Chapter Thirty-Two: The Satisfied Building
Manyi Building is a restaurant, the name means to make customers satisfied, as long as it's not an excessive demand and they can afford it, Manyi Building can do it.
For example, there was once a strong warrior in the Earth Martial Realm who wanted to try the taste of a Tianwu Realm Tianling Beast. As a result, Man Yilian really hunted one for him, and as for the price, it was naturally sky-high. This made everyone understand that Man Yilian indeed had the strength to call himself by this name, and he was absolutely not someone to be trifled with. The strong warrior in the Earth Martial Realm only wanted to make things difficult for him, and did not really want to eat the Tianling Beast, let alone pay the sky-high price. In the end, even his background was useless, and he was directly killed into a pulp.
Of course, this Mǎnyì Lóu is not the one that Qín Yǒng is going to now, but rather the Mǎnyì Lóu in Tiān Hóng National Capital. This Mǎnyì Lóu, although it's a wine house, also has its own power and influence, with branches all over Tiān Hóng Country, wherever there are cities, there will be a Mǎnyì Lóu, even rumors say that countries outside of Tiān Hóng have connections to it, in Qín Yǒng's understanding, it's an international big restaurant.
The Yangmu City's Man Yilou, although not comparable to the royal capital, or even those powerful cities, has its own unique characteristics. Due to its proximity to the Red Leaf Forest, it often yields rare and exotic game, but ordinary people can't afford them, not even Zhou Bo, who had to exert considerable effort just to reserve half a low-grade demonic beast, the Giant Horned Cow.
The Zhenwu Continent has martial artists, and there are also demon cultivators, referring to the demon beast system. Generally, the pets raised by ordinary people are only considered wild beasts, while those that produce true energy are considered demon beasts, corresponding to the human martial artist's Qi Wu realm. Powerful demon beasts can break through their own limitations and become Xuan beasts, corresponding to the human martial artist's Xuanwu realm. Above that are the Earth Spirit Beasts, Heaven Spirit Beasts, and True Yuan Beasts, each corresponding to different levels of martial artists.
Generally, demon beasts have not only true energy but also terrifying innate divine abilities and physical strength, making them stronger than human martial artists of the same level. Therefore, when dealing with demon beasts, unless one is a powerful genius, they must be cautious, which was why Qin Yong was able to repel the high-level demon beast Double-Tailed Tiger at the seventh level of Qi Refining Realm with his sixth-level Qi Refining Realm strength, shocking Qin Tianhu.
Monsters generally appear in various forests, mountains and valleys, rarely coming out. To hunt them, one must enter these places. The biggest problem is not how to kill the monsters, but how to bring the dead monsters out. Monsters are very sensitive to blood, so after killing one, if you don't leave quickly, you'll probably encounter several more. Therefore, people usually only take away the valuable parts of the monster's body and leave quickly. Compared to the possible appearance of a monster's core, blood, skin, or bones, its meat is actually the cheapest. Even martial artists rarely sell it to restaurants, mostly just taking a small piece for themselves.
Because of this, Man Zhan Lou brought back a giant horned cow. Even if it was just a low-level demon beast, it would be enough to shock people. Moreover, what Man Zhan Lou did was for the high-end market. Adding the value of cooking demon beasts, a whole bull feast made from half a giant horned cow was absolutely not something ordinary people could afford.
"Xiao Yu, you don't know, this whole set of Niu Yan, Mr. Zhou Bo spent a lot of effort and gave out a lot of favors. And it still cost one low-grade Ling Stone and over ten thousand taels of silver to buy, all for your sake."
Qin Tianhuo played his role well, on the one hand, he lavishly praised Zhou Bo, highlighting the preciousness of this whole cow banquet, and on the other hand, he gave Zhou Bo a good impression, hoping to move Qin Yu. This was not their planned script, the real play was yet to come, but that didn't stop them from starting to build a good relationship now.
"Ah, it's so expensive!" Qin Yu exclaimed in surprise, quickly covering her mouth, realizing that her previous action was somewhat impolite.
Qin Yong didn't care, but Zhou Bo's eyes were wide with wonder. The more he looked at Qin Yu, the bigger his ** became. Such a spirited and charming little girl, how could he not want to take her home as his wife?
"It's indeed quite expensive." Qin Yong said in a flat tone, but in his heart, he had already cursed Zhou Bo for being wasteful.
Tens of thousands of taels of silver, indeed not a small amount, even if Qin Yong can't take it out now, but this would only make Qin Yong sigh. What really left Qin Yong speechless was that low-grade spirit stone. This is a cultivation treasure, similar to the Qi Ling Pill, one piece of low-grade spirit stone can help a martial artist in the Qi Ling realm increase their cultivation speed by twice, reaching a normal state of double speed. The difference is that as long as it's below the ninth peak of the Qi Wu realm, the Qi Ling Pill can last for seven days, even if it's a relatively monstrous genius, there would be at least three to five days of effect. However, low-grade spirit stone depends on one's own strength and talent, martial artists with strong strength and high talent might use it up in half an hour, while those with weak strength and poor talent can generally use it for three to five days.
Apart from this, low-grade spirit stones can also be used when the ninth layer of the Qi Wu realm is reached, as long as there are enough to support the breakthrough to the Xuan Wu realm. However, for a martial artist at the peak of the ninth layer of the Qi Wu realm, low-grade spirit stones are no longer sufficient for use. A single low-grade spirit stone can only last about half an hour, and after breaking through to the Xuan Wu realm, low-grade spirit stones are basically only used as currency. In the world of martial arts, once a certain level is reached, silver coins become less useful.
Qin Hong, Zhou Bo and Qin Tianhuo were unclear about what Qin Yong was thinking, and thought that Qin Yong really had no idea, so they secretly scolded him. In their hearts, they estimated that this Qin Yong didn't even know the use of the Ling Stone, so he acted fearlessly. Even if it was them, spending a piece of low-grade Ling Stone would have pained them for quite some time.
"That's enough, it's pointless to say more. Let's just get the dishes ready." Zhou Bo said, but in his heart he was calculating that no matter how much they talked, it wouldn't make a difference. The shock of the All-Cow Banquet hadn't fully sunk in yet.
Qin Hong and Qin Tianhu nodded, the two of them had come over to make candles with Qin Yong, so they might as well follow him. This actually alleviated Zhou Bo's awkwardness. As for the Full Moon Banquet, even they were looking forward to it very much. Although the Qin family was a second-floor family in Yangmu City, they had also attended beast banquets on weekdays, but it was just a matter of going through the motions, and they rarely got to enjoy such luxuries.
"Serve the dishes." Zhou Bo clapped his hands and slightly curled up the corners of his mouth, at this moment he truly showed off as a young master with a big background.
As the applause subsided, the door to the private room was pushed open and a group of young girls dressed in green silk dresses entered, carrying dishes. Although not all of them were beauties, they were all elegant and charming, making one feel comfortable at heart. However, more eyes still fell on those dishes - half a giant horned bull had been made into eleven courses, ten dishes and one soup, truly worthy of the chef of Man Yi Building. Not a single dish was repeated, each with its own unique style. As the dishes were placed on the table, a strange fragrance wafted through the air, making people feel invigorated just by smelling it - this was indeed a dish that could only be made with demonic beasts.