Shokugeki no Imitation Chef

"Ahem, err... we are leaving for Jiuzhaigou tomorrow, let's study the itinerary and discuss the approximate menu," Liu Maoxing said.

It was already the morning after the topic was announced, Liu Maoxing and other five people who needed to participate in the assessment gathered in Erina's room in an awkward atmosphere, having a silent tactical discussion!

That's right, everyone chose to accept the topic announced by the judges earlier in the morning... and they had no choice but to accept it!

After all, this assessment is very serious and strict, and it is impossible to change the test questions at will.

And if they protest, they can't say the reason! Do you want to tell the judges that according to this test question, Erina and Liu Maoyuan are going to have sex with Liu Maoxing?

As for using the bad relationship between Erina and Liu Maoyuan as an excuse, it is even more unworkable...

Because Master Xie gave an example at the beginning, that is, when Lin Xiangru and Lian Po had a bad relationship, they cooperated together in the "Mianchi Banquet".

It is precisely because you have a bad relationship that the communication skills that such a cook needs to have are tested even more!

As for Liu Maoxing, it won't be easy either. Master Xie has already reminded him that as a member of the same team, if he can't play a role in bonding teammates who don't get along well, he will also be downgraded in evaluation!

And if he favors any side, causing further cracks in the team, he may be punished with a more serious penalty than Erina...

So now Liu Maoxing really couldn't stand it anymore, everyone seemed to be silent, so he had to speak first.

"Are you proud?" Erina looked at Liu Maoxing strangely.

"D-Of course not! I was also thinking about it for the sake of competition!" Liu Maoxing said righteously.

In fact, the most embarrassing atmosphere is Erina and Liu Maoyuan, but Liu Maoyuan is the only one who understands the situation of "Jiuzhaigou" among all the people. If she is not here, do the others want to dream?

And Erina is one of the actual participants in the "showdown", let alone exclude her...

What's more, just using the "separation" method can't solve any problems, and Liu Maoxing will still be downgraded.

At this moment, Liu Maoxing's eyes lit up and he said, "You're just having sex with me! What's the big deal, you both lost anyway... Hahaha, don't worry! I won't be too crowded!"

Sure enough, after Liu Maoxing finished speaking, he found that the two girls were staring at him...

Well, the fastest way to make the relationship between two people harmonious is to let them have the same "enemy"!

So Liu Maoxing carried forward his fearless spirit...

"You still want to feel crowded?"

"you you you……"

"Eh? In fact, it's nothing if you don't abide by the bet. Isn't it just being abandoned by the 'legendary kitchen utensils'? Anyway, I must be the one who wins, and it has nothing to do with you..." Liu Maoxing said in a nonchalant tone.

Seeing the angry look of the eldest lady, the little secretary suddenly had the belief that "the master will humiliate the minister to death", and said proactively: "Miss! I will share a room with you at that time, let's see him and see what he dares to do!"

And at this moment, Alice suddenly said, "Wait, you just said you were in the same room with him... Didn't you say you can't tie him up?"

Erina and Liu Maoyuan's eyes lit up when they heard this!

"Well, you should also wear an iron chain..."

"Do you need muscle relaxants?"

...

Seeing how excited the girls were discussing, Liu Maoxing's scalp felt numb for a while, so he could only speak back: "Should we first discuss the competition that will start tomorrow?"

The four girls were quiet for a while, and then Liu Maoyuan, who was the oldest and who knew Jiuzhaigou the most, spoke first...

"According to the rules announced by the judges before, we will take a plane from Guangzhou to Bayu tonight, and then fly from Bayu to Jiuhuang Airport in the south of Jiuzhaigou in the early morning of tomorrow, and then there will be a helicopter to take us to North Rim, at around 8:00 tomorrow morning, we will start from the northern edge of Jiuzhaigou... three days later, we will arrive at Jiuzhaigou Town on the southern edge where the judges are located." Liu Maoyuan said and spread a map of Jiuzhaigou on the table.

Liu Maoxing couldn't help but looked at her with an expression of "sure enough that he dislikes being honest". He looked reluctant, and it turned out that he had already prepared the map of Jiuzhaigou before!

"Then our first stop, shall we start from the primeval forest?" Fei Shazi took the initiative to answer, as a signal of a temporary "truce".

After all, it is impossible for Erina to speak up on her own initiative, and after having the revolutionary feelings of "conquering" Liu Maoxing together before, the relationship between the four daughters has also eased a little.

