Chapter 50 A unique taste in the world
Zhou Ba had been craving for the aroma all the way, and when he saw him open the lid, he immediately leaned over and swallowed one impatiently. In an instant, his eyes lit up and he stared at the remaining one in the box with burning eyes.
Realizing the intention of a certain dumpling, Jiufang Yu placed his white fingers on its forehead and declared, "This one is mine."
The black ball whimpered twice, rubbing its head and horns on the back of his hand, trying to solve the problem by acting coquettishly. Seeing Jiufang Yu's firm attitude, it took a step back, but its eyes were still lingering on the egg.
Jiufang Yu actually didn't have the habit of eating midnight snacks. He would occasionally indulge Chen Ye and the others, but he would only have a small taste. He wanted to put the food away and eat it tomorrow morning, but the moment he touched the lid of the box, his mind suddenly popped up someone's complaint about him not liking to eat the night before in the abandoned building in South City.
His fingers paused, and he glanced at the words "The Best Egg in the Universe" on the display screen. After hesitating for a moment, he finally picked up the chopsticks, picked up the round and smooth egg, brought it to his lips and took a light bite.
The egg white is soft, tender and refreshing, with the salty fragrance of the marinade and a hint of sweetness. It is followed by the 'egg yolk' which is as smooth and soft as cream. It is soft and fine, melts in the mouth, rich but not fishy, thick but not greasy, and dense but not astringent. It melts gently on the lips and teeth like a spring breeze, leaving a long and delicious aftertaste.
This is definitely not an egg! Jiufang Yu looked at the remaining half of the egg between his chopsticks in surprise. The outermost egg white had been soaked in the marinade and turned into a dark brown. The middle egg white was still white and tender. Further inside was a thin layer of fine and glutinous egg yolk with a slight sandiness. The innermost part was a delicate yellow liquid core, flashing a beautiful luster like the melting gold of the setting sun.
Only by looking closely can you see that the "fluid core" is not egg yolk, but a gelatinous soup that has not yet solidified. No matter the color or texture, it is almost indistinguishable from the real thing. The mellow and rich taste left between the teeth is about 60% similar to the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall that I had at the banquet a few days ago.
Jiufang Yu frowned in disbelief. Qi Huan had perfectly replaced the yolk of an egg with Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?
He hesitated for a moment and took another bite. This time he tasted more "egg yolk", which was rich in cream and flavor. The thousands of flavors of delicacies from land and sea, gold and jade delicacies bloomed between his lips and teeth, echoing each other, as if the seasons were passing, the wind and clouds were changing, hundreds of rivers flowed into the sea, and countless flavors rushed and swept through the taste buds, condensing into a rich and ultimate taste on the tip of the tongue.
A taste out of this world.
Jiufang Yu looked at the egg and was stunned.
While waiting for the feedback, Qi Huan opened the clothes that Hei Tuanzi had just put under his body to sleep. It looked like the one-piece overalls that the hunting team members in the base often wore. After putting it on his body, he felt that it should be his size. Qi Huan half-raised his chin and looked at the clothes up and down, a little puzzled. Hei Tuanzi brought it here, so it must be given to him by Jiufang Yu. The question is, why did Jiufang Yu give him a hunting team uniform? Is it really like what Shen Ye said, making him an extra member?
[Is it delicious? Is it worth the seventh-level Interstellar Gourmet Gem?] After waiting for a while without any response, Qi Huan couldn't help but send another message in anticipation.
After sending the message, he remembered that it was already very late. Given Jiufang Yu's personality, he might not have thought about eating right away and might have already gone to bed.
Unfortunately, there was no option to withdraw. Just when he was worrying about whether he would disturb other people's rest, Jiufang Yu's message came back.
[Isn't the highest rating level six? ]
[Can't you put on a friend filter and give me a level of personal support? I couldn't bear to eat it myself, but I sent it to you.] Qi Huan 'complained'. Of course he had tasted it, and saying he couldn't bear to eat it was just an exaggerated 'rhetoric'.
[Yes, level seven.] Jiufang Yu followed suit, [What the hell is this egg?]
[Egg of All Things in the Universe] Qi Huan typed out five words proudly.
[How did they do that?] Even someone like Jiufang Yu, who didn't care much about food, became curious.
【secret】
【Then deduct a red envelope? 】
[Okay, since you asked sincerely, I will mercifully tell you that at 9:30 pm the day after tomorrow, please go to the live broadcast room of the Third Chef in the World to watch the cooking.]
[I thought it was tomorrow night, not tonight’s live broadcast.]
