Reborn in Japan as a Chef God
Chapter 260 - 259: Our Shopping Street

Chapter 260: Chapter 259: Our Shopping Street

"Wenqu Saber?"

Xia Yu was quite curious. He looked at the item bar and immediately saw a carved small knife lying there quietly.

Beep beep.

Shinohara Shigetaro’s phone rang, and he answered a call, then his face broke into a smile.

"The person has already been arrested."

He turned his head and said to Xia Yu, "Tokyo Three Tigers Construction Company will also be under investigation."

"Then they’ll definitely have to lay low for a while."

Xia Yu nodded, satisfied with the efficiency of IGO.

Smith and Lancelot were not fools; their hidden identities were members of ’Food Wars’, but their public identities, one a renowned professor and special chef, the other a graduate of a top institution, were careful in their actions. The IGO organization couldn’t find anything on them, which didn’t give a valid reason to detain them.

Those goons were just scapegoats.

Tokyo Three Tigers Construction Company was even more of a front and a pawn, to be discarded when necessary.

"Call me if you encounter any difficulties."

Shinohara Shigetaro was busy and didn’t sit long before he got up to leave.

"Hey, I’m off too!" Aoki Motota waved his hand, "Remember to be on time for the next class. You weren’t there last session, Si Yingshi was exhausted."

"Come with me..."

Dojima Yin beckoned Xia Yu to follow him out.

From the front seat’s compartment, Dojima Yin took out a small box and said with a smile, "This is from Chef Shigong, he returned to France by flight yesterday."

Xia Yu was startled, then immediately realized what it was.

"Chef Shigong really keeps his promises! I almost forgot!" Patting his forehead, Xia Yu clutched the small box, thoroughly pleased.

Standing next to the driver’s seat, Dojima Yin turned his head to look around the cold and quiet shopping street, his gaze showing a different color, he hesitantly said, "It would indeed be a pity if this street were to be abandoned like this."

"Yeah."

Xia Yu deeply agreed.

"It’s mainly about the location." Dojima Yin shook his head, "Before, I had never noticed that there was such a stretch of undeveloped block near Ueno Station; otherwise, Far Moon Group might have wanted to get involved."

"Now, well..."

Dojima Yin gave Xia Yu a meaningful look, the intent in his eyes was self-explanatory.

Xia Yu said with a wry smile, "I too would like to take this place for myself, but ’Food Wars’ has already made the first move."

"Do you plan to win back the street through a food battle?" Dojima Yin suddenly asked.

His expression froze; his thoughts had been seen through. Xia Yu helplessly said, "Apart from a food battle, what other way is there to snatch from the jaws of ’Food Wars’?"

"You need to understand one thing first, whether taking over this street is the will of the entire ’Food Wars’ or the will of someone behind the scenes..."

Xia Yu was startled.

"Smith is the confidant of Mars, the head of ’Food Wars’ intelligence department."

"Lancelot is even the prized pupil of Mars."

"I think my point is quite clear, right?" Dojima Yin said, "No matter what Mars wants to get from the shopping street, his plan was already doomed once Minister Shinohara decided to ’mend the pen after the sheep are lost’ and stationed Main General Liangzi here."

"No matter Smith or Lancelot, for the next period, their activities will be closely monitored and restricted until they leave Neon."

"So, you can propose a ’trade’ to them!"

Dojima Yin’s mouth curled into an amused smile, emphasizing the word "trade."

"Trade?"

Xia Yu pondered the meaning of the word.

"Mars has always been disinterested in the food industry; he’s a gloomy character, more like a madman immersed in his own world of cooking. If you have something that interests him, perhaps you could ’trade’ the shopping street for it."

Dojima Yin made his suggestion clear, patting him on the shoulder and passing a "you know what I mean" look.

"A Song of Ice and Fire", or rather, those borderline forbidden recipes, those are key. Whether you can pique Mars’ interest or not, that’s up to you," Dojima Yin shrugged.

"Let’s go—"

He then called over Sena Hikari who followed.

"Farewell, Instructor Xia."

Sena Hikari bowed to Xia Yu and took his place in the driver’s seat.

The bustling little shop suddenly became quiet.

Fortunately, with Cao Chun, Eriina, and Liangzi Lina still there, Xia Yu crossed the threshold and was about to greet them when his step hesitated slightly.

Text information popped up on his retina without any warning:

"Ding, you have obtained a new task."

"[Our Shopping Street](Part One)."

"Hint: You currently possess only three properties on the shopping street. Whether Feng Zhizi is worth cooperating with remains to be seen, but most of the shopping street’s industries have already fallen into the hands of the ’Gourmet Association.’ Try to take them back."

"Reward: 10 Talent Points, [Hand of the Mind](Purple Talent)."

After a glance at the information, Xia Yu sucked in a breath of cold air.

My goodness, 10 Talent Points?

This is a big task!

"If tasks were also divided into green, blue, and purple, this task would definitely be of Purple Quality," Xia Yu thought secretly.

However, the talent mentioned afterward made him puzzled.

At the moment, the only things on him that could be called talents were [Heart of Cooking] and [Spice Affinity].

Without a doubt, [Spice Affinity] had been a huge help to him, allowing him to naturally memorize the scent of some unfamiliar spice, the kind that deeply engraved into his soul, impossible to forget once smelled.

Therefore, during the week he painstakingly studied spices, without [Spice Affinity], his learning time would have at least quadrupled.

"System, explain to me the use of [Hand of the Mind]."

Xia Yu didn’t let his thoughts wander, and directly asked the system for the most straightforward answer.

"Beep."

A complex culinary skill and talent tree diagram appeared.

’Heat control’ had a thin orange-red line running up, connecting [Bursting Flame], then evolving upward to [Evolution·Blast Flame].

’Seasoning’ was connected by a dark purple line to [Spice Inequality], and the dull-colored [Evolution·Spice Inequality] above it was still locked, awaiting discovery.

’Knife skills’ strung together [Fierce Bull Green Dragon Slash] and [Seven-star Breaking Army Rapid Cutting], both framed in purple.

Then there was the [Heart of Cooking], standing alone at the top, independent, without a lineage line.

Currently, the icon for [Heart of Cooking] was edged with a blue sheen, but once he amassed 20 Talent Points to invest all at once, the icon’s color would shift toward purple.

Suddenly, this panel faded amidst ripples of water, and a brand new panel popped up!

The realm of pastry!

The four basic skills—

Mixing, kneading, rolling the dough, shaping.

Four icons at the bottom of the talent tree were already unlocked, with the [Heart of Cooking] icon still there, but other culinary skills and talents were not carried over.

Xia Yu fixed his gaze on a high-positioned dark icon;

"[Hand of the Mind] (Talent): Skilled hands, a delicate heart, these two elements are undoubtedly the cornerstone to get you started in the culinary field. Do not underestimate it; you will discover its use when you truly attempt to practice."

"Note: This talent cannot be upgraded."

He frowned slightly.

"A talent only for the pastry field?" Xia Yu was not quite satisfied.

"This talent is a universal talent." The system answered.

"Is that so..."

"You can pay 10 Fame Points for 5 minutes of trial experience."

"Let’s give it a try then!"

Xia Yu went straight to the kitchen, grabbed a radish from the food storage, and then picked up a small carving knife from the knife rack.

In an instant, snow-white strands fell like fluttering petals.

Just after 5 minutes, the head of the radish blossomed into a cluster of delicate and finely textured white flowers.

"That’s quite interesting!"

Xia Yu couldn’t help but show a look of surprise.