227: Chapter 226: The Mark of a Genius 227: Chapter 226: The Mark of a Genius “What does this an?”
Xia Yu was shocked.
The notice board had twelve plaques, but his was the odd one out.
The others had only one type of black handwriting, whereas his na was written in red, underlined by a circle also in red.
No score!
Earlier, the light inside the temple was dim, and he hadn’t realized it was red ink.
“Is it a circle, or zero points?” Xia Yu couldn’t understand the aning of this mark.
As for the possibility of getting zero points, he dismissed it after a mont’s thought.
Just when he ca out, the shrine master had told him to prepare for the second round of assessnt at six in the evening.
This ant that his “Shuangjiang Magical Mapo Tofu” was recognized and ranked among the top three among the apprentices.
The question was, what did no score an?
A strong sense of doubt filled Xia Yu’s mind, and the audience was also stunned, only to explode into a frenzy after a long mont.
“…is it zero points?”
“Idiot!
Didn’t you see the other seniors’ plaques, all with uppercase numbers!”
“It seems so, that circle is not any Arabic nural!”
Amid the whispered discussions, a group of elite apprentices ca to a realization.
Indeed, the scores on the other apprentices’ plaques were written using Chinese nural characters.
For example, the first place’s score of 90 was written as “九十.”
In Japanese, there is also a way to write numbers using Chinese characters, as ninety.
So, the circle drawn in red ink wasn’t zero or any form of English letters but a special mark.
The apprentices continued whispering among themselves.
Takai Masashi and Hase Ichiro exchanged glances, both shocked in their eyes.
“Didn’t get a score, but got an ‘Imdiate Admission’ mark?”
Because they knew the aning represented by the mark, these two apprentices, currently ranked first, were incredibly startled.
This mark hadn’t appeared for a long ti; the last ti it appeared was roughly thirty years ago.
That exceptionally talented individual who possessed dual super talents is now the renowned Lin Chef.
Ujou Mamie, ranked second with 85 points, wore a blank expression.
Each class of apprentices was destined to have only three breakthrough, and Xia Yu being an ‘Imdiate Admission’ ant he forcefully held on to one spot, effectively removing himself from the ranking competition.
In other words, scores were now aningless for Xia Yu.
“Imdiate Admission!”
Dojima Yin’s eyes revealed intense shock.
“This mark last appeared thirty years ago, right?
The chef who was marked back then is now a pillar in the Neon Food World!” Dojima Yin exclaid.
Liangzi Lina covered her mouth in shock.
Her inner guess about Xia Yu’s score was actually above 90.
If he had perford well, getting 100 points wouldn’t have surprised her much.
Because, any high-level chef who had tasted the ‘Shuangjiang Magical Mapo Tofu’ could discern that the dish had transcended ordinary cuisine to embody the ‘Food’s Profound aning.’
It was perfect, an extrely harmonious culinary display.
“No score, does it an it can’t be asured by scores?” Liangzi Lina pondered the aning of the red mark, her lips gradually curving into a smile.
At this mont, she completely agreed with the shrine master’s evaluation of the perfect dish—”Shuangjiang Magical Mapo Tofu.”
No need for further words, the ‘Imdiate Admission’ mark was the greatest affirmation!
Apart from the apprentices and a few top-tier chefs, others clearly didn’t know the aning of the mark.
Tiqie Eriina anxiously inquired, “Mr.
Dojima, does this an Instructor Xia has passed this assessnt?”
Tanaka Hikari, Morioka Makoto, and Xingping Chuangzhen perked up their ears.
“Of course!”
Dojima Yin took a deep breath and smiled, “Granny Chiyoda thinks highly of him and has given him a mark that hasn’t been seen in thirty years.”
He glanced at Liangzi Lina.
“You have reported this matter to the IGO organization; I guess the senior must be interested in Instructor Xia when he hears about it,” glints flashed in Dojima Yin’s eyes, “that senior is still employed at the IGO global headquarters, right?”
Liangzi Lina nodded.
On the other side.
Xia Yu sat back on the cushion, listening to the noisy sounds around him, yet he felt no irritation.
He was at peace.
Since the shrine owner had said he passed the assessnt and was qualified for the next round, there was no point in dwelling on the score.
As soon as he sat down, Ujou Mamie, sitting across from Shanben Xiaoshu, asked him in a low voice with uncontrollable trembling, “What, what dish did you present?”
“Definitely my specialty,” Xia Yu chuckled.
“What I’m asking is, what cuisine did you make?
Chinese cuisine?
But as far as I know, Chinese cuisine is difficult to innovate, and the scores can’t be too high…
No, wait, you are an ‘Imdiate Acceptance’!”
“It’s Chinese cuisine, Mapo Tofu.”
Xia Yu shrugged.
Shanben Xiaoshu, sitting between them, was completely confused.
“Wait, what does ‘Imdiate Acceptance’ an?” Shanben Xiaoshu clenched his fists.
“It ans exactly what it sounds like,” Ujou Mamie took a breath, “It’s a form of privilege, also a special right for geniuses, and the evaluator is Granny Chiyoda.”
Shanben Xiaoshu muttered, “You an Mr.
Xia Yu has already ‘passed’?”
“Passed?”
Ujou Mamie chuckled, “You can consider ‘Imdiate Acceptance’ as an evaluation that transcends scores.
Granny Chiyoda doesn’t plan to use scores to evaluate his cuisine, so she gave him this mark.”
The young man with a rooster-head trembled all over and hung his head.
“Dang—”
At that mont, a bell rang.
The icy-faced shrine maiden, supporting the shrine owner, slowly walked out of the main hall.
“This session’s preliminary test is now over.”
Granny Chiyoda’s voice, distant yet clear, entered everyone’s ears as her gaze swept over the twelve apprentices, “Those who passed, your second round of assessnt is at six in the afternoon.
And those who failed, do not be discouraged; the path of a chef is a long and unending marathon.
Those who passed are rely ahead temporarily; you haven’t lost the qualification to catch up.”
“Xia Yu, Hase Ichiro, Takai Masashi, these three apprentices, please follow —”
Upon hearing this.
The three of them stood up simultaneously, following the elderly woman toward the back mountain.
The other apprentices hadn’t recovered for a long ti.
“Miss Ujou…”
Several female chefs ran out of the crowd, helping Ujou Mamie to stand.
“You were so close to selection!” Ujou Mamie’s female assistant said with a grim face.
Indeed, Ujou Mamie was the most tragic; with her score of 85, she was already among the top apprentices, very close to Takai Masashi and Hase Ichiro.
She had nearly secured a spot, but then an anomaly erged.
“There can only be three qualifiers!”
In front of close assistants and disciples, Ujou Mamie couldn’t help but show her reluctance.
“Ujou!”
Soone suddenly patted her shoulder.
The despondent Ujou Mamie looked up to see Liangzi Lina and gave a bitter smile, “Lina, I failed again.
I ca so close this ti.”
“You feel quite reluctant?
Co with , I’ll take you to the kitchen to taste his cuisine.”
Liangzi Lina said calmly.
Ujou Mamie blinked, then pursed her lips and said, “Alright!
Let see the cuisine that earned the ‘Imdiate Acceptance’ mark!”
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