Ham and beef instant noodles (1) Soy sauce flavor
Sangye noticed the huge, old scar on Wu Huansheng's face from the very beginning.
Wu Huansheng's spiritual body still exists and is full of vitality, so why is this scar taking so long to heal and dissipate?
Wu Huansheng noticed Sangye's gaze and touched her face: "This is affected by the insectoid toxin. The toxin has been lingering in this area, repeatedly corroding it. My mental and physical energy can build a shield to prevent it from invading my brain, but it can't get rid of it, so this scar cannot heal on its own."
Wu Huansheng didn't tell her that in order to dig out the toxin, she had cut off half of her face, but when the new skin grew back, the toxin hidden deep inside surged out again.
She had long since gotten used to it, and this time she was not here to wallow in self-pity.
She raised her hand and tapped the controls on the terminal a few times, and all the indicator lights on the robots waiting in the kitchen went out.
“Colonel Sangye, you have cured Ningning. I have reported this to my mother, and she takes it very seriously,” Wu Huansheng said. “Someone in my family serves as a Grand Judge of the Imperial Court, and she is willing to intervene to increase the years of her sentence that can be reduced.”
Sangye was taken aback, feeling as if someone had delivered a pillow to someone who was sleepy, or a pie had fallen from the sky.
“Uja Ning is the youngest child in my family and also a guide. She is of extraordinary significance. That's why my mother secured a 200-star-year reduction in your sentence. It should be updated in your terminal information later.”
Sangye listened in a daze, and opened the terminal with some skepticism.
The bright red sentence of 9999 star years has now become 9799 star years, and a thoughtful email has been sent, showing that it was just delivered, almost as soon as Wu Huansheng came in.
The email's gist is: Following a petition from Wu Huansheng and General Wu Xiangxi, and approved by the Imperial Court, His Majesty hereby decrees that B-rank guide Sangye's sentence be reduced by 200 star years for his meritorious service in rescuing guide Wu Jialing. (Note: General Wu Xiangxi's initial petition for a 500-year reduction was rejected by Grand Justice Wu Xiangchuan.)
The family's connection is easily discernible from their names.
"My mother initially requested a reduction of 500 star years, but my aunt Wu Xiangchuan, representing the Imperial Court, rejected it to 200 years, because 500 years was impossible to approve."
"There is an unwritten rule in the Imperial Court that sentencing and sentence reduction are rarely approved in one go. If different people handle the process, the whole process can drag on for several years."
"But the Grand Justice represents the final link. The cases she rejects or approves will not go through any further steps beyond His Majesty the Emperor's signature," Wu Huansheng slowly explained.
"..." Kuwano wasn't naive. "You didn't come here just to tell me this good news, did you?"
Wu Huansheng chuckled, his expression appreciative: "I've come to show you goodwill and prove that we are grateful."
“Ningning’s differentiation into a guide is of great significance to our family, but she is still too young. It’s unknown how high she can lead the family in her long life. Our family’s grown-up descendants are more important.” Wu Huansheng’s gray eyes were fixed on her.
“My mother promised you that if you can cure my mental illness, she will do her utmost to reduce your sentence by at least 1,500 star years.” She finally revealed the purpose of her trip. “And she will expand your range of movement, so that you can at least leave Black Tower Star under surveillance.”
Sangye lowered his eyes to avoid eye contact with her, to prevent her from seeing through his emotions.
In fact, this condition was incredibly tempting for Sangye, especially the part about leaving Black Tower Star, which was only after she learned that her sect members were still alive.
She saw the immense power of the family behind Wu Huansheng, but how could she guarantee their credibility?
Kuwano had no other options.
They could back out at any time, but for Sangye now, believing in her was the only option.
"Colonel Sangye, I can only make a verbal agreement with you on this matter; let's consider it a gentleman's agreement." Wu Huansheng glanced at the robot that had been forcibly put into hibernation. "Some things cannot be said openly. If you heal the Sentinel of Black Tower, you can naturally go through the normal procedures for sentence reduction, as long as you can accept a long wait and a small reduction in sentence."
“Besides, there will be people who don’t want you to leave.” Wu Huansheng looked at her calmly.
Sangye was taken aback. She had already demonstrated her ability to treat illnesses with food and had even cured Wu Jia Ning. If she could stabilize the Sentinel's condition...
"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime"; this is how Shifangwu was targeted.
"You can consider it..."
Before Wu Huansheng could finish speaking, Sangye interrupted her: "General, I can try my best, but the existence of spiritual entities is too complex. I don't know how much of a role I can play, nor can I guarantee the final result."
“I cannot accept a reduced sentence only if you are completely cured,” Sangye raised his head. “I demand that your sentence be reduced once every time your mental stability value increases, and each reduction must be no less than 200 star years.”
