In fact, it started from the moment Jiang Yan appeared.

He already felt the two stares from the judges' seat that had been staring at him.

Needless to say, the first glance was naturally seen by Green, who was dressed as Mr. Pink-Green.

After seeing Jiang Ember appear, Green kept looking at him with an interested expression with his hands on his cheeks, and his eyes were full of ...... Eh, full of inexplicable pampering and pampering.

It's a little strange to say that, but it really feels like a neighbor's aunt who watched you grow up, warm and without a sense of boundaries, and sometimes it can feel a little embarrassing.

And the other gaze staring at Jiang Ember was naturally from the lady Quinn next to her, the queen bee.

For some reason, the queen bee was also looking at Jiang Ember with a slimy gaze.

The look swept him up and down, like a ...... Well, a rich woman is looking at a certain little fresh meat in the Cowherd Club, thinking about what strange service she wants him to provide for a while.

Even when Jiang Yan's gaze looked at her, she bluntly threw a wink at this little fresh meat, which was almost self-evident.

Hey, after being thrown by the queen bee, Jiang Ember only felt his body tremble slightly.

After all, judging from the information observed by the "Pupil of Truth", he could already confirm and affirm that the third judge sitting on the judges' bench, in addition to Ruby and Green, was the cadre of the Sixth Empire.

The reason is also very simple, because only the personal attributes of her and Green are completely invisible to Jiang Ember now.

With the current level of development of Jiang Yan's "Pupil of Truth", at least a "demigod-level" powerhouse can do this.

In other words, the woman who sat there in a dark purple violet mask as a judge, and threw a flattering glance at Jiang Ember by the way, was such a big man on a par with Green.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, the current situation really has a sense of black humor that makes people don't know how to complain.

In a mere cooking competition, two of the three judges are "demigod-level" powerhouses at the top of the world's ceiling.

Has the demigod level been so flooded these days, and it's okay to meet two when you come out to participate in a competition.

What's more, these two are still two opposing organizations, the "Night Watch" and the "Sixth Reich", and it is a great project to be able to sit together in harmony.

From this point of view, Ruby, the head of the organizer, can be regarded as creating a rare spectacle.

Just after the sixteen chefs, including Jiang Yan, stood by their stove, and all the contestants were already in place.

The hostess also immediately said loudly:

"Good, all the players in the first round are in place."

"They're going to provide you with an incredibly intense culinary showdown over the next hour."

"And the title of this first stop is...... Wow, wow, wow! This!"

When the host pointed to the food preparation area on the side, the lights suddenly gathered there.

And everyone also saw a large pile of competition materials piled up in the preparation area very clearly.

The moment they saw the material, almost all the audience and the chefs were dumbfounded.

In general, what are the common ingredients used in a cooking competition?

Fish? Meat? Egg? Or is it bread? Cooked rice? Noodles? Vegetables and more? I guess it's none other than these things.

But at this moment, the pile of strange materials placed in the middle of the food preparation area made everyone stunned.

That's a whole lot...... Wriggling octopus-clawed monsters.

Under the spotlight, a large number of live octopuses are constantly wriggling in the large tank.

That scene, to be honest, was really a little weird.

Just when everyone in the audience was stunned.

The host, who seemed to have expected this kind of scene for a long time, also immediately introduced:

"The ingredient to be used today is the octopus from our Blackwater Harbor, also known as octopus or ink fish."

"This strange fish may look a little weird, but once you try it, you will know that it tastes very delicious."

"And now is the fattest season for octopus, so it's the perfect ingredient for this competition."

Although the host has tried his best to make up for it, the audience doesn't seem to buy it so much.

Even though the port of Blackwater is a production center for all kinds of fish.

But at present, the vast majority of people are still accustomed to eating all kinds of ordinary fish or shrimp and crabs.

Things like octopus, which look strange, are still rarely eaten.

"Wouldn't it? Octopus? What are you going to do with this thing?"

"I see it on the market occasionally, but I haven't bought it once, so it looks disgusting."

"I've heard that some fishermen use this thing to dry fish and use it in soup or as a seasoning, but it's still a bit ...... when you eat it straight It's a little hard to accept."

For a while, many viewers were very surprised by this strange ingredient.

After all, even the locals of Blackwater Harbor don't necessarily accept octopus.

Not to mention that many of the spectators present were tourists from other places.

This eight-clawed, slimy-looking thing, and squirts black ink.

In their eyes, it is similar to a demonic messenger from Purgatory, not to mention eating it, and it will give them nightmares just by looking at it.

It's just that after seeing the audience's reaction, Jiang Yan subconsciously shook his head.

It's a shame that no one appreciates such a good thing as an octopus in this world.

In the world before Ginger Ember crossed over, octopus had long been a very regular seafood ingredient.

Fresh octopus is crispy, sweet and smooth, and the more you chew, the more chewy it becomes, and it is the best among seafood in terms of texture and flavor.

Some people even take the risk of throwing live baby octopus dipped in wasabi soy sauce in their mouths in order to taste the purest flavor of fresh octopus.

Even if every year someone eats octopus like this, they are sucked by the octopus's sucker and suffocate to death.

But there is still an endless stream of gourmets who go for this flavor, which already shows that this ingredient does have its own uniqueness.

So for ginger ash, octopus is definitely a very good ingredient, but the cooking method needs to be thought through.

It's not that octopus is hard to make, but it's because the quality of the ingredient itself is so good that extra processing can lead to a loss of flavor and bite.

If Jiang Ember is not mistaken, the ones who were brought over to compete today were all the top products carefully selected from all the octopuses caught in Blackwater Harbor, and all of them were alive.

What cooking method should be used for such a good ingredient?

The easiest way to cook is steaming, which is the best way to preserve the original flavor of the seafood.

