Chapter 1748 - Are You Ready To Feel Despair? (2/2)

Xiao Ai looked at Bu Fang with a suspicious look on her face. Foxy was still unconscious, twitching every now and then. Nethery was cool as a cucumber—she had grown used to Bu Fang’s strange ideas.

Marquis Lang Gu was shaking his pellet drum in a corner with a hesitant look on his face. After some time, he walked up to Bu Fang. “Owner Bu…” he said, drawing circles on the ground with the toe of his left leg.

“Yes?” Bu Fang raised his brows and looked at the marquis.

“That… Stargazy Pie… Can you let me… try it?” said Marquis Lang Gu, blinking his eyes and shaking the rattle. “Just one bite… One bite is enough!”

‘What the heck?!’

Bu Fang froze, a little confused, while Xiao Ai, the noblewoman, and the others widened their eyes and looked incredulously at Marquis Lang Gu.

“I can’t have one bite? What if… half a bite?” Marquis Lang Gu said timidly.

“No problem… But you have to eat it outside the restaurant.”

Bu Fang gave the marquis a strange look. He did not expect that this guy would actually want to try the Stargazy Pie, something so exotic and smelly. Did he accidentally awaken his masochistic attribute?

Bu Fang brought Marquis Lang Gu out of the restaurant and produced a porcelain plate, which contained a slice of Stargazy Pie with sticky liquid flowing around it and a fish head that was looking at the sky.

Marquis Lang Gu rubbed his hands and took the plate from Bu Fang. Then, he trotted to a corner and began eating it. The powerful stench brought tears to his eyes, but bizarrely, his face was blushing.

Bu Fang exhaled and thought to himself, ‘Well, it looks like I don’t have to taste those dark cuisines myself anymore.’ He nodded with a straight face. Then, he went back into the restaurant. After preparing for tomorrow’s challenge, he returned to his room to sleep.

That night, many things happened in District A.

Boom!

There was an explosion in the pill-making workshop. A stench rolled and surged in all directions, and all the alchemists fled in a panic. The next moment, a loud laugh echoed out from the workshop.

“Haha! I’ve made it! The divine pill is ready! I will complete the challenge tomorrow and obtain the Chaotic Energy!”

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Meanwhile, in the Viscount Residence…

A blond beauty took a deep breath, her chest heaving and her blue eyes gleaming. Viscount Ash swore she would not back down tomorrow. She would fight for her honor, if not for the Chaotic Energy. She was so embarrassed today, and it had never happened to her before.

She swore she would defeat that stinky chef tomorrow!

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Viscount Dao Lun appeared to be somewhat sad as he looked at his elegant self in the mirror. He was afraid. He did not want to go to tomorrow’s challenge, but to rescue his image, he had to go. Otherwise, people would think that he was frightened by a stinky dish.

No, he could not let that happen. He, Viscount Dao Lun, feared no one and nothing but the Queen of Curses! Facing the mirror, he clenched his fist, took a deep breath, and said, “I can do it!”

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The next day, the sky had barely lightened up when the whole District A was abuzz with excitement. The street, where the restaurant was located, was already packed with people.

A large crowd had gathered in front of the pill-making workshop, forming a huge circle around the restaurant as if it was a fighting pit. Those who were clueless about what was going on would think that they had come to a real fighting pit.

Some nobles had been waiting with projection arrays. Yesterday’s challenge left many nobles in District A horrified. They regret not broadcasting the interesting challenge to others.

The stench they smelled at the scene also made them want to spread the word about it. Instead of being tortured alone, they thought it would be merrier to have more people being tortured together.

Outside the restaurant, many participants were already waiting. It was still ten people, including three familiar figures.

Master Zhen Yong was resting with his eyes closed. He reeked of a twisted stench. After working all night, he had succeeded in refining a pill that could suppress the stench. He would pass the challenge today. Or so he thought.

Viscount Ash, as a woman, did not back off. She had come to take up the challenge again. Many people exclaimed when they saw her.

The handsome and elegant Viscount Dao Lun was here, too. With a gentle smile on his face, he kept waving at many beautiful girls, causing them to scream excitedly.

The projection arrays caught them and broadcast the images all over Void City, excluding District D. The nobles of District C and District B were struck dumb when they saw the scene through the arrays, and they wondered what was happening. Then, after someone explained to them, they burst into an uproar.

“It’s that f*cking chef again!”

“This chef is a real troublemaker!”

“What? He’s setting up a challenge, and the winner can get Chaotic Energy? Dammit… Don’t stop me. I want to go to District A! Why is this kind of good thing not held in District B?!”

Nobles from other districts were making all kinds of noises. Of course they knew Bu Fang, and this behavior of his today was a painful one for them, for they all craved for Chaotic Energy! However, when they learned that many viscounts had failed to pass the challenge, their curiosity grew.

The projection arrays were all pointing at the restaurant door. Finally, it opened with a creak, and then a figure slowly walked out of it.

Bu Fang had a good sleep, and he was going to start preparing today’s dark cuisine. Looking at the large crowd outside the restaurant, he could not help but smile faintly. He knew he had succeeded in piquing the interest of District A.

“The second day of the Dark Cuisine Challenge is about to begin… Challengers, are you ready to feel despair?”

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