While the kitchen staff of the valley were busy serving the dishes, putting a pot of purple porridge as well as a small plate of green algae paste onto each table, the black-haired youth stood up. He lightly coughed and made a gesture to indicated that he wanted to speak. Mister Claire clapped his hand and signalled for everyone to be quiet so that they could listen to the speech of Mister Yi, a high ranking missionary of the Salvation Alliance.
The black-haired youth: “Earlier today, I promised Miss Claire that I would borrow the food, that is the purple algae, of your valley base and repay it with other food a day later. This is because: the smart cabbage can not only control the surrounding machinery, but can also carry out food transformation! In other words, so long as you offer the purple algae within your hands to the smart cabbage, they can use their root system to make whatever food you want to eat!”
“Really? If we hand a bowl of purple algae to the smart cabbage, would it then transform it into a portion of green algae?”
“It can’t be?! How can purple algae change into precious green algae!”
The valley base members all discussed spiritedly below.
At this moment, in order to express their gratitude to Xiao Yi and Huo Li, the delicacy that the kitchen had cooked with utmost care was also brought up — mice!
The two survivors temporarily serving as waiters each carried a large plate covered with a round lid in both hands. They walked up with pride and respectfully placed the plates in front of the two people. Then, they solemnly lifted the lids!
The valley base survivors sitting below let out huge exclamations as the lids opened! The two temporary waiters also looked expectantly at the reactions of Huo Li and Xiao Yi. The black-haired youth looked at the two white steamed mice meticulously displayed on his plate and tried to squeeze out a smile.
However, the people below had already erupted:
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“Right. I am 34 years old this year, and I have never eaten any other type of cooking besides boiled porridge since I was born. If would be good if I could eat steamed green algae just once in this lifetime!”
“Mister Huo and Mister Yi are really lucky!”
“Hush! Don’t talk nonsense. They both worked hard to save our entire base!”
But there were also people who were discussing about the smart cabbage’s ability to make any kind of food: “If I want the smart cabbage to turn the purple algae into a steamed mouse, can the smart cabbage do it?”
The black-haired youth listened to the discussions below and took a deep breath, feeling helpless at the poor imagination the valley base survivors had towards food. Fortunately, he didn’t tell them to freely express what they wanted to eat. Otherwise, he would have to use his ability to invite everyone to a steamed mice feast today!
The black-haired youth was also too lazy to explain any further to the survivors. Instead, he directly took out all the black strands from his space and controlled them to go along the aisles between the dozens of tables, growing into rows and rows of smart cabbages. He then said to everyone in a clear voice:
“Now, everyone can pour the purple algae within your bowl directly onto the root system of the smart cabbages. I will then arrange everyone’s lunch! Yes, just like this. Then hand over your bowl and plate to it. The strands will use them to carry your new lunch.”
Under Xiao Yi’s leadership, the majority of the survivors started to water the smart cabbage’s root system with their purple algae porridge. Some people simply handed their large bowl filled with purple algae directly to the black roots beneath the cabbages. Then, the bowl was wrapped up within the black strands.
There were only a few people who had some doubts about the ‘food transformation function’ of the smart cabbages. They who have always cherished food were afraid that something would go wrong with the transformation process and that they would lose today’s lunch! But seeing the green algae on the table, they didn’t have as much attachment to the purple algae. After hesitating for a moment, they still handed it over.
2 minutes later, all the food had been transformed, and each large black ball that was wrapped around the food used its roots to climb up onto the earthern tables. Each valley base survivor looked at the black egg in front of them with curiosity and apprehension. Then, more than 4000 black eggs opened at the same time like a blooming flower to reveal the bowl of food inside. They then quickly withdrew from the dining tables and disappeared without a trace into the soil.
However, everyone’s eyes were drawn to the bowls of fragrant food in front of them! In each person’s bowl, there was a roasted rabbit’s leg that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, a piece of soft butter bread, and 7 big red round cherries!
Although there wasn’t much raw materials, in order to avoid using more than he had obtained, the lunch that the black-haired youth made was very simple. However, the appearance of these three things had completely smashed the valley survivors’ understanding of food! Even the Claire siblings sitting on stage looked in amazement at the brown, red and yellow combination in their bowls, not quite daring to eat it!
Miss Claire stared blankly at the food within her bowl and muttered: “W-what are these?”
Sitting to one side, Huo Li competently explained the names of the food to the siblings. As for the people below, the first group of gluttonous survivors were already growing impatient. Grabbing the food and stuffing it into their mouths, they were immediately conquered by this top-notch delicacy! Letting out an emotional sigh, they continued to use their hands to stuff the remaining food into their mouths!
After a while, the entire valley hall was only left with the sound of everyone wolfing down their food. They no longer cared about anything else. Instead, they were completely dominated by their own appetite, ravenously gobbling everything up!
Lacking any interest in those foods, the black-haired youth looked worriedly at the two precious steamed mice within his bowl. He turned to Huo Li who also hadn’t eaten and said:
“The valley base slaughtered 4 of the 7 mice they had cultivated for so many years to offer to us. It would be rude if we don’t eat it. But…… are you able to eat it?”
Huo Li looked at the black-haired youth and replied objectively: “If it’s fried, then it doesn’t matter. But these two are steamed, and there’s also no salt……”
The black-haired youth also stared at the mice and thought: “If it weren’t steamed for so long that the meat is practically falling off the bone, then I might have been able to rescue it with my ability. But the DNA of these four are all broken up. I’ll just……”
Huo Li: “They don’t have to be the original four, right?”
Three minutes later, most of the people had already wolfed down and finished eating the food within their bowls. After the Claire siblings ate their fill, they then turned their attentions back to the two distinguished guests. After having just eaten real food, they felt very ashamed of their behaviour of treating the steamed mice as treasures. Just when they wanted to tell the guests that they didn’t need to force themselves to swallow the mice so as to not disappoint the valley residents, they unexpectedly found that the plates of Mister Huo and Mister Yi had already been wiped clean!
Then, they saw the black-haired youth take out four small fluffy mice from his arms. He stood up and solemnly handed them over to Mister Claire before loudly expressing to everyone:
“Thank you for your hospitality. We have finished eating those four delicious mice. At the same time, in order to repay the valley base for your investment, we have decided to give four mice back!” The black-haired youth pointed at the four little mice who were currently twisting about in Mister Claire’s hand. He then continued to say: “Us saviours of the Salvation Alliance also sincerely hope that you can develop the great cause of raising livestock together!”
With the enthusiastic applause and cheers of 4000 people, this joyous and harmonious lunch ended. The representatives unanimously agreed to surrender all 20 tonnes of provisions stored in the valley base in exchange for delicious food provided by the smart cabbages up to the equivalent weight. The black-haired youth promptly transformed the 20 tonnes of purple algae he had just obtained into black strands and planted smart cabbages all over the mountain to quickly conduct photosynthesis. The patrolling guard team members were then put in charge of protecting them.
These people are so pitiful. At least they got to eat proper food now. And not just er… algae and cough mice. Thanks for the chapter~♡
Thanks for the great translation ♥️♥️
I’m surprised that Xiao Yi was put off by the mice considering he’s eaten zombies before…
XY was doing that on the spur of the moment…i think?
MIce…Sorry i just can’t…
Thanks for the chapter~
The situation of this particular world is not so good, not at all. Like, damn, surviving on algae and mice? But, I’m glad our mc and ml are changing that