After returning to the City Lord's Mansion, Long Bufan issued a token and asked his chief financial officer, An Sen, to inform all the higher-ups of the territory that they had to gather at the City Lord's Mansion before dinner. Their task was to eat hotpot.
After hearing the news of Long Bufan's return, Patriarch Boxiong of the Berserker Clan, Da Meng, and Da Qiang immediately rushed to the City Lord's Mansion excitedly after finishing their work.
The quintuplets of the Crafting Pavilion, Wu Yi and Wu Er, were also invited, as well as the blacksmith of the Dwarf Clan, Luo Yan.
That night, in the huge hall, servants were busy going in and out, carrying all kinds of raw demon beast meat slices, beef tendon meatballs, vegetables, and a large amount of cold wine. It was quite a grand scene!
Long Bufan dug a big hole in the big round table with his sword, and then put a big iron pot on it. Below it was an oven, and set up a fire rune array. There was no need to manually light the fire, and only Primal Crystal Stones were used to provide energy to heat the iron pot.
At this time, more than ten people were sitting around the round table. Long Bufan, Boxiong, and the others were all staring blankly at Long Bufan, who was constantly adding all kinds of things to the boiling iron pot.
"My Lord, what are you doing?" An Sen asked curiously. Even though he was knowledgeable and experienced, he still didn't understand what Long Bufan was doing.
The others were also puzzled, waiting for an answer.
"I'm adjusting the soup base." Long Bufan smiled faintly, and still carefully adjusted the soup base of the hotpot. Since he was going to eat, he had to eat the most delicious food. This was Long Bufan's principle of eating. No matter what, he couldn't let his stomach suffer.
The essence of hotpot was the soup base. If the soup base was good, the taste wouldn't be bad. If the soup base wasn't good, no matter how good the ingredients were, they would be ruined.
Long Bufan and the others preferred spicy food, so ingredients like chili peppers couldn't be left out. Some spices like star anise, fennel, and cinnamon were directly dried and mashed, and then mixed with chili oil in the pot.
At this moment, the pot was filled with a bright red color. The bright red chili oil smeared the spices with a layer of luster.
After the fragrance came out, he poured the spring water that he had prepared beforehand into the pot. "Sizzle ~" Instantly, there was a refreshing explosion.
After about a quarter of an hour, the soup in the pot began to boil, emitting gurgling sounds. A fresh and spicy fragrance also drifted out at this moment, causing the noses of everyone present to twitch slightly.
Long Bufan scooped up a little of the soup base to taste it.
When the soup entered his mouth, it was fragrant, spicy, and refreshing. It was full of flavor.
"The soup base is ready!"
Long Bufan grinned. After which, he placed a large amount of raw meat slices and meatballs into the wok. Under the boiling temperature of the soup, they were quickly cooked. Long Bufan immediately picked up his chopsticks and put a piece of meat into his mouth.
In an instant, his mouth was filled with the long-lost taste of hotpot. Long Bufan's spirit was immediately lifted, and he shouted to Long Yunfei, An Sen, and the others, "What are you waiting for? You can eat now."
Hearing this, everyone stopped drinking and imitated Long Bufan to pick up the meat slices in the pot and put them into their mouths.
Although the steaming meat slices were a little hot, the texture was tender, fragrant, and spicy. Coupled with the hot air rushing into the body, there was a wonderful feeling of resisting the cold. It was incomparably comfortable.
In an instant, the noisy hall suddenly became quiet. Everyone's eyes were full of vigor. They didn't expect that such a simple cooking would make the meat so delicious!
"Boss, what kind of pot did you say it was?" Long Yunfei asked excitedly. The chopsticks in his hand were constantly picking up meat and putting it into his mouth. He was very satisfied.
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