Genshin Impact, the spear remains.

"What are you doing?"

Looking at the pots and pans in front of her, Ying felt confused.

Why not just cook in the kitchen? Why bring all this stuff out? It's such a hassle.

"Huh? Moving things?"

After placing the pot on the stove, Bai Qiyun started fiddling with the vegetables that were placed aside, completely ignoring Ying's doubts.

"Moving things? Then why did you take out the pots and pans, and so many of them?"

The earthen stove in the farmhouse has several pots, and now it is filled with three large pots.

Curious, Ying slipped over, and the gleam of the pot bottom, washed with water, reflected on her face, which was quite amusing.

Upon hearing this, Bai Qiyun gave her a somewhat subtle look.

"You don't really think I'm as well-known as Brock in this town, do you?"

"Forehead."

She awkwardly scratched the stray hairs that had flown up from her head, speechless at the boy's words.

Now that you mention it, it seems that the two are indeed quite different in terms of fame.

But what does this have to do with him cooking outside?

"Since I'm already at a disadvantage in terms of fame, I need to at least get the people in town to really see me as Brock's opponent before the competition can proceed."

Three large pots were placed in front of the boy, ready to be tested by the stove fire.

The sparks that were suppressed by the bottom of the pot jumped out from under the wood-burning area of ​​the earthen stove, and were extinguished by Bai Qiyun before they could ignite the grass next to it.

"That's why I put all this stuff out here, to let them know there's a competitor here too. Well, basically, it's to boost my own profile."

As soon as he finished speaking, the blonde girl next to him started clapping her hands without any expression, leaving him completely stunned.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just think what you said makes a lot of sense."

The two stood there, staring at each other.

However, because he had other things to do, Bai Qiyun glanced at Yinghou with annoyance and went to get busy.

As dusk fell, more and more people learned about the cooking competition as Mr. Durov enthusiastically promoted it. While people were busy washing vegetables, a crowd gathered around Bai Qiyun.

Fortunately, the heat from the earthen stove was quite strong, which made them unconsciously stand a little further away; otherwise, the sight of so many people gathered around would have been quite uncomfortable.

"Phew~"

Surrounded by so many people, Bai Qiyun was a little nervous; he was actually a person with hidden social anxiety disorder.

He calmed himself down and regulated his breathing.

The next second, sparks flew everywhere.

Bai Qiyun put the prepared white rice and ingredients into the pot in front of him and began to stir-fry.

The aroma of oil mixed with the fresh scent of vegetables wafted in the air, causing the onlookers, who hadn't yet had dinner, to unconsciously swallow.

That's right, the main dish he made today was fried rice.

As everyone knows, the best ingredients for fried rice are leftover rice, but given the limited resources available, Bai Qiyun can only choose firmer rice to replace leftover rice.

If you're eating regular white rice, then a slightly softer texture is definitely better. But if you're making fried rice, then it's the opposite.

Even so, there are some details to pay attention to when using freshly steamed white rice for frying. When steaming the rice, Bai Qiyun not only chose a slightly harder type of rice, but also added less water, so that the steamed rice had less moisture content.

Then wrap the cooked white rice in a cloth and put it in ice to cool it down. This step is to shrink the rice grains, making them firmer and further mimicking the texture of leftover rice.

Finally, when pouring it into the pot, use a rice paddle to break it up, so that the egg liquid is evenly coated on the rice grains.

And just like that, a plate of fried rice made with freshly steamed rice is ready.

However, this is only the simplest step; Bai Qiyun wouldn't just make this and use it for the duel.

Bai Qiyun picked up the vegetables that were placed to the side and put them into the pot along the edge.

After stir-frying the diced carrots and potato chunks over high heat, they will have a completely different texture from the rice. In order to highlight this texture, he also steamed them.

After steaming, the carrots and potatoes become a bit softer, but the degree of softness is still different, thus creating another layer of texture contrast.

The fried rice in the pot kept churning under the stirring of the large ladle, while Bai Qiyun turned his attention to the large shrimp that were eagerly waiting on the side.

Of course, they have all been beheaded and displayed now, leaving only the translucent shrimp piled up in the bowl.

However, Bai Qiyun did not waste these shrimp heads. He fried them in oil, adding a touch of umami to the oil and making the flavor richer.

Here, this is the oil we're using to fry the rice.

Seeing that the fried rice in the pot was almost the right color, Bai Qiyun added the shrimp and started a new round of stir-frying.

Golden rice grains coated in egg yolk danced with shrimp in the wok. Watching this festive scene, Bai Qiyun thought that if shrimp could feel, they would feel that their lives had been meaningful, being able to become part of such delicious fried rice. It was truly touching.

With a blazing fire swirling around the bottom of the pot, Bai Qiyun continuously stirred the golden fried rice. The originally translucent shrimp turned a pure milky white under the heat.

"clang!"

All done!

Bai Qiyun put down the large ladle, divided the fried rice into a separate pot, and waited for the other side dishes to be finished.

However, he did not take any measures to keep warm, firstly because it was summer and the temperature was still not low even at night.

Secondly, if you cover the pot with a lid, the water vapor in the air will condense inside the pot and re-liquefy into water, which can easily affect the taste of the fried rice. It's better to just leave it like that, since you can put the other side dishes on top of the fried rice later, so it won't affect the overall calories.

"Phew~"

After finishing making a pot of fried rice, Bai Qiyun was also a little sweaty.

After all, cooking fried rice around a large earthen stove in this temperature was indeed quite hot, and with the crowd around him constantly increasing, he became genuinely nervous.

However, this is also an opportunity.

Bai Qiyun narrowed his eyes, intending to show off a special skill.

There are two side dishes left, so... let's eat them together!

With pork, tofu, prepared chili peppers, and seasonings all available, Bai Qiyun worked with ease, his movements as natural as if ingrained in his bones, carefully distributing the ingredients and tossing them into the pot.

However, unlike before, this time two pots were lit at the same time, one with pork and the other with tofu.

Twice-cooked pork with Mapo tofu.

Both dishes require precise control of heat; Bai Qiyun wouldn't dare to do such a thing without hundreds or thousands of repetitions.

But high risk is often accompanied by high reward.

When Bai Qiyun picked up two large pots at the same time, the residents on the side were all dumbfounded. They had never seen cooking like this before.