For now, resistance isn't a big deal to Du Xixi. When Mo Ying gets accustomed, or even falls in love with the delicacies made by the Insect Clan, everything will be better.
Mo Ying put down the spoon and rubbed her face, but she was unwilling to refuse Du Xixi's goodwill. Hesitantly, she nodded, indicating a willingness to try the Insect Clan's "Whole Pig Feast" tonight to see how it tastes.
However, afterwards, Mo Ying seemed obviously a bit listless.
Du Xixi felt somewhat apologetic in her heart but knew this was an unavoidable path to accepting the Insect Clan in the Star Era, so she sighed lightly in her heart and turned towards the kitchen.
2569 had already placed two large basins of congealed pig's blood on the sink, and a little pig that had completely drawn its last breath lay beside it.
Du Xixi patted the meat on the little pig's belly and found it quite elastic, which made a slight smile unconsciously curve at the corners of her mouth. Who would've thought, so much pig's blood actually came from this little pig, it had quite the blood reserve!
Indeed, one should not judge a pig by its appearance!
However... Du Xixi looked at the seasoning area and felt a bit disappointed. She had the little pig, and the recipe was in her head, but the lack of seasonings really limited her culinary skills!
If this were on Blue Star, in Du Xixi's well-equipped kitchen with a full range of seasonings, she'd surely be more enthusiastic about cooking than now.
Just then, 2569 came in carrying a big box, its electronic screen very timely displayed a strained expression at the moment Du Xixi looked over, and its mechanical voice had a hint of grievance: "Madam, the seasonings you ordered have arrived! So heavy!"
Ever since Du Xixi had fed 2569 a few purple Energy Stones, she felt 2569 was becoming more human-like, with expressions and tones like it has now, which the earlier version of 2569 wouldn't have had.
But Du Xixi's attention was all on that big box, so she ignored 2569's oddness, rushing forward and letting 2569 put it on the ground. Upon opening it, sure enough, inside were her beloved seasonings, familiar yet in unfamiliar packaging.
Knowing how important seasonings are to a chef, Du Xixi had given 2569 the methods for making various seasonings, like soy sauce and light soy sauce, when she had it custom-making pots and stoves.
Du Xixi's expectations weren't high; she just hoped for somewhat similar-tasting substitutes, but she hadn't expected the Star Era's efficiency to be so high. How long had it been, and the seasonings were all ready!
On Blue Star, just one authentic soy sauce would take a lot of days to ferment.
Taking out a bit of each seasoning and putting it on a small table nearby, Du Xixi tested the flavors, and a trace of satisfaction flashed across her eyes.
The existence of high technology indeed has its benefits, see, the taste is the same, the appearance is the same, yet the time required was cut by more than half, if this were on Blue Star, it'd definitely be frontline production!
But now that the seasonings were complete, Du Xixi happily rolled up her sleeves, feeling that the Whole Pig Feast was right in front of her. She sent 2569 out and even closed the door tightly, while picking up the kitchen knife, her eyes gleaming like a wolf's as she looked at the thoroughly dead little pig.
Whole Pig Feast, here comes Du Xixi!
...
A door isolated the world inside the kitchen from the outside. At this moment, 2569, who had been sent out of the kitchen, was circling around aimlessly, only to be called over by the dejected Mo Ying sitting on the couch.
Mo Ying was a guest, and when Ke Lian left, he had instructed 2569 to take good care of Du Xixi and everything around her during his absence. Naturally, Mo Ying was included in the "everything around her."
2569 rolled over on its wheels, stopping near Mo Ying, and displayed a respectful and polite smile on its screen: "Honored Ms. Mo Ying, how may I assist you?"
The 2569-hatred robot butler occasionally had its normal moments.
"2569, what's your understanding of the Insect Clan?" Mo Ying, feeling a bit confused, couldn't talk to Du Xixi, so she had no choice but to consult with the robot, 2569.
Counseling Tool·2569·Robot Butler: "Ms. Mo Ying, according to the database, there currently exist 3,057 kinds of Insect Clan species, ranked first in All-Star in terms of lethality. The edibility rate is 75%, non-edibility rate is 24.96%, and unknown is 0.04%..."
Mo Ying was startled and interrupted 2569's recitation to ask, "Insect Clan can be edible?"
Having been on the battlefield for years, she only knew the Insect Clan was extremely lethal and harmful. She just learned that the Insect Clan also has edibility!
"According to the database, the edibility of the Insect Clan was determined in Star Calendar 17777. Due to scarcity of recipes and the danger of the Insect Clan, the Imperial Alliance issued an agreement not to disclose it to outsiders." 2569 answered quite seriously.
"Then why can you disclose it to me?" Mo Ying didn't think that this old model robot 2569 would make such a low-level mistake. Regardless of the model, robots adhering to commands was the first principle.
2569's screen flickered, showing a smile: "The number 2569 is Marshal Ke Lian's robot butler, only obeying orders from the Marshal and Madam. Since Ms. Mo Ying was entrusted by the Marshal and could enter this place, she is considered a trusted person."
"2569 did not disclose anything to outsiders."