I was just fishing, how did I become a Great Old One?

Koprulu Sector, Char Planet, Underground Mine Safety Zone.

【Deep Blue First Breeding Farm】has already taken shape.

Several cockroaches, bound hand and foot by Nezha's Hun Tian Ling (a magical ribbon), were lying in a man-made stone pit. The pit connected to an acidic lake nearby, where the green acidic water reached above their knees, providing them with a continuous source of regenerative energy.

"Hiss... hiss..."

The cockroaches let out a low, unwilling groan.

As heavy armored units of Star Char, they used to roam freely. Now, however, they've been reduced to...livestock for humans.

And it's the kind of livestock that gets its legs cut off every day...

"Stop yelling."

Sun Wukong took a huge leg bone (from the previous one) and tapped it on the head of one of the cockroaches.

Be content.

"My master said that as long as you grow bigger, he'll spare your dog lives... no, your insect lives."

"If you dare to slack off..."

Wukong brandished the Occam's Razor (borrowed from Jiang Li) that was dripping green blood.

"Then we'll just have to turn you into pissing beef balls."

The cockroaches immediately fell silent.

Although they couldn't understand monkey language, they could still sense the blatant threat.

……

The idea of ​​hot pot.

Not far away, Jiang Li was busy.

"We have the meat."

Jiang Li looked at the pile of pink cockroach leg meat that had been cut off.

"But how to eat it is a problem."

"Grilling it takes too long and it gets dry easily."

"If you boil it, the flavor will be too bland."

Jiang Li's gaze fell on the pot of freshly cooked [Exploding Insect Strong Acid Devil Hot Sauce].

Then I looked at the underground acid lake that was still steaming.

"Got it."

Jiang Li snapped his fingers.

"This environment, these ingredients, this atmosphere."

"Not eating hot pot is simply a disservice to God."

"And it's... a sour soup hot pot."

……

[Deep Blue Underground All-You-Can-Eat Hot Pot - Opening]

Step 1: Make the soup base (sour soup).

Jiang Li did not use ordinary water.

He scooped a bucket of diluted acid directly from the acid lake (after simple filtration through a Klein pot to remove heavy metals while retaining the acidic taste).

Pour into the Klein pot.

Add ginger slices and whole garlic cloves.

Add two large spoonfuls of [Exploding Insect Strong Sour and Spicy Sauce].

"Glug glug—"

As it heated up, the bottom of the pot turned an enticing dark green.

A rich, sour and spicy aroma wafted through the air.

This acid is not acetic acid, but a kind of... mineral-like, extremely appetizing biological acid.

Just smelling it makes my mouth water uncontrollably.

……

Step 2: Slice the meat (as thin as a cicada's wing).

"The key to hot pot meat is that it's thinly sliced."

Jiang Li took out the Zuan chopping board.

"Dad! I'm ready!" the cutting board exclaimed excitedly. "This meat is so tender! I can feel my wood grain cheering!"

Jiang Li raised his knife and brought it down.

brush brush --

The enormous cockroach leg meat, under Occam's razor, was transformed into translucent, pink and white meat rolls.

Each piece is only one millimeter thick.

They were neatly stacked on the stone slab.

……

Step 3: Prepare the side dishes (using locally available ingredients).

"Eating only meat is too greasy."

Jiang Li then found some underground bioluminescent fungi (mushrooms).

This mushroom grows on the edge of an acidic lake, has a slippery texture, and glows naturally.

There were also leftover flea cartilages from the previous frying.

And... [Exploding Bug Skin] (the skin left after removing the venom sac, tastes like jellyfish).

……

Step 4: Dipping sauce (the soul of the dish).

Jiang Li prepared a bowl of her secret dipping sauce.

Spicy insect sauce + Abyss sesame oil + chopped green onions + crushed peanuts (brought from the Abyss).

"All done!"

"Let's have some fun!"

……

The feast begins.

Everyone sat around the hot pot.

The sour soup in the pot was bubbling, and the green bubbles burst, releasing an enticing aroma.

"I'll go first!"

Er Gou (the Chaos Devouring Dog) had been craving it for a long time.

He picked up a large meat roll with his chopsticks and put it into the pot.

"Soaring and fluctuating!"

Jiang Li taught it the tricks of hot pot.

One second, two seconds... ten seconds.

