Chapter 45

The chefs in the main kitchen can have their own rooms, usually two-bedroom or three-bedroom suites, with benefits far surpassing those of other ghost servants.

It is said that the ten head chefs in the main kitchen enjoy even better treatment, making many ghost servants envious, jealous, and resentful. They have their own small courtyards, ten ghost qi pills a month, 100,000 nether coins, and can even command ghost servants to serve them.

However, these are not the main benefits. As chefs, the real profit comes from the ingredients!

The meals for the princess, important ministers, and talented offspring are not ordinary. Each dish contains pure yin qi and essence, extremely precious, used for conditioning their bodies and cultivation, far more valuable than ghost qi pills.

Skilled chefs can "cut corners" or "sample the dishes," which is why the ten head chefs are all rich and have reached the ghost official realm in cultivation!

Su Xing understood these points, which is why he sought to enter the kitchen of the City God's Mansion, with the ultimate goal of quickly enhancing his cultivation.

Among the ghost servants of the City God's Mansion, besides the chefs who benefit greatly, there is another type of ghost servant who is no less privileged, and even more so. These are the personal attendants of the princess, ministers, or talented offspring. They usually receive rewards from their masters and are also very wealthy.

However, Su Xing did not like serving others and did not choose to become a personal attendant.

"Are you new here?" A ghost head poked out from the office in the chef's apartment, shouting at Su Xing and Yang Qing Shui at the door.

"Yes." Su Xing pulled Yang Qing Shui over and said.

"Su Xing and Yang Qing Shui, right? Wait a moment..." The guard ghost lowered his head and dove into the desk, seemingly searching for something.

Su Xing and Yang Qing Shui waited patiently. Su Xing looked around, surprised by the "modernization" of the City God's Mansion.

The netherworld and the human world are very different, with ancient and modern elements coexisting, which is very rare and peculiar.

"Found it!" The guard ghost raised his head, taking out two sets of clothes, two identity tokens, and two sets of keys from under the desk.

"These are your work uniforms, identity tokens, and room keys. The room numbers are written on the keys, so you can check them yourselves." The guard ghost handed the uniforms and other items to Su Xing and Yang Qing Shui, his face showing a hint of impatience.

"If you have any questions, look at the bulletin board next to you. It has everything you want to know. Go on, go on, a ghost will come to find you tomorrow to accompany you to work." The guard ghost waved his hand, yawning widely, his oval ghost eyes glistening with tears.

"Let's go." Su Xing pursed his lips and pulled Yang Qing Shui away.

Strangely, Yang Qing Shui let Su Xing hold her hand without any reaction.

"The silent girl's hand is so cold." Su Xing's large hand moved slightly, feeling a chill in his palm, and he couldn't help but wonder.

The two ghosts walked silently, holding the uniforms and other items.

"My room is 613. If you need anything, you can find me." Su Xing suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.

"Okay, see you." Yang Qing Shui said indifferently and turned to leave.

"Ha." Su Xing looked at Yang Qing Shui's back, speechless for a moment.

"Women, so hard to understand. I didn't mean anything by it..." Su Xing shook his head and went to find his room.

Room 613 was a two-bedroom suite, very comfortable for living alone, not feeling small at all.

Su Xing turned the key, entered, and immediately froze, standing at the door.

The room was simply furnished, with complete modern furniture, including a coffee table, a sofa, and even some appliances, though whether they worked was another matter.

This scene made Su Xing freeze, giving him a sense of being at home.

"A feeling of home..."

Su Xing's eyes moistened, slightly glistening with tears. The feeling given by the courtyard in the outskirts of Fengdu City was different; it gave him a sense of home from his life before.

An indescribable feeling, very subtle and wonderful, hard to put into words.

Su Xing was reclusive in his life, with few friends, living alone in a bustling city, in a two-bedroom apartment, with simple furniture.

Every time he returned home, he opened the door to an empty, cold, and quiet room, with only himself, in silence.

He even pulled the curtains, gazing at the dim lights outside, his pupils reflecting the colorful lights, a sense of loneliness, transcendence, and aloofness growing in his heart.

"Who knew that at the end of prosperity lies loneliness." Su Xing entered his new home, pulled the curtains, and saw the scenery of the cooking institute, including the main kitchen, the lavender corridor, the rock garden, and even many scattered vegetable plots.

"It's not the same as before, now things and people are different." Su Xing sighed softly, pulled the curtains, and lay down on the sofa, powerless.

Soon, a steady and distant breathing sound could be heard, and Su Xing had fallen asleep without realizing it. He was tired today, having consumed a lot of ghost qi in the knife skills competition with Zhang Yu.

The netherworld has no sun or moon, and time is measured by a clock.

"Bang~~~~~~~~"

A long, deep sound, like the bell of an ancient temple in a deep forest, echoed throughout the cooking institute. Miraculously, the sound disappeared at the edge of the institute, not affecting other courtyards.

