The keyboard crackled as Ling Ping'an was immersed in his own world.
Knock, knock, knock...
There was a knock on the door.
Ling Ping'an raised his head and saw An Xiaoxiao's figure.
"Please come in!" He immediately said enthusiastically.
An Xiaoxiao pushed the door open and walked in. Looking at Ling Ping'an, she bowed and said sweetly, "Young Master Ling, where are your clothes?"
Ling Ping'an smiled and picked up the three big bags of clothes that he had prepared long ago from under the counter and handed them over, "Thank you for your hard work!"
"You're welcome!" An Xiaoxiao picked up the clothes and bowed again before leaving the bookstore.
As a sergeant of the Blackguard, she had slowly come into contact with the world of transcendent being.
Those powerful characters in anime and games did exist in reality.
Fantasy was not an illusion, but reality!
But...
She still didn't know why this ordinary bookstore was so special.
"Perhaps that Young Master Ling is a hidden powerhouse who lives here in seclusion..." she thought.
There were many such people.
It was the tradition of the Federal Empire to hide in the city.
The sages and saints who hid in the busy city observed the changes in the world.
They would not interfere in the secular world unless they had no choice.
Therefore, there was a proverb: Every five hundred years, a saint would appear.
Thinking of this, An Xiaoxiao became happy because she felt that she was doing a very glorious thing!
She sang a cheerful pop song and rode on the electric donkey. Opposite her, a small electric donkey of the same color came toward her.
The person riding the electric donkey was a young girl about her age.
Her long hair fluttered in the wind, and she was sweet and cute.
But...
The smell of psionic power on the young girl was very obvious.
Out of professional habit, An Xiaoxiao stopped the electric donkey and looked at the other party.
The other party also saw An Xiaoxiao, so she carefully stopped the electric donkey and revealed a fawning smile.
"Officer!" She handed an ID to An Xiaoxiao. "This is my registration ID!"
Obviously, she saw the Blackguard emblem that only transcendent being could see engraved on An Xiaoxiao's electric donkey with spiritual power.
An Xiaoxiao took the ID and glanced at it.
It was indeed a registration ID issued by the Federal Empire's Immigration Bureau.
A legal transcendent being.
Chiba Michiko was registered as a legal variant of Fusang's fox girl. Moreover, she had a commendation stamp jointly stamped by multiple departments.
This meant that the vixen had been abiding by the law for more than three years in the Federal Empire.
Thus, she returned it without saying anything. She rode on the electric scooter and continued forward.
But he had a question in his heart. 'Aren't superhumans forbidden from entering this place?'
"Did she get permission?"
From the rearview mirror of the electric donkey, An Xiaoxiao saw the Japanese Fox Girl walk into the bookstore with what looked like a takeout box.
She nodded. "It should be approved …"
… …
Chiba Michiko, carrying the takeout box, walked into the bookstore.
She was used to the Blackguard enforcers she had just met.
In this country, the Blackguard had the right to inspect every extraordinaire or foreign species they encountered at any time to determine the other party's condition.
Although it was a little troublesome.
But as long as he abided by the law, there would be no problem.
And Michiko was happy to trade such trouble for safety.
In this country, she enjoyed the freedom of security.
Safety …
The daily life that this country took for granted was something that many countries lacked.
Therefore, as usual, Michiko smiled sweetly and brought the takeout box to the counter.
"Ling-san, this is the pork chop rice you ordered!"
Ling Ping'an took the food box and opened it. Inside was a fragrant pork chop and an extra caviar. It was piled high and looked golden, making one's mouth water.
"Thank you so much!" Ling Ping'an thanked her as usual.
"By the way..." he ate the caviar and said to Michiko, "Michiko, are your aunt and cousin here?"
"Yes!" Michiko bowed and said, "My aunt's plane yesterday has already arrived home!"
"After my cousin finishes her college entrance examination, she will fly straight to Jiang City!"
"That's good!" Ling Ping'an nodded.
