I was just fishing, how did I become a Great Old One?

Koprulu Sector, Char Planet, High-Energy Gas Fountain Canyon.

With Jiang Li's command to "draw the knife," this "giant biological dissection and cooking operation," which may even be recorded in the history of the Koprulu Sector, officially began.

The 300-meter-long Leviathan tentacle, stretching across the center of the canyon, resembled a fallen purple mountain range. The nerves on its surface were still twitching slightly, and the high-energy biological fluid flowing from the severed end sizzled on the scorching ground, emitting a dizzying, rich, and pungent sea smell.

"So big..."

Swan drove his SCV (chef's model) around the tentacles, tilting his head back in amazement.

"Boss, how do I bake this? Even if I expanded my big iron pot tenfold, it still wouldn't be able to hold a single slice of this thing."

"Who said we were going to use a pot?"

Jiang Li stood on a towering rock and pointed to the ground below.

This canyon has just experienced a spectacular "gas ignition".

The rocks on the ground were repeatedly scorched by plasma flames at thousands of degrees. Although the open flames had been extinguished, the rocks still showed a dark red, semi-molten state.

The heatwave was intense, with temperatures hovering around 400 degrees Celsius.

"Isn't this already readily available?"

Jiang Li stomped her foot.

"This kilometer-long stretch of high-temperature obsidian ground..."

"It's the largest... natural iron plate in the entire universe."

……

[Project Code: Canyon Teppanyaki]

Step 1: Clean the countertop.

"Swann! Take your SCV engineering team!"

"Level the ground!"

"Get rid of all that jumble of gravel and dust! I need a smooth iron plate!"

"receive!"

Swann immediately switched modes. Two SCVs lowered their massive bulldozer blades and rumbled across the scorching ground.

As the topsoil was pushed aside, the smooth, mirror-like, red-hot, glowing obsidian bedrock was revealed.

No need to apply oil, the stone itself is already moistened by the Thunder Beast's grease.

……

Step 2: Slice the ingredients.

"Master Mohanda, it's your turn."

Jiang Li looked at the divine warrior who had been reduced to a personal butcher.

"These tentacles are too thick; we need to cut them into... half-meter-thick squid rings."

"Ordinary knives can't cut through it; only your Void Blade can."

Mohanda remained silent for a moment.

As an elite member of Nerazim, he never imagined that his "Shadow Cleave," which he had practiced for hundreds of years, would one day be used to slice squid rings.

But recalling the power boost from that Thunder Beast Steak...

"For... spiritual practice."

Mohanda flashed and appeared above the giant tentacles.

The curved light battle blade in his hand suddenly grew to twenty meters long, and purple light poured out like mercury.

"ha!"

He transformed into a purple whirlwind, flying along his whiskers.

"Swish swish swish swish swish ————"

Where the blade flashed, the enormous tentacles separated neatly, like a sausage machined by a precision tool.

Just one minute.

The 300-meter-long tentacle transformed into 600 enormous purple fleshy rings, each 5 meters in diameter and half a meter thick.

Each slice of meat is smooth and flat, revealing the white, jade-like muscle texture inside.

……

Step 3: Place the iron plate on top.

"Great Sage! Move it!"

Sun Wukong plucked a handful of hairs and blew them out to create a group of little monkeys.

These little monkeys may be small in size, but they are incredibly strong.

Several little monkeys carried a giant "squid ring" while chanting:

"One, two, one! Get on the grill!"

"Sizzle————————!!!"

When the first huge ring of meat was thrown onto the red-hot obsidian ground.

The sound was even more awe-inspiring than a rocket launch.

White steam rose instantly; it was the moisture in the meat evaporating rapidly under high temperature.

Immediately afterwards, a powerful, smoky aroma of roasted protein swept through the entire canyon.

……

Step 4: Apply sauce (industrial grade).

"Where's the sauce?!"

Jiang Li shouted.

"Here it comes!"

Tex and several firebats were standing at the edge of a crater created by an explosion.

The pit was filled with red liquid.

That was a special sauce they made by mixing the corpses of exploding mosquitoes (which provided a sour and spicy flavor), the blood of springtails (which provided a salty and savory flavor), and abyssal honey (Jiang Li's stock).

"Serve it!"

Tex is holding a huge entrenching tool (or mop).

Covered in sauce.

They smeared paint all over the giant squid rings like they were painting a wall.

