"Where is this place?"
Amidst the struggle, Hoshino Sora only felt his spirit being pulled away, and he gradually lost consciousness. When he opened his eyes again, his surroundings had become a dilapidated kitchen.
He was dressed in coarse linen clothes, holding an old kitchen knife, and behind him were baskets and baskets of ingredients. From time to time, noisy sounds came from the doorway. When he poked his head out, he saw young maids and ladies from a wealthy family playing and frolicking.
[Obtained cooking utensil]: Old Kitchen Knife
[Cooking utensil rank]: Black Iron
Just as Hoshino Sora withdrew his gaze, perplexed, the system's notification sound rang in his mind. The kitchen knife in his hand was actually a cooking utensil?! Although it was only Black Iron rank.
[Triggered Quest]: Illusion Trial · Disassembly Knife
[Quest Description]: Through the dragon-patterned jade pendant left by your father, you successfully found the legendary cooking utensil closest to you, the Disassembly Knife, the knife that can cut through all things in the world.
[Quest Requirement]: Pass the illusion trial and gain the recognition of the Disassembly Knife.
[Quest Reward]: Disassembly Knife
[Disassembly Knife]: Legendary Cooking Utensil
[Function]: Can change size at will, can easily cut all things in the world, can greatly increase a chef's knife skills, can complete various high-difficulty cuts.
[Attached Skills]: Disassemble All Things, Cut at Will
[Disassemble All Things]: Like Butcher Ding dismembering an ox, using this skill allows you to ignore experience and dismember any creature purely by intuition, deboning and scraping meat, taking the most suitable part you desire.
[Cut at Will]: Can cut ingredients into any shape you desire.
A series of system prompts left Hoshino Sora a bit stunned, but he quickly reacted, a look of wild joy on his face.
He was no stranger to legendary cooking utensils. He knew such things existed from watching "Chinese Master Chef" before. Each legendary cooking utensil possessed extremely powerful functions and was a treasure coveted by chefs.
However, why did the legendary cooking utensils here seem a bit different from those in "Chinese Master Chef"? Didn't they say it was a grand world view of integrated anime? Could it be that "Chinese Master Chef" wasn't integrated?
That shouldn't be right, the Dark Cuisine World has already appeared…
Forget it, too lazy to think. Things will sort themselves out.
Looking at the attributes of the Disassembly Knife, it was undoubtedly a very powerful cooking utensil. But where was this? The system just now seemed to mention an illusion trial. Could this be that illusion?!
The thoughts in his mind became clearer and clearer. Hoshino Sora let out a long breath, and his consciousness returned to reality. Before him was a wide, thick cutting board, with several ingredients on it.
"Kid, what are you spacing out for?! Hurry up and cut the vegetables!"
While he was in a daze, a stern shout came from behind. Hoshino Sora turned his head and saw a burly man with a full beard and a very large build. The man, seeing him in a daze for so long, couldn't help but come over to check on him.
"Yes! What dish do you need me to make?"
Understanding the situation, Hoshino Sora nodded, then asked the burly man a question with a serious expression. Vegetables couldn't be cut randomly; the cutting method for each dish was different, so he had to ask clearly.
"Today we're making fish-fragrant shredded pork, Kung Pao chicken, Mapo Tofu, stir-fried water spinach…"
Upon hearing Hoshino Sora's question, the burly man immediately rattled off a long list of dish names, not caring if the other party could remember them. After speaking, he left with a remark: "Be quick about it."
Hoshino Sora silently noted all the requirements, picked up the kitchen knife, and immediately started working on the ingredients in front of him. His knife skills were practiced and his movements natural. In a few minutes, he had prepared the ingredients for one dish.
But this was not enough.
There were five chefs in the kitchen, but he was the only one cutting vegetables. This was undoubtedly unusual, but for a so-called illusion trial, all of this seemed perfectly normal.
Without complaining about the unfairness of the situation, Hoshino Sora focused intently on the cutting board, his hand movements flying. Although he was in an illusion, his wealth of experience remained.
His knife skills were sharp, and his speed became faster and faster, to the point where his hand even created afterimages. In less than an hour, he had completed all the dishes the master chef had called out earlier.
And when the last cut was made, Hoshino Sora felt a flash of white light before his eyes, and then he arrived in a new kitchen. This time, his job was to slaughter animals for meat.
Looking at the chickens, ducks, fish, rabbits, and some wild game that were brought in from the back, Hoshino Sora felt a bit overwhelmed, because there were many animals here that he had never dissected before.
He was inevitably lacking in experience.
However, at this point, he could only brace himself and go for it. Holding the butcher knife, he had experience in handling common ingredients like chickens, ducks, and fish, and quickly removed their meat and placed it on a plate.
After simply handling those, the rest became more difficult. Looking at the ostrich, crocodile, and brown bear in front of him…
Hoshino Sora deeply realized how lacking his experience was, but was it really not illegal to eat these things in modern times? Especially this brown bear, could an ordinary restaurant even get such goods?!
His mind was full of complaints, but his hands didn't stop. Hoshino Sora quickly dissected the brown bear. Although it was his first time, by relying on his experience dissecting animals, he was still able to separate the meat from different parts.
However, to think that such a large bear was left for him to dissect alone, with no one to even lend a hand, was speechless. This dissection alone took him two hours.
However, as he placed the painstakingly separated bear meat into one basket after another, just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the scene before his eyes suddenly became blurry, as if it were rewinding.
When he came to his senses, he was back to before he dissected the brown bear!
Looking at the massive brown bear in front of him, Hoshino Sora immediately understood, and a helpless expression appeared on his face. Then he started working again, and this time he only took an hour and a half.
But it still didn't work, and he was teleported back to the starting point. This continued again and again, through countless cycles, until Hoshino Sora finally processed the bear meat perfectly.
Looking at the baskets of bear meat before him, Hoshino Sora's face showed a satisfied smile. Next was the giraffe, and then the crocodile…
After that, Hoshino Sora had to disassemble every animal. No one came to teach him; he could only rely on his own experience to figure things out. This method was very slow, so he went through many cycles.
Fortunately, he had the infinite stamina buff, tireless in this illusion space, coupled with his astonishing perseverance, he actually managed to endure it, successfully learning the dissection methods for most animals in the world.
When the last cut, formed by muscle memory, fell, Hoshino Sora's vision blurred again. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a bustling kitchen.
"Stir-fried pork with green peppers, one minute."
"Guo Ba Rou Pian (Sizzling Rice Crust with Pork Slices), one and a half minutes."
The shouts of the master chefs were all around. Hearing the sounds, Hoshino Sora's mind hadn't even had time to react, but his body instinctively moved, looking at the ingredients on the cutting board and starting to chop.
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