Reborn in Japan as a Chef God
Chapter 302 - 301: The Metaphysical Won’t Change the Non-physical, Spending Won’t Change Fate (Part 2)

Chapter 302: Chapter 301: The Metaphysical Won’t Change the Non-physical, Spending Won’t Change Fate (Part 2)

Beep.

The golden-framed item in the first slot displayed its corresponding details.

The vision was filled with golden text:

"Recipe: Rainbow Pudding (Gold): A golden recipe utilizing the forbidden ingredient ’Rainbow Fruit.’"

The introduction was very brief, just one sentence, followed by the content of the recipe.

"Main ingredient: Rainbow Fruit (Gold)."

"Secondary ingredients: Eggs (Purple), Honey (Purple), Milk (Purple), Cream (Purple), Vanilla (Purple), Sugar (Purple)."

Just by looking at the list of ingredients in the recipe, Xia Yu was dumbfounded.

"This..."

He was choked by the information, feeling a chill run down half his body.

The golden forbidden ingredient, no need to mention how mysterious the Rainbow Fruit was. The key was that under the main ingredient, there were six more purple fantasy ingredients to pair with it.

Purple quality eggs?

Could an ordinary hen lay purple eggs? No need to say, it was definitely a Special Grade ingredient, though the recipe didn’t specify exactly which type. As long as it reached purple quality, it was fine.

Sugar, honey, milk, cream, and vanilla were the same.

Usually in a Special Grade Recipe, adding one fantasy ingredient was already a big deal. But this golden recipe simply used six kinds of purple fantasy ingredients, paired with one golden forbidden ingredient.

It was so awesome it was breaking through the heavens.

Xia Yu didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. Opening a golden recipe should have been a cause for fireworks and grand celebration, yet why did a wave of sadness well up from his heart, even making his eyes slightly moist?

He just wanted to cry.

The tears of an African.

What he wanted wasn’t a golden recipe but a golden talent, damn it!

Moreover, seeing the combination of ingredients in the golden recipe made Xia Yu feel utterly hopeless. Purple fantasy ingredients weren’t hard; once he became a Special Grade chef, he could search for them worldwide, but the problem was—

’Where is the Rainbow Fruit?’

Despair!

"No..."

Xia Yu gritted his teeth, there was still one more chance.

Two draws, the first resulting in a golden recipe, so what about the second?

He closed the recipe details, his eyes scanned over to the subsequent slots in his inventory, and soon his pupils slightly contracted.

No way!

Right next to the first slot, the second slot was unexpectedly also golden-framed!

But upon closer inspection, his inner fire was instantly extinguished!

"@*&￥@@##@!#*!@#!@..."

A string of gibberish ran through his head, and Xia Yu was completely disoriented.

"Recipe: Rainbow Wine..."

Snap.

He had no interest in examining the ingredients, feeling utterly defeated, Xia Yu severed communication with the Chef God System and stood on the third floor for a full half hour before dragging his tired body back to the main store.

The night passed without a word.

The next day, Xia Yu got up early as usual. Today was Sunday, and last night he had asked An Yilun to also post a closure notice on the website. In any case, no matter who came today, the branch was closed, but the main store remained open for business.

"Yo—"

Opening the store’s front door, Xia Yu happened to meet Ichise Hui coming out of the neighboring dormitory.

Ichise Hui was wearing casual clothes, a shirt on top and brown pants below, looking hurried as if planning to rush back to Far Moon.

"Instructor Xia!"

He stopped to greet him.

"Going back so early to water your vegetable garden and plants?" Xia Yu asked with a smile. After a night’s sleep, he felt refreshed, and the tears of the African from last night had already dried.

"Yes, those are my treasures!" Ichise Hui didn’t hide it and said with a smile.

This guy just loved working the fields in a bare-bones apron.

Xia Yu waved goodbye to Ichise Hui and returned to the main store’s kitchen. While cooking breakfast, he had a resentful exchange with the Chef God System.

"System, when will you give me a golden talent?"

"..."

"System, why were both draws golden recipes? Can I exchange a golden recipe for another reward?"

"..."

"System, what exactly is the Rainbow Fruit?"

This time, the system finally did not remain silent.

"Rainbow Fruit, a dreamlike fruit that, when exposed to air, forms a seven-colored rainbow, hence its name," the system said in its emotionless mechanical voice. "When the juice enters the mouth, it transforms into seven different stages of flavor. Due to the high concentration of the juice, it is recommended for gourmets of Special Grade and above, as ordinary diners would get nosebleeds and have disordered bodily functions."

Bang!

Xia Yu placed down the frying pan and asked concernedly, "Then, where can I get this golden forbidden fruit?"

The system didn’t answer but instead popped up a panel.

It was the store interface!

Xia Yu didn’t react before he automatically jumped to the fantasy ingredient section.

Currently, the unlocked fantasy ingredients included Fish Fin Mushroom, Blackened Rice, Shuangjiang Tofu, Bacon Leaf, Land Shark Back Fin, and White-haired Cinderella Beef.

A moment ago, he was wondering about the system’s intentions by popping up the ingredient shop. The next moment, Xia Yu noticed something different!

There was a newly unlocked item in the section!

"This is..."

Xia Yu slapped his head, cursing himself for forgetting that entertaining Mars yesterday and satisfying that guy’s inhuman appetite was rewarded with—a random forbidden ingredient unlocked!

"Forbidden Ingredient!"

His breathing instantly heated up, Xia Yu focused his gaze and then found his jaw dropping, his face full of astonishment.

"[Rainbow Seed] (Purple, Forbidden): A seed of a forbidden ingredient, with harsh growth conditions, requiring extremely fertile soil and the use of fantasy fertilizer ’Golden Kela’ for cultivation."

"Note: ’Rainbow Seed’ has three growth stages. The third stage will produce ’Rainbow Fruit,’ with a harvest yield of 3-12 fruits. The more fantasy fertilizer invested, the faster the tree grows, significantly shortening the time to fruit."

Rubbing his feverish forehead, Xia Yu was stunned by this surprise.

What a coincidence, such a damn coincidence, the night before he had unlocked a forbidden ingredient seed, and the second night he unlocked the golden recipe that used the fruit.

Moreover, he unlocked not just one but two recipes.

But thinking it through carefully, Xia Yu felt something was off. From a conspiracy theory perspective, it seemed like the system was manipulating him!

"Complaint! Protest!"

"Demand the odds of drawing golden recipes and talents to be made public!"

Xia Yu deliberately used an indignant tone.

"..."

The system’s silence was expected by Xia Yu, it was just him venting his frustration verbally.

Odds? Even if such arcane matters were disclosed, it wouldn’t be of any use, an African remains an African.

"Let me see how much the ’Rainbow Seed’ costs." Xia Yu muttered to himself, glanced at the exchange price for the purple forbidden seed, and his eyes widened, sucking in a cold breath: "Damn, 50,000 Fame Points!"

One seed cost 50,000 Fame Points.

Looking at the price of the fantasy fertilizer ’Golden Kela,’ Xia Yu looked up at the sky wordlessly, finally understanding why the ’Rainbow Seed’ was of purple quality, not gold.

An unfathomable deep pit.

Not to mention the seed, even the 3,000 Fame Points per small bag of fertilizer would empty his wallet. Even without thinking, one could tell that nurturing the ’Rainbow Seed’ into a Rainbow Tree laden with golden fruits would require countless amounts of fertilizer.

"Pit!"

"Sky pit!"

Xia Yu internally complained, drawing a regrettable conclusion to this lottery.