Day of Imprisonment

Without a doubt, the difficulty of this 'Foodie' challenge game has exploded at this moment.

Even the few Remnants who were nearly driven mad by hunger were forced to calm down, analyze carefully, and finally reach a conclusion.

"This game challenge is just a trap!"

"Why is there so little meat? Moreover, each piece has been carefully pan-fried, making it impossible to see the texture. They all look the same on the outside, so you can't even tell if other ingredients are being used as substitutes. You, you wouldn't be cheating, would you?"

Old Wang's pig face turned angry, and he glared and said, "I can't possibly violate the rules of the supermarket. If you don't believe me, feel free to complain, but the shopping coupons you've already paid for cannot be refunded."

The person knew he had misspoke as soon as he heard this.

They had experienced many of the supermarket's various challenge projects, although they lost more often than they won, and had almost used up all the accumulated cards, but one thing was certain.

All the challenge projects here do not allow cheating.

Otherwise, the supermarket administrator would step in and kill the cheating staff.

There is no doubt about this.

"Idiot, it's precisely because the other party isn't cheating, and is using those nine kinds of meat ingredients, that they deliberately made them look the same to confuse us. You can't even see this, you've really regressed terribly. You might as well get out of the supermarket and come back after fifty cycle days of training," another Remnant scolded.

It was clear that he was the leader among these people.

The one who was scolded looked gloomy, but lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything more.

"Come over, let's discuss a strategy!" The few people huddled together and discussed in a low voice: "This pig head can't possibly be cheating, there's no doubt about that, and there's no need to say more about it, but it's certain that it's really difficult to distinguish the different parts of the meat by taste, especially since this cooking method almost destroys the original taste of the ingredients. Unless you're a true foodie, the possibility of completely identifying all nine ingredients is almost non-existent."

"Then what do we do?"

The few people quickly worked out a strategy.

Because only one winner is chosen, it is obvious that the side with more people definitely has an advantage.

Even if it's trial and error, the other party has four times the chances of Luo Xi.

Lin Qiqi saw this problem, and she wanted to remind Luo Xi, but she quickly understood that if even she could see it, how could Luo Xi not see it?

Moreover, she already believed that Pig Head Old Wang had designed this challenge in order to give the things to Luo Xi discreetly.

Therefore, Luo Xi must have other ways to distinguish the ingredients.

Why say other ways?

Because if you only rely on the taste of the meat to distinguish it, only a top gourmet can do it.

What's more, there are only tiny pieces of meat the size of a fingernail.

Anyway, if she were to eat it, she probably wouldn't even taste the flavor before swallowing it.

Looking at Luo Xi again, his expression was still calm. Lin Qiqi was even more relieved, but even though she was relieved, she was still very curious about what method Luo Xi would use to distinguish these nine different parts of the meat.

"Start tasting!"

Old Wang lined up the nine plates and made a 'please' gesture.

"But remember, each person can only taste one piece of meat from each plate. If you eat more, you will be disqualified immediately, and you will also be fined double," Old Wang also said the ugly words first.

A few people gathered around.

Everyone picked up a small toothpick.

To eat the meat.

Because everyone gets one piece, there is no need to grab, so they each took one. Luo Xi smelled it, then put it in his mouth, chewing slowly.

The four people next to him borrowed knives, carefully cut them open, and observed the texture.

Even though they were so hungry that their front chests were pressed against their backs, they still endured it in order to win.

Luo Xi didn't intend to cut it open, so he tasted the fastest. The meat in the second plate was picked up, put in his mouth, and chewed carefully.

"Delicious!"

Then it was the third and fourth plates.

He really behaved like a foodie, completely immersed in the deliciousness of the meat, feeling the unique aroma and taste.

This made Lin Qiqi swallow hard.

The ninth plate, Luo Xi put the last small piece of meat into his mouth, chewed it, and then looked like he was savoring it.

"Superb cooking skills, amazing."

Old Wang didn't say anything, but he enjoyed this kind of praise.

Next, Luo Xi didn't immediately put on the labels, but waited for the other people to put on the number labels together. This was also a requirement within the rules, because this could prevent other people from 'maliciously following suit'.

Those four people cut open each small piece of meat, carefully studied the texture, recorded it, and compared it.

Just like doing an experiment.

But because the meat pieces were too small, and because of the cooking method, most of them couldn't see the texture. By doing this, they were destroying the original taste that they might have been able to taste.

"Then, make your choice." Old Wang, seeing that everyone had finished tasting, pointed to the nine plates, now only containing a few side dishes, and said, "Write down the number you believe corresponds to each ingredient and stick it under the corresponding plate."

Several people, including Luo Xi, received nine different colored numbered stickers.

Red, yellow, blue, green, white.

