Deep Breath, This Is Normal!

"Class Monitor, the first step in making roast goose is to stuff the goose's belly with various spices and sauces to marinate the ingredients and make them flavorful."

Su Yuan laid the washed and cleaned Dragon Scale Goose flat on the cutting board and began preparing the marinade. Chen Nuoyi watched and took notes diligently from the side.

"Class Monitor, look, this is Cold Star Leaf. It can effectively keep the corpse as active as when it was alive and give it a faint, fresh scent."

"Class Monitor, look again, this is Blood Fragrance Flower. It allows the soul sealed within the goose's body to further merge with the flesh, enabling it to control its body's movements as if it were alive."

"And this Copper Skin Gu. Although it looks a lot like the twin-tailed sprites from Guang Province, it can effectively enhance the toughness of the corpse's skin, making the roast goose crispier on the outside and tender on the inside."

"And don't worry, these frightening auxiliary ingredients will be ground into powder and won't be seen by diners, affecting their dining experience."

As Su Yuan spoke, he mixed the spices and seasonings he had either bought online or found in the kitchen according to the proportions, and evenly smeared them inside the Dragon Scale Goose.

Chen Nuoyi, who was recording, looked at a few of the ingredients whose effects were very strange. They seemed like spices she had seen in a movie called Master of Funeral online, and she couldn't help but say:

"Coach, why do I feel like the spices you're mixing aren't quite the same as the methods for making roast goose I found online…?"

Su Yuan waved his hand casually:

"Pfft, can you trust those tutorials online? The techniques that can truly open a shop are the ultimate secrets, they wouldn't be spread online!"

"Class Monitor, don't worry, with my ancestral roast goose technique, the goose I roast is guaranteed to leave you speechless after one bite."

Chen Nuoyi said cautiously, "I remember you're an orphan, aren't you?"

Su Yuan: "……"

Damn it, he bragged too much and forgot about that detail.

However, before Su Yuan could figure out how to explain, Chen Nuoyi quickly covered her mouth and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have pried."

In this world, which had embarked on a path of universal cultivation after the discovery of ancient cultivation world inheritances, countless ancient legacies continued to emerge every moment.

Many people rose to prominence because they obtained fortuitous encounters in ancient secret realms or inheritances.

And as long as one didn't use such fortuitous encounters for illegal or immoral activities, the Cultivator Association would not inquire or interfere.

Su Yuan was willing to teach her his treasured roast goose method, which was already a great kindness. How could she probe further?

Seeing this, Su Yuan nodded, stopped thinking about excuses, and continued to teach her the method, which was called 'roast meat' but was actually corpse refining.

After filling the goose's belly with spices, Su Yuan used the Corpse Sewing Needle to beautifully stitch the opening of the goose's belly shut.

Then, Su Yuan followed the methods of the Ancient Corpse Refining Method to gradually shape the goose's body and apply the skin water.

"Su Yuan, I just saw this goose move. Is… is it not completely dead?"

"It's nothing, just a normal nerve reflex. They teach that in junior high biology class."

"Su Yuan, why is this goose suddenly jumping around and trying to peck me? Is that also a nerve reflex?"

"Yes, take a deep breath, these are all normal phenomena."

"Oh, I see."

Su Yuan quickly held down the goose, which was walking around on the cutting board, and wrapped its bloodthirsty beak with gauze.

"Su Yuan, I read online that roast goose needs to be air-dried for several hours before going into the oven. Our roast goose looks wet, does it need to be dried too?"

Chen Nuoyi asked like a curious baby while looking up information about roast goose.

Su Yuan secretly thought, If it really needs to be air-dried for more than ten hours, how can I teach you the complete corpse refining knowledge today and make you fall completely?

On his face, he showed a smile:

"Don't worry, my secret technique has a special method for air-drying. Class Monitor, just watch."

With that, Su Yuan took out a bag of glutinous rice from the back kitchen and carefully spread it over every part of the goose.

Along with a sizzling sound, like a chemical reaction, the excess moisture from the goose began to evaporate.

Seeing that most of the moisture had been removed from the goose, Su Yuan pushed the glutinous rice aside. A goose that looked like it had been air-dried overnight appeared before them.

"This is the Rice Drying Method from my ancestral secret technique, which is different from air-drying."

Su Yuan said proudly.

In reality, it was because the goose had been completely refined into a walking corpse by Su Yuan in the previous steps, and it was somewhat restrained by the glutinous rice. When it encountered glutinous rice, the moisture in its body would be rapidly drawn out, achieving a similar effect to air-drying.

"Wow, so amazing!"

Chen Nuoyi didn't know about these intricacies. Admiration shone in her bright, clear eyes.

"Next is the roasting."

Su Yuan said, hanging the human-sized goose and placing it into the oven in the back kitchen to officially begin roasting.

This was also a step completely absent from the corpse refining method, so even Su Yuan had a question mark over whether he could roast this goose properly.

However, thanks to his complete mastery of the Ancient Corpse Refining Method, he had a thorough understanding of the goose from the inside out during the previous refining process, giving him a certain grasp of the roasting heat.

It took nearly an hour from killing the goose to putting it into the oven. The cafeteria had just finished its business, but there was still quite a bit of unsold food.

This was a boon for Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi. Chef Li, citing them as internal staff, gave them plenty of free food.

After eating their fill, Su Yuan saw a large bucket of swill that hadn't been dealt with yet and volunteered for the task. During the process, he naturally and secretly activated his demonic skill, Finger Spirit, and obtained a Blue Pill.

He then realized that he wouldn't need to specifically collect students' leftover food anymore. With his new identity as an internal staff member of the cafeteria, he could completely take over this task.

This way, he would be able to stably obtain one Blue Pill each day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

After delivering the swill, Su Yuan returned to the oven to tend to his roast goose.

Time ticked by, and the oven, powered by psionic energy, emitted a scorching red glow, roasting the goose from the outside in.

An hour and a half later, Su Yuan estimated the heat was just right and opened the oven door.

Chen Nuoyi, who had been waiting by the oven with him, also revealed an expectant gaze.

The moment the oven door opened, a refreshing meat aroma rushed into Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi's noses like a storm. A roast goose, still dripping with oil and boasting a date-red hue, appeared before them, making their mouths water just by looking at it!

"It smells so good, even better than the roast goose I saw at the charcuterie last night!"

Even though she had just eaten, Chen Nuoyi felt an urge to pounce on it and devour it.

"No, we can't relax our guard yet. The most important thing for delicious food is still its taste."

Su Yuan's expression remained solemn.

After all, this roast goose was prepared using the Ancient Corpse Refining Method. Although all the refining techniques pointed to this roast goose having absolutely crispy skin and tender meat, Su Yuan was still a bit nervous before actually tasting it.