Chapter 861 Shrimp: I really can’t eat any more

Chapter 861 Shrimp: I really can’t eat any more

Chapter 861 Shrimp: I really can’t eat any more
Lu Li was surprised to hear Jiro say this, because in the original novel he had read in the space, the last part was the decisive battle between Yilong and Sanhu.

He observed the strength of the Four Heavenly Kings to judge the plot time period. He thought it would take a long time to reach this place, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

"Master, why don't you go there yourself?"

Lu Li asked about his confusion. There is one dragon, two wolves and three tigers. The strength of these three brothers should be dominated by the dragon in his prime. The strength of the other two should not be much different.

In the original novel, after the decisive battle between Yilong and Sanhu, Sanhu's inner softness was awakened by the true love of his brother Yilong, and he suddenly came to his senses. But just when the family had just shaken hands and made peace and were thinking about getting together for a meal in the future, the blue Netero came out to snatch the head.

Yilong was seriously injured because of his previous slacking, and was unable to dodge, so he was knocked out in one blow. Just like that, the strongest human being in the gourmet world was gone.

It feels like the protagonists are unable to catch up, and in order to give the protagonist room to perform, they are forced to kill him off in the plot.

It can be said that Lu Li has read quite a few comics, but he has never seen many pillars of the righteous sect who died as hastily and meaninglessly as Yilong.

To put it bluntly, it was a fight between brothers. They made peace, but were killed by monsters. This was too hasty.

Although Blue Netero is a gourmet noble and very powerful, that is only relative.

Lu Li felt that in terms of hard power, Blue Netero was still a level lower than a strong man like Ichiryujiro. If they fought normally, the ordinary Blue Netero would probably be killed instantly.

So when Lu Li heard Aizen talk about the purpose of Blue Netero, he was very surprised. Since he had not read the ending of the original work, he could only guess everything. If NEO was the final boss of this world, then what confidence did Blue Netero rely on to resurrect and seal NEO?

Aizen has collected quite a lot of information about Blue Netero in the Blue Universe, so he knows the approximate strength of Blue Netero. In terms of comprehensive attributes, it is probably no more than 180 points. The Blue Netero who copies and hunts NEO should be a super elite among the gourmet aristocrats, so his strength is estimated to be around 200 at most.

Since Lu Li only saw Yilong being killed by a surprise attack in the comics, he had no idea what the gourmet nobles were trying to do, and he didn't know what benefit killing Yilong would bring to them.

But no matter what, if Jiro was there at that time, Yilong would definitely not have died.

"I had other things to do that day."

Jiro said a little embarrassedly.

"what's up?"

Only then did Lu Li realize that the final battle between Yilong and Sanhu would not take place now or tomorrow, and Jiro had only come to ask him in advance if he could do it.

"That day is also the opening day of the Food Festival - the Cooking Festival."

Jiro explained, "Hajime is worried that the Gourmet Society is trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain. If I go to the Gourmet Society, then the Gourmet Society may raid the venue of the chef competition. And I promised Setsuno that I would go to watch the competition that day."

Lu Lixin said that perhaps the last sentence was the most important reason. He remembered that Mr. Jiro and Grandma Jieno were childhood sweethearts.

It should be noted here that Teppei is Jiro's grandson, but not Setsuno's grandson. Setsuno is just Jiro's cooking partner, and the two did not get along together when they were young.

As for why they started to show their affection again when they were old, Lu Li could only think that for these masters, the journey of life was too long. Jiro's original wife might have passed away long ago, and a childhood sweetheart of the same generation as him was certainly a rare companion.

"I understand what's going on. I'll be there on the day of the decisive battle."

Lu Li nodded. He was just thinking about Yilong's death. Actually, if he thought about it carefully, there was nothing wrong with Yilong's arrangement.

Judging from the original part he had read, if Jiro did not go to the cooking competition, a large number of important characters would probably have died, and even the protagonists would have died.

Therefore, if we want to ensure that Yilong can survive, we really have to hope for the intervention of a powerful third party external force.

It is not impossible for Lu Li to remind Yilong directly, but based on his understanding of Yilong, things will most likely develop to that point. After all, even if he knew that someone might attack him, he would not kill his own brother.

