The Four Heavenly Kings of Cuisine.
What does that mean?
The disciple of "The World's Strongest", Ichi Ryu, the heir apparent of IGO.
Although the current Four Heavenly Kings of Cuisine are not the absolute supreme beings ruling the world, their fame and prestige are not something ordinary Gourmet Hunters can match.
They are the shining stars of the Gourmet Era, nurtured by IGO as a puppet master.
In terms of status, even the Headmaster of Totsuki Culinary Academy, Erina Nakiri, must show the utmost respect and deference to the Four Heavenly Kings of Cuisine.
Such a being, actually reaching out to Hong Yi for friendship.
What it implies is self-evident.
"Damn, Hong Yi is too strong, Coco, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cuisine, actively befriended him at their first meeting."
"Duh, didn't you hear Coco-sensei say, Ninth Seat has 100% Gourmet Cells."
"If he keeps growing at this rate, he'll definitely become a major figure like the IGO Director."
"Hold on, hold on, maybe he'll even rival the legendary 'Three'."
"Ah, that's a bit of an exaggeration, isn't it?"
"Well, regardless, Hong-senpai is not someone we small fry can even dream of reaching."
...
Coco chatted with Hong Yi for a while, finished fortune-telling for the remaining students, and flew away on the Imperial Crow.
Before the students and teachers surrounded him, Hong Yi also slipped away early, returning to the wooden house to move with Mito Ikume.
Based on the address provided by Aoi Hisako, they found the new dormitory assigned by Senzaemon Nakiri. Mito Ikume was astonished.
This is not a detached villa?
It's clearly a manor with fountains, gardens, and a swimming pool!
Even the ten Polar Star Dormitories are not as luxurious as this manor.
"By the way, why are you two here?"
Hong Yi looked away from the luxurious manor in front of him, turning his head towards Aoi Hisako, who was dragging her suitcase, and Erina Nakiri, who was rarely seen with twin ponytails.
Erina Nakiri crossed her arms, turned her head and snorted, "I was just kicked out by grandpa, I have nowhere else to go, so I can only stay here for now."
Aoi Hisako translated helplessly, "As your partner, the young lady has to live with you, of course. She even had a big fight with the Headmaster about it."
"Hisako!"
Erina Nakiri blushed and glared at her in shame.
"Alright, I know you're a tsundere with a hidden soft spot, come on in."
"It will be a busy day."
Hong Yi helped Secretary-san carry a suitcase, and took Mito Ikume and Erina Nakiri to their new dormitory.
For lunch, Secretary-san showed off her skills.
She cooked a ten-ingredient tonic soup.
I don't know what it means, but it feels like there's a hidden message.
"Is Secretary-san worried about me being weak?"
Hong Yi sipped the ten-ingredient tonic soup while guessing Aoi Hisako's intentions.
"This little girl, who does she think she's underestimating?"
Hong Yi expressed his disdain, and finished the delicious ten-ingredient tonic soup in one gulp.
After lunch.
He looked at his schedule.
After confirming there were no classes he wanted to take, he left Totsuki Culinary Academy and went to the Gourmet Bank.
Gourmet Bank.
The largest bank in the human world, accepted in every country in the world.
A Gourmet tycoon like Karunel Mokui has tens of trillions of dollars stored in the Gourmet Bank.
Hong Yi, with a black card, directly used the VIP lane and, accompanied by a young, beautiful business manager, quickly completed the identification, changed his password, and left.
Gourmet Hunter Shop.
It is said to have the most comprehensive and highest quality equipment.
From fishing rods to Gourmet Hunter's pressure point tools and tranquilizer guns, it has everything.
Considering that he has a pressure point and tranquilizer class tomorrow, Hong Yi came to buy the equipment for pressure point and tranquilizer techniques.
"Don't miss out, folks, passing by or stopping by."
"The strongest 'Dragon-Slaying Sword' in history, the same model used by Ichi Ryu-会长, forged by the first generation Melk, can easily cut through the hard shells of any ingredient."
"And there's the legendary Tranquilizer Master Jiro's boxing glove, it is said that one punch can send a person flying into space, as long as you have it, you can capture any level of ingredients, no matter how high!"
The shop assistant stood at the door, enthusiastically promoting.
Hong Yi's expression moved, and he said to him, "Show me the Dragon-Slaying Sword and Jiro's boxing glove."
"Right away, finally, a distinguished guest who knows their stuff."
The shop assistant was ecstatic, and immediately agreed to go and get the goods.
After a while.
He brought a chef's knife and boxing gloves.
Hong Yi looked at him blankly.
"Guess why I'm not smiling?"
The shop assistant scratched his head awkwardly.
At this time, a corpulent, pot-bellied boss rushed over, slapped the shop assistant on the head with a super-powerful chestnut, scolded angrily, "I told you to read less fiction and less wild history, but you wouldn't listen."
"Ichi Ryu-会长 doesn't have any Dragon-Slaying Sword, and Jiro-sama uses tranquilizer guns, what kind of boxing gloves would he use!"
"I told you to attract customers properly, you're giving me all this trouble, get lost!"
Saying that.
The fat boss also kicked the shop assistant on his butt.
Then he rubbed his hands together, smiling and said, "What would you like, handsome?"
In fact.
Ichi Ryu-会长 does have a forty-meter long, cool-looking big sword.
Forged by the first generation Melk, it is used to cut through the air of the "Dull Rain Hill", to cook the Blue Star complete menu salad, "AIR", the "artifact".
Its sharpness.
As long as you gently release your grip, the big sword will fall to the ground, and the blade will cut through the rock like cutting tofu, effortlessly, smoother than Dove, sinking into the earth.
If it wasn't for the guard on the blade, stuck in the ground, Hong Yi even suspected that this sword would directly cut through the mantle, all the way into the Earth's core, and even penetrate the entire Blue Star.
As for Jiro's boxing glove, it's called "Wolf King's Tooth", and it is made of the teeth of Gineus, the Wolf King, one of the Eight Kings.
It is also a true "artifact"!
"What kind of pressure point tools and tranquilizer guns do you have here? Introduce them to me." Hong Yi said.
"Pressure point tools, tranquilizer guns?"
"You've come to the right place! "
"I have all kinds of tranquilizer guns here, what kind do you want, handsome?"
The fat boss laughed and showed off an entire wall of pressure point tools and tranquilizer guns.
All sorts of pressure point tools and tranquilizer guns, dazzling, indeed made Hong Yi's eyes go wide.
The fat boss patiently explained, "Pressure point tools and tranquilizer guns are mainly divided into three categories."
"The first type is the electric shock tranquilizer gun, as the name suggests, it acts like an electric baton, generating a strong electric current, causing the prey's muscles to become paralyzed, unable to move."
Hong Yi: "..."
What a pure physical "tranquilizer".
It's just that you don't need any skills at all.
"The second type is the pointed needle pressure point tool, made of a special metal needle head, insert the needle head into the prey's body, stimulate the motor nerve tissue in the cerebellum, and make the prey temporarily paralyzed."
"This kind of tranquilizer, hehe, is a technique that only experienced Gourmet Hunters can use."
"The pointed needle pressure point tool also gives rise to a kind of flying needle pressure point tool, which can shoot out extremely sharp fine needles like a machine gun, used to temporarily tranquilize prey that moves in groups, making it even more difficult."
"I guess only masters in the field of tranquilizer techniques can use this."