Chapter 63 Quiz: Are the Gods Watching Us?

While instructing Zhang Chengming and the others to set up ten more temporary stoves, Lu Xuan casually answered the audience, "It's a system. I'm not an all-elemental or five-elemental ability user; I am indeed a single-elemental ability user, but my ability type is a bit special."

Viewers in the live stream were thinking, "Are you sure it's a little bit and not a billion?"

Lu Xuan suddenly had a whim and said, "How about this, let's have a guessing game with a prize? Whoever guesses my superpower correctly will get a reward."

No one, regardless of the era, can resist the word "reward".

Sure enough, the audience who were frantically wondering about Lu Xuan's superpowers just a second ago suddenly stood up in surprise.

[A reward? What reward?]

[You haven't enabled the %$# function, so how can we get a reward?]

Lu Xuan looked at the string of garbled characters and his eyes flickered slightly. He said slowly, "Besides physical gifts, the rewards can also be other things, such as letting you order your own food and choose the content for the live stream?"

Whether it's hunting ferocious beasts, witnessing the battle of the vampire vines, or showcasing my abilities, I'm ready.

Audience: !!!

Yes, I'm a little tempted!

No, it should be said that I'm extremely tempted!

Imagine Lu Xuan unleashing all the abilities he has shown so far in one go; many people felt a tingling, electrifying sensation throughout their bodies, an uncontrollable excitement.

Brothers and sisters, pull yourselves together! The moment to test your intelligence has arrived!

[I'll go look through the Star Alliance's history of superpowers and see what types of superpowers have been detected so far. I refuse to believe that the process of elimination won't deduce the streamer's superpower category!]

The live chat was instantly filled with motivational quotes and pep talks, and some people even started guessing blindly.

While watching their various analyses and studies, Lu Xuan continued to help others process meat products.

Pot after pot of minced meat, meatballs, and pork jerky were prepared. While waiting for the next batch to be cooked, the women also took the opportunity to stuff sausages.

This season is not suitable for air-drying sausages. Lu Xuan put away the stuffed raw sausages and other finished products, planning to take them out to air-dry when the weather gets colder.

The morning passed quickly amidst the hustle and bustle.

To save time, we ate ready-made plain noodles for lunch.

Lu Xuan had originally prepared steamed buns, pies, and wontons for the helpers, but after dealing with meat all morning, everyone inevitably got tired of it, so in the end they all chose the light and refreshing plain noodles.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan took two more watermelons, cut them up, and brought them to them as dessert, to quench their thirst, cool them down, and cut through the greasiness.

After finishing his noodles, Zhang Chengming grabbed a slice of watermelon and devoured it in a few bites, exclaiming with delight, "That's great!"

The other young men exclaimed in surprise, "This watermelon is surprisingly cool; it's so refreshing to eat!"

Viewers, currently in a highly sensitive period: Hmm? ? So chilly? How so? We didn't see the streamer use water to pull up the melon beforehand, could it be that he secretly used some kind of power behind our backs?

It has a fairly obvious characteristic of cooling down fruit.

Could it be another elemental mutation ability following the wind element?

No, no, since we haven't seen the actual process, we should make bold guesses and carefully verify them, without rushing to conclusions.

Let's observe further!

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After lunch, in addition to continuing to fry and grill meat, everyone had another task in the afternoon: processing mushrooms.

Lu Xuan had about forty catties of mushrooms in total, including those he exchanged with the village chief, those he traded with wild boar meat, and those he traded with other villagers for ice packs.

This amount of mushrooms wasn't even enough to fill a tooth gap, so Lu Xuan used the roe from the mushrooms he had on hand to instantly produce 500 jin of mushrooms.

Except for a small portion of hazel mushrooms suitable for stewing soup and making chicken stew with mushrooms, all the rest were made into mushroom sauce.

Mushroom sauce is not a specialty of the North, and no one in the Lu family knows how to make it. However, the villagers of Yunlu Village are descendants of refugees from various places who gathered together, and they know how to make specialties from all over the country.

Chen Rong's mother, Aunt Chen, was an expert in making mushroom sauce. Her mushroom sauce was excellent whether served as a side dish or mixed with rice or noodles.

When Chen Rong was addicted to gambling and squandered his family's fortune, it was only thanks to Aunt Chen's mushroom sauce-making skills that they were able to make a living and avoid ruining the family.

Lu Xuan used his wind-based superpower to chop 500 jin of mushrooms into cubes according to Aunt Chen's request, and then watched Aunt Chen prepare them.

Actually, making a simple mushroom sauce isn't difficult. Just follow the recipe for meat sauce and the taste won't be too bad.

However, for true connoisseurs, the process of making mushroom sauce is quite particular, with specific guidelines on the proportions of ingredients and the types of diced mushrooms used in each batch.

Different mushrooms have different flavors, and mixing certain types of mushrooms in a certain proportion can double the aroma of the finished product.

However, if the proportions or types are wrong, the taste will plummet; it can be said that a slight difference can lead to a huge error.

As per Lu Xuan's request, Aunt Chen made three different flavors: salty, sweet, and spicy.

The spicy version was made the most, so half of it was made directly. Of the remaining half, 70% was salty and 30% was sweet. The sweet version was mainly prepared for Lu Chen, who is too young to eat too spicy food.

As soon as the three kinds of mushroom sauce were ready, Lu Xuan quickly cooked a pot of plain noodles and ate a fresh bite with the freshly made mushroom sauce.

The mushrooms have a smooth yet chewy texture, very similar to meat but without being greasy. They are fresh, fragrant, spicy, and have a rich flavor that blends perfectly, making them a true delicacy!

Even though they had just finished lunch, Lu Xuan still managed to whip up a huge bowl of noodles, and then, as if that wasn't enough, he cooked another large pot of noodles.