"Ling-san!" Michiko suddenly said, "I also plan to apply for a night university!"
Ling Ping'an raised his head and gave a thumbs up. He praised, "Michiko is indeed ambitious!"
Michiko bowed and thanked, "Thank you for your encouragement, Ling-san!"
"If it weren't for you who kept telling me the importance of learning, I wouldn't have the courage!"
Night universities were a product of the Gaozong era.
At that time, it was mainly a learning environment for the workers who entered the city.
Therefore, night schools were basically related to vocational skills training.
Therefore, Michiko was going to a technical school related to chefs.
And the Federal Empire had policy support for this.
Any night school in the Empire was either state-owned or subsidized by the state.
Free of tuition, free of miscellaneous fees, and even provided transportation subsidies.
After thinking for a while, Ling Ping'an stood up and said to Michiko, "I don't have anything good... I'll give you a recipe book..."
As a very strong foodie, Ling Ping'an was unusually picky about delicacies.
Therefore, he also had some recipes that he had collected in his spare time.
Those were recipes passed down from ancient chefs.
The value of these precious things was immeasurable.
At least, Ling Ping'an thought that they were priceless.
Therefore, he solemnly opened the cupboard behind him and took out a thin and yellowish booklet. He handed it to Michiko and said, "This is the crystallization of the wisdom of many ancient sages!"
Fusang Fox Girl bowed repeatedly, "This gift is too valuable..."
She looked at the booklet that was handed over.
On the slightly yellowish cover, the words that had long faded were written with a brush.
"Spirit Food".
That was the name of this recipe book.
Looking at it, Michiko couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
She could clearly sense the boundless wisdom emanating from the booklet.
That was the wisdom that she would never be able to enjoy for the rest of her life!
"Sigh..." Ling Ping'an directly stuffed the booklet in his hand into Michiko's hand, "I got this by chance..."
"It's the private notes of a famous chef..."
"As for me, I've also added some personal insights into it..."
"I hope Michiko doesn't mind!"
As a qualified gourmet, Ling Ping'an liked to innovate and also liked to think about how to make food taste better.
If it weren't for the fact that he was too lazy, Ling Ping'an would have thought that he was running a restaurant.
Michiko touched the booklet in her hand.
In a daze, she understood something.
This was a mission!
A glorious mission!
When she took this booklet, she had already taken on this sacred and great mission.
This mission was to mix the food of mortals into spirit food that contained rich psionic power, turning the rotten into the magical and benefiting millions of people!
This was indeed a great mission!
Thus, Michiko bowed deeply, "Ling-san, I will definitely not let you down!"
"I will definitely make better food to serve the public!"
She raised her head, her gaze extremely firm.
In Michiko's opinion, this familiar customer might be the successor of an ancient family.
For some reasons, he lived in seclusion here and did not reveal his identity.
However, he observed in secret, chose those who could be molded, and led them on the path that belonged to them.
This was a plot that Michiko had seen in many stories.
It was also the details of many legends that she had heard after she came to this country.
A righteous and generous gentleman who had the world in his heart.
He did not rejoice in material things and did not grieve for himself.
They protected the world and looked at the world with the morals and magnanimity of a saint.
They silently led the times and quietly changed the world.
Let everything develop in the direction of the ideal Great Unity World.
In the legends, there was a story of the so-called 'Sage of the Bamboo Forest' in ancient times.
Since modern times, everything in this country seemed to indicate that the legend was true!
Now, the truth was right in front of her eyes.
This made Michiko feel really flattered and terrified. She felt deeply that the responsibility on her shoulders was great!
As for why the sage of the Federal Empire would pass on such secret knowledge to her, who came from Fusang?
This was very understandable.
In the eyes of a gentleman, all countries were one family.
National boundaries could not restrict their deep and far-sighted thoughts.
Just like those sages who traveled around the world more than two thousand years ago.
Confucius' disciples came from all countries.
Mencius' disciples also came from all countries.
