The strongest anime shop owner

"So it really is broth made from lamb bones?" Su Luo discovered after eating it. Although she knew that the broth was made from some kind of animal, she was surprised that it only tasted like lamb bones. Could this be the original flavor?

Although the broth was made from just lamb bones, Su Luo was not naive enough to think that it could be made to this extent by simply boiling the bones.

This dish looks simple, but the ingredients are perfectly matched, and the taste is delicious, with one flavor after another that leaves you wanting more.

With its appealing appearance and rich flavor, this dish is sure to be a hit.

"It's so delicious!"

"Yeah yeah"

"This time, Zhenwei Restaurant will definitely win the shumai championship!"

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After tasting the dumplings, everyone was full of confidence for the upcoming shumai competition. They knew that winning the championship would not only enhance their reputation but also attract more customers to the restaurant. With better business, income would naturally increase, which made everyone very happy.

"How is it? It tastes good, right?" Rocco nodded in satisfaction, seeing the surprise in everyone's eyes, and asked them.

"Chef Rocco, your shumai this time is absolutely delicious. It's a huge improvement over the previous ones. I'm sure our restaurant will win the championship this time."

"Yeah yeah."

Faced with Chef Rocco's question, almost everyone praised him, and there was not a single dissenting voice.

"Su Luo, what do you think?" Rocco glanced around, then turned to Su Luo and asked.

"It's alright." Su Luo didn't panic at all under Rocco's gaze, and just said calmly. To be honest, although Su Luo thought the dish was indeed good, it didn't mean that he thought it was really delicious. Relatively speaking, he could only say that it was good, and this was only his evaluation as an ordinary Totsuki.

"Not bad? Then do you have any suggestions?" Rocco thought Su Luo was just showing off, so he asked casually.

"Although this broth is made from lamb bones, you can taste two different flavors in it. Even though you've done a good job, it can't mask the faint sandalwood flavor." Su Luo said bluntly. Often, if something has even the slightest off-flavor, it can ruin the whole dish and mean that it's a failed dish.

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Chapter 160 Tracking

"Really?" Rocco, who had been completely indifferent, was startled by Su Luo's words, but quickly calmed down and muttered to himself.

"Nonsense, I didn't taste it at all."

"Exactly, exactly. If it's lamb bone broth, how could it have two different flavors? Besides, I didn't smell any sandalwood at all. And this 'high-achieving student from Totsuki Academy'? It's ridiculous." Rocman already disliked Su Luo, and since she was already so malicious, how could he possibly let go of the opportunity to mock her?

"Whether you believe it or not is up to you. No matter how well you try to hide it, you can't escape the discerning palates of the high-end crowd." Although this shumai competition was just a competition among restaurants in this village, many people were still attracted to it. It wasn't that the competition was particularly good or high-end, but rather that this place was a scenic area and a great place for relaxation. Even if the food here wasn't very good, many high-end people would still come here to relax and have fun.

Some sophisticated people, even if they don't know much about food, have naturally developed a discerning palate from eating a lot of delicious food, and know what kind of dishes are good and what kind of dishes are bad.

"I think he's just being stubborn. The students from Totsuki aren't all that great, are they?" Rocman was like a clown, and seeing that Su Luo didn't respond to him, he kept jumping out to provoke her.

"Hehe." Su Luo never paid any attention to people like this. After chuckling twice, he turned around and left. He had nothing to say to such people. If he weren't interning here, he wouldn't have even glanced at them and would have just turned around and left.

"What, are you feeling guilty?" Seeing that Su Luoli ignored her, Luo Keman was furious and said this.

"Alright, Roccoman, stop talking." Rocco, who was deep in thought, suddenly snapped out of his reverie, frowned at Roccoman who was still chattering on, and spoke up.

Seeing this, Rocman almost instinctively shut up. Rocman usually looked like a polite gentleman, but that was only when he was not moving. Although his behavior had never been very good, he was very afraid of Rocco.

