The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 211 Prelude (6K)

From the perspective of Dojima Gin and Saiba Joichiro——

Boss Xia was seen sitting between the two Totsuki Pearls, one big and one small, Nakiri Managi and the other, Nakiri Erina.

next moment.

They all turned around and looked at their junior Nakamura Ji, with a hint of pity in their eyes.

This picture is so beautiful.

Which man can endure this?

I saw Nakamura Ji's face quickly turned red like a pig's liver, and his breathing became noticeably heavier and heavier.

However, just when Dojima Gin and Saiba Shiroichiro thought that their junior was about to get angry, Nakamura Ji forced his breath to sink into his dantian, slowly exhaled a breath, and his facial expression gradually returned to calm.

Dojima Gin and Saiba Joichiro:?

No… buddy!
Are you really that tolerant?

The two Totsuki graduates from "Polaris Dormitory" looked at Nakamura Ji with completely different eyes.

Able to endure what ordinary people cannot endure...

Possess extraordinary willpower and self-control.

A heroic hero!
Of course, Saibajo Ichiro is more familiar with Nakamura Tsutomu, and he knows very well that Nakamura Tsutomu is a man of great potential and deep thoughts.

After all, Cai Bo Chaoyang is fostered by him. If he was not familiar with Nakamura Ji, he would never dare to take such a difficult job.

Even Saiba Joichiro knew that "Saiba Chaoyang" or Nakamura Chaoyang was an accidental birth caused by the demon father who was driven out of the Nakiri family and who was down and out and drinking and partying with a barmaid every night.

But obviously, the protagonist of today's meeting is not Nakamura Tsuyoshi.

So he chose to endure and silently give the spotlight to the Murphy siblings.

"You...are the glowing cook?"

Rowan Murphy was very direct. He walked straight to Xia An, completely ignoring the presence of Erina and Nakiri Masaki.

Xia An was stunned for a moment, looking at this fair-faced boy who looked like he was only in his third year of high school or first year of college:
"Are you the first pseudo-Lin of the Gourmet Club?"

That’s right, Xia An already had information about the Murphy siblings.

Not only did old man Senzaemon mobilize the power of Totsuki to investigate, but don't forget that there is the Shenzhou Gourmet Association behind Xia An.

Especially after Xia An asked Meng Yulu about some food battle rules, this huge and ancient organization began to operate quietly and soon transmitted the information about the Murphy siblings to Xia An's mobile phone.

"The No. 1 Pseudo-Lin? I guess so." Luo Wen said calmly, not caring about the title at all. "No matter how powerful the Pseudo-Lin is, he's still just a fake!"

“No one wants to carry a fake title for too long.”

Luo Wen said, suddenly:

"Would you like to join my institute?"

"I'm not afraid to tell you... My sister and I are studying a heart!"

"Divine creatures...Divine ingredients...Living hearts!"

Xia An said speechlessly: "The purpose and behavior of the Gourmet Club do not conform to my philosophy."

"Joining your research institute is like joining the Gourmet Club, isn't it?"

Luo Wen stopped talking, just stared at him deeply, and suddenly turned to his sister Amber Murphy behind him and said:

"Sister, let's set up an extra food battle bet later."

"Only if the 'Glowing Chef' joins the Gourmet Club and my research institute!"

"The loser will fulfill this clause!"

Xia An: ? ?

Direct enough!
Throwing out new terms right in front of us!
Xia An was not polite, and said with a smile: "Oh, then what kind of bet do you plan to put in order to meet this new clause?"

Luo Wen didn't wait for his sister to speak, and said:

"How about divine ingredients? Um...but I can only give you a little bit."

"It's really just a little bit, how about 50 grams?"

In the back, Amber Murphy almost wanted to hold her forehead with her hand.

It was indeed a mistake to bring this otaku and crazy researcher's brother to the meeting and negotiation.

There is no skill at all, just sincere generosity.

At this time, in the living room of the Nakiri family residence, when Rowan stated the terms of "providing 50 grams of net weight of divine ingredients", the scene fell into dead silence.

Everyone was silent: "..."

So dignified?
Dojima Gin and Saiba Joichiro opened their mouths.

Nakamura Ji lowered his head slightly to hide the desire in his eyes.

Nakiri Senzaemon was not surprised. Thinking of the old father who was the "vice president" of the food club behind the Murphy siblings, he felt a rare sense of emotion in his heart. Chefs also have to rely on their fathers.

