I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

"Is that so?"

"Of course, don't think everyone wakes up as early as Shizu."

"Oh…"

As they were talking, Eve and the others had already arrived at Sis's shop.

"Ah, welcome. I've already cleaned up the kitchen, so I think everyone can cook together."

Seeing Eve and the others, Lillian waved and greeted them enthusiastically.

"You can freely choose any of the ingredients in the store. They're all very common, though. I've also invited a few friends to be the judges. Do you mind?"

As Lillian spoke, the elves behind her also smiled and greeted everyone.

"Ah, that's alright. I'll leave the evaluation to you all."

After saying that, Eve set up a simple barbecue grill at the door of the store, and then explained the rules of the cooking competition to Istina and Melchis.

"How about we each have two dishes, and the winner will be determined by the total score? There's no limit on the type of dishes or ingredients, and we'll finish before lunch. Is that okay? Any questions?"

"No! Can we start now?"

"Just start yelling."

After hearing Sith's energetic reply, Eve took out the mushrooms she had collected yesterday from the demiplane.

"These two will also be counted as ingredients, so if you're interested, you can come and try them."

To be precise, the dishes Eve wanted to cook were two mushroom dishes, which she regarded as inspiration for Lillian so that she would not be confused about how to cook mushrooms.

"That's it, let's get started!"

So with Eve's command, this small cooking competition kicked off. The three people who appeared were Eve with a rough style, Istina with a delicate style, and Melchis who was new to cooking. Let us wait and see how they perform!

First of all, it was Eve's turn. As she declared, she chose two mushroom dishes, namely mushroom stew and enoki mushrooms with garlic sauce. Both were quite easy-to-make dishes, which were in line with Eve's usual style.

Next is contestant Istina. She chose a more traditional elven dish, but also added some of her own improvements. She is making good progress at the moment, but let us look forward to the judges' scores for the final result.

Finally, it was contestant Melchis, and she chose... Huh?

……

Ahem, there were some minor mishaps in the commentary just now. Let's go back to Melchis. Here, her extremely creative choices gave birth to new possibilities in the chaos. Although I am also very curious about how she achieved such a feat using those ordinary ingredients, let me look forward to her final product.

In this way, time slowly came to noon, and the dishes of the three people had all been prepared and served on the table. Among them, Melchis's dish was the most eye-catching. It seemed to contain the chaos before the birth of the world and the remains after the destruction of the world, which was daunting.

Without any communication, several judges silently chose to taste Eve and Istina's dishes first. After all, the last two dishes looked like they were not easy to deal with. Although they would have to face them sooner or later, it would be better to do so later.

A simple dish reveals the different choices people make when faced with difficulties. Ah, Master Shizi, is this your profound meaning? I understand.

Well, back to the competition, several judges have already tasted the four dishes in front of them and are thinking about how to score them.

"Hmm... I think those two mushrooms are pretty good. Lillian, are you planning to add these in later?"

"Yes, but I haven't figured out how to do it yet."

"Is that so? Then be sure to contact me when it's released to support you."

"Don't worry, sure."

However, some people prefer the elven cuisine improved by Istina.

"But I think this broccoli is pretty good too. It seems like it's seasoned with honey. It tastes a lot better, but it seems like it's more than just honey."

Pinch and chew

"Hmm...yes, it's probably more than just honey. I'll ask her what else she added later. I think it can be used to improve the quality."

In this way, the scores of Eve and Istina were decided in the discussion among several people, but the real challenge has just begun - the cooking from Melchis, come on!

§ 80 The Birth of a New Cuisine (End)

Guru

One of the judges swallowed, and the slightest noise was particularly noticeable in the silence of the dinner table.

In front of them, Melchis was looking at them with anticipation, expecting them to comment on her cooking.

In their eyes, the two dishes were like the entrance to a bottomless abyss, waiting for them to come to them.

