Genshin Impact: Reincarnation as a Hilichurl

“What’s with that look on your face, you three? Especially Xingqiu and Chongyun. It’s just a sample of a dish! Chen is new here so he doesn’t have to eat, but you two… humph!”

"Chongyun likes to eat it, give it all to him!"

"Clam?"

"I heard that there is an old house in Feiyunpo that is haunted. If you don't want to eat it, then you can only let it haunt you."

"We are trying to eliminate harm for the people, how can we treat it like a joke?"

"Is your will to rid the people of harm not stronger than this dish?"

Chongyun was embarrassed and unable to refute, "If you provide false information like last time, I won't eat for you next time no matter what you say!"

"How can this be false information? You can't say that evil spirits don't exist just because you can't see them. Doesn't that mean that no one in the world will suffer from them?"

“I eat, is it not okay for me to eat…” Chongyun was completely defeated.

But just as he was about to sacrifice himself, Xiangling pulled back the plate of slippery and sticky slime mushrooms.

“Alas, I haven’t agreed yet. You can’t finish it all by yourself. Every time you try it, your comments are too one-sided. This time, Xingqiu must eat with us!”

Now it was Xingqiu's turn to look embarrassed.

"Is this dish really that bad? I have tasted it myself."

"It's not a question of whether it tastes good or not, it's mainly a question of psychological acceptance... and it really doesn't taste good..."

"You are so interested in bizarre stories, why are you afraid of this dish?"

"You also know that this dish is a curiosity!"

The ship of friendship is crumbling in front of a slime mushroom.

Wang Chen, who had never tasted Xiangling's dark cuisine, volunteered: "How about I try it?"

At this moment, the eyes of the other three people were brighter than the moon in the sky, and Xingqiu Chongyun's ears suddenly heard the grand background music composed of "The Epic of the Rock King".

Who is the real hero?

Chen is the real hero!

When he picked up a piece of the slime-covered mushroom with chopsticks, it was like picking up a whole piece of Teyvat! When the mushroom accidentally fell because it was too slippery, the whole Teyvat began to tremble!

"..." Wang Chen was a little embarrassed. Why was he being stared at like this while picking up some food?

But the hero didn't give up!

He gathered his strength and picked up the mushroom again, but this time it couldn't escape its destined fate.

Finally, the whole world became quiet.

Xiangling clenched her fists excitedly, not knowing what kind of response she would get.

Xingqiu Chongyun also clenched his fists, praying that the hero would not fall.

"Um……"

"Well……"

"what……?"

"Speak some words?" Xiangling reminded.

“Mushrooms have a special toughness to them, and now that they are completely infiltrated by the slime, they have become more chewy, and you can feel the slime sizzling out with every bite.

"Under the effect of this double mucus, the mushroom seemed slippery, as if it wanted to swim in my mouth.

"If you ignore the weird taste, the taste is like a combination of gum and jelly. The more you chew, the more you like it."

"What is chewing gum?"

"I once ate something in a dream. It tasted like oxhide candy," Wang Chen made up. "In general, I would say that the taste of this dish is very unique."

Xingqiu and Chongyun looked at each other with confusion. Why did this hero seem to be not in the same group with them?

"What about the taste!" Xiangling was extremely happy, as if she had met a soulmate.

"Honestly, the taste is average. Even with the addition of several condiments, it still can't cover up the special taste of slime. My suggestion is to reduce the amount of slime, or find a way to improve the taste. It should be more popular than it is now."

"That's right! The biggest advantage of this dish is its texture. The taste needs to be improved. The biggest disadvantage is its presentation. Your evaluation is exactly the same as mine!"

"From a common sense perspective, this dish isn't that hard to accept." As Wang Chen said this, he picked up another piece of stringy mushroom while Xingqiu Chongyun looked at him with his jaw dropped.

Before reincarnation, I was a foodie from Shenzhou. What kind of outrageous food had I not seen? I was even lucky enough to eat a few kinds of insects. This slime just didn't taste good, but I didn't have any psychological barriers.

"Eat quickly, why don't you eat?"

At this point, Xingqiu Chongyun had no choice but to pick up the chopsticks and put the evil slime mushroom into his mouth.

"Ok!"

"Well!"

"what!"

"It's like eating a mouthful of slime..."

"It's like being eaten by a slime!"

Xiang Ling glared at him: "You two are not professional at all in your comments. You are far from Chen."

Chongyun said aggrievedly: "But we are just ordinary diners who come to eat..."

"You are still my good friends and teammates of the 'Liyue Exploration Team'!"

Xingqiu waved his hands, "Stop talking, it's just tears... Eat."

Because it was a trial, the portion was relatively small. With the combined efforts of Wang Chen and the other two, each person finished it with just a few chopsticks.

