Reborn in Japan as a Chef God
Chapter 462 - 461: News of the Hegemony Competition

Chapter 462: Chapter 461: News of the Hegemony Competition

"The task ’The First Step in Stopping Tiqie Ji’ has been completed."

"The cooking utensil ’Greedy Wolf Knife’ has been added to your inventory."

"You’ve earned 5 Free Talent Points."

"Cooking level lv40→lv42."

On his way to the ’Skyroom,’ Xia Yu tallied up his gains.

Unconsciously, he had accumulated another 11 Talent Points.

Thus, he invested all 11 of those Talent Points into "Evolution·Spice Inequality" (11/20).

More and more live battles had proven that "Spice Inequality" was indeed a unique technique from Mira, the former Spice Empress of the Chinese cuisine world.

Back in the day, Mira had asserted her dominance with a combination of "Super Vision" and "Spice Inequality," leaving her peer geniuses heads bowed in defeat.

Similarly, having won a resounding victory this time, the achievements of "Super Vision" and "Spice Inequality" were evenly split in Xia Yu’s mind.

"Super Vision" helped him copy recipes.

"Spice Inequality" helped him modify recipes.

When Xia Yu arrived at the ’Skyroom,’ he saw the interview with the victor, Xingping Chuangzhen, and a new task popped up:

"Conquest of the Ten Master Mechanism!"

"Hint: Without a doubt, you’ve gained a solid foothold in Far Moon. The next step is to prevent Tiqie Ji from infiltrating the Ten Master Mechanism. If the host manages to gain the unanimous support of the Ten Master Chefs at the time of task settlement, the completion will reach 100%."

"Rewards:

Target 1 (support from at least one of the Ten Masters): 3 Talent Points.

Target 2 (support from at least three of the Ten Masters): 5 Talent Points

...

Target 5 (support from all Ten Masters): The golden recipe ’Golden Smiling Face.’"

Xia Yu was taken aback.

The system was prompting him to thoroughly stir up the waters of Far Moon.

However, upon seeing the 100% completion golden recipe reward, any complaints he had flew from his mind.

In the "Autumn Selection" quarter-finals, the second-round victor was Xingping Chuangzhen.

Takeomi Aldini was the loser. Xia Yu, who was at the sidelines, found him, and this young man from Italy was clenching his fists, his gaze on the reporter-surrounded Xingping Chuangzhen, filled with intense frustration.

His brother, who always slimmed down during the autumn season, Isami Aldini, was comforting him:

"Big brother, it was so close this time!"

"That’s exactly why I’m so frustrated!" Takeomi gritted his teeth, "I fell at the second round, Instructor Xia must be so disappointed in me!"

"Takeomi..."

Upon hearing this, Xia Yu spoke up, prompting the brothers to turn around in unison. Takeomi, with a red face, apologized, "Sorry, Instructor Xia, I let down the special training you provided me."

"Nothing shameful about losing to Xingping, after all, he figured out the fledgling form of his cooking spirit nearly two months before you did," Xia Yu waved it off, and meeting his eyes, Takeomi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Keep working hard!"

Right then, Xia Yu saw the five judges exiting, and he patted Takeomi on the shoulder, hastily leaving behind a sentence before walking away.

"Big brother, see, the instructor isn’t disappointed in you!"

"That’s exactly why I need to work even harder..." Takeomi said while gazing distantly at Xingping Chuangzhen, "Xingping, next time, I absolutely won’t lose to you again!"

Following the exiting judges, Xia Yu made his way backstage.

Backstage, in the resting room.

Indira was there, the trio from the IGO Neon Department was there, and even Roland Chapele from Far Moon.

Xia Yu knocked and entered to find all five with somber faces, which sparked his curiosity.

What big event had happened this time?

"Hey, Reiko!"

He first greeted the female lead, giving Reiko Lina, who looked largely the same after being away for a month, a thorough once-over before nodding in satisfaction, "Looks like you had a pretty relaxed month away."

"Relaxed?"

The female lead shook her head, her eyes clouded over, not in the mood for small talk, she gave a brief response before lowering her head again in silence.

