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Chikiri Senzaemon was engaging enthusiastically in discussions with various national and global culinary organizations, but Nakamura Ji and Nakamura Chaoyang, along with the factions affiliated with them, the former and current Ten Elites of Totsuki Academy, and everyone else was completely bewildered. What was all this? A culinary world? What were these "culinary cells"? A super-ancient civilization? Aliens? Gods? What did any of this have to do with food?

Why can Chikiri Senzaemon talk nonsense seriously while others can respond and raise various questions?

"The world of gourmet food, gourmet cells, what on earth are these?"

Nakamura Ji stood up and raised his questions loudly. Chinikiri Senzaemon didn't even look at him and ignored him directly. The other insiders looked at him and were not prepared to reveal the information to him. They turned to look at Chinikiri Senzaemon and listened to his introduction to gourmet cells.

Nakamura Ji could only sit down slowly with a gloomy face and continue to wait for Chikiri Senzaemon to speak.

"Gourmet cells were discovered in a jellyfish called the phantom jellyfish, a species found deep in the food world. The cells in jellyfish are more active than those in ordinary fish. After being eaten, phantom jellyfish regenerate their limbs, making the animals that eat them more delicious. Later, the Chikiri family discovered that life could evolve through this process, so they implanted gourmet cells into the human body. This activated human cells, allowing human life to evolve after consuming gourmet food, and their strength surpassed that of ordinary humans, surpassing their limits. It can be said that the food world and gourmet cells represent humanity's greatest opportunity for the evolution of life and the development of civilization."

Are you kidding? Gourmet cells sound impossible, right? Upon hearing this, Nakamura Ji and Nakamura Chaoyang lost their previous arrogance and turned pale. If such a thing really existed, they couldn't imagine how powerful the Chikiri family would be if they possessed it. Now they could only hope that the Gourmet Cells were fake, or that the effects were not as powerful as Chikiri Senzaemon had advertised.

"I want to know, if the Chikiri family really discovered the gourmet world and these gourmet cells, why are they willing to announce it instead of developing it on their own?"

The person who asked the question this time was a representative of the American catering industry. He judged others by himself and thought that if the forces behind him had access to these things, they would definitely hide them secretly to eliminate any possibility of leakage.

"Before answering this question, I would like to let everyone watch a video, and then I will answer your questions."

The projector behind him began playing a video about twenty minutes long.

"What is this? Is this a monster movie?"

"This giant snake is so scary, it must be dozens of meters long. Is it from a movie? It feels so real."

"But the figure fighting Orochi, if I'm not mistaken, is Totsuki's head chef and board member, Gin Dojima!"

"He's Gin Dojima. When did he start filming a movie?"

“Could it be?………………”

As the video played, everyone in the conference hall gradually understood what the video meant.

"Mr. Senzaemon, was this video actually filmed in the gourmet world? And did Mr. Dojima Gin gain his powers from the injection of gourmet cells?"

"Yes, this video is a record of Dojima Gin's adventures in the world of food."

"Oh my god! This is incredible! Is this really a power that a human can possess? He's like Superman!"

“It’s incredible!”

………………

"Okay, let me answer the questions from my friends. Do you know how big the food industry is?"

Chikiri Senzaemon coughed lightly, suppressing the voices of everyone discussing, and asked a question instead.

"About the size of a continent?"

"I don't think it's that big. Maybe only the size of a country."

"I think it's probably about the same size as the Earth."

When the atmosphere was almost set, Senzaemon Chikiri gave the correct answer.

"After extensive research by the Chikiri family into the food world, they discovered it's also a planet, with a diameter over eight times that of Earth, meaning its volume is over six hundred times greater. And this world is ruled by those gourmet creatures that possess gourmet cells... It's not something we humans can easily develop. That's why the Chikiri family invites everyone to participate."

"What's so difficult about this? If the Chikiri family has any problems, you can let me handle it. They are just some beasts. They are as fragile as paper in front of the army."

The leader of the American catering industry who spoke earlier spoke directly, saying that once the Space Force arrives, wild beasts and the like will be minor problems.

There was a reason why he could make this guarantee. Such a big thing as the gourmet cells had already been leaked when the video was just played. Don't be fooled by the calmness in the conference hall. The attention of many countries outside has been focused here.

"Haha, when the Chikiri family was exploring the world of gourmet food, they classified ingredients into different levels based on the difficulty of catching them, from the lowest level one to the highest level thousands. Can you guess what level this giant snake was caught at?"

Chikiri Senzaemon simply laughed off the contempt and threats in the words of the spokesperson for the American food and beverage industry and continued his speech.

