Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 906 - 447: Daily Enlightenment_2

Of course, if it were Finger Skill at Master Level, Qin Huai would be quite willing to focus on snacks and crazily level it up.

This situation left Qin Huai a bit troubled for a moment. He wanted to quickly level up another Master Level skill to see what level of snacks could be achieved with the support of two Master Level skills. At the same time, he was well aware that using this mindset to level up proficiency would only be counterproductive, and he didn't really need a Master Level yeast right now. What he needed to do was to bury his head in hard work, as he did before, without worrying too much about proficiency, just being himself would be enough.

But reason is reason, and reality is reality.

Which gamer can resist looking at their stats panel, and which gamer can resist focusing on an item that is about to upgrade after discovering it? They want that upgrade to happen quickly.

What normal gamer from a good family can withstand such a test?

You're setting gamers up for this test?

"Sigh." Having finished kneading this batch of dough for Fermented Rice with Steamed Buns, Qin Huai let out a deep sigh.

"What's wrong? I feel like you've been sighing for the past couple of days. Did something happen? Is the snack-making not going well? But no, your snacks are quite good. We at Zhiwei Restaurant haven't experienced this kind of situation in years where there's a big crowd of customers lining up at the window to buy buns every morning at around 6 o'clock."

"We at Zhiwei Restaurant haven't sold buns like this for years."

"Or did Tan Wei'an spread gossip again? Are you planning to open a community canteen in the neighborhood and establish yourself as king? Recently, you're strategizing ordinary apprentices at Zhiwei Restaurant, deploying your trusted aide An Youyou to conquer territories and recruit followers, and there's a new version of the apprentice gossip about to be released that unifies all that?"

"No, that's not right. I only heard the new version yesterday. It said An Youyou is now held in extremely high regard among the ordinary apprentices. Although her skills aren't very strong, her authority has reached its peak, and now many apprentices aren't fixated on mastering the art of tea brewing but are researching how to become An Youyou's closest colleagues. That way, when you go over to guide An Youyou every morning, you can also give a few pointers to the little followers."

"But it's only noon now. Even if there's a new version today, Tan Wei'an still needs to compile it and spread it by the afternoon."

"Or did something happen with Old Shi? His wife finally realized that she can't force the child's schooling on them, and it's not the child's fault but entirely his, so in a fit of anger, she forbade him from eating snacks. He sent you a message asking for help, wanting to rent another cold chain truck to transport our snacks over."

"Hey, is your sister going on holiday or is she already on holiday? Did her exam results come out? Oh, if that's the case, then sighing is understandable."

Qin Huai: …

"No way, is my version of starting my own business really spreading this bizarrely?" This was the first time in Qin Huai's experience of feeling overwhelmed by so many points of ridicule that he didn't even know where to start, so he picked the one he thought was most outrageous to ask about.

"It's okay." Zhao Cheng'an leisurely pressed the dough with a mold, "It's not that bizarre. After all, you go over to An Youyou's place to give guidance every morning, and once you start guiding, you guide a whole bunch of apprentices. Now, An Youyou is quite the celebrity at Zhiwei Restaurant. Everyone's saying she's actually your apprentice, and you brought her in to train among the apprentices just to hone her determination."

"Wanting to improve is only human. I heard she doesn't even need to make her own tea anymore; whenever she wants tea, someone will brew it for her."

Qin Huai: …He only wanted to support An Youyou as the leader, but he didn't expect An Youyou to be so successful in this role.

"I bumped into Master Hua going over there this morning too, grumbling all morning about how with everyone coming from the same place, how can their talents differ so much? How did Xiao Qin take a shine to Xiao An?"

"How did you bump into Master Hua going to An Youyou's place in the morning?"

Zhao Cheng'an chuckled: "Because I went over there too."

"You can't blame me, buddy. I'm really too curious. The version Tan Wei'an spread is so believable; I'm starting to believe An Youyou is actually your apprentice."

Qin Huai put on a serious face: "I don't mind telling you the truth. An Youyou isn't my apprentice. The reason I'm focused on her is because she's not human, and I have her main quest line over here."

