"Is it done?" Chen Ze was completely puzzled.

He didn’t see Hastur do anything; just walked over, glanced at the oven, and that was it?

"Yeah, what else did you think?" Hastur looked at Chen Ze strangely.

"Um... don’t you need to pull out some object, or add a sound effect?" Chen Ze still found it hard to accept. Even Doraemon had to use the Time Cloth to control time.

"Like this... You humans really are bothersome." Hastur snorted and then stretched out his hand. Next, Chen Ze saw a talisman flying over and sticking on the oven, followed by a very familiar animation effect.

"All set." Hastur looked at Chen Ze seriously, while Chen Ze’s mouth twitched.

"Did you pull an SSR?" Chen Ze suddenly asked.

"Of course, I put all my last month’s salary into it, and even got several SPs." Hastur was brimming with pride.

Chen Ze took a deep breath. No wonder the animation effect felt so familiar, it turned out Hastur had become a loot box goblin...

However, it was then that Chen Ze realized he had fallen into a misconception: why had he thought that these Ancient Rulers like Hastur wouldn’t have the ability to control time?

"Feels like quite a loss..." Chen Ze was a bit distressed. If he had known earlier, he would have asked Hastur to speed up the time for the marinating pot.

The Edelman Wild Boar tail was still in there, having stewed for several days, and Chen Ze’s patience was running thin.

"Alright, you go out and wait for a while." Chen Ze sent Hastur out and then started preparing green onions and sweet bean sauce.

What do you need to eat roast duck? Generally, if it’s sliced duck, you need to have pancakes to wrap the sliced duck meat in.

But most roast ducks come with sweet bean sauce and green onions, along with a serving of salt pepper, allowing you to freely choose the flavor you desire.

So this time, Chen Ze planned to add other things according to the roast duck he used to buy.

Looking at the chopped green onions and sweet bean sauce, Chen Ze took a deep breath, then opened the oven and took out the roast duck.

[You have made four exquisite roast ducks, Huaxia Cuisine cooking experience has increased by 80 points]

The System gave a prompt, which let Chen Ze breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Winterberry Spread really was the best match for roast duck.

It directly made the roast duck reach the Exquisite Level. Although Chen Ze was a bit disappointed it wasn’t perfect, he was still quite content; exquisite was pretty good.

Betty swallowed her saliva; ever since Hastur walked out, a very delicious fragrance permeated the air.

It was the rich aroma of meat that made Betty’s brain keep secreting dopamine, stimulating her.

"It smells so good..." Betty inhaled the aroma in the air, which was fantastic, giving her an urge to rush into the kitchen and eat her fill.

"It does smell great." Hastur nodded, and after turning into a human, Hastur felt his saliva constantly secreting, stimulating his desire to eat.

"Roast duck..." Hastur licked his lips. He had previously accessed several memories of this world, and among those, in a girl’s memory, he knew of this delicious food.

I always believed that Chen Ze didn’t have it, but today I was surprised to have a feast at last.

"Betty, come in and serve the dishes," Chen Ze clapped his hands. The iced chestnut rice was ready and, paired with a well-chopped roasted duck, Chen Ze was quite content.

"Yes... Boss." Betty swallowed several times as she spoke, worried that her saliva would drip out otherwise.

Heaven knows how long the journey to serve the roasted duck was. The closer she got, the more tempting the aroma of the duck became, making Betty swallow continuously.

"... Mr. Hastur, please... enjoy your meal," Betty quickly put the roasted duck and iced chestnut rice in front of Hastur, then immediately dodged away, as the aroma was too much to bear.

Hastur looked at the roasted duck in front of him, its shiny skin and tender, snowy white meat, emitting that unique fragrance of roasted duck.

But what puzzled Hastur was that this roasted duck was not the one from his memory; it lacked neatly sliced meat and pancakes.

However, Hastur couldn’t care less at this moment, as he eagerly picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a piece of duck meat, dipped it in the sweet bean sauce, and put it in his mouth.

With one bite, the rich flavor of the meat, combined with the unique texture of the plump duck and the slightly sweet bean sauce, took the deliciousness of the duck to new heights.

Hastur took a bite of the iced chestnut rice, eating it big bites along with the roasted duck. This duck didn’t have the greasiness of ordinary roast duck, and one wouldn’t feel satiated after eating a lot of it.

The fat turned into a little bag full of the deliciousness of fat, sweetened by the Winterberry Spread—just a gentle bite burst it open, melting in the mouth.

Hastur was very pleased; this roasted duck tasted even better than the one in his memory, and it could be described as an incredibly delicious gourmet dish.

Hastur scooped up another mouthful of iced chestnut rice; the hot and cold sensations were also very fitting, making Hastur’s eyes close with satisfaction.

Seeing this, Betty craved it even more. She hurriedly hid in the kitchen, fearing she wouldn’t be able to stop her saliva from dripping onto the floor otherwise.

"Boss, this roasted duck of yours is too fragrant!" Betty wiped her mouth, feeling like she would dehydrate if salivating could do that.

"It’s alright, but it’s also quite expensive. One roasted duck is worth four thousand Gold Coins," Chen Ze casually replied as he was cutting up the mutton offal.

"Four thousand Gold Coins!" Betty was shocked by the huge price.

"Yes, because this duck requires a certain sauce, but I’m not sure if the sauce is limited or unlimited," Chen Ze said, massaging his brow with a troubled expression.

Winterberry Spread, Chen Ze thought, if it were to be categorized in a game, it would undoubtedly be of Legendary Level among ingredients.

Its effect was truly amazing, able to harmonize the fat perfectly and elevate the deliciousness of the meat; each spoonful was like gold.

But although Chen Ze had the recipe for Winterberry Spread, he lacked the ingredients, which he had obtained last time from a flying squirrel. Until the issue of ingredients was resolved, Winterberry Spread would be a scarce commodity. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"That’s really expensive... I feel the pressure on me increasing," Betty said, feeling a bit disheartened; she still remembered the Starry Sky Cake, that visually stunning dessert.

But now Chen Ze had brought out a roasted duck that looked and smelled fantastic, putting Betty in a dilemma.

"Don’t worry, we’ll have a roasted duck for lunch since I also want to test the taste of the duck," Chen Ze said as he put the mutton offal into a bowl and then clapped his hands.

"Boss! Boss! You must be a Divine Being, right?"