1433 What Is Going On?

The day was hot with no clouds in sight. Yet the remaining examinees felt a deep chill freeze their blood.

Okaru trembled so much that her pigtails began moving back and forth. And as for others, they also felt the changes in their bodies.

The more the judgment gods advanced towards them, the more they held their breaths.

First, the many indicators and examiners walking about gave scores to the remaining examinees.

"Pass!"

"Failed!"

"Pass!"

"Failed!"

"Pass!"

"Pass!... You qualify to take tomorrow's examination."

Plop.

Some fell to the ground, crying their eyes out while listening to the advice and reason for their failure.

"Failed... I can't believe I've failed."

"I... I... How could I make such a stupid mistake? I tried to fry the silver sweet potatoes, wanting them to be crisp. But in the end, I accidentally burnt them black instead. And those were all the potatoes I had!"

"A disaster! My rice was too soggy and not firm... Blame me for focusing too much on my meat and leaving the rice in the fire for so long. Even my meat wasn't to the level I wanted it to be. And I burnt the tomato sauce instead!"

"~Woooooo~... It's over. It's all over!"

Many felt weak when thinking of how they messed things up with their one hand.

The examiners also told them their good points... As well as their bad and the reason for their failure.

They handled it so well that the examinees didn't feel worthless or useless.

Many firmed their hearts to rectify their mistakes and take the exam in the next entrance examination session.

Don't give up! Don't give up!

They swore to return stronger than ever... Especially after hearing that some examinees only passed after 2~5 times of repeating the examinations.

Some who passed even shared their experience of how they had failed before.

Yes!

It wasn't the end of the world.

They still had a chance to enter this heavenly academy.

And just as some were mourning their loss, others felt too exhilarated, jumping on the spot and shedding tears of joy.

Next round... They qualified to take the next taste tomorrow.

Very quickly, they too regained their senses, feeling victory very close.

'Calm down. Calm down. This is just the 1st test put of 3. If I fail tomorrow, then I will still lose in the end. No! I have to go back home and work on myself!'

Many had these thoughts, obviously forgetting today's victory.

Who could blame them?

For some in the bunch, this was their first time taking the academy's exams.

And to qualify to move into the next round was already jaw-dropping, seeing that at least 60% of examinees were those who failed the academy's exams before.

Shiver. Shiver.

Their bodies couldn't stop quaking when they thought of how luck had smiled on their sides.

Today's test involved actual cooking. But for the other tests, they didn't know whether it would involve cooking or something more rigorous.

It's said that the academy's exams were just too random, in a way that no one could tell.

One time, the examinees were asked to taste 20 different dishes, pointing out the flaws in each one, as well as identifying the textures in them.

Another time, the examinees were taken to a farm instead.

And again, there was a time they took them to a restaurant.

But what about when they put them in buses and headed towards one of the Baymardian territories for the exams?

Harvesting common plants was an essential skill that chefs should have.

There was also that time that the academy sent the examinees into a secluded and protected area within one of the Baymardian territories that had several common poultry and sources of meat like the horned pheasant or the green hairy molg.

These animals were always plentiful and were very common to see because of their high birth rate. However, they were all too hard to catch... Especially the faults that grew to 4 feet tall.

And their meat was even harder to cook if one messed things up.

And during that time, they were tasked to cook with no Baymardian equipment.

Yes! No stoves or anything of that sort.

A good cook can create high-end dishes out in the wild.

This was already how medieval cooking was.

But because they were less knowledgeable about various cooking details, medieval food wasn't that refined.

If it were before, they would throw the meat over the fire without too much care until it was cooked.

At times, they would wait for its outer skin to turn charcoal... And to them, it was ready.

But now over time, many learned that the way they were cooking was destroying the ingredients they used.

Herbs, tomatoes, all these ingredients had health benefits. More than that, the new Baymardian cooking techniques common to everyone also helped to enhance the aroma of each ingredient, making for a mouth-watering delicacy.

All in all, they could see the difference between what they used to do and what the Baymardians were doing.

And during that test, the examinees were asked to cook with no Baymardian equipment out in the wild... The only thing they were given was salt, oil, and a lighter.

Thinking about the many strange Baymardian tests, many felt their scales tingle.

These exams hardly repeated themselves. So what can they expect for tomorrow's test?

Damn!

It was always like going on an adventure, not knowing what would jump at them next.

Like so, many exited the site with countless expressions on their faces.

But for some examinees, they hadn't been told to leave yet.

Mildred watched the examiner taste her dishes without anything.

All the examiner did was scribble more and more.

(-_-)

Erm... Excuse her... But did she pass or not?

Mildred had never felt so panicked in her entire life.

What was this situation?