"I said, this is just a misunderstanding. Breaking free from the shackles is just to prove that we have the ability to escape! But we still choose to stay, just because we don't want any misunderstanding!"
Zhang Wei shook his head and said: "No matter what, you are all under the guise of being guests and wantonly exploring the secrets of the host's family! You can do it, but do you want to accept the punishment?"
"Penalty... of course!"
Many food hunters gritted their teeth and nodded.
As a guest, this kind of thing is indeed quite bad...
Zhang Wei motioned for everyone to sit down and said slowly: "I don't have any other requests. Please give me the information about the people who are coming this time, and tell me their purpose."
"Coming personnel, all of them?"
"All of them."
Zhang Wei added: "Don't tell me you don't know, we are all smart people. If you give us enough information, I can let you witness the birth of the unique natural ingredients in the world! And I can share a part with you.
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unique?
Natural food?
For food hunters, what could be more tempting than this?
Next came a reveal meeting, where everyone added part of the content, making Zhang Wei's impression of this group of people even more profound.
Among them, the five forces including Forged Knife Villa, Healing Country, Cloth Store, Hotel Chain, and Brewery are seeking cooperation and examining whether the food bank can develop in the long run and whether investment is needed.
However, Kurama's reputation for his weird temper is surprisingly good. Apart from having a bad mouth and being very annoying, he is also quite fair.
The representative of the salt merchant is an outstanding businessman, good at dancing, and able to find sources from all directions, but it has been widely rumored that his methods are dark and he kills people without blood!
So... what is the Food Hunter Group here for?
"We...of course are looking for job opportunities."
"According to the market analysis report, the food bank has a large reserve of ingredients, and the quality is very high. I think the food bank must have its own hunting team, and the style is very high."
"But... there are all kinds of things like ingredients, and sometimes you need food hunters who specialize in various fields!"
"Or if you have any target ingredients you want, you can leave them to us!"
Zhang Weidao: "Having said that, I can definitely say it clearly when I hit you."
"We are waiting for the opportunity!"
"What chance?"
"The food bank is being suppressed, and we have an opportunity to take action in times of crisis. And I believe that in the face of multiple forces, the time when the pressure on the food bank will double is not far away!"
Is it timely assistance...?
I still want to take advantage of the opportunity to raise prices.
Zhang Wei has no way of knowing, but food hunters are a force that Zhang Wei desperately needs.
Ingredients of levels 1-20 can be easily obtained through trade. Ingredients of levels 21-35 are already very rare and have very little inventory.
For Zhang Wei's trading company, levels 1-35 are the limit of trading.
The black list's method of robbing homes is not a long-term solution. Multiple thefts of food materials break out at the same time, which can easily increase the survivors' armament and pose a certain risk of exposure.
Then high-end ingredients above level 35 require food hunters to hunt.
As long as enough funds are prepared for the reward, food hunters will naturally bring the precious ingredients to Zhang Wei!
"Perhaps... set up another adventurers' guild?"
"Just like the black list cultivates killers, cultivate a group of food hunters that I think I need... As long as these food hunters can keep up with the strength, it is not impossible to accompany me in the food world!"
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Kurama was very quiet during this period. In addition to asking Zhang Wei for a kitchen and some ingredients, he led a group of subordinates to hide in the kitchen and experiment with Zhang Wei's teaching materials one by one.
The remaining time is to go to the teaching location, audit classes, etc.
He didn't have the airs of a ten-star chef at all. He asked questions like normal classmates and sat down obediently.
The fleet of thirty-four dealers finally arrived, and the day for financial assessment has arrived!
Yan Yan, the representative of the salt merchant, said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang Wei is very calm. He has not been busy these past few days. I guess he is quite confident."
"Why are you afraid of customers when you open the door to do business?"
"Haha, it seems that Mr. Zhang Wei's food supply route is quite stable!"
Along with the thirty-four dealers, friends from the media and civilian staff under Kurama also came to participate in the recording!
Since the opening of the food bank, it is the first time that the real guests are such generous guests.
The leader is a businessman who is decorated with gold and jade and calls himself a coal boss. It is said that he runs a charcoal firewood business and has a large number of heating companies under his command. His firewood is not only large in quantity and cheap, but also has a stable heat, which is very suitable for cooking.
