Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

Xiang Ji: ? ? ?

No!

Didn't Shiomi Jun take the initiative to invite me to join her Shiomi Research Club yesterday? Why is Shiomi Jun so surprised to see me?

……

"sorry!"

"I thought you wouldn't want to join my Xijian Research Club, Xiang Ji," Xijian Run said apologetically to Xiang Ji, her head bowed.

"Senior Xiang Ji!"

"Run is just so clumsy! She often forgets about the guests and other things!" Hayama Ryo, who had just returned after making tea, also apologized to Xiang Ji on behalf of Shiomi Run.

As he spoke, Hayama Akira served Shiomi Jun and Xiang Ji a cup of freshly brewed Indian Masala tea!

Indian Masala Tea!

The most representative spiced milk tea in India is the Shiomi Research Association, which is a spice research association. Even the tea served to guests is spiced milk tea made with spices!

"Don't call me Run!"

"Hayama-kun! You should call me Professor Shiomi! I'm your adoptive mother! You should be much more polite to me!" Shiomi Jun glared angrily at Hayama Ryo.

"Is that so?"

"Jun! You forgot to water the spice seedlings again today!" Hayama Ryosuke showed no respect for Shiomi Jun, after all, Shiomi Jun had already completely humiliated her!

"Waaah!"

"President Toyama just called me! He said that regarding their cooperation with us, Run hasn't sent him the contract yet!"

"Yes! I'm sorry!"

"and!"

"Run, you've misappropriated our research association's funds again to buy useless things! Do you even know how much of our research association's funds we have left this month?"

"Hayama-kun!"

"What I bought is not some useless thing!" Shiomi Jun, the Dogeza, suddenly retorted loudly and excitedly in front of Hayama Akira.

"That's a treasure!"

"That's a spice recipe that master chefs in China have used for hundreds of years!"

"Run!"

"But those recipes are just very ordinary spice recipes, aren't they? Cinnamon, cardamom, cloves..." Hayama Akira said helplessly, not understanding Shiomi Jun's actions at all.

"But it was hundreds of years ago!"

"Even the legendary master chefs of China, they wouldn't have such a vast array of spices as we have now!"

"Cardamom from the Marabar in India, oni peppers from Morocco in West Africa, and Ceylon cinnamon from the rainforests of Sri Lanka..."

"Run!"

"Not everything in the world is good in the past!" Hayama Akira said with a very serious expression.

"Times are changing!"

"Food is improving!"

"Dishes that especially use spices! Even the legendary master chefs of China might not be as adept at using spices as today's chefs!"

An era is unfolding?

Is food evolving?

That's not necessarily true!

The world hundreds of years ago was the timeline of "Cooking Master Boy," where incredible dishes like glowing cuisine existed!

If it's just "Cooking Master Boy" on its own, it's actually not that bad!

But who knows if there will be plot intrusions from the sequel, "Chuuichi: Kiwami"!

Unlike "Cooking Master Boy", the sequel "Cooking Master Boy Kiwami" is a standard fantasy/mythological story, just like "The New Prince of Tennis" and "The Prince of Tennis"!

In the sequel, "Chuuichi: Kiwami", even resurrection occurs! In the end, Master Chef's resurrection fails because the paneling by the referee, Pangu, is too fragmented!

However, the settings of the Classic of Mountains and Seas and the gods have already been revealed!

Of course!

Even if it really does intrude into the world of "Chuukan Ichiban! Kiwami", it's not something Xiang Ji should worry about!

Even if the sky falls, there's always someone to hold it up!

Xiang Ji is just a nobody who can't even make a luminous dish, so why should he worry about the existence of the Tai Chi culinary world?

Chapter 22: Fragments of Mira's Manuscript from the Five Tigers of Dark Cuisine

"Professor Shiomi! Do you also have recipes left behind by top chefs from the Chinese region?"

"Can I take a look?" Just as Hayama Akira was scolding Shiomi Jun for spending money recklessly, Xiang Ji couldn't help but interrupt when he heard the words "Dragon Chef".

The recipes left behind by Chef Long!

Xiang Ji never expected that there would be such a precious person among Shiomi Jun's people! Totsuki Academy is simply a treasure trove!

I listened to my grandfather and came to Far Moon Academy! Looks like I made the right choice!

If you don't come to Totsuki.

How could I have found equipment and props that could trigger the system in the Chinese Cuisine Research Association and the Shiomi Cuisine Research Association?

