The exchange price was four times as high, though in a sense, that might also mean Moonlight Beef was several times more delicious than Lava Eel. Otherwise, there was no reason for it to be like this. Heath decided that after returning to the food truck, he would take out some Moonlight Beef himself and see how it tasted. Although he had never prepared it before, there were countless ways to cook beef. His only question was which method would be best for this particular beef, so he decided to go out and ask someone. Since Officer Jenny Xiu had said a friend had brought the beef, there was no reason the person who brought it would not know how to cook it.
"Oh? I knew you'd come out to ask. Hahaha! Old Tortoise, tell him about it. Don't hold anything back. This boy is my junior." Officer Jenny Xiu laughed heartily, then called out to another elderly person. The man stood up with a helpless expression, and once he did, Heath understood why his nickname was Old Tortoise.
The man before him really did have a distinctive appearance, resembling Master Roshi from an anime Heath had watched. Dragon Ball existed in this world too, though its plot had been altered somewhat. Heath had watched it a few times, but Master Roshi still existed.
"Kid, come inside. I'll explain it to you. Since you're that old fossil's junior, I won't stand on ceremony with you either." Old Tortoise first glared at his friend, then walked over to Heath with a disgruntled expression and waved him along. Heath hurried after him.
Heath had experienced similar things while working as a kitchen assistant in the past, but it had never been this easy. Becoming someone's apprentice was no simple matter. You had