The coal boss said: "The corridor is brand new and there are no traces of walking. It seems that we are the first batch of customers. Chef Zhang Wei, the purpose of our trip is to scan the goods. I think you should know that."
"Although it's just for shopping, I won't buy some junk and take it back. I hope there are good things in it that I can like!"
Although they have been here for a while, they have never been allowed to leave the college, and they don't know much about food banks.
Although the food bank has been doing business before, no one has ever braved the deadly cold to come here to conduct transactions. All the frozen ingredients are transported out using flying beasts.
The door is open!
The temperature is constant at minus 20 degrees Celsius!
Although the temperature is very cold, ordinary people can still stay warm as long as they wear thick cotton clothes. The temperature at the Food College is 18 degrees, and a simple jacket is enough.
So before entering the food bank through the corridor, everyone had already put on the most advanced cold-proof clothing. The thick woolen material warms the hands, allowing ordinary people to withstand the severe cold of minus 40 degrees Celsius without sweating even after a little exercise.
The coal boss said: "It's much warmer than expected. I've always heard that the Ice Hell Plain is extremely cold, but I didn't expect that the temperature in the igloo is not very cold."
"I can only say that the design of this igloo is really clever. The temperature in the Ice Hell Plain is minus 70 degrees. Counting the biting cold wind, the body temperature can reach minus 110 degrees. That is a temperature that even high-end gourmet hunters cannot resist!"
"Don't worry about the temperature, look at it quickly!" Another person reminded.
Look up!
The food bank is shimmering with colorful natural light, which is a rainbow decomposed by the prism effect. The crystal clear ice wall makes the interior very bright!
So beautiful!
It's like the Crystal Palace in a fairy tale world!
And the indoor space is very spacious, giving people a sense of grandeur. Countless staff are busy here, wearing uniforms of fur and cotton uniforms, which are both beautiful and practical.
On the transport cart, there are already processed ingredients, wrapped in a smooth and transparent layer of ice, just like the finest amber.
Everyone couldn't help but comment.
"The decoration environment is perfect, and the overall structure is unique. It was obviously designed by a well-known master."
"It is solemn and grand, yet practical and rigorous. The overall neat feeling is particularly consistent with the theme of ingredients."
"It's just that...such freezing will destroy the taste of the ingredients, right? After the ingredients are frozen and stored, they will lose at least 30% of the taste if they are thawed."
"Don't you understand this? The severe cold of the Ice Hell Plain can instantly freeze the ice water in which the ingredients are soaked, and due to the special material, it can perfectly lock in the taste of the ingredients! This is also the basis for the establishment of the Bank."
But in fact, there is a substance that can squeeze out the delicious taste of defrosted ingredients.
It’s the very special methane water underground!
This is where the pure natural soup of the century comes from!
Xifeng led everyone to the destination of this trip - the food showcase!
This is made to imitate a gourmet display window. Although it is a whole, it is more convenient to add and remove. The water used has been treated, and when paired with lighting, the ingredients can show a rich color like a picture scroll.
"Everyone, there are 60 floors of food display windows, and the food level on each floor will increase. The area above the 60th floor is currently under construction and will be opened soon!"
"Everything here can be traded freely, and there are no purchase restrictions at all. In addition, food tasting services are provided. Points will be provided for the amount of your transaction, and you can spend points to choose tasting services."
The game of points was also thought up by Zhang Wei.
It is equivalent to a rebate method that can give old customers a greater sense of belonging and a desire to come a second time.
The coal boss snorted softly: "There are all kinds of bells and whistles. In this business, you can only go far if you have sufficient supply and guaranteed quality!"
The coal boss didn't even look at it. He turned around and started to go downstairs.
Just kidding, how can I be tempted by just the lowest quality ingredients?
You must know that in addition to running a firewood business, the coal boss also has a large number of high-end shops. Ordinary low-value ingredients cannot enter his field of vision.
Before they could walk further, the businessmen in the same group started discussing.
"Look at this cauliflower. It's green at the top and clean at the bottom. The gradient color was once very clear. It's the best among cauliflowers. It can only grow like this when it has a perfect supply of nutrients and enough sunlight to grow."
"And... every cauliflower here has an extremely perfect gradient color. Regardless of grade, the appearance alone is quite perfect!"
