When Fang Tang was back to his kitchen, he put the mushroom stem on the kitchen counter and waved his hand to close the Gate. Now, he felt really relaxed. What had happened to him from last night till now was still like an unrealistic dream, and the godhood system was like an illusion.
But the salt ore in his pocket as well as that about 100 cm long mushroom stem made him believe that this was neither his illusion, nor a dream. He has really gone through a wonder event and had a brief trip between planes. And these two things were his loot.
"Holy Light!" Fang Tang read the spell again, but nothing happened.
As he thought, magic can't be released on Earth, but why could the Spell Gate still be released? He should leave this question to the godhood system, and let it find the answer.
Thinking of godhood system, Fang Tang realized that he had never really spent time studying it since he got it. As is said, good work comes from sharp appliance.
For this unexpectedly obtained system, Fang Tang didn't fear or reject it. Being a chef means you need to be very good at using tools. Because their kitchen is like a workshop that is filled with tools, such as pots, scoops, stove, baking oven, refrigerator, and all kinds of knives. As qualified chefs, they need to be skilled at using a variety of tools to process ingredients and make dishes.
In Fang Tang's opinion, this godhood system is a very useful tool for him. Perhaps it's because this system was combined with computers and went through variation, Fang Tang could feel that it was more advanced than present high-technology.
Technology has developed a lot, from desktop computers to laptops and now smart phones. So, Fang Tang believes that one day it will possibly have a bigger development so that an intelligent PC can be inserted into people's brains. Because that's what always happens in Sci-Fi films.
"From now on, I will call you Alpha." Alpha can also be shown as α, which is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, it represents the beginning. Fang Tang could tell that the first time he got system Alpha, his life was going toward a new journey, which was totally beyond his imagination.
So far, the data base of Alpha system is made of two parts: one is the memory data, which records all the memories Fang Tang has from a child till now. Through this system, Fang Tang can search and display his memory, and this could not only help him remember what he had eaten in the morning of his first birthday, but also help him remember the knowledge he has learnt.
Alpha's ability to analyze the composition of different items is based on the periodic table of elements that was in Fang Tang's memory, the chemical knowledge he has learnt in middle school, as well as its own analytical function.
Except Fang Tang's memory and knowledge, the other part is from that small portion of divinity given by Shariel due to his identity as her chosen person. Divinity is an incredible matter, even though a small portion of it could contain a huge amount of information. This information is not about memory, but about the understanding of gods toward worlds as well as portfolios.
That's also why Alpha system can provide information about all kinds of classes and wizard spells in that magic world. Storing energy and wizard spells is one of the core functions of Alpha system.
"It seems like I couldn't be able to travel through planes recently." Fang Tang sighed after seeing Faith in Food score was reset. He is now curious about that magic world and expects to go there again.
"I remember that alien cat has told me its world is called Olund." Even though he is the chosen person of Shariel, Fang Tang still doesn't know how to revere it. After all, it is very hard to revere a lovely cat. So, he is still used to calling it 'alien cat'.
Fang Tang checked two space channel markers that have been set on Gate, one is his Six Flavors Restaurant, the other is the underground cave in Olund.
At present, Alpha system mainly has three functions. Fang Tang divides them into three areas, the data storage of the memory area, the data analysis of the processing area, and the skill management of the divinity area. Although these functions are powerful, it is obvious that they are not comprehensive enough.
It feels like you bought a server-class super configuration computer, but don't have any software other than a Windows operating system.
"That's really a big waste. Should I take a programming class?" Fang Tang thought.
He opened his cellphone to look for programming videos and textbooks online. He believed that it wouldn't be difficult for him to learn programming with the assistance of this powerful system.
"Wait, I seem to have ignored something…" an idea came to his mind.
Now that Alpha system is a computer system variation, perhaps I can use it to surf the Internet.
Alpha system found the public wifi of Six Flavors Restaurant in a second and inquired [Connect this wifi or not?]
"Connect it!" Fang Tang gave his order with excitement.
Then he felt a tremendous amount of data was getting into his system. Among them, there are some he could understand, and some he couldn't. He felt like being drawn into the data flood.
"Disconnect the network!" The wifi was disconnected immediately, and Fang Tang was totally sweated from this two-second connection.
He realized that this system was unmatured, and it was really dangerous to connect it to the network directly. Generally, computers need to install the TCP(Transmission Control Protocol) and IP(Internet Protocol) for surfing on the internet, in order to have a protocol specification for computer information transmission.
On second thoughts, Fang Tang had a new idea. He took out his cellphone and ordered Alpha system: "Connect to the cellphone Bluetooth data interface."
Fang Tang uses mobile phones as a springboard to connect Alpha with the Internet by using the mature software system and network functions of his smartphone. Sure enough, this time, the connection to the Internet was very smooth, and the encrypted packets that were previously incomprehensible can now be read normally and orderly. He felt like he was now in a trickling stream instead of a turbulent sea.
"Search for programming learning materials and build programming learning files." Through the lessons he got just now, Fang Tang realized that programming would be a very important ability to better utilize the capabilities of the Alpha system.
After the study, Fang Tang found that although he can learn new skills very efficiently with the help of Alpha, it can't be done as easily as copying and pasting like what is shown in Sci-Fi movies.
After copying the knowledge into the memory area, instead of mastering it, Fang Tang just knew it. His childhood teacher once said a word to him, and he remembered it till today: "Rote memorizing is the worst learning method. Without thinking, the knowledge will never become yours."
For example, although you have recited all the formulas, you still can't solve the mathematics application questions, because you don't ever think about how to use them to solve practical problems and how to transform the formula flexibly. Merely memorizing these formulas doesn't help you understand which one to use and how to use them to solve the encountered problems.
