In this post-apocalyptic world, I unexpectedly became a star galaxy master.

Following the steps taught in the video, Hongtang made shrimp porridge.

First, put the shrimp heads and ginger slices into the pot, stir-fry them to extract the shrimp oil, then add some boiling water and cook for four or five minutes. Remove the shrimp heads and ginger slices, add a few spoonfuls of pre-soaked rice, and simmer over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes.

Once the time is up, mash the "oily" salted duck eggs and put them into the pot. Add the prepared shrimp meat as well.

Following the video tutorial, I added some chopped celery and some bok choy, mixed it well, and it was ready to eat.

I served myself a small bowl first. It was alright, very fresh and delicious, but a bit fishy. I don't know where things went wrong.

Go back and watch the video again. Oh, so the shrimp needs to be marinated briefly with scallions, ginger, and cooking wine.

In addition, the amount of rice and the type of vegetables can be adjusted according to one's own taste.

Hongtang said this was the most successful cooking she had ever done. She didn't serve Ha Ge a full bowl until he had drunk three small bowls of the food.

It seems she's only suited to simple dishes. Maybe we should try something different next time.

Ha Ge: "Slurp... Meow!" It tastes better than the last few times, give me another bowl!

This pot of porridge alone wouldn't be enough to fill them up at midday, so Hongtang took out a few more dishes from her spatial storage.

There was spicy diced chicken, stir-fried pork with green peppers, Mapo tofu, and a bowl of rice.

The two of them, one human and one cat, thoroughly enjoyed their meal, finishing every last grain of rice.

Moreover, the success of this cooking session greatly boosted Hongtang's confidence, leading her to immerse herself in food preparation for the next period of time.

Hongtang took a sweet afternoon nap and didn't wake up until the sun was almost setting.

[Host, the system did not find any planes with particularly aggressive plants, but there is one orc plane that would like to conduct a video transaction with you.]

Hongtang stretched. "Then connect me, little sister. By the way, has the transaction for the extreme cold equipment from Xixier been completed?" Why didn't she receive a delivery notification?

[Host, the purchase request has been sent, but Xixier is currently offline. She will reply to you once she comes online.]

[Ding, host, the orcish plane merchant has been connected. The other party is a level two plane merchant.]

As soon as her sister finished speaking, the familiar transparent screen appeared in front of Hongtang.

The screen was lush and brightly lit. A muscular woman with dark skin, wearing a feathered headdress, and only her vital parts covered appeared before them.

If you didn't look at the clothes, you couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman.

"Hi, hello, beautiful."

When the woman opened her mouth, her two rows of bright yellow teeth almost made Hongtang's jaw drop.

Why are this person's teeth so yellow? Don't humans outside of orcs brush their teeth? How thick must that tartar be?

Also, the voice clearly belongs to a man, but his clothing makes him look like a woman.

Hongtang was somewhat uncertain.

"Hey, beautiful. I'd like to trade some cooking seasonings and hunting weapons with you," Da Mei stated her purpose directly.

Why isn't this person saying anything? Is he bewitched by his own beauty?

It must be like this.

She was the most beautiful woman in the entire southern tribe, and anyone who saw her would be mesmerized.

Thinking of this, Da Mei straightened her flat, muscular chest and widened her thick lips into a wider grin.

"Ahem!" Hongtang quickly snapped back to reality. "Sure, I have pre-mixed seasoning packets here, some for cooking and some for grilling. Which one do you want?"

Da Mei asked in confusion, "Are there many different kinds of seasoning packets? I want them all, no matter how many you have."

"For now, we only have these two types, 1000 packs of each type, 1000 Dimensional Coins per pack, for a total of 200 million Dimensional Coins."

“I also have some table salt here, a larger quantity than the seasoning packets, each bag will last a long time, and each bag costs 2000 dimensional coins. I suggest you buy this, it’s more cost-effective,” Hongtang added, then had her sister send a small sample bag to the other party.

After taking the sample of table salt, Da Mei tasted it and said happily, "Give me 1000 bags of this table salt too."

"By the way, beautiful lady, do you have any hunting weapons? I'd like to buy some." Da Mei was getting a little carried away with her shopping.

Hongtang: Wasn't I the one who wanted to buy vine seeds from you? How come I ended up selling quite a lot of things?

“I don’t have any weapons, but I have a friend who’s a weapons dealer. He might have what you need. I’ll recommend him to you later.”

Da Mei was so moved she almost cried. "Okay, okay, thank you, beautiful lady. You're so kind. You're a good person." The items were useful and cheap, unlike the other interdimensional merchants she had traded with before, whose goods were ridiculously expensive, not durable, and of much lower quality.

Hongtang, who was given the "friend zone" card: "..." She didn't want this kind of praise.

Hongtang smiled awkwardly, "May I buy some seeds of plants with strong attack power from you?" She really didn't know whether to call the other person "beautiful lady" or "handsome guy".

"Plant seeds?" Da Mei was taken aback. "Plants are so weak, what kind of attack power could they possibly have? We're in an orcish world, with many fierce and powerful beasts. They're the best helpers for guarding your home, hunting, and fighting..."

"No, no, thank you. I only want seeds of fierce and powerful plants. Do you have any?" She doesn't want any beasts; she already has Hago and doesn't have the energy to raise a second one.

Da Mei scratched her head and called out to the person behind her, "Er Mei, come here quickly and show your toy man-eating vine to the beauty."

Hongtang: "...Man-eating vine?!" Is it just a toy in the beastman plane?

A man dressed exactly like Da Mei, but shorter than her, whose gender was also indistinguishable, ran over from behind.

"Big sister, has someone finally decided to buy my man-eating vine? I told you it was a treasure, but none of you believed me." Ermei spoke as she walked, her voice booming.

It turns out they were all women. The one who came earlier was the eldest sister, and this one who came later was the second sister, and she had a loud voice.

But what's with her big, shiny black teeth?

In the orc world, social status is determined by the color of one's teeth.

Hongtang was speechless, but her eyes lit up when she saw the vines on Ermei's arms.

Ermei pointed to the man-eating vine wrapped around her arm and began to explain.

"This is my man-eating vine, also known as the blood vine and the thorn vine. It is dark green all over, with sharp red barbs on its surface. The barbs will grow longer and thicker as the vine grows. It is resistant to knife cuts and fire, can be enlarged or shrunk, and is extremely flexible. Once a creature is entangled by it, it will surely die. It is very suitable for women to use as a self-defense weapon."

"Moreover, you can form a contract with it and make it recognize you as its master. In this way, it will hide inside your body, very secretly, and will not be noticed by others."

While the two women were enthusiastically promoting their products, they were also directing the man-eating vines in a performance.

The man-eating vine could be seen growing longer and shorter in an instant, sometimes coiling and spreading out, sometimes wrapping around nearby trees and devouring their life force. Even small birds flying by were quickly captured by it, tightly bound and soon only their feathers remained on the ground.

Da Mei chimed in, "Er Mei got this man-eating vine with great difficulty. Although it's still small and only a little over two meters long, it's already capable of devouring an entire wolf king. If it grows up, it will be even more formidable."

Ermei has always wanted to sell this man-eating vine, and now that she has finally met someone interested, she, as the older sister, has to help her no matter what.

The main problem is that these man-eating vines are incredibly voracious!

It has the appetite of five adult men. And it also likes to sneak into other people's tribes to steal food.

The tribe already had a food shortage, and keeping it any longer would only provoke public outrage.