Chapter 80: The Elder's Collapse
Huang Xing couldn't hold back anymore after hearing Guo Qihang's words.
This description is so apt.
However, the smell of the barbecue in front of me is so delicious.
"I'm so shameless to call you Lao Jiang. Thank you first." Guo Qihang suddenly bowed to Jiang Tian and took something out of his backpack.
"A small gift is a sign of respect."
Jiang Tian clapped his hands and looked at Guo Qihang's behavior, feeling a little strange. "Why are you giving me a gift out of the blue?"
"Because your dish is not simple. If it weren't for the braised pig's trotters, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to get good results in this regular army training," Guo Qihang explained the cause and effect.
It turns out that regular army training is not just simple preparation before going to the battlefield but also a small internal assessment.
If you perform well, you can be assigned to the stormtroopers, where you will have the opportunity to kill more aliens and gain more military merits.
At the same time, joining the stormtroopers also means greater danger and a higher risk of losing one's life.
Guo Qihang handed in his papers, but for an important exam like the martial arts college entrance examination, it was not the time to study secretly. That was the time when he had to work hard to climb up.
Before the assessment, he followed Huang Xing's advice and ate braised pig's trotters first.
Then he discovered something surprising: a rich blood energy was rising from his abdomen.
It not only helped him persist longer but also achieve better results and enter the vanguard team.
It was during this arduous special training that he was able to improve his strength with the help of this blood energy, breaking free from his original shackles.
Before the martial arts college entrance examination began, Guo Qihang was tested by instruments and found that his body tempering progress was stuck at 4%.
At the first level of awakening, every 1% improvement in the refinement of the meridians, dantian, and body is a huge leap, and every 5% is a hurdle.
After breaking through the shackles this time, Guo Qihang felt that he should have reached 5% of the tempering degree, or even close to 6%.
The reason was naturally the food given by Jiang Tian, though Guo Qihang didn't know whether it was just his illusion.
After eating it, he felt that his defense had improved and that his skin seemed to be tougher.
Now he was extremely shocked and secretly found Huang Xing to ask what was going on with the dish.
It was from Huang Xing that he learned a shocking piece of news.
The ingredients of the dish were actually from a foreign race!
This was incredible. Guo Qihang was amazed when he thought about it carefully. Jiang Tian could actually cook aliens without any toxins?
It could also help him improve his strength and recover quickly. No wonder the other party gave him these foods as return gifts.
At the end of the training, they received a message from Jiang Tian asking them to come over for food.
Could Guo Qihang sit still?
With such an opportunity, it would be a shame if he didn't hold on to this thigh tightly.
He quickly packed up the supplements his father had prepared for him from his backpack and brought them over as a gift.
When people invite you to dinner, they are giving you face and showing goodwill, but as a human being, you can't be shameless when others give you face.
The gift may be small, but the thought is great. People may not care about the value of the gift, but the thought behind it is important.
Huang Xing is his best friend, so he can be shameless, but I am not qualified.
Jiang Tian took the gift from Guo Qihang and opened it without hesitation.
He was very familiar with the stuff inside—it was ginseng slices—but not as good as those from his teacher, Zhou Shang.
But as long as they had the heart, that was enough.
"These ginseng slices will be just right for making soup later." Jiang Tian patted Guo Qihang on the shoulder and said with a smile, expressing his satisfaction with the gift.
"You guys sit down first, and we'll start eating when it's done."
As he spoke, Jiang Tian fully demonstrated his powerful strength. He lifted the heavy fork with the huge Fire Frog Tribe in one hand.
He placed the palm of one hand towards the burning fire and spurted out a ball of bloody flames, making the fire burn even more vigorously.
The other hand lifted up the spear again and hoisted the fat Fire Fish.
Then he fiddled with it with his five fingers and shook it lightly, and it began to spin.
Although it could be roasted directly with blood flame, it would lack a certain flavor.
So, when Jiang Tian started outside the base, he cut down trees in the Huotang small world as fuel.
Barbecue would certainly taste a little less good without the smell of smoke.
Jiang Tian used his arms to hold it up and roast it continuously.
Xue Ruyan, who was standing next to him, took a knife, cut off a small piece, and put it into Jiang Tian's mouth, then cut another piece for herself to taste.
Finally, she let Jiang Tian figure out the taste first before adding her own comments.
In this way, Jiang Tian's ability to adjust the taste would be greatly improved, and Xue Ruyan would play the role of making the final decision.
"These two people are really..." Huang Xing, who was standing next to them, kept shaking his head when he saw the two of them feeding each other.
Even though the two were just doing their job and adjusting the taste, why did he feel a little full just watching them?
Guo Qihang, on the other hand, kept sighing with emotion. "Old Jiang is really strong. If we burst out our blood energy, we might be able to lift it up, but it's impossible to do it so easily while rotating it."
Just as the two were sighing, Jiang Tian planted the Fire Frog and Fire Fish tribes back into the ground.
The scorching blood flames gradually shrank, and after reaching a certain temperature, they stopped changing.
This would keep the food warm and make it taste better.
Although the food was piping hot, it warmed the heart.
Since they were eating together, Xue Ruyan decided not to comment on the food yet, leaving it for the two of them to discuss in private later.
Click!
Jiang Tian pulled the frog legs off, and then everyone had a roasted frog leg in their hands.
They touched each other's food with a sense of ritual and then started eating.
"Hmm!" Huang Xing took a bite and immediately gave Jiang Tian a thumbs-up.
The outer layer had been roasted to a slight crisp, but the burnt aroma combined with the spices was absolutely delicious.
Salty, spicy, and tender frog meat without any excess fat—it was pure white meat enjoyment.
Combined with the unique numbing and spicy sensation of the Fire Frog's meat, it was paired with the barbecue spices prepared by Jiang Tian.
It was all natural.
It seemed that this was exactly how roasting a Fire Frog should feel.
"If it weren't for Old Jiang, I wouldn't have imagined that the food of other races could be so delicious." Huang Xing ate voraciously while praising him endlessly.
Guo Qihang said sincerely, "Although the flavor of the ingredients is important, Lao Jiang's cooking skills are the key."
Huang Xing was stunned for a moment and quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes! It must be Lao Jiang's skill, otherwise, aliens can't be eaten—they're poisonous."
At the same time, he also glanced at Guo Qihang next to him.
The doubt in his eyes was obvious. Are you trying to flatter him too?
Just as the four people were in the yard, happily enjoying the delicious food—
Under the pool of water, in the palace in the Sanwan area—
The elder of the Fire Frog Tribe listened to his subordinates' report in disbelief, while the elder of the Fire Fish Tribe next to him sat down on the ground, his tail sticking up high.
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