The story of Shokugeki begins when Alice picks him up and brings him home

"Look over there! What an amazing skill, the knife flashes in the air, and then the food is processed directly and falls into the porcelain plate below!"

"How did he make so many ingredients fly into the air at the same time? This is incredible! He actually has such an amazing technique!"

"Wait, he finished it?! He finished fifty salads in less than a minute? This is too outrageous!"

In less than a minute, under the influence of light and shadow, the originally whole ingredients were cut into small pieces of appropriate sizes, and finally placed on different plates according to Bai Yuan's requirements. After a slight mix of salad dressing, fifty salads were ready.

Such an amazing speed, how can one not be amazed!

“That uncle in blue is really amazing. He processed so many ingredients with just a short knife!

Although not as fast as that young kid, he is still far ahead in the field! "

Suddenly, someone pointed at a bearded man in blue and exclaimed that the old man was so focused at the moment that he could process more than 20 salads per minute on average. He finished processing the ingredients in front of him in just over two minutes and completed the assessment.

"How come the ones leading are all strangers? Those who often appear on TV have poor performance in this test..."

"There are many experts among the common people. Those who often appear on TV, where do they have the time to hone their cooking skills? Won't their cooking skills deteriorate over time?"

"What you said makes sense. As a chef, you really should focus on honing your cooking skills. Now you're showing your weakness!"

"It's hard to say. You need to make a living! If you participate in a chef variety show, you can earn more money in one go than you will in your entire life. If it were you, would you go?"

Looking at the other contestants, some fast and some slow, a heated discussion broke out at the scene.

But as time went by, everything settled down.

After the first round of screening, three of the thirteen top chefs were eliminated, including Qin Lie, who had previously targeted Bai Yuan in the lounge.

Seeing that he had only completed ten salads, there was a huge booing at the scene, which made him blush and finally left with his face covered in shame.

Bai Yuan watched all this calmly and turned his gaze towards Master Baiyao. The warm-up should be over here, and it’s time to get into the main show!

"Okay, the first round of screening ends here, and three contestants have been eliminated this time.

Contestants who have passed this screening, please listen to the questions. This round tests the refinement of your knife skills.

Next, the Guangdong Chefs Association will provide each contestant with a one-meter-high ice block and kitchen knives of completely uniform size.

Please try your best to carve a qualified ice sculpture with a kitchen knife according to your ability.

The assessment time is one hour, start now! "

Looking at the remaining ten contestants and noticing Bai Yuan's burning gaze, Master Baiyao clapped his hands behind him.

Soon, more than twenty little monks came to the competition site carrying ice cubes, and then distributed them to the contestants and placed them on their cooking tables.

"Ice sculpture test? We are chefs, not carvers. Using ice sculpture to test knife skills won't test anything at all!"

At the assessment site, a top chef looked at the ice sculpture in front of him, which was emitting a chilly aura, and showed a dissatisfied expression on his face. What is the situation with the assessment in Guangzhou? Why are there so many strange test questions?

Using ice sculptures to test knife skills is a bit strange, isn't it? Normally, shouldn't they prepare a dish that is closely related to knife skills and let them cook it? ?

“Ice sculptures require a high level of knife skills, as the hardness and brittleness of ice makes the carving process extremely challenging.

The chef must be able to use the knife accurately and smoothly to finely cut and carve the ice to achieve the desired shape and effect.

This is the ultimate test of a chef's knife skills. It's not the useless thing you said. If you can't do it, go home and find your mother as soon as possible."

Bai Yuan's disdainful voice sounded at the side. "Practicing knife skills through ice carving is something that people have been doing since ancient times, and it is indeed a very good method."

Now, the ice sculpture test has appeared in the swordplay duel before the gods. In Bai Yuan's opinion, it is completely reasonable and it is clear what kind of person is making the noise.

"What did you say?!"

The top chef who was criticized looked at Bai Yuan with great dissatisfaction, and there was a hint of sharpness in his voice.

“This little brother is right. Ice sculpture is used as a test question for this very purpose.

In addition, ice sculptures are often highly artistic and ornamental, which requires the chef to have rich imagination and creativity.

At the same time, ice sculpture is a delicate and time-consuming process, which requires the chef to have great patience and concentration, which are all the points of assessment! ”

At the same time, Master Baiyao's voice rang out on the spot, briefly explaining the purpose of the assessment to everyone participating in the assessment.

Ice sculpture is the best reflection of a chef's overall ability, and it is also the best way to test the quality of a chef's knife skills! If an ice sculpture can be done perfectly, it is enough to prove that a chef has superb knife skills.

"So, if you can't do it, get out. If you can do it, make achievements instead of barking here. As a chef, this is very low-class."

