The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 181: The Nakiri Family's Treasure House (5K)

"If it is fresh meat slaughtered within a day, the recycling price will be 20% to 30% higher than that of IGO Mall."

"Of course, crocodile teeth, crocodile skin, crocodile bones... There should be a lot of people interested in these materials from giant crocodiles on the black market. They can also be sold for points or money."

Xia An hung up the phone, checked the rental situation of the warehouse area in the Tokyo Port Terminal on the Internet, contacted an agent by phone, and then went out.

Soon, standing in the warehouse that he had rented temporarily for a sum of yen, Xia An spread two layers of clean plastic film on the ground, rinsed it with water several times, and then he came to the isolated island swamp area.

It only took half a day.

The entire giant crocodile had been skinned from head to tail by the Dora King Kong tribe, and even its belly had been ripped open and all its internal organs taken out.

"These Vajra Palus are good, they work very efficiently."

Xia An liked it.

Of course, he is not a black-hearted farmer who exploits Palu mindlessly, and these Doraemons are not black slaves bound by the Palu system.

He and Silverback went out and killed two more common Kaila crocodiles as a reward for the Dora King Kong tribe and an extra meal.

The King Kongs excitedly dragged the two giant crocodiles back to their habitat.

The woodlands and swamp areas are filled with the sounds of monkeys.

Even the wise eyes of the Silverback tribe leader, looking at Xia An, became much clearer, with more affirmation and trust.

"OK OK."

"Don't kill these common kayla crocodiles in the swamp while I'm gone."

"We should not exhaust all resources, but should continue to develop, understand?"

The silverback's eyes are as clear as they can be.

Forget it.

Xia An shook his head speechlessly.

He has come to regard the swamp area as a "fish tank", and if there are fewer living things, he will settle accounts with ranger Silverback.

Next, the body and armor belt of the Kaila crocodile leader were brought back to the warehouse in Tokyo in two batches.

Then, send a message to Higashino Tsuyoshi.

[The item is at this location (location information), please arrange a multi-person team to pick up and transfer the item. ]

After dealing with all the matters, Xia An walked back to the Nakiri residence with his steps brisk.

"Sir, the commander-in-chief invites you."

The butler was at the gate of the manor, seemingly waiting for Xia An to return.

The main house's large living room.

Except for Nakiri Senzaemon.

Nakiri Soe and his wife, and sisters Erina and Alice were also there.

The family chatted absentmindedly, glancing towards the door from time to time.

When Xia An walked in.

Only old man Senzaemon remained calm; everyone else stood up subconsciously.

"Master, it's been two days since you returned victoriously. Did you have a good rest?" Alice came up and held his arm affectionately.

In fact, Xia An did find an excuse to take a break, and privately, he was digesting and absorbing the gains from his visit to Higashino Tsuyoshi's mansion.

Xia Anke has not forgotten the battle of this naughty and lively female disciple. He patted her little head:

"I can serve as a judge in the semi-finals of the next autumn trials."

Hearing this, Alice blinked, then reacted and jumped up and down cheering: "Great!"

"Then I must win this internal war between the sects."

"I want to announce... that I am the disciple with the best cooking skills under Master!"

The words trailed off.

Next to her, Erina, who had crossed her arms, finally couldn't bear it anymore. Veins on her forehead bulged, and she smiled and released her evil spirit:

"You, an ordinary freshman who participated in the autumn trials, are you going to challenge me, a freshman at the top ten level?"

Alice also smiled and said:
"How dare I."

But her eyes were clearly filled with provocation and eagerness to try.

Seeing this, Xia An said casually:

"Stop arguing. If you want to talk about the best cooking skills, please go to your Senior Sister Xiaolin."

This move of shifting fire and transferring hatred is so skillful and smooth.

"Who is Senior Sister Xiaolin?"

The two sisters turned their heads at the same time.

"The second place in this year's top ten is Xiaolin Longdan."

That's right.

