Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

"Xiang Ji-kun, may I use this knife as a wager for Soma losing the Food War?" Yukihira Joichiro asked Xiang Ji.

"No problem."

“Senior Yukihira, I really like this knife.” Xiang Ji stared intently at the kitchen knife in front of him.

"Senior Xiang Ji, could this knife really be a kitchen knife used by Chef Long of the Chinese culinary world?" Yoshino Yuuki asked, looking at Xiang Ji who was gently stroking the Bull Demon Knife.

Yes, that's right.

"This knife is indeed the kitchen knife used by Chef Zhonghua Long," Xiang Ji answered frankly.

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Equipment Name: Bull Demon Blade

[Quality: Legendary]

[Description: This is the kitchen knife used by Luo Wu, a master chef of the culinary world three hundred years ago. It is a famous knife that witnessed Master Luo Wu's culinary career.]

[Attribute: When equipped, skill: Linfeng Ten-Fold Blade +1.]

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Although the antique kitchen knife that Yukihira Joichiro took out was not one of the Seven Star Swords lost by his family, it was indeed equipment recognized by the system, and it was not an ordinary piece of equipment.

Legendary equipment!

The equipment quality of the Bull Demon Blade is even superior to that of the Seven Star Blades of Yukihira Joichiro's two lovely and charming ancestors.

"Senior Xiang Ji, who is Chef Long who owns this knife?" Yoshino Yuuki couldn't help but ask Xiang Ji again, wanting to know who would use such an extravagant kitchen knife.

Not only Yoshino Yuuki, but also Kobayashi Ryudou and the others were very curious, as was the person who gave the Bull Demon Sword to Xiang Ji.

“Master of Perfection, Luo Wu,” Xiang Ji replied softly.

If it weren't for the fact that the equipment manual for the Bull Demon Blade mentioned the Perfect Master Luo Wu, Xiang Ji wouldn't have remembered the Bull Demon Blade for a while.

The reason is simple: the Bull Demon Blade only appeared once in the story of "MasterChef Ninja".

The reason why Master Boy's Great Cosmic Shumai was able to defeat Xie Lu's Golden Ratio Shumai in the shumai battle was entirely because Master Luo Wu held the Bull Demon Blade to Xie Lu's neck, lol!

Just kidding, actually the Bull Demon Blade is the same knife that Master Luo Wu used to cut open Liu Maoxing's cosmic shumai.

Master Shiquan? Luo Wu? Who is that?

Upon hearing Xiang Ji's answer, Yoshino Yuuki's eyes welled up with tears. Yoshino Yuuki wasn't a history buff like Marui Zenji; she was a complete academic underachiever.

I have dyslexia, the kind of person who feels sleepy whenever I see a book.

However, not everyone present was a poor student like Yoshino Yuuki; Yukihira Joichiro, in particular, had traveled extensively in the world of Chinese cuisine.

“Master Luo Wu, this knife is actually a kitchen knife he used?” Yukihira Joichiro said in a deep voice.

"Senior Yukihira, who is Master Luo Wu?" Yoshino Yuuki originally wanted to ask Xiang Ji, but after hearing that Yukihira Joichiro also knew about Luo Wu, she directly asked Yukihira Joichiro.

"Master Luo Wu, the Perfect Master".

"He is a top-notch chef in the Chinese culinary world, a master chef, and the head chef of Guangzhou Yangquan Restaurant."

"The great master Zhou Yu, and the strongest dragon chef in history Liu Maoxing were both his disciples." Yukihira Joichiro briefly recounted the life of the perfect master Luo Wu.

After listening to Joichiro Yukihira's introduction, Yuuki Yoshino felt dizzy.

Master Luo Wu, the Ten Perfections Master, is not only a Dragon Chef himself, but also the disciples he has taught are all Dragon Chefs, including Liu Maoxing, who is the strongest Dragon Chef in history.

"Actually, there's one missing. My ancestor, Rein, was also a disciple of the Ten Perfect Master, Luo Wu," Xiang Ji added softly to himself.

Chapter 181 Yoshino Yuuki: Oh no, Hinako-senpai has come on me!

Master Jidi, Little Chef, Raine, Xie Lu, and Tang Sanjie, who once studied at Yangquan Restaurant.

In the storyline of "Master Chef Luo Wu," the perfect master is practically an ancient figure.

Not only in the era of Little Master, but also when Chef Abe was young, Master Luo Wu once took her to participate in the Battle of Songshan Eight Spirit Pagoda against the Tai Chi Culinary World.