While the two were talking, Xia Ren had already prepared some side dishes and brought them to the table, "Everyone, please sit down and eat first."

"What a sweet and sensible little girl..."

Jiro praised and smiled at Lu Li, "Looking at you guys reminds me of the glorious days when I was young and adventured with Xiao Jieno."

Lu Li didn't think anything of it, thinking it was just an old man lamenting his lost youth, but Shrimp's little face was flushed, and he cooked the dish a little faster.

After all, Jiro was only there to deliver a message and had no intention of staying long. He sat for a while, praised the shrimp's cooking skills, and then left, saying that he was going to prepare a full meal to entertain Lu Li.

After Jiro left, Xia Ren sat next to Lu Li a little stiffly, and didn't say a word for a long time.

"What's wrong? Just say it if you have something to say."

Lu Li noticed Xia Ren's weirdness, but he didn't know what he was struggling with, since they were obviously very familiar with each other.

"Boss Lu... I have a request... that may be a little troublesome for you."

Shrimp said hesitantly.

"Tell me about it, maybe it won't be so troublesome for me."

Lu Li smiled and said, "Besides, I came to this world just to be your bodyguard. Your mission is equally important."

In fact, Shrimp's basic task had already been completed. After all, Lu Li had collected a lot of rare ingredients with Shrimp, including some high-end ingredients from the gourmet world, so Space should be quite satisfied.

"It's like this... Just when Grandpa Jiro mentioned the cooking competition, I received a hidden mission that asked me to win a good place in the cooking competition."

Shrimp said a little embarrassedly, "There is no punishment for this task. If you succeed, you will be given a culinary title. If Boss Lu finds it troublesome..."

Before she finished her words, Lu Li interrupted her, "Don't bother, this is a very simple matter, just go and participate, I will make sure you'll be fine."

He protects Xia Ren to participate in the chef competition, and goes with him to help Yi Long. There is no conflict between the two.

Not to mention that he has abilities like Shadow Clone and Valhalla, even if he really wants a real person on each side, doesn't he still have Sosuke?

Lu Li knew the rarity of the title. In addition, Xia Ren was a supporter and had no chance to receive special tasks on weekdays. Apart from collecting activities like mining, he basically had no intersection with other parts of the task world.

In other words, she herself is a chef, and this world is a world where chefs can shine, so this once-in-four-year cooking competition will allow Xia Ren to receive related tasks.

"I……"

Seeing Lu Li so straightforward, Xia Ren didn't know what to say for a moment, and finally just clenched his fists and said, "I will definitely win the championship, and make more delicious dishes for Boss Lu in the future!"

"Then I'll be looking forward to it." Lu Li said with a smile, "However, there should be some time before the chef competition. I think you should improve your skills."

These days, most shrimps are made into delicious food, but there is little food themselves. This leads to the fact that although shrimps have gourmet cells, their strength has not improved much.

Now that Xia Ren is going to participate in the cooking competition, it is necessary to improve his strength, because none of the high-end chefs in this world are ordinary people, they are all very powerful.

Let’s not talk about the legendary chefs at the top, let’s just talk about A’lu’s mortal enemy Stajiu, the deputy head chef of the Gourmet Club. He is very powerful, and in the original book, based on what Lu Li saw, he was always stronger than A’lu.

Well, it’s quite strange. Lu Li has never seen Stajiu use his kitchen knife to cut vegetables. He only uses it to chop people.

As for the national treasure of gourmet food, Grandpa Jiro's lover, Granny Setsunori, is, at the very least, a master who can shock a crowd of people and kill the top elites of the Gourmet Club in seconds. At the most, Lu Li even suspects that she is at the same level as Jiro and the others, but her combat ability is slightly weaker, and she is of the auxiliary type.

Therefore, if you want to defeat these legends and monsters in the chef competition, it is really difficult if you don’t have some stats yourself.

It doesn't mean that cooking is all about numbers. An ordinary person can cook shrimps just as well. The same goes for komatsuna. It's just that when faced with some ingredients, your cooking advantage will be greater if you have numbers.

Furthermore, Lu Li remembered that there were many challenging items in the chef competition, which would be difficult for ordinary people to handle. Those items did not seem to be a test of one's cooking skills, but rather a competition of combat power.

