Chapter170:Upgrading!

"Gee?Thisis..."

YunXi’severymovementlookedholyandmysteriousinLuLu’seyes.Whenhereachedouthisfingers(whichwerecoveredwithmist)andstartedtodosomethingtotheflour,shefirmlyrememberedeverystepinherheart.However,shecouldn’tunderstandwhatYunXiwasdoing.

Ofcourseshecouldn’tunderstand.YunXi’sskillwasthemostconsummateskillthatwassummarizedbycountlessbakersacrossthousandsofyears.Itwasthecrystalofwisdominheritedbybakersfromonegenerationtoanother.Peoplewhohadn’treachedthisrankcouldneverunderstandit.

Athird-rankedbakercouldalreadyberegardedasamasterinthemortalworld.Eventhoughathird-rankedbakerwouldn’tbeasstrongasathird-rankedswordsman,theirskillwouldstillfarsurpassordinarypeople’simagination.Infact,athird-rankedbakerwasrarerthanathird-rankedswordsman,becauseordinarypeoplewouldn’tcontinuepouringtheirenergy,timeandenthusiasmsimplyforbecomingathird-rankedbaker.

Asathird-rankedswordsman,youwouldhaveendlessglory,wealthandpower.However,ifyouwereathird-rankedbaker...notonlythat,includingpainter,musicianandpharmacist,inordinarypeople’seyes,youwerejusta"human"whohadperfecttechnique.

Aslongasyouweretalentedinbattle,evenifyoucouldonlyreachthefirstorthesecondrank,yourstatuswouldbehigherthanthatofapersonwhohadachievedathird-rankednon-combatcareer.

Onlythepeoplewhohadpouredtheirheartsintotheircareerswouldhavethechancetoreachthethirdrankintheircareers.YunXiwastheonlythird-rankedbakerinthesmalltown闁炽儲鐛╤istorywherehewasborn.Afterhecompletedthebaker闁炽儲鐛╰hird-rankedprofessionalcertification,countlessnoblesandrichmenhadsentoutinvitationstohim,tryingtorecruithimtobetheirchef.

Evenifitwereintheoutsideworld,athird-rankedbakerwasprettyrare,nottomentioninWaterGod’sworld.WaterGod’sworldwasn’taspeacefulasitseemed.Pharmacistswerepopularduetothedangerinthisworld.Asforthepeoplewhoweregoodatmakingfood...theywereveryrare.

Inotherwords,YunXiwastheonlythird-rankedbakerinthisworld.Hecouldevencallhimself"thebestcook"inthisworld.

...

Iunderstand!Sothatiswhatitis!

Controllingthemist,YunXicouldfeelthathewasinexcellentcondition.Everythingoriginatesfromwater.Wateristhesubtlestpartinfoodthatcaninfluencepeople’stastebuds,andbreadwasn闁炽儲鐛゛nexception.

Now,withthepowerofhisWaterGod’sMask,YunXicouldevencontrolthewatermoleculesinthedough.Hewaslikeapersonwhowasusingacheatandcouldremoveallflawsfromtherawmaterialsperfectly.

Itshouldbemorewatermoleculeshere.

Thereareimpurities.Rejectthem.

Ok,theproportionisperfect.Ishouldn’tchangeit.

Forthefirsttime,YunXiusedthepowerofhisWaterGod’sMasktomakebread.

Hewasbrainstorming.Countlessideaswereemerginginhisheartlikeafountain.Hesuddenlyunderstoodthepartshefeltconfusedaboutwhenhemadebreadinthepast.

Theessenceofcookingwastousewater,fire,andrawmaterialsinaproperway.Thebestchefcouldmakeaperfectdishwiththesimplestseasoningsandfreshestfoodingredients.Itwasageneralruletoallcooking-classcareers.Ifyoucouldreleasethefood’snaturaldelicateflavour,youcouldmakethemortalworld闁炽儲鐛╞estfood.

Asathird-rankedbaker,YunXihadtouchedthisrealmalongtimeago.Thebutterbreadhemadeevencontainedaspecialeffectthatcouldrestoreaperson’sphysicalstrengthstrikinglywheneaten.Hehadreachedamortal闁炽儲鐛╨imits.However,somethinghadbeenchangednow.WiththepowerofWaterGod’sMask,hewassurpassingamortal闁炽儲鐛╨imits.

"Watermolecules,accelerate!"

YunXiknewhowtohandlerawmaterialswellwithease.However,hedidn’tputthesemi-finisheddoughintotheovenbutstartedheatingthedoughinanincredibleway.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袠)

AlargenumberofwatermoleculesmovedfastandvibratedatahighfrequencyonYunXi’shands,toastingthedoughperfectlyandevenly.AsLuLugazedathiminsurprise,thewhitedoughgraduallybecamegolden,spreadingatemptingscentintheair.

IsthisWaterGod’sdivinepower?WhydidthedoughsuddenlybecomebigintheApostle’shandsandemanateapleasantscent?Whatishappening?

"Icanactuallydoitinthisway..."YunXialsofeltshockedafterseeinghisideacometrue.No,itwasn’taskillthatcouldbelearnedbymortals.Whetheritwasthepreparationmethodoftherawmaterialsorthewaytoacceleratewatermolecules,thetwotechniquesfarsurpassedamortal’slimit.

"Bang!"Atthemomentthefirstloafofbreadformed,countlessinformationsuddenlyappearedinYunXi’smind.Theywerehisperceptiontotheworld’snatureandhisunderstandingaboutsuperpowers.Theworldhadchangedinhiseyes.

Itwastheso-called"transcendence".Fromnowon,hewasn’tamortalanymore.

Inaninstant,heunderstoodit.

Hisrankwasupgraded!

Notasaswordsmanorasagreatswordmaid,butasabaker.Hewasafourth-rankedBakernow!

Theupgradingprocessofcommoncareerswasn’tascomplicatedastheupgradingprocessofbattlecareers.Itwasanaturalprocessafteronefinishedapieceofworkthatsurpassedamortal闁炽儲鐛╨imits.

Apainter’supgradingprocesswastodrawapaintingthatwouldexposeyourinnerworldandshockpeople’shearts.

Amusician’supgradingprocesswastowriteamusicpiecethatcouldstrikeachordintheaudiences’hearts.

Apharmacist’supgradingprocesswastocreatemedicinethatcouldevenhealhero-rankedbeings.

Inaword,theupgradingstandardforallnon-combatcareerswasthesame:tocreateamasterpiecethatsurpassedamortal’slimit.

"Bang!"

OnYunXi’sfingertip,thefirstfourth-rankedfoodhehadmade,thegoldenbutterbread,suddenlybecamethreetimesbiggerasitstemptingsmellspreadthroughoutthewholevillage.