Xie Sen couldn't see the comments, but by looking at the reactions of the audience below the stage, he could roughly guess the reactions of the audience in the live broadcast room.
He looked at the fragrant boiled fish in the pot, and suddenly felt that the people of Brandt Star were particularly pitiful and had too low requirements for food.
Although, it is really fragrant. The peppers grown from the pepper seeds in the system are of good quality! However, there are still too few seasonings. If the ingredients are complete, plus the quality of the peppers, the fragrance will definitely be more tempting than it is now.
Suddenly, he was stunned. Many messages flashed quickly in front of his eyes, just like a screen, all of which were "Energy 1" or "Energy 2".
He raised his eyes and saw greedy faces everywhere, staring at the pot on the table with shining eyes.
Isn't the charm of food too great? Xie Sen was surprised. He didn't expect that just by making a boiled fish, he could gain so much energy, and it was still increasing.
Ma Qun walked up to him and looked straight into the pot: "Is it cooked? Let me taste it on behalf of everyone else?"
Xie Sen came back to his senses, turned around and saw that he really wanted to eat it, smiled and turned off the fire: "It's cooked." The fish fillet was of moderate thickness and was easy to cook.
Ma Qun quickly took the bowl and chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish fillet and put it in the bowl, blew on it and put it into his mouth. The spicy taste seemed even more sharp under the high temperature.
An unprecedented taste stimulated his mouth. He held the bowl and chopsticks in one hand and fanned his mouth with the other hand, swallowing the fish fillet whole. His lips turned red from the spiciness and were slightly oily, making people feel that what he ate seemed to be particularly delicious.
Ma Qun took a breath and continued to pick up the fish with his chopsticks. The spiciness was a bit uncomfortable, but he couldn't control his urge to eat. This was a feeling he had never experienced before.
Seeing this, Xie Sen quickly poured him a glass of cold water, took his bowl, and scooped a spoonful of water for him with a spoon.
The audience at the press conference and in the live broadcast room all howled.
"Dean Ma, I don't want you to represent me, I want to eat by myself!"
"Ahhh, that's too much. Leave some for me to eat half a slice!"
Xie Sen's hand holding the bowl trembled in fear at the howling. The reporters and audience at the scene raised their hands and tried desperately to squeeze to the front of the stage, but were firmly blocked by the security personnel in front. Their faces were full of enthusiasm. If you didn't know, you would think they were crazy fans attending a concert!
Xie Sen sighed at the charm of the food, returned the bowl to Ma Qun, and asked, "Dean Ma, what should we do?"
Ma Qun held a small bowl of fish slices and smiled with satisfaction: "Let's select a lucky audience and let the audience taste it. The quantity is limited, each person can have one slice to try the taste."
"Okay, okay, okay!" There was a chorus of response from the audience.
"Choose me, choose me!" They raised their hands in unison and jumped up and down, and the venue was immediately filled with the sound of "dong dong dong".
The audience in the live broadcast room frantically swiped the screen: "Open the door and let me in!!!"
“I want to try it too!”
Seeing the crowd getting excited, Ma Qun raised his hand and said, "Please don't get excited. We can only ask those who disrupt the order of the venue to leave with regret. Please observe the order."
His words were more effective than a school teacher scolding students. The scene instantly fell silent, and everyone used their actions to show that they were good audience members who obeyed the rules and did not need to be asked to leave.
Xie Sen lowered his head to hold back his laughter, and was filled with emotion. Look, how many years have these people been poisoned by food? They can't stand the slightest smell.
He recalled the scene when he met Xu Da, and suddenly felt that Xu Da's reaction was very normal.
Ma Qun's words quieted the crowd. He was very satisfied. "Everyone who enters the venue has scanned their wristbands when they enter. We will randomly select audience members from among them." He looked at Xie Sen. "How many films are there?"
Xie Sen shook his head, took a large plate, and placed the fish fillets neatly on it. After a while, he said, "There are thirty-six more slices." As he spoke, he used a spoon to scoop the chili oil from the pot and pour it on the fish fillets. The chili oil glowed red on the white and tender fish fillets, making them look particularly delicious.
Ma Qun continued, "We will randomly select thirty-six audience members and give each of them one piece."
After he finished speaking, the staff quickly projected the random selection interface onto the virtual screen in front of the stage, quickly selected thirty-six audience members, numbered them, and sent the audience information to the audience's wristbands.
Voices of cheers and disappointment rang out from the audience, and the staff called out numbers one by one, asking the audience to go on stage to try the food.
