People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 316 Xiao: Sorry to bother you, I'll take my leave now.

At the same time, on the south side of Guiliyuan, between the barren mountains.

The figure of a young immortal quietly appeared on the top of a mountain, accompanied by the overflowing wind elemental power.

Although Xiao had received the token from the traveler before, he did not know why the Emperor wanted him to come to Liyue Harbor during the Lantern Festival.

But Xiao, who had nothing to do recently and had come here a while earlier, was silent for a while in the barren mountains.

I decided to wait for a while and then go check out the foot of Tianheng Mountain in the distance, where the largest number of people gathered.

the other side.

The highest point of Yujingtai, in the center of the competition venue.

While many contestants were still racking their brains to think about what kind of dish would be considered "the most special",

Three contestants had already started working on it, and it was obvious that the answer to the question already existed in their minds before the competition began.

On the left side of the referee's seat, a Guoba was temporarily added to the "freeloader" seat for the sake of fairness.
A certain white-haired person who was also judged as a "mysterious creature" also looked towards the center of the venue nervously:
——Although such a rule without any restrictions is the most friendly to Ying,
But as to which dishes had the "most special meaning" to them, Paimeng still had no idea for the moment.

“.Potatoes, river shrimp, almonds, milk, osmanthus, rock sugar, honey.”

“—Ah, I see!
Is Ying going to make golden shrimp balls and almond tofu? ! "

Although Paimon, who was usually only responsible for free food and drinks, could not fully understand what the three dishes were, the white-haired dumpling, who had recently helped Ying eliminate a lot of failed products, still recognized two of them:

——It was the first hot dish they had eaten after leaving the deserted island, "Golden Shrimp Balls".
Even though it wasn't used in the end, I practiced it many times before and used it as a gift to meet the Great Sage who Conquers Demons.

“.Ah, the first dish we had in Liyue, and the one we practiced the most times?

As expected of Ying, it feels really suitable!"

Suddenly I realized that not knowing how to cook many dishes is not necessarily a bad thing.
Paimon was relieved, thinking that these dishes were at least normal and would not anger the gods.

"Lalu~"

"Hmm? Guoba, are you worried about Xiangling too?
Xiangling will definitely be fine, she even taught Ying a lot of things yesterday."

"Huh?! Why did Xiangling take a steamer back?

And are those two different bags of flour in her hands?"

Suddenly, they discovered that Xiangling had taken away some kitchen utensils that Ying had not used yet, and Paimon and Guoba looked in the direction of the girl.

".Flour, lethal doses of Jueyun pepper, forest pork, and fish"

".Although I can guess that one of the dishes is boiled fish, but what kind of dish would require two kinds of flour and a steamer?"

Paimon discovered that the Guoba beside him seemed to become more active than ever when he saw the ingredients. He could only guess that this was probably a food that had special meaning to Guoba.

"Then Mona must be fine."

"--Eh?!
Why is Mona making salad in public? Will she be punished by God for doing this?

Suddenly, I saw a completely unconventional person on the field.

When Paimon discovered that someone was planning to offer salad to the gods in public, he suddenly became worried that there might be some lightning strikes from the sky during the judging session.

".Uh, no, Mona, you really made a salad?
It's not impossible, but this might be the first time in Teyvat's history that someone has offered this to a god, right?"

Above the stadium, there is a temporary cave specially built for the convenience of blessing.

In front of a long table that could hold all thirty dishes, Lin Feng looked at an astrologer below in silence.

——Of course he knew the reason for the current situation.
You can also tell that a certain astrologer who looks calm and composed is actually quite panicked.

——It’s nothing, Mona’s super high inspiration state just disappeared before the game,

The dish that this unlucky guy is best at right now is probably the salad that can be blessed with the grass element.

"Well, that's to be expected.

I can only say that this is the case with intuitive players, and being sometimes smart and sometimes not is just the norm."

I realized that one of the contestants might have already secured the last place.
Apart from being a referee, Lin Feng didn’t expect that anyone among them would like to eat salad.

