Chapter 306: Land of Desire
"Come on!"

The crowd surged. After the first round of eliminations, there were still nearly 5000 contestants on the field. Together with everyone's "helpers", there were nearly people pouring into the space gate in front of them.

Among these various "helpers", Yao Luo saw adventurers from Mondstadt, Thousand Rock Army from Liyue, and even the Shajin mercenaries from Xumi City and the duel agents from Fontainebleau mixed in.

It can be seen that every chef has made very good preparations for this competition. After all, these precious ingredients that can revolutionize the food industry are something they probably would not be willing to part with even if someone was willing to exchange them for a million Moras.

The preciousness of this opportunity also means that the contestants will not leave easily until they have pretended to the point where they can no longer pretend.

"Let's go, Ying!"

"Wait first!"

Ying stopped Xiangling who was extremely excited and did not let herself be overwhelmed by the scene before her. Her rich experience told her that before entering an unknown secret realm, one should first be adequately prepared. At the very least, they needed to understand the mechanism of the portal before them.

In the crowd, Xiangling and Ying avoided the flow of people, stood where they were, and looked at the huge screen above their heads.

When the first group of intruders entered, the scene in the secret realm appeared above their heads as expected.

Some people fell into the ice and snow and shivered. Before they had walked far, they were unable to move forward because of the thin clothes on their bodies.

Some people wore thick down jackets but entered the desert covered with yellow sand. Every step left a mark, and it was almost like being stuck in a swamp, making it difficult to move forward.

"Is this transmission mechanism random?"

Ying carefully observed the pattern of the picture until her gaze fell from the crowd to the judges' seats.

On the tall stage, the organizer who made all this happen, Yao Luo's face did not change much, but in his silver eyes as brilliant as the stars, a hint of expectation was revealed.

"Yao Luo, what would he do if it were him?"

Ying began to think. Ideas popped up in her mind like bubbles, but were ruthlessly burst as she rejected them one by one.

"Randomness, pattern, location, desired ingredients, desire? That's right, desire!"

The stars flickered, and a key word dispelled the darkness in Ying's mind like lightning.

She began to observe the direction in which the contestants around her were looking before entering the space gate.

She discovered that chefs who hoped to find rare fish in the glacier would almost certainly arrive at the cave where the desired ingredients were located at the moment of teleportation, regardless of whether they were wearing cold-proof clothing or not.

"That is to say, when passing through the gate, as long as you silently think about where you want to go, you should be able to achieve an active teleportation mechanism."

Ying came to this conclusion, however, her idea was exactly the rule set by Yao Luo at the beginning.

Human desire can bring about thousands of colors, and of course it can also drive people to go anywhere.

"Xiang Ling, I should understand the mechanism of this portal. Wait a minute!"

Ying took Xiangling's hand and whispered her discovery in her ear.

"So, as long as I think about the ingredients I want to make, I can go to the place I want?"

Xiangling's fingers brushed past her lips, with a distressed look on her face. "But I want to try every ingredient in these secret realms. What should I do?"

Looking at the hesitant Xiangling, Ying could only improvise.

"Then go with your instinct. No matter which secret place we go to, I promise to do my best to protect you!"

Ying looked at Xiangling with a firm gaze, and the light from the edgeless sword in her hand seemed to reflect Ying's determination.

In the face of ever-changing situations, one must remain unchanged. Since the destination cannot be determined, Ying can only rely on her own strength to ensure that no matter where the starting point of this journey is, it will not lead to failure.

"Okay, no matter what kind of ingredients I get, I will do my best to make it into delicious food!"

The distress on Xiangling's face faded, and Ying's words also eliminated some of her inner uneasiness.

Because, in this short period of time, some of the chefs who had previously entered the secret realm had been eliminated!
On the huge screen, some of the helpers accompanying the chef were holding swords and facing the giant ape over ten meters tall, while others were swallowed by the beast "Sphinx" in the pyramid.

The dangerous things in these secret realms are not just the environment. Almost every precious food is often accompanied by exotic beasts.

Their appearance is different from the hillbillies that are rampant on the continent of Teyvat. Almost every species has completely different characteristics and strange abilities, and ordinary travelers are almost helpless.

Because in their usual adventure careers, most travelers, apart from facing various types of hillbillies and slimes of different types but similar in appearance, rarely have the experience of facing a species that is so powerful and unique as imagination.

There are only a few people who can move freely in this secret realm, such as a certain white-haired fairy-like figure and her teammates.

Ordinary adventurers and chefs will encounter unimaginable dangers within one to five minutes after entering the secret realm.

However, at the last second when they are about to fall into danger, a bright light will "pick" them out of the secret realm.

Their figures will also appear faithfully on the live competition platform, causing the audience to feel pity.

"No more hesitation, let's go."

After Ying and Xiangling encouraged each other, they both rushed into the huge blue space gate in front of them with full confidence.

"Xiangling, Ying, you two have to keep working hard!"

Outside the arena, in the audience seats, Paimeng watched helplessly as Ying separated from her. After all, the competition required that each chef could only have one helper.

The space changed, the gravity became abnormal, and after a slight transition of the picture, the solid earth rose again from under his feet.

"Ahhhh!"

Ying subconsciously touched the small object beside her.

It's sand.

A look of fear appeared on his face, not because of the broken rock walls and yellow sand all over the ground, but...

Xiangling was no longer by her side.

(End of this chapter)