Chapter 61 Glory Proves the Foundation of a Genius Chef
Although her physical abilities far surpass those of ordinary people, her combat skills are far inferior to Yuebai's. It would be great if she could befriend him and become his apprentice.
Yuebai had no objection to Shen Dixing's shameless tactics; she always believed in judging results, not processes.
"Fifteen rounds, you have great potential."
Yuebai's cold expression softened considerably, and he offered words of praise, giving her a bottle of medicinal wine to heal her wounds.
This isn't one of those cheap concoctions that Shen Dixin brews herself; it's the kind of drink that can heal all injuries in five minutes!
Shen Dixin put the item in her backpack, reluctant to use it, knowing it would recover on its own. She still had 18% health and wouldn't be affected by the serious injury buff for the time being.
Zhanlan hadn't dared to disturb her earlier, but now she looked at Yuebai and complained, "You took a bribe, and this is what you call letting me off easy? Give it back!"
“She doesn’t need it.” Yuebai chuckled, ignoring the short man bouncing around in front of her.
She handed over three items and said to Shen Dixin, "Congratulations on passing the test. Before the next test, you are an SSS-level monster hunter."
"Thank you, Sister Yuebai." Shen Dixin bowed her head, revealing the professional badge, the certificate of honor, and the island token.
With the badge handover completed and Yuebai's personal confirmation, the professional rating took effect, and a system notification popped up.
[Congratulations to player "AAA Supply Wholesaler Lao Shen" for becoming the first professional player on the entire server to be rated SSS level! Reward!]
[Do you want to hide...?]
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining the unique title "Pyramid Pinnacle," unlocked upon achieving an SSS-level rating in the class rating system. Wearing this title increases base damage by 30%.]
[Congratulations on completing your career rating! You can now choose a career path in the system.]
"Come visit my island sometime."
I just gave her the token; it had two lines of small characters engraved on it.
[Moonlight, the guardian.]
It is not only the profession of Yuebai, but also the profession that this token points to.
Judging from the fierce way she makes moves, it's impossible to imagine that her profession is a guardian, which sounds so gentle.
Professional assessment is certainly not just an assessment; otherwise, there would be no need to set up a special base.
There are many opportunities, the most important of which is the hidden career clues provided by the seven career examiners. After completing a long and tedious series of tasks, you can change your career, which is the easiest hidden career to trigger.
Of course, having already obtained the token, Shen Dixin not only holds the invitation to the Moon White Island, but can also theoretically change jobs at any time.
Shen Dixin asked Zhanlan for help in introducing the farmer to an examiner.
Logically speaking, even if she tried to strike up a conversation, the examiners from other professions wouldn't pay any attention to her, but now Zhanlan is here!
Shen Dixin saw a suitable profession for coffee that was right in the hands of the examiner. It would take coffee at least three or four days to advance to level five, so she did him a favor.
In fact, the seven professions that the examiners are familiar with are all from the same source as the original seven professions, only their development directions are different.
Guardians like Moon White tend to prefer team battles, and multiple Guardians working together can achieve a synergistic effect greater than the sum of their parts.
If there is no mutual incompatibility, choosing it as a side job is very suitable.
On the way, Shen Dixin carefully placed the Glory Certificate in her backpack close to her body. After reading the item description, she realized that the Monster Hunter Certificate was actually used to save her life.
Item Name: Monster Hunter's Proof of Glory
Item Quality: Gold
[Item Description: As a monster hunter, survival is the only rule, especially for a distinguished SSS-rank monster hunter who walks the line between life and death! Therefore, we have crafted this into an amulet to save your life in times of crisis~ (Remaining uses: 1)]
Players can obtain a profession-specific honor certificate as long as their professional rating is greater than B.
Shen Dixin had previously obtained the S-rank Scavenger title, and the Glory Certificate was fifteen chances to redraw random items.
Monster Hunter Proof of Honor surprisingly takes a conservative approach, but upon closer inspection, it makes perfect sense. After battling sea monsters every day, you need some self-defense skills to survive, or you might just capsize in a ditch one day.
Tonight we're going to fight an elite sea monster whose strength we don't know, so having this gives us an extra layer of insurance.
She then scanned the medal with her bracelet, which immediately brought up the career path interface. It was densely packed like a spider web, and without careful examination, one couldn't even find the starting point.
[Congratulations on passing the job rating! You are rewarded with 1 Potential Point!]
[Congratulations to the player for achieving an S-rank rating or higher! Reward: 1 Potential Point!]
[Congratulations, player, for triggering the talent effect! S-rank reward: 4 Potential Points!]
[Congratulations to the player for achieving an SSS rating or higher! Reward: 1 Potential Point!]
After the critical hit, she had a total of six potential points. She browsed through the entire skill tree and found that some nodes were still grayed out. She then activated the following nodes according to the current optimal settings.
[Basic Physical Fitness (3/10): 3% increase in health.]
[Lightweight (1/1): Enhances your jumping ability.]
[Base Resistance (1/10): 1% reduction in non-physical damage.]
[Delayed response (1/1): When subjected to pain exceeding the threshold, the neural response is delayed by five minutes.]
From the two nodes, "Sluggish" and "Lightness," which Shen Dixin had never seen before, it can be seen that each class has a different skill tree, and the skill points for Monster Hunter are almost entirely focused on combat.
...
"Qingyou, my friend needs to talk to you!"
With Zhanlan by her side, Qingyou didn't say much. She pulled down the brim of her hat and handed out a token from her sleeve.
