Emily’s eyes lit up when she saw such a beautiful room and the little bed, but she was just too sleepy. She took off her shoes, climbed onto the little bed, rested her head on the warm, comfortable pillow, and tightly held onto Alex’s finger with her small hand, happily saying, “Father, you’re amazing! The bed has become so soft and comfy, Xiaomi really likes it. And there’s a Manchu Han Imperial Feast, it must be delicious…”

“Mm, when you wake up early tomorrow, you’ll get to eat the loving breakfast made by your father. Be good and sleep now.” Alex said with a smile.

“Loving breakfast, it must be really tasty…” Emily murmured, closed her eyes, and soon fell asleep.

Alex stood by the bed, watching Emily sleep sweetly. He reached out to brush the hair that had fallen onto her face to the sides, withdrew his other hand, and tucked her in.

“Don’t worry, Daddy will definitely let you taste the Manchu Han Imperial Feast.” Alex bent down and gently kissed Emily’s hair, silently saying in his heart.

Only then did Alex sit down by the big bed to the side, closed his eyes, and looked at the door in his mind. He was thinking about how to open it, when suddenly a little figure identical to himself appeared in his mind, as if it were his own body, completely under his control. After hesitating for a moment, he reached out and pushed open the door with the four big characters “Yangzhou Fried Rice” written on it.

He felt a flash of white light before his eyes, and Alex instinctively closed his eyes. When he opened them again, all his consciousness had been absorbed into the little figure’s body. The door behind him was gone, and where he was standing now was a rectangular kitchen, exactly the same as his own kitchen on the first floor, perfectly scaled.

“Huh, this is great. After going out, I’ll save time on getting used to and familiarizing myself with the kitchen.” Alex’s eyes lit up. He lifted his leg and froze—his body, which had been completely powerless before, could now move normally. He couldn’t help but jump twice. Although he still felt a bit weak and light, it was much better than his previous crippled state.

“System, what’s this?” Alex called out excitedly. Could it be that the system had kindly restored his body?

“The host’s current physical state is after a +0.5 increase in physical fitness. Please work hard to complete the task; a strong body awaits you.” The system’s voice sounded.

“So that’s how it is.” Alex looked at a physical fitness comparison chart that appeared in his mind. A normal human’s physical fitness is 2. After Alex’s arm and leg were reattached, his physical fitness was 1—a half-disabled state.

Now, his state was 1.5. Although he couldn’t lift a greatsword, he could at least hold a kitchen knife.

Moreover, the physical limit of humans in this world was much higher than on Earth. For example, when physical fitness reached 4, one could fight ordinary orcs hand-to-hand. At 10, one could even knock down a forest troll with a single punch. Back then, Alex Miller’s physical fitness should have reached about 8, making him an extremely powerful human.

“Welcome to the God of Cooking’s Trial Field. The system will provide an authentic Yangzhou Fried Rice experience. Only after the host completes a Yangzhou Fried Rice that passes the system’s certification may you leave the trial field. The standard is all the requirements the host mentioned when reviewing Yangzhou Fried Rice.” The system’s voice sounded again.

“System, I think I might have misheard something just now. What standard did you say?” Alex asked tentatively.

“All the requirements the host mentioned when reviewing Yangzhou Fried Rice.” The system replied emotionlessly.

“I think the official Yangzhou Fried Rice standard announced before was pretty good. How about we use that one?” Alex tried to negotiate.

“The standard cannot be changed. Please complete the task as soon as possible.” The system refused flatly.

“Then what about the standards for other dishes in the future?” Alex started to panic.

“All will be based on the host’s previous reviews.”

“wqnmlgb!”

Alex was falling apart inside. He had thought the system wasn’t malicious and could be used as an assistant, but now it seemed he was too naive. Using the requirements he had nitpicked as the standard—this was absolutely malicious.

Thinking back to the harsh, picky demands he had made, now that they were being applied to himself, even “hehe” wasn’t enough to express his feelings.

Damn, this is digging my own grave. Even those Yangzhou Fried Rice masters probably couldn’t make fried rice to that level.

“As expected, I shouldn’t have been so optimistic. This is a system created by the heavens specifically to mess with me and appease those chefs. But now that I’m here, I can’t leave without completing it…” Alex looked at a golden, shining experience pack that appeared in his mind, took a deep breath, and calmed himself down.

Since there was no choice, he would face it head-on. He had already promised to make a loving breakfast for Emily. Thinking about how happy Emily would be when she tasted Yangzhou Fried Rice, Alex was filled with anticipation, and even his gaze became more determined.

Alex tried to touch the golden, shining experience pack in his mind with his thoughts. Instantly, the experience of making Yangzhou Fried Rice poured into his mind—from selecting ingredients, to preparing them, to the process of frying the rice—perfectly merging into his consciousness, as if he had always known how to do it.