The competition in the shumai contest is not just about making a dish that satisfies you; you also need to investigate your opponents' dishes to increase your chances of winning. As for how Luo Ke handles this aspect, Su Luo doesn't know; they probably have their own plans.

After returning to her room, Su Luo did nothing but collapse onto the bed. Once she was on the bed, she didn't want to move at all. Doing almost the same work every day, she really couldn't get used to it. After working all day, she was really too tired. She felt like her whole body was about to fall apart, and every muscle she had worked was sore.

With this level of activity, let alone Su Luo, even an ordinary chef might not be able to do it. At the same time, precisely because of this, the people in this kitchen cannot be fired at will. Otherwise, given Rocco's habits, it's unknown how many people would be left. Moreover, Rocco specifically instructed them to do so.

Everyone's job is very simple, but it's not something an ordinary person can do to work all day like this. It takes several years of training. Even though Rocman is his nephew, he can't just fire him.

Don't let the small size of this restaurant fool you; the food may seem ordinary to Su Luo, but it's still incredibly popular with tourists. Even with a limited menu, business is booming.

After lying down for a while, Su Luo slowly got up from the bathroom and went to the ward to wash herself. The sweat on her body clung to her clothes, and the sticky feeling was really uncomfortable.

"Ah, that feels great!" After taking a shower and changing into dry clothes, Su Luo felt refreshed and her fatigue seemed to have been washed away.

Su Luo put on her socks and shoes and went out.

To be honest, apart from being a little tired, everything else here is quite good. At least Su Luo is very satisfied with the place to stay. The room is a bit small, but at least it is a single room and has all the necessary amenities.

What Su Luo didn't know was that he was just an exception. Most of the other employees were locals, and even those who stayed in dormitories were in 8-person rooms. They didn't have the same treatment as Su Luo. In contrast, no one mentioned paying Su Luo for his work, so it was all unpaid. Thinking about it, it seemed like he deserved such accommodations.

As for food, Su Luo didn't know if everyone ate together or if the restaurant provided the meals. In any case, no one invited him, but Su Luo didn't care.

Although this place is called a village, it is actually not much different from a town.

The village is quite large and sells a wide variety of goods. Su Luo always eats out, as he doesn't want to eat the shumai from this restaurant every day. To be honest, even if the shumai here were really bad, he would get tired of eating it every day.

Su Luo chooses different foods every day, whether it's snacks or anything else. As long as it's different and tastes fresh, she doesn't care what she eats. She just needs to eat until she's full and then stop.

Su Luo left the restaurant, ate a late-night snack outside, and then went home.

It was already 10 p.m. when Su Luo returned to the restaurant. She had planned to go to sleep after returning, as she was exhausted after a long day and didn't have any extra energy. Moreover, she had to get up very early the next day, so she needed to make sure she had enough energy.

Just as Su Luo was about to go back, she suddenly noticed a furtive figure peeking out of the restaurant. The figure looked around, and after seeing that no one was there, slowly opened the door and walked out. Although the person stood very straight, for some reason, he seemed rather sleazy.

"So it was him. Why isn't he sleeping so late? What is he up to?" In the dim light, things weren't very clear, but Su Luo vaguely recognized who it was because the figure was all too familiar.

That person was none other than Luo Keman, who had been making things difficult for Su Luo ever since she arrived.

Seeing Roccoman's thieving manner, Su Luo knew he couldn't possibly be up to anything good, so she quietly followed him.

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Chapter 161 The Food War in the Basement

Su Luo followed Rocco for a long time, only to see Rocco stop at a villa, look around, and after confirming that no one was there, stomp his feet and quietly walk inside.

"What is this? Stealing something?" Looking at Rocman's behavior, Su Luo was confused about what he was trying to do. As for stealing something, that shouldn't be the case.

Seeing Roccoman enter the villa, Su Luo looked around and, after confirming that no one was around, quietly followed him. For some reason, she felt like she was doing something like a thief.

When Su Luo entered the villa, it was much darker inside than outside. For a moment, she lost sight of Luo Keman and had no idea where he had gone.