".Yan Xiao from Wangshu Inn, the chefs of our sworn enemies Liuliting and Xinyuexuan, the senior pastry chef from Fengdanlai, and the senior pastry chef from Liyue"

After a quick look, I found that the contestants in this food conference are really good.
Even Lin Feng, who had just been shocked by Mona, was looking forward to what kind of answer they would give.

".Well, I can only say that this food conference may not pose any threat to Mona's position in astrology.

But it will probably make this guy lose his reputation in the food industry and go down in history in another way."

He looked back at Nashida, Wendy and Ruota who were still observing the area below with great interest.

Lin Feng could already foresee how out of place Mona's work would be by then.

The playing field below.

“—Ouch! I’m dead, I’m dead!

Which is more disrespectful to the gods, to withdraw directly from the competition, or to insist on finishing the dish? ! "

"——I should have known I shouldn't have cooked in that way. I'm totally screwed now!"

Although she tried her best to keep her expression calm, Mona was actually going crazy at the moment.
Since the competition had already begun and she could not withdraw early, the genius astrologer girl was in a dilemma and looked at the altar of the gods in front of her.
For a moment, he felt like crying but had no tears. His glorious career as an astrologer, which was destined to be recorded in history, might be ruined beyond recognition because of this failed cooking.

"——Ugh, please don't let me enter history in this way!

Besides, salad is really my best dish. Compared to making unpalatable dark dishes, I hope the gods will spare my life because it tastes good."

Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Now that you have stepped onto this field,

Mona's intuition also told her that it would be best not to lie and withdraw from the competition under the watchful eyes of God.

I tried my best to suppress the countless thoughts in my mind.

Mona, who has been praised as a "new-style cooking genius" by chefs from various countries in previous competitions,

I also tried my best to keep a straight face while selecting ingredients, hoping to leave as few traces of myself as possible in the history of the food industry. Below the stadium, in the audience seats.

As the largest food competition in Liyue and even in Teyvat in hundreds of years,
In order to witness this high-level food competition, the number of spectators who came here was naturally so large that there was nowhere to sit.

Although no one would do something stupid like opening the betting in public under the eyes of the Seven Stars and the gods, their discussion on who would win the championship was still very heated.

".Hiss, there are so many famous chefs in this competition. The chefs of Xinyuexuan and Liuliting haven't really tried for many years, right?

It is said that their level is so high that even the Seven Stars are impressed. I didn’t expect that they would sign up for this competition together.”

"Hey, we all know that Hina and Yue Na are old rivals.

It's rare to have a competition of this magnitude, it would be strange if they didn't come, right?"

Looking at the two old chefs at the lower right of the arena who were still glaring at each other even while participating in the competition, the local people of Liyue were quite familiar with the grudge between them.

"——I think the champion of this competition will definitely be between these two.
Although I also support Yan Xiao from Wangshu Inn and Xiang Ling from Wanmin Hall, when it comes to skills and accumulation, veteran chefs are the most reliable. "

After taking a look at the contestants on the field, a businessman who was quite knowledgeable about dishes expressed his conclusion.

"——Hey, that's not necessarily true. Didn't you see that even the judges praised Miss Mona's dishes and said that her work was refreshing?

If you ask me, when it comes to cooking, young people are more daring and enterprising, and the champion will definitely be one of Xiangling and these young chefs."

Pointing at Miss Mona, who was calm and composed on the field, preparing the side dishes leisurely while other contestants were busy,
Although he had no idea what these vegetables were used for, the young man who had had the honor of tasting that pot of "miracle food" was obviously a loyal fan of Mona and Xiangling.

".But I saw that Miss Mona's legs seemed to be shaking a little? Is she nervous?"

"——How is this possible? I think he must be too excited about winning the championship!
Didn't you hear that even the chefs in those restaurants couldn't guess what dish she was going to make?"

Upon hearing someone questioning their idol, the die-hard supporter quickly refuted.

".Yes, although my brother and I would choose these dishes when we made salads in Mond, how could salad appear in such an occasion?

From this point of view, Miss Mona's level is indeed extraordinary.
After all, food is attractive only when it is unpredictable."