Seeing Xiangling nod with satisfaction, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and began to enjoy the real meal.

"Chen, what do you think of this boiled black-back sea bass?"

“First of all, I’d like to state that I’m not a professional gourmet.

"In my humble opinion, the fish meat in this dish is firm and plump, as if it has been blanched in a special chili oil with Jueyun pepper and Liulidai. It is particularly spicy and tender, but the spiciness is a bit too much. But I like spicy food, so for people who like spicy food, this dish is really great."

Xiangling's joy was beyond words. She hopped away and came back in less than two minutes, holding a plate of slime mushrooms in her hands...

"Hurry, hurry, taste this!"

"The amount of slime was reduced, so the taste is not as unique, but the flavor is still there, not as good as the last one."

"Hmm... I can only try that flavor."

Salt is known as the king of flavors. It can blend with many flavors to harmonize the flavors and make them fresher and more fragrant. If people in the world are only allowed to use one seasoning when cooking, it will undoubtedly be salt.

But even though salt is so powerful, it can't save the taste of slime.

Then we can only use the king of flavors - spicy. Spiciness is not easy to get close to or mix with other flavors. It is always unique and distinctive. Once it appears, it can easily cover other flavors. Even a slightly spicy flavor will stand out from the crowd.

It just so happened that the kitchen had special chili oil made from Jueyun pepper and Liulidai, so I just heated it up and passed it through... and a new plate of slime mushrooms was brought over.

"Hurry, hurry, try this again!"

“Huh—huh—, the taste is there, the texture is there, but it’s so spicy!” Wang Chen felt like he could spit fire.

Chongyun, who was forced to taste the food, was even more exaggerated. His clothes moved without wind, and his ice-blue hair hung down to the sky, perfectly interpreting what it meant to be furious. Then he slapped the table and was about to stand up.

As soon as he took a bite, he realized something was wrong, but it was too late. He blacked out for a while and when he regained consciousness, he was tied up and stuck on a chair.

"It's all my fault! I forgot to remind Chongyun that there was Jueyun Jiaojiao's special chili oil in it. Luckily I tied him up right away. But Xingqiu, why did you carry a hemp rope with you?"

Xingqiu narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Don't mind~"

"Should we give up on this dish too? Is there really no way to deal with this taste?"

Seeing Xiangling's frustrated look, Wang Chen flipped through his knowledge to see if there was anything that could help. After searching for a long time, he actually found one - the alchemy concoction that Lisa taught him.

"Xiangling, do you have any fruit here? Lend me one. Maybe I can find a way to change the taste of the slime."

“There are apples!”

"Take any one of these, and prepare another portion of the original slime mushroom."

Upon hearing this, Chongyun, who had just woken up, closed his eyes again and pretended to be still unconscious, but he didn't know that his hairstyle had already betrayed him.

After Wang Chen got the apple, he ran to the unattended synthesis table in Liyue Harbor, made an apple-flavored condiment, and then quickly returned.

Being able to turn such a bitter healing potion into one that is so delicious that it is a bit addictive, will it be effective against slime?

Under the nervous gaze of Xiangling and Xingqiu, Wang Chen dropped the apple-flavored seasoning into the plate of slime mushrooms. The two instantly merged together, and there seemed to be a golden light flashing on the plate - the apple-flavored slime mushrooms were done!

He picked up a piece of this great work and experienced the feeling of the apple-flavored slime that had eaten mushrooms and was hitting his tongue in his mouth.

“That smell is gone.”

Even Xingqiu couldn't help but take a piece, and then he experienced an unprecedented feeling, "Sautéed apples with mushrooms? How weird!"

"Well, it seems that this condiment can only change the taste of the liquid, and it can't do anything to the mushrooms themselves. Moreover, the flavors it supports are too scarce compared to food, which means that it is unlikely to be used in cooking with slime."

“What a pity… What a pity…” Xiangling shook her head.

"No! Abandon the mushrooms and eat the slime. Everything can still turn around!"

"Could it be?"

"I'll use this potion to give new life to slime!"

Even Chongyun, who was pretending to be unconscious, opened his eyes. In a trance, a ray of light shone on Wang Chen. The grand background music composed of "The Epic of Rock King" rang in his ears again. The hero is back!

“Remember that chewing gum I mentioned earlier?

"The flavor is provided by the condiment, and the texture is provided by the slime. For example, if you combine this apple-flavored condiment with the slime, and then condense the slime into a solid, you can make apple-flavored chewing gum.

"In this way, if you use slime as the main food, you don't have to worry about the taste of the food being mixed with other foods, and chewing gum doesn't need to have a particularly complex flavor, as long as the taste is acceptable and chewy."

Although they haven't actually tasted the gum yet, the other three are already swimming in the ocean of imagination...