Another person said: "Maybe you should come and take a look at this... It looks like a striped salmon from the outside, but the striped salmon doesn't grow that big at all! Moreover, this fish is full of energy, round and bulging, and every scale is...
It’s a diamond shape like a handicraft!”
"Based on my many years of experience in selling fish products, this fish is of perfect quality and can be sold as a limited edition product."
The coal boss snorted softly: "I have never seen the world. You are all representatives of the top chaebols in the human world. Don't lose your dignity."
As soon as he finished speaking, the coal boss's eyes were attracted by a piece of rich gold.
What's this?
It's like gold plating, full of the aura of wealthy people.
The whole shape is in the shape of a perfect ball, round and without any flaws.
"Hey, what kind of ingredient is this?"
The waiter responded: "Potatoes."
"Potato? It's as big as a horse-drawn carriage... I've never heard of a potato that's so attractive in color and can grow into such a perfect shape."
However, the coal boss immediately changed the topic and said disdainfully: "It's just a look, it's just low-grade ingredients after all."
With that said, he walked towards the second underground floor without looking back.
A group of people followed, constantly commenting on the items in the gourmet display window.
I want to find some faults, but...
The coal boss was a little anxious. His business was closely related to the four major salt merchants, and the mission of this operation was to belittle the food bank as much as possible and make Zhang Wei feel the pressure of the sales process.
But I never expected it!
"Damn it, are all the ingredients here so perfect?"
"It's impossible, even the largest and most affluent gourmet chamber of commerce in the human world can't do this!"
"Could it be that...the food bank has a very huge storage of goods, and the exhibits here are all selected from the best, while the ones actually shipped are of a lower level?"
The more the coal boss looks like him, the more it makes sense.
Otherwise, there is no way to explain why the quality of this ingredient is so fantastic!
Their inventory must be of low quality. As long as they purchase large quantities of ingredients that make them look sub-par, they can demand returns and compensation on the grounds that the goods do not match the promotion.
And you can specifically request to buy samples from the exhibition area to take away their best-quality ingredients!
The coal boss was simply moved by his intelligence and immediately said: "Take all the goods on this floor with me!"
The others were dissatisfied: "Boss Coal is too domineering. Do you want to eat such great ingredients alone?"
Boss Mei explained: "No, no, no, I only want these exhibits, and I will give you the food bank's inventory."
The others were also famous big businessmen, and they instantly understood what the coal boss was thinking.
How can you give in to ingredients of such quality?
Conflicts broke out all of a sudden, and the targets were all the goods in the exhibition area.
The waiters around reminded softly: "This is only the second floor, and the products are only the most basic ones..."
That’s right!
Doesn’t this food bank have sixty floors?
If the quality can be maintained like this, and the ingredients are of a higher grade...
The benefits are unimaginable!
More than a dozen businessmen immediately ran towards the stairs, fearing that they would be overtaken by those in front of them if they fell one step behind.
And every level can make them unceasingly amazed!
"Is this giant beast a Baron tiger? Impossible!"
"How could the Baron tiger grow so big...and the hair, the fangs...damn it, no matter which angle you look at it, it's really the Baron tiger!"
"Or a perfect enlarged version of Baron Tiger!"
"Baron Tiger King!"
On the fourth floor, the goods in the display window are equally huge!
On the fifth floor, businessmen have become numb and even enjoy looking for flaws.
On the sixth floor, people who didn't find any flaws in the ingredients were already nitpicking the placement of the ingredients. For example, the pears were frozen crookedly and the strips of meat were not placed evenly.
On the seventh floor, the ingredients here are already equivalent to the quality of ingredients at levels 11-18, and they are all perfect!
On the twelfth floor, the types of ingredients start to decrease from here on, but the individual sizes start to get larger, and there are many behemoths weighing thousands of tons!
On the eighteenth floor, the ingredients here are equivalent to the quality of ingredients at levels 27-40, and the prices are starting to become thrilling!
On the twenty-fifth floor, the food here has become quite scarce. There are eight to nine hundred varieties on the first seven floors, but here it is even less than eighty or ninety.
On the twenty-seventh floor, there is the rainbow fruit, which is known as the treasure of fruits. Its appearance will definitely arouse enthusiastic pursuit, but the merchants who were shocked at this time have become quite numb.