Removing all the meat from the body and legs of the lobster is another big project, but it is much easier than the strenuous task of cutting it into eight pieces.
Just after the last shrimp meat was removed, a hazy white light appeared on the lobster.
As the light flashed, the lobster's shell gradually shrank to the size of an adult's arm. Qi Zhen lifted it and weighed it, and the system voice sounded in her ears.
"Congratulations on obtaining the epic item - the Skin of the Rat Crab."
I don't know what this thing is for now. Qi Zhen guessed that it might be a material for making equipment, so she gave it to Yu Liang and asked him to put it away.
The lobster looks very huge, but apart from the thick shell, there is not as much meat inside as everyone thinks.
But enough for seven people to enjoy.
Jiang Yan did not forget to scrape out the shrimp's brain, but Li San had been in it before, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.
The power of foodies is powerful.
Before nightfall, everyone finally worked together to clean up the lobsters. Yu Liang even didn't spare the meat inside the shrimp claws, which was really impressive.
The next cooking work also made Qi Zhen secretly sigh, mainly because Meng Ran was really good at cooking.
I heard Yu Liang tell himself before that when he first returned to the preparation hall, Qi Zhen was studying the development outline of the strongest team.
The other team members only completed one official dinner for all members, and the cooking work was handed over to Meng Ran, and then she showed everyone her skills that were not inferior to those of hotel chefs.
Qi Zhen didn't take it seriously at that time, but this time she was really convinced by Meng Ran's cooking skills.
The materials are very simple and the method is also simple. Meng Ran first put the shrimp brains and other shrimp shells into a large pot and boiled them. The water he used was Taihu Lake water, which was sourced locally.
Then cut the lobster meat into bite-sized pieces and put them into seven large bowls.
I brought vegetables and fungi with local villagers, broke them into small pieces and put them in a bowl.
Add salt to the boiling soup and simmer over medium-low heat until the soup turns into a nice milky white color.
Crack one to two eggs into the bowl, except for monsters like Lin Xiao who strongly demand ten eggs.
The last step is to pour the hot soup into the bowl with various ingredients, and a delicious bridge lobster is completed.
Everyone smelled the tangy aroma and watched the originally crystal clear lobster meat gradually become solidified under the hot shrimp soup, like fish balls rolling in the soup.
At this time, not to mention Qi Zhen, who had always seemed indifferent to enjoying lobster, even Li Qiang and Li San finally couldn't restrain their greed and joined in.
Meng Ran's quantity was just right, everyone had a bowl of lobster, and nothing was wasted.
However, this bowl is really too big.
You can generally tell a person's style by looking at his eating style, which makes sense.
The one who ate the most elegantly was Jiang Yan, who ate slowly and blew the food to avoid putting it to her mouth.
Then it was Yu Liang. He didn't eat very quickly, and even seemed a bit gentle, because he had to bite open each piece of lobster meat from the middle and put it into his mouth in two bites.
Except for the two of them, all the others can be classified into the group of fast eating, which has nothing to do with the words slow and gentle, and each one is more excessive than the other.
The first is Meng Ran. Probably because of his former occupation, Meng Ran doesn't raise his head when eating. It gives the impression that he keeps eating and eating. Although each bite is not much, he can't stop.
Then there is Lin Xiao. As a boxer, ten eggs should be something he is accustomed to, and he can even eat soup and water with ease.
Then there are Li San and Li Qiang. One is always hungry and is a frequent visitor to the lodge, and the other has an obvious military style. Both of them eat like a whirlwind.
As for Qi Zhen.
Qi Zhen's eating speed is actually not slow, but she often needs to play games while eating, so she is always a little distracted when eating, so she has the energy to observe the status of other teammates while eating.
There was really no one talking during this meal, mainly because it was so delicious.
If there is no wine, no chatting, and everyone immerses themselves in eating during a meal, it can really be said that it takes two hours to cook and five minutes to eat.
"Hiccup~" Lin Xiao burped and held on.
Except for Jiang Yan's bowl, which was also rich in vegetables and fungi, all the lobster meat was not wasted at all, and it all went into everyone's stomach.
Especially Lin Xiao, he wanted to lick the bottom of the bowl clean.
We were all satisfied and full, and everyone was a little dazed.
Then each person's body began to glow again, and the system's voice rang in everyone's ears: "Congratulations on leveling up to level 23."
This time everyone was unanimous and everyone leveled up at the same time.
I just didn't expect lobster meat to have such a magical effect. Everyone looked at each other and smiled.
"It would be great if you could level up just by eating in the future." Yu Liang sighed.
"It's better to dream less than anything else." Jiang Yan said lightly.
Qi Zhen now doesn't know how many levels everyone has improved since entering the game, but she only needs to add their own attribute points according to Qi Zhen's design. As for skills and points, it won't be too late when she returns to the preparation hall. .
Everyone approached the village chief and said that he wanted to stay in the village for a night, and the village chief readily agreed.
This is a person who can be on an equal footing with the immortal masters. We are definitely in a state of brilliance.
Everyone was accommodated for the night, and there was no talking all night.
Early the next morning, Qi Zhen's team gathered together early to continue their journey today.
After this battle, the Lake Bandits were in awe of all team members.
Qi Zhen found the head of the house, pulled him aside and whispered a few words.
