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"You know a lot."

Fukuda Kaijinja Shrine is a small shrine. Compared to the shrine itself, the most famous thing is the cemetery of the bull nose ring in front of the mountain. The bull nose rings of the wagyu cattle that were slaughtered for meat in the surrounding area were sent here to be worshipped in the hope of appeasing the anger of the bull god.

The car stopped at the entrance of the shrine, and Yoshimura took the man to the graveyard behind the shrine. It was a huge bull nose circle mountain.

"These are the cows that were eaten. Look how big the human appetite is."

Normally, you wouldn't feel it when you go to a restaurant to eat steak, but looking at this huge pile of graves, you can realize how terrible things humans have done. Perhaps only when facing this grave will humans feel a little remorse.

“How many nose rings are there?”

"I heard that there were six million, but that was what the Lord of the Interior said several years ago. It's probably more than that now."

"Six million," the man exclaimed. "People are so hypocritical. They eat beef and pretend to offer sacrifices. Then they turn around and kill more cows."

"It's probably self-blame. That's why Buddhism has the three pure meats: pure if you don't see it, pure if you don't hear it, and pure if you don't think about it. In that case, steak is just steak, and it has nothing to do with the living cow, so you can eat it without any burden."

"That's right. I love eating beef and pork, and I won't hypocritically worship any cow god. After all, cows and pigs are for human consumption." The man said, picking up a cow nose ring from between the graves and casually wearing it on his hand as if it were a bracelet. "It's a really nice souvenir."

"You'd better not take it."

"Why, are the people in the TAC team still superstitious?"

Although the two did not exchange names, the man saw the TAC team logo on Yoshimura's chest on the train and already knew his identity.

"By the way, my name is Gao Jing, what's your name?"

"Ah, I'm Yoshimura." Yoshimura didn't expect that the other party would exchange names at this time without asking. It was a little unexpected, but not too unexpected. That man, Gao Jing, gave him the feeling that he was free to do whatever he wanted.

Neither of them noticed that in the jungle not far behind them, there was a man dressed in monk's clothes and wearing a conical hat, watching them quietly.

Chapter 69: Bull God Super Beast

Chef Caibo has long red hair tied into a simple ponytail. He looks a bit decadent. How should I put it? A romantic wanderer? Ling couldn't describe him well.

To be honest, I don’t know how he is viewed by people of the same sex, but for girls, this kind of uncle-like temperament is quite attractive.

The overall image of the chef is somewhat different from that of the chef Shinomiya, who is precise, strict and pays attention to his appearance. He seems to be at the opposite end of the spectrum.

Ling also heard Butler Ye say that Chef Caibo was once known as the 'wandering chef' and had traveled to dozens of countries, mastering cooking techniques from various countries. In terms of overall cooking skills, even Chef Shigong couldn't catch up with him - of course, if it came to vegetable dishes alone, Shigong would not admit defeat.

Because Caibo is best at all kinds of meat and seafood, from North Africa to Arabia, from China to India, frying, stir-frying, cooking and deep-frying. Whether it is the control of heat or the use of spices, all kinds of flavors can be easily created. It can be said that he has reached the point where he can do whatever he wants.

Such a famous chef, for unknown reasons, ended up staying in the Oshima family.

"Sorry for the long wait. This is tonight's dinner, Yanshan Grilled Wagyu. This is a dish with a bad temper, but it should be okay if you say so, young lady." Cai Bo lifted the lid of the plate, and the grilled Wagyu beef was still sizzling on the stone slab.

The rich aroma of beef explodes like a bomb. The tender beef is dripping with juice and looks like a gem at first glance.

"Bad personality?" Ling was a little confused about using such a word to describe a dish. Chef Cai Bo sometimes said some strange things.

"Well, it's not quite right to say that. It's more accurate to say that these are dishes with a strong personal imprint. You know, I was known as 'Ashura' in the past." Cai Bo raised the corners of his mouth slightly, but he didn't look proud. Perhaps he felt a little lost in his nostalgia.

Ling had heard these words before, but she still didn't understand.

The so-called personal mark or the title of Shura are all difficult to understand. Maybe it's because I'm not a gourmet?

Ling cut a piece of the right size with a table knife and took a bite. The juices were oozing out like a burst of juice. It had a very powerful taste, which really made people understand the interpretation of the word "delicious food".

