Rags to Riches: The Rise of a Dual-Talent Prodigy-Chapter 562 - 554: Practice Is the True Path to Mastering Culinary Arts
"Oh, I see..." Qian Qi rubbed his chin, "Alright, this time I won’t let you leave first. Let’s have a thrilling training experience!"
"Really? Senior, you’re amazing! I love you, senior!"
"Hurray for the senior! Yay! Let’s go, let’s go, hurry back and pack up, bring more Blood Stopping Magic Potion!"
The students from the Magic Plant Department excitedly left the classroom.
"Qian Qi." Inside the classroom, Liang Yuting called out to the departing Qian Qi, adjusted her glasses, and said, "Do you have time? I’d like to report the Magic Plant Department’s harvest over the past few months."
Liang Yuting gently examined the girl in front of her.
It’s been a while since they’ve met, she surprisingly felt a bit dazed.
She still remembered the girl’s erratic and violent personality back then, not liked in the dormitory at all. And now, she stood at an unreachable position for everyone, not only leading the Magic Plant Department out of poverty but also opening the Beast Taming Space for all Beast Masters on the continent, becoming a hero who could resist S-Class Magical Beasts and save tens of millions, even billions of lives.
It’s only been two years after all.
"From now on, you handle it all. You don’t need to report to me." Qian Qi smiled at Liang Yuting, "I disappear every couple of days, I’m practically negligent to the Magic Plant Department. Fortunately, the department has you."
"What are you saying?" Liang Yuting chuckled, "You’re just busy with more important matters."
"By the way." Qian Qi felt her pocket, pulled out a USB, and handed it to Liang Yuting, "This contains detailed information on the majority of magic plants on the market. Take it."
"Me?" Liang Yuting said in surprise, "Such precious data should be given to the Magic Plant Research Institute. Why give it to me?"
"Uh..." Qian Qi touched her nose, covered her mouth and leaned towards her ear to whisper, "Don’t tell Dean Li. I just think that Dean Li is getting a bit old, likely won’t live as long as you, so might as well give it directly to you."
Liang Yuting couldn’t help but burst into laughter, "Qiqi!"
"Besides, our Magic Plant Department ought to keep some foundation! Just in case we run out of money one day, we can sell some magic plant data to make a comeback!"
Qian Qi muttered, "You keep the data safe. Unless it’s life-threatening, don’t let others know."
She understood the reasoning behind ’having a treasure invites trouble’. Liang Yuting nodded, "What about Zhang Feng?"
"If you think he’s trustworthy, then tell him. Otherwise, carrying it all by yourself is quite tough." Qian Qi said nonchalantly.
"Alright." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
"Then the Magic Plant Department is in your hands." Qian Qi waved, "I’m leaving now, got other things to do."
Watching Qian Qi leave, Liang Yuting lowered her head and looked at the USB in her palm, a complex expression flickering in her eyes.
Most of the magic plant materials out there?
Suddenly handing over something so important and the burden of the Magic Plant Department to her, it definitely doesn’t seem like a spur-of-the-moment decision for the department’s sake. It’s more like...
A final entrustment.
Is something major about to happen?
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The training instance was carefully selected by Qian Qi and the system.
With beautiful scenery, fertile soil, no extreme weather, and the magical beasts having a relatively mild attitude towards humans, it’s truly a fragment of the Beast Taming World. It’s a perfect choice to protect students and provide visiting training.
This time, she brought along the White Extreme Rat, Ink Crow Army, and the Demon Wolf Army, allowing these students to witness the prowess of magical beast combined skills.
Commanding the White Extreme Rats to dig out the underground dungeon, she had the Demon Wolf Army enter it first to pave the way, then instructed the flying Ink Crows to carry the students into it.
With the battle-experienced Demon Wolf Army present, there was no need for protection by the Family Army. The students proceeded grandly into the depths of the instance, choosing a nice Linxishi Mountain top to set up their camp.
The Demon Wolf Army was divided into four teams, led by Silver, the Demon Wolf General, Qian Da, and Qian Xiaoqi, guarding the outer circle of the camp in the four directions of east, south, west, and north.
Further inside were the Beast Taming Department students, with one class forming a small camp, connected head to tail in a circle. Further in were the Command Department students, grouped by class, evenly distributed in a point-like formation against the circular setup, with each Command Department class responsible for about 12 Beast Taming classes.
At the innermost layer were the Magic Plant Department students. Compared to other classes, who were lightly equipped, the Magic Plant Department carried the entire academy’s assets.
All sorts of agricultural tools like hoes and sickles, fertilizers, chemicals, microscopes, research equipment, instruments, convenient planting magic plant seeds, whatever you name it, they didn’t miss a thing.
Once the tents were set up, they brought along various collection tools and led the Ink Crows, whom they had fed and bonded with, to collect new magic plants nearby.
Sheng Qing and Xu Jinghong also came along; Sheng Qing invited Qian Qi for sniper training, while Xu Jinghong stayed at the camp to cook for everyone.
While preparing to stir-fry the dishes, Xu Jinghong saw Su Ang approach with his hands behind his back and slightly cough before saying to him, "Can I learn to cook from you?"
Xu Jinghong looked at him in surprise, his gaze sweeping over the silver-haired young man, who seemed unlikely to deal with mundane chores, and after a two-second silence, he asked, "Why do you want to learn this stuff?"
Su Ang said a bit bashfully, "To cook for Qian Qi."
"Oh~!" Xu Jinghong instantly understood, smiling teasingly, "Since that’s the case, I won’t charge you tuition!"
He patted the spot next to him, "Come, I’ll teach you!"
"Thanks, I’ll pay for the tuition." Su Ang breathed a sigh of relief before taking out a black-bottomed frying pan he had on his back.
Such a handsome and elegant idol-level hero pulling out a black iron pan was comical enough to make someone laugh, Xu Jinghong held back his laughter, his mouth twitching uncontrollably, "Ahaha, you even brought your own tools."
"Yes." The silver-haired young man said seriously, "Practice is the truth of mastering cooking."
Tsk, tsk, this is love-struck, isn’t it?
Xu Jinghong was truly impressed. He divided the washed vegetables and gave half to Su Ang, then said, "Just follow my steps one by one."
As long as he follows the same steps, the taste shouldn’t be off.
Elsewhere, Qian Qi followed Sheng Qing up a tall tree, where Sheng Qing conjured the Black Sniper and handed it to Qian Qi.
"First, keep your hands steady." Sheng Qing raised Qian Qi’s elbow and then turned to observe the hand holding up the gun, "Sniper rifles have long range, any slight deviation could mean missing the target."
She watched for a while, and upon seeing Qian Qi’s steady arm and wrist, she nodded satisfyingly, "Second, withstand interference from certain special environments."
Sheng Qing pulled a strand of hair from her long locks, then, with a stern and cold expression, moved the strand to tickle Qian Qi’s nose.
Qian Qi instinctively sneezed, "Achoo!"
"Not qualified." Coach Sheng unmercifully declared the judgment.
