Chapter 43- Skill Upgrade
They were indeed a group of uninvited people but it didn’t mean that they were looking for trouble. On the contrary, their excuses were very pure and many, although their real intention was that they couldn’t get rid of their curiosity.
This matter started in the morning.
Although Blue Star has opened up the process to immigrate its current citizens if they are willing, the specific issues have not yet been announced. Under the control of the government, the residents are still living in a step-by-step manner, but this has changed the prices in the market.
It even affected Yuan Xi’s early morning when he went to buy fish. The price was much cheaper, he got a whole box of nearly 200 live fish for only 3,000 credits. The fish were not small, they were at least three pounds each, and these two hundred are enough to have more than six hundred kilograms. Since he only spent 3,000 credits then that meant that it cost about five credits for each catty of fish- it was really cheap.
Yuan Xi felt lightheaded because of these prices, he spent a total of 10,000 credits for buying all the fish that he did that morning. He did not use any of Ye Heng’s money, this money was meant to be the development funds of Blue Star, and he was very clear on that.
Although these more than 700 pieces cost him 10,000 credits, it was actually a very okay price, it was just that Yuan Xi still felt some pain when he spent so much, and this money was not a small amount for him. He can only hope that so many fish will help upgrade his skills and that he will become an expert in cutting.
Speaking of, this skill was quite troublesome to upgrade- his home kitchen was not enough so he simply found a small space on the farm, and cleaned it up before he started working on upgrading his skill.
The work was not as easy as he thought it to be, an average person might not be able to hold on. Not just the tiring and hard process of cutting the fish but even the fishy smell was hard to stand. However, Yuan Xi still worked very hard and never slowed down. After he’d done the movement about ten times, he became more and more skilled and his movements smoother.
He originally only intended to upgrade his skills in cutting but he didn’t expect that his skill in cleaning and sorting would also be increasing in proficiency. This was an unexpected surprise.
It is also said that the fresh fish should be cleaned at the beginning of the preparation process. After that, the fish will be decomposed and in order to make the cutting increase faster- he expertly cut off unclean and unneeded parts of the fish such as the bones, scales, as well as innards.
The cleanliness of his preparation is clear and distinct. The greater the use value of the fish after he finished his preparations, the higher the proficiency value will be. Of course, since he was wasting less of the fish he was also saving himself money.
After decomposing a fish like this, the edible meat, fish bones, fish scales, and fish roe are sorted out, it requires the use of other Sorting Skills, so Yuan Xi is very busy, and his ears have been ringing non-stop as the proficiency of the three skills has increased at the same time, which is simply refreshing!
When these five uninvited guests arrived, the first this they saw was the image of Yuan Xi with a focused expression, an awe-inspiring posture, and a single-minded handling of fresh fish.
They secretly hid in the dark and looked at him for a while, and the chubby one couldn’t help but ask in a low voice, “This is our sister-in-law?”
A crisp voice that was purposely lowering his voice said, “Mmmm, don’t call him your sister-in-law later, the boss won’t let us yet!”
“Uh-huh, I know, we can only say such a thing behind their backs.”
Another voice answered with satisfaction.
“Say, what is our sister-in-law doing?”
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How can such an extraordinary person do such an ordinary thing?
Besides, if one has to deal with fish then they’ll deal with one, two, three, four, or ten at most, where can you see someone dealing with fresh fish that looks like a hill all at once? But they stared at him for a long time, except for the incomparably large number, they didn’t find any oddities, was he preparing to make a lot of dishes? With lots of fish?
The chubby one couldn’t help but ask, “Xialuo, you have seen our sister-in-law before, do you know what he is doing?”
Xin Xialuo groaned, he really didn’t understand, but how could he say that he didn’t understand? However, he thought about it for a long time, and he was stunned that he didn’t make any reliable guesses so he could only groan as an answer..
On the contrary, another young man with a straight face and a steady look said, “I see, this is him practicing his knife technique!” ”
Ming You is the best among them and the most reliable person on most days, as soon as he said this, the remaining four people all looked at him. Ming You was also confused for a while, but his appearance was serious and introverted, and his words were obviously much more reliable than Xin Xialuo’s.
