[Genshin Impact]: I can become stronger by cooking.

This is something that Chao Ke gradually discovered after sleeping with his sister recently.

Previously, Chao Ke only knew that those who were burned to ashes by his sister E Yue's Blood Fire would leave behind a "residual image".

But Chao Ke was unaware that this "afterimage" would also disturb his sister's peaceful dreams at night.

Fortunately, Chao Ke was not powerless to help in this situation.

Although the situation of the Calamity Moon Bloodfire is very special, it is not only not a pure fire element, but also coexists with its sister's bloodline.

However, even though it exists in the form of fireworks, it is still affected by Chao Ke's fire elemental demonic authority.

Chao Ke clenched his fist slightly, controlling the fire elemental power, and suppressed the Calamity Moon Blood Flame on his sister's body by a step.

As the Bloodfire of the Calamity was suddenly suppressed, Arecino's tightly furrowed brows began to relax.

Even the dark lines on her sister's arms, which had been eroded by the power, began to fade slightly, revealing her fair skin underneath.

Although the results were quite pleasing, Chao Ke understood that he had not fundamentally solved the problem that plagued his sister.

All Chao Ke can do now is suppress it temporarily.

After tonight, the dark lines pressed into my sister's arm will gradually rise back to their original height.

But Chao Ke was not discouraged, because he had a premonition.

After his strength improves a few more times, he will have the ability to resolve the root cause of the Calamity Moon Bloodfire on his sister.

At that time, it will no longer be about suppression or stripping away, but about fundamentally transforming the Calamity Moon Bloodfire!

By eliminating the negative effects, we can transform them into a force that is entirely beneficial to my sister.

Chapter 142 The Second Round of Evaluation Begins

The next day.

The soft sunlight fell on Arecino's face.

Arecino suddenly woke up and looked at the clock beside her bed.

"A rare night's sleep, I even slept past morning..."

She glanced down at the uneven marks on her chest and the faint black lines fading from her arms.

Arecino realized the real reason she was able to sleep peacefully last night.

It's not bad...

Only those who are mentally tormented can understand how precious a good night's sleep truly is.

Moreover, there's this too.

Arecino looked at the black patches that had faded from her body and felt a long-lost sense of relaxation.

This flame, born from the bloodline, is both a power and a deep curse.

She needs to be constantly on guard against this force getting out of control.

Whenever she loses her composure and becomes unprepared, the uncontrollable force quickly erodes her body.

It started with the fingertips, then the palms, and finally the arms.

The black veins that eroded Arecino granted her immense power, but also served as a strange death warrant.

For Arecino, her body was like a dry tinder.

The Calamity Moon Bloodfire, derived from one's bloodline, is the flame that burns this dry wood.

Arecino had a premonition that one day, this black mark would climb from her arm to her shoulder and then down into her heart.

She will probably undergo some kind of terrible change.

But now things have changed; my brother's power...

It seems that this process can be suppressed, and even reduced to some extent.

In other words.

With Chao Ke as a safety net, even those whose fate was predetermined in their bloodline...

As long as Arecino doesn't want to, as long as Chao Ke is still by her side.

Then she has the choice to reject fate.

"Really, interesting."

Just then, there was a knock on Arecino's door.

"Bang bang!"

"Sis, it's time to get up and have breakfast."

Chao Ke's voice came from outside the door.

"Ah."

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After breakfast, Chao Ke accompanied his older sister to work at the mansion.

However, this time Chao Ke did not linger in the mansion for long. He stood there for a short while before hurriedly leaving the house.

Chao Ke was in a hurry because he had arranged to meet a female companion.

Yes, that's right. Chao Ke also made an appointment with a female companion, and the time they arranged to meet was exactly the time after he dropped his sister off at work every day.

As footsteps sounded, Chao Ke looked at the person who had come, and it was Louise, the person he had invited.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Chao Ke, I'm late."

"It's alright, there's still plenty of time."

Chao Ke invited Louise out not to emulate the style of Cao Cao, but because he had important business to attend to.

Today is the day of the second round of judging for the inaugural Fengdanting Catering Industry Alliance Food Awards.

Chao Ke and Louise walked towards the competition venue together, analyzing the competitors in the competition and who might pose the greatest threat.

Chao Ke's goal from the beginning was to win the championship, while Louise did not have such high expectations. Her vision was to maintain her third-place ranking, just like in the first round.

As they chatted along the way, the two unknowingly arrived at the competition venue.

The location for the second round of evaluation remained the same, still set at the Ting District Waterway Hub.

However, the judges for the second round were quite different from those for the first round.

In the second round of evaluation, the judges were no longer composed entirely of residents of Fontainebleau, but rather a panel of one hundred people.

Of these 100 people, half were randomly selected by the event organizers from the crowd at the scene, while the other half were assigned by the [Fontaine Catering Industry Alliance].

The second round of selection was also quite competitive in terms of the number of people eliminated.

It was a competition to narrow down the field from 16 to 3.

In other words, any restaurant that wins this second round of evaluations will, at worst, receive third place in the inaugural [Fontaine Catering Industry Alliance Food Awards].

Therefore, the popularity of this competition was exceptionally high!

News reporters from various media outlets, along with Fontainebleau residents eager for excitement, packed the place to the brim.

If it weren't for the presence of several members of the security force maintaining basic order on the field...

It would not be surprising if several stampedes occurred here.

The arrival of Chao Ke and Louise further fueled the already noisy crowd, creating another wave of excitement.

After all, they were the champion and third-place winner of the first round of the competition, and they were also from two branches of the same restaurant.

With such legendary stories reported by various media outlets, it would be strange if Chao Ke and Louise didn't become famous.

Some people have even started pursuing Louise...

That's also an interesting thing.

After Chao Ke and Louise entered the arena, Ruger, the runner-up in the first round, also entered the arena.

However, his entrance was far more high-profile compared to that of Chao Ke and the other two.

He not only gave interviews to several reporters, but also actively interacted with the onlookers.

Whether he genuinely loves these diners or is simply trying to promote his upcoming Luger restaurant remains unknown.

As the contestants entered the venue one by one, the second round of the "Fontaine Catering Industry Alliance First Food Selection" officially began with the host's announcement.

For the contestants, the process for the second round of the competition remained unchanged, the same as before.

The host first placed a timer hourglass on the field, but this time, the host gave the contestants a much longer preparation time, a full two and a half hours.

During this time, the contestants went to the outermost layer to select ingredients and carried out preparations in the mini-restaurant.

The event organizers will not waste this valuable time.

During the two and a half hours, the organizers held a lucky draw, selecting 50 lucky residents from the Fontaine residents present to serve as public judges for the second round.

Of course, in order to recoup costs, the event organizers did a lot of advertising during this period.

On the field.

Chao Ke followed suit, jumping up again to memorize the distribution of the ingredients.

The second round of the competition not only gave the chefs more time to prepare, but also greatly reduced the number of judges they needed to entertain.

In addition, the judging panel included professional judges designated by the [Fontaine Catering Industry Alliance].

Most of the restaurant representatives present were intelligent and guessed that the second round of evaluation would place more emphasis on the exquisiteness of the finished dishes.

Simply put, beautifully prepared dishes will have a greater advantage in the second round of judging.

After looking around at his competitors, Chao Ke couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

It's time to bring out our own Squirrel Fish and let our colleagues in Fontainebleau experience what it truly means to be—

Far ahead!!!

[This is a bonus chapter for today; there will be another chapter tonight to make up for yesterday's.]