Confucius and Mencius did not discriminate between their disciples because of their countries.
That was because they had greater ambitions and ideals.
This ambition and ideal could be summed up as: to choose the virtuous and capable, to be fair to the world, to be trustworthy and harmonious, to not only be close to each other, not only to their sons, so that they could have an end to their old age, a use to their strength, a talent for their youth, and the widows, widows, lonely, and disabled would all have something to support!
In the face of such great ambitions and ideals, the so-called national boundaries naturally disappeared.
And Fusang was also one of the world!
Just like the vassal states in the era of Confucius and Mencius.
This made Fusang's fox girl's heart filled with a sense of responsibility.
She bowed again and again, revealing her feelings.
Ling Ping 'an watched and sighed in his heart, "As expected of the descendant of Fusang!"
The image of the people of Fusang in the hearts of the people of the Federation had always been that they followed etiquette and knew when to advance and when to retreat.
In history, other than the Wokou rebellion in the previous dynasty, most of the time, they were friendly neighbors separated by a strip of water.
In the past three hundred years, they had been a 'model kingdom' of 'friendly neighbors'.
In addition, they were of the same language and race. Fusang and the Federal Empire were indisputably countries in the 'world' category.
According to historians, the relationship between the two was probably the relationship between the 'Dali Kingdom' and the 'Tufan Kingdom' of the Tang and Song Dynasties and the Central Dynasty.
It was part of the process of history.
In other words, in the eyes of historians, the world would be unified sooner or later.
In reality, as long as the Federal Empire hooked its finger, the Fusang Kingdom would happily announce the start of the legal process of joining the Federal Empire.
However, practical interests prevented this possibility.
The other independent kingdoms of the Federal Empire did not want another so-called brother kingdom to share the cake and power at all.
Thinking of this, Ling Ping 'an could only encourage Chiba Michiko, "Do your best, Chiba Michiko!"
"I hope that in the future, you can become a world-famous chef!"
"Bring the joy and enjoyment of delicious food to everyone!"
Chiba Michiko listened and was even more certain of her judgment.
As expected...
He was the legendary sage who lived in seclusion in the busy city!
No wonder he could easily see through her disguise and kindly remind her at the same time.
It was really...
In Chiba Michiko's mind, there was only the words that the Federal Empire's Taizu Emperor had once said: A chivalrous man should serve the country and the people!
In an instant, Ling Ping 'an became incomparably tall and sturdy in her eyes.
She held the booklet in her hand tightly and bowed deeply, "Ling-san, I will definitely not let you down!"
"I swear that I will use delicious food to heal the people of the world!"
This was her dream.
It was also her ambition.
To use delicious food to heal the hearts of the people of Fusang!
Especially the hearts of the people of Fusang!
One day, she would go back.
Just like the envoys of Tang in history, those great figures.
Just like in the past three hundred years, batches of envoys had learned the advanced culture and technology of this country and returned to help their compatriots.
Benevolence, etiquette, loyalty and filial piety...
They would always heal the hearts of the people!
She couldn't do that, but she could use delicious food!
… …
Riding on the electric donkey, Chiba Michiko happily returned to her home.
This was a home in a quaint alley in Jiangcheng City.
This was also the place where many Fusang expatriates lived.
She pushed open the door. Her father and mother turned around and looked at her, "Michiko is back..."
"Did the food delivery go smoothly?"
"It went very smoothly!" Chiba Michiko replied happily, "Ling-san even encouraged me!"
"That's good!" Chiba Michiko's father, Chiba Tadajin, said with a smile.
He was not as simple as Chiba Michiko.
All the clues pointed to the fact that his daughter was serving an important person of high status!
But he was very smart and never asked.
Because this was his daughter's opportunity.
Chiba Tadajin, who was a devout Buddhist, was very superstitious about karma.
To him, every drink and every peck was predetermined.
Just like how he picked up this newborn fox girl in the ruins of Osaka back then.
He knew that this was his cause and also his effect.