The white-faced people were dressed in uniform clothing, as if they had been bought wholesale. They all wore white robes, and Qingyou was the only one Shen Dixin had ever seen who wore a hood.
Unlike Shen Dixing's, this one only has tasks to be completed.
Having finished all the tasks, Chen Dixin turned to return to the boat, vaguely sensing that something was amiss.
He slapped his forehead – Lu Mingang hadn't finished his exams yet!
Before they could even see anyone, a strong, overpowering fragrance swept over them. Their bright blue eyes lit up, and they excitedly ran over.
"Brother Jinsha, what delicious food did you make! Let me have a taste."
Jinsha shoved Zhanlan aside irritably, "I didn't do it, get out of the way, can't you see I'm hosting the evaluation?"
After reprimanding Zhan Lan, he scanned Lu Mingang up and down with sharp eyes. "Cooking is all about color, aroma and taste. We chefs have three essential elements for cooking. You've already passed the 'speed' test. The next test is on 'taste'."
Lu Mingang nodded good-naturedly, his hands continuing to work.
Jinsha looked impatient, walked to the side, picked up a plate of fried fish fillets, and casually handed one to Zhanlan, saying, "Eat this."
Shen Dixin then noticed a table piled high with dishes, all of them fried fish fillets.
She was taken aback. She had spent a lot of time wandering around with Zhanlan looking for people, and now she had been on the raft for more than half an hour.
Did Lu Mingang make nearly a hundred servings of fried fish all by himself?
He was very clear about his skill level. Even without preparing the ingredients, he could still cook so many dishes with high quality and quantity. This meant that he would put the next batch of fish in the pot as soon as the first one came out of the pot, and he might even have cooked two pots.
Their eyes met, and Lu Mingang smiled wearily, shook the bottle in his hand, and mouthed to her, "Excuse me, I'll use some first."
It was filled with golden honey, and the table was covered with the finest ingredients that had been collected over the past few days.
Paying for in-game purchases boosts the score. Chen Dixin scans the ingredients: two purple ones, and some Star Chains snatched from Zhu Sha's mouth. Sea beasts are generally half a grade higher than other ingredients when used for cooking.
As long as this dish doesn't go wrong, an A-level or S-level chef is almost guaranteed to succeed.
Sure enough, a mixed dish that seemed unremarkable won Jinsha over.
"Of course, in this godforsaken place, it's not just about making delicious food; it's even more important to make food that's useful."
"The next round, the third round, will test the synergy between the ingredients and the bond between you and them. If it ends here, I'll give you an S, but since you participated and didn't perform well... how much I give you depends on my mood."
Shen Dixin watched as Jinsha's words became increasingly outrageous, even bringing up the topic of bonds—was he talking about cooking?! She nudged Zhanlan and whispered, "Has he always been like this?"
Azure stared with a pair of dead fish eyes and slowly nodded.
Lu Mingang naturally participated, and as Jinsha demonstrated, Shen Dixin figured out the trick.
Jinsha doesn't use many purple ingredients, completely breaking the common perception that purple ingredients must make up half of the ingredients to make a dish. He uses one-third or even one-quarter of the ingredients, and he still makes it.
It seems to rely on the synergy between ingredients; the right combination of ingredients can double the effect.
He even had a clear understanding of the benefits that the dishes brought, and by changing a few ingredients, the benefits would also change.
Shen Dixin kept munching on the food in Zhanlan's hand. Although they tasted almost the same, one dish restored stamina, while the other restored health.
"After you've finished watching, try it yourself. If you can make a dish that tastes just like mine, then you've passed."
Jinsha turned around with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, feigning profundity.
"Brother Jinsha, he made seven plates."
A deep blue voice drifted over, and Jinsha's pupils constricted slightly. Upon closer inspection, he saw seven plates of cold-dressed sea fish, each using different ingredients, and each plate precisely presented a different benefit.
It's not unusual to create three or four different buffs by randomly combining ingredients, but each one is different... This can only mean that the person in front of you has already grasped the secret.
Lu Mingang smiled and said, "Don't underestimate the creativity of a culinary disaster chef!"
The accumulation of ingredients and the effort put in over time form the foundation for a genius chef!
Under Shen Dixin's patronage, he had the most resources among all the chefs on the entire server, not to mention the fish he spent every day with.
Just as he was feeling smug, Jinsha stopped pretending, pulled up a chair, sat down, and laid his cards on the table.
"Keep going. I'll give you an SS if you make ten, and an SSS if you make fifteen." He muttered to himself, "I should have known better than to put fish on top. It's too easy. Anyone can cook fish."
Lu Mingang's smile froze instantly, and he buried his head in preparing the dishes.
Having completed twelve dishes, Lu Mingang received his own SS-level professional badge.
Unlike Monster Hunter, the chef's skill tree is entirely related to cooking, such as increasing the probability of dish advancement and saving ingredients.
She had also obtained the chef's assessment token. Shen Dixin tilted her head and thought for a while. It seemed to be the pharmacist.
Its unique characteristic is that it provides bonuses to dishes of all grades, and the bonuses are even stronger.
The side effects are also obvious. After changing jobs, he can only make various soups, which not only don't provide a strong feeling of fullness, but also cause pale-faced people to refuse to buy "potions". Therefore, Shen Dixin does not consider letting Lu Mingang change jobs.
Azure was a great help in this career evaluation. She likes all kinds of pretty things, and Shen Dixin secretly remembered it, deciding to give her a gift next time they met.
If nothing unexpected happens, these pale-faced men will be in charge of the occupational ratings in their area from now on.
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