Reborn in Japan as a Chef God
Chapter 453 - 452: Unruly Questions

Chapter 453: Chapter 452: Unruly Questions

"Banana cucumber, top quality, with finely delicate textures as though nature’s masterpiece, inherent with a refreshingly supreme flavor, has been appraised as Special-Grade Fantasy Ingredients, a single one worth a hundred thousand yen, a whole hand being easier to preserve and with higher freshness, priced at over a million yen..."

"Almond cabbage hearts, top quality, likewise meeting the conditions for Special-Grade Fantasy Ingredients, conservatively appraised at a million yen each."

"Bacon leaves, a hundred thousand yen a piece."

"Lemon peach, this quality of lemon peach..."

The tycoons approached the greenhouse step by step from the farm’s entrance.

It was here they finally could not proceed.

Tiqie Zongwei held a peach-like fruit in his hand, the fruit missing a corner with teeth marks on it, he chewed the flesh in his mouth, his teeth souring completely but, a sweetness spread across his tongue at the same time, an unbelievable supreme flavor that made this renowned researcher shudder with excitement.

Absolutely thrilling!

"Ugh!"

He stopped speaking, unable to help taking another bite, Tiqie Zongwei chewed and said in disbelief, "This extreme flavor is too similar to the taste of the original lemon peach tree from decades ago!"

He spun round and stared intently at Xia Yu.

"Do you know? That original lemon peach tree, after being discovered by the Gourmet Hunters, was transplanted to the headquarters by the IGO organization. The lemon peaches now sold openly on the market are actually not the real thing; they are just cloned or genetically modified products with quality far inferior to the original..."

Xia Yu nodded his head.

He still knew these rudimentary bits of information about Fantasy Ingredients.

In fact, ’Fantasy Ingredients’ were not necessarily synonymous with ’Special-Grade,’ many Fantasy Ingredients hovered at the blue level.

Take the recently successfully promoted Shuangjiang Tofu, some of the inferior quality tofu was even green.

The real Special-Grade Fantasy Ingredients were always purple in the system’s appraisal.

"Mr. Tiqie, the evaluation of the lemon peaches..."

Seeing Tiqie Zongwei poised to go on, Keiru Kuushou, sweating profusely, cut in to remind him.

"Sell all these lemon peaches to us at ’Tiqie International’!"

Tiqie Zongwei gazed at Xia Yu fervently, saying, "We need an infinite amount of fresh ingredients for research."

Xia Yu was startled.

"Well, there are two acres of lemon peaches, so, I’ll give you an estimate of ten billion yen..."

He could only wave his hand to interrupt Tiqie Zongwei.

"Cough cough, Mr. Tiqie, let’s finish appraising the crops before we talk."

"Alright..."

Tiqie Zongwei reluctantly turned his head toward the land planted with other crops, but he was quickly immersed in the world of ingredients again.

After a while.

A group of people gathered around the outside of the greenhouse.

"Doctor Aloe?"

Tiqie Zongwei was again attracted, squatting in front of the plant, his whole body trembling. This was excitement.

Soon, preliminary calculation data came out.

The total appraisal value of the crops was about four billion yen, as Keiru Kuushou punched numbers into the calculator and came to the final sum, his hands trembled.

The tycoons were already looking at each other in astonishment.

In fact, Xia Yu was also shocked.

But this amount was still far too short of the land price. He sighed inwardly.

However, the tycoons didn’t see it that way, with everyone having their own calculations, all very shrewd.

"The first batch of crops alone is worth four billion yen..." Kikuchi Musashi thought greedily, "Moreover, less than half of the land is utilized. If we planted the farm fully, we could earn back the money for this land in two to three years."

"This land absolutely has some unknown magic to it, we can’t let him have it!" Kasuga Shigeru’s eyes flickered.

The crowd returned from the farm to the Tiqie Mansion.

"Come with me."

Tiqie Xianzuowen called Xia Yu aside to a small cabin.

"Have you made up your mind?"

