Chapter 73: My Brain Failed
Chapter 73: My Brain Failed
To be honest, Xue Xiao really didn't expect Jiang Tian's strength to be so formidable.
From the information she had obtained, it didn't make sense.
But now that she thought back on it, she should have noticed something long ago.
According to Huang Hui and Xue Ruyan, Jiang Tian had discovered the traces of the Starry Sky Gate's people in advance and had hidden himself while waiting for reinforcements.
However, facing so many members of the Starry Sky Gate, safely hiding and waiting for Huang Hui's arrival required extraordinary ability in itself.
"There's one thing I don't understand." One of the examiners frowned. "Jiang Tian's behavior just now was too strange."
"What's strange about that? Although space rings are very rare, it doesn't mean they can't be obtained." Someone shook his head, glancing at Xue Xiao. "With the qualifications of the Xue family, space rings aren't rare."
However, the first examiner continued shaking his head. "You misunderstood. I'm not talking about the space ring, but about what they did with the bodies of the Fire Frogs and why they collected them to such an extent."
"Since they have a space ring, there's no need to gather Fire Frog corpses to sell."
Many on the battlefield collect alien corpses to sell, but Fire Frogs had low value for medicinal refining and were practically useless.
"If you don't understand this question, you should ask Deputy Team Leader Huang." Another examiner smirked and turned to Huang Hui.
Among everyone here, Huang Hui knew Jiang Tian best.
He must have an answer.
"You'll find out if you keep watching." Huang Hui crossed his arms, a mysterious smile on his face. "I've already reported the details. I'm also responsible for observing this martial arts exam."
His words intrigued everyone.
Although they occasionally monitored other students, their focus quickly returned to Jiang Tian and Xue Ruyan.
They even voted to lock onto Jiang Tian and Xue Ruyan's actions, prioritizing their surveillance.
On the projection screen, Jiang Tian and Xue Ruyan arrived at a clear spring pool.
The Huotang Small World had abundant water systems, but most pools, lakes, and rivers were murky and boiling hot.
This mineral spring, however, gushed from the ground, still warm, boiling, and steaming.
A faint, unique fragrance lingered in the air.
According to intelligence reports, this was a natural mineral spring with excellent taste.
The human market even sold bottled mineral water sourced from the Huotang Small World.
After finding the spring, Jiang Tian began pulling items out of his space ring.
First, he retrieved a specially made mobile stove.
Since Jiang Tian used his blood to ignite flames while cooking, the stove had a special qi infusion device beneath it.
As long as he infused qi, he could control the temperature.
Although the blood flame would gradually dissipate, Jiang Tian could easily replenish it.
The stove also had a wide countertop with built-in kitchen utensils, including a chopping board.
Jiang Tian sighed with satisfaction at the convenience of Xue Ruyan's gift.
Inside the monitoring room, silence fell once more.
At first, everyone thought Jiang Tian and Xue Ruyan had found a good resting spot.
They assumed the two would regain energy, prepare, then resume hunting.
Then, they saw Jiang Tian setting up… a full kitchen.
The moment he placed that large, exquisite stove beside the mineral spring, every examiner's brain malfunctioned—except for Huang Hui.
It was as if golden question marks were popping up over their heads.
Then, they watched as Jiang Tian and Xue Ruyan began their work.
Xue Ruyan fetched water and prepared rice.
Jiang Tian took out Fire Frogs from the space ring and skillfully butchered them.
He removed the skin, cleaned the meat, and placed the cuts into a large marinating bowl.
Jiang Tian poured in pre-mixed sauce and carefully stirred the meat to ensure even coating.
Then, he infused qi, ignited the stove, heated a pan, and poured in oil.
As soon as the oil began smoking, he tossed in the marinated Fire Frog pieces.
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
The crispy sizzle of frying meat echoed through the area.
Jiang Tian stared attentively, waiting until the meat tightened and turned golden before stirring gently.
"Perfect fry." He nodded in satisfaction.
He removed the meat to drain the oil, then lifted the massive wok with his bare hands and poured out excess grease.
Next, he reheated the pan with fresh oil, added spices, including flame fruit, and stir-fried them together.
Once it was nearly done, Jiang Tian drizzled in a final spoonful of bright oil before plating the dish.
The sizzling hot Fire Frog stir-fried with flame fruit oil was now ready.
At the same time, he retrieved pre-prepared braised pork trotters from his space ring, still steaming hot.
With Jiang Tian's blood-flame cooking technique, his speed was unbelievably fast.
Xue Ruyan set the table, prepared the rice, and placed the dishes.
"Let's taste it and see if Fire Frogs are delicious." Jiang Tian clasped his hands together and prayed.
"Thank you for the hunt. Thank you for the hard work in cooking. Thank you for your help, Xue."
"Let's eat!"
After praying, Jiang Tian looked at Xue Ruyan.
The two began tasting the food.
Inside the monitoring room…
Everyone except Huang Hui...
Froze.
Their minds went completely blank.
It was as if their brains had short-circuited.
One thought screamed in their heads:
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS KID DOING?!