Volume 4: It's Dark, Please Close Your Eyes Chapter 14 A Song of Ice and Fire
The moment Tang Zheng pulled out Han Jiangxue, he completely entered a state of ecstasy.
If in his previous life, games were the only thing that could make Tang Zheng fully engaged, then in this life, there are as many as four things that can make him completely engaged.
Practice, cast, cook, spend money.
Well, generally speaking, this time travel is still very worthwhile, and the joy of life has suddenly become four times as much as before.
In fact, Tang Zheng was very interested in cooking in his previous life.
Unfortunately, for a professional gold farmer who is busy playing games and making money, he is in a situation where he has only theories and knowledge about cooking, but no operational and practical experience at all.
Insights and experiences naturally come from the evil-minded planning in virtual games, which are forcibly instilled into players who want to improve their life skills in various bizarre forms during life missions.
However, without ingredients, kitchen utensils, and real-life cooking practice, even if most of the players who are proficient in life can be called cooking theorists, they still may not be able to make a delicious plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Besides, since the taste in the game can simulate at least 70% of the realism, who the hell needs a real chef?
In this life, whether it is food ingredients or kitchen utensils, plus he is already a three-star peak warrior, his control over every part of the body is far superior to that of any famous chef in his previous life, for Tang Zheng.
His cooking skills can finally be demonstrated in real life.
"Well, the most important thing is taste. My cooking taste has destined me to be a good cook!" As Tang Zheng used Han Jiangxue to skillfully cut all the ingredients needed into the required shapes, he couldn't help but recall the little bits and pieces of hard work he had put into practicing his cooking skills in the game.
As for his superb knife skills and proficiency in handling ingredients, in the eyes of the onlookers, they were simply smooth, gorgeous and dazzling.
"Could it be that this guy has really practiced cooking skills hard? But, he is only in his early twenties. He can practice to the peak of three stars at this age, and he can also defeat us in actual combat. I'm afraid all his time is not enough for martial arts training... Where is the time to practice cooking skills? Has he been practicing these things in the womb?" Bai Shu asked curiously as he looked at Tang Zheng's actions.
Su Miyan and the others, who didn't quite believe that Tang Zheng could cook delicious food at the beginning, didn't say anything at this moment, and the expressions on their pretty faces were a little complicated.
"Chang Qing, you also use a knife. Can you do this kind of knife skills?" Fang Junji suddenly asked Chang Qing beside him with a smile.
"If there is a person sitting on the long table, I can cut as smoothly and skillfully as him, but for ingredients? I can't do that." Chang Qing answered very objectively.
"Good man, good cook!" Thirteen looked at Tang Zheng, gave him a thumbs up and smiled happily.
Just when everyone was amazed at Tang Zheng's knife skills, Tang Zheng had already processed most of the ingredients and took out the foundry furnace.
"The Sun-Chasing Fire Control Method? Interesting!" As soon as Fang Junji saw Tang Zheng's fire-control movements, he immediately recognized his method and the smile on his face became even more intense.
At this moment, Tang Zheng threw some ingredients into the casting furnace. His fingers danced, star power flowed, and a red flying dragon suddenly rose , as if it wanted to swallow all the ingredients into its stomach.
"Is it the vision of a flying red dragon?! The Sun-Chasing Fire Control is the secret fire control technique of Bailian Workshop. How could he learn this, and even practice it to the point of mastery and reaching the level of a flying red dragon? Could he be a core disciple of Bailian Workshop?" When Qiao Wenzhu saw this scene, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and exclaimed softly. This Tang Zheng brought them too many surprises.
Originally, at the martial arts forum in the daytime, Tang Zheng's novelty had already surprised these girls who came from wealthy families and attended prestigious schools.
Unexpectedly, a simple dinner date made them see an even more shocking Tang Zheng.
"He is definitely not a core disciple of Bai Lian Fang. There is no family with the surname Tang among the core families of Bai Lian Fang. Moreover, why would a core disciple of Bai Lian Fang choose to study in the Border Town Academy of the Leng family?" Su Miyan shook her head.
"But... not only did he learn the core fire-controlling skills of Bai Lian Fang, but he also used it to cook? I don't know if anyone from Bai Lian Fang would be throwing their heads on the ground and shouting blasphemy if they were present... Haha, I think we might lose." Ji Lan looked at Tang Zheng's astonishing move with her beautiful eyes. The red flames reflected in her eyes, flickering and becoming brighter and brighter.
Just when everyone present thought that Tang Zheng was showing off his skills by using very advanced casting technology to cook, Tang Zheng had already ended his palm fire and drew out his Han Jiang Xue once again.
This time, what Tang Zheng demonstrated was no longer his swordsmanship, but his control over star power!
That's right, as the five stars behind Tang Zheng flashed from time to time, the star power continued to build circuits. The cold air that was originally emitting continuously on the snow-white blade of Han Jiangxue became more and more shocking.
In the end, it was as if Tang Zheng was holding a liquid nitrogen spray gun in his hand, continuously spraying out white frost mist.
