Chapter 7 Unprecedented
The little junior disciple was quite lucky, he snatched the garlic pork ribs, and was the second one.
That means, this garlic pork ribs flavor retained ninety percent.
Luke’s hands trembled as he clicked it open, like the master, he was also a research enthusiast, although he believed like the master that this could not possibly be synthetic, he couldn’t help but worry it was just a reverie. Maybe this person had a strong background and had really seen the ancient Blue Star species manuscript to make it synthetic?
Under this anxious yet expectant gaze, he clicked open the flavor button.
Almost at the same time, a domineering and powerful fragrance immediately filled the entire room.
That strange, stimulating, complex smell, yet mixed with a touch of familiar meat aroma, assaulted them. The unfamiliarity was that they had never smelled such a good, pure meat fragrance before, but the familiarity was that they could still discern it was a meat smell.
But they had never smelled such a fragrant and pure meat aroma in all their lives.
It was so fragrant that for a moment, all of them forgot to record, just lost in the aroma, as if their souls had been stolen, until they bumped into each other, only then did they suddenly wake up. Because the aroma dissipated quickly, and the lab was so large, they had inadvertently bumped into each other while chasing the scent.
After the shock wore off, the dozen or so people looked at each other, all swallowing hard, glancing guiltily at the old man not far away.
Director Yuan was also dazed, bewitched by the fragrance, but also gained some calmness.
His trembling hands hidden in his sleeves betrayed all his emotions, until he couldn’t smell any of it anymore, several minutes had passed, he took a deep breath, his expression becoming inexplicably serious: “Unprecedented, a new era in the history of our research institute has arrived! We must find our… new director!!”
The crowd finally snapped out of it, after hearing this, they were all filled with question marks: New director? Where did they get a new director from?
…
When the Star Network was in an uproar, Ning Yunyi and Ning Xiao Miao had just finished their lunch, one human one cat eating contentedly. Especially Ning Xiao Miao sprawled on his little belly, round and plump, cupping his little belly with his mouth wide open in a big smile, his thin face was still thin, but his whole spirit was excellent.
Ning Yunyi scooped up Ning Xiao Miao, the big and small walked around the not-so-big house to help digest the food, when they were about done, Ning Yunyi ruffled Ning Xiao Miao’s little head: “We’ll go out with Father later, remember not to transform outside, okay?”
Ning Xiao Miao obediently nodded, and when Ning Yunyi withdrew his hand, he couldn’t help but actively rub his little head in Ning Yunyi’s palm.
If there was more time, Ning Yunyi couldn’t resist rubbing him a few more times.
But thinking about needing to go find a house, Ning Yunyi held back, scooping up Ning Xiao Miao under his arm and bringing him back to the room to change into looser clothes, the big and small then went out.
Ning Yunyi was going to look at houses in person, bringing Ning Xiao Miao was inconvenient, but he also couldn’t leave the little kitten alone at home, that Mr. Xu was following someone’s orders, he didn’t know if he had any other tricks up his sleeve, just in case, he wouldn’t leave Ning Xiao Miao alone at home.
He had just finished the live broadcast and found a real estate agent, told him the requirements, and two hours later the agent had sent over a dozen houses that met the requirements.
Ning Yunyi had deleted a few before going out, only leaving three villas, he planned to go inspect them in person.
The ones he rented were all detached villas, and were located in sparsely populated areas. He wanted to cook and live-stream, so he didn’t want to expose it, otherwise the aroma would be noticed by people soon.
If this was before today, he would still consider other factors, but with over seventy thousand stars in hand, it was enough for him to splurge a bit.
Although Ning Yunyi rented a villa but required a sparsely populated area, this kind of remote location away from the city center was also relatively cheaper in price.
The first two villas matched the photos on the exterior, but had been uninhabited for a long time, dilapidated and messy, not meeting Ning Yunyi’s requirements.
He finally chose the third villa, the maintenance was good, there was a large yard in front of the villa, he could surround it with thorns for more privacy.
The most important point was, there was a large synthetic forest behind this remote villa.
The reason Ning Yunyi knew it was a synthetic forest was because he had specifically looked it up after knowing ancient Blue Star species were rare, woody plants were also almost extinct.
The few remaining survivors were now in various research institutes.
Ning Yunyi hugged Ning Xiao Miao, looked up at the endless synthetic forest behind the villa, towering synthetic shrubs reaching up to the sky, and the bare mountains further back forming a natural barrier.
When he first saw the pictures, Ning Yunyi thought the forest was just there to make the villa look good, but when he came, he had a pleasant surprise.
This synthetic forest really did exist.
Since it was a synthetic forest, the selling point was “view only”, and it was remote with few people coming, but others didn’t have the real thing, Ning Yunyi did.
He had hoarded a lot of tree seedlings of various species in his space, mostly fruit tree seedlings.
In the past two days since arriving in this world, Ning Yunyi clearly felt the lack of spiritual energy around, without the environment, he could only create it himself, build a natural cultivation field.
After checking the villa and finding no issues, Ning Yunyi decided on this one.
The three of them left quickly, and deep in the expansive synthetic forest, where there was no one around, a shadow flashed by like lightning, disappearing in the blink of an eye, even if seen it would be mistaken as just an illusion.
Ning Yunyi signed the lease contract for this villa and brought Ning Xiao Miao back, ready to move in.
They didn’t have many things, one small suitcase was enough, the rest of the pots and pans were directly thrown back into the space by Ning Yunyi.
Ning Yunyi looked around to make sure nothing was left behind, left the keys, and left.
He took Ning Xiao Miao by hovercar to the new place.
The previous tenant had just cleaned up before leaving, the furniture was all there, they could move in right away.
