“Insect Mother?!!!”

Compared to insectoids, this meat was from an Insect Mother capable of producing a massive number of insectoids!

That Insect Mother, surrounded layer upon layer!

Th-th-the ingredients they just used to cook were actually from an Insect Mother?!!!

More than the desire to vomit from eating insect meat, learning that they had eaten Insect Mother meat filled them with disbelief!

How on earth did this meat even come about?!

The faces of the group, including Mu Chen, instantly twisted.

This was just too outrageous!

“That’s right~”

The Chef God, who revealed the matter, acted as if nothing had happened. He then used a 3D projection to show everyone the complete picture of the ingredients they had just cooked.

A proportionally scaled-down model appeared before their eyes.

“This is the Black Armor Insect Mother. I believe you’re all familiar with it, right?”

The Chef God pointed to the jet-black, oily creature. Viewed from the front, it resembled an upside-down iron pot, its defense power clearly extremely high.

“The Black Armor Insect Mother specializes in producing mid-level and higher Black Armor Insects. Black Armor Insects are among the most heavily armored insect species. The defense of a Black Armor Insect General is sufficient to withstand a fatal blow from an S-class mech.”

Yuan Fang’s eyes narrowed when he heard about the Black Armor Insect Mother. Mentioning the Black Armor Insect Mother inevitably brought up the Black Armor Insects it produced. The differences between the two were significant.

The Black Armor Insect Mother was typically the size of a small asteroid, while the largest Black Armor Insect was no bigger than a transport starship.

The Black Armor Insect Mother's limbs were severely degenerated, but the true Black Armor Insects not only had monstrous defense but also six pairs of long and powerful limbs. The sharp carapace at the bottom could easily pierce through warships or mechs with defense below A-grade.

“Mm, this student is absolutely correct~”

The Chef God NPC seemed delighted that someone had answered the question. He then added, “The Black Armor Insect Mother’s defense is also extremely high. Except for its abdomen, the defense everywhere else on its body is, as you said, at the Insect General level.”

As he spoke, he lightly flipped the 3D projection with his hand, revealing the abdomen he mentioned.

[Crap! My eyes! These densely packed little feets on the belly are triggering my trypophobia!]

[Help! Think about the proportionally scaled-down version! If this were enlarged, these wouldn’t be little feets! Wake up, you guys!]

[Ahhh! My god, this game is so daring! Insect Mother meat! Are there really chefs who dare to learn this?!]

[Truth be told, I just got wind—all personnel in the mess halls of various military corps have been ordered to enter this game to study. Will the recipes for our soldiers change in the future?]

[Holy crap?! I’m graduating from military academy next year! So, by then?!!]

[More than that, I heard that various star-rated hotels have also received news saying… that the hotels should send chefs to learn…]

[…Help! Can’t I just eat a normal meal in the future…]

[Mother! Remember the crawfish from "Prelude to Bloodshed," and then look at this. Are they doing this on purpose?!]

……

At this moment, Lu Xiaoyao had no idea that the popularity of her livestream was skyrocketing. The livestream platform staff was working overtime to ensure that the livestream room wouldn't have any problems.

Whether it was hundreds of millions or billions of viewers, they could watch through the livestream some of the messages that the game was trying to convey to the outside world.

“The meat I just mentioned is located—”

Regardless of how crazy the livestream was, the Chef God in the game was gesturing vaguely at the 3D projection. The Black Armor Insect Mother model split in half, making the cross-section even more intuitive.

There was indeed a ring of white around the organ in the center of the abdomen that produced the insectoids.

“This is the only edible part of the Black Armor Insect Mother’s entire body.”

As he spoke, the Chef God stared at the insect mother with a slightly critical gaze, and his tone was a bit disdainful as he said, "It grew such a big body for nothing. Only about 500 *jin* of meat can be eaten from the whole thing." (*jin* = approximately 500 grams)

Players: "…"

Chat: […]

Was 500 *jin* a small amount?

But on second thought, if a planet only produced 500 *jin* of crops a year, that would indeed be a small amount ＿(：3」∠)\_

But the point was, was it okay to think that way about the Insect Mother?!

Did it grow so big just to be eaten?

Then they saw the Chef God reach out and carve out the white meat from the model, vaguely mark a small area on the ring of white meat with a red line, and say, “This area is where I got the ingredients to teach you to cook just now. It’s the tenderest and tastiest part taken from such a tiny bit of edible meat. Only about five *jin* can be produced from such a large insect. Truly useless!”

Everyone: ???

If you described a Black Armor Insect Mother like that, it would cry, okay?

Had you asked the Black Armor Insects born from the Black Armor Insect Mother?

"I don't mind telling you that this piece, sliced thinly and eaten raw with soy sauce and wasabi, is very delicious. It has a fresh, sweet, and chewy texture. I still have half a kilo left. Would you like to try it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the players took a step back and refused with a triple head shake.

Chef God: "…"

Hmph, they were blind to good food!

……

"It's over, it's over. My dad—oh no, this NPC who looks exactly like me is angry! My dad is like this. Once someone questions the food he says is delicious, he'll put on such a sour face~"

Mingmei sat on the handrail in the corridor, chatting and complaining to the viewers in the livestream.

[After all, the people of the Interstellar Era have very complicated feelings about insectoids. Although the research institute began proposing a long time ago that insectoids could be eaten, it has been difficult to promote it.

Even now, insectoid meat as an ingredient is only promoted in the armies of the Federation and the Empire. Moreover, it is usually only eaten as a test of courage for soldiers, or on special days such as mobilization rallies. Normally, people don't even consider it when they hear the word 'insectoid'.]

"Oh, but I hope this game can change everyone's perception~" Mingmei thought absentmindedly. After this game comes out, would the insectoids send insectoids on a terrorist attack to directly blow up the game company?

……

"Do you want to continue learning how to cook?"

"Yes!"

Not wanting to hear any more descriptions about the Black Armor Insect Mother, all the players unanimously requested to learn the next dish.

"Mm." The Chef God put away the precious half kilo of tender meat. He seemed very unhappy that they had not eaten the Black Armor Insect Mother sashimi just now. Then they heard the Chef God say in a low voice, "Originally, today's cooking ingredients were Black Armor Insect-related. The next dish was originally intended to teach you how to cook Black Armor Insect leg meat."

All the players: ???

Here we go again?

"However, it seems that you don't like it very much. Then let's change to another insectoid to cook with~"

The Chef God took a deep breath and opened the light brain on his wrist. He called Mingmei, who was outside the door, in.

"Take the players to the oil pool classroom. I'll personally go get the ingredients~"

After speaking, Mingmei saw the Chef God straighten his sleeves, but he didn't take off his apron. He walked directly outside, saying as he walked, "You're really lucky. Fresh ingredients just arrived today~"