"Swish—swish—"

The red sauce poured over the piping hot meat instantly released an even more intense aroma.

"Flip it over!"

The SCV drove over and carefully flipped the meat ring over with the bucket.

The dark brown veins resemble a work of art.

……

While waiting for the main course: The secret of the alien dragon.

The giant squid rings need to bake for a while longer (they're quite thick, after all).

During this time, Jiang Li was not idle.

He walked toward the mountain of Mutalisks that Nezha and Er Gou had captured.

These strange dragons had their wings removed, making them look like a bunch of giant, flapping bats.

"Boss, how do you eat this?"

Nezha squatted next to a strange dragon and poked its belly with his Qiankun Ring.

"The skin is so thick, and the flesh is sour."

"And there's one of those exploding bugs (blade bugs) hidden in its tail."

"That's the key."

Jiang Li crouched down and pressed down on the tail of a strange dragon that was still swishing.

"If the Glaive Wurm launched by the Alien Dragon is actually fired, then it's old and hard."

"but……"

Jiang Li pointed to the bulging reproductive incubation sac at the tail of the alien dragon.

"What if it's inside its body, before it has even fired?"

……

[Ingredient: Immature soft-shelled blade beetle.]

A cold light flashed in Jiang Li's hand.

Occam's razor precisely sliced ​​open the alien dragon's tail.

Inside that sac filled with nutrient solution.

There lay quietly a dozen or so tiny creatures, no longer than a finger, completely transparent, and with a delicate pinkish hue.

They haven't grown hard shells yet, nor are they filled with that explosive acid.

Their entire bodies are made of cartilage and tender flesh.

They look...like soft-shelled mantis shrimp that have just molted.

"This is... the essence of the alien dragon."

Jiang Li picked up a soft-shelled blade insect with two fingers.

It wriggled wildly between Jiang Li's fingers, full of energy.

"In this state, the blade worm has extremely tender flesh and a natural biological sweetness."

"The most suitable approach..."

Jiang Li took out a gourd full of wine (it was the immortal wine that Wukong brought down from Heaven. Although there wasn't much left, it was enough for pickling).

"Raw marinated".

Or it could be called... [Drunken Blade Insect].

……

Production process: Kill and marinate on the spot.

Jiang Li found a clean gas canister (cut it in half to use as a basin).

Pour in half a gourd of immortal wine.

Add the chopped poppy hot sauce.

Add Tyronn Military Soy Sauce.

Finally, squeeze in a few drops of strong acid lemon juice.

"Nezha, retrieve the insect!"

"Okay!"

Nezha transformed into an insect-removing machine. With a flick of his Fire-Tipped Spear, the tails of the strange dragons were split open, and countless pink, soft-shelled blade insects were picked out and thrown into the wine basin.

"Crackling and popping—"

As soon as the blade insects entered the wine basin, they were immediately stimulated by the alcohol and began to jump wildly.

The wine splashed.

Cover it with a lid (an armor plate).

All that could be heard inside was a series of impact sounds.

"listen."

Jiang Li smiled and pressed the lid down.

"This is the food undergoing its final... flavor infusion process."

……

The banquet begins: A stark contrast of hot and cold.

Ten minutes later.

The Deep Blue Interstellar Seafood BBQ Festival has officially begun.

The entire canyon has been transformed into a giant open-air restaurant.

main course:

Dozens of enormous "Teppanyaki Leviathan Rings" were cut into small pieces (each as big as a pillow) and distributed to everyone present.

Tex took a bite.

"Ugh!!!"

That texture is the ultimate tease for your teeth.

The outermost layer is a crispy sauce coating, and inside is a thick, chewy meat.

The meat wasn't mushy; instead, it had an amazing resilience.

Every bite feels like a struggle with this piece of meat.

The reward for defeating it is the burst of delicious meat juice.

"These squid tentacles... are amazing!"

"I feel like this meat is alive! It's jumping around in my mouth!"

A fire bat, dripping oil, shouted.

……

Side dishes:

The dish of raw marinated crickets was also brought out.

The little bugs inside had stopped jumping and were in a slightly tipsy state, their bodies completely red.

Mohanda looked at the still-wriggling raw food and hesitated.

But encouraged by Jiang Li, he picked one up and put it in... well, he didn't have a mouth, so he could only cover it with his palm.