The meat roll changed color and curled up.

fish out.

Roll it in the dipping sauce.

Put it in your mouth.

"Slurp—"

Er Gou's eyes lit up instantly.

"Woof!!!"

"tasty!"

"This is so young!"

"It melts in your mouth! And that tangy and spicy flavor... it goes straight to your bones!"

"Ten thousand times better than eating raw flea meat!"

……

Nezha also tried one.

"Wow!"

"This meat...it's actually sweet?"

"A pleasant aftertaste! It has a wonderful aftertaste!"

"Is this what they call infinitely regenerating meat? It's brimming with life!"

Sun Wukong even picked up the plate and poured it directly into the pot.

"Cool!"

"This is what eating should be like!"

"My cheeks were aching from chewing those hard biscuits!"

Even Tang Sanzang (the cyber monk) couldn't resist taking a few more bites.

"Amitabha."

"Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but Buddha remains in the heart."

"This sour soup...is very appetizing."

……

The shock of live animal supply.

Just as everyone was enjoying their meal...

The cockroaches tied to the side trembled at the sight.

They watched their own leg meat tumble in the pot, being swallowed by the demons.

The psychological trauma of that kind of trauma is probably larger than the planet Charles.

"hiss……"

A cockroach tries to struggle.

Jiang Li turned around and glanced at it.

He smiled and raised the knife.

"What? Not enough meat?"

"It's okay, I'll cut some more."

brush!

Jiang Li walked over to the cockroach.

Looking at its newly grown leg.

Knife up and down.

"Thank you for your hospitality."

Jiang Li brought the fresh meat back to the table.

"Eat as much as you like!"

"Enough for everyone!"

The cockroach looked at its bare thighs again.

Tears of regret (acid) streamed down his face.

If God gives it another chance.

It absolutely will not...

It's growing so fast.

……

Camp upgrade.

This hot pot meal lasted a full three hours.

Not only did everyone fill their stomachs, but their strength was also fully restored due to the large amount of high-energy biological protein they ingested.

Even her skin became more radiant (perhaps due to the sour soup beauty treatment).

"You've eaten your fill, time to get to work."

Jiang Li wiped his mouth.

I stood up and looked at the huge underground cavern in front of me.

"There's water, meat, and the temperature is just right here."

"It's an excellent location to establish a base."

Alice.

"exist."

Alice's voice came through the communicator.

"Activate the traction beam."

"Drag the Treant down..."

……

Big move.

The next few hours.

With everyone's combined efforts, the Tree Spirit, which was parked at the surface crater, was moved little by little underground along the mine tunnel.

Although the process was difficult (the mine was a bit narrow, and the mountain was blasted several times).

But in the end.

The steel behemoth covered in the shell of an alien insect came to a steady stop on the flat ground beside the acid lake.

[System notification: Safe camp successfully created.]

[Current Location: Deep Blue Outpost, Second Basement Level, Star Char]

[Facilities: Unlimited meat storage (cockroach breeding farm), sour soup water source, geothermal energy.]

……

Future plans.

Sitting in the command room of the Tree Demon.

Jiang Li looked at the underground structure diagram displayed on the screen.

"Now, the problem of survival has been basically solved."

"But we can't keep hiding underground eating cockroaches forever."

"We need to... repair the ship."

"We still need to...find a way to leave."

Jiang Li pointed to several red dots on the screen.

"Alice just scanned it."

"In orbit around this planet."

"There are some... strange signals."

"Not a member of the Zerg."

"But..."

Jiangli amplifies the signal band.

That's... binary encryption code.

And... a string of indistinct voice messages:

"This is... the Terran Federation... a transport ship... distress call..."

……

"Humans?"

Wukong came closer.

"Are there still people here?"

"have."

Jiang Li nodded.

"Terran Federation"

"That is... the interstellar human race."

"They have what we desperately need."

"For example... heavy industrial parts."

"For example... seasonings (salt, sugar, soy sauce)."

"And... money (crystal ore)."

……

A glint of light flashed in Jiang Li's eyes.

"Since there is a signal."

"That means... business has come in."

"tomorrow."

Jiang Li stood up.

"Let's go to the surface."

"Let's see if we can... snag a bargain."

"or……"

"Use our cockroach hot pot..."

"Trade with them... for some good stuff."