Hunter x Hunter: Card Master, the Strongest in the World

After spending a few days together, Erina and Menchi worked together even better, and they cooked almost every meal together. In the process, both of them felt that they had benefited a lot.

The cooking time is only one hour, and contestants must complete five dishes in one hour: an appetizer, a main course, a soup, a salad, and a dessert.

This time is very tight, so even players who were previously acting alone will often find other players who are also acting alone to form a team during this stage.

Before long, a rich and complex aroma filled the entire square, with a wide variety of scents mixed together in the air.

Among them, the dishes made by Menchi and Erina were undoubtedly the most captivating. The nearby contestants became mesmerized and drooled just from the aroma, completely losing their focus on the competition.

White caviar, the core meat of the Mondoru elephant, and jade cabbage... these are all high-quality ingredients.

Generally speaking, ordinary players would find it difficult to obtain even one of these ingredients, but they easily hunted down all the top-tier ingredients.

With these ingredients, as long as your cooking skills aren't too bad, the food you make won't be too bad.

Once it's finished, you can serve it to the judges.

The two women prepared a large quantity, not only for the three judges, but also for Lynn, Bisge, and Gail.

As Lynn gazed at the stunning dishes, some even radiating light, his cells stirred with anticipation, his appetite surging.

This meal was top-notch even by the standards of the six continents, and his intuition told him that there would be noticeable changes after eating it.

He enjoyed the dishes one by one, and as the delicious food slid from his mouth to his stomach, his body began to greedily absorb the energy, turning it into wonderful nutrients to fill himself.

Lynn could even clearly feel the changes in his body, his cells were moving rapidly, and his physical fitness was gradually improving.

While Lynn was enjoying the delicious food, on the other side, the food had already been placed in front of the three judges.

Nitero stared at the glowing food and was immediately filled with curiosity.

This was the first time he had ever seen such delicious food.

Gently scoop a spoonful of the white caviar and put it in your mouth. The tender white caviar is like tofu, melting in your mouth with a gentle touch, and the rich milky aroma is accompanied by a refreshing freshness.

Beside Netero was Lin Nie, a short, wrinkled old woman with cloudy eyes that looked like an out-of-focus camera.

She raised an eyebrow, savoring the appetizer with equal surprise.

She knew Menqi's cooking skills; they were top-notch even in the Gourmet Paradise, but they could never reach this level.

Is that the chef Nian Beast who was her partner...?

Then, the three judges all picked up their scoreboards.

All 10 points!

After each dish was eaten, the judges would score it.

0 points is the lowest, and 10 points is the highest.

In other words, a single dish can only get a maximum of 30 points, and theoretically, the highest possible score for the entire set is 150 points.

However, in all the years that the food competition has been held, there has never been a team that has achieved a perfect score.

Menchi was quite pleased with the three people's scores and smiled with satisfaction.

Lynn didn't seem too flustered; after all, top-notch ingredients paired with a top-notch chef made a high score quite reasonable.

Lynn and Menchi's team scored 140 points, far ahead of the others.

After the competition, with the unanimous approval of the three judges, Lynn and Menchi were awarded first place in this culinary competition!

They were awarded championship prizes on the spot, and there were three types of prizes.

Three Grade A ingredients, a membership in the Gourmet Paradise, and the title of a one-star Gourmet Hunter.

Grade A ingredients are extremely rare, let alone three portions given out at once.

Membership at the Gourmet Paradise is also very useful, offering many privileges, such as discounts on food purchases on the island and free hotel stays. To this day, the park only has a few dozen members.

The final one-star Gourmet Hunter title was a reward provided by Netero.

This made Lynn think to himself that he wasn't even a hunter yet, but he had become a one-star gourmet hunter.

According to Netero, it doesn't matter if the contestant isn't a hunter; the title can be retained, and if they become a hunter later, they can directly hold the title of one-star Gourmet Hunter.

The champion's prize was extremely generous, and both Lynn and Menchi were quite satisfied with it.

For Lynn, the real "prizes" of this food competition were not these, but the healing fruit picked from the ancient tree, the A- grade Gourmet Tree, and a large amount of rare ingredients that could not be seen in the outside world from Gengar's belly!

Chapter 94 Promotion to A- Rank! Fusion of Yu-Gi-Oh!

After the competition ended, Lynn and Menchi inevitably gained fame.

Menchi was alright, as she was already a well-known gourmet hunter, but Lynn was just an unknown before this, and this was her first time being exposed to the public eye, so many people remembered her name.

Lynn wasn't in a hurry to leave, but stayed at the Gourmet Paradise for another half month, using the food there to grow.

At least within the six continents, there is no place more suitable for a gourmet's soul than Gourmet Paradise.

……

Inside the hotel suite.

restaurant.

Erina pushed the food cart in and placed a variety of colorful, fragrant, and dazzling dishes on the long table.

Lynn, Chopper, Gengar, and Yuki-onna sat around the table.

Looking at the delicious food, Lynn couldn't help but show a satisfied expression.

Indeed, having a chef character card is quite useful.

Moreover, now that he has a knack for food, Erina's usefulness becomes even more apparent.

These ingredients all come from the ingredient area. Good ingredients should be paired with good chefs so as not to waste resources.

He not only used these ingredients for his own consumption, but also shared some with the Gourmet Tree as "fertilizer." Currently, there are already three cards in the tree, and they will be ready to be harvested next month.

