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#2 Part 1: The clever kitchen looks up

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The second chapter 第二章 Demon Chef Zha Ji (First Part)() 鬼厨查极(上)() The Zha Ji forced smile said: „Like the old person who my such both hands muscle was selected, what can make to you?” 查极苦笑道:“像我这么一个双手手筋被挑断的老人,能对你做什么呢？” Nian Bing looks at Zha Ji, the alarmed and afraid color in eye weakened several points, is probing asking: „Grandfather, you, why can your hand like this?” 念冰看着查极,眼中的惊惧之色减弱了几分,试探着问道:“爷爷,您,您的手为什么会这样？” Zha Ji drew Nian Bing to sit, sighed low-spirited, said: „Listens to Grandfather to tell a story to you. Occurs in my oneself story. After listening, you understand, when why I when you saw appearance of Magic so will be excited.” Here, he looks at profound darkness, the look in eye gradually became dim. 查极拉着念冰坐了下来,黯然一叹,道:“听爷爷给你讲一个故事吧。一个发生在我自己身上的故事。听完之后,你就会明白,为什么当我在你身上看到魔法的出现时会如此兴奋了。”说到这里,他看着门外的幽深黑暗,眼中的神色已经逐渐变得朦胧。 „Our piece of Venerate Light Continent, after passing through nearly 300 years in time of war, probably 70 years ago, entire continent was in the steady stage, 5 Great Empires has gradually formed, will put in order continent to carve up, besides some special places, all lands was drawn into the oneself domain by 5 Great Empires. 300 years of war baptism, people need to rest and build up strength, these for dozens years, continuously various development industries and agricultures, 5 Great Empires, although occasionally has the dispute, but also calculates that lives in peace with each other.” “咱们这片仰光大陆,经过了近300年的战争时期后,大约在70年前,整个大陆进入了平稳阶段,五大帝国逐渐形成,将整块大陆瓜分,除了一些特殊的地方以外,所有土地都被五大帝国画入了自己的版图之中。300年的战争洗礼,人们需要休养生息,这数十年来,一直发展各种工农业,五大帝国虽然偶有争执,但也算相安无事。” Nian Bing nodded, said: „5 Great Empires that you said that is Eastern Mysterious Orchid Empire, southeastern Qilu Empire, Harmonic Flower Empire of Southwest, Clear Wood Empire and northern Ice Moon Empire of Northwest.” 念冰点了点头,道:“您说的五大帝国,就是东方的奥兰帝国,东南方的奇鲁帝国,西南方的华融帝国,西北方的朗木帝国和北方的冰月帝国吧。” Zha Ji nodded, said: „Good, is this 5 Great Empires. I was born in southeastern Qilu Empire, in childhood, in the family was very poor, cannot eat the flour and rice, I remember that I asked mother, when the steamed bread have been able to eat to the full, mother hugs me to cry, until now clear remembering. At that time, I biggest wish, can eat the delicacy delicacies daily, can make the best meal to eat to mother. Afterward, continuously toward this goal unceasing effort, what a pity, my parents, when I did not have the ability cared for them to pass away in plague. Perhaps is the heaven pities me, when I was 13 years old, I had run into my master, at that time, because in family poor, therefore age very young I was also delivered to a restaurant to be the apprentice, that is also I most wants, my master, is the master chef in that restaurant. In order to learns culinary arts that oneself yearns, I am diligent, flatter everyone in entire restaurant. Our restaurants, named Qi Xiang, is in Qilu Empire one of the most famous hotels. The master looked that I am diligent, starts to teach my some simple culinary arts, I not am intelligent, but, I am very industrious, so-called makes up for a lack of natural talent by hard work, with unremitting effort, three years later, I rose the garnishing position from the janitor finally. Days , the master called the