"Such a powerful snake should be over a thousand levels high."

"I think it's more than that, maybe three thousand?"

"Five thousand!"

………………

Among the many speculations, the lowest guess is that the capture level is in the thousands, and the highest is close to tens of thousands.

"This giant snake is called the Demonic Serpent. It typically grows between 35 and 45 meters in length and weighs approximately 15 to 20 tons. It possesses infrared sensing, which allows it to detect prey based on heat. Its deadly venom allows it to accurately deliver its prey, making it quite difficult for gourmets to fight it in the dark. Furthermore, even if it sustains damage, the Demonic Serpent can instantly regenerate its body by forming its own multi-functional cells."

After saying this, Chikiri Senzaemon paused, giving everyone time to think and react.

"And the Phichakiri family has set the capture level of this demonic snake at twenty-five."

"impossible!!!"

"How is this possible? This has to be a joke!"

Faced with everyone's disbelief, Phichakiri Senzaemon spoke seriously.

"Perhaps you think I'm exaggerating, or even lying? But what I want to say is that this is the truth. Don't forget what I said before: the size of the food world is over 3.6 times that of Earth. Although these food creatures are indeed not human and have not formed a civilization, this does not mean that they are weak or unintelligent."

"In fact, these creatures are extremely strong physically. A capture level of one means it would take ten soldiers to barely capture them. A capture level of one hundred means that even humanity's most powerful weapons, such as nuclear weapons, would have a hard time threatening them. Given their speed and physical strength, nuclear weapons would have a hard time hitting their targets, and the aftermath would barely cause any significant damage."

"And the eight rulers of the Gourmet Realm, with a capture level exceeding 6,000, each possess the power to destroy planets the size of Earth. For example, one of the Eight Kings, the Queen Snake, is 220,000 kilometers long and weighs over 100 trillion tons. Her body alone could crush the Earth to pieces."

Chikiri Senzaemon's purpose in saying this was to establish the impression that the culinary world was powerful, forcing humanity to unite in times of crisis and avoid infighting. After all, even the Chikiri family, no matter how powerful they were, could not stop the greed of the human heart. Only the survival of the race could prevent this from happening again.

Chapter 112: The Ten Heroes Who Regret and Despair

In order to deepen everyone's awareness of the dangers of the food world, Chikiri Senzaemon projected a lot of specific information about the food world, including scenes of high-level food creatures such as the Eight Kings taking action.

"This? The Chikiri family said they wanted to develop the food world. Are they kidding me? These alien monsters are lucky enough not to invade us, but we want to invade the food world. Are you kidding me?"

"Oh my god, is the world coming to an end?"

"Is today April Fool's Day? Or am I still asleep?"

………………

Seeing that he had used too much force at once and had completely destroyed everyone's fighting spirit, he was frightened and quickly released the rest of the news.

"Don't worry too much. The area where the food world borders Earth is just a marginal zone. Life there basically consists of capturing food creatures with power levels between 1 and 100. We can gradually develop our food cells and the food world and strengthen ourselves."

"Moreover, the world of gastronomy is already connected to the Earth. Does that mean we are safe if we just turn a blind eye and ignore it? The danger still exists. Therefore, I am calling for the establishment of an International Gastronomy Organization (IGO) to manage humanity's development and handling of the gastronomy and its ingredients."

"Why should a culinary institution develop and manage something as big as this? Are you kidding me?"

"The reason is very simple. This friend may not have listened carefully to what I said before. After humans are implanted with gourmet cells, the more delicious the food they eat, the better the evolutionary effect on the human body. Of course, the higher the level of gourmet creatures captured, the better the taste. However, natural ingredients captured at levels one to five are no less delicious than the dishes created by the Ten Great Masters of Totsuki in the past."

Having said that, Senzaemon Chikiri paused and looked at the ten great men of the past.

Sure enough, their expressions changed all of a sudden. Before, they were still excited about the gourmet cells and the numerous ingredients in the gourmet world. Now, when they heard that their cooking skills were only comparable to the lowest-level ingredients in the gourmet world, they understood what Li Xuan had said.

Having betrayed the Chikiri family, it was almost impossible or difficult for them to obtain high-quality ingredients in the culinary world. Their future as chefs was already bleak in the new era of gourmet cells. How could they accept this? But they had no choice but to accept that the profession of chef had almost closed its doors to them.

When the food ingredients become widely popular, how many of them will be able to hold on until then? How big will the gap between them and the ten heroes standing on the side of the Phichakiri family be by then? Si Yingshi, Kobayashi Ryodan and others no longer dare to think about it, nor do they want to think about it.