“Pay attention to the posture of his knife, the movement of his hands, and the smoothness and ease of him breaking down the fresh fish…”
His voice was very low, although he was also making it up, he sounded very serious, and the other four people couldn’t help but look at it fixedly, Ming You continued, “Look at it again, the cutout fish fillet is as thin as a piece of paper, and more importantly, the thickness is almost the same, and then look at the fish scales, such a high degree of integrity… This is definitely cultivating an exclusive hidden magical sword technique! ”
After a detailed explanation by Ming You, the other four couldn’t help but have their eyes shine, their sister-in-law is really extraordinary, and his way of practicing swordsmanship is so different, it is really not a high-level realm that ordinary people can understand!
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Before he knew it, it was already noon, and it took more than four hours for him to finish his task. Yuan Xi looked at his handiwork, it took so long to process sixty fish but it was still less than one-tenth of the huge amount… He sighed, he couldn’t eat hot tofu in a hurry, he still had to prepare food for lunch, not to mention that Yuan Yucheng was busy on the farm, Lin Suyun took Xiao Yuan Zhe with her so if he didn’t cook, the family would have nothing to eat.
Yuan Xi packed everything into the package, and when he saw so many fish fillets, he had the idea of eating fish in his heart. His family eats a large portion of boiled fish whether it is hot and spicy, tender and smooth fish with fragrant rice like white jade, it is simply delicious.
The aroma coming from the small building made the five people who were sneaking around outside suddenly gurgle in their stomachs… They looked at each other and felt that the time had come, the sister-in-law had finished practicing, and it was time for them to go and see him!
There was a knock on the door, Yuan Xi wondered who it was, went to open the door, and was a little surprised. There were five people coming, all young men in their twenties, four of these five people, Yuan Xi didn’t know but the one at the front was an acquaintance, he asked in surprise, “Xin Xialuo? ”
Xin Xialuo smiled and said, “Brother Yuan Xi, it’s me, I came to see you.”
Yuan Xi was a little surprised, but he immediately figured things out- there was a starship parked outside the Blue Star, thinking that they were Ye Heng’s subordinates, Yuan Xi welcomed them in with a smile.
Of these five guys, Xin Xialuo is the shortest and thinnest- two of them are very tall, nearly past one meter, and they look very strong, they were all wearing military uniforms of the same color, silver gray, straight and straight. At first glance, they seemed like hardened soldiers from the battlefields but their temperament at this time was gentle, the fierceness of a soldier was covered up.
Xin Xialuo said that these two are a pair of brothers, the elder brother is called Ming Zuo, and the younger brother is called Ming You- the elder brother’s personality seems to be more cheerful while the younger brother is more calm and quiet, both of them said hello to Yuan Xi.
The last two people, one as tall as Yuan Xi, but chubby, he couldn’t even see his eyes when he smiled, Xin Xialuo said that his name was An Rui.
The last one is actually the most eye-catching- he was very beautiful, yes, he was a man, but he can really only be described by the word beautiful, with long silver hair, light gray pupils, smooth and delicate skin, he wore the same style of military uniform, but his figure looks a little weak.
Xin Xialuo introduced him, “Brother Yuan Xi, this is Imiya. ”
Imiya’s voice was very good, he looked at Yuan Xi and seemed a little embarrassed so he just whispered, “Mr. Yuan.” ”
Yuan Xi also smiled in return.
When they entered the house, no one was empty-handed, and they brought a lot of things in large bags and small bags, some for Yuan Xi, and some for Yuan Yucheng and his wife, and each of them even prepared a small gift for Xiao Yuan Zhe.
Without even opening the gifts, Yuan Xi was already touched, their intentions were clear and pure. When Yuan Yucheng and Lin Suyun came back, they listened to Yuan Xi’s brief introduction, immediately understood the situation, and warmly entertained them.
At this time, Yuan Xi knew in his heart that they must have not eaten yet so, and seeing that Yuan Yucheng and Lin Suyun were entertaining them, he turned around and went into the kitchen.
Time does not allow him to make some complicated dishes temporarily, but there are a lot of fish filets- especially since he deliberately sliced them very thin, and then with fresh soup boiled with fish bones then as long as the seasoning is prepared, the tender fish filet can be served into shabu-shabu, it would be very delicious.
Yuan Xi poured oil into the pot again and quickly fried a plate of fried fish, this fried fish is extremely simple to make but the heat is difficult to grasp, if it is done well, it will be crispy and refreshing, and if it is not done well, they may not be able to bite it.
