Chapter 954 The Stew Is Ready!

Chapter 954 The Stew Is Ready!

Ingredients flew overhead in an arc, falling straight into a giant cauldron.

A vortex, appearing due to forceful stirring, absorbed all the ingredients like an abyss, not letting anything spill out.

Ralph effortlessly chopped veggies with one hand, and stirred the stew with the other.

Two centuries worth of cooking experience showcased themselves in the skillful moves Ralph portrayed, his bearing elegant, and his style etched with grace.

Hyunsuk, and Shi stared at him with an awe-struck gaze, their jaws threatening to drop from the amazing maneuverability Ralph displayed.

After ten minutes of chopping and stirring, the cauldron was covered by a lid and everyone waited for the stew to be cooked.

No one said a single thing and stared at the cauldron, which contained enough stew to feed a whole village.

An hour later, a savoury aroma hit the nostrils of everyone nearby, making them unconsciously drool.

The aroma smelt like a blend of spices, neither too overpowering nor too bland. Each individual spice could be felt even by laymen like Hyunsuk and Shi, who did not know a single thing about cooking.

There were no instructions on how the stew should be made, but the four experienced chefs could feel that it was ready.

Walking over to the cauldron, Ralph uncovered the lid and steam erupted out from within, disappearing in thin air after a few breaths of time.

The stew appeared cream-like yellow, containing many colorful ingredients within it.

Every chef tasted their food to check for flavours, but the four did not have such leeway.

They were strictly told to not taste it before sacrificing a bowl.

This sacrifice would be the ultimate proof of their completion of this quest—a badge that would honour the four as Master Chefs, making their two centuries worth of efforts come to fruition.

It was a cumulative work of the four and hence, they all took a ladle of stew within their respective bowls and went to sacrifice it.

Lith let Hyunsuk hold his bowl and went to inscribe a hexagram on the ground, enclosed within a circle.

Many treasures were added to it for activation and once everything was in place, on the circumference of the circle, Lith wrote something in a language he had no idea of.

Those words fit perfectly on the circle, appearing in a loop. It was not an inch more or a centimetre less.

Lith went to take the bowl back from Hyunsuk and called Miwa, Ralph, and Dennis.

lightsΝοvεl ƈοm The four stood on four equidistant points on the magic circle, and Lith said calmly, "I'm activating the magic circle. Just follow what I'm doing."

The three nodded their heads and Lith began chanting something in a foreign language.

A few moments later, the magic circle glowed with a greenish tinge and the words written on the circumference glowed with a golden sheen.

The circle started levitating and soon reached Miwa's waist level and stopped.

[The Black Tortoise Clan has taken notice of you.]

[The Gourmet Association has taken notice of you.]

[The White Tiger Clan has taken notice of you.]

[The Azure Dragon Clan has taken notice of you.]

[The Ouroboros Clan has taken notice of you.]

[The Cerberus Clan is gazing at you with confusion.]

[The Frost Devil's lips are curved up.]

[The Blazing Devil is staring at you in confusion.]

[The Scarlet Devil is staring at you in confusion.]

[The Undead Devil is staring at you in confusion.]

[The Lich King is staring at you in confusion.]

[The Samsara Devil has spent a great deal of providence and is wondering why you possess his mark.]

[The Sin of Gluttony is staring at you.]

[The Gourmet Gatherer Gerald is staring at you.]

[The Night Goddess licks her lips as she stares at you.]

[The Martial Master is scratching his chest intensely while staring at you.]

[Tens of thousands of deities are currently staring at you.]

The series of words made Lith's head spin and his vision darken.

However, the tantalizing aroma from the stew kept him awake.

Turning the side, Lith could see something similar happening with Miwa, Ralph, and Dennis.

Wondering if it was just him or were they hearing system notifications too, Lith asked in his mind, 'Are they looking at the same things as me?'

[Answering Host: Yes.]

[The Sacrificial Circle Host has inscribed lets one connect to the higher deities.]

'What!?'