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After the housewarming banquet, Rein walked around the front and backyards with his family.
“Brother, my favorite part is the big yard. Now, Sister Anna and I can plant lots and lots of vegetables and flowers,” his sister Bo He said happily.
Seeing his sister’s beaming smile, Rein was also touched by the joy and said, “Well, then this yard is yours to take care of. I hope you’ll make it beautiful.”
Meanwhile, their parents had an expression of immense satisfaction and contentment.
Rein, who took in all these scenes, nodded slightly.
Perhaps, this moment right before his eyes was one definition of happiness.
Since Rein still had several things to handle, he didn’t stay for too long but quickly went back to the storeroom.
Rein took out the hundred pounds of bear meat he had exchanged earlier at the County Town’s military supply station.
At the banquet, he hadn’t eaten enough but had instead drunk quite a bit.
Rein had been craving bear meat for some time now.
He would occasionally reminisce about the first time he tasted bear meat in Cleya’s study.
Now, Rein’s demand for food was increasing, and so were his standards for quality.
Ordinary food provided no benefit to the increase of his strength.
But ferocious beast meat was different: rich in various nutrients and still capable of aiding the advancement of his Giant Bear Breathing Technique.
That was why Rein had previously exchanged for the bear meat and planned to gradually incorporate high-quality food into his daily meals from then on.
At that moment, Rein directly cut off a large piece, about three to four pounds of bear meat, and placed it on a previously prepared iron plate.
Since the bear meat had already been bled and cleaned, it didn’t require any additional washing.
Rein didn’t use an ordinary cooking method for the bear meat.
Indeed!
After all, high-end ingredients often only need the simplest cooking methods.
This time Rein decided to simply ‘scorch’ the bear meat at a high temperature before eating it.
Rein placed his palms about half a meter above the bear meat, silently chanting an incantation and cast the witchcraft ‘Scorching Touch’.
Seconds later, an enticing aroma of cooked meat began to spread throughout the storeroom.
So why use witchcraft to cook?
Rein considered the principle of the ovens in his previous life: the fast and contained high temperature can lock the moisture and flavor inside the food.
Therefore, Rein thought to use the high temperature of the witchcraft ‘Scorching Touch’ to scorch the bear meat in mere seconds, achieving an effect similar to an oven from his previous life, retaining the moisture and flavor.
Gazing at the fragrant seven-tenths-done bear meat, Rein sprinkled some salt over it and then began to chew with big bites.
Hiss!
It was still just as delicious!
In no time, Rein had eaten more than half of the three-to-four-pound bear meat.
Quickly, Rein felt a warm current spread rapidly from his stomach throughout his body.
It may have been because he had become Transcendent, and his bodily functions had significantly improved.
Although Rein ate much more bear meat this time than ever before, he didn’t feel the strong sensation of fullness as before, just a comfortable warmth throughout his body.
Suddenly, the sound of paws scratching at the door came from the entrance.
Rein knew it must be the Lurcher ‘Cookie’!
After all, aside from her, everyone else in the house would knock, not scratch at the door, and who else would have such a keen sense of smell?
As soon as Rein cracked the door open a bit, the Lurcher ‘Cookie’ squeezed her way in.
She circled around Rein eagerly, wagging her tail frenetically, her eyes fixedly staring at the little bit of roasted bear meat remaining in Rein’s hand, her face full of longing.
Rein shook his head, unable to help himself, and said:
“I have to hand it to you, don’t tell me you haven’t had enough to eat either!”
Despite his words, Rein tore off a small strip from the remaining roast bear meat in his hand and dripped several drops of a ‘mutated growth elixir’ onto it before giving it to her.
‘Cookie’ first sniffed the meat with her sensitive nose and then showed an almost humanlike expression of surprised delight.
With a woof, she swallowed the bear meat.
The next second, ‘Cookie”s eyes widened dramatically, and she looked at Rein as if to say: “Master, there is something this delicious!”
“A dog’s life can’t ask for more! This life is worth it!”
Seeing ‘Cookie’ licking her lips with a look of wanting more, Rein said without a good temper:
“Alright, don’t expect any more, that’s enough for you to absorb.”
With that, Rein stuffed the last bit of bear meat into his mouth.
It wasn’t really that he was stingy.
It was because ‘Cookie’ was just a regular Lurcher and not some ferocious wild beast; consuming too much high-quality food could lead to indigestion.
Sure enough, as if feeling the power of the bear meat, ‘Cookie’ quickly curled up in a corner of the storeroom and started to doze off with half-closed eyes.
But Rein noticed the system’s refreshed notification:
[By feeding the Lurcher ‘Cookie’ bear meat laced with a secret medicine mutated growth elixir, your understanding has slightly improved!]
[Your Beast Taming Skill has improved, Experience +15]
[Your Beast Tamer (Transcendent) profession experience +11]
Oh!
Rein now noticed that on his green Beast Tamer panel, the original ‘Dog Training’ Skill had automatically changed to ‘Beast Taming’, and ‘Dog Food Making’ had been similarly updated to ‘Beast Food Making’.