Chapter 105: Mystic Chef Darla lost her vision as darkness engulfed her. She didn’t pass out because the pain kept her awake. Her hands clutched into something firm, but not as hard as steel. Her finger dug into it unconsciously, enduring the pain.
While she was in pain, she felt it, the warm sensation that slowly spread inside her. There was something else, something even warmer that was comforting to her.
She didn’t know how long she stayed like that, but she slowly regained her vision. It was still painful, especially her chest, but it was more endurable than before.
Her sight remained blurred, but it slowly came into focus. She saw red that slowly shaped into a head. The pain subsided as her vision returned.
She saw a worried face, and that made her smile. She didn’t know that Red could make such an expression. Sweat flooded her face and back. It seemed she needed to take a bath again.
As the pain completely subsided, a warm current flowed inside her. That relieved her of the pain.
[You have completed the class change!]
[Cook Class has been removed!]
[Perception has been removed!]
[You have acquired a new class, Mystic Chef!]
[You have learned a new skill, Mana Knife!]
[You have learned a new skill, Monster Butchery!]
[You have learned a new skill, Mystic Storage!]
[You have learned a new skill, Infuse Dish!]
[You have learned a new skill, Mystic Eyes!]
[You will get +10 magic stat for each level up!]
A series of notifications appeared before her eyes. She had the feeling that she needed to do a lot of research before she could fully utilize her new class. From all five skills, she only understood two of the skills. It was Mana Knife and Monster Butchery.
"... Okay?"
Red’s voice caused her to snap from her thoughts. She understood him even though he just said one word. He was asking her if she was okay, showing concern.
"I am okay..." She nodded weakly.
Darla didn’t know the class change process was this painful. The pain was gone, but her body was still weak. It took a lot from her, and the fact that she had an intimate course made it worse.
"I just need a little bit of time to recover..." She didn’t know if Red understood what she said, but he didn’t move, waiting together with her. She took the chance to check her status sheet.
Name: Darla Hanyele
Class: Mystic Chef
Level: 5
Health: 259 Stamina: 58 Mana: 544
[Tier 0 Might]
Strength: 26.2 (+0.5) Endurance: 26.3 (+0.6) Vitality: 25.9 (+0.7) Dexterity: 25.7 (+0.4)
[Tier 0 Magic]
Intelligence: 54 (+50.3) Wisdom: 54.4 (+50.4) Arcane Perception: 52.5 (+50.5) Mind: 52.6 (+50.6)
Skill:
Tier 1: Taste Bud (Passive) - Level 11 (+1), Control Heat - Level 7 (+1), Knife Mastery (Passive) - Level 7 (+2), Appraisal - Level 2, Efficient Cooking (Passive) - Level 3 (+2)
Tier 2: Monster Butchery - Level 1 (New)
Tier 3: Ingredient Appraisal - Level 8 (+1), Ingredient Whisper - Level 1, Mana Knife - Level 1 (New), Infuse Dish - Level 1 (New)
Tier 4: Mystic Storage - Level 1 (New), Mystic Eyes - Level 1 (New)
Darla was about to check his new skills and what they did, but Red interrupted her.
"Leave... I leave... fight..."
She looked up, trying to interpret his words. He must leave to fight, but what would he fight? The kobold.
"Kobold?" She asked.
Red nodded, "Fight kobold..."
That made sense considering they were attacked by the kobold yesterday. It was not just a fight, but a war between monsters.
Darla slowly got back on her feet. Her body was weak, but she slowly regained her strength. In fact, the new class motivated her even more to work in the kitchen. She wanted to find out the difference.
She fully regained her strength once they were back in the village. They parted ways once she reached the kitchen. Red returned to their house to get the weapon and armor. She saw the goblins were swarming the open space in front of the village hall. She prayed that Red would be safe; she believed he would be safe.
’You only need to focus on your work and making a delicious meal, Darla. Possibly utilize the new skill for his benefit!’
With a great new motivation and vigor, she started to work. It was fortunate that most of the kitchen workers survived the attack. She didn’t need to work with new goblins as she prepared the usual gruel.
[Monster Butchery: Grant an insight to harvest monster meat, increasing butchering speed and precision, allowing you to obtain more meat and slightly increasing the quality of meat.]
[Mana Knife: Create a knife made of mana capable of cutting most ingredients, including monster meat parts. Initial Mana Cost: 10. Required Mana Cost to maintain the skill: 2 mana per 5 seconds.]
[Infuse Dish: Infuse mana into a dish to grant a buff, status increase, healing, and other effects depending on the ingredient used on the dish. Restriction: The skill can only be used on the dish made by Mystic Chef. Mana Cost: Varies. Depending on the size of the dish or portion. A bigger portion requires more mana to have an effective buff.]
[Mystic Storage: Grants Mystic Chef an exclusive dimensional storage to store cooked food, preserve ingredients, and store Mystic Chef’s instrument.]
[Mystic Eyes: Allows Mystic Chef to see the ingredient’s properties such as elements, mana attribute, and compatibility of an ingredient with other ingredients. Mana Cost: 50 mana.]
Darla checked on her new skills once everything was set and prepared. She had a slightly better understanding of the class than before. Essentially, she was a magical cook, a mage that specialized in cooking. That was the way she described the class. Especially when everything used mana.
Among the five new skills, the best skill was Mystic Storage. That allowed her to store her kitchen utensils to preserve food and ingredients. What made it better was that it was separated into three storage spaces.
She could store up to ten utensils in her current level, ten cubic meters of food storage, and ten cubic meters of ingredient storage. She didn’t need to worry about running out of space or getting things mixed up.
It was very useful many ways, and she could make food earlier and saved it here. The dish would still warm once Red returned.
Second to Mystic Storage was Infuse Dish. She realized the infused dish might work like a potion, and it could be a great help for Red. Especially with their current situation.
’I have to work harder to support him.’