He was destined to raise this fox girl.
As expected, after picking up and adopting the fox girl, his refugee application was approved.
The family crossed the sea and came to this brand new place. They started a restaurant business and lived a rich and comfortable life.
This was the result of his good deeds.
Therefore, he smiled and served his daughter her favorite caviar. Then, he said, "Michiko, I've already signed you up for the night school of cooking in Jiangcheng City. You can go to learn tonight..."
"To survive here, it's still very important to localize!"
"Yes!" Chiba Michiko nodded heavily.
She was about to tell her father that she had received a magical recipe from Ling-san.
When she touched her pocket, the book in her pocket was gone.
She was stunned when the appearance of the booklet appeared in her mind.
The yellowed pages had already been flipped open.
The first recipe appeared in her mind.
The name of this dish was: Smoked Pork Chop.
It looked like a very ordinary dish with a very simple name.
But in reality …
She just looked at the extremely complicated processing method and felt the various mixing techniques that were so complicated that it could make one's head explode.
Chiba Michiko already understood that this was a spirit food that was so magical that it was beyond imagination.
An ordinary pork chop was made into a spirit food that made even a transcendent being drool over it.
It had the magical effect of recovering spirit power and healing all kinds of incredible injuries and diseases!
The taste was even more unimaginable!
"Such a delicacy …" Chiba Michiko sighed, "Will I really have the chance to make it in my life?"
Fusang's fox girl began to lose confidence.
Because this spirit food not only had too many magical techniques that she could not understand.
It also needed a certain psionic power foundation!
"It seems that even delicacies need psionic power..." For the first time, the fox girl, who had always resisted cultivation, had the idea of taking the initiative to cultivate.
Because she wanted to heal people's hearts.
But …
Here, even if she wanted to cultivate, she needed to apply and get approval.
Chiba Michiko remembered all the legal procedures.
First, she needed to fill in an application form.
Then, she would get approval. At the same time, a batch of cultivation materials would be sent over.
However, after accepting the cultivation materials of the Blackguard, she had to work for the Blackguard.
If necessary, she would respond to the conscription order.
Of course, she could refuse and rely on herself. That way, she wouldn't need to take on additional obligations.
But the problem was that other than the officials, it was almost impossible to obtain enough cultivation materials here.
So …
Chiba Michiko thought about it again and again and made up her mind.
"I can apply to become a support staff …"
That required her to report to the higher-ups and show her abilities.
In other words, she had to explain the spirit food cooking skills that she was going to obtain.
"I hope that in the future, you can become a world-famous chef …"
"Bring joy and enjoyment to everyone …"
Ling-san's encouragement rang in her ears.
Chiba Michiko understood.
She should report it!
So, she silently finished her caviar, then walked back to her bedroom and took out the application form that had been kept for a long time from the bedroom drawer.
Every foreign species had its own form.
Then, she began to fill in the form and apply to become a non-staff support staff of the Blackguard.
The reason for the application was written: to create delicious spirit food, to provide delicious spirit food for everyone, to cure and dispel all kinds of uncertainties.
She wrote very seriously.
After she finished writing, she signed it solemnly.
Then, she picked up her phone and dialed the number on the application form.
She reported her number and registration information.
An hour later, a police officer of the Blackguard personally came to her door and took away her application form.
"Miss Chiba, please wait for three working days. After three working days, someone will come to read whether your application is successful …"
"Okay!" Chiba Michiko nodded repeatedly.
"By the way …" before the police officer left, he asked, "Will you continue to deliver food?"
Chiba Michiko looked at him and nodded seriously, "Of course! Sending delicacies to every customer is my wish! "
Especially Ling-san!
Every time she saw Ling-san eat happily, Chiba Michiko felt very satisfied!
That kind of happiness was something that nothing else could replace.
However, the other party seemed to be a little regretful. "I see. Then I wish you a happy life!"
He solemnly put the application form into a secret jade box and walked out of the door under the farewell of Chiba Michiko's family.
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