The next evening, Luo Chuan stood in the kitchen, scooping the last spoonful of food into a bowl, when he suddenly froze in place, his ears buzzing with a series of system prompts.
【Cooking +21】
【Cooking LV3: 2/10000】
【Cooking upgraded to LV3, rewarded with Delicious +6】
【Reward: Complete Collection of Eight Major Cuisine Recipes】
【Reward: Skill: Divine Tongue】
【Divine Tongue: Possesses the world's top-tier taste buds, capable of distinguishing and recording every flavor】
Immediately, a vast flood of knowledge directly poured into Luo Chuan's mind, all pertaining to the eight major cuisines.
If Luo Chuan were to write them down, they would undoubtedly be revered by all chefs.
Because not only did they include common recipes, but more importantly, they contained numerous legendary dishes that had long since been lost.
Besides the recipes, there was additional information on various ingredients, seasonings, including pictures, flavors, geographical origins, and so on.
It could be said that Luo Chuan was now a walking encyclopedia of culinary ingredients.
This was a perfect match for the Divine Tongue ability.
Do you think that's the end of it? Of course not.
As Luo Chuan was still absorbing the knowledge, the system popped up another message.
【Congratulations on obtaining your first LV3 skill, rewarded with a random draw once】
【Draw now?】
Draw it, it's not like I'll be losing anything by keeping it, Luo Chuan thought to himself.
A familiar large spinning wheel appeared again, its pointer spinning wildly before finally landing in a corner.
Light bloomed, filling Luo Chuan's entire vision.
【Congratulations on obtaining one Investment Master Experience Card】
Purple! Luo Chuan, ignoring the slight throbbing in his head, immediately clicked on the description of the Investment Master Experience Card.
【Investment Master Experience Card: Possesses Investment LV4, Operation LV4, time limit of one week. After the experience, there is a chance to obtain Investment LV1 ability】
Damn! Luo Chuan's heart pounded, his mind screaming with excitement. If the situation were different, Luo Chuan would have to roll around on the ground for two and a half weeks to express his excitement.
One experience card with two LV4 abilities, this was an absolute dimensional strike for Luo Chuan, who currently only had one LV3 skill.
Upon learning about the Investment Master abilities, the first thing that came to Luo Chuan's mind was stocks.
In his previous life and this life, Luo Chuan had never touched stocks. Naturally, in this life, it wouldn't even be a question. In his previous life, as a fresh college graduate, he had neither the capital nor the ability to venture into the stock market, and one wrong step would have turned him into a *cuì cài* (a metaphor for a naive investor).
But now things were different. With this experience card, at least for a week, he wouldn't have to worry about becoming a *cuì cài*, he could even accumulate capital at the fastest speed.
Luo Chuan carefully stored the Investment Master Experience Card in the system, he didn't plan to use it right away.
A week is both long and short, for buying and selling stocks, a week isn't very long, so Luo Chuan had to make thorough preparations to maximize his profits, he absolutely couldn't waste it.
"Xiao Chuan, Xiao Chuan."
The repeated calls brought Luo Chuan back to his senses, and upon opening his eyes, he saw Zhu Wei Jiao with a worried expression.
"Are you okay? You were just spacing out, and I couldn't wake you up even after calling you."
Luo Chuan rubbed Zhu Wei Jiao's hair and said,
"I'm fine, Jiao Jiao, I was just thinking about some things."
"Oh," Zhu Wei Jiao nodded, and as she went out, she picked up the dish on the table and took it out.
Luo Chuan didn't rush out of the kitchen, instead, he planned to test out his LV3 cooking skills.
Although he had thousands of recipes in his mind, his limited ingredients meant he could only make a simple cold dish.
Luo Chuan first took a simple taste, and the moment it entered his mouth, the sour and spicy flavors complemented each other, stimulating his mouth to secrete saliva wildly, but the inherent flavor of the ingredients was not masked.
Perfect! Luo Chuan silently gave it a rating. This dish would be able to be served even in a five-star hotel.
Truly worthy of an LV3 skill. Even at the beginning of upgrading, it was enough to rival a chef with decades of experience. If Luo Chuan were to become a chef, a head chef position in a large hotel would be more than enough.
Then Luo Chuan activated Divine Tongue. The moment he activated it, Luo Chuan felt a change in his tongue. He took another bite of the cold dish.
Only this time, the moment it hit his palate, the various flavors exploded in his mouth like bombs, making Luo Chuan frown.
The ratio of vinegar and chili peppers was off, too much salt masked the taste of the vegetables, and most importantly, the dish was not fresh at all. He could even sense the rotten smell emanating from it.
This was a failure from beginning to end.
"Ptui," Luo Chuan spat out the food in his mouth into the trash can and immediately deactivated Divine Tongue. The feeling of disgust he had just had vanished instantly.
The difference in taste under Divine Tongue was so vast, Luo Chuan stared at the cold dish in a daze.
Thankfully, the Divine Tongue skill could be controlled. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to eat another bite of food.
But the advantage was that once Divine Tongue was activated, all the pros and cons of food would be exposed, making every dish he cooked a learning experience, essentially increasing his experience points.
He picked up the cold dish and placed it on the table, then casually took the rice that Zhu Wei Jiao had just served.
"Try this cold dish, how does it taste?"
Zhu Wei Jiao picked up her chopsticks and took a bite, her eyes suddenly lit up,
"This is so delicious!"
Luo Chuan smiled, "If you like it, eat more." He pushed the cold dish towards Jiao Jiao.
After the meal, they cleaned up the mess while bickering with each other. Then it was time for tutoring.
During the tutoring session, Luo Chuan also asked Tu Jun and the others if they had any future goals. When asking this question, Luo Chuan could clearly see their confusion.
They were currently in their second year of high school, and they didn't have much of a sense of the importance of the college entrance exam, the first major decision in their lives.
Jiao Jiao was quite clear. From her eyes, you could tell she wanted to go to the same school as Luo Chuan. As for Tu Jun, after thinking for a long time, he said he liked sports more and if possible, he wanted to go to a sports university.
Luo Shen Xi was silent, Ding Rong Liang still only had eyes for Chen Yuan Yuan.
Luo Chuan didn't say much about it. These were their own choices, and no one could change them.
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