Chapter 1384: Chapter 840: Liu Zheng: Watch Closely, Learn Carefully (Part 2)

The Tomb Guardian said.

"Alright. Brother Ma, do you want some?"

Liu Zheng asked.

Skinny Horse shook his head furiously.

Unlike his master, he didn’t seek out such thrills. Even in the cemetery, there’s plenty of fun to be had without chasing excitement in this way.

"Save an extra portion for him."

The Tomb Guardian ordered.

Clearly, this was the punishment intended for Skinny Horse.

"Yes."

Liu Zheng gave Skinny Horse a helpless look, and the latter responded with a look of utter despair.

Leaving the cemetery, he headed to the Clinic.

The Jiwei Group, having received advanced notice, was well-prepared.

"Here’s the ingredients."

Following the sequence, Liu Zheng took out the bile of Stinky Snake, sewer mud, waste water from the Garbage Processing Plant, rotten corpse meat from the cemetery, and old bandages from the hospital.

Apart from the bile of Stinky Snake, the other ingredients were either excessive or exceeded limits, and setting aside the taste, they could be considered extremely luxurious.

"I refuse to call them ingredients."

Guo Koutangzi said expressionlessly.

The Jiwei Group’s recipes were still somewhat traditional, and although some methods were rather bold, the choice of ingredients tended to be relatively normal. These, however, were considered unconventional even in Metropolis’s culinary world.

"Then let’s call them raw materials. Have you contacted that chef you mentioned?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"No."

Guo Koutangzi shook her head.

"Not willing? I can offer more money."

He said arrogantly.

"No, he passed away."

Guo Koutangzi replied.

"Huh? Well, okay. Alas, heaven envies talent."

Liu Zheng said regretfully.

"I can help you make Metropolitan Most Smelly Soup, but you have to help me repair the legacy cooking pot."

Guo Koutangzi said.

"Huh? The legacy cooking pot is broken? When did that happen?"

He asked in surprise.

"After I finish cooking the soup for you."

Guo Koutangzi rolled her eyes at him.

"Haha, no problem. I’ve recently met two iron smiths, and they should both be able to fix it."

Liu Zheng said.

The two iron smiths he mentioned were Ouyegan and Yan Xu, one a Sword Casting Master, the other a Dwarf Craftsman. Fixing a pot shouldn’t be an issue.

"Sigh!"

Looking at the awfully pungent raw materials, Guo Koutangzi sighed deeply.

If it weren’t for owing Liu Zheng too many favors, even if a knife were held to her neck, she wouldn’t agree to use the legacy cooking pot to cook these things.

"Big Sis, why don’t I do it?"

Chili Head suggested.

As the Young Leader of the Jiwei Group, he naturally had good culinary skills, and could take over the legacy cooking pot if necessary.

"I’m not dead yet, and this kind of responsibility isn’t yours to bear."

Finished speaking, Guo Koutangzi resolutely took out the legacy cooking pot, then split it in two.

With a more illusory version of the pot, she waved, loading all of the raw materials into it.

Guo Koutangzi had decided to cook the pot itself into the soup.

This way, it would enhance the quality of the soup and not pollute the main legacy cooking pot.

"I’ll inform you once the soup is done. Let’s go!"

"Hai!"

Guo Koutangzi turned around and walked out of the Clinic, with the quartet of seasoning following closely.

The hem of their black yukata billowed behind them, giving a sense of heroism akin to the chilling winds at Yi River’s banks.

"Sometimes, being your friend can be quite unlucky."

Doctor Nile, who’s been observing, commented.

Though he often used poop to make medicine, he knew it’s outrageous for a chef to use beloved cookware to cook poop.

"Really? Doctor, actually I think..."

"Don’t think! Just leave. I need Xiao Mei for a cleaning spree."

Doctor Nile hurriedly pushed and prodded Liu Zheng out of the Clinic before he could come up with any more crazy ideas.

Back at the restaurant, San Huamao headed to the kitchen with the Deep Sea Snake Lumps King Fish, while Liu Zheng returned to the lounge.

"Do you know how many deliveries I’ve made for you while you were out wandering?"

As soon as he entered, Niu Ma started to complain.

"You should secretly enjoy it, buddy. If you went to receive the goods, you’d still be playing cat and mouse with the anti-smuggling team."

Liu Zheng rolled his eyes.

Even with ten times the courage, Niu Ma wouldn’t dare kill City Hall people. He wouldn’t want to bribe them, and they might not accept it anyway, leaving escaping as the only option.

