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Sang Ye transmigrated, transforming f...
Garlic vermicelli shrimp and crab leg meat scrambled eggs, sea view, sea breeze and...
The means of transportation to the Chaohai area has changed to speedboats.
The transport ship, fully loaded with supplies, headed ahead to the Chaohai base.
The speedboat is made entirely of black crystal mixed with other metal materials, and is covered with glass on all four sides, giving it a futuristic feel. The interior is about ten square meters, and after being furnished, it becomes very comfortable.
After spending four stars sailing out of the turbulent waters of the main base, Kuwano saw another side of the Tide Sea.
The glass windows on all sides and overhead slowly opened, revealing a light blue, calm sea.
Theoretically speaking, the ocean in Kuwano's mind appears blue because of the reflection of sunlight.
However, Black Tower obviously has no sun.
Marine life and mineral veins together create this magical color.
When the tides display this color, it means they have entered the territory of the Tide Sea Clan.
The waters where the Chaohai people live are clean and clear, thanks to their spiritual connection with the sea. As long as the Chaohai people live in the sea, their ever-present spiritual power helps purify the ocean.
Therefore, the Tide Sea area is a rare habitable place on Black Tower Star. Rotating sentries and officers alike prefer to come to the Tide Sea base.
However, it is precisely because of the constant outflow of spiritual energy that the frequency of spiritual riots among the Chaohai Clan remains consistently high.
Wu Jia Ning had been asleep for the first half of the journey, until they arrived at the azure ocean. Wu's call woke her up, and together they leaned against the porthole to gaze at the beautiful scenery.
When the light is exceptionally good, you can even see coral reefs and town buildings on the seabed.
The family of three shared a speedboat, which belonged to Wu Huansheng. Before each surgery, when Wu Jianing needed to undergo surgery, she and Mu An would take a vacation and go on a trip with her.
Du Yuan and her two companions rode in another vehicle. The remaining sentries and officers were scattered across different speedboats.
"Is that a crab?" Sangye pointed to the creature swimming in the clear seawater, his eyes lighting up.
“It looks very similar.” Du Yuan leaned closer. “It’s quite big. Look at those claws, there must be a lot of meat inside.”
"Those next to it look like tiny shrimp."
"Shrimp paste made by crushing small shrimp is especially delicious," Sangye said. "It's great with rice, stir-fries, cold dishes, and porridge."
"I wonder if there are any fish in this sea." Sangye stared intently at the surface of the sea, trying to find traces of fish.
"Don't think about it," Rong Cheng, the experienced driver, glanced at the two excited people. "These are all contaminated with heavy metals. Although we won't suffer any major consequences from eating them, we'll definitely experience dizziness and vomiting."
A bucket of cold water was poured on them, extinguishing the flames of Du Yuan and Sangye's plan.
Du Yuan patted Sang Ye's head reassuringly: "It's alright, you'll be fine once you emerge from the Cave Heaven Ocean."
"Why don't you learn how to drive a speedboat?" Rong Cheng tugged at Sang Ye. "If I'm not at the main base later, you can come out and have fun by yourself."
Once you've memorized the basic operating procedures, you can use your mental energy to drive the speedboat, freeing up your hands.
This is often easier for guides, but they are not as good at dealing with dangerous situations as sentries.
Therefore, the basic configuration for a Space Fortress pilot is a combination of two guides and two sentries.
The azure sea split open from both sides, and the speedboat sailed across the boundless ocean.
Underwater, scales shimmered, and the fish's tail swept across the water, creating layers of waves.
With her wet arms reaching up to the porthole of the speedboat where Kuwano was, the mermaid held up a bunch of shimmering coral and handed it to Kuwano through the window.
"This is for you," Sireno said with a smile, "It suits your hair color very well."
"You swim so fast?" Sangye was surprised. He took the fiery red coral. As expected of a mermaid, she could keep up with the speedboat and even retrieve a gift from the seabed.
Cireno swam to the door, flicked his long tail, and used only his waist and tail to jump steadily onto the speedboat.
The ladies present admired the beautiful body.
Perhaps because he was back on his home turf, Cireno seemed less shy and reserved, his tone tinged with pride. "A speedboat can't match my speed in the sea."
In a world where spiritual power reigns supreme, technology is merely an aid, naturally inferior to the creations of the ocean itself.
Sang Ye smiled.
"The seawater here is still quite heavily polluted with heavy metals, but once we reach the main city area, it will be free of pollution, and the seawater will even be drinkable—but not for humans, humans can't drink it that salty; it needs to be filtered first." Sireno pointed ahead. "How about I swim with you then?"
Kuwano readily agreed. But her mind wasn't really on swimming.
She wanted to observe whether there were fish, shrimp, or crabs in areas with clean water.
The truth is, there isn't. Sangye stared dumbfounded at the pristine underwater world.
The vibrant, majestic coral reefs were like jewels in the sea, but as Kuwano crawled through the holes, he found no life. It was even worse than the waters he had just left.
With an innocent expression, Sireno swam beside her, their fins swirling around them like a veil.
Rong Cheng knew what Sangye was looking for. She rummaged around and found a coral that was similar in color to her hair. Then she came to Sangye's side.
"No need to look anymore. The waters ahead are polluted by heavy metals, so seafood can't be eaten. This area is too clean because there are no nutrients, so seafood can't survive here either."
The Tide Clan also has no guides. The sentinels' mental energy is aggressive, attacking all potential sources of pollution indiscriminately, including the hardworking plants on the seabed. Only the coral reefs survived thanks to their strong gregarious abilities, and even evolved a new ability to feed on mental energy.
As a result, the less resilient marine plants disappeared.
Swimming and snorkeling while driving a speedboat, the group finally arrived at Amori Island two hours later.
