Chapter 354 - 330: The First Lu Cuisine Dish: 9-Turn Large Intestine

Chapter 354: Chapter 330: The First Lu Cuisine Dish: 9-Turn Large Intestine

’Aside from my anticipation, I should see what other fish there are.’

The other fish were basically goldfish and koi. They came in various sizes and qualities.

Goldfish are a type of crucian carp, while koi are a type of common carp.

Both are very famous ornamental fish.

Goldfish first evolved from wild, reddish-yellow crucian carp. They originated in China and have a history of over 1,700 years.

Koi also originated from the carp of China, but these days, the Japanese have really hyped them up.

Koi can grow to be over a meter long. Among Li You’s current koi, the two largest were about 60 centimeters, which wasn’t small at all.

The value of koi can also be very high. Some are easily worth hundreds of thousands, a million, or even several million or tens of millions.

’It’s just ridiculous!’

Li You couldn’t understand it either. Sure, the koi worth millions were much more beautiful than the ones worth a few hundred yuan.

But the prices were just too exaggerated.

’Oh well. In any case, the fact that koi can be so valuable is a good thing for me.’

His koi were all exceptionally beautiful. They seemed even more attractive than the ones valued at hundreds of thousands or millions.

’Doesn’t that make my koi even more valuable?’

Next, he examined the goldfish.

Goldfish are generally much smaller, but the largest can still grow to over 30 centimeters in length.

Many of Li You’s goldfish were already close to 30 centimeters long, making them all large specimens.

Whether it was the koi or the goldfish, they were all incredibly beautiful.

Once these fish were placed in the pond, it would be a stunning sight even without the two Blood Red Dragon Fish.

In a few days, after the pond could be filled with water, he would let the customers see them.

However, there was a problem. The Blood Red Dragon Fish was a carnivorous and rather aggressive species that mainly fed on small fish and shrimp.

’If I put it in the pond with the other goldfish and koi, won’t it attack the smaller ones?’

The Blood Red Dragon Fish hadn’t attacked anything in the Spatial Fish Pond because it didn’t need to eat or feel hunger there.

But once it was moved to the real pond, there was no telling what might happen.

’I should ask the system.’

"System, if I put these fish in the pond, will the Blood Red Dragon Fish attack the others?"

"No. The Blood Red Dragon Fish will not attack any other fish, including any external fish the host introduces."

"Then what do they eat?"

"There is special food exclusively for the Blood Red Dragon Fish. It has been delivered to the host’s Storage Pavilion. The host only needs to feed them periodically. No feeding is required in the Spatial Fish Pond."

’There’s special food for the Blood Red Dragon Fish?’

Li You opened his Storage Pavilion and, sure enough, saw the special food for the Blood Red Dragon Fish. It looked a bit like dried fish jerky, and there was a massive 500 kilograms of it.

’This is great!’

With 500 kilograms of special food, he wouldn’t have to worry about the Blood Red Dragon Fish’s diet for a long time.

Besides the 500 kilograms of special food for the Blood Red Dragon Fish, Li You also saw specialized feed for the other goldfish and koi.

’So there’s special feed for the goldfish and koi too. The system must have included it as part of the reward.’

’How thoughtful. Very nice.’

There was another issue: security. After putting the fish in the pond, someone might get ideas about them.

The Blood Red Dragon Fish, the goldfish, the koi... Regardless of their actual price, they would undoubtedly be seen as extremely valuable by many people.

And high value attracts covetous eyes.

Even if the vast majority of customers wouldn’t dream of it, you could never be sure about a small minority.

Besides, once word got out, it was highly likely that some people would come specifically for the fish.

So, security was something he had to consider.

’Maybe the system has a solution?’

"System, is there a solution for the security problem?"

"The host need not worry about security. Although the fish pond was built by the host, it falls within this system’s protection. Under this system’s protection, no one can lay a hand on the fish pond."

Li You was overjoyed to hear this. He knew that as long as the system was around, there would be no problems.

With that, he could finally relax.

After that, Li You opened the lottery interface again.

The reward for this side quest, besides "Body Strengthening" and the twenty ornamental fish, also included one lottery chance.

’I’ll use it now. Let’s see what prize I get.’

The anticipation was building!

Recipes, Ingredients, Cookware, Other—which of the four major sections would the pointer land on?

Soon, he had his answer.

After the lottery wheel spun for a while, the pointer finally came to a stop in the "Recipe" section.

A recipe! This meant Li You was about to master a new dish.

’Excellent!’

’Let’s see what it is.’

Amidst a flurry of colorful ribbons, a gift box slowly opened.

Nine-Turned Pork Intestines!

’It’s actually Nine-Turned Pork Intestines?’ Li You was a bit surprised, but also extremely delighted.

Because not long ago, he had been discussing this very dish with Guyi.

The last time Guyi visited, the two of them had been chatting and brought up the topic of the major regional cuisines.

Guyi was from Lu Province and had asked Li You if he would ever introduce dishes from Lu Cuisine.

Li You had replied that he probably would. He then asked Guyi what his favorite dish from Lu Cuisine was.

Guyi answered that Lu Cuisine had many classic and famous dishes. He enjoyed a lot of them, and each had its own unique flavor.

So, it was hard to say which one was his absolute favorite.

However, if he absolutely had to choose one, he would pick Nine-Turned Pork Intestines.

Nine-Turned Pork Intestines is a classic, famous dish in Lu Cuisine and also one of its most representative dishes.