Culinary Journey: Supernatural Chef

[Eating Soft Rice the Hard Way (A): Rich ladies, I'm out of money. I'm giving you a chance to pursue me voluntarily. I hope you know what's good for you.]

[Key Immortal (A): At the peak of immortality, I reign supreme! Only with me, the Key Immortal, is there a heaven!]

[Sacrificial Style (S): Sacrifice your intelligence and charge in headfirst!]

[Supernatural Chef (S): You are a culinary master of the Supernatural World, a legendary gourmand in supernatural circles. You have a particular fondness for Vicious Ghosts as ingredients.]

[Talent selection complete—]

[Fixed: Lightning Thunder Fist (S), Invincible Body (A), Dual Pupils (SSR), Mad Scientist (SSR)]

[Current talents: Supernatural Chef (S), Mud Mason (B), Sliding Master (B), Scavenger (B)]

[Available talents: Cold-blooded and Selfish (A), Idiot (C), Impulsive (B)]

[Simulation begins—]

[Day 1. Supernatural Revival began, and Vicious Ghosts descended, but everything remained under your control.

You went out carrying a cleaver and spotted a Vicious Ghost preparing to leave with its intestines in hand. You caught it.

That night, you made a table full of fine dishes.

Braised pork intestines, steamed pork intestines with rice flour, spicy pork intestines, pork intestine sashimi...

After a hearty meal, both your Lightning Thunder Fist and Invincible Body leveled up.]

[Day 2. You went to the hospital, captured every Ghost Infant, and severely wounded the big-bellied female ghost in the basement.

You took the Purple River Cart but did not kill the female ghost. You wanted to see whether she would grow another Purple River Cart.]

[Day 3. A military Search and Rescue Team entered the city to save people and happened to encounter you amid flashing lightning.

Your dashing figure, chasing down Vicious Ghosts with a cleaver in hand, left them utterly stunned.

The military hoped you would join the Shelter Camp, but you had no interest in it. You told them that you were merely a chef.

That night, you minced the Purple River Cart into filling, wrapped it into dumplings, and soaked the Ghost Infants in thirty-year-aged Maotai.]

[Day 4. You took the Paper Person from the corridor. Using your superb crab-shelling skills, you separated the Vicious Ghost without damaging the paper shell.

The strange face in the void was your only audience. Under its gaze, you put on a display of exquisite knife work.

You asked it, "A person cannot live without a heart. But what about a ghost without a heart?"

It did not answer you.

You were a little worried. Had it gotten angry?]

[Day 5. At midnight, steaming-hot dumplings were plated and served.

A Paper Person burned beneath the grill beside you, while skewered meat sizzled and dripped oil on top.

You took out the infused liquor and drank alone. That night, "Dual Pupils" broke through to the Second Tier, and Lightning Thunder Fist broke through to the Third Tier.]

[Day 6. While searching for ingredients, you found a Long-tongued Ghost and a Hanged Ghost.

Vicious Ghosts were not easy to deal with!

They knew how to play hide-and-seek.

You carried your cleaver through three streets before finally catching them.

The Hanged Ghost's neck was a little long, so you carefully marinated it in spices.

That night, you made charcoal-grilled ghost tongue and pan-fried Purple River Cart. Taking out the already-marinated signature ghost neck, you drank with relish.

Your Invincible Body broke through to the Third Tier.]

[Day 7. You went out looking for ingredients but gained nothing. You discovered that all the nearby Vicious Ghosts had fled overnight.]

[Day 8. You went to the War Reserve Warehouse, found the Skin Ghost, and made it into a bag. You now had two bags, allowing you to store ingredients more effectively.]

[Day 9. You went to the hospital and severely wounded the big-bellied female ghost again just as she had recovered from her injuries.

You discovered that she had truly grown a second Purple River Cart. Amid her venomous glare, you took it once more.]

[Day 10. During the day, you used a Fishing Rod to fish the lanterns out of the river. You placed a pot on every lantern.

That night, the Human Head Lanterns revived. Their burning flames brought the braising liquid in the pots to a boil. You braised them like pig head meat and had a little liquor as well.

"Mad Scientist" broke through to the Second Tier.]

[...]

[Day 16. You went to the hospital again.]

[...]

[Day 18. You discovered a female Awakened fighting Vicious Ghosts.

You found her fighting style exceptionally fierce. She restrained the Vicious Ghosts with Telekinesis, then rushed in with heavy punches.

However, there were too many Vicious Ghosts, and she had already fallen into a disadvantage.

You helped her kill the Vicious Ghosts. She was very grateful to you. You invited her to travel with you, and she agreed.

You were delighted. You felt lonely by yourself, with no one to appreciate the dishes you made.]

[Day 19. Feeling bored, you taught her some supernatural knowledge and suggested improvements to her fighting style.

You earned her initial trust. She told you that her name was Shen Yingning.]

[Day 20. You shared some tangy and spicy "pickled pepper ghost claws" with Shen Yingning, but she refused.

You felt somewhat regretful and thought she did not understand fine food.]

[...]

[Day 23. You took Shen Yingning away from Bin City to search for ingredients and were attacked along the way by a group of paper animals.

There were Paper Dogs, Paper Oxen, Paper Horses, Paper Monkeys, and even a Paper Tiger.

You caught them all, skinned and shelled them, then threw in scallions, ginger, and garlic to cook them.

They did not taste very good, but they successfully allowed your "Mad Scientist" to break through to the Third Tier.

So you chose to forgive their texture.

You could not waste the leftovers either. You put them into the Ghost Skin Pocket and had Shen Yingning carry it.

You had heard that all girls were little fairies. You figured little fairies must be stronger than ordinary people and made excellent laborers.]

[Day 24. You passed through a field and discovered Bone Trees everywhere. Strange fruits hung from them, each one resembling a little doll.

You picked one and took a bite, finding it quite tasty, though it did nothing to improve your strength.

You handed it to Shen Yingning, but she still refused.

You thought her bad habit of being a picky eater needed to change, or she would miss out on a great deal of happiness.

She merely smiled without saying anything.

Although you felt the fruits looked useless, you had come all this way and could not return empty-handed.

So you picked every fruit in the field, packed them into the Ghost Skin Pocket, and had Shen Yingning carry it.]