After tasting the Felyne meals that could temporarily enhance his body, Bai Mo became quite interested in the culinary skills of the Felynes. Although the set meals he ordered were still individually listed and billed, Bai Mo believed that through learning and integration, he might be able to use ingredients from the Monster Hunter world to create even more powerful dishes with additional buffs!
As a Gourmet Hunter who was now deeply devoted to studying cooking, coupled with his ability to listen to the voices of all things and communicate with ingredients, achieving this was indeed within the realm of possibility.
[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for tasting the Green 2-star dish [Grilled Herbivore Tail Steak], Green dish [Grilled Snake Salmon], Green dish [Tzi-Tzi Tears Jam], and Blue dish [Rathalos Whiskey], earning 860 points of deliciousness!]
[Recipe successfully recorded~]
[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for tasting the Blue dish [Charcoal-Grilled Courage Eel], earning 780 points of deliciousness! Randomly obtained skill: Death or Glory Charge (Heaven is to the left, warriors charge to the right)!]
The Courage Eel was exactly the type of creature that would charge at predators stronger than itself, so obtaining such an ability wasn't surprising. However, looking at his updated stats, Bai Mo couldn't help but feel excited.
[Host: Bai Mo
Capture Level: 23
Gourmet Cells: Unawakened 34.3%
Bloodline: Eastern Human
Skills: Electromagnetic Martial Arts Training Method, Hokuto Shinken, Hokuto Five Extremities, Lightning Bullet Fist, Killer Whale Crushing Fist, Gale Movement Technique, Heavenly Eye Power, Imperial Immortal Body, Death or Glory Charge
Talents: Super Five Senses, Photographic Memory, 1 Cubic Meter Personal Space, Underwater Breathing, Listen to the Voices of All Things, Taste Memory, Gourmet Golden Rule, Rock Element Affinity
Deliciousness Points: 18,640]
A single serving of Charcoal-Grilled Courage Eel had increased his Gourmet Cell awakening progress by 8%. If he had a few more servings, wouldn't that significantly accelerate his awakening speed?
After devouring all the food in front of him, Bai Mo immediately began asking the Felyne helpers if there were any other ingredients similar to the Courage Eel.
According to the Felyne sous-chef, brave-type ingredients weren't limited to just the Courage Eel. For meats, there were wyvern leg meat, wyvern belly meat, flying wyvern eggs, wyvern tail meat, wyvern head meat, and wyvern loin meat.
For fish, there were Fin-Finned Tuna, Snake Salmon, Courage Eel, Sushifish, Ancient True Snapper, and Wild Barracuda.
As for vegetables and fruits, there were Chef's Shoots, Demon Onion, Giant Cactus, Dragon Fruit, King Cactus, and Frost Tomato.
These were all ingredients discovered in the New World. As for the Old World, there were even more varieties.
Bai Mo nodded repeatedly at the information provided by the Felyne sous-chef. However, he had already tried Charcoal-Grilled Snake Salmon earlier, and while his Gourmet Cells had reacted, they hadn't resonated as strongly as they had with the Courage Eel. This indicated that not all dishes made from brave-type ingredients would trigger an evolution in his Gourmet Cells.
To find the right resonant ingredients, he would have to taste them one by one.
After finishing dinner, Bai Mo finally remembered the Nargacuga he had tamed earlier.
"Commander, the Nargacuga I tamed was already injured. Could you arrange for someone to feed it?"
"Ah—that little guy! Where is it now?" Commander Vasil asked Jasper. "Have someone feed it something."
"I had it locked up in the Ecology Lab's dungeon first. After all, if it wakes up, it could cause trouble," Jasper replied before turning to Bai Mo. "Sorry, Brother Bai. We can't communicate with monsters, so it might lead to unnecessary complications. Could you come with me to handle this?"
"Of course," Bai Mo nodded. "It's my tamed mount, after all. I should take responsibility for it."
Under Jasper's lead, the three of them arrived at a coastal cave near the base, where the Nargacuga was still sound asleep.
Besides the Nargacuga, several elderly Wyverian scholars were studying it.
"These are researchers from the Ecology Lab. They're recording this Nargacuga's physical data. After all, every monster's data is unique and worth collecting," Jasper explained.
During the introduction, one of the elderly Wyverian scholars suddenly noticed Bai Mo and hurried over. "You—yes, you! Are you the one who can communicate with monsters?"
"This is Director Leonard of the Ecology Lab," Jasper introduced.
As Jasper spoke, Bai Mo's voice echoed in Director Leonard's mind: "Hello, Director Leonard. My name is Bai Yujing. I can indeed communicate with monsters."
"Excellent!" Director Leonard's eyes lit up. "Young man, would you like to join our Ecology Lab? I can make you a Gold-tier Researcher right away! Once things settle down in the New World, I can recommend you to the Dragon Research Institute as a Senior Special Researcher!"
Bai Mo understood that Director Leonard's enthusiasm stemmed from his ability to communicate with monsters.
Although Bai Mo had played many Monster Hunter games, he wasn't deeply familiar with the lore and background stories. He only knew that the Dragon Research Institute was a large organization composed of scholars.
Among them were hunters trained by the Dragon Research Institute itself, and it was even said that the strongest hunters in the institute were capable of solo hunting Elder Dragons.
Perhaps they were protagonists from one of the games, similar to the Sapphire Star of the New World.
While they couldn't compare to the godlike hunters of the Frontier, they were still incredibly powerful.
Moreover, compared to the New World Research Commission, the Dragon Research Institute had much stricter entry requirements.
Director Leonard's invitation was essentially offering Bai Mo a guaranteed, prestigious job.
However, Bai Mo wasn't particularly interested.
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