Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

"Lijiang loves you all~"

"Lijiang, Lijiang, Lijiang..."

"Rei-chan, Rei-chan..." Kawashima Rei's actions instantly triggered another round of howling and wailing, and there were quite a few rebellious little boys.

……

"Mmm, found it."

"My group in the fall selection is Group A." Kobayashi Ryudou carefully searched for his name on the bulletin board.

"Where are you, Si?"

“Gentian, I’m in Group B.” Tsukasa Eishi found his name as well.

"Group B." Momoko Akane's voice sounded somewhat sullen, clearly unhappy that Ryudou Kobayashi had forced her to come and see the announcement.

“I’m in Group A,” Xiang Ji said calmly.

"Oh, oh, oh, all four of us have successfully made it into today's Autumn Selection Tournament!" Kobayashi Ryudou looked at the list of successful candidates with delight. "Come on, let's go back to Polaris Dormitory and have a big celebration party now."

Xiang Ji and Si Yingshi: "..."

Kobayashi Rindou just wants to throw a party right now, right?

……

"Team A?"

“Kobayashi Ryudou, Megijima Tousuke, and that transfer student are also in Group A.” Saito Muneaki opened his half-closed eyes and stared intently at the group list for the Autumn Selection Tournament in front of him.

"Am I in Group A?" After finding his name on the list, Fuyusuke Megijima turned around and left without hesitation.

……

"Damn it, damn it, my name still isn't on it?"

Did you fail the exam?

"Why did Kurokawa, who was at the bottom of the class, make the list, while I didn't?"

"Damn it, why did I get assigned to Group A?!"

"With Ryudou Kobayashi, Tousuke Megijima, and Muneaki Saito, there's only one spot left for the qualifiers, isn't there?"

"What are you thinking about? Have you forgotten that transfer student named Xiang Ji? His cooking skills were recognized by the senior students in the residential study program."

"This is the end. We have no chance of even passing the qualifiers. We might as well just declare them the winner."

"Damn it, what are you afraid of?"

"You're already thinking about the number of participants before the selection process has even started? You might as well just give up and not participate at all."

"Yes, yes."

"It's still uncertain who will win in the end. After experiencing the residential training, I'm now incredibly strong."

"Haha, I'm in Group B."

"Although Group B has two monsters, Eishi Tsukasa and Momo Akane, there are only the two of them, so we still have a chance to advance."

"Damn it, what are you so happy about?"

"Even if Group B only has two monsters, Eishi Tsukasa and Momo Akane, there's no way you'll make it out."

"Ha, you bastard, say that again if you dare."

……

While the first-year high school students were arguing fiercely about the list of participants for the fall selection competition, Xiang Ji and his friends had already started walking back to Polaris Dormitory.

Although the list of candidates for the fall selection has been released, the competition will be held in September.

Before the fall selection competition, all the participating students had a full month of summer vacation to hone their culinary skills and prepare for the fall selection competition.

Tsukasa Eishi and the others had already made plans for this year's summer vacation.

Bang bang~ bang~

When Xiang Ji and his three companions returned to Polaris Lodge, as soon as they entered, Alice Nakiri led a group of people to set off firecrackers and fireworks, covering them in colorful confetti.

"Senior Xiang Ji, welcome back." Wearing only an apron, Isshiki Satoshi greeted Xiang Ji and the others on behalf of the group.

"Grandma Wenxu has prepared a celebratory party for you. Congratulations on your successful selection for this year's autumn selection competition."

"Oh, let's go to the restaurant!" Upon hearing that Oomido Fumio had prepared a celebration party for them, Kobayashi Ryudou couldn't wait and dragged Xiang Ji and the others towards the restaurant.

"Hmph, you four brats, come back here."

"Please sit down quickly."

"The dishes at this celebratory party were specially prepared for you by Isshiki and the others." Oomido Fumio stood with his hands on his hips, looking at Xiang Ji and the others, his face full of barely suppressed joy.

The golden age of Polaris Dormitory is really coming back.

Let alone the fact that four boarding students were selected for the fall selection competition at the same time, it's been so long since any boarding student was selected for the fall selection competition.

Chapter 128 The news of the ice not melting, the numb Polaris dormitory...

"Come on, everyone, let's have a toast!" Isshiki Satoshi raised her glass, taking on the role of host. "Let's congratulate our seniors, Xiang Ji, on being selected for the Autumn Selection Tournament."

Congratulations, senior.

"Congratulations, senior." Ryoko Sakaki and the others raised their cups one after another.

……

"So delicious~ Who made this dish?" Kobayashi Ryudou's eyes widened instantly after taking a bite of the hot pot in front of him.

“Senior Longdan, it is I.”

“Ishikari Nabe symbolizes a bountiful harvest and a successful victory in Hokkaido. I hope my seniors will win in the autumn selection,” Tadokoro Megumi said shyly, her head bowed and her fingers fidgeting nervously.

"Oh, so this is a dish you made especially for me, Xiaohui?"

"So cute."

"I will definitely eat all the food that you specially prepared for me, Megumi." Kobayashi Ryudou said, and then hugged Tadokoro Megumi.

"Ryundou-senpai, I... I prepared this for all of you together." Tadokoro Megumi, who was being hugged by Kobayashi Ryundou, blushed instantly, feeling flustered.

"Hot pot food."

