Chapter 12 Either Master or Disaster

Either master the skill, or face disaster.

“Hmph! Only idiots make choices! Smart people choose neither!”

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“Wuwuwu, when you guys choose dishes later, can you please spare me?”

Lu Xiaoyao, who was still “striking hard” against the new rules announced by the God of Cookery in the morning, was now being cautious after getting last place in the afternoon assessment.

The remaining five players looked at Lu Xiaoyao without saying a word.

Yes, five.

Zhen Hu, who was almost successful in yesterday’s assessment, directly mastered the skill today.

Just like the first half of what Lu Xiaoyao said, only idiots make choices; the second half should be: smart people directly master the skill.

As for the twin brother, Zhen Po, it was as if all the talent for cooking was given to his brother, so he directly accompanied Lu Xiaoyao. She was last, and he was second to last.

Now, a group of people looked at the handsome and heroic figure of the God of Cookery cooking in the cafeteria's operating room, and their hearts felt even more congested.

“By the way, did anyone see Zhen Hu's operation just now?”

Ignoring the pair of unfortunate siblings, Lu Gui directly asked Lou Jia, who was assessing at the stove next to Zhen Hu.

“It seems like… oil?” Lou Jia wasn’t sure about this point and only said, “I remember he used a spoon to scoop a spoonful of oil into the pot, then put in the sliced meat and quickly scooped it up.”

Lou Jia's voice wasn’t low, and others quickly heard it.

“Was it stir-fried? This is more challenging in terms of controlling the heat than other methods.”

Mu Chen muttered. He had only mastered the heat for blanching. If he rashly switched to stir-frying, he might spend several days mastering it compared to Zhen Hu.

Ming Mei was also present at the assessment this time. She saw it more clearly than Lou Jia, who was focused on the dishes in her own pot.

Zhen Hu abandoned blanching the sliced meat in boiling water and instead chose to quickly stir-fry it in hot oil.

The quickly stir-fried meat slices remained tender and juicy on the inside, while the hot oil evaporated the moisture on the outside. When it was mixed with the spicy crab sauce later, it wouldn’t have the excess moisture like the boiled version, which would dilute the sauce’s flavor.

It had a better taste than blanching.

It seemed that Zhen Hu had already learned this after class yesterday and had been practicing during and after class today, so he could directly master the skill in the assessment.

Everyone had already begun discussing Zhen Hu’s successful mastery of the skill, preparing to learn from his successful experience.

At this time, the God of Cookery also came out with his dinner.

Six plates of food, each with different dishes, but all with one meat dish, two vegetable dishes, and a serving of soup.

“Alright, choose. Pick in order of your ranking just now.”

Hearing the God of Cookery’s words, Mu Chen went up first. He glanced roughly at the plates and finally chose a set that looked very light and bland.

Unless the poison was colorless and tasteless, this kind of light dish was the safest.

While Mu Chen was choosing, Ming Mei was also carefully watching the expression on the God of Cookery’s face.

Seeing that the other party didn’t show a different expression when Mu Chen chose the meal, she slowly relaxed.

Next was Lu Gui. When Lu Gui was picking his plate, his eyes weren’t on the plates at all but were fixed on the God of Cookery’s face.

He stared at the subtle changes in his facial expression as his hand landed on each plate.

Unfortunately, before he could finish his attempt, the other party glared at him impatiently and said, “Hurry up!”

Lu Gui finally imitated the others and took the blandest of the remaining five.

After that, perhaps because the beginning was good, the players behind him all took the remaining light dishes.

In the end, Lu Xiaoyao got the only dish in the entire room that was full of heavy sauces and oil.

Although the God of Cookery made it look very appetizing, Lu Xiaoyao was very clear that she was probably, most likely, done for.

“You guys… QAQ”

Lu Xiaoyao held her plate and looked at the others, especially her brother beside her. She looked at him pitifully and said, “Brother, don’t you feel sorry for me?”

“Then don’t you feel sorry for me?” Lu Gui was unmoved. “I didn’t do anything, but because I felt sorry for you, I’m gone.”

“Maybe there’s no poison in mine~”

“Do you believe that yourself?”

Lu Xiaoyao: “……”

[Accept your fate,崽崽 (zai zai, little one), with your level, you wouldn't graduate normally anyway. Let's end it like this, hahaha!]

[+1, 崽崽 (zai zai, little one), eat a last meal before you go!]

[Eat, eat, we'll wait for you to review the game after it's over~]

[Hahaha, if 崽崽 (zai zai, little one) really eats it and ends the game, do you think she'll go into seclusion first or review the game first?]

[Why are you all assuming that 崽崽 (zai zai, little one) will eat the poison? Maybe the blandest one will go first~]

[Hey! Are you trying to make our Ms. Merchant a widow!]

[What the hell is a widow!]

[Hahaha, just now, did you guys notice Ms. Merchant's eyes when the big boss was choosing the plate? Really! Hiss, so sweet!]

[That's right, that's right, she was actually helping the big boss watch the God of Cookery! I ask you! Who else has this treatment?!]

……

The comments on the screen started with feeling sorry for 崽崽 (zai zai, little one) and ended with shipping the beautiful CP. This was the usual routine.

Ming Mei didn’t comment but silently started thinking.

[Ghost, have I changed recently?]

Ghost: [Host, what are you referring to?]

[I can't really say, I just feel that before… Mu Chen was always looking at me, and I've noticed that I've been looking at him recently.]

After Ming Mei finished speaking, she was met with a long silence.

Finally, Ghost snorted coldly: [Host, are you showing off that you have a boyfriend?]

Ming Mei: ?

No, she wasn't.

Next was the large-scale “poison tasting” session.

For the first bite, Ming Mei watched all the players tentatively eat half a spoonful of rice.

For the first time, Ming Mei saw so many people eating so slowly and carefully.

After the first bite, everyone tacitly put down their spoons and looked at each other, confirming that nothing had happened to each other. Then, they all turned their attention to Lu Xiaoyao.

Lu Xiaoyao: =。=

Perhaps because she already had a broken jar mentality, Lu Xiaoyao ate a small amount for the first bite and chewed it carefully for a long time.

But, it was so delicious!

Confirming that there was no heart-wrenching, abdominal pain, or other painful feelings after swallowing, she got excited.

The momentum of a rice bucket suddenly erupted!

Then, what everyone saw was Lu Xiaoyao's gluttonous eating broadcast scene.

However, Lu Xiaoyao still didn't feel any discomfort.

This made everyone even more confused.

This, is okay?

Everyone (except Lu Xiaoyao) carefully ate their dinner while looking around at the others, but they found that no one else had any reaction. Their eyes couldn't help but turn to the God of Cookery NPC standing in front.

Were they being played?

“What are you looking at me for? Hurry up and eat.”

The God of Cookery could see through their thoughts and snorted in his heart: This group of people doesn’t work hard at cooking, but their eyes roll around when they eat, full of bad ideas!

Finally, his eyes fell on Lu Xiaoyao and he rolled his eyes.

Oh, there was also a simpleton here who was consistent inside and out: doesn’t work hard at cooking, but eats very diligently!