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Chapter 323 The Azure Dragon Strikes
Thinking of this, Qin Ziwen's eyes turned serious, "Horned Eagle!"

Qin Ziwen called out twice.

There was no response.

"Where did the harpy eagle go?" Qin Ziwen frowned. Given the harpy eagle's sensitive ears, it was impossible for it not to hear his voice.

"Lord Harpy should be outside right now," the warehouse keeper suddenly said.

Qin Ziwen looked at him, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

Noticing Qin Ziwen's gaze, the warehouse keeper quickly said, "Everyone in the alliance knows that Lord Harpy sometimes goes out for a stroll during the day, and it has recently caught quite a few sharks from the sea."

Qin Ziwen sized up the custodian. "You look familiar."

The warehouse keeper quickly said, "Sir, I was recruited together with Manager Liu."

"Oh, it's you."

Qin Ziwen remembered that, in addition to Liu San and Dazhuang, two other workers had been hired at the salt well.

He used to be very thin, with dry, yellow hair, and looked rather unattractive.

Perhaps he's been eating well lately; his complexion is much rosier, and he's gained some weight. He looks honest and simple, like a kind and honest person.

No wonder he was placed in this position.

The loyalty of those recruited by him is naturally guaranteed.

"What's your name?" Qin Ziwen asked casually.

"Reporting to you, sir, my surname is Cai. Because my mother gave birth to me right by a well, my given name is Jing (井)."

"Cai Jing." Qin Ziwen gave him a deep look. "You've been to school?"

Qin Ziwen noticed that he didn't sound like someone who hadn't read books.

“I studied at a private school for two years before, but then something happened in my family, so I stopped,” Cai Jing said with a forced smile.

"If you have the chance, you can go to the Book Tower to read more books." Qin Ziwen was quite lenient with the units he recruited; they could go to the tower to read books for free.

"Yes! I will definitely study more!" Cai Jing was moved to tears.

After leaving the warehouse, we went outside and up to Building 8.

On the rooftop, dried fish were drying everywhere, and the air was filled with a strong fishy smell. The dried fish were covered with a plastic film, and an old man with a long pole was chasing away wild birds.

"Be careful, don't knock the dried fish over." The old man was nearsighted, and he pushed up his reading glasses, warning Qin Ziwen not to move around.

Qin Ziwen smiled and said, "I just came up to take a look."

After saying that, he looked up at the sky and searched for a while before finding the harpy eagle in the western sky.

It seemed to have just spotted a target, made a dive, and then lifted something out of the sea.

As it flew back, the harpy eagle spotted Qin Ziwen on the rooftop.

"Wow—"

Even from a great distance, Qin Ziwen could hear the eagle's joyful voice.

It spread its wings and accelerated, and the airflow even formed a visible blue rainbow at the edge of its wings.

"Oh dear, why is that bird here again?" The old man noticed the commotion, and before he could finish speaking, the harpy eagle had already landed on the rooftop.

"Bang~"

A sailfish, over three meters long and shaped like a spindle, was lying on the ground, rolling around continuously.

This sailfish has a blue fin on its back that looks like a sail, and a sharp head that looks like it has a long spear stuck in it.

Qin Ziwen took a second look; he had only heard of this stuff, but had never eaten it before.

I don't know if it will taste good.

After the harpy eagle put down the sailfish, it happily walked up to Qin Ziwen, spread its large wings, and wrapped Qin Ziwen in its arms.

After a brief moment of intimacy, Qin Ziwen pushed the eagle away. "Alright, I've come to you this time with a mission to assign you."

The harpy eagle let out a curious "oh" sound.

"Your ability to manipulate air currents needs more training lately, understand? Even when you're not hunting, you should practice it often. It's best to improve your proficiency in this ability. You can find time to go to the Blood Sand Arena for life-or-death battles. I've heard that you improve faster in combat." The harpy eagle slowly opened its wings, raised them, and covered its ears.

"Okay, I've finished talking. I'll take this sailfish back and try it to see what it tastes like."

After Qin Ziwen finished speaking, he picked up the sailfish from the ground.

Once this sailfish came ashore, its life was already on a countdown. Its body structure meant that it would have difficulty breathing once it stopped swimming.

The sailfish, still struggling as it was lifted up, thrashed its tail wildly. Qin Ziwen, who was holding it with one hand, gave a jolt, and the sailfish instantly fainted.

At this moment, the old man on the rooftop looked at the eagle, then at Qin Ziwen, and finally recognized him as the leader of their Qin Alliance.

"President."

"Everyone who sees it gets a share. I'll let you try some later." Qin Ziwen waved the sailfish in his hand.

The old man replied, "Alright, I haven't tried this fish yet."

Back home, Qin Ziwen took the sailfish to the kitchen.

I was stumped about how to handle it.

He had never cooked swordfish before and didn't know how to make it taste good.

But it doesn't matter if he doesn't understand; there are people in the Qin Alliance who do.

Wang Jun rushed over upon hearing the news. "The fish meat is very firm. The meat on its back is like beef, and it tastes good when grilled or smoked. The meat on its belly is more elastic. Fresh sailfish can be used for sashimi or grilled."

"Stop talking, hurry up and make it." Qin Ziwen was already drooling.

A few minutes later, a plate of freshly sliced ​​swordfish sashimi was served.

One bite, rich and flavorful, melting in his mouth, made him feel as if he had swallowed the ocean whole.

Wang Jun stared at Qin Ziwen's expression. "Look, if you can't finish it, you can bake it again."

"I think it tastes pretty good." Qin Ziwen picked up another piece with his chopsticks.

After eating four or five pieces in a row, Qin Ziwen slowed down the pace of his chopsticks.

Seeing this, Wang Jun smiled slightly, "Although fish belly tastes good, it's very oily, and it's easy to get tired of eating too much."

Wang Jun took the plate back, and on the other side, the hot plate was already scorching hot.

"Is this the iron plate you made?"

Qin Ziwen stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the "teppanyaki" in the kitchen, which was made of bricks, with firewood at the bottom and an iron plate on top.

Wang Jun laughed and said, "Xiao Wu made it. He said he could sometimes grill or fry something to eat."

"That kid, sometimes he likes to mess around with these things." Qin Ziwen smiled as he mentioned Qin Ziwu.

Wang Jun placed the fish slices from the plate onto the hot plate.

Soon, it started sizzling and oozing oil.

The kitchen was filled with the aroma of sizzling oil.

While flipping the fish on the hot plate with tongs, Wang Jun said, "I feel pretty relaxed these past few days. If I didn't have to stay in the neighborhood, it would feel almost like a vacation."

The voice just fell.

Hurried footsteps and anxious voices came from outside the door.

"President! Something terrible has happened! A fishing boat was attacked by a mosasaur. There's a hole in the hull, and the boat is sinking right now."

Qin Ziwen: "Don't talk about being idle next time."

After putting down the plate, Qin Ziwen wiped his hands with the rag next to him.

He turned to look at Jiang Shan, "Where is the boat?"

Jiang Shan subconsciously said, "The ship is at sea."

Qin Ziwen, “.”

He glanced back at the stables and called out, "Horned Eagle, come out and get to work. Old Wang, go find Lorne and Mogu and tell the merman warriors to go on the expedition."

(End of this chapter)