Chapter 328: Merge into the Shadow, Hell’s Delicacy

“You, you…”

The gloomy man's face turned pale, and he asked in a trembling voice: "How on earth did you do it?"

Patton couldn't even believe his eyes.

In milliseconds, the young chef swung his knife countless times, breaking the eight-eyed squid's waving tentacles into pieces.

The fragments hung in the air for a short while until the young man landed gracefully on the ground, and then they fell with a crackling sound, like rain!

The wealthy man folded his hands and cautiously kicked the still-moving magic squid tentacles with his feet. Then he looked at Ye Zhi with a complicated look and asked, "Are you really only a fourth-ring?"

“The real deal.”

"But you..."

Matt swallowed hard, looked back at the eight-eyed demon squid that was gradually sinking in the river, and said in a hoarse voice:

"This doesn't seem like something the Fourth Ring can do at all!"

Priestess Chloe slowly exhaled a breath of foul air, her flashing eyes revealing her inner unrest. She and the other two stared at Yeats closely, waiting for his next words.

Chloe trusted her own judgement.

What he had just used was the [God-granted Spell: Shadow Blade], the sharpness of which was incomparable to that of an ordinary Shadow Blade!

This new food chef seemed to have been noticed by the goddess of the night before? Chloe couldn't help but feel a little curious, secretly looking at Ye Zhi's profile, feeling happy.

Well...if I were the goddess of the night, I would also pay more attention to him!

In this underground river dungeon filled with a strong smell of blood, pieces of the eight-eyed demon squid were scattered all over the ground. Ye Zhi stood in the middle. Facing the doubts of the other two, he spread his hands and said, "It's very simple. You just need to find the weak part of the tentacle and cut it off quickly."

Barton's face darkened.

You make it sound so easy. Matt and I have been staying in this water dungeon for two or three days to study and research the eight-eyed squid's weakness.

As a result, as soon as you come up, you solve it easily!

Being able to prepare food ingredients is also an important skill for a gourmet chef. Barton took a deep breath, accepted the reality, and looked at Yeats.

Okay, you’re awesome!

Matt glanced at the gloomy man who seemed to be hesitating to speak.

After spending these few days together, Matt felt that Patton seemed to be a very cunning person, but in fact he was a simple person at heart.

It was probably because Patton felt that he was not as skilled as others, but did not want to admit it directly, so he stood there in a stalemate, unable to speak for a long time.

And from the battle just now, it is enough to see that this young man is quite powerful. It will definitely be a good thing to make friends with him!

Matt was very active, with his hands in his pockets, and said with emotion:

"As expected of the candidate recommended by the bishop, he is young but should not be underestimated... Mr. Sherlock, please let me help you with the subsequent preparations for the banquet!"

Ye Zhi did not agree directly, but looked at the priestess Chloe for advice.

"It would be impossible for a single caterer to prepare the feast for the Dark Night Goddess in time, so you need help."

Chloe has a lot of say in the sect, and she made the decision immediately.

"From today on, the two of them will be your subordinates."

"Until the end of the grand festival, you must all work together, supervise each other, and jointly prepare a feast dedicated to the Goddess of Dark Night!"

"Wait a minute!"

Barton raised an objection, hunched over, and said gloomily:

"It's true that he killed the Eight-eyed Demon Squid, but that's not enough to prove his food-eating attainments."

"I suggest that we have another round of competition, using this as the raw material."

Patton pointed at the half of the eight-eyed demon squid floating on the river.

“Cook a meal and see which one is the most nutritious!”

Making food delicious is only the basic skill of a gourmet chef.

What is more crucial is how to use ingredients containing magical powers and combine them with other ingredients for cooking so that the finished product can also benefit the extraordinary people.

Barton looked at the priestess and emphasized again: "The banquet is of great importance, and the selection of the host is of utmost importance... It is necessary to conduct another round of review!"

Chloe secretly sighed, thinking that she had wanted to give this handsome young man a back door so that he could skip the competition, but she didn't expect there would be such a fool!

"What do you think?" Chloe glanced at Yeats.

Ye Zhi naturally didn't care, thinking, after all, in this world, only I, Ye, can be called the God of Food! "Okay then."

Chloe seemed to attach great importance to Yeats's advice. She stood aside with her hands folded and said calmly:

"We'll use the eight-eyed demon squid as the raw material. You can take what you need. After you've collected the ingredients, go to the kitchen next door... I'll only give you ten minutes!"

