After being medically discharged, Xie Ange, marshal of the First Legion, goes alone to live on the asteroid his mother left him. But then a System comes knocking, solemnly promising, "Bind with me, and I'll guarantee that every lingering injury in your body will be healed, Host, so you can return to the peak of your life. No, I'll take you to an atmosphere even higher than the peak!"
Xie Ange raises an eyebrow. "Oh, are you a medical System?"
The System puffs out its chest. "No, I'm the great Blue Star food livestreaming System!"
Former Marshal Xie Ange: ...
The System says, "Think about it. What's so great about being a marshal? You have to risk your life, keep your movements secret, and end up covered in injuries, yet nobody knows who you are. You can only end up in obscurity, just like you."
"But with my help, you could become an interstellar top-tier star food streamer. You'd be the center of everyone's attention, adored by all. Every dish you make would earn you countless fans showering you with praise and throwing gifts at you. You'd become a winner in life in no time!"
Tempted by the System's ability to heal damage to his mental domain, Xie Ange seamlessly lands a new job on his first day of unemployment. Using the mechanical counter in his living pod as a cutting board, he takes the hand that once wielded guns and combat knives and chops a wax gourd provided by the System: "Thud!"
The few viewers watching the livestream comment: [A new streamer! His hands are so pretty. Dropping by to check in...!!! Why does he chop a melon like he's killing someone?!], [Hugging myself and trembling], [I've called the police]...
Later, Xie Ange not only heals the damage to his mental domain, but also really does become a top-tier star food streamer, thanks to his beautiful hands and the unique aura he gives off while cooking.
When Xie Ange returns to the battlefield, he has already fallen in love with cooking. Being a food streamer is his real job now; marshal is just a side gig. Going to war is only a way to broaden his selection of ingredients.
That's right. Xie Ange is no longer satisfied with the System's "perfectly ordinary" recipes. He's devoted himself to combining Blue Star recipes with interstellar specialties, freely unleashing his remarkable creativity between battles: starbeast cockroach stewed with tomatoes, stir-fried starbeast centipede legs with garlic shoots, steamed starbeast wasps with minced garlic...
Just as the System despairs over its inability to talk its Host out of this, the livestream gains even more fans: [Thanks to the streamer, I've lost five kilos this month just from watching your shows. More, more!], [Thanks, plus one! Streamer, hurry up. If you don't go live soon, I won't be able to stop myself from reaching for snacks!]
The popular food streamer Xie Ange tells his System, full of fighting spirit, "I'm going to develop even more recipes, become the most innovative food streamer, and take the Myriad Worlds livestreaming platform by storm!"
The System, now blacklisted by every food-streaming System on the platform for raising Xie Ange as its Host, regrets everything. "No, think about it. Being a marshal is great! You have power and authority, and everyone answers your call. Every achievement of yours will be etched forever on humanity's monument to history. You'll become immortalized in the annals of history in no time!"
"Go back to being a marshal, please, Host. I'm begging you."
"At this point, you don't need to test how determined I am anymore." Xie Ange looks at the System and smiles with patient certainty. The afterglow of the setting sun casts a gentle light over him. "You can't imagine how unwavering a soldier's will can be. I'll keep moving forward on this path, Partner."
System: (╯‵□′)╯︵┴─┴ Let me break the bond, or I'll format myself right here! Nobody stop me!
Theme: Strive tirelessly to better yourself
