20demayo Chapter 22 New Recipes
Chapter 22 New Recipes
I walked into the black market and headed straight for that familiar butcher shop.
The butcher was still chopping meat, but this time he was chopping up a huge crocodile tail.
"You're here?"
The butcher looked up and glanced at Sosuke.
He was deeply impressed by Sosuke.
"Want some more raccoon liver today? It's potent, but we're out of stock these days." The butcher wiped the oil off his hands. "We only have some scraps left. I'll give you a discount if you want it."
"Don't use scraps."
Sosuke's voice was calm.
"I want the really good stuff."
The butcher was stunned for a moment.
He put down his knife and looked Sosuke up and down.
Although he couldn't see the face clearly, he could smell the scent—the distinctive smell of banknote ink.
The butcher grinned, revealing a set of yellow teeth. "How good do you want?"
"It can quickly heal muscle tears, increase bone density, and ideally, significantly increase chakra levels."
Sosuke stated his needs.
Yuanzao's training was too harsh.
The training, in particular, which involved transforming into a shuriken and crashing into a tree, had a tremendous impact on the bones.
If the bones aren't strong enough, they really will break next time.
"know the business."
The butcher bent down and pulled a black wooden box out from under the counter.
Open the box.
A heavy, bloody smell hit me.
Inside was a dark red heart.
It's about the size of a human head.
The veins on it were as thick as earthworms, emitting a heavy, earthy smell.
"The heart of the rock ape."
The butcher patted the heart, which made a dull thud.
"This beast lives in the mines of the Land of Rocks. Its skin is thick and its flesh is tough, making it impervious to swords and spears. Its heart is the essence of its entire body."
"Eat it, and your strength will increase, and your resistance to blows will double. Most importantly, its chakra is gentle and abundant, nourishing the body."
Sosuke looked at the heart.
He could feel the immense vitality contained within it.
This is in a completely different league from the previous salamander meat and wind fox liver.
Those two are the meat of poisonous ninja beasts.
This is a true treasure of nature.
"How much?" Sosuke asked.
"This is a component of a top-tier C-rank ninja beast, a highly sought-after item." The Butcher held up one finger. "One hundred thousand taels."
That's really expensive.
This is equivalent to the reward for two C-level missions.
If an ordinary ninja were to buy this to eat, he would go bankrupt.
But Sosuke didn't even blink.
"wrap up."
The butcher's hand trembled.
So straightforward?
"Also," Sousuke pointed to a translucent strip of meat hanging nearby, "that's the meat of a lightning eel, isn't it?"
"Good eye. Deep-sea lightning eel, it stimulates nerve responses. It's safer and non-toxic than beaver liver, and even more effective."
"Give me ten catties."
"This one is a bit pricey, three thousand taels per catty. Thirty thousand."
"wrap up."
The butcher grinned from ear to ear.
Major clients.
This is the real God of Wealth!
"A total of 130,000 taels."
Sosuke pulled out a thick wad of banknotes and slammed it onto the cutting board.
The money and goods were settled.
He carried the package and left the butcher shop, but he didn't leave in a hurry.
He went to the medicinal herb area again.
This time, he found a stall that specialized in selling "secret medicine".
The stall owner was an old woman wearing a veil.
"I need a medicinal bath."
Sosuke looked at the bottles and jars on the stall.
"It needs to be able to expel the blood clots from the bones and also allow the muscle fibers to heal quickly."
The old woman raised her cloudy eyes.
"Then we'll have to use strong medicine. It will hurt a lot."
"I'm not afraid of pain."
"Safflower oil, scorpion tail grass, and the original extract of Black Jade Bone-Mending Ointment." The old woman grabbed a handful of herbs and took out a bottle of dark liquid. "Pour this set into hot water and soak for half an hour. If you can hold back your cries, your bones will feel like new the next day."
"How much?"
"Twenty thousand."
Sosuke paid the money and took the medicine packet.
This trip to the black market cost 150,000 taels of silver.
The advance payment given by Jiro Takaya was reduced by nearly a third in an instant.
But this is a necessary expense.