"how do you feel?"

“Mm, it tastes really good.”

"Other than that?"

Ling was a little at a loss for words to say anything else. She was not a gourmet with first-class tasting skills. She could only describe a dish as delicious or not delicious. It would be a bit too much to ask her to add any more comments.

"If I had to say something, the taste of the spices seems a little too strong. I still prefer it to be lighter." Ling thought about it and could only give some unprofessional suggestions based on her own senses.

Perhaps influenced by the past, Ling is not sensitive to heavy oil and spicy food, and she doesn't like excessive use of spices. Just like Li Yu, a gourmet in the Qing Dynasty, said, "purity is the most pure, and lightness is the truest." She prefers the original taste of food. A little bit of seasoning is enough, and covering up the original taste is putting the cart before the horse.

"The spices are too strong?" Cai Bo nodded thoughtfully and whispered to himself, "It turns out there is still no balance. Is there something missing..."

Then he muttered something to himself that Ling couldn't understand.

Chef Caibo is sometimes like this, but Ling is aware that he is just speaking casually and it has no reference value. She doesn't know what Chef Caibo has experienced.

"I understand. Miss, can we continue to have steak for lunch tomorrow? I roughly understand what is missing. Please continue to taste it tomorrow."

"That doesn't matter."

Of course the steak is delicious, especially since it is high-quality wagyu beef cooked by Chef Saiba. You won’t get tired of eating such steak even if you eat it for several days in a row.

The steak on the stone slab was as thick as a fingertip, slightly larger than an adult's palm, and at least half a pound of meat. Lian Ling didn't expect that she would eat it all. As a result, her stomach was a little uncomfortable.

"Miss, do you need a digestive tablet?" Maria asked when she saw Ling rubbing her stomach.

"No, no, just go for a walk."

Ling said this and walked out, but met Chef Shinomiya who was also walking towards the parking garage.

At this time, he should have just returned from his restaurant, but he seemed to be planning to get his car to go out. He walked hurriedly and seemed a little anxious.

"What happened, Chef Shinomiya?"

"Miss..." Seeing that it was Lingye who spoke, Shigong stopped and replied simply, although he was in a bad mood. "Because the restaurant changed the menu. The olive oil supply from the Okayama plantation has been cut off, and we need to re-negotiate the purchase channel."

If the local olive oil supply is replaced with imported ones, the restaurant's costs will also increase to a certain extent. When changing the menu, it may be necessary to consider adjusting the pricing.

"The entire line is cut off? Has the road in Okayama not been repaired yet?"

“It’s not about the road.”

Sigong scratched his head in annoyance. If it was a traffic problem, it would be easy to deal with, and it could always be fixed, but now it is obviously a more troublesome situation.

"Just now the news announced that a super beast attacked the Okayama Olive Plantation an hour ago. Although the damage is not clear yet, it can be expected that the Olive Plantation will not be able to supply finished products in the short term. I don't know if the TAC team can destroy the super beast. Maybe the Olive Plantation will become history."

It was a manor with a history of more than 100 years. Both the olive varieties and the pressing technology had been recognized by the market for 100 years. It would be a pity if it was really destroyed.

"Another super beast?"

The Helm Crab Megazord happened just last week, and the frequency of its attacks is too high.

Even for the Yabo people, creating a super beast should not be a particularly easy task. Usually, the interval between super beast attacks is more than a month. Super beasts are not simply steel weapons that can be mass-produced in a short period of time, but biological technology. As long as it is a living thing, it needs time to grow after birth.

"It's okay, Okayama is far away from here, and the super beasts won't come here." Shinomiya misunderstood Lingye's surprise and comforted him.

"Then I'll take my leave now."

"Oh, please be careful on the road."

Ling also watched Chef Shinomiya's car drive away.

Okayama Kibitsu Olive Hills

In the distance is a sleeping super beast. People often describe the snoring as thunderous, which is not an exaggeration for a super beast, but a fact.

Every breath it took almost caused rocks to roll down. It seemed to have expected that humans could not do anything to it, so it half-sat and half-lay in an olive grove, chewing some olive branches and leaves in its mouth.

Super beasts are also living creatures, so of course they need sleep.

Beidou stared at it for a while, then tilted his head and sighed with some emotion.