On the way back two days ago, Xia An finally formally agreed to Xiaolin Longdan's repeated requests.

Of course, the main reason was what Xiaolin Longdan said at the time, which made Xia An's heart beat:

"From now until the next few years after graduation, I don't plan to open my own restaurant. I would rather stay by your side and learn."

"It would be my honor to help you in the kitchen."

Good guy.

A second-place graduate of the top ten helps in the kitchen, does not ask for salary, and brings his own dry food.

Xia An really couldn't bear to refuse, and there was really no consideration of appearance at all.

When they heard it was Kobayashi Ryudou, Alice and Erina both felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.

"How could it be, Senior Xiaolin..." Alice bit her lip, her face full of resentment and entanglement, "Master, you don't want to catch all the top ten female chefs of this year?"

Xia An waved his hand and said seriously:

"how come."

"This time, Rindou-chan and Erina-chan are enough."

Alice and Erina looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

They were obviously worried that their master would come to Neon and Totsuki, and they would have many more senior brothers and sisters to look after.

So far, my master is still very restrained.

"All right."

Nakiri Munee came over and started talking about business:
"Boss Xia, I heard that you brought back three incomplete level 46 ingredient ruby ​​crabs."

"Are you willing to sell? Nakiri International Research Institute is willing to meet all your offers."

Seeing Xia An fell into thought.

Leonora walked forward with a smile and said quickly: "We only want to buy a part of it, it can be crab meat or crab roe."

Seeing that Xia An still didn't respond.

cough cough.

Nakiri Senzaemon finally couldn't sit still anymore:
"So, barter."

"Bring me one kilogram of crab meat or crab roe, and I'll let you enter the Nakiri family treasury and choose one treasure."

A smile appeared on Xia An's face, and the old fox was exposed.

"Trading level 46 ingredients, out of this kilogram of net weight, I'm afraid you took 500 grams, right?"

Unexpectedly, Xia An exposed his chicken feet so bluntly, and Senzaemon's face turned red:
"You will definitely not lose money on this deal. Do you want to change it?"

"I'll change."

Xia An nodded.

Each of the three ruby ​​crabs is huge, 3 centimeters wide and weighing about 60 kilograms.

After removing the shell, because the meat is very full and firm, the total net weight of edible crab roe and crab meat is even higher than that of large species of crabs such as snow crabs and king crabs, accounting for more than 50% of the body weight.

Therefore, each crab can yield about 5 kg of net meat, and 3 crabs is about 15 kg.

Of course, some leg meat and claw meat are consumed in the competition, so the actual net weight will be reduced a lot, but taking out 1 kilogram of it for trading is not a big deal, and it can also be a favor.

After all, he had stayed at the Nakiri residence for several days, eating and drinking for free, and had free use of the professional kitchen.

Not returning the favor really shows that you have a problem with your emotional intelligence.

Hearing Xia An's answer, he finally gave in.

Even with Mr. Senzaemon's status, he couldn't help but smile and stroke his beard.

Nakiri Munee and Leonora were even more smiling.

……

"Here is the Nakiri family treasure house."

The whole family was very enthusiastic and enthusiastic, and they took Xia An to the basement space excavated in the manor.

The gate itself is built like a doomsday underground shelter, with three thick smart gates, and the passage is full of surveillance cameras and identity authentication equipment.

"Most of the things inside are what my generation and I found in the food world and gradually accumulated."

Nakiri Senzaemon's hearty laughter echoed in the space:

"Some things may have been piled up for a hundred years, may be older than me, and have been appraised by many masters, but I still can't identify them."

"So, Boss Xia, if you choose an unknown item and leave the treasure house, you can't return it or exchange it." Hearing this, Xia An was surprised: "Is he older than you, old man?"

"Doesn't that mean your father's whole generation has explored the world of food?"

Nakiri Senzaemon smiled but said nothing.

Erina proudly said:
"The Totsuki Kingdom was not established in a day or two."