Seeing this situation, Su Luo didn't know whether to go forward or retreat. After thinking for a while, she gritted her teeth and decided to continue. Relying on the faint light, Su Luo didn't know which way to go, so she just wandered around randomly.

The villa was very large, and before she knew it, Su Luo had lost her way. Just then, a faint sound came from somewhere.

Confused, Su Luo immediately pricked up her ears to listen to the source of the sound. She slowly groped her way forward in the darkness, heading towards the source of the sound.

When she reached a certain spot, Su Luo realized that the sound was coming from there. After looking around, she finally confirmed that the sound was coming from the ground beneath her feet. Thinking about this, Su Luo felt a chill run down her spine: "Holy crap, could it be a ghost?"

Su Luo hesitated for a moment, wondering whether she should continue.

"It should be the basement." Su Luo finally confirmed that the villa had a basement, and it was right below her. The next step was to decide whether or not to go down.

After pondering for a moment, Su Luo's curiosity finally overcame her guilty conscience, and she began to feel around on the ground, searching for the passage to the basement.

Soon, Su Luo finally found the place. It turned out that the passage was under the long table. The table was covered with a tablecloth, which hung down on all four sides, covering what was under the table.

Su Luo crawled under the table and opened the basement door. Faint light was spreading from inside toward the exit, and things could be vaguely seen. The further in she went, the clearer things became.

Su Luo climbed down the ladder and soon reached the bottom. She carefully walked inside. The basement was huge, almost like an underground palace.

Tiptoeing, Su Luo walked towards the source of the sound. After walking for a while, she saw a bright light shining in that direction, which must be the source of the light.

There was a door-shaped opening over there, and light was coming from it. Su Luo quietly walked over, cautiously poking her head out, her mischievous eyes peering inside. An unbelievable scene immediately unfolded before Su Luo's eyes.

There were many people inside, including an old man, a middle-aged man with a somewhat gloomy appearance, and three more people sitting behind them, facing each other.

These three people are quite peculiar; they all wear masks, obscuring their faces. However, judging from their aura and demeanor, they are probably not ordinary people.

A long table was placed in front of the three of them. They sat there quietly, not whispering to each other, just watching each other.

In front of the gloomy middle-aged man and the old man was a workbench. Even if Su Luo was stupid, she would know that a food battle was going to be held. However, what Su Luo was curious about was why they were secretly holding a food battle here. Was there something they were doing that was not to be seen?

"Old Luo, I really didn't expect you to be hiding in such a small place. It's a real waste of your skills." The gloomy middle-aged man said to the person opposite him with a smile.

"Hmph, you really are relentless. I've already decided to go into hiding, so why are you doing this?" Compared to the gloomy middle-aged man, Old Luo's mood was clearly more profound, even heavy.

"No, no, no, it's not that I'm relentlessly pursuing you, but rather that you're just too capable. Since you won't join us, then we'll just have to destroy you." The gloomy middle-aged man didn't care about the other person's mood. He simply stretched out his index finger and shook it at Old Man Luo, still smiling, looking completely at ease.

"You culinary scum are really domineering. You've made such a mess of the culinary world." Facing the domineering words of the gloomy middle-aged man, Old Man Luo spat disdainfully, clearly dissatisfied with him, no, with him and the people behind him.

"Thank you for the compliment, hahaha!" The gloomy middle-aged man clearly didn't take Old Luo's words to heart at all. Instead, he laughed heartily. After the laughter subsided, he said with a bit of pride, "You old guys think you can stop our progress in the culinary world? You're really overestimating yourselves. I believe that soon, very soon, the entire culinary world will belong to 'Zero'."

"Zero? What the hell?" Su Luo, who was hiding by the door, listened to their conversation but obviously didn't understand it. However, she figured it must be something about the love-hate relationship between two factions.

"Hmph!" This time, Old Man Luo surprisingly didn't say anything or even refute. His eyes were filled with anger, and at the same time, a hint of helplessness flickered in the depths of his eyes. He just snorted coldly.

