Chapter 1555 - 1548
Chapter 1555: Chapter 1548
Upon hearing about concocting Spiritual Food, the expressions of the two Spirit Cuisine Masters besides Xin Lin brightened.
Finally, it’s time to craft Spiritual Food.
The Spiritual Delicacy Masters present were all participating in the assessment, yet from the first round to the second, none involved concocting Spiritual Food.
For those already qualified as Spirit Cuisine Masters, this was undoubtedly their strongest round.
At least, in the eyes of the two Spirit Cuisine Masters, it was so, especially Wan Ying, the disciple of the Pockmarked Face Vice Chairman, who felt this way.
She was the disciple of Pockmarked Face; she had been following her since childhood, neither excellent nor average in talent.
This time, the Taichang Holy Institute was recruiting Spiritual Delicacy Masters, and she had high aspirations.
After much difficulty, she finally persuaded Pockmarked Face to give her a chance to participate in the special assessment, but the condition was to marginalize Xin Lin.
The early rounds of competitions made Wan Ying notice Xin Lin’s extraordinary talent; of course, she didn’t want such a formidable competitor entering the special assessment.
Particularly, Master Chen seemed to appreciate her greatly.
"There are three Spirit Cuisine Masters present here, you all have passed the previous two rounds, which means you possess at least the equivalent qualification of a Two-star Spirit Cuisine Master. However, the final round is the most crucial; among you three, only one can pass in the end. The one who passes can obtain the Three-star Spirit Chef certification. If not, you will not receive certification, and for the entire year, you cannot participate in Fuzhou’s Spirit Cuisine Master certification again. If you have any objection, you may withdraw now."
The Pockmarked Face Vice Chairman stated.
None of the three had any objections.
"Just as Master Chen mentioned earlier, this round assesses your ability to craft Spiritual Food. There is only one recipe, a Three-star Spirit Cuisine. The one who finishes quickest and receives the highest evaluation can achieve the Three-star Spirit Chef qualification. Good luck to all of you."
Saying so, Pockmarked Face announced the spiritual cuisine for the third round assessment.
"Three-star Spirit Cuisine, Five Flavors Complete."
Upon hearing this dish’s name, the expressions of the three changed differently.
Five Flavors Complete; this Spiritual Food is both unfamiliar and familiar to most three-star Spirit Cuisine Masters.
Unfamiliar because few would ever craft "Five Flavors Complete."
Familiar because this dish is immensely famous, and almost every Spiritual Delicacy Master has heard of it.
The ingredients were already prepared: a large Black Jar, some fresh Spirit Grass, and some condiments.
However, the three Spirit Cuisine Masters did not immediately begin.
"Thirty minutes; if unfinished, it’s considered automatic forfeiture. Remember, among the three of you, only one can pass the final Three-star Spirit Chef assessment."
Pockmarked Face’s voice echoed around the three.
At this moment, all three fixed their gazes on that large Black Jar.
"This is too difficult, no wonder someone got injured and carried out earlier."
The first to speak was the male Spirit Cuisine Master.
His face looked quite grim, glancing at the large Black Jar.
Xin Lin remained expressionless.
Wan Ying’s face also appeared slightly pale.
Five Flavors Complete refers to the five flavors: sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty.
It uses a kind of Spiritual Snake Grass Snake as the raw material, complemented by several Spirit Grass varieties.
The Grass Snake is poisonous; normally, the venom gland is extracted, but even if removed, the Grass Snake’s teeth are so sharp that once bitten, an injury is inevitable.
Grass Snakes fear light and prefer cold and damp places; needless to say, the Black Jar must contain Grass Snake.