Ingredients are the hard-core resources in the food industry!
If divine ingredients were so easy to capture, why had he not been able to truly get rid of the title of "fake" pseudo-dragon until he was so old?

After all, the Gourmet Club is one of the largest secret organizations, and Totsuki only dominates Japan.

Not to mention the ability to collect resources, let’s just talk about high-level chefs.

There will be dozens of Pseudo-Lin in Gourmet, but there is not a single one in Totsuki.

It is not difficult for Dojima Gin and Saiba Joichiro to reach this level, but they are obviously still in the process of accumulating experience.

As for Zhenlin...

These are the six branch directors of the Gourmet Club!
And there is a reserve sequence below, with at least a dozen beginner or middle-level Zhenlin ready to take the position at any time.

Going further up, you will reach the level of deputy chef and head chef!

The president and vice president sat high up in the clouds, looking down.

No matter how Senzaemon felt in his heart.

After Luo Wen threw out the new equal terms, he was dragged away by his sister An Bo.

The living room fell silent for a moment.

Xia An was thinking.

At this time, Nakiri Masaki tugged at the corner of his clothes and whispered in his ear almost biting it:

"Don't underestimate these 50 grams of divine ingredients."

"Every gram of it is worth a fortune."

"But don't expect these 50 grams of ingredients to be cooked into a dish. To be honest, the amount of ingredients consumed in cooking a dish is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to researching new recipes and dishes."

"You need ten, a hundred or even hundreds of these 50-gram samples before you can achieve results."

Xia An naturally knew this truth.

Behind every new dish are countless failed attempts.

But it’s just as Nakiri Masaki said.

Don't underestimate just 50 grams of this divine ingredient.

At the very least, once you start researching, the fog of "unknown" will gradually dissipate.

After a while.

The agent, Nakamura Ji, formally submitted the revised Shokugeki documents.

Xia An's agent is Mr. Senzaemon.

The bets of both parties are as follows:

① Fragments of [Ganlang Pot] vs. Fragments of [Ganlang Pot]
② The ancient stone tablet recording the recipe of "Century Soup" vs. the ancient regeneration master's "Contract Recipe" 30% of the analyzed content

③ Primary GT Robot vs Ruby Crab Shell Frying Pan (Level 46 Material)
④【Swarm】Sequence 4 Activated Cell Injection vs. 【Phasing】Sequence 4 Cell Biotechnology

⑤ [Giant Stag Beetle] eggs vs [Glittering Thread-footed Fish] seedlings
The new clauses are:

⑥Join the Gourmet Club, join Rowan Murphy's Institute vs 50g of Divine Ingredients

Also.

The equal stakes of Clause ④ and Clause ⑤ shall be borne by Nakiri Senzaemon in the name of the Nakiri family.

【Phagocytosis】Sequence 4 Cell Biotechnology…

How could Xia An have this thing?

He asked old man Senzaemon, who frankly admitted that this was a product of another super large secret organization [Neo Food Utopia].

It is obvious that the Nakiri International Research Institute, headquartered in Denmark, has contact with "Neo Food Utopia" and the connection is not shallow.

As for the eggs of the level 85 [Giant Stag Beetle]...

Even though the [Shiny Silkfoot Fish] is only level 80, it is very famous and is known as a dreamy freshwater fish.

The value of its seedlings is no less than that of insect eggs.

After Xia An finished reading the food war document, Chong Senzaemon nodded:

"That's fine with me."

Senzaemon then handed the document to Kageura Hisahiro, the director of the Totsuki Shokugeki Bureau:
"Make two copies. Make copies."

Seeing this, Nakamura Ji narrowed his eyes and said:
"Since the stakes and terms have been negotiated."

"Next, let's talk about the venue, topic, and some details of the Shokugeki Competition!"

Nakiri Senzaemon half-closed his eyes and spoke calmly:

"The venue will be at the "Moon and Sky" venue in Totsuki!"

"And the title..."

There was a pause.

The old man cast his eyes towards Amber Murphy, who was chatting quietly with his brother Rowan in the distance and had no intention of intervening. He frowned slightly:
"What do you think?"

Hearing this, Nakamura Ji raised the corners of his lips in a playful arc:

"Our chef Amber Murphy said that the title is the 8 chapters of the "Menu of Life".

"That makes sense!" Senzaemon said solemnly, "But how do we randomly select one of the eight chapters and finalize it?"

Snapped!
Nakamura Ji snapped his fingers and said, "How about the lucky draw wheel?"

