As silly as it sounds, an oven toaster brought them together.

Spam (stylized SPAM) is a brand of canned cooked meat made by Hormel Foods Corporation. It was first introduced in 1937 and gained popularity worldwide after its use during World War II. By 2003, Spam was sold in 41 countries on six continents and trademarked in over 100 countries (not including the Middle East and North Africa).

According to its label, Spam's basic ingredients are pork, with ham meat added, salt, water, modified potato starch as a binder, sugar, and sodium nitrite as a preservative. Natural gelatin is formed during cooking in its tins on the production line. Many have raised concerns over Spam's nutritional attributes, in large part due to its high content of fat, sodium, and preservatives.

By the early 1970s the name "Spam" became a genericized trademark, used to describe any canned meat product containing pork, such as pork luncheon meat. With expansion in communications technology, it became the subject of urban legends about mystery meatand other appearances in pop culture. Most notable was a Monty Python sketch which led to its name being borrowed for unsolicited electronic messages, especially spam email.

History

Spam was introduced by Hormel on July 5, 1937. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America states that the product was intended to increase the sale of pork shoulder which was not a very popular cut. Ken Daigneau, brother of a company executive, won a $100 prize that year in a competition to name the new item. Hormel claims that the meaning of the name "is known by only a small circle of former Hormel Foods executives", but popular beliefs are that the name is an abbreviation of "spiced ham".The difficulty of delivering fresh meat to the front during World War II saw Spam become a ubiquitous part of the U.S. soldier's diet. It became variously referred to as "ham that didn't pass its physical", "meatloaf without basic training", and "Special Army Meat". Over 150 million pounds of Spam were purchased by the military before the war's end.

During World War II and the occupations which followed, Spam was introduced into Guam, Hawaii, Okinawa, the Philippines, and other islands in the Pacific. Immediately absorbed into native diets, it has become a unique part of the history and effects of U.S. influence in the Pacific.

As a consequence of World War II rationing and the Lend-Lease Act, Spam also gained prominence in the United Kingdom. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher later referred to it as a "wartime delicacy". In addition to increasing production for the U.K., Hormel expanded Spam output as part of Allied aid to the similarly beleaguered Soviet Union. Nikita Khrushchev declared: "Without Spam we wouldn't have been able to feed our army". Throughout the war, countries ravaged by the conflict and faced with strict food rations came to appreciate Spam.

The billionth can was sold in 1959, and in 2007, the seven billionth can of Spam was sold. In 2012, the eight billionth can of Spam was sold.

International usage

United States and territories

Domestically, Spam's chief advantages were affordability, accessibility, and extended shelf life. At the time it was introduced, it was the only canned meat product on the market that needed no refrigeration. Statistics from the 1990s say that 3.8 cans of Spam are consumed every second in the United States, totaling nearly 122 million cans annually. It became part of the diet of almost 30% of American households, perceived differently in various regions of the country. It is also sometimes associated with economic hardship because of its relatively low cost.

Spam that is sold in North America, South America, and Australia is produced in Austin, Minnesota (also known as "Spam Town USA") and in Fremont, Nebraska. Austin, Minnesota also has a restaurant with a menu devoted exclusively to Spam, called "Johnny's SPAMarama Menu".

In 1963, Spam was introduced to various private and public schools in South Florida as cheap food and even for art sculptures. Due to the success of the introduction, Hormel Foods also introduced school "color-themed" spam, the first being a blue and green variety which is still traditionally used in some private schools of South Florida.

Hawaii

Spam musubi is a popular snack and lunch food in Hawaii

Spam is especially popular in the state of Hawaii, where residents have the highest per capita consumption in the United States. Its perception there is very different from on the mainland. Hawaiians sometimes call it "Portagee Steak".

A popular local dish in Hawaii is Spam musubi, where cooked Spam is placed atop rice and wrapped in a band of nori, a form of onigiri. Varieties of Spam are found in Hawaii that are unavailable in other markets, including Honey Spam, Spam with Bacon, and Hot and Spicy Spam.

Hawaiian Burger King restaurants began serving Spam in 2007 to compete with the local McDonald's chains. In Hawaii, Spam is so popular that it is sometimes referred to as "The Hawaiian Steak". There is even an annual Spam-themed festival on the island of Oahu that takes place every spring, known as the "Waikiki Spam Jam.Local chefs and restaurants compete to create new Spam-themed dishes, which are then sold in a massive street fair on Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki.

In 2017, Hawaii was plagued by a rash of thefts of Spam. Spam had long been a target of thieves in Hawaii, but the magnitude of the thefts ramped up, with incidents in which multiple cases of Spam were stolen at once. Local retailers believe organized crime was involved. This came alongside increases in thefts of some other retail goods, such as corned beef and liquor. The president of the retail merchants of Hawaii attributed the rise in retail thefts to a recent change in criminal law, which raised the threshold at which a theft would lead to felony charges by approximately $400.

Guam and the Northern Marianas

In Guam, average per capita consumption is 16 tins (cans) per year. It is also found on McDonald's menus there. The Spam Gamesalso takes place in Guam, where locals sample and honor the best original, homemade Spam recipes.

In the Northern Mariana Islands, lawyers from Hormel have threatened to sue the local press for publishing articles alleging ill-effects of high Spam consumption on the health of the local population.

Puerto Rico

Sandwich de Mezcla is a party staple in Puerto Rico containing Spam, Velveeta, and pimientos between two slices of sandwich bread.

United Kingdom

After World War II, Newforge Foods, part of the Fitch Lovell group, was awarded the license to produce the product in the UK at its Gateacre factory, Liverpool, where it stayed until production switched to the Danish Crown Group (owners of the Tulip Food Company) in 1998.

The United Kingdom has adopted Spam into various recipes. For example, recipes include Spam Yorkshire Breakfast, Spamish Omelette, and Spam Hash. Spam can also be sliced, battered and deep-fried into Spam fritters.

East and Southeast Asia

Spam is often served with rice in Asia.

In China, Hormel decided to adopt a different strategy to market Spam, promoting it as a foreign, premium food product and changing the Spam formula to be meatier in order to accommodate local Chinese tastes.

In Okinawa, Japan, the product is added into onigiri alongside eggs and used as a staple ingredient in the traditional Okinawan dish chanpurū, and a Spam burger is sold by local fast food chain Jef. For the 70th anniversary of Spam in 2007, cans with special designs were sold in Japan due to its popularity, primarily in Okinawa. Following the March 2011 earthquake, Spam sales in Japan declined and Hormel shifted its focus to China although Hormel did pledge to donate $100,000 along with cans of Spam for relief efforts. In the summer of 2011, Burger King introduced its own version of a burger made of Spam, called 'BK Shot' Spam Burgers. These small burgers are filled with slices of the canned meat and were an attempt by Burger King to capitalize on Spam's popularity in Japan. In early 2014, Burger King also introduced the Spam and Cheese burger as a breakfast menu item.

In Hong Kong after World War II, meat was scarce and expensive, so Spam was an accessible, affordable alternative. The luncheon meat has been incorporated into dishes such as macaroni with fried egg and spam in chicken soup, as well as ramen.

In the Philippines, Spam is a popular food item and seen as a cultural symbol. It is prepared and used in a variety of ways, including being fried, served alongside condiments, or used in sandwiches. The canned meat's popularity transcends economic class, and Spam gift sets are even used as homecoming gifts. There are at least ten different varieties of Spam currently available in the country and an estimated 1.25 million kilos of the meat is sold every year in the Philippines. During the rescue efforts after Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) in 2009, Hormel Foods donated over 30,000 pounds of Spam to the Philippine National Red Cross.

In later years, the surfeit of Spam in both North and South Korea during the Korean Warled to the establishment of the Spam kimbap(rice and vegetable filled seaweed roll). Because of a scarcity of fish and other traditional kimbap products such as kimchi or fermented cabbage, Spam was added to a rice roll with kimchi and cucumber and wrapped in seaweed. Spam was also used by US soldiers in Korea as a means of trading for items, services or information around their bases.

In South Korea, Spam (Hangul: 스팸;RR: seupaem, licensed from Hormel by CJ CheilJedang) is popular with a majority of the population, and outranks Coca-Cola and KFC in status as a foodstuff. Today, South Korea produces and consumes more Spam than any other country except the United States.

Spam is also an original ingredient in budae jjigae ("army base stew"), a spicy stew with different types of preserved meat.

Middle East

Israel

In Mandatory Palestine, demand for kosher canned meats increased as Spam became more popular during World War II. Canned meat was briefly mentioned during wartime from 1939–43, but the true boom in kosher canned meat came in 1945. This is when kosher canned meat became the key item in Europe's Jewish war victim relief packages. Then in 1946, the Chicago Kosher Sausage Manufacturing Company registered a patent for a kosher canned meat product called Breef. Made of beef, Breef has a similar texture to Spam but tastes like corned beef. Also, a kosher variant of Spam, known as Loof (Hebrew: לוף‎, a Hebrew linguistic play on meatloaf), was produced by Richard Levi, and mostly used as part of field rations by the Israel Defense Forces. A Glatt kosher version was also produced. It was phased out of field rations during the early 2000s and was finally removed from rations when production ceased in 2009.

In popular culture

Beginning in 1940, Spam sponsored George Burns and Gracie Allen on their radio program.

During WWII, Spam was not only eaten but was also incorporated into many other aspects of the war (grease for guns, cans for scrap metal, etc.); it was so prominent that Uncle Sam was nicknamed "Uncle Spam".Other terms influenced by the product's name include the European invasion fleet, or the "Spam Fleet". Furthermore, the United Service Organizations (USO) toured the "Spam Circuit".

