Chapter 40: World-Class Flame Control!

With a flurry of action like a whirlwind sweeping away scattered clouds, Qin Yuan finished off a roasted wild chicken in no time, leaving his mouth shining with grease!

However, the second one had only just finished roasting!

Qin Yuan still wanted to eat!

But this one belonged to Li Erniu!

Left with no other choice, Qin Yuan had to roast a wild rabbit himself!

The wild rabbit had already been butchered and cleaned by Li Erniu beforehand. All Qin Yuan needed to do was roast it to perfection!

"Brother Yuan, don't rush! Let me! Let me do the roasting!" Seeing Qin Yuan's clumsy posture, Li Erniu quickly wiped his mouth, put down his roasted chicken, and prepared to handle the rabbit first before finishing his own meal.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Erniu! Just eat your food first! I know how to roast it!"

With that said, with a single thought, Qin Yuan harvested a flicker of flame through the system's quick-recovery function.

After all, what is roasting meat?

Isn't it just about having perfect heat control?

"Ding-dong ~ Please make your selection!"

The crisp notification sound of the system rang out.

Three options floated before Qin Yuan's eyes.

"It worked!"

Qin Yuan was instantly overjoyed.

"1. Obtain world-class flame control capability!"

"2. Obtain world-class friction fire-making capability!"

"3. Obtain world-class fire-resistance capability!"

"I choose 1!"

Looking at the three options, Qin Yuan made his choice immediately!

What he needed was flame control.

As for friction fire-making?

He could skip that skill!

After all—this was the 21st century! Lighters were everywhere. There was simply no need to rub sticks together to make fire.

As for the fire-resistance capability?

"That's a pretty good ability too! I need to get my hands on it!"

Eyeing the third option, Qin Yuan decided he wanted to secure the fire-resistance trait as well. After all, although his physical conditioning was currently terrifying, he had no defense against fire whatsoever. If he were caught in a blaze, he would still get hurt!

"Ding-dong ~ Congratulations to the host for a successful selection! You have obtained world-class flame control capability!"

"World-class flame control: Grants the host flawless mastery over all kinds of flames, allowing you to easily roast any delicacy to absolute perfection!"

"Huh? Is this flame control skill actually born specifically for roasting food?"

Qin Yuan looked at the system description with pleasant surprise!

He had never imagined that the system's flame control ability would be tailored specifically for barbecuing!

An instant later, a vast amount of knowledge and techniques regarding flame control flooded into Qin Yuan's mind.

This knowledge integrated the world's most sophisticated and mature culinary barbecue arts.

As of this moment, Qin Yuan was undoubtedly the greatest barbecue master on the planet!

"Delicacy, let's begin!"

Looking once more at the burning firewood, Qin Yuan's perspective shifted entirely.

The flames now felt like an obedient child. Qin Yuan could see right through them at a single glance. Furthermore, he understood every single detail and attribute of this fire with absolute clarity.

There were no secrets left between the flame and Qin Yuan.

"According to the system introduction, the temperature of this wood fire is around 600 degrees Celsius, which is considered quite low. However... it's simply peerless for roasting game!"

Under Qin Yuan's deft turning and tending, the roasted wild rabbit soon began to emit wave after wave of alluring fragrance.

"Whoa, Brother Yuan! Did you add some special spices to this wild rabbit? Why does it smell so incredible?!"

Li Erniu, who was still eating his roasted chicken, suddenly paused. He let out a gasp of astonishment and stared dumbfounded at the wild rabbit in Qin Yuan's hands.

There was no helping it!

The aroma of this roasted rabbit was simply too intoxicating!

To the point that he suddenly felt the roasted chicken in his own hands lacked any flavor at all.

How could he not be shocked?

"Special spices?" Qin Yuan chuckled. Add what, for goodness' sake? During a major military exercise, regular soldiers only had individual combat rations! It was only because Li Erniu came from the cooking squad that he had managed to scavenge some table salt and basic seasonings.

Right now, Qin Yuan had merely sprinkled a little bit of salt on it!

As for other condiments? Not a single one was used!

"Erniu, aren't the seasonings right in front of you? Did you see me touch any of them?"

Qin Yuan was extremely satisfied with his own barbecuing craftsmanship.

"Oh my god! You only added salt, yet it turned out this delicious?! Brother Yuan, it turns out you're a barbecue master all along! You are seriously too awesome, too fierce!"

Li Erniu's eyes widened as he gasped in admiration all over again!

He really couldn't help it!

Brother Yuan was just too unbelievable! Who would have thought his barbecuing skills would be this monstrous? It completely opened Li Erniu's eyes.

"Is this considered awesome? This is only the beginning!"

Qin Yuan smiled faintly, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

Through his contact with the system over the past few days, he had already gained a rough understanding of how formidable and terrifying the system truly was.

Just like the fire right now—he needed flames for roasting meat, and the system directly granted him world-class barbecue flame control!

This meant... if he had needs in the future, all he had to do was find the corresponding items, and he could grow stronger instantly?!

Ten minutes later, the roasting was complete.

A roasted wild rabbit, flawless in color, aroma, and taste, was presented before Qin Yuan and Li Erniu.

"Damn! This smells amazing!"

At this moment, even Qin Yuan couldn't help but sigh in praise!

This flavor... was simply transcendent!

Qin Yuan had never experienced such supreme cuisine in his life. He tore off the two front legs, giving one each to Li Erniu and himself.

Li Erniu had been drooling with anticipation for ages.

With a tear and a bite, he swallowed it straight into his stomach!

An endless explosion of savory richness and succulent flavor!

An endless luxury of sensory indulgence!

This piece of roasted wild rabbit had transcended the ordinary definition of food!

"Brother Yuan! Your roasted rabbit reminds me of a line of verse!" Li Erniu said with a blissful expression of utmost satisfaction, praising, "This rabbit surely belongs only in the heavens above; how often does one get to taste it on earth?"

Hearing this, Qin Yuan couldn't help but laugh. "Well, well, Erniu! You're even reciting poetry now? That's quite a piece of work!"

"Hehe, Brother Yuan, I was just moved by the moment! This line suddenly popped into my head. Don't laugh at me!" Li Erniu grinned, his face filled with lingering emotion.

There was no helping it! Qin Yuan's barbecue skills were simply too overpowered! He had never eaten such delicious roasted rabbit in his entire life. Having experienced it now, Li Erniu felt that even if he died right here and now, it would be totally worth it!

"Haha, alright, alright! Eat up! If we stay here for much longer, the enemy will probably find us soon. Once we finish eating, we'll change locations!"

With a subtle mental command, Qin Yuan activated his world-class thermal imaging.

To his surprise, he discovered that there were already nine Blue Force soldiers within a radius of one thousand meters! Moreover, the initial group of soldiers had already closed in to a distance of less than three hundred meters from them!

A firefight was completely unavoidable now.

This time, it was a true whirlwind sweeping away the remnants!

The plump wild rabbit was devoured completely by the two of them in less than a minute. Both Qin Yuan and Li Erniu were left craving more.

Except now... they had to leave!

To be precise, they had to go into battle!

The two of them got into the vehicle. Qin Yuan slammed his foot all the way down on the accelerator, and the jeep let out a furious roar as it surged forward like an arrow released from a bowstring.

"Following Brother Yuan is just the absolute best, hahaha!"

Sitting in the car, Li Erniu patted his belly contentedly and burst into hearty laughter.

"Silly Erniu, are you already satisfied just from eating a roasted wild rabbit?" Qin Yuan smiled faintly, feeling the rushing wind roar past his ears as he continued, "The real excitement has only just begun!"