I came all the way from Mondstadt to Liyue to explore the food, but I happened to encounter this competition.
Fletch and Jerry nodded in conviction, and began to look forward to what kind of work this unique contestant would produce.

After a while.

"——The competition time is up. Please stop cooking immediately and prepare to serve the dishes."

"——The dishes will be offered to the gods first, and then they will be graded by the judges. Please divide your works into two and present them separately."

A moment later, Yan Fei, who was hired as the referee, gave the order to stop the game.
Including a "slacker" who had actually finished the task long ago and was just pretending to be busy, everyone perked up and became very nervous about the next process:

——This is a dish offered to the gods, there must be no mistakes.
Although the Emperor loves his people like his own children, he will not punish them for eating bad food.
But even the dignity of a chef would not allow them to make mistakes on such a critical occasion.

A group of neatly dressed Yue Haiting secretaries slowly came over and placed the dishes in front of the contestants one by one on the long table in front of the altar with the most sophisticated etiquette.

The specialist on the side also loudly announced the list of contestants' works under the curious gaze of the audience:
"——Contestant No. 1 Xiangling, entries: "Boiled Black Sea Bass", "Spicy Meat Steamed Buns", "Crystal Shrimp."

"—— Contestant No. 2 Yan Xiao, entries: "Xian Tiao Qiang", "Yan Du Xian", "Kuang San Si"."

"——Contestant No. 3 Ying, entries: "Golden Shrimp Balls", "Almond Tofu", "Charcoal Grilled Fish"."

"—— Contestant No. 4 Etis, entries: "Floating White Frost" and "To the Water God"."

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As dishes with impeccable decoration and presentation were served, it was clear that every contestant played to their best under such minimally restrictive rules.
The audience, already dazzled by the dishes, became more and more curious about the subsequent dishes.

".Speaking of which, where is Miss Mona? I remember she seemed to be the finale of number 10."

".There are so many vegetables used. I think the most likely one is Suxian Jumping Over the Wall, which is a famous dish of Liyue."

".Who said that? I seem to have seen a pot of soup, and the probability of boiled cabbage is not low. This dish is the classic of our Liyue!"

".It can't be the three fresh vegetables? Although this dish is a little homely, it should be okay to match the theme of this time."

"——Contestant No. 10 Mona, entry."

"I'm coming!"

The audience quickly stopped discussing and wanted to see who had guessed more accurately.

But as if seeing something incredible, even the experienced commissioner in the middle of the field was stunned for a moment.
But in the end, after checking again and again, facing the curious eyes of countless audiences, he took a deep breath and gritted his teeth to announce the three "hard dishes" of the finale:
"——Contestant No. 10 Mona, entries: "Seasonal Vegetable Stew", "Satisfying Salad", "Cold Mint Salad"! "

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“——Huh?! What are salad and mint salad? Can these dishes be served on the altar of the gods?!!”

Suddenly, an option that I had never imagined even in my dreams appeared, and the entire stadium fell into silence for a moment.

But a moment later, as if rebounding from the bottom, unprecedented heated discussions instantly swept across every corner of the stadium like a tide.

Mona: “.”

Damn it, why does Liyue’s food festival have a segment like announcing the dishes?
I am really sorry, teacher. I may make our name go down in history in another way.
Let's not talk about a genius astrologer girl who has lost all hope in life and wants to dig a hole to crawl into.
Seeing that all the contestants' dishes have been served, although some of them seem to be a little too "homely" and seem a little out of place,
However, many people in charge of the sacrifices still carried out the offering process as usual.

next moment,
Along with the green smoke from the incense burner that continued to rise straight up despite the breeze,

All the offerings on the long table, along with a young immortal who flashed by on the top of Tianheng Mountain, disappeared in an instant and came before several gods.

Inside the cave, Lin Feng, who was responsible for the overall transfer of the food area,
Looking at the demon-slaying saint who suddenly appeared after the teleportation, he fell into a short silence.

elf:"."

".Um. Fenglun Liangli seems to have had a little accident. Sorry to bother you. I'll take my leave now."

Lin Feng/Nashida/Wendy/Ruo Tuo: "."

How can I get unexpected rewards by sending dishes?
(End of this chapter)