[There are some flavorful ingredients in it that I would like to adjust further, and I happen to have another dish to show tonight. ]
[Be sure to go on time, and remember to sell at a higher price. ]
[It will definitely be more expensive than before, this dish contains A-grade ingredients! ]
[In fact, you can also consider putting some high-quality ingredients on the menu for the store owner and the prison takeaway. They only care about the taste, not the money.] Jiufang Yu reminded.
Qi Huan's eyes lit up, [Oh, right? Or I can make a separate menu for them? ]
【Um. 】
【I'll do it now.】
[It’s so late, let’s do it tomorrow]
[It's not too late. Actually, it's not tiring to do what you like.] In fact, Qi Huan quite enjoys the feeling of chatting with Jiu Fangyu quietly in the dead of night, just like the box of imported chocolates that he could not help but secretly get up in the middle of the night to open when he was a child. It's sweet and exciting, and it also has a sense of privacy exclusive to the dark night.
[By the way, Xiaoba brought the clothes for the hunting team? ]
[Yes, this is for you.]
[I won't go hunting, so I won't need this clothing, right?] Isn't it a bit of a waste to give it to him?
[B-level protective suit, wear it when delivering food to the people at the nursing home, and you can avoid the snake. ]
Qi Huan was very surprised when he saw the last half line of words, but after looking at it for a long time, he was a little puzzled. This shirt is at best a stand-up collar. It can't even protect the neck completely, so how can it protect the face? He didn't even protect himself with a helmet today.
After hesitating for a while, he decided to ask Jiufang Yu. Just after he typed two words, the other party sent him a picture. When he clicked it, it was the instruction manual of the protective clothing.
It turns out that the transparent acrylic rings on the collar, cuffs and ankles of the protective clothing are not decorations, but the opening devices of the protective shield. After opening, a spherical transparent protective shield will appear on the head, and similarly, gloves and shoe covers will appear on the hands and feet. In the hunting area, it can not only resist the wind and sand, but also resist the attacks of the stone beasts such as venom and poison gas.
[This is so practical. I can’t thank you enough!] Qi Huan thanked Jiu Fangyu excitedly. He no longer had to worry about how many times he had to deliver takeout food in the future.
[It's just a small matter, you're welcome.] After replying to the message, Jiufang Yu realized that the corners of his lips had slightly lifted up. He shook his head and remembered what Shen Ye and Tao Zhe said during the meal. In fact, it was not only them, but he also felt the same way. Qi Huan seemed to have a sunny personality, and it was easy and pleasant to get along with him.
People who love life seem to be born with a positive and gentle power.
On the other side of the base, there is a secret room to the east of Tianfeng Pavilion.
The room was pitch black, with only a ray of starlight leaking in through the gap in the curtains, casting a straight, blade-like shadow on the ground.
Several figures walked in, one in front and two behind, and the lights suddenly came on.
Jiufang Kuang walked to the armchair with his fat body and sat down. One of his subordinates followed him hurriedly and poured a cup of tea and handed it to him.
"How are things getting ready?"
The person standing at the bottom replied, "The nests of those high-level stone beasts are too far away. Our people are already on their way there. However, to lure them nearby without being noticed, we can only travel quietly at night, which is estimated to take some time."
"How long?" Jiufang Kuang placed his ring-covered hands on the animal tooth armrests, his brows slightly furrowed.
"About twenty-five days."
"Waste." Jiufang Kuang threw the teacup at his hand over, hitting the person who was answering on the forehead.
"Star Lord, please calm down." The man, with a bleeding forehead and half of his body stained with water, lay on the ground, shivering.
"Twelve days. I can only give you twelve more days at most. When I return to the family, I must let Jiufang Yu receive this great gift."
"yes."
"Awu."
"exist."
"I'll find a chance to get some low-level stone beasts in these few days to delay the time."
"yes."
Jiufang Kuang stroked the sharp and shiny animal fangs on the armrest and snorted coldly, his brows and eyes gloomy. What he, Jiufang Yu, was going to take over was just a pile of real garbage.
The crabs this time were slightly bigger than last time. A total of 67 bottles were made from more than 400 crabs. Qi Huan, Si Liang and the people from the Ferocious Beast Team liked to eat spotted beast oil, so only 7 bottles of bald yellow oil and 13 bottles of crab roe sauce were made with ordinary oil, which were left for Uncle Wan to use to curry favors and for the store to use for making crab roe noodles.
