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

"What? You're still keeping us in suspense!"

The identity of the uncle in the green clothes and the bamboo hat was discussed for a long time on the spot, but in the end there was no definite conclusion and they had to give up in disappointment.

"What about that young man? His skills seem to be the best on the scene. Such a top talent must have a very terrifying background!"

No one knew who changed the subject, but everyone focused their attention on Bai Yuan, watching his sharp sword skills wandering on the ice. Each move was so graceful, it was a perfect visual enjoyment!

"On the contrary. I've watched a lot of cooking competitions, but I've never seen him before. This guy seems to have appeared out of nowhere. Could he be a foreigner?"

"How could he be a foreigner? He looks so obviously Asian. He can't possibly be from that Japanese guy who's living a good life!"

“No, such a tall man is unlikely to be from that side.

And considering the culinary heritage in Japan, I guess being able to fry tempura and make sushi is the limit, how could there be such amazing knife skills!"

There was a heated discussion at the scene surrounding Bai Yuan's identity. Many people thought he was a foreigner, but more people firmly believed that he was Chinese.

The reason is simple: national self-confidence.

"Teacher Bai Yuan is from China and recently passed the Guangzhou top chef assessment. It's normal that you don't know him. Also, there are also great top chefs in Japan who are worth learning from. They are not as useless as you say."

Hearing the discussions around her, Li Wanwan couldn't help but speak up.

However, Enka Kikuchi, Taki Kadozaki and Miyoko Hojo looked embarrassed. In fact, they didn't have any outstanding cuisine in their country.

Tempura and sushi are what foreigners think of Japanese cuisine.

"What the little girl said makes sense. Every country has great chefs. We can't generalize."

"That's where we are biased."

"Anyway, our country definitely has the most talented chefs, accounting for half of the world's chefs, there is no doubt about that!"

Li Wanwan's words left people silent. Finally, some people nodded in agreement, while others made up for what they had just said. Finally, the awkwardness was eased.

Bai Yuan's identity was completely exposed to everyone during her complaints.

"He passed the special assessment in Guangzhou, so his ability should be no less than that of an average star chef. Moreover, he is so young, so his future is limitless!"

"This level is not something that someone who has just passed the special assessment can have. I bet his strength is far more terrifying than we imagined!"

Looking at the Ice Phoenix that gradually came to life in Bai Yuan's hands, as if it was endowed with a soul, a person working as a chef murmured to himself.

This level of skill doesn't seem to be something that someone who has just entered the special grade can possess. Didn't you see that even the special five-star God-given master is not as good as him?

The carving continued, and the discussion on the scene continued, but it was more centered around other chefs, many of whom were famous, but many more were less famous.

There are also differences among top chefs. China, a country with the largest number of top chefs, is relatively less noticeable.

Therefore, there are many top chefs who are actually not recognized.

"Someone seems to have made a mistake over there!"

Some people couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. The glacier horse suddenly shattered as the sculptor exerted force, fell to the floor, and finally broke into pieces. It was estimated that it could no longer be used.

And only 20 minutes into the test, someone used too much force and caused the ice sculpture to break, and ultimately had to leave the test with regret.

As luck would have it, the person who used greater force was the one who first pointed out that ice carving was not suitable as a test of knife skills.

It turned out to be a dish, so I protested.

The other top chefs understood what was happening when they saw this scene. If it wasn’t for the fact that their weaknesses were exposed, they could handle any topic and naturally wouldn’t jump out specifically.

That person is probably the unlucky guy. Ice sculpture is his weak point, so he pretended to be angry and said those words, becoming a clown.

Most of the people at the scene are experienced and have learned some ice carving techniques to a certain extent. They may not be very proficient, but they can carve works.

At present, many people have completed more than half of the carving, and it is estimated that it will not be long before their works can be put on display.

40 minute later.

“I’m done! This is my work, a giant ice cow.

Diligence, tenacity, and selfless dedication are all manifestations of the beautiful spirit of the cow, and beef is also an indispensable subject in our food industry!

