Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

When it comes to ingredients related to the sea, fish is definitely the first choice.

In addition to various kinds of fish in the sea, there are also seafood that can be paired with fish, such as kelp, sea urchin, sea grapes... and so on.

Seafood is delicious - this is the truth that some old Liyue fishermen have learned over the years. Of course, eating too much can easily cause gout. But this does not prevent gourmets from flocking to all kinds of delicious seafood.

This is probably the reason why the [Chef King Competition] specifically requires chefs to prepare a [seafood dish]?

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"Wow... The area near the port is already full of people. Can we really find food in these places?" Xingqiu stood on a stone pier near the port, looking at the situation in the distance, feeling ashamed.

“Even if there were ingredients, they would have been stripped clean. The chef’s motivation is actually terrifying…” Li Tao said as he thought to himself: Maybe it’s not just the chef, but also the businessmen. After all, that’s an additional investment of 500 million Mora.

Hu Tao clenched his right fist and hammered his palm hard: "Sure enough, this won't work! If we compete with these people, we won't be able to get any good ingredients. We must find a blue ocean market, open up new tracks, grasp the pain points of the industry, and drive development with innovation!"

Li Tao complained again: "What a catchy jingle, Master Hu! But isn't this what I boasted about when we were chatting before?"

"Hehe, these words sound very high-end and classy. It's okay to compose a poem about them."

Xiang Ling couldn't help but give the two people who were playing tricks a small punch: "You two, stop making jokes here! Can't you think of a normal way for me!"

Li Tao snapped his fingers and thought: "When it comes to the normal plan, of course it is..."

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Liyue Shipyard.

The wood sent from logging sites all over Liyue is placed everywhere. There are pine, teak, oak, fir, pine and other woods, all lined up neatly. Of course, the fact that they can be sent to the shipyard for standby means that most of these woods have been dried in the shade and coated with tung oil, and can be used as shipbuilding wood. If you look closely at the layout of the workshop, you can easily find that there are several wooden bases in the most conspicuous position of the shipyard - this is the shipbuilding platform used to place wood.

The shipbuilders came and went, constantly carrying auxiliary materials such as wood, paint, ropes, nails, and preparing the tools they would use. First, the chief engineer compared the various parameters of the hull. After determining the basic structure of the hull, the workers picked a thick wooden board as the base of the ship, and then began to slowly build the wooden boards up. These wooden boards were almost "spliced" together one by one, and then wooden strips were added at key locations to reinforce the ship.

After the entire ship's frame was built, workers began to cut the decks and make the bow and stern. As for the mast, there were ready-made ones in the workshop. During this period, workers performed more detailed processing on the hull, such as smoothing some places with planes and chisels, setting up watertight compartments, and painting the bottom of the ship. After this step was completed, the outer shell of the ship had already taken shape.

Finally, the sails and rigging are installed. Only then can a ship be considered "built".

Why do I need to explain this? Because——

"Boss, please, please sell me that ship! I'll pay 580,000 Mora!"

"Bah! You want to buy a ship with more than half a million to share the bounty of the [Chef Contest]? What are you thinking? I'll give you 1.8 million Mora!"

"Two million! No more! I don't usually go out to sea on a ship, but I'm spending a fortune this time!"

Li Tao, who had just arrived at the shipyard, was stunned to see people scrambling for boats in front of the shipyard owner and preparing to go to sea.

"Brother Li, it seems that our luck is really not very good..." Chongyun's face also fell (although he always had a cold expression to outsiders), "I didn't expect that someone would get there first."

Li Tao rubbed his head in a headache. Originally, when it comes to sea fish, the fish caught or caught are definitely fresher and tastier, so he naturally thought of finding a boat at the port to go out to sea. However, the ships of the Maritime Affairs Bureau cannot be used commercially, and the ships rented by the shipping company have long been snapped up, so they can only come here to try their luck.

Unexpectedly, even the ships that had just been completed in the shipyard had enthusiastic people rushing to pay for them.

Why does it feel like the market in Liyue hasn’t calmed down at all... It’s all Ningguang’s fault! Why are you throwing coins around for no reason? Li Tao complained in his heart.

However, at least now, these merchants must compete with them on the same starting line. To some extent, the Liyue government can be regarded as a successful regulation...

Unable to grab a boat, everyone had to leave in disappointment.

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"So, what should we do now?" Walnut looked at everyone and asked helplessly, "If you keep dawdling like this, I will have to go back to Wangsheng Hall to look after the store."

Considering the customer flow of Wangshengtang, it doesn’t really matter whether you visit the store or not... Li Tao complained in his mind.

Ships, ships... um...that's right!

Li Tao seemed to have thought of something, and said excitedly: "I heard from a friend of Inazuma before that in Inazuma, there is a kind of boat called the Wave Boat, which is a gift from the ocean. It is not made by humans, but is born from the ocean. It is much faster than ordinary boats, and it is like sailing on the waves when sailing, hence the name."

“It sounds like some kind of myth.” Xingqiu felt a little strange. “But where can we find such a ship?”

"It is said that as long as you find the anchor point of the wave boat and inject elemental power, you can temporarily gain the right to use the wave boat." Li Tao quickly searched his body and soon took out a small white cross from his pocket, "Found it."

This is a souvenir that Wan Ye gave to Li Tao when he left Liyue. He said that as long as you inject elemental power into this thing, you can ride the wind and break the waves. Li Tao thought he was bragging before, but he didn't expect that this is a miniature version of the anchor point of the wave boat!

When Li Tao injected water elemental power, he soon sensed that an energy with the same origin as his power was slowly rising from the bottom of the sea.

In the surprised eyes of the team, a small boat about five meters long, three meters wide and two meters high just appeared out of thin air in the sea. It just floated quietly on the sea, echoing the brilliance of the miniature anchor in Li Tao's hand.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Xiang Ling couldn't help but exclaimed, and then she smiled happily, "Now we can go out to sea!"

Xingqiu looked at the ship and couldn't help but feel a little regretful: "However, it looks like this ship can only carry three people at most. This means that we have to divide up the tasks for our mission."

Li Tao continued Xingqiu's words, crossing his arms and said, "Then, let's split into two teams. One group will go fishing at sea, and the other group will go to investigate in the mountains near Liyue. In this case, Xiangling, you have to follow the sea group first, and then go to the mountains to look for food together. Ugh, it's really troublesome."

Xiang Ling was ready to go: "I'm fine! I've heard that the Seven Stars will severely punish all cheaters, so cheating is not something I'm considering. Besides, as a chef, getting the ingredients I need myself is also a challenge for me. I will work hard to complete it and make everyone look at me with admiration!"

This is the momentum we need! Li Tao nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand, saying, "Then, let's divide into groups and set off!"