In the United States in the aftermath of World War II, a troupe of former servicewomen was assembled by Hormel Foods to promote Spam from coast to coast. The group was known as the Hormel Girls and associated the food with being patriotic. In 1948, two years after its formation, the troupe had grown to 60 women with 16 forming an orchestra. The show went on to become a radio program where the main selling point was Spam. The Hormel Girls were disbanded in 1953.

Spam has long had a somewhat dubious reputation in the United States and (to a lesser degree) United Kingdom as a poverty food. The image of Spam as a low cost meat product gave rise to the Scottish colloquial term "Spam valley" to describe certain affluent housing areas where residents appear to be wealthy but in reality may be living at poverty levels.

Spam was featured in an iconic 1970 Monty Python sketch called "Spam". Set in a café which mostly served dishes containing Spam, including "egg and Spam, egg bacon and Spam, Spam egg sausage and Spam, Spam egg Spam Spam bacon and Spam ", the piece also featured a companion song. By the 1990s, Spam's perceived ubiquity led to its name being adopted for unsolicited electronic messages, especially spam email. Because of its use in a line of a song in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the title of the musical version of the film became Spamalot.

Spam is the subject of the "Weird Al" Yankovicsong "Spam", which is a parody of the R.E.M.song "Stand".

Other offshoots of Spam in popular culture include a book of haikus about Spam titled Spam-Ku: Tranquil Reflections on Luncheon Loaf. There is also a mock Church of Spam, and a Spam Cam which is a webcam trained on a can of decaying Spam.

In the 1982 film Sophie's Choice, the character Stingo brings a carton of Spam to his newly-rented room.

Spam is referenced in Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore, where SPAM is explained as Shaped Pork Approximating Man, which was used to explain its popularity amongst Pacific Island Cannibals.

Spam has also been mentioned in the online point and click game "Escape from Plastic Beach" from 2010 on gorillaz.com. In the game it's used as bait for a talking fish.

Spam celebrations

Former Spam Museum in Austin, MinnesotaFacade of new Spam Museum

Spam is celebrated in Austin, Minnesota, home to the Spam Museum. The museum tells the history of the Hormel company, the origin of Spam, and its place in world culture, including Hawaii where Spam is eaten daily by locals.

Austin is also the location of final judging in the national Spam recipe competition. Competing recipes are collected from winning submissions at the top 40 state fairs in the nation. The Spamettes are a quartet from Austin who only sing about Spam in parodies of popular songs. They first performed at the first Spam Jam in 1990 and continue to perform at various events.

Hawaii holds an annual Spam Jam in Waikikiduring the last week of April. The small town of Shady Cove, Oregon is home to the annual Spam Parade and Festival, with the city allocating US$1,500 for it.

Spamarama was a yearly festival held around April Fool's Day in Austin, Texas. The theme of Spamarama was a gentle parody of Spam, rather than a straightforward celebration: the event at the heart of the festival was a Spam cook-off that originated as a challenge to produce the most appetizing recipe for the meat. A rule of the event was that contestants had to be prepared to eat the Spam dish if requested by a judge. The festival included light sporting activities and musical acts, in addition to the cook-off.

Nutritional data

A can of low-salt SpamNutritional label for Spam Less Sodium

The ingredients of Spam vary according to variety and market; those of variety "Spam Classic" are: pork, ham, salt, water, potato starch, sugar, and sodium nitrite.

More information: Quantity per 100g…

Varieties

As listed on the official Spam website, there are numerous different flavors of Spam products, including:

Spam Classic – original flavorSpam Hot & Spicy – with Tabasco flavorJalapeño SpamSpam with Black PepperSpam Low Sodium – "25% less sodium"Spam Lite – "33% fewer calories, 25% less sodium, and 50% less fat" – made from pork with ham, and mechanically separated chickenSpam Oven Roasted TurkeySpam Hickory SmokedSpam Spread – "if you're a spreader, not a slicer ... just like Spam Classic, but in a spreadable form"Spam BaconSpam CheeseSpam GarlicSpam TeriyakiSpam ChorizoSpam Boricua – seasoned Puerto Rican-style flavorSpam Macadamia Nuts – Partnered with Hamakua PlantationSpam TurkeySpam TocinoSpam Portuguese SausageIn addition to the variety of flavors, Spam is sold in tins smaller than the twelve-ounce standard size. Spam Singles are also available, which are single sandwich-sized slices of Spam Classic or Lite, sealed in retort pouches.

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Ever since Mag had opened his restaurant, he had truly been made to comprehend what it meant for people working in the same occupation to be enemies. 
As such, he wasn't fazed by the antagonistic eyes cast toward him at all. It didn't take a genius to know how much rage and resentment would be boiling in the hearts of these chefs.
None of that mattered to him anyway. He was a man who could see the bigger picture, and he certainly wasn't going to pay any heed to these ignorant chefs.
The butler who had led Mag to the kitchen smiled, and said, "Mr. Mag, here are all of the things that you asked for, as well as all of the ingredients that you requested. If you need anything else, feel free to tell me." 
Mag carefully examined the items on the cooking bench to verify that everything he had requested was ready, and he nodded as he said, "That should be all for now. Thanks for your hard work."
There was no such thing as a gas stove in this world, but Beate had displayed his intelligence to the world by devising a magic stove that derived its heat from a magic formation. The stove was able to provide consistent flame temperature, and the heat was easily adjustable.
All of the chefs in the second prince's manor were naturally using this type of magic stove, while Mag had bought one off the streets, and had taken a long while to grow accustomed to using it.
Prior to coming here, Mag had asked the system to convert the oven into a magic oven as opposed to having to rely on electricity. There was clearly no reliable source of electricity here in Rodu, so that would've been a major problem.
Mag asked Amy to take a seat on a little stool nearby while she ate her biscuits. He then pulled out an apron and chef's hat from one of the bags on the cooking bench before putting them on. 
"Is that the chef that His Highness sourced from Chaos City? He's so young; is he even able to cook anything good?"
"The chefs of Chaos City can't compare to the chefs in Rodu. If you ask me, any of the chefs in this kitchen is a far better chef than him."
"He's not that old, but he sure is a cocky little brat. Look at all the stuff he asked the servants to prepare; is he looking down on the kitchenware in our manor?"
The chefs weren't saying anything, yet the sous-chefs and student chefs were all discussing spiritedly among themselves.
Mag merely smiled upon hearing these barbed words. These were the most elementary playground insults, and they certainly weren't going to hurt him. Instead, he was struck by the urge to laugh.
Most of the chefs in the kitchen were already middle-aged men, so they weren't as eager to air their views as the young sous-chefs and student chefs were, but many of them were looking at Mag with disdain in their eyes. The most renowned chef in Chaos City, Head Chef Beate of Ducas Restaurant, had studied cooking in Rodu.
Of course, they would be able to tell whether Mag was the real deal once he began cooking. They were all esteemed chefs, and had to maintain their poise and dignity. Otherwise, if they were to also deliver verbal insults toward Mag, they would be stooping to the level of the student chefs.
However, they were going to air their opinions once Mag's dishes were ready, and they were going to thoroughly enjoy stomping him into the ground during that process.
Mag pulled out his condiments one by one and placed them in the positions that he was accustomed to. He then reached into the water tank beside him, and pulled out a kirin carp that was still swimming about energetically.
He knocked the fish unconscious with the hilt of his blade, and proceeded to remove its scales with a long and thin knife. He then sliced several gashes into the fish's body, pulling out some small fishbones in the process. In what seemed like the blink of an eye, a small pile of tiny fishbones had accumulated on the cooking bench.
A portly chef turned to his student with a derisive sneer, and said, "Heh, do you all see that? That's the worst way to prepare a kirin carp. The scales of the kirin carp are the most delicious parts of its body, and it's what makes the kirin carp so beautiful. Not only has he removed all of the fish's scales, he's also sliced so many unsightly gashes into the fish's body. The entire fish is going to fall apart during the cooking process, and the end result will not only be hideous, but also very unpleasant to eat."
As he was the chef that was the most proficient at cooking fish in this entire kitchen, Matthew's evaluation was naturally regarded to be correct, and all of the student chefs immediately began to suck up to him.
"So you're saying the rank fish scales are the most delicious part of a fish; no wonder you can't cook a good fish." Mag placed the cleaned fish into the marinating condiments before pursing his lips as he scoffed, "The most rank part of a kirin carp's body is its scales. Furthermore, they seal off the flesh of the fish, preventing other flavors from seeping in while trapping the rank odor, making the fish completely bland and tasteless aside from an overwhelming rank flavor. As for the cuts I'm making in the fish, this is to let in more flavor as well as to remove the fishbones. There's no point in telling you this, though; it's a technical skill that not everyone can master."
Mag's voice wasn't very loud, but the entire kitchen immediately fell silent. Contemplative expressions appeared on the faces of the chefs, while the student chefs were trying to gauge the chefs' reactions before saying anything, in fear of saying something wrong if they were to speak too soon.
Matthew's face immediately became flushed with rage and humiliation. He didn't think that Mag would dare to rebut him in front of so many people. He pointed a trembling finger at Mag, and retorted, "T-that's nonsense! I've cooked fish for over three decades! When I first started cooking fish, you were still in your diapers! Do you think I have less experience than a brat like you?"
"Perseverance and dedication are indeed qualities worthy of respect. Stubbornly following the wrong path for over 30 years is also very much commendable." Mag nodded with a smile.
"You… You…" Matthew was trembling with rage, but he couldn't find a counter to Mag's insult. In the end, he swept his hand through the air with clenched teeth, and spat, "You've got a very sharp tongue; let's see if you can back up that big mouth of yours!"
Mag wasn't someone who would allow others to push him around. The fat chef looked as if he wanted to kill Mag, but he couldn't do anything, and Mag was feeling very content upon seeing this.
He felt as if his sharp tongue from his past life was awakening from its dormancy again.
During the fish marination process, Mag prepared the ingredients for both the steak and the braised chicken. When he opened that bottle of wine, Mag could clearly sense that the eyes of everyone in the kitchen had lit up.
The fish was being grilled in the oven, the chicken was being braised in a pot, and the steak was being seared in a pan. Mag was cooking three dishes at the same time.
The aromas of beef and red wine wafted throughout the kitchen along with the scent of the braised chicken that was escaping from the pot. Only the aroma of the fish had been completely sealed off by the oven.
However, everyone had already fallen silent.
Nothing could make people eat their words more effectively than actions. All of the people in this kitchen were either chefs or aspiring to become chefs. They had all been cooking for a long time, yet they had never encountered a dish that was making it difficult for them to repress their drool, making them want to inhale its aroma with all their might.
However, Mag had managed to achieve this.
"It smells so good! I've never smelled such a fragrant dish. Both the chicken and the beef smell simply extraordinary," a student chef couldn't help but praise, and everyone nodded in agreement with this sentiment. Many of them were unconsciously getting up on the tips of their toes, trying to catch a glimpse of what Mag was putting into his pot and pan to create such an alluring aroma.
"Hmph, even if he can cook a good beef dish and chicken dish, his fish may not be on par," Matthew harrumphed coldly, but his fists were already clenched with anxiety.
"Ding!"
A crisp notification sound rang out from the oven, and Mag plated the steak before opening the door of the oven.


