Chapter 74 Tidal Disaster and Crayfish
Peter's face slowly turned into an awkward one, and he felt extremely embarrassed.
Looking at the other diners, they also looked petrified and extremely shocked.
Peter suddenly felt like a fellow wanderer.
Right? No one would even consider this edible!
Thinking about the money in his pocket, he felt sad.
Oh my god, 40 copper coins each, and I ended up buying this!
Isn't this just fooling people?
Everyone fiddled with the shells anxiously for a long time, only to find they wouldn't open. Some customers got so angry they pounded the table and shouted, "Where's the waiter?! Come out! Who suggested this dish?"
Lin Muqiu walked out slowly. "It was my idea. What's wrong?"
Unexpectedly, it was their lord's idea. The person who was shouting blushed and scratched his head in embarrassment. "No...no, I meant it was so, so delicious."
Lin Muqiu raised his eyebrows.
Wow, it’s sitting on the table untouched and the shell isn’t even opened. Is this delicious?
The others were also overjoyed. They suddenly stood up and shouted excitedly, "Sir! Seeing is believing. Hello!"
"Everyone, please take a seat." Lin Muqiu smiled gently. "Do you think anything needs improvement?"
"This..." Several people looked at each other, and after a moment of silence, they said in unison: "No, everything is fine."
Lin Muqiu saw through their thoughts and said, "Don't be embarrassed. Here, I am the store manager first, and the lord second."
"No, no, no..." Several people waved their hands in panic. Thinking of Lin Muqiu's hard work and great contributions in leading the town to prosperity, how could they criticize the lord just because of a meal?
Only Peter knocked the crab's shell with a knife and ended the conversation with a smile: "My lord, the main thing is... how do you eat this?"
Lin Muqiu was stunned and exclaimed "Ah" in confusion.
It turns out that no one knows how to eat it!
She had imagined all kinds of possibilities, but she had never thought of this one.
But when she thought about how the seafood here was invulnerable to knives and guns and could kill people, she suddenly felt that it was very reasonable.
So she sat down and patiently taught, "Peel off the triangular protective shell on the crab's abdomen, and then pry it apart from both sides of the crab leg joint."
“Wow.”
As soon as the crab was opened, Peter and the others were all shocked. It was the first time they saw the internal structure of the crab: plump and full, with delicate meat, and rich brown crab paste and roe. It looked fresh, fragrant and delicious at first glance.
Lin Muqiu introduced them one by one, "The crab gills, crab intestines, crab heart, crab stomach and other parts cannot be eaten, the rest are up to you."
Then, she opened two more crabs to demonstrate to them. "You can taste them and tell me if you think the taste is not right. You should be able to eat things like crayfish and scallops. If not, ask Mario."
After Lin Muqiu left, they looked at each other and then at the crab shells filled with crab meat and crab roe, and were shocked.
They took back their previous words. This looked so delicious!
And the lord was so awesome that he even peeled the crab for them himself!
Wouldn't it be a lifetime of pride if this got out?!
After three seconds of silence, several people fell into a chaotic scramble:
“This is mine!”
"Master Lin peeled it for me!"
"Get out! You just said you didn't want it!"
"I bought it, I'll eat it first!"
Next to him, Peter had no intention of competing with them, but quickly dismantled the crab in front of him.
While the fools are still fighting over the crab meat, the smart ones have already learned it.
After taking their first bite, they sighed with satisfaction, and the system prompted:
Deep Sea Crab
Effect 1: Can obtain underwater breathing effect for 15 minutes.
Effect 2: It can meet the daily salt needs of the human body.
Note: This is a crab from the deep sea, the salt content is just right.
While eating, Peter and his friends couldn't help but praise Jiangshan, "Oh my god, it tastes amazing! It's worthy of being Master Lin's restaurant!"
"It smells so good that my mouth is watering! Crabs are so delicious!"
"It's worth it. I've never seen this feature before, it's amazing!"
"What a shame, the latter one is a bit useless. Our town is not short of salt."
*
At noon, in the shop next to the Lord's Hall.
