"Little Fatty, are you coming home tonight?"

After dinner, Qin Ming watched Xiao Pang go to the cafeteria kitchen.

At that moment, the chubby boy, with an air of nonchalance, wobbled away and disappeared at the end of the corridor. Qin Ming assumed he had gone to find Chef Huang and didn't think much of it.

However, he did not expect that he would not return after such a long time.

As dusk settled outside the window, the sky gradually brightened until the moon and stars began to shine. Qin Ming flipped through a few pages of his book, studied the resource list on his bracelet for a while, and when he looked up again, the moon was already high in the sky.

The cafeteria should be closed by now, right?

Although Chef Huang dotes on Little Fatty to an extreme degree, he wouldn't let a turtle cause trouble in the kitchen until midnight.

He tried to contact Little Fatty using the contract, but it took him a long time to get a response.

"Hmm... I'm busy, waiting for good news from the turtle!"

The call was intermittent, as if the signal was weak, or as if Xiao Pang was too focused on something else and couldn't spare the energy to reply.

Qin Ming knows Xiao Pang best. He loves to eat and sleep. Since he can give up his sleep time, there must be something extremely important that he can't get away from.

Since he could sense that Little Fatty was in good condition, he decided not to disturb him.

He lay back down on the bed, casually flipping through the information on his bracelet, but his mind was still preoccupied with something.

What exactly is he busy with?

At this moment, Little Fatty was on the front beach of Canglongtan, his four paws treading in the cold, shallow water, his eyes fixed intently on the deep water ahead.

Chu Jiang stood on the shore, wrapped his coat tightly around himself, and his expression was indescribable.

Although he was given orders by his master, he wasn't so diligent as to go fishing and shrimping at this hour.

Even disregarding the little fat man, his own back couldn't take it anymore, and he had planned to skip most of the day tomorrow to spend time with him.

Little Fatty took it to heart. He was eagerly anticipating the good fishing that night, and when Chu Jiang finished packing his things and was about to go back to rest, he cheerfully suggested, "Let's go!"

Chu Jiang:......

Although he didn't know why this distinguished guest was so important, what else could he do when his master had already gone to such lengths?

With a grit of his teeth, he led the way, albeit pathetically.

Canglongtan is a treasure land.

The pool never freezes and is shrouded in mist, said to be a place where dragon energy converges.

Although it is night, the beautiful scenery of Canglongtan is still captivating.

Moonlight spilled onto the water, creating shimmering ripples like a layer of shattered silver. The distant mountain shadows were reflected in the water, and fish and shrimp could be vaguely seen swimming beneath, creating strings of bubbles.

But Chu Jiang was not happy.

The temperature at night is much lower than during the day. You can bear it during the day, but at night, the wind feels like it can seep into your bones, making you shiver.

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Even he, a local, was finding it hard to bear; his fingers were frozen stiff, and his breath was white mist.

On the contrary, Little Fatty's dishes were of exceptionally high quality, thanks to Chef Huang. Those dishes, infused with spiritual ingredients, would give ordinary people plenty of energy, let alone spirit beasts.

Add to that Little Fatty's bottomless appetite, and with such an energy supply, it's no wonder he's afraid of the cold.

He lay on the rocks by the pool, his chubby body motionless, his neck craning downwards, completely absorbed.

The fat paws pressed down into the snow, creating small pits that melted the fluffy snow and revealed the moist soil beneath.

Chu Jiang rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

After carefully checking the snow under the little fat paws, it was confirmed that it had indeed melted, and completely melted, leaving not a single ice crystal.

Chu Jiang: "..."

"It's...it's just ahead," he stammered. "We've seen signs of them here, so it shouldn't be far. But...be careful of the giant claws of the dragon scale shrimp and the breath of the dragon breath snail!"

He is quite experienced and serves as Chef Huang's good helper, coming to Qiantan every few days to collect ingredients.

He could tell from the remains on the ground that lobsters and snails had recently appeared in this area.

However, his night vision is insufficient, and underwater is too dangerous for him, so he cannot go into the water.

Going down at this point and encountering an undercurrent or something would be playing with your life.

He had no choice but to tell everything he needed to, for fear that this ancestor might get hurt.

"Besides the risk of biological attacks, there are occasional undercurrents, so don't go too deep," he advised. "If it's too dangerous, we can come back tomorrow, and I'll go in with you. It'll be safer during the day when things are clearer."

"Hmm."

Little Fatty gave Chu Jiang a cryptic look, his eyes carrying a hint of... how to put it, like a perfunctory "I know, I know, stop nagging."

He took out a handful of bait from his small bag used for concealment and threw it into the water.

Chu Jiang looked closely and realized it wasn't ordinary bait. As soon as the bait entered the water, it emitted a faint fluorescent glow, like tiny stars sinking to the bottom.

Then a faint fragrance wafted out, and even Chu Jiang, who was standing on the shore, could smell it.

There seems to be something there!

After scattering the bait, Little Fatty pushed off with its four paws and went into the water.

His movements were surprisingly agile. Despite his round appearance, he entered the water silently, like a stone sinking to the bottom, creating only a small ripple.

Chu Jiang stood on the shore, watching Little Fatty dive deeper and deeper into the water, the firefly light gradually disappearing into the darkness.

He seemed to be deep in thought.

Could this be... a fishing expert that Master hired?

Chef Huang's culinary skills are top-notch at Canglong Academy, but you can never have too many of the finest ingredients.

When the exchange students from the Shanghai Academy arrived, the master's attitude was quite off.

This guy, who's usually so arrogant, actually took the initiative to talk to the exchange student and even mentioned giving them special treatment. When has he ever been so polite to an exchange student?

And then there's this turtle...

Chu Jiang thought about it more and more and it made more sense.

He learned to cook because he had a good palate and a slight craving for food.

So I really envy the chubby guy who can eat and drink to his heart's content and enjoy half a day. This has simply fulfilled his ultimate dream!

Despite his annoyance and exhaustion, he found himself lost in thought as he accompanied Little Fatty all the way.

If Little Fatty can do it, so can he...

Does that mean he can enjoy the same treatment and realize his ultimate dream of becoming a chef ahead of time?

After all, top-tier spiritual chefs are extremely rare. They need talent, hard work, and the opportunity to have a large supply of the finest ingredients.

He studied under his master for three years and considered himself to have a decent talent, but when it came to ingredients, there were several more experienced people waiting in the wings, not just him.

If we could have a more efficient and stable source of top-quality ingredients...

Thinking of this, even though the sky was still so dark and the temperature so cold, Chu Jiang felt energized!

He stared wide-eyed, wanting to see exactly what it was about this tortoise that had won his master's favor.

Is it specially made bait? Or a special fishing technique?

He can learn the former, and he can find the latter.

Turtles are generally easy to find, and fishing doesn't require any top-tier skills that can overturn rivers and seas. He has a chance!

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