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Chapter 629 Century Egg and Lean Pork Congee

In a short while, a long, thin, and incredibly flexible tentacle stretched out from Meros's shadow, then moved swiftly to the bedside like a nimble snake, and then went out the window.

In the blink of an eye, the tentacle returned.

It steadily curled up a box and carried it back into the house.

Back in the center of the kitchen, the tentacles carefully placed the box down.

Meros stepped forward, put away his familiars, and then looked at the box.

The object retrieved by the tentacles turned out to be a square box, about one cubic meter in size, and completely black.

The box is surrounded by a delicate and simple silver strip as a border decoration, which is obviously what the lid looks like when the box is opened.

Meros extended his finger and gently pressed it on the top center of the box.

In an instant, a crisp sound was heard, and the entire box opened on its own as if by magic.

What first caught Meros's eye was not the food itself, but a thick white mist produced by the sublimation of dry ice. It spread rapidly like billowing smoke, instantly filling the entire space.

As the thick fog gradually dissipated, the ingredients hidden within were revealed...

On the left side of the box are many layers of small, exquisite boxes, which are cleverly stacked together to form a small "castle".

Each small box is carefully divided into squares of varying sizes, like miniature warehouses, storing all kinds of ingredients and seasonings needed to cook porridge.

The small box at the top contains everything from red beans and barley to lotus seeds, longan, red dates, and goji berries; not only that, even the seasonings are precisely proportioned, making it easy to see at a glance.

In addition, a note is thoughtfully attached above each compartment, clearly indicating what kind of porridge is in that compartment, along with detailed cooking steps and tips.

This is practically a living "easy cookbook"! It's just short of handing you a spoon and teaching you step-by-step how to cook a delicious bowl of hot porridge.

Turn your gaze to the right, where various kinds of pre-wrapped buns, dumplings, shumai, and pancakes, as well as other common or less frequently eaten raw dough items, are displayed.

They were neatly arranged to one side, like soldiers awaiting inspection. Each raw material contained only one or two pieces, but each was also marked with instructions for subsequent processing and precautions.

If the box weren't spacious enough, it probably wouldn't have been able to hold so much food.

This shows that the person who prepared this box of ingredients had considered everything carefully and must have already done a large part of it beforehand, otherwise it would have been impossible to deliver it so quickly.

Earl, did you make this?

Meros looked at the enormous box in front of him and sent a message to Earl.

At the same time, he quickly took out his phone, snapped a photo of the box, and sent it to Earl.

At the same time, he secretly wondered to himself: Does this guy have some hidden skills?

"Of course not! With my abilities, I'm not good at cooking; I can only eat."

This was carefully prepared by Lingluo after she heard it was for you~

She was preparing these things at the time, so she just made a copy for you.

Earl replied to the message shortly afterward.

Upon seeing this, Meros couldn't help but secretly admire Lingluo's abilities.

So here's the question... what did you do?

Meros raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and asked another question with a half-smile.

At the same time, he casually pulled out a small, exquisite box labeled "Century Egg and Lean Pork Congee" from the box.

Just then, the phone screen lit up again—it was Earl sending another new message.

Hehehe, well... I played a crucial role in this!

You know, without my timely delivery of these beautiful boxes and my lightning-fast errands, you wouldn't have gotten these things. How can you not take credit for it? [Eye roll emoji.jpg]

Earl replied smugly.

Okay, okay, you're really something! Then please pass on my thanks to Lingluo.

Also, remember to tell her that I will be going to the psionic center this afternoon.

After hastily typing the last few words, Meros ignored Earl's subsequent response and instead turned his gaze to the spacious and bright kitchen.

He stared at the small, exquisite box, his gaze focused and serious, as if trying to etch every word printed on it deeply into his mind.

Those few lines of text about cooking methods took him several tens of minutes to read, until he was sure he fully understood them before he carefully prepared to start cooking.

Although he had some cooking experience, cooking a pot of porridge like this was a first for him, like a young woman getting married.

So at this moment, he was still feeling somewhat uneasy and nervous.

However, having made up his mind to do it, Meros acted decisively and without hesitation.

So, Meros took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and then followed the instructions step by step to cook the porridge.

First, he carefully washed the plump, lovely grains of rice and soaked them in clean water; then he gently placed the full bowl of rice, which had swelled up from being soaked in water, into the freezer compartment of the refrigerator to let the rice freeze for a while.

After completing the above steps, Meros opened the box again and took out the tender shredded meat that had been prepared beforehand.

Then, following the recipe, I slowly added ginger paste, salt, white pepper, and cornstarch to the meat one by one, and stirred it thoroughly with chopsticks to let the meat absorb the flavor of the seasonings.

At the same time, he conveniently peeled and shredded a century egg, preparing it for later use...

However, for Meros, preserved eggs were a completely unfamiliar food that he had never seen before.

So when he gently peeled the eggshell, he was stunned for a moment.

The sight before him surprised and intrigued him—the preserved eggs were of extremely high quality, with their egg whites displaying a beautiful translucent orange hue, while the interior gradually transitioned to a deep dark green, and the surface was adorned with exquisitely beautiful ice flower patterns.

Upon first seeing the color and texture, Meros even suspected that Earl might have accidentally mixed in special ingredients from their home planet.

After careful observation, he confirmed that the preserved egg did not have any energy fluctuations, which put him at ease. He then preliminarily concluded that it was indeed something native to Fengming Star.

Nevertheless, Meros remained skeptical about the preserved egg, doubting whether it was truly edible.

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