Chapter 145 Chocolate Syrup "It's mealtime, intimate line...
"Xia, listen to me, the cocoa powder on top of tiramisu is slightly bitter, and the ladyfingers at the bottom are soaked in coffee liquid, so it has a strong coffee aroma... Overall, it's sweet but not greasy!"
Seeing the familiar tiramisu being served, the teddy bear's eyes lit up and he whispered a reminder in Cecilia's ear.
"Eat it quickly, eat it quickly! If it's inconvenient for you, we can feed you! Come on, open your mouth, ah——"
A sweet voice sounded beside her, and the tone of coaxing a child gave her goose bumps.
"No, I can do it myself."
She politely declined the other party's kindness, followed the teddy bear's instructions, scooped out a piece of tiramisu and put it into her mouth.
Since she had no sense of taste, she could not feel anything the teddy bear described in her ear. There was no taste at all. The layer of powder on top exploded in her mouth, and it was a bit choking.
“Ahem.”
She coughed a few times and let the teddy bear take a few more glances at Wilbert's dessert while taking the napkin.
"His is still tiramisu! The same goes for Link's!"
Teddy Bear whispered.
Under the cover of the tablecloth, Cecilia secretly took Wilbert's hand and wrote information about tiramisu on it.
"Please don't push or tug at each other. It's meal time now. Please focus on tasting the dessert. Please do any intimate things in private."
A serious voice sounded behind her, forcing the two people's hands to separate.
"It's a lollipop wearing a suit, with a super wide candy face and glasses... Phew, Xia, you really should take a look, the creatures here are so funny!"
The teddy bear whispered in her ear.
With the little bear's thoughtful hint, she and Weir successfully passed the first level. Although Lin Ke had no sense of taste, the omnipotent machine could analyze the ingredients of the dessert to infer its taste.
"...Very good, this guest's description is most accurate."
The sweet voice rose, and then quickly dropped in tone, "If you hadn't cheated with technology, I think you would be even happier."
"Cheating, no, it's delicious."
Lin Ke tried to defend himself, but the mechanical voice was so clumsy that it could only utter a few words after a long time.
"Do you think we are fools?"
The sweet voice was very soft, but full of threats, "We have never gotten along with those junks. There is a saying: the one who knows you best is your enemy."
"We don't need that kind of inhumane analysis. To make the best desserts, we need a lot of real customer reviews—"
"So, you're out."
As soon as he finished speaking, several desserts dragged their round bodies, grabbed Lin Ke's mechanical arm, and dragged him out of the banquet hall.
"Don't worry, he's just not qualified to be a dessert connoisseur. We will arrange other suitable jobs for him and won't make things difficult for him."
As if afraid that Cecilia and the others would worry, the sweet voice came closer again and explained to them.
"Well, let's have our second dessert——"
This time, a few white and chubby little ones were served, and Teddy Bear recognized them at the first sight.
“It’s cream puffs!”
The teddy bear continued to analyze the taste for her, "This kind of dessert is usually crispy on the outside and smooth on the inside. The outer skin is crispy and delicious, and the inside is filled with sweet cream. Sometimes it may also contain other fillings such as ice cream."
"But this one is white inside, and judging by the texture, it's probably more likely to be creamy!"
Thanks to the efforts of the teddy bear, Cecilia passed the second level.
Unfortunately, with Lollipop's strict defense, she couldn't find a chance to contact Wilbert.
Wilbert, out.
"We are lovers and cannot be separated."
Before the other party dragged Wilbert out, she hurriedly started to explain.
"Oh of course, we will respect every guest's difficulties."
The sweet voice was still somewhat amused, "Let's make an exception and let him watch from the side. We'll reconsider it after the tasting is over."
And just like that, they brought out the third dessert.
"It's like a syrup sponge pudding, usually maple syrup is poured on the soft sponge cake, it tastes sweet and has a rich buttery flavor."
The teddy bear seemed to have become a food commentator, talking about three desserts in a row. The little guy was so greedy that his saliva was watering and he swallowed hard.
“Please ask the customer to describe the taste of this dessert.”
She repeated it again according to what the teddy bear said, but this time she heard no praise from the dessert.
There was dead silence all around.
“…That’s not right.”
The sweet voice was light and floating, like fallen leaves caressing the heart, "The sponge cake has been soaked in lemonade, you should be able to taste the sour taste."
"Besides, what's poured on it is not maple syrup, but chocolate syrup. Can't you taste the mellow aroma of chocolate?"
"How could this be chocolate syrup!"
The teddy bear protested in a low voice, "Neither the color nor the smell match. It must be deliberately making things difficult for me. Who would soak dessert in lemonade?"
"Congratulations, you will not be separated from your lover."
The gingerbread man smiled wryly and looked at Cecia, "Because you are out too."
All three were dragged out of the banquet hall, and Cecia was relieved.