The word "aristocratic family" is no longer enough to describe Totsuki's status and power in Japan on this blue planet.

The name of a kingdom is more appropriate.

Chefs like Tsuyoshi Higashino who are not from the Totsuki school are more like outliers in the Japanese food industry, which is why he seems to be a loner.

The items in the treasury are not piled up randomly, but are classified and strictly separated into areas.

【recipe】

【Kitchenware】

【Relics of the Past】

【Animal materials】

In short, there are many kinds.

It was the first time that Xia An saw with his own eyes the wealth and property held by a dominant food power in a country on earth, and he was filled with shock.

Turtle, the name of the Totsuki Kingdom is really well deserved.

recipe.

Xia An skipped it.

He has no shortage of recipes now.

I have classic ancient cookbooks, the answer-level cookbook by senior Tang Meijun, and many of them I don’t have the time and energy to study.

As for kitchen utensils.

Xia An looked at two or three pieces and lost interest.

Why?

He began to become critical.

Because everyone says that [Ligaru's Blade] is good and powerful. It can cut the shell of a level 46 ruby ​​crab with ease.

It’s not about quantity but quality of kitchen utensils.

A kitchen blade similar to the [Ligaru Blade] is enough to determine the outcome of a high-end food battle.

If you can handle the food that others cannot, you are far ahead.

But unfortunately, Xia An secretly borrowed the "data eye" of the Kitchen God panel and wandered around.

The most hardcore piece of kitchenware in the kitchenware area.

This bone-cutting knife is made from the large spine keel of a level 40 [Pure Golden Manatee].

Seeing Xia An looking at the bone-cutting knife that was faintly glowing golden, he sighed.

Nakiri Senzaemon suddenly stopped laughing and became a little nervous.

Behind.

Nakiri Munee and Leonora exchanged glances.

Leonora, who had evidently only been here once or twice, looked at her husband with a puzzled look.

Nakiri Souei's eyes were filled with astonishment and pain, and he thought:

Boss Xia's eyes are so sharp?
The town’s treasure in the kitchenware area was directly locked on?
"Master, do you like this knife very much?" Alice smiled, not noticing the strangeness of her father and grandfather whose hearts were bleeding.

"Of course." Xia An nodded and smiled, "After all, its base material is the dragon bone of a level 40 [Pure Gold Manatee], and judging from the forging process, the skill of the 'grinder' is really amazing."

"what?"

This time, not only Alice was stunned.

Nakiri Erina was also stunned:
"Level 40, pure gold manatee?"

Xia An smiled and glanced at the father and son, Senzaemon and Nakiri Soe, who were smiling bitterly.

“Ahem.” Senzaemon pretended to be calm and said, “This is a rare ingredient that I came across when I was exploring the food world thirty years ago.”

"Later, I learned that it was called [Pure Golden Manatee], and its capture level was as high as 40. Although its combat power is not very good, the capture level is almost entirely added to its rarity."

"And, according to the 'grinder' who helped me forge the bone-chopping knife."

"The pure golden manatee only lives in clear waters with 100% visibility. It is pure gold in color and is an endangered species. Let alone catching it, it is said that just seeing it will increase your mysterious 'food luck'..."

That's it!

Rare species illustration +1!

Xia An obtains information about kitchen utensils from the "Data Eye" and does not make detailed notes on the base material. For example, on the [Blade of Ligaru], it only indicates that it is forged from the ivory of the level 48 creature Ligaru mammoth.

"Put it aside for now." Xia An put the bone-cutting knife back on the knife rack and clapped his hands.

If there is really no treasure that suits your taste better, it's okay to take this knife.

When it comes to killing the rich, Xia An will not show mercy.

This sword has actually been put aside and left here to gather dust. That only means that Nakiri Senzaemon has a better one and has replaced it with another!

[Relics of the Past] Partition!
"The so-called 'old relics' are old things that hunters and chefs dig out from ruins and ruins when exploring the food world."

