Chapter 15 Hot Pot



Seeing Du Yuqi coming in, Jet immediately stood up shakily and said excitedly:

"Boss, this beer is so delicious. Why didn't you bring it before? The beer you brought before was too spicy. I couldn't get used to it."

Du Yuqi covered her face:

"This is beer, not ale, my friend! And the strong liquor I brought can be used not only for drinking, but also for disinfecting wounds at critical moments. It can also be used as fuel when in a humid environment. More importantly, it has no shelf life."

Jeter was already burping over his beer and saying:

"I... I just think this tastes good. Oh, boss, I'm still very hungry. We've been chased for two days and haven't had time to eat properly. These snacks are useless. Do you have any meat?"

Du Yuqi was surprised and said:

"You guys want to eat meat now? The problem is you don't have the right clothes to go out in."

Every time he said very simply:

"I don't care. I agree with Jeter."

Du Yuqi looked at Sister Xi. Xi must have noticed his gaze, but her eyes did not move away from the TV. Her reply was concise and to the point, very much in her style:

"Hungry."

Du Yuqi thought about it, then silently opened an APP to see if there was any takeout to order, and then started making phone calls, but most of the time at this early hour in the morning, all he got was the phone being turned off. Finally, there was a store that was willing to take the order, but when Du Yuqi looked at it, it turned out to be a takeout hot pot, and it was stated that it was the authentic Chongqing Nine-Grid Beef Hot Pot!

Du Yuqi specifically called to inquire about the extension cords, pots, induction cookers, disposable tablecloths, aprons, garbage bags, paper towels, oil dishes, etc., which were all delivered by the delivery guy. A deposit of 300 yuan was required for these things, which would be refunded when they were collected the next day.

Of course, the yawning boss made it clear that he was very sleepy and wanted to sleep very much, and the delivery guy had the same idea as him, so Du Yuqi's consumption amount had better be more than 600 yuan and give a five-star rating, otherwise he would have to leave early tomorrow.

"Six hundred yuan?" Du Yuqi showed a sneer. If Jet was really hungry, then the hot pot worth six hundred yuan would not be enough for this guy to eat alone.

Then there was only one last question left. Du Yuqi politely asked the boss to wait for a moment on the phone, then covered the microphone and said to the others:

"Does anyone of you not eat spicy food? Er, that pickled pepper chicken feet I brought earlier, is there anyone among you who is not used to it? Jet, I didn't ask you!! I know you are used to it, in fact, you even chewed and ate every bone on the chicken feet!... You can all eat spicy food, right? OK! Then, please wait patiently, and I will let you experience the delicious food that is not available on the continent of Arad!"

An hour later, two delivery guys knocked on the door, panting. Although they looked tired, their service attitude was very enthusiastic. This was not only because Du Yuqi had ordered more than a thousand yuan worth of food and drinks in one go, but also gave each of them a fifty-yuan tip.

With the skilled operation of the two people, the aroma of bubbling butter soon began to emerge from the nine-grid copper basin placed on the induction cooker. The mixed smell of bright red peppers and green peppercorns was spicy and pungent, but it quickly awakened people's taste buds.

At Du Yuqi's signal, a group of people began to clumsily pour sesame oil, minced garlic, chopped fresh chili peppers, chopped green onions, coriander, salt, MSG, oyster sauce into their bowls... Then they followed Du Yuqi's example and poured vegetables into the hot pot to cook, and at the same time began to blanch goose intestines, tripe and other easy-to-cook vegetables...

Then, a group of people held up chopsticks, forks, or any convenient tableware and began to look forward to it. In the end, apart from the sound of the TV program, the only sound left in the living room was Xili slurping his food.

After Du Yuqi added food to the pot three times in a row, the empty plates next to it were already half a meter high. At this time, the team members began to make "hush...hush..." gasping sounds, wiped their slightly swollen lips with napkins, and poured the bubbling ice beer next to them into their throats, and finally let out a satisfied sigh from the depths of their throats. Even Xihe was no exception.

Seeing this, Du Yuqi finally sighed and said:

"I finally believe that you haven't had a good meal for two days... Come on, eat some fruit to cool down the spiciness first. Now we can slowly eat some tripe and goose intestines. By the way, let me find out which force these people chasing you belong to."

Every time after listening to Du Yuqi's questions, he would say:

"It's very complicated. There are people from the Zero Organization, the Empire, and even the Steel Bear Knights. There's an old proverb that says it well: pheasants are hit by arrows because of their feathers, and rabbits are chased by hounds because of their meat. The mutant Terra Stone that our people got is the reason why these guys turned into mad dogs and pounced on us regardless of everything."

After hearing what Meimei said, Du Yuqi nodded and said:

"Got it... How long can you stay here this time?"

Every time:

"It should be seven days. Jet just told me that the magic elements on your plane are very thin. But because of this, they will absorb and assimilate the mutated Terra Stone faster, so these seven days are definitely not wasted."

Jet had a chicken claw in his mouth at the moment, and he had no time to speak, so he could only nod his head, looking quite funny. Xi also showed her love for hot pot with her actions, and she kept her composure and didn't say anything. Du Yuqi found that this girl was actually a carnivore, and had never touched vegetarian dishes, and she especially liked luncheon meat and quail eggs.

The group chatted and ate for a while, when they suddenly heard the door of the room next door creak open, and then Lin actually staggered out from inside. Although he was wrapped up like a dumpling and had to gasp for breath and hold on to the wall when he walked, he had a smile on his face and said:

"Well, you guys are so disloyal that you actually eat alone here!"

When Du Yuqi saw it, he couldn't help but widen his eyes. He stood up and went to help Lin, then checked his body. He was immediately surprised to find that Lin's body healing speed was beyond his imagination. According to his plan, even with Lin's physical fitness far exceeding that of ordinary people, it would take at least one day and one night to recover to his current state, but now only two hours have passed at most.

Lin also saw the doubt in Du Yuqi's heart, and smiled:

"My injuries could not be healed before because there were a lot of foreign objects in my body that were blocking my recovery. Since you performed surgery to remove the arrows, bullets and other debris, my self-healing ability can certainly come into play. And there is another very important reason why I healed so quickly."

Having said that, Lin took out the imperial seal that he carried with him and held it in the palm of his hand. This thing now turned into a dark red bead the size of an egg, and the surface was actually covered with scales. The dark red color of the surface looked radiant, like a glowing ember, giving people a breathtaking feeling.

If you look closely, you can find that the dark red color on the surface of the imperial seal is still changing, sometimes bright, sometimes dark, and in a very rhythmic way. It should be just in sync with Lin's breathing. At the same time, because the various magical elements on the earth are so thin that it is outrageous, you can clearly feel that the energy in the imperial seal is continuously flowing into Lin's body, repairing his body.

After discovering this, Du Yuqi carefully sensed it again for a while and said seriously:

"It's very strange, really very strange. There is no doubt that your imperial seal is actually a mutated Terra stone, but it seems to have its own will. It is particularly tolerant to you and even actively transmits the power inside to you for healing. The relationship between you two is extremely close."

Lin sat down, leaning comfortably on the sofa next to him, picked up a bottle of beer and said:

"Yes, you are absolutely right. Its essence is a mutated Terra Stone, but its other identity is the imperial seal that has been worshipped and sacrificed for hundreds of years in my country! Over the past few hundred years, it has been worshipped together with the spirit tablets of the previous kings, and the wishes of all the people are concentrated on it. It is natural that it has such a subtle connection with me."


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