In Chaos City on the Norland Continent, there is a strange restaurant.

Here, elves and dwarves share tables. Beastmen are prohibited from making a din, and giant dragons can only seat around the tiny square in front of the restaurant. Even demons have to bring their own stools…

But it is such a strange restaurant that has long lines outside every day.

Elves are stuffing kebabs, paying no mind to their manners; giant dragons are sitting around a hot pot, strainers in their hands; demons are eating nice-looking dango…

"There's no other place on this continent where you can find food like that! The boss here is a genius!" a customer provides such a review. Then, he gives a furtive look at the door. "Also, don't you think of kidnapping the boss away or dine-and-dashing, or you will suffer a tragic death."

"Eat, pay, or you will be beaten to death." says a cute little girl in her childish voice as she trots forward. A five-meter tall dragon shivers when it meets her eyes.

It was six days after the food truck mission and the three-star meal ended. No missions were given after that. Since they worked hard in the truck for a week, they might have given them a break, or maybe the judges were just busy.

There were no missions, but an episode aired on TV. The 7th episode. The team mission at the time was shown. It was the one where Kaya and Jacob formed their own teams and Jacob messed up. Also…

Cho Min Joon looked behind him. Peter was looking at his phone with his butt against the cooking station. He had no other choice. It was Kaya and Peter who were mentioned the most after the broadcast. Martin was a pro. He wasn't the type to edit Peter's parts out just because he felt bad.

All the things Peter said were broadcasted. Despite the fact that he was now more mentally mature, it was too much to just ignore. He made personal attacks after all. Cho Min Joon understood Peter. He knew that he was less mature and didn't have many good human experiences, so he had a hard time controlling himself.

But the public didn't know that, and even if they did, they wouldn't have cared. All they heard was what he said on TV. Peter became a villain, and many people expressed their rage and demanded he pay the price.

Some people were suspicious. Although his words were harsh, they wondered if Kaya might have started it, but Kaya couldn't completely cover up Peter's wrongdoing. After all, he even burned the Tandoori chicken after that… So people had no choice but to feel angry. Cho Min Joon sighed as he said,

"… Don't read the comments."

But Peter couldn't hear him. There was no way he could. Kaya couldn't either, and even if he tried not to, he would eventually get back on the internet without realizing it.

Compared to him, Cho Min Joon was better off. To be more exact, his love line was more conveyed than his abilities, but after his perfect palate was revealed, things turned around. Everyone started to think that there must have been a reason for everything he did. The foreign aspect of being Asian became wings for Cho Min Joon. People thought that Cho Min Joon was a genius that was out of their realm.

And to be honest, he didn't hate that. It was a little burdensome, but it also made him excited and smile. People liked him. People who he didn't even know anticipated his next big thing. That was a fascinating thing for him.

"We're going to start filming! Please put your phones away!"

The staff's voice rang through the house. Peter immediately put his phone in his pocket. Not long afterward, the judges entered. As usual, they said a few words to hype them up before Joseph spoke in a calm voice, "You'll see a box on your cooking station. When I count to three, please open the lid. One, two, three!"

The lids all opened at the same time. Some sighed of relief while others frowned. Cho Min Joon was the latter. Inside was a large piece of meat. To be more exact, a piece of meat and bone.

A t-bone. It was a part that also had sirloin and tenderloin attached. Joseph spoke in a serious voice, "The t-bone isn't the most delicious part of a steak. That all depends on the person, but I can say this for sure. The t-bone steak is the hardest to make. If you cook it all at the same temperature, the sirloin will cook faster than the tenderloin, but we want all of the parts to be cooked equally.

Everybody sighed. This mission was all about technique. If they made one mistake, it was over. But what Joseph said next gave them some relief, "But don't be too nervous. This mission is just a warm-up, but 1st place will get a prize. You'll be exempted from disqualification in the next mission."

In response, the contestants' eyes sparkled. Cho Min Joon sighed out of relief. It wasn't enough to go after 1st place. In Korea, it wasn't easy finding t-bone. Most meat shops just sold sirloin and tenderloin separately. They rarely sold t-bone. It was hard to find at large supermarkets as well.

So he didn't have much experience with it. When he looked at the meat, it was less than 2 centimeters thick. It wasn't thin, but it wasn't thick either. When it came to steaks, the thicker ones were easier to cook.

It was inevitable. The thinner it was, the less time they had to keep it over the fire. It was common to just sear the outer region and then end up overcooking the inside.

"You won't use a separate sauce for it. Just use salt and pepper. Remember, the most important part is to cook all of the regions equally, and flavor is important, too. You may begin! You have 10 minutes."

Cho Min Joon immediately turned around. There was no particular method of cooking t-bone, it was all about experience. When steak houses hired chefs, they usually evaluated them based on how they cooked t-bone, so that made him realize how difficult this was.

It wasn't hard to get the right flavor. All he had to do was overlook the part of making it cook equally. The sirloin would be medium while the tenderloin would be medium-rare. Some customers liked to enjoy the differences in those two parts.

But there were those who wanted both parts to be cooked the same. The perfect chef was able to provide customers with both types of t-bone.

What he had to focus on now was the cooking method. When he looked around, Kaya was getting a grate. He saw something that he couldn't understand. Peter was heating up the oven. Allan must have wondered the same thing because he approached Peter himself.

"… How do you plan on cooking it?"

"After cooking it in the oven, I'm going to sear the outer side on a pan and then rest it."

"Do you think you can control how the oven cooks it on both sides?"

"As long as I just place the tenderloin part on the pan first and cook it a little more, it should be fine.

"I'm not sure. Let's keep an eye on it."

Peter's face grew dark. He thought there was potential, but Allan's remark made his confidence go down, but he couldn't change his plans just because of one remark.

Most of the contestants were seasoning the meat. 5 minutes passed. As soon as 5 minutes passed, the contestants began to move faster.

Cho Min Joon put some pepper and salt on his. He then put it on top of a greased pan. As it made a refreshing cooking sound, Allan asked, "Do you have experience cooking t-bone?"

"No, not really."

"Focus on the range of the fire that touches the pan. That'll help you a great deal."

He was intending to do that anyway, but Cho Min Joon just smiled. There was no need to respond sharply to an intention to help.

Like Allan said, controlling the heat was key. Cho Min Joon tilted the pan and put the tenderloin where the fire was the hottest, but it couldn't be too different in temperature either. Then the tenderloin could end up more overcooked than the sirloin.

All chefs gave different tips regarding how to cook steak. Some said one could flip it more than twice while others said to fillip it every 30 seconds to a minute. Cho Min Joon flipped it every minute. When he did it that way, the juices gathered in the middle making the meat nice and juicy.

Rather than who was right and who was wrong, it all depended on the person. Cho Min Joon checked the time as he flipped the steak. He didn't use any arosser methods. It would only distract him, and the added oil could make the meat cook differently, and Cho Min Joon wasn't so skilled that he could calculate what the additional oil would do to the meat.

The predicted score was 6. It couldn't have been better. He cooked it without any sauce, so the score couldn't have been higher.

What Cho Min Joon wanted was medium. After flipping it three times, he put the meat on top of a paper towel. As long as he waited a minute for the juices to come back… He was certain that both sides would be cooked well.

The buzzer rang. The 12 contestants took their hands off of their plates, but Cho Min Joon stared at his. The cooking score of the t-bone steak after resting was 6. It was as the recipe predicted.

The judges called the contestants up one by one. They cut into the sirloin and then the tenderloin. If they were cooked differently, they didn't even taste it. That was the case for Peter.

"I asked you if you could do it well. Look at this."

Allan showed the cut meat to Peter. One side was medium and the other side was rare, and the rare part still had blood in it. Emily sighed.

"I know this isn't a disqualification round, but this is too much. You can't experiment with food like this."

"… I apologize."