"Chef Xia, I must rush back to Sapporo immediately," Indira said her goodbyes to Xia Yu, "Sorry, I have duties awaiting me at the headquarters, so I won’t be able to judge the upcoming matches."

"By no means, it was us who were troubled with the judging task for the past two competitions!"

Xia Yu bent slightly, watching the female Lin Chef depart, feeling as if his heart drifted off toward the gathering of heroes in Hokkaido.

"I’ll come by your little shop with Aoki and Reiko tomorrow, so we can have a good chat."

Shinohara Shigetaro seemed to have something to ask, yet halted mid-sentence as he caught sight of the stern-faced Roland Chapele beside him, and immediately fell silent before leading his team away.

Consequently, only two people remained in the rest area.

Roland Chapele took a step forward, facing Xia Yu directly.

"Instructor Xia, you are the youngest and most promising genius special chef in our Far Moon Lineage. This time, please be sure to represent us at Far Moon..."

He didn’t finish his sentence when, bam, the door was suddenly flung open.

Dojima Yin and Tiqie Eriina stood at the entrance.

"Instructor Xia, come with me."

"Professor Chapele, if you would join as well, surely you are already aware of the situation?"

The secret cooking battle that no one knew about had just ended half an hour ago, leaving Xia Yu puzzled again; Dojima Yin and Tiqie Eriina led him back to the Tiqie Mansion.

Tea room.

The magnates had already dispersed, and it was clear that only the core members were notified to attend this small meeting.

Dojima Yin, Tiqie Zongwei.

Tiqie Eriina, Tiqie Ailisha.

On the instructor’s side, it was Xia Yu and Roland Chapele as representatives.

Tiqie Xianzuowen took a seat and said, "This is the notice document jointly signed by the IGO global headquarters and the top management of Neon."

The document circulated one by one.

When it reached Xia Yu, he skimmed through it, and his hand shook.

Even with mental preparation, he was still taken aback.

The content was very straightforward.

"Legendary Cookware Contest."

"Start date: October 1st.

"Details: The competition consists of 3 stages, the first stage being the Special Chefs Showdown, where participating organizations and groups must dispatch at least 5 special chefs to form a team. This stage mainly involves team battles with a best-of-five format, where the winning team will receive 5 Talent Points, the second-place will get 3 Talent Points, and the third-place will obtain 1 Talent Point..."

"The second stage, Lin Chef Showdown."

"Participating organizations and groups must send at least 1 Lin Chef. The winner will receive 10 Talent Points, the second place will get 5 Talent Points, and the third place will secure 3 Talent Points!"

"The third stage, the Hunting Feast..."

As Xia Yu read further down, he saw a particular note at the end of the document:

"This competition only allows organizations and groups to register with the event committee, with no individual applications accepted!"

So that’s how it is.

In this way, the meaningful words Roland Chapele and Shinohara Shigetaro had said before departing were also explained.

But previously, rumors said that the official documents for this competition wouldn’t be released until November...

Xia Yu didn’t know the inside story and wouldn’t delve deeper. After all, the ’legendary cookware’ caught the world’s attention, and the Neon upper echelons’ sudden efficiency was likely not unrelated to the pressure from several culinary world Heavenly Kings.

The document finally returned to Tiqie Xianzuowen’s hands.

"I have already chosen our Lin Chef," he said, scanning the room. "We need to gather 5 special chefs, Yin, Zongwei, you two will go. For the remaining three spots..."

The Far Moon Commander furrowed his brows deeply.

"Commander, count me in!"

Roland Chapele volunteered.

"Chapele, come to think of it, you’ve worked for our Tiqie family, for Far Moon, for over a decade now, haven’t you?" the Far Moon Commander said slowly.

The usually serious professor finally showed a hint of a smile.

"Yes, General. That is why I want to strive for more glory and heritage for Far Moon," he said.

"Good!"

The Far Moon Commander nodded, his gaze then settling on Xia Yu.

The others also turned their attention toward him in unison.

"Don’t look at me like that!"

Xia Yu raised his hands and said, "At least, let me think about it!"