A Fierce Start

One by one, the crowd finally arrived within an open hillside. 

Wow. 

So beautiful!

The neatly trimmed green field, the many open farming beds at the perimeters, and an open pond at the center of the space. 

Wait... Were they to pick and choose their own ingredients from the lot? 

Bubuum. 

Heartbeats rising, sweat forming on their palms, many stepped towards the many rows and columns of tables liked up in the open. 

No doubt about it, these tables would be their preparation sites. 

And by the side of every table was a small portable outdoor gas tank connected to a gas stove with 2 spots for cooking.

This meant that each examinee could cook at most 2 things at a time.

How they used up their time would be up to them. 

Some people might decide to start with the ingredients that took the longest to make, while others might choose to start with those that took the shortest.