Chapter 284: Totsuki Train, Moon Shadow

"What a near miss!"

Yoshino Yuki had a smile on her face.

"Don't be too happy, this is just the first exam."

Next to her, Alice Nakiri's eyes became profound, and her subsequent words made everyone present feel less joyful!

"That's right."

"We have to keep working hard."

On the side, Tadokoro felt the same way and nodded in response.

In this exam, the Central Food Agency just used a small trick and used a low-quality salmon to immediately put several people in front of them into trouble.

Fortunately, Alice Nakiri had an idea and thought of the white wine preservation method to keep the salmon fresh, so she reluctantly made a bouillabaisse dish.

But what about the future?

Can we continue to be so lucky?

…

night.

After a whole day of rest, the second exam is finally coming.

"Please note that candidates who passed the first exam are asked to pack their things immediately and prepare to go to the second exam venue."

"This mode of transportation will be carried by trains."

Then, the sound of the radio became louder.

Obviously at this moment, the official staff of the Central Food Agency quickly issued an order that the second exam was about to take place.

The twinkling stars in the sky kept blinking, tirelessly decorating this dark and romantic night, and the water-like moonlight poured down without any obstruction, just like a fairyland!

In fact, here in Hokkaido, there is a railway exclusive to Totsuki Academy.

The reason why promotion examinations can be held here every year is also because there is a vast mobile railway network here.

"I didn't expect that the way to get to the next exam location would be to take a train."

At this moment, Yuji, who has a lively personality, chirped.

But seeing her holding the back of her head with her hands and looking up at the picturesque night sky, she couldn't help but think of the exam this morning.

Then, when she came to her senses for a moment, she saw a very luxurious train in front of her.

This train is hung with luxurious and domineering carriages, which are so long, like a beautiful and vivid dragon lying on the rails.

The entire body paint is smooth and reflects the afterglow of the moon.

The windows are neatly arranged, and through them, you can see the warm and comfortable seats inside the cabin.

…

"Eh? Is this the Totsuki Academy's proud sleeping train, Tsukikage?"

"I heard that in this train, there are also guest rooms, bars, dormitories, etc., wow... I never thought I would be able to ride on such a cool train in my life!"

After being stunned for a moment, Yuji couldn't help but shine with excitement in her bright eyes.

As for Tasori Megumi, Mito Yumei, and Hojo Miyoko next to them, they were equally stunned, looking at this high-end and elegant train.

Suddenly, their heads were buzzing a bit, but Alice Nakiri, who had seen the world, was more calm.

"alright."

"Everyone, hurry up and take the exam tomorrow."

After saying that, Alice stepped onto the train and walked in.

As Alice walked in, Tadokoroe, Yoshino Yuki and others behind her also entered the train one after another.

Finally, after just a short while, the train door closed and the train was about to depart.

…

As the train starts.

The scenery outside the window began to slowly recede.

Trees, houses, and fields passed before my eyes one by one, like a moving picture.

Occasionally, the conductor's soft announcement came from the carriage, reminding you of the arrival time and weather conditions of the next station.

The moon shadow of the train runs smoothly on the rails, making a rhythmic "click" sound, accompanied by the friction between the wheels and the rails, like a melodious symphony. In the car, the air-conditioning temperature is moderate, with a hint of coolness, making people feel extremely comfortable!

At this moment, in the most luxurious first-class guest room. All the fabrics, facilities, and layout here are quite unrestrained and grand.

Even the environment here is comparable to rooms in some five-star hotels.

"Great, Miss, it turns out you passed the exam too!"

"Although with your cooking skills, you can naturally cope with all of this, I am still very worried that some pig teammates will drag you down in this team battle exam!" Fei sat in the same guest room as Erina. Shasha said excitedly.

"Father, he won't let me drop out of school, so Fei Shaqiu doesn't need to worry about me."

"As a rebel, you will probably encounter some difficulties in the first exam, right?"

Erina looked deeply at Hisako and asked with concern.

"Well, we did encounter difficulties."

After a pause, Feishao said again: "But fortunately, this difficulty does not trouble me!"

"That's good."

Erina breathed a sigh of relief and responded.

In order to draw a clear line with the old times, this year's Commander-in-Chief Nakiri Thistle decided to change the content in this year's promotion exam.

However, Erina knew very well that her father Nakiri Thistle would not let these rebels go easily. He will definitely use some tricks during the promotion exam or impose obstacles for various reasons to achieve the purpose of eradicating the rebels.

…

Sapporo is an urban city located in the neon country of Hokkaido.

The Totsuki Train [Tsukikage], which ran for a day and a night, finally slowly stopped at the train platform in Sapporo. This means that the second test of the promotion exam is about to begin!

"Sapporo?

"Is it possible that the second exam will be held here?"

Fei Shasha, who had just gotten out of the car, involuntarily tightened his clothes, then looked around the surrounding environment and asked doubtfully.

"No, Fei Shasha."

“It takes about ten minutes to take a bus from the city center here.”

"Finally, we arrived at a relatively remote hill, and there was a building halfway up the lush green hillside. That was where the second exam was held!"

Behind her, Erina Nakiri quickly took out a route map of the location.

Immediately, she found the location of the second exam on the map and whispered.

…

Howling cold wind.

On the Dali Pedestrian Street, the whistling sound blew through, blowing up the fallen leaves on the ground.

It's not yet deep winter at this time, and it's not too cold. However, this is Hokkaido, the northernmost part of the neon country, and the climate is naturally colder than in the south.

