Myriad Manifestation Water

After blowing off some steam, Xue Xi was grounded by the malicious World Virus, leaving her completely idle for the time being. She had reluctantly sent Little Wolf out to hunt on its own; after all, the current reserves in the warehouse couldn't sustain a creature of its size for many more meals.

Whether it was due to official confirmation or not, over the course of the week, many Martial Artists arrived in groups to visit this gourmet restaurant opened in the Wilderness Zone. For a time, the reputation of the Cat Ear Technique spread throughout the circle of Martial Artists. Since it was the only food served in the shop, everyone began calling it the Cat Ear Restaurant.

On the weekend evening, the restaurant was cleaned until it sparkled. After seeing off the last batch of guests, a thrilled Xue Xi hung the "Closed" sign outside, locked both doors, and then went thump-thump-thump up to the second floor to take a refreshing bath and change into clean clothes.

Then, despite never usually burning incense, she knelt on her large bed, kicking her lower legs, and pressed her palms together toward the window, praying incessantly: "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Tathagata, Jade Emperor, Queen Mother of the West, please bless me so the next page of the recipe isn't too difficult—preferably something I already know how to make. And furthermore, the more intense the magic modification effect, the better! Please, I beg you!"

Suddenly, as if struck by a flash of inspiration, she sank her focus into the progress bar at the bottom right of the Red Grimoire in her mind: 100/100 (Unlocked). Xue Xi rubbed her hands together, intending to flip to the next page, but her observant eyes noticed a small red dot next to the Cat Ear recipe entry.

As someone who specialized in clearing red dots, how could she tolerate this? She immediately clicked on the glaring red dot: Cat Ear inheritance achieved. Reward: Myriad Manifestation Water (Wild).

The image on the page then vanished, transforming into a vortex from which a single, grayish water droplet emerged. Xue Xi was staring in astonishment at this sudden change when, the next second, the droplet vanished from its spot. Xue Xi only felt as if something had been added to her soul—it felt cool, refreshing, and very comfortable.

A stream of information flooded her mind: Myriad Manifestation Water (Wild), a single unit of water that can manifest into anything. It can freely select the water quality; current level is limited to special water qualities found on Earth.

Xue Xi was immediately overjoyed. The unlock page had treasure rewards like this? Being able to freely select water quality was so heaven-defying! In the future, she wouldn't have to struggle to search the world for gourmet dishes that required special water qualities. It was simply a godsend for a chef.

Taking the current Cat Ears as an example, if she used water with the quality of the Jin Northwest to make the dough, the broth, and the noodles, the taste would immediately possess that authentic flavor. Perhaps the gourmet rating could even rise by a grade. Suppressing the urge to make a pot of authentic Cat Ears with the Myriad Manifestation Water right now, she decided it wouldn't be too late to check the new entries first.

Without further hesitation, she deftly flipped to the third page of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Catalog. Seeing the image and text description, Xue Xi's eyes lit up—it was another famous dish she had learned: Crab Roe Soup Dumpling!

[Crab Roe Soup Dumpling] The Crab Roe Soup Dumpling has a history of nearly two hundred years. It already enjoyed a high reputation during the Ming and Qing dynasties. With its skin as thin as paper, ready to burst at the slightest touch, and its delicious taste, it is deeply favored by gourmets from all over the country.

[Magic Modification Effect] Suck the soup and bite the skin; gain 10x, 100x, 1000x, or 10000x Origin Force cultivation acceleration based on the grade. The effect is halved when breaking through a major realm. One dumpling's effect lasts for 7 natural days.

Note: It's not that you can't afford a nutrition chamber, but the soup dumpling is more cost-effective. During the effect, you will experience a constant sense of hunger. Please control your personal diet, sit tight, and hold on—the Soup Dumpling Accelerator is about to depart!

Ignoring the mischievous note, Xue Xi carefully recalled the preparation of the Crab Roe Soup Dumpling.

Unlike the filling in ordinary dumplings, this soup dumpling primarily highlights the word "soup."

The "soup" in the Crab Roe Soup Dumpling is not some bland, ordinary water, but a rich broth simmered primarily with the thick skin of trotters from local pigs and free-range hens. Once the broth cools into a jelly-like substance, it is mixed with minced pork leg (leaner than fatty), meat from fresh crabs weighing at least three taels, and crab roe to form the filling.

But there was a problem now. Perhaps out of caution, the ingredients delivered last time did not include any seafood or river crabs, so she had no materials to make it at the moment.

After much thought, since the ingredients in the warehouse had been mostly consumed over the past week, she calculated the small treasury she had stored with Sister Xu Xin—it was about 10 million or so. That should be enough to purchase the ingredients, right?

She immediately sent a message to Xu Xin: "Sister Xin, are you there? If you have time, could you help me purchase a batch of ingredients like last time? You can just deduct the cost from my small treasury."

Xu Xin, who had just finished a call after being lovey-dovey with Luo Feng, who was training in the Wilderness Zone, received Xue Xi's message. She replied via voice message without hesitation: "No problem! Send me the list, and I'll arrange for someone to handle it. But you, little girl, you've actually earned over 10 million in a few days! I receive messages about 100,000 being deposited into your account every single day. If my family didn't have a bit of wealth, I probably would have been invited to drink tea by the Economic Bureau already."