Food Wars!: I Became a Fantasy Ingredient Supplier

"Hmm? Go ahead and ask." Ye Chen was stunned, then gestured for her to continue.

Do you know what fantasy ingredients are?

Leonora said.

Chapter 45: Women are not allowed to stay in college

"Fantasy ingredients?"

"What is that, Mom!"

Alice looked completely bewildered, as this was the first time she had ever heard of such a thing.

Leonora glanced at Alice but didn't answer her question. Instead, she stared at Ye Chen again, noticing that he wasn't flustered at all. Instead, she said solemnly, "It seems I guessed right. The fantasy ingredients are related to you, aren't they?"

"What do you say?"

Ye Chen stared at Leonora as he replied.

The story of the Jewel Meat was widely circulated throughout the culinary world, and even Kobayashi Rindou, who was far away in Japan, knew about it.

Therefore, he also had reason to believe that Leonora in Northern Europe knew something about it!

What time has it been?

Ye Chen is still keeping us in suspense.

Leonora rolled her eyes at him, then looked away and said softly, "Things might not be as simple as I think!"

"Mom, what exactly are fantasy ingredients?"

Alice was completely confused; it seemed the two of them were speaking in riddles.

Fantasy ingredients!

What the hell is it?

And why is he involved with Ye Chen?

"You've been hiding in the lab all this time, studying various molecular gastronomy techniques, and you don't know that something big has actually happened outside."

Leonora sighed and had no choice but to tell Alice what she knew about the Jewel Flesh.

……

Listen, listen.

Alice's eyes grew brighter and brighter, until finally she was utterly shocked.

When she learned that there was a strange, fantastical ingredient in the world, whose meat could emit a dazzling luster like a gemstone and whose taste was absolutely wonderful, she couldn't believe it.

Yes!

This ingredient.

It was completely beyond her comprehension.

"Then let's do as Mom says."

"This jewel-like meat is more delicious than any other meat."

"If we cultivate it on a large scale and then quickly distribute it to the market, wouldn't the entire food industry be transformed?"

Finally, Alice covered her mouth in astonishment.

Do you think fantasy ingredients are so easy to cultivate?

"First of all, it comes from another world, and its ingredients do not contain any gene fragments currently known to humans. Even if this technology is mastered, can we successfully cultivate fantasy ingredients in the current ecological environment of Earth?"

"Even if all the previous conditions are met, and you manage to artificially cultivate the fantasy ingredients, can you guarantee that the taste and texture will be the same?"

Ye Chen said irritably.

Alice was startled by these words.

It makes sense; simply imagining that the ingredients don't contain gene fragments that match those in the real world effectively kills the path to artificial cultivation.

Moreover, the cost of cultivating fantastic ingredients using the wisdom and effort of all humankind is far too high.

Moreover.

It's also against the natural order!

Suddenly, Alice recalled what Ye Chen had just said and realized that he actually knew so much about fantasy ingredients.

So he hurriedly came to Ye Chen and asked, "You just said that these fantasy ingredients don't actually exist in the real world, so is it... really related to you?"

"That's right, all the existing fantasy ingredients originated from me."

Ye Chen replied truthfully.

Alice was immediately stunned upon hearing this.

Only now did she finally understand why the president of the Bogus Gourmet Association treated him with such respect. It turned out that it was related to his abilities and the resources of fantastic ingredients he controlled!

Similarly, Leonora was also stunned.

Although she was mentally prepared, she still found it hard to accept the reality when she heard it with her own ears.

She believes she can roughly tell a person's character from a single dish.

So after tasting Ye Chen's chrysanthemum fish, she thought she had seen through him. But it wasn't until this moment that she realized she was wrong again, and very wrong indeed!

……

"All right."

"I've told you everything about the fantasy ingredients."

Ye Chen casually uttered these words and then turned and left.

Alice looked up at Ye Chen's departing figure and suddenly realized that his back was so tall and so carefree, with a cynical and detached air that seemed to say, "Don't be obsessed with me, I'm just a legend!"

"Hey."

Then, Alice, as if possessed, blurted out the name.

Ye Chen stopped, then turned his head slightly and asked in confusion, "What? Is there something else?"

"Weren't you planning to stay in Northern Europe and travel around?"

"I...I...want to go with you. Don't get me wrong, it's just that there are many places in Scandinavia that you're definitely not as familiar with as I am. If I'm with you, I can help you with some travel planning and act as your tour guide."

Ye Chen was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help but feel delighted.

When you go out to travel alone, having someone with you will at least make you less lonely and bored.

"Row!"

"Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock."

"I will arrive at the headquarters of the Molecular Gastronomy Food Association on time."

Ye Chen concluded.

"Okay, then let's meet again then."

For some reason, when Alice heard that Ye Chen had not refused her request, she felt a surge of joy that excited her!

……

In fact.

It all started with yesterday's technical exchange meeting.

Many times, Alice would have a different feeling about Ye Chen's actions and expressions.

But if you look into that feeling more closely, it vanishes like a fleeting moment, making it even harder for her to figure it out!

Ah!

Let's say that.

Her feelings for Ye Chen were somewhat complicated.

At first, Alice was very angry at Ye Chen's sharp words at the exchange meeting, but what seemed like anger was actually not; she felt a strange longing for him!

After last night's "candlelight dinner," this morning's chrysanthemum fish dish, and the matter of imagining ingredients...

Her relationship with Ye Chen had become much closer without her even realizing it.

……

"They've already gone far away."

"How much longer are you going to keep watching?"

Alice was immediately jolted awake from her reverie by her mother Leonora's clear voice, and her face flushed slightly.

"mom!"

"It suddenly occurred to me."

"The lab is currently purchasing a starch separator, so I need to go check it out."

After making an excuse, Alice disappeared in a flash.