The strongest anime shop owner

"Prepare the ingredients for this afternoon," Su Luo replied, glancing at Yoshino Yuuki.

"Ah! Could it be this cow?" Upon hearing Su Luo's words and seeing the cow she was leading, she seemed to realize something and said in shock.

"Okay!" Su Luo nodded.

“However, are you sure you want to use this cow? It looks like it has been starving for a long time. Why don’t you give it to me and I’ll take good care of it for you?” said Yoshino Yuuki, who had a lot of experience in raising animals.

Su Luo knew that Yoshino Yuuki meant well, but even if she gave it to him, could he restore it instantly? And most importantly, if this cow ate anything, it would be completely ruined. So she said, "No need, I'm going to use a secret method to treat it, that's why I did it this way."

"Even so, thank you anyway." Su Luo expressed her gratitude for Yoshino Yuuki's kindness. Although the other party hadn't been able to help much, Su Luo still enjoyed the feeling of being cared for.

Yoshino Yuuki's voice also startled Su Luo. If no one had been left here to keep an eye on things, something unexpected might have really happened.

I was supposed to have class today, but I took the day off as a special exception because of the food battle.

"Alright then!" Hearing this, Yoshino Yuuki understood. She originally wanted to ask how to use the bull, since people are always curious creatures, especially women. However, after thinking about it, she restrained her curiosity. After all, this was someone else's secret technique, and if she asked and didn't get an answer, it would make both of them feel awkward.

There's still quite a while until 1:30 PM, so to avoid any unforeseen circumstances, I'll have to keep an eye on things myself. As for finding someone else, I've decided against it after thinking about it. In any case, I feel more at ease having it on my own.

The waiting time always felt long, and soon it was noon. I asked my roommates to keep an eye on things, ate quickly, and then started preparing the ingredients for the day.

Next is the most crucial ingredient for making the whole dish - beef offal. If the beef offal is made well, everything else will be much easier. In fact, you could say that the dish is already 80% successful.

Niu Bie (牛瘪) is a unique food in southeastern Guizhou, considered a delicacy for entertaining guests by the local ethnic minorities. Also known as "Bai Cao Tang" (百草汤), it has high medicinal value.

Generally speaking, cow bile has a pungent odor, which many people find unacceptable and disgusting. However, this food is actually very hygienic, scientifically prepared, and delicious, and it also has high medicinal value.

In any case, this dish is somewhat rough and will definitely have a strange taste when it is made. Su Luo simulated it in her mind many times, and finally made the process of making the cow bile more complicated and refined. At the same time, this was proportional to the results. The cow bile made in this way not only did not have a bad smell or fermented smell, but also had a strong herbal aroma and was very mellow.

Around 12:30 pm, Su Luo started making it. Of course, Su Luo wanted to keep this a secret! But she never expected that it would eventually attract the attention of Yoshino Yuuki. After all, since the cow was brought over, only she had asked about it.

Su Luo knew Yoshino Yuuki would definitely stay to watch, even though she had been warned that it would be very bloody and disgusting. She still wanted to stay and watch, so Su Luo reluctantly let her, making her promise not to tell anyone. If the news got out, her plan might fall apart, and she might even be branded with a bad reputation. Actually, when Su Luo was thinking about making this dish, even she herself felt disgusted. The preparation was okay, but eating it was out of the question; she didn't have a strong palate.

Yoshino Yuuki readily agreed to this request, looking at him with curiosity.

Su Luo asked Yoshino Yuuki to watch the cow while she ran to her room and took out the medicinal herbs she had bought yesterday.

Soon after, Su Luo returned and took out the medicinal herbs from the bag to feed the cow. The cow was already quite hungry, and when it saw food, it quickly began to eat.

Yoshino Yuuki's eyes were filled with curiosity when she saw Su Luo take out a large pile of medicinal herbs. She really didn't know much about medicinal herbs and wasn't sure if these were all medicinal herbs. In addition, she couldn't name most of the things Su Luo took out. Although she couldn't name them, she was sure that these things were useful.

------------

Chapter 52 Disgusting Ingredients

Yoshino Yuuki hesitated for a moment, but finally asked, "Are all of these medicinal herbs?"

"Okay." Su Luo nodded and replied, focusing on feeding the herbs.