Every audience member who came on stage had a look of joy on their face. After eating, several of them looked at the remaining fish fillets with tears in their eyes, and then were reluctantly asked to leave the stage.
Some cheerful people jumped up on the spot after eating, covered their mouths with their hands to fan the air, and shouted, "It feels so good!"
There were also a few celebrities among them, whom Xie Sen didn't know at first, but as soon as they came on stage, the reporters started talking about them, and he knew their identities.
When number 28 was called, no one responded. Xie Sen was surprised when the crowd suddenly shouted and cheered, all with gossipy faces.
Before he realized it, someone hugged him from behind. He was stunned for a moment, then he smiled, turned his head with a smile, and met Maine's gaze as he looked down at him.
He smiled and said, "You are lucky!"
Maine looked at him intently: "Yes, very good."
Xie Sen turned around with a smile, picked up a piece of fish fillet for him with a new pair of chopsticks, put it in a small bowl, and handed it directly to his mouth. A smile flashed in Maine's eyes, and he opened his mouth to eat.
Seeing his fair skin turn red, Xie Sen put the bowl down and handed him a glass of cold water and a tissue.
Maine took the tissue and wiped his mouth, drank a few sips of water, and kissed Xie Sen on the face: "I'll wait for you in the backcourt."
Xie Sen nodded: "Yes, it will be ready soon."
The audience in front of the live broadcast room said that they felt 10,000 points of damage: "It's miserable enough that I can't eat the chili peppers, but now I have to be fed dog food?"
"Being single means you are very tired!"
"Oh, these two look so good together. I give up..."
"July 1, 2088, Star Calendar. I didn't get to eat the chili peppers. My boyfriend showed his affection in public. My life suddenly became dull. I'll remember this day of heartbreak!"
The audience also joked loudly. Xie Sen blushed slightly, coughed lightly, changed a pair of chopsticks, and prepared fish fillets for the next lucky audience member.
The tasting phase was over and the press conference was coming to an end. The staff moved all the kitchen utensils away, Xie Sen returned to the backstage, and Ma Qun made a final thank-you speech.
Ma Qun finished his brief and sincere thank you speech and finally mentioned the issue of all the relationships: "The peppers will be sold in Fuyou Supermarket. The quantity is limited, so the price is not cheap. I promise that after mass production in the future, the price will be greatly reduced, and that day is not far away."
"When will it be on sale?" someone immediately asked loudly.
Ma Qun said: "The first batch will be sold at 10 am tomorrow. Please pay attention to the official website of Fuyou Supermarket for specific information. Thank you everyone. Here, I would like to thank Xie Sen, the discoverer of peppers, and all the people who have contributed to plants. Today's press conference ends here."
Xie Sen was sitting in the backstage. After Ma Qun mentioned his name, the energy-increasing information reminder in front of his eyes scrolled faster, like an illusion.
He was slightly stunned, and deeply felt the importance that the people attached to plants.
The horses returned to the backstage, and the on-site staff left one after another, and the live broadcast room was closed at the same time. The audience was still not satisfied, so they turned to the forum and posted a thread to discuss.
Xie Sen said goodbye to the horses and left the institute with Maine.
Xie Sen sat in the co-pilot seat, opened the system panel, and was stunned to see the energy value approaching 10,000 and still rising.
Stay calm! He reminded himself that this number was far less than the number of people in the live broadcast room!
However, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise. Maine raised his eyebrows: "What are you thinking about? So happy?"
Xie Sen chuckled: "Good news."
He calculated that there were five kinds of plants in one round, and the energy required to activate them was 10, 100, 200, 400, and 800 respectively, which means that one group required 1510 energy. He had already activated the sixth plant, so the second group only needed 1500.
Xie Sen looked at the remaining energy and directly used 1,500 energy to activate the remaining four plants in the second group, namely soybeans, peas, glutinous rice, and eggplant. He was a little surprised because eggplant was purple, which was actually considered a color cast of black.
When he saw soybeans, his eyes lit up and he immediately thought of a bunch of soy products. Soybeans are good things. A plant can be used to make many kinds of dishes! Oh, and you can also make bean sprouts! He swallowed his saliva silently. Adding some bean sprouts to boiled fish tastes great!
There are more types of food, but if you want to eat delicious food, you need seasoning. Thinking about the monotonous condiments, he opened the bracelet to search for the production methods of soy sauce and vinegar, and soon there were search results. When he saw it, his eyes lit up instantly.
