strictlysupreme Chapter 959 Wilderness Survival (717)
Chapter 959 Wilderness Survival (717)
Chapter 959 Wilderness Survival (7.17)
The entire arena was physically hot, but endless darkness and melancholy surged in like a cold tide, making Huai Shi's hands and feet uncontrollably cold.
Even without tasting it, just by looking at the flames of the source energy burning on the stove, one could tell what amazing tricks these culinary demons were brewing.
Huai Shi glanced at Emiya Shirou, her gaze innocent: "Mr. Shirou, would you believe me if I said I only just found out the truth myself?"
Believe it or not, please be sure to explain it to everyone in this way.
Emiya Shirou: "."
Full of ambition and anticipation, they arrived at the Chef God Competition, only to find that more than half of the chefs were making culinary disasters.
Hey... hey sir over there, why are you using yourself as a plate, sticking sashimi all over your body? Is this some kind of traditional Japanese male body banquet? That kind of food definitely wouldn't pass hygiene standards, right?
Emiya Shirou's lips twitched. Only after the contestant trying to take a shortcut was dragged away by security did he turn back to the cutting board in front of him and analyze, "In other words, we're not going to work together to cook, but rather compete in culinary skills, trying to make each other's dishes reflect our own styles."
"I prepared a pigeon dish in advance, please try it." Huai Shi handed over the light yellow meat jelly.
From the opening in the aspic, thick, yellowish-brown curry sauce slowly flowed out, while the squid's tentacles still wriggled inside.
It was none other than the infamous "Foul Sea Maggots" dish that Huai Shi made when he first debuted.
With an increasingly gloomy expression, Shirou Emiya buried his head in his mouth, supporting himself on the sink with his other hand, lost in deep turmoil.
The rule of exchanging dishes between a "culinary demon" and a regular chef is simply unfair!
It seems like the ordinary chef should be at a greater disadvantage!
"Just kidding, this leftover dish doesn't even look good enough to be considered." Huai Shi chuckled and tossed the dish into the food waste bin.
His demeanor has changed somewhat.
He completely lacked the apprenticeship he usually showed when facing Shirou Emiya; instead, he exuded an inner confidence.
Admittedly, when it comes to delicious food, surpassing Shirou Emiya's skills and techniques is like trying to climb to heaven with one foot on the other.
In the world of dark cuisine, as an abyssal culinary demon, he possesses extraordinary imagination and talent, and can easily make food so bad that he himself would want to take a bite and commit suicide.
No wonder so many people like the methods of demonic cultivation.
Compared to achieving success through hard work and perseverance, this shortcut allows one to gain a sense of accomplishment in the fastest way.
"Please enlighten me, Emiya-kun," Huai Shi said firmly.
He has reasons to deserve a ranking, such as a cool speaker that plays 360-degree surround sound original audio discs with automatic correction and DJ mode!
I learned from watching Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils that the true protagonist has to carry a sound system to be invincible, and no one can show off with my background music playing!
But the prerequisite is that his own unpalatability can overpower Emiya Shirou's deliciousness. Even now, Huai Shi only feels that it's a 50/50 chance.
Filters, measuring cups, reaction vessels, strainers, droppers—the basic tools needed for alchemy were ready. Next came various alchemical instruments that were so expensive they could only be placed in large laboratories.
Thanks to having a spendthrift wife at home who keeps increasing sunk costs, seeing these props now makes Huai Shi feel like he's gotten a free pie.
"Excuse me, um," Shirou Emiya raised his hand to the head of the Chef's Contest organizing committee, "I heard they provide a full range of ingredients here?"
"You didn't bring any ingredients?" Huai Shi was taken aback.
Since I didn't bring any ingredients, I guess I can only use the food store provided by the official authorities. But this is hell! Even the oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar in the food store are all mutated creatures imbued with the abyss's aura.
“Since it’s our honeymoon, we certainly don’t want to cook for ourselves. We’d much rather try other chefs’ dishes,” Shirou Emiya said.
The space specifically for storing ingredients was emptied by Shi Hao and his group last time.
"Please follow me." The person in charge said respectfully.
He came here specifically to wait as a judge, firstly to show that he valued Huai Shi, the lucky star who helped him get promoted, and wanted to taste her cooking and give his opinion in time; secondly, judging from the gazes of the gods at the table, this red-haired chef received more attention from the gods.
The focus of this match is here.