Zhao Cheng'an laughed heartily: "Qin Huai, your sound system of the game has really become more and more outrageous. Side quests, main quests, whatever, and you even threw in the non-human angle. What is it, Spiritual Energy Revival? In your quest, am I human? We have quite a decent relationship."

"You're not human either."

Zhao Cheng'an burst into laughter for more than a minute, his belly hurting, before he asked, "Let's not talk about all this nonsense anymore. Why exactly are you sighing?"

Qin Huai expressed all his recent concerns, including the difficult choice regarding leveling up proficiency.

Zhao Cheng'an was a bit puzzled and asked, "We can understand what you said about leveling up proficiency, but I've never quite understood this grading. What's the definition of Master Level?"

"My Filling is Master Level." Qin Huai explained succinctly.

They all were highly professional pastry snack masters, and everyone was aware of Qin Huai's prerequisites and skill level. He was like a lone rider among his peers, proving Qin Huai had exceptional talent and possessed an enviable tongue.

"So you want this month to elevate your yeast skills to the same height as your Filling skills?" Zhao Cheng'an asked.

"Exactly." Qin Huai showed a worried look, "The proficiency for yeast was increasing quite quickly before. I thought I'd definitely reach Master Level by the end of July, but at the current rate, who knows when that'll happen."

Zhao Cheng'an had become numb and didn't want to joke anymore; he didn't even want to laugh.

"Sometimes I just want to compete with someone like you who's a super genius."

"Talking about leveling yeast to Master Level, your Filling level is higher than mine, your yeast level lower than mine, essentially, you just want to surpass me entirely."

"What, am I the minor boss in your system novel male protagonist's path to upgrading, being surpassed and trampled underfoot without a word?"

Qin Huai thought for a moment and kindly advised, "Don't think like that. You're not a minor boss."

"According to stats allocation, you'd need to be at Brother Jia Yi's level at least to be considered a minor boss."

Zhao Cheng'an: …Damn, here I am kindly inquiring about your mood, and you just hurt me like this.

Sometimes, as an ordinary genius, I really want to challenge someone like you who's a super genius.

This conversation ultimately concluded with Zhao Cheng'an's indignation while making snacks, but it also clarified many things for Qin Huai.

Zhao Cheng'an's words enlightened Qin Huai, and what he struggled with was whether to level his yeast to Master Level as quickly as possible, overlooking the implications of Master Level.

Reaching Master Level meant that Qin Huai's strength officially surpassed Zhao Cheng'an.

Currently, Zhao Cheng'an and Qin Huai are roughly equal in terms of skill, or slightly superior Zhao Cheng'an could be considered. They each have their own strengths.

When Qin Huai first came to Zhiwei Restaurant, Zhao Cheng'an's skills were definitely better than his. But after Qin Huai watched Jiang Chengde's video tutorial and raised the level of Fermented Rice with Steamed Buns to A- level, their strengths have truly become roughly equal.

If Qin Huai inadvertently surpasses...

It would truly be like treating Zhao Cheng'an as a minor boss and not treating him like a person.

Even though Zhao Cheng'an indeed isn't a person.

Qin Huai's improvement is already very fast. Wanting to improve too quickly is like dreaming in broad daylight. One can't become a master overnight; the slower proficiency increases for yeast imply it's harder as you go on.

Instead of being fixated on this issue of struggle, it would be better to dabble in all areas, furiously leveling up all proficiencies.

After all, he will surpass Zhao Cheng'an sooner or later, there's no need to focus solely on surpassing him in yeast.

After understanding all this, Qin Huai felt the knot in his heart untied and instantly became open-minded.

"Zhao Cheng'an, thank you." Qin Huai sincerely expressed his gratitude.

Zhao Cheng'an: …?

We haven't said a word for the past 40 minutes and you're thanking me? Thanking me for what?

Thanking me for not chatting with you for 40 minutes, not interrupting your proficiency leveling?

Or are you...

Zhao Cheng'an glanced at Qin Huai in horror, completely empathizing with Tan Wei'an at that moment.

No way, buddy, you got enlightened again?

What did you get enlightened about? Does a person have so many things to get enlightened about in one lifetime?

Can you share some of that enlightenment with me? The 88 paintings at my house are absolutely useless, could you share the painting you bought with me?