Today is the 26th, and he plans to enjoy some of these delicacies himself.

The other part is submitted to Toriko, who will surely be surprised and curious as to why the food this time is so much better than before.

【Successful transaction】

Satisfaction rating: B+

[Client's review: The dish was delicious. Please convey my thanks to the chef. I look forward to eating even more delicious food in the future. This is the pufferfish whale we ordered beforehand, and it has already been prepared.]

[Reward: Pufferfish Whale (B+)]

……

Name: Pufferfish Whale

[Grade: B+]

[Type: Item Card]

[Background: Gourmet Devil]

[Description: This is a level 29 seafood item. The poison sac has been successfully removed, so it is safe to eat. The meat is extremely delicious, and consuming it can improve one's physical condition depending on individual circumstances.]

Toriko is such a passionate guy.

Lynn originally thought that Toriko was just being polite during the last transaction, but he didn't expect that this time he would actually trade for the pufferfish whale.

The card flashed, and a pufferfish whale appeared on the long table.

The pufferfish whale is very similar to the previous pufferfish, but it is easy to tell from the surface luster and other aspects that the pufferfish whale is several levels higher than the pufferfish.

"Huh? It looks a lot like the Grim Reaper pufferfish," Chopper said curiously.

"This pufferfish ingredient... is truly amazing." Erina looked at it, her pretty face showing surprise and excitement.

For an ambitious chef, nothing is more exciting than high-quality ingredients.

Erina stared at the pufferfish whale, her eyes shining, her hands trembling slightly, already itching to act, but she still suppressed her emotions and cast an inquiring look at Lynn.

She is Lynn's mind beast, and she absolutely obeys any of his commands, and all her actions are based on Lynn's wishes.

Capone, Chopper... and even her, nothing is more important than Lynn.

Lynn smiled gently: "I'll leave the cooking to you, my personal chef. Hmm... let's begin now."

He couldn't wait to enjoy this ingredient that he could only dream of in his previous life through a screen.

"Yes!" Erina smiled and carefully took the pufferfish whale into the kitchen, then brought it back to the restaurant shortly afterward.

Erina believed that the best way to cook pufferfish is as sashimi, which would bring out its original flavor to the greatest extent, so she didn't spend much time on it.

Since Chopper and his friends don't have gourmet cells and have limited absorption capacity, most of the pufferfish slices end up on the plate in front of him.

Lynn picked up his chopsticks, took a slice, and watched the grease shimmer under the light. The moment he put it in his mouth, his pupils involuntarily contracted.

The fish slices don't melt directly on the tongue, but rather unfold slowly like the first snow falling on a warm stone slab. You first taste the ultimate sweetness of the seafood, and then the oil spreads out layer by layer like a tide.

He could feel every cell in his body cheering and frantically absorbing the nutrients brought by the pufferfish whale. Warm currents surged from his body to his limbs and bones, and his spiritual energy on his body surface expanded uncontrollably, creating a violent commotion.

After the increase in mental energy reaches a certain peak, it falls back and eventually stabilizes within a certain range.

After a while, Lynn slowly opened his eyes and realized that he had unknowingly eaten all the pufferfish slices on the plate. If it were before, he would not have been able to eat them at all because they contained too much energy.

He now feels he has inexhaustible power.

Lynn sensed something and opened the panel to see that he had been promoted to A- level!

Having been in this world for less than a year, he has grown from C-level to A-level, which means that he has truly become a member of the world's strong ranks!

This is only his base strength. If you add his character cards and item cards, his true strength is even greater!

Taking [Solo Assistance] as an example, he can now maximize its effect and directly enjoy three minutes of A+ strength. A+ level is only below S level, which shows its strength.

What is a trump card? This is what a trump card is!

Previously, he was still in the basic development stage. As he acquires more and more cards, the abilities they exert will become stronger and stronger, and his growth rate will increase exponentially.

We're already at A- level, and S- level is no longer out of reach.

After a while, Lin En finally calmed down, her heart pounding with emotion.

After finishing his lunch, he took out a divination tissue and randomly pulled one out.

[Daikichi]

Finally, a great omen appeared. Lynn raised an eyebrow; he had been waiting for several days.

I should have drawn the cards for this month's Yu-Gi-Oh! deck a few days ago, but I haven't been able to get the Great Luck yet. It seems like I used up all my luck in the food competition at the beginning of the month.

That's why it's been delayed again and again, until today.

Lynn's mind raced, and the familiar deck appeared in his hand.

Hopefully, they'll release a good product.

"My turn, draw a card!"

A flash of light appeared, and Lynn turned it over to take a look.

It was a familiar swirling pattern.

【Name: Fusion】

[Grade: B+]

[Type: Ability Card]

[Background: Yu-Gi-Oh!]

[Description: This ability allows you to combine two cards of grade B- to B+. There are three equally likely outcomes: you will get an A-grade card, a B-grade card, or nothing at all.]

The famous Fusion technique from Yu-Gi-Oh!

Here, cards are combined, and there's a chance to combine two B-grade cards into an A-grade card, but there's also an equal chance of turning into a single B-grade card, or even disappearing altogether.

After waiting for so long, a B-grade synthesis card has finally been released.

Perfectly, [Fusion] and [Alchemy Synthesis] work together to create a direct path from C-rank to A-rank.

For a moment, Lynn couldn't resist the urge to try out the fusion effect.