The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 176

Episode 176 Essence

[Dasmur Cook’s Essence]

[When consumed, one of the Dasmur Cook’s characteristic stat experience is randomly and permanently acquired.] It

has been quite a while since I obtained this item. A

huge dungeon that was turning Chuncheon upside down. .

Because it was an item obtained as a reward for clearing that dungeon.

“It’s already been several months.”

At that time, I couldn’t use it because it was too high-grade material.

The highest quality ingredients.

When I acquired this.

Because my level was only [Intermediate Chef].

‘It was too risky to mess with the highest quality ingredients.’

An item that I couldn’t even handle properly at the time.

That’s why it was kept in the shadows.

but.

‘not now.’

My level is over 30.

As the job changed to [War Chef], the cooking skill trait also reached advanced level.

There.

[Restaurant Lv.4]

A restaurant with facilities that corrects the chef’s skill level.

As a result of consistently investing occupation points, the level reached a whopping 4.

“I was so busy doing various things that I didn’t have time to cook.”

It’s winter now.

As our unit has reduced external activities and started organizing internally.

I also have a lot of free time.

Now.

I was able to try proper cooking.

‘It seems to be effective even if you just eat it…’

According to [Food Ingredients Identification (Reinforcement)].

Those beads are the ‘highest quality food ingredients.’

Eating those ingredients without even cooking them?

‘It’s such a waste.’

I searched all the shadows and the unit’s food storage.

The ingredients in it.

Among them, only the high-quality items were taken out separately and brought to the restaurant.

and.

“I guess I’ll have to cook everything I eat properly.”

Preparation for cooking began in earnest.

[Chef’s Eyes]

[Dasmur Chef’s Essence Preparation Method]

[Dasmur Chef’s Essence Recipe]

First of all, since this is also a cooking ingredient.

[Chef’s Eye] activated normally.

According to the information that came into my head.

This essence…

“Is it a material close to water…?”

To be more precise, should I say it is a kind of broth.

Now it looks like a round bead.

The moment I try to use this ingredient in cooking.

This solid-looking bead will change into a liquid form.

‘Dasmur… The dungeon concept was a world submerged in water.’

If you think about it, it is the essence of the chefs of that world.

It wouldn’t be surprising if purified water were also in the form of water.

“The problem is… how do you cook this?”

I don’t know if it’s an ingredient for an ordinary dish.

I must absorb as much as possible the ‘essence of Chef Dasmur’ in this ingredient.

in other words.

‘The idea is to extract the maximum effect without damaging the taste of the raw materials too much.’

To cook properly.

First of all, you need to know the taste.

After lighting the fire pit.

A pot was placed on top of it and water in the form of beads was added.

OK.

[Cooking the essence of Chef Dasmur.]

The essence that was in the form of a dictation seemed to be quickly melting.

It turned into a clear liquid that filled the pot.

“Where where?”

I stuck a spoon into the pot and tasted it a bit.

This taste….

‘Does it taste like pork broth?’

If the taste was too special, you wouldn’t have any idea how to cook it.

I was worried inside.

A fairly common ingredient in Korean cuisine.

It had a taste and aroma similar to pork broth.

for a moment.

If you call it pork broth.

Sigh.

‘I have a rough idea of how to do it…?’

If I were to cook the dish I had in mind.

You don’t have to worry about the taste losing much even though you’re adding a lot of ingredients.

* * *

The effectiveness of cooking must be increased.

The method for doing so was simpler than expected.

The first is to improve the taste.

And the second one.

“You just throw in all the effective ingredients.”

The monsters our unit hunted.

Monsters brought by survivors to obtain food for battle.

In addition, otherworldly plants collected from the ammunition battalion’s farmhouse.

Except for cases where the scent or taste is too special.

I included everything that I thought would be effective.

‘It’s a bit disappointing that it ends here.’

Soy sauce and red pepper paste.

Then, sprinkle some red pepper powder to give it a spicy taste.

I boiled it all.

“It’s a dish I’ve never made with these ingredients, but whatever.”

This dish will definitely turn out delicious.

I had that confidence.

Of course.

The dish I was trying to make was…

Tiring.

[The dish is complete.]

[Dasmur Budae Jjigae made with the care of a war chef]

Because it was Budae Jjigae.

[This dish is made for a specific person. The effectiveness of the dish increases.]

[This dish contains a generous amount of high-quality ingredients. The effectiveness of cooking is greatly increased!]

Budae Jjigae.

It was a difficult time when there wasn’t much to eat.

After receiving the remaining food ingredients from the US military base.

A dish that is said to have been created by putting all that together, adding red pepper paste and red pepper powder, and boiling it.

Basically, it lives up to its origin of ‘made by adding anything’.

It is also an extremely rare dish in which the taste does not deteriorate even if you add a few other ingredients.

‘The name Budae-jjigae is quite appropriate.’

actually.

It’s like we made it by throwing together all the remaining materials from our unit.

The most important thing is:

Just that effect.

[When consumed, two of the Dasmur Cook’s characteristic stat experience are randomly and permanently acquired.]

As the name suggests, essence.

This stew contains everything of a chef from another world.

Characteristics and stats.

And even experience.

“By making high-quality dishes, you can receive up to two out of three…” It

was said that if the raw materials were uncooked, you could only receive one out of three.

By cooking with all my might, I was able to take care of at least one more thing.

“It’s random.”

the problem is.

The point is that I don’t have that choice.