Xia Yu scratched his face, "But, the stakes are still not enough... Do we really have to gamble the shopping district’s property once more?"

He had a pained expression on his face.

Bang!

Then the door to the cabin was abruptly pushed open.

"Grandpa, it’s all together!"

Tiqie Eriina strode in briskly with a whiff of fragrance, handing a card to Tiqie Xianzuowen, "I’ve gathered a hundred billion yen from the family’s accounts at various banks."

Taking the card, Xianzuowen then handed it over to Xia Yu.

Eriina stared with wide eyes.

She was urgently notified to collect the funds and had yet to understand what was happening.

"First, use the Tiqie Family’s funds."

"If I lose, I’ll do everything I can to repay this money..."

Tiqie Xianzuowen turned around coolly.

"And what if I don’t repay it?" Xia Yu chuckled lightly.

His footsteps paused at the door, and without turning his head, the Far Moon Commander said, "Have your grandfather repay it, or..."

His gaze swept slightly backward, resting on Xia Yu and Eriina for two seconds.

"Heh heh."

He left with a forthright laugh.

"Hmm, can my old man really repay this huge sum?"

Xia Yu propped his chin, deeply skeptical.

Then he sighed, "This damn land in Neon is expensive! A miscalculation, indeed!"

Eriina was stunned by his side.

But thinking about the greedy eyes of those opposition leaders on the way back, Xia Yu chuckled slyly in his heart.

He wasn’t crazy, of course, he knew those crops weren’t worth tens of billions.

It was just bait to lure the prey into the trap step by step.

He returned to the tea house where everyone was gathered.

"I’ve got the funds together!"

Xia Yu smiled as he handed the bank card to Keiru Kuushou, "With this, the conditions for the food fight have been met!"

He took his seat leisurely.

Kikuchi Musashi seemed even more impatient than him and couldn’t help but speak out, "Are we having the food fight today? No problem, what’s the theme? You mention the theme first, then we’ll discuss."

Keiru Kuushou took up his pen, all ears.

"Let’s have an unconventional food fight, with no set theme."

Xia Yu spoke calmly, "I’ll bring out one recipe, and your contestant will bring out a recipe too. Then, we exchange recipes, cook each other’s dishes, and whoever’s dish is better received wins."

"Note, it must not be a ’Special-grade’ recipe!"

He added.

"No way!"

Kasuga Shigeru frowned as if he saw through Xia Yu’s intentions, "We don’t have a chef skilled in Chinese cuisine on our side."

"I’m not too versed in other cuisines either..." Xia Yu smiled.

Kasuga Shigeru just stared at him intently.

"You’re improving rapidly; we’re not willing to take that risk." His words were crystal clear.

"Ugh, alright then, let’s change it!"

Xia Yu went on, "The theme is similar to what I just said, I and your chefs each bring out a recipe. Note, this time we cook our own recipes, needing to cook twice in total."

"The first time is conventional cooking."

"The second time is under the guidance of the other party."

"Ultimately, we compete with the dishes cooked under the other’s guidance, and whoever’s dish is superior wins."

Guidance in cooking?

The leaders were astounded.

Isn’t this just learning the other’s recipe on the spot and then improvising?

What a bold move!

The Tiqie Family leaders, both the incumbents and the opposition, watched the youth with disbelief.

Where does this explosive confidence come from?

Competing against veteran leaders in skills and heritage?

Keep in mind the youngest among the opposition leaders was also over forty and had a comprehensive strength no less than Yuchuan Ayaka’s.

Brows furrowed.

Kasuga Shigeru said expressionlessly, "No way!"

"We’ll only accept a conventional food fight! Duel with ’Special-grade’ dishes!"

"You’re really cautious, aren’t you?"

Xia Yu rose to his feet, pretending to leave, "Then let’s not compete. The food fight is canceled, everyone go home."

Everyone gathered in the room had bewildered expressions.

"Stop there!"

Kikuchi Musashi barked.

"We agree to the theme!"

"Ha!"

His steps paused at the door, and Xia Yu thought to himself, "Hooked, it’s a done deal!"