Chapter 45: Chapter 45 Starstone
Translator: 549690339
Under normal circumstances, Star Power can only originate from a food fight or spirit battle between Spirit Chefs. The distribution of Star Power depends on the outcome of the battle.
It seems like a special rule in this world, it can’t be plundered, only the Food Spirit that has a contract with the Spirit Chef can absorb the Star Power belonging to the Spirit Chef.
And the Stars tone, is a magical gem.
It contains a great amount of leaderless Star Power.
Any Food Spirit can absorb the Star Power inside once in contact with the Starstone, thus accelerating its growth.
Without a doubt compared to the normal food fights and spirit battles, this is a more efficient way to improve.
However, Starstones are very precious.
They are not products of nature but rather treasures made by the Spirit Chef Association in a special way.
There is only one way for the Spirit Chef to get the Starstone.
That is to participate in various competitions and achieve good results.
The Spirit Chef Association has a very strict control system for Starstones.
Not only does every Starstone have a strict traceability system, but the way to get Starstone rewards is also entirely different from other rewards.
Starstone rewards must be absorbed under the supervision of the staff of the Spirit Chef Association immediately upon receipt.
This measure is taken to prevent competitors from reselling Starstones, leading to illegal circulation of Starstones.
Moreover, the Starstones are distributed to the Spirit Chef according to the rounds of the competition, rather than given out as a final reward.
This practice is meant to use up the prepared Starstone rewards for the competition more effectively, reducing the risk of storage.
In this city-level cooking competition, competitors ranked fifth to eighth will receive 1 Starstone reward, fourth place will get 2, third place will get 4, second place will get 7, and first place will get 11.
After the top eight are determined in the scoring competition, the eight competitors will receive 1 Starstone for places fifth to eighth.
After the top four are determined in the elimination competition, the four competitors will receive the remaining 1 Starstone for the fourth place.
After the ranking competition determines the top two, they will receive the remaining 5 Starstones for the second place.
Then, the top two will decide the first place and will get the remaining 4 Starstones for the first place; the last two will decide the third place and will get the remaining 2 Starstones for the third place.
After carefully flipping through the booklet, Qin Lang and Dan Bao’s eyes were filled with anticipation.
Their initial focus was on participation, but now they had a higher goal in mind.
They must achieve as high a place as possible in this competition!
Qin Lang is not sure how much Star Power a single Stars tone contains, nor how much Star Power is needed to upgrade a one-star Food Spirit to two stars.
But if he could win 11 Starstones at once, it might give Dan Bao a chance to be promoted directly to two stars.
And the opening of a Spirit Chef’s Star Vein is closely related to the star level of the Food Spirit.
In order for Qin Lang to open the second Star Vein and be qualified to contract a second Food Spirit, there is only one condition:
That is, the first Food Spirit must be promoted to two stars!
“Gudurulu!”
A flame of fighting spirit ignited in Dan Bao’s eyes.
He’s aiming for the first place!
“Let’s do our best together!”
Qin Lang rubbed Dan Bao’s ears, and his face also showed fighting spirit.
In his previous life, he had participated in many cooking competitions.
He, Qin Lang, has never lost!
Even if he has to face the Spirit Chefs of this world, Qin Lang will not back down.
As they spoke, Qin Lang and Dan Bao were already standing at the door of the Starlight Restaurant.
Looking at Luo Hui, who was busy tidying up the tables and chairs inside the Starlight Restaurant, preparing to start the dinner service, they smiled at each other and walked in.
A moment later, Luo Hui’s surprised shout was heard from inside the Starlight Restaurant.
“You got another badge?!”
“I am Qin Lang, I need to sign here, right?”
At the entrance of Qin Lang’s community, a man and a spirit returning home after the dinner service time from preparing Steamed Bass at the Starlight Restaurant bumped into the transporter who was delivering beef to their doorstep at the scheduled time.
After signing for the beef delivered from Zhen Niu Pavilion, they returned home with high expectations.
“Gudoo?”
Is there some delicious food?
Expectation was written all over Dan Bao’s little face.
Two nights ago, after earning the Fish Scale Badge, Qin Lang made Tomato Beef Brisket Noodles complemented with a perfectly runny fried egg, which was incredibly delicious.
Last night, after acquiring the Daisy Badge, Qin Lang made a delicious egg yolk crisp, which left Dan Bao more than satisfied.
Today, they received the Teng Niu Badge and got some high-quality beef.
Following the previous pattern, wouldn’t Qin Lang make some delicious food tonight too?
“No, we’re not making food tonight.”
Qin Lang placed the beef in the refrigerator’s freezer compartment.
Eh?
Eh?!
Dan Bao looked keenly as the beef was placed in the fridge, not the kitchen. A look of disappointment flashed across its small face.
“Only kidding.” Seeing this, Qin Lang chuckled and rubbed Dan Bao’s small head, “Do you remember me asking Uncle Luo Hui for a half-day off before leaving the restaurant last night? We’re not needed for lunch service tomorrow.”
Dan Bao blinked, then quickly recalled that little matter it hadn’t given much thought to.
That’s right!
Qin Lang has already obtained three Food Recommender Badges, thus qualifying for the city-level cooking competition.
So what is the day off tomorrow for?
As Dan Bao gazed at him curiously, Qin Lang cleared his throat and put on a serious expression, as though making a grand announcement.
“In celebration of our joint effort in acquiring all three Food Recommender Badges and qualifying for the city-level cooking competition, I have decided to take you on a picnic tomorrow!”
“Gudoo?”
Dan Bao tilted its yolk-colored face within its body.
What’s a picnic?
“A picnic is…” Seeing that Dan Bao didn’t understand the meaning of the word, Qin Lang paused before continuing, “We’ll take a variety of delicious things and go play in the countryside!”
“Guloo!!!”
Dan Bao’s eyes lit up in an instant.
Keyword One: A variety of delicious things!
Keyword Two: Play!
Both are its absolute favourites!
They can picnic! So cool!!
Seeing Dan Bao’s sudden interest in a picnic, Qin Lang continued his description.
“We can spread a large tablecloth on the lawn and place all the prepared food on it, eating whatever we want.”
“We can also find a spot near a river to have our picnic, so we can not only play in the water but also have a chance to catch a fish, which we can then roast.”
“What’s more, we can also bring a barbecue grill and grill meat outdoors.”
“The beef short ribs we selected today are one of the best cuts of beef for grilling. The densely marbled beef short ribs will sizzle and ooze oil the moment they’re exposed to the flame.”
Watching Dan Bao’s glowing eyes and uncontrollable drooling, Qin Lang couldn’t help laughing.
“We need to get up early tomorrow morning to prepare for the picnic.”
“So we need to rest early tonight!”
“Guduloo!”
Dan Bao nodded vigorously.
Forget about what to eat tonight, it was time to sleep!
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