"That's right, but at the same time, the rules also stipulate that our range of travel cannot overlap with a large area of ​​the tourist area, and we cannot enter business-type places or protected areas where entry is prohibited... and the straight-line distance from the north edge to the south edge is also five. Sixty kilometers, plus we have to collect ingredients, so the time is not very abundant." Liu Maoyuan continued.

The prohibition of entering some protected areas that are strictly prohibited is naturally due to regulations. Because of the application of the Liu family, they have been able to operate in many places that ordinary tourists cannot visit, but some important protected areas are still prohibited from entering.

Of course, some protected animals must not be hunted! Animal food materials can only be exchanged from local Tibetans, or from places where the government regularly releases poultry and fish fry to catch, hunt and release species of animals...

The reason why they are prohibited from entering tourist areas and commercial places is to prevent them from obtaining ingredients or spices directly from commercial places!

At the same time, before departure, they can't carry these. All ingredients and spices must be obtained locally.

"That is to say, we'd better decide on the recipe first? How about we have a goal then?" Erina asked.

"That's right..."

At this time, the little secretary activated the guardian attribute again, and interjected: "I think it's better to talk about the weather and environment in Jiuzhaigou first! It's better to prepare clothes in advance!"

"Now is the coldest time, about minus 5 to 10 degrees. However, the altitude of the northern edge is more than 2,000 meters, and the altitude of the southern edge is more than 4,000 meters. Most of them are located at an altitude of 4,000 meters, so we must be prepared for altitude sickness." Liu Maoyuan said.

Liu Maoxing and Liu Maoyuan were not worried about this. The former was as strong as a cow, while the latter was not as good as Liu Maoxing in terms of internal strength or food energy, but he would not be troubled by mere altitude sickness.

On the contrary, Erina, Alice, and Feisha need to be on guard against one or two things. Although the methods of using cooking skills and tasting food to improve the energy of food are also available in the family, they do not advocate the "rapid development period". Get in touch with these things.

According to Senzaemon's theory, after the age of twenty, one has already made some achievements in cooking, and then going back to improve one's internal strength will naturally get twice the result with half the effort. Before the age of twenty, there is no need to be distracted.

Even Xinhu's family was affected by it, and Fei Shazi didn't touch it...

As for Senzaemon and Zongwei, the former is quite old and still has the internal strength to easily trigger the effect of "clothes splitting", and Zongwei was able to achieve "clothes splitting" when he was forty years old !

Of course, even after Erina and Alice are twenty years old, they will not choose to practice "clothes ripping"...

Even if Senzaemon didn't care about the rule of "passing males and not females", they would still refuse!

"In terms of ingredients, it's easier to think of...the yaks and Tibetan chicken that can be bought from herdsmen are definitely animal ingredients that can't be missed, as well as some bracken and fungi..." Liu Maoyuan analyzed.

"What about the spices?" Liu Maoxing said with a slight frown.

"Basic salts can be bought from herdsmen, not necessarily other special ones... But Jiuzhaigou has Gastrodia elata, Chuanbei, etc., which are suitable as traditional Chinese medicinal spices for food supplements."

Jiuzhaigou covers an area of ​​more than 600 square kilometers. Excluding the more than 50 square kilometers of the tourist area, there are still a lot of areas to choose from!

At the same time, Jiuzhaigou County is a Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Region. You can tell from the name that there are herdsmen from nine villages living here.

Although the rules prohibit Liu Maoxing and others from going to business-like places in the scenic area to directly buy ingredients and spices, they are allowed to buy or exchange them from herdsmen.

The most grazing and must-buy ingredients in Jiuzhaigou are naturally yaks and yak meat!

As for Tibetan chicken, it lives on a plateau at an altitude of three to four kilometers, and belongs to the leading breed of domestic poultry in high-altitude areas...

Bracken, as a wild vegetable, should be available even in winter in the virgin forest of Jiuzhaigou on the northern edge.

After all, Liu Maoyuan said minus 5 to 10 degrees, which does not include the scope of the virgin forest. Because of the regulation of the forest, even in winter, the temperature is above zero, and the highest can reach more than ten degrees...

No matter where the Tibetans are, they should be able to get bracken!

"What about aquatic products?" Erina asked.

"In terms of aquatic products... Jiuzhaigou is located in the transition zone between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Sichuan Basin. The altitude is too high, and because of the mineral content in many waters, although there are a lot of aquatic plants, there are no fish to survive. The choice of fishing is probably only official. Naked carp and Schizothorax that will put fry, some of which are not very suitable for consumption..."

