I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 739, The Most Authentic Situation

Translator: Silavin

Yan Hua consumed a freshly prepared slice of meat, her crimson eyes widening with shock. She chewed the meat slice with evident delight, remarking, “This! This is too amazing!”

Yan Hua had never experienced meat of such quality. That single slice left her savouring the lingering taste endlessly. This flavour profile differed from any food she had previously encountered. Distinct from both roasted meat and bread, though each possessed its own unique merit.

“It really is delicious.” Sha Lan echoed with continuous appreciation.

Sha Lan’s meat slice had been cooked in the tomato broth. Dipped in sauce, it revealed yet another dimension of flavour.

“So, this is what hotpot tastes like.” Yu Ying remarked while consuming her own portion.

Yu Ying had never anticipated hotpot would present such flavours, though she found it thoroughly appealing. Exceptional food naturally warranted such enthusiastic praise, regardless of how it differed from the familiar food she had.

Yu Ying had previously considered her roasted meat, wheat noodles, and wheat porridge enough.

This experience with hotpot, however, had completely changed her understanding of what ‘fine cuisine’ meant. [The Shaman is truly wise and knowledgeable.]

“In the place I lived in, hotpot was really popular. People consumed it regularly, particularly during winter.” Su Bai explained with a smile.

“Shaman, what is winter?” Yu Ying encountered another unfamiliar term.

“Well, it is basically our snow season here, though some regions experience no snow whatsoever.” Su Bai clarified.

He suspected this world likewise contained regions without snow, as it shared certain characteristics with Earth, like climate and season.

“I understand. Earing hot hotpot during the snow season would certainly be wonderful.” Yu Ying nodded repeatedly. She grew increasingly animated imagining such a scenario. Enjoying hotpot while snow descended everywhere would be pure joy.

“Since we can make it now, we can consume it frequently during the snow season.” Su Bai warmly stated.

He likewise enjoyed consuming spicy hotpot during snowfall. That represented his meaning of a ‘good winter experience’.

“Shaman, are you planning to establish a hotpot shop in the Tribe?” Sha Lan curiously asked.

Whenever the Yong’an Building introduced superior products, they subsequently appeared in the Central Market after some time.

The Yong’an Building effectively served as the Central Market’s source of innovation. Nearly everything originated here.

“I have considered it, but we must wait until these divided hotpots can be manufactured.” Su Bai confirmed.

He had intended to establish a hotpot shop. The steamed bun shop and barbecue shop alone proved not enough in terms of variety.

As Flame Dragon Tribe attracted increasing visitors, merely two dining establishments could not adequately accommodate the demand.

Diversifying with multiple dining establishments would also prove beneficial, further attracting continuous visitors from other Tribes to the Flame Dragon Tribe.

“Shaman, do you mean this pot?” Sha Lan indicated the divided hotpot.

Sha Lan observed this design for the first time. She had not anticipated a single pot could accommodate two distinct broths.

Moreover, the two broths were completely separated, each preserving its unique flavour profile. That represented the truly remarkable aspect.

“Indeed. Wood cannot substitute for this. Only iron can be used for manufacturing.” Su Bai confirmed with a nod.

Hotpot required placement over fire for cooking. This era naturally lacked induction cookers and similar technology. Therefore, iron pots were essential for being placed over fire. Only metal could ensure the pot would last over prolonged heating.

“Understood, Shaman. Shall I begin identifying suitable candidates for the shop?” Sha Lan enquired.

Sha Lan wished to commence with personnel training, ensuring they could assume positions immediately upon the hotpot shop’s opening.

“That’s fine. Select diligent people and have them experience the barbecue shop first. Restaurant work is really demanding, after all.” Su Bai agreed with a nod.

Indeed, no occupation was simple. Restaurant positions, however, proved particularly exhausting.

Staff stood continuously from morning until evening, maintaining constant courtesy towards their customers. By the day’s end, facial muscles likely ached from sustained smiling.

“Okay.”

“Shaman, the soldiers’ recent training results are extremely promising. Would you like to check it out tomorrow?” Yan Hua suddenly enquired.

She had supervised the soldiers’ training with unwavering dedication. Despite experiencing considerable daily exhaustion, their enthusiasm remained high.

“Oh? Is their progress that obvious? Well, we did recently have them train with the new training set.” Su Bai enquired with curiosity.

Since the soldier selection and when their training had commenced, he had not observed any of their training sessions.

He received general updates from Yan Hua, though they had never suggested he check up on them.

This sudden invitation indicated their confidence in the results of the training.

“The progress is obvious. Even we got startled.” Yan Hua immediately responded.

She found it rather surprising. She had not anticipated them to be so strong despite not even being Warrior Trainees.

Though their stamina could not match Warrior Trainees or ordinary Warriors, they ranked as exceptional amongst the normal civilians.

“Very well then. I will watch tomorrow.” Su Bai confirmed with a nod.

He wished to assess the results to determine whether they could undertake missions.

Naturally, such missions would not involve severe challenges. They would likely comprise of hunting beasts—not Ferocious Beasts.

“They will definitely do their best knowing you are watching. They have been anticipating precisely this.” Sha Lan immediately noted.

Sha Lans employed a singular method for motivating soldiers during training: encouraging more dedicated training efforts. The method? Opportunities to encounter the Shaman. As ordinary people, they rarely observed the Shaman at close proximity. Only the Chieftain, Warriors, or personal Shaman Priestesses enjoyed such access to the great figure known as the Shaman.

Others could only observe the Shaman during major ritual ceremonies or the Warriors’ Totem Awakening Ceremonies.

Alternatively, during Warriors’ Hunting Ground departure ceremonies. Otherwise, such opportunities simply did not exist.

Having become soldiers, they naturally desired closer encounters with the Shaman. This represented a tremendous honour to them.

“Do not inform them tomorrow. I want to see how well they do on a normal day.” Su Bai instructed.

“Yes.” Both Yan Hua and Sha Lan immediately agreed to it.