This was the magic of the cooking institute's bell, as chefs needed precise timing and frequent summoning.

To avoid disturbing the rest of other courtyards, the chief of the ten head chefs provided a high-level ghost artifact to serve as a large bell, reminding the chefs!

Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, his pupils like crystal, like a real black gemstone, with a luster and a contained brilliance.

"It's been a long time since I felt this way!" Su Xing was radiant, his face rosy and lustrous, with all the ghost qi consumed in the competition with Zhang Yu restored, and even transformed, becoming more crystalline and pure. The ghost qi in his heavenly soul was like crystal branches, rustling.

Coming to the two-bedroom suite yesterday, it triggered memories of his life, leading to a breakthrough in his spirit. From the end of prosperity to the loneliness, to the growth of new life before the sick tree!

"Su Xing, Chef Li has summoned you!" A buzzing metallic sound suddenly echoed throughout the room.

Su Xing, sitting on the sofa, stood up with a start, slightly surprised, and immediately looked around. When he saw the metal tube in the corner of the room, he was relieved.

The metal tube connected to the ground, and the sound had come from inside. It was a speaking tube, the end connected to the sound room on the first floor, with one in each room to facilitate the summoning of chefs.

"Su Xing, Chef Li has summoned you. If you hear this, please come to the first-floor hall quickly!" The voice repeated twice, urging Su Xing.

"Li Dazui!" The image of Li Dazui's cruel smile when he turned to leave yesterday flashed in Su Xing's mind, and he couldn't help but smile, "Li Dazui, I look forward to your schemes today."

Su Xing tidied up casually, put on his uniform, and hung his identity token, then went to the first-floor hall, where he found a chef already waiting, but not Li Dazui.

"Are you Su Xing?" The chef turned around, his eyes strange, sizing up Su Xing, "You have a good appearance and a bold spirit. Yesterday, you dared to challenge Chef Li and even managed to win against Chef Zhang."

"So?" Su Xing raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Ha ha, not much, not much. Just that I think you're very impressive. The competition yesterday has been wildly spreading in all the courtyards, and you've become famous." The chef laughed and said.

Su Xing's brows furrowed slightly. Although he had expected some impact from yesterday's competition, he hadn't anticipated such a large ripple.

People fear fame, and so do ghosts.

Moreover, several ghost servants were already eyeing Su Xing. Su Xing wasn't afraid of trouble, but he disliked it. He had entered the City God's Mansion to quietly make a fortune, enhance his cultivation, and see Shi Fei Xue.

"Where is Li Dazui?" Su Xing asked.

"How could Chef Li personally see you? You're just a small ghost servant." The chef said, "He is preparing a meal in the main kitchen. A very important guest has come to the City God's Mansion today, and half of the ten head chefs are mobilized!"

"The main kitchen is short-handed, so Li Dazui has summoned you to be a junior knife chef." The chef said, looking at Su Xing strangely.

"A junior knife chef?" Su Xing muttered, "Can you show me the way?"

As for what important guest had come to the City God's Mansion and how many head chefs were mobilized, it was none of Su Xing's business.

"Su Xing, this is your first time entering the main kitchen, I hope you are mentally prepared." The chef said mysteriously and walked ahead, leaving Su Xing confused.

Yesterday, Wen Hou Qing had planned to lead Su Xing into the main kitchen to familiarize him with the environment and introduce him to the chefs, but Li Dazui had interfered.

In front of the main kitchen, two stone taotie statues squatted, their mouths wide open, as if ready to devour the world.

Su Xing stood in front, looking up at the sign of the main kitchen.

"I'm back." Su Xing said indifferently and followed the chef inside.

Upon entering the main door, there was a long corridor, with a round-arched red wall, painted with various rare and precious creatures, all extremely valuable ingredients in the netherworld, either very powerful or very rare and hard to capture.

Su Xing glanced at the "Ten Thousand Treasures Map" but didn't look closely.

After passing through the long corridor, there was a sudden burst of intense light.

Su Xing squinted his eyes, and when he adjusted, he slowly opened them, revealing a look of shock.

"How is it?" The chef turned back and asked, satisfied with Su Xing's reaction.

What forced itself into his eyes was a vast area, large enough for two football fields!

The top was a round dome, very high, with something embedded in it that made the room as bright as daylight.

The vast area was basically divided into two main parts: the cooking area and the ingredient processing area. Ghosts were coming and going, and at a glance, there were roughly thousands of them.

"This, it's like watching a live football match." Su Xing came to his senses and vividly described it.

In the cooking area, countless cooking stations were arranged in rows, with all kinds of kitchen utensils, pots, and pans. Two to four chefs stood at each station, and a few stations had only one chef. They were all sweating profusely, working hard.

Su Xing then realized that the strong light he felt upon entering was not from the roof but from the cooking area, where the iron pots were boiling, and the flames were roaring!

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