radiothebook Chapter 709 Everything Can Be Stewed
Chapter 709 Everything Can Be Stewed
Chapter 709 Everything Can Be Stewed
It has to be said that although the helpers summoned by the octopus were clumsy, there were just enough of them. Each of them had a handful of grass, a small stone, and a small seed, which was enough for Hao Jiejie to make many, many delicious dishes.
The octopus was five or six times larger than when we first met, its strong and powerful tentacles spread out, blotting out the sky.
But on the enormous tentacles, countless suckers were greedily sucking on the small oysters.
"Fellow villager, your grilled oysters are so delicious! It's a pity they're so small, one sucker isn't enough for one."
Grilled oysters don't provide much energy, but they're so delicious!
The octopus slurped and slurped, thinking that this was what life was all about, this was what living was all about.
Hao Jiejie, who cooks non-stop every day, unknowingly accumulates enough energy, but instead of expanding her body like an octopus, she splits into another Hao Jiejie.
However, the second Hao Jiejie is in the form of a club.
A pestle and a large pot—they go together perfectly.
Hao Jiejie ignored the octopus's complaints because the creature's stomach was a bottomless pit; no matter what she did, it would eat it all.
Instead of complaining about not having enough oysters, go find me some more ingredients.
Hao Jiejie wasn't very happy because all those silly little people brought were flowers, plants, and oysters.
Hao Jiejie hasn't seen any new ingredients for a very long time.
The octopus keenly sensed Hao's unhappiness and, fearing that the only cook from the same hometown would strike, quickly ordered the helpers to develop new ingredients!
This really put these silly little people in a difficult position.
The native inhabitants of the underworld are locked in a fierce battle with the two city lords. Every now and then, a large crack appears in the ground here, a large hole appears in the sky there, and meteor showers, fireball showers, hail, and lightning randomly occur.
Just surviving is difficult enough, but they also have to risk their lives to find new ingredients.
Although they can be reborn through the reincarnation pool, the pain of death is a real experience.
What should they do? The city lord's orders could not be disobeyed, and they did not want to risk going to the battlefield.
So, a player whose character was a rat spirit put his mind to work and formed a team to secretly hunt down the unconscious and injured creatures on the edge of the battlefield.
Who cares what it is, who cares which side it's on, leave it all to Hao Jiejie.
"You guys are really capable!"
Hao Jiejie was full of enthusiasm when she saw ingredients she had never seen before, and the octopus also ushered in a spring of meat consumption.
Hehehe!
He no longer has to eat vegetables and seafood.
It's meat! Meat that contains energy, meat that can make it even stronger!
The octopus discovered a new world and once again ordered the silly little creatures to clean up the battlefield.
These days were an unforgettable and wonderful period in Hao Jiejie and Octopus's memories!
Hao Jiejie just kept cooking, boiling, and grilling, eventually splitting into more than 20 clones. There were ones for chopping vegetables, cooking vegetables, grilling skewers…
Finally, she even built a building on the banks of the Po River and named it "Ziran Hall" because cumin is a very versatile seasoning.
Dozens of clones were bustling about in the [Zirantang] restaurant.
The octopus, like an old man, occupied a table with each of its tentacles: "Hey buddy, what do you think? I didn't lie to you, did I? Isn't this a great spot? It's close to the Po River, there's a bridge, and it's right next to me, so we can visit each other anytime."
Hao Jiejie was very satisfied with the location: "Thank you, fellow villager. This charcoal-grilled witch's mane is my housewarming gift to you. Congratulations on moving into your new home."
The Octopus's mass troop attack is very effective.
They no longer had to live in dilapidated thatched huts, but could move into a specially built city lord's mansion.
Its city is so magnificent that it can hold tens of millions of foolish little people. "Thank you for your gift, my friend, I love it very much. I've decided to name my city 'The City of Death.' I hope my little people will forge ahead fearlessly, unafraid of death."
Hao Jiejie: "Then your hope has come true. With the Reincarnation Pool around, your little people are indeed not afraid of death."
"Hehehe! Fellow villager, why don't you build a city too? Then we'll both be city lords."
"But I don't have that many people."
"It's alright, just split into a few more. Besides, if you successfully build a city, you'll also get a Rebirth Pool or a Summoning Circle, so you can summon your people, right?"
That makes a lot of sense, and Hao Jiejie was thrilled: "Okay, then I'll name my city 'Eternal City,' and I hope that the residents of my city will live forever."
To achieve this goal, Hao Jiejie and Octopus are taking increasingly bigger and bigger actions.
The foolish little men are no longer satisfied with cleaning up the corpses or near-corpses around the battlefield; they dare to sneak up on the edge of the battlefield and launch surprise attacks.
On this day, they stole a very beautiful woman.
The woman had her eyes closed, and her whole body exuded an indescribable fragrance.
On this very day, Hao Jiejie's [Eternal City] was built!
In the evening, Octopus will come to [Zirantang] to celebrate with Hao Jiejie.
Last time, the octopus's housewarming gift was a grilled witch. This time, the celebration gift can't be any less impressive than a grilled witch.
Hao Jiejie's eyes darted around, her gaze settling on the beautiful woman.
This aroma is so enticing! It would be delicious if it were stewed.
Just do it.
Hao Jiejie cleaned the ingredients and washed them thoroughly. She wanted to peel them, but she didn't expect the skin to be so tough. She couldn't break it with a brush or cut it with a knife.
Hao Jiejie had to abandon all other cooking methods and only use the simplest one: stewing!
Put the ingredients into the pot and add water from the Po River.
Salt, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, scallions, ginger, and garlic were all thrown into the pot at once.
Stew and stew.
As the stew simmered until evening, even the octopus arrived: "Hao Jiejie, aren't you done yet?"
No. The best food needs time to mature.
Actually, it was Hao Jiejie's competitive spirit that got the better of her; she refused to believe that she couldn't cook this piece of meat until it was tender!
The octopus waited at [Zirantang] for eighty-one days, but only smelled the enticing aroma and didn't get to eat anything.
He couldn't wait any longer and reluctantly said goodbye to Hao Jiejie: "Fellow villager, you cook here first. The two city lords asked me to help out, I'll be right back, so please don't sneak any food by yourself."
"Okay, go ahead."
The second eighty-one days have passed, and the octopus has not returned, but the soup is making progress.
The meat and bones have been successfully separated; the marrow is now in sight.
That evening, however, [Zirantang] welcomed an uninvited guest.
"Little artifact spirit, you're quite powerful, even more powerful than Laozi's alchemy furnace."
Hao Jiejie recognized the woman in front of her. She looked much more disheveled than the last time she saw her, with many new scars on her body and sharp eyes.
Hao Jiejie: "Oh, I don't know who the alchemy furnace is."
Empress Houtu chuckled.
She looked at the white bones bobbing up and down in the pot, a hint of heartache flashing in her eyes: "Little spirit, let's make a deal."
(End of this chapter)