However, after reading it carefully, he couldn't help but frowning slightly. Soy sauce requires soybeans and wheat, and he only had soybeans. Fortunately, he had rice and glutinous rice, so he could make vinegar.
He held his chin and carefully pondered the process of making vinegar. He saw the step of adding koji and then looked up how to make wine koji. After reading, he found that he might not be cut out for it.
Maine had been paying attention to him, and when he saw him frown, he asked, "What's wrong?"
Xie Sen said, "I want to make some seasoning, but it looks difficult." He rolled his eyes and said, "Let's go back later and ask where A Jiao is. He always makes medicine and can handle various materials. Maybe he can make it."
As he spoke, he contacted Bai Jiao directly. Bai Jiao was making medicine at home. When he heard that he had something to ask him, he said they could come over at any time.
Xie Sen gave Maine the address Bai Jiao sent, and the two went directly to Bai Jiao's home. Bai Jiao's residence was a two-story building with a large backyard.
Bai Jiao was waiting for them at the door. They greeted each other and then welcomed them in.
Xie Sen got straight to the point and stated his purpose directly. Bai Jiao smiled and said, "Vinegar can also be used as medicine. I have studied it before, but the materials it requires are few and precious, so I had to give up."
Xie Sen immediately asked: "Then I will provide rice, can you do it?"
Bai Jiao thought: "It should be fine, why not try it out first?"
Xie Sen used 20 energies to exchange for two kilograms of rice: "This is two kilograms of rice, is it enough?"
Bai Jiao looked at the rice with shining eyes: "That's enough, make more after you succeed." Xie Sen smiled and thanked him.
Bai Jiao said, "You're welcome. I like to make things with plants, and I especially like to study products with great variations."
Xie Sen nodded immediately: "I still want to make soy sauce, but I don't have the raw materials. I'll come to you when I have the materials."
Bai Jiao smiled and said, "Okay." He was holding the rice, and couldn't wait. "It takes about three months from production to finished product. I will process it as soon as possible to save time."
Xie Sen asked: "Do you need my help?"
Bai Jiao shook his head: "No, I can do it."
Xie Sen then said goodbye to Maine and stopped disturbing him.
After returning to the apartment, the two had lunch. Maine went to work in the workshop while Xie Sen went to see the contracted beast.
As soon as Xie Sen walked out of the hospital gate, he saw the giant crocodile beast lying at the door with its tail hanging down, looking listless. There was a bundle of vines on its back. Not far away, the contracted beasts gathered together and looked over here. The flying eagle beast was flying in circles in the air.
He was confused. He reached out and touched the giant crocodile beast's head: "What's wrong?"
Giant Crocodile Beast looked up at him and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. I can work to make up for it!"
Xie Sen: "...What happened?"
The giant crocodile beast looked back, turned around and began to crawl. Xie Sen followed it to the land next to the accommodation area. The contracted beasts called softly and followed not far away. They all looked a little listless, and the furry contracted beasts were still wet.
Xie Sen was even more confused. At this moment, the announcement of the system gift came: "'Starry Sky' gave the anchor a watermelon rain. Hahaha, I almost died of laughter. Anchor, please don't be mean to them. They feel very guilty."
"'Yue' gave the anchor a watermelon rain, I'll pay for it! Don't blame them!"
Xie Sen turned on his bracelet as he walked and entered the live broadcast room. He was about to ask what happened when he saw the scene in front of him and understood.
The artificial river was built just yesterday. The section in front of him became dilapidated, and the white tiles were broken into pieces. He walked closer to take a look, and as expected, many tiles at the bottom of the river were also broken.
Crocodilemon's tail gently touched his leg: "I really didn't mean to do that. I was just too happy. I slapped them with my tail and they broke. Tigermon and the others wanted to help me put the pieces together, but the rest broke too... Flying Lionmon asked me to take the blame and said that you wouldn't be angry with me if you saw it."
Xie Sen looked at the row of contracted beasts with wet fur beside him, and the chaotic scene of them trying to piece together the fragments emerged in his mind. Looking at the vines on the giant crocodile beast, he looked up at the flying lion beast and couldn't help laughing.
He reached out to lift the rattan, only to find it was quite heavy: "It's okay, I didn't think it through. Tiles look good but they don't bear weight. It has nothing to do with you."
The giant armored beast stretched out its long mouth, bit the vine, and looked at Xie Sen shyly. Xie Sen smiled and let go of his hand. The giant armored beast threw the vine aside.