"But this doesn't mean chefs are unimportant. A good chef can bring out 200% or even more of the precious ingredients in the culinary world. Therefore, the strongest people in the future may not all be chefs, but excellent chefs will definitely be strong. And other strong people with culinary talents also need chefs. Only chefs can best utilize the precious ingredients in the culinary world. That's why I propose the establishment of an international culinary organization (IGO) to manage specific culinary development matters."

"So, do you have any questions? If not, today's press conference ends here. The Chikiri family will establish an international culinary organization, IGO, to manage the development and utilization of the culinary world. Everyone is welcome to join."

After Chikiri Senzaemon stood up and forcefully announced the formation of IGO, Chikiri Managi also stood up and invited the participants to attend the banquet later.

"Also, after the press conference, the Chikiri family has prepared a gourmet food tasting banquet. We've prepared many rare ingredients for everyone to enjoy. Even if you don't have a gourmet sense, many of these ingredients possess unique benefits, such as beauty and skin care, as well as treating myopia. I hope everyone enjoys it. Also, at the banquet, there will be an exhibition of gourmet creatures captured by the Chikiri family, with a capture level close to level 1,000."

At the subsequent banquet, the Chikiri family brought out a large amount of low-grade ingredients as a treat, including fist-sized popcorn from dozens of meters high baby corn, chocolate mushrooms, bananas, cucumbers, etc. The most valuable thing was a rainbow fruit, one-tenth of which was cut into pieces to make a swimming pool-sized juice for the guests.

"Are you planning to join the IGO?"

"What else? Didn't you hear what the Chikiri family said about capturing a gourmet creature with a level of nearly 1,000? If everything is true, it means that the Chikiri family holds an extremely powerful force. If others are willing to negotiate with you now, they are giving you face. If you refuse, you will be drinking a penalty instead of accepting a toast."

"Indeed, those gourmet creatures that the Chikiri family just overran were so terrifying that my hair stood on end. The subsequent munitions tests didn't even blow up a single hair. They're clearly very terrifying."

"You said, didn't the Chikiri family just discover the gourmet world? Where did such a powerful force and complete system come from? It doesn't look like it could have been formed in a short time. Could it be that the Chikiri family discovered the gourmet world a long time ago and secretly developed it until now?"

"No, I think they were only discovered recently. The development of the culinary world is something the Chikiri family couldn't have concealed. Perhaps, as the head of the Chikiri family said, they must have inherited something from an ancient civilization or aliens, or perhaps it was a gift from a god or Buddha? Other than that, I can't think of any other reason."

"Forget it, it's done. There's no point in thinking about it. With this discovery from the food world, the Chikiri family eats the meat, and we, the food organizations, can at least get to drink the soup along with them. We have great potential for development. However, these food forces in Japan have betrayed the Chikiri family. I'm afraid it's all over in the new era. The Chikiri family will definitely support a group of people to suppress and replace them. It's really unbearable!"

The previous incident between the Pheasant family and Nakamura Tsuyoshi and Nakamura Asahi was a hot topic, and these people naturally heard about it. Although they have to be someone else's younger brother now, at least they can gain huge benefits, so they just do it. However, Nakamura Tsuyoshi and others have not had the opportunity to do so yet.

As for people, the presence of the more tragic 837 can immediately improve their mood. The resentment in my heart will immediately improve when I see Nakamura Ji and others.

Nakamura Ji, Nakamura Chaoyang, and the others, while feasting on various rare ingredients, fell into despair. Especially the former members of the Totsuki Group, "Kimi-chan, you are so powerful! Why didn't you tell us earlier? If you had told us earlier, none of this would have happened. We will be absolutely loyal to the Kigi-chan, and we won't have any ulterior motives."

"Honestly, just like what that person said, I really regret it, alas."

Xiaolin Longdan sighed deeply, realizing that Li Xuan had accurately predicted all her thoughts and feelings. She truly regretted her decision. A lover of adventure and rare ingredients, she felt the world of food was a paradise she could never dream of. But now, this truly existent paradise was drifting further and further away.

"What's the point of regretting? I can only grit my teeth and persevere. This is my own choice."

Ji Zhiguo Ningning smiled bitterly. What else could she do? Things had come to this point, and there was no room for redemption.

"I... I really want to know what it's like to make some desserts with that colorful rainbow fruit. That would definitely be the cutest dessert I've ever made."

Drinking the rainbow juice in her hand, the rather childish Akane Kubo Momo could no longer hold back the tears in her eyes.

