Zhang Wei chuckled lightly, "To see without saying, we remain good friends. I was always poor when I was young, always thinking of making more money... You won't mind, will you?"
Unexpectedly, Zhang Wei admitted it so readily, which made the nobles feel awkward.
After all, they were government officials, nobles of the Cloud Kingdom, facing such criminal matters...
Claude coughed lightly and said, "This customs inspection isn't our responsibility, but I still hope we can cooperate for a long time."
Changing the subject.
Zhang Wei was more interested in those few gourds.
As everyone had eaten enough, Jin Jiao picked up the second gourd.
It was lacquered like cinnabar, with a purple hue in its redness.
Its outer skin seemed to be sprinkled with gold dust.
"What is this..."
"This item is called the Purple Gold Red Gourd!"
"What is it used for?"
Jin Jiao stood up and opened the crystal wall of the Gourd Immortal Vine.
He pried open the gourd's lid, and an extremely foul-smelling odor wafted out, making one feel nauseated.
Claude and the others were clearly prepared; they had already covered their mouths and noses with towels and handkerchiefs.
The gourd was tipped over, and a viscous, black-gray liquid dripped down, the stench growing stronger...
As soon as the black-gray slime touched the ground, it evaporated completely. The Gourd Immortal Vine, as if injected with a stimulant, its branches and leaves stretched out, and the fruits hanging on it expanded by one size.
"This is..."
"Fertilizer!"
Jin Jiao explained, "The Purple Gold Red Gourd contains yin and yang energies. Ordinary plants and animals entering it will turn into concentrated liquid within a short period."
"Initially, this item was used as a weapon. Later, it was discovered that this concentrated liquid is a rare top-grade fertilizer. No matter how advanced the plant is, it will burst with vitality upon receiving it."
"The current scale of our Fanal Immortals Palace is thanks to this thing."
Zhang Wei's eyes instantly turned red. These gourds were simply treasures.
He also desperately needed such fertilizer!
Suppressing the urge to punch him to death, Zhang Wei hypocritically praised them.
Yin Jiao let out another cackling laugh and asked Zhang Wei, "Do you know what can be made into the best fertilizer?"
"What?"
"Humans!"
"Humans?"
Yin Jiao said sinisterly, "That's right, humans. Whether from the mortal world or the Cloud Kingdom, any intelligent creature can be made into the best fertilizer."
Yin Jiao swayed the gourd.
"Don't underestimate the fertilizer from just now. It takes at least a hundred humans to gather that much."
"Fortunately, we captured quite a few prisoners this time, so we don't have to laboriously catch them on the ground."
"However, I've always suggested that useless inferior species be turned into fertilizer. They have no meaning in living..."
"Hehehehe~~~~"
Yin Jiao said this while looking at Zhang Wei provocatively.
As if expecting Zhang Wei's terrified reaction.
Zhang Wei nodded as if nothing had happened, "Oh."
"Do you know how funny it is when those captives beg for mercy after knowing their fate?"
"Hahahaha~"
Zhang Wei scratched his head, "Mr. Jin Jiao, your brother has a very low laugh threshold."
"What did you say?"
"You catfish fatty!"
"If I showed you that sight, you'd wet yourself from fright!"
Zhang Wei's expression was blank, and he replied perfunctorily, "Oh, so scary. I'd wet myself just hearing about it. No, it makes me want to poop. My twenty years of constipation are cured."
Everyone burst into laughter. Even Jin Jiao couldn't help but spit out a lot of drool.
Yin Jiao's old face turned red, and he immediately became furious.
He reached out towards the Purple Gold Red Gourd.
"Stop!" Jin Jiao shouted.
"Brother, why are you helping outsiders?"
"We've had enough jokes for today!"
......
...
Leaving Fanal Immortals Palace, Zhang Wei's mood was unusually gloomy.
The ingrained habits of a law-abiding society made Zhang Wei instinctively uncomfortable with Yin Jiao's evil deeds.
"There are still twelve days until the time I agreed with Gang Tu..."
"The priority now is to complete the medicinal cuisine first."
His mind sank into the Treasure Hall.
The ingredients had already been prepared.
To achieve even greater effects, Zhang Wei decided to follow the process of a Western-style full course meal to maximize the benefits.
He surveyed the surroundings.
First, there was an adult lightning eel, capture level 15.
Zhang Wei had specifically chosen a female eel in its breeding season, for the roe inside her belly.
The lightning eel's roe was crystal clear sky blue, like tiny gems.
"First, the appetizer, tomato caviar."
"The tomato sauce from the Cloud Kingdom is sour but not bland, sweet but not astringent, making it an excellent ingredient for making tomato sauce."
He added cooking oil to the pot, stir-fried minced ginger, garlic, and scallions until fragrant, then added sugar, salt, fish liver oil, soybean paste, etc., and stir-fried over high heat.
Under Zhang Wei's precise ratio control, these ingredients merged into a beautiful picture.
Finally, he took out a sieve, filtered out the impurities from the oil, and set it aside to cool.
He took the steamed eel roe from the steamer and poured about 120-degree warm oil over it. The roe's color became even brighter with the lubrication of oil and water!
Since the oil temperature was not high, the roe's inherent brilliant blue color was completely preserved, without any sense of being clouded.
Finally, he placed the roe on top of the tomato sauce, and this dish of tomato caviar was completed!
"Next is the soup!"
"An invigorating and nourishing soup made with lily leaves, Chinese yam, and radish as the main ingredients."
"This soup can protect body tissues from damage under excessive electrical energy."
Fish Dish: Electric Ray Red Muscle Sashimi
Meat Dish: Crispy Bee Pupae Barbecue
Main Course: Thunder Dumplings
Salad: Cloud's Million Volt Vegetable Platter
Dessert: Detoxified Electric Banana
Beverage: Thunder Spirits
......
...
"Excellent, let's begin!"
"My electrifying journey!"
He spread the tomato sauce on his hand, scooped up a handful of warm roe, and gently licked it with his tongue.
A tingling sensation flowed across his tongue, the sourness and sweetness of the tomato sauce complementing the saltiness of the roe.
"The fishy taste of the eel roe pushed the flavor of the tomato sauce to its climax... Coupled with the melt-in-your-mouth texture, it was like eating pop rocks!"
He drank the entire pot of invigorating soup in one gulp and then quickly devoured the Electric Ray Red Muscle Sashimi and the Crispy Bee Pupae Barbecue.
The Crispy Bee Pupae were made from a highly venomous hornet. Victims often experienced convulsions and spasms, and even if they survived, their intelligence would be severely affected.
Next was the Thunder Dumpling!
The crowning pearl of the Delicious Coast!
It could be eaten directly without any preparation!
He took a fierce bite, and a stream of scorching hot soup sprayed all over Zhang Wei's face.
"Damn it, a watermelon-sized dumpling, and the skin is so thin!"
"Is this portion size a soup dumpling?"
"So fresh!"
"The meat filling has the texture of horse and donkey meat, with the rich aroma of pork!"
"This thick meat filling, with hot soup in every bite, it's so satisfying to eat!"
A flash of blue electricity shot past, and Zhang Wei's Illusion Transformation technique went out of control!
Not only did he revert to his original appearance, but every strand of his jet-black hair stood on end, all of them puffed up!
He looked in the mirror.
"Damn, what kind of non-mainstream hairstyle is this? Am I King Leo?"
He ran his hands upwards, and his long hair stood straight up.
It looked quite like the style of B. Jenet from King of Fighters.