It can be directly decomposed and absorbed using void spiritual energy.

"hiss--"

Mohanda's body trembled violently.

"cold!"

"And... spicy!"

"This stimulation...acts directly on the nerve bundles!"

"It's like...your soul is soaking in an icy spring!"

The fresh sweetness of this raw marinade combined with the numbing effect of alcohol was an unprecedented spiritual experience for the gods.

……

Er Gou's mukbang (eating broadcast).

As a dog, Er Gou chose the most primitive way of eating.

It was lying on a complete Leviathan ring (that was its exclusive privilege).

Start gnawing from the middle.

He ate himself into a cycle.

"Woof! This meat is not only delicious, it also gives you a buff!"

Er Gou felt that his fur was shinier, and even the blue light of his True Eyes had brightened a bit.

Leviathan is the flagship of the Zerg, and its flesh contains evolutionary gene fragments of higher-level Zerg.

For Er Gou, who possesses the ability to devour, this is a great tonic.

……

Unusual activity at the banquet.

Just as everyone was immersed in this epic feast.

Alice's voice rang out again.

This time, however, her tone wasn't so tense; instead, it carried a hint of...playfulness.

"Boss."

"Another...special guest has arrived."

"Oh?"

Jiang Li put down his wine glass, still holding a drunken shrimp (blade insect) in his hand.

"Is Kerrigan back again?"

"No."

Alice answered.

"It's a... big guy."

"It kept hovering above us, without any intention to attack, just... observing."

"Or rather, are you... drooling?"

……

Jiang Li raised her head.

Following Alice's directions, look up at the thick green clouds above the canyon.

In the gaps in the clouds.

A huge, round, balloon-like creature shadow can be vaguely seen.

It has countless eyes, with a few thin tentacles hanging down below.

It moves slowly and unpredictably.

[Beast: Overlord]

[Commonly known as: Lord/House.]

[Tier: Zerg Command/Transport/Reconnaissance Unit]

[Characteristics: They are the eyes of the swarm and the relay stations for the will of the cerebrates.]

……

This overlord was clearly a reconnaissance eye left by Kerrigan.

Its original mission was to monitor the movements of this group of lunatics.

but.

Below, smoke billowed, the aroma of meat filled the air, and there were huge meat rings.

This put the queen insect, who was in charge of reconnaissance, in an extremely awkward situation.

Although it is controlled by a master, it also has basic biological instincts.

It... was hungry too.

Its enormous air bladder trembled slightly in the air, making a "gurgling" sound (like thunder).

……

"Want some?"

Jiang Li stood up and waved at the big fat man in the sky.

"Since you're here, don't leave it hanging up there."

"Want to come down for a drink?"

The queen beetle clearly understood (after all, it was connected to the will of the hive).

It hesitated for a moment.

Then I looked down at the mountain of food.

Ultimately, the creature's greed triumphed over the strictness of the instructions.

Its enormous body began to slowly descend.

……

"Boss, what are you doing?"

Tex raised his gun warily.

"This thing may not be offensive, but it might be carrying a whole spaceship's worth of Zergling drops inside!"

"take it easy."

Jiang Li waved his hand.

He watched the giant balloon getting closer and closer.

But a new idea popped into my head.

"Deep Blue Cafeteria is doing so well now."

"but……"

"Our dining environment is still too basic."

"The temple is nice, but you can only eat on the ground."

Jiang Li pointed at the king insect.

"Look at that huge thing..."

"Is its belly...very flat?"

"Is its buoyancy... very stable?"

"if……"

Jiang Li revealed a designer's smile.

"We'll hang a few baskets below it..."

"Then put a few tables on its back..."

"Isn't this...?"

"A ready-made... panoramic revolving restaurant in the sky?"

……

The entire venue fell silent once again.

Swan dropped the wrench from his hand.

"The Zerg commander (lord)..."

"Change it to... a private dining room?"

"This...this is no longer insane."

Swan muttered to himself.

"This is... a business genius."

……

Just as everyone was in shock.

The gluttonous king insect had already descended to a low altitude.

It extended a tentacle and carefully rolled up a piece of roasted Leviathan meat from the ground.

It was stuffed into his mouth.

"Waaah—"

It emitted a long, pleasant cry.

This moment.

It is not merely a slave to the swarm.

It became... an unofficial employee (or mascot) of Deep Blue Cafeteria.