"By the way, every time someone on the team takes a day off, they encounter a super beast. That's pretty weird."

"I say, is this the curse of TAC? As a member of the TAC team, you can't have a vacation - this is too terrible, Namo Amitabha!" Konno pretended to recite it.

"You're saying that because you've already had your vacation, right? I was planning to follow Yoshimura and take a few days off as well!"

"Ah? But Beidou, didn't you already take a vacation?"

"Vacation? When?" Beidou pointed at himself and asked puzzledly. From the time he joined the TAC team last winter until now, he couldn't remember when he had ever taken a vacation.

"Have you forgotten? You took two days off when we went camping at Donghu Lake with the girls from Dadong Girls' School last month."

Beidou thought about it and said unhappily, "How does that count? I was investigating the super beasts. And the facts prove that they are indeed super beasts."

"But you did fill out the leave form."

Beidou wanted to say something else, but Captain Long stopped him from bickering.

"We'll talk about the vacation later. We've lost contact with Yoshimura. According to the information given to us by the Ministry of Natural Resources, there are many ancient tombs dating back to around the 5th century AD under Kibitsu. Yoshimura said at the last contact that he hid in a cave to avoid the Ultra Beast. It should be a tunnel exposed by the collapse of an ancient tomb. There are many tunnels below, and we have no way to search except waiting for him to come out."

"Yoshimura is a qualified member of the TAC team. He should be able to take care of himself. However, before he lost contact, he said that the super beast was transformed from one of his friends. Is this possible?"

This is also the reason why the TAC team did not launch a general attack after arriving at the scene. Yoshimura said in advance that a friend he met on the road stole the nose ring enshrined in Fukuda Kaijin Shrine for fun and turned into a super beast in the evening.

Captain Long thought there were only two possibilities. One was that Yoshimura was deceived, and his so-called "friend" was actually a super beast in disguise. However, if the person in front of him really was a human who turned into a super beast, how to attack him would be difficult.

If the super beast in front of them is really an innocent person, should the TAC team attack?

To be honest, sacrificing one person to save the majority who are threatened is probably reasonable. If the super beasts are allowed to destroy, the damaged property and casualties are unpredictable.

However, on the first day Captain Long joined the TAC team, he understood that life cannot be measured, and the question of whether one life is more important than a hundred lives cannot be arbitrarily defined.

No one has this right.

People who can talk about all kinds of great truths casually are all boastful people who have nothing to do with themselves, and they are arrogant enough to claim that they are God and can decide the lives of others.

If you get used to fighting by sacrificing yourself, then in the end, human lives will just become a mere number. If you make decisions so easily, aren't you no different from the Yabo people?

Do everything you can to be responsible for any life. Choose between one person and a hundred people. If you must sacrifice, sacrifice yourself first!

This is the human TAC team. This is also the biggest difference between TAC and alien invaders including the Yabo people.

"Because he took the sacrifice and was cursed, he turned into a monster. This kind of thing sounds like a ghost story for children." Yamanaka said casually. He didn't really believe in this kind of nonsense.

"I just asked the shrine's chief. Tourists stealing nose rings is rare, but it's not unheard of. I've never heard of them turning into super beasts. I think Yoshimura must have been deceived. His so-called friend is actually a super beast sent by the Yawa people. Captain, while that guy is sleeping, I think we should destroy him directly."

At this moment, a voice interrupted.

"But, if you hold a nose ring, you will be cursed. That's what the stories say."

Looking at the little girl who appeared out of nowhere, Shan Zhong was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that she was the one he had seen more than a month ago. Her name seemed to be...

"Lingye? Why are you here?" Beidou spoke before Shanzhong could remember the other person's name.

"Good evening, Brother Beidou. I ate a whole steak tonight and was a little too full, so I came out for a walk."

"Ah, what a steak! How enviable." Konno said with a smile. Because of the Ultra Beast incident, they hadn't even had dinner yet.

"Little girl, do you live nearby?"

"Yeah, it's very close. We'll be there in a few minutes."

"I see. But you see, there are super beasts there, so an evacuation notice has been issued nearby. Why didn't you go there? Children can't come here."

This is the temporary headquarters of the TAC team. I don't know how the guards around it are guarding it. Even a little girl can come in. If it's an alien, they will be wiped out.