Chapter 4180 - 4199: A New Path for the Chef

Lin Chen and Qiu Chan stood in the middle, giving them time to watch the tests of the people in front.

Lin Chen quietly transmitted to Qiu Chan: "Listen, don’t make a sound."

They both wore headphones, and Lin Chen wasn’t sure if these headphones had any strange monitoring functions. Safety first, he used Immortal Dao techniques to communicate with Qiu Chan.

"Things have become outrageous. We’ve arrived in an entirely new world, and the civilization of this world is not inferior to the Federation, possibly even greater. Do you know this Magita Empire?"

"You can nod or shake your head, no need to speak."

Qiu Chan furrowed her brow, with a thoughtful expression, seriously shook her head.

Even someone like Qiu Chan doesn’t know this Magita Empire, could it be that the Federation truly knows nothing?

Impossible!

If not a single person knows, then how did the rebels contact people from the Magita Empire?

Did they collude with the Magita Empire just for smuggling people?

The Federation knows nothing about the Magita Empire, yet the Magita Empire knows the Federation inside out. Could an invasion happen?

If this teleportation gate were larger, allowing direct teleportation of interstellar warships, could it lead to a massive military invasion of the Federation?

Is war imminent?

Lin Chen’s mind raced with thoughts but he wasn’t overly anxious.

Although he is human and doesn’t wish for the Federation to be invaded, his hometown is not the Federation.

The Heavenly God Realm and the entire Lost Ball endure the strong rule of the Federation, isn’t this also an invasion?

If not for the unique cultivation system of the Heavenly God Realm, granting it distinct value, it might have been cleared out like other planets.

Who would sympathize with the Heavenly God Realm?

The Heavenly God Realm isn’t Lin Chen’s hometown; perhaps only that Mortal World beneath the Barren Wilderness, a minor world in the Immortal Realm, is Lin Chen’s true hometown.

Although he lived there for less than thirty years, it was where he had family, friends, and a growing life.

Wildlands, Immortal Realm, Heavenly God Realm, Federation, all are mere stops in his journey through life, just parts of his life experience.

A person may traverse millions of cities, continents, and oceans, but his hometown is unique.

"Now we have two choices: one, conceal all strength, pretend to be the least valuable slave, stay unnoticed, and flee given the opportunity."

"Second, exhibit partial strength, continue posing as slaves, wait to be purchased, and in this process, engage with this world, understand it, and then make plans."

"Choose one, nod for one, shake head for two."

Qiu Chan fell into contemplation.

With their strength, they could certainly escape, but being unfamiliar with this place, not knowing how to return to the Federation, being watched might lead to relentless pursuit and capture.

Though their strength is formidable, what level of power, technology, and methods do the strong here possess?

The shackles on their necks had been tampered with, only false control, hence they could choose to flee at any time, avoiding the need to escape now.

Better to wait and learn the situation.

Once they understand the situation, they can make further plans.

Qiu Chan gently shook her head, then nodded.

Lin Chen understood instantly.

The plan is to stay for now, but flee if things go awry.

Lin Chen agreed that this was appropriate, saying, "Watch and decide what strength to exhibit."

Qiu Chan nodded silently, then together with Lin Chen focused their gaze on the examination tables ahead.

The tests proceeded one by one, offering Lin Chen and the others eye-opening insights.

For warriors, strength is direct and simple; you declare your strength, then enter the testing chamber to exhibit matching strength, achieving successful testing.

Other skills, such as mechanical repairs—considered highly applicable technology—cooking, gardening, and other life skills surprisingly carried certain assessment scores.

Magita Empire, although highly technological, hasn’t divested from normal societal domains; clothing, food, housing, transportation remain indispensable and highly valued industries.

For survival, clothing, food, housing, transportation are basic and eternally gratifying needs.

Lin Chen compared the light curtain ahead, discovering that cooking had surprisingly high scores.

Perhaps they value experiencing different culinary cultures from the Federation?

Lin Chen pondered, then continued transmitting: "Sixth-level martial warrior is a threshold, below which value is extremely low, while above it, value significantly rises."

"If we hope to engage with relatively affluent buyers, we might need to exhibit sixth or seventh-level strength. Besides, I could claim to be a chef—my cooking skills aren’t bad and could add points."

"Do you have any auxiliary skills worth adding points?"

Qiu Chan’s face displayed a slight embarrassed expression, looking at the light curtain for a while, gently shaking her head.

She is purely a warrior!

Her time was spent honing her strength day after day, leaving no room for learning other skills.

Lin Chen chuckled lightly: "That’s fine, simply exhibit sixth-level strength, neither high nor low. Let’s see if we can sell to the same buyer; if possible, we’ll continue to stay hidden. If not, I’ll take you and flee."

"Worst case, we become fugitives; if we run and hide quickly, I doubt they can catch us."

"Once we understand everything here, we’ll find a way to return home."

Qiu Chan nodded slightly, agreeing with Lin Chen’s proposal.

Soon, it was Lin Chen’s turn; he spoke: "Sixth-level martial warrior, chef."

Pausing, he pointed to Qiu Chan behind him: "We are husband and wife, can we be sold to the same master?"

The registering staff coldly glanced at Lin Chen: "I can’t decide. When someone buys you, you can request it from the buyer; if the buyer agrees, then fine, otherwise there’s nothing to be done."

Lin Chen nodded: "Alright!"

The staff turned slightly: "Go test."

Strength test passed smoothly for Lin Chen; at their level, releasing any scale of attack is easy to control, and with potion concealment, without thorough checks, their true strength remains invisible.

Next, Lin Chen entered the nearby kitchen, using available ingredients to cook.

The ingredients had detailed descriptions, although different from Federation ingredients, as a chef understanding their properties allows dish preparation.

Magita Empire surely doesn’t lack chefs; they lack chefs from the Federation.

Style!

Lin Chen examined the ingredients and made a teppanyaki dish, serving it to the three judges.

"Teppanyaki, please enjoy!"