Kneading noodles, something that seems to have nothing to do with practice, was used by Yang Shan as a way to test this spell. The reason is simple and visible. It is very intuitive that Shen Hao has learned about the five elements of water in the past six months. The level of understanding was tested.
Yang Shan was very satisfied. He could see that Shen Hao did not pursue the tyrannical techniques in the "Dew Cloud Scripture" after getting it, but honestly followed his requirements to understand the foundation of the five elements of water, and understood the impermanent changes and adaptability of water. as the focus of understanding. Otherwise, this time the technique and noodles would never be completed as smoothly and smoothly as it is now.
"Very good, this dough is well kneaded. Then follow me, roll the dough out, and then cut it into pieces..."
Shen Hao understood that he had passed the first level. The rest is the test of the five elements of fire.
However, Yang Qingzhi remained silent. He was sitting on the side and chopping firewood with a hatchet. There was a small pile of neat wood piled at his feet.
Yang Qingzhi didn't say anything, and Shen Hao didn't dare to ask. I feel like the next exam will be after this meal, right?
While thinking about it secretly, he followed Yang Shan to learn how to cut noodles. This method is not much different from Shen Hao's method at home, and it is also a kind of home-cooked pasta.
However, after the noodles are cut out, the amount is actually not much. Although it will rise a little after cooking, Shen Hao will definitely not be full if he swallows it like this. But I didn’t dare to say it, let alone ask.
"Okay, bring it over, it's time to put it into the pot."
Yang Shan picked up the handkerchief on the side to wipe his hands, and then motioned to Shen Hao to bring the cut noodles to Yang Qingzhi, who was setting up a pot to boil water.
"Okay." Shen Hao could only act as an errand boy here. He picked up the noodles and brought them to Yang Qingzhi next to him.
At this time, Yang Qingzhi had already set up an iron pot with water in it, and a fire was lit under the temporary stove, but the fire was not very strong.
"Master Zhi, the noodles are here."
"Yeah. Sit over here and look at the fire."
"yes."
Shen Hao put the noodles down, then sat in front of the stove and looked at the fire. Seeing that the fire inside was not enough, he was about to take the firewood next to him to add more, but Yang Qingzhi, who was sitting next to him, shook his head and shouted.
"Just keep an eye on the fire and I'll add more wood."
"Huh? Oh, my disciple knows."
But there is really very little firewood in the stove. Although it won't burn out quickly, it is definitely not enough to boil the water in the pot.
Glancing at Yang Qingzhi, the latter said nothing and would only add a piece of firewood when it was about to go out.
"Look at the fire, boil the water quickly, don't waste time cooking noodles." Yang Qingzhi urged Shen Hao expressionlessly, seeming a little unhappy that the water in the pot was still not boiling.
Isn't this simple? Shen Hao can boil the water in the pot as long as he uses his true energy and throws a ball of fire magic into it for a few breaths.
But just as the zhenqi in his meridians moved, Yang Qingzhi beside him said again: "It's better to use firewood to cook noodles. Just watch the fire."
This... this fire is bigger, can it boil the water in the pot?
But as soon as he thought about it, Shen Hao understood Yang Qingzhi's intention. This is not looking at the fire, he is clearly testing him! And like Yang Shan before, Yang Qingzhi did not choose a formal question and answer or watch the magic being performed, but directly asked Shen Hao a seemingly incomprehensible question.
There is very little firewood, and the fire is not very big, but you need to boil water in a large pot on the stove... What is the test?
Shen Hao took a deep breath, looking at the flames in the stove with a focused expression.
If you can't use magic to condense the five elements of fire in the surrounding aura, you can only rely on the flames in the stove itself. How to do this?
The flame transfers temperature to the water in the pot, and the water absorbs the temperature and gradually increases until it boils. But in this process, the temperature under the stove is much greater than the temperature of the water in the pot that dissipates when it is heated, otherwise it will be difficult to boil the water in the pot.
So if you want to boil water, the fundamental problem is nothing else but that the fire under the pot must be big enough.
Shen Hao was not in a hurry to take action. He was waiting for the flame in the stove to become the smallest. Because at this time, Yang Qingzhi next to him would add a new piece of firewood to prevent the fire in the stove from extinguishing. This was also the time when there was the most firewood in the stove.
Sure enough, when the fire in the stove weakened to a certain level, Yang Qingzhi added a new piece of firewood to it.
"It's now!"
With a thought in Shen Hao's mind, his true energy followed his right hand that was attached to the surface of the stove and instantly broke into the interior of the stove. Instead of condensing new fire attributes, it directly took over the flames burning in the stove that were relying on firewood.
The flames in the stove, which had begun to grow stronger due to the newly added firewood, suddenly stagnated, as if they were restricted by some force.
But when this scene fell into Yang Qingzhi's eyes, he frowned slightly. But when he saw the newly added wood quickly turn red, as if the inside was burning crazily, his brows widened again and he nodded subconsciously.
He thought to himself: This guy has some ideas.
"Go!"
Control the internal heating of the wood and turn it into a flame instead of burning on the surface bit by bit. This is not suppression, but release. It is the "crazy" fire control method taught by Yang Qingzhi before. It's just that the direction of release is inward.
When the temperature inside reached its peak and the wood had completely transformed into flames and high temperatures, Shen Hao suddenly changed the direction of the flame release, from inside to outside.
So the moment the transformation was released, a ball of flame suddenly rose in the stove, the temperature was much higher than the normal burning state of wood, and even showed a jet-like flame that went against common sense, and the roar was accompanied by a sound.
In just five breaths, the abnormally high temperature boiled the water in the cauldron. The piece of wood was also used up, so Yang Qingzhi threw a new piece into the stove again, and Shen Hao followed the same example and continued to maintain the high temperature of the stove and the boiling water in the pot in this unique way.
Then just put the cut noodles into the pot, flip them a few times and take them out...
"That's it."
Like Yang Shan, Yang Qingzhi was very satisfied with Shen Hao's response and performance. The essence of the five elements of fire is "craziness". Although Shen Hao's "craziness" still has some hidden elements in it, it is already rare. After all, it is just an introduction now.
After that, there were three bowls of clear soup noodles, and they were the clearest soup noodles that Shen Hao had ever tasted. It would be more appropriate to replace them with "white water noodles". Not to mention the soy sauce topping, there was no salt at all, pure clear soup.
"Is it tasty?"
"..."
Shen Hao was asked by Yang Shan and didn't know how to answer for a while. He was about to say a few words against his will but was interrupted by Yang Shan waving his hand.
"I know you are not used to it even if you don't tell me. But the advantage of the original flavor is that after you are familiar with it, you can adjust it to the taste you want it to show.
Only when you are clear and familiar with the original taste can you talk about cooking. "