The others were so tempted by the aroma that they each grabbed a big bowl of noodles and ate them while giving Aunt Chen a thumbs up.

"As expected of you! Your craftsmanship is as good as ever!"

"It's so delicious! It smells so good that I almost ate my own tongue."

Aunt Chen puffed out her chest with considerable pride: "Of course! This is my bread and butter skill for supporting my family!"

The audience started eating as soon as the sauce was made, and continued eating after it was finished. When Lu Xuan cooked noodles, they were so engrossed in showing off that they also showered him with compliments.

Aunt Chen is awesome! Mushroom sauce is the best!

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As dusk fell, the last batch of meat was processed.

In addition to giving each person who helped for a day five catties of the finished products made that day as payment, the Lu family also gave them an extra basket of fruit candies and fruits.

The generous reward made everyone who helped very satisfied. After agreeing to come back and help again the next day, they happily left.

Just then, the gathering and hunting teams returned laden with their spoils.

The hunting party's catch today was not as good as the previous two days. The main catch was three deer, and they only caught a dozen or so pheasants and rabbits.

However, Lu Xuan had given the automatic fishing net to Li Jing in advance. In the afternoon, Li Jing led the team directly to the waterfall and caught a large batch of big fish with the net. The sixty or seventy big fish weighed more than five hundred catties, which was a great harvest.

The gathering team went to the area that Lu Xuan explored yesterday. In addition to the usual wild mushrooms, they also picked more than 70 kilograms of European plums, more than 80 kilograms of cinnamon, and about 50 kilograms of laurel leaves.

Cinnamon is an essential spice for stewing meat, while bay leaves have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, heat-clearing, detoxifying, blood-cooling, and hemostatic effects, making them a versatile medicinal material.

Practice makes perfect, and Li Tie quickly distributed today's supplies according to the prescribed ratio.

During this time, the gathering and hunting teams heard that the Lu family had not only used the life-inducing magic again today, but also a new magic, and they were very annoyed that they had not been able to see it.

The villagers comforted them, saying, "I heard from Zhang Chengming and the others that the Lu family will continue to process other food tomorrow. Aren't you off tomorrow? You can come and watch the excitement."

A group of people's eyes lit up immediately, "Then I'll definitely check out the new magic tomorrow!"

Aunt Zhang wasn't entirely uninterested in magic, but she cared more about tangible things.

After learning how much reward Miao Jinfeng and the others received, she immediately contacted Lu Qing and arranged for her and her daughter-in-law to go and help out the next day.

Earning more money is one thing, and wanting to help is also a genuine desire; the two are not mutually exclusive.

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The Lu family didn't plan to cook anything extra tonight; the four of them simply had noodles with mushroom sauce.

After a quick dinner, Lu Xuan ate fried small fish made from Lu Chen's spoils of the day, and said to the audience, "Shall I show you some of the other families in the village's dinner?"

The audience, while scrambling with Lu Xuan to eat the fried fish, nodded frantically: Go, go, go! They want to try every dish from every household!

Of course, Lu Xuan couldn't visit every single family. He chose a few that he had a good relationship with, or that had a more elaborate menu for dinner, such as the Li family, the Zhang family, and the Wei Xiang family.

Because fish was the most abundant food for each family today, and fish was the main ingredient for several families.

The village chief's family made braised grass carp, the Zhang family made steamed crucian carp, and the Wei family made clear catfish soup.

The audience ate as they walked, offering their opinions as they ate.

The braised fish sauce is so rich and flavorful, the fish is fresh, tender, and juicy—Aunt Jin Feng's cooking is truly excellent! It's comparable to Aunt Chen's mushroom sauce!

I prefer steamed fish because it has a lighter flavor. Without excessive sauce, you can taste the fish's original flavor! The shredded scallions and ginger on top are the perfect finishing touch; they're absolutely delicious with the fish!

[You guys have so many adjectives! All I can say is, delicious! Absolutely delicious! I want another plate!]

Braised fish is delicious, steamed fish is not bad either, but milky white fish soup will always be my holy grail, no argument there!!!

[Stop arguing, stop arguing, it's all delicious, that's all. Can't you shut up about how good it is?]

Lu Xuan's actions of taking the audience to "eat and drink for free" naturally aroused the villagers' suspicions.

Li Tie asked, puzzled, "Why are you circling around like that?"

Lu Xuan didn't hide anything, "I'll show the immortals the process of mortals cooking."

Li Tie subconsciously said, "What's so interesting about this?"

The Zhang family also found it strange. "Exactly, what's so interesting about this?"

Lu Xuan said, "Immortals are quite interested in these mundane human affairs, so they observe them through me."

Zhang Chengming blurted out, "Those immortals have rather peculiar hobbies."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhang Wende slapped his shoulder hard as a warning.

"No, that's not right." Old Master Zhang was the first to realize what he meant. "You mean, the gods are watching us right now?"

Upon hearing this, the faces of the families changed instantly. They nervously straightened their clothes, their expressions becoming flustered and panicked.

But they soon realized that the Lu family had made so many meat deities during the day, hadn't they seen it?

Lu Xuan nodded: "They watched during the day too, but they weren't satisfied. They especially enjoy watching people cook."

Several families noticed his choice of words, realizing that there was actually more than one deity.

Zhang Chengming misunderstood Lu Xuan's meaning, blinked, and exclaimed, "Do immortals only like to look and not eat?"

Lu Xuan chuckled lightly, “That’s right. Didn’t the storybooks say that immortals live on air and dew? Human food contains too many impurities, so they can only look at it, not eat it, because eating it would be detrimental to their cultivation.”

To the viewers still debating which fish is the best cooked dish: ??? I'm not! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!