Genshin Impact: Dance of Sinners

Mello's sarcastic voice sounded in his ears, and Link sighed helplessly.

Link's IQ is top-notch. From childhood to adulthood, whether it is professional knowledge or side crafts, he has mastered everything and learned it instantly.

But there is a world outside the world, and there are people outside the world. Link has also experienced countless failures in his past life. He knows very well that there is also a huge gap between "top" and "invincible".

But if a person is shameless, he will be invincible in the world.

It's not that Mero doesn't know how to make delicious food, he just chooses the option with the highest winning rate. Link's portion of potatoes was still placed on the table at the front desk. In addition to Link, the unlucky guy, there were many people present who also received potato rice during the welfare meal.

Despite what Merlo said, in order to reflect the fairness of the competition, the chef of each dish was not announced. But all five judges knew clearly that the potato pancakes were made by Link, and the mashed potatoes were made by Merlot.

Although Link's food is delicious, if you support Link, you will offend the chef of the restaurant, and you may even be selected to the lowest level when drawing welfare meals in the future... Any normal person with a brain will Make the right choice.

At this moment, Link finally understood the true meaning of Linnet's words, "Although Uncle Mello is not the person in charge of the restaurant, he is responsible for the Duke's three meals a day." She was not talking about how delicious Mello's cooking was, but she was reminding Link of the power behind Mello.

Link was a little sad, not that he regretted proposing this competition, but that the potato pancakes he had worked so hard to make were ruined.

With a soft breath, Link returned to the kitchen, took out another potato pancake that he had specially left before, and handed it to Mello.

"Please try it."

"Aren't you convinced?" Mello did not take the potato pancake from Link's hand, but looked at him sarcastically, "But these are the rules here."

"I understand, I will try to adapt to it." Link lowered his head, "But... this potato pancake is the first dish my master taught me to make when I was learning to cook as a child."

"Mr. Merlot, give it a try. Winning or losing is not important to me. But as a chef... I still hope to get your approval, or criticism, whatever it is."

The smile on Mello's face froze.

The first dish you learned...?

For most cooks, the first dish they learn has a special value...

Something in his cold heart seemed to be touched by Link. Mello took a deep look at the man in front of him, took the plate handed to him by Link, picked up his fork, took a bite of the potato pancake, and took a bite.

...............

It tasted very delicious. Even though he was an opponent, Mello had to admit that the potato shredded pancakes made by Link were extremely good in terms of knife skills, heat and seasoning.

...............

He is an excellent cook, but...

This is Merlot Petersburg.

Only criminals who have violated the criminal law will be exiled to this place, and in this place... only chefs with good skills cannot get the respect they deserve...

"...Why did your master teach you potatoes as the first dish?"

林克犹豫了一下，随后叹了口气，“坦言”道，“我是至冬人，我的家乡常年备受暴风雨侵扰，很多食材都没办法种植，只能靠外地进口。而土豆作为生命力旺盛的植物，能够在我的家乡被广泛播种，所以在我们那边，土豆经常被作为一种主食。”

"But maybe it's because we eat potatoes every day. Everyone feels tired of this kind of food. My master is an ideal chef. He hopes to use his own efforts to make simple potatoes into various forms. All kinds of delicious food.”

"Not everyone can afford abalone, but even a homeless man on the street can afford a hot potato."

Link's eyes were deep and deep, and he was silent for a while. Even with Link's literary talent, he would inevitably get stuck if he wanted to make up a simple and touching story.

But it doesn't matter, the audience will interpret his stuckness as choking in deep emotion.

“我的师傅希望他的厨艺能够服务更多的人，他放弃了对高档食材的研究，也放弃了女皇陛下的授勋邀请。他的理念就是……用简单的食材，做出好吃的东西。”

"...What about you?" Mero pursed his lips lightly, "Boy, the path your master has chosen is not an easy one."

Giving up the research on high-end ingredients is equivalent to cutting off from the aristocratic group. No matter how good or advanced his cooking skills are, he will not be hired by the nobles.

Link took a deep breath and said seriously, "As the master's apprentice, I hope to pass on his cooking skills."

