Not long after Oliver left, the office door was pushed open again, and several tired figures walked in. Crocker, Teresa, and Fido appeared at the door. Although Crocker looked neat, Teresa and Fido looked very embarrassed. Their clothes were tattered, even with some burn marks and mud stains, and their faces were stained with some dust that had not been wiped clean. Fortunately, there were no obvious wounds on their bodies, and they looked like they had just returned from a fierce battle.
"Henry, you're back." Crocker spoke first, with a hint of fatigue in her voice, but still maintaining her usual easy-going smile.
Perry hurried over to them. Seeing their appearance, he couldn't help but frowned, his tone full of concern: "What's wrong with you? Did you encounter any danger in Limbo Forest?"
"It's okay." Crocker waved his hand, obviously not wanting to worry Perry, and said in a relaxed tone: "It's just that the monsters in Limbo Forest are more difficult than we expected, and it took some time to deal with them."
Fido sighed heavily, rubbing his shoulders and complaining: "Difficult? Are you sure it's just difficult? The black wolf almost bit me in half just now! If Teresa hadn't put a shadow barrier in time, I would probably have limped back now!"
Teresa stood aside and smiled slightly. Although her face was still a little tired, her tone seemed a little relaxed: "It's really troublesome, but fortunately we succeeded. The most important thing is that we have found the Void Sugar Crystal, and the mission is completed."
Perry breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and then took out the Moon Shadow Grass from behind and handed it over: "I have also put the Moon Shadow Grass was found. "
Crock took the Moon Shadow Grass, lowered his head and carefully examined it, then nodded with satisfaction: "Good, Henry, well done. In this case, I will send these herbs to my grandmother first and let her deal with them as soon as possible."
Hearing that the task was successfully completed, Perry was relieved a little, but his eyes still swept over Teresa and Fido, with some worry in his tone: "Are you really okay? Although there are no external injuries, I still feel that you are very hard. Do you want to check it out?"
Teresa waved her hand and said in a light tone: "No, I'm fine. It's just that my clothes are a little dirty. I have to go back and change clothes. I'm too uncomfortable." As she said, she turned around and prepared to leave. Before leaving, she didn't forget to add with a smile: "Also It's just exercise."
Fido leaned lazily against the wall and yawned: "I'm exhausted, I feel like my whole body is about to fall apart. Crocker, can I lie on the sofa here for a while?"
Crocker turned his head and looked at him, and smiled helplessly: "Go, you really need to rest like that."
Fido fell on the sofa without saying a word, and after lying down, he didn't forget to add: "It's really an exciting day."
Crocker looked at him like this, shook his head helplessly, and then turned to Perry: "Okay, Henry, you should also have a good rest, but you need to live with grandma."
Perry nodded, approved of Crocker's arrangement, and was silently relieved. After all, no one can say whether the weird shadow will appear at night, so it is safer to stay in school.
"I'm going to see grandma. Please take care of Fido for me. He's too tired and needs to rest." Kroc said before leaving, and then left the office with Moon Shadow Grass.
Perry looked at Fido, who was half asleep on the sofa, smiled, and asked softly: "Fido, are you awake? Do you want some water?"
Fido rubbed his eyes and opened them lazily: "Awake... No need for water, do you have anything delicious to bring?"
Perry couldn't help laughing: "No. But how about chatting for a while? I just have something to ask you."
Fido squinted his eyes, sat up and yawned: "Okay, I can't sleep well anyway. Tell me, what's the matter?"
Perry hesitated, then said: "It's about the chef Oliver. I just saw him, he..."
Fido's expression was obviously stagnant when he heard it. Before Perry finished speaking, he looked up at Perry, with a complicated tone: "I didn't expect that he also gave you this task... It seems that Chef Oliver really attaches great importance to this competition."
"Competition?" Perry was stunned, obviously confused, "What competition?"
Fido stretched, leaned on the sofa, and slowly explained: "This matter has just been reported, you may not know it yet. Three days ago, the official suddenly announced that a competition for the seasoning examination would be held. Although it is said that it is to make candidates familiar with actual combat faster, in fact, they want to change the rules of the seasoning certificate."
Perry frowned: "Change the rules? Change to what?"
Fido sighed, his tone was a little helpless Nai: "It is rumored that everyone who passes the seasoning certificate must become a chef's assistant, and it is mandatory. In other words, even if you pass the seasoning certificate, you cannot freely choose the next path, and you must work with the chef for a period of time according to the regulations."
Perry widened his eyes slightly after hearing this: "This...isn't it a disguised restriction?"
"That's right." Fido nodded, his expression became serious, "The original intention of this rule may be to increase the opportunity for actual operation, but in fact it will make many people give up the plan to continue to take the chef certificate. Chef Oliver is very opposed to this. He thinks it will wipe out the opportunities of many potential people to become chefs."
Perry digested this information and was speechless for a while. He originally thought that the task of challenging five Grade S ingredients was difficult enough, but he didn't expect that there would be such a complicated problem behind it.
"Why did Oliver give me such a task? What does this have to do with the competition?" He couldn't help asking.
Fido shrugged: "Maybe he thinks you have a chance, or... he wants you to prove your strength. In any case, this competition will be very intense, and he may also need us to fight for him in this competition." He paused and added, "After all, Chef Oliver has always been a man of his word. He must have his own reasons for doing this."
Perry lowered his head and thought, with mixed feelings in his heart. He couldn't help but secretly made up his mind to find those Grade S ingredients no matter what, not only to pass the mission, but also to prove himself in this competition.
Fido saw that he was thinking about something, and suddenly smiled: "But don't be too nervous. Although it is not easy to find Grade S ingredients, it is not completely impossible. If you need help, you can come to me, I will try my best to help you, after all, I have to find it too."
Perry looked up at Fido and nodded gratefully: "Thank you, I will definitely do my best."