Holy Crap, It Was Born!

"Sir, your purchase procedures are complete. Is there anything else I can help you with?"

Looking at the customer who had so generously paid in full for a large, fully furnished apartment, the saleswoman helping with the paperwork flaunted her cleavage, her eyes gleaming.

Feng Xue, however, seemed completely oblivious to the other party's hints, and accepted the property certificate and house keys registered under the name of "Sun Wukong".

The moment he picked up the property certificate, Feng Xue felt the seed of that Trait in her mind tremble slightly, as if it were beginning to sprout.

Without a doubt, the moment he became a "resident of the Water Curtain Cave of Flower-Fruit Mountain," he met the criteria for incubating this Trait.

"At this rate, if it weren't for the setting like with Bingxixi, where the closer you get to 100%, the smaller the increase each time, it shouldn't be necessary to achieve all the goals. Instead, it should be possible to synthesize it by satisfying only some of the elements of this Trait. However, judging from what that Witch said before, it seems that the more conditions are met, the stronger this Trait will be..."

Thinking of this, Feng Xue couldn't help but shake her head. In such a modern society, even if the Trait strength is extremely high, what kind of deity could possibly emerge?

Riding a motorcycle and being suspected of taking performance-enhancing drugs? (Those who've seen this are all too old.)

Back home, Feng Xue logged onto local forums and online communities in Dragon Palace City and conducted an intensive search, but still couldn't find any trace of Square Inch Mountain. However, he wasn't in a hurry and entered Trait such as "Sea Calming Needle," "Ruyi Jingu Bang," and "Sea Calming Needle" in turn. When he entered "Ruyi Stick," the repetitive content that only appears in large quantities when Search Engine finds the target appeared again.

"Got it!"

Feng Xue looked closely, but his expression darkened, because what appeared before him was an advertisement:

[Registration for the 25th Dragon Gate Noodle Competition in Dragon Palace City is now open. The prize for this competition is Pastry Stick — the Ruyi Stick —handmade by Mr. Xia Yu.]

"What the hell?"

Feng Xue grimaced, feeling a bit bewildered. How did it suddenly turn into Pastry Stick?

"Wait a moment!"

As if struck by a sudden thought, Feng Xue immediately focused her consciousness on her vast collection of Tag, and then...

"It's gone! It's actually gone! Damn it!"

With a dark expression, Feng Xue sensed the nascent seed of the Weird Tale and was utterly bewildered, because he suddenly realized that his [Chef] Tag had disappeared!

Without a doubt, that thing was swallowed by the embryo when it was conceiving the Seed of Weird Tale!

"Good heavens, is this Chef Sun Wukong?"

Feng Xue scratched her head and immediately opened the registration window for the pastry competition, only to find that the registration also required her to fill in her graduating school.

"Wait!" Feng Xue was about to complain about whether this thing wanted Totsuki Academy or New Oriental, but suddenly Spiritual Light flashed through her mind. She immediately took out her School Hell " app, first changing the name of the school within it, and then issuing herself a Graduation Certificate to match the Student ID registered under her name, Sun Wukong.

Name: Phantom Object Graduation Certificate

Elements: [Graduation], [Diploma], [Identity], [Proof]

Brief Description: A Graduation Certificate issued by [Mount Fangcun Chef Training Academy] proves that student Sun Wukong has successfully graduated from this school.

Note: You've graduated, but have you really learned anything?

With the formation of this Graduation Certificate, Feng Xue immediately sensed that the Seed of Weird Tale had grown slightly, leaving him speechless.

"It seems that using Phantom Object elements is also allowed, or rather, Phantom Object, which are purely crystallizations of fantasy, are actually better than simple actions. If I had known this, I would have gone directly to the Investiture of the Gods World to incubate Weird Tale!"

Feng Xue sighed softly, but she understood that this was just hindsight. Moreover, if they went to the Investiture of the Gods World, the conditions for the incubation of this Weird Tale might change. Besides, Laozi was in the Investiture of the Laojun Investiture of the Gods World, so asking him to steal the pill would be a troublesome matter.

It's true that Phantom Object is Phantom Object. Even though there's no Mount Fangcun Chef Training Academy in this world, he successfully registered using this identity the moment the Phantom Object was formed, and no one would question his identity.

However, as stated on the Graduation Certificate, even though he changed the name of an ordinary middle school to "Chef Training Academy," he didn't learn any cooking skills there. It was only because of his early cosplay of the Kitchen Demon and the [Chef] Tag given to him by Chen Xiyao that he had decent cooking skills; otherwise, he really wouldn't have dared to enroll so easily.

However, to be honest, he wasn't entirely sure about the culinary skills of this world. After pondering for a moment, he decided not to underestimate anyone and turned to leave the apartment...

"Master, stop!"

Standing by the roadside, Feng Xue hailed a taxi. As the door opened, the driver smiled and said, quite talkatively:

"These days, very few people take taxis! Even if they do call a car, they all book it online."

"Ride-hailing drivers all rely on navigation to find their way, how can they know the terrain like experienced drivers! This is my first time in Dragon Palace City, I can't possibly come here like those internet celebrities taking photos, can I? I'm here to have fun, not to take pictures!" Feng Xue replied kindly, and the taxi driver smiled broadly, immediately giving a knowing look.

"That makes sense. Those trendy photo spots are all about looks. Where are you going, young man? Let me tell you, the girls of Dragon Palace City..."

"Ahem!" Feng Xue immediately realized the other party had made a mistake and interrupted:

Are there any long-established noodle shops around here?

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, the master raised an eyebrow, showing no embarrassment at the misunderstanding, and said directly:

"You've come to the right place! Our Dragon Palace Pastries are very famous! You've heard of the Dragon Palace Pastry Competition, right? The champion's certificate is equivalent to that of a Special Grade Chef! Especially the Dragon Beard Noodles, which are world-renowned, but there aren't many people who can make them well these days..."

"Ahem, anyway, if we're going to eat noodles, forget about those big restaurants. Although they have experts, once the restaurant gets big, the chefs rarely cook. Basically, the experts just give the menu and the kitchen staff cooks it. The taste isn't even as good as those hole-in-the-wall eateries! But you've come at the right time, isn't there going to be a noodle competition again this year?"

The driver was talking non-stop, and with a tap of the accelerator, the taxi sped off. Feng Xue didn't ask him where he was taking her, but the words "Special Grade Chef" gave her a bit of a headache.

After all--

"I always feel like if these words are attached to the world, it becomes incredibly unreliable..."