Bai Yuan shrugged and said, it seems that the strength of the special-grade assessments in different places is really uneven, and even this kind of rubbish was allowed to pass. It really is true that cooking skills are what matters, not character.

In this case, it is no wonder that Guangzhou’s special-grade assessment is known as the most difficult special-grade assessment, because in addition to cooking skills, it also tests the chef’s character and spirit.

"Hmph, I hope your writing is as clever as your mouth!"

Because Master Baiyao also spoke up, the chef who spoke earlier could only swallow his anger, but he still couldn't help but say something harsh before starting.

"My work? Don't be scared!"

Hearing the man's words, Bai Yuan's expression suddenly became strange, then he sneered and said nothing more. He would just slap him in the face with his work.

"Then the assessment officially begins! This assessment will be chosen by the audience, and the four with the most votes will directly advance to the final round."

Seeing that all the contestants were ready, Master Baiyao raised his hand and announced the start of the assessment with a serious expression.

This time, everyone was ready to go, watching the ice sculptures quickly build works in their minds, making them both beautiful and popular with the audience.

They knew in their hearts that as long as they could advance in this game, they would be only one step away from the top three!

This is originally a screening test. Before the top four come out, the battle of swordsmanship among the gods has not officially begun. Now it can only be regarded as a warm-up.

"Ice sculptures? Isn't that Mr. Bai Yuan's specialty!?"

After hearing what Master Baiyao said, Hojo Midori and Kikuchi Enka next to her clasped their fingers together, with excitement on their faces. This time they were directly promoted to the finals!

"No wonder Master Baiyao called me before going to bed yesterday to ask what skills Teacher Baiyuan and I were practicing. It turned out to be for this purpose!"

Looking at the contestants who were staring at the ice sculptures in a daze, Li Wanwan had a thoughtful expression on her face. This was definitely a secret favor!

However, with Bai Yuan's amazing knife skills, he would probably be able to pass it easily even if the test topic was not ice sculpture.

Thinking of the majestic little white dragon in the waves yesterday, Li Wanwan couldn't help but shrink her neck, and then looked towards the competition venue intently.

At this moment, Bai Yuan put down the knife he was carrying with him and picked up the ordinary kitchen knife prepared for them by the Guangdong Chefs Association. The blade had been appropriately thickened and was very suitable for cutting and carving ice.

"Boy, I hope you won't let me down."

Glancing in the direction of Bai Yuan, the uncle in blue pulled down the hat on his head to prevent others from seeing his face. At the same time, he spat out the toothpick in his mouth and looked at the ice sculpture in front of him with serious eyes.

Ice sculptures have always been a very difficult subject throughout history. Hard ice is difficult to carve accurately, and only masters of knife skills can carve good ice sculptures!

"Look, that young guy is moving!"

Because Bai Yuan's performance in the previous round was particularly eye-catching, his sudden action now immediately attracted a lot of people's attention.

In addition to the audience, some contestants could not help but look at it, marveling at how the sculpture was conceived in such a short time.

What on earth could it be?!

If he wanted to be safe, he would probably carve a creature with a simple shape. He didn't seek to be fruitless, but he did seek to avoid mistakes. However, looking at Bai Yuan's high-spirited and passionate appearance, it was obvious that he would not do such a thing.

The young man raised the kitchen knife in his hand, and the sharp blade immediately fell on the ice, making a dull sound.

Ice debris fell like crazy, revealing the general outline of the ice sculpture, and with just a few bold strokes, it could be seen that it was an ice phoenix looking forward to soaring into the sky.

Such exquisite knife skills immediately made the other contestants swallow their saliva, and they all regarded Bai Yuan as their biggest opponent in this trip.

at the same time.

An old man with a hunched back also took action. He swung the knife slowly, as if he didn't use any strength, but the ice fell down like tofu, as if he was lifting a heavy object with ease.

Chapter 77: Ice Phoenix's Dimensional Attack

"It's already started, I can't fall behind!"

The uncle in blue rolled up his sleeves and made a beautiful cut with the kitchen knife in his hand, then chopped at the ice in front of him.

With a few powerful movements, the square block of ice instantly took shape, and then it was refined with the blade.

The other top chefs, seeing Bai Yuan and others taking action, suddenly felt a sense of crisis and took action one after another within five minutes.

For a moment, the scene was filled with the dull sound of blades colliding with ice, and ice chips flew everywhere, some even falling on the faces of the audience.

But no one cared.

At this moment, everyone was immersed in the superb knife skills of the top chef. The competition was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and even the sound of swallowing saliva could be heard clearly!

The knives flew, and soon the chefs' works took shape. The audience began to discuss and guess what they were carving.