“I thought it would be nice if that phrase would just disappear through cooking.”

Characteristic stat experience.

A chance to randomly obtain two of the three.

‘Among those three…’

It was practically obvious what I should aim for.

“Please, characteristics and stats. “Please, characteristics and stats.”

characteristic.

And stats.

The stats are still high enough, but there is nothing bad about them getting higher.

However, since it is already high, it is also a part that is not necessary.

the most important thing is.

None other than a characteristic.

‘Because characteristics cannot be purchased through points.’

Unlike the skills you can get by purchasing [Random Skill Book].

Characteristics cannot be obtained from the point shop.

Achievements achieved.

Or an ability that can only be obtained through leveling up.

My goal now is to safely defeat the monster located in that power plant.

To do that, we need a new ability that can provide a solution.

Characteristics were desperately needed.

Other than that.

‘It’s an experience. All you have to do is avoid this.’

Speaking of chef experience, it seems like something great.

That’s right, it’s an experience experienced by an alien race.

‘There’s no way it can help me.’

That must be avoided at all costs.

please.

Characteristics and stats…!

Praying like that.

Put the spoon into the stew.

“Keuok.”

I emptied all the stew bowls.

OK.

[Skill – The effect of Absolute Taste is activated.]

“…Oh, that’s right.”

Come to think of it.

I had this skill.

The passive effect of ‘absolute taste’.

Obviously….

[The effect obtained from cooking is greatly increased only for you.]

I was trying to check the effect of cooking.

Right at that moment.

[Permanently acquire two of the Dasmur Cook’s characteristic stat experiences at random.] – >

[

Permanently acquire the Dasmur Cook’s characteristic stat experience.]

‘Huh?’

The sight before my eyes became pitch black.

* * *

When I came to my senses, I looked.

I had arrived in an unknown space.

‘…What!?’

no.

Arriving in an unknown space is not a big problem in itself.

The real problem is.

“….”

A being standing before my eyes.

A face that looks like a mixture of half fish and half human.

last time.

Similar to the one I saw in the dungeon of [Dasmur the Erosion World]…

the face of a fishman.

‘monster!’

The appearance itself was similar to the [Pope of the Deep].

But there is one silver lining.

Unlike the Pope, who was 5 meters tall.

The monster in front of me seemed to have a similar eye level to me.

‘It might be too much for an enemy the size of the Pope… but I can deal with just that one.’

It’s not like I was just playing around and eating.

I was confident that I wouldn’t be pushed back too much against most enemies.

Move both hands quickly.

One hand in the [combat rations] pocket.

With my other hand, I tried to take out the [Dokgogu-sik] that was on my waist, but…

‘…!?’

Contrary to my intentions.

Two hands that don’t move.

‘My body isn’t moving…!?’

I can’t believe my body doesn’t move when the enemy is right in front of me.

I tried my best to move in an embarrassing situation.

My body showed no sign of moving at all.

like.

‘I feel like it’s not my body.’

That moment.

The mouth of the monster in front of me slowly opened.

“Your Holiness’ health… is getting worse day by day.”

however.

Contrary to my expectation that as soon as I opened my mouth, he would start biting off my flesh.

What came out of his mouth were quite calm words.

‘Suddenly, what kind of bullshit…’

I wanted to say that.

Just like the hands and feet, the mouth also does not move at will.

I wish I had stayed still.

“okay. Especially at a time like this…”

What came out of my mouth was.

It was a word full of regret that I had not thought of at all.

‘…What the hell is this?’

It’s about here.

I could sense that something was going strangely.

‘My mouth’ is once again open at will.

“What do the priests think? “I heard that they are working with therapists to treat His Holiness.”

“There was nothing good to say.”

The monster sighs while saying that.

“Sickness is a disease, but the decline in energy due to aging is too great. No matter how much divine power is poured into it, it is limited in its ability to stop the disease from progressing. “It seems difficult to overcome.”

“Aging is a natural phenomenon arranged by God….”

“Hmm. “Even priests said there was no way to reverse that.”

In those words.

‘I’ answered in a truly sad tone.

“That can’t be possible…”

“So. “Please do me a favor.”

“Are you asking me for a favor?”

“Starting today, please make your diet as healthy as possible.”

In those words.

‘I’ answer slightly hesitantly.

“Then the taste is bound to deteriorate a bit. His Holiness is a very picky eater…”

“Isn’t this something that can’t be helped? “I’m sure His Holiness will understand.”

“Hmm. All right.”

The monster that had been talking to me said its last words, turned its back and walked out of the building.

When he disappeared.

‘I’, left alone, was restless and wandered around.

“I can’t believe His Holiness’s health has deteriorated to that extent…”

He began to mumble something to himself.

“For rejuvenation… I need to request permission to use the by-products of the divine water.”

It seems like a decision has been made.

‘I’ stop talking to myself.

Let’s move the view a little to the side.

‘…This place?’

I could see the scenery outside.

What unfolds before your eyes.

‘ocean?’

The sea water is high enough for my body to be submerged.

and.

What is reflected in the sea water.

‘I… no.’

Although similar to humans.

It had a face with scales and hair like seaweed here and there.

‘Dasmurian.’

Only then.

I was able to accurately understand the current situation.

‘Is [the experience]… something like this?’

This might be it.

Memories of Dasmur Cook.

I made it extinct.

A race called ‘Dasmurian’.

We are peeking into the chef’s memories.