"Are you done with your work? Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?" Lin Jiu came over and looked at them strangely.
When Si Xu saw Lin Jiu, his eyes softened, "I'll give you a surprise."
Under the mask, Lin Jiu curled his lips, "It's quite a surprise, what's in the car?"
"Lin Jiu, we are friends, you have to help me!" Without waiting for Si Xu to speak, Jiang Ge grabbed a life-saving straw, "You are not short of mutant seafood, right? I know you are not short of it, but I am short of it, too much!"
Lin Jiu looked at Jiang Ge, then at Si Xu, "What's going on?"
"He caught an octopus, which is said to be very good..."
Before Jiang Ge finished speaking, the truck driver had already opened the door of the carriage, and cold air rushed in. It was even colder than the temperature outside.
The customers who gathered around to watch the excitement took a deep breath when they saw the situation in the carriage.
In the compartment of the truck, there was only a frozen giant octopus and a giant bluefin prawn!
Such a small truck compartment can only carry these two things. It is too big and looks like a monster. It is too scary.
Jiang Ge's eyes almost popped out, "There's a blue fin?! So many blue fins?! You have a blue fin, but you can't even give me an octopus leg. You have no heart!"
Lin Jiu: “…”
Lin Jiu was very surprised. He was not surprised by the size of the octopus and bluefin bream, but that although they had changed in size, their basic features remained the same. At least people could recognize their species at a glance. They were nothing like the strange things that appeared that night. Could this be the normal form of mutated seafood
Si Xu looked at Lin Jiu's wide eyes and said softly, "It's a gift from the new store that I brought back for you."
Lin Jiu: "Thank you, I haven't eaten octopus and bluefin for a long time."
Braised octopus, fried octopus with sauce, spicy octopus, octopus balls...
Bluefin tuna is very suitable for sashimi and pan-frying.
In short, as long as you have good ingredients, there are many ways to eat it.
"Did you catch this?" What Lin Jiu remembered at this moment was the system's words "Our system is not worthy".
Si Xu nodded, "We follow the seafarers. On the one hand, we protect the seafarers, and on the other hand, we check the situation at sea. Whoever catches the mutated seafood will own it."
The price of mutated seafood is very high now, and the market is in short supply. Catching mutated seafood means catching money, and no one can resist money.
"This octopus attacked us actively and the boat was almost overturned. We fought together and I killed it in the end."
Si Xu kept looking at Lin Jiu while saying this, and his implication of confirmation was obvious. He was good at catching seafood, and if he followed Lin Jiu to purchase supplies, he would definitely be able to help.
Lin Jiu seemed to understand what he meant, but he couldn't give any response now.
The crowd was shocked. It was not an exaggeration to say that such a small octopus could eat people. How did it kill them?!
The crowd was talking a lot. It was the first time for them to face such a huge amount of mutated seafood. They finally understood why mutated seafood was so expensive. They were risking their lives to catch mutated seafood. How could human life not be expensive
Seeing Lin Jiu's evasion, Si Xu did not mention it again. His gaze fell on Jiang Ge. Just as Jiang Ge was about to speak, he was interrupted by Si Xu.
"What are you going to do in the future? When you were having sex, didn't you consider the source of the mutated seafood? Are you going to just scrape together seafood from everywhere?"
Those who can get the mutant seafood sales license are not ordinary people, otherwise, only 17 sales licenses were issued when mutant seafood was in such short supply. Those who can get the license are either enhanced people themselves or people related to enhanced people. Since they sell mutant seafood, they must have a supply channel for mutant seafood.
The individual or group that obtains an arrest warrant must not be an ordinary person, otherwise going to sea would be courting death. The higher-ups will not allow such a thing to happen. This matter is handled very strictly, and it is not easy to obtain an arrest warrant.
It is just the beginning now, and not many people have their bodies strengthened. It won't be long before the supply of mutant seafood will be perfected. The ocean is dangerous, but it is a treasure trove. By then, some forces will surely be involved. Si Xu is considering whether to get involved.
His main purpose was to solve the supply problem for Lin Jiu, but he always felt that something was wrong. He did catch this giant octopus, and the octopus was dark red, not the blue that Lin Jiu brought. There were also silver mullets, invisible fish and black star clams. He specifically asked experienced fishermen, but they had never heard of this kind of seafood.
No matter how smart or capable Si Xu is, he can't go to another world or another dimension, so he doesn't understand.
