Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 55

The bucket had five fish swimming around inside. Rayne smiled at her success, while Julian couldn’t understand how he didn’t manage to hook a single fish!

"You must’ve given me a faulty lure!" announced Julian, trying to come up with any kind of excuse for his failure in catching anything other than clumps of grass.

"Hahah, but you even made me trade fishing rods with you. That doesn’t make sense," laughed Rayne.

Rayne picked up the bucket of fish. "Let’s call it here and make dinner! I’m thinking grilled fish."

Julian stood up and grabbed the bucket from her hands. "I may not be able to catch a fish, but I do know how to clean one. Let me clean these here while you get set up."

"Oh, thank you! I’ll let you handle the cleaning then!" said Rayne as she walked back to the camper.

Once she was alone, she opened her system screen to see what kind of options she had for grills. She felt that grilled fish over a coal/wood fire would be more delicious than gas-grilled fish, so she took out a small tabletop version of the coal grill.

She also found a small bag of charcoal, fire starter, and a lighter, bringing all of these items to the picnic table.

She then went back inside to bring out various spices and dipping sauces suitable for grilled fish.

Julian worked quickly, removing the scales from the fish and gutting them. By the time Rayne set up the table with the grill and spices, he had already finished cleaning the fish.

He slowly walked the bucket of cleaned fish over to the table, marveling at the amount of seasonings and sauces she had prepared! She really has an impressive stash of items and seems prepared for every situation.

Rayne was currently inside the camper steaming a small pot of rice while chopping some fresh vegetables to serve as a side dish.

She noticed that Julian was finished with his task and walked out to prep the fish for grilling.

She opened the cavity of the cleaned fish and seasoned it with minced garlic, salt, and pepper. Then she stuffed it with green onion, oil, rosemary, and lemon slices, closing the cavity with small toothpicks.

Julian watched her precise movements with interest. He’d never really been around people when they cooked, and his own cooking abilities were abysmal. To him, Rayne’s actions seemed like magic, transforming a simple fish into an appetizing meal.

"Could you start the fire in the grill? I need to go back inside and check on the rice," said Rayne.

"Yeah, leave it to me," answered Julian as he got up to start setting up the fire in the small grill.

Rayne walked back inside to finish chopping the vegetables. Once the rice finished, she stored it in her system, then brought the entire pot out and placed it on the table.

The coals in the grill were glowing red, indicating that the grill had reached the appropriate temperature. Rayne placed two prepped fish on the grill, hearing the nice sizzling sound.

A little while later, only the sounds of eating could be heard.

Julian ate with relish, enjoying the taste of freshly caught fish. This was a very novel experience for him, and one he would remember for a long time.