Chapter 3: The Cultivation of a Chef (Part II)
The use of magic made his spirit a little sluggish, and he leaned against a nearby tree and began to meditate for a short time.
The Ice and Snow Goddess's Stone is worthy of being the top ice gem, in just one hour, it helped Nian Bing recover a small amount of ice mana, from consumption to recovery, coupled with last night's meditation, his mana has improved slightly.
Cha Ji had just made lunch, standing in front of the wooden house and moving his somewhat stiff body, he felt a little strange, why did Nian Bing go for so long and not come back? Could he really use that axe to chop wood? I asked him to take the axe with him, just to see how long it would take for the boy to return. The longer it takes, the longer it proves that he is thinking about how to cut down trees, and a person who is good at thinking will have a better understanding of dishes when he is a chef, which can be regarded as a simple test for Nian Bing. But he had been gone for more than two hours, and the sun was already hanging high in the sky, which made Cha Ji a little anxious.
Just as Cha Ji was about to go out to look for Nian Bing, a crisp voice sounded, "Master, I'm back, look, is this firewood enough?"
Nian Bing walked out of the peach blossom forest sweating profusely, and seven or eight peach branches were dragged back by him using the vines in the forest to tie to the big axe, the weight obviously gave him a lot of load, and he seemed to be a little wheezing when he spoke.
"Did you really chop wood?" could you use that axe?" Cha Ji said in surprise.
Nian Bing's face turned red, and said: "No, I used magic to cut these back, but my magic is relatively weak, and when I recover after cutting, I saw the sun rise into the sky, and it was almost noon, so I came back first, and I will go again in the afternoon." ”
Cha Ji's heart moved, "What kind of magic do you use? Fire magic can chop wood? You don't want to burn this place, do you?" ”
"Of course not? I cut it with an ice blade, you see, ice elementals! I beg you, condense into a sharp giant blade, and cut through the shackles and shackles of the world. With a flicker of light, a near-transparent ice blade appeared in front of him.
"Ahh......h Alright, let's go, let's eat first. ”
Chinese food is not very rich, only two dishes, and ordinary rice. However, how can the dishes made from Cha Ji's hands be bad, this meal, Nian Bing eats even sweeter. It was the first time since he had wandered around the continent with his father that he had eaten so steadily, and the satisfaction of his stomach made his little face look flushed.
"How is it? How do you feel?" Seeing that Nian Bing had finished eating, Cha Ji hurriedly asked.
"Delicious, really tasty. Nian Bing said from the bottom of his heart.
Cha Ji looked at him dumbfounded, "Is this again?"
"Wow, I forgot, maybe I used magic to chop wood just now, and my mental power was too consumed. Master, I will definitely remember it in the evening. ”
Cha Ji looked at Nian Bing speechlessly, almost ran away, snorted, and said, "Forgive you this time, it's only three things." ”
Nian Bing smiled and said, "Master, don't be angry, in fact, I feel it this time." Although I don't know what these two dishes are, they are fresh and salty, and they have a fragrant aftertaste, which makes them crunchy and comfortable. And it's still warm in your stomach. ”
Cha Ji said angrily: "That's all? It's really in vain for me to spend a long time, do you know why they are so delicious? Ordinary people make green vegetables, nothing more than putting oil first, then putting green onions and ginger in the pot after the oil is hot, then putting in the green vegetables and stir-frying, and finally putting the seasoning out of the pot." And the reason why my fried dishes are delicious, first of all, in the ingredients, I use, is the freshest vegetables, just picked from the forest immediately into the pot, secondly, I don't use oil, so, you won't have a greasy feeling, ordinary people don't use oil, I'm afraid the dishes can't be fried, but I can use water instead, because I add special things to this water, some of which are present, after mixing, this water can not only make the dish not stick to the pot, but also make the vegetables more sweet. At the same time, the heat is very important when stir-frying, and it is often only a moment away that the taste will be completely different. You have to remember that no matter what kind of food it is, in order for it to taste good, it has to be brought out in its original flavor. Do you understand?"
Nian Bing said a little dazedly: "Teacher, is it too early for you to tell me this, it should be gradual." ”
Cha Ji said: "I'm just letting you know first, delicious dishes naturally have a delicious reason." Okay, you go sleep for a while, and start chopping wood in the afternoon. There is a firewood knife under the corner on the left side of the kitchen, that's what you need to use, and you are not allowed to use magic to chop wood and chop wood in the future, you know? That is a complete waste, magic must be used in the most critical time to cook, in order to reflect its value. If only I could do magic!"