This way, it would be impossible to mix them up.

The entire challenge game was designed with great attention to detail.

So, the few of them began sticking the numbers simultaneously.

One after another, Lin Qiqi carefully watched Luo Xi's placements, trying to analyze the pattern.

"4, 9, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 1, 6"

"Luo Xi didn't hesitate at all when sticking the numbers, indicating he's very confident in the result, but did he really taste it?"

"That's impossible. Even the smartest brain can't control taste, especially since all nine ingredients were prepared using the same cooking method. The flavors are almost identical, with the only difference being the extremely subtle texture of the meat. But because the pieces of meat are so small, trying to carefully distinguish the texture has become very difficult!"

Lin Qiqi was certain that there was no collusion or information exchange between Old Wang and Luo Xi.

Because not only was she observing, but the four Memory Retrievers weren't blind either.

"So, how exactly did Luo Xi figure it out?"

The latest novels are first published on 69shu.com!

Just as Lin Qiqi was racking her brains, the others had already finished labeling.

"Now, I'll announce the results. Of course, to ensure fairness and impartiality, I've already written the correct number sequence on the back of the plates. Everyone, flip the plates over to see who won, or if no one won."

As soon as Old Wang finished speaking, someone hurriedly picked up a plate and flipped it over.

The nine plates were quickly flipped over, with the numbers written on them in the following order: 4, 9, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 1, 6.

Identical to someone's labeling.

Luo Xi smiled.

The four Memory Retrievers looked ferocious.

"It seems that a winner has emerged. Congratulations, you've won the 'Gourmet' shopping challenge game, and you can receive 2000 shopping coupons and this precious numbered card, 078 [Gourmet]."

Old Wang seemed to be going through the motions, reading the announcement without a hint of emotion, even with a hint of unwillingness and heartache.

That's right, the purpose of the challenge game is to consume the Memory Retrievers' shopping coupons, forcing them to constantly use their own cards to exchange.

So, for Old Wang, it would be best if no one could win.

Seeing Luo Xi receive the thick stack of shopping coupons and the precious 078 [Gourmet], the jealousy on the faces of the four Memory Retrievers was undisguised.

"Thank you, I'll come again next time." Luo Xi glanced at the [Gourmet] card's description, which read: Treat food as you would treat life. Food is life—in the eyes of the Gourmet, all living things are food!

Very simple, but for cards, the simpler the description, the more likely it is that the card is extraordinary.

And Luo Xi almost immediately understood the function of this numbered card.

"Can it repair life through eating? Moreover, it has an absolute psychological advantage when facing any creature, and there are even more interesting interpretations of this sentence!"

He put the card away.

Without a doubt, this is an extremely important card, which can play a huge role at critical moments.

"Next time, there won't be a card as a prize." Old Wang dropped the sentence and then continued to chop meat.

Luo Xi also pulled Lin Qiqi away. Although Memory Retrievers can't fight each other inside the supermarket, they can always find some 'loopholes' to exploit.

Driven by jealousy and greed, no one could guarantee what the four Memory Retrievers might do.

So, leaving was the right thing to do.

"Are we just leaving like this?" Lin Qiqi transmitted her voice to Luo Xi.

She could tell that Luo Xi and that pig-headed Old Wang still had a lot to say, a lot of questions to ask.

"There are dummies walking back and forth over there, secretly peeking. It's possible that we're already being watched. It's better to be careful." After Luo Xi finished speaking, Lin Qiqi understood.

From the beginning, there were indeed many more dummy staff members in the fresh food section.

If the dummies were a problem, then it really wasn't the time to communicate, even with her there.

If they wanted to communicate, they could find other opportunities, there was no need to rush.

But she had one urgent question to ask.

"Luo Xi, tell me, did you really distinguish the nine types of meat ingredients by tasting them?"

Lin Qiqi was very curious about this.

"What do you think?" Luo Xi asked back.

"Perhaps a top gourmet could..."

"That's right, but I'm not a top gourmet. In fact, I can't even be called a foodie!"

"Then how did you determine it, and even choose correctly in the end? Don't tell me you guessed." Lin Qiqi was shocked, but at the same time, her curiosity was piqued to the highest point.

Luo Xi knew that if he didn't tell Lin Qiqi about this, she would keep asking endlessly.

So he said, "Essentially, this is a very simple mathematical problem that you definitely know about."

"A mathematical problem? How didn't I see it?" Lin Qiqi recalled for a moment and shook her head. How could tasting food be related to a mathematical problem?

"Then think carefully about the numerical order I marked. As a reminder, nine numbers, divided into three groups."

"Ah, so it's 4, 9, 23, 5, 78, 1, 6" Lin Qiqi repeated, then quickly thought, and soon, her eyes lit up.