The so-called Soul-Calming Noodles were invented by Luo Gen, the Noodle King from the story Cooking Master Boy. A single noodle could fill an entire bowl. It was said that Luo Gen once presented this dish to a raging emperor, and after eating it, the emperor calmed down.
Four years ago, when Nrvnqsr Chaos was served this dish, the internal struggle among the 666 demonic beasts inside him quieted down, giving him a chance to organize his system tree.
He did not become a Dead Apostle by being attacked by a vampire, but rather through his own magus research.
His original name was Fabro Rowan, and he was a magus from the Wandering Sea, one of the three major branches of the Mage's Association. Nrvnqsr Chaos was the name the Church gave him after he became a Dead Apostle.
The name originated from the vortex formed by the factors of 666 beasts within his body.
He could create beasts using these 666 internal factors. 666 is known as the Number of the Beast (from the Book of Revelation in the Bible), and he could use these released beasts for reconnaissance, attacks, or to devour humans.
Because he himself had fused with these beast factors, the beasts he released were considered a part of his body, not familiars. Since his bounded field was himself and his shadow, he escaped the world's correction.
The sum of the numerical values corresponding to each letter in Nero's name is 666, meaning the 666 Beast. Chaos means chaos, and he is also known by other vampires as the "Immortal Chaos."
Typically, for Dead Apostles who have existed for a very long time, the speed of their body's regeneration cannot keep up with its degradation. To solve this problem, besides absorbing human blood to take in genetic information and strengthen his own body, he also repaired his body by capturing beasts into himself.
Because his existence was like the primordial chaos of the universe, Nrvnqsr called his inner self the Soil of Genesis.
As a calm and dispassionate scholar, his greatest task was to organize the chaotic system tree within his body.
But he underestimated the rate at which his sanity would decline. As the number of his familiars continued to grow, his own will would be swallowed by the surging chaos in about a few hundred years. His goal was to organize the system tree of chaos within his body before that happened.
A few years ago, in his search for rare species, he came to this island nation. He heard a rumor in the underworld, which led him to this restaurant.
At that time, the elderly human had seen through his identity but showed no fear. Instead, with a cool smile, he made him a bowl of noodles.
After eating that bowl of noodles, all the restless chaos factors within him calmed down. He asked the old man what was going on, and the old man told him seriously: "This is a legacy from an ancient empire."
He chatted with the old man for a long time afterward and got a general idea of his origins: he was from the country across the sea, and his family had a long and ancient lineage.
For all magi and Dead Apostles, that ancient great nation was an absolute forbidden zone. The mystery there was incomparable to modern mystery, so he didn't ask further and left quietly.
But he could never forget that bowl of noodles. Although it only suppressed his chaotic factors for a short time, during that period, he regained his complete individual rationality and began to correct the evolutionary direction of his system tree.
Recently, after a fierce battle, the chaotic factors erupted again, and his research had reached a critical stage. So he came here, hoping to taste those noodles once more.
However, he never expected that the old human had passed away, leaving only a wet-behind-the-ears child.
Disappointment! Rage! The urge to vent!
Despite this, he still gave the child a chance to live—if he could serve up that bowl of noodles.
What Nrvnqsr Chaos saw next was an unimaginable sight.
A dancing white dragon appeared in the kitchen, along with a child single-mindedly drawing circles.
Le Zhengling held a noodle rolling pin, hooked and lifted the remaining dough, and then began to swing it forcefully. The dough stretched thinner and thinner with the circular motion, spinning endlessly until it became a truly thin and even circular sheet.
Nrvnqsr Chaos stared unblinkingly at the figure, as if seeing the ancient spiral that resides in all things!
The fingers were spinning!
The wrist was spinning!
The arm was spinning!
Everything resided within the principle of the circle.
Soon after, Le Zhengling gritted his teeth, flicked the pin upward to release the dough, and quickly grabbed a pre-prepared knife. He cut along the still-spinning sheet of dough, circle by circle.
In an instant, a long, flat, white noodle landed on the counter. The noodle was of uniform width and thickness, without a single flaw.
After completing this step, Le Zhengling finally stopped his aching hands. His palms were hot, his upper arms were sore, and his forearms were completely numb, as if they didn't belong to him.
His uncontrollable arms trembled, and he panted heavily.
Witnessing this, Nrvnqsr Chaos looked at Le Zhengling with a new seriousness, then frowned as if he saw something in him.
After resting for nearly five minutes, Le Zhengling forced himself to get up. He placed the noodle into boiling water for a minute, then scooped it out with a strainer and placed it into the bone broth he had prepared earlier.
"Is it done?" Nrvnqsr Chaos asked softly, looking at the bowl of noodles.
"Probably...?" Le Zhengling wasn't entirely sure himself. According to the secret record his grandfather left, the most important part of this dish was the noodle itself, and he had followed the instructions perfectly.
"Since it's done, bring it over," Nrvnqsr Chaos urged, unable to hold back. After watching Le Zhengling's performance, he was finally looking forward to this bowl of noodles.
Hearing him, Le Zhengling had no choice but to serve him the bowl.
In the broth, there was only one noodle, a single strand filling the large bowl, coiled in orderly circles, rippling with the broth.
Nrvnqsr Chaos picked up his chopsticks, lifted the noodle, took a bite, and chewed quietly. After the first bite, just like last time, he paused.
Seeing this, Le Zhengling's heart skipped a beat.
But then, Nrvnqsr Chaos said nothing and continued with a second bite, and a third. Soon, the entire bowl of noodles, including the broth, was consumed completely.
After finishing the noodles, he closed his eyes, quietly sensing the situation inside his body. The giant hound by his side slowly returned into him.
Witnessing this bizarre scene, Le Zhengling's eye twitched. He was now 120,000 percent certain that his guess had been correct.
A long time passed. It was now a quarter to one in the morning. Seeing Nrvnqsr Chaos still motionless, Le Zhengling didn't dare to disturb him and quietly began to clean up. It seemed he had passed the test.
"You are going to die..."
Just as Le Zhengling finished cleaning everything and was wiping his hands, looking for a place to sit and rest, Nrvnqsr Chaos suddenly spoke.
Hearing those words, everything in Le Zhengling's vision lost its color.
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