In a remote dense forest, Hoshino Sora agilely moved through it at high speed.
He held a long spear in his hand, and as he ran, his eyes, sharp as torches, watched the fleeing Wolf-Headed Deer, following closely behind it. A glint appeared in his eyes, and then he powerfully threw the spear.
Fast! Accurate! Ruthless!
The spear accurately pierced the Wolf-Headed Deer's neck. Blood splattered, and with a howl, the Wolf-Headed Deer collapsed to the ground. Erina Nakiri and Merchant Xingchen, who had been lying in wait ahead, jumped out and caught the blood in a large jar, wasting not a single drop.
"Excellent! Level 7 Wolf-Headed Deer meat, successfully acquired!"
Looking at the continuously bleeding corpse before him, Hoshino Sora's eyes were filled with excitement. He then strode quickly to Erina Nakiri's side, his Disassembly Knife humming softly as he began to dissect the Wolf-Headed Deer's corpse.
Beside him, Erina Nakiri and Merchant Xingchen's eyes flickered with surprise, especially Merchant Xingchen. She had only seen such creatures in storybooks, yet today, its corpse truly lay before her.
"Wolf head, deer body, with horns—what a strange existence. Do such creatures really exist in the world? Will the meat of such a creature really be delicious? It's even rated as a Level 7 ingredient."
Hoshino Sora murmured softly, and as one cut followed another, the Wolf-Headed Deer was already cut into appropriately sized pieces of meat, ready for direct use with simple processing.
"It feels pretty good. A faint fragrance emanates from the flesh and blood, just like the Raging Nightmoon Rabbit I processed last time. I just don't know how the meat will taste."
Hoshino Sora clicked his tongue, and then the three found an open space, set up a pot and fire, and began to boil meat broth. Before long, a fragrant Wolf-Headed Deer meat soup was ready, its delicious taste leaving a lingering aroma in their mouths.
This was Hoshino Sora's second month in Gourmet Continent. Starting from Spice Valley, and guided by the rough map provided by Oriental Academy, they had endured countless hardships to reach Baiwei City at the foot of Baiwei Mountain.
A group of Gourmet Adventurers gathered here and formed a Gourmet Adventurer Guild, which is the largest organization in this city.
Gourmet Adventurers are people who go deep into the mountains to hunt for rare ingredients and sell them in the city. For example, the Night Moon Rabbit that Hoshino Sora caught last time could be sold for at least one gold coin.
As for the Raging Nightmoon Rabbit, that is a high-grade ingredient that cannot be bought for even a hundred gold coins. When it appears in the city, it will be Crazy rush, and as for higher-grade ingredients, they are firmly controlled by major forces.
"Is this Baiwei City? As the book says, it's really lively! People come and go in an endless stream, the air is filled with the aroma of gourmet food, and various high-grade ingredients are sold on both sides of the street!"
There was a long queue at the city gate, with eight guards standing guard and patrolling. Two were responsible for registering and cautioning entrants, four patrolled the surroundings, and the other two guarded the city gate.
It is worth mentioning that it costs ten copper coins just to enter the city. One must know that among the many cities Hoshino Sora encountered along the way, the most expensive was only three copper coins, which shows the extraordinary nature of Baiwei City.
"I heard that the Heavenly Material Pavilion is located here. In addition, the headquarters of the Eastern Association is also in the east of this city. In recent years, the Eastern Association has been advancing towards the sixth area of the Gourmet Continent, the 'Vast Plain'."
Upon entering Baiwei City, Erina Nakiri spoke softly, saying that Lin Chichi had told them all this, knowledge not found in books. The pioneers of the Oriental Academy were advancing towards new territories.
"It is said that there are ingredients above Level 10 there, but relatively speaking, the danger has greatly increased, and the plan to develop the sixth area has been extended to ten years."
Hoshino Sora murmured softly. The Level 7 ingredient, Wolf Head Deer, was already very powerful, equivalent to him at Level 3 Gourmet Cell, and its combat awareness was very strong.
