Satou checked the Fantasy Ingredient Catalog. The Red-haired Pig cost ten million per head, definitely unaffordable. However, the Dream Catfish was five million per fish, and the newly unlocked Black Tengu Mushroom was three million per mushroom, which happened to be just enough to buy one Dream Catfish and one Black Tengu Mushroom.
"How about you leave this money to me? I'll go buy the ingredients."
Satou said.
"That's a good suggestion."
Everyone's eyes lit up slightly upon hearing this. Satou always managed to produce various wondrous ingredients, and perhaps this time he could also buy some excellent ingredients.
"But, eight million can't buy too much, can it? We are different from them; they can disregard costs, but we have to consider the cost."
Megishima Touko hesitated, worried that while Satou might bring very good ingredients, it would still be unacceptable if the final cost was too high.
"Don't worry, there shouldn't be any problem."
Satou said.
Although the ingredients sold by the system were very expensive, they were actually very cost-effective when spread out.
A sprite costs ten million each, but if you consider its ability to produce ingredients, it's still very cost-effective.
The Red-haired Pig was also the same; such a large one, and there was still a lot left.
897 "Do you need help?"
Erina Nakiri asked.
"No, just have a car come to transport the ingredients later."
Satou thought for a moment and said.
Then, he returned alone to the Far Moon Research Society activity room, used the funds he received from Megishima Touko to buy the Dream Catfish and Black Tengu Mushroom, and then boiled them.
Fortunately, the current activity room was won from the Italian Cuisine Research Society and was very spacious.
The two monsters that came back to life tried to attack Satou, but they were quickly dealt with by Satou.
After killing these two monsters, the transport vehicle called by Erina Nakiri arrived downstairs.
Then Satou directed the staff to transport the two ingredients to Megishima Touko's shop.
Upon learning that Satou had bought the ingredients, everyone couldn't help but come over to watch curiously.
"Oh, isn't this the catfish you had last time, Yukihira?"
Yukihira Soma was surprised, recalling that Satou had used such a catfish when establishing the Rare Ingredients Research Society.
"Such a giant catfish?"
Megishima Touko was also seeing such a giant catfish for the first time and was immediately surprised.
When they saw the Black Tengu Mushroom, everyone was once again greatly surprised.
"I remember the largest giant catfish in the world is only a little over two meters long, right?"
Miyoko Hojo asked curiously.
"And what kind of mushroom is this? A giant mushroom? It's truly huge."
Mimasaka Subaru also couldn't tell what kind of mushroom it was.
Everyone stared at these two ingredients, marveling at them.
"Such a rare large catfish must be very expensive, right? And this mushroom, is the money I gave you really enough?"
Megishima Touko frowned, feeling a bit uneasy.
This time, Satou had taken the initiative to help him and the Ramen Craftsman, and had brought so many helpers; he already owed the other party a huge favor. If he had to pay for the ingredients himself again, it would be too much.
"It's fine, the money you gave me was just enough."
Satou said truthfully, "So, everyone, let's discuss what dishes should be made with these two ingredients."
"This type of catfish has an exceptionally tender texture and can be used as an ingredient for ramen, with a piece of pan-fried catfish in each bowl of ramen. I remember last year the Far Moon fisheries department caught an 800-jin tuna, which was eventually cut into three thousand servings of sashimi. This catfish is smaller than that tuna, but considering it's only an ingredient, the amount per serving can be a bit less, which should be enough for two to three thousand servings."
Erina Nakiri quickly began to calculate, "The fish bones can be used to boil catfish broth."
"Also, the mushroom can be used to boil another kind of mushroom broth, and putting a few pieces of mushroom in each bowl of ramen should also yield about two thousand to two thousand five hundred bowls."
Megishima Touko also said.
"The selling price per serving cannot be higher than the opponent's; let's just price it at the usual one thousand per bowl."
Satou said.
"Flour, seaweed, and other common ingredients, we Ramen Craftsman can take care of."
One Ramen Craftsman said, "So they can be excluded from the cost."
Everyone made a rough calculation and found that even if they sold at the cheapest price, they wouldn't lose much.
After all, they were different from the other side; income and expenses had to be balanced. If they lost money, Megishima Touko and those Ramen Craftsman couldn't afford it.
"These bones can be provided to everyone for free to make broth."
Satou brought some bones from the Red-haired Pig; anyway, there were still many of these bones.
Although he had a system mission, Satou couldn't bear the entire ingredient cost for the next three days; he couldn't afford it and could only do this much.
"Then there will be three broth options."
Yukihira Soma tied on his headband, feeling full of energy, "Then let's start now! With these ingredients, I am confident we can defeat the other side!"
"Hehe, these ingredients are enough for me to show off my skills."
Mimasaka Subaru also chuckled.
"These bones are really hard."
Megishima Touko frowned, looking at his chipped kitchen knife.
"Let me do it."
Satou took out the Seven Star Knives Greedy Wolf, and with one cut, the iron-hard bone instantly broke into two pieces.
"This kitchen knife..."
Megishima Touko's pupils contracted, looking at the incredibly sharp kitchen knife, unable to speak.
Next, everyone began to act quickly.
Before long, two kinds of ramen were completed.
One was pan-fried catfish ramen, with broth made from catfish bones, paired with a piece of pan-fried catfish that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with an extremely delicious taste.
The other was tonkotsu mushroom ramen, with a broth base made from pork bones and mushrooms, paired with tender mushrooms, fresh, elegant, and incredibly natural.
"It's so delicious!"
Yukihira Soma ate a bowl and let out a long breath.
"With these two bowls of ramen, whose taste is in no way inferior to high-grade ingredients, there's definitely no problem!"
Tadokoro Megumi was also exceptionally excited.
"Then, let's officially open for business now."
Erina Nakiri's lips curved into a smile. She believed that with these two killer dishes, it would no longer be possible to be suppressed by the opponent as they were in the morning.
Ps: Everyone says An is like a villain, but in Shokugeki, there are no true villains; they all make up with the protagonist in the end.
Like Kojiro Shinomiya, Eizan Etsuya, the latest villain in the manga is Saiba Asahi, the adopted son of Saiba Joichiro, who defeated Saiba Joichiro five to zero, but they should also make up in the end.
So the characters in this Shokugeki book will also not be true villains.
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