Beast Taming: I Can Bestow Entries-Chapter 202: Tri-Colored Dumplings

Three days after Chen Mo completed the [Ambidextrous] entry challenge, all 10 preliminary matches ended.

Finally, Chen Mo ranked 12th, and Yu Tao ranked 25th. Both advanced to the regional finals.

Meanwhile, the specific rules for the finals were also announced.

The moment Chen Mo saw the final’s topic, he laughed. freewēbnoveℓ.com

Because the final’s theme was called "Different Tastes for Each Mouth."

This time, the judges were not just Spirit Chefs, Gourmet Connoisseurs, or Star Spirit Masters.

Besides the 10 judges from the preliminaries, there were 10 special "judges" in the finals, which were various Food Spirits!

Most of them were Commander High Rank Food Spirits, and there was even a Monarch Stage Qiankun Egg.

It was known that each Food Spirit had vastly different tastes, with some liking spicy and others preferring mild, often related to their original food.

Creating a dish that satisfies multiple Food Spirit judges is an extremely challenging task for every Spirit Chef.

However, for Chen Mo, who possessed the [Taste Adapter] entry, this was not a problem at all!

He could make a dish have multiple flavors by the time it was plated!

Apart from the changes in judges, the rules of this competition were also quite interesting.

Each Spirit Chef could receive three ingredient packages with different ingredients, like a vegetable package, beef package, pastry package, etc.

Among these three, one could be specified by the contestant themselves, and the other two would be selected by spinning a slot machine.

Contestants had to use the ingredients in these three packages to make a dish within 4 hours.

As for the scoring method, it remained the same as in the preliminary round: ingredient quality score + judges’ score = total score.

Time flew by like a white pony crossing a gap; two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Soon, the day of the finals arrived.

The finals were held at the central plaza of Taoyuan.

At this moment, 50 open kitchens with complete kitchenware were set up in the plaza. Although the competition hadn’t started yet, it was already surrounded by spectators.

More than 20 million people were watching the competition live on television and various streaming platforms!

9:00

Contestants entered the field.

Chen Mo and the Glutinous Rice Ball Spirit slowly walked to kitchen number 9.

Their number this time was 9, which was their lucky number.

"Welcome everyone to the 68th Young Chef Competition Southeast Regional Finals, meow!"

In front of the stage was the familiar figure of the Neon Cat.

"Next, let me introduce the specific rules of this competition to everyone..."

Behind the Neon Cat was a machine similar to a slot machine, or rather, it was a slot machine.

The slot machine had three columns of images, representing the ingredient packages contestants would use in this competition.

Contestants would rotate the ingredient package slot machine to select their other two ingredient packages.

"Please select and draw your ingredient packages in order, meow~ First up is the first place winner from the preliminaries—contestant Liu Yang!"

Following the Neon Cat’s introduction, a tall and skinny Spirit Chef with gray spiked hair walked towards the slot machine with his Food Spirit.

This slightly non-mainstream-looking young man was Liu Yang, the hot favorite to win this Spirit Food Competition.

Liu Yang first secured the fish and shrimp ingredient package; his initial Food Spirit was the Crystal Shrimp Spirit.

Then he pressed the red button, and the ingredient slot machine started to spin rapidly...

The images spun slower and slower until the pointer stopped on the dried fruit package and snack package.

Seeing these two ingredient packages, Liu Yang was taken aback.

"This is too unlucky, isn’t it?"

He tidied his spiked hair and sighed.

There was almost nothing he could use from these two packages...

But with the fish and shrimp ingredient package as a backup, it wasn’t too bad.

According to the preliminary round rankings, contestants went up one by one to spin the slot machine.

Everyone’s choices were similar, all choosing ingredient packages related to their Food Spirit’s original food.

Soon, it was Chen Mo’s turn.

"Shouldn’t we choose the pastry package?"

Chen Mo suggested.

That way, there would at least be a backup, even if the next two packages were oddly mismatched ingredients.

After all, Chen Mo had mastered only [Pastry Master] and [Sichuan Cuisine Spirit Chef] entries, and he and Tuantuan weren’t skilled in other cuisines.

"Phew!"

Tuantuan nodded and immediately locked in the pastry ingredient package.

The pastry ingredient package included White Jade Rice Flour, Blood Jade Rice Flour, Moo Moo Milk, premium rock sugar, milk powder, red bean flour, and other rare ingredients.

At least making Glutinous Rice Dumplings was no problem.

"Phew!"

Then, after equipping himself with the [Wish-making White Fox] entry, Chen Mo pressed the start button.

This entry slightly increased his luck attribute.

The images on the screen spun rapidly...

Five seconds later, the pointer slowly stopped.

The images representing the ingredient packages were fruits of different colors and a pure white piece of tofu.

"Contestant Chen Mo has drawn the Spirit Fruit package and Tofu package for his other two ingredient packages!"

The host announced the results.

The Spirit Fruit package included Plasma Fruit, Water Moon Fruit, Golden Dragon Fruit, and over a dozen rare-grade spirit fruits, as well as the rare-grade Fei Ying Xiuqiu Fruit.

In terms of value alone, it was among the highest of all packages.

The Tofu package included Wind God Soybeans, White Jade Tofu, Yuba, and other tofu products.

"Tuantuan, how about we make Three-Color Dumplings and Mapo Tofu this time!"

Seeing the colorful spirit fruits and snow-white tofu, Chen Mo was filled with ideas.

These two dishes perfectly matched the Pastry Master and Sichuan Cuisine Spirit Chef, making it a perfect choice!

"Phew!" (Okay!)

Tuantuan obediently nodded.

Three-Color Dumplings were one of its evolutionary dishes, requiring the spirit fruits to be crushed and mixed with White Jade Rice Flour, rock sugar, etc., to form a dough and then roll into balls.

Soon, all 50 contestants chose their ingredient packages.

"Next, you have 30 minutes of preparation time. Contestants can use this time to think about the dishes they will make next, meow~"

Neon Cat said, while staff began handing out spirit materials to each contestant.

These spirit materials were prepared by the event’s organizer, Taoyuan. Contestants could take home any unused materials without extra cost.

The food cost for just these 50 contestants amounted to over 50 million, making the high ticket prices understandable.

In the judges’ seats, the 10 preliminary judges seated themselves one after another. In addition, beside them was a Food Spirit judges’ panel composed of various Food Spirits.

At this time, a woman with a high ponytail in her 30s leaned toward Chen Meng and asked softly:

"Xiao Meng, who do you think will win the competition this time?"

The woman named Li Sisi was Chen Meng’s mother Jiang Xue’s best friend. Since Chen Meng was little, Li Sisi often took her on rides on her Spiritual Beast to play throughout the Spirit Realm, so she had a good relationship with Chen Meng.

"Liu Yang."

Chen Meng replied.

Although she hoped in her heart for Chen Mo to win, Liu Yang, as a Quasi-Master Level Spirit Chef, was undeniably a dominant force in this competition.

"Indeed, there’s not much of a guess there. How about we place a little bet instead?"

"What are we betting on?"

"Let’s bet whether Chen Mo and Tuantuan can make it into the top 10. If you win, I’ll give you a Star Gem. If you lose, you just have to call me Sister Sisi in a cute voice three times."

Li Sisi said with a somewhat meaningful smile.