I wonder how many pieces of system-recognized equipment are still hidden in the Far Moon!

The Ten Heroes of Totsuki!

I wish I were one of the Ten Heroes right now!

"Hey hey hey!"

"Xiang Ji-kun! So you're also interested in the legendary Dragon Chef from the Central Plains?" tide Jianrun's expression instantly became excited, and even her way of addressing him changed!

Yes! That's right!

“Professor Shiomi! So may I have the honor of seeing her?” Xiang Ji answered without hesitation!

"Hey hey hey!"

"Since you're interested, Xiang Ji, I'll take you to see them! They're treasures that were hard to come by!"

……

【Ding dong! 】

[Equipable item detected (normal)!]

……

After following tide Jianrun into her research lab, Xiang Ji saw the tattered, plain yellow recipe emitting a shimmering white light!

The fifth piece of equipment!

Even though Xiang Ji didn't think that tide Jianrun's claims about Chef Long's recipes were fake, he was finally relieved after seeing the system's approval.

"Hey hey hey!"

"Xiang Ji, have you read the text on these recipes clearly?"

"Nutmeg, cloves, fennel seeds, cinnamon, galangal, patchouli, cardamom, dried tangerine peel, safflower, perilla, licorice..."

Forty-five kinds!

“These recipes record a total of forty-five different spices, and according to my judgment, there should be far more than fourteen or fifteen!”

"And these recipes are all from the same chef!"

"That's really amazing!"

"The legendary dragon chefs of China!"

"Hundreds of years ago! Master chefs in China were already able to use dozens of different spices to cook..." Shiomi Jun's expression changed from admiration to regret!

"However, these recipes are incomplete, lacking the most crucial detail: the use of Sichuan peppercorns."

"Ahhh!"

"This is practically a crime!" As Shiojian Jun spoke, she clenched her fists tightly, looking as if she was about to punch someone!

"Hayama-san!"

"Is Professor Shiomi always like this?" Seeing Shiomi Jun completely absorbed in his own world, Xiang Ji looked helplessly at Hayama Akira!

"Senior Xiang Ji!"

“Jun always talks like this when it comes to topics related to spices!” Hayama Ryo explained calmly, already used to Shiomi Jun’s behavior.

"Just wait!"

"Run will gradually recover!" Hayama Ryo smiled.

"sorry!"

"sorry!"

"I just forgot that Xiang Ji is still here!" Shortly after Ye Shanliang finished speaking, Xi Jianjun returned to normal!

Xiang Ji: "..."

Professor Shiomi Jun really doesn't act like a professor at all! She's a completely different person from when we first met!

"Professor Shiomi!"

"May I touch these recipes?" Xiang Ji suddenly asked.

"Get started?"

"That's no problem! I've already copied down all the text on this recipe!"

tide Jianrun looked at Xiang Ji, whose expression was extremely serious, with great confusion, not understanding why Xiang Ji wanted to touch the recipe in front of him!

Isn't the most important thing about a recipe the content it records?

"Thank you!"

"Professor Xijian! I won't stand on ceremony!" Upon hearing that Xijian Run didn't mind him taking the initiative, Xiang Ji didn't hesitate at all and started working!

【Equipment Name: Mira's Manuscript - Fragment】

Quality: Average

[Note: This is a fragment of a manuscript by Mira, the Blue-Eyes Tiger, one of the Five Tigers of the Dark Cooking World. It records Mira's insights on the use of spices!]

[Attribute: When equipped, the Spice Inequality skill +1!]

The Dark Five Tigers?

Blue-Eyed Tiger Mila?

The spice inequality?

When the recipe in front of him triggered the system effect, Xiang Ji's eyes widened instantly!

Xiang Ji never expected that the origin of the recipe in front of him would be so terrifying. It was actually the manuscript of Mira, the Spice Empress of the Dark Five Tigers!

Don't be fooled by the fact that your ancestor, Raine, once defeated Mira in a duel. It was only because Mira was too focused on dispelling the master that she was misled by your ancestor's tactics!

A head-on confrontation!

The ancestor Raine has absolutely no chance of defeating Mira!

Mira's super vision allows her to instantly replicate her opponent's movements, perfectly reproducing all of their special techniques!

And the culinary inequality!

This allows Mira to upgrade her cooking and simultaneously optimize her opponent's dishes!

The invincible empress!

A terrifying presence at the pinnacle of the dark cuisine world!