After a series of experiments and discussions between Qi Han and Pururu, they quickly agreed on the names for Pururu's two innate abilities.
The first ability, which allows for teleportation and even teleportation with others, was named "Mist Flash" by Qi Han.
Although this ability consumes a lot of energy when teleporting with Qi Han and can't be used continuously many times in a short period, if used solely by Pururu, the energy consumption is much lower, allowing for consecutive teleportations.
Without a doubt, this is an extremely versatile and powerful skill.
The second innate ability, named "Mist Clone" by Qi Han, allows Pururu to create a clone.
This clone is not just an illusion but possesses about 70% of the original's strength.
However, the clone cannot use innate abilities, which means it can't create an infinite loop of clones.
After some communication with Pururu, Qi Han learned that this ability currently allows for only one clone, but the number of clones might increase in the future.
The joy of having a cat doubled.
Although Pururu had awakened, Qi Han naturally couldn't leave Pururu alone outside while he was in the training space, so he kept Pururu by his side.
Pururu, having just awakened, saw Ru Yi for the first time but was inexplicably close to her and soon sat in her lap, enjoying the little girl's affectionate strokes.
"By the way, there's one more thing," Ru Yi said excitedly as she petted Pururu's soft fur. "You completed a Quest this afternoon. I forgot to tell you then."
"Huh?"
Qi Han was a bit puzzled.
If he remembered correctly, he only had two incomplete Quests left. Side Quest 3 involved taking on an apprentice, which couldn't be completed without his knowledge.
That left only Side Quest 4.
Feeling confused, he opened the Quest page to check.
[Side Quest 4: Defend the Dignity of Small Shop (Completed)]
Quest Reward: Spirit Power Level +2 (Claimable), Random Recipe x1 (Claimable)]
He remembered now.
This was the Quest to ensure Zhao Fenglai faced appropriate punishment.
Honestly, Qi Han hadn't heard from Zhao Fenglai in a long time.
He'd been so busy lately that he hadn't had time to think about dealing with him.
How did this get completed out of the blue?
Qi Han felt a bit unreal.
"Ru Yi, what happened?"
Ru Yi flicked her hand, and a light entered Qi Han's forehead.
Images began to appear in his mind, showing the sequence of events leading to the customers' outrage and subsequent rampage at Fenglai Pavilion after they introduced a dish priced at one hundred Gold Coins.
The more Qi Han watched, the stranger his expression became.
This… they were finished before he even took action?
It felt like... like he was still developing his strategy, but the opposing team surrendered prematurely.
Well, if they're done, they're done.
Naturally, Qi Han felt no sympathy for such people.
Compared to that, the reward for completing Side Quest 4 was what truly excited him.
Spirit Power Level +2!
After claiming it, Qi Han felt a surge of heat within him as his spirit power grew, reaching level 35.
He chuckled softly, restraining his excitement, and then claimed the random recipe.
Although a random recipe was better than nothing, Qi Han remembered his previous unfortunate draw of six 2 Star recipes in a row, so he did some luck raising ritual that he often did in his past life before doing a roll in a gacha game.
After doing the ritual, Qi Han eagerly started the roulette. Ru Yi, holding Pururu, came over, and the three of them—Qi Han, the girl, and the curious cat—watched the spinning wheel intently.
Soon, the result appeared.
Seeing the expanding image, Ru Yi lifted Pururu high into the air, exclaiming, "Yay!"
Qi Han stood frozen in place, his mind slowly forming a single thought.
So... his lucky raising ritual actually works, huh?
Looking at the black segment on the wheel, which had never appeared before, his expression was a mix of excitement and disbelief.
A 4 Star recipe: Peony Fish Fillet!
However, before Qi Han could revel in his success, the black segment dimmed, and four large characters appeared on its surface: "Unable to Learn."
Qi Han: ???
"Ru Yi? What's going on here?"
Qi Han was completely bewildered.
This was the first time he'd encountered such a situation.
After painstakingly drawing a 4 Star dish, you're telling me I can't learn it?
Is this a joke?
"Ahem, well," Ru Yi said with a trace of embarrassment in her eyes, "to be honest, I didn't expect your luck to be so good this time. The probability of a 4 Star recipe appearing in the current random drop is only 0.8%."
"4 Star recipes, due to their special nature, require the spirit power level of a Spirit King to learn. You can't learn it at your current level."
...Huh?
Qi Han turned to Ru Yi, eyes filled with doubt.
Since when did cooking get tied to spirit power levels? Even 3 Star recipes never had such requirements.
Seeing Qi Han's confusion, Ru Yi explained, "Cooking itself doesn't have spirit power requirements, but when a recipe reaches the 4 Star level, it contains the creator's spiritual will. Without sufficient cultivation, you'd lose yourself in the clash of wills. Only those at the Spirit King level can withstand the spiritual impact of a ten-thousand-year spirit ring and have a chance to resolve the spiritual will embedded in the recipe."
I see.
Qi Han sort of understood but sensed that 4 Star recipes must be incredibly powerful.
However, he was currently only at level 35, far from the level required to become a Spirit King, so there was no rush.
He took a last, longing look at the Peony Fish Fillet recipe and then refocused his mind entirely on perfecting the Qing Dynasty Blessed Pork Meat.
After some thought, Qi Han realized that even if he could learn the 4 Star recipe now, he didn't have the time.
He still had six 2 Star recipes and two unopened 3 Star recipes to master, not to mention the Qing Dynasty Blessed Pork Meat.
Completing all these would already take considerable time.
Furthermore, the difficulty of a 4 Star recipe would undoubtedly be higher than that of a 3 Star, requiring even more time to master.
So there was no point in dwelling on it.
The most important task at hand was to finish the Qing Dynasty Blessed Pork Meat.
...
The night passed without event.
After spending the entire night in the training space practicing the Qing Dynasty Blessed Pork Meat, Qi Han took a brief rest.
Early the next morning, he left the training space and headed to the nearest town.
He joined the Feng Clan Convoy returning to Star Luo City, arriving back at Small Shop by noon.
Since obtaining the spirit ring had gone smoothly, Qi Han still had one day left of his two-day leave.
After returning to his restaurant, he enjoyed a hot bath to wash away the dust from his journey, then decided to cook a grand meal to reward himself and prepare some delicious cat food for Pururu.
In the system space, with Ru Yi's help, Pururu, like Qi Han, maintained full energy without eating or drinking.
But having gone without tasty cat food for a while, the little one was eager to feast.
Unsurprisingly, Qi Han discovered that Pururu's appetite... had doubled again.
Where one serving box used to last two meals, it now only sufficed for one.
Seeing Pururu still looking somewhat unsatisfied after eating, Qi Han couldn't help but laugh.
He affectionately patted its head, "Looks like I'll need to prepare more cat food for you in the future."
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