FWTS ## Chapter 073: Food Carving

"Golden Cudgel, forever shining, sweeping away the world's filth!" Hou Muyun sang passionately, then grinned at the camera. "How was that? Pretty cool, huh? When I was a kid watching the cartoon, I always felt this song was sung just for me. I’ve always seen it as the theme song of my life!"

Putting down his guitar, Hou Muyun said, "Alright, alright, I know no one wants to hear me sing after that. Fine, I won’t sing anymore."

The chat was filled with comments like "We want to hear more, you bastard!" but Hou Muyun had already turned off the comments.

"Honestly, I've been singing a lot lately, so today, let's do something different."

Hou Muyun's live streaming equipment had recently been upgraded, and he was now using a much higher definition camera. He picked up the camera and walked towards the kitchen.

"It’s not exactly a new skill."

Hou Muyun knew many viewers thought he was about to show off a new skill again. "I’ve shown a bit of this before when cooking on stream. Today, I’m going to give you a full display. Alright, no more guessing. What I’m going to stream next is food carving."

"Food carving, you’ve probably heard of it to some extent. The most common one is definitely watermelon carving. Every watermelon season, there are always a lot of pictures of watermelon carvings on Weibo."

"In addition to watermelon, there are many other foods suitable for carving, especially fruits and vegetables. For example, various types of radishes (red, white, green), pumpkins, winter melons, tomatoes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, celery, apples, pears, and so on are all very suitable for carving."

"In China, we have a long history of food carving, dating back to the Spring and Autumn period. The book 'Guanzi' mentions 'carved eggs,' which could be the earliest recorded form of carving in history. Uh, carved eggs refer to carving on eggs, not carving an eggplant, haha. Our ancestors sure knew how to play!"

"Oh, and this reminds me of the classic story 'The Carving of a Boat to Find a Sword,' no, wait, boats can’t be eaten, I mean 'The Carved Boat Record.' Although carving nuts is more related to wood carving, it still has something to do with food. In short, our ancestors not only selected various things to eat for us but also created various artistic forms of food. Truly amazing!"

After some light-hearted banter, Hou Muyun used the camera to scan the kitchen, selecting a few leftover ingredients and a set of knives. He laid everything out on the dining table in the living room and set up the camera.

"Last time I was streaming while cooking, I made a picture using food ingredients. That gave me the idea to do a food carving stream. I ordered a set of knives online, which arrived a while ago, but I’ve been out a lot, so I only picked them up from the security office yesterday."

Hou Muyun introduced the knives one by one: "This is a flat knife, this is a straight-pointed knife, this is a V-shaped knife, this is a U-shaped knife, and this is a pull-cut knife... There are also L-shaped, O-shaped, and various model knives, tweezers, and scissors, which are all very suitable for carving. But for a master like me, this set is enough."

"You've probably seen a lot of watermelon carvings online, so I won’t do that. Besides, I don’t have a watermelon here."

Pointing to several radishes on the table, Hou Muyun said, "Okay, I haven’t practiced in a while, so I’ll start with something simple. Radishes are very suitable for carving. If you’re a beginner, radishes are the best to practice with. They’re great for carving flowers of various kinds. For example, this carrot."

Hou Muyun cut off a ten-centimeter section of carrot with a flat knife, held it in his hand, and switched to a straight-pointed knife to start carving.

"Now, I’m going to carve a rose from this carrot. The petals of a rose are round, large, and clustered."

As he spoke, he used the straight-pointed knife to slice, scoop, and carve. Soon, a rose took shape.

"Next, I’ll carve a crabapple, which has wider petals."

"Peony..."

"Now for some chrysanthemums, I need to switch to the U-shaped knife."

"White radishes are good for carving white lotuses and magnolias."

"I’ll carve a rose out of this red radish for you."

Switching knives and ingredients, within moments, the table was adorned with nine carved flowers, each different, showcasing a variety of styles!