As soon as the words fell, a shadow enveloped Chloe, and then she turned into a crow, flapping its wings and leaving the water prison.

Ye Zhi saw this and estimated that Chloe's strength was among the best in the Dark Night Sect. After all, she mastered high-level spells with ease.

This is a fifth-ring spell similar to Transfiguration from the Cult of Dark Night, called [Merge into Shadow], and it can change one's appearance by creating shadows.

The Shadow Prince is the creator of this spell. He abandoned his human body and merged into the shadow, and finally became the image of the Shadow Sword according to his own wishes.

Ye Zhi thought to himself, "I don't know the Transfiguration spell yet... The [Merge into Shadow] spell is quite useful to me."

As a trickster, Yeats can rely on illusion to transform himself into another image in the eyes of others, but this is fundamentally different from Transfiguration.

The Transfiguration under the Arcane System is difficult to learn with Ye Zhi's magical talent; the Transfiguration under the Natural System requires one to be a Druid; he can only start from the Dark Night System.

[Merge into the Shadow] can even allow Dark Night believers to transform into shadow beasts with the strength of emperor-level monsters and fight.

Ye Zhi said to Zuanya, "If I were to transform into a shadow beast, I would definitely transform into Ye Zhi Crab."

Diamond said: "What a cold joke. I suggest you tell it to the Black Knight."

After Chloe left, Patton and Matt immediately began to collect the ingredients for cooking.

It is a consensus that the most delicious part of the eight-eyed monster squid is its tentacles with suction cups.

Matt picked up a still twisted squid tentacle, weighed it in his palm, and muttered:

"Thanks to Sherlock, it's already been cut neatly and can be put into the pot directly..."

Barton was also carefully selecting the tentacle fragments scattered on the ground. He caught a glimpse of Ye Zhi flying towards the eight-eyed squid on the river surface and was stunned.

The eight-eyed squid's head is covered with grotesque and terrifying eyes, which remain wide open even after death. The eyes are evenly distributed around the head, like black pearls embedded in a cylinder, but much more curious.

Clang! Ye Zhi took out a dagger and began to dig.

"What are you doing?" Patton raised his voice in surprise.

"Collecting food."

"Are you planning to cook with the eyes of the Eight-eyed Squid?!"

"What else?"

“…”

That kind of disgusting thing can also be used as food? Barton looked at Ye Zhi with a complicated expression, and saw that his face was full of joy like a good harvest, and he became more and more puzzled.

What kind of dish was he planning to make... Was it a delicacy from hell? *The kitchen was hidden in the corner of a long corridor.

Yeats pushed open the oak door and was greeted by the warmth of the fireplace. He was surprised to find that the kitchen was very spacious, with six stone stoves arranged symmetrically and various cooking utensils hanging above the stoves.

Priestess Chloe was sitting by the fire, flipping through a book. When she saw Yeats and others coming, she closed the book in her hand, revealing the cover of "Anthology of Midgard Bards".

"I guess you're ready."

Chloe looked at Ye Zhi and the other two and said calmly, "The stove here is specially made with dwarven clay, so there is no need to worry about it being burned by the flames."

"Next, the three of you will use the stove here and the ingredients you just collected to cook a dish each."

"I will be the judge and will objectively determine the effect and taste of the food you cook. The person who wins first place will be the host of this banquet... Is that ok?"

"No!"

"Well, let's get started."

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

After saying that, Chloe sat down again, opened the poetry collection in her hand, and read it with relish.

Yeats had an excellent eye and noticed that the poem looked familiar. It was "When You Are Old", a famous poem he plagiarized.

"..." Yeats was in a delicate mood. It seemed that the masterpiece was still widely spread. Even the Dark Night Sect had readers! On the other side, Barton and Matt had already started to cook the meal.

The flames used by food chefs for cooking are very particular, and a senior food chef is often also proficient in fire magic.

Barton stretched out his hand and ignited a purple flame in the stove. The shadow spell "Shadow Flame" seemed to absorb the room temperature and exuded a chill.

Shadow Flame is a fourth-ring shadow spell that, when combined with food magic, can remove the magical impurities contained in the food while preserving its original flavor.

Barton was obviously also knowledgeable in alchemy. While controlling Shadow Flame, he poured the tentacles of the eight-eyed squid, herbs, and spring water into a pitch-black pot and began to boil them.

Matt used the stir-fry method, adding spices, peppers and magic squid tentacles to the pan, using spark magic to quickly raise the temperature in the pan, sprinkled a little white wine, and quickly stir-fried while the flames were rising.