"Old Luo, let's see how long you can keep up your stubbornness." Looking at the silent Old Luo, who clearly knew that his side had little chance of winning, the gloomy middle-aged man looked at the stubborn Old Luo with a smile that seemed both mocking and playful, and said in a strange tone, "Why are you so stubborn? For example, that old man surnamed Cai is very sensible."

"Although I'm old, at least my eyes aren't blind. Since I've chosen not to participate, why are you pressing me so hard?" Upon hearing the gloomy man mention the old man surnamed Cai, Old Man Luo's face instantly turned ugly, and he also felt extremely helpless. Some things, you can't just decide not to want them.

"Old Luo, you're still so naive. Now that the organization has been established, it won't overlook anyone with ability. You know that deep down, so why can't you be pragmatic and see the bigger picture?" Looking at the stubborn Old Luo, the gloomy middle-aged man didn't know what to say. But thinking of Old Luo's abilities, even a villain like him had to give him a thumbs up: "To be honest, I admire you, but your..."

"Admiration? I can't accept that. Since that's the case, let's stop talking nonsense and begin." Old Luo clearly didn't like the gloomy middle-aged man's exaggerated manner at all; on the contrary, he was extremely disgusted. Before he could finish speaking, he waved his hand to interrupt him and said.

"Hehe, why the rush? Don't you want to know why I'm here?" Seeing Old Man Luo's lazy and unwilling manner, the gloomy middle-aged man chuckled softly, gave him a strange look, and said.

"You...you wouldn't be going to..." After hearing the words of the gloomy middle-aged man, Old Man Luo pondered for a moment, his expression becoming even more somber, as if he had thought of something.

“That’s right, it’s Totsuki Academy, the most prestigious academy in Japan.” The gloomy middle-aged man made no attempt to hide his feelings and said it very directly.

"Don't even think about it... It's absolutely impossible for you..." Old Luo was clearly disdainful of the middle-aged man's firm words. Totsuki was not a pushover that could be easily bullied.

"You mean that old man Nakiri, right?" The gloomy middle-aged man, who could clearly read something from Old Man Luo's expression, said.

“That old fellow is just like you, he’s old enough to retire. I think it’s time for him to retire.” Without waiting for Old Man Luo’s reply, the gloomy middle-aged man continued, “It’s even better that he’s here. Although he’s not very capable, he’s still a valuable piece, isn’t he?”

"What? It's him." Old Luo's eyes widened as he said, clearly knowing who the gloomy middle-aged man was referring to. After a sigh, Old Luo's eyes dimmed as he said, "No wonder I haven't seen him since he disappeared. So he joined you. You're really good at scheming, very good at scheming."

"Totsuki? I've heard something incredible. But it seems to be none of my business anymore. He must be Nakiri... right?" Listening to their conversation, and recalling the anime he had watched, even though he didn't know the whole story, some things had become clearer. However, thinking that he could only stay in this world for one last day, his eyes darkened again.

"So, Totsuki will be ours sooner or later. The situation is set. So, what do you say? Do you want to join us?" The man in the shadows seemed to still not have given up on recruiting Old Man Luo. He took this opportunity to speak, since the situation was obviously settled. Any smart person would know what to do.

"No, I'm old and don't want to move anymore. Let's begin." Old Luo closed his eyes, and when he opened them, he no longer showed the negative mood he had before. Instead, he was very calm, as if he had come to terms with it, and said lightly.

"You won't join?" The gloomy middle-aged man was clearly unwilling to give up, so he asked again.

"No, thank you," Old Luo said calmly.

"Then let's begin, stubborn old man." Seeing that Old Luo remained unmoved, the gloomy middle-aged man knew that no matter what he said, it would be useless, so he had no choice but to speak.

Food Wars—Begin!

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Chapter 262 The Production That Stunned Everyone

"Old Luo, let me show you the skill I've finally mastered after years of practice." The subject of this competition is the simplest yet most difficult dish—sashimi.

After saying this, the gloomy middle-aged man took out a large round plate and quickly sprinkled a thick layer of small ice cubes on it.