Diary in the Ruins (Second Update, Please Subscribe)

By nearly six in the afternoon, everyone who had gone out on missions was more or less back.

Li Yao had also brought back some seasonings from nearby supermarkets.

These seasonings and spices were either sealed packages or dried goods, so there was no need to worry about them spoiling.

By the time he returned with the seasonings, Chen Xi had nearly finished the preliminary preparations. Li Yao dusted himself off and sat by the fireplace with Second Uncle.

The weather in the provincial capital was no longer suitable for lighting a fireplace at this time of year.

The Electric Net here had been damaged too, so candles had been lit around the fireplace.

You had to admit, the candles suited this decorating style quite well.

The vibe was there instantly.

Fortunately, the tavern had used gas for cooking before. Otherwise, even grilling meat would have been difficult right now.

If that were really the case,

Li Yao would have had to use alchemy to make a Self-Heating Magic Furnace for grilling meat... That would have been extravagant.

At the very least, it would require a high-purity Spiritual Energy Magic Crystal and some alchemical materials. Though they could be recovered afterward, the cost was still right there.

Way too extravagant.

Hmm...

At that point, Li Yao considered simply splurging for once. It was not as if his family could not afford it now.

What if, you know, the spiritual energy could seep into the meat during marinating or roasting? Would that not give their tavern another signature dish in the future?

Boss Li was a man of decisive action! He immediately took out a High-Energy Magic Crystal, washed it, and tossed it into a plate of freshly sliced meat to let it marinate for a while... But the manufacturing process