The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 526 The Changed Itinerary

"It has indeed been a while since we last met."

Sang Ran chuckled and nodded. "You two chat, I'll go take care of the formalities."

With that, she waved her hand, leaving Dylan standing there alone.

"Did you just arrive in Guanling City?" Dai Lan couldn't help but ask, looking at Qin Lang and the other two with their suitcases, looking travel-worn.

"Yes," Qin Lang nodded. "And you?"

“The food and travel group arrived the day before yesterday,” Dylan replied with a smile, then a burning fighting spirit appeared in her eyes. “Qin Lang, your whole fish feast on the ‘Leaping Fish’ left a deep impression on me. I’m looking forward to your performance at the food festival.”

"Me too." Qin Lang smiled.

Previously on the "Leaping Fish" cruise ship, Qin Lang not only met a group of food and travel agencies traveling from Mingjing Prefecture to Tianhua Prefecture, but also crossed paths with another group of food and travel agencies traveling from Rosemary City to Guanling City Food Festival.

Ms. Sang Ran is a former Level 2 Food Recommender and the head of this food travel club, while Dai Lan is the most skilled chef in the club.

As the third-place winner of the previous Tianhua Prefecture Youth Cooking Competition, second only to Du Ziyan, Dai Lan's culinary skills are not much inferior to Du Ziyan's.

This is a very strong opponent.

"Oh, right." Qin Lang seemed to have thought of something, and his smile deepened. "Du Ziyan should also be attending the food festival. I made plans with him."

Du Ziyan!
Upon hearing the name, Dylan paused for a moment, then an even stronger fighting spirit appeared in her eyes. "The last time I sparred with him was three years ago."

"It seems that this Guanling City Food Festival is going to be very interesting."

At this point, Dai Lan changed the subject, her gaze falling on the Guanling City Food Festival brochure in Qin Lang's hand, which he hadn't yet opened.

"It seems you've already registered."

"However, a couple of days ago, the official announcement revealed some brand-new changes to the food festival that weren't in the promotional brochures. You probably don't know about that yet, right?"

"Completely new changes?" Qin Lang looked interested. "What are they?"

"This time, the Guanling City Food Festival will be combined with the Food Recommender assessment," Dai Lan said with a smile. "Mr. Qu Wentong, a Level 2 Food Recommender stationed in Guanling City, will be a special guest of this food festival. As long as you get into the top three at the food festival, you will receive a Food Recommender badge from him, which will be considered as passing the Food Recommender assessment."

"Level 2 badge?" Qin Lang's eyes lit up.

“Of course, the awarding of the badges still has to meet the ‘723’ rule.” Dylan shrugged. “If Mr. Qu Wentong has not yet obtained seven Level 1 Food Recommender badges in Mingjing State, then the awarding of his badge will be delayed.”

At this point, Dylan paused slightly, "Because of this, I've been visiting the Level 1 Food Recommenders in Guanling City for the past two days, hoping to collect all seven Level 1 badges before the food festival begins."

"So far, I have obtained five, and I only need two more."

"And you? How many Level One Badges have you obtained in Mingjing Prefecture?"

"I already have seven." Qin Lang smiled. "From what you're saying, I probably don't need to collect more badges; I just need to aim for the top three."

"Seven already?"

Dylan was taken aback for a moment, "Your speed is truly amazing!"

As the two were talking, Sang Ran returned, her expression showing a hint of helplessness. "Dailan, it seems the plans after the food festival will have to be canceled."

"Huh?" Dylan looked disappointed upon hearing this. "This is my first time in Mingjing State, and the most anticipated event is going to be canceled?"

"What plan?" Qin Lang asked curiously after overhearing their conversation.

“It’s a sea trip plan,” Sang Ran explained softly. “Our food and travel group originally planned to visit the Qili Bay area after the food festival to experience the different customs and culture there.” “But recently, due to some issues, Guanling City has banned ships from going out to sea at all the docks. You should have received this notice when you registered.”

"Yes." Qin Lang nodded.

"I brought Dylan here this time to see if there was any way to make an exception and bring the food and travel group into Qili Bay. However, after learning about the specific reasons why Guanling City blocked all the docks, I have decided to change my plans."

At this point, Sang Ran sighed.

If I told the other members of the food and travel group about this decision, they would probably be as disappointed as Dylan, since going on a sea trip was something they were all looking forward to.

"Ms. Sang Ran, what exactly is the reason?" Dai Lan couldn't help but ask.

“Several cruise ships have recently gone missing in the waters of Qili Bay.” Sang Ran’s expression turned serious. “Those missing cruise ships have not yet been found, so all ships at the docks are temporarily prohibited from going out to sea.”

"Is that really how it is?" Dylan's eyes widened.

Qin Lang and the other two, who already knew the reason, remained calm at this moment.

“As the head of the food and travel group, I cannot take you to Qili Bay knowing there is danger, so the plan has to be changed.” Sang Ran paused slightly. “As for the specific changes, we will discuss and decide on them later.”

The two needed to discuss the changes to the plan with the rest of the Food and Travel Club as soon as possible, so they did not stay at the Spirit Chef Association and quickly said goodbye to Qin Lang and the other two before leaving.

Watching Dai Lan and Sang Ran hurriedly leave, Cao Dongdong sighed, "This Qili Bay monster has really had quite an impact."

"Qin Lang, shall we go straight to the hotel?"

“No.” Qin Lang shook his head. “Before we go to the hotel, we have to go somewhere else.” As he spoke, he looked towards another part of the association building.

That's where the security management team is located.

Having just arrived in Guanling City, Qin Lang witnessed the impact of the cruise ship disappearance and was eager to learn more about the specifics from the public security management team.

Cao Dongdong and the other man had no objection to Qin Lang's decision. The three of them walked quickly toward the Public Security Management Office. Before they even entered, they heard a scream.

"I do not care!"

"Give me back my son!!!"

The screams were followed by the sounds of smashing and breaking.

Before long, two members of the security team carried a disheveled woman, who looked somewhat deranged, out of the building.

The woman continued to scream as she was carried away.

"Give me back my son!!!"

"He was only a teenager, and now his fate is unknown!"

"It's all your fault! It's all your fault!!"

The voice, filled with anger and despair, drew the attention of many in the association's hall. Only after the person was led away did whispers begin to circulate in the hall.

Coming to his senses, Qin Lang turned to look at the security management office, whose doors were wide open and whose interior appeared somewhat chaotic.

"Let's go in and take a look."

(End of this chapter)