"Luo, Loli?" Erina asked in shock.

Well, she obviously hasn't mastered Chinese to the fullest...

Naturally, I can't understand why Jiuzhaigou puts "loli" or aquatic loli?

"It's a naked carp... It's the name for a carp without scales! The most famous one is the Qinghai Lake naked carp, also known as the Huang carp, but because of its scarcity, private fishing is no longer allowed. In some waters of Jiuzhaigou, there is the Songpan carp. Naked carp and Sichuan Schizothorax are fish suitable for consumption," Liu Maoyuan explained.

"Cough cough, I feel very strange, throwing loli or something... it feels strange!" Erina coughed dryly.

The protector's little secretary immediately said: "That's right, that's right, I also heard it as a loli at the first time..."

Liu Maoxing finally said: "The more difficult thing is the spices... Not to mention the basic spices that can be traded in the hands of the herdsmen, but some special and unorthodox spices, we can only look for wild ones... ...Well, to be honest, the chances of this are not great!"

"No, since there are Gastrodia elata, Chuanbei, Polyporus... These half-Chinese medicines, half-spices are here, if we collect as much as possible, we may not be able to make delicious dishes!" Fei Shazi said.

The assessment is not a dish, but a "table", so only yak meat is definitely not enough...

"That's right, with Fei Shazi, we are not at a disadvantage in terms of medicinal food cooking! Although only the four of us participated in the final cooking, Fei Shazi can give us advice on the way!" Alice said.

Because of the special restriction rules, Liu Maoxing and the others couldn't use all kinds of spices from all over the world to cook as usual, so everyone began to think of other ways...

Looking at Erina and Liu Maoyuan, although they seldom talk to each other, at least they have been able to communicate harmoniously internally, Liu Maoxing is also a little relieved.

The above mentioned in advance is just for everyone to have an impression in mind. As for the specific recipes, it must be considered in combination with the actual situation.

Afterwards, Fei Shazi went to get ready and Erina still needed clothes for herself. As for Alice... after asking Fei Shazi half-heartedly, Fei Shazi also became a shopkeeper, and Fei Shazi also "by the way" helped her prepare Some.

As for Liu Maoxing and Liu Maoyuan, they don't have much need for clothes.

Of course, it is impossible for Liu Maoxing to "pack lightly". Fei Shazi is already studying the things to bring, how many kilograms in total, and has been glancing in Liu Maoxing's direction...

In addition to clothes, there must be tents, sleeping bags and the like. It is very likely that you will sleep on the first day. Even if it is not too cold in the virgin forest, it will be close to zero at night.

In the end, Fei Shazi decided to share a tent with Erina and Liu Maoyuan to monitor someone's possible misconduct!

As for Erina and Liu Maoyuan themselves, it is naturally impossible to break the previous oath.

And Alice didn't dare to look like she was alone with a tent. Although she didn't admit it verbally, it was "not dare", but in the end she decided to just bring a big tent!

And the task of preparing tents and sleeping bags was unanimously pushed to Liu Maoxing...

Only half a day later, Liu Maoxing didn't know where there was a tent for sale, so he immediately asked Liu Lousan...

"Buy a tent? Actually, if you don't choose the style, you can ask Liu's family to deliver the tent to Bayu Airport when you transit in Bayu. After you get the tent, you can take a plane to Jiuhuang Airport." Liu Lousan thought There is an easy way.

Liu Maoxing also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and immediately said: "That's great! Then, Senior Lou San, please send me five pairs of sleeping bags and a large tent that can sleep five people, can I?"

Liu Lousan glanced at him in surprise, and then coughed dryly: "Ahem, this... if you all agree...it's not impossible..."

"Huh? What do you agree with or disagree with? Patterns? It doesn't matter! Anyway, I sleep in a place where there are no people, and I don't pick patterns!" Liu Maoxing said.

"Yes, yes!"

After Liu Maoxing thanked Liu Lousan, he left...

If he knew what Liu Lousan did later, it might not be as simple as "thank you" now!

In the evening, Liu Maoxing and the others got on the plane to Bayu, wandered around all night, and got tents and sleeping bags from other members of the Liu family in Bayu on the way, and arrived at Jiuhuang Airport when it was daylight... …

Afterwards, the judges and people from various families went directly to Jiuzhaigou Town, while Liu Maoxing and his party were sent to the northern edge of the primeval forest by helicopter.