Simply wash the octopus and cut it into pieces, remove the teeth, eyes and internal organs, season it slightly, and then put it in a steamer and steam it for about 10 minutes.

In this way, the steamed octopus is delicious and crisp, and you can taste the most authentic deliciousness.

But now it's a competition, and the dishes you make during the competition are completely different from what you usually eat at home.

If home cooking needs simple and delicious food, then the competition needs to be able to impress others with shock and surprise.

Steamed octopus, while delicious, is too bland and can be difficult to get a high score in competitions.

In this case...... How about stir-frying?

Stir-frying can make the seafood smoother and richer.

Cut the octopus into small pieces, stir-fry it with green onions, ginger and garlic after processing, and add cooking wine, salt, chicken essence and other seasonings to fry the octopus to change color.

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The aroma of the fried octopus is tangy, and you can feel the passion of the collision between the seafood and the hot oil, and it will never look bland.

By the way, if you make it at the monastery, the soup made from fresh octopus is also a sweet and delicious soup.

The processed octopus is stewed with loofah, enoki mushrooms and other ingredients, and the soup is rich and sweet, and the sweetness is refreshing, which makes people have an endless aftertaste.

By the way, if you were to change to Anjie, you might prefer to just coat the whole octopus with salt and black pepper and roast it on a charcoal fire until golden brown and crispy.

Although this seems a little rough, such a rough delicacy should be very suitable for An Jie's wine, she will definitely ......

"Jiang Yun? Jiang Yun?"

Just as Jiang Ember was immersed in the practice of octopus.

A crisp, sweet-sounding voice shouted at him, albeit by his pseudonym.

Because he couldn't reveal his identity on the surface, Jiang Yan naturally used a pseudonym when he participated in the competition.

This kana is said to be the name of a certain ancestor of the Jiang family who is not known how many generations ago, and it is considered a legendary figure.

After hearing someone calling himself, Jiang Yan came back to his senses, and found that the host had come to his side unexpectedly and was looking at him with strange eyes.

"Jiang Yun." The host said in a crying and laughing tone, "The game officially started a minute ago, why don't you hurry up?"

Jiang Yan turned his head when he heard this, only to find that the other dozen or so players on the same stage with him had already rushed to the food area.

Some of them were picking octopuses, and some were looking for accessories and ingredients, but none of them were standing here in a daze like Jiang Ember anyway.

All right...... It seems that I was a little too engrossed.

After making an embarrassed gesture to the host, Jiang Yan walked slowly towards the ingredients area.

Look at his unhurried appearance, which immediately attracted laughter and contempt from the audience.

"What is this kid here for? Does he know it's a game?"

"It seems that I was still in a daze just now, and it gives people a feeling that I am not shrewd at all."

"Forget it, they're the youngest contestants, so let's just come here and learn a little experience, you won't be able to win anyway."

For a while, many viewers expressed their disapproval of this young player, and some even felt that he was here to make up the numbers.

Lannathel was obviously very unhappy when she heard this ridicule and scrutiny, and whispered to her companion:

"These guys don't know how powerful Jiang Ember is, so I'll have to let them see it for a while."

"Of course." Kassandra wasn't in a hurry, but her tone of reply seemed a little absent-minded.

At some point, Kassandra's eyes were fixed on the woman in the violet mask.

She felt a sense of familiarity in this woman's body. A familiar, yet chilling feeling.

Kassandra should have cared more about Grimm, because Grimm was probably the culprit who caused her to suffer from the "demonic disease".

But at this time, it seemed to Kassandra that the woman sitting on the other side of Grimm made her care more.

This woman ...... I suffer from the same "demonic disease" as I am, and it seems to be much more serious than me.

As a patient with the same lesion, Kassandra easily noticed the abnormality in the queen bee.

But at the same time, the queen bee happened to raise its head and glance this way.

The moment the two looked at each other, Kassandra only felt a tremble, and immediately lowered her head unconsciously.

The strength of the queen bee is much stronger than the current Kassandra, and it is normal for the latter to not be able to withstand the gaze of the former.

But what Kassandra didn't notice when she lowered her head.

While the two looked at each other, the mature and delicate body of the queen bee couldn't help but tremble slightly.

This is...... Upper species

A sense of oppression? Just like the boss made me feel?

The moment she noticed the abnormality in her body, the queen bee couldn't help but frown, because she knew very well what this anomaly meant.

As a demon who has fused with the demon bloodline, more than eighty percent of the queen bee's body has become a monster.

Monsters are different from humans, and the gap between the upper and lower species is as insurmountable as a moat.

Because of this, the upper-rank monsters have a natural coercive advantage when facing the lower-rank demons, and this advantage is not something that can be reversed by the difference in strength.

Even if the demon is fused with the blood of the monster, this natural coercion still exists. It's even more obvious.

But there are very few high-level demons in the true sense.

Even in the "Sixth Empire", only the Grand Leader "Dawn Lord" fused with the blood of the upper rank, and the Queen Bee had only felt this kind of coercion on the Grand Chief.

But in the audience of this cooking competition, there is an existence that can make the queen bee feel coerced. What's going on? Is it another new toy made by this bastard?

Thinking of this, the queen bee couldn't help but turn her head to look at Green, looking at the crazy researcher who had created a creature like the "Demon Man" with his own hands.

Sensing the judges' gaze, Green turned his head and winked at the Queen Bee, even though the latter had no idea what he was trying to say.

Forget it, there's no point in dwelling with him now...... This cunning creature is not such an easy existence to deal with.

In comparison, it would be better to focus on this new high-level demon caster.

If she's also our companion, then pull her in, if not...... Then we have to fix it as soon as possible.

The queen bee took a deep breath and took one last look at Kassandra in the audience, a hint of murderous intent flashing in her eyes.