Landed Xumi: There is no problem with my numbers!

After standing still, Lin Feng looked up at the green round sign in front of him and the three conspicuous words "Wanmin Hall" on the yellow cloth.

I finally understood where the old man wanted to take me.

——Isn’t this Xiangling’s hometown, the restaurant run by Chef Mao?

Although the name of Wanmin Hall is well-known in the game, Lin Feng has rarely been here since he arrived in Liyue Harbor.

On the one hand, the Emperor's cooking skills are so outstanding that even Liuli Pavilion and Xinyuexuan cannot compare to him, so there is no need for him to go out to eat anymore.

On the other hand, it was also because Lin Feng had never seen Xiangling here since he came to Liyue Harbor.

——As everyone knows, only when Xiangling is in charge of the kitchen can the dining experience at Wanmin Hall be worthy of the emperor's recommendation.

Wanmin Hall without Xiangling is like instant noodles without seasoning packet, it has no soul.

Seeing that Zhongli, who was extremely picky about food, had specially brought him here, Lin Feng began to guess who would be the chef today.

as predicted,

The two had just arrived at the store entrance when a little head popped up from the kitchen.

This little girl with dark blue hair seemed to be making some novel meal, and there was a hint of worldly air on her little face.

However, before the little girl could say anything, a yellow unknown creature that looked like a guppy came running over.

"Lalu~"

This mysterious creature jumped around beside Zhongli and Lin Feng, and seemed very happy as it got close to them.

"Hey, hey, hey, Guoba, stop beating around the bush. I know you're happy, but it won't be good if you cause trouble to the guests like this!"

The girl looked at the rice crust circling around the two of them. Although she didn't know why it was so excited, she quickly spoke up to stop the little guy from getting too excited.

Xiangling, who ran all the way from the kitchen with a smear of soot on her face, picked up the puzzled Guoba.

Before she could see the two people's appearance clearly, the girl said to the guest in front of her apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Guoba was a little naughty today. If I cause trouble to you, the guest, I will..."

Halfway through the conversation, Xiangling noticed that one of the two guests was actually an acquaintance.

Looking at Zhongli with a smile on his face, she said with some surprise:

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Zhongli?! Are you here to teach me how to cook again?"

"The cooking technique you told me last time is so practical! I just changed the origin of the salt, but I didn't expect it to have such an obvious effect!"

Thinking about the last time when she made salt and pepper tofu, Mr. Zhongli in front of her gave her insightful suggestions after just taking a bite, Xiangling was looking forward to what kind of problems he could find today.

"Haha, I can't say that I'm giving you advice. Miss Xiangling is not restricted by factions, and her courage to try new things is precious. I'm just offering you some advice based on my experience."

"——My friend has many rare ingredients in his hands. If Miss Xiangling is interested, why not use the ingredients we have prepared to make a few dishes?"

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Lin Feng, who was originally observing the Guoba and waiting for his meal,

Seeing that Zhongli actually brought the topic to himself, he could only reluctantly turn his attention away from the cute little guy and look at Xiangling who was excited in front of him.

"What what?! Rarely seen in the world!"

"I have never seen any food that can be evaluated like this by you, Mr. Zhongli.

Even when Sister Beidou hunted the sea beast meat last time, you only gave it a ‘good’ rating, Mr. Zhongli.”

"——Could it be that this guy has some legendary ingredients in his hands?!"

Knowing that Mr. Zhongli in front of her didn't like seafood very much, she carefully made the rare high-quality sea beast meat into fish balls that looked completely unrecognizable as the original ingredients, and then successfully handed them to the picky diner in front of her to taste.

Then, because she received a "good" comment from this customer who rarely praises others, she was excited for a long time.

The ingredients of the handsome guy next to him could actually get such high praise from Mr. Zhongli.

For a while, because most of the precious ingredients were monopolized by Liuli Pavilion and Xinyue Pavilion, Xiangling, who was the only one in Wanmin Hall, could only research affordable dishes for a long time.

Under such a challenge, even the culinary soul in my heart began to burn.

Thinking of this, she looked at the young man in front of her and said with a pleading look on her face:

"Hey, little brother, please lend me some of your ingredients to try.