"call…"

After looking at each other, several judges felt that they couldn't not eat a single bite, otherwise it would dampen Melchis's enthusiasm for cooking. So one of them nodded silently, then took a deep breath, and with a determined expression, stretched out the cutlery in his hand towards Melchis's food.

And then, nothing happened. The cutlery she had put into the dish just sank into the sea, vanishing without a trace. Only a small piece remained in her hand, with traces of slight corrosion still remaining on the broken end.

"Alas--!"

Seeing this outrageous scene, the elf exclaimed in surprise. They had clearly seen the materials used by Melchis, so how could it become this picture of hell?

Is this still food? It could be called a chemical weapon!

Even Eve couldn't help but look at Melchis differently. After all, it was normal to be bad at cooking, because this job depends to some extent on talent. Some people are not born to be suitable for cooking, but if they are as bad as Shis, it can be called a talent.

Although the ingredients used are common among the elves, they give the illusion of alchemy.

It even has some smart recognition. After all, the pots and plates containing the food are not corroded. Only the tableware is unlucky. What is this, a mysterious dish that refuses to be eaten?

However, seeing the trembling bodies of several judges, Eve knew that it was time for her to smooth things over. Otherwise, if they really took a bite of the Tears of the Savior, it would be uncertain whether they could still save the person.

"Ahem, well, they're already a little full, so why not wait until later to reveal the winner."

"Yeah, yeah, we're all a little full."

Driven by the desire to survive, several elves kept agreeing with cold sweat on their faces.

"Hmm...Is that so? Okay then..."

Fortunately, Melchis mainly enjoyed the process of the competition and didn't care much about the results themselves, so the judges were spared.

After this accident, the competition came to an end and no ranking was made.

After all, if you want to score points, you have to eat Shizu's food. In that case, what's the ultimate one-for-five deal?!

By the way, it was Eve who completely destroyed Sith's food using the small Prison Flame Star. After all, this thing was too terrifying. It directly corroded the ground when it fell to the ground, so it was better to let it disappear from this world completely.

After finishing these two dishes, Eve and Istina looked at each other silently, and confirmed one thing in their hearts - they absolutely, absolutely could not let Melchis be the chef again, otherwise their journey destination would be the ICU ward.

To be honest, Eve suspected that even if she ate Melchis's food, her immortality would be directly triggered.

At this time, Lillian had finished the aftermath and was making lunch for them. Because she was curious about what improvements Istina had made to the elven dishes, Tina was also invited to take a guest role to provide guidance.

Eve, on the other hand, was testing the cultivation of mushrooms with Melchis.

"Okay, Shizu, let's try to ripen it with magic."

After mixing the fungus and culture soil, Eve asked Sis to accelerate their growth to see the effect.

Eve had tried to ripen mushrooms herself, but perhaps because of her magical properties, she was not compatible with this kind of magic that was closely related to life. No matter what she did, the mushrooms did not grow very well. After all, creating life and destroying everything are too contradictory.

"Good~"

As the magical light emanated from Melhis's palm, the mushrooms in the greenhouse immediately began to thrive and soon reached the point where they were ready to be harvested.

"Okay, stop! That's it, thank you for your hard work~"

As she spoke, Eve slightly tiptoed and rubbed Sith's little head.

"Ok!"

"Anyway, just use this as a reference for the temperature and humidity. It's up to Lillian to find a more suitable one later."

After writing down the data of this success in the notebook, Eve tore off the page and prepared to hand it over to Lillian along with the bacteria strain later.

Due to time constraints, she only tried out a general range of training, and let Lillian explore the details.

At this time, the voice of Istina calling a few people out for dinner was heard outside.

"Hero-sama, Shizu, come out for dinner!"

"Coming!"

Since it was a meal before they set off, Lillian specially prepared a lot of dishes for them. It can be said that all the dishes that could be served were served to them as long as they could eat them, so much so that they almost couldn't finish them all.

After lunch, Eve and the others were ready to embark on their journey again and were saying goodbye to Lillian.