"It's a heartwarming dish made with a whole salmon with bones as the main ingredient, along with kelp, scallops, potatoes, radishes, and other seafood and vegetables," said Tsukasa Eishi, holding the soup bowl in his hands.

"This reassuring flavor is really quite good," Xiang Ji praised, then silently added the salmon and stone-cutting hot pot to the database.

Spices Inequality Experience +1.

"Hmph, it's just so-so," Momoko Akane said dismissively.

"Senpai Akanekubo, please try my cooking. This is a daifuku I've been working on for a while now," Daigo Aoki said confidently.

"It tastes awful." Momo Akane's voice made no attempt to hide her disgust.

Daigo Aoki: "..."

"Can you even call this daifuku you made? Let me teach you how to make a proper daifuku." Momo Akane looked at Daigo Aoki with disdain.

"Ahhh?"

"What are you standing there for? Come with me." As she spoke, Momo Akane tore off the teddy bear's arm.

"Yes, Akanekubo-senpai."

"Akanekubo-senpai's personality is really like a child's," Nakiri Alice said to the people around her.

“Young lady, you’re about the same.” Kurokiba Ryo raised his hand.

"You idiot Ryo, can't you show me any respect?" Alice Nakiri glared angrily at Ryo Kurokiba.

"Young Miss, I have always respected you."

"Not enough, Ryo, you idiot, show me some more respect." Alice Nakiri pounded on Ryo Kurokiba's shoulder.

After knocking on Kurokiba's cool head for a while, Alice Nakiri finally remembered something important.

……

“Senior Xiang Ji, the thing you asked me to find earlier, the dough figurine in my house has been found,” Alice Nakiri said to Xiang Ji.

What was the item that I asked Alice Nakiri to help me find earlier?

It does not melt ice.

Has Alice Nakiri really found an ice that won't melt? Upon hearing Alice Nakiri's words, Xiang Ji's eyes immediately fixed on Alice Nakiri.

Unmelting ice is the material used to make the Northern Star Wolf Blade, and only with the Northern Star Wolf Blade can one practice the secret knife skills of the Dark Cuisine World, the Crystal Arhat Slash.

"Alice, have we really found the non-melting ice I need?" Xiang Ji's voice was filled with excitement.

“Yes, yes, yes, my family’s expedition team discovered a special piece of pure ice near the Arctic that won’t melt,” Alice Nakiri said earnestly.

“I’ve already asked my dad to get it, and it should be ready to arrive from Denmark by this time tomorrow!” Alice continued.

"Alice, thank you."

"You're welcome. This is something I agreed upon with you, senior." Alice Nakiri didn't take this small matter to heart at all.

"Xiang Ji, what do you mean by 'ice that won't melt'?" Kobayashi Ryudai, holding Tadokoro Megumi, looked at Xiang Ji and Nakiri Alice with curiosity.

Not just Kobayashi Rindou, almost everyone in the restaurant was curious.

Non-melting ice—the name itself sounds like something extraordinary.

"Hmm, Alice, you actually have a private exploration team in your house?" Yoshino Yuuki stared wide-eyed at Nakiri Alice.

uh-huh?

As soon as Yoshino Yuuki finished speaking, Sakaki Ryoko and the others stared at her speechlessly.

No, isn't Yoshino Yuuki focusing on the wrong thing? Right now, they should be concerned about what Xiang Ji and the other person said about the ice not melting, right?

Uh oh oh~

After feeling the gazes of Ryoko Sakaki and the others, Yuuki Yoshino smiled brightly. She had indeed been intimidated by Alice Nakiri's boldness.

This is an expedition team, and one that can even explore the Arctic Circle.

"Senior Xiang Ji, what were you talking about with Alice about the ice that won't melt?" Yoshino Yuuki quickly changed the subject.

"Isn't the ice melting?"

"It is a special type of ice that was once used in the Chinese culinary world to make kitchen utensils..." Xiang Ji said frankly what kind of existence the non-melting ice was.

There's nothing wrong with saying this; the fact that it doesn't melt is quite special.

However, the non-melting ice is merely a material used to forge the Beichen Tianlang Blade, a special kitchen utensil used in conjunction with the Crystal Arhat Cleaver.

The key is the crystal Arhat cleaver.

This is similar to how a master chef in the Chinese culinary world has left behind a large number of recipes, but there is still no chef who can replicate the truly luminous dish according to the recipe.

Special knives?

Recipes left behind by a legendary Chinese chef?

No, how much of the legacy of Chinese dragon chefs did Xiang Ji actually inherit?

After Xiang Ji finished speaking, Ryoko Sakaki and the others stared at him blankly, as if they had just heard a foreign language. Only Ryudou Kobayashi's eyes were full of longing.

It's so special that it requires special kitchen utensils to cook, and it's a recipe left behind by a legendary chef in the Chinese culinary world.

I want to eat it, I want to eat it, I really want to eat it...

"Once I've made the kitchenware using non-melting ice, I'll cook this dish for you all to try," Xiang Ji said with a smile.

The new Chinese Dragon Chef's cuisine?

After hearing Xiang Ji's words, Ryoko Sakaki and the others all showed expressions of great anticipation.

It's really great!

It's wonderful that Senior Xiang Ji is a member of Polaris Dormitory. Outside of the Chinese culinary world, only they can continuously enjoy the dishes left behind by top Chinese chefs.

Ahhhhh!