Chapter 219 Pie
A few hours ago.
The crew of the Zekin prepares the ship's last meal before it reaches Lola.
After purchasing and collecting along the way, with everyone's efforts, the ingredients needed for Gamor's recipe were finally gathered.
One of the important ingredients on the recipe was the Paipai flat-nosed pig, a species from the Yellow Hidden Star. It looked very similar to Laura's pig and tasted very delicious. Now in their hands was the fattest flat-nosed pig that Liu Bei and Guan Yu bought from the local market.
After bringing it on board, Liu Xingquan exclaimed that it was adorable. This was because although this Paipai flat-nosed pig was fat, it was not big. It had sparse hair on its pink body, a pair of big black eyes, and it could make cute humming sounds.
Liu Xingquan liked it as soon as he saw it and tried to reach out and touch it.
"Don't touch it." Guan Yu said, "This is the food we will eat later."
"But it looks very cute." Liu Xingquan felt a little regretful.
"Don't be fooled by its soft and harmless appearance." Guan Yu said seriously, "Its body is full of parasites. Once you touch it directly, you will spend the next month in abdominal pain and vomiting."
Liu Xingquan withdrew his hand.
"But won't so many parasites affect its survival?" he asked.
"This is the way of survival for living things. The fighting power of the Paipai flat-nosed pig is not strong, but its meat is very delicious, so it is at a disadvantage in the food chain. Therefore, the Paipai flat-nosed pig adopts a symbiotic way with a large number of parasites. All the natural enemies and beasts that have eaten the flat-nosed pig will almost always suffer from the fierce attack of the parasites and die of abdominal pain. In this way, unless they have no choice, the beasts will hardly attack the Paipai flat-nosed pig."
"I see. It's just like some creatures on Earth that use poison to protect themselves."
"Yes. In nature, it is not easy to make species reproduce for a long time. The food chain is the way of nature." Guan Yu looked at Liu Xingquan, "I heard that you are going to use your planet to raise Tasi Ball?"
"Yes. That's my plan."
"Then you have to remember this point. Artificial breeding is actually going against the will of heaven. On that planet, you can't just breed the Tasmanian ball. This is a big deal." Guan Yu said with a smile.
Liu Xingquan nodded, not quite understanding.
Afterwards, Guan Yu neatly slaughtered the cute flat-nosed pig, cut open its belly and took out all its internal organs with gloves. Zhang Fei took a wooden barrel to hold the internal organs, saying that this kind of pig internal organs can be made into sauce.
Liu Bei and Guan Yu threw the flat-nosed pig into a big pot and scalded it with boiling water. After a while, a layer of black foam floated on the water. Guan Yu said that this was the parasite in the flat-nosed pig. Scalding alone was not enough, and it also needed to go through two rounds of high-temperature cleaning in a machine.
After repeated cleaning and deworming, Liu Bei and Guan Yu peeled the skin off the pork and cut the meat into pieces. They cut the best and tenderest tenderloin, marinated it with salt, pepper, yam, lemon juice and other marinades and left it for later use. Then they cut the other leg meat and rib meat and put them in the refrigerator. These meats will become the inventory ingredients of the Zejin.
After working hard for most of the day, the flat-nosed pork was finally prepared.
Fei took Gamoer's recipe and started to practice. She didn't show much expression on her face, but now she looked even more serious. Xiaozhen and Liu Xingquan mixed the flour bought from Enterprise No. 30 with milk and water to make dough. The two had never cooked before, and soon they were covered in flour. Captain Ban laughed at her a few times, and Xiaozhen immediately drove this chicken out of the kitchen, who didn't work but only watched the joke.
After the dough had finished fermenting, Xiaozhen and Liu Xingquan pinched the dough into several small balls, rolled them out with a rolling pin, and then put them in the oven to bake for ten minutes.
After taking out the baked dough, Fei put the marinated flat-nosed pork slices on the dough, and then spread a layer of Mu Lei flowers they picked from the Jodi star, and then sprinkled Fata aromatic bee meat, and then poured in aromatic brandy., purple lemon juice, dried green wheat fruits, and a spice they bought from Dongtong Star.
When the Zejin passed through Dongtong Star, the planet was plagued by a plague. This was a disease that caused the brains of local intelligent life to fall into chaos, turning them into zombies that only knew how to bite people. After landing, Xiaozhen and Liu Xingquan were chased by hundreds of howling infected zombies and rushed into a local foreign trade company.
When they entered the store, the boss lowered the protective door. Liu Xingquan listened to the zombies rubbing at the door with fear and trepidation. He couldn't help but tell Xiaozhen and the boss who were bargaining that he felt the zombies outside were about to rush in.
"My door is absolutely solid," the boss said nonchalantly. With a loud crash, a zombie pushed open the window, and then the zombies piled in like a human pyramid.
"They're coming in!" Liu Xingquan screamed.
"It's okay." The boss took out three guns from under the counter and threw one to Liu Xingquan and Xiaozhen. He pulled the trigger and said, "Then we can only treat them to bullets."
"Why do we have to fight zombies just to buy some spices!!!" Amid Liu Xingquan's wailing, gunfire roared, and they raised their guns and blasted a large wave of zombies for a great pleasure.
After temporarily repelling the zombies, at Liu Xingquan's strong request, the boss handed them a bag of spices. Liu Xingquan then asked why the government had not taken any action on this planet infested with zombies.
"Oh, it's nothing, it's just a common epidemic." The boss replied calmly, "It will pass."
"An epidemic? You mean like an epidemic of the common cold?"
"Yeah." The boss took a puff of his cigarette, "There's an outbreak every winter, it's normal."
"How can it be normal for zombies to break out every year?!"