"Anyway, this is the fungus strain. Just mix it into the culture soil. You can use sawdust mixed with soil or a whole piece of wood. Pay attention to maintaining the temperature and humidity. You can refer to the records I gave you for the general range, but you'll need to explore the details yourself. Don't use up all the fungus strain at once. It will grow again after a while. Don't worry about not being able to make mistakes."

"Well, thank you very much for your help."

Holding the fungus in the bottle, Lillian bowed deeply to Eve.

This time, Eve gave her a lot of help, provided many ideas for new dishes, helped her get brand new ingredients, and even demonstrated how to cook the ingredients for her during their cooking competition, which was a great help.

"Haha, it's just something I did. There's no need for this. We're ready to go. Does Lillian have any recommendations for places to visit?"

"Hmm... Any recommendations...?"

After hearing Eve's question, Lillian thought for a while and then answered.

"How about the Bird Forest in the northeast? There are many bird and monster gathering there, and there is also a hill nearby that is suitable for viewing. It is quite suitable for viewing."

"The Forest of Birds, huh? Well, thank you for your advice, Miss Lillian. We'll see each other again someday."

"Well, goodbye Miss Eve, you're always welcome to come back."

In this way, Eve and her group set out on their journey again, and their destination was the Forest of Birds that Lillian had just mentioned. However, what was waiting for them there was not a happy story, and Melchis would witness the passing of life for the first time.

§ 81 Forest of Birds

"Eve, Eve, hurry up!"

In the forest, Melchis was walking in front and kept calling out to Eve and the others behind. It had been a few days since they said goodbye to Lillian, and they were now near the Forest of Birds that Lillian had mentioned before.

In fact, at first they mistakenly entered the Forest of Birds, and ended up being attacked by a bunch of bird monsters dropping bombs from the air. Although the bombs they dropped were not bombs, in a sense they were better than bombs.

That’s right, they dropped stink bombs!!!

Imagine a flock of birds flying over your head and landing precisely on you...

Eve still feels a headache when she thinks back on that tragic scene.

Although these bombs did not cause any physical damage thanks to the existence of the shield, they still caused no mental damage. After all, this part was real damage that the shield could not block at all.

So they had to hurriedly withdraw from the birds' attack circle and start looking for the hill that Lillian mentioned that was suitable for viewing.

By the way, the reason why they did not choose to fly at this time was naturally because of the group of bird monsters. After all, if you understand air-to-air attacks, you will find that the defense range of those monsters in the air is much larger. A large area of ​​airspace near the Forest of Birds is their attack circle.

However, there is still some good news so far. At least the viewing hill is unexpectedly conspicuous, otherwise Eve and the others would have been in trouble.

"Okay, okay, I'll be right there."

After speeding up their pace a little, Eve and the others caught up with the excited Melchis and arrived at the foot of the hill together.

The slope of this viewing hill is not steep, and the few people climbed up easily. The reason why this place is so conspicuous is also revealed here - for some reason, there are no trees on the top of this small hill, making this place look like a Mediterranean in the Elf Forest. It is so conspicuous that it is difficult not to notice it.

And here it is just as Lillian said, you can clearly see the flocks of birds in the distance, they keep a suitable distance from each other and don't disturb each other.

"Eve, that's too far away. Is there any magic that can help me see more clearly?"

"some."

As Eve said this, she snapped her fingers and used the magic of "Farsight" to create a light curtain in front of Melchis.

"Pull outward to enlarge, push inward to shrink, and wave to change direction."

After saying that, Eve took out the tent from the demiplane and prepared to set up the camp.

"Yeah! Thanks Eve!"

Melchis began to fiddle with the farsighted light screen curiously, sometimes staring at a few birds resting in their nests, sometimes looking at the flocks of birds flying in the sky, and occasionally zooming in and out casually, looking very uncomfortable.

"My dear hero, are you ready?"

After propping up a corner of the tent, Istina asked loudly to the other side.