Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 385 The Shameless Merchant Sheds Tears, A Hundred Acts Come True

Chen Xu pondered the most suitable way to buy and sell.

He actually had many ideas about this before.

However, the specific implementation method still needs to be considered based on the actual situation.

One of the most important points to consider is the current state of the spirit kitchen in this world.

Just as Chen Xu had heard some scattered news in Bailiu City before: for example, Songyan Dining Hall was recruiting apprentices for spiritual cuisine, which was being discussed as a major event.

Due to the existence of the Nine Netherworld Calamities in this realm, it is difficult for ordinary cultivators to directly obtain pure and non-toxic food.

Therefore, the status of a spirit chef who possesses the ability to exorcise evil spirits is extremely high.

Not only do spirit chefs hold a high status, but they also constitute a very small proportion of the general population.

It is said that every sect of rank eight or above must have at least one spirit chef.

If a sect does not have a spirit chef and cannot possess independent exorcism capabilities, then even if the sect advances to the eighth rank in a short period of time, it will be demoted during the probationary period.

After all, if even food supplies have to be traded with outsiders, how can this sect develop in the long run?

It is easy to see the importance of the spirit chef.

So far, Chen Xu has been traveling in this world for several days, but he has not been able to see the existence of the Spirit Chef with his own eyes.

There are quite a few restaurants in Bailiu City, but the chefs in those restaurants are not spirit chefs.

He's just an ordinary, mortal chef!
Furthermore, due to the special status of spirit chefs, ordinary mortal chefs often enjoy a good position in this world.

Mortal chefs can use specially made stoves and runic flames to cook Grade 9 spirit rice, as well as other spirit materials that mortals of the same level can collect and divide.

They were well-paid, had no worries about food and drink, and did not have to work hard in the fields like tenant farmers. Their descendants often had an advantage when taking the spiritual apprenticeship exam.

However, the variety of food available in this world is not particularly abundant.

At least Chen Xu hadn't seen much in Bailiu City.

Perhaps because Bailiu City is a remote and impoverished place, the restaurants there generally seem to have a uniform style in their signature dishes—

It's either a certain type of porridge, a certain type of soup, or a certain type of steamed or cold dish.

In short, it's either boiling or steaming, and the cooking methods are relatively primitive and simple.

Dim sum shops are almost nowhere to be found, and the only drinks available are low-alcohol beverages made from Grade 9 spiritual ingredients.

Even this low-grade spirit wine is relatively precious and has an extremely high price.

For ordinary low-level cultivators, drinking alcohol is a luxury.

Chen Xu's Mind-Enlightening Gourd still contains a considerable amount of spiritual wine, but now it has become a curse to possess such a treasure, and it cannot be used lightly.

In comparison, tea drinking is prevalent in this world.

Because lower-grade spiritual tea can be directly planted, picked, and processed by ordinary people, the spiritual tea industry has been developed on a large scale.

Chen Xu once traveled through Bailiu City in a transparent state. Although it was just a cursory glance, he still learned a great deal about the sights and things of this world.

Therefore, it is clear that one can never be too cautious when it comes to selling spiritual food.

That is why, although Chen Xu bought a lot of Grade 8 spirit rice and Grade 7 spirit rice from the Tianzhou Chamber of Commerce, he only used Grade 9 spirit rice to make rice puffs and crispy rice candy this time.

Even so, his initial attempt still left Ji Yang, this country bumpkin, completely stunned and drooling.

He tried the rice puffs and crispy rice candy that Chen Xu gave him, and afterwards he was in a state of excitement for a long time.

Chen Xu devised a plan for him.

After obeying the order, he immediately let his hair down and smeared his face and hands with soot from the bottom of a pot until they were grayish.

The soot from the bottom of the pot was provided by Chen Xu.

Then, still in a state of excitement, Ji Yang staggered out of his cabin.

Outside the cabin was a long corridor, and beyond that were rooms similar to Ji Yang's, densely packed like a honeycomb.

It is said that the top of this ship, on the sixth and seventh floors, even has a Qiankun Sumeru Array built.

