The back mountain of the shrine.

Grandma Chiyo brought the three qualified people to an ancient tree with lush branches and leaves.

This tree is like a giant umbrella, standing below and looking up.

A gust of wind blew, and there was a faint sound of a crisp bell. Xia Yu looked up and found that there were many small bells tied with red ropes on the branches of ancient trees. These bells were hidden among the branches and leaves. The wind blew the leaves, and the bells danced with the leaves.

Moreover, the red rope tied to the branches is not only a small bell, but also a small sign similar to a wishing talisman.

"The questions for the second round of assessment are on top."

The old woman turned around and said slowly.

"above?"

Only Xia Yu looked shocked.

Takei Shinji and Hasero Ichiro obviously have some understanding of the second round process.

"You choose one." The old woman said, her eyes fixed on Xia Yu. "'Admission is now' is an honor, and it also means that the assessment is more difficult."

Damn it!

Xia Yu's heart was filled with garbled words, and he opened his mouth, and simply swallowed the words back into his stomach.

"So, who is the censor?" he was curious.

The old woman did not answer, but asked the Ice-faced witch to take three long bamboo poles, Xia Yu, Takei Shinji and Hasegawa Ichiro each took one.

"You can choose whatever you want."

Takei Shinji and Hasei Ichiro paraded under the tree umbrella with bamboo poles. After a few turns, they locked the target. They used a sharp knife tied to the top of the bamboo poles and gently cut the red rope, and the sign fell on their hands.

He looked down at the Chinese characters on the sign, and Takei's expression changed slightly.

Hasero Ichiro looked confident.

“It’s my place.”

Xia Yu was not a procrastination, but he made a random choice anyway. He held the bamboo pole and gently stroked it, and then caught the falling sign with a hint of joy in his eyes.

"fish!"

There is only one simple Chinese character on the brand.

Good luck!

After seeing this Chinese character, the beating heart immediately calmed down. Xia Yu decided on the recipe he would use.

"Prepare well, you can only bring your own seasonings and side dishes!"

Leave a word, the owner of the shrine slowly left with the help of the ice-faced witch.

Natsuyu returns to the shrine and asks Dojima Gin to support some special kitchenware.

As for seasonings and side ingredients, the dishes he wants to make are actually very simple in terms of ingredients. Just bring some regular seasonings, and you can just don’t bring any side ingredients.

...

The second round of assessment will be held at 6 pm that day.

In fact, at around five o'clock, a group of people gathered on the shore of Lake Reed.

There is a "Torii" belonging to the Chiyo Shrine by the lake. Next to the "Torii" wooden archway are three altars arranged.

It is better to say that it is an altar, an open-air kitchen table is more suitable. The ground is paved with stones and three stone workbenches are built. When Natsuyu, Takei Shinji and Hasegawa Ichiro arrived, there were already people from the Hakone area who were spontaneously cleaning the altar.

The three of them have their own preparations.

Xia Yu chose an altar and put the heavy box on it. When he opened it, he found that there were bottles and jars inside, including oil, salt, and spice bottles.

“The environment here is really strange.”

Kohei Tsuma, who was followed by a tycoon, put down a large box, wiped his sweat, and turned his head to look around.

"Yes, so remote!"

Tasoe and Morita Maki are carrying a basket of vegetables, which are fresh side dishes, including ginger, garlic, and scallions.

Vegetables are common tomatoes and onions.

Nakirina, with empty hands, stood on the altar, looking at the rippling lake of Ashi in front of her, with complex eyes.

This is a remote and deserted corner of Lake Ashino. Looking back, the hill where Chiyo Shrine is located is inconspicuous among the undulating mountains, about ten minutes away.

It was evening, and the sunset was setting, and everyone was covered with a layer of dim sunset.

The logistics teams of Takei Shinji and Hasegawa Ichiro were laying out the kitchen counters. Each person had a clear division of labor and high efficiency. In less than ten minutes, the kitchen counter was filled with brand new kitchen utensils, but because it was an open-air environment, ovens, and freezers, there were definitely no modern equipment such as modern equipment.

A group of spectators gathered early on the flat ground in front of the altar.

Some of these people were nearby townsmen, all of whom were older and gray-haired. Among them, the young people were all followers or disciples of the trainees. The other nine trainees were here, and Gin Dojima and Lina Ryoko were there, as well.

The crowd suddenly rioted.

It turned out that Chiyo's mother-in-law was here, and a car was parked on the road not far away.

"Chione Witch!"

"Sir Witch!"

The old townsmen bowed their heads.

The old witches and the ice-faced witches have changed into more formal witch suits, with complex patterns printed on the white tops. This formal witch suit is usually called "Chianzai".

The golden crown, flower hairpin, the old witch was dressed in a ceremony dress, and she also held a tool for sacrifice and dance in her hands - Kagura Ling.

"Let's start--"

The old witch said, her eyes swept over the three trainees standing in the altar.

“Where is the ingredients?”

Xia Yu's mind was full of question marks.

It seemed that Xia Yu was responding to the fact that a large truck of ingredients painted with the IGO logo slowly stopped on the road, and several black business vans were parked behind. About twenty men in black got off the car and transported boxes of ingredients to the scene from the container of the truck.

Hasegilo's staple food is several bags of rice.

Takei Shinji's staple food is fresh chicken that has been slaughtered.

The staple food of Xia Yu is live crucian carp.

The ingredients of the three of them were delivered to the scene. The sun disappeared in the west and the sky gradually became dark. The old witch asked the staff of IGO to help make the fire, so the bonfire surrounded the three altars, illuminating the lakeside.

Hasero Ichiro and Takei Shinji began to be busy.

They all have their own logistics teams. In addition to the ingredients, they have their own fire stoves in professional kitchens, and a few buckets of liquid fuel for use are piled next to the altar.

"Click"

Turning open the valve, the fierce flames rose, Hasea Ichiro nodded, confirming that the stove was fine, and went to retrieve the essence.

I took seven or eight pressure cookers and went back and forth several times, each time I filled a certain amount of raw rice in the pressure cooker.

Next is to wash rice.

Hasegilo maintained his own rhythm, as if he was a monk, rubbing the rice grains in cold water repeatedly with his hands. Although it was going very closely, it gave people a sense of slight wind and light clouds.

Takei Shinji is focusing on processing side ingredients.

Konjac, green pepper, lotus root, and carrot.

His kitchen counter was filled with vegetables of all kinds.

Xia Yu turned around and looked at Hasegawa Ichiro and Takei Shinji, who were fully fired. He was not anxious, but was waiting quietly.

In the afternoon, Gin Dojima and Lina Ryoko explained the second round of assessment process in detail to him. Not to mention the things that are too complicated, the altar tonight is actually a stage to show off. The audience and the judges are the same group of people.

At this time, another truck was parked on the side of the road, attracting the attention of the crowd.

This is not the food truck of the IGO organization, there is a shiny Yuanyue Group logo outside the container.

"It's finally here!"

Gin Dojima smiled and went over. A middle-aged man jumped out of the passenger seat of the truck and bent down to Gin Dojima. It was his deputy Hirohiro Se.
Chapter completed!