Without the accumulation of these resources, even a genius will be worn down by the limits of their body.
Sosuke was not a genius.
He can only make up for the lack of talent by relying on his "money power".
Back in the shop, lock the doors and windows.
Sosuke immediately began preparing the ingredients.
He first cleaned the enormous rock ape heart.
This time, he didn't swallow it whole like he would a poison.
This high-quality ingredient needs to be cooked in a gentler way to lock in its chakra.
He cut his heart into thin slices.
The flesh has a clear texture, resembling pieces of ruby.
Remove the pot from the heat and bring water to a boil.
I only added a little salt.
Once the water boils, add the sliced meat.
Once the meat slices have changed color after being briefly blanched, remove them immediately.
Sosuke picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.
It has a crisp and tender texture with a subtle sweetness.
The moment it goes down.
boom!
A warm sensation exploded in my stomach.
No pain.
It doesn't hurt at all.
Unlike the burning of salamander meat, or the cutting of wind fox liver.
This warm current felt like a pair of strong, large hands, gently caressing his internal organs.
That was pure earth-attribute chakra.
Rich and nourishing.
Sosuke felt the heat flowing through his blood to his limbs and bones.
The ribs that had been aching from hitting the tree were now enveloped in this warm current, producing a tingling, itchy sensation.
That's the bones healing.
The cells are cheering.
"This is what 100,000 taels of silver tastes like..."
Sosuke sighed.
He quickened his eating pace.
He quickly finished off a large bowl of rock monkey heart slices.
After finishing his meal, he did not immediately begin refining his chakra.
Because I was too full.
The feeling of being filled with energy made him even a little dizzy—it was oxygen intoxication, or rather, chakra intoxication.
He went to the backyard.
He had emptied the large water vat.
He threw in the herbal bath pack he had bought from the old woman and filled it with hot water.
The water turned pitch black.
It emitted a pungent medicinal smell.
Sosuke stripped naked and jumped in.
"hiss--"
He gasped.
The old woman wasn't lying.
This medicinal bath really hurts.
It felt like countless ants were gnawing at his skin and burrowing into the cracks of his bones.
But he held back.
This dual stimulation, both external and internal, is exactly what he needs right now.
It contains immense energy from the heart of a rock ape, and is stimulated for absorption by a medicinal bath.
Sosuke closed his eyes and leaned against the tank wall.
He formed a "未" (unknown) seal in the water.
guide.
Guide the massive heat flow within your body into your meridians to break through those barriers that haven't been cleared yet.
Previously, his chakra was like a dried-up stream.
Now, as the rock monkey's heart is digested, the stream has swelled into a river.
While it's not quite turbulent yet, at least it's no longer intermittent.
The meridians are stretched open.
That throbbing pain made him realize that he was getting stronger.
This soak lasted for two hours.
Until the water cooled down and the liquid turned into clear water—the medicinal effects had been completely absorbed.
Sosuke climbed out of the jar.
He dried himself off and stood in front of the mirror.
The bruises and swelling on my skin had completely disappeared.
Instead, it has a healthy sheen.
He clenched his fist.
That sense of power is real.
He picked up a kunai from the table.
Squeeze it hard.
He didn't flatten the steel like Genzo did, but he could feel the metal's toughness.
If he were to transform into the Wind Demon's shuriken and crash into a tree now, he's confident he wouldn't be thrown back.
"The physical foundation is in place."
Sosuke dressed, his eyes sharp.
"Next, we need to train this body into a real weapon."
He glanced at the time.
Three o'clock in the morning.
He didn't sleep.
I ate so much high-energy food that I couldn't fall asleep at all.
Since you can't sleep, then practice.
He took out a piece of eel meat.
Eat it raw.
This meat carries a faint electric current; it will numb your tongue when you eat it.
This can stimulate the nerves and improve the body's reaction speed and flexibility.
He chewed on the electrified fish meat while reviewing the hand seals for the Three Bodies Technique.
This time, his fingers were so flexible they seemed boneless.
Wei-Si-Yin.
One second.
It only took one second.
This is a speed I never dared to imagine before.