Nakiri Senzaemon explained.

"Some relics are notes of old cooks. They may contain some extraordinary and historic old classic recipes, or clues to traces of some extinct creatures. They may also contain the inheritance of 'grinders' or even 'regenerators'..."

Grinder!
Regeneration Master!
Xia An's eyes narrowed slightly.

He knows that these two "professions" do not exist in isolation in the food industry.

Hunters catch all kinds of food.

Grinders forge all kinds of kitchen utensils.

As for the Regenerator...

A group that deeply understands the "cycle of life" and implements this concept is like the druids of the food world, dedicated to maintaining the environment and ecological balance of the food world.

However, corrupted regenerators also exist.

There are many schools of thought within this group, such as the Forest School, the Gene School, and even a dark and depraved faction that deals with forbidden technology and artificial gourmet demons.

But no matter which faction, the regenerator's own abnormal ability is enough to make ordinary hunters and chefs drool with envy.

Senior Tang Meijun's notes contain detailed records of the Regeneration Master's abilities, and she does not hide her desire for it.

First of all, it is [ecological perception].

This is the ability to resonate with nature. When one reaches a certain stage of practice, one will even master the ability to listen to the "voices" of plants.

Second.

It is [cellular level operation].

This group of people can precisely manipulate gourmet cells, whether it is their own cells or the cells of organisms in nature.

therefore.

They are not afraid of the backlash from the so-called food demon.

It can also avoid sudden biological mutations due to improper operation during the regeneration process.

Unfortunately.

Senior Tang Meijun's notes only contain part of the inheritance of the Grinder, and are incomplete, let alone the even more scarce and rare Regeneration Master inheritance.

“Speaking of which, at the end of the last century, near the 21st century, a major event occurred in the international food world.”

Nakiri Senzaemon suddenly sighed:
"It was a relic of the old days, a notebook, which was submitted to the IGO headquarters. At that time, the president of the IGO headquarters, as well as the two vice presidents, all came from the Chinese food industry."

"The relic notes contain a clue about an endangered or even extinct species... That creature is called the Chalk Bird. It is said that a 'Chak Leaf' grows from the horns on its head every five years. It is a top-notch medicine in the food world and can cure almost any disease!"

"So, the Shenzhou-born Dragon Chef Guild President personally formed an exploration team and brought along two Shenzhou-born Dragon Chef Vice-Presidents, as well as two Dragon Chef veterans with official identities."

"As for Chef Lin, there are a total of ten of them, seven of whom are from Shenzhou, including the young, middle and old generations."

"Among them, the most outstanding young talents..."

At this point, Senzaemon sighed and lamented.

Sisters Erina and Alice reacted calmly, as if they had heard their grandfather repeating this story many times.

"Yes, yes, I want to learn from Senior Tang Meijun." Alice said perfunctorily.

Erina was puzzled: "Grandpa, you have mentioned this amazing senior more than once. Twenty or thirty years later, this senior may be only a few years older than Dojima and Saiba, but she may have already become the Dragon Chef. Is the gap so big?"

Senzaemon slapped his thigh and said, "That's right, the difference between people is sometimes so outrageous!"

Erina: "Then why didn't this senior leave any classic recipes that are popular among the people?"

She obviously didn't quite believe it.

Senzaemon glared and said, "It's because you are too young. You are still pushing forward. How can you think of leaving a legacy and spreading it?"

"What about the videotapes? With so many international competitions and important titles, there must be some videos, right?"

When talking about the video, Senzaemon suddenly became listless:
"You can ask the Shenzhou Association. After the death of this team, they encrypted and blocked the life of the entire team through the IGO organization. Only in recent years have they begun to release some text files."

At this time, Xia An, who was walking in front to check the treasures, stopped and turned back and said seriously:
“‘Crispy Ruby Crab Legs’ is a recipe created by Ms. Tang Meijun.”

"And this is just one of the 'Ruby Crab Trio' series she created."

(End of this chapter)