Chapter 111: Difficulties in Developing Agriculture in Secret Realms

Although she ate in the cafeteria not often, the chef was a chef and she could tell the difference once she tasted it. The same dish of braised pork made with exotic beast meat was particularly delicious tonight. The fat melted in the mouth and she wouldn't feel sick even if she ate a few more pieces.

The leaders at the table also let her do as she pleased. Even if they had never seen her drinking habits, they had heard about them. After all, the gossip was known to everyone.

In fact, their table was quite casual. Other tables were drinking like water, but they seemed to be having a serious meal.

Of course, there was some simple chat at the dinner table, especially Ye Nai was enjoying the meal. The top chef who was in charge of cooking did not waste the hard-earned premium exotic beast meat, so she made a wish to the leaders present, asking them to order the dishes and tell them what other meat they wanted, and she would definitely bring it back after the New Year.

The leaders headed by Captain Pan chuckled and didn't bother to be polite with Ye Nai. They really ordered food from her, all of which were meat from hard-to-kill exotic beasts. They wanted to take this opportunity to gnaw on the hard bones in the secret realm.

From what Ye Na heard them say, they were either spiders or ants. Each one was at least the size of a bowl. Their value lay either in their own toxins or in their hard exoskeleton. The edible meat was just a byproduct and not even worth the effort to peel it out manually.

If we talk about valuable and delicious spider meat, it has to be the time when Yenne got a bargain.

Giant wetland frogs and water birds are also must-order dishes. The portion of the New Year’s Eve dinner this time was a bit small. It tasted good, but I didn’t get enough of it.

Ye Nai agreed to everything. As long as there was an accurate hunting map, everything else would be no problem.

In addition, during the spring when flowers bloom, the number of various exotic plants in the secret realm will increase greatly, so you should bring some back if you can.

Ye Nai said everything is OK.

As all the plates and bowls on the table were empty, it was time to toast.

The tables on the third floor were all right. Knowing that Ye Na was sitting there, no one could think of getting the leader drunk again. So everyone at each table came over with their glasses of wine and toasted together, and that was it.

That means one glass of wine per table, and the leaders can handle it.

The captains of each team were also relatively relaxed because they would be the ones to be toasted soon.

Ye Na took the opportunity to leave and put down the fireworks she brought back in the open space beside the fire door. She bought so many that she almost emptied the designated fireworks market. In addition to the fireworks that could be set off for three to five minutes, there were also small fireworks in her hands. In short, tonight would definitely be lively.

I took out the New Year goods that I purchased on behalf of others and showed them to them before putting them away again. I couldn’t share them now because if I shared them, they wouldn’t be able to take them away. And if the people who came up to toast saw them, then no candy would be left.

When the noise from downstairs came up, the real highlight began.

The team member guarding the stairs saw the captains of the private teams coming up in groups, and immediately shouted. Ye Na, who was sorting out the fireworks of all sizes on the ground, quickly slipped away through the fire door.

After these private captains came up, they first had a round of drinks with Captain Pan and other big leaders, and then they were pulled away by the captains of the military teams such as Sister Da Ma to drink with them.

The crowd was surging and no one saw Ye Nai, but they noticed the fireworks all over the ground.

"Huh? Didn't you see the kid?"

"Yena? She ran away after eating. The little girl wasn't interested in drinking, so she went to find a place to play with fireworks."

"We're going to set off fireworks later. Let's play together?"

"No, no, we've also made an appointment to hang out somewhere."

"Okay, okay, let's make an appointment later."

"Okay, okay, let's make an appointment later."

Ten minutes later, the captains of the private teams were coaxed away, and Ye Nai came back with a lunch box of fried diced meat in her hand. She ate it with a toothpick, and it was crispy and spicy with spicy sauce. "What are you eating? I haven't seen this tonight."

"Hehe, I met the chef, and he treated me to this. He said it's for tomorrow's dish." Ye Na generously held out the bowl for everyone to try. "Fried waterfowl meat. You can't even tell what kind of bird it is. The meat is all mixed together and fried. It's crispy and tender."

Those who were interested took a toothpick from the toothpick holder on the table and tried one or two pieces. The fried diced meat was crispy on the outside and soft and juicy on the inside, and it was delicious.

"good to eat!"

"Yeah~ the chef is the chef, it's delicious."

"The chef said that as long as we have fresh ingredients, we can call him back for our anniversary in March."

"honestly?!"

"Really." Ye Na pointed at the almost finished bowl of fried meat on the table, "I said that the exotic beast meat today is all what we hunted before the New Year. The chef was very interested and said that giant frog meat, water bird meat and eggs are all good things. If we get more, we can exchange them with the secret city without a wetland environment."

"Eh?!"

"Captain?"

The smiling Captain Pan appeared behind everyone, picked up a piece of meat with a toothpick and put it into his mouth.

“The chef’s suggestion is good, but if you want to do it, it will be a lot of work.”

"Because we need to first investigate how many resources there are in the wetlands?" Ye Na interrupted.

"Yes." Captain Pan was not angry at being interrupted. "When trading with other secret cities, we can only trade in quantity. Even if it is of high value, we have to sell in large quantities before they are willing to pay. Otherwise, we might as well eat it ourselves."

"We've watched the videos you guys took. That vast wetland is quite large. There may be enough water birds, but it's hard to say how many giant frogs there are. Such big creatures need a lot of space to survive."

"Besides, we can't do business that will end our family lineage. If we kill all the exotic animals that can be exchanged for money, what will we eat next year? Large animals must take a long time to grow. This is an objective law that will not change. It's not uncommon for a giant frog like that to take three to five years to grow."

"Besides, there is only a pair of giant frog legs that can be eaten. To reach the required number, we need to kill a lot of them, starting at thousands."

"Besides, exotic beasts cannot be captured and bred artificially." Ye Nai interjected again.

"Yes, if we could artificially breed them, we would have done it long ago. Our secret place has endless plains, which is great for farming."

"Can't you even farm?"

"Our seeds don't germinate in the secret realm. Agricultural scientists are researching seeds that are specific to the secret realm. Otherwise, the problem of insufficient supply of food and agricultural products would have been solved long ago."

After hearing this, Ye Na nodded silently. She decided to wait until her mycelium completely occupied this secret realm. Maybe she could transform the environment.

Even if we still can't farm, exotic animals and plants with economic value can at least be raised in captivity and supplied in an orderly manner every year.

However, in this case, no team can enter this secret realm anymore.

Ye Na tilted her head and thought, if they are not allowed to enter, then don’t let them in. There are so many secret realms across the country, and there are also abroad. Are you afraid that these teams and related industries will starve to death?

Just as they were quiet, there was a commotion on the stairs. A large group of people came up, each holding a bottle and a glass of wine in their hands.