Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

Bang!

"The competition is over! Please stop cooking immediately and present your dishes to the judges' table in order. The judges will give you scores!"

With the deafening sound of gongs and drums, the two-hour chef competition knockout round came to an end. Now, it was time for the teams to present their dishes for the judges to taste and evaluate.

But at this time, Yuheng Keqing stood up again and said to the nine teams in a voice strengthened by elemental power: "Before serving your dishes, the judges need to conduct a test. I believe you have not forgotten the special rule of this elimination round, which is that you must use ingredients that you [obtained yourself] to prepare the dishes."

"Although the Adventurer's Association members have registered and checked the sources of ingredients for each team before the competition, there are bound to be mistakes. Therefore, we have invited a special guest to this competition. She will use special methods to test whether the ingredients for your dishes are really [obtained personally]. Then, let us invite Ge Chenlangshi Zhenjun!"

"Hey, chef?" Xiangling, who was standing by the stove with dishes in hand, looked at an old lady walking out of the crowd in surprise, "Why is she here too?"

I saw that the True Lord of Gechenlang City, Grandma Ping, slowly walked out of the crowd. Her appearance seemed to carry the precipitation of years and the gentleness of time. She was dressed in simple and elegant clothes, like a flowing landscape painting. Her eyes were deep and bright, as if she could see through the mysteries of all things in the world, and seemed to contain endless wisdom and warmth. Time seemed to have left traces on her face mercilessly, but no matter what, she was still an immortal who had experienced the history of Liyue without being stained by the dust of the world.

Grandma Ping did not speak to the participating teams and the people around her like Keqing did. Instead, she simply exchanged a few words with the judges and then waved her hand to cast a spell.

A handful of water drops like raindrops were sprinkled on the field and on the dishes made by different teams. Then people were surprised to see that the dishes actually emitted different degrees of light!

Li Tao was shocked: "Oh my god, the food is glowing...Did I go to the wrong set?"

Could this actually be the set of some Liyue Little Chef? Am I actually in another book with Xiangling as the protagonist?

Xingqiu and Chongyun were also pointing at the field with great interest: "It's obvious at a glance! The teams that collected the ingredients themselves and cooked with great care, the dishes they served were very bright; while the dishes of those teams had dim lights, and it was obvious that they used cheating methods to obtain the ingredients." "Yes, the Northern Restaurant team from the Kingdom of Winter is also among them... Ha, what retribution."

Several teams that were criticized by Grandma Ping in a special way were all green-faced: After all their calculations, they still couldn't have expected that Liyue would actually invite immortals to test whether their dishes [personally obtained] the ingredients! No, is it necessary to take a chef competition so seriously?

Immediately, staff politely asked the three teams that were found to have violated the rules to leave the field. The Beiguo Hotel team could only leave the field dejectedly with their heads down. At the same time, after performing the spell, Grandma Ping also quietly left the field.

This means that one third of the teams have left. In other words, there are only six qualified teams competing for the only chance to advance.

"Doesn't that mean there's always a one-third chance of advancing?" Li Tao thought to himself, "That's a great chance, Xiangling!"

At the same time, Hu Tao, who had squeezed into the special audience seats at some point, also shouted to Xiang Ling on the field: "Hey - come on, Xiang Ling!"

"Master, the food is ready now. It's useless to yell..." Li Tao subconsciously turned to complain about Hu Tao, but when he turned around, he saw a tall Rock King, which scared him. "Uh-Zhong, Guest Zhongli, why are you here too?"

Hu Tao waved her hand nonchalantly and answered for Zhongli: "Most of the people in Liyue Harbor have come to watch the Chef Championship. Why should I sit in the Hall of the Dead... There's no need to keep Zhongli here to look after the house, so just ask him to come along."

"Zhongli, what do you think? Who do you think will win?" Hu Tao elbowed Zhongli again and asked him.

The handsome face of the old man showed a thoughtful expression: "From a universal point of view, Master, before tasting the dishes made by each team, we cannot jump to conclusions."

Hu Tao immediately raised her eyebrows and said, "Hey, you! What's wrong with supporting our Xiang Ling? The food at Wanmin Hall is cheap and delicious, and it won't cost you anything to support her!"

"The competition has its own rules. As the saying goes, 'Without rules, there will be no order.' Even Seven Stars or immortals cannot violate these rules... Let's just wait and see what the judges decide?" Zhongli said with a gentle smile.

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"Your dish is very fresh and delicious. Like other soups, the essence of the whole dish lies in the soup. You succeeded in this regard." Judge No. 1 Yuechen is a middle-aged female businessman who is good at tasting various delicacies. Therefore, she was recruited by the Food Festival Committee to be a judge of the Chef Competition. At this moment, she was seriously evaluating the "Mountain and Sea Delicacies·Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" in front of her, "I think in terms of the skill of making soup, I can give you a very high score."

Before the chef who was making Buddha Jumps Over the Wall could feel secretly happy, Judge No. 2 Da Gu slowly and sharply commented: "This dish has high nutritional value and uses a lot of ingredients. I saw chicken, duck, ham, shark fin, sea cucumber, abalone, bamboo shoots, pigeon eggs, etc. It looks very good."

“But I still have to point out the shortcomings of this dish: it is too refined and seems a bit deliberate. Mixing all the delicacies from land and sea together and stewing them is of course great and delicious, but this dish is ultimately just a pile of ingredients, and any good cook can make it as long as they are willing to work hard.”

The judge Dagu is a veteran in the food industry who has worked in the industry for many years. He has not only been a chef, but also a boss. Now he is retired and a full-time gourmet. His hobby is to eat all kinds of food. He doesn't think highly of the "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" in front of him because he has eaten "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" that is more delicious than this one.

"As long as someone has better ingredients than you, the soup they cook will naturally be more delicious. You have to admit this. Of course, it's not that you are not allowed to be clever, but my tongue is more picky than you think."

Having said that, judge Da Gu gave a relatively low score.

Judge No. 3 Yuheng Keqing was drinking soup with her mouth full of saliva: "I think it's okay, Uncle Dagu. Your standards are a bit too strict."

"No, Master Yuheng, the Chef King Contest is not only about the chefs' ability to select ingredients, but also their ability to handle and cook the ingredients." Judge No. 4 Jingyu is a handsome man with long hair covering one eye. He is an authentic chef. At this time, he also said seriously, "This dish can only show that the chef who made this dish is more proficient in making soup, and it cannot reflect how superb their other cooking skills are."

Judge Dagu also nodded and said, "Cooking requires attention to color, fragrance, taste, shape, meaning and quality. This dish at best has achieved the first three points, which is what is usually called color, fragrance and taste. It looks good, but it is still far from being a truly shocking dish!"

The chefs of this team were sweating profusely after receiving such a sharp review. In the end, they really did not get a high score.

It seems that the competition is still very fierce... Li Tao can't help but worry: Can Xiangling pass the elimination round of this chef competition?

(Please watch the next episode: Advance to the finals)