Portions of delicious food were served and eliminated one by one.
It was not until the eighth one that Xuewa came out of the food-making hut.
"My delicacy is called Clear Sky, please enjoy it, sir."
Xuewa placed the prepared delicacies on the tasting table and spoke timidly.
Chen Lin watched from afar and found that the other party was making a pastry. It looked colorful and very beautiful. He wondered if he could be selected.
The delicacies presented before him seemed very appetizing to him, with good color, aroma and taste. However, they were completely thwarted and did not even pass a single judge’s test.
To receive the lowest one-star rating, at least three reviewers must be satisfied.
"Hey, not bad, I can give it one star."
The first one to taste it was still the big-mouthed fur ball. He ate one cake and nodded.
Chen Lin's expression changed. This big-mouthed fur ball was very picky. He gave it one star, so it should be no problem for Xuewa's food to get one star, maybe even two stars.
A two-star rating only requires more than half of the reviews to pass.
However, after tasting it, the second judge also gave it a one-star rating.
Then the remaining judges tasted the wine one by one and gave it one star, even Jinzun Hou was no exception.
Although all the reviews passed, they all gave one star, so this food can only have one star.
Even so, Xuewa was very happy. She happily accepted the reward and returned to Chen Lin.
"Congratulations!"
Chen Lin greeted with a smile.
Even though it’s just a one-star review, the reward is very generous and the significance is extraordinary.
The first thing is that the task penalty amount will be refreshed. No matter how much the penalty level has increased before, it will be restored to the first state.
In addition, this food festival has additional rewards. In addition to resetting the penalty intensity, one-star players also gain the right to be exempted from penalties once.
Under normal circumstances, you can only choose between resetting the penalty amount and resetting the exemption authority.
For example, the reason why he was able to obtain three exemptions from punishment when he presented the Drunken God Wine was because it was his first time entering this place and there was no need to reset the punishment intensity.
As for the points rewards, they have increased even more.
Normally, if you offer a one-star delicacy, you will only get 100 points, but now you will get 1,000!
In addition to these, there are also one-star universal food coupons, the right to choose one-star treasures, etc., which can be said to be a lot of rewards.
Once the reward was announced, the enthusiasm of many participants immediately rose and the atmosphere became heated again.
Xuewa was extremely excited. With the identity token of a one-star gourmet, she could open a shop and get one step closer to her dream!
"Do you want to eat some cakes, my Lord? Xuewa will make them for you!"
Xuewa was so happy that she didn't know what to do. She danced around Chen Lin and spoke with a smile on her face.
Chen Lin shook his head and said, "Not now. I will go to support you when you open a store."
He was also very curious about what was so wonderful about the other party's Qingkongwanli that made it stand out among so many delicacies, but now was not the time to taste it. If he broke any rules, it would be very troublesome. There would be plenty of opportunities in the future.
When Xuewa heard Chen Lin's words, she remembered that she still owed Chen Lin the right to eat for free for a year, and her smile froze.
However, Chen Lin did not pay attention to Xuewa, but instead focused his eyes on the judging panel.
The delicacies of the last two contributors of the first group were also appraised, and all ended in failure.
This made him feel the difficulty.
He was full of confidence before, but now he is a little uncertain. It is still unknown whether the several gourmet recipes he knows can be selected.
Originally, he had high hopes for Hongchen Yulu and Xinling Baozi, and thought they might reach three stars or even higher. But now, it seems a little hard to say.
"Group two, numbers 10 to 20, start!"
After the first group finished, the second group of contributors began to enter and entered the production room after handing in their number plates.
The tasting started half an hour later, but the result made everyone silent, as no one met the star rating standards!
The same thing happened with the third and fourth groups, none of them met the standard.
Half a day passed, and among the total of forty dishes, only one met the standards, and it was a one-star one. Not to mention the others, even Chen Lin looked grim.
Although there is no preliminary selection stage, the food entries may be of varying quality, but all of them that dare to be presented on this occasion are top-notch. It is a bit too exaggerated that they do not even get one star.
He even suspected that the difficulty of this food festival had been adjusted, which was why it happened.
"Xuewa, have any members of your Explorers Association ever participated in the Food Festival before?"
Chen Lin looked at Xuewa and asked.
Xuewa was still immersed in joy. When she heard Chen Lin's words, she blinked and said, "Yes, the Food Festival of Food Island is held about once a hundred years. Many big figures in our Explorers Association have participated in it several times. For example, Lord Yin has participated in it more than a dozen times!"
