Demon hunter's Cooking Manual-Chapter 940 - 84 Change_2
Chapter 940: Chapter 84: Change!_2
Chapter 940 -84: Change!_2
[Judgment passed!]
[Gastrointestinal Enhancement II: Your digestive organs have been enhanced twice, allowing you to break down and absorb food faster and more efficiently. You can eat more and faster than before!]
…
Gurgle! Gurgle!
Watching the second enhancement appear, Jason’s thoughts were interrupted by a bout of growling from his stomach.
Hungry!
Jason felt he could eat ten cows right now, one with each bite.
Especially when an extreme buttery flavor emerged, Jason was almost red-eyed with hunger.
On the dining table in front of him, a metal plate with flared edges and a shallow bottom appeared, its flared edges being two sizes larger than a 10-jin watermelon, yet the shallow bottom was only two fingers deep.
A rich white was blooming in the plate, and a long-handled metal soup spoon was overturned, resting on the edge of the plate.
As the sense of constraint vanished after an hour, Jason picked up the spoon.
He scooped up a spoonful and put it in his mouth.
When the salty and creamy flavor began to burst on his taste buds, Jason’s eyes lit up.
When the bits of mushroom that were soft and chewy with a hint of crispiness appeared, Jason’s eyes brightened even further.
“Mushrooms chopped and deep-fried… no, there’s no taste of oil, not sautéing either, it’s… roasted!”
“The whole mushrooms dried out, and after roasting, chopped up!”
“Cream… hmm, can’t make it out.”
Jason thought as he continued to eat.
The shallow plate was quickly emptied.
After Jason licked the plate clean, his attention finally turned to the spoon in his hand.
He clearly remembered asking about the soup spoon before.
But there was no response then.
Now, there was.
Jason’s gaze shifted to the note on his notebook in the evaluation section—
Your spoon is ready.
…
Was it because of my previous shout that a change was made?
Or is it the difference in tasks this time that has brought about the change?
Jason pondered silently.
He controlled his gaze from wandering aimlessly, and his expression remained as usual.
This was not difficult for Jason living in the Nightless City.
Acting?
Every person in the ‘Nightless City’ could be called an Oscar winner; you never know when the people around you are telling the truth or lies. Therefore, there’s one rule in the ‘Nightless City’: never trust anyone.
Every resident of the ‘Nightless City’ does just that.
Jason is no exception.
Would he trust this black notebook?
Impossible!
He has not forgotten what he went through when he first came here.
In fact, Jason suspects that if he had not awakened the [Predator] Talent, he wouldn’t have any connection with this notebook at all.
Thus reasoned.
Jason always felt that the appearance of this notebook seemed a bit too coincidental.
Coincidentally, Jason is not someone who believes in coincidences.
However, one thing, Jason remembered.
Before you are strong, what you need is to accumulate, not to show off.
Now he is doing just that.
Facing Lorde’s unknown existence, wanting to avenge the old knight, he needs to build up strength.
Facing the unknown existence of the Nightless City, wanting to break free from manipulation, he still needs to build up strength.
Facing the unknown existence after the ‘notebook’, wanting to find out if it’s a coincidence, he continues to need to build up strength.
All in all, he’s still too weak.
But, everything is going to get better!
[Tasted an ‘Almost Excellent’ level ‘Creamy Mushroom Soup’!]
[Physical Strength, Spirit, and injuries fully recovered!]
[Attribute points +0.1]
…
With familiarity increased, Jason’s attributes have now changed to—
Strength: 6.5, Agility: 5.7, Constitution: 6.8, Spirit: 4.5, Perception: 8.1
…
This is a substantial increase from when he first entered the instance.
“Continue! Continue!”
“Keep growing stronger!”
Jason told himself silently in his heart.
His gaze, however, was firmly locked on the black notebook.
The words on it began to change.
[Surprises are always hidden in every dish.]
[But surprise also means change.]
[Not just the dish itself, but also… the Taster!]
[Unable to return to the ‘Thick Soup’ world!]
(Note: ‘Crab Meat Salad’, ‘Fried Meat Crisp Rolls’, ‘Sparkling Water’, ‘Beef Soup’ worlds cannot be returned to!)
…
The words on the notebook made Jason frown deeply.
“Cannot return?”
He was taken aback.
This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
Even in the worlds of ‘Bubbly Water’ and ‘Beef Soup’ that had been drastically changed before, he could still return, albeit at a higher cost.
But now, return was impossible!
And it was a chain reaction of impossibilities!
Had something happened that even the ‘notebook’ couldn’t stop?
Or…
Had he lost control?
Thinking this, Jason narrowed his eyes.
However, he immediately realized that this action was somewhat obvious.
He flipped through the black notebook again right away.
He was using this behavior to mask himself.
Yet, when he saw that the world of ‘Dining Etiquette’ belonging to ‘Lorde’ was still accessible, Jason truly sighed in relief.
At that moment, Jason’s expression of relief was genuine.
He had to go back to Lorde.
No matter what!
Whir, whirr!
The pages continued to turn, more text appeared—
[This is a change!]
[The side dish here is not an appetizer.]
[They differ from the conventional meanings.]
[They are unique to this place.]
[Because the choice of them will actually determine your main course.]
[You have three options:]
[1: Seafood Pastry]
[2: Cheese Ham]
[3: Tomato Cheese Chicken Cutlet]
[Choice 1, you need to spend 10 points of satiety.]
[Choice 2, you need to spend 11 points of satiety.]
[Choice 3, you need to spend 12 points of satiety.]
(Note: Out of the three special side dishes, you can only pick two.)
…
Change?
Jason frowned subconsciously.
Ever since he had returned from the world of ‘Creamy Mushroom Soup,’ the notebook in front of him seemed to be ever changing.
What exactly had happened there?
Jason wondered.
Then, instead of deciding which world to enter right away, he went back to 19 Ter Street first.
He needed to test himself again.
And the instant he returned, Jason noticed his hockey mask and the short-handled broad blade cleaver.
In the final battle before, he could not account for these two beloved items.
So, another reason Jason frowned when he discovered he couldn’t return was because of these two items.
But now!
The two items reappeared!
Right on him.
The mask was worn on his face.
The short-handled broad blade cleaver was in his hand.
Sure enough!
Something I didn’t know happened, but it made the ‘notebook’ unable to accept it.
Is that a good thing?
Jason didn’t know for the time being.
All he knew was that at this moment, he not only felt everything inside 19 Ter Street clearly, but also sensed the ‘spiderwebs’ sprawling out from around 19 Ter Street, albeit obscurely.
He headed toward the mouth of Ter Street.
But he didn’t leave.
The other party was also on Ter Street!
The other party was watching closely from nearby!
Truly like a spider!
They put out so many threads and then silently watched the prey struggle in the ‘spiderweb,’ while hiding in the dark corners, gradually depleting the prey’s physical strength.
What’s next?
A lethal strike!
Jason closed his eyes.
The temporary +0.3 perception given by [Blind Fighting] allowed him to grasp the ends of the ‘spiderwebs’ even more accurately.
But that was as far as it went.
What was inside?
Who was inside?
How many people were inside?
Jason knew none of that.
Jason stood up from the wooden crate, he pretended to move around, circling inside 19 Ter Street, while at the same time, observing the outside—this was a quality every resident of ‘Nightless City’ should have, not at all abrupt.
Even if Jason’s patrol was a bit too frequent, it was the same.
After all this, Jason returned to the wooden crate, pulled over a blanket, and pretended to sleep. With the cover of the blanket, he covertly flipped open the black notebook, just as before.
He chose…
