The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 483 Hasty Preparation Time

Congratulations on advancing!

As Qin Lang stepped off the stage, Zhao Qian rushed forward, smiling as she congratulated him on successfully passing the preliminary round.

"It's just a preliminary selection, nothing to worry about." Qin Lang smiled, then noticed that Zhao Qian was alone.

Where's Dongdong?

“A contestant left the stage earlier than you, freeing up the cooking segment, and Cao Dongdong went up first.” Zhao Qian pointed to the stage.

"There it is!"

Following Zhao Qian's instructions, Qin Lang also saw the figure on the stage nodding and busy kneading dough.

Although the judges did not show any preference for desserts, he still had no intention of giving up.

"Speaking of which, the early departure of the contestant before Cao Dongdong was somewhat related to you," Zhao Qian suddenly said.

"The aroma of your dish affected the opponent's performance, causing them to fry the pot and injure themselves."

"This..." Qin Lang's lips twitched slightly, and he silently mourned for the unfortunate contestant.

"What's the name of that dish?" Zhao Qian couldn't help but ask curiously.

There was no food display segment in this cooking competition, but Zhao Qian was close to the stage and could smell the tempting aroma.

"That dish is called Dongpo Pork," Qin Lang said with a smile.

"Dongpo pork..." Zhao Qian swallowed hard. "After returning to the hotel..."

"Don't worry." Qin Lang smiled and nodded, already guessing what Zhao Qian was going to say. "I'll make it together with Tang Yu's portion."

"Yay!" Zhao Qian cheered. Just then, another contestant left the stage. She waved to Qin Lang and hurriedly went up on stage.

So, only Qin Lang remained on the stage.

Watching his two friends busy on stage, Qin Lang quickly turned his attention to the other contestants.

Because it was a grassroots competition, and a preliminary round at that, the contestants' skill levels varied greatly, but there were still some cooking techniques that caught Qin Lang's eye and were worth learning from.

However, after watching for a short while, a voice came from behind Qin Lang.

"Your name is Qin Lang?"

Qin Lang turned his head and saw a boy who was somewhat thin but had bright eyes.

"Yes." Qin Lang nodded.

"My name is Xie Rui. I watched your cooking just now," Xie Rui said softly. "That pork belly dish was very impressive."

"I also participated in this competition. I didn't expect to run into any strong opponents, but I ended up meeting you."

Xie Rui took out his player ID and waved it in front of Qin Lang.

"I will secure a spot in the next round, and I hope to have a good match with you in the knockout stage."

Qin Lang opened his mouth, unsure how to answer for a moment, and finally could only say, "Good luck."

Xie Rui nodded, then focused intently on the contestants cooking on stage, as if he had only come over to say those words to Qin Lang.

Time passed slowly, and one by one, the contestants successfully advanced.

As expected, Cao Dongdong failed. As for Zhao Qian, it was a pity. Her cooking skills were good, but the judge who chose her had just given away his spot in the next round.

In the end, only Qin Lang out of the three successfully advanced, and Xie Rui, who had taken the initiative to talk to Qin Lang, kept his word and successfully advanced to the next round.

After a brief period of random team formation, the knockout stage began.
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"Ladies and gentlemen!" the host of the event began in an enthusiastic tone.

"Let's give a warm round of applause to welcome the final match of this competition! The final showdown will be between Qin Lang, who has overcome numerous obstacles, and Xie Rui, who has also fought his way through many challenges!"

It was already afternoon, and after a day of cooking, Qin Lang was feeling extremely tired. He looked up at the somewhat thin figure on the other side.

The other person was also staring intently at him.

The final battle...

I never expected that the contestant who took the initiative to talk to me would actually reach this level.

In the previous elimination rounds, Qin Lang witnessed the strength of this Spirit Chef named Xie Rui. Without exaggeration, his culinary skills were no less than Di You's, making him a formidable opponent.

I never expected to encounter such an opponent in this rather unconventional competition.

In this case…

"Egg Baby, get ready to use Fresh Full of Food later."

"Gulu~"

Egg Baby grinned, revealing an excited expression.

After being promoted to a three-star food spirit, its [Full of Freshness] also increased to the three-star level, receiving another boost.

[Fresh (3 star): Returns 8 designated ingredients to their freshest state, with a cooling time of 6 hours]

The previous 2-star "Full of Freshness" could process 5 kinds of ingredients and the cooldown time was shortened to 8 hours. Now, the 3-star version has further increased the number of ingredients that can be processed and shortened the cooldown time.

Qin Lang hadn't used this culinary skill during the previous elimination rounds, saving it for now.

At the same time, the fresh processing of eight kinds of ingredients is enough for Qin Lang to complete some dishes that he couldn't do before.

Thinking of this, his gaze fell on the big screen.

At this moment, his and Xie Rui's portraits were displayed on the sides of the large screen, while in the middle was a "VS" character with flame effects and a scrolling message. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the scrolling of the message slowly slowed down.

Ultimately, the image focuses on [fish].

It's a very conventional subject matter.

If it weren't for the possibility that the organizers of this event might have some connection with the Rare Fish Hunting Team, and the need to temporarily conceal their own rare spirits, Qin Lang would have even planned to bring out the entire rare fish and kill it in the competition.

Now that he can't use rare ingredients, he needs to think carefully about what kind of fish dishes to cook.

After all, Qin Lang had already prepared a whole fish feast on the "Leap Fish" cruise ship, which included many ways to cook fish.

"The two contestants have drawn 'fish' as ​​their cooking topic for the final round, this is truly something to watch!" the host announced loudly. "As we all know, our Xianyu City is a coastal city with abundant seafood resources."

"Seafood naturally includes many kinds of fish. I wonder if the two contestants will choose sea fish as their cooking ingredients?"

"Now, the two contestants have five minutes to prepare and think. The final will begin in five minutes!"

Five minutes...

Qin Lang's lips twitched slightly.

Time really is very tight.

It's worth noting that in the youth cooking competition he participated in before, the final round gave him several days to prepare after the theme was determined.

In five minutes, Qin Lang found it difficult to make a decision.

Having no ideas for the moment, he simply opened his backpack to see if he could find inspiration.

Soon, a small jar of bright red stuff appeared before his eyes.

"This is..." Qin Lang's eyes suddenly lit up.

"How could I have forgotten it!"

(End of this chapter)