Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 999 Asking for Advice from the Cook

Brush the iron pan clean, dry it, pour half a bowl of salt solution into the pan, and start frying.

During this process, the Yan brothers watched without blinking, with a look of surprise on their faces.

A smug look gradually appeared on Yan Xiaoding's face.

Seeing Lin Feng's operation, not only is it amazing, but every step makes people feel very reliable, not like a scammer.

Yan Xiaoding looked around at the tall and strong men. They were all attracted and stared at them with serious and earnest expressions.

Looking at Lin Feng again, his face was serious, his movements were precise and without any delay.

Yan Xiaoding showed appreciation in his eyes. A man who works seriously is very attractive.

Soon, as the water evaporated in the black iron pot, a layer of snow-white crystals was left behind.

After the water evaporated completely, Lin Feng poured the white crystals onto a flat stone surface, and then pressed them down with a stone and began to grind them.

In just a moment, the two stones turned into a pair of snow-white and delicate powder.

Lin Feng let out a long sigh of relief and pointed at the powder with his hand.

"See? This is refined fine salt, the kind that's harmless to humans and animals."

Five heads formed a circle, squeezed above the stone, and carefully observed the white powder.

Yan Xiaoyi was the first to look up: "How do I use this fine salt?"

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Next, I'm going to tell you something that will open your eyes and whet your appetite."

He asked someone to fetch some clean water, drew his dagger, and began to wash and skin the hares and pheasants.

Firewood was added to the fire, and a homemade wooden rack was placed on top. The washed and skinned hare was placed on it and started to roast.

The fine salt was placed aside. When the hare was roasted and the fat was oozing out, Lin Feng dipped his hands in the fine salt and spread it evenly on the rabbit meat.

After a wild rabbit was cooked, Lin Feng used a short knife to cut it into more than ten pieces and put them into a bowl.

"Come, take one piece each and try my chef's cooking."

He believed that grilled meat with fine salt would definitely make these people swallow their tongues.

The first bite of meat naturally went to Yan Xiaoyi first.

The short knife pierced a piece of steaming, fragrant rabbit meat and stuffed it into Yan Xiaoyi's mouth.

The other five people didn't eat, but stared intently at Yan Xiaoyi's mouth, which was moving as he chewed the meat, and nervously waited for his evaluation.

Yan Xiaoyi chewed his food only a few times before his eyes widened. He turned his short and thick neck and looked at the five brothers in front of him one by one.

Finally, his gaze stopped on Lin Feng's face.

“Hmm, hmm, hmm…”

Yan Xiaoyi nodded vigorously, then began to chew quickly, while raising his thumb, not bothering to speak.

The others immediately understood what he meant and rushed to grab the pieces of meat in their bowls without waiting for his comments.

Lin Feng's ears were filled with the sound of vigorous chewing, followed by exclamations and praises...

The hare and pheasant continued to roast on the grill, and soon only a base of fine salt was left. It would be gone after applying it once or twice.

Yan Xiaoyi admitted that the game roasted by Lin Feng was very delicious, but he also felt sorry for their salt blocks. Seven or eight large-grain salt blocks were refined and shrunk ten times. After roasting these game, almost nothing was left.

What a luxurious feast this is.

The seven heroes of the Yan family cannot afford it, and in this world, I'm afraid only the emperor can afford it.

Yan Xiaoyi was chewing the delicious meat, but he felt sorry for his salt block.

Seeing that he was frowning, Lin Feng smiled.

"Brother Xiaoyi, is there a salt field nearby?"

Yan Xiaoyi nodded: "Of course there is a salt field, but it is heavily guarded by pirates and no one can get close to it."

"They need to collect salt and transport it to the capital. We can seize the salt along the way."

Lin Feng said as he flipped the wooden rack in his hand and roasted the rabbit.

Yan Xiaoyi sneered, "That's easy to say. The salt transport team must have at least a thousand men. If we go with just a few of us, we'll be sending ourselves to our deaths."

"A thousand men and horses, they can't all be cavalry."

"Even if there are 500 cavalrymen, we can't afford to offend them."

Lin Feng shook his head and stopped talking.

Yan Xiaoding felt uncomfortable when she saw a hint of disdain on the corner of his mouth.

He bent down, leaned close to Lin Feng's ear, and asked softly.

"Why, do you look down on us, the Seven Heroes of the Yan Clan?"

She was very close to Lin Feng's ears, and she exhaled hot air from her mouth, mixed with the smell of meat, which made Lin Feng's ears itchy.

"No, it's not easy for you to hold on against so many pirates."

"Then do you know how many pirates there are?"

Lin Feng shook his head.

"You don't even know the number, tens of thousands. We only have a few hundred knights. We have to be extremely careful every day. One mistake could put everyone in danger."

Lin Feng turned and looked at her.

"It's true that I'm being cautious, but I don't dare do this or that. It would be better for me to be a farmer in the eight prefectures west of the town than to stay here."

Yan Xiaobing glared and said, "Who said we dare not move? In the past two years, we have killed at least 800 pirates, if not 1,000."

"With this progress, how many years do the Seven Heroes of the Yan Clan plan to take to drive the pirates out of Dazong's territory?"

Lin Feng had a smile on his face as he concentrated on roasting the last hare.

When this question was asked, no one said anything.

A thousand pirates were killed in two years. There are tens of thousands of pirates in the southern territory of Dazong. Twenty years or forty years?

It can't be killed completely.

Forty years later, who among these people can still ride a horse and wield a sword?

After a long silence, Yan Xiaoding spoke.

"You are just a cook, just make good meals. Killing the enemy has nothing to do with you."

Although Yan Xiaoyi looks strong, he is very thoughtful. While chewing pheasant meat in his mouth, he was thinking about Lin Feng's words in his brain.

"Master Shu, it's clear that you are knowledgeable and courageous. You are definitely not an ordinary chef. I don't want to ask about your background. I just want to ask, how can the Seven Heroes of the Yan Clan get out of their current predicament?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard it.

Their second brother actually asked a cook for advice.

Lin Feng smiled and said, "I don't know how the Seven Heroes of the Yan Clan will proceed, but if you want to grab some salt, I do have some ideas."

The six heroes of the Yan family in the yard were immediately attracted to their attention. Some of them had just brought some wine and were enjoying themselves. At this moment, they stopped and moved towards Lin Feng.

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Not now, you need to provide some data."

"You said."

Yan Xiaobing urged anxiously.

Lin Feng cut a piece of meat with a short knife, put it into his mouth and chewed it.

"A topographical map of the area surrounding the pirate salt fields, when the pirates transported salt into the city, how many guards and horses they had, how many cavalry and infantry they had, how many salt carts they had, which route they took, a topographical map of this route and the surrounding area, how long did the transport take..."

Before Lin Feng finished speaking, everyone was already confused. With so many questions, it would take more than a short time to figure them out.

Yan Xiaoding frowned and said, "If we had so much information and didn't need you to come up with a solution, we would have robbed their salt truck long ago."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Lin Feng said helplessly: "Do you think that while we are eating meat and drinking wine here, this news will come to you on its own?"

Yan Xiaoyi was unconvinced: "How do you think we can find out this information?"