"Humph, who knows who would catch whom."

Niu Ma retorted stubbornly.

"You went to the Garbage Processing Plant?"

Suddenly, he elongated his neck and sniffed, then asked.

"No, I went to Garbage Street, bought a lot of rubbish."

Liu Zheng replied.

"What did you go to Garbage Street for?"

Niu Ma asked cautiously.

"To buy waste water. Last time Napoleon gave me a bile of Stinky Snake, so I thought I’d gather them to make Metropolitan Most Smelly Soup."

He replied naturally.

"Have you got everything together?"

"Already handed it to someone to cook, and it’s an upgraded version with extra ingredients."

Liu Zheng said proudly.

"...Impressive."

Niu Ma said after a moment of silence.

It never thought it would see someone gather the ingredients for Metropolitan Most Smelly Soup in its lifetime, much less that person being its own minion.

The key point is that the Metropolitan Most Smelly Soup is completely unattractive as food, and too low value as a weapon, there’s hardly any motive to collect it.

"Boss, don’t you think that word sounds awkward?"

Liu Zheng said with a strange expression.

"What’s awkward about it? Our upper bodies are the ones that are cattle."

Niu Ma said indifferently.

"Alright."

"What have you picked up from Garbage Street? Don’t let yourself be tricked and drag me down with you."

It said.

"Nothing much, just some low-grade stuff. The only valuable item has been entrusted to the Fisherman, and the Fire Mage has checked the rest, nothing dangerous."

Liu Zheng replied.

"Oh."

Niu Ma felt reassured.

It had heard of Fire Mage’s reputation, the uncrowned king of the Garbage Processing Plant, more like an agent rather than one, his judgment is reliable.

"By the way, Boss, did you once take on a female delivery woman?"

Liu Zheng suddenly remembered and asked.

"Why?"

Niu Ma didn’t answer immediately.

"The delivery channel gave me this."

He took out the "female delivery woman’s hairpin."

"Did she die in the delivery channel?"

Niu Ma stared at the hairpin for a long time and then asked.

"Yes, this is her remains. Infinite Heavenly Venerate."

Liu Zheng took out the female delivery woman’s remains from the Qiankun Ring.

"Her name was Luo Xingyi."

Niu Ma looked at the remains, paused for a moment, then said.

Then, it used its hoof to write the characters "Luo Xingyi" on the ground.

"Good name."

Liu Zheng praised.

"She was the third subordinate I took on after becoming minister, and also the most outstanding one."

Niu Ma said.

"Hmm?"

He didn’t like hearing that.

"You kid are not outstanding, but peculiar."

Niu Ma glared at him and teased.

"Tsk."

Liu Zheng rolled his eyes.

If you want to praise, just do it. No need to make it into a jab, these non-humans are all quirky.

"She was quite capable and efficient in her work. She would always deliver all the orders and return ahead of schedule, unlike you who can roam outside for the entire day."

Niu Ma continued.

"Boss, even though we’re close, I’ll still sue you for slander."

Liu Zheng said with squinted eyes.

"Find a place to bury her."

"Alright."

Niu Ma abruptly ended the conversation, lay back on the pile of grass, facing the wall.

"Infinite Heavenly Venerate."

Just as Liu Zheng was putting away the remains, Wang Manni’s call came through.

"What’s up?"

He asked.

"Mr. Delivery man, Lin Pinru requested to meet you."

Wang Manni said.

"No meeting."

Liu Zheng said without hesitation.

"She said if she can’t meet you, she won’t cooperate with the company on anything."

Wang Manni said.

"Does she think I’ve become her supporter now? Tell her that apart from insulting punishment, Green Shade Culture can do whatever it wants."

He said with a cold sneer.

Good people deserve to be taken advantage of, unfortunately, he’s firstly a delivery man for the Bloody Restaurant.

"Alright. Hold on, please."

The call went silent.

After a while, Wang Manni’s voice came through again.

"She’s still insisting on meeting you. The company is willing to waive your five hundred thousand debt, and offer an additional five hundred thousand for travel expenses to bring you over. The company guarantees this is the last request."

She said.

"Forget it, such guarantees are like gamblers promising they’ll never gamble again. Alright, tell the company to order food delivery."

Liu Zheng rolled his eyes and said.

"Alright."

Wang Manni hung up the phone.

After a while, Ghost Hand crawled in from outside.