"We are ready--"

The words fell.

Two staff members from the food club brought in a lottery turntable supported by an alloy frame from outside.

The roulette wheel is divided into 8 spaces.

Each case is marked in Chinese, Japanese and English:

【Appetizer】, 【Soup】, 【Fish】, 【Meat】, 【Main course】, 【Salad】, 【Dessert】, 【Drinks】

Nakamura Ji crossed his legs and said leisurely:

"You can check it carefully. The structure of this turntable is very simple. If you tamper with it, it will be easy to find the problem."

Since it was about food battle, Nakiri Senzaemon nodded to Dojima Gin and Saiba Joichiro.

The two friends stood up at the same time and looked around the lottery wheel.

The cheating methods for this type of physical mechanical turntable are nothing more than adding weight to a specific area of ​​the turntable, or setting invisible buckles, or lubricating a specific track to make it easier for the pointer to stop in the preset area.

Review completed.

Dojima Gin said seriously:

“There’s nothing wrong with the turntable.”

“But there is still room for human control, which can control the force, angle or stop time of the turntable!”

Nakamura Ji leisurely said:
"Cheating by human means?"

"This is easier to solve. Your chef Xia An can do it himself."

The two friends looked at each other, then stepped back and sat down.

At this moment, the eyes of the entire reception room were focused on Xia An.

Xia An smiled and patted Erina's shoulder:

"You go and do it for me."

Erina's pupils trembled, and she was at a loss:

"But, but... Master..."

The girl's flustered and lisp-filled look is much cuter than her usual tsundere character.

Xia An found it interesting:

"It's nothing, come to think of it, aren't you one of the main characters in this food battle?"

Erina noticed the gloomy look from the true and kind father opposite her, and her delicate body trembled as if in response.

However, meeting Xia An's encouraging eyes, Erina bit her lip, stood up from the sofa with great courage, and walked to the turntable step by step, facing the knife-like gaze of the true father Nakamura Ji.

"Start turning——"

Master Xia An's voice came from behind.

Erina seemed to have been given the buff of facing her demon father directly. Her courage value increased again, and she stretched out her hand and turned the dial violently.

When the turntable started to roll, everyone in the living room stared at it, and no one paid attention to Erina, who was curled up in a ball due to nervousness. Click!
pointer…

Finally stopped at the [Soup] area!
"Soup?"

Everyone has different expressions.

Some people laughed heartily, like Nakamura Ji.

After collecting all the information about Xia An, Nakamura Ji knew that Xia An had never cooked any soup in public.

Some frowned and said nothing...

Gin Dojima, Ichiro Saiba.

Erina and Nakiri Managi, mother and daughter.

On the contrary, Xia An and Amber Murphy, who were each other's food battle rivals, had the calmest expressions, without showing any change at all.

Never made soup?
Don't panic!

Xia An has had many experiences of standing on the shoulders of predecessors. The worst that can happen is that he can just copy a classic ancient recipe and spend a lot of money to add some points.

Luo Wen suddenly stood up, walked straight to Xia An, and said seriously
"You will lose."

“Soups, salads and desserts are the three areas where my sister excels.”

Xia An laughed dumbly: "If I lose, I will go to your research institute and be your assistant?"

Luo Wen said without hesitation: "Okay!"

The boy's tone was cheerful and innocent.

Xia An:?
Didn't you realize I was joking?
Forget it.

Feeling guilty about teasing such a nerdy boy, Xia An looked at Amber Murphy who was walking over.

The young woman in her early twenties is tall and seems to look elegant and full of urban elite because of the off-white women's suit she is wearing.

But if you look closely, you can see that this woman's eyes and eyebrows reveal some of the wisdom and intellect of a scholar. She is not the kind of pretentious white-collar worker who relies on petty-bourgeois sentiment.

"If I wear a pair of thin gold-rimmed glasses, I'll look like a classic female scholar." Xia An commented in his mind.

Amber Murphy was also looking at Xia An. After a moment, she smiled and stretched out her hand:

"Please teach me in seven days."

Xia An shook hands with her and said implicitly: "This is my first food battle of pseudo-Lin standard in my life...so, I'm sorry."

Amber Murphy didn't quite understand and frowned.

The first pseudo-Rin standard food battle in life.

Next sentence.

Are you sorry?

Is there a logical connection between the previous and next sentences?
On the other side, Nakamura Tsuyoshi was very aggressive and looked directly at Nakiri Senzaemon:

“The title is “Soup”!”