Although the system was temporarily down for updates and he couldn’t use his cards, his attribute points were still active. With a cooking skill level of 6 and a painting skill level of 7, both far surpassing an average person’s abilities, he could be considered a true master. Culinary skills include knife work, which encompasses food carving, and his painting abilities also contributed to his carving skills. This made the current carving task quite manageable for Hou Muyun.

While this might not be difficult for him, it was quite extraordinary for those watching the live stream.

“Damn, I love it when the streamer randomly shows off a new skill!”

“Did you notice? Every time the viewer count hits a new high, the streamer shows off a new skill! Am I the only one who thinks so?”

“It’s true, look at the viewer count now. It's 2.2 million! Heading towards 2.5 million!”

“Hahaha, really heading towards 2.5 million!”

“Damn, I came here because of 'Music Wars,' but I’ve heard the streamer is very talented. It’s true!”

“Holy crap, his speed is insane!”

“I’ve seen some food carving videos online, but none like this. Carving one flower after another in under a minute! It’s faster than drawing! Truly unmatched speed!”

“This is what I call flower carving!”

“The streamer really knows how to impress!”

"Wow, the flowers are so beautiful!"

"It's like the streamer is sending me flowers!"

"I request the streamer to include these flowers in the giveaway too!"

"Anyone else here?"

- [Love in the Storm] is gifting 6 Lamborghinis! Comment: I want flowers!

- [137 Datong] is gifting 6 Ferraris! Comment: I want flowers, I have money to spend, spend however you like!

"Warm-up complete!"

Hou Muyun stretched his hands, leaned forward to check the screen, and smiled. "Okay, I'll use a professional spray gun and edible dye to process it later, and give it to ten girls. Don’t worry, guys, the next piece I'm going to carve is for you."

Hou Muyun took a partially used white radish, peeled it with a flat knife, and then used a combination of U-shaped and V-shaped knives for carving. Soon, a figure appeared in front of the netizens under Hou Muyun's versatile knife skills.

"Wow, the streamer seems to be carving a human figure!"

"It's a woman!"

"Look at her clothes and hairstyle, she seems like a woman from ancient times!"

"Flowing skirt, fluttering sleeves!"

"Her figure is so beautiful!"

"This posture!"

"Playing the pipa! Is this from the Dunhuang murals?"

"The facial features are coming out, so beautiful!"

"Hey, streamer, can you stop waving your knife around the fairy's chest?"

"Hahaha! You can slim down the waist a bit more, but leave the rest alone!"

"The figures in Dunhuang murals are all plump and full, you should stay true to the original!"

"That's right, don't underestimate our cultural knowledge!"

"If you stay true to the original, it should be half-exposed... Oops! Nosebleed!"

"The streamer is insane, he can even race with food carving!"

"The streamer is clearly very focused and serious, it's all you guys imagining racing scenes!"

"..."

"Oh my god, the details of her dress are all carved out, it's amazing!"

"The most terrifying part should be the hairstyle and headdress! And they're so detailed!"

"And the pipa in her hand, with even the strings!"

"The lotus pedestal is so delicate too!"

"Insane!"

"It seems that carving flowers earlier was just a warm-up. This is the real deal!"

"I really want to use my fists to smash the streamer's head to see what's inside, is it completely different from us humans!"

"The streamer must be an excellent graduate from the Huaxia Music Academy's chef department!"

"..."

"Okay, this expression, this posture, so beautiful!"

"The girls also really want it!"

"Yeah, streamer should give it to us girls! I'm really afraid those big guys will defile this fairy!"

"Her robe flutters like a flying dragon and dancing phoenix, graceful and unrestrained, flipping and flying, against the breeze!"

"It looks like it could move! Suddenly, she raised her foot and performed a mid-air somersault, displaying the skill of playing the pipa!"

"Pure as white jade, crystal clear! Using white radish as the material, the finished product looks so beautiful, if there was sunlight now, I feel like this fairy would actually fly!"

Amidst a chorus of admiration and amazement, Hou Muyun wiped the radish juice off his hands, killing the mood. "This girl is really pure!"


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