Chapter 215 – Alchemy Cuisine

Only after repeatedly confirming that Bloodclaw had indeed gone far away did Punk slowly relax. Although the mana consumed in the continuous intense battles had been restored, the exhaustion from such high-intensity combat was unavoidable.

This mission had finally concluded. Instead of rushing back to Sunset City in a hurry, Punk leisurely made his way through the jungle, feeling the warm rays of the sun sprinkle over his body.

Punk was currently in an unnamed jungle east of Greenvine City. By traversing straight through this area, he could reach the main road of the Dillon Kingdom. This well-connected road, which even bordered the Kamos Kingdom, occasionally saw merchants passing through. Punk planned to “borrow” a carriage for transportation, just like last time.

As he journeyed through the jungle, Punk naturally didn’t forget to analyze the parchment he had obtained.

Plucking a naturally grown, unripe fruit from a tree and placing it in his mouth, Punk savored the faintly sour flavor while taking out the old, creased parchment.

The parchment itself was quite ordinary, as it was merely a medium for information and lacked the capacity for any Master-Level techniques.

However, Punk had reason to believe this parchment held the value of a Master-Level item. According to the Divination Spell, the information recorded on it was genuinely useful only to Master-Level Casters, suggesting it likely contained some alchemical formula or arcane knowledge.

The information on the parchment was written in a rather hasty “Beijiasi language.” The Beijiasi race typically lived secluded in deep mountains and remote forests, detached from worldly affairs, yet their history often yielded valuable alchemical formulas. Coincidentally, Punk was familiar with this language.

The System’s analysis was as swift as ever. By the time Punk swallowed the delicious fruit, all the analysis results had already appeared in his mind.

Information Type: Alchemical Formula

Formula Type: Alchemical Cuisine

Formula Name: Braised Fragrant Myconid

Ingredients: Four intact “fungal cores” from any non-toxic Myconids, Mistbloom Flower, Seven-Part Grass, Spinal Cord of a Dijiao Beast, Goran Lettuce, Momopeqi Solution.

Alchemical Potion Effects: Long-term consumption significantly enhances poison resistance, slightly improves soul perception, and has an extremely small chance of increasing the likelihood of advancing to the Legendary level by 0.5% to 3%!

Note: Formal-Level beings must consume it regularly for over 200 years to take effect.

Master-Level beings must consume it regularly for over 1,000 years to take effect.

Legendary beings must consume it regularly for over 5,000 years to take effect.

Ineffective for Morningstar-Level beings.

“Truly an outrageous formula!”

Punk carefully stored the parchment back in his Space Ring. He was quite interested in this potion, even to the point of great anticipation, especially due to its remarkably potent effects. The value of this formula even surpassed that of the “Activation Potion” he had obtained from Mainaixi.

Setting aside other aspects, the “Alchemical Cuisine Formula” alone held significant research value.

It was worth noting that alchemical cuisine, also known as magical cuisine, shared many similarities in preparation methods with alchemical potions.However, unlike alchemical potions that take effect shortly after consumption, alchemical cuisine is a type of alchemical concoction that yields results through prolonged consumption.

If alchemical potions are considered medicine, then alchemical cuisine is nutritional supplements. The former cannot be taken frequently and comes with various side effects—most importantly, the side effects of alchemical potions are typically proportional to their efficacy. Without a means to eliminate these side effects, frequent, high-dose usage of alchemical potions is practically a form of slow suicide.

Alchemical cuisine, on the other hand, is different. These “concoctions” are generally mild, with almost no side effects. Even consuming them daily as meals would bring benefits without harm.

Of course, there are reasons why most alchemical cuisine has been phased out by mages today.

For alchemical cuisine to take effect, the user must consume it over an extended period, requiring a large, uninterrupted supply of all ingredients. The duration of this supply can range from a minimum of a hundred years to as long as tens of thousands of years. Without a stable resource supply channel, even mastering the technique to create alchemical cuisine would merely satisfy one’s appetite without any substantial benefits.

Undoubtedly, Punk currently lacks the conditions to use alchemical cuisine as a staple food for long-term consumption. “Braised Fragrant Myconid” has no immediate effect on him, but Punk isn’t the least bit disappointed. The reason? It’s because of the final effect of “Braised Fragrant Myconid”—an extremely minuscule chance to increase the likelihood of advancing to the Legendary level by 0.5% to 3%!

This effect is astonishing. Breaking through to the Legendary level is incredibly difficult; out of a hundred thousand peak Master-Level experts, barely one might succeed. Yet, this alchemical cuisine actually has a chance to improve the breakthrough success rate. Although the chance is “extremely minuscule,” it’s enough to excite every Master-Level expert.

Punk is certain that Archmage Sangus must have a copy of this recipe… No, it’s likely that the one in his possession is the original, and the one Punk holds is the copy.

But Sangus clearly hasn’t been able to consume “Braised Fragrant Myconid” over the long term.

“What a pity… There’s no chance to enjoy this alchemical cuisine in the short term.”

Thinking about the ingredients for “Braised Fragrant Myconid,” Punk couldn’t help but inwardly sigh.

This alchemical cuisine recipe requires “Mushroomfolk” as a core ingredient, and moreover, four different types of them.

It’s important to note that Mushroomfolk are genuine intelligent beings. They have fungal bodies resembling mushrooms, possess certain spell-like abilities, and most importantly… they inhabit deep swamps. The Lush Forest area has no swamps whatsoever.

To obtain Mushroomfolk as ingredients continuously, one would need to enslave a large Mushroomfolk Village. However, every large Mushroomfolk Village has a Master-Level Mushroomfolk shaman overseeing it. If Punk were to go there now, it’s uncertain who would end up consuming whom.

“But just because there’s no opportunity now doesn’t mean there won’t be one in the future. Once I reach the Master-Level, it should be feasible to find a group of Mushroomfolk to experiment with.”Punk tucked this thought away in his heart, reminding the System to pay more attention to news from the Mushroomfolk Village in the future, then carefully stored the ancient Parchment.

“Anyway, all these messy troubles are resolved now. Next… Huh? What’s going on?”

Just as Punk had reached the edge of the jungle, mere steps away from the main road of the Dillon Kingdom, he suddenly halted.

In the distance along the grassy main road, where the earthen path met the horizon, a faintly visible banner slowly emerged into view.

(End of Chapter)