Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

There is definitely no danger to life, as for psychological trauma...

It depends on the person!

"Roar----"

The wind howled, and the sound waves vibrated.

The overwhelming fierce aura made Yukihira Soma feel as if his heart would stop beating.

It wasn't until he was blown away by the strong wind, thrown out of the special space, and helped up by his companions that he gradually recovered.

"This is outrageous! That's actually food!!!"

Soma Yukihira clutched his chest, feeling his heart pounding, and felt somewhat dazed.

"Yukihira, what did you see?" The Polaris Dormitory companions didn't enter the special ingredient storage area, but instead wandered around the ordinary ingredient area. Learning about ordinary ingredients from other worlds was also an important thing.

After all, compared to special ingredients that you know absolutely nothing about, ordinary ingredients are easier to handle.

Don't try things you can't control!

These are rules that most people know, but not many are willing to follow them...

For example, Soma Yukihira, who was curious about special ingredients, went to visit the special ingredient warehouse, only to be yelled at by the "ingredients" near the entrance and "sent" out of the warehouse.

"A monster! A gray wolf that's at least three meters tall and seven or eight meters long!"

"Hmm... special ingredients are really special!"

"Leaving aside how to cook the giant gray wolf, just how to capture it is already a problem!"

As an ordinary person who struggles even to catch chickens, how is she supposed to defeat a giant wolf?

"The organizers should provide the ingredients, right?" Marui Zenji said, hoping that the organizers would provide the ingredients, since he knew his own strength well and that he had no chance of defeating the giant wolf.

"No, I already checked with the staff. Regular ingredients will be supplied in unlimited quantities, but special ingredients need to be obtained by the chef himself..."

Isshiki Satoshi slowly shook his head, shattering everyone's hopes with a calm tone.

Although no one was confident they could cook with special ingredients, they were still eager to see what it was like. But after hearing Isshiki Satoshi's words, their small hopes were dashed, and a sense of disappointment arose.

"Alright, alright, don't be disappointed! Let's get down to business and try to learn more about the ingredients from this other world so we can pass the preliminary rounds!"

"Oh~" The group replied listlessly, following Isshiki Satoshi to the general ingredients area.

The departure of the group had no impact on the special ingredients area; many people were still gathered there, and many who had entered the area fled in panic, their faces filled with terror.

Those who can quickly regulate their emotions are likely to participate in the competition a few days later, while those who cannot regulate their emotions or are simply too frightened will be excluded from the cooking competition.

To some extent, the activity of visiting the ingredient warehouse can be considered part of the preliminary rounds, which has already eliminated some chefs.

Another group of chefs are trying their best to understand special ingredients in order to increase their chances of winning.

Chapter 475 The game is in progress

boom----

Brilliant fireworks burst in the sky, announcing the official start of the culinary competition. The chefs participating in the first round of elimination have already arrived at the floating island using the floating platform.

"There are no requirements for the preliminary rounds; as long as you make a decent dish, you'll advance..."

The judges' explanations were broadcast live via Den Den Mushi (a type of electric telephone), and both the contestants who had not yet taken the stage and the viewers watching the live stream could hear them clearly.

"A decent dish... The word 'decent' encompasses a very broad range!"

"A dish that is considered acceptable by the chef may not be considered acceptable by the judges."

Some people noticed the hidden trap in the words, nodded thoughtfully, and immediately decided to go all out without any restraint.

If someone has the ability to pass the qualifiers but fails to advance due to reasons such as hiding their strengths, it would be an extremely bad thing.

However, not everyone had this idea. Some chefs did not go all out, perhaps because they did not understand the implied meaning in the judges' words, or perhaps they were confident that they could easily advance even without going all out.

Of course, there are also arrogant people who, like others, do not give their all and are even somewhat perfunctory.

I have no idea where these people get their confidence from, daring to do this at such a grand event...

The judging panel for the competition consists of five people. One is the unparalleled Dragon Chef from the world of Little Chef, the kind of chef with few rivals in the entire world. Another is Zhongli, an ally of the Stove Demon God, who has tasted all kinds of delicacies over the millennia and is undoubtedly a top-tier gourmet. Next are Yilong and Setsuno. Yilong is the apprentice of the Gourmet God Acacia, who has tasted almost all the delicacies in the world. Setsuno is a national treasure of the Gourmet World and one of the top chefs in the Gourmet World.

The last person was Fang Rui. Although he didn't have the same impressive experience as the others, he was capable of analyzing whether a dish was delicious.

As for the two people and one dragon behind Fang Rui and Zhong Li, they were Orpheus, Gui Zhong, and Hong, who appeared as assistants to the judges.

Under the watchful eyes of the judges, the contestants prepared their dishes. On each island, everyone watching the live stream was also intently observing the chefs' work, including the other contestants who hadn't yet appeared on stage...

"The skill levels vary greatly..."

Those with some knowledge of culinary arts offered their opinions after watching the chef's actions on the live stream.

Orpheus's eyes gleamed as she smelled the aroma of the food. It had been said before that dragons had an extremely keen sense of smell, so she had already identified several dishes before they were even served to the judges...

The other judges also had an equally keen sense of smell, able to distinguish the aromas of certain dishes from the chaotic mix of scents.