Unlike the abandoned spacecraft before, the first floor kitchen was very spacious. He started taking things out of the space, when he had it all arranged neatly, he was satisfied and planned a simple dinner with Xiao Miao tonight, and prepared a big feast as a housewarming tomorrow.
While Ning Yunyi was moving, the Star Network was a bloody battlefield.
Ning Yunyi’s live broadcast at noon, although he had said in advance that they were all synthetic products, still caused a huge stir.
Especially the crazy snatching of the flavors, 40,000 people online but only 40 people snatched it, along with the wailing, many were curious about what the flavor was and posted threads, almost causing the Star Network forum to collapse.
Those who recorded the flavors were indeed too few, there were also doubts mixed in with the curious threads. There were also some muddying the waters, intentionally trying to smear the new host, various elements made the forum more lively and controversial than ever.
It soon topped the hot posts.
#Shocking!! A platform host is actually making money off synthetic products (Hot)#
#Shocking!! A platform host has actually brought out an extinct ancient Blue Star species? (Burning)#
#Who can tell us what the pan-fried tofu flavor is like?#
#Who can tell us about the garlic pork ribs…#
Fei Xue was a food columnist critic, also an old user of the Star Network forum, her account level was not low, because she never faked or exaggerated, her posts carried a lot of authority.
Whenever there was a particularly flavorful synthetic product or a new synthetic food recipe, she would be the first to go try it out and review it.
This time, because a new restaurant opened on the Main Planet, featuring innovative flavors, she took a two-day spaceship trip to try it, but was greatly disappointed.
Looking at the nice pictures, it was said to be a synthetic product with the new strawberry flavor added. The restaurant’s pictures were also in the style of ancient Blue Star strawberries, but when she put it in her mouth, it had a strange taste.
Fei Xue’s face darkened at the time, the return trip was another two-day spaceship ride, by the time she got home, she was exhausted, but angry enough to not be able to sleep.
She opened the Star Network forum intending to post a warning, but as soon as she clicked in, she was completely lost: ??
She had just not looked at the forum for four days, how come the front page was talking about things she didn’t understand at all?
What was pan-fried tofu? What were garlic pork ribs? What was purple seaweed? What was coriander? And all kinds of flavors, did the nutrition sprays have new flavors again? Or were they flavors she had never seen before?
Fei Xue frowned at the first and second hot posts, at first glance they looked similar, but making money off synthetic products?
She unconsciously clicked into the first post, and her brow furrowed even deeper after reading it.
[OP: I’ve seen money-grabbing before, but never one this greedy!! At least nutrition sprays are worth one star to eat, but this host dares to charge one hundred stars just to smell a flavor? Does he think we’re all suckers, wanting to make a quick buck and then abandon the account?[Image]]
The attached image was a screenshot of the latest flavors put on the [Star Broadcast] shelf, four items, ten portions each, priced at one hundred stars per portion.
Among them, the names of each one were very familiar, exactly the ones inquiring about the flavors on the front page – pan-fried tofu, garlic pork ribs, spicy stir-fried pork, purple seaweed egg drop soup.
Fei Xue saw the OP’s indignant accusation, and unconsciously felt it was indeed greedy, after all, the flavor was just for a moment, one hundred stars gone just from smelling it?
She unconsciously scrolled down, but before she could even see what the comments below were, she was first attracted by one of the images.
It was a screenshot, still steaming with heat, on a pure white ceramic plate, the strange pan-fried golden rhombus-shaped thin slices were enveloped in a rich sauce, the vibrant green accents on top, the visual impact made Fei Xue’s brain buzz for a moment.
Even though it was just a picture, it seemed as if she could smell that mouth-watering flavor through the vibrant image, especially with the steaming hot haze, she even had the illusion of smelling the toasted fragrance.
She had tasted countless roasted meats’ toasted fragrance before, though she had always felt those “moos” and “baas” were inedible, but at this moment, seeing this toasted color, she unconsciously swallowed.
She finally managed to move her gaze to the words.
[3rd floor: OP is a hater, right? Not just one hundred stars, even a thousand, or if it really has no flavor, we’re still happy, just this tempting finished product, I’d be willing to pay! Don’t let yourselves be fooled by this small-minded person in the gutter, the host deserves it!! [Image] By the way, I recommend the new host broadcaster [The #1 Knife in the Sect] in the Star Broadcast food area, definitely not disappointing!]
[6th floor: 3rd floor’s image isn’t good, the steam has blurred it, look at mine, slurp! Hehe, whoever can describe the flavor in detail, I’ll be set for life!]
[11th floor: Haha, the smart ones have already started frantically showing off nutrition sprays, as long as my sense of taste is disabled, what I’m eating is pan-fried tofu nutrition spray!]
Fei Xue’s heart almost skipped a beat, as she continued scrolling down, but was instantly captivated by even more pictures, unable to tear her gaze away.
Even just looking at the pictures, ideas of the delicacies described in ancient books flashed through her mind, color, aroma, taste, none could be missing.
Before she didn’t understand, but at this moment, she understood.
On the other side, Ning Yunyi planned a simple dinner tonight, he would just eat a salted and pepper chicken and roast some fish.
He stuffed the marinated chicken with mushroom shreds, onion shreds, and ginger and garlic, wrapped tightly in soaked lotus leaf.
Then he mixed the space-bought yellow mud with rice wine and coated the lotus leaf outside. After wrapping it up, he placed it in a basket lined with foil and led Ning Xiao Miao to the synthetic forest behind the villa.
Since it was getting dark, he didn’t take Ning Xiao Miao deep into the forest, but dug a pit at the edge, buried the mud-wrapped salted and pepper chicken, then lit a pile of fire on top, took out some branches and skewered the marinated fish, roasting them over the fire.
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