Considering the tastes of outsiders, Yuan Xi deliberately made a mandarin duck pot since the ones who like spicy and those who can’t eat spicy were already taken into account, he just didn’t know if there was anyone who didn’t like to eat fish…
He couldn’t put too much thought into this at the moment as the group of people really came in a hurry while not saying a word in advance. Yuan Xi thought that there might be some of them who didn’t like fish so he prepared another vegetable dish.
Fortunately, none of these five people were picky eaters, let alone fish, in the past, it was common for them to eat nothing but premade nutri-liquids for several months from time to time…
A battleship is not a passenger ship, and in case of emergency, the harsh conditions are not something that a delicate person can afford.
To Yuan Xi’s surprise, in this room, the one with the spiciest taste was actually the delicate and weak-looking Imiya, and he ate a lot of food, in a few minutes, he ate up the two plates of fish fillets in front of him.
And the one who couldn’t handle spicy food turned out to be Ming You, the calmest-looking one… It was okay if he couldn’t eat too much spicy food but the key was he still liked to eat, the two plates in front of him were also hurriedly finished.
Imiya finished eating his own food and a pair of beautiful eyes immediately looked at the others, Xin Xialuo was the first to be alert, he immediately protected himself and his food, and a second later, the chubby An Rui also reacted immediately. On the other side, Ming You, who was slow to eat his spicy food… lost, and he got a whole plate robbed right in front of him.
Yuan Xi looked at them funny, turned around, entered the kitchen, and hurriedly made a few more plates.
After the meal was finished, Yuan Xi couldn’t help but be a little speechless, he had processed a total of sixty fish, and it was estimated that there were one hundred and eighty catties but the fish meat alone would have at least sixty catties but right now, it was one-sixth less. The five people ate ten catties of fish, and one person averaged two catties, Yuan Xi was a little stunned!
This kind of foodies, he really saw it for the first time…
These five people ate very well, and when they left, they solemnly left their contact which was only the size of a button, it could be absorbed into any clothes, which is very convenient.
Xin Xialuo said to Yuan Xi, “Brother Yuan Xi, if you have anything, contact us, as long as you press the contactor, we will be the first ones to arrive!”
Yuan Xi looked at the button and he didn’t shirk it, he simply said with a smile, “Okay.”
Xin Xialuo and the others left, and Yuan Xi rested for a while before continuing his feat of earning proficiency points once again. Upgrading his skills in the system, Yuan Xi also has some experience with it.
Although every time he deals with a different thing, his proficiency will increase a lot, the relative difficulty of doing an action is actually a much higher contributor to points. Fish have their own processing methods while chickens ducks and other poultry and large livestock, have their own differences.
Relatively speaking, Yuan Xi chose fish, which is relatively cost-effective, simple to handle, and easy to operate, although the amount required is relatively large if it were really counted, if he chose a hundred kinds of animals, with him being in the Barren Blue Star then it will have to take some effort.
After four busy days and nearly 500 fish, the Cooking Skill has finally been upgraded!
As Yuan Xi expected, he won the title of An Expert In Slicing as he wished, and then, there was a flurry of three rings in his ears. Yuan Xi hurriedly clicked on the system panel- what a good system, the past four days have really not been in vain.
Sorting, cleaning, and cooking have all been taken to the next level! Three pages pop up in a row for him to accept the reward.
Yuan Xi couldn’t be happier, what could be more exciting than getting rewarded for hard work?
He first accepted the reward of the Sorting Skill, and then he heard the dull voice of the system, “The second-level reward of the Sorting Skill, the ordinary storage has been upgraded to a wooden box.” ”
The ordinary storage has become a wooden box… What does this description mean… Does it mean that the storage has become larger?
Yuan Xi pressed down the curiosity in his heart and waited until the upgrade prompt passed, he opened the ‘wooden box’ and saw that it was really upgraded!
Not only was there a full twenty more grids, but the interface was much more beautiful, and when he opened it, it really looked like a gorgeous gold chest.
Yuan Xi hurriedly accepted the reward of the cleaning technique, Yuan Xi didn’t have any thoughts about this auxiliary skill, even if he won the title of a cleaning expert, he would not be surprised at all.
It’s just that he didn’t expect that this hopeless cleaning technique would give him an unexpected surprise.
Thank you for the chapter.
Is it a typo ? But “nearly past one meter” is the height of a four year old child😁
Hi, I think the nearly past one meter was used to describe Xin Xialuo who is a soldier and not a four year old child.