Peter responded with a pale face. He was already pressured because of the negative comments online. They didn't know what else to say to that face. They sent Peter back and called up the next contestant. It was Anderson's turn. Joseph cut into both sides and smiled.

"Both sides are medium well-done. They're not burnt either. You cooked it perfectly. I'm impressed, Anderson. You haven't been able to show off your full potential until now. I feel like you've returned."

"Thank you."

Anderson answered without a smile. It was too early to be happy. He wasn't the 1st place yet. They praised him after tasting it. All the contestants commented that the medium-rare steak was nice and moist.

Cho Min Joon understood that evaluation. After all, Anderson's steak showed up as 7 points. The fact that he achieved that score with just salt and pepper meant that he would have reached 8 points with proper sauce.

Next up was Cho Min Joon. He carried his plate with confidence. As soon as Emily cut into the meat, she nodded.

"Medium. It's equal throughout. There's a slight difference… but I don't think any customer would complain about this. You haven't cooked t-bone before, have you?"

"No, ma'am."

"Then this is impressive. And the texture… Hm. It's not bad, and it's juicy, too. Good work."

Compared to Anderson's praise, Cho Min Joon's was a step down. He felt a little disappointed, but he had no choice. Experience meant a great deal when it came to cooking.

The last contestant to be evaluated was Kaya. She carried her plate to the front. Joseph looked at the plate with great interest.

"You're the only one who cooked it on a grate, Kaya. Are you confident in your job?"

"My top skill is using fire. If I didn't cook, I might have become an arsonist."

"I'll take your word on that."

Joseph cut the meat with soft hands. Kaya was right. Medium. The meat was perfectly cooked to look pink inside, both the sirloin and tenderloin. Joseph slowly put it into his mouth.

When Joseph took his first bite, his face was bright, but as he took his second and third bites, his face turned strange. Same with the other judges. Kaya looked at the judges with anxiousness.

"You cooked it well. But Kaya, I think you forgot something. When you cooked the meat, did you cook the outside first before you cooked the inside?"

In response, Kaya looked surprised. She was so busy cooking the sirloin and tenderloin at the same time that she forgot to cook the outside in order to contain the juices. Cho Min Joon just stared at Kaya. Unfortunately, her steak was a 5. It was understandable. There was plenty of fire flavor, but there wasn't much juice.

'I didn't know Kaya can screw up like that.'

Besides fighting with team members because of her personality, this was the first time he saw her mess up. Joseph spoke in a caring voice, "You seem to know where you messed up. That's okay, Kaya. All chefs make mistakes. Please go back."

"… Yes, Sir."

Kaya walked back with a sad look on her face. It was clear who took the 1st place. There were a few contestants who cooked it equally, but there was only one person who did it perfectly—Anderson. Cho Min Joon glanced at him. He tended to be consistent in his output, but the more he watched, the more impressive he got. He lost to Kaya and took 2nd place, but that meant he would've won if she wasn't there.

"We've chosen who came in 1st place. It was unanimous. Anderson, congratulations! You're excluded from the next disqualification round. Please go up to the 2nd floor!"

"Thank you."

Anderson answered calmly and began walking. While the other contestants stared with jealousy, Allan said, "Then let us announce our next mission. Some of you might not like this one."

Allan then glanced over at Cho Min Joon. Cho Min Joon twitched his eyes. He felt anxious. Allan continued in a calm manner, "This mission… is a dessert."

Because of his love for cooking, he had thrown away his career as a teacher and had become a chef.
But despite his desires, his lack of cooking skills was the harsh truth he had to face.
But when he reached the age of 30, he had been sent back 7 years back into the past.
Another chance.

Lai Fu who would be operating on the second floor of the Tiangong Tree Mall was quite satisfied with his instance. It was designed to be something similar to a kelong, an offshore platform built mostly with wood and little metal was involved.
By using ropes or rattan, tree trunks and wooden planks were held together within a kelong, but in the dimensional shop instance, the System used something stronger to keep them together. In a way, the kelongs that Lai Fu requested was to create a scene similar to an offshore sea community within his shop instance.
The temperature as per Jin's standard was just the right amount, and the sea waters were calm. Occasionally, there would be a wooden frigate which passed by and provided the kelong with supplies. Even the trucks of his personal suppliers came in via a wide wooden shipping platform. Lai Fu did not go for anything fanciful but something that reminded him of the sea.
All his goods were spread out in various open concept platforms, and these platforms were clearly labelled with large advertisement boards so the customers would know where their desired items were. For those refrigerated items, the bins and tables were filled with an automated cooling system aka a permanent cooling inscription which ensured their freshness.
Lai Fu also half jokingly requested a spot where he could fish a little inside the shop instance, and Jin fulfilled the request by placing albacore, red snapper and the occasional tuna within this Offshore Kelong Shop Instance.
It was an excuse for him to practice his fishing and act as an impromptu activity for the customers who had the time to waste. If they managed to catch any of the three fishes, Lai Fu would give the said customer a small discount on the most expensive item they wanted to purchase. All Jin asked in return was for Lai Fu to inform them about the Fishing instance within his Dungeons and Pandas.
That being said, it was not so easy catching those fish because Lai Fu would be able to adjust the difficulty level and the fishing rods they could use were basic ones, unless of course, someone brought in their own personal rod.
All in all, Lai Fu's store had been amongst the few easy ones Jin had to make. Still, the dungeon supplier did not spare any expense in creating the wooden frigate when Lai Fu listed that he wanted to use a frigate as the 'discount' ship. The idea was that whenever the frigate reached his shore, it would offer the items he had planned to discount.
Normally, it would require additional manpower to charter a frigate, but since this was an instance, it was not much of an issue. Jin employed the Deep Ones dressed pirates who fit right into this store instance.
Whenever the frigate arrived, Deep Ones would pop out from the water and onto the platforms helping the frigate dock. Afterwards, they would be bringing down some of the treasure chests containing the discounted items.
A Deep One Mage posing as the pirate captain would loudly announce that they had arrived wishing to trade their loot for doubloons with these landlubbers as his crew was in dire need of more booze!
Thus, Jin had designed the frigate to be a little more menacing while at the same time somewhat comical. It looked deathly with the aura and ship design it was having( Basically, the ship was modelled as Derpy's head), but Jin placed a banner at the portside stating "All Aboard the High Discount Ship!".
"Imagine those aunties trying to literally fight the Deep Ones for more of a discount. That would be one hell of a funny scene!" Lai Fu chuckled as he called out to the Deep Ones to help unpack the items which the general suppliers had offloaded.
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Right beside the still named 'Fresh Price General Store' was the bakery with Qian Qian in charge. Similar to Lai Fu, the middle aged female boss with two kids did not request much for the shop instance.
All she wanted was both modern and traditional bakery equipment which could not be found on the market. To her, it was a feat that was hard to achieve since the traditional equipment required a lot of space and they were near non existential as of this age.
However, the Bread Lady Boss shared that she was in possession of generations-old recipes that were based on the traditional baking method all left untouched because there was no one who would make such equipment anymore.
She firmly believed that the past held onto treasures which people might not be able to appreciate. That was why Qian Qian wanted to preserve those recipes and the knowledge to do so.
With the new dimensional instance, the System had simply scoured its past database on how to make those traditional oven kilns. (In the past the Panda Clan had amassed the knowledge from a variety of talents and the experience of an entire trade conglomerate at its disposal made it an easy feat.)
Because it was an instance, the oven kilns had been made extremely large and spacious enough to make a plenty amount of bread. Lynn's experience in this field was somewhat limited, and after trying a few of Qian Qian's past samples, she admitted that the Bakery Lady Boss was clearly superior to anything she could muster without a lot of studying.
On the other hand, the System managed to peek at a few of those recipes and found striking resemblances to the ones it had in its database. Surprisingly those recipes were seemingly at the rank of Royal Kitchen Grade, and they were basically national treasures.
However, the System kept quiet for now and decided to pass a proper judgement once Qian Qian revealed her whole series of traditional recipes.
Instance wise, Qian Qian's bakery shop was located on a hill with a large hut at the top of it. Surrounding the hut were acres worth of reef knolls filled with grown wheat plants which were something she did not ask for. Could it be that Boss Jin was seriously growing wheat in her shop instance?
Qian Qian could only ask him the next time round she saw him, but one thing was for sure, it naturally complemented the scenery of her bakery.
However, that giant hut was merely the storefront where she would place her bread for sale. Right behind it was the oven kilns and even a wheat mill. Qian Qian also was unaware whether it was really producing any wheat grains or just for aesthetic purposes.
Continuing with the surprise, Jin had assigned her a few additional helpers aside from her own trusted employees. A couple of Orcs who knew some form of farming and traditional baking, as well as two penguins which Lynn had purposely selected for the baking learning experience.
While he wanted to use the werejackals who had experience in farming, they were somewhat occupied and decided to use the next best alternative. Besides, even though the Orcs' experience differed from the humans according to the System, their foundational basics on baking were quite similar. Thus the System had enriched them with its own knowledge.
As usual, data collection was priority number one, and Jin told them those helpers were 'on the house' while hiding his true intentions. He was sure people might suspect it but at the same time, who could not say no to free, extra work hands?
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Despite the separate instances, everyone was still helping each other out. For example, Lai Fu's general store supplies usually stocked more than adequately for his sales as well as for the food store owners. There were times the food store owners might experience a shortage, and that was where Lai Fu sold his stocks at a 'friendly' price.
Even with the new instances, this thing did not change, and Jin hoped to take advantage of such inter-business relationships too..
Another example was Qian Qian's bakery, which was vital for Si Fang's café because she sold cakes and desserts to Si Fang as a side business. Her cakes and pies were the bomb, and many knew that she let Si Fang sell them because she could not afford to make them on a daily basis to be countered as regular sales. However, Qian Qian believed that perhaps with the additional helpers and new experiments; things could change for the better.
Speaking about Si Fang, his dimensional shop instance was also located on the second floor as the first floor had been assigned for the Food Court instance and the Panda Burger instance. His dimensional instance would be considered one of the more unique ones.
His instance was essentially a castle tower.
It made Jin remember the Candy Castle which he had built for the Halloween although the interior was not exactly designed to house a lot of customers. Nevertheless, since it was a castle tower, Jin chose to use the candy castle to save some time and effort to create the exterior portion of Si Fang's dream instance.
He did not expect Si Fang wanted a high class royal treatment kind of café as he thought Si Fang was more of the 'café on top of a large tree branch kind' of owner. The relaxed and homely feel, and until Si Fang told Jin more about his request, he then realised that was really what he wanted.
"Yes, I want a relaxed and homely feel kind of café. One that gives off the feeling of being away from everything else. That is why I want a castle tower being surrounded by a tranquil lake with only a tiny weeny bridge connected the isle." Si Fang said.
"I want the café to be something like an escape from reality, away from everything else. No pompous kind of feel at all. Something like Rapunzel in the tower."
"Si Fang, my friend. Are you okay? Do you have any fever?" His fellow cultivators Ke Ru and He Rong asked simultaneously during the brainstorming session, and Jin laughed when Si Fang declared that he was serious and Jin kind of understood what he was going for.
The Boss of Lele Café wished to offer a sanctuary for his customers, allowing them to get away from all the hectic work and bedazzling attractions. So Jin did fulfil that wish of his, and although he did save time in the exterior initially, he actually placed a lot of effort in changing the interior. In hindsight, the dungeon supplier believed that it had been one of the hardest few instances he ever made.
To make something homely and cosy was difficult because everyone had a different image and expectation of it. So the use of colour combinations was vital as well as the furniture that was placed in the castle tower could not make it appear too professional looking nor also unique. The use of warm lights, as well as the placing of the windows, was important.
Eventually, Jin also remodified the exterior to suit the interior by modelling it similar to those airport control towers because of its open windows concept while still retaining the design of a castle. He finished this off by placing greenery within the place and smoothing jazz background to ensure the right mood.
Unlike the food court instance or Panda Burger, Jin did not place anything that would increase the table limit or seating capacity because space played an essential part in the design. The couches and benches were placed in a certain way along with a few cushions including (panda and fox) plushie toys too.
He did inform Si Fang about the decision of limited seats, who thanked Jin to have not gone down the route of profit but instead towards tranquillity. However, that had been just a passing remark until Si Fang had truly witnessed it with his own eyes.
As soon as Si Fang entered his shop instance, his tears accumulated, slowly rolled down from his eyes as he saw how much love and effort was placed into his shop instance.