Yoshino Yuuki understood Su Luo's casual response, since it was obvious at a glance that this was a very complex production process that required a lot of attention.

The next step is the most important step in the whole dish. In the traditional way of making cow bile, the medicinal herbs are fed in at will, but now that it is produced by the system, it is naturally of a higher grade. At the same time, the technique is more complicated. The time of each step must be controlled well, otherwise it will affect the quality of the whole dish.

In the process of making cow bile, the combination of medicinal herbs is crucial, much like a doctor who must strictly control the dosage of all the herbs.

In feeding cattle these medicinal herbs, it is important to grasp the timing and control which herbs to feed them at which stage. In fact, "cow bile" is essentially using cattle as a natural fermentation vessel to process food.

Feeding cows different medicinal herbs at different times is like a cooking technique, or even more difficult. After all, cows are living beings, and living beings naturally have their own temperaments, unlike a pot that you can manipulate at will. This requires a great deal of experience. However, what can Su Luo do when she has the incredible talent of god-level imitation? The finished product will directly affect the success of the dish.

Once you do this step well, everything else will be easy.

Seeing Su Luo feed her different medicinal herbs at different times, Yoshino Yuuki was a little confused. There was no way she could understand it.

This is also why Su Luo isn't afraid of being seen by her, because even if she tells you about this, it's useless. After all, it's a highly skilled craft, like a master swordsman who spends ten years honing his skills. Without the corresponding technical experience, techniques, and formulas, it's all just empty talk. It's like a master leading you through the door, but the cultivation depends on the individual. You have to rely on your own experience to speak for yourself.

Once the cows have finished eating, the process is basically complete. All you need to do is wait for the fermentation time to be up before taking out the herbs. This fermentation process usually takes about half an hour.

Seeing that Su Luo had stopped, Yoshino Yuuki asked, "Is that all?"

"Okay! Almost done." After Su Luo finished doing all this, she took a deep breath. Her forehead was already covered in sweat. Fortunately, her efforts had not been in vain. She had finally completed this most important step.

Seeing Su Luo nod, she knew that it was really done. However, Yoshino Yuuki's mind was still a mess and she couldn't understand it at all. She sighed inwardly and her eyes dimmed a little. However, she was always optimistic. She didn't have much hope for this secret technique. She just came to see what it was like. If she could learn something, that would be the best. At the same time, she was also secretly impressed by Su Luo's skill.

With such complex techniques, this dish is probably comparable to or even surpasses some of the Ten Masters!

Seeing that she really couldn't understand it and was too embarrassed to ask Su Luo, Yoshino Yuuki had no choice but to leave, saying before leaving, "Then Su Luo, I'll be going now."

"Hmm!" Su Luo knew what Yoshino Yuuki was thinking. Although she didn't mind telling her the secret technique, it wouldn't be of any use even if she did. It all depended on experience. If she didn't have god-level imitation, she would probably have to practice for at least several years! Telling her but not being able to learn it would only make her more disappointed, so she didn't say anything. She figured Yuuki would understand, of course, as a chef.

But if she leaves and sees the slaughter of a cow, she'll probably scream.

Not long after, several burly men arrived. These were people Su Luo had specially hired to slaughter the cattle. Although Su Luo could do it herself, she didn't have enough time to handle it, so it was better to leave it to the professionals.

Time flew by, and half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Then they were told to slaughter the cow, first taking out the ingredients they wanted, including the stomach and gallbladder.

In traditional processing, the undigested contents of the stomach and small intestine are removed. However, Su Luo only took the stomach and left the contents of the small intestine alone, since they had already been absorbed and had little nutritional value and poor texture. This would directly affect the quality of the entire dish. Since she wanted to make a top-quality dish, she naturally had to be meticulous in every step. Taking only the essence was enough.

Just as Su Luo was wearing gloves and taking out the digested medicine from her stomach and squeezing out the liquid, Yoshino Yuuki suddenly walked over and saw this scene. Her face instantly turned a little ugly.

She initially thought Su Luo had some kind of perverse sense of humor, but upon seeing the container holding the liquid, she immediately realized it wasn't a perverse sense of humor, but rather ingredients for the dish. The thought of how the ingredients for this dish came about made her, who had been quite looking forward to it, suddenly feel nauseous. Her stomach felt like it was churning, her face turned pale, and she stood there dumbfounded.

