"Captain, get ready to go." Betty's urging voice came from outside the house.
Chen Ren hung the two long knives that were still competing with each other on his waist and carefully checked his attire in the mirror. His waist-length hair was neatly gathered at the back of his head. He was dressed in a moon-white outfit and had a sachet hanging on the other side of his waist.
, coupled with her delicate appearance, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is like a jade tree in the wind.
After confirming that there was nothing wrong with her attire, she quickly opened the door, met Betty Huang Lang, and headed to the food hall. Today was a big day.
The quadrennial food competition held in the food city will compete for the championship today, and Mira is among the top three participating in the competition.
After five rounds of competition, Mira finally stepped onto the final stage and headed towards the championship.
Now that Chen Ren's injury has been recovering for many days, the injury is no longer a serious problem. Today he will watch his partner defeat his opponent and win the crown she has longed for.
Outside the food hall, there was a traffic jam today. Fortunately, Huang Lang had obtained the full ticket before, and their private room was still able to be retained.
The private room is located under the auditorium, and a piece of transparent glass allows them to observe the players more clearly.
The three stoves are arranged in a vertical pattern, with a wide range of distance between them, and a huge red cloth in front of them tightly covers the ingredients for today's competition.
Chen Ren, who was already seated, took a look at the ingredients prepared by the Food Association in the venue. He couldn't help but take a breath, and even the palm of his hand touching the briquettes paused for a moment.
This is a big investment.
With the sound of gongs and drums, the three contestants officially appeared.
Luo Xing, a member of the Food Association, has the bright red ribbon on his shoulder fluttering in the wind.
The alliance's investigation assistant, the demi-human Mira, looked towards the private room where Chen Ren was with her blue eyes from time to time. After seeing a familiar figure, her tail swung slightly and a smile appeared on her lips.
And Claire, the chef of the famous chain restaurant Kimo Restaurant, has bulging muscles all over his body. He wears a competition-specific chef uniform, which is not much different from a tights when put on him.
After the three contestants entered their own stoves, the host announced the theme of today's competition, "Feast"
The gravel began to flow, and the red cloth covering the ingredients was pulled away by the staff, and a ferocious-looking cloud beast was exposed to the audience's view, causing bursts of exclamations from the audience.
The body of the cloud beast is fish-shaped, covered with white scales. It has a pair of eyes that are not much smaller than a human being and are lifeless. Its fangs are sharp and scattered, extending from the lips. A cold light shines, and no one wants to taste it.
The taste of its bite.
Only the rising and falling body and the occasional opening of its mouth prove that it is not dead yet.
"Lingtooth Fish, it seems that this size has reached the stage of blood coagulation. The Food Association has really spent a lot of money this time." Seeing that Betty was a little confused, Chen Ren took the initiative to introduce this cloud beast.
The cloud beasts that people generally refer to mostly refer to ordinary cloud beasts without grades. They are the most numerous and have the widest range of uses.
Cloud beasts were born after the battle between the ancient gods, when the aura and blood of the injured gods fell into the world.
The breath of the gods spread across the sky and the earth, but most of them fell into the sea of clouds, and the blood condensed into a ball. After time and wear and tear, most of the divine power was absorbed by the sea of clouds, causing the remaining divine blood to become transparent blood beads. They no longer have power, but just become
carrier of ability.
The cloud beasts absorb the already very thin divine power in the sea of clouds and complete their own growth.
Every time the blood in the body is purified, the body's physical fitness and energy will be greatly improved, and it can even gain some ability resistance.
Blood purification once can be called coagulation. Purification three times will condense the blood in the body into a coercive force that will intimidate all parties, so it is generally called the Beast King.
Even if it is just a blood-coagulation level cloud beast, it needs a strong person from the third realm to capture it to be safe.
Otherwise, I am afraid that even the Yun Beast hide cannot be cut through with ordinary steel-cutting methods.
As if he had a premonition that death was approaching, the fish tied in the center of the hall began to struggle and flutter.
Just as Chen Ren grabbed the long sword and prepared to learn about the cloud beast, Huang Lang unsheathed the long sword on his waist beside him, appeared in front of the fish's head, and thrust the sword straight into the fish's brain, ending its life.
The sword light circulated, the sword energy roared, and with a few swings of the long sword, the fish bones of the fish were separated, and the bloody smell filled the arena.
There were bursts of cheers from the audience. Not only did they see the rare blood-coagulation cloud beast today, but they also saw a strong man at the third level of swordsmanship wielding sword energy. The tickets purchased were a great value.
Chen Ren reached out and fanned it in front of his nose a few times. Such a strong smell of blood was really pungent.
"This fish was caught by senior, right?" Chen Ren retracted his long knife and glanced at Huang Lang, who had turned around and sat on the chair.
"I exchanged this fish for this box." Huang Lang nodded and admitted, and then added with a hint of regret, "It's a pity that I didn't come here to eat a few times. It's a loss."
In response, Chen Ren could only respond with a wry smile.
While he was recuperating, Senior Huang Lang never left the Kendo Association. Even his granddaughter Huang Ying was very surprised.
My grandfather is a glutton for delicious food. He has done many ridiculous things in the past just for a delicious meal he has never tasted. Otherwise, he would not have been promoted to the position of president at such a young age.
Now countless delicacies were waiting for him at the gourmet restaurant, but he didn't even go.
You must know that it took him a month to find the Lingtooth Fish at sea.
It seems that after the competition is over, Mira will have to work hard to prepare another banquet. Chen Ren glanced at Mr. Huang Lang and sighed secretly in his heart.
Turning his eyes back to the arena, he saw Mira quickly walking into the stove carrying a fish body that was bigger than her.
The stoves used in the championship competition are all specially customized, so it is no problem to put down part of the fish.
The kitchen knife cut across the pink fish flesh, making a rather laborious cut.
The blood-coagulating cloud beast has a tough body, and even if it is dead, it can only be handled by ordinary people.
Fortunately, Mira is not weak in skills, but it takes a lot of effort to finish the fish meat.
The other two contestants are also competing with the fish. Cutting is only the first step. Next, they have to find a way to soften the fish, otherwise it will not be called a qualified dish.
Seeing that sweat had begun to form on Mira's forehead, Chen Ren's heart also lifted.
This was the first time he had seen a blood-coagulating cloud beast, and he had no idea how to deal with it. But Mira's current performance was obviously lagging behind that of the other two players.
They all know how to cook it, and they relax the fish in front of them as if they have dealt with it before, step by step.
Hey, Mira has been practicing hard on her own these years, traveling to acquire new cooking methods, and improving on her own. Without systematic training, the gap is now obvious.
When it comes to taste, Chen Ren believes that Mira will not lose, but what is holding her back now is the texture of the ingredients.
I couldn't hold back my anxiety, so I could only see what solution she had.