Chapter 43: Egg Treasure's Brand New Panel

"Screech~"

Qin Lang pushed open the front door, holding Danbao in his arms.

Seeing that Danbao was still immersed in the study of its battle skill, Qin Lang carefully placed it on the sofa before setting down his backpack.

The search expedition in Mount Xiaxi, which was originally intended to last a few more days, had been significantly shortened due to running into Zhou Tianhao along the way, but it was still late night by the time they returned home.

Having not yet eaten dinner, Qin Lang glanced at Danbao, tiptoed into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and took out some leftover rice he had prepared in advance.

Ever since Danbao was born, this had become a permanent staple in the refrigerator's cold storage.

Skilfully cracking two eggs and chopping some scallions, he soon filled the kitchen with the rich, gradually intensifying aroma of egg fried rice.

By the time Qin Lang scooped the freshly cooked egg fried rice out of the wok, a little yellow head had already eagerly buried itself deep into the plate.

Watching Danbao devouring its meal with gusto, Qin Lang couldn't help but smile. "Did you finish learning your new battle skill?"

"Glug-glug~"

Danbao nodded heavily and immediately went back to wolfing down its food, focusing almost all of its attention on the steaming plate of egg fried rice.

Qin Lang didn't disturb it. He simply picked up his own plate of egg fried rice and shoveled large mouthfuls into his mouth, quickly satisfying his empty, rumbling stomach.

Man and spirit finished off their egg fried rice almost simultaneously. Once its belly was full, Danbao happily wagged its large tail twice.

"Glug!"

"Time for a demonstration?" Qin Lang showed an expectant look. "Go ahead, I'm ready."

Danbao nodded vigorously once more, a sparkling green light flashing through its body and vanishing in an instant. Immediately afterwards, a peculiar fragrance rapidly spread in all directions with Danbao at its center—so rich that it even overshadowed the scent of the egg fried rice.

Qin Lang curiously sniffed the air. "So this is Shallow Slumber Fragrance..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he collapsed onto the sofa, falling soundly and cleanly asleep.

"Glug~" Danbao wore a helpless expression, stepped forward, and patted Qin Lang's cheek with its tail.

Jolted by this external "attack," Qin Lang quickly woke up, though a trace of lingering astonishment remained on his face.

The hypnotic effect of this battle skill was simply too strong!

Perhaps because he was a Culinary Spirit Chef rather than a culinary spirit himself, the [Shallow Slumber Fragrance] didn't even need ten seconds to put him into a deep sleep.

It was absolute heaven for insomniacs!

This could also be considered one of the rare battle skills that actually had practical applications outside of combat.

"This battle skill is fantastic." Qin Lang gave Danbao a thumbs-up. "Now that the battle skill has been learned, we can detach the learning item."

"Glug~"

Danbao chirped in response. The scroll mark on its forehead vanished, and the battle skill learning item inscribed with the four characters "Shallow Slumber Fragrance" reappeared in Qin Lang's hand.

Taking it back, Qin Lang eagerly inspected the scroll.

According to what he had previously learned, the market value of learning items was not only related to the rarity of the battle skill, but also to the number of remaining uses.

Indeed, a single battle skill learning item could not be studied infinitely by all culinary spirits; it would automatically break down and become useless after a certain number of uses.

Generally speaking, a battle skill learning item could be used for 1 to 3 learning sessions, while higher-quality ones could be used up to 5 times.

Every time it was used for learning, a crack would appear on the battle skill learning item. The number of remaining uses could be judged by the scale of the cracks.

In accordance with what he previously understood, this meant that this particular battle skill learning item could still be used six more times.

A scroll that could be used 7 times...

Qin Lang stroked his chin.

There are 7 stellar veins in the human body, which is why a Culinary Spirit Chef has a limit of 7 culinary spirits.

If that was the case, did it mean that all of his subsequent culinary spirits could learn the skill [Shallow Slumber Fragrance]?

As expected of the Traveler's Tome, its rewards were truly formidable.

Sighing in admiration inwardly, Qin Lang placed the learning item aside.

However, the next moment, the learning item vanished into thin air right where it lay.

"Glug?!"

Danbao was startled, letting out a cry of surprise.

Qin Lang, however, was thoughtful. He quickly closed his eyes and entered an introspective state.

On the back of the second page of the Traveler's Tome, he saw the retrieved scroll. With just a single thought, he could take it back out at any time.

It seemed that if the rewards obtained from the Traveler's Tome were not single-use items, they could be stashed back into the reward page and retrieved for use later on.

Opening his eyes again, Qin Lang soothed the frightened Danbao. "Don't worry, I just put it away."

"Glug?"

Danbao remained half-doubting. Was that really it?

"Never mind that. Let me scan you first." Meeting Danbao's gaze, Qin Lang swiftly changed the subject. "Let's check the changes in your experience value."

After a "beep" sound, the scanning result appeared.

[Experience Value: 8/100]

"It actually went up by another 3 points?" Qin Lang clicked his tongue in wonder.

Even though experience values increased relatively quickly in the early stages, Danbao's rate of growth could only be described as a rocket launch.

However, thinking about what they had done today, Qin Lang felt it was entirely reasonable.

Whether it was roasting a whole roe deer in the mountains, receiving battle skill guidance from a three-star culinary spirit, or learning a self-taught battle skill for the first time, all of these were brand-new experiences.

Naturally, the increase in experience value couldn't possibly be slow.

However, Qin Lang's purpose in using the culinary spirit scanning device this time was not just to check Danbao's current experience value.

During his conversation with Zhou Tianhao during the day, Qin Lang learned that many Culinary Spirit Chefs who focused on culinary spirit combat used a special application.

This application was also officially created by the Culinary Spirit Chef Association. It could record all of a culinary spirit's capabilities, including traits, flavor values, and self-taught battle skills, helping Culinary Spirit Chefs gain a more comprehensive understanding of their culinary spirits' growth progress and other conditions.

It could also be linked to the culinary spirit scanning device, though the scanning results and real-time panel data could only be viewed when scanning one's own culinary spirits.

After downloading, registering, and doing some setup, Danbao had a brand-new panel.

[Culinary Spirit: Danbao]
[Level: Lv7]
[Trait: Counter-Offensive Victory]
[Culinary Skill: Overflowing Freshness]
[Experience Value: 8/100]
[Attribute: Salty, Fire]
[Flavor Value: 270 (Stamina 90, Attack 60, Defense 80, Speed 40)]
[Battle Skills: (Fire) Blazing Breath, (Wood) Shallow Slumber Fragrance]

Compared to the previous, somewhat incomplete panel, the current one was clearly much more comprehensive, making Qin Lang nod in satisfaction.

"From now on, we'll use this to record your strength progression." He stroked the large ears of Danbao, which had sidled up to him, and said with a smile.

"Glug-glug~"

Danbao nodded, its expression full of anticipation.

However, the warmth between man and spirit was soon interrupted by a phone ringtone.

Qin Lang pressed answer, and Cao Dongdong's duck-like quacking voice blasted through the other end of the line.

"Qin Lang, big business is coming!"

Qin Lang: "äg"