Four of the five people are dressed lightly. Although Erina, Alice, and Fei Shazi don't wear thin clothes, only Liu Maoxing is carrying an exaggerated "backpack"...

"Little secretary, I think this 'backpack' you modified..."

"Isn't it 'ingenuity' in Chinese?" Fei Shazi said.

Although the three of Erina are not very proficient, they have been communicating in Chinese recently.

"Yes, but I think it would be nice if you could make some changes!"

"What change?"

"Like installing two wheels..."

"Huh? That's right, it's more like a drag-and-drop suitcase!"

"No, I think this is more like a carriage!"

"It's not that exaggerated..."

However, Liu Maoxing just made complaints about it. Although it is a super big backpack, it has little effect on Liu Maoxing, not to mention that the heaviest luggage is actually his own, with a two-in-one steel rod and twelve special kitchen knives... …

But now Liu Maoxing, who is carrying a folding tent, and the four girls who entered the primeval forest with him still don't know that there is a huge conspiracy at this time... Ah, no! It should be said that a huge wave of "rumors" is attacking them!

"What? Just sent them a tent?"

"That's right...that's what Uncle Lou San said."

"It's more than that! It is said that some people have objections after hearing about it, but Uncle Lou said that they asked for it..."

"By the way, I also heard that Third Uncle Lou specially called for someone to take that modified 'very interesting' tent!"

"What are you talking about...ah! Could it be..."

"What? Could it be the legendary..."

That's right, in the Liu family's ancestral house, similar "rumors" have been flying all over the sky.

In fact, the matter of the tent itself is not a rumor, but what Liu Lousan said was exaggerated, and he added his own speculation when choosing the tent!

However, rumors and rumors will naturally ferment slowly. At noon, someone has already sworn that they saw Liu Maoxing and five people living in the same king-sized bed room when they were in Yangquan Hotel...

And the eight clan elders who had just received the news, as well as Nakiri Senzaemon and Nakiri Zongwei, were also "shocked" to confirm the news with Liu Lousan.

"Live in the same room? Of course not! Don't Erina and Alice live next door to Zongwei and his wife?" Liu Lousan said.

After hearing this, Nakiri Zongwei calmed down, and Ren Du's surging internal energy also calmed down...

"But the matter about the tent is indeed true... Liu Maoxing said that it was the result of everyone's unanimous decision! So I asked for a big tent for him..."

"What!" Nakiri Zongwei suddenly became irritable.

If someone hadn't stopped him, he would have already "intercepted" Liu Maoxing.

"Don't be so excited! Don't you still have sleeping bags? The same tent doesn't affect anything... Now the temperature in Jiuzhaigou's primeval forest is a bit low at night, and there are many people and it's warm!" Liu Lousan said.

"That's not okay! My lovely daughter, how can I use the same tent with the opposite sex? Even if I breathe the same air, it's already considered cheap for that brat! And... and if it's cold, the four girls share a tent, let That stinky brat can just use his own tent!" Nakiri Zongwei's daughter became violent.

However, Senzaemon, Niitomori, and Leonora didn't say anything more, but instead stopped the excited Nakiri Soe!

After the eight elders of the Liu family glared at Liu Lousan secretly for a few times, they didn't dare to say anything in front of the Nakie and Xinhu families...

Well, if they knew the "hidden mystery" of that tent, the two families would probably kill them together by now...

And the five members of Liu Maoxing and his party who have gone deep into the primeval forest don't know the "rumors" against them, and the tent behind Liu Maoxing is actually a "modified version" of Liu Lousan in his early years!

Although Liu Maoxing felt that the tent seemed a bit heavy, he didn't pay much attention to it, after all, he hadn't touched many tents before.

Seeing that it was already noon, the stomachs of Erina and others started to grow up...

"I'm so hungry! Really... It's okay to not bring ingredients, but even finished food is not allowed. Is this to survive in the wild?" Alice said angrily.

Seeing this, Liu Maoxing said: "There is a small lake in front of it that is not a scenic spot. When we get there, let's pick some fungi that we collected before and cook them!"

"Are you really going to have a mushroom feast? We don't seem to have any seasoning yet, right? Clear water mushrooms..." Alice said a little depressed.

Erina, who has a "super taste" and is very picky about cooking, can't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"...Yuanyuan, is there anything else that can be eaten in the original stone forest?"

"Yes, because every few years the officials will observe the ecological environment and regularly release some pheasants that were originally raised, so ring-necked pheasants and chubby pheasants can be caught, but unfortunately I haven't seen them all the time..."