Many people gathered around the cashier:
"I want to buy three bags of salt! No, wait a minute, I'll get two more bags!"
"Are you going to buy it or not? Can you hurry up? I'm in line!"
“…”
Many people were clamoring to buy it, and the others who were shopping were also tempted.
Elizabeth took the shopping basket and after hesitating for a while, she took two packets of salt into the basket.
She asked her husband, "I heard that Ankang Town offended the Imperial Capital, so the Imperial Capital is deliberately raising the price of salt to target us. Do you think it's true? Or should we buy more?"
The husband shook his head and put the salt back. "I think this is completely groundless! Although the salt fields are mainly controlled by the imperial capital, given the imperial capital's character, they will only make small moves behind the scenes and will not be so blatant as to leave room for gossip!"
Someone nearby who was rushing to buy salt disagreed, saying, "It never hurts to stock up!"
The husband objected strongly, "Normally, it's okay for one person to stock up a little, but the problem is that if you all rush to buy, the salt we already have will definitely be insufficient! Besides, Lord Lin will definitely adjust the supply, so why are you so anxious?"
"Mrs. Lin is powerful, but she can't possibly have everything ready!" The man rolled his eyes and walked off with thirty or so bags of salt. "Summer is a time for sweating, and it's one of the most common natural disasters! A lack of salt can lead to the debuffs of [Fatigue] and [Decrease in Physical Fitness]! Do you dare not grab them?"
Elizabeth's family fell silent.
Yes, what if there is really a shortage of salt?
Moreover, even if there was no shortage of salt, a bunch of crazy townspeople were scrambling to buy it, and in order not to be affected, they had to be caught up in the buying spree.
In the end, whether people wanted to buy it or not, they had to buy it.
Thinking of this, the husband sighed, picked up five bags of salt, shook his head helplessly, and went to queue up.
Soon, the shelves were almost empty and many people started clamoring.
"That's all we have. I'll have to get the rest from stock!" the clerk said, sweating profusely. "But we're out of today's stock, so don't panic!"
However, no one would listen. As soon as everyone heard this, they immediately fell into a wave of crazy buying.
Elizabeth and her family were covered in cold sweats. Looking at the salt in their hands, they thought it was a good thing that they had grabbed it.
*
night.
"The Imperial Capital is too vicious!" Russell cursed as he looked at the empty salt jar. "Damn it! They're even holding back on the salt that the mainland townspeople need most!"
"Calm down, you still don't know what's going on." Sophia patted his back. "It doesn't matter if we didn't get it today. We can just try again tomorrow."
Russell shook his head. "Looking at the situation today, I guess we won't be able to grab it tomorrow."
Thinking of this, his anger rose.
Sophia finally got rid of the inferiority complex of being a slave, and learned how to grow crops and pickle various small vegetables to make money, but all of these require salt!
Damn, the imperial capital is really good at blocking, it knows what the lower class people lack the most!
"It's my fault too. I never thought of stocking up before." Russell regretted silently.
"Don't worry," Sophia reassured him. "We're not the only vendors in town affected. Many more will be affected. Lord Lin will definitely find a solution."
"I hope so." Russell collapsed on the bed and sighed helplessly.
The town’s economy has finally started to pick up, but we can’t stop here!
I just hope Lord Lin has a solution.
*
Another one.
The couple was worried about the meat they bought.
"Without salt, the meat we eat will rot in another day. What should we do?" the wife cried.
The husband consoled her, "Let's go grab it tomorrow morning! We're sure to get it!"
*
At night, the Lord's Hall.
Kedero frowned and said, "This is the situation. The imperial capital has blocked our salt, and the town is completely out of stock."
Lin Muqiu raised his eyebrows, "No, you are wrong."
Kede Luo was stunned, "What do you mean?"
Lin Muqiu smiled and said, "The emperor didn't seize our salt. That would have incited public outrage. They just spread rumors secretly to cause the townspeople to scramble and loot, which would have thrown them into disarray. He would then clarify the matter. This way, while avoiding public outrage, he could still cause chaos in our town and smear us for lax governance. Killing three birds with one stone."