Clearly, Su noticed her arrival and asked, "What brings you here?"

"Ah! Oh!" Upon hearing Su Luo's words, Yoshino Yuuki finally reacted and said, "There's not much time left until 1:30, so I came to check and ask if you're done yet."

"Oh!" Su Luo nodded, still squeezing out the liquid, and said, "I'm almost done here, it'll be ready soon."

"Su Luo, you don't mean you're planning to use this to cook, do you?" Yoshino Yuuki asked, though she already knew what was going on.

"Hehe! I thought you wouldn't ask!" Su Luo chuckled and said, "But you guessed right, this is the essence of the whole dish."

Where is the essence? Okay! Just thinking about it makes Su Luo feel a little disgusted, let alone that little girl Yoshino Yuuki.

"Su Su Luo, don't you find it disgusting?" Yoshino Yuuki hesitated for a moment, then said timidly.

"Of course I'd feel disgusted!" Su Luo rolled her eyes, looking completely matter-of-fact. She didn't consider herself to have any morbid or unusual tastes.

"Then why did you make this?" Yoshino Yuuki was completely bewildered by Su Luo's reply and didn't know what to say.

"What does this have to do with the production? It's not like I'm eating it," Su Luo said bluntly.

Pfft! Yoshino Yuuki was so disgusted that she spat it out, and was immediately speechless, her whole body stiffening. But then again, it seemed to be true. Disgusting is disgusting, but it's not like she's eating it herself. This statement sounded like the essence of truth! Even though it wasn't for her to eat, the thought of it still gave her a feeling of disgust.

But seriously, Su Luojun, is it really okay for you to mess with others like this? Do your family members know about this? Aren't you afraid of getting attacked? It would be strange if someone were to be a judge next time there's a food war.

------------

Chapter 53 Food War Begins

After squeezing out the liquid, the ingredients were basically ready. Looking at the time, it was about time to leave, so I gave some instructions to the people who were slaughtering the cow. I told them to give the cut meat to Mrs. Wenxu after they had processed the cow. If they wanted some, they could take some with them. After all, it was a whole cow, and we couldn't finish it anyway. Besides, Su Luo wasn't a stingy person.

After Su Luo finished dealing with these matters and packed up the ingredients for the upcoming food battle, she walked over and said to Yoshino Yuuki, "Let's go! Time is running out."

Seeing Su Luo's unhurried demeanor, Yoshino Yuuki really didn't know what to say. She had to admire Su Luo's inner strength. If it were her in this competition, she would probably be nervous to death by now!

I couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "How come you're not nervous at all?"

"Why should I be nervous?" Su Luo looked at her in confusion and asked in return.

Yeah! Why is he in such a hurry? Well! It's like the emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is! What a silly question.

"Oh! By the way, Yoshino Yuuki, I have a question for you." After taking a few steps, Su Luo seemed to remember something, so she patted her forehead, paused, and turned to Yoshino Yuuki.

"What is it?" Yoshino Yuuki asked, puzzled.

"Where is the arena for the Food Wars?" Su Luo asked bluntly.

"Huh?" Yoshino Yuuki's mind went blank for a moment, and she stood there dumbfounded, staring at Su Luo as if she were looking at an alien.

Being stared at so intently, even with her thick skin, Su Luo's cheeks flushed slightly, feeling quite embarrassed.

"Why are you staring at me like that? Is there anything on my face?" Su Luo said embarrassedly.

"Ahem! You don't even know where the arena is? Couldn't you have asked around before the food battle?" Yoshino Yuuki was utterly speechless.

"I forgot," Su Luo said.

Okay! You're so strong, so awesome! Yoshino Yuuki is completely stunned. Seriously, are you ignoring the Food War or something else?! How could you forget something so important? This is what determines your fate at Totsuki!

"I really don't know what would have happened to you if we weren't here. You might as well come with us then," Yoshino Yuuki said somewhat dejectedly, completely unaware of what was going on.

Su Luo nodded calmly, looking nothing like someone about to participate in a food battle. She was even more relaxed than Su Luo, the audience member. Seriously, can't you be a little more nervous?