Jiang Ge looked at Si Xu and Lin Jiu expectantly, "I plan to find someone to form a fishing team together. As long as we are strong enough, we can definitely take over half of the mutant seafood market. Holding the channel in our own hands is definitely better than buying mutant ingredients from others. Do you want to consider it?"
Jiang Ge realized this when he applied for the license to sell mutant seafood. The first person he wanted to recruit was Lin Jiu, a man who often went to purchase goods on his own and definitely had rich experience. The second person he wanted to recruit was Si Xu. With his connections and background, there was no fishing team he could not form as long as Si Xu was willing.
However, Jiang Ge's ambitions were short-lived in Si Xu's eyes. Jiang Ge was used to being idle, and Si Xu didn't quite believe that he could settle down and do one thing.
Si Xu: "Go back and talk to your brother about this matter. If he has this idea, let him come and talk to me in person. Don't waste my time."
Jiang Ge: “…”
Jiang Ge scratched his head, not knowing what his image was in the past. "Then, can you give me some of those octopus and bluefin? I'll use them for emergency purposes first."
Si Xu: "This is Xiaojiu's stuff. Whether he is willing to share it with you depends on his opinion."
Jiang Ge looked at Lin Jiu hopefully, his mind and eyes filled with mutated seafood, and he did not notice that Si Xu's way of addressing Lin Jiu had changed.
Lin Jiu asked the Kitchen God System whether the mutated seafood from the Earth plane could be sold in the store, and got a negative answer.
He wanted to sell it, but the income was not included in the store's profit, so Lin Jiu would be busy in vain in the end.
Lin Jiu felt more and more that the Magic Fish Shop existed specifically for the purpose of consuming sea monsters.
Lin Jiu looked at Si Xu, "This is too much. We can't finish it, so we'll sell it to him at the market price of mutant seafood."
Jiang Ge was very happy.
Si Xu raised his eyebrows. He had understood what Lin Jiu meant. He was not going to sell them in the store.
"Hurry, hurry, unload and cut!"
Jiang Ge called out, and several people got out of another car, took out knives from the trunk, jumped into the car and were about to drag the giant octopus and the giant bluefin down. Lin Jiu hurriedly stopped them.
"You are cutting at the door of my shop?" Never mind whether the ground is dirty or not, is it necessary to be so brutal when cutting on the spot
Jiang Ge was unsure, "Then... shall we take it back and cut it?"
Lin Jiu asked them to wait, turned back to the store, got a machete and a bucket, climbed into the car, cut off a piece of tentacle with one knife, and put it in the bucket. He inserted the machete into the thick back meat of the bluefin, fortunately it was not frozen into ice, so it could be cut. Lin Jiu held the knife with both hands, pulled it from the beginning to the end along the spine, and his technique was very skillful. Then he cut sideways, cut off both ends, took a piece of naked body, and put it in the bucket together.
Lin Jiu jumped out of the car with a knife and a bucket, "This is our lunch."
Lin Jiu agreed to give half of the giant octopus and giant bluefin bream to Jiang Ge, and asked Jiang Ge to cut them up and send them over.
The onlookers came up to ask, they wanted to buy some to take back and they could accept a higher price, but unfortunately they couldn't buy it no matter how much money they spent. They don't sell ingredients, only finished products.
The trucks and private cars left one after another. The crowd was still talking. Lin Jiu took Si Xu back to the store.
Lin Jiu was in a very good mood. "For lunch, we had tuna sushi, stir-fried octopus and octopus balls."
The store doesn't have a special machine for making octopus balls, but they have similar stone slabs, which have a similar effect after heating, so they should be able to make them.
Lin Jiu felt that he hadn't eaten this for a long time, and he was a little greedy.
Si Xu followed him slowly, "Okay."
Lin Jiu went into the kitchen, and Si Xu followed him in. Lin Jiu rolled up his sleeves and prepared to prepare the ingredients.
Si Xu took off his coat and rolled up his sleeves, "I'll help you."
Lin Jiu looked at him and smiled, "Can you?"
Si Xu: "You can command me to help you."
Lin Jiu put the tentacle into the smart kitchen appliance under the counter to thaw it, then brought it back to Si Xu.
"Help me wash the tentacles first and peel them."
