Knight: from Apprentice to the Almighty

Chapter 286: Chapter 274: Harmony of All Things, Resonance of Myriad Flavors

[Profession Acquired. Current Profession: Chef]

[Attribute Bonus Received: Power +1, Agility +1]

The golden text had not yet fully solidified, but a warm current was already spreading through Roland’s body.

But this negligible attribute increase was so insignificant compared to his current base Attributes that he could barely feel any change.

However, Roland hadn’t chosen to take on these Basic Professions for such a meager Attribute Bonus in the first place.

He let out a soft sigh, his gaze quickly moving downward.

[Trait Gained: Harmony of All Things]

[Harmony of All Things: During the cooking process, unstable or harmful energies within ingredients (e.g., trace toxins, chaotic Magic Power) can be converted into harmless or beneficial energies (e.g., minor healing, temporary attribute boosts), enhancing the final product’s safety and efficacy.]

"A good Trait."

Roland nodded lightly after carefully reading the description.

’This way, no matter the ingredient, as long as I’m the one cooking it, it can be turned into something edible. The more harmful substances an ingredient contains, the more potent the benefits of the final product might even be. However...’

His gaze focused on the beginning of the [Harmony of All Things] description.

’During the cooking process... It seems Refining Potions won’t trigger this effect...’

As this thought crossed his mind, the graceful figure of a woman with long, purple hair couldn’t help but appear in his mind’s eye.

Witch Vanessa.

To this day, his understanding of Vanessa remained limited, both in terms of her objectives and her true strength.

But Roland had witnessed her superb skill in Refining Magic Potions with his own eyes.

After returning to the Royal Capital, he had tried to recall and imitate Vanessa’s Alchemy techniques many times, but he could never grasp the key principles.

’My [Basic Alchemy] Skill is already at Level Five, but it still hasn’t triggered any related Profession prompts.’

’If an Alchemy-related Profession is also a Basic Profession, then the Extra Benefit from its Professional Resonance with [Chef] would surely be incredibly powerful.’

Shaking his head slightly, Roland temporarily put those thoughts aside and continued to inspect the text.

[Student Profession detected. Professional Resonance can be triggered.]

[Chef + Student]

[Extra Benefit Gained: Gustatory Synesthesia]

[Gustatory Synesthesia: Upon tasting any edible item, you can instantly analyze its precise ingredients, production process, Magic Power composition, and potential effects (including poisons or Curses).]

’Edible items... As it turns out...’

Seeing the text in parentheses, Roland’s expression immediately turned a little strange.

’It even includes poisons and Curses?’

He re-examined the text before him, his fingers unconsciously stroking his smooth chin.

’Does this mean... that in theory, I can perfectly analyze and replicate anything I taste?’

His gaze couldn’t help but shift to the pouch at his waist.

Back in the Land of Mist, he had specifically saved a few bottles of Protective Negative Energy Potion and Concentrated Nutrient Potion for emergencies.

He still had a vivid memory of the powerful effects of those two Potions.

’After dinner, I’ll use this Extra Benefit to see if I can analyze and reproduce those two Potions.’

Having made up his mind, Roland’s attention returned to the golden text.

[Chef + New Recruit]

[Extra Benefit Gained: Sharing Joy and Suffering]

[Sharing Joy and Suffering: When cooking for multiple teammates (two or more) in a camp or temporary outpost, all who partake will receive the "Steadfast Morale" effect in addition to the food’s own effects. The duration is determined by your Culinary Skill Level.]

[Steadfast Morale: Increases resistance to Spiritual Control and Spiritual Attack effects.]

’Heh... It’s practically a miniature [Will of Steel]!’

After reading the description carefully, Roland nodded in satisfaction.

As he was now, with the support of [Will of Steel] and his own immense Spiritual Power, it was nearly impossible for the Spiritual Attacks or control abilities of same-level opponents to affect him.

His companions, however, lacked this kind of defensive capability.

It was just like when they encountered the Heartstealer in Wailing Gorge.

If Teresa and Galvis hadn’t been stunned by the Heartstealer’s Spiritual Attack, with their help, he wouldn’t have ended up being dragged into that bizarre Land of Mist.

[Chef + Blacksmith Apprentice]

[Extra Benefit Gained: Hundred Refinements of Flavor]

[Hundred Refinements of Flavor: Allows cooking with specially forged metal containers. Dishes made in such containers can gain Extra Benefit effects related to the container’s properties. Some dishes can even temporarily grant special abilities to the consumer.]

’This Extra Benefit... isn’t bad either, but...’

After reviewing the description for [Hundred Refinements of Flavor], Roland shook his head slightly.

’Metal containers made of special materials...’

Among the materials currently accessible to him, perhaps only Mithril could be considered "special."

’But the scarcity of Mithril...’

’That’s right!’

The figure of a polite Dwarf suddenly appeared in Roland’s mind.

’Before heading to Wailing Gorge, I entrusted Noel with transporting some Mithril from the Dwarf Kingdom. I wonder how that’s going. I’ll have to go to the Blacksmith Guild tomorrow and ask.’

’If this channel is viable, then I won’t have to worry too much about the materials for creating Enchanted Tools...’

As he was thinking, another line of golden text slowly materialized.

[Chef + Hunter]

[Extra Benefit Gained: Wild Gift]

[Wild Gift: When butchering beasts or Demon corpses for ingredients, the probability of obtaining high-quality materials (rich in Magic Power, special parts) is significantly increased. Butchering speed is increased, and you can perform lossless Stripping of certain fragile or valuable organs/parts (e.g., poison glands, Magic Cores, intact pelts). Dishes made with freshly hunted, minimally processed beast/Demon meat as the main ingredient can provide temporary Power, Agility, or Constitution boosts. The consumer may briefly gain a weak but practical sensory Trait from the creature (e.g., Dark Vision, Sensitive Sense of Smell, Vibration Perception). The effect’s duration is determined by Culinary Skill Level.]

"Whoa!"

A sharp glint flashed in Roland’s eyes as he looked at the detailed description before him.

’[Harmony of All Things] can remove and convert the negative effects of ingredients, [Wild Gift] allows me to obtain high-quality parts and use these fresh materials to create dishes that grant temporary boosts and even sensory Traits, and on top of that, there’s the Spiritual Resistance from [Sharing Joy and Suffering]...’

’Although limited by the condition that I must personally cook the food, the group-wide buffs from this combination of three benefits might not be as grand in a large-scale war as the [Embers Echo] Trait from the High Tier Profession, [Apprentice Knight].’

’But in the context of a small team operation...’

Roland nodded in satisfaction.

’The combined effects of these stacked benefits are definitely more comprehensive and practical than [Embers Echo]!’

’Just as I thought! Even if the Attribute Bonuses from these Basic Professions are negligible for me right now, the unique Extra Benefits from Professional Resonance can still tangibly improve my strength!’

Before the thought had even finished, another line of golden text flashed into his vision.

[Chef + Groom]

[Extra Benefit Gained: Man and Horse Sharing the Same Meal]