BXBX NOVEL Chapter 220: Anomaly
Chapter 220: Anomaly
lie suddenly had the feeling of having studied math all night on the eve of the college entrance exam, only to be told on the day that math had been replaced with English.
Thinking back to the night before when he had nervously reviewed Chinese pastries, Qin Lang thought he was really silly.
“So?” Ms. Tang Mi smiled as usual, “Will you accept this challenge?”
Qin Lang fell into deep thought.
Fish ingredients and flowers…
Because he was set to participate in the Leaping Fish Banquet, Qin Lang wasn’t completely unprepared to cook dishes with fish ingredients. However, none of the dishes he had prepared had any connection to flowers.
Hold on…
Fish? Flowers?
Like a flash of lightning crossing his mind, Qin Lang’s eyes gradually brightened.
There indeed was a fish dish connected to flowers!
“I accept!” Qin Lang nodded, “But I need some time to prepare. I’ll come back tomorrow.”
Even though he had an idea for the dish, it had been a while since he had last cooked it, and unlike the Poetic Etiquette Ginkgo he’d made before, this dish wasn’t easy to cook.
The Second-Level Food Recommender assessment deserved respect.
“Of course, that’s no problem,” said Tang Mi, smiling.
Qin Lang quickly bid farewell and left with his bag.
lie had reserved a hotel room with a kitchen in Miredi City for the night, so he didn’t have to worry about having nowhere to stay and practice.
After Qin Lang left, Zhou Qing slowly came back to his senses.
lie looked at Tang Mi somewhat bewildered, “What are you doing…?”
“Aren’t you going to participate in the Leaping Fish Banquet?” Tang Mi sipped her floral tea and spoke with a smile, “There’s bound to be fish dishes at the banquet, so 1 wanted to see how good he is.”
Zhou Qing was at a loss for words.
This reason was really convincing…
What the hell!
What does the Leaping Fish Banquet have to do with you, a Second-Level Food Recommender specializing in desserts!
“Well…” Seeing Zhou Qing’s increasingly peculiar expression, Tang Mi laughed, before confessing, “Actually, 1 was impressed that he passed Zong Nian’s test, so 1 didn’t want my test to be easily passed.”
This reason was even more absurd.
But in accordance with Zhou Qing’s understanding of Tang Mi, he knew that she was probably really thinking this way.
Being old friends for so many years, Zhou Qing naturally knew Tang Mi’s determination.
This friendly, dessert-savvy woman had a sharp edge deep in her bones.
Yan Zhongde, the current Third-Level Food Recommender in Tianhua State, was advanced in age and had already mentioned a couple of years ago that he would retire and spend his twilight years at home.
As a result, there would be a vacancy for the Third-Level Food Recommender position in Tianhua State.
According to the past practice of the Spirit Chef Association, when there is a vacancy for a Third-Level Food Recommender, they would first consider promoting from the Second-Level Food Recommenders in the state.
If none were available, they would consider from neighboring states. If that also doesn’t work, they would finally consider parachuting a Third-Level Food Recommender.
There’s no possibility of promoting from neighboring states in Tianhua State, because there are Second-Level Food Recommenders who are qualified to be promoted to the Third-Level in the state.
Moreover, there are two of them.
Besides Zong Nian, who is eligible to become a Third-Level Food Recommender but refused because he didn’t want to leave Tianhua State, Tang Mi, who is experienced and excels in desserts among the current Second-Level Food Recommenders, is also eligible for promotion.
In this case, Tang Mi naturally has some competitive mindset towards Zong Nian.
It wasn’t surprising to Zhou Qing that she wanted to indirectly have a small competition through a Spirit Chef who had passed Zong Nian’s test.
However…
“This is not very fair to Qin Lang.”
Tang Mi was an old friend of Zhou Qing’s, so he expressed his defense for Qin Lang very directly.
“Of course I know.” Tang Mi laughed, “I’m just giving him a try.”
“The interval for taking the Second-Level Food Recommender’s test is three months. Even if he fails this time, he could take my test again before the Provincial-level Cooking Competition.”
“By then, I will conduct the test with the normal difficulty.”
“Moreover…” Tang Mi paused a bit, “Given his cooking skills, two Second-Level Food Recommender Badges are not going to stump him. Maybe he doesn’t need to come to me in three months, he may have obtained enough badges elsewhere.”
“So even though the difficulty of this test has increased, it won’t affect him.” Tang Mi looked at Zhou Qing meaningfully, “Don’t you want to know what kind of answer this young man you value so much will give?”
“It seemed like he already had some ideas when he left.”
At this, Zhou Qing fell silent for a moment.
After being reminded by Tang Mi, he also thought of this.
Qin Lang’s demeanor when he left seemed confident.
Fish and flowers…
Zhou Qing really wanted to see what kind of answer Qin Lang would provide.
“Alright, just like before, you’ve persuaded me one more time.”
With matters regarding Qin Lang settled, Zhou Qing and Tang Mi began to chat about all the things that had happened since they last saw each other, entering the stage of old friends’ casual talk.
Meanwhile, Qin Lang who had just exited the Labyrinth Flower Sea, ran into a little problem.
“Why is there a Star Power fluctuation here?”
Qin Lang followed his two Food Spirits in a certain direction until he finally stopped in a somewhat desolate district.
lie looked at the deserted surroundings, and couldn’t help but gasp.
It was broad daylight, but Qin Lang felt a chill up his spine for no reason, lie had originally hailed a taxi and was on his way to the hotel he had reserved. However, halfway there, Dan Bao and Spicy suddenly started acting strange. According to the two little ones, there was actually unowned Star Power in the vicinity!
Star Power, obviously, wasn’t something Qin Lang was unfamiliar with.
It was a special energy that could accelerate the growth of Food Spirits, only obtainable through official Food Fights and Spirit Battles, participating in official competitions hosted by the Association or in fun competitions authenticated by the Association.
As for unowned Star Power that any Food Spirit could absorb, it indicated another special existence.
Starstone!
How could such power, controlled by the Spirit Chef Association, appear so randomly?
With curiosity and suspicion, Qin Lang decided to get off the car early and proceeded in the direction sensed by Dan Bao and Spicy.
lie originally thought it was just a misperception of the two little ones.
But as he walked, Qin Lang noticed that the stars circling the two little ones were really getting brighter!
Although the Star Power around the area was scattered, making the increase in brightness not too rapid, the further he walked in the direction sensed by the two little ones, the denser the unowned Star Power!
But as the destination looked more and more desolate, Qin Lang started to calm down.
The increasingly desolate destination…
The increasingly dense unowned Star Power…
Why does it seem like a trap?
Should 1 retreat?
Although the Star Power was tempting, he had a feeling that something would go wrong if he continued forward.
Taking a deep breath to let go of his greed, Qin Lang suddenly turned around. “Don’t move! Put your hands up!”
“…Huh?”
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