DEM Chapter 29: This Goose Meat Is Sour! Don’t Buy It!

The moment the roasted goose hopped out, every student witnessing the scene was stunned.

Even Chen Nuoyi, acting as a cashier, widened her eyes in shock.

This couldn’t be explained away as a nerve reflex anymore!
It felt like a fairy tale had come to life.

Seeing his tactic captivate the students, Su Yuan smiled slightly and announced loudly, “Fellow students, this is our school cafeteria’s new dish: dragonscale roasted goose. It’s a novel delicacy that can move on its own, slice itself into portions, and plate itself.”

“Not only is it made with premium ingredients, boasting perfect color, aroma, and taste, but it also offers excellent entertainment value. Please, give it a try!”

Of course, these words were just Su Yuan’s spiel to draw people in.

The only reason the roasted goose could move was because he used the corpse-control technique from Ancient Corpse Refining, manipulating it with the soul-summoning bell.

Even after being roasted, the goose was still a fully functional walking corpse.

Did a walking corpse care whether it was cooked or not?
This was Su Yuan’s promised method to attract customers: marketing the goose’s ability to self-slice and plate as a gimmick to satisfy the students’ curiosity.

And clearly, the naive high school students couldn’t resist such a temptation.

As for whether this blatant corpse-control technique would attract the attention of the authorities?
Su Yuan had looked into it and found that this world hadn’t developed a zombie culture. The soul-suppressing nails and the soul-summoning bell he used were just makeshift purchases from a funeral supply store.

This was a proper cultivation world, after all. The lack of fantastical ghost and zombie literature was one factor, and the fact that demonic corpse-refining techniques hadn’t yet been unearthed from ancient legacies was another.

So, even if he openly used Ancient Corpse Refining, as long as he didn’t admit it, who would know?

There was also the possibility that corpse-refining techniques had been discovered in some ancient legacy but were banned for being too unethical.

Even if that were the case, Su Yuan wasn’t worried.

He was just a goose chef, making roasted geese that happened to move. Who could connect the despised concept of zombies to a delicious, tempting roasted goose?
No matter how you looked at it, Su Yuan was in the clear.

“I’ll take a portion of the dragonscale roasted goose.”

Soon, a curious student approached the serving window, swiping their meal card with a beep.

Su Yuan smiled and asked, “Which part of the goose would you like, classmate?”

“The breast.”

Before the words fully landed, the students watched as the serving boy gently shook his bell. The roasted goose flapped its wings, wielding the serving knife to expertly slice over a pound of breast meat.

Slicing, plating, and serving were done in one fluid motion, leaving everyone dazzled.

The scene was unbelievable.

In this era of universal cultivation, manipulating objects to move wasn’t difficult, but making a roasted goose move like a living creature was beyond what an average Qi Refining cultivator could achieve.

This was clearly a secret technique worthy of being passed down through generations! A breathtaking culinary performance!

The first student to buy the dragonscale roasted goose decided that, as long as the meat wasn’t too bad, he’d come back every few days just for the show.

With that thought, he eagerly picked up his chopsticks and popped a piece of goose meat into his mouth.

“How’s it taste?”
A classmate he knew asked curiously.

The student chewed the goose meat thoroughly, swallowed, and fell into a deep silence. As the surrounding students grew anxious, he suddenly declared firmly, “This goose meat is sour! Don’t buy it!”

The students were shocked.

Was this tantalizing roasted goose just a pretty facade?

But the next second, they saw the student whip out his meal card at lightning speed, shouting before anyone could react, “Ten Portions! Give me ten portions! Every part!”

The other students: “…”

You sneaky jerk!
At that moment, the students’ doubts vanished, and they scrambled to pull out their meal cards, eager to try it.

Thanks to Su Yuan’s efforts, the dragonscale roasted goose became an instant hit on campus.

In less than half an hour, all 100 portions were sold out. The once-plump goose was reduced to a mere skeleton.

Without its flesh, the soul sealed within was finally released or rather, it dissipated, as modern cultivation studies confirmed that reincarnation was a myth.

“Su Yuan, we just sold 100 portions of dragonscale roasted goose. Did we make 1,200 yuan in one go?!”

Chen Nuoyi asked excitedly.

Su Yuan nodded seriously, feeling the students were almost too enthusiastic. He had hoped to sell more in the evening, but the entire stock sold out in half a lunch period, with some students even preordering.

Come on, a dish costing tens or hundreds of yuan, and you just buy it like that?
Am I the only poor one here?

Oh, right, and the girl next to me.

It was at this moment that Su Yuan realized he hadn’t accounted for one thing when calculating his profit share: the possibility of demand outstripping supply, requiring increased production.

If he could sell two or even three geese a day, he and Chen Nuoyi could each earn 20,000 to 30,000 a month!
“Su Yuan, thank you.”

Chen Nuoyi’s sincere voice rang out, “If you hadn’t brought me into this money-making venture, I’d be struggling to even afford food.”

Su Yuan turned, meeting the girl’s bright, earnest eyes, and was momentarily dazed.

He coughed lightly and laughed, “Then you’d better learn my char siu techniques well, especially my bell-shaking method to control the goose. It’s not easy to master!”

The girl hurriedly nodded, “Yes, I’ll watch and learn carefully to truly help you out.”

As the two chatted, a steady, authoritative voice suddenly came from the window, “Su Yuan?”

Hearing the familiar voice, Su Yuan’s body stiffened. He turned to see his stern-faced homeroom teacher, Yue Lin.

“Teacher… Teacher Yue?”

For some reason, Su Yuan’s heart skipped a beat. Though he had already informed his teacher about working at the cafeteria, he still felt like a teenager caught dating by a parent.

Perhaps because he had corrupted the sacred class valedictorian?

Just as Su Yuan was unsure how to respond, Yue Lin’s tone softened, “You two are quite something, stealing the spotlight from every other serving window on your first day.”

“But be careful not to let work interfere with your studies. With the college entrance exam approaching, academics come first.”

“Yes, Teacher Yue!”

Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi replied in unison.

Then, Yue Lin’s tone shifted, “I came late today and didn’t get any of your dragonscale roasted goose. Reserve a few portions for me tomorrow.”

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