This is slightly different from the Eastern style of stir-frying over high heat. It is a French style of frying, often used for seafood to ensure the freshness and original flavor of the ingredients.

In Yeats's opinion, Matt's food skills are obviously higher than Patton's. He can retain more magic power in the tentacles of the magic squid, making the effect of the food more significant.

"The other two are almost done, how are you doing?"

Priestess Chloe paid special attention to Ye Zhi. She quietly came to his side and said with interest: "Let me guess, the dish you are going to cook should be relatively novel?"

"How do you know?"

"After all, you didn't seem to choose the magic squid tentacles as ingredients."

Chloe looked at the steaming pot and asked in surprise, "But he chose... the eyes of the eight-eyed demon squid?"

"The eyes are the organ with the most magical power of the Eight-eyed Demonic Squid."

Ye Zhi said: "From the perspective of taste, as long as the right method is used, the eyes of the eight-eyed demon squid can also be juicy and delicious, and bursting with juice in one bite!"

Listening to the description, Chloe's throat rolled up and down, and she forced a smile:

“I… am looking forward to it…”

Matt's work was the first to come out. From Yeats's point of view, this [Spicy Fried Eight-eyed Demonic Squid Tentacles] was already quite good. After tasting it, Chloe gave it a high evaluation and praised: "Whether from the perspective of satisfying the appetite or replenishing magic power, it is an excellent food. Matt, you are worthy of being a food expert!"

Matt put his hands in his pockets, smiled happily, and said, "It's just that the ingredients are good enough... For this, I have to thank Mr. Sherlock."

Afterwards, Patton also served the [Eight-eyed Demon Squid Seafood Soup] that he cooked, which included parsley, carrots, pepper and other ingredients. It was bright in color and exuded a rich aroma.

Chloe also gave the soup a very good review, saying that it was delicious, but her reaction was obviously much blander than before.

Barton sighed regretfully and was startled when he noticed Yeats was serving the food.

On the pitch-black plate were placed the eyes of the eight-eyed demon squid. The eyes were steaming and were still rolling around under the high temperature.

Green seaweed mud, black sticky sauce, foamy egg liquid...the whole dish gives a strong visual impact!

"This is the eye of the Eight-eyed Demon Squid. It's still alive?!"

Chloe said in a horrified tone.

"No, it's just a visual effect." Ye Zhi smiled and said, "Master Priest, please taste it. Dipping your eyes in the sauce will make it taste better!"

Chloe's face was visibly solemn.

A drop of cold sweat quietly ran down her forehead.

She already felt a little regretful for revealing information to Sherlock and talking about the dark food.

However, this new gourmet must be to the taste of the high priest. After all, the high priest likes this kind of bizarre and dark food!

"What's the name of this dish?" Chloe's voice trembled.

"【Eye of Hell】."

"Indeed." Chloe looked into the eyes of the plate, her tone complicated, "It looks like hell..."

The complaints of the drill teeth rang in my mind:

"I didn't expect that besides Hell's jokes, you're also good at Hell's food!"

Ye Zhi ignored it calmly and said in a gentle voice: "Eat it while it's hot. It will be bad if it gets cold."

Suddenly, Chloe's eyes lit up, as if she had thought of a good idea. She quickly turned into a crow and flew out, leaving only her voice echoing.

"Wait a moment, I'll ask the high priest to come and make the decision!"

The three of them were stunned at the same time.

High Priest?!

After a while.

A shadow fell in front of everyone.

The High Priest of Dark Night, who was dressed in a purple silk robe, with a graceful, beautiful and noble figure, revealed her true form. Her pair of charming and deep purple eyes swept across the three people present, and finally stopped on Ye Zhi's face.

Matt and Patton lowered their heads deeply, feeling extremely terrified. Yeats followed suit, fearing that she would discover his flaws.

Margotha ​​Tess's eyes moved around, she raised her chin slightly and pursed her lips.

The new food chef is a pretty young boy...

"High Priest." Chloe followed behind Margotha ​​Tess and said respectfully, "The food prepared by this gourmet chef should suit your taste, so I ask you to decide... whether to let him preside over this feast!"

Margotha's gaze fell on the strangely shaped [Eye of Hell], and a gleam of surprise flashed in her eyes.

“It looks…very good!”

Matt and Patton were both stunned for a moment.

Is the high priest's taste different from that of ordinary people?

(End of this chapter)