other places, which is why I came here!"

Liu Shu revealed his true feelings.

Du Bai nodded after hearing this.

"Taking money to do things, not bad, not bad!"

"As long as you can make delicious food, I will naturally pay you enough Gold Soul Coin!"

"Furthermore, now that you've become a chef at my 'Clear Wind Manor,' you're considered one of my subordinates, so I'll naturally protect you and prevent you from being bullied!"

"Of course, this is on the premise that you abide by the rules of the mansion and do not disobey or violate the mansion's regulations!"

"I'll have the housekeeper help you with the onboarding process later!"

Du Bai patiently began to speak.

"Thank you, Young Master Du!"

"I, Liu Shu, will definitely do my job well, abide by the rules of the manor, and make more delicious food for Young Master Du!"

Liu Shu bowed and spoke respectfully.

Upon hearing this, Du Bai nodded in satisfaction once again.

Du Bai observed Liu Shu's face; he seemed like an honest person, and Du Bai figured he wouldn't do anything outrageous.

In addition, Liu Shu was extremely respectful to him, so Du Bai found him more agreeable.

Then, Du Bai's gaze fell on Duanmu Ge and Chef Bao.

Du Bai found the two chefs, one fat and one thin, to be quite unique and the other rather difficult to deal with!

Where are you two?

Du Bai inquired.

Upon being asked this question by Du Bai, Chef Bao and Duanmu Ge both tensed up at the same time.

Fortunately, they had already thought about it in their minds, so they recovered as quickly as possible.

"Like Liu Shu, I'm here for the Gold Soul Coin!"

"I'm currently short of Gold Soul Coin; I need about 30,000 Gold Soul Coin!"

"Once I've saved up enough Gold Soul Coin, there's a very high chance I'll leave Clear Wind Manor..."

"Therefore, I would like to apologize to Young Master Du here!"

"Finally, I'd like to try making some food using that 500-year-old brine!"

"This brine is rare and has been around for a long time. It's a treasure that you can only come across once in a lifetime. As a chef, it's very tempting to me!"

Duanmu Ge recounted everything that had been on his mind.

As he spoke, Duanmu Ge tried his best to make his tone sincere.

Du Bai nodded after hearing this.

"You want to be a short-term chef, right?"

Du Bai asked.

"Yes, Young Master Du!"

Duanmu Ge replied respectfully.

Although he appeared respectful on the surface, Duanmu Ge thought to himself, "I don't want to be trapped in a cage and be someone's cook for the rest of my life!"

What do you need to handle?

Tell me about it, maybe I can help you solve it!

"However, if I help you solve your problem, you must obey my orders forever!"

Du Bai spoke with a serious expression.

Duanmu Ge is a level 50 Soul King with excellent cooking skills.

This kind of Soul Master chef is exactly what Du Bai needs!

Du Bai not only needs Duanmu Ge to make delicious food for himself, but also wants him to make food for his subordinates and the people of the Four Great Families!

There's a principle in warfare: supplies must precede troops.

Therefore, food was extremely important to the power that Du Bai had established!

This food must not only satisfy the problem of 'having enough to eat'.

Du Bai also made sure his men 'ate well'!

Seeing that Young Master Du Bai's tone was sincere, Duanmu Ge felt that it wouldn't hurt to explain why he wanted to leave.

"Young Master Du!"

"My Martial Soul is 'fire,' but this Martial Soul has some flaws, namely, it burns the energy within my body!"

"Therefore, since I awakened my Martial Soul, I haven't gained any weight; in fact, I've gotten thinner!"

"The amount of food and energy I need every day, every meal, is enormous!"

"Although burning energy can improve my cultivation, I will starve to death if I run out of energy!"

"That's why I've always been so lean."

"At the same time, this is also why, despite being a famous chef, I have almost no Gold Soul Coin left and look quite poor!"

"I'd rather travel the world, hunt Soul Beast, and find a way to suppress this problem than live in the mansion!"

"Therefore, I hope Young Master Du will understand!"

Duanmu Ge explained why he wanted to leave Clear Wind Manor.

Upon hearing this, Chef Bao, who was standing to the side, looked thoughtful.

"So that's why this skinny monkey is so thin!"

"I've heard people say that he can eat half a cow in one meal. I thought to myself, how could someone as skinny as him possibly eat half a cow!"

"So all of this was real!"

"And this skinny monkey looks so poor, it turns out it's because he can eat so much! He ate it all!"

"I was wondering where all those Gold Soul Coin went!"

"I once thought that this skinny monkey went to brothels every day to solicit prostitutes and hand over milk, so he looked malnourished and sickly."

"So all of this was understandable after all!"

Chef Bao suddenly realized what was going on.

Chef Bao has gained a better understanding of his culinary rival today.

"Oh?!"

"Burning your internal energy and converting it into Soul Power cultivation is a good thing for you!"

"What you lack is simply the right resources!"

"As long as you have enough resources to keep eating, you don't have to worry about becoming skin and bones one day, or about running out of money!"

Du Bai said with a smile.

Duanmu Ge was taken aback when he heard this. If it was understood according to Young Master Du Bai's line of thinking, then there was indeed nothing wrong with it!

Then, Du Bai continued speaking:

"This is a small matter for me!"

"If you are willing to submit to me, I can immediately pay you a reward of one million Gold Soul Coin!"

Good evening, everyone! Good afternoon! Good morning! Wishing you all happiness and success!