Therefore, before the second exam even started, all the candidates had to travel long distances and sit on the bus for tens of minutes to reach the exam center.

Um!

Come down this time.

I guess it would be very uncomfortable for everyone!

"Miss, do we really have to take a bus for dozens of minutes to reach the new examination room?" Fei Shasha said in shock when he heard this.

"Hey, relax, it seems like this promotion exam is not as simple as we thought."

Erina's eyes flickered and she murmured to herself.

Finally, the luxury Totsuki train carrying the first-year students arrived at the train platform on time in the early morning, and arrived at the next destination, Sapporo.

Immediately afterwards, the bus prepared by Totsuki Academy officials began to carry all the first-year students taking the promotion examination, and headed straight for the examination center.

…

Soon after.

The location of the second exam finally appeared in front of everyone.

I can only see a Western-style building sitting on the mountainside, which is characterized by a towering spire. Although it is not very high and the volume is small, it still looks very dazzling from a distance.

"Good morning, every body!"

"I am the reviewer for the second exam, and my name is Endo Jiro."

"After a long train journey, you must be tired, right? Without further ado, I will tell you the rules for the second exam."

At this time, after a long journey, all the candidates were very tired, but before everyone had time to take a rest, the judge Jiro Endo came out and announced the cooking questions and some rules of the exam!

"As everyone knows, the first exam is a team battle of five people, but this exam is assessed in an individual battle!"

"There are also issues regarding ingredients, which are no longer about types."

"simply put."

"The cooking topic this time is pasta cooking."

"Noodles are diverse, especially in Sapporo, Hokkaido. There are Sapporo ramen, Hakodate ramen, Asahikawa ramen, as well as those udon noodles and soba noodles, which are also famous."

"Furthermore, the production volume of noodles in Hokkaido ranks first alone."

"Anyway, let's try to challenge that kind of fabric cooking!"

With that said, the second exam finally began.

…

When it comes to fabrics, there are naturally more choices to make.

But once the number of choices increases, it becomes even more troublesome. After all, many students are not sure what kind of fabric preparation they need to make to pass the test smoothly.

Following Jiro Endo's words, all the students present couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

no doubt.

All first-year students passed the first exam successfully.

No group, or no one, was forced to drop out of school because of failure!

Therefore, the second exam will naturally be much stricter. If you are not careful, you will be judged as failed.

"This exam location only prepares and provides you with the minimum ingredients."

"All types of noodles are already prepared, and the noodles that need to be matured have been fully left overnight."

"Very common ingredients such as onions and garlic, vegetables, stock and soup, these basic things have been prepared for you first. As for... other ingredients, we will no longer provide them!"

Jiro Endo carefully explained the rules and limiting factors of this second exam, and his words indeed had a shocking effect.

Many candidates were very surprised when they heard this.

…

"What?"

"Are these the only ingredients provided for the exam?"

"If we only rely on these ordinary ingredients, it will definitely not be enough..."

"As expected, this second exam is going to be serious. After all, no one was judged to have failed in the first exam!"

Suddenly, many candidates became panicked.

"right!"

"If you don't have enough ingredients, you have to prepare them yourself."

"At the same time, I have to provide a fabric that satisfies me, and the time limit for this exam is 2 hours."

"2 hours?"

"I still have to find some ingredients myself..."

"It's winter in these barren mountains and wild mountains. Where can we find food?"

"If we take the bus back to the center of Sapporo, it will take at least dozens of minutes. The round trip time will be more than an hour!"

"It's over. Didn't they say that the promotion exam only needs to follow the content learned in class a few days ago?"

"Hiss!"

"Could it be that..."

"Will this exam wipe out even those of us who are loyal to the Central Food Agency?"

For a moment, fear began to shroud the entire exam site.

Afterwards, the candidates received the ingredients distributed by the official Totsuki Academy. Although the quantity and variety were pitifully small, it was better to have them than not.

What's more, this was a promotion exam, and the assessment conditions must be much stricter, so no one dared to object.

"Where are the noodles?"

"Isn't the exam topic this time about pasta dishes?"

"Why didn't you give us noodles?"

At this time, looking at the empty shell in front of her, Yuuki was stunned, and then she remembered a very scary thing!

"I just said that the insufficient ingredients have to be prepared by yourselves. This is the emphasis and focus of this exam."

After glancing at Yuuki, Endo Jiro here showed a faint smile, as if he was a villain who had succeeded in his conspiracy!

Obviously, he was deliberately embarrassing this group of rebels.

"Humph!"

"What a big joke!"

"How can we take the exam without noodles?"

"Prepare? Going to the center of Sapporo, it takes one or two hours to go back and forth. Isn't this asking too much?"

"And not only are there no noodles, but there is only a little bit of wheat flour and rice flour left. I'm afraid the amount is not enough for us."

Alice, after taking a look at the few remaining ingredients, said angrily.

"Compared to this, it feels good to be able to give inferior salmon in the last exam!"

Tanokoro Megumi probably didn't expect that these officials of the Central Food Agency would do such a thing.

However, at this time, it is too early to admit defeat.

…

“Go to the center of Sapporo.”

“Let’s say it takes an hour and a half to go back and forth.”

“Then we only have half an hour to give full play to our abilities in this exam. With our abilities, it is not difficult to make a noodle dish within half an hour.”

“Let’s get started without further delay.”

Alice was angry, but she could not change the rules of the promotion exam by herself.

What’s more, she was also very clear about Nakiri Tsuki’s thoughts, so her eyes flashed and she immediately made a decision:

Go directly to the center of Sapporo and buy some ingredients!