retreat me, he said to me that wants to learn culinary arts, the light was diligent also insufficient, but also needs the perception, intention meal that went to sensation oneself to make, prepared food is not the simple work, but was a profound knowledge. He teaches me eight characters, making me complete, that is ten years practices the kitchen, ten years become aware the kitchen. These eight characters, I still remember until today. After the unceasing effort and comprehension, when I was 23 years old, culinary arts had taken the road of grand accomplishment finally, but the master actually passed away in that year, I always remember master's caret-shaped urging, therefore, I gave up inheriting the opportunity in master position in the wonderful fragrant hotel, resigned from all duties, was taking my Kitchen Knife, was having the meager savings, stepped the oneself journey, I must go all over Venerate Light Continent, studies each country, culinary arts of each area.” 查极点了点头,道:“不错,就是这五大帝国。我出生在东南方的奇鲁帝国,小时候,家里很穷,连细粮都吃不上,我记得,我曾经问过母亲,窝头什么时候能吃饱,母亲就抱着我哭,直到现在都清晰的记得。那时候,我最大的志愿,就是能够天天吃上美味佳肴,能够做出最好的饭菜给母亲吃。后来,也一直朝着这个目标不断的努力着,可惜,我的父母在我还没有能力奉养他们的时候就在一场瘟疫中去世了。或许是上天怜悯我吧,在我13岁那年,我遇到了我的师傅,当时,因为家里穷,所以年纪还很小的我就被送到了一家饭馆做学徒,那也是我最愿意的,我的师傅,就是那家饭馆的大厨。为了能够学到自己向往的厨艺,我非常勤快,讨好整个饭馆内的每一个人。我们那家饭馆,名叫奇香,是奇鲁帝国中最有名的饭店之一。师傅看我还算勤快,开始传授我一些简单的厨艺,我并不算聪明,但是,我却很勤劳,所谓勤能补拙,在不懈的努力下,三年后,我终于从杂役升到了配菜的位置。有一天,师傅将我叫到僻静处,他对我说,想学好厨艺,光是勤奋还不够,还需要有悟性,用心去感知自己所做的菜,做菜不是简单的工作,而是一门高深的学问。他教给我八个字,让我去完成,那就是十年练厨,十年悟厨。这八个字,直到今天我还记得。经过不断的努力和领悟,在我23岁那年,厨艺终于走上了大成之路,但师傅却在那一年因病去世了,我始终牢记着师傅的八字叮嘱,于是,我放弃了在奇香饭店中继承师傅位置的机会,辞去了一切职务,拿着我的菜刀,带着微薄的积蓄,踏上了自己的旅途,我要走遍仰光大陆,去学习每一个国家,每一个地区的厨艺。” Here, in the Zha Ji eye ray put greatly, as if returned to the initial magnificence. He sighed: „Ten years, is one ten years, makes me comprehend the culinary arts true meaning truly ten years, in these ten years, I almost went all over all famous hotels, in the master chef with each hotel compares notes, after the comprehension of oneself, created to be my oneself stunt again finally, afterward, because my culinary arts has achieved realm of ghost axe finger of God, therefore the person delivered nickname Demon Chef. In consecutively five Kitchen God Competition, I obtained the five-time champion brilliant achievement, dish that I make, became a then symbol, the 5 Great Empires imperial palace extended the olive branch to me, hopes that I can hold an office in their chef Head Steward, but, I always thought that oneself culinary arts is not very exquisite, the exploration that therefore, I continuously continuation, is hoping that can let the technique promotion of oneself to a higher domain. Progresses when the unceasing exploration, that is a wonderful feeling, when particularly I make together the peerless good dish each time, that sense of achievement is any matter is unable to compare. I contributed to give culinary arts the oneself life, until at age 47, had not married as before.” 说到这里,查极眼中光芒大放,似乎又回到了当初的辉煌。他感叹道:“十年,又是一个十年,真正让我领悟厨艺真谛的十年,在这十年中,我几乎走遍了所有著名的饭店,与每一个饭店中的大厨切磋,再经过自己的领悟,终于创出了属于我自己的特技,后来,因为我的厨艺已经达到了鬼斧神工的境界,所以人送外号鬼厨。在连续五界的厨神大赛中,我得到了五连冠的辉煌战绩,我做出的菜,也成为了当时的一个象征,五大帝国的皇宫都向我抛出了橄榄枝,希望我能去任职他们的御厨总管,但是,我却始终觉得自己的厨艺还不够精湛,所以,我一直在继续的探索着,希望能让自己的技艺提升到一个更高的领域。在不断的探索中进步,那是一种美妙的感觉,尤其是当我每次做出一道绝世好菜时,那种成就感是任何事无法相比的。我将自己的一生都贡献给了厨艺,直到47岁那年,依旧没有婚娶。” Here, Zha Ji stopped, looks that listened to Nian Bing that oneself narrated with total concentration, showed a faint smile, said: „Cannot think that my this bad old man also has magnificent side.” 