Soon, everyone in the dormitory arrived, but Isshiki and Mrs. Fumio did not go. Isshiki had something to do in the afternoon and went out after lunch. As for Mrs. Fumio, she would definitely stay, after all, she was the dormitory manager!

Su Luo didn't care whether they came or not; as long as she won, that was enough.

As for the opponent, Su Luo could tell at a glance that the other party would definitely make sumo hot pot, but it would be very difficult to make sumo hot pot well. At the same time, he did not believe that Hao Tianlin Zhiqing was capable of handling it well.

Sumo hot pot: This is a highly nutritious and large-portion meal that sumo wrestlers often eat, where chicken, fish, bean products, vegetables, rice, etc. are stewed together in a large pot.

Sumo hot pot is characterized by its large portions and rich ingredients. Sumo wrestlers can eat a whole pot or even more by themselves. However, this variety of ingredients not only adds to the uniqueness of the dish but also increases the difficulty of cooking. Relatively speaking, this dish is only prepared for sumo wrestlers. If it is not handled well, it is simply asking for trouble and will not be worthy of the approval of professional judges.

Soon, everyone arrived at the arena specially used for the food battle. Normally, such an ordinary arena wouldn't attract much attention, but due to various reasons, the competition had a large number of spectators.

One of the main reasons is that Erina Nakiri is going to be a referee. Su Luo's arrogance at the opening ceremony made everyone very unhappy. He dared to challenge a second-year student, and they were happy to see Su Luo lose. At the same time, they also wanted to see how strong Su Luo was. If they knew more about him, they might be able to defeat Su Luo and successfully get a guaranteed admission spot. More importantly, they wanted to issue a challenge to Su Luo, after all, this was a rare opportunity, and there was only one chance.

"Hey everyone! Sorry for keeping you waiting. This [Food War] has been officially recognized by the Food Wars Administration. Soon..." At this moment, a cute girl appeared on the Food Wars arena. The girl was wearing a school uniform, had the Food Wars symbol on her hand, and was holding a microphone, hosting the Food Wars battle. Just as she finished speaking, she winked and said cutely, "The battle is about to begin."

As soon as she spoke, the scene erupted in excitement. Many boys blushed as they looked at the lovely girl on the field, while the other girls stared at her with hatred, clearly filled with envy and jealousy.

"Now, please welcome Inspector Jiye and Mr. City Construction Bureau." The girl paused here, raised her voice, and said excitedly, "Finally, please welcome Ms. Erina to the stage. Please give her a warm round of applause."

As soon as the words fell, Erina appeared on the field, slowly walking towards the judges' position. Upon seeing Erina's appearance, the scene became even more enthusiastic, with various shouts and thunderous applause. The boys were all excited, their faces flushed, and they were extremely thrilled.

"Is this some kind of exaggeration?!" Su Luo was shocked by this scene. She really couldn't understand what was so good about Erina. She had a bad temper and was arrogant, so why did so many people support her?

"Today's food battle theme is hot pot. Now, please welcome both sides to the stage." The female host on the stage enlivened the entire arena. When she finished speaking, she became even more passionate and her voice became louder: "First to enter is the 56th captain of the Hot Pot Research Club - Gouda Hayashi Chiyoshi."

When Hao Tian Lin Zhiqing came out, the crowd at the back of the scene cheered enthusiastically. Although Hao Tian Lin Zhiqing was not a beauty, she was still quite charming. However, most of the cheers were about teaching Su Luo, that little brat, a lesson.

"Next up is Su Luo from China," the girl said, pointing to the other side of the stage.

When Su Luo appeared on the field, a spectator immediately shouted, "Hey! You damn transfer student, how dare you challenge a second-year student without knowing your own limitations! How arrogant!"

"You bastard! You're dead today for daring to challenge Senior Lin Zhiqing of Haotian."

"You damn transfer student, I challenge you."

"..."

------------

Chapter Fifty-Four: The Bet - Dropping Out

Su Luo's appearance instantly ignited the entire arena. Despite their angry shouts, Su Luo calmly walked to the control panel, seemingly oblivious to the audience's voices, appearing quite composed.

"Uh! Is this some kind of extreme situation?!" When the people in the dormitory saw this, they were immediately stunned. Although they knew that this situation would occur before they came, they did not expect it to have such an impact. It was rare to see such an impact.