Lu Ran deliberately described his Blizzard Sword Will as a special culinary technique called "Ice and Snow Blade Technique" and spoke with confidence.
Luckily, he had comprehended Blizzard Sword Will before entering. Otherwise, he really would have had nothing worth bragging about.
With him looking so talented, it would not be too much to ask for some hidden master to come out and teach him...
"Ice and Snow Blade Technique?" Shopkeeper Long froze.
"Huh..." White Tiger Sister and the others also stared blankly at the rather unremarkable Lu Ran. A special culinary technique?
Hadn't you said you were a student? Even culinary school students didn't learn this stuff!
It had to be said that Lu Ran's pitch successfully piqued Shopkeeper Long's curiosity. She looked at him and asked:
"Do you mean that your pet beast is an ice type, and you have an ability that lets you draw on its power to wield ice powers?"
That did count as an advantage, much like having a fire-type pet beast. Although it was not uncommon among accomplished chefs, it was at least better than the five people beside him, who knew nothing at all.
Hearing that, the other five gradually understood. So that was it...
An ice-type pet beast plus a special Beast Taming Skill... That was nothing so impressive.
But then Lu Ran said:
"No."
"Then you must have a special Cooking Utensil, something imbued with ice power. Unfortunately, candidates are not allowed to use special Cooking Utensils in the special-grade assessment."
"That's not it either." Lu Ran continued, "I don't rely on external power. It's purely because, in order to become an excellent chef, I honed myself day after day and cultivated my mind to a certain level."
"I... can do all of this with my own power!"
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