Volume 1 Chapter 444

Chapter 444: Can This Thing Be Eaten?

Qiong was not surprised to see Lolth, knowing she had just spoken with the Autonomous Guard.

"What do I need to do?"

Qiong looked at Lolth and asked.

She also realized that the succubus in front of her must be quite skilled at cooking.

When Lolth heard Qiong’s words, she raised one finger and gently shook her head.

"Watch your words, Chef Qiong."

"You are the chef, so what you need to do is up to you—I am just a taste tester."

Saying this, Lolth paused for a moment and continued.

"But as I said, as a taste tester, is it too much for me to order a dish?"

Lolth made a thoughtful expression as she said this.

"Oh dear, I don’t recognize these ingredients. I don’t know what dishes can be made or what they are called—"

She said this and pointed at a few ingredients.

"How about this, Chef Qiong, you boil this in water for about 30 seconds, sprinkle around a tablespoon of salt, stir-fry it quickly with this chopped ingredient for a few moments, then add water and these slices… add a spoon of vinegar and let it simmer for about two minutes—I want to try this."

Lolth said this with a sincere expression.

It was as if she was just ordering a dish.

But you could understand it with just a little listening.

What Lolth explained was much more detailed than many tutorials and recipes.

Qiong paused for a moment and then understood Lolth’s intention.

This was a blatant way to cheat!

This is not ordering food; it is clear that everything that should be done has been explained.

Although Qiong is not good at cooking, Lolth’s help makes it very easy for her.

As a strong Legend High Level warrior, she has no problems with memory or execution.

In fact, the next actions can be described as "perfectly fitting together."

Every step follows Lolth’s instructions.

Thirty seconds is thirty seconds; two minutes is two minutes.

When it comes to chopping ingredients, Qiong, as a Sneaker, can handle the dagger pretty well.

Each piece is evenly sized!

Stir-frying and simmering are done without any mistakes.

Soon, a steaming pot of "vegetable soup" was ready.

"Give it a try."

Qiong served it into a bowl and then handed it to Lolth.

Lolth took a sip and made a twisted face.

"Ah—it’s really… not great!"

"If you taste carefully, you’ll notice that there isn’t enough water when boiling it, making the vegetables not soft enough!"

"No, they are so hard that they could be used as a shield for Florence!"

She said without holding back.

Even though Qiong was a beginner, her skills were already quite good, reaching the level of a passable homemaker.

It’s slightly imperfect, but overall it’s good.

In other words, if she had children, this mysterious vegetable soup made from unknown ingredients could become her child’s cherished memory of "Mom’s Vegetable Soup."

But for Lolth…

It feels as simple and uninteresting as a child’s scribbling on cement.

She held the bowl of soup and turned to look at the silver puppet.

"If you had to give this soup a rating, what would it be?"

Lolth asked, and the silver puppet was silent for a moment.

"31%。"

Soon, it provided its answer.

"So, the result of Qiong’s trial is…"

"Oh – that is really too bad," Lolth interrupted, "because this is not the final assessment result."

"I, as the taste tester, also disagreed, so she needs to keep trying."

Lolth said calmly.

The voice fell silent again.

Finally, it seemed to compromise and said.

"Understood, the assessment continues."

Lolth had also confirmed, or even completely understood, what the passing standards and judgment mechanisms of this trial were.

The quality of "skill" is actually, in a certain sense, a very subjective standard.

It is very difficult to let a being that is not a true soul, likely born from a large magical array, determine whether a skill is passed or not.

So its standard for judgment should be "commonality."

If 90% of people can do this, then the score will go down.

If only 10% of people can do it, then the score will be very high.

This is Lolth’s guess.

Why did Yi pass by a large margin?

It’s simple, because she was truly terrible!

The phrase "reaching the peak" is meant literally.

Both reverse and forward are acceptable.

As long as you are unique enough, you can make it happen.

Therefore, the standard for choosing a skill should be this.

Here, the will will choose the most promising skill to assess for reaching a certain "extreme."

This is the selection logic for the Ailuo race trial.

So, Lolth looked at Qiong.

Although she was very reluctant to see ingredients wasted, Lolth still felt… she should hold back and not let others pass the trial because of her principles.

This little girl has a tough time too.

"You can do whatever you want."

Lolth said this while making a gesture to invite her to proceed.

If she didn’t interfere, Qiong should be able to pass the test herself.

And just as Lolth expected.

Qiong hesitated for a moment and then started to move.

Each step made her feel very anxious.

But Lolth managed to hold back in the end.

In the end, the fate of the dark dish could not be stopped.

After losing Lolth’s guidance, these already "delicate" ingredients finally came together to form a bowl of unclear gloop.

Looking up at it, Lolth found it very hard to describe what it actually was.

It had no other features except that it was gooey.

Because of the colors and the contents, this bowl has many different areas.

Each piece has a slightly different color.

The smells are also very mixed.

Sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, and salty are all gathered in this bowl.

Lolth stared at it for a while and felt a moment of confusion, as if she saw the birth of a new spell or rule.

But after shaking her head hard, she realized that there was actually nothing there.

"This should probably be fine."

She shook her head and looked at the silver puppet.

But soon, she and Qiong both noticed a problem.

This time…

I don’t know why, but we didn’t start the judging right away.

"It is over."

Qiong thought for a moment and spoke to the Autonomous Guard.

The magical harmony sound only played again after she said this.

"The session is not over; we lack a taste tester for the tasting. We cannot begin judging!"

The Autonomous Guard said this in a very calm voice.

"Please let the magistrate, who will be the taste tester, begin the tasting!"