The luxury of this castle still shocked Erina Kirigiri.

She was a rich lady who went to various high-end places, but she had never seen such a magnificent castle. Whether it was the exquisite decoration of the building or the rigorous elegance of the maids, they all reflected the heavy and noble.

What exactly is this place?

Erina Kirigiri followed Jeanne closely without saying a word, as if she could find some sense of security in this way.

"We're here."

Shen He stopped in front of a six-meter-high black double-door.

Before Erina Kirigiri could guess what was inside, the two maids standing at the door had already bowed and slowly opened the door.

Suddenly, compared to the outside, a more lively place appeared in front of them.

This is - a huge kitchen.

In the room that looked like a palace, maids in black and white aprons were walking around, carrying and processing various ingredients. She even saw a giant bison that was more than two meters tall, and a wild boar with huge tusks. The maids were peeling the skin and cutting different parts of the meat in an orderly manner along the grain.

"You came at the right time." Shen He walked in and patted a wild boar. "We happened to be in a world that had been deserted for a thousand years and killed some mutant creatures."

These prey were all killed in the world of NieR: Automata.

In that world, not only did the plants mutate and grow very huge, but even the animals were the same, each of them was huge.

So after Shen He encountered it, he killed some game and put it in his backpack and brought it back.

"These are the ingredients from another world you mentioned?" Erina Kirigiri suppressed her excitement.

Even she could roughly tell the quality of the meat. There was no doubt that this was an ingredient that did not exist on Earth.

"More than that." Shen He shook his head. "It's not easy to explore the ingredients of the unknown world. No one knows which ones are edible, which ones are not, which ones are delicious, and how to make them delicious. I don't have so much patience, so I just made a little bit. What I really want to show you is these."

He pointed to the kitchen utensils placed in the center of the kitchen counter!

"There are still people using such old-fashioned kitchen utensils?" Erina Kirigiri looked in the direction he pointed and couldn't help frowning.

She didn't know what Shen He meant by asking her to see these kitchen utensils, but these, from the style point of view, seemed to be kitchen utensils from hundreds of years ago, and the appearance was not very good.

"Try it and you will know." Shen He picked up the kitchen knife and handed it to her with his backhand.

Erina Kirigiri didn't know what Shen He was thinking. The smile on his face always gave people a weird feeling.

But when the eyes were on the kitchen knife... there was a sudden trembling feeling of an electric current flashing through the heart.

The palm, unconsciously stretched out.

This, what on earth is this...

The moment she grasped the handle of the kitchen knife, a tremor flashed through her body, as if she had used this kitchen knife to cut thousands of times, and even had the feeling that the sages of all ages had guided her hand in knife skills.

This kitchen utensil! This kitchen utensil!

As a chef, Erina Kirigiri could no longer describe her feelings at this moment. She walked over and held the black pot with her other hand, brushing the spatula. Each kitchen utensil seemed to have a soul. Even in the short time she held it, she could clearly feel that she had a new understanding of cooking.

This is a divine tool! It is a treasure! It is what every chef dreams of!

"Do you feel it?" Shen He smiled, "The name of this set of kitchen utensils is called 'Legendary Kitchen Utensils'. It is a treasure in a world where cooking is also respected. Although that world can no longer be found, this set of kitchen utensils has been preserved by us."

"I want this..." Erina Kirigiri spoke with difficulty. She had no way to hide her desire.

"That won't do." Shen He raised a finger and shook it. "This is my stuff, but you can exchange your food for the right to use these kitchen utensils. If your food is good enough, I will reluctantly allow you to use it once every three days, no, once a week. This is the dream of countless chefs."

He almost returned what Erina Kiribi had just said.

"You guy!"

Erina Kiribi gritted her teeth and stared at Shen He. Suddenly, she crossed her arms across her chest, her beautiful long hair seemed to move without wind, and her eyes burst into a blazing fighting spirit.

"In this case, let's solve it with the chef's method. Let's have a food battle! Bet on each other's needs!"

"Food battle?" Shen He was completely stunned.

He just wanted to tease this young lady just now, why did it become a food battle.

"These kitchen utensils have traces of recent use. Any of you are also a chef." Erina Kiribi raised her voice slightly, "If you don't dare to challenge, it doesn't matter if you do a conditional food battle."

The so-called conditional food battle is a very special way of food battle.

The strength of the two sides is too different, and restrictions on one side, such as ingredients, time, theme, etc., are usually used for teaching.

In order to obtain these legendary kitchen utensils, Erina Kiribiri is ready to give it a try.

"Is that so..." Shen He hummed slightly, looking at the obviously nervous young lady, and suddenly smiled, "I am just an amateur hobby chef. Since we are going to have a food battle, it is really not possible without restrictions. So let's do this. The referee will be decided by me. As long as one of the three thinks that my food is better than yours, then I will win. How about it?"

