People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 318 Paimon: You must be having a hard time too, right?

After Xiao agreed to attend the dinner on the day of the Lantern Festival, he eventually left.

While everyone was chatting,
The food conference, which has gone through all the procedures, has finally come to an end.

"——On behalf of the people of the Seven Stars and Liyue, I would like to praise the blessings of the gods.
Now, the results of the finals of this food conference are officially announced."

The blessing of the gods has been bestowed, and the judges on the stage have given their own scores to different contestants after tasting the dishes.

Although to be fair, the judges' scoring results were inevitably influenced by the gods,
But after summarizing the choices of gods and humans, this ranking of the contestants is still quite convincing.

After a while.

"——Chase her! We must not let her get away!
The Liyue Chef King is right in front of us, this is a once-in-a-lifetime news!"

"Wow, Paimon is about to be squashed, Ying, where are you?"

"Huh? No one noticed me? Maybe my salad will be gone."

"——Ms. Mona, you are known as a new-school culinary genius. How do you feel about getting the lowest score?"

"Wow, sorry! Sorry! I don't do interviews! I'm leaving now!"

After a lot of chaos,
In a corner of Feiyunpo, there is a small teapot.

".Huh, I finally escaped.
I didn’t expect the reporters at Fontaine to be so crazy. It seems that being a celebrity is also painful.”

I was almost cornered by reporters.
Finally, when no one was paying attention, he hid in the Dust Song Pot with Ying, Xiangling and Mona.

Paimon also let out a long sigh, suspecting that he was almost crushed just now.

".But, I didn't expect that you, Xiangling, actually won the championship!

There were so many guys who looked powerful, but you, Xiangling, defeated them all!"

After the event was over, the participants who were supposed to meet up just met, but the next second they were drowned in a crowd of reporters.
Thanks to Mona and Ying who pulled Xiangling and Guoba away immediately, they were able to escape from the many enthusiastic spectators who wanted to watch the "Liyue Chef King".

Looking at the familiar cave scene in the Chen Ge pot, the tense atmosphere gradually eased, and Paimon had time to offer her and Ying's congratulations.

".Hehe, I also find it incredible.
In fact, I know many good chefs who didn’t come to participate. If we only look at their actual cooking skills, this championship can only mean that I performed better than the other contestants.”

Xiangling, who had just been standing on the championship podium, scratched her head and thought from the bottom of her heart that she was far from being worthy of the title of "King of Chefs".

".Is that why you rejected the interview request from Steambird News? I think you are already very good, Xiangling."

Paimeng, who was only focused on eating in the final, suddenly realized that he had not thought too much about it before.
——Although she thought all the contestants’ dishes were delicious, and the two accompanying side dishes were also very refreshing, so it was impossible to tell who was the winner.

But she would still feel very happy if she had a friend who was a "king of chefs".

"Well, in my opinion, the title of "Chef King" is just a limited title for this competition.
There are so many cuisines and powerful players in Liyue, and their areas of expertise are completely different.
Just like the mountain delicacies at Liuliting and the seafood at Xinyuexuan, diners have different tastes and will give very different evaluations. It is difficult for a chef to be recognized as the "king of chefs."

Putting down the rice crust that he had just snatched from a crowd of people,
Because she ran so hurriedly, Xiangling didn't even have time to feel the effect of her blessing.
Seeing that there were no enthusiastic newspaper reporters around, she breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the blonde girl in front of her with some curiosity:
"——Speaking of which, Ying, you not only won third place, but you also have the blessing of the gods, right?

Do you feel what the effect of blessing is?"

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"Maybe. It's because I can quickly find all edible ingredients in the wild?

In addition, my movements seem to be a little more agile, and I need less energy to move."

Closing his eyes and feeling the blessing on his body, Ying found that he could now vaguely sense where there was edible food or ingredients without using his eyes.
In addition, the improvement in combat is also quite significant.

