Problem Girls Strategy

They are not clear about the main purpose of Saurius's coming here yet. If they rush forward rashly, they will lose the initiative. It is better to wait and see what tricks he is going to play.

"Hahaha~" Hearing the host's introduction of him, Saurius was even more proud, and his three pairs of bat wings were shaking with laughter: "You, a human, seem to be quite good at talking. I like you very much. How about it, would you consider joining my team?"

The host forced out a smile that was uglier than crying and answered him: "No... No, I still have family to take care of."

"Tsk, that's why you say humans are boring. They actually gave up a great opportunity to become my subordinate for their useless family." Sheep Nose snorted disdainfully, and Saurius slowly landed on the ground. He looked around and spread his bat wings: "Is there anyone who wants to join me now?"

The spectators in the arena had already fled, leaving only the chefs on the stage who were frozen in place by the powerful aura. Jiang Zao waved to the contestants' room in advance to stop Kokoro and the others from rushing out to rescue them. He wanted to see how the demons named Demon King's Army Cadres, who were far superior to the overlord-level monsters, created a food desert.

There was silence in the venue. Most of the chefs participating in the competition were arrogant and proud. Even if they were officers of the Demon King's army, they could not be made to surrender by threats and oppression.

"Wow, no one wants to survive?" Saurius was not surprised at all. After all, he had seen this situation too many times.

There will always be a group of people who don't take their lives seriously in order to maintain their so-called beliefs, and this arena is just a gathering of those ignorant guys.

"I've already given you a chance, but you didn't take it." The goat-headed demon shook his head pretending to be a gentleman: "You can't blame me for this. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for not taking your life seriously."

After saying that, Saurius roared, and a strong air wave was released with him as the center, blowing the food and people on the ring away. The chef reacted quickly and grabbed the edge of the stove to make sure he would not be blown away, and then fell heavily to the ground.

Jiang Zao pulled Pekolim to squat behind the stove and continued to observe this cadre of the Demon King's army.

Seeing the mess he had caused, Saurius laughed triumphantly, "It was indeed the right decision to come here when the Knights were out attacking the monster's lair. Ants, be afraid, be scared, be desperate!"

"Your lives will remain on the stage forever, but your souls will be taken into the demon kingdom by me, and you will cook for me for the rest of your lives, hahahaha!!!"

He stopped laughing and slapped his head: "Oh, right, I remember there is a champion prize in your competition, so I will take it without hesitation! As the first place winner, it is reasonable for me to take the prize that belongs to me, right?"

Saurius walked slowly towards the championship trophy placed in the center. The conspiracy he had planned for many years could finally be realized, making him feel as excited as if he had returned to his youth and bravely entered the succubus's cave.

Just as he broke the glass cover and was about to take out the drink recipe inside, a hand suddenly rested on his shoulder: "Hey, are you a little too arrogant?"

Jiang Zao observed for a long time and saw that Saurius did not seem to be on guard at all. In addition, he wanted to take away the recipe, so he decided to take action at this time.

"Hmm?" Saurius didn't like the feeling of being interrupted. He turned around and shouted angrily, "Where did you come from, you little brat? Didn't you hear what that idiot said about me just now?"

Chapter 267: Control to death with one sentence

"I don't care who you are, I just want you to do one thing."

Jiang Zao's contemptuous attitude made Saurius furious. Flames with the smell of sulfur spewed out of his nostrils. He was just about to slap this ignorant human who was actively seeking death, but he was curious about what he wanted him to do. So he suppressed his anger and asked, "What do you want me to do? Tell me. If you satisfy me, maybe I can make your death less ugly."

"It's not that difficult." Jiang Zao seemed not to sense his murderous gaze and pointed at the food on the ground: "Pick it up."

"What?" Saurius laughed in anger, "What do you want me to do?"

"Didn't you hear clearly? Let me say it again." Jiang Zao's words were loud and clear: "Pick up the ingredients! Pick up the ingredients!! Pick up the ingredients!!! If you don't understand what I'm saying, then I! I also happen to know a little bit about fighting!"

"Looking for death!" Saurius' chest was about to explode with anger at his words. A ball of deep purple magic power condensed in his palm and slapped towards this arrogant human.

Jiang Zao shouted: "Son of the Soul - Qiao Geya".

