The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 890: Chapter 868: Interstellar Superstar 38

The whole military camp was enveloped in the spicy, fresh aroma.

One by one, the off-duty personnel were drawn in by the smell.

Looking at the two big pots full of red and oily red shrimp insects, their mouths watered.

Fang Xiaolian was sweating all over from cooking.

Unlike the image-conscious celebrity she used to be, her hair was disheveled, and she didn’t care. She had some oil stains on her clothes and no time to change. There wasn’t a trace of makeup on her face, she simply didn’t have the time.

Besides, cooking all day makes you sweat a lot, and any makeup would smear and look worse.

She used to have red nail polish, but it’s all removed now.

Now, Fang Xiaolian had the image of a hardworking woman.

Some newly enlisted soldiers saw Fang Xiaolian like this and, for some reason, their noses tingled, eyes reddened, and they turned to secretly wipe their tears.

Then a tech-savvy soldier opened the mainframe and secretly recorded Fang Xiaolian grilling and cooking red shrimp insects, even streaming it online.

Citizens on Imperial Star, Sun Star, Taiyin Star, Purple Star, and other major planets of the Alliance watched the stream.

Under the camera, Fang Xiaolian appeared quite disheveled, yet it exuded a special charm, even more beautiful than when she wore high-couture dresses with exquisite makeup walking down a red carpet.

Instantly, the comment section of the live stream was flooded.

Many people praised Fang Xiaolian, calling her the most beautiful.

In the hearts of the Alliance’s people, even if Fang Xiaolian didn’t look as good now, her spirit was the most beautiful.

At the same time, the Alliance’s people felt immense sympathy for the frontline soldiers and hated the Insect Clan even more.

Why were the Insects so despicable? If they wanted to fight, fight fair and square. Why besiege without attacking, leaving frontline soldiers with nothing to eat, forcing them to eat insects—it’s simply infuriating.

Everyone felt that the frontline soldiers had it very tough, having to eat such disgusting insects to defend Raya Star.

But little did they know, the frontline soldiers were eager to catch more insects to eat.

They were just too delicious.

So tasty, they had never eaten anything so delicious even in the rear line.

Now, the soldiers fighting up front would shine with excitement at the sight of the Insect Clan, wishing to capture them all and have Fang Xiaolian and the cooks turn them into meals.

In the following days, the soldiers’ rations improved continually.

Dishes like stewed Qi Beef, grilled turkey insect wings, spicy green lamb insect chops, and more—anything they caught from the Insect Clan sent to the rear was transformed into gourmet meals by the cooks.

It’s safe to say that the Insect Clan’s siege had little impact on the people on Raya Star, and instead united the Alliance with a singular focus on eliminating the Insect Clan.

No one knew which soldier uploaded a food diary online.

He wrote lots of sentiments, saying how today’s Qi Beef was delicious, perfectly cooked at medium-well, how the red shrimp insects tasted amazing, and how wonderful the green lamb chops and turkey wings were.

As a result, Alliance citizens who read these sentiments craved so badly that they would get up at night to order takeout, unable to sleep otherwise.

Some people started petitioning the Alliance leadership, requesting to go to Raya Star to support the front line.

Others petitioned to catch more Insects, while even more discussed whether they could set up an Insect farm in the future, specifically for raising these tasty Insects.

The Alliance couldn’t ignore the frontline and couldn’t let them be besieged for too long.

Just over half a month later, the Alliance finally dispatched a large force to drive away the besieging Insects.

Of course, not just drove them away; many Middle-level Insects were captured, transported to Raya Star by a dedicated warship. Once there, Anning disinfected them, and Fang Xiaolian led the chefs to prepare delicacies.

Anning had half of the insects disinfected and sent to the kitchen, while she planned to experiment with the remaining half using a new tune she composed.

Anning took out a lute and had a Star Pig Worm brought to her as she played and observed its reaction.

In the middle of the performance, before Anning finished her piece, the Star Pig Worm couldn’t take it and exploded on the spot.

Seeing the Star Pig Worm turn to dust, Anning wiped away a tear and said, ”So fragile.”

The watching Alliance officials twitched with sympathy.

One couldn’t help but say to Anning, ”You should cut back on these experiments. After all, these are food items and they’re quite delicious. Now with that entire pig gone, there’s much less to enjoy.”

Anning massaged her forehead.

Truly, the Huaxia Clan’s foodie spirit is ingrained deeply, never lost, even in the interstellar era, with nothing they wouldn’t dare to eat.

”Alright then.”

Anning thought it was a pity; she wanted Fang Xiaolian to prepare a Star Pig chop, but now, the pig exploded into smithereens, so where would she find chops?

”In a few days maybe, catch another Star Pig Worm, and we’ll have roasted pig chops with kill-the-pig stew.”

Fang Xiaolian, who had also been watching Anning’s experiment, chimed in with a smile.

”Kill-the-pig stew?”

An eager official asked Fang Xiaolian, ”What’s kill-the-pig stew? Never had it, is it delicious?”

Fang Xiaolian wiped her sweat and replied, ”It’s extremely delicious, absolutely scrumptious.”

”Then we’ll trouble Ms. Fang.”

A few officials hurriedly smiled at Fang Xiaolian, ”We’ve never heard of it. Ms. Fang, your knowledge is vast, haha, so we’ll rely on you for the kill-the-pig stew.”

In the following days, the frontline soldiers returned to recuperate, and each was anticipating the kill-the-pig stew.

Ironically, they couldn’t catch a single Star Pig Worm for several days.

Each soldier looked at Anning with a bit of a resentful gaze.

Anning, wanting to experiment with tunes again, had to choose from among the most frequently caught Insects, lest she ruin the only ingredient they had, drawing others’ resentment for wasting food.

The disinfected Insects not consumed were shipped back to Imperial Star and sold to major hotels and restaurants, sparking an eating insect craze in Imperial Star.

Having tasted the Star Clan’s delicacies, all the Alliance citizens were tantalized.

Anning took the opportunity to record a lot of the disinfection music and sold it to the Alliance Government, which started dispatching troops everywhere to catch Insects, raising them and disinfecting them with music, then figuring out how to prepare them.

Meanwhile, Raya Star faced a new wave of Insect Clan attacks.

This time, the Insect Queen dispatched several ninth-level Insects, over a dozen eighth-level Insects, hundreds of seventh-level Insects, and countless Middle-level Insects.

This vast horde of Insects approached, their sight making the soldiers on Raya Star light up with excitement.

So much tastiness delivered right to their doorsteps.

It was said that the higher-tier Insects tasted better; one wondered what a ninth-level insect would taste like.