说到这里,查极停顿下来,看着聚精会神听自己讲述的念冰,微微一笑,道:“想不到吧,我这个糟老头还有辉煌的一面。” Nian Bing has gawked, although Zha Ji said is very light, but relies on his keen sense organ to detect that in this Grandfather expression, reveals a sorrow, „Grandfather, that afterward? Afterward how?” 念冰楞了一下,虽然查极说的很平淡,但凭借他敏锐的感官还是能够发觉,在这位查爷爷的语气中,流露出一丝浓浓的悲哀,“爷爷,那后来呢？后来怎么样了？” The Zha Ji forced smile said: „Afterward, said honestly that I am not willing to recall all that time had, but, has to recall to mind now. When I was 47 years old, was important turning point in my life, was I one year of the clouds dropping. Perhaps is because lived for more than 40 years not to experience sentimental that type of thing, that year, on I unexpectedly crazy liking a woman, she is that beautiful, then lively open, her each movement, the frown and smile, made my heart shiver. At that time, she was only 24 -year-old, my age was older than her one time, on liking that but, I was duty-bound not to turn back she. She is also Chef(s), but, she actually with my entirely different Chef(s), only makes some fine desserts, was the pastry master in a then hotel, that hotel, was I stops over longest one. I undergo the long-term ponder, decided that expressed the emotion of my innermost feelings to her, although had not expected that she can accept, but, I want to say the idea of oneself innermost feelings.” 查极苦笑道:“后来,坦白说,我真的不愿意回忆起那时发生的一切,但是,现在又不得不记起。在我47岁那年,是我一生中的重要转折点,也是我从云端跌落的一年。或许是由于活了40多年都没经历过感情那种东西,那一年,我竟然疯狂的喜欢上了一个女人,她是那么美,那么活泼开朗,她的每一个动作,一颦一笑,都使我的心随之颤动。那时,她才只有24岁,我的年纪足足比她大了一倍,但是,我还是义无返顾的喜欢上了她。她也是一名厨师,但是,她却是与我截然不同的厨师,只做一些精致的点心,在当时的一家饭店中担任面点师,那家饭店,也是我逗留最久的一家。我经过长时间的思考,决定向她表达我内心的情感,虽然并没有奢望她能接受,但是,我还是想将自己内心的想法说出来。” Nian Bing asked: „Did she accept?” 念冰问道:“那她接受了么？” Zha Ji shook the head, said: „She has not said accepts, had not said that does not accept. After listening to revealing of my sentiment, she put forward a condition. Must compare culinary arts with me, if I have won, she marries me for the wife, if I lost, must withdraw from culinary arts, the reputation that all I have belongs to her.” 查极摇了摇头,道:“她没有说接受,也没有说不接受。听了我感情的表露后,她提出一个条件。要和我比一下厨艺,如果我赢了,她就嫁我为妻,如果我输了,就必须退出厨艺界,所有我所拥有的名誉都归她所有。” Nian Bing knit the brows, on handsome small face reveals a strange facial expression, „Grandfather, I think that you were used by her. She clearly knows that you are strongest Chef(s) also dare to propose such request, definitely is some assurances. Let alone, she proposed that this request, has not settled the good intention obviously, how can the sincerity marry you?” 念冰皱了皱眉,英俊的小脸上流露出一丝怪异的神情,“爷爷,我想您是被她利用了吧。她明知道您是最强的厨师还敢提出这样的要求,肯定是有些把握的。何况,她提出这种要求,明显没安好心,怎么会真心嫁给你呢？” Zha Ji has smiled, „is really an intelligent child. Yes, I truly had been used by her, but, that time I had become confused the brains by the sentiment, simply does not have too many ponders, readily agrees. After all, many years stand in the culinary arts summit, enabling me early to have the inexplicable arrogance. At that time, I very long have not competed with culinary arts with the person, because nobody can challenge me radically. Even if Kitchen God Competition, I also only make the appraisal committee. The thing that since she must most excel at compared with me with me, I naturally have no reason not to comply. Therefore, one made me start to the competition that the present is unable to forget.” 