Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 160 - 155: Golden Partners
Tang Yiyi didn’t pay attention to what the people in the car were thinking. In fact, ever since she got out of the car, she had been asking Pudding on her shoulder, "Tell me, what did you find? Where is that thing? Don’t keep me in suspense; you know I’m not very patient."
Pudding looked at her grudgingly and complained, "I just helped you. Without my reminder, would you have known the benefits of the Chef’s Knife? Turning your back so quickly is really too merciless!"
Tang Yiyi gritted her teeth, "Stop babbling. Do you want to go back and see Tang Yuan or not?"
As soon as Tang Yuan was mentioned, Pudding immediately perked up, "I do, I do! Hurry up, it’s just ahead. Just go around that small hill!"
Speaking of a small hill, if you look closely, you’ll find it’s actually a section of ruined walls. Tang Yiyi glanced at it and saw that the broken and collapsed walls were already covered with plants. You couldn’t tell what it used to look like unless you looked very carefully. Of course, even if she looked closely, there was no way she could recreate what this place originally looked like from a section of ruined walls alone.
She suddenly thought of the outbreak of the apocalypse a hundred years ago, and contemplating the changes over the past century made her feel somewhat melancholic. She wondered what the world would be like now if the apocalypse hadn’t broken out a hundred years ago. Just thinking about the world described in the textbooks before the apocalypse, she couldn’t help but long for it a little.
Even though the human population at that time was nearly 20 times what it is now, even though many places were overcrowded and many people couldn’t afford to buy a house, and even though some countries were at war, it was still much better than the harsh world now!
Most people could buy a house if they worked their entire lives, but now many people not only struggle to get a decent place to live but also live in fear of not having offspring and attacks from Mutant Beasts!
Even a simple meal is terrifyingly expensive, and some people simply can’t afford it!
As she was thinking, Pudding suddenly said, "Hey? Host, what’s up? Why did you suddenly stop?"
Tang Yiyi was startled and snapped back to reality, alertly looking around and tightening her grip on the knife handle. She suddenly felt that what she did just now was really stupid!
This is not the relatively safe Safe City, but the border between the First Level Hunting Area and the Second Level Hunting Area where Mutant Beasts could appear at any time! She was too careless just now!
As this thought crossed Tang Yiyi’s mind, she quickened her pace, went around the "small hill," and saw that a short distance further on was a small pond, surrounded by some trees and vines. However, she still didn’t know where Pudding’s "good stuff" was.
Pudding was probably eager to return, so before she could ask, it had already said, "Don’t look anymore, it’s in the pond ahead. It’s this Blue Scale Grass!" As it spoke, it even popped out a screen specifically to show Tang Yiyi a 3D photo of the Blue Scale Grass.
Tang Yiyi took a close look and found that the stems of the Blue Scale Grass were flattened like ribbons, covered with blue scales, somewhat resembling fish, and a light blue color all over, looking very slippery.
She frowned, "What’s the use of this Blue Scale Grass?" It’s not that she thought Pudding was fooling her, just that she was curious.
In response, Pudding couldn’t help but give Tang Yiyi a disdainful look when it heard this, "Don’t you want to eat Red Fire Scorpion? Blue Scale Grass and Red Fire Scorpion are a golden pair! The poison~ of the Red Fire Scorpion is intense, whereas Blue Scale Grass can exactly counteract the poison~ of the Red Fire Scorpion. Mix it with the scorpion meat and it becomes a rare delicacy! Without this Blue Scale Grass, you’ll just be staring blankly at those scorpion jerky when you go back!"
Pudding really wanted to see Tang Yiyi staring at the scorpion jerky, just like with the Mutated Black Ant Meat before. Unfortunately, it was also craving it terribly, and today they were lucky enough to come across Blue Scale Grass. Pudding didn’t want to give up on this "good stuff" at all!
Only after hearing Pudding’s words did Tang Yiyi remember that she had been thinking of catching Red Fire Scorpion to advance and had forgotten about how to eat it! If not for Pudding’s timely reminder and coincidentally finding Blue Scale Grass, she might have to make another trip next time!
Thinking of this, Tang Yiyi quickly praised Pudding, ensured there was no danger around, and then quickly walked to the edge of the pond. The pond wasn’t large, just over thirty square meters in area, and the water wasn’t deep, just a little over a meter.
Pudding was even more anxious than she was, and as soon as they reached the pond, it immediately began scanning. Once it confirmed there was no danger in the pond, it urged Tang Yiyi to get into the water.
However, Tang Yiyi didn’t get into the water at all. She just squatted by the pond, reached into the water, and grabbed a stem of Blue Scale Grass, pulling up the whole plant. A single Blue Scale Grass plant had five stems, each just over a meter long. When floating in the water, they didn’t look like much, but once pulled out, they seemed quite long.
Tang Yiyi simply circled around the pond, pulled up all she could reach, and stored them in the System Backpack. Although she pulled up quite a few, the pond still had a large patch of Blue Scale Grass, growing quite lushly.
Tang Yiyi opened her personal terminal to record the coordinates, then cleaned the water off her arms before returning the way she had come. Although she moved quite quickly, by the time she got back to the car, almost half an hour had passed. The four men in the car couldn’t help but look her over curiously, then felt it was too impolite, awkwardly glanced away, and didn’t dare to ask what she had been doing.
However, the four of them obviously all breathed a sigh of relief. After all, this was the Second Level Hunting Area, and they had expended almost all of their superpowers; none of them dared to delay too much for fear of encountering a Second Level Mutant Beast.
Once Tang Yiyi was back, Wu Tian drove the car quickly, taking only a few minutes to enter the range of the First Level Hunting Area. It was only then that Li Zheng and the others finally relaxed.
Seeing that their faces were looking slightly better, not as deathly pale as before, but knowing it must feel terrible to have exhausted so many superpowers, and she was also hungry, Tang Yiyi simply took out the food she had prepared in advance and shared it with them.
The food was stored in insulated, sealed lunchboxes, and once opened, a rich aroma filled the small space of the car. Li Zheng and the others were also very hungry by now, so they didn’t stand on ceremony with Tang Yiyi. Except for Wu Tian who was driving, the others all devoured the food from the lunchboxes ravenously.
Tang Yiyi had prepared a lot of food, enough to fill up all five of them, even though they were Superpower Users. However, Li Zheng only ate until he was moderately full before he switched with Wu Tian. Wu Tian had also expended a lot; he and Wu Tian were like brothers, so he couldn’t bear to let Wu Tian watch on an empty stomach.
Switching back and forth like this, by the time they returned to Safe City, everyone had filled their stomachs. Thinking about the price of the food, Li Zheng and others couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed. Tang Yiyi had come to help them this time, and as a result, not only did she become the main force, but she also provided so much food! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
