Volume 1 Chapter 443

Chapter 443: Cooking Challenge? Crazy Kitchen!

After the dance ended.

After watching Julie’s dance, Lolth suddenly thought, "This trip was worth it."

Although it did bring about a lot of trouble…

But seeing a dance like that made it worth it.

This was a level she had never seen in her entire life.

A masterful Superoperator who can dance skillfully is indeed rare.

It is rare to find someone with cooking skills as good as this succubus.

Julie undoubtedly showed her very best level.

Even she, an epic Superoperator, was panting with a face flushed and covered in sweet sweat after finishing the dance.

Clearly, she put a lot of effort into controlling her movements.

After the dance ended, there was actually virtual applause from the audience.

Soon, the vote count was announced.

There is no doubt that the approval rate was still over 90%.

A Proof of Trial landed in the girl’s palm.

Gripping the Proof of Trial tightly, Julie left the side of the silver Autonomous Guard and returned to her group, looking at Lolth and Qiong.

"Senior, and… Your Excellency, I have also received the Proof of Trial."

As she said this, she did not provide any more information.

The rest, she chose to leave for Lolth and Qiong to figure out themselves.

Qiong glanced at Lolth and said, "Do you have any thoughts?"

With a look at her junior Julie, Qiong also noticed…

Lolth seemed to have spotted some kind of pattern.

Although they could not see through the pattern, Lolth’s thoughtful reaction earlier did not escape her notice.

When Lolth heard Qiong’s question, she also did not intend to hide anything.

"Hmm… I see some clues, but I haven’t fully figured it out yet."

Anyway, for her, as long as she hides that she actually wants to fail on purpose, that’s enough.

"Then I will give it a try."

Qiong heard Lolth’s words and didn’t say anything more. Like her junior, she went straight to the center.

She chose to become the third participant.

Also, Qiong felt a bit curious inside.

What the Ailuo race thinks is their best non-combat skill…

What could it be?

The voice of the silver puppet rang out.

"Qiong, the content of your assessment skill is—"

"Cooking!"

When Qiong heard this option, she was stunned.

"Huh?"

Lolth outside the field was also stunned.

"What is this?"

To be honest, she had thought about what her "assessment skill" would be. After thinking for a while, she mostly felt it would be either solving math problems or cooking.

But…

How did it fall on Qiong?

Or can this thing be repeated between two people?

At that moment, Lolth was very suspicious that this thing from the Ailuo race was causing a mix-up.

"You can’t be really good at folk music, can you?"

Lolth looked at Lalea and asked.

"No way, I am not good at that at all."

Lalea answered immediately.

But then, the little girl seemed to realize something and looked at Lolth.

"Wait… are you trying to say that you are good at cooking?"

Lolth thought for a moment and said, "I know a little."

While the two were talking, the circle of platforms in the center of the hall changed again.

A pool, a stove, and a cutting board appeared… pots, bowls, and dishes appeared.

At the same time, some unfamiliar "ingredient projections" appeared, formed by magical energy, gradually solidifying into what seemed like real ingredients.

The smells and textures had already gone beyond the realm of projections.

Considering this is an ancient civilization site in a half-plane, it is not unreasonable.

Purple berry-like fruits, round green vegetables, and some unknown creature meats.

Everyone naturally began to feel a bit suspicious.

These are ingredients from the Ailuo race era.

Only Lolth looked at those ingredients with warmth.

"What… in the world is all this?"

Most of these ingredients, she has seen before.

And indeed, she should be the only one who has seen them.

They are not those special vegetables from her past life that she personally grew and recreated, which do not exist in this world.

Instead, they are…

Ingredients that can be found everywhere in the Abyss.

However, they do not contain that crazy and chaotic magic, and they look slightly different.

So, Lolth can easily conclude that these things should be the "milder version" of Abyss ingredients.

This makes it very intriguing.

But now is not the time to trace back the origins.

From Qiong’s reaction…

She should be like Yi, having never touched cooking at all.

Thinking about it, mercenaries like this, especially Sneaker mercenaries…

Usually only eat convenience foods.

Even if they catch some wild animal in the wild, they just roast it to eat.

If they manage to skin it and bleed it, that’s already fancy; a sprinkle of salt could make them a top chef in the mercenary world.

Sometimes, roasting isn’t even a necessary step.

So, if I don’t guide Qiong, she might create a dish as terrifying as Yi’s suona playing.

Just like looking up at the starry sky, one glance could make you lose your mind; the scent that wafts out could kill even the toughest monsters.

Although these ancient ingredients look milder than the abyss ingredients, since they are the predecessors of the dishes loved by the demon race…

Their general flavors are quite strong.

With a little careless handling, it could turn into a disaster scene.

Lolth could not accept such a thing happening.

Great ingredients were being wasted, and as a chef, she could not stand by and do nothing!

Moreover, she also needed to conduct more tests on the standards of this "trial."

She had already tested whether "poor" skills could pass.

So, she needed to increase the samples.

Thinking this, Lolth walked towards the center.

Anyway…

It seems like no one said they wouldn’t help?

What’s wrong with having someone assist the chef?

Lolth was so supportive, but suddenly the magical synthesis sound rang out.

"’Skill Trial,’ cooperation is not allowed."

"How is that cooperation?" Lolth immediately argued back, "Since this is a trial, someone has to taste the food, right? Do your ‘audience friends’ even have taste buds? It can’t be that their soul craft is that powerful!"

"I just wanted to take a closer look; am I not allowed to see?"

"Don’t worry, I’m not participating, cooperating, or helping. At most, I’ll just be a taste tester and say what I want to eat. That’s okay, right?"

Lolth said this with certainty, and the magical synthesis sound fell silent.

After a while, it sounded again, almost like a sigh.

"Alright, esteemed magistrate with tier-three authority!"

"You can watch ‘Qiong’s’ trial and act as a taste tester for her ‘Cooking Memory’ challenge."

The silver puppet made a gesture inviting them in.

Lolth strode confidently into the kitchen that had magically appeared.

"Hello, Qiong, I’m here to help you!"

As she said this, she looked around at her surroundings.