Beast Taming: I Can Bestow Entries-Chapter 222: The 8th Evolutionary Form of the Glutinous Rice Ball Spirit!

Chapter 222: Chapter 222: The 8th Evolutionary Form of the Glutinous Rice Ball Spirit!

"Almost there."

Chen Mo murmured and then slowly opened the steamer, and wisps of white steam rose.

After the steam had slightly dissipated, three quadrilateral rice dumplings wrapped in Soothing Bamboo Leaves were visible in the steamer. The dumpling leaves, resembling jade, had golden patterns flowing like floating gold, looking very elegant and magnificent. Moreover, golden glimmers flashed over two of the dumplings!

Glowing cuisine, this is...epic-level food!

Following the preliminary competition, Chen Mo and Tuantuan continued to perform steadily, producing another epic-level dish!

Upon seeing this, the judges and the audience were both stunned and somewhat incredulous.

Even Food God Jiang Yun found it incredibly unbelievable.

How did Chen Mo accomplish this!? It must be noted that his Food Spirit is only at the Extraordinary Level! And there were no epic-level ingredients used in the preparation!

Jiang Yun thought for a moment, even if he used these ingredients, it seems...he could only achieve this much at most!

But he is a Crown Spirit Chef, a top figure in the culinary world, with 6 Overlord Level Food Spirits under his command!

Then, Chen Mo opened the second and third layers of the steamer!

Golden light shone again.

Not just one epic-level rice dumpling!

With the help of the [World-Class Pastry Master] and [God of Cooking], Chen Mo made 10 nostalgic rice dumplings this time, 5 of which reached the epic quality!

Chen Mo let Tuantuan feel them out, picking the highest quality nostalgic rice dumpling among the sweet and salty flavors to hand to the staff for scoring.

The remaining 8 he planned to keep for the little ones and himself.

Of course, one of them was reserved for the older sister who sold him the bamboo leaves.

Sure enough, with the ample use of Food God Jiang Yun’s Food Spirit, every judge would get to taste his nostalgic rice dumplings~

Chen Mo first showcased his artistically beautiful rice dumplings and then handed them over to the staff for the first round of scoring by the food appraisal instrument.

"Ying!"

At that moment, the Glutinous Rice Ball Spirit hovering beside Chen Mo suddenly made a humming noise.

It suddenly felt a special resonance with the nostalgic rice dumplings.

Like the tricolor dumplings made earlier, the nostalgic rice dumplings had a special attraction to it.

This is its—evolution food!

"Tuantuan, are you saying the nostalgic rice dumplings are your evolution food?"

"Ying!"(Yes!)

Surprised and delighted to hear Tuantuan’s response, Chen Mo.

This seems to be another undiscovered, brand new form of evolution!

Meanwhile, the highest-quality nostalgic rice dumpling selected by Chen Mo had already been placed into the food appraisal instrument.

Soon, the screen displayed detailed information about the nostalgic rice dumplings—

[Food Name: Nostalgic Rice Dumplings]

[Ingredients Used: Rare Third-Order Bamboo Leaves, Rare First-Order Blood Jade Rice, Rare First-Order White Jade Glutinous Rice, Rare Second-Order Broth]

[Effects: Slightly boosts the spiritual power of the Spirit Master; removes spiritual pollution and evil impurity; evokes feelings of homesickness, has a dream-inducing effect, the diner enters a hometown dream after tasting.]

[Level: Epic 3rd Tier]

[Score: 50]

Indeed, it’s an epic-level dish, and an Epic 3rd Tier!

"Holy shit! Epic 3rd Tier! When Chen Mo strikes, he truly shocks everyone!"

"I always said the Food Spirits are so powerful, there’s no way the Spirit Chef himself could be inferior!"

"What is called transforming decay into magic, what is called a true Spirit Chef!"

"Speaking of which, what is that last effect of the nostalgic rice dumplings? I don’t understand it, I’ve never seen this kind of dish before."

...

After a brief silence, the audience erupted!

"This is my creation, called Nostalgic Zongzi. Please, have a taste."

Chen Mo bowed slightly and said calmly.

"Meow..."

After replicating 8 portions of Nostalgic Zongzi, Dream Spirit succumbed to exhaustion.

It could perfectly replicate a rare-level dish, but recreating an epic-level dish was challenging indeed!

That detestable Chen Mo, clearly made 10 portions but only handed over two for replication!

That’s just inhumane.

Dream Spirit felt thoroughly drained, and had to replenish its food spirit energy with other dishes halfway through to barely complete the replication, achieving about 70% of the original dish’s effect.

Chen Mo personally served the ten Nostalgic Zongzis to the judges, and even made a point of asking each judge about their taste preferences before serving.

Whether they preferred sweet or savory.

And the original epic third-tier Nostalgic Zongzi was specially reserved for Chen Meng.

Although Sister Meng was very likely to give him high marks, giving the most authentic Nostalgic Zongzi to the other judges might have scored even higher.

But Chen Mo refused!

His main play was confidence.

"How fragrant!"

"As a Spirit Chef for so many years, this is the first time I’ve come across such an unusual zongzi."

...

As the aromatic scent of Nostalgic Zongzi filled the air, the judges’ appetites were whetted.

Jiang Yun had his spiritual beast cut off a small piece of the zongzi with the power of the Food Spirit and savored it carefully in his mouth.

"My appraisal is very not..."

He was just about to comment when his voice trailed off, and his head tilted as he collapsed onto the judging table.

The other judges who tasted the Nostalgic Zongzi did the same, all falling over, succumbing to slumber.

Seeing this, both the guests on site and viewers in front of their screens were stunned.

Was this zongzi or alcohol, getting them drunk immediately?

The potency was perhaps too strong!?

Naturally, the judges weren’t ’drunk’ but had been led into a "hometown dreamland" by the Nostalgic Zongzi.

Despite their spiritual power allowing for a quick recovery with slight resistance, they had never eaten this kind of Nostalgic Zongzi before and were very curious about this special effect.

They wanted to see what magic this zongzi possessed!

However, in less than half a minute, all the judges in the "dream" state had their eyes moistened, and silent tears streamed down.

They had all entered the "hometown dreamland" created by the Nostalgic Zongzi.

They saw the homeland of their memories, the people and scenes of that land.

The so-called "homesickness", of course, isn’t just missing the land, but more so the reminisce of the people from that land, and the longing for past experiences.

Thus, even if one’s hometown remains, feelings of "homesickness" can still arise.

Time changes things; people of the past, scenes of the past, and the most sincere emotions of the past can never return.

And the effect of the Nostalgic Zongzi is to bring the eater into the dreamland of memories, to once again feel the taste of "home."

Chen Meng also elegantly took a bite of the zongzi, then felt a sudden spiritual disturbance and a drowsy sensation.

Knowing it was the special effect of the Nostalgic Zongzi, she did not resist. She adjusted her body position and slowly drifted into slumber.

When she opened her eyes again, Chen Meng suddenly found her body had shrunk significantly, surrounded by a golden sea of wheat.

And at the same time, a kindly gentle voice reached her ears.

"Xiao Meng, would you like to go with grandma to the temple fair today?"