Xiangling's eyes lit up when she heard Ying could collect food. She also followed Ying's example and closed her eyes, feeling the blessing on herself:

"Hmm, my blessing seems a little hard to understand. The name seems to be "Inheritance"? "

".The effect is that it is easier to understand the history of the recipes and the intentions of the predecessors.
——Huh?! This seems to be a blessing that will be very helpful for me to learn dishes and integrate different cuisines! ”

Suddenly I realized that this blessing seemed to be tailor-made for me.
Xiangling, who had just envied the traveler's ability to collect ingredients, instantly realized that this was the most suitable thing for her:
——The recipes and tips of Liyue cuisine are often secrets that are not passed on. Although she had wanted to learn from others, her progress was actually quite slow due to the differences in her school.
Sometimes even if you get the recipe, it won’t be of much practical significance if there is no chef to teach you carefully.

but!

Now she finds that as long as she comes into contact with the recipe or even the dish, she can personally experience the "history" of this dish in Liyue.

Although you may not be able to deduce the production process just by eating the dish, you should be able to achieve similar results if you try it a few more times!

"——Ah! Doesn't that mean that Xiangling, you really have the hope of becoming a true "King of Cooking"?! It seems that even the gods have high hopes for you!"

After hearing such a blessing, Paimeng, although she herself could not cook, was still able to realize how this blessing could help her learn and develop dishes.

"Hehe, I will try my best, but I don't know if I can become the chef king.
But maybe I can really create a cuisine for Liyue that is not so distinct and suitable for the general public!"

Although I don't know why Emperor Yanwang trusts me so much,

But after feeling this attention, Xiangling decided to find a few more experienced diners when she gets out, and have them taste the food to help verify the effect of the blessing.

".Yes, but I was really surprised to see so many gods coming to visit Liyue!"

“If I had known in advance, I might have been too nervous to know what to cook.”

Thinking back to the long list of honorable names that had just been announced,

Although Liyue's historians have recently discovered a lot of records about the "Lord of the Rāshtra", Xiangling also knows something about the two gods of Xumi because of their cooperation with the country.

However, Xiangling was still very surprised that the "God of Wind" and the "Demon of Whirlpool" would actually bestow blessings.

"Well, I clearly heard Amber say that the God of Wind hasn't appeared in Mondstadt for a long time, and he was even suspected to be just a legend.
I didn’t expect Ying to receive the blessing of this god in Liyue. I saw many Mondstadt people were also surprised.”

Thinking back to the reactions of people from various countries at that time, Paimon always felt that the people of Mondstadt had very complicated feelings.

".Huh, I didn't get punished by God, that's great."

".But this time we lost such a big person, if the old woman knew about it, we would be doomed.

Should I spend the rest of my life in this pot?

This is definitely the best way.”

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"Um, Mona, you don't have to worry too much.
At least the dishes you cook are good for relieving greasiness after meals, maybe the gods will like them too."

I heard the constant chattering from the sidelines.

Paimon thought the two side dishes were quite refreshing, so he tried to comfort them.

Mona: “.”

After dinner, to relieve the greasy feeling? I decided to hide away and never go out.

"Hmm? Wait, how come I also have a blessing?!" Just as Mona was seriously considering the feasibility of living here,

She suddenly realized that someone seemed to have left a blessing on her.
I quickly closed my eyes and carefully felt the breath.
The genius astrologer girl, who originally thought that she was lucky not to be punished by God, also spoke in disbelief:
".Based on the aura left behind, this seems to be a blessing from the "Great Sage Who Conquers Demons"?

The effect seems to be increased movement speed?

Did anyone like the salad I made? ! "

".So? Maybe I am not offending the gods?"

Suddenly I realized that I just needed to avoid those reporters and change my reputation from "inspirational" to "abstract".

Although she still felt that life was bleak, Mona felt inexplicably more at peace.

".Huh? Why is it shaking here?

Oh no! Could it be that we were discovered by those reporters?!"

Just when I felt relieved, I suddenly noticed that the ground beneath my feet seemed to be shaking slightly.

Mona felt that she was about to be disgraced, and her heart began to tighten again.

".No, not those reporters, this is a normal visit request."