For some reason, this simple sentence made Saurius feel fear in his heart, and he stopped his attack abruptly.

What kind of name is this! How can it strike fear into the heart of a demon of my level!?

The emotion of fear had not appeared for hundreds of years after he was promoted to a cadre in the Demon King's Army. In the dark, he seemed to see a pair of invisible hands pouring some mysterious liquid on his head, then easily tearing open his scalp, and then devouring his flesh and blood.

Jiang Zao had no idea how much of an impact his casual words had on the cadre of the Sheep-Headed Demon King's army, and he didn't intend to delve into it. He stopped time, and [Elemental Armor] appeared on his body. He returned to Pekolim who was still hiding behind the stove, drew out the Void Weapon and amplified himself.

He returned to Saurius, and the magic ring around his arm gradually detached, condensing into a long sword that was entirely black and gold. The space around its blade was even a little blurry, as if it would shatter in the next second.

This is an improvement made by Jiang Zao based on the [Dark Corrosion Thunder] that he used to kill the Sand Scorpion King instantly. The black energy column that should have been released was forced to condense into an elemental weapon. The blurred space around it is a manifestation of its powerful and unstable power.

In order to avoid any further complications, he swung the sword cleanly at Saurius' neck. The feeling of cutting paper with a kitchen knife gave him a clear understanding of the power of the unstable weapon in his hand.

Worried that this cadre of the Demon King's army had some special ability to restore his head even after being beheaded, Jiang Zao wielded his sword and smashed his chest to pieces again. After making sure that both hearts of the demon were destroyed, he strung his head and body on the sword like candied haws and threw it into the air with all his strength.

Two sword bodies and one sword head, the King of Hell shook his head when he saw it.

"Snapped!"

"Time begins to flow."

In the instant that no one could react, Saurius had disappeared. The eye-catching black beam of light in the sky lasted for about two or three minutes before gradually shrinking in scope and finally disappearing completely.

Jiang Zao walked to the drink recipe, took a photo with his personal terminal and planned to leave. The competition had turned out like this and there was no way it could continue. As someone who had killed a cadre of the Demon King's army, it was reasonable for him to take a photo as a souvenir as a reward, right?

"Wait! Young man!" One of the five judges stood up from behind the stove and called him, "Take that drink recipe. As its owner, I think it's the most suitable one for you."

"Did you come up with this?" If this was true, Jiang Zao really had to admire the judge in front of him. He was really amazing for being able to figure out the prototype of carbonated drinks. "Then I'll take it without hesitation."

"Take it. The competition has become so chaotic that it can't go on. Saurius is nowhere to be found. If only the Knights were still in the Royal City..."

Jiang Zao had no intention of telling him that he had already eliminated the Demon King's army cadre who wasted food. He was worried that if he killed the younger one, the older one would appear. Although it seemed that it was easy for him to kill this demon in seconds, he had already played all his cards. If he couldn't eliminate him in this way, he would have to run away with his companions in the Food Hall.

I knew that the name of this food competition was problematic. It even attracted such heavyweight demons as the cadres of the Demon King's Army. It's a pity that nothing had happened in so many previous sessions.

Jiang Zao pulled the frightened Pekolim to meet up with the others.

"Master, it is too risky for you to face the Demon King's army cadres alone!"

"That's right, in the situation just now, we should have taken Pekolim and the others and fled, and then let me cast an explosion magic!"

Jiang Zao glared at Hui Hui and said, "Are you planning to blow up the royal city? There are so many people on the stage, I can't save them all."

"No matter what, let's get out of here quickly. Who knows if that Demon King's Army cadre will reappear." Kailu had clearly sensed the terrifying magic power emanating from Saurius in the room just now. It was no exaggeration to say that the total magic power of ten great magicians combined could not match his. "Who knows if that black light column was him calling for his other companions?"

"Okay, let's go back now. We have the drink recipe now."

Jiang Zao didn't intend to tell anyone about the elimination of the Demon King's army cadres. The fewer people who knew about it, the better.

The group hurried back home, and Pekolim finally came to her senses. She felt powerless facing Saurius in the ring without any weapons. Even if she wanted to stop him, she had no way to do so.