From this day on, Nian Bing lived an orderly life. Get up early every morning, first simply clean up the bedroom and kitchen, then have breakfast, and listen to Cha Ji talk about some knowledge about cooking, Cha Ji doesn't seem to be in a hurry to teach him the actual operation, just carefully explain the knowledge that various chefs need to master to him. The second thing is to chop wood, which is not difficult, but the difficult thing is to chop wood. Under the teaching of Cha Ji, Nian Bing knew that it was necessary to look at the grain of the wood to chop firewood, and the texture was different, and the direction of the splitting was also different, and it was not easy to split the firewood evenly. Lunch is the same as breakfast, in addition to saying how he feels about the dishes made by Cha Ji, that is, listening to Cha Ji's narration, in the afternoon is also chopping firewood, Cha Ji does not ask him to chop how much he wants, but requires him to chop firewood to be fine, the finer the better. After dinner, after listening to Cha Ji's story, Nian Bing went back to his room to meditate, meditation is not only the best way to cultivate mana, but also the best way to rest.
Time passed day by day, Nian Bing finally realized what is the process of becoming fat from thin to thin, although he chops wood every day, but the amount of exercise is not large, plus Cha Ji changed his way to make food, and added some yellow essence from the forest, ginseng and other supplements were added to each meal, Nian Bing's body was like a blow, from the original thin and rapid horizontal development, of course, the figure has also grown a lot taller under the nourishment of nutrition, but compared with the weight, it is a little disproportionate.
A year later, the originally handsome child disappeared, and no matter where he looked at it, Nian Bing's body looked like a ball. When Nian Bing asked Cha Ji if he was too fat, Cha Ji just told him that he would definitely lose weight in the future.
"Master, do I still have to chop firewood today? I'm already chopping very finely now!" Nian Bing ran to Cha Ji's room and said with some dissatisfaction.
"Split, keep chopping, you're still far away. Cha Ji didn't look at him, and rolled over on the bed. Since Nian Bing came, he has been much more relaxed, he doesn't have to do all the rough work by himself, and he only needs to cook three meals for Nian Bing every day.
"But, master, when will I finish chopping!" "Chopping wood every day, for a full year, I'm afraid no one can bear it."
"It's easy! You've done fine enough now, but it's not even enough, and when you can get to the point where all the firewood is the same thick, that's the end of it. Cha Ji was not in a hurry at all, he sighed twice and continued to sleep in his cage.
Even, these two words reminded Nian Bing of the magic power in his body, with the help of the Ice and Snow Goddess Stone and the Flame God Stone, over the past year, his magic has progressed extremely fast, and now he understands why his father can become a magician at the age of thirty-seven, I am afraid it is because of the Flame God Stone. However, the problem is also in front of him, at the beginning, just by the surface feeling, he felt that half of his body was cold and half of his body was hot, but now, the temperature on both sides of his body is obviously different, the left body is immersed in water, and even ice water can be made, and the right body is hot like a high fever. One cold and one hot, often makes Nian Bing feel dizzy. This feeling becomes even more pronounced when he uses magic that causes the mana on both sides to be uneven. Therefore, when using magic in the future, if you use an ice type magic, you must use an equivalent water type magic to make the mana consumption exactly the same, so as not to be affected.
In this case, Nian Bing did not tell Cha Ji, in order to take revenge, he knew that he was afraid that he would be in danger if he continued like this, but he still cultivated without hesitation, he believed that as long as his mana could be kept in a uniform state, there would be no problems, but is this really the case? I'm afraid that even the Divine Descent Master will not be able to give him an answer. After all, no one has ever ventured to practice two completely opposite magics now.
Reluctantly, he walked to the yard, pulled over the small wooden bench and sat down, dragged the firewood knife with his left hand, and placed the firewood in front of him with his right hand. When the firewood knife was handed over to his right hand, Nian Bing's eyes changed, becoming extremely condensed, and his mind was completely focused on the firewood in front of him, the texture of the firewood was clearly scanned in his mind, he didn't move, just quietly observed the firewood, Cha Ji taught him that only in the most suitable situation can the knife achieve the best effect, and the most suitable situation is the moment when he completely mastered the firewood in front of him.
Hand flip, knife movement, eight knives in a row, like the same clouds and flowing water, without the slightest drag. The firewood still stood there, not moving in the slightest, and the sharp knives reflected a metallic sheen in the sunlight.
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