Chapter 496: Do You Eat Dragon Meat?
"The same for each dish?" Aisina was stunned. If each dish was ordered in the same quantity, the price would easily run into tens of billions of cosmic credits. Who was this young man trying to impress with such extravagance?
"Sir, are you catering to some important guests?"
"No, no, I'm just eating by myself," Fang Jueyu waved his hand. There were over two months left until the end of this space-time travel. Three meals a day, that's almost two hundred meals.
When you think about it that way, each meal would have around ten dishes, which was about the same number Fang Jueyu would eat on Earth. Since there was no time passage in the space storage equipment, the food wouldn't spoil, and he could slowly enjoy them with Er Gouzi over two months.
"Wait!" Fang Jueyu suddenly stopped her.
"I knew it, how could anyone order like this!" Aisina thought Fang Jueyu had changed his mind. "Sir, are you canceling a part of your order?"
"No, no, just give me ten portions of each!" Fang Jueyu completely considered Er Gouzi's appetite.
He ordered takeout simply to satisfy his picky taste buds, but Er Gouzi was the type to eat until he was full. The Soul-devouring Beast's appetite was terrifying, and Fang Jueyu had never seen it full.
"Ten portions!?" Aisina was shocked to hear that number. She only encountered such large orders when purchasing ingredients. Who orders takeout with over a thousand dishes, especially ten portions of each?
"Sir, the quantity involved here is quite massive, I must confirm with you. Are you sure you want these dishes?"
"Of course, if you need a deposit, I can pay it in full."
"Pay in full? That would be upwards of a thousand billion cosmic credits!" Aisina felt a bit disoriented. A thousand billion cosmic credits could easily buy a Level 3 civilization cosmic battleship or spacecraft.
Even when people of status dined there, they might order five or six specialty dishes at most. No one ever ordered all these dishes at once!
Who has money that grows on trees? Wouldn't it be better to spend that much on some other good stuff?
Suddenly, Aisina felt like she couldn't grasp the mentality of the wealthy.
"Place the order," Fang Jueyu took out his Cosmic Bank card. "I'll pay directly, and have all the ingredients sent over once they're ready."
When those thousand billion cosmic credits were transferred to the company's account, Aisina finally believed Fang Jueyu wasn't joking. Especially when she found his Level 9 privileges through the account information. Now she realized who she was dealing with.
"Sir, I've already informed the chefs to start preparing these dishes, and once completed, I will arrange for immediate delivery," Aisina said respectfully.
"Thank you, Miss Aisina," Fang Jueyu nodded in satisfaction. His taste buds were about to die of boredom, and he could finally eat some real food.
"Besides that, I'd like to buy some ingredients," Fang Jueyu said. After all, they wouldn't spoil on him, and he might as well stock up in case he faced such a predicament again.
"Sir, our company has extensive animal farming bases and plant growing bases. Most meats and vegetables can be found in our farms. Even if you want Orno Giant Shark meat, we have it for sale."
"Xiao Yi, what on earth is an Orno Giant Shark? Sounds like a type of shark?"
"Oh, Host, the Orno Giant Shark is a fierce marine creature. Not even a Divine Ability User could easily hunt one alone in the ocean. However, its meat is very delicious and nutritious, serving as a premium ingredient."
"Sounds interesting," Fang Jueyu asked casually, "How much for one?"
"One?" Aisina laughed awkwardly. "Sir, we typically sell this ingredient by weight."
"Host, do you have a problem in your brain?" If Xiao Yi had a face, it would have been embarrassed by Fang Jueyu's comment. "The Orno Giant Shark's body length exceeds 100 meters. Do you think a normal person would buy a whole one at once?"
"Well..." Fang Jueyu was a bit speechless. "Then pick one for me, weigh it, and let's settle the price. Remember to slice it and debone it; I can't be bothered."
"Understood, Sir," given Fang Jueyu's extravagant spending, Aisina stopped wasting words and noted his request directly.
"What kind of meat do you have here? Like pork or beef?"
"Pig? Cow? What creatures are those?" Aisina didn't ask much, figuring they were indigenous to Fang Jueyu's home planet. For someone like him to mention them, they must be on a par with Orno Giant Beasts, at least. She was curious to see them someday.
"Sir, we have moss snail meat and tail-eating beast meat, both of which are high-end meat ingredients."
"Can I visit your farms?" Fang Jueyu asked. He didn't have any concept from mere descriptions.
"Of course!" Since it was within the virtual network, they could visit anywhere. The scenery quickly changed, and they found themselves in a dense, overgrown jungle.
"Oh, Sir, do you eat dragon meat?"
"What... you even sell dragon meat?" Fang Jueyu's eyes widened. Creatures considered legendary on Earth were just raised for sale here?
"Of course," Aisina didn't notice Fang Jueyu's expression. "There are many dragon species. Typically, they are fierce and powerful, but some dragon species have been domesticated by humans for meat. The Broos Winged Dragon, for instance, has a particularly chewy texture."
Fang Jueyu looked up. The so-called Broos Winged Dragon was more akin to what Western Earth depicted as a dragon. Its wingspan exceeded thirty meters, with an imposing body covered in incredibly tough scales, exuding a fierce aura.
"The Broos Winged Dragon is a Stage 3 creature. Its individual strength is comparable to a Divine Ability User in humans. It's a social creature tamed by humans around 1.2 billion years ago for large-scale farming," Aisina introduced. "Our farm here covers approximately 50 billion square kilometers, housing hundreds of thousands of Ros Winged Dragons."
"The meat of the Ros Winged Dragon is top quality. One produces tens of tons of meat, cut by our best slaughter masters. The best cooking methods are steaming or boiling. The magic mushroom-braised Ros Winged Dragon you ordered is slow-cooked at ten thousand three hundred degrees Celsius for a whole day."
"Stop, you're making my mouth water," Fang Jueyu could feel his taste buds nearly standing on end. Even on "The Taste of Huaxia," they wouldn't dare eat something so extravagant.
"If you don't like the chewy dragon meat, perhaps you'd prefer the August Flame Dragon." With another scene change, they were in a world lined with volcanoes and magma.
"The August Flame Dragon lives in volcanic environments with temperatures of thousands of degrees. Its meat is tender and soft, with a slight spicy taste, perfect for grilling."
"If you're still unsatisfied..."
"Stop, stop, buy, buy, buy, give me one of the Broos Winged Dragon and another of the August Flame Dragon!"
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