Before he could finish speaking, a pink clay figure rushed over and punched him.
"Easier said than done. What will you offer in return? Your life?"
Zhang Xiaojuan got angry as soon as she heard these people licking her boots. She jumped onto the table with her colorful little clay figures, ready to punch anyone who dared to utter a sound.
Seeing that Lu Sheng and his group were really willing to take action, those who had just been begging instantly changed their expressions, each one shrinking into their seats with a dark face.
They initially thought Lu Sheng was a young and beautiful girl, and that she would be easier to talk to than Xu Bing, that old fox, so they shamelessly came to ask for her.
But now it seems that the girl who can stand on equal footing with K3 is no pushover at all.
Xu Bing, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up, “Survival of the fittest is the law of nature. Those who cannot adapt to the environment are destined to be eliminated. I also agree with the base commander’s point of view. We can provide paid assistance, but we cannot engage in poverty alleviation without any bottom line.”
"Yaoguang Base has recently developed some new mushroom products with short growth cycles. If you are interested, you can consider purchasing them from us. Bulk orders will receive preferential pricing."
After Xu Bing finished speaking, Ma Dongmei turned to the side, lowered her voice, and nodded to Lu Sheng, "So that's where he was waiting. You guys have already done the bad guys, and he's just taking advantage of the situation to sell his mushrooms."
"Everyone has had a long and tiring journey. Let's stay at the Yaoguang base for the next few days and discuss the alliance details. We can also try our mushrooms and place a large order if we like them."
"Everyone, please eat first. Dinner is already prepared in the banquet hall."
Xu Bing took the initiative to end the meeting and invited everyone to dinner in the banquet hall on the other side of the first floor.
The Yaoguang base made very thoughtful arrangements. They counted the number of people from each base when they registered at the entrance, and they also set up eighteen tables for dinner according to the number of people present.
Each base had a table with tableware set according to the number of people.
Each table has six dishes and a soup, and each person has a bowl of mixed grain rice.
The dishes on the table were all made with mushrooms, including fried oyster mushrooms, spicy stir-fried king oyster mushrooms, braised mushrooms, dry-fried mushrooms, cold mushroom salad, mushroom stewed chicken, and a large bowl of mushroom soup that smelled delicious.
"Holy crap, the mushrooms are having a meeting." Zhang Xiaojuan was dumbfounded and found a table at a base to sit down.
Mushrooms are naturally flavorful, and the chefs at Yaoguang Base are quite skilled. Although most of the dishes on the table are vegetarian, the seasoning is just right, making the mushrooms taste like meat.
Lu Sheng and her group ate lavish meals of meat, fish, and junk food every day at the base, so they naturally weren't interested in this rather bland food. But to the other bases, the sheer abundance of this meal at the Mushroom Meeting was like a lunch from heaven.
Even Su Zheng and the others from the K3 base couldn't resist the tempting aroma of the food.
"Wow, it smells amazing! Is this really a mushroom? It smells so good!"
"This is so delicious! These mushrooms are amazing!"
"Are these mushrooms really not made with meat broth? They taste even better than meat."
Seeing everyone else frantically scooping food onto their plates, Lu Sheng and the others picked up their chopsticks with some skepticism.
Sun Tiantian hesitated for a moment, then slowly picked up a piece of braised mushroom and put it in her mouth.
The moment the tender, plump mushroom entered her mouth, the intensely fresh flavor that shot straight to her forehead sent a jolt through Sun Tiantian.
She swallowed it hastily, then looked up in surprise, "These mushrooms are so fresh, it tastes like they've been given a lethal dose of MSG."
"But it doesn't make me feel very thirsty, so it doesn't seem like it has MSG." Han Rui raised her little face and munched on a fried mushroom.
Xu Yi took a small bite and put down his chopsticks. "Mushrooms are a natural ingredient for enhancing flavor. Before MSG was available, many chefs would use mushroom powder for seasoning."
"Teacher Xu knows so much!" Sun Tiantian raised an eyebrow and winked at Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng pretended not to see her hint and focused on enjoying the mushrooms on the table during the meeting.
After dinner, they temporarily stayed at the place arranged by Yaoguang Base. Han Rui wanted to have a late-night snack, so Lu Sheng took out a few cups of Nissin Cup Noodles from his spatial storage and distributed them to the group.
A group of people sat together leisurely slurping instant noodles when Zhang Xiaojuan suddenly blurted out, "I suddenly have a craving for those fried mushrooms tonight."
"When I was eating it, I felt that there was nothing special about it except for its freshness, but now when I think about it, it seems to taste better and better." He almost drooled as he spoke.
Surprisingly, Han Rui didn't immediately burst into laughter. Instead, she awkwardly took a sip of soup and quietly added, "Me too..."
"Can I say I am too..." Even Sun Tiantian weakly raised her fork.
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