"The time is seven days later!"

"The venue is "Moon Sky Between"..."

"In addition, we still need to communicate some detailed terms."

“For example, bringing replicas of legendary kitchen utensils onto the stage is prohibited!”

Nakamura Ji was about to point at the replica of the "Tanlang Pot" and say that the magical nature of this kitchen utensil would seriously undermine the fairness of the food battle.

The Murphy siblings leave.

Xia An also left the detailed negotiation to the agent, Mr. Senzaemon.

He came to the exclusive private kitchen assigned to him by the Nakiri family.

boom!
"Master..."

Watching the kitchen door close and the electronic door lock automatically lock, Erina, who was following behind, muttered to herself, "I didn't know he would target you the first thing after returning to Neon!"

Nakiri Masagi rarely showed any affection and patted her daughter's head. "If your master doesn't agree, this food battle will never start."

She then stared into Erina's eyes.

"So, this is your master's subjective wish. He wants to have this food battle!"

"You don't need to feel guilty or blame yourself!"

Erina lowered her head in silence for a moment, then suddenly asked:
"Then Master...will win, right?"

Nakiri Managi's tone was a little vague: "At this point, we can only trust the luminous cuisine."

"If he can serve a dish that glows like a pseudo-unicorn in the 'soup' food battle theme, he will be invincible!"

……

Two hours later.

Nakamura Ji drove away.

As soon as he returned to the Neon Branch Office, Nakamura Ji called Dr. K and reported the good news:

"Bushi, we have already settled all the matters related to food battle. We are just waiting for the show to begin in seven days!"

When Dr. K heard that the soup was picked in the question, he was very happy on the other end of the phone:
"Hahaha... Vice President Murphy's expertise includes soup."

"Can you imagine how many answer-level soup recipes Amber Murphy learned from her father?"

"No, no, no!"

“I must go to watch the game!”

"I want to see him fall to pieces from his glory days after his great victory at the Cat Island Festival!"

Nakamura Ji opened his mouth slightly. After the call was hung up, he came back to his senses after a while. A burst of nervous whispers and laughter rang out in the office:

"This round... let's see how you, the so-called 'glowing chef', will win!"

……

The living room of the Nakiri residence.

Senzaemon and Dojima Gin were discussing the venue arrangements seven days later.

Dojima Gin: "Do you want to let some of the Totsuki teachers and students in to watch?"

Senzaemon pondered:

"Pseudo-Lin level food battles are rarely seen in the Blue Star world. This time it happened suddenly and was of a special nature."

"Just... release 2,000 tickets for the main event, and let Totsuki students draw them on the school affairs website."

"As for teachers and professors, they can enter for free."

Saiba Joichiro reminded:

"General, due to Nakamura Ji's deliberate propaganda, I estimate that in seven days, the Totsuki campus will usher in a terrifying crowd, and there will even be a large number of international tourists!"

“Why not use this event to hold a unique “campus festival”? ”

Dojima Gin's eyes lit up:
"I understand what you mean. Move the "Moon Festival" to before the "Field Training" and hold it first, right?"

Moon Festival.

In fact, it was the school festival of Totsuki Academy.

It is held at the end of autumn every year and is considered a grand food carnival renowned in the Japanese food world.

It lasts for 5 days in total and in previous years has attracted more than 50 tourists from all over the world.

As long as they obtain permission, Totsuki students can freely open stalls, and can participate in groups or work alone.

Not to mention the empty words, just the tourists coming from inside and outside the island, filling up the accommodation facilities in the academy, or spending a lot of money to go to the Totsuki Resort, can bring Totsuki extremely considerable financial income.

Saiba Joichiro: "With the signature of Mr. Xia and Amber Murphy's pseudo-unicorn-standard food battle, the number of visitors to this "Moon Festival" will definitely set a historical record!"

Dojima Gin nodded in agreement:

"I'm afraid this record will never be broken!"

Finally, Nakiri Senzaemon made the final decision:

"The Food Wars Bureau will fully support Boss Xia and meet all his requirements during the preparation period!"

"We must also work intensively on campus affairs. Tomorrow, we will inform all teachers and students of the arrangements for the "Moon Festival"!"

……

The food world.

Volcanic island.

Xia An found a beach chair and lay down leisurely, half closing his eyes, seemingly admiring the moonlight and sea view in front of him.

In fact, he was brainstorming.

"Soup?"

