86: Chapter 86: Fierce Bull Green Dragon Slash Get!
86: Chapter 86: Fierce Bull Green Dragon Slash Get!
Flying fish!
The cod, which normally lived in the deep sea near the Antarctic, had now transford into a flying fish beneath the azure sky, gently descending upon the verdant sea of tea.
The wind brought with it the scent of mint and olives, as the soaring cod brushed past and circled around him—a truly dreamlike scene.
Shinohara Shigetaro indulged himself, taking a gentle breath, and the ultimate freshness brought by the cod surged into his body through his mouth and nose.
This taste was soft and comforting, warming both body and soul.
In reality, Shinohara Shigetaro exhibited an expression of contentnt and happiness, as if this was the true essence of life.
“Gulp~”
After swallowing the food in his mouth, Shinohara Shigetaro finally regained his senses.
“If one were to say that a sashimi platter of cod represents the ‘freshness’ in its most original form, infused with the power of the deep sea and a faint chill that trembles the soul…
then this Silver Cod Green Tea atballs is the perfect manifestation of ‘novelty’ and ‘freshness’!”
Shinohara Shigetaro spoke slowly, “It has an additional flavor, ‘novelty’, it is not just ‘fresh’!”
“One is the pure extre.”
“The other is a marvelous symphony of mixed flavors…”
“No wonder it was a tie!”
With a hint of shock in his eyes, Shinohara Shigetaro cald his emotions and stared intently at Xia Yu, saying, “I take back my previous assessnt, if this were a scoring system, you would also receive full marks.”
“Full marks!”
Liangzi Lina suddenly said as well.
Dojima Yin, with a smile, passed his second business card of the day, “What’s your na?”
“Xia Yu.”
Taking the business card, Xia Yu knew what Dojima Yin was about to say, and very straightforwardly said, “Mr.
Dojima, I am currently managing my own small restaurant, so I am very sorry.”
Dojima Yin was slightly taken aback, then shook his head, “I wouldn’t dare hire you.”
He glanced at Shinohara Shigetaro sitting next to him, the implications in his words clear without being stated.
Shinohara Shigetaro stood up first, signaling to a female staff mber, who, as if waking from a dream, quickly grabbed the microphone and coughed before announcing, “This two-star certification assessnt is now concluded.”
“There are four successful candidates: Takama Tairo, Dubian Junya, Yuchuan isha, and Chef Xia Yu.
Congratulations to you all!”
Upon finishing, the staff mber led the applause, and the audience echoed with loud claps.
The session had ended.
The chefs in the audience did not rush to leave; instead, they reminisced about the splendid reviews they had just witnessed.
Many young male and female chefs turned their gaze to Watanabe Junya, Yuchuan isha in the resting area, and Xia Yu as he headed to the resting area, their eyes full of admiration.
Such young two-star chefs could be said to be the future stars of the culinary world.
Especially Yuchuan isha and Xia Yu, who had received full marks from a luxurious lineup of judges, imdiately beca the center of discussion among the crowd.
“That young man is amazing!”
“That’s right!
I thought he would be the first one to be eliminated, but it turns out he spent an hour conceiving his own new recipe!”
“A new recipe with such terrifying completion without any practice, it’s simply unimaginable!”
It wasn’t just the young chefs discussing; so middle-aged chefs also gave Xia Yu high praise.
“Let’s go—”
The murmur behind made Tiqie Eriina very uncomfortable.
She called out to Niho Fuyuka and left the audience with a composed face.
As soon as she returned to her private resting room, a gasping IGO staff mber rushed in, bowing, and said, “I am very sorry, Miss Tiqie, today’s three-star assessnt has been postponed to one week later.”
“Why?” Tiqie Eriina asked discontentedly, having waited an entire afternoon at the IGO Tokyo headquarters.
“Minister Shinohara and Main General Liangzi have just received a last-minute invitation and are preparing to attend an important banquet at the Imperial Palace.”
“Is there no other panel of judges available?”
