The original god of the Jyota Jinchūriki

Chapter 414: A Few Things on the Judges' Table

An hour later, the aroma of the food gradually wafted from the stove. As a fox, Yae Kamiko's sense of smell was naturally more sensitive than others, so she was the first among the four judges to smell the aroma.

"This smell~ It can be seen that the little ones are very interested in this cooking exchange competition."

Smelling the unique aroma of sweet and spicy mixed together, Yae Kamiko squinted her eyes with satisfaction. As the chief priest of Narukami Taisha Shrine, the top of the pyramid of Inazuma's power and strength, Yae Kamiko had naturally eaten many delicious foods. Over time, Yae Kamiko had already developed the ability to tell whether the food in the pot was delicious just by smelling it.

But can the dishes made by these little guys be considered creative dishes? Probably not, right? After all, she had watched for so long and hadn't seen any of the little guys add some strange ingredients to the dishes. At most, they made some modifications and improvements to the recipes.

Thinking of the so-called creative dishes she had seen in the preliminary round of the cooking competition, Yae Kamiko, who felt a little nauseous and urgently needed to divert her attention, tilted her head slightly and turned her gaze to Kurumi. Although she was quite curious about the special omelette rice that Kuki Shinobu wanted to make, compared to a special omelette rice, Yae Kamiko was obviously more interested in Kurumi, who was sitting in a chair watching Xiangling busying herself.

With more than 500 years of experience, even if he had never eaten pork, Yaezhe Shenzi had seen many pigs run away. And Yaezhe Shenzi knew very well the current situation of Hu Tao, so Yaezhe Shenzi really wanted to tease this eccentric Master Hu and Ruo Jin in the audience.

What a pity, as a judge, she couldn't seem to leave the judges' seat at will. Looking at Albedo sitting upright, Ningguang sitting elegantly, and Tinari holding a piece of amber and studying it, Yae Goddess had to suppress her thoughts.

It's really boring to be a judge. If she had known this, she should have refused when Ningguang invited her.

Because of the lack of fun, Yae Shinko sighed slightly in her heart. She had watched the preliminary round of the cooking competition before. The creative dishes made by some contestants at that time left a deep impression on her. If Ningguang hadn't personally asked her to be a judge this time, Yae Shinko would not have thought of joining the judges' seat at all.

Forget it, forget it. After all, she came to Liyue this time to represent Inazuma. If Inazuma lost face because of her, her old friend would probably cry again. Then she would have to bring snacks and light novels to visit her crying old friend.

"Liyue's magic is truly miraculous."

Tinari sighed, then carefully put the piece of amber in his hand into his arms. After all, when Seno handed him this small piece of amber, Seno said that he had knocked it off from a huge piece of amber near Jueyunjian in Liyue, and it even disturbed a Liyue immortal. If the Liyue immortal had not regarded him as a guest of Liyue, he would have been in great danger.

Thinking of the information about this amber that he had troubled Zhiyi to collect for him, Tinari was once again amazed at the means of the immortals in Liyue. After all, even if Tinari had heard about the fact that a huge amber could grow from a stone platform when he was in Xumi before, he would probably have just regarded it as a story.

"If Mr. Tinari is interested in Liyue's magic, you may go to Ruojin to ask him after the exchange competition. As far as I know, Mr. Tinari and Ruojin have some friendship."

As the Tianquan Star among the Seven Stars of Liyue, Ningguang naturally has spies in other countries in order to prevent other countries from harming Liyue. So although Ningguang cannot guarantee that she knows 100% of what Ruojin and his companions encountered in Xumi, she is still confident that she knows 60% to 70% of it. After all, the money spent on building an intelligence network every year is not wasted.

"Eh, exchange competition. Sorry, sorry. I was so engrossed in my research just now that I forgot I'm still a judge..." After hearing what Ningguang said, Tinari scratched his head apologetically when he remembered that he was still a judge. Because he had been immersed in studying the amber in his hand that was made by immortal means, Tinari, as a scholar, for a moment forgot that he was still a judge of the cooking exchange competition.

"It's okay, it's not a big deal. Mr. Tinari's serious and responsible attitude towards academics is also worth learning from."

Ningguang smiled and shook her head to show that she understood Tinari. After all, it was a creation of the immortals. In Xumi where there were no magical creations, it was inevitable that Tinari was interested in this thing now.

It's a pity that she couldn't get the immortals to cooperate with her. Otherwise, by relying on the name of immortal creations to sell some small things made by the immortals, Ningguang would probably be able to make a lot of money with her means.

"Haha, Lord Tianquan, you are joking. I am just curious about this strange amber. In front of an alchemist like Mr. Albedo, my research is nothing special."

Tinari waved his hand modestly. Sitting next to Albedo, a famous alchemist in Mondstadt, he did not think that his observations on the amber could be called research.

"Mr. Tinari is modest. In academics, observation is a very important step in research."

Albedo's steady voice entered Tinari's ears, causing his big ears to twitch unconsciously. Before, Seno had given him a piece of information about Albedo, which stated that Albedo had a cold personality and was not easy to get along with. Now Albedo actually took the initiative to talk to him, which made Tinari a little, uh, flattered?

Just as the four people on the judges' panel began to communicate, Ruojin, who had been standing in the audience watching Xiangling make boiled fish, suddenly felt someone patting his shoulder. He turned his head and saw that Ying and Paimon were standing behind him.

"Ying, Paimeng, are you injured? Why do I smell the scent of medicine on you two?"

Although the aroma of food at the competition venue was very strong, Ruo Jin still smelled the scent of herbs coming from Ying and Paimeng. According to Ruo Jin's judgment, these herbs seemed to be used to treat external injuries. This made Ruo Jin even more confused. With Ying's current strength, what kind of enemy could hurt Ying? Even Paimeng, who was the best at evading, was injured.

"Wow, you can smell it, Ruo Jin. Ying and I were injured when we were exploring the Layered Abyss."

"Did you get that injury when you were exploring the Stone Abyss with me? You clearly got that injury when you hit a rock while running away."

Knowing that Ruojin has always doted on Paimeng, Ying hurriedly explained after hearing Paimeng say that the injuries on his body were sustained when they were exploring the Layered Abyss together. She was afraid that Ruojin would nag her like Baishu did when they went to Bubulu to bandage his wounds yesterday.

(End of this chapter)