I Am Cultivating in the Apocalypse

Chapter 821 - 911: Kidnapping a Master Chef to the Middle East—is That Too Much?

Wu Hai waved his hand next to him: "Don’t worry, Brother Liang Xing, our Boss Jing is not short of money, you can either trade materials or virtual coins."

"Twenty portions? Haha, it’s not that I don’t want to do it, it’s just that the ingredients are limited at the moment, can’t gather that many all at once." Master Liang sighed about the bad times, "If we had the Five Snakes in the early years, I would make you a legendary dish, Taishi Five Snake Soup. This soup is extraordinarily delicious, rich in aroma, Ah Hai has also tasted it before."

Wu Hai gulped and reminisced: "Those five snakes, combined with chicken, abalone, the deboned snake meat is smooth and chewy, the final touch of chrysanthemum and lemon peel is the icing on the cake, so fresh. It’s a pity, back then when Brother Liang Xing and I went to the Middle East to discuss business, we couldn’t come to terms with those locals, and it was this dish that eventually conquered them."

Jing Shu raised an eyebrow: "President Wu also went to the Middle East with Brother Liang Xing?"

Wu Hai chuckled: "Don’t underestimate Brother Liang Xing just because he’s a chef, he can translate many minor languages without a problem, and he knows quite a bit about the tricks over there. I’m at ease with him around. If it weren’t for the catastrophe twenty years ago, Brother Liang Xing’s achievements would have been even greater than ours."

Master Liang laughed heartily.

Jing Shu’s eyes lit up, then she snapped her fingers, and the Hulk came forward. Jing Shu pulled out a large cage from it, containing pythons, cobras, liquor-soaked snakes, and Five-step Snakes, all acquired by chance after the apocalypse.

Master Liang’s eyes brightened: "Young lady, these snakes are treasures, raised so well, and really fat. Whether used for venom extraction or making soup, they’re truly incredible."

Then, his eyes dimmed: "Alas, snakes nowadays are either extinct or endangered. Your snakes are perfect specimens... I doubt you’ll be willing to sell them, even if you are, I’m afraid I can’t afford so many snakes at once."

Wu Hai nodded in agreement, considering the current market prices, it’s like that. Shouldn’t they try buying a few first??

Wu Jiang swallowed, President Jing always manages to be so unexpected! How many more treasures does she have!

Zhang Yicheng: As expected of President Jing!

"Master Liang, I’m about to head to the Middle East for a few months. If you come along and cook for us and translate the language over there, these snakes will be yours when we return, how about it? Just so I don’t have to pack so much food." Jing Shu asked.

Wu Hai’s mouth dropped open: "Really? Just for going to the Middle East with you and getting paid this much? Maybe I should go with you too, President Jing?"

Wu Jiang finally couldn’t hold back: "Hey, buddy, Master Liang is going along, he cooks super delicious food and can translate, why do you want to go? Just to freeload and be a burden?"

"Are you serious? Just for a few months and I’ll get so many snakes? I feel guilty, maybe we should extend it a few more months to half a year. By the way, if there are many people, my apprentice Wang Zai can go and help me out. It’s just about time to pass my shop to my kid. Little one, little one!"

Master Liang said as he immediately called his son over, holding a handover ceremony at the spot, fearing Jing Shu would change her mind, and quickly explained everything.

Jing Shu: ... You probably don’t know yet, but being my chef is quite tiring.

Alright then, coming to Shunde wasn’t for nothing, at least I got myself a top-notch chef, lucky me, lucky me!

Master Liang then used various snakes to make a long-lost Taishi Five Snake Soup right on the spot.

A large bowl of snake soup, exuding a rich and exotic aroma, was served, filled with various cuts of snake meat. Jing Shu picked up a piece of deboned snake meat and put it into her mouth, it had the texture of eel with a strong grain, and even a bit of the soft texture of eel, and then took a sip of the snake soup~

The taste was incredible!

After this meal, Jing Shu had rarely eaten so well. Shunde truly is a mecca for food in my heart. Sichuan peppercorns coconut chicken, Kungfu fish tofu, deep-fried dumplings...

While Jing Shu and her group ate, Master Liang? Since he’s going to the Middle East with Jing Shu, naturally he needs to prepare his things. Master Liang brought a set of chef’s knives, some secret recipe spices, and his apprentice Wang Zai.

Once Jing Shu and her group finished their meal, Master Liang also packed up and was ready, waiting with his apprentice Wang Zai.

The world has no eternal banquet, and the group was about to part ways.

Wu Jiang and Wu Hai not only had ancestral rites to attend but also business to discuss.

Seeing Jing Shu was about to return to the South Sea, Zhang Yicheng insisted on tagging along with President Jing and expressed that even though President Jing had a chief secretary, he wouldn’t mind being the second secretary.

Jing Shu thought about it, then agreed, one needs to stay in the South Sea, and there needs to be someone to manage things in the Middle East as well. Zhang Yicheng’s organizational skills are pretty good.

So, Jing Shu took Zhang Yicheng and the newly recruited chef Brother Liang Xing on the next ferry back to the South Sea.

Meanwhile,

The Four-eyed boy and Sisi delivered several truckloads of big Iron Worms that night to their lab for dissection and research. This included studying how to extract, store, and use the metallic gallium which can quickly corrode metal.

After arranging this, the Four-eyed boy received a notification from the Middle East supply group:

"@everyone, gather at Xuwen Pier in seven days to set off for the Middle East! Each department should prepare accordingly, make sure not to be late! Especially coordinate the fleet and supply issues you’re bringing!"

After the Four-eyed boy acknowledged the message, he continued checking the news. Several years into the apocalypse, though survival remained difficult, thankfully the country hadn’t given up. Many basic civilian infrastructures were under reconstruction efforts, such as communications, energy, drinking water, and so on. The news actively reported on the reconstruction efforts across regions.

"Dayawan Nuclear Power Plant restarted today, marking the 7th nuclear plant restored this year, continuing to effectively enhance the national power grid’s supply capacity."

"At this year’s new species online expo, journalists saw: besides evolved potatoes and yams, the darkroom sea rice also welcomes a bountiful harvest! This suggests that everyone enjoying fragrant hot rice once again could become reality!"

"After months of trekking, with active escort and assistance along the way, millions of migratory residents from Wu City are finally about to land in the South Sea. Stay tuned for the report from our on-scene journalist..."

On the other side.

Jing Shu, making haste, finally returned to the South Sea two days before the Wu City main group arrived, placing Zhang Yicheng, Master Liang, and others brought back on the South Sea Cigarette Factory’s dormitory, and granted them allowances, letting Zhang Yicheng take Master Liang to explore the South Sea and try some local specialties.

Then, Jing Shu finally returned to her villa, where outside, rare treasure snakes were scarce yet on her villa’s high walls, they were as abundant as a disaster, stretching their big heads out. If Master Liang and Zhang Yicheng came, it might just scare them to death.