"If nothing unexpected happens, that should be Xuanwu! The lower body is a turtle and the upper body is a snake. There is no other image of this kind in China except Xuanwu!"

The old man with a cane is leaning on one hand and holding a kitchen knife in the other. He looks shaky but actually holds it very steadily, and every cut can make the shape more precise.

"I also think it's Xuanwu, and this old man looks so familiar. I feel like I've seen him somewhere before. No, let me think carefully..."

A young man looked at the old man with a thoughtful expression on his face. He should not have no impression of such a great chef at all!

“This is the former chef of Guangzhou Tianlan Restaurant, a master chef with special five-star strength, whose real name is Lei Tianci.

When he was young, he was known for his swift and decisive style of action, which earned him the name of Wind and Thunder Knife Skill. He could cut ingredients quickly and with great accuracy.

The same position can be solved with one knife, and the second knife will never be used. Even if it is an extremely thick pig bone, it can be split into two parts with one knife, and the cuts on both sides are extremely smooth!

I never thought that he would also participate in this God-level swordsmanship showdown!"

Someone recognized the identity of the old man with a cane and explained in a deep voice to everyone present that this man was a famous figure in the underworld 40 years ago!

"It turns out to be an old master from decades ago! It seems that the legendary kitchen utensils are really attractive, and even such a master chef came!"

Some people couldn't help but sigh, looking at the legendary kitchen utensils wrapped in red cloth with burning eyes.

"That's not right. I saw that he used the knife very slowly. It's a little different from what you described!"

Some people also raised doubts, because the speed at which the old man Lei Tianci, who was walking with a cane, swung his sword was not very fast, which was completely different from his description.

“I’m not sure about the specific reasons, but I can feel that his knife skills have improved. I guess he has learned something new in recent years.

Going from fast to slow is not necessarily a bad thing."

The person who said this was still the middle-aged man from before. He crossed his arms across his chest and looked at this God-given master, his eyes full of respect.

Such a hero is someone that chefs should admire!

"If it really is Master Tianci, then this knife showdown in front of the God will be worth watching! This is a top-grade five-star chef! An absolute powerhouse!"

The audience looked at Master Tianci with anticipation. In just a short while, the basalt ice sculpture in his hands had already become quite magical.

“Who’s that over there? It looks like the kitchen knife is swinging around randomly, but in reality, every strike lands exactly where it wants, as if it’s carving a tree!”

Among the top chefs, it is not only Master Tianci who has an outstanding performance, but also another young man in a black robe.

I saw him with a wild smile on his face, chopping the ice in front of him as fast as a madman.

The ice block gradually became thinner in his hand, and then turned into an ice tree. Although the details carved into it were messy, because there were too many of them, it also had a kind of messy beauty.

"I've seen that guy before! He once appeared in a young chef competition held in Fujian. His name is Li Xiao!

I remember it was about three years ago, this guy made it to the finals of the Fujian Youth Chef Competition, but unfortunately he was defeated by a talented young girl!

I didn't expect that he has become a top chef now, but his cooking style has changed a lot. Originally, his cooking was very conventional, and he didn't seek to make any contribution but to avoid any mistakes. But now, he seems to know how to break through himself!"

Some sharp-eyed people recognized his identity. He was the runner-up of the Fujian Youth Competition three years ago. That championship match left a deep impression on many people!

"No wonder he looks so familiar to me. I've seen that competition too! He lost to that girl by just one vote and missed the chance to become a top chef through the competition."

"That battle was really exciting. Both sides brought out traditional Chinese pastries. Unfortunately, the Lion Cake lost to the Swan Cake in the end."

"It's like this. I've never seen such a superb pastry showdown. The strength of the two sides was almost the same. In the end, it seemed that Li Xiao was slightly inferior because of the subtle difference in frying temperature."

A single stone caused a thousand ripples. Those who had seen the young man in black robe spoke up one after another, and immediately revealed his identity, laying it out clearly in front of everyone.

As a top-class chef, there is no way he can be an unknown person!

"What about the uncle in the green clothes and bamboo hat? He seems to be carving a snake, and he is also an outstanding presence at the scene. Does anyone know his identity?"

"I'm really not sure about this because the hat covers his face. I don't think many chefs like to dress like this. Maybe he doesn't want people to know his identity."

He frowned. Compared to the other two easy-to-recognize people, he really had no impression of the one in front of him. At least he had never appeared in any competition in the past ten years.

"The man in the bamboo hat and blue clothes, I do have a guess in my mind, but it's too shocking. In order to avoid being slapped in the face later, I'd better not say it."

Some viewers had some guesses in their minds, but because it was too shocking, they thought about it and decided not to say it out loud.