Chapter 212: A Chef Creates Hope Through Cooking!

"Kanor, intelligent beings cannot be used as ingredients, especially this turtle, as it is your friend."

As Kanor’s master, Lolth felt it was her duty to teach her not only how to use extraordinary powers but also to shape the little girl’s worldview and moral values.

Clearly, while the tavern landlady provided for Kanor’s needs, there was a lack of spiritual education. This little girl didn’t even realize that cooking a talking turtle was very inappropriate, which surprised Lolth a bit.

You must change Kanor’s mindset!

After all, she plans to teach Kanor to have at least epic-level extraordinary power, and she might even raise several professions to epic-level.

An epic-level strong person, whether as an adventurer or part of any force, is basically a leader. In some small countries, they can even become the strongest in that nation. With a little common sense, becoming a duke in a small country is not too difficult.

So Lolth deeply understands the saying "With great power comes great responsibility," which truly exists in this world of extraordinary powers.

To teach a strong person, you must also take responsibility for shaping her character.

However, the turtle above Kanor remained very calm.

"Oh, Lord Succubus, great Master Lolth, there’s no need to be so nervous. I have a good relationship with Kanor; she’s just joking—this little girl knows her boundaries. On our pirate ship, we have a saying: ‘If you try to bind the waves, the sea will respond in kind.’ Free will is very important… children need space to grow freely!"

The turtle continued to chat, but Lolth smiled and shook her head, ignoring it.

In Lolth’s eyes, this guy, even when not a turtle, is still mostly a little pirate. What deep insights could it possibly have on educating children?

Hearing Lolth’s teachings, Kanor nodded and showed a serious expression.

"I understand, Master Lolth, I won’t try to cook you again."

The turtle on her head heard Kanor’s serious tone and the content of her reply. It finally realized that something was up, peeked its head down to look at the serious Kanor, and lost its playful expression.

"Hey, hey, hey, Kanor, my little chef, you are serious!" the turtle shouted in fright, "I thought you were joking every time you said you wanted to make me soup!"

After the turtle spoke, Kanor didn’t respond, but in her gaze towards its head, the turtle felt a hint of regret.

The shivering turtle looked at Lolth, changed its expression, and said with a serious tone.

"You are right, Lord Lolth, this child needs a serious lesson… Kids today are really scary. How did this ‘will’ choose such a little one…"

The turtle mumbled, jumped off Kanor’s hat, stood on its feet, and walked into the sink in the kitchen where it had lived for a long time, with its front limbs behind its shell.

"So, you guys continue cooking without worrying about me. I’m a bit tired and need to rest."

After saying this, it jumped into the sink, pulling its head and limbs inside its shell, and it didn’t make any more noise.

"Look what you did, you scared it."

Lolth made a "tsk tsk" sound, smacked her lips, looked at Kanor, and continued, "Remember, if you meet a wise magical creature in the wild, don’t kill it if it doesn’t show any bad intentions… Even if it looks dangerous, try not to kill it."

"I know, Master Lolth," Kanor nodded and glanced at the sink, lowering her voice. "I’m just scaring it… That fellow, even like this, if you don’t scare it, it gets really bold."

When Kanor said this, Lolth was taken aback for a moment, then she started to laugh.

"Alright… even I fell for it!"

She looked at Kanor, smiled, and shook her head, then began her own herbal cooking.

Meanwhile, Kanor also continued her practice of baking fruit snacks, and the kitchen became bustling and lively for a while.

Although the teacher and student were making completely different types of dishes, they surprisingly felt very similar.

In Kanor’s hands, the kitchen tools constantly changed shape, with liquid metal flowing like mercury around the entire workspace. Kanor held a sharp knife in one hand, slicing fruit, while the sliced pieces were pushed into a bowl by the "Versatile Kitchenware." The uncut fruit was being gently pushed over as well. In her other hand, a tool resembling half a whisk extended out, continuing to whip the egg whites.

On Lolth’s side, ingredients filled with magical energy floated in the air as she cast simple spells on them. Several knives, controlled by magic, danced up and down in the air, chopping and slicing different ingredients. The faucet turned on automatically, pouring clear water into a pot. Various seasonings floated around the ingredients that needed to be marinated, with sea salt and pepper being evenly spread over the meat and vegetables, quickly completing a marinating process that would usually take several hours under the influence of magic.

In fact, Lolth rarely cooked in this extravagant and flashy way that used a lot of magic; for her, cooking felt more like a process to enjoy.

Using a lot of magic and mystical techniques is like skipping all the story in a single-player game and turning on cheat codes. While it increases efficiency, it takes away much of the fun.

The reason for doing it this way today is simply because it is not the time to enjoy the fun.

The result she created is comparable to several high-quality Magic Potions; once Dorothy wakes up, it will greatly benefit the weak body and spirit of that little girl.

Lolth understood deeply that her love for cooking comes not only from the long process of experimenting and creating but, more importantly… from the moment when good food brings happiness, help, and emotion to people.

This is the essence of cooking!

Watching Lolth’s movements, Kanor realized that her teacher’s cooking style was different this time. Gradually, she stopped what she was doing and pulled back her Versatile Kitchenware, observing Lolth’s elegant yet grounded actions with a sense of enchantment.

Although Lolth did not say it directly, the clever Kanor immediately understood why Lolth was so focused on "efficiency" today.

Lolth’s busy figure seemed to be giving herself a lively cooking lesson through her actions.

About the essence of cooking and being a chef.

"A chef is someone who brings smiles to others through cooking!"

"Indeed, becoming a great chef like Master Lolth and bringing happiness to people is what I am meant to do in this life."

At that moment, Kanor confirmed her dream once again.