Ying shook her head and answered.

After hearing what Ying said, Paimon tilted his head and thought:
"It seems that there is only one person who would do this at the moment.
——No matter how you think about it, the people outside must be Lin Feng scholars, right? !”

Without waiting for Ying to check the situation outside, Paimeng had already guessed the correct answer.

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"Um, Mona, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly shaking?
And I seem to have forgotten to ask you why you wear those strange glasses."

"Ha, ha, ha. It's nothing. I just ran too fast and I'm a little tired."

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Ugh, I'm done for. I'm going to be hunted down and killed for being disrespectful to the gods.
Mona was very pessimistic.

After a while.

"Huh? So you're here to borrow some rice crust?
We arrived right after the game, surprisingly on time."

After understanding Lin Feng's intention,
Paimon scratched his head, never expecting to be visited at this time.

"Lalu~?"

But before Lin Feng could reply,
Under the surprised gazes of Paimon and Xiangling, Guoba seemed to have sensed something and jumped to their side.

"Ah! Guoba seems very excited? Does it want to go out and play so much?"

Xiangling felt a little discouraged, as she felt that she had neglected to take care of her friends during this period.

"Haha, Miss Xiangling, please don't misunderstand.

I think Guoba may have sensed the little gift from me.”

Shaking his head, looking at Guoba who came over with a puzzled look on his face, Lin Feng also took out a Guoba stone sculpture that was reduced countless times from his arms:

——This was the small statue that he had separated from the large statue that had absorbed excessive amounts of faith.

I rubbed the head of Guoba in front of me and felt the furry and warm touch.

Lin Feng, who had finally made all the preparations, also hung the statue on the little guy's neck.
He put his hands under the two yellow little arms and picked up the rice crust on the ground.

"Lalu?"

Feeling an extremely familiar power from the statue, Guoba paused and inexplicably became much quieter.

"Well, it seems that Guoba really wants to go out and play with you.
Although time is a bit tight, the chef competition is over anyway, so let Guoba take two days off."

Seeing her companion's reaction, Xiangling also understood Guoba's own thoughts. She waved goodbye to the little guy and planned to see him again in two days.

"Well, don't worry, this trip won't take long.
According to the plan, I expect to be able to return the "potstick" tomorrow, and I guarantee there will be no accidents."

It can be seen that Xiangling is a little worried that Guoba will not be used to leaving her, so Lin Feng smiled and comforted her.

Seeing that the goal has been achieved, I wish Xiao Huangmao and Xiangling Mona a happy Lantern Festival in advance.

He also planned to leave and go back to Guiliyuan to let this key "chef" recover as soon as possible to prepare for another banquet in two days.

But just before he left, he was suddenly stopped by Ying, who looked a little puzzled:
".Come to think of it, the God of Wind and the God of Grass should have been at the previous meeting, right?

Is there any way for me to see them in advance?"

Taking into account the presence of Mona and Xiangling around, Ying did not directly reveal that Lin Feng was a god's follower in order to keep it secret.

"Well, you know, although I have some status, I am not the ruler of the grass after all.

If you have seen the Monkey King, you should be able to understand this relationship.

Besides, gods are usually very busy at work.

Like the God of Wind, he doesn't even have time to go back to his own country."

"The most important thing is that after the event just now ended, all the gods were no longer at the event site.

If you want to see them, it is impossible to find them by ordinary means."

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".Well, well, it seems that I should wait for Emperor Yan to contact me and Ying.

You've come so far from Xumi to take care of all these things, maybe it's been hard for you too."

He sighed, thinking of the way the demon-conquering Great Sage showed respect to the Rock King Emperor.
Paimon also imagined the tragic experience of the scholar in front of him who was thrown into other countries because he did not respect the God of Grass.

Lin Feng: "."

Ah, this is actually not that bad.

I found that I was suddenly pitied by a white-haired ball in a strange way.

Lin Feng didn't know how to explain for a moment and could only wave his hands.

Helplessly, he teleported Guoba to Guiliyuan.

(End of this chapter)