CULTIVATION: WHEN YOU TAKE THINGS TO THE EXTREME

Chapter 956: Chapter 591: The Army Approaches

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

Inside the tavern, Xu Yang was entirely focused, controlling the heat as he steamed a basket of steamed cakes.

This world was quite special, as due to its digitization, the material laws had been altered beyond recognition. Not only was it impossible to practice Taoism, but a lot of knowledge and principles no longer applied.

Take Xu Yang for example, aside from Taoism and Martial Arts, he also had a myriad of skills and accumulated knowledge from various fields.

Theoretically, even if he were thrown into a prehistoric world that was a wasteland of civilization, he could create an entire technological system with his bare hands; nuclear bombs, hydrogen bombs, spacecraft, none of these were beyond him.

But in this world, it didn’t work that way. Even if he were to conjure a nuclear bomb with his bare hands, without the corresponding skills or attributes, the “nuclear bomb” would merely be a decorative item, devoid of any destructive power.

Interestingly though, while this world had been digitized, it wasn’t entirely data-driven.

Many things were close to reality, for instance, taverns couldn’t automatically “refresh” food; cooks needed to be present to make it.

Moreover, not all knowledge had lost its effectiveness. While you couldn’t just summon a nuclear bomb based on your accumulated knowledge, you could potentially acquire the skill to make one, or unlock the relevant civilization’s technology tree, during the process of making it.

In summary, one word—endure!

As long as you had enough patience and perseverance to consistently work on something, there would be returns, even if no special skills were generated, some basic skills and attribute points could be improved.

This was in line with Xu Yang’s “cheat”, hence he had an even greater advantage in this respect.

“Production complete!”

“You have obtained Steamed Cakes x20, Wu Da’s Pancakes x10, and Secret Recipe Wu Da’s Pancakes x3!”

“You have successfully steamed a special food, you have gained a special skill—Chef!”

Special Skill: Skillful Chef (You can make various special foods according to secret recipes or under the guidance of a master, increasing the success rate of making special food, improving the economic efficiency of the tavern building and its attractiveness to various talents, and gaining experience when successfully making special food.)

Skill Introduction: You are now a qualified chef, take up the challenge and aim for a higher realm of culinary arts!

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“Lord, you are indeed a prodigy bestowed by heaven!”

Noticing the familiar aroma wafting from the steamer, Wu Zhi, who had been watching, quickly stepped forward.

“This humble one’s steamed cake, though but a minor skill, is not something just anyone can learn, especially the secret recipe steamed cake—from selecting ingredients and kneading dough to final steaming, precision in vision, technique, and heat control must be spot on, or else all prior efforts will be wasted. Even though I am not common, it’s difficult for me to succeed in making these cakes.”

“Only a heaven-sent prodigy like our lord, with a divine transformation in the art of cooking, could master such culinary skills in a short month. Watching by your side, even I have had an epiphany and benefited immensely…”

Wu Zhi went on with words of admiration, and the prompt from the Sky-reaching Tower followed.

“Due to your guidance, Wu Zhi’s culinary skills have greatly improved!”

“Wu Zhi has gained 5,000 experience points.”

“Wu Zhi has advanced to level 6.”

“Wu Zhi’s Intelligence +5, Charm +2.”

“Wu Zhi has gained a Heroic Skill—Skillful Chef!”

“Wu Zhi’s affinity towards you has increased to 100.”

“Your and Wu Zhi’s ‘Skillful Chef’ skills resonate with each other, forming a Combined Skill—Dual Chefs Set Sail!”

Dual Chefs Set Sail

Skill Type: Combined Skills (Xu Yang + Wu Zhi)

Skill Effect: Two great chefs join hands, displaying their ultimate culinary prowess (significantly increases the success rate of making special food, possibly enhances the quality of special food, and experience gained from making special food is doubled.)

Skill Introduction: Fried rice, the simplest yet the most difficult…

Due to the extreme weakness of his body, Xu Yang couldn’t even spar for the past month and could only noodle around with cooking in the tavern. In the end, he indeed made a name for himself and acquired another special skill.

Although this skill currently only enables the making of Wu Da’s Pancakes, it’s still quite good. Special food that increases physical attributes is an absolute bestseller within the Sky-reaching Tower. Selling it can yield a nice economic benefit.

This thing was like a pill. Although there are material costs, labor costs, and the risk of failure, the wide demand and small profits from volume sales meant that as proficiency increased and success rates went up, one wouldn’t necessarily make a fortune overnight but could still make a tidy profit. It’s a promising “side hustle!”

Not to mention, thanks to the affinity, he and Wu Zhi developed a special skill together, Dual Chefs Set Sail, which substantially increased the success rate of making special food, taking the economic benefits to the next level.

Combined skills are the effect of “affinity.” A high affinity not only enhances the relationship between the Lord and Heroes, preventing alienation but also uncovers the Heroes’ potential, and even resonates with the Lord’s abilities to form special Combined Skills, like Dual Chefs Set Sail.

Of course, this is probabilistic, not guaranteed to occur, and specific skill compatibility between the Lord and Hero must be considered, like Dual Chefs Set Sail, which is the result of both Xu Yang and Wu Zhi having “Skillful Chef.”

In contrast, Hua Mulan, who has a much higher affinity with Xu Yang than Wu Zhi has, hasn’t developed a Combined Skill with him yet due to the lack of compatible skills.

However, that doesn’t matter. Time is the most magical magician, and with persistence, Xu Yang believes that an appropriate special skill for the two of them will eventually emerge.

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Although he had just acquired a combined skill, Xu Yang didn’t stay in the tavern to continue making steamed cakes with Wu Zhi. Instead, he returned to the Yellow Turban Camp to organize his forces and prepare for war.

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