A Fresh New Take

"... It's nothing, anyway, there was no point in cutting corners." Hua Shaojian looked dejected.

"Cough cough, well, there are advantages too, like calluses, scars... Garuda is Honkai Beast specializing in life, and it also has the ability to fly, so overall it's definitely more beneficial than harmful." Mobius began to comfort Hua at this moment.

Explanation is scientific literacy, while comfort is the close affection between best friends.

However, for this reason, it is truly impossible for Hua to grow back. Surgery is no longer an option. Whether it's filling or medication, the self-healing ability of the Garuda gene will eliminate it.

Garuda's life specializations are very broad. Self-healing is just a basic special effect. On a larger scale, it even includes rebirth, although the speed is very slow.

Although Shesha has the ability to revive quickly, the revival characteristics are obvious, and Shesha does not have the ability to heal itself.

Theoretically speaking, Shesha's ability is called rebirth, not life specialization. Garuda's comprehensive enhancement of life force is what is called life specialization.

And then, well, it's locked, really locked.

They've locked Hua's age right there... but it's best not to tell Hua this.

"Eden, are you still measuring?"

"Of course not." Eden rolled her eyes at Mobius. "Pack up and go see how Kevin's celebration party is going."

Chapter 431 A New Look

Moth Chasers to Fire, in the back kitchen.

"Kevin? Why aren't you directing the setup? What are you doing in the kitchen?"

Su walked into the kitchen and looked at Kevin, who was stretching noodles, with a questioning expression.

You scoundrel, as the organizer of this banquet, instead of taking care of the venue, you've come to the kitchen to be a cook?

"Kevin, are you out of your mind?"

"How should I put it... Su, don't you think it would be more like I'm crazy if I just stayed in the arena obediently?"

Kevin stretched the noodles while turning his head to look at Sue with an air of nonchalance.

"..." Su was speechless for a moment.

You bastard, just because you're a husky doesn't mean you're right.

"...But you can't just stay in the kitchen." Su's lips twitched slightly. "You're in charge of the entire celebration banquet, not the kitchen. Aren't the chefs in the kitchen better cooks than you?"

"That's right, that's right."

The familiar voice from the side startled Su: "Sister Vil-V? What are you doing in the kitchen?"

"Playing with dough," Vil-V, wearing a chef's hat and kneading dough, said matter-of-factly.

The way these two acted so self-righteous really made Su feel like she had a million complaints stuck in her throat.

Well, there's really nothing wrong with Vil-V. After all, the chef's cooking skills are no joke. She may not be a master, but she's definitely a professional—although I don't know why Vil-V mentioned playing with dough.

In comparison, Kevin is really useless.

Doesn't he know his childhood friend's cooking skills? At best, he can only cook noodles properly.

Going further up... well, Su can only say that Kevin's level is only slightly better Mobius', and only slightly better.

"I have to say, Sue, I never imagined that the chefs at the Moth Chasers to Fire were so skilled. Any one of them could be a master chef."

"Ah, that's because the power of the Moth Chasers to Fire is expanding infinitely. Dr. Mobius and Dr. Einstein both complained about how bad the Moth Chasers to Fire's food was before."

Su revealed a look of reminiscence.

Previously, the Moth Chasers to Fire Department was a sideline department where the food was just edible and there was no money or opportunity to hire Moth Chasers to Fire. But now, the Moth Chasers to Fire is a leader of civilization, the United Nations? What is that? With such a status, there are as many head chefs as you want, and countless people would even be willing to pay to work there.

Of course, Mei still has a conscience towards ordinary people; it will neither recruit people without limit nor make people actually pay to work.

It was simply to improve the meals for their own soldiers and researchers.

"But you're not often at headquarters, so what use is it for you to know this?"

Su crossed her arms and looked Kevin up and down.

"Or do you want to learn how to cook from these master chefs?"

"Yes, but mainly pastry chefs." Kevin nodded matter-of-factly.

... I knew it.

Sue rubbed her temples, trying her best not to lose her composure because of Kevin's answer.

Okay, I'll cook it. Although it feels unreliable in many ways, it's fine if it can help Kevin relax.

After a brief moment of thought, Sue patted Kevin on the shoulder.

"Go for it, Kevin!"

Upon hearing this, Kevin wore a strange expression. Hmm... as if asking, "Why didn't you stop me?"

But since Su agreed, it means that my idea seems to be really not a problem?

Kevin scratched his head.

He originally thought Su would stop him from making noodles or something, but... this guy actually gave him an encouraging smile?

For a fleeting moment, Kevin thought Sue might also need to have her head checked.

However, since Sue has agreed, Kevin won't cause any trouble.

"Then, Su, would you like to try some?"

"No need, I'll go help you set up the venue."

Sue shook her head. It seemed Kevin wasn't going to do the hosting job, so she figured she was the only one left to take on the role.

After all, everyone is very busy these days, and there aren't many people with free time. This time, Elysia is also looking forward to Kevin's celebration party, so she will probably just lend a hand and won't actually help with the venue setup.

