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The Black Triangle was located in the central region of the Gourmet World's Sixth Area. It was a pitch-black sea that devoured everything. A meteorite the size of the moon had once fallen into it and vanished without a trace. The Black Triangle was ranked among the top ten most dangerous regions in the Gourmet World—bottomless and so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

The fish course from Acacia's Full Course Menu, Another, swam freely in this black sea.

"Ah!"

"It's a Mother Tornado! This is a footprint left behind by the Snake King when it passed through here!" Atashino cried out in alarm.

Across the black sea, countless violent tornadoes connecting the heavens and the earth filled the space, their paths chaotic and disorderly, stirring up monstrous waves.

"Calm down. It's a small scene."

"Ape Dance Secret Art: Star Shatter!"

Immense starlight energy gathered in Kenji's fist. He threw a punch that shook the very space around them, and the chaotic tornadoes instantly vanished without a trace. If viewed from space, the path of the fist's shockwave had created a clean middle part on the planet.

"Alright. But the beasts at the level of the Eight Kings are truly ridiculous. Just the tracks they leave behind from years ago can be comparable to a natural disaster," Kenji grumbled, thinking of the hoof prints left by the Horse King and the Mother Tornado left by the Snake King.

"You're pretty capable, young man."

On a small patch of land in the sea, a humanoid creature covered in long hair sat on a lounge chair, wearing a straw hat and holding a fishing rod.

"Golden Chef Kaka. I didn't expect to meet you here," Kenji said, a little surprised. After all, Kaka rode a Camping Monster and could wander anywhere.

"Atashino, the author of that ingredient cooking notebook we got from the Gourmet Pyramid is this man right here, the Golden Chef Kaka."

Kenji thought to himself that his name, Kaka, sounded a bit silly.

"I've heard of the Golden Chef Kaka. A very famous chef," Atashino nodded, looking at Kaka in surprise. He must be a Nitro. And that beard is really long... and his body hair is also quite abundant.

"You obtained my notebook?"

Kaka opened his eyes. Atashino's jaw dropped. That's not a beard, those are his eyebrows?!

Kenji and Atashino landed on the small island, which was actually a Camping Monster called a Magnet Shell, with a Capture Level of 1000.

"A young powerhouse like you... reminds me of an old friend," Kaka said, looking at Kenji with deep emotion. He was talking about Ichiryu. In his youth, Ichiryu had been full of vigor, and his talent was astonishing.

"Kaka, you know where the Puzzle Plankton live, right?"

"I do. I'll take you there," Kaka said.

Kaka led the two of them inside the Magnet Shell, and they began to descend into the deep sea. In the Black Triangle, even the layers near the surface saw no sunlight. This was because of the Whale King Moon, one of the Eight Kings, which lived in this sea.

Half an hour later, the Magnet Shell stopped moving.

"We're here. Those are the Puzzle Plankton."

In the pitch-black water, dust-like organisms drifted with the current. Looking closely, each Puzzle Plankton was only 0.1 millimeters in size. It was easy to mistake them for dust. The picture you created would determine the final taste, containing infinite possibilities. To create a complete picture, you needed at least several hundred trillion Puzzle Plankton.

Kenji nodded and teleported outside. The immense pressure of the seawater was like a massage to him. With each move, he could capture hundreds of trillions of Puzzle Plankton. Several thousand trillion should be enough for now.

Kenji returned to the Magnet Shell. Kaka explained, "First, you must use the puzzle to guide out the true deliciousness of the Puzzle Plankton. Afterward, you can judge the result by the light that blooms from the finished picture."

"White, green, red, blue, and gold."

"The golden light is currently the highest level. But as for how to piece it together or what to create, there's no specific picture standard." In short, it was all up to your imagination and creativity.

"Atashino, let's give it a try."

After giving half of the Puzzle Plankton to Atashino, the two of them began to assemble the puzzle based on their feelings and imagination. It was destined to be a tedious process. The size of the Puzzle Plankton was simply too small, requiring extraordinary concentration.

One day later.

Wow, a golden legend!

On her very first try, Atashino's puzzle bloomed with a golden light. She had created a picture of a vast sea of flowers, with all sorts of blossoms blooming in the image.

"Ho, the young lady is quite skilled," Kaka said in praise. To achieve such a result on the first try was impressive.

Three days and three nights later, Kenji also completed his puzzle. He had run out of plankton midway through and had to go capture more.

"Nani?!"

"A pink light?"

Seeing this unique light, Kaka's sunglasses fell off his face. As a Nitro who had lived for so long, there was little he hadn't seen, but this was a first.

Kenji wiped the sweat from his brow and looked at his creation with great satisfaction.

"Is that... a picture of Ellie?" Atashino asked in surprise when she saw the person in the puzzle.

Herrscher of Human: Ego, Elysia. Her flawlessly beautiful smile... though it was just a puzzle, it felt as if she were really smiling at you. To be able to piece together something so vivid and lifelike... Elysia's position in Kenji's heart was truly unshakable. But Ellie was worthy of it. She too thought of her as a wonderful person; you could tell just by looking into her eyes.

"Truly remarkable," Kaka praised. Even just by intuition, he could tell that the puzzle with the pink light was more delicious than the one with the golden light.

"Atashino, I'll leave it to you to make this into a soup," Kenji said with a smile. The deliciousness of the Puzzle Plankton depended on the quality of the picture created. Compared to the natives of this world, a transmigrator like him had far more inspiration.

Atashino nodded. As a Camping Monster, the Magnet Shell naturally had a kitchen inside.

Before long, a soup radiating a pink light was presented before Kenji. A faint, fresh fragrance wafted through the room, making one's mouth water.

Hoo—

Blowing on it gently, Kenji took a sip. His eyes lit up. He felt his sense of taste instantly awaken. An endless deliciousness triggered a resonance in his cells. It was rich and mellow, yet not cloying. His appetite was instantly activated.

In a daze, he could almost see the pink elf Elysia smiling. Was this the effect of the Puzzle Plankton? What a magical and delicious dish. The picture you created appeared in your mind as you tasted it. His cells had also evolved. This was an ingredient that suited him, but an ordinary puzzle wouldn't do. It needed to bloom with a light that surpassed gold.

"Hah—"

Kenji took a deep breath and made his decision.

"It's decided. The appetizer in my Full Course Menu will be—Puzzle Plankton."

As an appetizer, it was perfect for whetting the appetite, and its taste was complex and ever-changing, as long as your imagination was rich enough.

Now, three dishes in his Full Course Menu had been confirmed.

Appetizer: Puzzle Plankton

Capture Level: 3000+ (Located in the dangerous Black Triangle, with high puzzle difficulty)

Soup: Cryophoenix Amber Soup

Capture Level: 5000

Dessert: Heat Planet

Capture Level: 2000 (On Earth)

"Hehe, it's a very fitting choice," Atashino chuckled. She had also taken a sip. This dish could truly activate one's appetite.

Kenji then took a sip of the soup made from Atashino's flower puzzle. The taste was fragrant, as if he were in a sea of blooming flowers. It was also very delicious.

His mind was now filled with many inspirations. In the future, he could experiment with them all through the Puzzle Plankton. It was truly an ingredient with infinite possibilities.

What picture should I create next time?

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