Xie Sen asked the contracted beasts to go into the water and wash themselves, then led them back to the living area. He put the water from the river into the reservoir in the corner of the land to irrigate the plants, then called the construction company and asked them to remove the tiles and replace them with a stronger load-bearing floor.
After the contact, he turned on the powerful fans in the living area, one row at a time, and had the contracted beasts stand in a row to dry themselves.
"Wow! This scene is so spectacular!"
"Hahaha, the new place is really nice, the facilities are very comprehensive!"
"I want to comb the mane of the giant lion beast, anchor, let me volunteer!"
"I want to, too. I'm not a high-level contract beast master. I just want to play with them. Choose me!"
Xie Sen stood aside waiting for the contracted beast to get some fresh air. He looked at the barrage and laughed. He thought for a moment and said, "I'll discuss it with them. If there are any plans, I'll notify them in advance."
The people from the construction company came quickly, and Xie Sen felt relieved to hand the matter over to them. He went out to take a look and then returned to the living area.
After the fur of the contracted beasts was dried, he discussed the fan meeting with them, and the contracted beasts all agreed, saying it was nice to have someone to play with.
The giant crocodile beast was particularly active: "Hurry up and do it! I want to make money to compensate you!"
Xie Sen smiled and said, "I'll make a plan first." After letting the contracted beasts discuss their ideas, he returned to the apartment.
He walked into the hall, didn't see Maine, smiled, tiptoed to the second floor, bent over and moved quietly from the gym to the workshop.
To his surprise, Maine actually didn't notice him.
He came behind Maine's seat and saw Maine wearing headphones and looking down at something. He looked up and saw a live broadcast on the screen on the wall, but it was obvious that Maine was not watching the live broadcast.
He stood up, looked over Maine's shoulder, curiously followed Maine's line of sight, and then was stunned.
Maine was looking at the bracelet screen. In the middle of the screen was a shrewd-looking middle-aged man, and at the top were a few large words: "Emotional Issues: Why Do Couples Refuse to Get Married?"
The middle-aged man was talking. As he spoke, a few big words appeared on the screen from time to time: "No Love", "No Trust", "Spare Tire"...
Xie Sen cursed silently in his heart, "Oh my god!" Even if he couldn't hear what the man said, he could guess the specific content by looking at the big words.
The man wore a nameplate on his left chest, which read "Senior Emotional Expert". Xie Sen pursed his lips, "Rubbish expert!"
The next moment, the screen disappeared, and Maine took off his headphones with a tense expression, without looking back for a moment.
Only then did Xie Sen realize that he had just cursed out loud. Seeing Maine's look, he felt both distressed and amused. He put his hand on Maine's shoulder and realized that Maine's body was like a drawn bowstring, with his muscles tightly tensed.
He took a step forward, slid his hands down, and hugged Maine from behind with both hands, resting his chin on Maine's shoulders: "I'm sorry, I just wanted to scare you and play a joke on you, I didn't mean to peek."
Maine lowered his eyes slightly: "It doesn't matter."
Xie Sen tilted his head to look at him and raised his eyebrows: "You don't believe what that rubbish expert said, do you?"
Maine grabbed his hand suddenly and said in a dry voice: "I don't believe it."
Xie Sen walked around the seat and stood opposite Maine. Noticing that the view was poor, he simply sat on Maine's lap. Maine subconsciously put his arms around his waist and looked at him intently.
Xie Sen held his face and kissed him: "You're right if you don't believe it. If you have any questions in the future, just ask me. Don't read these nonsense!" He smiled and said, "Even if you want to get married, at least you have to get your diploma."
Maine hugged him tighter, and Xie Sen moved forward due to his strength. The two of them were almost sticking together, and their posture was extremely ambiguous.
Maine suppressed her excitement and looked at him with burning eyes: "Really? You agreed to marry me?"
Xie Sen blushed slightly and moved uncomfortably: "Well, I've always been willing, but I just think we are too young."
"Mmm..." Maine groaned unbearably, and held Xie Sen's neck and kissed him, his voice hoarse, "Don't move."
Xie Sen noticed his reaction and immediately dared not move.
After a while, Maine bit his earlobe, and his whole body trembled. Maine held him up and said in a low voice: "Asen, I can't control it. Let's take a nap together!"
The real nap didn't start until about two hours later, and when Xie Sen woke up, he could have dinner directly.