"Oh? Is it the same in previous food festivals? Very few foods are rated with stars?"
Chen Lin thought it was unlikely.
If the star rating is so low, then people who come here will not be able to get the exemption privilege to leave the mission, and the increasing penalty amount will not be affordable for everyone, so the number of people here will decrease.
“No.”
Xuewa thought for a moment and replied, "I heard from the adults that in the past, many delicacies were selected for the Food Festival, almost more than half, but the food island requires that the food cannot be repeated. No matter how good the food is, once it has been offered, it cannot be offered again, so the food will become less and less."
Seeing that Chen Lin didn't say anything, she explained, "After all, every delicacy that meets the standards is not easily researched. Most of the contributors have collected the recipes from everywhere, rather than researching and making them themselves."
After hearing the other party's words, Chen Lin suddenly understood.
This explanation makes sense.
Not to mention others, the few food recipes he brought with him were all collected, not independently developed. In this way, there will be fewer and fewer foods that have not appeared here, and the scope of offerings will become narrower and narrower.
The reason why there are so many people here is probably because they have offered a lot of delicious food in the past and accumulated many exemptions from penalties, which is why they can travel back and forth here many times.
However, the universe is endless, and the delicacies are countless, so there should be no such thing as exhaustion.
Chen Lin felt that the scope of the Food Island might also be limited.
Just as I was thinking about it, the calling of numbers started again.
This time it is numbers 40 to 50.
He drew a total of three numbers, which was the maximum number allowed, and the first one was in this group.
"I'm going over there, wait for my good news!"
Chen Lin greeted Xuewa and walked forward.
"Come on, sir, come on!"
Xuewa waved his little fists and cheered him on from behind, attracting countless people's attention.
Chen Lin smiled and waved his hand, walked to the identification counter, showed the number plate to the manager, and then entered the food preparation hut.
He applied for three opportunities to make contributions in total. This time, he prepared Red Dust Jade Dew. It happened that Ji Dribbling's Qi power had been restored, so he could make it on the spot.
First, he placed all the materials and items needed for refining, then quietly took out the ball to absorb energy, and began to make it.
Having successfully done it once and having accumulated some experience, the line of destiny appeared in my mind and I could easily correct the gap.
With ease, a portion of Red Dust Jade Dew was refined and divided into two pots.
Contestants are required to divide the food they prepare into two portions, one for tasting and the other to be sealed. If it meets the star standards, it will be presented to the Food Guardian for tasting.
In other words, if you don’t reach the star level, you won’t even be qualified to be eaten by the Guardian.
Chen Lin has been wondering what this mysterious guardian looks like. He is very picky and only eats star-level delicacies. And it is said that he never eats the same food twice. No matter what level of food, he will only eat it once.
This is also the reason why when Gourmet Island serves delicious food, they only want the finished product and do not require the recipe.
After thinking for a while, Chen Lin put his thoughts aside.
According to the tradition of the Food Festival, the Food Guardian will show up once at the end of the festival, and then we will be able to see his true face.
As the other members of his group had not finished their work yet, Chen Lin put away their things, handed a pot of Jade Dew to the manager to seal, placed another pot on a tray, and put nine cups on it, and brought them to the appraisal table.
"The delicacy I am offering is called Red Dust Jade Dew. Please enjoy it, my lords!"
All nine judges were powerful creatures from the demon world. Chen Lin also felt a lot of pressure and spoke in a very respectful tone.
"I'll go first!"
Seeing that it was something to drink, Jinzun Hou waved his hand and took the whole pot of Yu Lu, then poured a full cup and drank it all in one gulp.
Then he was stunned and slowly closed his eyes.
Seeing his actions, the other eight judges were surprised and the crowd below fell silent.
Anyone can see that something that can make the judges show such a state must be extraordinary.
It is certain that it will be rated a star, it just depends on how many stars it can get.
After a long time, Jinzun Hou opened his eyes, smacked his lips, poured another glass and drank it in one gulp.
Now everyone was no longer silent, but shocked, with envy showing on their faces.
"Okay, not bad, I can give it three stars!"
This time, Jinzun Hou opened his eyes quickly and praised.
Oh? This jade dew can actually make the Marquis so praised, it must be magical, let me open a cup and taste it! "
A judge with a square head nearby took the jade pot, poured a cup, sniffed it, and took a sip.
"Well, it's pretty good, but the taste of this thing is not too strong, and the effect is only for practitioners who need to comprehend the realm of the mortal world. Three stars is a bit of a stretch, two stars is okay!"
The cube-head put the cup down and shook his head as he commented.