In a modern world where cultivators need a place to cultivate or vent their boredom, there are private businesses that set up instance dungeons with the aid of technology and cultivation magic to enable cultivators to train and commoners to experience the life of cultivation. They are called dungeon suppliers.

Xie Jin's one and only dream was to be a dungeon supplier and when his only relative passed away, the relative's inheritance gave him a plot of land and surprisingly, a 'System' Module which the relative had previously used. 

With the help of the system, Xie Jin decided to pursue his dream of becoming the number one dungeon supplier.

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There were many wild animals in the United States; when it was hunting season, people could get a variety of game meat for food.
The Playboy was not the only one who brought meat. Blacktooth Robbie also brought a similar gift: a large piece of tenderloin, which would make an excellent steak. Steak, however, also required more effort to prepare. Big Quinn directly rubbed the meat with a layer of butter.
There were also some people who brought wild pork meat. Li Du had eaten this chewy type of meat before.
Whether it’s wild pork or wild beef, they had eaten or seen it before. There was even one who brought wild goose meat, which was really rare and strange.
Big Quinn cured the peacock meat by marinating it using a mixture of red wine, gin, Japanese miso, and olive oil.
When it was noon, it was time to eat.
American parties did not have many rules in regards to meals; most of the time parties just had buffet-style meals. Hans’s party was like a do-it-yourself buffet. Everyone took the prepared or marinated meat and the like, and barbecued it themselves.
Li Du had originally wanted to show off his culinary skills by preparing some dishes. However, there were too many people to entertain. Now that he was very popular, everyone wanted to talk with him. Therefore, he had no free time.
With the large assortment of food at this treasure hunter party, there were mostly burgers. This was the easiest meal to prepare and could enable the guests to fill up their stomachs in the fastest possible time. Big Quinn had prepared a lot of burger ingredients and placed them on the table for the treasure hunters to mix and match.
Li Du put two of them into the oven designed by Big Quinn, which had different layers for cooking. In this way, when the fire was lit, the flames would not rise directly to the top.
"Three-zone oven?" Lu Guan seemed intrigued by the oven; he squatted near it to take a closer look.
Li Du asked, "What about it?"
"Well, this is a high-grade oven—one that is very troublesome to make. Look, the top layer is a low-temperature zone, the highest temperature zone is around the center and the bottom layer is the middle-temperature zone. They all have different roles."
This type of oven was very suitable for grilling burgers. The meat could be placed in the high-temperature for quick grilling, then moved to the mid-temperature zone where the meat inside would be thoroughly cooked. When it was fully-cooked, the meat was placed in the low-temperature zone to stay warm.
But as this was a complicated process, Hans got impatient after grilling his burger in the first zone and ate it after it was ready, skipping the step to place it in the mid-temperate zone.
After chewing on the burger two times, he asked, "Is this the wild beef? It’s too lean, the meat doesn’t smell good at all."
Big Quinn walked over and took a look. "Nope, it’s pork. Just that it’s too lean. Come, put some butter on it. Remember not to use the tongs to press the burger during barbecuing or the oil inside will be squeezed out."
Li Du also made himself a burger. He took two slices of bread and a piece of wild beef as he had never eaten that before.
"Don’t use too much seasoning with the wild beef," recommended the Playboy. "Friend, just try sprinkling some coarse salt and black pepper powder. This way, you can taste its original flavor."
Li Du added some vegetables since he didn’t add much seasoning.
He added lettuce, tomatoes and onions to make a big, fat burger and worked hard to barbecue the beef. When it was ready to be eaten, Hans grabbed the burger from him.
"Come back here, you thief!" cried Li Du angrily.
Hans cackled and had a naughty smirk on his face. "Thank you for your present, Li!"
Looking at the group of people cracking crude jokes and playing around without a care, York suddenly envied them and murmured, "Seems like living life like this isn’t too bad after all."
"Live like these barbaric and foolish bumpkins?" Frank laughed condescendingly. "No, just kill me. Our aim is to stay at Beverly Hills where our next door neighbors are Hollywood stars and politicians. As for these fools? They can go to hell!"
Not too far away in the distance, Lu Guan, who was playing with his big golden retriever, shrugged. He went to look for Li Du and commented, "Wanna know some information? Those Two have new criticisms of you..."
Li Du’s story of how Shang Yang had gained prestige and trust seemed to work. From the beginning until the end of the party, more than 10 people came to him and told him some so-called "insider news."
Not only treasure hunters there disclosed information to him, but Li even received a call from another city. When the party wrapped up, Li Du got a call from Kevin Zhang, whose Chinese name was Zhang Kai. He was working in Page Town.
If one did a search on the Internet for Page Town in Chinese, one would get results for the city of Pécs. Pécs was a famous city situated between the Danube and Drava rivers. It was one of Hungary’s most attractive cities.
The Hungarian city Pécs had a pleasant climate and a long history. The city was host to magnificent museums and had the richest Turkish architecture in Hungary.
There was also a place called "Page" in the United States, which was where Zhang Kai was working. Both Page in America and Pécs in Europe shared the same Chinese name, but there was a huge gap between them in size and population.
In the United States there were many such places. This was due to the first immigrants to Americans were from Europe. In order to cherish the memories of their homeland or simply for easy remembrance, there were many places named after European cities.
Li Du had only heard of the European city of Pécs. He was somewhat nonplussed and asked, "Hello? You’re calling from Hungary?"
The voice over the phone sounded startled and replied, "No, I’m in America, in the state of Arizona."
Li Du looked at Hans and consulted him in a low voice. "Is there a place called ‘Page’ in Arizona?"
Hans nodded his head. "Of course, it’s located in the northeastern part of Arizona. It used to belong to the Hopis."
Li Du nodded to himself and continued to answer the phone, "Hello, Mr. Zhang, may I know the purpose of this call?"
Zhang Kai proceeded to use Mandarin to converse with Li, "Hi brother, I’m currently working at Glen Canyon Storage. The company’s planning to hold an auction soon, a storage unit auction."
Li Du listened quietly. So someone’s giving me auction information? he thought.
Zhang Kai said, "Not sure if you know this: Page is a very popular tourist spot with three to four million tourists coming here annually. Over here, there is a lot of storage units filled with items.
"There will be a total of 45 storage units put on auction with various sizes—the large, medium, and small units. Some of them contain good things inside. Will you be coming for the auction?"
Li Du did not reply immediately. Instead, he asked, "How do you know me? Were you introduced to me by Mr. Ma Zhi-an? Are you also a member of the Chinese Mutual Aid Association?"
"Yes, Brother Ma has informed all the members in this line of business," replied Zhang Kai in a straightforward manner, "saying that we have another member working as a treasure hunter. And if there’s a good storage unit, we will inform you about it."
Li Du was quite moved by Ma Zhi-an’s goodwill, for this act would greatly help his line of work.
After exchanging contacts with Zhang Kai, Li Du ended the call and talked to Hans. "There’s an upcoming auction in Page, we need to set off right away."
Hans nodded and said, "Yes, there’s one with 45 storage units put up for auction."
"You need to be mindful of such news," preached Li Du. "There are 45 storage units, there could be something worthwhile in them."
Hans felt wronged. "I noticed it, but I didn’t know you were interested. Page is situated in the northeastern part of Arizona. It’s rather far away."
Li Du replied firmly, "As long as there’s money to be earned, we’ll go. Even if it’s really far."
Hans immediately disclosed another auction. "There’s also an auction in a storage company in Las Vegas with 20 storage units—might have better things in there."
Li Du replied, "Not going."
Hans was speechless.