Sentinels have a mental stability range, divided into five levels, from A to E, with E being the most dangerous state, representing a basic mental breakdown and riot.
The Empire has a clear rule that sentinels who are rated E three times will be forced to retire or be discharged from their posts to prevent them from endangering others.
The sentinels on Black Tower Star never did fewer than this number of times; for example, General Aso eventually stopped even bothering to measure his mental range.
After the third E-level, Wu Huansheng voluntarily came to Black Tower Star with her husband and daughter. She did not want to do something irreversible after her mental breakdown, threatening the family's reputation.
Wu Huansheng looked at her for a long time, then suddenly smiled approvingly: "My mother will agree. We like dealing with smart people."
*
Regarding how to "treat" the Sentinels, Sangye didn't actually have a systematic idea. After all, she wasn't a normal guide. All she could do was provide the Wu Huansheng family with three meals a day and try to see if infusing them with mental energy would be effective.
However, to everyone's surprise, Wu Huansheng frowned upon hearing this suggestion and said that she could not stay at the base all day.
It turns out that the Sentinels weren't just idle when they were exiled to Black Tower.
The Black Tower Star possesses a rare mineral energy source called Black Crystal, which is an important military energy source. It is used for the outer shells of weapons, warships, and even space fortresses. It has good ductility and a long service life.
The "black mine" that Kuwano saw when he arrived was a mountain range covered entirely with black crystals.
Before it was occupied by the Empire, this place was a "treasure trove" for space pirates. However, due to the great difficulty of mining and the resistance of the natives, the space pirates could only come occasionally to steal some to sell, but even so, they made huge profits.
After the base was established and the sentinels moved in, space pirates almost disappeared, with only a few stubborn groups still unwilling to give up and coming to harass them from time to time.
Indigenous peoples have never submitted to imperial rule and continue to fight bravely to this day.
The sentinels who arrive on Black Tower are assigned tasks by the base: some guard the entrance to the mines, some use their mental powers to mine resources, and some suppress the native inhabitants...
The empire would provide generous compensation, which they could leave to their families even if they didn't need it themselves.
On the mine, even a mental uprising doesn't matter, everyone is a sentinel, and no one can easily harm anyone else; it's just a good opportunity to impact the ore vein and accelerate mining.
It's a truly hellish joke.
However, doing nothing can cause the sentinel to enter a period of mental emptiness, while having something to do and a fixed expenditure of mental energy can maintain stability to a certain extent.
Wu Huansheng was a frontline force suppressing the indigenous people. This time it was rotation time, and another lieutenant general swapped her with Mu An.
But she will soon be rotating back to her original post.
The idea of taking three meals a day at regular times is simply impossible, unless Kuwano goes with her.
Would Kuwano agree?
She refused.
Because it was safer to stay at the base, even though General Aso disliked her, he had no intention of harming her and even protected her from Wu Huansheng's men.
Mining veins and suppressing indigenous people—each of these sounds dangerous.
Is the effort to reduce sentences about to end before it even began?
Kuwano restarted the robot, had it grind up the kitchen waste, and then took it to the small garden.
The small garden, exposed to the outside world of this planet, has far less spiritual energy than the cave, and the chili peppers and peppercorns planted there haven't even sprouted yet.
At this rate, it will take forever to plant.
Sangye was rather melancholy.
Human technological development has never focused on food, because most plants went extinct during the era when humans awakened their spiritual power.
Since then, humans have been like locusts, and every time they discover a planet and migrate to it to reproduce, the plants on that planet become extinct, and there has been no exception to this day.
Without ingredients, there is naturally no driving force for development.
Humans can even invent portable explosion-proof boxes to store biological bullets, but there is no high-tech product that can preserve the flavor of food for a long time; only rough freezing works.
So even the palace warehouses were filled with zombie meat.
However, having the motivation to develop does not necessarily mean that corresponding technology can be developed. Before entering the interstellar age, humans did not solve the problem of lychee preservation until the extinction of species.
Having someone deliver meals every day is also not feasible.
Wu Huansheng's location kept changing, as the base operated on a rotating duty system. She could patrol several locations a day, and in case of emergencies, she would even travel across half the planet to get there.
What ingredients can be made into dishes that are easy to carry and can be prepared with no cooking skills required?
In the era in which Kuwano lived, armies would prepare provisions, rations, and other supplies when marching.
Dry food refers to foods like flatbread and baked buns that can be stored for a long time, but they cannot be stored indefinitely.
It tastes good at first, but it gets harder and harder as it gets older, and you even have to soak it in water to soften it. It's also hard to digest.
If we can't find a replicable path from past experience, then we should look at the wisdom of other humankind to see if there's anything we can learn from it.