Si Xu paused for a moment, then took the limp tentacle. He had to figure out how to peel the skin. He put the tentacles into the sink, filling up the entire sink so that it was about to overflow if he added water.
Si Xu stared at the tentacle for a while, "Can I cut it off?"
Lin Jiu: “Yes.”
Si Xu took a knife to cut the tentacles.
The octopus and bluefin bream were very fresh. After returning from the sea, Si Xu immediately contacted a refrigerated truck to send them back.
Zhou Mu and Weng Cheng saw the scene in the kitchen and their eyes widened. That person must be Si Xu, right? He actually can't cook
The two men went closer to the kitchen and saw that Si Xu was cutting the tentacles with a knife. The tentacles were soft and slippery. Two cuts failed to cut the tentacles and he almost cut his fingers. The two men couldn't help but laugh.
"Captain Si, even though you are the strongest, you may not be able to do this job." Zhou Mu teased him.
Si Xu looked up and saw them. "Did you win today?"
Even though Si Xu was far away in City S, he knew what Lu Yu knew.
Zhou Mu: “…”
Wengcheng: “…”
Lin Jiu tilted his head to look at Si Xu, "Captain Si? Are you their captain?"
Si Xu: "My superiors asked me to lead the second team. I'm still considering it."
Ever since Si Xu went to the base for a physical examination, the entire "Special Security Department" has been excited to the point of going crazy. Si Xu is undoubtedly the strongest one since the establishment of the "Special Security Department". The higher-ups are determined to make him the captain and lead a team. Si Xu said he would consider it, but no one has given a reply yet. As a result, people in the "Special Security Department" have started calling him "Captain Si". Is this environment affecting his judgment
Lin Jiu: "Why should I consider it?"
Si Xu finally succeeded in cutting off the tentacle. "I don't like 'two', I like 'seven'. But they are too few in number. Now there is only one team. What I mean is that after they have two, three, four, five, and six teams, I will consider becoming the captain of the seventh team."
Zhou Mu: “…”
Wengcheng: “…”
Lin Jiu really couldn't help laughing this time, "Are the higher-ups mad at you?"
Si Xu snorted and laughed, "Not bad."
After his father heard his reasons, he almost kicked him out of the house and told him to get out as far away as possible. Then he was thrown to S City for rescue work.
Lin Jiu used soy sauce to pickle the naked body to remove the acid. He had already finished his part, while Si Xu was still fighting with the tentacles.
Lin Jiu took over Si Xu's work and told him to wash his hands and wait for the meal.
Lin Jiu processed the ingredients very quickly. He first made octopus balls, and then stir-fried octopus and blanched octopus. There were five of them, so they could prepare one more. This was not magic material, so the God of Cooking System would not care how much you could eat for free.
When Jiang Xiwen saw Si Xu, she was stunned.
Lin Jiu introduced them to Jiang Xiwen, the new manager of Magic Fish Shop. When she was an agent, she didn't have the opportunity to meet an artist of Si Xu's caliber, but she met him after she stopped being an agent.
After the lunch diners left, Lin Jiu finished his work and it was time to eat.
Zhou Mu and Weng Cheng cleaned up a private room and brought their lunch into the room to eat together.
There were two servings of tuna sushi. The color of the red fish was more intense after being pickled. There was a piece of red fish on each sushi, which was very tempting.
I made two servings of octopus balls, and also stir-fried octopus and blanched octopus, both in single servings, and you can eat as much cornelian rice as you want.
This is why the people from the Special Security Department would rather not take any salary and come to the Magic Fish Shop to work as waiters.
Although it was written on the employee benefits that managers enjoyed a 20% discount on employee meals and waiters enjoyed a 10% discount, Lin Jiu had obviously separated work meals from employee meals. These days, lunch and dinner were almost all eaten in the store. Lin Jiu did not mention food expenses and still paid them a salary every day. Of course, they had no intention of taking it. They came here purely to work and eat for free, and they didn't need the salary at all.
A meal at the Magic Fish Restaurant is almost their monthly salary, and they can have two meals a day. How can they still ask for salary
Shi Shuqing and Lin Jiu had mentioned this matter before. Since work meals were provided, there was no need to pay wages. It was their "Special Security Department" who took advantage and they could not ask for wages anymore.
They originally applied for the waiter position for the employee benefits, but who could really get it? The employee benefits were just superficial, the most substantial thing was the employee meal! They only ate with Lin Jiu, whatever Lin Jiu ate, they ate. If the applicants knew there was such a good thing, they would definitely say they wanted to stay in the store as waiters.