They love gold, and they love silver. Even more so, they love gems that dazzle, like stars across the skies. 
Firearms, jewelleries, and precious metals; A collector’s world will not be complete without antiques.  
Storage auctions, old goods trade, re-estate sales and gold-digging. But the truth is, if one wants to make money, then the supreme way is through searching for the legendary treasures. 
Holding the fort, there’s an ocelot, a wolf, and an Andes condor. At the side, there’s a loyal hound, an irascible ape, and an African honey badger. Who said that you can only rely on humans when treasure hunting?! 

Michael saw the ingredients on the counter overlaid with grid lines, like early vector graphics from a video game. Then, each of them were labelled on the counter, and he could see a list of them on the left side of his field of vision. Below them was a list of the various components of the meal he had planned - the chicken and the sides were all listed separately. Finally, on the right side of his field of vision, above where the System prompt normally appeared, he saw a section labeled 'Steps'. It had below it:

1. Complete the 'Mise en Place'.
1a. Review all recipes.

There was a blinking cursor image next to 1a, so Michael pulled out the recipes he had readied and went over them once again. He had decided not to be too ambitious for his first attempt, so the only components were the roasted chicken with vegetables and the green salad. Considering the preferences of his family, he also decided to add some rice to his plan, and pulled the box of instant rice out of the cupboard. It handily had the instructions right on the side, so he reviewed that, too. While he wasn't planning on having any of the rice in order to avoid any complaints from the System, he felt that he should still make enough for 4, so he checked the measurements for that amount. Once he had completed this, he saw a checkmark appear beside 1a, and several steps appear below it

1b. Retrieve necessary equipment.
1c. Ready all ingredients.
1d. Pre-heat oven.
1e. Wash, Peel, and Chop all vegetables.
1f. Measure dry ingredients.
1g. Measure wet ingredients.

He noticed that item 1c already had a checkmark next to it, which made sense since he'd retrieved everything before the Cooking Assistant mode had even been enabled. He proceeded to get everything else he would need - the roasting pan, pot for the rice, measuring cups, cutting board, knife, bowl and salad spinner - and saw the system check 1b off as well. Enjoying the small satisfaction of seeing these items completed, he raced over to the oven and turned that on. Then, he made his way back to the counter and grabbed all of the vegetables before he turned to the sink and starting running the water.

At some point between the clanging of pots and opening and closing of cupboards, Anne had heard the commotion from upstairs and made her way down to the kitchen. "What are you doing, Bro?" she asked curiously.

"Making dinner," Michael replied as he ran the vegetables under the tap.

"I thought we were having pizza?"

"We were, but I offered to cook instead, and save them the trouble."

"...I admire the initiative, but did it have to be on pizza night?"

"..."

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Anne returned to her book upstairs, and Michael brought the vegetables over to the cutting board to begin the chopping process. The recipe called for an assortment of root vegetables, and the seasoning for the chicken also needed a number of elements. He also had all of the elements he wanted to prepare for the salad - all in all, there were a lot of things to chop!

As he laid the first of them onto the board, the system reacted again, drawing a series of lines onto the object on the board. Michael quickly determined these to be 'guide-lines' for the dimensions called for in the recipe! "How handy!" he exclaimed, his excitement building even further. This cooking module was really showing its value! He took the knife in hand, holding it the way he'd been taught by his parents, and made his first cut. 

<<Accuracy: 76%.>>

...His first cut didn't exactly match the guideline provide, being angled and a little bit thicker than he'd originally planned. Refusing to get discouraged, he quickly moved on to the next cut.

<<Accuracy: 78%.>>

He continued, making small improvements. By the time he'd completed the rest of the vegetables, he had a number of small piles in front of him. At one point, he'd had to retrieve a couple of plates to hold the finished products, and he'd tossed all of the peels and discarded portions into a large bowl to take out to the compost afterwards. He noticed that the oven had been at the correct temperature for a while, but he still wasn't ready to put the chicken in. "Man, keeping everything on track is harder than I thought," he grumbled. 

Still, when the checkmark next to 1e appeared, he regained a bit of his determination and proceeded to measure out the various dry ingredients he would need. Quickly checking the recipe one more time, he confirmed that all of the spices that used the same measuring size would be used at the same time, so he just poured them all into a single small bowl and continued to use the same measuring spoon. Soon, he had all of his dried ingredients out, either sitting in their measuring cups or a bowl. He proceeded to get the water and pour out the oil and vinegar he would need for the rest. 

Finally, he could move on to the next step, and just as expected, Step 2 appeared, with the instructions on preparing the chicken and vegetables that would go in with it. He set the roasting rack into the pan, the put the chicken on it, pulling out the packet of giblets from the inside. He then stuffed the cavity with the garlic and onions that he'd previously chopped and peeled, then rubbed the outside with the spice mix he'd measured out. Then, he laid out the rest of the vegetables that would be roasted into the pan and placed it in the oven. Looking at the time, the chicken would be ready around 7, and he'd have just enough time to pull it out and let it rest before his parents got home. With that done, he tidied up the counter from the elements he'd no longer need, and took the bowl of compost material out to the back yard.

While doing that, he noticed that under the Steps section there was now a new section:

Timers
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Chicken 1:25

Michael had a thought when he saw this. "System, can you set other timers if I ask you to?"

<<Of course. On request, the System is able to set any timer, inside and outside of Cooking Assistant mode. In fact, all individual components that constitute Cooking Assistant mode can be used while the System is in general use, now that the mode has been unlocked.>>

Excited at the prospect of the new toys to play with, and considering all of the possibilities, Michael quickly asked the system to set a timer for five minutes before the Chicken would be ready, so that he could prepare the rice. A new timer was quickly added to the list, with a time five minutes shorter as requested.

Timers
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Chicken 1:24
Prepare Rice 1:19

"This is great! I don't have to worry about losing track of time, anymore!" Michael exulted. He quickly went back inside, washed the bowl he'd used for the compost, grabbed his bag by the door and made his way down to the basement to take advantage of the focus bonus for an hour or so's worth of reading.

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After 75 minutes, Michael had already made a sizable dent in the Fundamentals of Reading. As he set it down to go back upstairs and finish preparing dinner, he marveled at the new understanding he was beginning to develop of a skill he thought he'd already mastered. "I had no idea there was so much more to reading then just looking at the words on the page!"

The Fundamentals of Reading expounded the philosophy of a group of scholars from the seceded colonies that lay to the south of the province where Michael and his family resided. They believed that there several levels of reading, with the type that Michael was familiar with only being the first. The other levels included some skills that were conventionally frowned upon, but when used correctly would allow the user to be able to drastically improve their level of comprehension of not only a book's immediate goal and content, but also the underlying topics and how they related to a broader set of works. Michael found the prospect incredibly exciting and quickly understood why the System had recommended he finish this book before tackling other books on the foundational reading list - including the subject of his English assignment!

Michael continued to digest his new discoveries - both the functions of the System that he'd unlocked, and the new skills in Reading that he hoped to bring to bear - while he finished the preparations for dinner. As he was taking the roasting pan out of the oven, he got another notification from the system.

<<'Reading' skill unlocked. Previous experience has been added to latest progress.>>

A pleased look entered Michael's eyes. He was beginning to figure out what the requirements were for unlocking various skills: it didn't seem to require someone to perfectly accomplish a task, but instead to understand or appreciate the complexity of the skill itself - at least to a certain degree. He'd unlocked organization when he had truly applied himself to the organizing of his room, and understood the positive effects that proper organization could have on a space. He hadn't finished reading the 'Fundamentals' yet, but he had become aware of how little he actually knew about the topic at this point. He also had a rough rubric on what he would need to learn in order to improve it. The prospect of unlocking additional skills, and also unraveling some of the mysteries of the System he had been 'gifted' with, excited him even further - he couldn't wait until dinner was finished and he could spend some more time trying to improve his reading skill or trying to unlock more skills. 

"Come to think of it, I still haven't checked my Status since yesterday morning. I even have a mission attached to it that I haven't yet completed! I can't forget to do that tonight," he resolved as he finished shaking up the ingredients for the salad. Once that was done, he mixed all of the greens and other raw vegetables for the salad together and tossed them with his new dressing, as well as plating the roasted vegetables and transferring the rice to a serving bowl. His sisters had already set the table at some point while he was downstairs, so all that was left was to get the chicken ready. He decided to leave that to his parents when they got home, as it wasn't a task he felt ready to tackle. Right on queue, the door to the garage opened up.

It's the turn of the 21st century in a world not unlike our own. 14 year-old Michael wakes up on the first day of high school with a nosebleed, a splitting headache, and the voice of someone claiming to be him from a number of years in the future in his head!

