In the second game of the 100-meter sprint preliminary round, two Japanese players, Takato Yoshioka and Kenjiro Oka, were led to advance, which was no suspense.

In this way, the four players who participated in the 100-meter sprint final were born, namely Chen Qiang from the Chinese team, Steve from the Philippines team, Ryudo from the Japanese team and Kenjiro from the Japanese team.

Kenjiro Okatsu is the weakest among the four. Although he is the second seed in the Japanese team, his strength is not as good as James and Steve of the Philippines team. Therefore, Kenjiro Okatsu should be the last player among the four in the finals.

Steve lost to Chen Qiang in the preliminary round, and he obviously would not accept failure so easily. What's more, the Philippines team has won the 100-meter sprint championship eight times in a row at the Far East Games. This time they came for nine consecutive championships, so naturally they would not give up the championship.

As for Ryude Yoshioka, that is Chen Qiang's opponent that he pays most attention to.

After all, Yoshioka Ryude is a very famous legendary athlete in history. Even though Yoshioka Ryude has not yet become famous, Chen Qiang still regards him as his most powerful enemy.

In the evening, when Chen Qiang returned to the hotel, the Zhejiang chef he invited had prepared the meal.

Six people gathered around a small square table, without a separate meal, four dishes and one soup, and there were several Japanese side dishes, rice was full.

The Japanese meal system was cultivated after World War II. After World War II, Japanese primary schools began to provide students with free lunches, and all meals were implemented. Public tableware and personal tableware were separated, and students' tableware was strictly disinfected every day. Children developed this habit, and it was natural to implement the meal system after returning home. Since the 1980s, the meal system has become quite popular in Japanese families. When they go to Japanese homes, they will definitely have to use more than 20 plates for four or five dishes.

Of course, some small restaurants in Japan, such as in izakaya, also have a few people who share a dish, but the restaurants will deliver public chopsticks in time. Everyone uses public chopsticks to pick up the dishes into their own small plates, and then use their own chopsticks to put them into their mouths.

In the 1930s, Tokyo's supply of daily necessities was far less abundant than that in Shanghai. Coupled with the impact of the economic crisis, the dishes served on this table seemed a little light and there was almost no pork.

Fortunately, there are fish.

The Japanese will never lack fish on the dining table. As an island country, eating fish has become a habit and tradition of the Japanese. So even if they encounter the strongest economic crisis in history, fish is still the most abundant food in Japan.

Among the four dishes and one soup on Chen Qiang’s table, there were two dishes made of fish. One was fish head tofu soup, which was mainly soup. There were no tofu found in it. Instead, there were more fish heads than tofu. The Japanese tofu was not stewed, and it was almost crushed after boiling over high heat.

Fish head tofu soup is a classic dish in Zhejiang cuisine, but the chef from Zhejiang couldn't find the head of silver carp in Japan, so he could only use another type of sea fish instead, but the taste was still very good.

Another fish dish is a fish that slips out with vinegar, and it also contains sugar, which tastes sweet and sour.

The chef of Zhejiang probably wanted to copy the classic West Lake vinegar fish in Zhejiang cuisine. Unfortunately, there is no West Lake here, nor the grass carp in West Lake, so the chef still can only use sea fish instead, which tastes a bit inconsistent.

Those Japanese side dishes are quite good for Chen Qiang's appetite. Shipped kelp, pickled diced fish, and Japanese natto, eaten with freshly steamed white rice, which is a unique taste.

Chen Qiang was eating with relish, but the chef shouted: "There are athletes who will compete tomorrow, come here to receive a meal! Each person has an egg and a sausage!"

"There are extra meals!" Chen Qiang stood up and walked over, preparing to line up to receive extra meals.

When it was Chen Qiang's turn, the chef recognized Chen Qiang at a glance.

"You are Chen Jianjiang who runs 100 meters, right? I heard that you won two foreigners and one Japanese today and got the first place! It's so good!" The chef of Zhejiang said, putting the two boiled eggs in Chen Qiang's hand and picking up another sausage for Chen Qiang.

"Jin Chen, you have to eat more and have enough food. The champion will come back tomorrow and bring glory to us Chinese!"

The two eggs in his hand were still a little hot, and the sausage on the plate also shone with oily luster. Faced with all this, Chen Qiang suddenly felt a different feeling.

Eggs, sausages, what a simple thing, but behind it is the Zhejiang chef’s expectations for the championship.

The chef of Zhejiang is just the most ordinary member of overseas Chinese and the smallest member. He is not like those politicians who have lived in Japan, who are famous and can give guidance on the country with just a shout. He is just an ordinary chef who travels across the ocean to Japan and earns some meager income to support his family with his own hands. Just imagine if he could live in his hometown, who would be willing to leave his hometown?

However, he never forgot that he was a Chinese person, he had a Chinese heart, and he was supporting these Chinese athletes in the most ordinary way.

Strictly speaking, whether Chen Qiang can win the championship has nothing to do with the chef. If Chen Qiang won the championship in the 100-meter sprint, domestic officials can use it as their political achievements, and domestic newspapers can use it to boost sales. What about this chef? He can't get any benefits.

What he gained was just a national self-confidence and the pride of being a Chinese.

This is enough. He is willing to give Chen Qiang an extra egg and a sausage for this. Although these are some of the most insignificant things, they are full of his most sincere blessings.

Chen Qiang felt that this egg and a sausage were more real than the passionate speeches of the senior officials and bosses before leaving, and more inspiring and moving him.

A chef from Zhejiang, a small person, a person who has nothing to do with Chen Qiang, and a person who has no interest in the champion, is the one who most hopes that Chen Qiang can win the championship!

The reason is simple, because they are Chinese.

Win the championship and win glory for the Chinese!

To win glory for the country is the expectation of a small person, but it is also the expectation of thousands of Chinese people!

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Back in the room, Chen Qiang lay on the bed and entered the training space.

New information appeared above the head:

The 100-meter sprint race will be within 11 seconds and unlock new tasks.

New mission, complete a 100-meter sprint on the track. Mission time, 11 seconds, mission reward, 50 points.

"As long as I expected, running into 11 seconds in the game will really unlock a new task. This time, 100 meters will be completed within 11 seconds, and the reward points will be increased by five times!"

Last time Chen Qiang ran within 12 seconds in 100 meters, he unlocked a new task. That task was to run 100 meters in 12 seconds, and he could get 10 points. Now the time of this task was reduced by one second, and the points also became 50 points."

"It is much more difficult to run 100 meters in 11 seconds than running 100 meters in 12 seconds, and it consumes more physical energy. At my current level, if I run 100 meters within 11 seconds, I need to rest for a long time to recover my physical strength and run for the second time. However, the reward of 50 points is also considerable. It seems that as the difficulty of the task increases, the reward of points will become more and more. I don't know how many points will be for the newly unlocked task when I run within 10 seconds."

Thinking of this, Chen Qiang shook his head on his own.

"In this era, it is almost impossible to complete the task within 10 seconds. Don't think too much and focus on the current competition!" Chen Qiang sighed lightly and entered the training.

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Chapter completed!