Although I cannot guarantee what the final product will be like, I will definitely try my best to bring out the value of the ingredients themselves!"

"So please let me see, even if it's just a little bit, what kind of ingredients can get such praise from Mr. Zhongli. Okay, okay?"

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Lin Feng looked at Xiang Ling in front of him, who had a pleading look on her face, as if the words "I'm willing to do anything" were written on her face, and thought that she might have misunderstood something.

Although the vegetables he improved are rare in the world in terms of nutritional value and taste,

After all, there are probably not many people in the entire Teyvat who would use their power to grow vegetables.

——But these cabbages, potatoes, carrots and the like, they can’t be considered as legendary ingredients no matter how you think about it, right?

Although he thought Xiangling might be disappointed, he still spoke up because he was used to eating and drinking for free.

"Miss Xiangling, you don't have to be so polite. Just call me Lin Feng."

“The purpose of these ingredients is to be used, so I am naturally happy to share them.”

"——But they are not the legendary giant dragons or anything like that. They are just some ordinary high-quality vegetables. I hope Miss Xiangling doesn't think they don't meet your expectations."

"No way! The more common the ingredients, the more they test the chef's skills!"

"Besides, Guoba likes you so much, I think the ingredients you can come up with will definitely far exceed my imagination!"

Thinking of the fact that her own Guoba usually showed little interest in ordinary customers, Xiangling felt that the young man Lin in front of her must be a rare master like Mr. Zhongli beside him.

"Trusting your partner's judgment? That's a good idea indeed."

Looking at Guoba, who was kicking his short legs in Xiangling's arms, Lin Feng felt that it would not do any harm if Xiangling believed in it a little more.

"——Then I will obey your orders. You can use these ingredients as you like, Miss Xiangling. You don't have to be too precious. If you need other kinds of ingredients, you can ask me directly.

I share the same view as Mr. Zhongli. For someone like you who loves cooking, you shouldn't be restricted by the lack of ingredients. If a few ingredients can help, then I'd be happy to do so."

After saying that, Lin Feng directly handed the big cloth bag he had been holding to Xiang Ling in front of him. While putting the ingredients into the bag, he finally understood why the old man wanted to give him such a thing halfway.

——So you have been planning this for a long time. When you saw that there was finally someone who could cook for you, you just touched her, right?

Xiangling went to the backyard to cook.

After getting those "home-cooked vegetables" that have nothing to do with ordinary ingredients except for the same name,

Xiangling, who was stunned by the beauty at the moment, directly threw the task of receiving the guests to her father.

I couldn't wait to run to the kitchen in the backyard where I often studied dishes, and began this unique cooking research.

Before Xiangling ran away, Lin Feng, who was forcibly pulled by her to sit at a table,

Listening to the various exclamations coming from the backyard from time to time, I also gained a bit of favorability towards this genuine girl.

Looking at the strange unknown creature that had been circling around him and Zhongli, Lin Feng looked at the Emperor in front of him with a look of nostalgia, touched the smooth yellow hair on Guoba's body, and said:

"Old man, you brought me here specially. I think besides eating, the main reason is to see it, right?"

"Although I don't know the specific identity of this person, but judging from its body that is far superior to that of ordinary creatures, could this be one of your old friends?"

Although all players knew that Guoba was the stove demon, he was not in a position to explain the source of the information, so he still asked this question knowingly.

"Oh, sometimes I really wish I had such a sharp intuition like you."

"——Since you have already noticed it, I won't beat around the bush.

The one who appears before you and me at this moment is a demon who has lost his power. His real name is the Demon of the Hearth "Marcosius".

"——Besides that, he is indeed an old friend of mine who fought side by side with me during the Demon God War."

Looking at Guoba, who was enjoying the touch, Zhongli sighed and responded to Lin Feng's question in the simplest words.

After a pause, thinking about the purpose of their coming here, he continued:

"I think you have noticed that my old friend's condition is a little abnormal. Not to mention compared to you and me, even compared to those newly born demon gods, it is really too weak."

"And trying to help my old friend recover is the first request I made to you outside of the 'contract'."

