The system listens to advice.
After hearing Sheng Jiu's complaint, it responded immediately.
[Feedback received.]
Ares arrived early in the morning.
They spent half the night killing Exploding Lotus Seeds, and they were all in a sorry state.
It's no exaggeration to say...
Ares is now a little blue man, covered in the juice of Exploding Lotus Seeds, and he's been frozen six times in one night.
Even so, he's the one in the group who's been frozen the least.
When Sheng Jiu opened the door, she didn't even recognize Ares.
Afraid that the juice from the Exploding Lotus Seeds would further frostbite his skin, Ares wore a mask.
Now, on the mask, just around the eyes, he had roughly smeared away a small portion of his vision.
The rest of the mask revealed a patch of sky blue.
It looked rather nice at first glance, but the more she looked, the more eerie it seemed.
After staring into Ares's deep-set eyes for a long while, Sheng Jiu finally spoke uncertainly, "...Commander?"
Ares's voice came from behind the mask, sounding somewhat muffled: "It's me."
After confirming it was him, Sheng Jiu exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you in such a disheveled state?"
As she spoke, she had already opened the gate wide, inviting him in.
Ares, feeling embarrassed to go in covered in filth, pointed towards the bathroom: "Excuse me, Little Boss, could you please run the water so we can tidy up?"
Sheng Jiu nodded eagerly: "Ah? Okay, coming right away!"
It was more than half an hour later when Ares and the others finished tidying up and he came in.
Ares and the others wanted to shower quickly, but…
It was too dirty.
It was absolutely too dirty!
However, the harvest was still passable.
After Ares finished cleaning up, he brought in two buckets of Interstellar Mushrooms.
Looking at the fresh, snow-white mushrooms and smelling the faint fragrance of grass and trees in the air, Sheng Jiu swallowed slightly.
These mushrooms…
They look so fresh and juicy.
She could tell just by the smell that they were incredibly fresh!
There weren't a few Interstellar Mushrooms, but they're very moist, and not many were left after they went into the pot.
After checking, Sheng Jiu immediately instructed the system to process them.
The two buckets of mushrooms vanished without a trace, leaving only two empty buckets.
Compared to the bountiful mushroom harvest, the number of exploding lotus seeds was pitiful.
Ares used a cup to collect them.
The cup wasn't large, if filled with water, it would probably be around 300ml.
Ares and his team's haul after a whole night of fighting consisted of just one cup of lotus seeds.
They looked incredibly tempting, white and tender.
Sheng Jiu couldn't help but swallow hard.
She wasn't sure whether to eat it directly or not, so she asked the system, "...Just eat it?"
[It's recommended to process it, preferably with some green ginseng.]
Sheng Jiu also needed to consider practical matters.
Lotus seeds cure all diseases...
That didn't sound very reliable.
But, if it were ginseng, it seemed more reasonable?
Then, Ares pulled two more ginseng roots from his pocket.
He wasn't sure if Sheng Jiu needed this, but considering it was a key component of the Gene Nourishing Liquid, he casually grabbed two.
When Ares took the items out, he warned in a low voice, "This stuff is contaminated. I'm not sure if you can use it?"
Sheng Jiu thought this was the green ginseng the system had mentioned.
However, the system denied it.
[This is the rootlet of a mutated green ginseng.]
[The anchor point has been cleaned of contamination. The system can now perform secondary processing, combining it with lotus seeds to make Lotus Seed Ginseng Tea.]
Upon hearing this, Sheng Jiu realized this was the ginseng spirit thicker than her waist?
Remembering that the previous mutated Interstellar Mushrooms had a bitter taste, Sheng Jiu asked worriedly, "This mutated one... doesn't have any other flavors?"
[Ginseng is a medicinal herb, so it's normal for it to have a slightly unusual taste.]
[Mushrooms are generally classified as a food ingredient, but they can have off-flavors that negatively impact the dining experience.]
Sheng Jiu felt her mind suddenly clear!
She first responded to Ares, "I need this too, thank you."
Ares secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that Sheng Jiu needed it.
The green ginseng was far too cunning, and given that their main target last night was the Exploding Lotus Seeds, so they hadn't pursued it further, only plucking two of its tendrils.
Sheng Jiu thought, since Ares and the others had shown such sincerity, she couldn't just leave empty-handed, could she?
So, Sheng Jiu quickly took Ares downstairs and had him help make a large bucket of fried rice with eggs.
She also used the leftover tomatoes to make an egg drop soup.
The aroma of Restaurant Sheng Ji filled the air early in the morning.
Li Cheng Xiang, who works next door, had just arrived at his shop and was preparing various braising spices and sorting out the ingredients. He had only eaten two steamed buns for breakfast. Now, smelling the aroma coming from next door, Li Cheng Xiang swallowed hard and peeked into the restaurant next door.
Great.
The Little Boss isn't open.
Just tempting people, huh?
Waaah!
He hadn't had any appetite this morning, but now, smelling the rich aroma of fried rice with eggs, he finally felt hungry.
Unfortunately, he couldn't be so shameless as to go to her restaurant.
Li Cheng Xiang thought this wouldn't do.
He absolutely had to have delicious Yu Xiang Shredded Pork Rice for lunch today!
Okay, if all else fails, fried rice with egg will do.
After Sheng Jiu cooked, Ares carried away two large stainless steel food buckets filled with their rice and soup. Some of the tableware had already been given away yesterday, and Ares washed them and took them back with him.
So, there was no need to prepare anything else.
Before leaving, Ares shamelessly swiped half a plate of mantou slices from Sheng Jiu's plate.
If there hadn't been only one bottle of beef sauce left, Sheng Jiu seriously suspected he would have taken it too.
Watching this, Sheng Jiu wore an expression of disbelief.
Ares, feeling stared at by Sheng Jiu, turned his face away shyly, his ears turning bright red, his movements somewhat awkward.
When he went downstairs just now, he smelled the delicious aroma of crispy fried mantou slices. He could crave them all day if he didn't reach for a couple!
Before leaving, Ares thought for a moment and then solemnly said, "Don't worry, Little Boss, I will do my best to kill the Exploding Lotus Seeds!"
Sheng Jiu has a sick family member who needs this, so he'll just kill more!
Although they're not easy to kill!
They spent half the night killing, and only got a cup of lotus seeds.
Despite its large size, very few lotus seeds are usable after being captured alive.
Most of the lotus seeds dissolved into a puddle of water after being removed from the low temperature environment.
Only a few survived.
Even so, he was going to kill even more tonight!
Ares thought he had to prove that his meal of mantou slices hadn't been in vain.
After breakfast, the delivery van disguised as the system arrived.
Sheng Jiu went out to sign for the delivery.
The Interstellar Mushrooms only underwent a simple cleaning.
This gift from nature doesn't actually require complicated processing to create a fresh and natural flavor.
Sheng Jiu estimated the quantity and marked today's dishes on the menu.
The millet porridge and Egg And Ham Rice Bowl were still available.
A few new items were added below.
Cumin Mushrooms, 38 yuan per serving, limited to 15 servings.
Rice, 6 yuan per bowl.