Chapter 567 Xu Chu is the third and challenges the chief winemaker

Actually, Xu Chu himself was still a bit unsatisfied; he felt that he should have at least ranked in the top three.

That way, the possibility of his total score entering the top three would be even greater.

Now, only being in the top ten meant that the score for the next spirit wine needed to be higher.

As for his results, Shopkeeper Qiu felt it was both reasonable and unexpected.

Because Shopkeeper Qiu understood Xu Chu's brewing talent and was extremely confident in his future achievements.

However, Shopkeeper Qiu had still underestimated Xu Chu's talent and his seriousness regarding this assessment.

"It seems I still underestimated Xu Chu. After this assessment, he will most likely be able to go to a better Province."

After the scoring for Baihua Brew concluded, it was time for the tasting and scoring of Yi Pingsheng.

The brewers present were all more or less nervous, as this score would determine their working environment and treatment for the next fifty years.

They all hoped their scores would be higher, allowing them to be assigned to a resource-rich Province.

Yi Pingsheng, this spirit wine, was the signature of signatures at Wangyue Restaurant.

Its greatest characteristic was its ability to make the drinker feel a sense of reliving the myriad experiences of life, and there was even a chance of entering an Epiphany state.

The eleven examiners on the stage all closed their eyes, carefully savoring the works of each brewer.

After each tasting, they would rinse their mouths with water so as not to affect the next tasting.

"Yuan Prefecture, ninety-two, eighty-nine…"

"Central Continent, eighty-eight, eighty-seven…"

As the scores were called out one by one, the atmosphere in the hall imperceptibly grew more anxious, and even breathing sounds significantly diminished.

"Qing Province, ninety-two, ninety-three, ninety-one…"

Although Xu Chu was also very concerned about this score, he appeared quite calm, and after learning his score, he subtly breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought to himself,

"Among the first thirty people, my score is not only the highest but also significantly surpasses the second place. Even if there are high scores later, I should still be able to enter the top three."

After about half an hour, the examiners had completed tasting and scoring all seventy-seven Yi Pingsheng wines brewed.

Someone had been recording throughout, and now the final results were out.

Elder Qian took the bamboo slip recording the scores and simply glanced at it.

"The final results of this assessment are out. The first place is…."

Elder Qian started from the first place, calling out names one by one, as was done in every assessment.

While this might cause some low-scoring brewers to feel ashamed, it also served to motivate them, to know shame and then be brave.

"Third place, Xu Chu of Qing Province."

Elder Qian paused slightly, glancing at Xu Chu below. There was some surprise in his eyes, but more so astonishment and affirmation.

Not just him, but the Master of Wangyue Restaurant and Elder Li, were the same.

They had participated in countless brewer assessments and remembered most of the brewers.

Therefore, once a new brewer joined Wangyue Restaurant and achieved a good ranking, they would notice immediately.

They had no impression of the name Xu Chu, indicating that he had only joined Wangyue Restaurant within these past fifty years.

A new brewer who had just joined Wangyue Restaurant was actually able to take third place in his first assessment.

Clearly, this brewer possessed extremely high brewing talent.

When they discovered that this person was still very young, they were even more pleased.

Everyone understood that a powerful force not only needed the foundation of the older generation but also a continuous stream of new generations to develop steadily and long-term.

Therefore, once a brewer like Xu Chu appeared, they would naturally rejoice inwardly.

The brewers and managers below, hearing the unfamiliar name Xu Chu, couldn't help but look at each other.

"Xu Chu? Who is that? Never heard of him."

"He must be a newcomer from recent years."

"A newcomer can achieve such results; it's not simple."

This put immense pressure on many brewers, especially some veteran brewers, who even felt a bit ashamed internally.

After all, they had been at Wangyue Restaurant for so many years and had participated in several assessments, yet their best ranking was not as good as a newcomer's, which was somewhat a loss of Face.

Among the many people present, Shopkeeper Qiu understood Xu Chu the most, but at this moment, he felt the same as everyone else, that Xu Chu was so unfamiliar.

Every time Xu Chu brewed, Shopkeeper Qiu would feel that he had underestimated Xu Chu again.

Xu Chu was among the brewers, but no one recognized him, so they didn't know he was the dark horse newcomer who had emerged from this assessment.

The Wangyue Restaurant's brewer assessment did not have any direct rewards.

However, assigning brewers to different Provinces based on their final ranking in the assessment was the greatest reward.

After all, there was a vast difference in all aspects between wealthy and powerful Provinces and barren and weak Provinces in the Tian Yuan World.

Therefore, the benefits and treatment enjoyed when working in different Provinces were vastly different, and accumulated over fifty years, they were particularly substantial.

Besides this point, there was also a hidden item after the assessment.

Chief Brewer Elder Li said with a smile, "According to our Wangyue Restaurant's regulations, the top three in the brewer assessment can challenge this old man."

"The winner can replace this old man and become the Chief Brewer of Wangyue Restaurant. I wonder, do the three of you have this idea?"

His gaze shifted among the three of them.

The other two quickly cupped their hands, one after another, saying,

"Elder Li's accomplishments in the Dao of brewing are unmatched in the Tian Yuan World. I am ashamed of my inferiority."

"Yes, we still have much to learn from Elder Li."

Elder Li had been the Chief Brewer of Wangyue Restaurant for six hundred years.

In the last four hundred years, no brewer had challenged Elder Li; in fact, many brewers were Elder Li's disciples or grand-disciples.

Elder Li's attainments in brewing were indeed beyond anyone's reach.

Therefore, after each assessment, Elder Li asking this question and the top three in the assessment responding with compliments had become a fixed routine, just a formality.

However, this time was different. After the two finished speaking, Xu Chu, who ranked third, cupped his hands and said loudly,

"This Xu is untalented, but I dare to challenge Elder Li."