Recalling the miracle that happened to Xiao before, Zhongli, who was originally at his wits' end and had planned to let his old friend revive on his own over a long period of time,

Because of the appearance of the young man in front of him, some hard-earned hope finally emerged in his heart, which had not been disturbed for a long time.

Chapter 183 A certain Xumi God who will appear at the Immortal Invitation Ceremony

".Helping the demon god recover, is this the kind of request you can get?"

"Personally, I am willing to help, but I really don't have any experience in dealing with situations like this. Your Majesty, please allow me to think about it for a moment."

Lin Feng, who is also a national administrator, thought that Zhongli would first consider the overall situation of Liyue and issue some commissions with a wider impact.

But he didn't expect that after he officially reached a cooperation with him, the first request he made was to help this old friend with whom he had fought in the past.

——Although it was a bit unexpected at first, but when I think about it carefully, it is indeed the choice that the old man would make.

After hearing this commission, Lin Feng began to recall the reasons why Guoba became what it is now.

After combining the information about the Moon Festival in the game with its current mascot-like status,

He believes that Guoba and Xiao at that time actually belong to two completely different situations.

——The former is due to a lack of strength, which makes it impossible to maintain its own intelligence. In the final analysis, it is a problem caused by its own state;

The latter is because he has come into contact with too many remnants of the demons, and has been entangled by the remnants of those losers and cursed by the enemies. It is an interference caused by external factors.

In order to confirm his guess, he probed the rice crust in front of him:

[Individual information: Demon God - Demon God of the Hearth - Marcosius]

Level: 100-35 (The former hearth demon, because he had merged the source of his power into the land, has lost most of his wisdom and authority, but within his body there is still a power dormant that cannot be underestimated by ordinary creatures.)

Attribute: Fire

Entries: God of Hearthfire, God of People's Livelihood, Mastery of Elements·Fire (incomplete), Control of Events·Heavyfire (temporarily unavailable), Art of Incarnation (temporarily unavailable). Loss of strength, withering of body, decline of intelligence.

Emotion: Joy

Friendly: 70 (It instinctively senses your contribution to the people's livelihood, and although it can't remember the past, it is still very close to you.)

This is the first time I have seen a demon other than the ruling one.

On the one hand, Lin Feng confirmed his own guess about Guoba's current situation, and on the other hand, he also felt that the gap between gods was indeed quite huge.

After getting used to seeing the panels of the old man and Nashida, he even subconsciously thought that

As long as it is a complete demon god, it should have the ability to master an element, plus some additional sub-authorities.

But now he thought that whether it was Nashida derived from the world tree, or Morax, the "God of War" who had the power to sweep away other demons since his birth,

The elemental authority they possessed was probably already quite close to a complete elemental mastery entry before they obtained the throne.

If the share of each element's authority is fixed, then apart from those held in the throne,

Based on Lin Feng's observations over this period of time,

It is expected that all the scattered elemental powers will be gathered together to support about 2 to 3 complete elemental mastery entries.

——If the old man already had one, and then added an extra one from the throne, then even if he lost the authority from the throne, he would not lose too much power.

Then for those heirs to the throne who are inherently weaker, the throne that is bound to the throne may even be their greatest source of power.

——In such a situation, if a second-generation god who has not reached the level of a strong demon god but only gained power by relying on the throne of god clashes with a first-generation god who has fought his way out, then no matter how you think about it, the latter will have the advantage.

But no matter what, the throne of God still contains complete elemental authority.

Compared to a demon like Guoba, who might have only been given some fragments, he is much stronger.

I realized that I might have overestimated the level of some of the eccentric characters during the Demon God War period.

Lin Feng, who holds two complete elemental authorities, also realized for the first time his ability to attack at a dimensionality reduction level in the demon god's ecological chain.

——No wonder even the old man felt incredible about his ability to copy authority. Does it mean that with just a casual copy I can surpass 90% of the demons?

After his filter for the demon god disappeared, Lin Feng also shifted his attention to Guoba's current situation.

Honestly, it's pretty bad.

Although due to the nature of the demon and its incomplete authority, the combat power that Guoba can exert is naturally not just what is shown on the panel, similar to the level of a leader monster.