"We could have been, and we need to be, better... so, congratulations, I'm sorry, and good luck!"

Stuck with a somewhat overbearing voice in his head that seems hell-bent on ruining his life, Michael will have to survive such ordeals as... doing well in school, eating right, exercising and... learning demonic contract law? Stay tuned to find out!

After deciding the menu for appetizer and soup for the banquet tomorrow, the next thing to do is to decide the menu for the side dish, main dish, and dessert. One side dish already decides by me, it was the tempura dish. The other two dishes would be Tacos and another one which I haven't decided. I pick a paper and quill and start writing the recipes that I already teach to our castle cooks. I can't teach too many recipes at once because they need to practice to make it perfect, and time is what we don't have right now. So, I think the menu for banquet should come from recipes that already know by our cooks.
Hmm….let me think about all the food I've made during my time here. Crispy mushroom and Chai tea is the first food I make here for my sister, then frikadel before I leave the castle on the salt mission at the beach. In salt camp, I make fish tempura and fish head soup, noodle, and tortilla for tacos. After return to the castle, I start to make hamburger dish, teach the cooks here about noodle and tempura and also introduce bird nest soup and wakame salad. Other dishes are curry, gyoza, consommé soup, meat bun bread, corn soup, spaghetti, steak and the last one is Gyudon.
So, from all the food I've made here, I already pick these dishes:
Appetizer: frikadel, croquette, and Gyoza (this gyoza would be the new menu for Earl Stamfort)
Soup: Consommé soup, birds nest soup, and meatball soup (meatball soup also will be the new dish for Earl Stamfort) probably with some bread for accompanying the soup, garlic bread maybe.
Side dish: Tacos, hamburger, and tempura (new dish for Earl Stamfort is tempura) 
Main dish: Spaghetti, curry, and steak
Dessert: wakame salad, meringue, and compote.
Beverages: Chai tea, ordinary tea, and wine.
That's all I've been thinking about the banquet menu. All dishes are the recipe that I already teach to the cooks in the castle except for meatball soup and compote.
Compote is fruit that's cooked in syrup. It's like jam, but you can make small batches and it's much easier. Compote is a little less sweet and a little less thick. This allows the flavor of the fruit to really shine through. It's great to serve in hot or cold, for breakfast or dessert.
Since medieval times, fruit cooked in syrup has been used as a dessert or spread and it's still popular today.
I still busy with my banquet arrangement when I hear my room's door knocked and the sound of key unlock the door. I know that must be Clara, who also had the key for my room.
"What's up, Clara? Is there something I can do for you?"
"Henry…you haven't slept yet?"
"Not yet. What if I already sleep? Are you going to assault me in my sleep?"
I want to tease her a little and Clara blushing from my question.
"Aaah! Henry, you teasing me….."
"I am. Why do you keep standing there? Come here…"
I ask Clara to get closer since she's only standing and leaning on the door she just closed again.
"Am I not disturbing your work? It seems you doing something there"
"Hmm… Only did some arrangements for tomorrow's banquet. Let me hear your opinion since you already here"
Clara's walking slowly toward my desk.  This night she wearing one-piece thin nightgown with blue color which its length reaches her knee. She looks sexy with that outfit, which makes me pull her hand when she already closed enough to me.
"Aauuhh…Henry…Hmmmpp…"
I pull her to sit on my lap with a bit forceful and when she wants to complain, I close her mouth with my lips. Slowly, she reacting to my kiss and reply to my kiss. For a moment we doing a passionate kiss while caressing each other hairs.
"Mmm...Henry…you could ask me to sit on your lap rather than pull me like that"
Clara seems a bit sulking while pouting her lips when we finish kissing. I only chuckled when see she act like that
"I prefer using my mouth to kiss you than giving orders. And stop sulking like that…did you hurt somewhere?"
"I'm not hurt, just surprised…you must compensate me for that, Henry"
"Okay…okay…I give you another kiss for compensation, will you accept it?"
"Mmm….."
Clara didn't answer but she moves her face closer to me. I guess that means yes, right? So I give her another kiss and we kissing again for a while.
"Now help me take a look on this list, Clara"
I show her the menu list for banquet tomorrow. Clara take a look on the list and read it carefully
"Henry…this list…."
"Yes? What's in your mind?"
"Isn't this list….it's too many dishes already?"
"Ahaha…I guess it's a bit too many. But I want to make the banquet tomorrow becomes a grandeur banquet, so it can't be helped the menu becomes so many"
"A bit? Henry…that's too many! Three dishes for each course…well, maybe we can cook it, but do we have enough plates and bowls for it?"
"Hmm….you're smart, Clara. I like that side of yours. Don't worry, I already thought about that problem and have a solution for that too"
"You do? Ah, of course, it's you Henry…you should be aware of this problem because you're smart"
"Aren't you also smart too, Clara? That's what I like from you. You have a good body and brain too"
"Aahh…you praise me too much Henry…I just said what's in my mind….Umm, do you still working on this banquet arrangement or it's already almost finished?"
"Hmm…I guess I still need to work on it for a while? Why are you asking, Clara?"
"Well…umm…since tomorrow you will be very busy….can I get 'that' now?"
"Uh…You're right, I probably very busy tomorrow…but I want to work on this banquet arrangement while I still have ideas on my mind. If I must go to bed and continue later, I'm afraid those ideas already being forgotten"
"Umm…You just continue your work and I just do mine. You don't have to move to the bed, we do it here…just say yes or okay, Henry"
"Uh…okay…but how you're gonna do it?"
"Don't mind me…I'll do it from here"
After saying that, Clara get down from my lap and slip to beneath my desk while pulling my pants down. After adjusting my seating position, I continue to finish my work whilst Clara start doing her action. I do some drafts about tables and chairs placements in the great hall, guard's position and the stage position in the great hall which make the event flow can go smoothly. I make a couple of drafts to see which one is better before discussing it with my father, Mr. Nicholas and Mrs. Martina. I also should consider that not all of our guest will come with the carriage, some of them maybe come by riding horses. That would make me should prepare something to clean up, like wet towel, or water basin, or bathroom, or maybe even some room for them to changing clothes too.

Ikki Isaku, a 17 years old boy, a student in a vocational school majoring in culinary, return to his hometown for summer vacation. 
When collecting cooking ingredient is a mountain near his town, accidentally he found a cave and interested in exploring that cave. An unfortunate event happens when he exploring the cave, he falls into an abyss inside the cave. His consciousness faded as his body falls into darkness in that dark abyss.
When he wakes up, he already in another person body. The body he currently lives in is the body of sole heirs of Baron Harvard, young master Henry Harvard, that due to an incident in his trip, fallen from his horse and lost his consciousness and even his life.
What will Ikki do in his new life as a young master in Harvard castle? Can he adapt to the new life?

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Chapter 27 The Cook
 
Based on information I got from the Internet, there are some foods that are suitable to eat while drinking beer, people called it "Beer and Food Pairing". For example: spicy food, french fries, burgers and salads are suitable for lager beer. Pale ale paired with foods like steak and fish & chips. Many people like desserts when they drink stout but that is not suitable to sell it here, therefore it is better to serve barbecue and smoked foods along with stout. As for cider, the partner's food is apple pie or pancakes. In this town I cannot sell seafood such as shrimp and lobster because the distance from port town is too far so that no one sells it, the fish sold here are freshwater fish obtained from the river.
But all of this information comes from the previous world, it is possible that people here do not agree with this beer and food pair, I can only give recommendations to them to try it through employees there.
'I have to train cooks at Spider Crypt how to cook these foods, before that i have to buy spices that can't be found here from the internet. I'm not sure one person will be enough to be a cook there with many types of food like this, other than that when Spider Crypt becomes famous later and more people visit it, in the kitchen will be very chaotic with just one cook.'
"I have to tell Argus to find another cook even if his wife agrees to work there."
'I should start buying some ingredients from World Trader like spicy sauce for buffalo wings, seasonings for barbecues and cooking oil.'
People here never cook deep fried food because of limited cooking oil. Because of that foods that need oil to make, like fried eggs cooked using animal fat, that's why there is no deep fried food because that will require lots of animal fat.
"I should rewrite all of this food recipes that will be sold on Spider Crypt so I can teach the cook later with full preparation, i also can give them the recipes."
 
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"I can't believe what you said before until I saw it myself in here." Argus's wife talked to him while they were at Le Réseau.
"It turns out to be true, here everything has very high price. I don't understand why there are still many people who shop here."
"I also don't understand how rich people think. But seeing this number of customers even though the price is expensive shows these people need it and they can't buy it anywhere else. I can feel Spider Crypt will be like this when people taste beer there." Argus answered.
"I became curious about the taste of that new beer."
"You can taste it later, I'm sure you will really like it. I understand why you didn't like beer before, after I tasted beer from Boss Nine, the beer I sold before tasted like piss. Even though I've never tasted piss before."
"Mr. Argus, Boss Nine has been waiting above."
"You don't need to call me mister, we are coworkers now." Argus said with a smile.
"Of course, you can call me Selvi too. If there is anything I can help, you can ask me."
 