Frightened by the intense gaze of Tiqie Eriina, the staff mber lowered his head and spoke softly, “Miss Tiqie, you possess the ‘Divine Tongue’ and are the heir to Far Moon, as well as the future pillar of the Neon Food World.
The assessnt must be chaired by Minister Shinohara personally, please understand.”
“I understand.”
Waving her hand dismissively, Tiqie Eriina strode out of the rest room, with Niho Fuyuka lingering behind, constantly looking back.
“Hizaki?” Tiqie Eriina stopped and stared at her, puzzled.
“Eriina, wouldn’t you like to try the cod sashimi platter and the Silver Cod Green Tea atballs?” Niho Fuyuka said, bowing her head.
“What a joke…”
“Who would want to try that kind of dish!”
Tiqie Helinai quickened her pace.
…
“System: Host has completed the [Rising to Two-star Chef] task.”
“Reward ‘Fierce Bull Green Dragon Slash’ (Advanced Culinary Skill) has been added to your inventory.”
“Your culinary level has risen to LV16.”
“Your outstanding performance in the skill assessnt has made you the talk of the event, 500 Fa Points.”
Xia Yu sat in the resting area’s chair, going through the system ssages.
Hey!
Ignoring the level for now, he summoned his inventory and stared at the newly acquired purple culinary skill book, silently whispering, “Use.”
The book transford into a stream of data and entered his mind.
He closed his eyes, and after a while, when he opened them, they sparkled with eagerness to try.
“It really is a purple culinary skill!” Xia Yu wished he could grow wings and fly back to his small shop to try out the freshly learned culinary skill.
One assessnt task and he went from LV14 to LV16.
But the critical part was the change in the rating information.
“Host: Xia Yu.
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Overall Physical Condition: LV20 (Strength, Dexterity, Burst, Neural Reflex, etc.)
Overall Culinary Skill: LV16 [Two-star Chef]
…”
“Basic Skills—Knife Skills (10), Heat Control (10), Seasoning (8), Ingredient Identification (8).”
“Talents—[Heart of Cooking] (5)
“Culinary Skills—[Bursting Fla] (2), [Fierce Bull Green Dragon Slash] (1).”
Gaining two levels, he earned 2 free Talent Points.
[Heart of Cooking] always needed more points, requiring a lot of investnt to evolve from basic to advanced and finally to divine level.
But for the culinary skills [Bursting Fla] and [Fierce Bull Green Dragon Slash], if he wanted to quickly grasp the essence, he inevitably needed to allocate Talent Points to them.
Relying solely on practice for enlightennt, progress was too slow.
After a bit of thought, Xia Yu still decided to save these 2 Talent Points for now.
He would think more about it when he got ho, or simply save them for so ergency that might co up where he could make a last-minute breakthrough.
“Plus, 500 extra Fa Points, such a profit, what shining recipe should I buy?” Xia Yu was already considering how to spend this windfall wisely.
Buying a new glowing recipe seed like a good choice.
Suddenly, approaching footsteps interrupted his train of thought.
“Do you have any of that ‘Silver Cod Green Tea atballs’ left?”
Dubian Junya, his hair slicked back and having changed out of his chef’s uniform into a set of designer clothes, stood in front of Xia Yu and asked with a hint of respect.
“Yeah, you want so?” Xia Yu’s train of thought was interrupted, but he wasn’t annoyed and just glanced at him.
Upon hearing this, Dubian Junya was overjoyed and nodded incessantly, “I’d like so!”
“I’d like so too—”
A lively voice cut in.
Xia Yu looked over and saw Yuchuan isha with a smile, “I’d also like to try your ‘cod sashimi platter’.”
“Sure, I’ll go get another plate for you.”
Yuchuan isha promptly agreed and turned to head back to her own cooking station.
She had a similar idea to Xia Yu when preparing her dishes and made so extra to keep on hand.
So, a few minutes later, the ‘cod sashimi platter’ and ‘Silver Cod Green Tea atballs’ were both laid out on the table.
Dubian Junya tasted both of their dishes one after the other and was stunned.
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