It is imaginable that those monsters of Level 10 or 20 would be difficult for even him to deal with.
However, by the time he truly encounters these monsters, his strength is probably already soaring.
"No matter what, we always have to take this step."
Listening to their conversation, a strange glint flashed in Merchant Xingchen's eyes. She was very smart and sensed something unusual from their words, but she didn't ask, just obediently stood aside, holding Hoshino Sora's hand.
Children who are too smart are not likable.
As noon approached, Hoshino Sora and Erina Nakiri arrived at the largest restaurant in Baiwei City. They then spent a lot of money to get a private room and ordered a table of the best dishes in the restaurant.
Don't ask him why he's so rich. Hoshino Sora passed through many cities on the way here, and the high-grade ingredients he hunted were countless.
At this moment, Hoshino Sora's gold coins had already exceeded ten thousand, and his purpose in coming to this city was very simple.
To build a new Dimensional Restaurant as the first cornerstone of the Other World, and then to obtain a sufficient number of kitchen utensils so that his other wives could descend to this world.
Of course, because he hadn't tried coming directly to this world through the Dimensional Restaurant, Hoshino Sora didn't know if doing so would be rejected by the world's will and lead to unpredictable consequences.
It could be tried, but there was no need, after all, getting a few kitchen utensils from the Gourmet Continent was not a difficult task for him now.
To put it simply, the largest store in the city sells kitchen utensils, but the price is ridiculously expensive, ten thousand gold coins per piece, and that's for the most ordinary kind.
You should know that at this world's consumption level, two gold coins can sustain an ordinary person with a residence for a year.
Even for those who wander around, ten thousand gold coins would be enough for them to live dozens of lifetimes. One can imagine what a sky-high price this is!
Hoshino Sora's ability to possess such wealth was entirely due to his unparalleled combat power. Even so, he and Erina Nakiri had saved for a full month.
"As expected of the best restaurant in the city, the taste is no less than the 'East Pearl' of the Oriental Academy!"
Tasting the dishes in front of him, Hoshino Sora couldn't help but exclaim. The fragrant dishes touched his lips and tongue, emitting a radiant glow. As he ate one delicious bite after another, the young man clearly felt his body strengthen significantly.
His Gourmet Cell had grown significantly. At this rate, he could advance to Level 8 in at most two months, which was incredible, considering it took him more than half a year for his Gourmet Cell to go from Level 6 to Level 7.
If he had higher-grade ingredients, Hoshino Sora could evolve even faster, because the energy provided by the gourmet food would be greater.
"It is indeed astonishing. Although the civilization of this world is in its primary stage, gourmet food has developed incredibly rapidly. Even a small city with a population of 100,000 like this is full of hidden masters, and even the powerhouses on the Oriental Cuisine List cannot dominate here."
Although Baiwei City is very large for many people in the Gourmet Continent, it is a goal worth pursuing for a lifetime.
But for Hoshino Sora and Erina Nakiri, Baiwei City is really small, just their starting point in the Gourmet Continent. Once they pass it, they will never see it again.
During this month of adventure, they witnessed many things they could not have seen when they lived on Earth.
After leaving Spice Valley, they went to Sweet Forest, where even the air was sweet, and various plants emitted a sweet fragrance, especially the iconic maple syrup trees.
Hoshino Sora and Erina Nakiri thoroughly studied the art of desserts there and exchanged experiences with the indigenous people.
As they were about to leave, they also found a Level 6 ingredient, Moon Honey Mushroom, deep in the Sweet Forest, which they sold for nearly a thousand gold coins. This was their first pot of gold earned in this world.
After that were Sour Mountain and Umami Coast. The three of them stayed the longest at Umami Coast, spending almost half their time there. Merchant Xingchen learned a lot of knowledge in this place.
Hoshino Sora, on the other hand, went around sparring with people in cooking. Because of his unparalleled combat power, he quickly became a prominent figure on the Umami Coast. Almost all chefs knew about him.
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