Chapter 402 - 159: A King Player in the Silver League?

Chapter 402: Chapter 159: A King Player in the Silver League?

"Alright then, none of the items in this round received a bid. The eighth round of the competition starts now. Does anyone want to give it a try? Please, step right up!"

As the host shouted, the onlookers all unconsciously took a step back.

In the beginning, quite a few people had participated, but after several consecutive rounds, everyone realized that going up there was just a way to make a fool of yourself!

Cooking while being watched by so many people inevitably makes one nervous. Once you’re nervous, your technique gets sloppy, and who knows what kind of monstrosity you might end up creating.

And for some reason, these onlookers were all reluctant to participate themselves, but as soon as someone else went up, they would instantly transform into food critics.

They’d critique every move made on stage, acting as if they were even more skilled than a National Banquet Chef.

Besides, isn’t it much more interesting to watch someone else make a fool of themselves than to do it yourself?

The host shouted for a long time, but only six contestants went up, and all of them were the type of young people who just love to join in on the fun.

"Anyone else? The highest auction price so far is 18 yuan. As long as you participate, you have a chance to win a beautiful prize!"

Great rewards spur men to courage!

Another young man jumped out from the crowd, even waving to the people below as he went on stage.

"Just one more! This is the last spot for the event! Please, don’t hesitate to join!"

"Boss, Boss! Why don’t you go participate?" Zhang Jiayi asked in a low voice.

Su Chen pursed his lips. "I’m a King-level player, and you want me to play in the Silver League?"

"A King doesn’t always win in the Silver League," Ling Shuyu remarked out of the blue.

"Boss, why don’t you really go up and give it a try?" Zhang the Second also started to get mischievous.

Shi Qi chimed in as well, "I think Miss Ling really likes that doll. Boss, hurry up and win it for her!"

"Impossible." Su Chen crossed his arms. "I would never participate in this kind of Silver League match..."

"Get going!" Zhang Jiayi placed both hands on Su Chen’s back and gave him a hard shove, pushing him right out of the crowd and into the front.

"Alright! We have another contestant! Friend, would you please come up on stage? We can now begin the ingredient selection process!"

’What the hell?’

Su Chen turned his head to glare at Zhang Jiayi. ’That little traitor!’

’Dock her bonus! Dock her bonus!’

But now the host was crouching on the stage talking to him, and all the onlookers had their eyes fixed on him. He was in a tight spot.

’Damn it!’

Su Chen walked onto the stage, his scalp tingling with dread, and was led by the host to the edge of the platform.

Here, there was a refrigerated cabinet filled to the brim with all sorts of ingredients.

"What you all see now are the ingredients our restaurant has prepared for all our customers. Everyone can choose their favorite ingredients to cook with. We welcome you to our restaurant to make a wonderful dinner for your loved one."

"Contestant Number 1 has chosen... carrots, cucumbers, daikon radishes, and red radishes. Huh? What delicious dish is this contestant planning to make?"

A huge pile of radishes. It really left the audience dumbfounded.

A Gathering of Heroes?

Standing in front of the refrigerated cabinet, Su Chen’s scalp was tingling again.

’I’m the head chef of Delicious, for crying out loud. I can’t speak for every dish, but I can easily sell one for several thousand yuan and people would pay.’

’And now I’m here playing these kinds of games?’

Especially when he thought of his semi-apprentice, Liu Ahbao, who was abroad competing in a global chef competition!

And here he was, participating in this kind of contest on the food street of Jingzhou City?

Damn it!

He looked again at the ingredients in the cabinet. It was mostly vegetables, with very little meat.

This was probably in consideration of the fact that most customers who came to the store had average cooking skills at best, and making a meat dish would be a bit too challenging for them.

’Whatever. Ling Shuyu was right, the Silver League isn’t always that easy to play!’

’A King’s game sense is useless here. Silver Players only know how to go all-in!’

After all, even the selection of seasonings was incomplete.

Su Chen silently took a few eggs from the cabinet, then grabbed a bowl, preparing to scoop out some rice.

The hand he extended paused.

Then he simply picked up the entire pot of rice.

"Sir, you can just take a portion of the rice. You don’t need to take the whole pot."

Su Chen tilted his head. "I’m going to use all of it."

The host was momentarily stunned and cast a pleading look at the owner behind him.

The owner gritted his teeth and nodded.

’Where did this reckless punk come from? Even if this is a promotional event, he can’t just waste ingredients like this, can he?’

’I’ll take his picture later. The next time he comes here, I’m going to rip him off good!’

"Alright, Contestant Number 8 has taken his ingredients: rice and eggs! It looks like this contestant is preparing to make some egg fried rice!"

There was nothing special about egg fried rice.

As long as you weren’t a complete idiot, basically anyone could make it successfully.

Even so, the internet was full of people who managed to turn their egg fried rice into all sorts of bizarre creations.

The reason Su Chen chose these ingredients was because an idea had suddenly popped into his head when he saw the seasonings on the cooking station.

Previously, at the company, the egg fried rice he made had received unanimous praise from the employees!

It was a shame he didn’t get to show off his skills at the sports meet!

That egg fried rice had reached S Level. Su Chen later analyzed the main reason for this: the secret was the addition of a spoonful of clear broth.

The instantly evaporating broth not only moistened the grains of rice but also suppressed the slight eggy smell.