God-Tier Pastry System

In a relatively secluded corner of Xiao Family Market in Wutan City stood a shop that drew little attention.

It was a shop that sold medicine. The interior was sparsely furnished, with barely any decent goods on the shelves, and the surrounding items were somewhat cluttered.

A young man in his twenties lay slumped over the counter. He was not particularly handsome, but he was decent enough.

At that moment, the young man opened his eyes and looked around in confusion, not knowing what had happened to him.

"What's going on? I remember I was playing the Battle Through the Heavens web game, and then I suddenly lost consciousness. Where is this?"

Suddenly, an unfamiliar set of memories appeared in his mind.

"Ah! My head hurts!"

Enduring the pain in his head, he clutched his hair as he absorbed those additional memories.

A minute later, he finally understood that he had come to the world of Battle Through the Heavens and become the owner of a shop in Xiao Family Market in Wutan City. His name was Xiao Cheng.

"Who would have thought that playing a game could lead to sudden death, sending me to the world of Battle Through the Heavens—and even turning me into the owner of a shop in Xiao Family Market?"

He said with a bitter smile.

Xiao Cheng's soul came from a place called Earth. His original name was Lin Cheng, and he had loved the novel Battle Through the Heavens. Especially after hearing that it had been made into a web game, he had become completely hooked.

However, he had been too absorbed in the game and had died suddenly in front of his computer. His soul then came to inhabit this young man named Xiao Cheng.

"Looks like this shop's business isn't very good. I wonder how far the plot has progressed. Has my fellow townsman been rejected in marriage yet?"

He glanced around the shop and muttered to himself.

He sighed, though his heart felt somewhat desolate.

The original owner of this body had only reached the third stage of Dou Qi. If he wanted to survive in this world filled with powerful experts, he needed either great strength or an overwhelmingly powerful background that others could never hope to match.

Yet he had perfectly missed out on both. He was merely the owner of a tiny shop. It was truly worrying.

"They say transmigration comes with benefits. Where's my cheat? Where's my system? If nothing else, I can even become a cook."

Xiao Cheng began to complain.

As if responding to Xiao Cheng's complaints, a mechanical ding sounded in his mind.

A wish meeting this system's requirements has been detected. Binding in progress...

Confirming identity...

Binding successful. Identity confirmed. Hello, Host.

Xiao Cheng had just been hoping for a system, only for one to arrive the very next second. It was like being handed a pillow just as he was getting sleepy.

"Introduce your functions. Let me get a feel for them."

Xiao Cheng tried his best to calm his excitement as he questioned the system in his mind.

After all, he knew some of the clichés from system novels. He was not about to scream and shout like those inexperienced transmigrators.

Hello, Host. This system is the God-Tier Pastry System, a high-tech creation from another universe. Having detected the Host's intense wish, it selected the Host.

"The God-Tier Pastry System? Don't tell me you want me to sell pastries?"

Xiao Cheng asked the system with a strange expression.

Host is only half right. This system's ultimate mission is to cultivate the Host into the most powerful pastry chef in the entire universe. The Host must learn to make pastries.

"Make pastries? I don't know how."

He did not know how to make pastries at all. Eating them, on the other hand, was something he was quite skilled at.

This system will assist the Host. Please accept the first quest.

"Wait, you're issuing a quest already?"

Main Quest: Host must own a pastry shop.

Quest Reward: One free shop renovation.
Quest Failure: System unbinding and humane destruction.
Quest Time: Within one hour.

"Damn it, find a suitable shop within an hour? I... Wait, can this shop count?"

Xiao Cheng suddenly remembered that his own shop should qualify.

Conditions met. Would the Host like to confirm this shop as a pastry shop?

"Of course. Confirm it. By the way, it's broad daylight right now. How are you going to renovate the shop?"

If it suddenly changed, the people nearby would definitely notice something was wrong, and that would surely cause unnecessary trouble.

Please rest assured, Host. While renovating the shop, the system's power will cover the entire shop and make those nearby ignore the changes here until the renovation is complete.

"Then I can rest easy."

Host has completed the quest. Would you like to claim the Quest Reward?

"Claim it."

Would you like to renovate the shop now? Please name the shop.

"Renovate it immediately. As for the name, call it Ruyi Zhai."

The moment Xiao Cheng finished speaking,

a mysterious force descended over the shop. Xiao Cheng, who was inside, was blinded by a dazzling white light and could not open his eyes.

Three minutes later, a shop with a rather classical charm appeared in Xiao Family Market. The signboard above its entrance bore the three words: Ruyi Zhai.

Meanwhile, Xiao Cheng slowly opened his eyes inside the shop. When he clearly saw the scene before him, his eyes widened, and he said in shock,

"My God, is this my pastry shop?"

Yes, Host. The shop renovation is complete.

The interior and exterior of the shop were completely different. The interior decoration leaned toward an ancient style, yet it also blended in elements of modernity, such as the Glass Covers for displaying pastries at the front and the lights overhead.

"This renovation is really not bad. Oh, right, System, I'll give you a name. I'll call you Xiao Dian."

Ding! Name changed to Xiao Dian.

"Xiao Dian, I still don't know how to make pastries. What am I supposed to sell?"

He asked Xiao Dian gloomily.

The Host has a beginner's gift pack. Would you like to open it?

Xiao Cheng was so excited that he could barely speak. A beginner's gift pack—of course he had to open it.

"Quick, open it right away."

As Xiao Cheng spoke, something resembling a large gift pack appeared before him. After shaking for a moment, a ding rang out.

"Congratulations, Host, for obtaining one set of Pastry Chef's Exclusive Outfit."

"Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the recipe for God-Tier Honeyed Shortbread."

"Congratulations, Host, for obtaining one opportunity to advance to the seventh stage of Dou Qi."

Seeing what he had obtained from the gift pack, Xiao Cheng was ecstatic beyond measure.

The first item was a pastry chef's outfit. As for the second, the recipe for God-Tier Honeyed Shortbread was exactly what he needed right now, so he no longer had to worry about having no pastries to sell.

The final opportunity to advance to the seventh stage of Dou Qi was especially important to him. After all, in Wutan City, the strength of the seventh stage of Dou Qi could already be considered fairly formidable, enough to barely survive here.

"Raise my strength immediately."

The next moment, Xiao Cheng felt a powerful energy appear within his body.

One minute later, Xiao Cheng had risen from the third stage of Dou Qi to the seventh stage of Dou Qi.

Ding! Please check the new quest.

Xiao Cheng had not expected a new quest to arrive so quickly, so he simply opened it to take a look.

Main Quest: Host must learn and become proficient in making God-Tier Honeyed Shortbread, then sell one hundred portions (0/100).

Quest Reward: Recipe for God-Tier Honeyed Three-Knife Pastry.
Quest Failure: Host must sing "Conquest" in the street.
Quest Time: Seven days.

Xiao Cheng was speechless after reading the quest. That punishment—singing "Conquest" in the street? Heh, absolutely impossible. No one would ever make him sing "Conquest" in this lifetime.

So, without another word, he immediately found the ingredients provided by Xiao Dian and began learning how to make God-Tier Honeyed Shortbread.

At this time, the protagonist, Xiao Yan, was walking down the street. A playful young girl seemed to be beside him. That should have been Xiao Xun'er.

The direction they were heading was precisely Xiao Family Market, where Xiao Cheng was located.