"Good afternoon Boss, I brought my wife here because she agreed to become a cook at Spider Crypt." Argus greets Nine who was waiting on the second floor.
"That's good news. You two can jointly manage that place."
"Let me introduce you boss, this is my wife Irene. When you helped us before, Irene was unconscious. He only knows you from my stories." Argus introduced his wife to Nine, this is the first time Irene met Nine.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Nine, nice to meet you. Thank you very much for helping our family, I apologize for only meeting you now."
"It's okay that's not a big deal, after all, you are already willing to work for me. I hope you can work together with Argus to run Spider Crypt well. Later Argus can explain to you what needs to be done, for now I will teach you how to cook the foods. Some dishes are familiar to you, such as steak, barbecues and smoked meat. I will only teach you how to make seasonings using spices from here."
"Are we going to sell food using that expensive spices? Won't the price be very expensive ?." Irene asked.
Previously while waiting for Nine, she had seen the spices sold here and was surprised by the prices. She can use the money for 50 grams of spices sold here to buy food for 3 people.
"Even though you use spices from here, I want you to sell them at affordable prices for common people. Maybe this is a bit strange, but Argus will explain it to you later. So for now I want you to buy some meat and vegetables in this paper, after that I will explain how to process them. "
After that Irene and Argus went to buy some meats and vegetables in the recipes. Meanwhile Nine began to prepare spices and other ingredients that did not available here from the internet.
After about 20 minutes, they returned with the ingredients. Nine teach Irene how to make sauce for spicy food and barbecues, preparing meats for smoked, make patty for burgers and how to cook and serve it. Because here does not sell burgers bun, Nine replaced it with ordinary bread that being sold here. In addition Nine also taught Irene how to make fried foods such as french fries and fish & chips. They spend time until the sun sets.
"You can bring all this equipment now and take ingredients for the seasoning tomorrow because Selvi has to record it first. Besides that, Argus I want you to find one more person to help your wife in the kitchen. Because there will be lots of customers after they realize the beer that we sold there is better than anywhere else. Your wife will be exhausted if only she alone cooks every order."
"I will Boss. I will make sure they meet all the requirements to work on Spider Crypt."
"Irene sis, do you want to go home together? It just happens that we also live in a residential area of ​​common people." Selvi asked Irene. They seemed to be closer now because all day Selvi helped Nine teaching Irene how to cook.
"Of course Selvi." Irene answered.
Along the way they talked a lot about how they met Nine. Selvi explained how he gave medicine to all the children in the orphanage when they were suffering from the disease before.
"Isn't that medicine very expensive? I didn't expect Boss would give it to us for free." Said Irene.
"I also don't understand, Nine gave it to everyone in the orphanage too. He even pays the operational costs of the orphanage with part of the profits he gets from Le Réseau so that the children there can grow up well. Nine also teaches them how to read and write every day and train some children who are interested in martial arts. He also will give them jobs when they can work later in all the businesses he has." Selvi tells Irene what Nine did at the orphanage.
"As expected of Boss, he even gave his medicine to me and ordered me to give it to people who would work on Spider Crypt for free." Argus added.
"Because of that we must work for Boss with all we have so as not to disappoint him." Irene said after hearing all the stories about Nine.
"Of course!." They answered.
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What happened if you are able to access internet and buy things from it in a different world medieval era?? 

Would your life will be easier??

This is the story of Nine, former special force that reincarnated to a different world with Internet System.

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Wen Xinya and Si Yiyan finally arrived at the restaurant after making several turns here and there. The interior of the restaurant boasted of an Italian decor and it looked both romantic and extravagant.
At this moment, there were only a few people in the restaurant and it was extremely quiet.
Si Yiyan brought Wen Xinya to a table by the window and asked, "Steak goes well with 1995 Duck Muck Shiraz. Would you like to give it a try?"
Wen Xinya agreed with a nod. "Sure!"
Si Yiyan ordered some wine and steak, and soon after, a chef dressed in a kitchen uniform and a tall chef's hat exited from the kitchen with a trolley.
There was a bouquet of red roses which were crimson like blood on the trolley. It looked extremely beautiful and captivating.
Si Yiyan picked up the bouquet of roses and handed it to Wen Xinya. "I don't remember ever giving you flowers. These are a new breed of roses that are bright and red like blood. They represent passionate love that runs continuously like blood. It also symbolizes eternal love."
"I heard that flowers have the ability to stimulate one's senses. Hence… lots of restaurants often prepare fresh and pretty flowers for their customers, which appeals to the visual and olfactory senses. They add to the romantic and graceful vibes of the ambiance. You're just making use of their services, aren't you?" Wen Xinya asked, blushing red with shyness, just like the blood-red roses. Si Yiyan was extremely romantic and she was just like Eve to his Adam, completely irresistible.
Si Yiyan remained calm and composed despite having been exposed by her. He asked, "Must you really be such a wet blanket?"
Seeing how serious he was, Wen Xinya burst into laughter.
In fact, Si Yiyan suddenly felt that he was not a good boyfriend because he realized that he had never given her flowers before. Hence, he decided to take the chance to do so when he saw the roses in the trolley.
Soon, the chef came with another trolley, on top of which were lots of marinated raw beef, as well as a plethora of sauces that were different from the ones that she usually had with her steak.
Wen Xinya looked at Si Yiyan and asked, "Are you planning to cook me some steak?"
Wen Xinya was appalled. She had never expected that a refined gentleman like Si Yiyan would actually make her some steak. She suddenly recalled the great wipeout of Black Sunday which occurred two years ago, after which Si Yiyan made her some sweet porridge. She suddenly felt that it was only his duty. However, she did not get to witness the process back then. 
Seemingly having sensed her astonishment, Si Yiyan said smilingly, "My culinary skills are superb. You're in for a treat today."
"I'd be glad if you don't mess up the sugar and salt." Wen Xinya jested while watching him melt some butter in the pan with much finesse. After the butter melted completely, Si Yiyan placed the marinated beef into the pan and allowed it to simmer.
"How would you like your steak?" Si Yiyan asked softly.
"Medium well!" Wen Xinya answered, watching him flip the steak in the pan while adding some sauce that she had never seen before. A tempting fragrance wafted up to her nose and she asked, "What sauce is this? It looks very special."
All steaks tasted similar, and there were barely any new or innovative ways of preparation. The final taste would be determined by the sauces. Hence, Wen Xinya was extremely curious.
Si Yiyan grabbed the spatula and flipped the piece of steak before continuing to pan fry it. "This is a special kind of sauce that allows the beef to become tender and delicious. It suits the Asian taste buds too."
"This is Asian steak, isn't it?" Wen Xinya asked, chuckling. People of Z Nation had always placed emphasis on food. Food had always been a profound study ever since history. There were lots of different types of culinary styles and tastes. Hence, it was no surprise that the people of Z Nation could come up with ways to improve steak recipes, even though it was considered to be a foreign dish.
After frying the steak in no time, Si Yiyan drizzled some sauce onto the steak and meticulously sliced it into pieces. He then placed the plate in front of her and said, "Try it and tell me what you think of my culinary skills."
Wen Xinya picked up a piece of steak with a fork and placed it inside her mouth, only to sense that it was tender and soft. It tasted decadent and slightly charred. Si Yiyan was indeed a perfectionist who would do his best all the time.
"How is it? Does it taste great?" Si Yiyan asked smilingly.
Wen Xinya raised her thumb up while eating the steak and then answered, "Wonderful! If the Xiasi Group bellies up one day, you won't starve since you have such a skill."
"You're right. If the Xiasi Group really goes bust, I can become your private chef, Miss Wen," Si Yiyan said with a grin while frying another portion of steak.
Wen Xinya chuckled and said, "You want to be my private chef? You can't move me just by being a great cook."
Si Yiyan suddenly leaned closer towards her and said softly in a flirtatious manner, "In that case… shall I add in a warm bed?"
Wen Xinya blushed red with shyness. She pretended to be composed and scanned him from head to toe. She raised his chin and said, "Not bad, you're handsome, tall, talented and great in bed… I shall show mercy and spare you then."
Si Yiyan supported himself against the table and retorted. "Spare me, huh?"
Wen Xinya's heart dropped and she spluttered. "I'll know the details after an examination."
She almost felt like biting her own tongue off as soon as she heard herself. There must be a tyrant living within Wen Xinya! It was a result of how much Si Yiyan doted on her!
Si Yiyan smirked and asked, "How are you going to examine me? Do you want me to strip down to nothing? Or…" He paused in his speech and abruptly grabbed her chin.
Due to the fact that they had masks on, it was a little hard for them to kiss. Absence makes the heart fonder. The stiffness of the mask often reminded him to know when to stop.
However, he felt indignant about leaving without putting up a fight after flirting with her.
After kissing her and being lovey-dovey with her for a long while, Si Yiyan let go of her and licked his own lips in satisfaction. "Are you happy now?"
As red as a tomato, Wen Xinya nodded. If she were to shake her head, Si Yiyan would definitely continue to kiss her until she said that she was satisfied. The ancient saying went: he who understands the times is a wise man.


Originally born from a wealthy family, she ends up leading a vagrant life for fifteen years. However, when she is eventually found by her family, she falls into another devious plot and eventually dies tragically. 

Fifteen years after her rebirth, ravenously raging for revenge, she tears down the hypocritical mask of the foster daughter who had taken her place, and reduces her greedy stepmother and stepsister back to their original sorry states. 

To the jerk's profession of his deep love for her, she only has one thing to say, "Get the hell out of my life. The love you speak of humiliates love!" 

Regardless of the appearances of you monsters, I’ll take in it my stride with my capability, building a business dynasty of my own, sitting in the depths of my riches, bathing in the glistening limelight of the world. 

A certain rich empire's CEO: "Don't mind me. I'm just leaving my mark here to declaring my possession rights; I’ll wait patiently for you to grow up!" The queen's mighty return with commercial warfare fully within her grasp, she navigates the power struggles with skill and verve. When it comes to scheming conspiracies, all she has to say is, "Who are you again? Don’t even bother!"

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