Master Luo Wu witnessed firsthand the darkest and most brilliant era in the Chinese culinary world.

The Linfeng Ten-Complete Knife is a summary of Master Luo Wu's lifelong knife-making skills.

The Linfeng Ten-Complete Knife technique covers twelve knife skills: cutting, slicing, shaving, chopping, slicing, patting, gouging, spinning, scraping, deboning, splitting, and carving, encompassing all the knife skills of Chinese cuisine.

Even though Xiang Ji had already mastered the Seven Star Instant Severing Knife Dance and the Green Ox Fierce Dragon Slash, the Linfeng Ten Perfect Knife could still bring about a qualitative change in Xiang Ji's knife skills.

The "perfection" in Master Luo Wu's name is not the same as the "perfection of chicken essence," but rather the "perfection of everything."

Whether it's knife skills, cooking techniques, seasoning, or the mindset behind cooking, Luo Wu has reached a state of perfection.

Besides the Linfeng Ten-Complete Blade, Xiang Ji's greatest gain was the Bull Demon Blade, an ancient kitchen knife.

Knife skills and knife techniques are complementary.

For example, only the Seven Star Knife can bring out the best in the knife skills of the dark cuisine world, such as the Seven Star Instant Severing Knife Dance and the Seven Star Breaking Army Quick Slicing Technique. Another example is the Arhat Crystal Cleaver, which corresponds to the Northern Star Heavenly Wolf Blade.

Xiang Ji only possessed one of the Seven Star Blades, the Giant Gate Blade, which prevented him from fully mastering the Seven Star Blade's complete set of sword-making techniques.

The Bull Demon Knife is the matching kitchen knife for the Linfeng Ten-Complete Knife.

After obtaining the Bull Demon Blade and the Unicorn Blade, Xiang Ji couldn't wait to go back and practice the Unicorn Blade.

While practicing the Linfeng Ten-Complete Saber is important, Xiang Ji's current weakness lies in the seasoning of fire.

First of all, the use of fire goes without saying.

Thirteen-year-old Liu Maoxing's flaming fried rice was like a flashbang, while Xiang Ji's fried rice was just golden.

As for seasoning?

While the spice inequality is undoubtedly the most exquisite of all seasoning techniques, it is extremely data-intensive and computationally demanding.

No two ingredients in the world taste exactly alike, and the variety of flavors creates just as many variations.

Since I finally had time to visit Yukihira Restaurant, I naturally wanted to thoroughly learn about the spice inequalities from Yukihira Joichiro, who is the No. 1 in the Japanese culinary world!

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"Huhuhu~"

"I'm so full! Yukihira-senpai's cooking is truly amazing." Kobayashi Ryudou patted her belly contentedly as she walked out of Yukihira's restaurant.

Rindou Kobayashi had a great time at Yukihira Restaurant; the pots that Yukihira Joichiro and his son Yukihira Soma were practically smoking.

Later on, the customers dining at Yukihira Restaurant stopped eating altogether, all watching to see how many people's worth of food Kobayashi Ryudou could eat.

Not only did Kobayashi Rindou enjoy the food, but Xiang Ji also enjoyed it.

The amount of food Kobayashi Rintou consumed was the basis for Xiang Ji's spice inequality data.

However, this was not because Xiang Ji had taken on Kobayashi Rindou as a substitute, but because Xiang Ji did not order anything at all. He simply took a small spoonful of the dishes that Kobayashi Rindou had ordered from beginning to end.

Xiang Ji didn't have Kobayashi Ryudou's god-like stomach, which allowed him to eat so much food in one go.

Moreover, the spice inequality method only requires taking a bite and observing the cooking process to collect data on the corresponding dish.

“Xiang Ji-kun, shall we come to Yukihira-senpai’s restaurant together another day?” Kobayashi Ryūdan said, her golden eyes fixed on Xiang Ji.

“I have no problem, but I will wait until the fall selection is over.”

“I want to go into seclusion for a while.” Xiang Ji nodded slightly, but did not notice that Kobayashi Ryudai’s expression was like that of a ripe peach after the Grain Buds solar term.

"Okay, let's wait until the autumn selection to do it together."

"I'm also looking forward to preparing for the main competition in the fall selection. If I meet you, I won't give up easily." Kobayashi Ryudou tilted his head and looked at Xiang Ji with a sly smile.

"Gentian, we want to meet him at least in the semifinals of the fall selection."

"If we're not in the same half of the bracket, we'll have to wait until the finals to meet," Xiang Ji continued.

