The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 154: Checking in at the Orange Grove!
"Look ahead!"

With Zhao Qian's exclamation, Qin Lang and the other two, who were continuing their journey towards Danju City, stopped in their tracks.

Following Zhao Qian's pointing, a seemingly endless grove of tangerines appeared before them. Each tangerine tree bore tangerines the size of two fists, with a bright red peel. Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, the scene was exceptionally beautiful.

Seeing this iconic crop unique to Danju City, Qin Lang smiled and said, "It seems we have arrived in Danju City."

"Now, more importantly, can we go pick tangerines?" Zhao Qian couldn't help but swallow.

She could smell the scent of oranges from afar, and her mouth watered instantly.

“Okay.” Tour guide Cao chimed in at the right moment. “Tangerines are the iconic crop of Danju City, but they have one unique feature: they can ripen and bear fruit naturally without any human intervention such as pest control or fertilization.”

"When the tangerines are not ripe, the tangerine trees serve as ornamental trees for the greening of Tangerine City. Once they are ripe, the tangerines can be picked at will."

"Although this is a specialty crop of Danju City, it is completely free in Danju City."

"Because there are so many of them planted, there is no need to worry about not being able to eat them. At the end of the Danju ripening season, the Danju City Spirit Chef Association will also harvest the Danju that cannot be eaten and sell them to other cities to generate income."

"Then what are we waiting for?" Zhao Qian, who was a little tired from walking, suddenly brightened up. Her previous fatigue vanished, and she grabbed Cao Dongdong and Qin Lang's hands and rushed towards the orange grove.

"Big, sweet tangerines, here I come!"

Upon entering the tangerine grove, Qin Lang and his companions saw many people, the vast majority of whom were dressed as tourists.

Come to think of it, the locals get tired of eating tangerines every year.

“Every year when the tangerines ripen, there are a lot of tourists visiting Danju City,” Cao Dongdong said, looking around. “But this year it seems like there are even more than usual.”

While Cao Dongdong was still observing, Qin Lang and Zhao Qian, who had never eaten tangerines before, had already directed their respective food spirits to help harvest them.

Soon, several large tangerines landed in Qin Lang's hands.

The shape of the tangerine is round like a ball, with a firm surface. Compared to a mandarin orange, it looks more like a red tangerine.

However, as soon as Qin Lang gently peeled the orange peel, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Zhao Qian, standing nearby, couldn't help but exclaim, "Such thin skin!"

Generally speaking, the larger the orange, the thicker the peel, but this rule does not seem to apply to tangerines.

The size of the tangerine is comparable to the tangerine Qin Lang ate in his previous life, but its peel is similar to that of the sugar tangerine, only one or two millimeters thick. The surface of the flesh does not have much white pith, and you can see the orange-red flesh inside wrapped in a thin peel at a glance.

"These oranges are practically here to repay a debt of gratitude," Qin Lang couldn't help but exclaim, before carefully peeling a tangerine completely.

Qin Lang was seriously suspicious that if he used even the slightest force, the tangerine in his hand would burst open.

"Ow~"

He popped a piece into his mouth, and a large amount of juice gushed out from the opening, sliding down his throat before Qin Lang could react.

Only then did he belatedly realize the unique sweetness of the tangerine.

Unlike regular oranges, which have a sweet and sour taste, Danju oranges, as Cao Dongdong described before, are purely sweet without any sourness, and have a strong orange aroma.

The only downside is that the tangerines have seeds.

However, given its many advantages, having one or two seeds per segment of orange flesh is hardly a disadvantage!
Qin Lang broke off a piece and stuffed it into the mouth of the hungry Egg Baby, and the two of them ate with great relish.

Zhao Qian and Cao Dongdong, who were standing nearby, did the same.

Although the latter had visited Danju City once before, that was several years ago. Despite trying to sound like an experienced person, Cao Dongdong couldn't resist the allure of the beautiful Danju oranges. The three of them only slowed down after they had eaten their fill of fruit.

"I'm so envious of the residents of Danju City that they can eat such delicious tangerines for free," Zhao Qian couldn't help but exclaim.

"Even the most delicious food gets boring if you eat it every day," Qin Lang chuckled. "We should stay a few more days this time."

However, this is on the premise that the Traveler's Book is powerful enough and doesn't reveal scenery from other places.

Judging from the previous landscape paintings, the landscape paintings that appear in the Traveler's Book have a certain predictive power and are not random occurrences.

For example, with Little Fatty Chicken's drawing, if Little Fatty Chicken hadn't fallen asleep at the check-in spot, Qin Lang wouldn't have been able to complete the check-in at all. But everything happened by such coincidence, as if the Traveler's Book had drawn a corner of the future.

Therefore, Qin Lang thought that the Traveler's Book might be able to sense his desire to stay in Danju City for a few more days.

Oh right, I almost forgot to check in at the eighth painting!

Thinking of the Traveler's Book, Qin Lang suddenly remembered his most important purpose for coming to Danju City. He sprang to his feet, took out a hand-drawn picture from his pocket, and searched for the same angle in the Danju grove.

The tangerine grove is quite large, and even when you're inside, finding a good spot to take photos isn't an easy task.

Fortunately, Qin Lang had two companions and three food spirits to help him search.

The three of them took it as a way to digest their food and split up in the orange grove. Soon, good news came from Zhao Qian's side.

He hurried towards Zhao Qian's direction and soon saw the same photo angle as in the painting.

A soft "whoosh" sound echoed in my mind.

Eighth painting, check-in successful.

Before I could check my haul, a somewhat familiar voice rang out from nearby.

"Dear viewers in the live stream, we've arrived at the most famous tangerine grove in Danju City. We did our research beforehand, and now is the season for tangerines to ripen. You can pick any tangerines you like here!"

Qin Lang and the other two looked in the direction of the sound and saw a girl standing on tiptoe to pick a tangerine and showing it off to the drone camera next to her.

"The fans eat first~"

"Yu Zaozao?" Qin Lang couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Previously in Bailushan City, the other party had tasted his Yangchun noodles. The conspiracy of the "Super Player" amusement park owner was also exposed to the public because of her live broadcast, which allowed Director Ye to be exonerated more quickly.

Unexpectedly, the other party also came here.

"Huh?" Hearing someone call her name, Yu Zaozao, who was about to peel a tangerine to show everyone, instantly made her fans drool and subconsciously turned her head.

Upon seeing Qin Lang's face, she trembled violently, and the orange in her hand instantly fell to the ground.

At this moment, she no longer cared about Danju.

"Boss Qin!!!"

It emitted a sharp, explosive sound early on.

"I've finally found you!!!"

Qin Lang: “?”

(End of this chapter)