Eternal Culinary Path Like Long Night

To some extent, each of these five menus can be described as extremely bizarre.

Not only are the Raw Material bizarre, but the dish names also subtly convey a sense of absurdity, as if they were just randomly chosen.

For example, the menu that Bai Zhi is holding is called "[The first song of the Fairy Lake is sung with relatives participating in the high-stakes chaos]", I don't know if it's a translation problem.

With the menu in hand, the next step is to acquire the ingredients listed. Raw Material menu Bai Zhi currently has requires Crocodile Tears, Spider Venom Sac, Mosquito Proboscis, and Elephant Heart.

To be honest, Bai Zhi seriously doubted what could possibly be made from all this random stuff mixed together...

"Crocodile Tears... how do I get this?"

On the other side, after looking at the menu in Li Changsheng's hand, Earthly Homeland seemed rather bewildered.

"Shouldn't we try to make that crocodile cry?"

August Desolation was offering terrible advice from the sidelines.

"Why don't we go up and beat that crocodile up, and see if it cries?"

You're overthinking it.

Bai Zhi rolled his eyes.

"Crocodile kidneys are underdeveloped, resulting in excess salt in their bodies. The reason they shed tears is to expel that excess salt."

"So we're going to feed that crocodile salt 🧂?"

With his arms crossed, Fireworks of Romance nodded thoughtfully.

"But if you consume too much salt, won't... um?"

Before he could even finish his sentence, Fireworks of Romance looked at the Positive and Negative sides with a hint of doubt.

In fact, it wasn't just her; Cloudfall Illusion Huan also turned their attention to the Positive and Negative.

Unlike Bai Zhi and his group, in Cloudfall Illusion's world and the world of Two Lives Cycle, there are no crocodiles at all, just as there are no Mermaid in Bai Zhi's world.

They were completely unfamiliar with crocodiles, yet Crocodile Tears seemed to be a common, essential ingredient on all five menus. Their initial thought regarding how to obtain this ingredient was the same as August Desolation's...

Under the watchful eyes of all seven Player, Positive and Negative seemed completely oblivious, and walked over to the crocodile and squatted down.

Then, she forcefully pried open the crocodile's mouth and poured a tube of liquid, still bubbling with red, directly into it... The whole process was incredibly smooth and skillful.

After waiting a moment, she took out a bowl and placed it next to the crocodile's eyes. Just as she placed the bowl, Crocodile Tears.

"This crocodile will die in five minutes. Don't blame me when that happens."

Holding half a bowl of Crocodile Tears, Positive and Negative floated back to their stove, then casually tossed out this sentence.

As for the crocodile that was imprisoned by the black stone and unable to move, it seemed as if it were Curse, with tears streaming down its face.

After glancing thoughtfully at the Positive and Negative sides, Bai Zhi picked up a bowl and handed it to Fireworks of Romance, who was standing to the side.

"What are you standing there for? An assistant should act like an assistant. Go, catch your tears, hurry up."

The others reacted a little faster; the Two Lives Cycle and the Earthly Homeland World had already headed towards the crocodile.

"Hmph, don't you know? This kitchen is my territory!"

Looking at the bowl Bai Zhi shoved in front of him, he snorted dismissively, then Fireworks of Romance his hand sharply, his face full of arrogant arrogance.

"If Heaven hadn't given birth to our Fireworks of Romance, the Eternal Culinary Path Like Long Night —come on, bowl!!" 🥣

As she finished speaking, an empty bowl rose out of thin air and automatically flew to the crocodile's side to join the queue.

Bai Zhi: "..."

August Desolation: "..."

Li Changsheng: "..."

Aside from Crocodile Tears, the other ingredients aren't too difficult to collect: Spider Venom Sac, Mosquito Proboscis, and Elephant Heart.

Aside from the Transparent Mosquito, which took a little longer due to its tiny size, the other two were simply simple food collection tasks.

What Yunluo Cloudfall Illusion was a pair of tusks, but he was quite decisive, simply slicing the elephant in half with a single sword stroke, showing absolutely no concept of animal protection.

Bai Zhi was quite happy with this outcome.

Although the Equipment he commissioned Withered Heart to customize was not yet finished, he still possessed certain offensive capabilities.

With the ingredient issue resolved, the next step was the formal food preparation. Thanks to the presence of Fireworks of Romance), they were able to automate the process ahead of schedule.

The Kitchen Knife automatically cuts vegetables, the wok automatically positions itself, the gas stove automatically ignites, and the spatula automatically stirs the food... a fully automated, one-stop service.

During this process, Bai Zhi finally understood why Fireworks of Romance and August Desolation were so physically and mentally exhausted in the morning.

The dishes listed on these menus are not simply made from those ingredients; they also take into account the Chef's physical and mental strength. These dishes automatically draw on the Chef's physical strength and other resources.

To be precise, the energy and spirit of these Chef are also one of the ingredients that make up these dishes.

Sensing the changes in his body, Bai Zhi couldn't help but frown slightly.

If common were to make this dish, it wouldn't be impossible for them to die on the spot if Constitution were even slightly weak. Even if they were very Constitution, like Athlete who regularly runs long distances, they would likely be seriously ill for at least a few months after making this dish.

Being Chef here is a death sentence.

In other words, Player's attributes are generally much stronger than those of common, which allows them to withstand the strain; otherwise, common would have died long ago.

Bai Zhi felt that his previous reasoning might have been slightly flawed. The Chef who died might not have been killed by the customers; they might have been literally cooked to death...

It's better if two people work together to cook a dish, but if one person cooks a dish, especially if the dish is a little complicated, it can be quite taxing on their health.

Fireworks of Romance made a simple dish like Tomato Scrambled Tomatoes last night, and this morning she almost lost her balance and fell. And August Desolation is in such a state; heaven knows what she actually cooked last night...

This is only the first morning; there are still nearly three days to go, and each Player needs to complete one dish individually each day... Who knows what awaits them later?

This isn't Chef cooking; it's the Chef turning himself into a dish...

These thoughts, along with some ideas about the dishes, flashed through Bai Zhi's mind.