Although she wanted to obtain the forbidden fruit through the "appreciator", she always had a bad feeling... This premonition made her secretly stick the [Peeping Eyeball] on the gingerbread man.
"Since you all have no sense of taste, go work in the candy forest."
The three people who were eliminated lost the warm hospitality of desserts, and only serious lollipops were left to determine their future destinations.
"Come with me."
Lollipop adjusted his glasses. There was only a stick underneath, so he could only jump and walk, and his speed was not much faster than them.
"The candy forest will produce raw materials for making desserts, the butter trees will produce butter blocks, the hot springs in the back mountain will gush out chocolate syrup, and there is also a zone A where soft cake bases are buried underground..."
Lollipop introduced the work content to them.
"Your job is to obtain raw materials from the forest and sort them into different categories. Every day, I will tell you the amount needed for the day. As long as you work for a week, each of you will get a forbidden fruit."
It sounds like a tiring job like pulling weeds. I don't know if her words trumpet will work...
"We, rest, for the night, in our, room?"
Lin Ke raised his robotic arm high and asked the other party about his nightly rest.
"Sorry, as the lowest-ranking pickers, you don't get a rest room."
Lollipop said sorry, but his tone was still stiff, without any apology, "If you are an appraiser, you will have your own luxurious single room."
"As for you, if you want to sleep, sleep in the forest."
Sleeping on the floor?
This distinction is obvious.
Cecia curled her lips indifferently. She didn't care about the luxurious room, but what she cared about more was the job of the appraiser.
What's the secret behind this job that sounds so easy?
It would be nice if she could see the gingerbread man again. After she retrieved the [Peeping Eyeball], she would be able to get more information. And time was limited. Half an hour had passed...
If the eyeball is not recovered within two hours, it will explode and die, and cannot be used again.
"Excuse me, do you know where the gingerbread man is?"
She asked Lollipop.
"It's usually in the banquet hall or the appreciation room on the second floor... Do you have anything to say? I can pass it on to you."
"No, I'm just asking."
Hearing this, Lollipop jumped away.
With her current identity, she couldn't meet the gingerbread man directly, so it seemed that she had to take extraordinary measures.
Entering the candy forest, she found an empty corner and rummaged through the system backpack. Finally, she found two sets of strange skins in the [Inferior Skins].
"What's this?"
The teddy bear tilted its head and looked at the two sets of skins that looked like neither human nor ghost.
"These are the items that have been kept at the bottom of the box. I thought they were too strange and never took them out. But now is the perfect time to use them."
Cecilia rubbed her hands excitedly and walked towards the hot spring of chocolate syrup carrying the leather bag.
The two skins barely resembled human beings. One was round and plump, like a meatball, while the other was tall and thin, like a straight telephone pole.
She put on the meatball skin, put a pole on Wilbert, and pulled him into the chocolate syrup. Finally, she used the power of the Word Speaker to solidify the chocolate on the skin.
Now, they instantly turned into chocolate balls and chocolate bars.
“How is it? Does it look like those desserts?”
Cecia turned around and let the teddy bear take a good look at its current image.
"Same! Very similar!"
The teddy bear smelled the rich chocolate aroma, swallowed his saliva, and resisted the urge to take a bite.
"Now get out, no one can discover the identity of the sinner!"
With the approval of the teddy bear, Cecia asked Linke to stay in the forest and look for other clues.
And she and Wilbert, wearing chocolate skins, swaggered into the sight of the dessert.
Fortunately, this attempt was very successful.
Not only did those desserts not reveal their identities, but they also treated them with a sense of respect. No matter where they went, they were treated with great respect.
"Shh, I remember that gingerbread man mentioned the chocolate queen?"
The teddy bear scratched his head and whispered in her ear, "Since the queen is made of chocolate, chocolate products like yours may have a very high status here!"
Unexpectedly, they accidentally got the identity of "dessert aristocrats".
Cecilia touched her round body and stepped into the door of the banquet hall with satisfaction.
"Oh my, what day is it today? Why are you two here?"
When the gingerbread man saw them, he came over immediately. His nodding and fawning attitude made people more convinced of the status of "chocolate" in desserts.
"We want to go to the appreciation room and take a look."
A muffled male voice came from her mouth, which was the voice that came with her body.
"You came at the right time. A new group of appraisers came a few days ago. They are working hard. I will take you to visit them--"
When the gingerbread man turned around, the teddy bear quickly pulled off the "peeping eyeball" on him. This back and forth took a lot of time, almost two hours.
Cecia secretly took the eyeball and wrapped it in the cloth prepared in advance.
The gingerbread man was unaware and continued to lead the way, taking them directly to the second floor.
The decoration on the second floor is even more luxurious, but the decorations, whether gold, silver or jewelry, are all made to look like various desserts and candies.
"This way, please."
The gingerbread man opened a heavy door and bent over to invite them in.
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