On the way back, Xiaozhen told Liu Xingquan that due to the frequent outbreaks of zombie plagues on Dongtong Star, the locals have long been accustomed to it, and everyone has learned how to survive under the siege of zombies. On the other hand, since the plague here does not infect non-Dongtong people, many alien tourists come here specifically for sightseeing. The "Exploring the Zombie City and Breaking Out of the Siege" led by local special forces guides is a well-received local tourism project.
“…Is this already an industry?!”
"Yes!"
Watching Fei sprinkle the spices bought from Dongtong Star on the bacon, Liu Xingquan secretly asked Xiaozhen in a low voice: "Is it really okay to have spices on this planet where zombies are spreading? What if..."
"No problem. Dongtong spices are very famous." Xiao Zhen looked at Liu Xingquan's expression and immediately understood what he meant. "Don't worry, this plague is very strange. It will only spread to the local Dongtong people, not to aliens."
“Is this a selective infection?”
"Yes." Xiao Zhen told Liu Xingquan that the population of Dongtong Star had exploded wildly over the past hundred years, and the local resource consumption had long been overloaded. After the zombie plague broke out on Dongtong Star, a portion of the population was forced to be reduced every year, which invisibly curbed the local population growth. The original natural environment of Dongtong Star was also recovering year by year, so some local religious groups even believed that this plague was the will of the planet Dongtong Star itself.
"Planetary will?"
"This is also a common worship in the Milky Way." Xiao Zhen thought for a moment and said, "This belief believes that the planet itself is a kind of life. This includes our Milky Way."
"Does the galaxy also have a will?"
"Well, we call it the Star Spirit."
At this point, all the preparatory work for the Gamorre recipe has been completed.
Under the gaze of all the crew members of the Zekin, Fei put it into the baking oven.
After waiting for dozens of minutes, this pie named "Gamol's Pie" came out of the oven.
The moment the plate was pulled out, the fragrant smell filled the entire kitchen.
Looking at the steaming pie, Fei hesitated while holding the knife.
"Cut it quickly!" Zhang Fei shouted, "I can't wait any longer!"
Xiao Zhen felt Fei's subconscious mind curl up and shudder. Her mind was swaying back. What if this pie failed? What if it went wrong? Her worries were like a boat rocking in the waves.
Cut it open.
Xiao Zhen passed the consciousness to Fei.
This is the result of our crew's joint efforts.
A pie made for Gamorre.
Fei cut it.
At that moment, the aroma filled the air. The bacon and pork in the pie were glistening with oil, and the dried fruits were bright in color. The rich flavor of the spices and the pure aroma of meat blended together, stimulating everyone's salivary glands.
As soon as Fei finished cutting, everyone immediately picked up a piece and put it in their mouths.
Then smiles appeared on everyone's faces.
Xiaozhen once heard that when a food is really delicious, the brain of Homo sapiens can't help but release dopamine to express the excitement and joy of the delicious taste. Now it seems that it is not just Homo sapiens, but also the people on the boat.
As they chewed the pies in their mouths, an expression almost like dreaming appeared on their faces.
This is a feeling that cannot be described simply by the word "delicious".
It's a wonderful feeling of happiness that spreads throughout the body the moment the delicious food is swallowed down the throat.
The crew members ate the pie while laughing.
Silent words and peaceful smiles floated in the cabin.
Thank you.
Gamor.
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After they finished eating, Fei told them that they were above Lola and the Zekin had arrived at their destination for home.
This journey will officially come to an end.
Liu Xingquan leaned against the cabin wall and gazed at the aqua-blue planet in the universe.
"We're going home soon." Xiao Zhen said to him.
"I've been worried about one thing." Liu Xingquan said to Xiaozhen, "After we land, there won't be a plot like Rise of the Planet of the Apes or the end of human civilization, right?"
"That's not the case."
"We are still on the normal timeline!"
"Don't worry! There won't be any weird developments!!"
With Xiaozhen's repeated assurances, Liu Xingquan and Xiaozhen landed.
Liu Xingquan's eyes almost immediately filled with tears as he looked at the long-lost yet familiar scenery on the street. He felt as if he had been away for more than ten years, and returning to Earth made him feel as if he were dreaming and unreal. He bent down to touch the soil on the ground, carefully touched the electric pole on the street, and then turned around to wipe away his tears.
Although she knew that Liu Xingquan was eager to rush home to see Luo Qingxi's mother, Xiaozhen remembered that Liu Xingquan had a slime mold Liu Xingquan at home, so she asked him to follow her home first.
But as soon as he reached the door, An Yuan's mother and Wei Hongzhuo stared at him as if he were looking at a ghost, shouting things like "Here we go again".
He glared at Mr. Cat, who looked innocent, and went straight into the house.
Then he lifted Mr. Cat up and stretched it into a long cat strip, "Please explain why there are three of me in the house!!"
"Well, they are your double, your double's double, and your double's double. They are the result of a series of weird operations by a genius thief." Mr. Cat said calmly, "Don't worry. I will brainwash your mother and the passerby again as soon as I arrange these three pirates."
"Are you sure there won't be any more omissions?"
"Don't worry. Nothing will go wrong again."
Liu Xingquan shouted at the side: “Ahhhhhh!”
Xiao Zhen turned around and asked, "What's wrong? I told you that I also got you a substitute."
"I just asked him." Liu Xingquan said sadly as he stood beside the slime mold Liu Xingquan, "He took the final exam for me, but he didn't score higher than Gu Yu from Class 1!"
Captain Madara suddenly rushed into the living room and shouted, "Ahhhhhhhhh!"
"What's wrong?"
"Can anyone tell me why there is a tombstone in the garden to commemorate Captain Madara forever!!"
