The King of Beast Trainers

148  Chapter 102 Dragon Chef_3

The Frost Moon Tower became instantly noisy, as the guests who had just tasted the fruit platter demanded more, eager to relive that delightfully magical flavor that could even please the spirit.

And those who hadn't gotten a chance to try it, seeing the extreme reactions of the other customers, were all urging the servers to hurry up and bring them a plate.

"Oh my," Manager Tong descended from upstairs upon witnessing this bustling scene and expressed his surprise, "In just three days, you've greatly extended the length of time 'Cooking Intent' remains active. Indeed, quite talented."

"However, at this rate, it feels like a bit of a loss." Previously, moving from kitchen to table, the customers could only experience the chill of the fruit, but now, as Lu Ran and his group had infused the Blizzard Sword Intent into the food, it allowed the customers to taste a couple of bites of an exceptionally fine flavor, Manager Tong thought that the fruit shouldn't be given away for free anymore.

Hmm... It was time to start charging a fee.

"Manager, a customer in one of the private rooms is requesting to see you, they said they're… from the City Lord's Mansion," at this moment, a server hurriedly climbed the stairs, whispered a few words to Manager Tong who nodded and said, "Lead the way."

...

Right then, Lu Ran was still busily slicing fruit, looking as tired as a dog.

After three days of practice, the Blizzard Sword Intent indeed could now be maintained for a longer time outside.

Though it had been three days, for Lu Ran and Mr. Husky, it was equivalent to six days of training, since they could share each other's experiences through their regular and reverse Super Beast Mimicry.

"Preserving 'Cooking Intent,' this must be a kind of Energy Release Technique!"

Over these few days, Lu Ran also gradually figured out the tricks.

The first, second, and third stages of Energy Release Techniques corresponded to normal release, controlled release, and eternal release, respectively.

It is said that the ultimate realm of energy release is when the energy moved outside could stay in the external world forever, never dissipating. Beast Trainers who have entered the Breakthrough Secret Realm disclosed that a Beast Trainer on Star-Moon Continent created a man-made Sun through this method, eternally illuminating a piece of the Dark Abyss. Even though the Beast Trainer and Pet Beast had left for decades, the mini Sun still stood in the sky, suppressing darkness.

At the moment, by letting the Blizzard Sword Intent stay on the ingredients, Lu Ran felt that he was starting to get a taste of training towards the realm of eternal release.

Lu Ran hadn't expected that simply cooking could contain so many intricacies, merging with his strength training.

"Not bad at all."

"The few people who came with you have just mastered the basic culinary skills, while you are already making dishes that customers are fighting to order," Manager Tong's voice sounded while Lu Ran was immersed in his practice, arriving from the outside.

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"Well done, your 'Cooking Intent' can now be retained on the ingredients for some time, although it's still short, it's a commendable improvement," Manager Tong remarked, "Just now, some customers even got to experience dishes with 'Cooking Intent,' and it's quite the buzz over there."

"Really?!" Lu Ran's eyes lit up; in fact, he and Mr. Husky had also sneakily eaten fruit imbued with Blizzard Sword Intent, which was truly refreshing in the summer.

Finally, others had gotten to experience it too!

"What's the feedback like?"

"Of course it's very good, it seems we can't offer it for free anymore. Starting tomorrow, we'll begin to charge, and you can split the profits with Frost Moon Tower," Manager Tong said with a smile, "Additionally, you must be in luck because the son of Ningchuan City Lord happens to be dining at Frost Moon Tower today, and he also tasted this fruit platter. Two days later, there is a celebration banquet for the Ningchuan City Lord's breakthrough to become a fifth-level Beast Trainer. He would like to invite you to cook at the City Lord's Mansion then."

"I told them you only cut fruit, but they insisted on having you. It's a rare opportunity, so I'll take you there when the time comes."

"This…" Lu Ran was startled and said, "So I'm just going there to prepare a fruit platter?"

"Yes," Manager Tong answered, "It's your chance to show off your skills. The Ningchuan City Lord is a man who values talent, whether it's Beast Training or culinary genius. The City Lord's Mansion will also host a banquet for all the young elites of Ningchuan. It's a good opportunity for you to have a look, there's no downside."

"Alright then…" Lu Ran said, what could he do? Since it was the City Lord's son who had personally invited him, refusing it might cause more trouble.

...

After the lunch rush, Lu Ran returned to his room for a brief rest, preparing to continue his practice in the afternoon to make sure he didn't mess up during the banquet.

According to Manager Tong, the Ningchuan City Lord was very generous and appreciative of talent. If Lu Ran did well that day, he would definitely receive a significant reward.

Hearing this, Lu Ran felt it was worth a visit; he was indeed in need of the currency of this world. If he could get a reward, he could exchange it for money, and then see if there was a place in this world where he could buy resources to enhance his insight and learning ability.

Afterward, he could purchase some to aid in comprehending the Sword Intent of the Dragon.

Knock, knock, knock!

Just then, someone knocked on the door, and Lu Ran asked, "Who is it?"

"It's us!" came a familiar voice. Lu Ran was surprised, went to open the door, and saw that it was the same five people who had entered the Breakthrough Secret Realm with him: the Mountain Explorer, Snake Skin, Bai Ling, Ibis, and the pedant who confused deer with horses.

"Is there something you need?" Lu Ran began, inviting them inside.

The pedant began with tears in his eyes, "Brother, how did you do it? The fruit platter during the day, it was made by you, right?"

"We're still learning the basics of cooking, how come you've already made a 'viral dish'?"

"This… I can't really teach you that," Lu Ran replied with a smile, "I leveraged what Manager Tong referred to as 'Cooking Intent,' which is actually the second stage of Energy Shaping called Ideological Shaping."