"Riolu!" At that, Riolu excitedly rummaged through his backpack, pulled out a Time Gear, and handed it to Tong Hua.
This S Grade ingredient would become the most important key to the Legendary Exquisite Meal!
Tong Hua took the Time Gear, felt the faint vibrations against his fingertips, and soon had an idea of how to cook it.
"All right, everyone, off you go. Leave the kitchen to me from here!"
"Minccino!" "Steenee!"
Minccino and Steenee had wanted to stay and help, but Tong Hua ushered them out too.
Tong Hua entered the kitchen and gently shut the door. In the spacious room, only he and the major A Grade ingredients he had spent so long preparing remained.
The A Grade seasoning, Herba Mystica, had come from a Levequest reward.
The A Grade vegetable, the Longevity Berry, had likewise come from a Levequest reward.
Together with the A Grade Dondozo he had caught today, which was still alive, and the Time Gear in Tong Hua's hand-
At last, all the ingredients for the Legendary Exquisite Meal were ready!
Tong Hua picked up his cooking utensils, and his profession instantly switched to Cook.
"Whew-"
Tong Hua took a deep breath. Rather than prepare the fish first, he focused on the Time Gear sitting before him.
He had thought it over again and again these past few days, but he still could not figure out how to turn a gear whose material he did not even recognize into a dish.
Perhaps it was just as Ampharos had joked earlier: some things were added to a dish not to be eaten, but as a way to raise its price.
"Anyway, whatever the ingredient is, as long as I'm willing to work on it, there has to be a best way to prepare it.