Maine looked very satisfied. He hugged Xie Sen and kissed him affectionately. "Asen, you promised to marry me," he stared at Xie Sen, "You didn't forget it, did you?"
Xie Sen pushed Maine's head with amusement: "I don't have Alzheimer's disease yet." He looked out the window. The sky was getting dark. "Is the riverbed finished?"
"Well, we're done. Do you want to get up and eat?" Maine asked.
Xie Sen nodded, and when he stood up, the quilt slipped off. Maine's eyes turned darker, and Xie Sen kicked him: "Turn around and close your eyes."
Maine chuckled, put his arm around the back of his neck and kissed him on the lips: "Don't worry, I won't do anything rash."
The two had dinner and sat on the sofa together to watch the news. It was no surprise that Xie Sen saw the news about Chili's press conference, but when he saw the bold "fertility rate", he felt very complicated.
Is this considered false advertising? If it doesn't work, wouldn't it be disappointing?
Just by looking at the rising energy value, he knew how much hope the Brant people had for peppers. But on second thought, adding vegetables to daily diet is good for the body.
In addition to the Chili Press Conference, there was another piece of news that also caused a sensation. Bruce Star announced that the sale of contracted beasts is prohibited on Bruce Star. This behavior has been identified as an illegal act and offenders will be severely punished.
The official website of the Contracted Beast Research Institute forwarded this message, expressed gratitude to Blue Star, called for the protection of contracted beasts, resisted forced contracts, and reminded the public that on Brandt Star, the sale of contracted beasts is also illegal.
Xie Sen looked through the comments and paused when he saw his name.
"Prohibit the sale? As far as I know, Jin Pai and the anchor named Xie Sen are both selling contracted beasts, and they are also using contracted beasts to make money through live broadcasts!"
This comment stood out among the copy-and-paste comments, and received many replies.
"Looking for trouble? Did they force the contract? Did they harm the contracted beast?"
"Could it be a vest of the contract beast dealer? Stop stirring up trouble. The contract beasts in the gold medal and live broadcast room are all living normal lives. They are not like you dirty people who drug the contract beasts!"
Xie Sen frowned and did not continue reading the comments. He returned to the homepage comments. After this comment appeared, many different voices emerged.
"Most high-level contracted beasts are found in the wild. Where did their contracted beasts come from? Maybe they were drugged!"
"Yes, what are the standards? Can't we use drugs to capture contracted beasts? Or can we just not force them to form a contract after they are captured? It doesn't make sense at all. If that's the case, wouldn't the owners of high-level contracted beasts have to go out into the wild to find contracted beasts themselves? Apart from the owners, how could high-level contracted beasts obediently follow people back?"
More and more voices of doubt emerged, and the first person who blindly copied the comments thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense.
The sale of contracted beasts is prohibited, so how can the current contract trading on the market be considered not illegal?
Xie Sen looked through it for a while and saw someone mentioned that Dean Mu had sent a message. He clicked on the link and was redirected to Mu Lin’s personal account.
Mu Lin: "There is only one standard, which is to ensure the health of the contracted beasts. Contracted beasts have high IQs and they know who hurt them. Don't take any chances. Reports are always welcome. Just go to bed if you can't lead the trend!"
"Dean Mu is handsome and neat!"
"Yeah, there are actually people who are leading the live broadcast. This is intolerable! Go and see how happy and smart the contracted beasts are, and you will know how ridiculous these words are, idiot."
Seeing this, Xie Sen laughed: "Dean Mu still speaks in a simple and rough manner."
Maine chuckled, "Very useful."
After reading the news, Xie Sen looked at the remaining energy value, which was already more than 23,000!
He couldn't help but think, just because he discovered chili peppers, he received so much energy in return. If he used all the energy to activate plants and then cultivated them, wouldn't he never have to worry about energy again?
Soon, he dismissed the idea. 23,000 energies could activate 15 groups of plants, equivalent to 75 species. It was too eye-catching to take out so many plants at one time.
After much thought, it is safer to discover a few plants each time you go out. And you should also save some energy to exchange for plants, just in case of emergency.
With this in mind, he left behind 5,000 energy points and spent more than 18,000 energy points to exchange for 12 groups of plants, a total of 60 species.
Listening to the system's constant notification sounds, his smile grew deeper. Among the sixty kinds of plants, in addition to vegetables and fruits, there were also many flowers, plants and trees. What made him happiest was that onions, ginger and garlic were all activated!
The noise was so loud that A Dan woke up from his deep sleep and was shocked: "Ah, A Sen, what happened?"
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