查极笑了,“真是个聪明的孩子。是的,我确实被她利用了,只是,那时的我已经被感情冲昏了头脑,根本没有太多的思考,就一口答应下来。毕竟,多年站在厨艺界的颠峰,使我早已经有了莫名的傲气。那时,我已经很久没有与人比试过厨艺了,因为根本没有人会来挑战我。即使是厨神大赛,我也只做评委而已。既然她要与我比我最擅长的东西,我自然没有理由不答应。于是,一场让我到现在也无法忘记的比赛开始了。” , Zha Ji time continued saying: „I to let her was sincerely convinced, decided to make the oneself most adept six types of famous cuisine, we invited culinary arts most famous 18 Chef(s) to make the judgment to us. My culinary arts went to the reach a high degree of proficiency situation, six complex famous cuisine, in my hands, have only used for one hour has completed, many years to culinary arts comprehension together, making me to the dish that oneself makes quite satisfied, they have almost the life. What is strange, that time she has not actually moved facing one pile of materials. When my six dishes complete, when looks to her, she said to me: You make these many, I only make a meal, the high-quality goods, had same is enough. Said, she while moved, does not have the magnificent movement, does not have skilled knife arts, her simple taking up together loaf, rapid throws the loaf to airborne, was reciting anything with the unusual intonation, blue flame shot up to the sky, embezzled that loaf, the white blade light from the sky flashed past. When the loaf falls in the tray, turned into 13, glittering golden yellow 13, until that time, I knows that she unexpectedly is Magician(s), moreover strength extremely formidable Fire Element Magician(s). For all this, I think that oneself has won, after all her dish only then together, but my actually six, from the superficial color fragrant two points, she by far fall in leeward. However, is quick I to know that oneself has made a mistake, when I taste to that golden yellow loaf personally, an unprecedented feeling floods in my sense of taste, that loaf has not undergone any processing beforehand, has not increased any seasoning in the process of manufacture, but, she actually completely releases the fragrance in loaf, 13 loaves, although does not have the flavor that good and bad in life salty these we are familiar with, but, each loaf has actually been divided into 13 parts, 13 the flavors of varying degrees, these 13 flavors mix the fragrance that in brings together, compared with any put the cooked food of spice to the delicacy. Were too many. When I have tasted one, I know that oneself lost, moreover loses is very miserable. Although the flavor, my six dishes cannot compare her loaf to be bad, but my culinary arts before her, fell the hinayana. Not only because of the speed, more importantly , because innovates.” 顿了顿,查极次继续说道:“我为了让她心服口服,决定做出自己最拿手的六样名菜,我们请来了厨艺界最有名的18名厨师给我们做评判。我的厨艺已经达到了炉火纯青的地步,六道复杂的名菜,在我手中,只用了一个小时的时间就已完成,多年对厨艺一道的领悟,使我对自己做出的菜极为满意,它们几乎是有生命。但奇怪的是,那时的她面对一堆材料却没有动。当我的六道菜完成,看向她时,她向我道:你做这么多,我只做一道菜,精品,有一样就足够了。一边说,她一边动了,没有华丽的动作,没有熟练的刀功,她简单的拿起一块肉条,迅速的将肉条抛向空中,用奇特的语调吟唱着什么,一道蓝色的火焰冲天而起,将那块肉条吞没,白色的刀光在空中一闪而过。当肉条落在盘子中时,已经变成了13段,闪烁着金黄色的13段,直到那时,我才知道,她竟然是一名魔法师,而且还是实力极为强大的火系魔法师。尽管如此,我还是以为自己赢了,毕竟她的菜只有一道,而我却有六道,从表面的色香两点来看,她远远落于下风。但是,很快我就知道自己错了,当我亲口品尝到那金黄色的肉条时,一种前所未有的感觉充斥在我的味觉,那肉条事先并没有经过任何加工,在制作的过程中也没有添加任何调料,但是,她却将肉条中的香气完全释放,13根肉条,虽然没有酸甜苦辣咸这些我们熟悉的味道,但是,每一根肉条却都分成了13个部分,13种不同程度的味道,这13种味道混合在一起带来的香气,比任何放了作料的菜肴都要美味。的太多了。当我品尝了一口时,我就知道,自己输了,而且输的很惨。虽然在味道上来看,我的六道菜绝不会比她的这个肉条差,但我的厨艺在她面前,已经落了下乘。不但是因为速度,更重要的,是因为创新。”
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