Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 167 166. It’s not too late to change careers now. Do you want to consider it?
Sefer's feeling was correct. Because of the harsh environment of this world, the pursuit of "how to make it taste better" that it gave rise to was of a very unsophisticated level.

They are either crudely made into dry food blocks, or even more crudely turned into nutritious dry food, or at most into compressed porridge that can be cooked. Even high-quality protein (referring to the chicken of Q Company) is just roasted and added with some salt and seasoning.

At most, you can add some spiciness or numbness, or whatever flavor you want. This is how independent mercenaries and most people eat it.

During the process of preparing raw materials, Shengnai said that friends from the college's node city and nutrition recipe related majors would also prepare delicious and nutritious food.

After all... companies big and small will definitely think about things related to human duality after they have met their basic needs.

The so-called two images are color and hunger.

But those things have been studied too deeply and even too complicated, so they are out of the choice of most people - they are expensive.

On the contrary, Sefer's approach here is very simple.

He piled the sliced fish parts together, layer upon layer of snow-white, translucent and slightly red slices, and finally put them all into the blender.

After beating it into minced meat and adding flour according to the proportion, Saifu rolled up his sleeves and found that Shengnai was thinking seriously.

"This... is a bit like starchy meat?" She blinked, seeming to understand.

The process is similar, but the results are different. Sefer grabbed the edge of the iron basin with one hand, and restrained his strength to avoid deforming it. While kneading it slowly, he asked Shengnai to pour the prepared egg white into it.

In the world of Sefer's previous life, this thing was called many things. He himself didn't know what the official name was, but the closest pronunciation was "fish balls".

The main ingredients are beaten fish paste, flour, a little ginger powder to remove the fishy smell, a little egg white to increase the viscosity, and some hot water.

Finally, it all depends on the strength of your hands.

Stir clockwise in the bowl with your palms. The clumping ingredients are stirred repeatedly. When mixed in one direction, sprinkle in a little salt. In the past, this step would make your hands so tired that they would ache or even sweat all over.

This body looks petite and cute, but its actual strength can silence the previous life. It can finish this set of physical work without even blushing or feeling nervous.

When the raw materials in the basin seemed to be slightly solidified, Seifer suddenly stopped, put his fingers in front of his eyes and licked them lightly.

Well... As expected, the actual feedback from your own body and fingers is much better than that from a machine. After all, the machine cannot provide real-time feedback of subtle "feelings".

She confidently used a spoon to pour the bite-sized, white meatballs into the boiling water. After just a moment, Shengnai smelled a special scent that made her subconsciously feel a little hungry.

Humans categorize flavors into sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty because the tongue can sense these. But beyond that, there's a special flavor called umami that can only be easily extracted by the seaside.

Seeing Shengnai so curious, Seifer served her a few of the densely packed meatballs in the pot and said, "Try it. This is fish without bones."

"Um..."

Shengnai took a small bite and found it soft and slightly elastic. The tip of his tongue felt a slightly salty but exceptionally sweet taste.

It tasted amazing, with such a light texture, but Shengnai couldn't wait to eat a few more. She blinked her eyes and said, "Sever, if you don't become a mercenary, you can probably run a food company and become a top company."

"I think it's difficult. There are always better people than you. With my limited skills, I can't possibly compare to those professional chefs."

After finishing cooking the entire pot of fish, Sefer turned around to collect the fish bones that had been cut off earlier and continued to heat the oil pan - then he glanced at the time.

"...You should rest."

"Okay, then I'm looking forward to the breakfast that Seifer prepared?" "Go ahead, the next job will be too fumy, and you don't want to be attacked by slimes while taking a bath, right?"

Looking at Shengnai, they both recalled the memorable… should we say, thorough cleaning? Then Shengnai lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly and slowly walked away.

I always feel like she seems...very much looking forward to it.

All I can say is that Dr. Mei is deeply sinful, for actually allowing such an innocent child to become obsessed with that incredible feeling.

After Shengnai left, Sefer finished the rest of the dishes at lightning speed, which were fried fish bones and fish noodles that he had only considered making during the Chinese New Year. He only stopped when his original shapes were no longer recognizable.

Then keep them warm or cold, clean up the restaurant, and then put your head down.

Well, not to mention the coat, even my pajamas are covered with traces of cooking. Even if I don’t want to go to the bathroom, I can’t.

——But to be honest, Dr. Mei is not so weird every day. At least when he was giving advice to his correspondent, the slime zero-gravity bed was quite comfortable.

With mixed feelings, he slowly walked into the bathroom, threw his clothes into the machine, took a deep breath of the warm, moist air, and stepped into the bathtub.

Warm lights illuminate the wet walls. In the bathtub, which has become calm due to parking, hot water is slowly spreading mist. Everything looks exceptionally peaceful.

If the water in that pool was actually water, Cypher approached it calmly, reaching out and patting the water: "Dr. Mei, you're here too, right?"

No one answered.

I reached in and stirred it...it was really water. Now was my break time. As someone who liked to collapse as soon as I got out of the bathtub, how could I resist?

Just as he was about to soak in, Seifer heard a strange noise coming from the ventilation duct above his head.

Without hesitation, he dodged to the side, and a translucent, soft object fell from the sky, hitting the wet ground with a "plop" sound like a ball of amorphous water.

Then it said, "Why are you hiding?"

"Why didn't I hide...wait, aren't the ventilation ducts dirty?"

"I had your unpalatable crew member modified. Now it's my access point. It's closer than walking."

Dr. Mei answered as a matter of course, then stood up, and grew bigger, taller, and hotter after absorbing water.

Then ask, "Why do you smell so good?"

"Alas... there's something better to eat in the restaurant, but you insist on licking the yogurt lid in the bathtub."

Before he could finish his words, Dr. May squirmed over, wrapped Cypher in her arms, and then went into the bathtub to continue expanding. She had the beauty of... the beauty of a water baby.

However, the expected 'cleaning mode' did not begin. Dr. Mei simply said to her, "The advance team should be here by the time the sun goes down."

"Are you ready to receive it?"

Seifer wondered, "What preparations are needed for this?"

"High-tech, out-of-city trade, do you think anyone would be interested?"

(End of this chapter)