The grouping for the Food Wars in the Autumn Selection Tournament's main competition is done by randomly drawing lots to determine which group, A, will play against which group, B.

Xiang Ji and Kobayashi Ryunda are both players who qualified from Group A, so they definitely won't meet in the first round of the Autumn Selection Tournament.

“If that’s the case, then we’ll see you again in the finals of the Autumn Selection Tournament,” Kobayashi Ryudou said earnestly.

“Okay, see you in the finals,” Xiang Ji replied with a smile.

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"This is youth, isn't it wonderful?" Inui Hinako, walking behind, looked at Xiang Ji and the other with a smile.

"Yes, yes, yes, this is the beautiful youth of students." Isshiki Satoshi sighed, just like Inui Hinako.

"Isshiki-kun, would you be interested in interning at my restaurant during winter break?" After hearing Isshiki Satoshi's remark, Inui Hinako extended an invitation to him with a smile.

At the celebration banquet for Polaris Dormitory last night, Hinako Inui tasted the dishes prepared by all the members of Polaris Dormitory.

Hinako Inui knew how terrifying Isshiki Satoshi's talent was, and Isshiki Satoshi's personality also suited Hinako Inui's taste.

"I'm sorry, Hyuga-senpai."

“I need to go back to my ancestral home in Kansai during winter break, so I can’t stay in Tokyo,” Isshiki Satoshi said with a smile as he declined Inui Hinako’s offer.

"Really? That's a real shame."

"Yuuki, would you be interested in interning at my restaurant during your winter break?" Hinako Inui turned to look at Yuuki Yoshino.

"Eeh eh eh?"

"Hinako-senpai, can I really intern at your restaurant during winter break?" Yoshino Yuuki's face was filled with immense surprise.

Hinako Inui was once one of the Ten Masters of Totsuki Academy, and her restaurant, Kiriya, was even included in WGO and received a two-star rating from WGO.

I was surprised to have the opportunity to intern at Hinako Inui's restaurant.

"Of course, Yuuki, you're cute too. You look so bouncy!" Hinako Inui affectionately pinched Yuuki Yoshino's cheek.

“If you could bring Megumi and Ryoko along, that would be even better,” Hinako Inui continued.

Oh no, this is terrible!

Hinako-senpai is targeting her own people this time!

No, not just herself, but also Megumi and Ryoko. Is Hinako-senpai planning to take them all down at once?

Shivering~

Shivering~

After Hinako Inui pinched the soft flesh of her cheek, Yoshino Yuuki froze on the spot, too afraid to speak or move.

Chapter 182 Reference Execution, First Round Briefing for the Autumn Selection

Not only Isshiki Satoshi and Tadokoro Megumi, but the other members of the Polaris Dormitory also surprised Hinako Inui and Fuyumi Mizuhara with their cooking.

To be honest, Hinako Inui never expected that the Polaris Dormitory would gather so many people with potential.

Polaris Dormitory truly lives up to its reputation as the place that nurtured Dojima-senpai.

Yoshino Yuuki and Sakaki Ryoko are slightly less talented than Isshiki Satoshi and Tadokoro Megumi, but they still have the potential to be among the Totsuki Ten Masters.

Needless to say, Alice Nakiri and Ryo Kurokiba are also included.

Hinako Inui was certain that the talents they possessed were no less than those of Satoshi Isshiki and Megumi Tadokoro.

Faced with so many talented cooks like Tadokoro Megumi, how could Hinako Inui possibly resist?

No one would think that Hinako Inui invited Yuuki Yoshino and the others just to take advantage of them, right?

While that's certainly partly true, after all, who can resist a soft and fragrant girl?

Not only Hinako Inui, but Fuyumi Mizuhara also has the idea of ​​inviting members of Polaris Dormitory to intern at her shop.

Ibuzaki Shun and Marui Zenji were both within Mizuhara Fuyumi's invitation range.

Marui Zenji has a keen and precise grasp of the flavors of food, while Ibuzaki Shun is skilled in smoking. Both of them are well-suited to learning Italian cuisine.

The only members in the Polaris Dormitory who were not invited were Alice Nakiri, Ryo Kurokiba, and the brothers Shoji Sato and Daigo Aoki.

Alice Nakiri is one of the heirs of the Nakiri family. With the Nakiri family as her backing, how could she possibly work at someone else's restaurant?

Ryo Kurokiba is Alice Nakiri's retainer, so there's no need to consider him.

As for the Sato brothers, Shoji and Daigo Aoki, it can only be said that their cooking skills are still somewhat lacking and have not yet met the requirements of Fuyumi Mizuhara and the others.

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