Those who cook those dishes have already advanced halfway. Once the dishes are completely finished, if there are no problems, they will be able to advance smoothly.

Different dishes require different cooking times, and chefs who choose simpler dishes can finish cooking them faster.

However, in a culinary competition, you can't win just by serving your food first.

Looking at the ordinary noodle soup, Zhongli and the others had no intention of touching their chopsticks.

Simple dishes can be incredibly delicious.

But the noodle soup in front of me is definitely not a delicious dish.

Color, aroma, and flavor are the criteria for judging whether a dish is delicious. First, there's the color; the soup was a bit cloudy, the noodles weren't pulled very well, and there were no scallions or other toppings...

Next, I smelled no fragrance at all, but the smell of oil was rather strong.

As for the taste...

As judges, they had to behave in a manner befitting their profession, even though they had already analyzed the quality of the dish.

Fang Rui stylishly picked up his bamboo chopsticks, scooped up the smallest piece of dough, slowly put it in his mouth, chewed a few times, and commented expressionlessly, "Unacceptable!"

It tasted even worse than I expected!

Why would someone who hasn't even learned how to knead dough participate in a cooking competition?

Is this a deliberate attempt to cause trouble?!

"Unqualified!" Seeing Fang Rui's expression, the other judges could already guess how the dish tasted and chose to believe Fang Rui's judgment.

Fang Rui: "…………" Why don't you guys try some!

Why am I the only one who's at a disadvantage?

The chef who brought the noodle soup had a stiff expression. He didn't question Fang Rui and the others' evaluation and decisively turned and left.

Perhaps he knows his own skill level very well and came to the competition hoping to try his luck and maybe even advance!

It's tough on the judges though...

But is Fang Rui someone who is willing to suffer losses?

The answer is NO! No matter how you look at it, Fang Rui is someone who refuses to be taken advantage of, unless it's voluntary on his part, therefore…

I have a gift for you!

Thinking this to himself, he threw a wad of bad luck at the person from before.

That's right, Fang Rui didn't call him a chef. In Fang Rui's opinion, that person didn't deserve to be called a chef.

Wishing you a pleasant life ahead!

The bad luck will last for a week, and during that week, even drinking cold water will cause problems.

The chefs who served the dishes later had some issues; it wasn't just one person trying to take advantage of the situation, but rather a large number of them.

After all, the rewards were too generous, which directly triggered the greed of many people.

For example, right now, in a corner unnoticed by anyone, a pirate crew is traversing the caves beneath the island, searching for a possible treasure vault.

In the eyes of these people, Delta Island, as a trading center of the world today, must have vaults storing treasures and rare goods. And today, Delta Island is hosting an event that is packed with people, making it a perfect place to secretly cause trouble...

Driven by greed, these people ventured into the caves of Delta Island in search of a treasure trove whose existence was uncertain.

As for the problem discovered by the guards, no one cared much. As they said, Delta Island was unusually lively today, and even if a problem arose on the island, it wouldn't be so easy to deal with.

As for their actions, did Fang Rui know anything about them...?

The answer is known. Although the group acted quite discreetly, the area they went to happened to be the area Fang Rui was concerned about.

Although he didn't store any treasures, Fang Rui did store other items.

Fang Rui had previously mentioned that Orpheus had created a special space to house all sorts of "ingredients," and this special space was located within the cave.

To be precise, it involves distorting the space within the cave to create a seemingly different, alternate dimension that can be moved while maintaining close ties with the real world.

Therefore, ordinary people can enter other dimensions through ordinary doors.

There are two entrances to the alternate dimension where the "ingredients" are stored. One is above ground, which connects to the edge of the alternate dimension. The creatures living on the edge of the alternate dimension are of average strength. The underground entrance connects to the center of the alternate dimension, which is the most dangerous and also the safest area.

It's safe because the central area is a vast, empty grassland, devoid of any living organisms.

It's dangerous because the area around the center is the territory of several extremely dangerous creatures, such as the Azure Dragon that dwells among the mountains, the vines that can transform a single tree into a forest, and the tiger that is wrapped in blazing flames...

If someone weak enters the central area, they are very likely to be watched by a group of top predators. The fierce aura coming at them might even scare some people into fainting.

Therefore, Fang Rui is very confident about the safety of the food storage facility.

However, considering certain aspects, such as humans being outside the diet, Fang Rui has set a rule in the central area of ​​the alternate dimension that humans in that area will be teleported back after being a certain distance away from the central area.

Therefore, whether these people are eaten by giant beasts or captured by plants, they will be teleported back to the central area, so there is no need to worry about food replenishment.

Back at the venue, the first round of the cooking competition had ended, and very few contestants had advanced, less than ten.

More than half of the contestants were unable to get Fang Rui and the others to even touch their chopsticks.

At first, Fang Rui wanted to give these people some face, but the taste was just too bad. Later on, he didn't even want to touch his chopsticks anymore and simply said "unacceptable".

The second round of contestants entered the venue without interruption, and the questions remained unchanged. The only problem was that the judges became more stringent, and contestants might be kicked out of the venue before they could finish cooking.

After all, the people present were all top gourmets, two of whom were top chefs. They could judge the quality of a dish without even tasting it.

As the competition progressed, the cooking contest became increasingly fierce, with rounds starting at half an hour and gradually shortening to rounds of ten minutes or so...