She had a hunch that Savurius did not leave on his own initiative, and Jiang Zao must have used some method to force him to leave the arena.

"Jiang Zao...thank you."

Faced with her incoherent thanks, Jiang Zao, who was researching the drink formula, looked up and was confused: "Thank me for what?"

"Thank you for protecting me in the ring, and the rest of Landsol."

"Protecting you is what I should do, and protecting the rest of the people...that's just a matter of course." Jiang Zao is not the kind of person who is full of justice. If he has no way to kill Saurius, he will not hesitate to take his companions away first, and the rest can only wish for themselves.

After all, he and those people were just casual acquaintances, and it was impossible for him to ignore the safety of his companions and himself in order to save them. This was also the reason why he thought he was not suitable to be a hero.

In the red hell filled with sulfur and flames, the goat-headed demon opened his eyes and asked: "How come one of my clones in the human world was destroyed?"

Chapter 268: Great, It's a Big Adventure

Following the drink recipe, Jiang Zao bought some ingredients and made an original, unmodified drink. When he drank it, apart from the sour taste, it was no different from a carbonated drink.

The idea behind this recipe is very unique. The trembling tree leaves, which were originally used in combination with laundry detergent, were chosen as the raw material for producing carbonic acid bubbles. Once these leaves come into contact with water, they will vibrate violently and are very suitable for washing large objects such as sheets.

Perhaps the bubbles produced by the laundry detergent gave the judge the inspiration to make a bubbly drink, and then he developed this rudimentary carbonated beverage recipe.

The three raw materials, the vibrating leaves that vibrate violently, the foam lemon that produces bubbles, and the high-pressure vines filled with gas, are the basis of this drink. In Jiang Zao's opinion, the rest of the ingredients were added by the creator to solve the sour taste and can all be removed.

Hui Hui came up to him curiously, looking at the leaves, lemons, and branches on the table and questioned, "Can these things really be used to make cola?"

"At least they give me a carbonic acid feeling. I'm still thinking about how to neutralize the sour taste."

"Oh? You made a drink according to the recipe. Where is it? Let me try it."

"In the kitchen, let me remind you, that stuff is not tasty."

"How will you know if you don't try."

Huihui ran into the kitchen and saw a conspicuous wooden cup on the stove. Small bubbles were coming out of the transparent liquid inside. If the color turned black, it would indeed be no different from Coke. She was greedy and grabbed the cup without hesitation and poured a big mouthful into her mouth.

"Ugh~"

The unbearable sour feeling seemed to drain all the moisture from her mouth. Huihui had not expected that Jiang Zao could make something so unpalatable. She wrinkled her face, picked up her cup and drank several cups of water before she recovered.

"I've already told you it doesn't taste good..." Jiang Zao didn't even turn his head. Just by hearing the sound of wanting to vomit, he knew what her expression was, because he had the same expression when he first tried it.

I really admire Pekolim for being able to say something like "it's just a little bit sour."

Jiang Zao believed that no one in the food hall could compare to Pekolim in terms of knowledge about ingredients. Now that he had selected the most critical raw materials, he only needed to find something that could neutralize the sour taste. Asking her was the most appropriate way.

Putting away the materials, Jiang Zao walked to Pekolim's bedroom and knocked on the door. Her energetic voice immediately rang out: "Come in."

"Pekorim, I want to ask you a question..."

Jiang Zao was interrupted halfway through his words by the scene in front of him. He opened his mouth wide, and his right foot, which was about to step into the bedroom, was suspended in mid-air, and his breathing was rapid and disordered.

Pekolim was dressed and moving exactly the same as when they first met. When she heard his voice, she turned around in panic and grabbed the bed sheet to cover her sexy and seductive body. "Why...why is it you? I...I'm changing clothes...come in later."

"Ah! Sorry...I'll be right out."

"Oh!"

The small ornament on the door swayed wildly as the wooden door was slammed shut. Pekolim shook her head to dispel the remaining awkward atmosphere in the room, and her face turned as red as a beautiful flower.

This is the second time he saw me...

During her journey, she had heard and seen many stories about running into a princess bathing by the lake, and then becoming companions and finally lovers due to various misunderstandings. Thinking of her own identity and the title of the brave man abandoned by Jiang Zao, she subconsciously put herself in the story.