From morning to noon, in addition to Jiufang Yu and Xu Zhi who went out in the morning, the tasting 'task' of the Qiankun Wanwu Egg also fell on the Ferocious Beast Team, the Quanjia siblings, and several people from the Wanjia Food Store. Whether eaten alone or with hot noodles, it was so delicious that it was beyond words. Everyone praised it after eating it, and Wan Laoer even said that he had never eaten such delicious food in his life.
Boss Wan was the most active. He directly stopped Boss Wan from extending the handle and snatched the remaining three pieces away, letting Qi Huan name a price.
Qi Huan hadn't considered the issue of price yet, and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"I'm planning to give it to someone as a gift. Just tell me. Don't worry about the price." Boss Wan over there has already asked Aunt Wan to start looking for a glass cup. Such a delicious thing must be packaged in something exquisite and noble.
That being said, he is one of ours after all, so he cannot just quote a random price. Qi Huan put on a wrinkled face of embarrassment and quickly calculated his costs.
"How about this, I'll pay 500 silver coins for each one, and if you lose money, come back and tell me." Seeing that he was really embarrassed, Boss Wan made the final decision. After all, he was a food maker, and he could taste that many of the ingredients were of high quality.
"Not a loss, not a loss." Qi Huan nodded repeatedly. Just now, he made a rough estimate and the cost of an All Things Egg was about four hundred silver coins.
After unloading the two stone beasts in the afternoon and selecting the ingredients for the day, Chen Ye sent a message saying that he had something to do and couldn't leave, so Xu Zhi would come to pick him up today.
Qi Huan was just about to reply to him that there was no need to bother with such a short distance, when Shen Ye sent another message saying that Xu Zhi had already set off.
After paying the bill, Qi Huan got bored of waiting, so he casually opened Star Network to check the food ratings of restaurants in the human world.
Four rotten eggs. Climbed up one more place, but still far from being impressive.
He looked at the ratings on Starnet and sighed silently, the road ahead is long and arduous!
The air currents surged, and a shuttle-like shadow descended from the sky. Xu Zhi's airship arrived, and Kong Hu was in the same boat with him.
"Huanhuan, come up quickly!" Kong Hu leaned over the passenger window and waved to him enthusiastically. His golden curly hair was reflected in light green by the tri-fold screen in front of him.
Qi Huan quickly turned off his personal terminal, pointed to a pile of food baskets beside him, and signaled Xu Zhi to open the trailer behind the boat. In addition to the purchases, there were also a bunch of tails and animal feet that Lao Wu had specially left for him in the morning, which could not be put in without opening the trailer.
"If you are busy next time, you don't have to come. I can go back by myself." Sitting in the back seat, Qi Huan said a little embarrassedly. He was not as familiar with Xu Zhi as Chen Ye, so he spoke more reservedly.
"No, the boss told Xu Zhi to protect your safety. If you go back alone, what if something goes wrong?" Kong Hu was busy with his hands, but he did not waste any time and spoke before Xu.
"I should have only one and a half enemies in the base. The one is already dead, and the other half is the one named A Ren from the Star Lord Guard. He will leave with Jiufang Kuang soon. There shouldn't be any trouble in the future." There is absolutely no need to mobilize such a large force every time.
"Speaking of the guards," Kong Hu turned around, "the incident at the entrance of the banquet hall last time has been investigated. It is true that one of the guards secretly tripped you, but the one who ordered him to do so was Sai Wen, not A Ren."
"Who is Sai Wen?" Qi Huan blinked in confusion, his mind went blank, as if... he had never heard of this name before.
"That's the two-sword star chef that Tianfeng Pavilion invited back."
"Him?" Qi Huan was dumbfounded.
"He was jealous that you took all the rewards that day and stole his limelight, so he secretly bribed the guards and wanted to make you look bad in front of the Star Lord so that you would never be able to go to Tianfeng Pavilion again." Kong Hu added.
This strange and different paths led to the same destination. Qi Huan's brows dimmed and he shook his head. He guessed the ending but not the beginning.
"If you don't attract envy, you are a mediocre person. Don't let those people ruin your mood." Kong Hu half-turned his body, turned his head and leaned on the back of the chair to comfort him, "Jiufang Kuang punished Sai Wen and the guard with fifty lashes and fifty thousand silver coins each in front of us, and then expelled them from the Wasted Star."
"In this case, I don't have to worry about their revenge, right?" Qi Huan breathed a sigh of relief. It would be really annoying if another crazy person like Lao Pi came along.