Seven days is a short preparation time, and it is very difficult to compile a purely original answer-level recipe of Pseudo-Lin specifications.

Xia An’s idea is that it is best to stand on the shoulders of giants...well, predecessors, and look down from a high vantage point, and the difficulty of things will be greatly reduced.

He was carefully recalling the original plot of The Cooking Master Boy. It seemed that there were quite a few soup recipes in this childhood classic.

"'Bouncing Turtle Soup'? Tsk, it's Tang Sanjie's masterpiece."

"To put it simply, it's hollowing out a cantaloupe, stuffing a turtle inside, sealing it up and boiling it."

"The turtle soup is solid, similar to jelly, but very chewy!"

The great confrontation chapter on the Loulin ship.

With this classic move, Tang Sanjie defeated the "Golden-Haired Tiger" Luo Ke.

Huh…

What is the soup of "Golden-haired Tiger" Rocco?

Xia An thought for a long time, but only vaguely remembered that Luo Ke used [Arhat Tiger Claw Pull] to kill a chicken purely and perfectly, and boiled it into an almost transparent chicken soup...

As for the name of the dish, he couldn't remember it at all.

"You can try Tang Sanjie's "Bouncing Turtle Soup" first." Xia An glanced at his personal panel.

The ancient recipe "Jumping Turtle Soup" is not recorded in the recipe column.

But so what.

He can trace the origins from memory and, with his personal skills and understanding, create a magical adaptation of "Bouncing Turtle Soup".

His cooking skills have reached the Pseudo-Lin level, and he has already caught up with Tang Sanjie who used to create recipes on the Lou Lin ship.

You know, on the Loulin ship, Liu Maoxing and others agreed to a four-round cooking competition with the dark cooking world, and Rocco vs. Tang Sanjie was the first round.

Although there were claimed to be 108 Lin chefs in the dark cuisine world at that time, there were still real Lin and fake Lin.

"Golden-haired Tiger" Luo Ke belongs to the bottom of the pseudo-unicorn.

"correct!"

Thinking of the great showdown between the Loulin ships.

Xiang En vs Ryan.

Isn’t it the third round that started right after the second round between Noodle King Logan and Steel Stick Jie Qi ended in a tie?

"Ryan's recipe is 'Fried Crab Fighter', and Xiang En's recipe is 'Hibiscus Crab'."

Xia An corrected himself in his heart:
"No, to be precise, Xiang En's recipe is 'Hibiscus Crab Soup'!"

Therefore, the focus of his recollection naturally fell on the recipe "Hibiscus Crab Soup".

Xiang En defeated Ryan in this round without actually using any tricks, and the dishes did not contain any banned condiments.

But...

Xiang En, who served the dish first, gave the crab soup an extremely high concentration of freshness, achieving a preemptive tactic against fatigue of both the taste and smell senses.

Then, Ryan, who served the dish later, did not take into account the judges' fatigue of taste and smell. The dish he cooked with the same ingredients and the same crab naturally ended up in a passive position.

However, the strategy of serving the dishes first and then the other dishes is not very effective in modern food battles.

For example, the food battle that Xia An will face seven days later.

In order to be fair, both parties have agreed on the details that in the gap between the dishes before and after the contestants are served, the judges must use the three-step mouthwash method to reset their taste buds.

"Hibiscus crab + crab soup, Xiang En's recipe, can be listed as an alternative."

Xia An pondered.

After taking the advantage of serving the food first, Xiang En was able to defeat Ryan's "Fried Crab Fight". Xiang En's recipe must be good.

Coincidentally.

Isn’t “Fried Crab Bucket” very similar to his first pseudo-Lin answer-level recipe “Crispy Ruby Crab Legs”?
if…

If you add the level 46 [Ruby Crab] to the Hibiscus Crab + Crab Soup and make a serious modification, wouldn't it be easy to get the second Pseudo-Lin answer-level recipe?

Myself, fighting both sides?

Well, although they are all recipes for using and controlling the [Ruby Crab], I would like to ask you if you are at the pseudo-unicorn level and whether you can emit light perfectly and purely...

The more Xia An thought about it, the more interesting this idea became:
"Tsk tsk tsk, you never thought that the 'Hibiscus Crab' that even my grandmother could make could be transformed into a terrifying fantasy-style recipe!"

Moreover, the special spices ground from the shells of ruby ​​crabs, when added to the super-rich crab soup, will obviously produce some incredible changes and increases!
(End of this chapter)