In this way, only I can help Kevin.

Thinking of this, Su sighed and turned to leave.

Kevin would save the stretched dough and then reach for the next piece to stretch.

Not long after Su left, Mobius, Eden, and Hua arrived.

The three of them wandered around the venue but couldn't find Kevin, so they asked who was in charge of setting up the venue.

Staff member replied: Captain Su

Then they asked where Su had gone.

A: Kitchen

These days, besides Liu Bai, Su is probably the only person who can reliably find Kevin. If you follow Su, you're sure to find Kevin.

"Kevin is actually stretching noodles...?"

Similar to Sue's reaction, all three of them wore subtle expressions when they saw Kevin enthusiastically stretching noodles.

Okay, stretching noodles is fine, and Hua wouldn't mind helping out in the kitchen if necessary, but Kevin, you...

"Eden, wouldn't this be considered dereliction of duty?"

Mobius's expression was subtle. Although the three of them had guessed it when they followed Sue's footsteps and even encountered Sue returning, seeing this scene in person still made them feel uneasy.

Especially when Mobius saw Kevin conjure ice from thin air to preserve the noodles...

"Doctor, you should look at this from a different perspective— Kevin is working diligently."

Eden, who had been shamelessly called "teacher's wife" by Kevin for several years, naturally knew how silly Kevin was.

Although he is a reliable soldier, he doesn't usually inspire much praise.

Although it's not nice to say it like this, Eden was still quite worried that Kevin might have some problems because of his usual lapses in judgment when he heard that Kevin was in charge of the celebration party.

But now, Kevin can focus on being a chef here, while Sue takes care of things outside. This makes Eden feel much more at ease.

After hearing Eden's statement, Mobius fell silent, then nodded in agreement, unable to refute it.

If that's the case, then it's absolutely true, and there's no way to refute it.

But aren't your expectations of Kevin a bit too low?

"I also think it's already quite remarkable that Kevin can stay put in one place."

Hua chimed in at this point.

As someone whose beautiful dream was turned into a nightmare by Kevin and then woken up, she now doesn't really want to get involved in her junior brother's affairs.

They're behaving themselves now, there's no need for them to add unnecessary complications, right?

"But then again, why does it seem like everyone's making noodles?"

Hua watched as Vil-V sculpted a small dough figurine.

It looks like Liu Bai?

Is the goal to turn the teacher's image into a culinary art piece?

Although it may seem a bit wasteful, it is still a creative idea.

So, getting back to the point, today's celebration banquet is themed around pastries?

Hmm, something seems off, but it looks okay, right?

On the other hand, no one was surprised that Vil-V would appear in the kitchen wearing a chef's hat, since she could come out anywhere when she was free.

It's quite normal for it to appear in the kitchen.

"Let's not disturb everyone." Hua noticed Kevin was having a headache, and since Kevin was relatively quiet for the time being, Hua suggested that everyone leave.

Eden and Mobius both nodded in agreement.

The two of them couldn't fit into the kitchen atmosphere, and now that they're still there, they're somewhat affecting the work of other people.

After all, everyone present knew these three people.

As a chef, how could a manager not recognize a chef Moth Chasers to Fire? Although Mei hadn't specifically arranged for this, any chef with a normal IQ would recognize someone by looking at their photo privately.

In addition, since Mobius and Eden were leaders stationed at headquarters, even if they didn't know each other at first, they would get to know each other over time.

One was the "devil doctor" in charge of biology, and the other was simply their actual big spender.

Whether these three people knew Hua or not was no longer important at this stop. These two high-ranking leaders were looking around, and all the chefs felt a chill run down their spines.

Oh no, is it really appropriate to have a full-on celebration banquet? At least bring out a few more substantial dishes, right?

If this gets discovered...

Some chefs with weaker mental fortitude started shaking, as if they would be fired if they finished making the noodles.

Fortunately, these high-ranking leaders didn't stand there for long; they whispered among themselves and then left.

All the chefs present breathed a sigh of relief, but a sense of unease crept into their hearts once again.

So... these two have agreed?

Is a full-fledged banquet really possible?

No, no, no, something still feels off, doesn't it?

Some of the bolder chefs nervously approached the two remaining senior leaders in the kitchen.

"Um... Doctor, shall we order two more main dishes?"

They were quite familiar with Vil-V, so they simply asked Vil-V.

"If we do it this way..."

"Hmm? A main dish? Whatever, just add as much as you want."

Vil-V was completely focused on kneading the small dough figurine in her hands and didn't pay much attention to the chef's question.

But that's enough.

After all, adding two more main dishes would make it less of a full banquet, and everyone's sense of crisis about being fired would be much less.

Evening, in the cafeteria lobby.

"Hey, Vil-V, what are we having for dinner tonight?" Elysia asked excitedly as she approached Vil-V, who was playing chess with her.

"Huh? Dishes? I don't know." Vil-V looked confused. "I've been making little figures, but... it seems like there will be two more main dishes than usual?"