"Despicable!" Kedero cursed.
At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief, "But this is also good, let's quickly clarify it."
Lin Muqiu drank his tea slowly, "Just listen to me, that was the best scenario."
Kedero: “…”
Can you speak without breathing heavily?
Lin Muqiu said, "The worst scenario is that the imperial capital deliberately sends people pretending to be refugees to settle down there, and then rushes to buy up salt. That would truly cause a salt shortage. Once the town's economy collapses, the guards will be plagued by salt debuffs and their limbs will be weakened. How will they cope with the tidal disaster?"
Just hearing these words, sweat broke out on Kedero's back.
If Lin Muqiu wasn't smart, who could have thought of this?
Now it seems that the Imperial City is really vindictive! Just because the Academy beat it, how shameless!
Seeing Lin Muqiu smiling, Kedero felt relieved again, "Aren't you anxious?"
Lin Muqiu was a little curious. "Ankang Town is far from the Imperial Capital. The space station can't send so many people. They can't reach here, so they can only use some tricks like the dark bugs. What's the rush? Besides, why rush for something that can be solved?"
After all, she had more than 10,000 bags of salt stored in her ring.
Kedero: “…”
It turns out that he and the cheater are not from the same world.
Lin Muqiu added, "Ankang Town is short of salt, but it has enough salt for the townspeople."
"What do you mean?" Kedero was completely confused.
Lin Muqiu explained in a gentle voice, "I mean, I want to build a seasoning plant. Salt will be the biggest shortage in the future, but I have enough on hand to supply the residents of the town."
After all, Ankang Town now has high-yield seeds and its own arable land, so it can grow the pepper and aniseed needed for other seasonings.
Only salt, sea water is needed.
Every word shocked Kedero enough.
In the past, this was something he never dared to even think about!
His eyes lit up, then dimmed again. "Spice yard? Why didn't you tell me about this earlier? Oh, it's my fault too. I should have told you earlier. We can't dry salt. Your plan should be put on hold."
Lin Muqiu was a little curious, "Why? Could it be that the emperor doesn't allow others to sunbathe? Isn't Ankang Town close to the ocean?"
Otherwise, Ankang Town would not have been the first to be hit by the tidal disaster.
Kede Luo shook his head. "The emperor didn't say that others are not allowed to dry anything, but the surrounding coastline is all contracted by it. There are people in charge of that area, and no one is allowed to dry anything."
Lin Muqiu: "...So what's the difference between this and the Imperial Capital franchise?"
After all, no one can travel thousands of miles and carry back such heavy sea water in a space backpack just to make salt.
Seeing her confusion, Kedero was silent for a while and explained silently: "It's a good reputation."
Lin Muqiu:?
She rubbed her temples.
Very good, it is something that even an emperor can do.
He is good at deceiving himself and others by covering his ears and stealing the bell.
The emperor didn't say anything about not allowing the refugee beasts to escape into the city, he just said there was a high entry fee;
The emperor didn't say the academy was only for the nobility, it was just that the poor couldn't afford to go to school;
The emperor didn't say that the salt field was a monopoly, it just meant that others couldn't dry the salt.
It doesn't officially prohibit anyone from entering, but the admission price is so high.
But since the imperial capital has opened this loophole, she can take advantage of it.
Since we are not prohibited from drying salt, it will be easy.
Lin Muqiu stroked the ring.
She doesn't like being controlled by others.
It is better to keep control over matters concerning people's livelihood in our own hands.
Seeing her smiling face and feeling at ease, Kedeluo came over and suddenly said, "I guess what you are going to do."
Lin Muqiu raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Then tell me."
A sly look flashed in Kedero's eyes. "I guessed it. Your storage ring has infinite space, right? We can send someone to the beach to fetch water and put it into your storage ring, and then return to the town to dry it."
"You're such a clever little ghost," Lin Muqiu praised without hesitation, "but unfortunately, you guessed wrong."
Her eyes flashed with the true cunning of a fox. "It's even simpler than that."
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