Chapter 355: I Have an Ancient Dragon Person Friend.
Over the next two months, life was extremely leisurely, as if living a mundane life filled with oil and salt.
Hunting, stewing soup, forging, teaching Nana, checking if the Flame King Dragon was dead, looking for the Snake King Dragon skeleton, and carving out a road connecting to the Valley of Miasma.
Occasionally, Jié Jié would visit the Ancient Tree Forest to check on the progress of the investigation team’s infrastructure.
Of the three ships, the upper structures of two had been dismantled, one of which was longitudinally fixed onto the rock wall facing the sea of the Twin Peaks.
Now, houses were beginning to be built on the deck of that ship, officially developing into a residential area.
But with the residential area at the foot of the mountain and the Starship of the First Team at the top, it was inconvenient to connect them, so the waterwheel system must be modified.
A group of craftsmen stood on the ship’s railing in the residential area, expanding and modifying the waterwheels, which were planned from the start and located close to the residential ship.
Numerous wooden scaffolds were built on the mountain wall, some used for construction in the residential area, others for planning the waterwheels. These seemed to have become the main tasks of the investigation team currently, greatly reducing their external exploration scale and fully committing to infrastructure.
Perhaps this was the main storyline since the first team. The first team couldn’t start infrastructure work due to insufficient manpower, so they could only idly explore maps everywhere.
Compared to before, Jié Jié appeared less frequently in the investigation team, but was welcomed as usual.
The dining area was also moved down due to the needs of the residential area work, and the preparation of ingredients added a new process compared to before.
With a sweeping motion, the broken Great Sword of the cat lifted a large piece of meat from another chopping board, sending it into the furnace under a martial arts-inspired spinning slash, continuously flipping and stir-frying.
The meat danced in the fire, enticing meaty aromas mingling with the smoke filling the air.
It’s almost ready.
Jié Jié thought.
The Great Sword flipped the meat high into the air, captivating everyone’s attention as it spun mid-air.
“Whoosh!”
In a flurry of sword flashes, the chopped meat neatly landed in the plate.
The muscular Ailu Cat crossed its arms, displaying its prowess on another battlefield, earning applause from the waiting members.
“Meow meow meow?”
A fluffy cat paw reached for the plate, deftly taking a piece of meat and placing it into its mouth.
That cat paw hooked a finger, lightly knocking on Shān Máo’s head.
“Meow!”
The proud posture of crossing arms shattered instantly, Shān Máo scratched his head, puzzled about what he did wrong.
“Just showing off, this piece of meat isn’t cooked yet. Be more diligent, meow~”
“Meow! Definitely meow!”
“Hahaha!”
The interaction between the two Ailu Cat chefs made the watching members laugh.
“Meow~”
Shān Máo, seeing everyone laughing, dragged out a long sound of disappointment but personally arranged the ingredients and delivered them to each member waiting for their meal.
“Boss, try my cooking skills, meow!”
A big plate of meat was presented to the Grand Team Leader, Shān Máo’s face lit up with obvious joy.
“And yours too, meow!”
“Squeak squeak squeak!”
Jié Jié looked at the small piece of meat offered to him, then at the Grand Team Leader’s plate, directly pushing his own plate next to the Grand Team Leader’s and gesturing wildly.
“It seems he thinks it’s too little. It’s delicious, I think everyone will like it!”
The Grand Team Leader smiled, acting as a translator while pushing the plate again.
“You try it first, if it’s not enough, I’ll give you some of mine.”
“Meow! Will definitely improve next time, meow!”
Shān Máo blinked and nodded, interestingly asking for opinions from other members.
“Meow~ That guy looks rough, but actually has a delicate heart, meow~”
“When he said he would retire and formally become my disciple, I was really surprised, meow~”
After Shān Máo left, the chef supervisor approached, holding two bowls of soup, distributing them to the Grand Team Leader and Jié Jié.
“Thank you for your care. Being able to see a partner thrive elsewhere is truly a good thing.”
“Not at all, meow. He indeed has the talent to be a chef, meow~”
The Ailu Cat chef’s claws gestured a thumbs up, secretly observing Shān Máo, whose fighting spirit immediately soared.
Jié Jié chewed on a piece of meat while looking around. The members unanimously praised the future head chef’s food, and with every compliment, Shān Máo’s ears perked up slightly, clearly enjoying it.
It was indeed delicious.
Perhaps even without the Extinction Dragon, Shān Máo would eventually become the head chef.
The base has now overcome past hardships, responding to the need for more manpower, hunters increased hunting frequency. Some technicians from the second phase map also specialize in plants, starting to search for seeds for planting, achieving significant results.
After finishing the cat meal, Jié Jié bid farewell and slipped away, returning when the dining area was empty, approaching the Ailu Cat chef and opening a temporary pouch.
“Meow~?!”
The Ailu Cat chef was obviously startled but quickly reacted.
“Did the Ancient Dragon Person make it, meow?”
This small pouch was made of leaves and reinforced with resilient materials, full of the Ancient Dragon Person’s style.
“Squeak squeak!”
Jié Jié nodded frantically, indicating he has an Ancient Dragon Person friend.
“Hmm, surprisingly tasty, though did Ancient Dragon People eat meat too, meow? Should be specially made for you, meow.”
“I was quite shocked when you took it out just now, thinking if you could cook, that would be amazing, meow~”
The Ailu Cat chef quickly completed her mental image, patted her chest, and began focusing on tasting the “Ancient Dragon Person flavor.”
“Hmm, just a bit too salty, meow. This level of doneness, might be roasted with burning coal? Simple and brutal way to remove fishiness.”
“But this spice smell, how… does it resemble ours?”
The chef carefully sniffed, her gaze showing a hint of suspicion but didn’t delve into it further.
“Probably something one of the young ones dropped during an outing. Hmm… these two bottles can be given to your friend. If you could bring me to meet your friend, that’d be even better, meow~”
Jié Jié shook his head violently, indicating his Ancient Dragon Person friend doesn’t like interacting with the investigation team.
This was very reasonable. Contact between Ancient Dragon People and the investigation team was very limited, and only a small part was willing to interact.
“That’s such a pity, meow. Take it to him, hope next time we can eat something even better made by him, meow~”
After finishing the meat together with Jié Jié, the chef stuffed both jars of seasoning into the leaf pouch.
“Squeak squeak!”
Jié Jié stood upright, patting his chest, guaranteeing he would surely deliver the items to his Ancient Dragon Person friend!
Next time, his Ancient Dragon Person friend will surely cook something even tastier!
Watching the Smoky Snow Weasel carry the two bottles of seasoning away, the Ailu Cat chef gently nodded with warmth.
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