Chapter 258 Preparations
Xu Qing has never deliberately trained his left hand.

Especially for delicate operations like knife work, a higher level of hand dexterity is required.

For a left hand that is rarely exercised, it is impossible to become as flexible as the right hand in a short period of time.

Therefore, Xu Qing had to resort to a trick.

During his fight with Lai He, Xu Qing had dealt with a giant squid.

He was originally behind Lai He, but he managed to make up for 10% with his knife skills and at the same time he was ahead of Lai He.

On the one hand, it was because his knife skills were really great, and on the other hand, it was because Xu Qing accidentally discovered a clever way to handle squid.

Just like the legend of the butchering of an ox, it all depends on divine power.

This means that when preparing food, you don’t need to use your eyes to see, but rather feel with your heart.

In ancient times, the chef Ding acquired such amazing skills by processing large amounts of beef over the years and fully understanding the structure of the cow's entire body.

However, Xu Qing possessed five senses that were beyond ordinary people, and during the duel, his mind was highly concentrated, which unexpectedly allowed him to reach the extremely subtle realm of "controlling by divine power".

Let him know the structure of the squid by heart, and he will naturally cut at the most appropriate place when using the knife.

Not only is the speed fast, but the texture of the cut meat is also in the most harmonious state.

In fact, the first duel among the three lobsters, in which they blindfolded themselves and competed in knife skills, was in line with this state.

Don't use your eyes to look, just use the knife skills and the feeling of your hands to cut, and feel with your heart.

But at that time, what was compared more was the proficiency in knife skills, and the aspect of the understanding of the heart was still a little lacking.

With the foundation of the first match of the three lobster battles, Xu Qing was able to reach the realm of "divine luck".

Unfortunately, Xu Qing's "divine power" only works on squid, and it is still a little bit lacking when it comes to processing other ingredients.

In order to obtain this subtle feeling, one must either practice on a certain ingredient for a long time and in large quantities like the chef Ding, or have an epiphany like Xu Qing.

Unfortunately, that state is something you can only encounter by chance.

Xu Qing can only use clumsy methods to slowly improve his proficiency in the structures of various ingredients.

And in this duel, since Xu Qing has a trump card, it would be unwise to keep it and not use it.

The only thing he needs to do now is to improve the proficiency of his left hand as much as possible.

On the other hand, after learning that the theme of the second duel was squid, just like in the first duel, Xiang En immediately asked Roger to create a knife specifically suitable for handling squid.

Given Roger's pride, he would not listen to them and would not immediately do whatever they wanted.

Famous masters like him all have their own pride and are very decisive, and no one can control them.

But the situation is different this time, because the dark cooking world promised him that if he could get the legendary kitchen utensils, they would first give them to him for research, and then take them back when they need them.

Under such tempting conditions, Roger willingly put in all his strength and worked hard to make kitchen utensils for them.

Good kitchen utensils can greatly improve the chef's skills.

Just looking at the first duel, the strange knife made by Master Roger made Xiang En's strength reach an unprecedented level, allowing her, who originally had insufficient strength, to show the natural form of the food through the strange knife.

Now all Xiang En needs to do is wait quietly for Roger to make a suitable kitchen knife.

Then she determines the final recipe based on the shape and taste of the cut ingredients.

But this time, Roger was much slower than last time.

Seeing that time was passing by and the remaining time was getting less and less, Xiang En's anxiety continued to accumulate. Finally, she could not wait any longer and broke into Roger's workplace.

The fire was blazing in the room, and Roger was hammering the knife with all his might, concentrating so much that he didn't notice anyone coming in. It was as if at this moment, there was nothing else in his eyes except the knife in front of him.

Xiang En asked anxiously, "Roche, is the kitchen knife not made yet?"

"kitchen knife?"

When Luo Che heard the question, he looked up blankly. When he saw that the person coming was Xiang En, he seemed to remember something. He glanced to the side and said, "It's already been made. It's right there."

Xiang En walked to the table and saw that what was placed on it was not a single knife, but a set of knives made up of multiple knives.

There are long, thin knives, awls for fixing, and long knives for slicing, each of which is specially made for squid.

"Yes, with this set of knives I will become even stronger!"

Xiang En was overjoyed and stared at the knife with fascination.

Roger enjoys this obsession very much. He likes to see the chefs loving the kitchen utensils he made and treating them as treasures.

Kitchen utensils are the chef’s best friend, and can even be said to be the chef’s life.

A chef without his kitchen utensils is like a tiger without teeth. No matter how much strength he has, he can’t use any power.

Excellent kitchen utensils are like wings to chefs, helping them go further.

Knife makers can be said to have given chefs a second life, giving them wings so that they can fly freely in the vast world of culinary arts.

What a wonderful sense of accomplishment!

Especially after seeing Xu Qing's unimaginable knife skills, Roger was even more excited.

If such amazing knife skills are combined with the most suitable knife, what level can be achieved?
Roger couldn't imagine it because he was not very good at knife skills.

But he was sure that it would be unprecedented and unparalleled!
Kitchen utensils make the chef famous, and the chef also makes the kitchen utensils famous. The chef's reputation will also make the kitchen utensils more valuable. Maybe one day the kitchen utensils he makes will become a legend.

To this end, after making the kitchen knife that Xiang En needed, Roger focused all his energy on making a kitchen knife for Xu Qing.

He knew Xu Qing was their opponent, but no one could stop his joy and enthusiasm.

After Xiang En admired the knives, he noticed that Luo Xie was still busy making new knives and said, "Luo Xie, there's no need to rush to make new kitchen knives. The ones you have now are enough for now."

Roger acted as if he didn't hear anything and just continued with his work.

"never mind."

Xiang En didn't care about him.

These master-level figures have strange tempers and are difficult to communicate with.

Anyway, now that she has the knife, she will definitely win the second fight!
Xu Qing's dominant right hand was injured, and he didn't have any suitable knives. How could he compete with her with only his unskilled left hand and an ordinary kitchen knife!
Amidst intense preparations, the second match began as scheduled.

The four elders sat on the judging panel as usual.

Elder Huang said, "I thought you would give up the second duel."

Master Luo Tian smiled and said: "Although the outcome of the second match is not important, we will still go all out. This is our sincerity and determination."

Elder Huang felt disdainful.

Sincerity and determination?
Who should I show this useless thing to?

It's just to impress myself.

(End of this chapter)