On July 18th, at Zhuqing Breeding Center.
After seeing the children off from the Breeding Center, the second phase of the seven-day Pokémon Summer Camp also concluded successfully.
One day later, the final Summer Camp was about to begin, and this was the most important one.
Compared to children with parents, these children from the orphanage should receive more explicit education.
This way, when they turn ten, they can choose a clear path with more definite goals.
Judging from Shion, if any of those children wanted to become a Breeder, Li Wei thought he could take them on as apprentices.
Even if they didn't stay to work at the Breeding Center after learning, it wouldn't matter.
Li Wei smiled at Dragapult and said, "We'll get to see the children very soon."
"Drululu~"
Dragapult was also very excited.
For Dragapult, the children from Meria's Home were not just ordinary children, but Meria's children.
To the children of Meria's Home,
Meria was also a mother.
Dragapult now wanted to take on this responsibility, helping Meria fulfill her duties as much as possible.
Therefore, from the moment the Pokémon Summer Camp began, Dragapult had been looking forward to the arrival of the children from Meria's Home.
Li Wei received a text message,
"No problem on my end, I'll definitely be there. If there are no emergencies, I should be able to stay for three days."
"Thank you for your hard work."
"It's all for the children, after all. This is also the Champion's responsibility."
Soon, he received another reply, "I've also prepared another surprise. Please look forward to it."
Since everyone Li Wei invited had agreed, he couldn't let them down.
Just providing Pokemon care wasn't enough to repay this favor, even if they didn't think it needed repayment.
"Dragapult, things are going very smoothly, so I need to prepare seriously too."
"Drululu!"
Besides continuing to practice his cooking skills so he could entertain them when they arrived,
Li Wei also planned to learn new things.
Li Wei ran to the Berry fields and found Xiao Meng Jie,
"Xiao Meng Jie, teach me how to make desserts."
Xiao Meng Jie smiled gently, "No problem."
Speaking of cooking skills, Li Wei was now capable of being the head chef at a five-star Snorlax Restaurant.
But when it came to making desserts, Li Wei was still a novice; he still needed to learn.
If one had to say, Crab Stuffed Orange and Crispy Apple could be considered desserts.
But Crab Stuffed Orange and Crispy Apple alone weren't enough, nor were they very formal desserts.
The old man didn't make many desserts either; the person at the entire Breeding Center who was best at making desserts was Xiao Meng Jie.
Although his father, Leon, liked sweets, he only made sweet dishes, not desserts.
His father's sweet version of Kung Pao Chicken and Candied Sweet Potato were exceptional, but he couldn't make desserts at all.
Before coming to the Breeding Center, Xiao Meng Jie had always made desserts, and she had continued to learn after arriving here.
Xiao Meng Jie's skills were also clearly displayed before Li Wei through the employee system.
Dessert (Top-tier)
Although it wasn't Master Class, considering Xiao Meng Jie's age, she was definitely very talented.
Li Wei, someone who didn't even have a level for desserts, was even less in a position to criticize her.
Xiao Meng Jie asked curiously, "By the way, what made you want to make desserts? I remember you weren't interested before."
Li Wei pondered, "I want to make them for someone."
Xiao Meng Jie looked at Li Wei with a teasing expression,
"Oh~~~"
"Xiao Wei has something going on."
"..."
Fortunately, Xiao Meng Jie didn't tease Li Wei for too long and quickly got to the point, "We both work during the day, so teaching after dinner is fine, right?"
Li Wei nodded, "No problem."
Although Li Wei had never made desserts, he had made Poffin, which was similar to dessert, so he could pick things up quickly.
Combined with his high cooking skills, Xiao Meng Jie's instructions clicked with him immediately.
"It's just… isn't there too much butter?!"
Li Wei really wanted to complain; it felt like every step required adding butter.
The result was practically a calorie bomb.
Xiao Meng Jie said helplessly, "That's just how desserts are. For the sake of taste and deliciousness, you have to add more."
"Mainly, for what you want to learn, it naturally requires more butter. Without enough, it definitely won't taste good."
Right from the start, Li Wei gave Xiao Meng Jie a high-difficulty task: he wanted to make corn tarts.
If it were anyone else, Xiao Meng Jie would definitely think they were overambitious, but Li Wei genuinely had the potential to complete it.
"Although this dessert is called Corn Tart, the bottom isn't a tart."
Instead, it was Napoleon puff pastry, so the name should be Corn Napoleon Puff or Corn Tower.
This was the same principle as the mille-feuille Crispy AppleLi Wei made, requiring repeated folding and refrigeration, which was very labor-intensive.
As for why it was called Corn Tart…
Li Wei and Xiao Meng Jie didn't know either.
Li Wei had seen Xiao Meng Jie make it before and had also eaten it.
In terms of mouthfeel, Li Wei liked it very much.
On top was corn slightly charred with a blowtorch, the bottom was crispy Napoleon puff pastry, and in the middle was the filling…
The texture was excellent, and it had the aroma of corn. Paired with a latte, it was simply divine.
The way of eating it was also quite refined, requiring a knife and fork…
Li Wei was already able to make mille-feuille Crispy Apple, so this Napoleon puff pastry was not a problem for him.
Once that problem was solved, it was a matter of ingredient ratios and oven temperature and timing.
So, this corn Napoleon puff pastry, or corn tower, which was relatively difficult for a dessert novice to replicate,
Wasn't really that difficult for Li Wei.
Especially with Xiao Meng Jie, a dessert Master with Dessert (Top-tier) skills, to teach him.
Xiao Meng Jie taught Li Wei while making it,
"It's the same as mille-feuille puff pastry; it needs repeated freezing, and the room temperature must be below 25 degrees Celsius, otherwise it will melt quickly and cannot be folded properly."
They were making it in the room where Li Wei filmed videos, which, of course, had air conditioning. Li Wei set the temperature to 21 degrees Celsius.
After a night of learning, Li Wei successfully learned Corn Napoleon Puff and replicated it together according to Xiao Meng Jie's steps.
A ding sounded again in Li Wei's mind.
Li Wei's personal panel changed again.
Dessert (Intermediate): You can make delicious desserts (2,564 / 10,000)
For Li Wei, the difficulty of desserts wasn't really high; it might be because his cooking foundation was relatively strong.
Before, because he had never made desserts at all, this skill was in a state of 'can do' and 'cannot do'…
After systematically learning the dessert knowledge taught by Xiao Meng Jie, Li Wei integrated his cooking skills with desserts…
So he naturally became proficient in desserts.
Xiao Meng Jie just took a bite, and her eyes lit up, "You're amazing, Xiao Wei!"
Li Wei, who had never made desserts before, was able to replicate it on his first try, making Xiao Meng Jie unable to help but marvel at Li Wei's talent.
"It's because you taught me well."