The three male elites also fell into a long silence. Especially Si Yingshi, he had completely withdrawn into himself, feeling that his life had completely lost its meaning.

Chapter 113: The Three Daughters of Xiaolin Longdan

"By the way, it seems both of the third generation of the Chikiri family are daughters."

"Yes, maybe we can send my child over to try. I'm quite confident in him. He inherited my good looks and demeanor, so the possibility is quite high."

"Come on! Look over there."

"Who is this man? Why are the two little princesses of the Chikiri family with him?"

"This man's name is Li Xuan. His name sounds like he's from the mainland, but in reality, many people have mobilized all their resources and haven't found any trace of his life. We only know that he appeared a few days ago with a few girls, and then he was left alone. His entire situation is shrouded in mystery, and it's very strange."

"Do you think he has any connection with the food industry?"

"Who knows? I only know that Chikiri Senzaemon also values him very much, but I don't know anything more."

Li Xuan did not hide his existence, so other forces could easily collect a lot of intelligence, but there was no useful information at all. He looked like an idle playboy.

But if Li Xuan is really just a playboy, the Chikiri family would be willing to let both of their daughters come into contact with him. What a joke! You have to know that the Chikiri family only has these two daughters, which means that the Chikiri family will definitely be handed over to them.

Many factions speculated that Li Xuan might be connected to the culinary world. It was even possible that Li Xuan wasn't even human, but rather a being from the culinary world, with whom the Chikiri family had partnered, betraying the interests of humanity. Of course, this was merely speculation, and the possibilities were numerous, but Li Xuan was undoubtedly more than he appeared.

"I'm going to find him."

Kobayashi Rindan simply couldn't bear the prospect of a tragic future. Twenty years from now, the gap between him and the ten elites who had sided with the Chikiri clan had widened. As for Nakamura Ji and Nakamura Chaoyang, they were already a laughing stock, with some hoping to use them as tokens of loyalty to gain credit for the Chikiri clan.

"Who are you looking for?"

Akane Kubo Momo still hadn't reacted.

"Would it be useful to look for him? After all, no one knows anything about him except his name. I don't think it would be of much use. Even if he has a solution, why would he help us?"

Of course, Ji Zhiguo Ningning does not want to give up the cooking skills that she has been pursuing and loving since childhood, but she is a relatively calm person and has a very realistic perspective on things.

"But I have to give it a try! I know this is just a desperate struggle, but at this point, this is the only solution I can come up with."

Xiaolin Longdan smiled bitterly. She knew that there was little hope, but she would feel unwilling to give up if she didn't try. She had to at least make one last effort. If it still didn't work, she could only accept her fate.

When the Chikiri sisters left to deal with some things, the three of them found Li Xuan who was drinking juice and observing the various aspects of life.

"So it's you guys. I was wondering how anyone could get close to here."

Li Xuan sensed someone approaching and turned around to see that it was Kobayashi Ryodan and the other two. He said that he had set up an expulsion barrier and no one could approach except those he knew, and they wouldn't even have the thought to.

"Why are you looking for me again? Didn't you not believe my previous warning?"

"I was certainly wrong, but who could have imagined that the Chikiri family had such a powerful hand? I came here to ask what our future holds."

Xiaolin Longdan was relieved to see that Li Xuan was willing to reply. She was afraid that Li Xuan would not even pay attention to her.

"Didn't I say that at the time? It depends on whether the Chikiri family really wants to target you. In fact, in my opinion, the Chikiri family is not so stingy. Nakamura Ji and Nakamura Chaoyang will definitely be completely banned by these families. The forces under their command will definitely be liquidated, but they won't go too far. Small fish and shrimps like you will most likely be ignored."

Chikiri Senzaemon also has to consider the impact and cannot kill everyone.

"The most likely solution is to refuse to cooperate with you traitors. If you want to obtain rare ingredients, the world is so big, you can go elsewhere to hone your culinary skills and wait for six or seven years. By then, the world's culinary powers should have begun promoting rare ingredients in the culinary world. By then, the hype surrounding your betrayal will have faded, so you can find a force to join and there's hope."

Xiao Lin Long Dan smiled bitterly. This method was indeed good, and it was also the retreat plan she had thought of before. It was indeed feasible to do so, but if so, how big would the gap between her and other people be?

"According to your estimation, if we take this path, how big will the gap between me and Isshiki Hui and the others be?"

"Oh! Have you thought about it? Are you sure you want me to answer this question? Like I said before, the answer is very cruel."

"Please tell me, I want to know."

Xiaolin Longdan said firmly that now that she had reached this point, she had nothing to be afraid of.