"On the contrary, we must be careful during this period." Xu Zhi gently turned the steering wheel. "Jiufang Kuang is a very cunning person. He has already had a grudge against the boss because of the previous Liang incident. This time, the punishment of Sai Wen and the guards made him lose face in public. Who knows what he will do."
Kong Hu didn't quite understand. "During the past few days, he has been quite cooperative. He doesn't look like he's going to cause any trouble."
"It's just that he was too cooperative, so something's not right. People are treacherous, so it doesn't hurt to be careful."
Is that so? Kong Hu and Qi Huan looked at each other in bewilderment.
"By the way, why did you look so sad at the door of the store just now?" Kong Hu changed the subject.
"Nothing much, just worried about the food ratings."
Kong Hu immediately logged onto the Star Network and took a look, exclaiming, "Why is the food rating of the Human Restaurant only rotten egg level four? It should be at least gem level four!"
Qi Huan suddenly felt even more depressed and sighed, "There's nothing we can do. The signal on this useless planet is poor, and it's hard to log into the star network. People who are not satisfied with the food may be willing to go there to vent their emotions, but few people who are satisfied with the food will go there. There are few customers to begin with, and even fewer people who give ratings. There were too many negative reviews in the past, so the score can't be raised."
Kong Hu thought for a moment and said to Xu Zhi, "Why don't we ask the boss's guards to come to the restaurant to eat and give Huan Huan some ratings? Today I just happened to hear Yiwu and the others complaining in private about the bad food ordered by Jiaer."
Xu Zhi frowned, "This place is a bit far from the command hall."
If it's the Star Lord's Guard, there should be at least a hundred people! Qi Huan's eyes lit up, "It's okay, I can send takeout over! How many portions do you need?"
Xu Zhi pondered for a moment and glanced at Qi Huan in the back seat. "Thirty silver coins per portion, one hundred servings, three dishes and one soup, delivered to the square south of the Communication Hall at 11:00 tomorrow. Can you do it?"
A large order for a hundred people! Qi Huan anxiously patted the back of Xu Zhi's chair, "It's not that we can't make it, but we need to see if there are enough ingredients first! Quick, go back to the food store first."
The airship, which had already reached above the restaurant, made a quick circle in the air and turned back to Wanjia Food Store.
When Qi Huan came back, Mr. and Mrs. Wan thought he had forgotten something, but they didn't expect that he was here to buy something.
After putting some pieces together, he finally managed to gather the ingredients for lunch for a hundred people. It happened that there were a lot of animal feet and tails today, and there was some old stew at home. Qi Huan also bought some animal meat and decided to make a more convenient braised animal meat. He used the unique braised meat to top rice to capture people's hearts, and the side dishes were based on the ingredients he bought, such as scrambled eggs with cucumber and fried fish cubes. The soup was stewed with several kinds of mushrooms, bones and chicken.
He didn't plan to make money from this large order from 100 people. He just wanted to improve his favorability and get ratings. Even if only one-third of the 100 people were willing to help with ratings after eating, that would still add dozens more.
With the help of the robot bear butler and Xu Zhi and Kong Hu, a large amount of food was finally transported into the restaurant's kitchen.
"I almost forgot." After moving the things, Kong Hu took out a box wrapped in green brocade from the space bag. The box was not big, but square. Judging from the size, it could only hold a six-inch cake at most.
"The boss asked me to bring it back for you, saying that he was offering flowers to Buddha." Kong Hu handed the box to Qi Huan.
"What?"
"It should be a gift." Kong Hu pushed the black-framed glasses on his nose, looking unsure.
A gift? Qi Huan took it in a daze, opened the brocade outside, and saw a white jade box with a soft and beautiful texture inside. He took off the lid and found that the second layer was stuffed with a ball of green fine silk lining, and in the middle was a small, delicate and exquisite colorful glass cup.
The veins on Qi Huan's forehead jumped. In the middle of the glass cup, a round and familiar shadow was vaguely visible.
When he opened the lid of the cup, sure enough, right in the middle was an egg that contained everything in the universe!
It turned out that the three eggs were placed in a glass bowl by Boss Wan and given to someone, and one of them was put into a more luxurious white jade box and given to Jiufang Yu, the future star lord.
It is estimated that Jiufang Yu really believed what he said last night, "I couldn't bear to eat it myself". After seeing that there was the Qiankun Wanwu Egg inside, he "borrowed the flower to offer to Buddha" and asked Kong Hu to bring it back.
Just like that, this egg went around Base No. 3 today and was returned to him, completing a miraculous journey of returning the jade intact to Zhao, forming a perfect closed loop.
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