Fortunately, Boss Lin chose them.
Lin Jiu chose them, not only because he had no suitable candidates to trust, but also for a purpose, and his purpose was to promote the magic meal.
The magic meal cannot be eaten by ordinary people. In order to sell the magic meal to ten people, they can only start from the people of the "Special Security Department".
Since Si Xu is back, Lu Yu must be back too. It's time to make an appointment to go out and have a magic meal with your group.
This lunch was quite satisfying. The energy of the mutated seafood was really limited and could not be compared with that of the Star Sea Monsters. Fortunately, with Lin Jiu's cooking skills, it was still delicious, but the energy obtained by the body was too little.
Among the five people present, four could not feel the unknown energy, and only Jiang Xiwen could not feel it. However, she could tell the difference from the taste. The dishes were made by the same person, but the taste was so different. There was no other reason except the ingredients.
"Wait a minute, add a meal." Lin Jiu said as he walked into the box.
He took out the pickled Liuxi fish, which was not very big, with a slender and flat body, like the saury on Earth. Liuxi fish was a star sea monster with small thorns on its body. It was not suitable for making sashimi, so it was left behind. It could not be wasted and had to be eaten in some way.
He grilled five Willow Creek fish to provide energy for the group.
"What's being roasted? It smells so good." Si Xu walked into the kitchen.
Lin Jiu put on heat-insulating gloves and brought the baking tray over. "Liuxi fish, the fish left over from the supply to City S. They are small and have bones, so they are not suitable for making sashimi. I was wondering how to eat them. Let's try some."
Si Xu laughed, "Others worry about not having anything to eat, but you worry about how to eat it."
Lin Jiu said, "We have eaten too much good food. This kind of small fish with bones will not be popular."
"No, how many do you have to sell?" Si Xu held the tray for Lin Jiu, "Do you have a lot of Liuxi fish?"
Lin Jiu sighed, "It's quite a lot."
He did not notice at that time that the sound waves swept across a school of Willow Creek fish. Each Willow Creek fish was only 20 to 30 centimeters long. There were so many Willow Creek fish in a school. He could only drag the net bag to pick them up one by one, which made him feel exhausted.
As soon as the box was opened, three people were immediately attracted by the aroma and stood up to take it, one portion each.
Wengcheng took only one bite and exclaimed, "What kind of fish is this? It's so delicious, so tender, so fragrant, and so tasty."
Lin Jiu reminded him, "It has small thorns, be careful."
Wengcheng's eyes sparkled, "It's okay, it's okay. You're not a child who can get a fish bone stuck in your throat. This fish is really delicious and has a lot of energy."
There is no harm without comparison. With the comparison of mutated seafood, even Liuxi fish can be considered "very high in energy".
After tasting it, Si Xu nodded, "It is indeed very fragrant, with a strong oily taste."
It seems that I did nothing wrong. This kind of fish is really suitable for grilling. The subcutaneous fat will seep into the fish meat after melting, making it fragrant and tender.
Zhou Mu said: "This kind of fish, our chefs should be able to handle it. We need to give the captain some advice and buy some of this fish to grill. One for each person, and it's easy to share."
Lin Jiu: "The ingredients are in short supply, so we may not be able to sell them, but you can always eat in the store."
Si Xu: “…”
Lin Jiu blinked at him, his eyes full of cunning.
Seeing that Lin Jiu regretted agreeing to sell ingredients to the "Special Security Department" and would rather sell Huahong fruit wine than sell ingredients, and that he traveled thousands of miles to deliver the finished products to the small town in City S, and just now he said that there were a lot of Liuxi fish, but in the blink of an eye, there was a shortage of ingredients, Si Xu seemed to understand the crux of the problem.
He chuckled but didn't expose it.
Wengcheng took the bait obediently, "Go back and tell Captain Lu that if we don't eat more, those naturally enhanced people will catch up with us."
After the five of them finished eating the Liuxi fish, they helped to clean up the table and put all the bowls, plates and chopsticks into the smart kitchenware for cleaning and disinfection.
After finishing work in the store, Zhou Mu and Weng Cheng will go back to the base in the afternoon and will come back at dinner time.
Just after lunch, Jiang Ge brought over the cut octopus and bluefin bream.