"You... don't regret it?"

"Of course...I regret it too." Link showed a bitter smile, tears glistening in his purple eyes, as if he recalled some sad past, "I wanted to give up many times..."

"Then why..."

"Because I see more people... more people smiling with satisfaction after eating what I made... This feeling is really happy..." Link smiled brightly, but his crystal tears flowed down his face. His handsome cheeks rolled down, like a lost pearl sinking into the deep sea.

Looking at the man's bitter but happy expression, Mero suddenly felt as if his heart was being grabbed by someone.

It is obvious that he is the winner, it is obvious that he is the chef of the restaurant... But why do I feel an unparalleled guilt and self-blame?

Mero hates the nobility, hates those people's hidden rules, hates those beasts who bully others, hates those people's hypocrisy...

It was precisely because he didn't want to work for those disgusting bastards that Merlo came to the shady place of Merlo Petersburg to serve Duke Leosley.

可他现在的做法……又与哪些仗势欺人的贵族有什么区别？

Mero closed his eyes gently. He suddenly remembered the white-haired old man and remembered that he had sworn in front of him that he would eat every meal seriously, no matter whether the diners were commoners or nobles...

The man opened his slightly moist eyes, picked up his fork, and ate the potato pancakes Link had made. Then he stretched out a big hand and patted Link's shoulder with emotion and relief.

"Boy, you win."

"Huh? But..." Link showed a surprised expression. The "innocence" and "innocence" in his purple eyes would make even the Oscar-winning actor feel inferior to him.

"It's nothing." Mero shook his head bitterly, "In today's materialistic world, there are too few pure people like you."

"I used to think that I could keep my original intention and continue on the path I was on at that time, but as I walked... I still changed."

"We can't change the welfare meal thing, because this is a prison, not a place for people to enjoy. But... what you said is right."

“The responsibility of a chef is to make the ingredients bring out their due value.”

"Anyway... follow your ideas and go on bravely." Mello patted Link's shoulder hard, then smiled with relief and returned to the kitchen where he was working.

Those who hold salaries for everyone must not freeze them to death in the wind and snow.

Although Melo himself has lost the courage to challenge this society, he will not be the one who ridicules the brave.

"Uncle Mello...thank you!" Link looked at the man's leaving figure and bowed "sincerely and deeply".

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Without morals, anything is possible.

Link blinked. Link had dealt with too many people and beasts, so he knew exactly what kind of approach he should take when meeting someone.

Melo is the chef of the welfare restaurant. He is not a criminal, but he is hired by Duke Leosley to work here.

What will happen to a person who is not guilty but is in contact with criminals all day long?

Those who are close to vermilion are red, those who are close to ink are black? Of course, but that's just the most obvious. This kind of people who are not criminals but deal with criminals all day long are essentially the same as those who claim to be able to get into a bachelor's degree but "accidentally" entered a junior college. Most of them have a "sense of superiority." , thinking that they are different from the "losers" around them.

He is pretentious, hates Bo Le for not knowing a thousand-mile horse, and hates the bad fate God has arranged for him.

They have a strong sense of self. Although they are actually no different from a pheasant in a grass nest, they still feel that they are a golden phoenix.

Therefore, when they see another "golden phoenix", they will have a strong sense of resonance in their hearts and "sympathize with each other". They also like to be self-indulgent and moved after doing something.

Will Link be grateful to Mello? Of course not. This offal chef is really cheap. He clearly used such despicable means to unspoken rules for Link, and even narcissistically regarded them as "the rules of Merlot Petersburg". In the end, he pretended to be righteous and awe-inspiring, as if he had done something great.

There are two kinds of hypocrisy, one is to deceive others, and the other is to deceive oneself.

愿赌服输，这居然还能变成一件值得自我陶醉自我感动的事情？

The most important thing is that the potatoes he made were terrible.

Link turned around, smiled and waved to Linnette beside him, as if to say,

"Look, didn't I win?"

But this time, the girl's lazy and indifferent face turned red.

Linnette ignored Link and ran away immediately.