Sangye opened the terminal and asked the artificial intelligence: In ancient times, before plants became extinct, what kinds of food could humans preserve for a long time and were easy to carry? How were they made and preserved?
The artificial intelligence retrieved and integrated the answer in 3 seconds:
In ancient times, humans used many methods to preserve food, the most common being vacuum packaging and adding preservatives. Through these processes, many foods became portable and ready to eat.
Instant noodles (also known as ramen because of their preparation method) can be eaten simply by adding boiling water and seasonings, and come in a variety of flavors; after vacuum packaging, their shelf life is usually six months to one year; hot and sour noodles, rice noodles, snail noodles, etc., are available in both instant and cooked forms.
Rice balls and similar items, after processing, typically have a shelf life of 2-3 days and can be eaten after heating. They were a staple food in "convenience stores" in ancient times.
Bread, potato chips, dried fruit, pork jerky, etc. are vacuum-sealed after being air-dried and preserved to prevent contact with air, and can have a shelf life of more than 6 months.
......
The artificial intelligence provided a long list, and Sangye clicked on each one to read the detailed descriptions. He couldn't help but admire human wisdom; thankfully, all of this had been recorded and preserved in writing.
Many images are worn down during repeated transmission and storage, and then lost due to damage to the media.
Only written language and the human civilization it carries have survived.
Instant noodles were the most attractive to her.
This is a type of flour-based food. After simple processing and shaping, it can be stored for several months after being vacuum-packed. It can also be brought back to its original deliciousness by simply soaking it in boiling water.
All seasonings and side dishes are packaged in one bag, and the foolproof operation allows anyone who has no cooking skills to learn how to make it.
Moreover, the processing method is very simple. After roughly understanding the process, Kuwano immediately got up and went to the kitchen, also calling the robot to replace its two robotic arms. The new robotic arms come with spiral slicing blades.
For this first experiment, Kuwano didn't plan to do too much.
After getting about half a bag of flour, I filtered it again, added water, kneaded the dough, and let it ferment. Then I rolled it out into sheets with a rolling pin, stacked them two at a time, and spread flour in the middle to prevent them from sticking together.
The dough sheet should not be too thick or too thin; only then will the noodles be the perfect thickness.
Next, the robot will make its appearance; its spiral blades can cut the dough into wavy arcs.
After cutting them all, Sangye cut them into squares, each weighing about 200 grams. He then put them into a steamer set to 180 degrees Celsius, where the noodles would be cooked in just a few minutes.
Then, fry the dough in oil until it sets.
There are no complicated procedures or special skills required. The instant noodle cake is ready.
However, the amount that Sangye alone can supply is ultimately limited. According to the description of artificial intelligence, in ancient times, humans were "factory-produced," with one factory even able to supply the sales of half a country and export to foreign countries.
After the dough is made, set it aside to cool.
Kuwano began preparing the soup base and side dishes.
Sangye had thought it through clearly. She was able to cure Wu Jianing for two reasons: first, she happened to have Dangkang pig ingredients that were of the same origin as Wu Jianing's spiritual body; second, Wu Jianing was young and her spiritual body was not yet awakened, so the infusion of spiritual power could play a huge role.
However, Wu Huansheng is an adult, and even though Mu An has been by her side day and night and has generously given her spiritual power, they still cannot sort out her spiritual body. Sangye can only do so much at the moment, and can only start with food and infuse it with a lot of spiritual power.
Sangye didn't skimp on the broth and brought out the pork bone soup he had prepared a while ago.
Cut the beef into small pieces, marinate with scallions, ginger, garlic, salt, and sugar for 20 minutes, then sauté in a pan until fragrant. Add a small amount of pork bone broth, soy sauce, and some chili flakes and simmer until it becomes thick.
A fragrant, spicy aroma burst forth from the kitchen.
Pour the prepared beef sauce broth into a bowl and put it in the freezer to speed up solidification.
Next, chop the carrots, broccoli, cabbage, and bok choy, then bake them in the oven until they dry and shrink into small pieces. The vegetable buns are now ready.
Eggs can be stored in a refrigerator for ten days to half a month.
The ham has already been cured, which is preservative and allows it to be stored for a long time. Let's put it in the refrigerator together.
The final step is vacuum sealing.
In the interstellar era, sealing materials are plentiful. The robot handed Sangye a bunch of bags that were non-toxic to humans and explained their functions to him.
Kuwano chose two types: a transparent, durable bag to seal the sauce and vegetable packets; and a slightly leathery yellow bag to hold the dough and absorb oil.
The robot and Sangye worked together, with one person filling the bags and the other removing the air and sealing them.
Before the sun went down, one hundred servings of braised beef-flavored instant noodles were ready.
A note from the author:
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