For example, if she wanted to cross the ocean to find food, and if Lu Li didn't help her cheat, she would probably just be able to put on a swimming ring and swim slowly across the sea.

"Then I... should eat more recently?"

After listening to Lu Li's words, Xia Ren felt that it made sense. She didn't want to swim in the sea. What if she was eaten by marine creatures like sharks?
"Not only about eating, I think I have to teach you a lesson as well."

Lu Li touched his chin and said.

"Training or something..."

Shrimp hesitated to speak, wanting to say that Boss Lu's wording was inappropriate.

But she saw Lu Li's gaze sweeping towards the Four Heavenly Kings, which gave her a bad feeling. She thought, could the training that Boss Lu mentioned be like the hellish training of the Four Heavenly Kings?
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"Lu... Boss Lu... I really... I really can't take it anymore, please let me go..."

"Eat it for me!"

"But... How can I eat something this big?"

"Relax, believe in your potential, come on, open your mouth wide, I'll help you."

“Ugh… Ugh—”

"Don't say anything, just feel it with your heart. Didn't you say before that you wanted to eat this?"

"Gulu..."

The shrimp swallowed the thick billion-butter baguette, and the entire surface of the skin exuded a translucent luster, which was a sign of the evolution of the gourmet cells.

After savoring the sweet taste of the cream and the fragrance of the natural crude fiber in the bread, she came to her senses and said resentfully, "Boss Lu, tasting the ingredients like this is too rough. It doesn't conform to our original intention of pursuing delicious food."

Lu Li did not respond, but just raised another huge fragrant egg tart from the side, "Do you still want to win? Didn't they say that only the top three can get the title? Do you think you can compete with Grandma Jie Nai and the previous champion in the special competition field?"

Shrimp looked at Lu Li aggrievedly, and touched his bulging belly, "But I really can't eat anymore..."

Although she also has a gourmet heart, she does not have the endless appetite like Lu Li. It still takes her some time to digest the food after eating.

Moreover, before coming to this world, she had always had normal thinking and would not think of swallowing large food in one bite when eating.

Simply put, even if her body could do it, her mind couldn't accept it and she felt she couldn't eat it at all.

Just now, she was frightened when she saw the thick billion cream baguette. Although it was a rare ingredient with a capture level of 1200, she felt that this kind of bread should be cut into small pieces and eaten bit by bit, which was in line with her understanding of pastries.

But Lu Li swallowed one right away, indicating that it was just enough to fill the gap between his teeth, and then stuffed the other one into himself.

Seeing that she was eating in small bites like a hamster, Lu Li felt that her eating efficiency was too low, so the scene just now happened.

"Then it seems that I need to do some digestion exercises..."

Lu Li said as he looked at the obviously bulging belly under Xia Ren's clothes.

However, after hearing this, Xia Ren shuddered and shook his head quickly, "I...I actually feel like I can eat a little more. Can I...can I eat it slowly by myself?"

The last time Boss Lu said he wanted to take her to do digestion exercises, she experienced what hell was like. The intensity of that kind of exercise was simply not something a human could do.

It was after she did a digestion exercise with Lu Li that she felt it was not easy for the Four Heavenly Kings to survive Lu Li's hands. As a coach, Lu Li was simply a devil.

"Really... the competition will start the day after tomorrow, and you were the one who said you wanted to win."

Lu Li was a little distressed, "How about this, I'll help you cheat."

He felt that the competition was not strictly managed anyway. In the original book, Komatsu had been secretly helped by the Four Heavenly Kings in various ways. For example, Zebra secretly used sound waves to cover Komatsu to protect him from various attacks.

"no!"

"no!"

Two voices sounded almost at the same time, one was naturally the person involved, Shrimp, and the other was Komatsu who was responsible for preparing today's dinner.

After being sent here by Jiro, Komatsu has been practicing cooking in the food world these days, hanging out with Alu and the Four Heavenly Kings, having a great time.

"This is a sacred competition where chefs compete with each other in their cooking skills. How can you cheat?"

Said Shrimp.

"Yes, Miss Xia is right. We chefs should rely on our cooking skills to win."

Komatsu nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)