Therefore, I carved this giant ice bull because I thought it would be better to be realistic than some fake and empty ice sculptures! "

Pushing the giant ice bull that he had carved with great effort in front of the audience, the man introduced it with his head held high and his chest puffed out, his voice full of emotion.

While praising his own ice sculptures, he also secretly belittled the works of later generations, hoping to increase his number of votes in this way.

“This is really great!”

The audience who were standing close by looked carefully at the giant ice sculpture of a bull in front of them and couldn't help but praise it.

Although not every strand of hair of this giant bull is clearly visible, one can still see its majestic and magnificent appearance, and its imposing manner is particularly strong when it is in front of you.

"Look at those extremely sharp horns. They give people the feeling that they can poke a hole in the sky!"

The huge horns point straight to the sky, looking extremely majestic, and the eyes, nose and mouth below them are clearly separated.

It is really not easy to achieve this with just a kitchen knife!

"I hope everyone can vote for me during the voting. I will definitely not let you down in the cooking competition in the finals."

After saying this, the man left with his ice sculpture on a cart and placed it in the designated display area for the competition.

Next, top chefs came one after another to complete their ice sculptures.

Many of them imitated men and presented themselves to the audience while making passionate speeches to solicit votes, while others simply placed their works in the work display area, closed their eyes and waited for the audience to vote.

Most of these people are extremely confident in their works. They are confident that they don’t need to canvass for votes and can win people’s hearts with their works alone!

"That's it. Compared to tofu, ice is still a little bit inferior."

Looking at the Ice Phoenix in front of him spreading its wings and soaring into the sky as if trying to break free from the shackles of ice, Bai Yuan curled his lips helplessly.

"This... Could this be a real phoenix?"

As the contestants' works were placed in the display area, the audience gathered in front and began to comment on the many works.

As Bai Yuan pushed his work to the display area, everyone's eyes were focused on his ice sculpture as if drawn by something, and they could not look away!

"I never understood why the phoenix is ​​the king of birds before. Now I understand. With such grace and elegance, how can it not be the king of birds!?"

A tall, beautiful woman with an elegant and graceful temperament murmured softly, looking at the Ice Phoenix in front of her, her body trembling slightly.

So elegant! So noble!

This is the phoenix in her mind!

"This... is so delicate that the texture of every feather is clearly visible. I really want to touch and feel it, but I'm afraid of damaging this work of art!"

"Aren't they all using kitchen knives? Can kitchen knives handle such details?! This is too incredible! What kind of knife skills do you need to have to be able to do this!"

Some people looked at all this in disbelief. How could a crude kitchen knife handle such details? The only explanation was that the chef had amazing knife skills!

"Impossible, there is no way a kitchen knife can be so powerful that even the texture of the feathers can be carved out. It's too exaggerated!

This guy must have used other carving tools! This is cheating! We must investigate it!"

In addition to the audience on site, the top chefs who had completed the ice sculptures were also admiring each other's works. The addition of Bai Yuan's works was as conspicuous as throwing a college student among elementary school students.

The appearance of such works naturally attracted some doubts. After all, it didn't look like it could be carved with a kitchen knife.

"If you are not good at it, practice more. If you can't afford it, don't play."

Hearing the doubts, Bai Yuan couldn't help but sneer and then started to mock.

"How dare you say you didn't use other tools? This delicate texture can't be produced by that rough kitchen knife!"

"You mean to say that the audience watching me here are all blind, allowing me to take out other tools and hammer on the ice sculpture?"

Bai Yuan did not fall into the trap of self-proof. Instead, he looked at the audience around him and spoke in a provocative voice, directing the blame onto them.

Sure enough, as Bai Yuan finished his words, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became wrong.

The audience who were originally just watching the show looked at the questioner with unfriendly eyes, as if they would eat him alive if he didn't give a reasonable explanation.

Sure enough, the best way to resolve conflicts is to intensify them.

"I..."

Feeling the many unfriendly looks, the questioner's face suddenly turned red and his neck became thick, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak! If he nodded, his popularity would be ruined, and if he shook his head, it would be equivalent to admitting that he had framed Bai Yuan.