Stepping inside, even a small space can reveal boundless vastness.

It was completely different from the cramped and crowded conditions of the lower floors.

Fortunately, Ji Yang was used to the hardships of the lower classes, so he had no qualms about it and walked out with great excitement. As he walked, he kept muttering to himself, "A Spirit Cuisine Apprentice? This is the work of a Spirit Cuisine Apprentice?"
"I don't believe it! Could this be a real spirit chef?"

His hair was disheveled, and he was muttering to himself. His unusually excited appearance even made him seem somewhat insane at first glance.

At the same time, he was holding a tiny scrap of crispy rice candy in his hand, taking a small bite every now and then.

Even the crumbs have a subtle sweet aroma that is incredibly tempting.

Since cultivators are all sharp-witted and perceptive, how could they not notice this?
Some cautious people, seeing him like this, would immediately keep their distance, as if it were none of their business.

However, some quick-witted and daring individuals suddenly had a sudden idea and grabbed Ji Yang.

"Hey, little buddy!"

An arm suddenly reached out from the corner of the three-story staircase.

Caught off guard, Ji Yang was pulled around the corner. His eyes widened in shock as he feigned surprise and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing?"

The man who grabbed Ji Yang was a middle-aged man with a sallow face and a sharp eye. Although his cultivation level was not high, only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, it was enough to overwhelm Ji Yang.

He chuckled and asked in a low voice, "Young man, who is this 'spiritual cuisine apprentice' you're talking about? And what were you eating just now?"

Ji Yang even had crumbs of crispy rice candy stuck to the corners of his mouth.

He feigned mental instability and said in a daze, "Just now there was a young man who claimed to be a spiritual food apprentice and said he wanted to find a thousand people to taste his spiritual food."

He shared some of the pastries he made with me, asking me to help him sell them at a low price.

Hey, at such a low price, why would I sell it? Wouldn't it be better to keep it for myself?

The middle-aged man with a sallow complexion immediately asked curiously, "What kind of snacks are they? How cheap are they? Young man, shall we tell you the truth?"

Even the most delicious snacks will eventually become tiresome if you eat them every day.

Why not sell them? You could make a profit from selling them, wouldn't you?

The person said to lower the price, so why don't you raise it a little?

Why don't you let me try some too?

If I find it delicious, I'd gladly pay a higher price for it and have no complaints!

He spoke so eloquently and persuasively.

Ji Yang hesitated for a moment, then said with some excitement, "That person said that the spiritual food he makes is unique in the entire Cangling Domain surrounding Bailiu City."

The Purple Jade Pastry is sold by the piece, costing only ten coins per piece, while the Purple Spirit Pearl is sold by the bowl, also costing only ten coins per bowl.

If you want to try it, then... then give me twenty-two coins.

"I'll give you a piece of purple jade pastry and a bowl of purple spirit pearls."

The so-called "purple jade crisp" is naturally rice candy.

The Purple Spirit Pearl is popcorn.

Chen Xu had instructed Ji Yang to change his name beforehand.

Ji Yang's seemingly arbitrary pricing was actually set by Chen Xu beforehand.

A piece of Purple Jade Pastry costs ten Green Cow Coins, which seems cheap, but if you think about it carefully, a pound of Purple Jade Spirit Rice also only costs ten Green Cow Coins.

One pound of Purple Jade Spirit Rice can produce at least one large peck of popcorn.

You can make hundreds of pieces of crispy rice candy.

The costs involved are unknown until calculated, and even unscrupulous merchants would weep upon seeing them.

However, the asking price of ten green coins really gave people a false impression.

The middle-aged man with the sallow complexion immediately and without hesitation pulled out twenty-two green coins.

The extra two coins were naturally the "price difference" that Ji Yang wanted to earn.

The middle-aged man with the sallow complexion was incredibly generous as he pulled out his money.

His eyes gleamed as he stared at the porcelain plate and small bowl that Ji Yang had pulled out with his backhand.

(End of this chapter)