"Okay." Erina Kiribiri agreed without much hesitation, "But you have to give me a convincing reason."

The referee is the other party's person, of course, you have to beware of black whistles.

As long as it is sincere, she doesn't think that the food she makes will lose to the person in front of her.

"If you win, you can use the legendary kitchen utensils at will. If I win, I have the right to taste your food at any time, no, the right to taste your food at any time." Shen He deliberately emphasized the word "at any time".

"No problem, can we start?" Erina Kirigiri was already impatient.

As for the other party's request, as long as they would not lose, it didn't matter what it was.

"Please invite the referee to enter the arena." Shen He snapped his fingers.

Ryougi Shiki and Violet obeyed his call and came to his side.

At the same time, the surrounding environment changed in an instant. In front of the place where the legendary kitchen utensils were placed, two identical kitchen counters suddenly appeared. The maids put the prepared ingredients in them and then stood quietly aside, while the three judges including Jeanne sat on the judges' seats that also appeared suddenly.

They all knew what was going on.

"Cooking competition..." Ryougi Shiki seemed to be a little interested, "The opponent is a professional chef, it will be difficult for Shen He to win."

"That's right." Jeanne smiled with her hands covering her mouth, "But I'm looking forward to it."

"The Master will definitely win."

Violet interrupted, and she was probably the only one who had confidence in Shen He.

Ryougi Shiki looked at Violet thoughtfully.

On the other side, the food battle had officially begun.

Erina Kiribi first quickly checked the ingredients. Although they were not top-notch, they were all pretty good, and the tools were complete, there was no theme restriction, and the opponent did not use those magical kitchen utensils. Did they not take this food battle seriously at all?

She turned around and looked at Shen He on the side.

I found him beating eggs and taking out the yolks. His expression and movements were all focused and serious.

Forget it, I'll be more serious and respect those kitchen utensils.

Erina Kirigiri cheered up, glanced at the ingredients, and had already selected the food she wanted to make.

Both sides were concentrating, and time passed quickly.

Compared with the real food battle, there is still a lack of professional commentary and the crowd of onlookers who are responsible for being amazed. However, in the quiet environment, Erina Kirigiri even felt that she was performing beyond her normal level. When the caviar that looked like black gold was carefully placed on the plate, she couldn't help but turn around and look at Shen He's work.

Is that... cream cake?

That's right, it's not a high-end cake, nor is it a Western aristocratic dish. It's just a simple strawberry cream cake, a sugarcane dish that can be made in any cake shop on the roadside.

"You guy!" Erina Kirigiri was trembling all over, she was angry, "Are you insulting the food battle?"

In the world of Shokugeki no Soma, food battle is undoubtedly sacred, it is a place where chefs from both sides bet on their cooking skills for a sacred duel.

And it shouldn't be this kind of indifferent attitude!

"Of course - not." Shen He looked at her, his expression was very serious, "I have used all my strength to make the highest level of food."

"......"

Erina Kirigiri looked at his expression and bit her lip, not knowing what kind of mood she should be in.

"Forget it." Finally, she put her hands on her waist, "Anyway, I will win anyway, let's finish it quickly, I still want to try new dishes with the legendary kitchen utensils."

After the other party loses, agree to give them the right to taste their practice works, hum, this is just because the other party can provide new ingredients.

A maid has already brought the two people's works to the three judges.

One is a simple strawberry cream cake, and the other is a delicate and expensive caviar that looks like black gold. It seems that there is no suspense in the competition.

Jeanne stretched out her spoon and scooped a spoonful of the cake made by Shen He. Her eyes lit up.

"Oh, it's still the familiar taste, and it's improved a lot, Master."

"Thank you." Shen He smiled shyly.

After all, it's impossible not to improve after using the legendary kitchen utensils for such a long time.

Jeanne then picked up the prepared shell spoon, carefully scooped a spoonful of caviar into her mouth, gently spread it on her tongue, and slowly crushed the caviar grains with the tip of her tongue.

"Hmm--" she

couldn't help but let out a moving moan.

At the moment the caviar entered her mouth, she slightly pressed on her tongue. At first, she seemed to feel the taste of the weak sea breeze, but it was this millisecond of tenderness that made people feel particularly relaxed and comfortable. Then, the free and unrestrained breath dissipated between her lips and teeth, and the intriguing taste of the ocean burst out, making people feel as if they were on a small boat running freely in the waves, bringing an indescribable richness to the taste. It

's just the taste, but it can bring people a wholehearted enjoyment!

Shen He's eyes widened as he noticed that a button on Joan of Arc's black dress had suddenly broken, revealing a mysterious corner of the lavender lace.