"The organizing committee has found over 100,000 kinds of ingredients from 100 ecological hells. If you can provide the name of the ingredient, even if it is not in stock, we will allocate it from the nearest source in the name of the organizing committee." The person in charge held out his hand to show the ingredients.
Various kinds of abyssal plants, chunks of meat whose original appearance was indistinguishable, and pickled products were displayed in several showcases the size of football fields.
"If you want to use ingredients from the current environment, we can supply them as well." The person in charge also considered the possibility that Shirou Emiya was not a culinary demon.
"No need." Shirou Emiya shook his head.
He was captivated by the magnificence of the 'treasure trove of food,' and after a moment of awe as he surveyed the area, he began to walk over to the ingredients and pick them up one by one.
[System Notification: This ingredient is an Abyssal Demon, possessing elk-like characteristics, and likely inhabits shallow surface regions. Ingredient acquisition complete. Current Abyssal Ingredient Encyclopedia entry: (2/???)]
[System notification: This ingredient is a legume; recording complete.]
[Abyss Devouring Flower. Completed]
[The Demon Mermaid's Tail Meat has been completed]
"Excuse me, could I have one of each of these ingredients?" Shirou Emiya asked politely.
"Of course." The person in charge did not ask for a reason and immediately allocated manpower to transfer the ingredients.
The food in front of Shirou Emiya was piled up like a small mountain, but it quickly disappeared.
[System Notification: You have obtained the achievement 'Abyss Survival Adventurer']
[The following are follow-up series of magical kitchen utensils from the Abyss Chef Belgris: 'Eat a knife after removing the head' and 'Abyss Fire'. Technique series: Universal Insect Protein Locking Method, Demon Stomach Residue Cooking Method, and Internal Organ Enema Eating Method]
[Magic Kitchenware Series (Abyssal Fire): Normal life in the abyss is obviously impossible. This kitchenware can create a special flame by friction, allowing you to cook abyssal creatures at will.]
[Previous Belgris's comment: Hey, fellow traveler, looks like you're struggling to survive in the abyss just like me. Don't despair, keep an eye out for those high-protein abyssal creatures, especially insects. The calories they provide will keep us exploring for a long time. Of course, I'm also trying to make these juicy things a little more delicious. (Although I've said that the magic orbs of abyssal demons are like dog shit, sometimes we have to eat a little... uh, strong-flavored food to survive.)]
[P.S.: If you absolutely must go into the Abyss to make some bizarre dishes, please make sure they taste good. As long as they're edible.]
[Special Reward: Abyss Recipe has been issued]
[Side Quest Giver: A qualified Abyss Chef must first prepare a wild dish with Abyss flavor.]
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Even Shirou Emiya hadn't anticipated this turn of events. He stared blankly at the strongest gourmet system's warehouse and the extra items in his consciousness, appearing to outsiders as if he were in a daze.
The last time Belgris' magical kitchen utensils appeared was when Su Lin came into contact with the goat demon ingredients they sent back from the Reincarnation Space.
This time, it seems that collecting too many different kinds of abyssal ingredients triggered a chain reaction.
"Sir, is there anything else you need?" the person in charge reminded him from the side, "Please note the match time."
"No," Emiya Shirou returned to the kitchen. He glanced somewhat bewildered at Hoshino, who was waiting for him to have a fair duel, and said, "Let's begin."
Huai Shi solemnly picked up the kitchen knife, and thick fog continuously emanated from his five fingers and his body. At that moment, accompanied by the roaring and soaring of the source flames, a brilliant silver light shone.
Inside the square, amidst the shattered essence, the crowd saw pure white irises beginning to bloom.
Life and death are intertwined in a vibrant way.
This is the cooking method that Huai Shi has carefully prepared for today.
No one could see what was happening inside. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that every venue in this year's Culinary Demon Competition had been equipped with an alchemical matrix, the cooking process alone could have accidentally killed a large number of spectators.
At this moment, all eyes were on this new culinary prodigy, the rancher's godson, who seemed to have quite a bit of skill.
As for the red-haired chef next to him...
Wait, why is he still organizing kitchen utensils and studying how to use a knife?
The person in charge looked at Shirou Emiya with surprise and some doubt, but then suddenly realized that the knife in the other's hand looked familiar: "Isn't this Lord Belgris's kitchen utensil?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several hidden gazes shifted from Huai Shi's direction.
Emiya Shirou asked in surprise, "You know Belgris?"
"Lord Belgris is also a culinary demon, a legend who pursues the continuation of life through his cuisine, yet still deserves the title of culinary demon." A different meaning flickered in the manager's eyes.
