What? You opened a resort on the battlefield of all races?

Qi Min's face was gloomy.

He had just changed into a new brocade robe, but the lingering fishy smell of soup still seemed to linger in his nostrils.

He stood on the high platform, looking down at the four people who had been brought to the center of the square by the Qi family warriors.

The gaze moves gradually from left to right.

Two men and two women, all dressed in combat uniforms, with nothing but weapons and a simple food box on their bodies.

Especially the food box in the hands of the martial artist who was looking around.

When Qi Min's gaze fell on it, her eyes twitched.

This is a cheap, semi-transparent, simple plastic food container.

As the sea breeze blew by, a piece of white plastic bag fluttered out from the gap in the loosely closed lid of the food container, making a rustling sound in the air.

To put it bluntly, even the lowest-ranking servants in the Qi family don't use such things!

Qi Min's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

These four people, from head to toe, from their posture to their expressions, have absolutely nothing to do with the word "cook".

"Are they also here to challenge the chefs offered by the Qi family? I don't think so."

"I don't know! But it looks like it."

The onlookers, including martial artists, began to murmur amongst themselves.

"These people are definitely here to scam people, aren't they?"

"They chose the wrong place. Those who tried to cause trouble at the Qi family's house before all disappeared without a trace!"

I'd say it's probably true!

"At least the previous ones put on a somewhat convincing act, but these guys, dressed like martial artists, haven't even bothered to pretend!"

Listening to the discussions of the onlookers below the stage, Qi Min gritted her teeth, and the images of those chefs who had come to the Qi family to accept the bounty before flashed through her mind.

Regardless of whether it ultimately came to fruition or not, they had a firm grasp on their demeanor, and even if they were just faking it, they did it convincingly.

Pushing along an exquisitely crafted water tank carved from millennia-old ice, filled with specific deep-sea black water, the Moon Shadow Flying Fish are carefully offered their food.

She was wearing a neat chef's uniform made of ice silk, which was impervious to water and fire.

Behind him followed eight or nine apprentices, carrying sets of gleaming, specially made knives and precious spices that exuded a unique fragrance.

And look at these four in front of you?

Are you on a picnic?

Especially the contents of that plastic box; Qi Min knew without even looking that it was utterly worthless junk.

Qi Min was too lazy to ask any more questions. She suddenly raised her right hand, pointed in the direction of the door, and opened her mouth to shoo people away.

"Hahaha! Young Master, another fellow traveler has arrived?"

A hearty laugh came from the Qi family's gate, interrupting Qi Min's actions.

Qi Min looked in the direction of the sound.

A man nearly 1.8 meters tall with a huge beer belly was walking over with a pigeon-toed gait.

With each step he took, the fat on his face and belly jiggled up and down. He was wearing an oversized silk robe and was holding two walnuts in his hands.

The visitor was none other than Xu Weizeng, the master chef hired by the Qi family at great expense.

Xu Weizeng walked up to the high platform and first bowed to Qi Min and Qi Huan.

He then turned around, squinted his eyes, which were squeezed into slits by his fat, and looked Liu Bo, Luo Yurou, and the others up and down several times, a mocking smile spreading across his lips.

"Young Master, the threshold for joining the Qi family is getting lower and lower these days. Why are all sorts of shady characters being brought in?"

Xu Weizeng extended his index finger, which was about the thickness of a carrot, and pointed it directly at Liu Bo's nose.

"Deal with Moonshadow Flying Fish? With those few immature kids?"

Xu Weizeng took a step forward, his massive body creating a gust of wind and making a deafening noise.

"Young master, look at their hands! They don't even have calluses from holding knives all year round; their skin is smooth and delicate."

Xu Weizeng lowered his gaze to the food box with a plastic bag floating in Liu Bo's hand, snorted coldly, and his eyes were full of disdain.

"What exactly is that Moonshadow Flying Fish? The energy flowing within it is even more fragile than spider silk!"

"Without a specially crafted ice jade knife to lock in the Yuan energy, and without the precise heat of spiritual fire, the moment the blade touches the skin, the fish meat will instantly turn into a hard, useless rock!"

"That tattered box he's carrying, let alone locking away Yuan energy, would probably turn the fish into rotten scum with a gust of wind!"

"These people have absolutely no chance of dealing with the Moonshadow Flying Fish; they're just here to cause trouble!"

After saying this, Xu Weizeng turned around and faced Qi Min.

The mockery on his face quickly vanished, replaced by an arrogant expression.

He cleared his throat, put his hands behind his back, and raised his chin slightly.

"As for me, young master, to be honest, I've been staying by the stove day and night for the past two days, repeatedly practicing the heat and knife skills, and I've only recently gained some insights."

Xu Weizeng paused deliberately, lowered his voice, but made sure that everyone around him could hear him clearly.

"I've found a new way to adjust the utilization rate of the Moon Shadow Flying Fish's elemental energy. It can increase it by about 10%, reaching 60%!"

"Oh? Master Xu, are you serious?!"

Qi Min suddenly stepped down the steps, her eyes fixed on Xu Weizeng, her voice trembling.

60%!

This is a truly tremendous breakthrough!

What does it mean?

This means that by eating a fish, you can save more than two months of arduous training!

By accumulating small gains, and relying on the Qi family's monopoly on the Yuanling Ship, they held a massive amount of Moonshadow Flying Fish resources in their hands.

As long as all these fish are cooked and distributed, the Qi family's overall strength will experience a leap forward!

Even if that resort that appeared out of nowhere could provide ten times the cultivation speed, the Qi family would still be fully confident in standing out in this chaotic world!

Qi Min clenched her fist fiercely; the anger she felt from being doused with fish soup by the iron pot had long since vanished.

"As expected of our Qi family's master chef! Xu Weizeng, you've done a great job!"

Qi Min praised loudly, her face beaming with joy.

After saying that, Qi Min suddenly turned her head and coldly swept her gaze over the several Qi family guards standing to the side.

"Are you all deaf? Didn't you hear what Master Xu just said?!"

Qi Min pointed at Liu Bo and the others, and scolded them impatiently.

"Get these swindlers and good-for-nothings out of here! Are they even an eyesore?"

"Also, tell the manager in charge of bounties to be more discerning in the future!"

"If they bring any random cat or dog home, I'll break their legs!"

Qi Min cursed.

The sound reached Liu Bo and the others' ears, and before anyone else could react, Liu Bo took a step forward.

He weighed the plastic food container in his hand and let out a loud sneer.

"Sixty percent?"

Liu Bo twitched one corner of his mouth, his gaze sweeping over Xu Weizeng's fat face without any attempt to conceal it, before he suddenly spat on the ground.

"You've put in so much effort and only gotten about 60% done, what are you trying to claim credit for?"

"Look closely, this fish I cooked is so bright it'll blind your eyes!"