At the edge of the sky, a pale light begins to emerge, while the night has not yet completely faded.
The rising gold and the night intertwine, casting a gradient hue over the surface of the sea.
Behind the coast in the rainforest, a player is crouched on the ground, carefully observing a fiery red flower.
The flower looks simple and unadorned, with slightly curled petals that have delicate serrated edges, and a golden-yellow stamen at the center, emanating a faint fragrance.
After carefully observing and taking a screenshot, Qin Kong picks a thumb-sized petal and chews it in his mouth.
During the meticulous tasting, a strong spicy sensation instantly blooms on the tip of his tongue, as if countless tiny flames are jumping in his mouth, causing him to frown tightly yet unable to resist the urge to continue experiencing that unique thrill.
Once the spicy sensation subsides, Qin Kong calls up the forum function and enters his personal page.
It shows two posts still being edited and not yet released.
Qin Kong uses his consciousness to select the first post and clicks to enter and start editing the content.
Although incomplete, the post already records a plethora of plant information.
Source: Emperor Tomb Mountain Range Region
Description: A non-spiritual grade plant growing near the Gray Mist Forest Region, its leaves shimmering faintly under the light of the Evil Moon.
Trait: Has a refreshing mint scent, can invigorate the mind and balance greasiness.
Suggested use: Suitable for cold dishes, salads, or as a flavor enhancer in desserts, adding a touch of coolness.
Source: Colorful Mist Coast Region.
Description: A common Blood Leaf Herb near the teleportation point, gather the dew accumulated on the leaf tips mixed with crushed wood fruit (produced in the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range Region).
Trait: Sweet and fresh taste with a natural fragrance, can balance the sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy flavors of foods.
Use: Suitable as a dipping sauce or seasoning sauce, adding a touch of natural flavor to various foods.
3, Big Spirit Pepper:
Origin: Colorful Mist Coast Region.
Description: Located 4 kilometers east of the rainforest is a fruit tree, growing Big Spirit Fruit, peel and crush them, air dry until the color turns black, named as Big Spirit Pepper.
Trait: Rich flavor with smoky, pungent sensation, can significantly enhance food flavors.
Use: Suitable for barbecues, stews, and other deep-flavor dishes, making the taste of the food more full-bodied.
Starlight Seeds, Thunder Fruit Powder, sea salt...
The unpublished post records the tastes of different plants and the specific production locations.
It can be seen that this is a spice guide in the making, with each plant that can be turned into a unique seasoning being documented.
Currently, Qin Kong is typing the 15th spice.
15, Flame Flower Pollen:
Origin: Colorful Mist Coast Region
Description: A common plant randomly distributed in the Colorful Mist Coast Region, relatively rare, and its color is as bright as flame.
Trait: Extremely spicy flavor, consuming causes slight burning sensation on the tongue and mouth, can be used as a substitute for chili peppers.
Use: Recommended to be ground into powder for use in barbecue, stew, and other dishes requiring strong spicy flavor, can significantly enhance the layering of food flavors, especially suitable for players who favor spicy taste.
Record saved, Qin Kong closes the forum function, casually picks the Flame Flower from the ground and tosses it into the Space Bag.
He plans to grind it into chili powder when he has time.
After stretching lazily on the spot, Qin Kong steps towards the coast.
This is his 31st day in the game.
As a veteran player, before experiencing the game content of Dark Land, he originally planned his growth route as a combat path.
Which is the PVE mode chosen by the majority of players.
But after experiencing the game content, his thoughts gradually changed.
He found the realism of the game could be described as perfect, and the unlimited freedom allows choosing any way to experience the game content.
Combat growth path, fishing growth path, weaponry development path, scenic exploration path, gene development path, etc., different players can find game modes suitable for themselves in this game.
This also gave Qin Kong an idea.
His identity in the real world is a chef.
This profession, once incredibly popular in history, has become very rare today.
With rapid technological advancement and deep integration of artificial intelligence, human society has entered an unprecedented era of widespread intelligent living.
In this era, AI technology not only reshaped industries, medical, education, and other sectors, but also changed the everyday lives of humans.
One of the biggest changes is the large-scale replacement of traditional jobs by AI robots, including the culinary profession undergoing intelligent transformation.
For food safety, production efficiency, among other considerations, AI replacing manual labor is an inevitable trend of the times.
Perhaps early intelligent robots could not meet the personalized needs of humans for food and had many unsolvable issues.
But after the advent of the Star Network Era, powerful data processing capabilities revolutionized AI robots.
All AI robots can undergo deep learning via specific professional databases, and with upgrades in advanced sensor technology, AI robots can precisely simulate and optimize various cooking techniques, from ingredient identification, cutting, seasoning to heat control—every procedure can surpass the precision and efficiency of professional chefs.
And customers can also provide optimization directions for AI upgrades through scoring reviews after each meal.