The princess and the brave man...seems like they are a perfect match, right?

Ah... No, no, I'm just imagining something... Don't take those stories seriously!

She patted her cheeks with such force that red marks were left on her fair skin. She put down the sheet covering her body and changed her clothes. Then she shouted to the door, "You can...come in now!"

"Pekorim, what are some ingredients that have extremely high sugar content or are inherently sweet?" Jiang Zao pushed the door open and walked in. He did not mention the little accident just now and chose to finish his question directly.

This is one of the reasons why Pekolim felt comfortable getting along with him. He knew how to grasp the distance and attitude when getting along with others.

"There are a lot of these ingredients. Does it mean that a lot of sugar is needed to make Coke?"

"Yes, you know that sour taste. If you want to neutralize it, you have to use a lot of sugar."

"Hmm..." Pekolim folded her arms and fell into deep thought. She was trying to search for the ingredients with the highest sugar content in her brain, and her long aho-hair kept spinning in circles.

Jiang Zao took his eyes off her big pudding while she was thinking. Recently, he had been meditating more and more at night.

After a while, Pekolim slowly spoke: "At present, I know of three ingredients with extremely high sugar content: the eggs laid by the rainbow hen, the silk thread of the honey spider, and the spring water beside the Cloud Mist Falls. They are all very sweet, but it is difficult to obtain... very difficult."

Of the three ingredients, only the last one sounds like syrup, but Jiang Zao still decided to get them all before making and comparing them, to avoid having to look for another one if one doesn't work, which would be too time-consuming and laborious.

“Where are these three ingredients produced?”

"They are all in the Maple Sugar Valley. The Rainbow Hen lives on the mountain peak and lays eggs only after drinking the morning dew from the maple sugar tree. The Honey Spider hides in the Magic Crystal Cave, and only the queen can produce silk threads. The Cloud Waterfall is in the deepest part of the valley, and the spring that produces spring water has not been found for a long time..."

"It looks like it's quite difficult."

"Yes."

"But this is also in line with the original intention of establishing our food hall, right?"

"Yeah, that fits perfectly!"

Jiang Zao and Pekolim smiled at each other. They both knew that the first great adventure of the Food Hall was about to begin.

"Sure enough, inviting you to join the guild was the right decision. It was so right that I wondered if it was fate."

"Jiang Zao...it's fate...it's too exaggerated."

"I'm speaking the truth. The chance of accidentally meeting someone on the mainland who shares similar interests and tastes with you and with whom you can have many topics to talk about is smaller than the chance of running into a demon king on the street, right?"

"What you said... does make sense." The thought that the princess and the brave warrior who had been defeated originally was very suitable for each other appeared in Pekorim's mind again, and a blush appeared on her face in an instant.

"It's settled then. I'll go inform the others. Let's get ready in the next two days and then set off." Jiang Zao said and walked out of the bedroom. He didn't dare to stay in the room any longer. The big pudding was too tempting and he was afraid he couldn't control himself.

Chapter 269 Who eats breakfast without sunglasses?

Kokoro crawled out of the warm bed early in the morning. Seeing her master still sleeping soundly on the other bed, she changed her clothes quietly, went out of the room to wash up.

The morning light had just slipped into the house and had not yet awakened everything. On the living room table were scattered half-eaten snacks from last night, as well as the roulette game that Jiang Zao had brought out, their respective water cups, and the horrifying unoptimized carbonated drinks.

Kokoro remembered that Jiang Zao had been punished several times in a row yesterday due to bad luck, and she couldn't help but laugh. The twisted and funny expression on his face yesterday was still vivid in her mind.

"Master, what a jerk! He even made me drink something so unpalatable. In the end, whenever someone turns around, he has to drink it as punishment."

Although she was curious about what the drink tasted like, Kokoro was a good girl. Even though Jiang Zao had repeatedly told her not to drink it, she would not try it no matter what.

After rearranging the snacks, wiping the table clean, and washing the cups, Kokoro turned and walked into the kitchen, stepped onto her own special height-enhancing stool, and the little guide hummed a song as she wholeheartedly prepared today's breakfast for her master and companions.

She heard Jiang Zao say that the most delicious food in the world is not made with the highest-end ingredients or top-notch techniques, but is made with the chef's heart and soul.