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Chapter 424 - 399 The Foodie Convention

Chapter 424: Chapter 399 The Foodie Convention

After they had killed the crocodile, Li Chen also turned into a chef and started cooking with everyone else.

For this wild cookout, everyone really did bring a complete set of equipment, even the pot used for boiling was brought over, along with shovels, frying pans, and even some seasonings.

Li Chen was quite impressed; they must have bought these during the rest break at the hotel. It seemed they were a bunch of thoroughbred foodies.

Moreover, the ingredients everyone had prepared were plentiful, with a variety of fish caught in the river and some game and wild vegetables from the Primitive Forest.

Of course, the fish and game had all been caught with Li Chen’s help; otherwise, even if this group had tried continuously for an entire day, they might not have succeeded.

As the sky gradually darkened, the excitement among the group didn’t fade. The tents had already been pitched, everyone had been assigned one, and now they all sat together, watching the barbecue and the frying pan, from which waves of fragrant smells were emanating, and the wild vegetable soup that was boiling over the charcoal fire.

In addition, Li Chen had caught a Wild Chicken, and on the spot, someone proposed making it in the same way as the "Beggar’s Chicken" described in Jin Yong’s novels.

With this suggestion, everyone became interested and proceeded to prepare the chicken according to the "Beggar’s Chicken" recipe, plucking its feathers, then covering it in mud, and finally burying it in the ground to cook over a fire, planning to make it part of the evening’s dinner.

"Let’s have a bonfire party,"

another girl suggested.

"That’s a good idea,"

everyone else laughed heartily.

Consequently, they ignited the firewood and set it ablaze on the ground, burning it vigorously. After all, in the Primitive Forest, if there’s one thing there’s plenty of, it’s firewood, so the bonfire was blazing fiercely.

At the same time, the scent of the dishes became increasingly intense. Because it was game, the flavor was much better than that of fresh produce in the cities.

After all, this was all-natural ingredients.

"I can’t wait anymore," a male colleague, eyeing the golden-brown roasted rabbit, was about to reach out and tear a piece of meat off.

"It’s not ready yet, what’s the rush?" A girl next to him knocked his hand away, then grabbed the pepper and other seasonings that had been prepared earlier and started sprinkling them on top.

After the seasoning was applied, the roasted rabbit meat was simply irresistibly fragrant.

At the same time, the roasted crocodile meat and the stir-fried crocodile meat were also giving off an appetizing aroma.

Everyone felt their stomachs rumbling; they hadn’t eaten since getting off the plane, all for the sake of this moment’s wild feast, but now they could only watch and not eat, which was a truly miserable feeling.

Lin Yi smiled slightly, "Don’t worry, everyone, just wait a bit longer and it will be ready."

Li Chen sat on the side, flipping the crocodile meat and occasionally seasoning it as well.

"Brother-in-law, can we really eat this meat?" Lin Xiaoxiao appeared behind him at some point, her face showing a mix of curiosity, impulsiveness, and fear as she looked at the crocodile meat.

This was crocodile meat, after all, could it really be edible?

"Don’t worry, Xiaoxiao, just try a piece later and you’ll know," Li Chen laughed heartily.

Before long, the chefs responsible for the barbecue and stir-frying finally said it was ready, and suddenly the staff rushed up like a pack of wolves – they were famished.

Li Chen had just finished cooking the meat, but suddenly, he saw countless hands reaching out for the barbecue. When he blinked again, he found the roasted meat was gone.

Li Chen was dumbfounded, "Damn, isn’t this a bit too exaggerated? These hands are faster than mine?"

He shook his head with a bitter smile, thinking to himself that the potential of people in times of crisis was indeed unimaginable.

No choice, Li Chen had to start grilling all over again, while his employees were feasting away with greasy mouths and gleaming eyes.

"Damn, this is so good."

"Lin Yi’s cooking skills are getting better and better, man, I feel like I’m about to eat my own tongue. Whoever marries her is sure to be blessed." One of them praised while eating, making the young girl blush with his words.

"Okay, Brother Ley, you grabbed the most meat just now. Are you feeling guilty, trying to sweet-talk Lin Yi with those compliments?"

"Hey, you grabbed quite a bit yourself, alright?" Brother Ley rolled his eyes; this guy, who usually called him brother, had sold him out at the drop of a hat for some good food.

"Ah! There’s still beggar’s chicken left." Someone shouted suddenly.

"Yeah, let’s get it out quickly."

And so, a bunch of gluttons, turned into hungry wolves, dug out the beggar’s chicken and, brushing off the dirt, the fragrant meat inside was instantly revealed.

"Just give me a chicken leg." A hand reached out.

"The other chicken leg for me, please." Another hand reached out.

"Er, then I’ll take the wing."

"Some chicken breast for me, please."

Countless hands reached forward, and the girl holding the beggar’s chicken was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. But then another hand reached out, followed by a timid voice, "I’ll just take the chicken butt."

The girl chuckled, "Okay, okay, I’ll save the chicken butt for you."

Li Chen was leisurely grilling the crocodile meat; with so much of it, even with all these people, they wouldn’t finish it tonight. He initially felt it was a waste, but then the tour guide, Bu Zan, ended up really liking the crocodile meat and wanted to buy the leftovers.

Li Chen didn’t make him pay, giving him all of the leftovers instead.

Bu Zan ran back happily; his home was nearby, and he was going back for the night, but he would return early in the morning.

Before long, Li Chen’s second piece of crocodile meat was also ready, and the foodies were almost full. Some even lamented how perfect it would have been to have a bag of rice.

"Here, Xiaoxiao, try this." Li Chen tore off a piece of crocodile meat and handed it to Lin Xiaoxiao.

Once Lin Xiaoxiao tried it, her eyes lit up; the crocodile meat was chewy, fresh and flavorful.

"Brother-in-law, I want more," Lin Xiaoxiao squatted next to Li Chen.

"Tastes good, doesn’t it?" Li Chen laughed heartily and handed the grilled meat to Lin Xiaoxiao.

Meanwhile, Zhong Tian was nearby, biting into his grilled meat, which tasted better than his own, so he had already devoured several pieces.

The company group was slowly enjoying their food around the campfire, chatting together, and Old Gao even took a few photos here and there, for memories to bring back to the office.

As the conversation flowed, they ended up dancing around the campfire. They also egged Li Chen on to sing a few songs, given his stunning performance on the bus that morning.

Li Chen really belted out a few tunes, going through various songs, including a kouxian.

The kouxian was a famous song from a well-known Huaxia music show, sung by a singer from Da Liang Mountain, and it was very touching.

In the quiet of the night, Li Chen’s voice echoed around them.