Under the bright moonlight, the radiance of the moon seemed to merge with the long white jade table on which the food was placed, like a miniature version of the Guanghan fairyland.
The azure waves that occasionally hit the beach, the residual flames that flickered by the foundry furnace, and the dreamy white frost mist formed a dazzling song of ice and fire on this fine white sand beach.
"Oh my god, he even used his astrological talent. It's just cooking a dish, is it necessary to work so hard? If you don't know, you would think he is fighting some monster..." Shangguan Su looked at the rotating stars behind Tang Zheng and couldn't help but complained with his forehead touched.
"To you, it's just cooking, but to him, it might be a practice." Li Qingming, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.
"Come on, you guys are so cool, you guys are so cool, no wonder you're all combat monsters..." Shangguan Su made a helpless face and said nothing more. (Saiyuan pronunciation: さいこう)
However, Su Miyan and the others looked at each other in bewilderment when they saw Tang Zheng's performance. Their faces were filled with speechlessness: "Does he really want to win our 400 taels of purple gold? Is Yisu Academy really short of money?"
If Xiaotang and the others heard what Su Miyan and the others were thinking, they would probably lose control and go crazy again - please, is our teacher short of money? He spent one thousand taels of purple gold just to buy a recipe!
Finally, with everyone feeling a mixture of wonder and worship, Tang Zheng’s cooking show finally came to an end.
The fireworks gradually died down and the frost slowly dissipated.
A long row of food that looks appetizing and can truly be described as delicious with color, aroma and taste slowly appears before everyone's eyes.
Among them, there were five slightly smaller plates, which were placed in the front by Tang Zheng.
It was obvious that these five dishes were specially prepared by Tang Zheng for the five girls from Alsophila Academy in order to fulfill the bet.
At this time, led by Ji Lan, everyone sat down next to the private beach with a beautiful view, at a long dining table built on a hydrophilic platform above the sea.
Tang Zheng greeted Xiaotang and the others and brought the dishes to the table one by one.
And those small exquisite trays were placed in front of several girls from the Alsophila Academy.
"Wait, did you get something wrong? I told you that my favorite dish is the Passion and Secret Milk Soup, so why was the dish served to me the Splendid Hundred Flowers Medley? Can't you even remember the dishes we like? Was your cooking just a circus..." Su Miyan, who has always disliked Tang Zheng the most, said with a frown as she looked at the dishes in front of her.
"Uh, it seems that my dish was served wrong. What I like is the Splendid Hundred Flowers Medley," Qiao Wenzhu also raised his hand to indicate.
"It's probably just that the dishes are placed wrong. How about Wenzhu swapping your dishes with Miyan's?" Ji Lan took the initiative to speak when he saw that the atmosphere seemed a little awkward.
Several people from Bailu Academy, while watching Tang Zheng's performance, also heard Xiaotang and others about this dinner which was a gambling event.
Looking at the somewhat tense situation before them, these guys were very calm and had no intention of smoothing things over.
After hearing what Ji Lan said, Su Miyan and Qiao Wenzhu noticed that there were people from the Bailu Academy present. It would be impolite to make things too awkward, so they nodded reluctantly and prepared to replace the wrong dishes themselves.
At this moment, a hand stretched out and pressed the dishes that the two were about to exchange in place.
"Tang Zheng, what do you mean? Did you remember our preferences wrongly, and you're going to deny it?" Su Miyan looked up and saw that the person who interrupted them was Tang Zheng. She couldn't help but frown.
"Haha, our bet doesn't say that I have to provide dishes according to your preferences. I just want to make dishes that satisfy and surprise you, even if I win, right? So, I have the final say on who eats what. There's nothing wrong with the dishes, you just eat them!" Tang Zheng said with a smile.
Su Miyan looked at Tang Zheng’s smiling face and felt that this guy was really going too far!
Doesn’t she know what she likes to eat?
Whether it was the Splendid Hundred Flowers or the Hundred Fragrance Secret Milk Soup, she had naturally eaten them all, and they were all the original versions cooked by the chefs of Haitian Yisese Tower and Jinxiu Pavilion!
That's why she was sure that the Baixiang Secret Milk Soup would be more in line with her taste. The Splendid Hundred Flowers? To her, it was just a dish that was cooked well, but it was not something she would favor.
Now Tang Zheng forced her to try the Splendid Hundred Flowers Medley that she had eaten many times, and threatened to satisfy her and surprise her . This was simply an insult to her taste and her IQ.
Su Miyan was about to refuse, but then she heard Qiao Wenzhu exclaim "Hmm", and then her pretty face turned red, her eyes slightly closed, as if she was enjoying it very much, and then suddenly took a big mouthful of the Baixiang Secret Milk Soup in front of her.
The look on his face was as if his eyes were shining, as if he had eaten something delicacy.
"What's going on? Hasn't Ah Zhu always complained that the Hundred Spices and Secret Milk Soup was a bit greasy and ate very little? Why is he eating so happily today?" Su Miyan was immediately puzzled.
"Don't hesitate, do it while it's hot." Tang Zheng looked at the hesitation on Su Miyan's face and urged with a strange smile.
