Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Casper added, “If you think it’s unfair, you can send someone of your choice just to be safe.”

However, Sharon shook her head and asserted, “That won’t be necessary since you have allowed me to decide on the challenges for the first two rounds.”

Casper smirked when Sharon turned him down. He thought that was a sign he could win her over at the end of the match. “Alright, what’s the first challenge that’s in store for us?”

Sharon retrieved her utensils and announced, “You’re not allowed to consider yourself a cook unless you have a sharp sense of taste! Therefore, the first challenge is to determine if you have it or not!”

“What exactly are you up to? You’re not going to hand over a freaking jalapeno to me and ask me to consume it without anything else, are you?” Casper asked with a frown.

Sharon rolled her eyes and answered, “We’ll prepare the list of ingredients for the dishes we’re about to make. Once we’re done, we’ll get the other party to savor the dish and name the ingredients that are involved. The one with more correct guesses will be the winner.”

“Ms. Alder, are you aware the first challenge you have in store for me is actually unfair to you? I don’t wish to take advantage of you! Are you sure you wish to proceed?”

Actually, Sharon was well aware of the shortcomings Casper had mentioned. But because she was in a hurry, she didn’t have time to work on the details.

“The sense of taste is the most important asset of a cook! I can’t think of any other method we can use to measure this! If you’re concerned, we’ll get something else to stop us from peeking at one another when we’re cooking!” Sharon couldn’t be bothered by the details, but she had started perceiving Casper as a different man.

“Sure, Ms. Alder! If that’s the case, we’ll leave you alone until you’re done!”

At that, Casper brought the rest of the chefs out of the kitchen with him. Louis was the only one allowed to stay behind.

whispered, “Mr. Leuthold is a

and assured, “I’m sure she has faith in Mr. Leuthold. On top of

scent permeated throughout the entire hall. The chefs closed their

join them in the kitchen, “Ms. Alder has finished preparing her dish. I have never seen anyone of her age preparing such a complicated dish!

an ordinary chef. Once he marched

she had prepared upon a simple glimpse. He announced, “A typical crab bisque—the favorite

to give the dish she

started savoring it. The creamy bisque packed a punch of flavor and took him

such a rich bisque! It takes years before one can handle a crab at

is it? An ordinary seafood lover can tell that much as well. I have the list of ingredients with me. I’ll

the piece of note from Sharon, he gestured Casper to go ahead as soon

proud grin. After spending his entire life savoring all sorts of delicacies, he could easily name the ingredients that had been used to prepare the crab bisque. He was well aware

as the base of the soup. On top of the ordinary condiments and

been listed beforehand, Sharon wasn’t particularly surprised. However,

Ms. Alder hasn’t included the ingredients involved

query and announced, “You’re right! That part of

share it with the rest

whispered something to her, the woman’s face turned pale. She looked at him in disbelief and muttered to herself, “This is a recipe from my

out the truth, “Actually, I wasn’t made aware of the ingredients until I had the chance to savor the crab bisque produced by you. May I know if there’s

despair, causing the rest of the chefs to gasp in surprise. If their employer could easily figure out the ingredients involved in others’ recipes, their competitors might

believe it’s my turn to prepare a dish for you