The Chaohai Base is located on an island not far away, and Kuwano can even see the gray spire building that is very much in the style of the base.
The lieutenant general who came to the garrison this time went to handle various matters first, but Kuwano and others could go directly to Amori Island.
The Chaohai tribe has always maintained good relations with the base, and many of the rotating sentries stay here when they are not on duty.
Amoli Island boasts stunning scenery, a rare sight on Black Tower Star. The island's brightly colored, oil painting-like buildings are hollowed out into the seabed, facilitating the movement of the Tide Sea Clan to and from the mainland.
Sireno lives in the easternmost sea-view room, which is shaped like a large coral.
A huge pool was dug out in the living room, leading directly to the sea.
Sangye didn't see much need for it, and he didn't live in the city center, where the sea was just outside his window.
But she held back her complaints about other people's homes.
He warmly invited Kuwano and her group to stay with him, assuring them that they needn't worry about inconvenience, since the Tide Sea Clan mostly lived underwater and the houses on Amori Island were rarely inhabited. He was no exception.
Sireno must return to the palace first to report his trip to the king.
After nearly a day on the speedboat and swimming for a long time, Sangye felt he desperately needed a big meal to replenish his energy and then a good night's sleep.
It's clear that fresh seafood is no longer available.
However, after searching around, Sangye still managed to find the previously frozen black tiger shrimp and crab claw meat.
She had an idea. Today she would make garlic vermicelli shrimp and crab leg meat scrambled eggs.
You can have a large number of fans and prepare them in advance.
After thawing the shrimp, remove the heads and veins, but do not peel or remove the tails. Use a small knife to split the shrimp in half lengthwise, leaving the tail intact to prevent the meat from falling apart.
After rinsing them clean with water, arrange them end to end on the vermicelli laid out at the bottom of the plate.
Mince garlic and a small amount of chili peppers together, pour hot oil over it, and the unique aroma of the minced garlic will waft out with a sizzling sound.
Then, mix the minced garlic, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar to enhance the flavor evenly and spread it on the snow-white shrimp meat. Then, simply steam it until cooked. During this time, the shrimp meat and vermicelli will absorb the sauce and become saturated. If it shows signs of drying out, add a little water to allow the vermicelli to continue absorbing moisture.
The crab legs come from swimming crabs, and the largest and most complete piece of meat is taken from the claws. Each leg is oval-shaped, half a finger long, and snow-white and delicate.
When cooking crab leg meat and eggs together, it's important to remove any fishy smell.
Add cooking wine, salt, and pepper to ten eggs and stir well. Then add a small bowl of cornstarch slurry to make the eggs smoother.
Marinate the crab legs and heads briefly with salt and cooking wine to remove any fishy smell, then fry them in hot oil. Once the juices are released, pour the crab meat juices and crab leg meat into the beaten egg mixture to enhance the flavor of the eggs.
Now reheat the oil, add the crab leg meat and egg mixture to the pan as you would make scrambled eggs, and add some chopped green onions.
The oil temperature must not be too high, otherwise the eggs will solidify too quickly, and you won't be able to make the tender, scrambled eggs.
When the crab leg meat in the pan is slightly stuck to the eggs, it's ready to be taken out of the pan.
Next, remove the steamed garlic vermicelli shrimp from the pot and pour hot oil over it to release its aroma, completing the final step. At this point, the shrimp shells are bright red, the shrimp meat is snow-white, and the garlic and shrimp oil have mixed into a bright yellow color, floating glistening on the surface of the shrimp meat, making the dark red vermicelli below stand out vividly. It looks incredibly appetizing.
Du Yuan made some chicken noodle soup as the main dish, not wanting Sangye to be so tired, so she cooked it herself.
They brought dinner to the viewing platform, and Sangye sent a message to Wu Huansheng's family—they were taking Wu Jianing snorkeling and playing—and to come back for dinner.
Soon the family of three appeared on the shore of the viewing balcony.
Back in the treehouse in the snow mountain, Kuwano made crab stick and shrimp scrambled eggs, but once you actually taste crab meat, you'll understand the difference. Crab sticks can only imitate the taste of crab meat, not its texture.
The crab meat is soft and delicate. With one bite, the juice and freshness burst forth, carrying the rich aroma of seafood. Dip it in vinegar and eat it together to experience a wonderful explosion of flavors that combine sour, sweet, and fresh.
Those who eat it will furrow their brows in shock at the intense taste, and then let out a long sigh.
That's why there's a saying: "So fresh it makes your eyebrows fall off."
The fact that frozen crab leg meat could be so fresh further strengthened Sangye's determination to quickly "cultivate" and create marine aquaculture.
The garlic vermicelli shrimp uses large, meaty black tiger prawns; when split in half, each half has meat about the thickness of a fingernail. The prawn meat is springy and chewy, and when eaten with the garlic, it has a unique flavor.
Besides eating shrimp, the vermicelli soaked in broth and shrimp flavor is also a great pleasure.
The plump glass noodles, coated in a dark brown broth, are incredibly delicious and very filling.
Du Yuan was more experienced than Sangye, and she had her own unique way of making chicken noodle soup. Whether it was choosing the type of noodles or the ingredients for the soup, she could always come up with some combinations that would impress Sangye. Of course, this was inseparable from her cave.
Like a little kitten, Wu Jia Ning got shrimp shells all over her face while peeling them.
Wu Huansheng never interfered with the child's independent eating, letting her eat whatever she wanted without disturbing her. Mu An would occasionally wipe Wu Jianing's hands and face to make sure she was clean before she ate.
We gathered together for dinner, enjoying the evening breeze blowing from the sea.
Sangye felt that this was the best day she had spent since arriving on Black Tower Star.
Beautiful scenery before me, family by my side.