Fang Feixue's Seven Orifices Exquisite dish was already a fine piece of work, but that was from Qin Fang's peak period of Intermediate Cooking. However, compared to the current Advanced Cooking, this was yet another qualitative leap.

Qin Fang was pondering whether to create another incomparably delicious signature dish. That way, Fang Feixue's fame would become even more resounding, and maybe even he, Qin Fang, could gain some recognition as a distinguished chef...

However, that was obviously not his personal pursuit. It was fine to show off occasionally, but if he really had to be stuck in a kitchen cooking, he definitely wouldn't be happy about it.

"Forget it, let's wait on this idea!"

Qin Fang temporarily dismissed the plan. Now that he was at Advanced Cooking, even if he created a new signature dish, Wen Yi, with her current Intermediate Cooking level, wouldn't be able to reach his level of complexity; she still couldn't...

"Hm? What's going on?"

Thinking of Wen Yi, Qin Fang immediately wanted to check the diligence of his two new disciples, so he called up the Apprentice Fame System. There, hanging under the names of his two disciples, Sun Liang and Wu Ping, were a few numbers—Disciples (2/4).

"Could it be..."

Qin Fang's eyes suddenly lit up. When Qin Fang's skill was at Intermediate, he could only take on one disciple at first. After Wen Yi graduated, Qin Fang was able to accept two disciples.

Unexpectedly, when his skill rose to Advanced, this number changed once again, from the original 2 to 4. This meant that Qin Fang could take on disciples again, and this time, he could take on two more.

"Hahahaha..."

This discovery immediately filled Qin Fang with ecstatic joy. It was the best news possible. Taking on two more disciples would accelerate his Skill Proficiency leveling.

Even though stepping into Advanced Skill meant he needed more and more Proficiency, having these disciples to help meant that Qin Fang could still quickly increase his Proficiency without stepping into the kitchen. This was simply a superweapon for leveling up!

However, there was no rush to take on disciples. He did have a candidate on hand, Zhou Rui, a disciple in name. After returning home, he could officially accept him. But unless he personally taught Zhou Rui, the latter would only be his disciple in name and would not learn Cooking Skill, offering no boost to Qin Fang's own Proficiency.

Deciding to act, Qin Fang immediately called Wen Yi to inquire about the current situation at Fang Feixue, then had her relay a message to Zhou Rui, telling him that he had passed the trial period and was officially accepted into Qin Fang's tutelage as a formal disciple. Once Qin Fang finished with the Martial World convention and returned to Ninghai, Zhou Rui could officially begin his training.

This news made Zhou Rui so excited he almost fainted. Sun Liang and Wu Ping, who had entered with him, could now hold their own at Fang Feixue, taking charge of the main dishes after meals. Their bowls of ramen had already won the praise of many diners; naturally, their income had also been rising.

This had already made Zhou Rui both envious and jealous, so to gain Qin Fang's approval, he had been the most diligent apprentice in Fang Feixue, even more so than Sun Liang and Wu Ping.

As the saying goes, hard work pays off. In less than half a month, his efforts had been rewarded, and Qin Fang finally agreed to take him on as a disciple. How could he not be excited?

However, while Zhou Rui was excited, he didn't dare to be complacent. He knew that Qin Fang might be away for a long time, and if he slacked off before Qin Fang's return, the opportunity that was already in his grasp might slip away. Consequently, he became even more diligent.

Sun Liang and Wu Ping also learned the news and each extended a welcome to Zhou Rui, their fellow initiate. However, deep down, they were somewhat anxious.

As Inner Chamber Disciples of Qin Fang, they had started off higher than Zhou Rui and were gradually solidifying their positions at Fang Feixue. They had become somewhat complacent these days, looking down on Zhou Rui's diligence.

But now that Zhou Rui was also entering the door, with his level of diligence, he was bound to receive Qin Fang's attention. If they weren't careful, they could be surpassed by him, and their hard-earned positions would be threatened, even risking being neglected by Qin Fang.

Resign and switch employers?

They didn't dare think in that way!

The extent of Qin Fang's background had already been made clear when Fang Feixue opened, and the contract they had signed with Fang Feixue was like a heavy shackle, for they could not afford the enormous penalty for breach.

Moreover, the salary Fang Feixue offered them was quite generous; even if they jumped ship to a five-star hotel, they might not necessarily earn such an income, so they were very reluctant to leave.

If they didn't want to leave, they had to work even harder, so the two brothers started to exert themselves, which, in turn, made Qin Fang's Proficiency increase even faster.

Of course, how excited Zhou Rui was, and how Sun Liang and Wu Ping's worries drove them to diligence, were all details Qin Fang didn't notice, but accelerating his Skill Proficiency was undoubtedly a great thing, which he certainly couldn't refuse.

"Right, the baozi..."

The upgrade of his Cooking Skill filled Qin Fang with immense joy, but once he calmed down, he began pondering the other uses of this skill.

And the first thing Qin Fang considered was the soup buns he consumed to replenish his Life Points.

Without a doubt, the baozi played a vastly significant role, almost granting Qin Fang an undying life, as long as he had enough of them in hand, any injury was but a trifle to him.

However, problems gradually arose.

As Qin Fang leveled up, his Life Points cap also kept increasing; it was currently at 22 points, and upon reaching Level 4, it would be 27 points, but his baozi's attribute had always been "Life Points +1".

In this way, if Qin Fang suffered severe injuries with blood loss happening too rapidly, the +1 Life Point restoration was simply too slow, and he might perish from not replenishing his health in time.

This was not alarmism—as Qin Fang had experienced during his battle with the Golden Crested Snake, the frightening rate of blood loss had almost prevented him from holding on. If he had had a +5 Life Point restorative at that time, Qin Fang figured he might even have been able to solo the Golden Crested Snake instead of risking his life to kill it.

He had learned the recipe for this baozi from Uncle Fang, which was incomplete at first. Only after Intermediate Cooking's Restoration and modification did it acquire the +1 Life Point trait, and apart from those Qin Fang made himself, not even Uncle Fang's own baozi had such an effect.

Now that his Cooking Skill had reached Advanced, Qin Fang thought that the secret soup baozi recipe had been fairly well restored, so he decided to try making a batch of baozi.

One reason was to test the effects of Advanced Cooking, and the other was to prepare for the upcoming challenges.

This successor of Chen Qingsong was not an easy target, extremely ruthless and savage in his attacks. Although Qin Fang was a Sharpshooter, facing such a powerful and malicious opponent required ample preparation.

And the baozi were undoubtedly Qin Fang's greatest reliance.

Qin Fang had specially prepared a considerable amount of baozi for this martial arts tournament, but he hadn't anticipated that after just two or three days before even reaching the tournament venue, he had already used up half of his stock.

Now, having to face such an enemy, Qin Fang feared the process would be extremely tough, so he needed to be even more adequately equipped, and replenishing his baozi was a must.

He was also curious to know if advancing to Advanced Cooking would bring him any unexpected surprises.

For some reason, Qin Fang felt such a premonition! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com), Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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