"Although the history of the Chef Demon Competition is only a little over a hundred years, there have always been people who challenge the abyss, and Belgris is one of them."
After Scotland was transformed into hell and stripped from the present world, he has been active in the abyss ever since.
Belgris is a better fit as a survival expert than a culinary freak.
About ninety years ago, after Belgris led the Hell photographers to the deepest part of the Abyss to explore and survive, no one has seen them since, and they have been missing without a trace.
This is so common that almost everyone, including fans of Hell TV, thought he was dead. After all, no one can say for sure what strange things might be in the deepest, most unfathomable hell.
Even the ruler of hell would not easily venture into a place where the concepts of time and space are lost.
"Are you Lord Belgris's disciple?" the person in charge asked curiously.
"I don't think so," Emiya Shirou thought, unsure where the Gourmet System had gotten all this stuff from.
However, now was not the time to study that. He began to focus his attention on reading the historical experience on the kitchen utensils in a [filling] manner.
Simon!
Bell, you must live.
The old television screen flickered with black and white static, as if a man carrying a camera had pushed it.
My brain buzzed.
After an unknown amount of time, Shirou Emiya saw a man actively hunting down mutants and demons in order to maintain his soul in Hell, and researching how to absorb these alien calamities.
This knife is both a weapon and a kitchen utensil.
Shirou Emiya doesn't intend to use Belgris's culinary skills in the competition; he simply wants to understand the specific characteristics of these ingredients and how to prepare them.
"it is good."
He exhaled and skillfully removed the stomach pouch of a bovine animal, extracting the undigested feed and beginning to juice it.
Soon after, Huai Shi finished cooking, but when he looked towards Emiya Shirou, he rubbed his eyes in astonishment, and then remained blank and silent.
"Referee! I'm reporting her food hygiene for being substandard! The ingredients are all garbage!" A contestant disguised as a zombie initiated arbitration.
"I'm not blind," a hippopotamus said seriously.
He walked over there, a pained expression on his face, but with a resolute expression, and resolutely walked toward the gray-haired girl who was putting bags of garbage into the unknown machine.
Bowls of sticky, purple noodles are served steaming hot.
It looked quite appetizing. If it weren't for the emphasis on hygiene in this competition, I would have really liked to try a bite. Unfortunately...
A violation is a violation.
Hippo arrived with security, while the other contestant was overjoyed, because just by looking at the presentation, he knew that the other's dish was much better than his over-fermented kimchi ramen.
At this point, it is imperative to report the perpetrator.
"Violation."
Swish-!
A gaze fell from the high platform.
"Huh?! Let her have her way?! Yes! I understand!"
Hippo was taken aback at first, then immediately waved to disperse the security guards. But before he could step forward, a tall figure with a handsome and dignified face walked over.
Those eyes, seemingly formed from the very essence of the abyss, descended, causing the hippo's body and soul to twitch involuntarily.
Withered King?!
"I heard someone say they used garbage?" the King of the Dry asked.
"That's right, it's her!" The contestant from Silla immediately knelt down, his face glowing even more despite his extreme fear. He had just overheard the judges saying they were going to go easy on him!
As the hippo knelt down, its eyes widened, as if it wanted to swallow the guy whole.
What... what should we do?!
Kuwang began to scrutinize the gray-haired girl in front of him, while Xingye crossed her arms and looked at her with some confusion.
"This outfit definitely belongs to you, the King of Trash."
"Lord of Order?" Xing frowned. "Isn't this a dream?"
"It seems you still remember me." The withered king's spirits lifted: "You..."
Before he could even finish speaking, a bowl of noodles was handed to him.
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"Eat up, this is a reward."
The hippopotamus, lying prone to the side, was in a daze, but the next second, he saw the withered king boldly pick up the bowl of noodles and swallow it.
The ruler's smile froze instantly, a hint of doubt flashing between his brows, and then, with a snap...
fell to the ground.
On the high platform, Klein looked at his hands, which were no different from those of a normal human, and then looked at Su Lin.
Shi Hao, who had just arrived, tugged at the strange thoughts clinging to his body, equally puzzled.
"I recently learned a new technique called Divine Revision."
Su Lin interlaced his fingers, looked at everyone, and smiled, "In order not to waste the chef's hard work, let's all enjoy the dishes with normal human bodies, including myself, while keeping our souls unchanged."
I'm a little late, but this chapter has enough words.
(End of this chapter)