Therefore, the process of thinking and understanding is irreplaceable. The memory capacity of Alpha system is not simply a photographic memory. It also includes memory, analysis, and induction. With the help of Alpha's learning aids, Fang Tang no longer needs to repeat the content in the learning process. As long as he can understand the learning materials, they will be mastered forever. In this way, learning speed and efficiency will become incredibly great.
As is said, every coin has two sides. His cellphone got very hot in 10 minutes, and Fang Tang himself was starving, too.
Because when there is no Faith in Food score, Alpha system will consume its biology energy. That's why he felt hungry so fast.
He has to pause this supernatural learning style before his phone gets on fire.
Because he was going to cook something, so he naturally looked at the mushroom stem. Even though the testing result from divine spell and the composition analysis of Alpha system all proved this stem is nontoxic and edible, that doesn't mean it will be tasty.
Fang Tang cut a small piece from it, washed and processed it. Then he took out a small pot and added some water in. The most straightforward way to learn about a new ingredient is to stew it in water without putting in any seasonings or other ingredients, and judge it from its original flavor.
When the ingredient was being simmered, Fang Tang took out the natural salt ore, that light blue crystal was transparent under the light. In terms of its composition, the salt ore has a high purity and hardly needs to be purified again. He uses a small hammer to break into pieces, then picks a smaller one, puts it into a stainless steel can, and carefully grinds it into fine particles with a pestle. The mineral salt he made is smaller than the average coarse salt particles.
He dipped one finger in the can and tasted it from that figure. Unlike the general salt, which usually has a stimulating taste, the one is salt enough, but in a gentle way. When the salty taste is dissolved, it will even give you a sweet aftertaste. It's like walking at the beach in the evening with the salty sea breeze gently blowing through your hair, the sea water flowing over your ankles with rhythm, and then your lover smiling back and giving you a sweet kiss.
Why would this have a sweet aftertaste? That's really unique.
The light azure crystal has an elegant color, a varied and unique flavor. It is a new and wonderful season.
"Since the color of this salt is like the clear blue sky, I will name it Blue Sky. It will definitely become the special seasoning of Six Flavors Restaurant." Fang Tang said to himself.
He felt that this plane shifting journey was actually worthwhile. It is worth the risk merely for this salt.
After 15 minutes, Fang Tang opened the lid and put a soup ladle in the pot to stir it. To his surprise, the mushroom was gone. All he can see is a pot of milky soup with a nice fragrance.
The mushroom was totally dissolved? That's something beyond his expectations. He scooped some soup with this ladle, put it close to his lips, gently blew it to cool it down a little bit, then drank it. Delicate, all he can feel is the delicate flavor! And this flavor is lingering from his mouth all the way to his stomach.
As a chef, Fang Tang always knew that he was fastidious about food because he had tasted so many foods. But he has to say that this soup has an extremely delicate flavor, which conquers his taste. It feels like every nerve in his body was awakened by this soup. This helps him understand that there could be such an extremely good flavor.
That's a gourmet ingredient, highest grade.
Looking at the huge mushroom stem again, a different feeling can be seen through Fang Tang's eyes. It seemed like he was looking at a treasure box which was waiting to be discovered.
About the feeling of discovering a treasure box, Fang Tang hasn't felt it for a long time.
Compared with other children, Fang Tang's childhood was spent in the kitchen. Every morning, his father would prepare and process the ingredients needed for the day. Their restaurant usually closed at 10:30 at night, so his father was busy in the kitchen all day long. While his mother was still alive, she usually took little Fang Tang to the kitchen when he woke up. In that way, his mom could help his father take care of little Fang Tang.
Since his mother died of illness, his father went to the kitchen together with Fang Tang, who was sleeping on his back. His father had an excellent cutting technique, he could cut carrots or wax gourd into various animals, flowers, and houses then give them to Fang Tang as his toy. So, when other children were playing with toys, such as building blocks, Fang Tang was playing with various carved ingredients, as well as kitchen utensils, such as spoons and scoops.
At the age of five, little Fang Tang began to trim vegetables in the kitchen. At the age of six, he would peel potatoes. At the age of seven, he stepped on the stool to help his father cut vegetables. He wanted to learn to knead flour dough, but he didn't have too much strength in his arms at that age. So, his father taught Fang Tang how to crush the noodles with a bamboo, which means to use a long bamboo as a lever, the body weight is used to crush the dough, so that the dough could be evenly pressed. In that way, the pressed dough was quite stretchy. Little Fang Tang enjoyed doing that very much, because it's like he was playing a seesaw.
While other children were playing with plastic knives and swords in the neighborhood, little Fang Tang didn't envy them at all because he was playing with real knife each day. At the age of nine, he had already learned how to kill chicken and cut fish.
Each time he learned a new way to process ingredients, he was as happy as he discovered a new treasure.
Nowadays, discovering a new world that may have a lot of new ingredients, like a mushroom monster, is like digging a new treasure for Fang Tang, who is proud of being a chef and proud of his cooking skills. So, he is filled with joy.
"Walking Mushroom will be the name of this mushroom monster." Fang Tang named it and created a new data file for this alien creature in the Alpha database.
This short cross-plane adventure helped Fang Tang receive a flavorful seasoning and a superb ingredient.
The mineral salt was formed because of the earth's crust movement, which caused the ancient seabed to rise, as well as the seawater to precipitate and crystallize. After hundreds of millions of years of geological extrusion and underground high temperature, the underground minerals and sea salt were combined and formed a "salt fossil", so its essence was a kind of sea salt. The mushroom is a typical treasure. With this salt and mushroom, the food will definitely be a delicacy.