BXBX NOVEL Chapter 44 - 44: Registration for Cooking Contest
“Exquisite?”
Seeing the result of the draw, Tang Xie’s face also showed a surprised expression, “1 didn’t expect to draw such a theme.”
“I’m looking forward to our Food Fight.” Tang Xie looked at Qin Lang, etching a fighting will in his face.
“So am I.” Qin Lang responded with a nod.
“The Food Fight schedule is set, it will be the day after tomorrow, at two in the afternoon. The location is the Spirit Chef Association.” Tang Xie gave Qin Lang’s Spirit Chef Badge back to him, retrieving the Duel Initiator. “I’ll go first, see you the day after tomorrow.”
“Aren’t you going to register for the competition at the Spirit Chef Association?” Seeing Tang Xie turning and walking away, Qin Lang couldn’t help but remind.
“No need!” Tang Xie waved his Duel initiator, “1 can register with this.”
Is it that simple?
Qin Lang stroked his chin, turning to Dan Bao on one side, “Do you think we should buy a Duel Initiator too?”
“Gudululu!”
Dan Bao nodded in agreement.
It seems quite convenient.
“Just so happens, well get one after we register at the Spirit Chef Association.” Qin Lang quickly made a decision.
A Duel Initiator costs over ten thousand, which he could now afford.
There’s still plenty of time. Even with a few hours’ journey, they could still reach Starlight Restaurant before the dinner service time, just in time to register first.
Though he didn’t know when the registration deadline for the competition was, the competition was only a few days away, so the earlier, the better.
Soon, Qin Lang and Dan Bao hopped on the subway, heading to the Spirit Chef Association.
A few hours later, the duo stood in front of the Dongxia City Spirit Chef Association.
“City-level Cooking Competition Registration…” Qin Lang quickly found out the location of the registration point by asking the reception staff and headed there with sure steps.
He did not want to miss such a good opportunity for chef interaction.
Moreover, if he could get a ranking and earn the title of Excellent Chef, not only would he get higher discounts when buying ingredients in the Food Material Market, but his working conditions and social status would also greatly improve.
Dan Bao, following closely behind, was also very excited.
Qin Lang’s participation in the city-level cooking competition means that it can gain more Star Power to speed up its growth, and also that it can taste the delicious dishes cooked by Qin Lang again!
“Gudululu!”
Let’s go for it!
Soon, the duo arrived at the registration point.
The receptionist was a female staff member with hefty eye bags.
“Registering for the city-level cooking competition?” The staff member yawned, taking Qin Lang’s Spirit Chef badge, “It’s a good thing you’re early, a minute later and…”
“Registration would have closed?” Qin Lang asked nervously.
“I would have gone off work.”
Qin Lang:”…”
Dan Bao:”…”
“However, the registration for the competition is indeed coming to a close. Because we need to inform everyone in advance of the theme for the first round of scoring competition, registration will close two days before the competition starts, i.e., the day after tomorrow.” The staff member casually mentioned as she checked Qin Lang’s personal details.
Is it the same day as the Food Fight…
Upon hearing this, Qin Lang nodded, relieved that his badge had arrived just in time.
“Huh?!”
The staff member glanced at the information for a second before her eyes widened, she turned to look at Qin Lang as if she had seen a ghost, her attention suddenly piqued, “You’ve been a Spirit Chef for just a week? And you got the Food Recommender Badges for three consecutive days?!”
When the badge is conferred by a Food Recommender, it also gets recorded in the database, visible to the staff on their backend.
The personal experience of obtaining a badge for three consecutive days was particularly eye-catching.
“Ahem, 1 did prepare quite thoroughly in advance.” Qin Lang modestly chipped in.
“You’re the second person I’ve seen with such a feat during this registration period. Impressive.” The staff member looked at Qin Lang with admiration and continued registering him.
“Who was the first?” Qin Lang became curious.
“I can’t reveal that, but you’ll definitely see him during the competition, you might even end up competing against him.” The staff member chuckled, returning the badge to Qin Lang, “Alright, you’re registration is done.”
Qin Lang collected his badge thoughtfully, with an image of Tang Xie flashing through his mind.
Was it him?
But he didn’t know many Spirit Chefs; it could be anyone.
Checking his badge to make sure it was in order, he got up to leave with Dan Bao only to be stopped by the staff member.
“Wait a minute.” The staff member took out a brochure from a cabinet, “This is the introduction to this City-level Cooking Contest. Don’t you want it?”
“Yes!” Qin Lang smacked his forehead, inwardly admonishing his own oversight.
Although he knew the general situation of the City-level Cooking Contest, he didn’t know much about the specific rules and rewards.
He almost forgot about the most important thing.
Taking the brochure and thanking the staff member, Qin Lang made sure he hadn’t missed anything else before he left the registration point with Dan Bao.
After purchasing his own Duel Initiator from the Spirit Chef Association, the duo returned to the Starlight Restaurant.
As he walked, he started flipping through the brochure to familiarize himself with the City-level Cooking Contest.
Dan Bao joined in, though he couldn’t understand a word, he pretended he did, occasionally nodding his head.
After a quick skim through the whole brochure, Qin Lang had a deeper understanding of the City-level Cooking Contest.
The City-level Cooking Contest consists of three rounds.
The first round is the Scoring Competition.
Based on the theme drawn in advance, all Spirit Chef competitors cook their dishes, which are then scored by a panel of judges. No matter how many chefs participate, only the top eight are selected to advance.
The second round is the Elimination Competition.
The top eight chefs draw lots and compete in pairs, resulting in the top four.
The third round is the Ranking Competition.
The top four chefs battle it out for ranking and crown the champion.
The competition rules were not complicated; Qin Lang understood them quite easily.
What piqued his interest more was the competition reward.
As long as one makes it to the top eight of the City-level Cooking Contest, there are rewards. Moreover, the rewards get more and more stunning as one ascends in ranking.
The competition reward consists of four parts: Title Reward, Point Reward, Badge Reward, and Stars tone Reward.
Anyone who enters the top eight of the City-level Cooking Contest gets the Excellent Chef title.
According to specific rankings, the top eight chefs can receive different Cooking Contest points.
The first-place winner can get loo points, second to fourth place winners can get 50 points and fifth to eighth place winners can get 20 points.
The Cooking Contest points can be used to redeem rare ingredients not sold anywhere else at the Spirit Chef Association; only by getting a ranking in the competition can one earn these points.
The list of redemption options in the brochure was filled with top-notch ingredients, making Qin Lang’s eyes redden.
Apart from that, the winner of the City-level Cooking Contest will receive a Second-Level Food Recommender Badge personally from Mr. Li Yuantu, the vice president of Dongxia City Spirit Chef Association, and the city’s only Second-Level Food Recommender.
If one accumulates five Second-Level Badges, they can qualify for higher-level cooking competitions!
Regarding the final Starstone reward…
Qin Lang and Dan Bao looked at each other – both were eager.
Such a great reward!