The master's face was filled with surprise and joy, and he hurriedly sent a message to his lake bandit brothers.
Everyone informed individually.
After a while, all the lake bandits came to gather in front of the boat. It was obvious that many of them had eye mucus on their faces. It was obvious that they had rushed here without even bothering to wash their faces.
The lake bandits started preparing things in full swing and put them on the boat. There were no less than dozens of large and small fishing nets, and almost all the nets in the village that were still usable were moved aboard.
Within half an hour, the boat weighed anchor again and headed towards the center of the lake.
Without the obstruction of crayfish, the boat moved very fast. In less than an hour, everyone's boat had already reached the center of the lake.
The lake bandits were dropping anchors and casting nets, creating a busy scene.
Qi Zhen was a little puzzled and asked the head of the house: "Head of the house, why didn't the brother whose finger was broken come?"
The second boatman answered the conversation on the side: "That boy is very timid. He said that he has a better memory after breaking his hand this time. If he doesn't do it in the future, there is no need to call him for anything."
"Master, are you telling the truth?" Boatman asked immediately, with a greedy look on his face.
"Then there's still a lie?! Yesterday you watched us eat that big guy, right?" Qi Zhen winked at Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao felt helpless, but took a few steps forward.
He walked to the window of the ship that was damaged yesterday, and easily pulled down a wooden beam that was as thick as an adult's arm. He then tore up the firewood with his hands, split the wooden beam into two, and cut the wooden beam into two more with a palm knife. into small pieces.
After doing this, he walked back to Qi Zhen and said softly: "I'm not a street performer. What's the difference between this and the one who cuts bricks by hand?"
Qi Zhen looked at the boss and Chuan Er with a smile and replied softly: "If we don't let them see this, can they be tricked?"
"How's it going? I didn't lie to you, did I?" Qi Zhen asked Chuan Er.
The second boatman's eyes widened, he looked at the master and said: "Brother, look at it, it's like cutting tofu, how much strength does it take?
The master's face also showed a hint of greed.
Qi Zhen called him aside in the morning and told him that she had something good to tell him. The head of the house was wary of Qi Zhen and others, but was still curious to ask Qi Zhen what was going on.
Then Qi Zhen told him a story.
The story originated from the fact that seven people enjoyed a big lobster, and then the meat of the big lobster had a very powerful effect in Qi Zhen's mouth. It not only made people feel refreshed, as if they were reborn, but it also made people instantly become extremely strong, and There are no side effects.
The head of the house talks about being a hero, are you trying to show off to me?
Qi Zhen said no. Look, although we ate all the big lobsters, I thought there were so many crayfish in the lake.
The head's eyes lit up when he heard this, but then he thought about it and asked Qi Zhen, why did you tell us this?
Qi Zhen said we were leaving soon. There were so many crayfish in the lake, so we couldn’t catch them, right? In addition, I really don’t want you to live in this kind of killing business again. Whether you rely on your strength to seek a position in the government in the future, or you can breed and sell these crayfish, you don’t have to live a life of licking blood anymore. Besides, these crayfish now have no leader, so you don’t have to worry that they will swarm up and demolish your boat. As the saying goes, wealth can be gained through danger, why don’t you give it a try?
The head of the house decided to do this without hesitation, but asked Qi Zhen's team to accompany him.
Qi Zhen said that we don’t have this obligation, so if we don’t go, we won’t go.
Then the boss said, as long as you are willing to go, we are willing to give you one hundred taels of silver.
Qi Zhen said okay, okay.
In fact, the boss didn't even think about it. Does Qi Zhen look like the kind of person who is short of a hundred taels of silver?
Then the boss notified his lake bandits, who wanted to make a lot of money or even change their destiny, to gather quickly.
So there was that scene in the morning.
Qi Zhen did not expect that all the lake bandits were present.
This will be easier to handle.
It originated from Jiang Yan's desire to do justice for heaven, and was designed when the lake bandits and villagers saw the team eating lobster.
Qi Zhen thought about it for a long time that day, and decided to leave human affairs to the human world. After finding Jiang Yan, she agreed very happily. I wonder if she was affected by Chen Xiao's words.
Then leave the task of judging these people's crimes to the government.
That night, Qi Zhen wrote a letter and asked Yu Liang's Night Owl to be quickly delivered to Mr. Liu Fang of the Suzhou government office.
The letter explained the arrangements of Qi Zhen's team and asked Mr. Liu Fang to cooperate to prevent these criminals from slipping through the net.
After receiving the letter, Mr. Liu Fang did not dare to delay and hurriedly replied. However, he told the story of the difficulties of exterminating the lake bandits and asked a small team of spirit birds to help deliver the letter.
It turns out that Taihu Lake is in an awkward position. It is said that one lake spans three states. Therefore, local governments want to control it but cannot control it too broadly. This place has completely become a no-no zone.
The team looked relaxed that night, but in fact everyone had been discussing the details. How to successfully invite the other two parties to send troops became the top priority.
This is not as easy as fighting as a team with all their strength.
Jiang Yan finally understood what Chen Xiao said.
Acting chivalrously and doing justice is not that simple. Many times, if you want to gain true inner peace, you must be able to think as carefully as possible so as not to leave any regrets for yourself.
