Beast Taming: I Can Bestow Entries-Chapter 224: One Dish Made 10 Judges Cry for Me!

However, Chen Mo did not expect that Sister Meng’s eyes were also moist, which surprised him.

Because in his impression, Sister Meng always had the image of a strong person with an iron heart. It seemed that nothing in the outside world could affect her.

"It turns out that Sister Meng also feels homesickness."

Chen Meng thought to himself silently.

Soon, the other judges also gradually woke up, their expressions either wistful, relieved, or moved.

In the dream world woven by thoughts of home, they all saw the homeland and the people and events deeply hidden in their memories.

"Click, click, click!"

The cameras of the journalists around never stopped.

They had even thought of the headlines for tomorrow’s newspaper—

Shocking! This contestant’s dish made ten judges faint for 1 minute!

One dish, making 10 judges weep for me!

What charm does this zongzi possess that could possibly...

"Please, judges, give your scores, meow!"

Neon Cat, holding the microphone, said as the host.

With its voice, everyone’s gaze focused on the judge’s panel.

Although the scores had not yet been given, the judges’ expressions and performances actually said it all.

The contestants who had completed their dishes and were waiting for their scores were nervous, especially Cheng Ling who was temporarily in the lead, feeling her heart thumping wildly.

The quality score for the nostalgic zongzi is 50 points, meaning Chen Mo needs to achieve a judge’s score of 33.5 to surpass her.

An average of only 3.5 points per judge would secure first place!

"It’s okay, it’s okay, Chen Mo’s Tuantuan can’t even merge with Spiritual Beasts, so he definitely can’t make a dish that appeals to the Food Spirits."

"And these fancy food effects are definitely all show and no substance!"

Cheng Ling comforted herself frantically in her mind, but things went contrary to her wishes.

The judges, having woken up, flipped their scorecards one after another.

points...5 points...5 points!

Straight full marks!

Although this nostalgic zongzi did not use the "Merging Emotions" technique, it truly made them experience homesickness.

Moreover, not only did they feel "homesickness," but it also alleviated the homesickness stirred up by the dishes made by other contestants.

Full marks! They had to give full marks!

"50 points full marks from the judges! Added to the previous 50 points for quality, Chen Mo’s final score is 100 points!"

Xia Yan shouted excitedly.

This scene made all the audience cheer and feel their blood boil!

They knew that after the theme was announced, Chen Mo had become the contestant they least expected to win.

Meanwhile, this score made the contestants who were still making their dishes feel hopeless.

The champion of this Young Chef Competition... has already emerged!

Everyone else now was merely competing for second place!

Cheng Ling’s eyes seemed a bit vacant.

She couldn’t understand how this somewhat handsome young man had done it? How could he defeat her Tai’an Fish just by making a zongzi!?

Knowing that pastries generally have a rather simple flavor and the making process is relatively simple, it’s difficult to shine, let alone to receive unanimous praise from the judges!

"Cough cough, let me continue the previous critique."

Chef God Jiang Yun coughed lightly, a smile appearing on his lips as he slowly said:

"To be honest, Chen Mo, this is the first time I’ve tasted your nostalgic zongzi. A very unique flavor, what’s more important is the special effect it possesses, truly magical. It can let those who are homesick cross the torrents of time and return to the cherished homeland deep in their memories."

"More importantly, that you can make a dish of such high quality with such simple ingredients is astonishing!"

The young man in front of him was no longer a promising future, but already dazzlingly brilliant.

He was delighted to see such vitality in the young Spirit Chefs of Dongxia.

"Thank you!"

Chen Mo bowed and expressed his thanks.

"Ying!" (Champion!)

Tuantuan excitedly circled around Chen Mo several times, looking quite thrilled. freewёbnoνel.com

"That’s right, we are the champions!"

Following that, Chen Mo went to the previously visited traditional pastry ingredient shop.

"Does sister prefer sweet or savory?"

"Sweet, I think!"

As agreed, Chen Mo handed one of the epic sweet zongzi to the shop owner.

"Then sister won’t be polite. Do you want to add me on WeChat? If you need to buy bamboo leaves for zongzi later, you can come to me, and I can give you a discount."

The woman in the floral dress said with a smile.

"Okay."

After finishing all this, Chen Mo returned to the contestant resting area and summoned all his Spiritual Beasts.

"Time to eat!"

He said with a smile.

It was already past 8 PM, and due to the competition, he and his Spiritual Beasts hadn’t eaten yet and were extremely hungry.

"Ying!"

"Woo!"

Tuantuan and Xiao Jiu "wolfed down the food", Bing Lan started eating very gracefully, but after realizing that eating slowly meant eating less of the two homesick zongzi, he no longer cared about his manners.

Just eat them all!

Xinghai, like before, used transformation magic to shrink its size, and after Tuantuan applied "Nutrition Full" and "Portion Full", it began to feast.

Soon, the remaining 8 homesick zongzi were devoured by one human and four beasts.

After eating a few bites, Chen Mo’s spirit was shaken; he suddenly felt as though he had returned to Blue Star.

He also missed his family and friends from that world.

He wondered if he would ever be able to return to that world after he grew stronger in the future.

"Woo?"

Sensing Chen Mo’s mood, Xiao Jiu proactively rubbed his palm.

Then it scratched its head with its little paws; the zongzi indeed tasted good, but it seemed that it did not have the exaggerated effect experienced by the judges and Chen Mo.

"What homesickness could you have!"

Chen Mo affectionately rubbed the silky silver fur on Xiao Jiu.

Xiao Jiu had been wandering from a young age, making everywhere his home, and only found a stable home when he met Chen Mo.

Maybe many years later, the old neighborhood might evoke his homesickness.

But at least for now, it didn’t.

Little Blue Bird Bing Lan and Tuantuan also didn’t feel any "homesickness" emotions.

They had just been born not long ago, and the concept of homeland was still very vague in their minds, so naturally, there was no such feeling of homesickness.

It’s worth mentioning—Tuantuan was very careful when eating the homesick zongzi.

Because the homesick zongzi was an evolution food for it, directly absorbing the Power of Food Spirit could accidentally trigger an evolution.

So Tuantuan just sampled the taste of the homesick zongzi and then replenished the Power of Food Spirit that had just been consumed.

"Tuantuan, into what form do you want to evolve?"

Chen Mo asked.

Since the championship was surely secured, he planned to immediately ask Chef God Jiang Yun for help after the competition to see if he could make a Legendary Quality evolution cuisine.

As for which evolution cuisine to make, Chen Mo hadn’t decided yet.

If a Legendary Quality food facilitated a perfect evolution, Tuantuan’s species level could reach the Monarch Stage with the currently known seven possible evolution paths.

However, the homesick zongzi, a newly discovered evolution food, posed significant uncertainty.

The properties, form, abilities, and potential of a Spiritual Beast evolved through homesick zongzi were all unknown.

But Chen Mo had an inkling that this new evolution form might be the one with the highest potential and the most suitable evolution path for Tuantuan!