Beast Taming: I Can Bestow Entries-Chapter 84 Nine Miles Fragrant Osmanthus Cake

"Alright! This master chef will teach you a thing or two."

Yu Tao grinned and said.

"The difficulty of making rare-grade pastries isn’t very high, but they generally have high requirements for ingredients. For instance, Clear Wind Mooncake, Lotus Crisp, Nine Miles Fragrant Osmanthus Cake, White Jade Sticky Rice Dumplings, Sweet Wine Fermented Dumplings..."

Yu Tao rattled off the names of more than a dozen pastries.

It whetted the appetites of both the Blazing Flame Fox and Chen Mo.

"Ingredients are not a problem!"

Although buying the Light Fire made Chen Mo go from a millionaire to a "debtor," he still had an eight-figure balance in his account, more than enough to buy some rare-grade spirit materials.

As for the money owed to Sister Meng, he would put it off for now!

"Here’s the plan! I’ll write down the ingredients needed for these pastries, and you can choose a few to make. Once you’ve prepared all the ingredients, you can come to find me."

Yu Tao took out pen and paper and wrote down the ingredients required for several pastries.

The recipes for rare-grade pastries themselves aren’t valuable; what’s valuable is the skill to make them.

"Mm-hmm, thank you, Master Yu!"

"Chirp!"

After returning to his room, Chen Mo first picked a few pastries with simpler recipes, then started a new round of shopping according to the recipes.

Many rare-grade pastries require rare-grade spirit materials, which aren’t cheap.

For example, the two main ingredients for Nine Miles Fragrant Osmanthus Cake—White Jade Sticky Rice Flour and Nine Miles Osmanthus—cost Chen Mo nearly a hundred thousand yuan.

But one has to admit, the logistics speed in this world is genuinely fast.

He placed the order in the morning, and by 2 p.m., most of the ingredients had already arrived.

"Let’s go!"

Chen Mo couldn’t wait to find Yu Tao to practice making pastries.

It could also serve as afternoon tea.

"Chirp!"

The Blazing Flame Fox was already impatient.

Of course, it was eager to enjoy the food.

"Captain Liu, do we have any tasks today?"

Before going to find Yu Tao, Chen Mo first sent a message to check.

"No, if there’s a task, we would notify you in advance."

Liu Guo’an quickly responded.

After confirming there were no tasks, Chen Mo hurried to the cafeteria.

At this moment, the cafeteria was sparsely populated, and Yu Tao was watching TV with his two Food Spirits, "Jiji" and "Yaya."

"Master Yu, do you have some time now?"

"Ready to cook? Wait until I finish this episode, then go change into a chef’s uniform. Cooking should have a bit of ceremony."

Yu Tao said with a smile.

Chen Mo glanced at the TV screen and found that it was showing a food-themed anime from decades ago.

At this moment, the protagonist in the anime, Little Gourmet Prince, was making a dish called "Eight Treasure Wild Duck." Surprisingly, the Roasted Duck Spirit "Yaya" watched it with great interest.

After changing clothes, Chef Yu’s class officially commenced.

Today, Chen Mo chose to make Nine Miles Fragrant Osmanthus Cake, a process that almost required no skill.

"First, mix the rice flour with White Jade Sticky Rice Flour evenly, about a 3:1 ratio. You can initially use an electronic scale to assist."

Yu Tao instructed as he started making it.

Chen Mo followed suit.

"Next, add a suitable amount of milk and sugar, knead it into a powdery form by hand, then sieve it into the mold."

"Finally, sprinkle osmanthus flowers after demolding, and it’s done."

At this point, Yu Tao gave an instruction to "Jiji" beside him—

"Freshness full."

"Phew~"

The Honey-glaze Chicken Spirit blew a breath towards the Nine Miles Osmanthus.

The osmanthus flowers, which had become slightly shriveled due to transportation and time, instantly turned fresh and dewy, as if just picked. Simultaneously, the fragrance of Nine Miles Osmanthus filled the entire kitchen.

"Amazing."

This wasn’t the first time Chen Mo had felt the charm of Spirit Chef and gourmet-based Spiritual Beasts.

"To make rare-grade cuisine, you can’t do without the help of gourmet-based Spiritual Beasts. The most crucial step in making Nine Miles Fragrant Osmanthus Cake is locking the fragrance of Nine Miles Osmanthus into the cake. Jiji, use Aroma Surround!"

"Tweet!"

The Honey-glaze Chicken Spirit waved its tiny wings, and invisible currents surrounded each piece of osmanthus cake.

The Aroma Surround could wrap the fragrance of Nine Miles Osmanthus around the osmanthus cake. After a period of steaming, it would fully integrate the fragrance into the cake.

"Next, put it in the steamer."

Yu Tao placed the osmanthus cakes they made into the steamer.

Twenty minutes later, the aroma of Nine Miles Osmanthus filled the entire cafeteria.

Yu Tao opened the steamer, and the white steam carried the scent of osmanthus towards them.

"Everyone, have a taste!"

Compared to what Master Yu made, Chen Mo’s osmanthus cake had a slightly weaker fragrance, but the appearance was still decent.

"I wonder if it qualifies as rare-grade."

Chen Mo was a bit nervous, as this could be considered his "debut" in making pastries, in a sense.

Although success was mostly thanks to Yu Tao’s Food Spirits.

He took one piece of osmanthus cake from the steamer and handed it to Xiao Jiu.

"Woo—" (I want some too!)

Xinghai made a low humming sound.

"Don’t rush, there’s plenty for you."

Chen Mo took out another two pieces of osmanthus cake and placed them in front of the Honey-glaze Chicken Spirit:

"Jiji, please use Full Portion on these two pieces of osmanthus cake."

Even when transformed, the Isolated Island Spirit could reduce its body length to 3 meters, ordinary portions of osmanthus cake still couldn’t satisfy it.

"Tweet!"

With the release of Full Portion, the osmanthus cake instantly expanded nearly ten times.

"Chirp!"

The little fox took a bite, unintentionally closing its eyes.

The sweet, glutinous soft cake was elastic, while the fragrance of Nine Miles Osmanthus filled its mouth. If one savored carefully, they could even taste honey.

This was because the Honey-glaze Chicken Spirit had infused a hint of its own flavor with Aroma Surround, adding depth to the osmanthus cake’s fragrance.

"Chirp!" (Delicious!)

While enjoying the osmanthus cake, the little fox couldn’t help but recall its recent time with Chen Mo.

Steadily choosing it, completing various odd challenges together, cooking delicious food, exploring secret realms...

Every rare-grade dish has special effects. The effect of this Nine Miles Fragrant Osmanthus Cake is to induce happiness, reminding people (or beasts) of happy memories.

Seeing the challenge entry progress bar turn to (1/7), Chen Mo smiled.

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"Woo—"

The Isolated Island Spirit also made a sound of approval, and in an instant, it had devoured a Full Portion osmanthus cake.

"Xinghai, slow down."

"Woo—" (Got it!)

With that, the Isolated Island Spirit gobbled up another large osmanthus cake in two or three bites.

Chen Mo: "..."

The Honey-glaze Chicken Spirit "Jiji" and "Yaya" also "ate" several pieces of osmanthus cake in succession.

Although the osmanthus cake’s effect on their growth level was minimal, who could resist delicious food?