Ever since Roll ate the golden apple and turned into a silly girl, Hao Ren had gained an extremely profound understanding of his year-end bonus. He knew that nothing connected to a true god was simple. Whether it was fruit picked from the divine realm or pots, pans, and other kitchenware bought from Heaven's wholesale market, they were all the same. But he had genuinely never expected the kitchenware set he had casually given Vivian to be this powerful—not because it changed the flavor of the dishes, but because everything cooked with those divine kitchen utensils came out of the pot with seventy or eighty enchantment effects attached!
A few days ago, Vivian had been startled the first time she used the new kitchenware to cook. When the stir-fried pork with garlic shoots was only eighty percent done, golden light had already begun flashing wildly. By the time the dish was served, holy light had shot all the way up to the ceiling. Hao Ren, who had been watching the spectacle from the side, had been left dumbfounded as well. He couldn't help recalling all those Japanese anime he had seen back then. Vivian had actually produced fantasy-style effects in the real world while stir-frying vegetables...
The holy-light effects swirling around the tableful of food had all been added by that Star Gold Stone kitchenware.
"Is it really safe to eat this?" Ryūsei asked shakily, pointing with his chopsticks at a plate of pork stir-fried with wood ear mushrooms, a faint glow rippling across it. "I'm not doubting the Countess's cooking. I'm worried that my body can't handle something this nourishing..."
"It's fine. The special effects are impressive, but it still tastes the same once you eat it," Hao Ren said casually. "I got a new set of kitchenware for