The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 298 Donghu Crab Farm
"I will continue to investigate the identity of the tombstone's owner."

At the entrance of the Spirit Chef Association, Qi Bing sat in the car, looking at Qin Lang and his group of five outside the car window. "If there is any new information, I will let you know as soon as possible."

"Thank you so much, Sister Qi Bing." Qin Lang said gratefully. "But isn't this a bit too much trouble?"

"Of course not." Qi Bing shook her head without hesitation. "Compared to your help to Yuehu City, this is just a small matter."

After saying that, Qi Bing waved to Qin Lang and the other four, then stepped on the gas and sped away.

"Sister Qi Bing is so cool!"

Zhao Qian watched the SUV disappear from sight with shining eyes. "So cool and strong! I want to become a female spirit chef like that in the future!"

"Isn't your idol Mr. Zhong Lingyun?" Cao Dongdong chuckled and couldn't help but ask.

"Who says a person can only have one idol?" Zhao Qian snorted. "Sister Qi Bing looks so cool and dashing!"

"Indeed." Qin Lang couldn't help but smile upon hearing this.

Qi Bing wasn't much older than them, yet she already possessed four food spirits and served as the city's security management captain.

"So where are we going next?" Zoge asked expectantly. "Going back to the hotel or exploring other places?"

"If you don't have any ideas, I do have one," Zhao Qian said with a smile, waving the brochure she had received after registering for the trip.

"We can go and take a look around the East Lake Crab Farm."

"That is the largest breeding base for Yuehu crabs in Yuehu City. The Yuehu crabs produced there are famous throughout the Dongyun area and are in short supply in the market."

"Leaping Lake crabs!" Qin Lang suddenly thought of something. "I remember you have a special channel for purchasing Leaping Lake crabs. Could it be the East Lake crab farm?"

During the cooking competition, he purchased the Leap Lake crabs through Zhao Qian's channels.

For a chef, if there is anything that is as important as the culinary skill itself, it must be the ingredients.

As the saying goes, even a clever cook can't cook without rice; that's the point.

Although you can buy high-quality ingredients in the market as long as you have money, the truly top-quality ingredients are often priceless and unavailable.

For example, the Silver Frost Beef at Zhenniu Restaurant.

Obtaining such top-quality ingredients requires a chef's connections and access to sourcing resources.

“The crabs I bought before were indeed purchased from the East Lake Crab Farm.” Zhao Qian nodded. “As for why I was able to purchase crabs from here, it was all a bit of a coincidence.”

"As you probably know, my home is in Beihuzhou."

Qin Lang and the others nodded.

They had heard Zhao Qian mention this before.

Beihu Prefecture is not far from Tianhua Prefecture, located directly north of the latter.

Zhao Qian changed the subject, a sly look appearing on her face, "Then do you know why Beihu Prefecture is called Beihu Prefecture?"

Upon hearing Zhao Qian's question, Qin Lang blinked blankly.

How did he find out that?

He couldn't help but ask Cao, who claimed to have traveled to most cities in the Dongyun region, for help. "Dongdong, do you know anything about this?" "No." Cao Dongdong shrugged, his face showing the same blank expression. "You're asking me? Who should I ask?"

Qin Lang: “…”

Forget it, he knew Cao Dongdong was unreliable.

Giving up on getting answers from Cao Dongdong, Qin Lang turned to look at Zuo Ge beside him. This guy could tell the origin of the name Yueyu Lake, so he might also know the origin of the name Beihu Prefecture.

"I've never been to Beihuzhou." Zuo Ge scratched his head awkwardly.

“Beihu Prefecture is named so because the northern part of Beihu Prefecture is the largest inland lake in the entire Dongyun region—Yunmengze.” Fatima pushed up her glasses and spoke calmly, “Before coming to Dongyun, I did a detailed study of the human geography of the Dongyun region.”

Qin Lang: “…”

Cao Dongdong: “…”

Left pane: "..."

Oh no! These three locals from the Dongyun region don't know as much as Fatima, who came from the Feli region!
"Pfft~" Zhao Qian covered her mouth and laughed, "You three really need to study geography properly."

"Back to the topic."

Zhao Qian paused for a moment, "Although the Yuehu crabs produced in Yueyu Lake are famous throughout the Dongyun region, there is another kind of top-quality crab in Yunmengze, the largest inland lake in the Dongyun region, that is comparable to them."

"Therefore, the owner of Donghu Crab Farm once traveled to Beihuzhou in the hope of introducing another type of crab and obtaining higher quality crabs through hybridization."

"At that time, I was still in Beihuzhou when I met the daughter of the owner of Donghu Crab Farm by chance."

“She is the same age as me, and we got along very well and quickly became good friends. Even after we parted ways, we never lost touch.”

“That’s how I got my procurement channels.” Zhao Qian smiled as she said this. “I also had a personal reason for suggesting we go to the East Lake Crab Farm this time, because I haven’t seen her for a year or two.”

"I see." Qin Lang looked enlightened, then focused on a key point Zhao Qian had mentioned, "So, did the owner of the Donghu Crab Farm really crossbreed a new variety of crab that is of higher quality than the Yuehu Crab?"

"I wouldn't know about that," Zhao Qian said, shrugging. "Perhaps we'll see it after we go to the East Lake Crab Farm?"

"By the way," Zhao Qian suddenly smiled, "the owner of Donghu Crab Farm is also one of Yuehu City's top food recommenders."

“Then we definitely need to go and take a look.” Qin Lang smiled knowingly.

In Tianhua State, he has already obtained seven Level 1 Food Recommender badges and one Level 2 Food Recommender badge. According to the "7-2-3" rule for badge assessment, if he wants to obtain a Level 2 Food Recommender badge in Mingjing State, he must first obtain seven Level 1 Food Recommender badges in Mingjing State.

Once Qin Lang obtains three Level 2 Food Recommender badges in Mingjing Prefecture and Tianhua Prefecture, he will no longer need to undergo Level 1 assessments when traveling to other prefectures; he will directly qualify for Level 2 assessments.

"Level 1 Food Recommender? What's their area of ​​expertise?" Cao Dongdong asked, intrigued. "Is it desserts?"

He is only three badges away from collecting all seven Level 1 Food Recommender badges to activate his second star vein, and this is not limited by state.

"You should at least take a look at the brochure," Zhao Qian rolled her eyes. "Besides, is it reasonable for a crab farm owner to assess dessert-making skills?"

"It should be aquatic products? Or even further, only crabs will be assessed?" Qin Lang guessed.

“That’s right.” Zhao Qian nodded. “Mr. Ren Qiu, the owner of Donghu Crab Farm, is known as the ‘Crab Food Recommender.’ He only evaluates dishes related to crabs, and his requirements are very specific.”

"Only the Leaping Lake Crabs from Donghu Crab Farm can be used."

(End of this chapter)