This wave is simply neither human nor human!

At this moment, he already regretted why he questioned Bai Yuan, even though he knew that under everyone's supervision, cheating would be basically impossible to happen.

But how could such an ice sculpture be carved with just a kitchen knife? This is too incredible!

"What exquisite knife skills! You are the first person I have ever seen who can carve ice sculptures to this level with just a kitchen knife!"

At this moment, Master Baiyao's voice came from not far away, resolving the dilemma for the doubter, which made him look at the master with gratitude.

Then he stepped aside and lowered his head, minimizing his presence.

"Master Baiyao actually gave such a high evaluation. It seems that this young man really has something! This final is going to be exciting!"

After hearing Master Baiyao's evaluation, many people looked at Bai Yuan again. Seeing his calm appearance, they couldn't help but praise him.

"An ice sculpture of this level would undoubtedly win first place in any competition! Is it really necessary to choose?"

Some people shook their heads and smiled bitterly. The gap before them was so huge that even a kindergarten child could easily make a choice!

"It's amazing. After seeing this ice sculpture, there is only one option left in my mind. No matter how good the other works are, they will not work."

After hearing Master Baiyao's comments and looking at the Ice Phoenix in front of them, whose style was obviously one level higher than the surrounding ones, the audience looked at each other in bewilderment, and were inexplicably speechless.

Is this really necessary?

Chapter 78: First place in the score! Bai Yuan goes all out

“For this selection, each person will be given four colored cards: red, yellow, blue, and green. Red is worth four points, yellow is worth three points, and so on.

Please choose the four best ice sculptures in your mind and put the red, yellow, blue and green cards into the boxes in front of your favorite ice sculptures.

The same person can only vote for one ice sculpture at most. A dedicated person will count the votes and record the final score afterwards.

Now, please line up to receive your card."

Because he had long guessed that this might happen, Master Baiyao made arrangements in advance and slightly adjusted the scoring criteria for the competition.

However... at that time, he thought the person who would win was not Bai Yuan, but...

Looking at the majestic Teng Snake not far away, the uncle in green was looking at him with a wry smile. The appearance of this Ice Phoenix in the ice sculpture duel was a complete dimensionality reduction attack, and he had no chance of winning at all.

Even though his Ice Serpent sculpture was very vivid and it was his best performance, some gaps could not be made up by performance alone.

How can this guy be so strong? !

Looking at Bai Yuan with a relaxed expression on his face and his hands in his pockets, the uncle in blue couldn't help scratching his head.

Although the ice sculpture test only shows the strength of the knife skills, a lot can be revealed from the knife skills alone.

This kid is just as he thought, very complicated!

"I underestimated you! I didn't expect that old man would come here. Is the legendary kitchenware really so attractive?"

The uncle in blue thought so, and then turned his gaze to two other outstanding works, a black tortoise and an ice tree.

Xuanwu is a standard sculpture. There is nothing novel in every part, but the details are portrayed very well, which shows that the basic skills are very solid.

The ice trees have a messy beauty, showing the sculptor's boldness and recklessness. Even though the ice leaves are very thin, there is no sign of falling.

Cutting is like being a person, sometimes being decisive is better than being hesitant.

The person he was mainly looking at was Lei Tianci, who was leaning on a crutch. Perhaps because he stared at him for too long, the other party noticed something.

The God-given master suddenly turned and grinned at him.

“It’s finally time to vote. There’s no suspense about the first place, but the second, third and fourth places are really hard to choose! I feel like everyone’s work is so great!”

"Indeed, I feel that these are all similar, but I prefer the ice tree. This chaotic feeling looks great!"

"Really? I think that Teng Snake is pretty good. I voted for him for the second place."

"Heroes think alike!"

As the audience received their tickets, they started discussing while queuing to vote. What was shocking was that no matter who the audience was, after walking around the exhibition area, they would vote for Bai Yuan with the red card in their hands without hesitation, and then hesitate among the other ice sculptures.