Pirate's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 914 Midnight Snack: Jam Tart

"Take a bite."

"No, no, no..."

"Take a bite. You're so hungry."

"No, no, that's a mouse!"

"People have said it's a rat, a giant rat, but it's not a mouse."

"Don't be deceived. That's just an excuse. Maruthil, you must be firm in your heart."

The long-eared half-blood elf was torn between her conscience and her conscience, and because she was too focused, her whole face looked silly.

In front of me is the scene of Laos and his friends feasting on their meal.

Next to my ears, I could hear the distinctive sound of "sizzling, sizzling" made by the slices of meat sticking to the iron plate.

The waves of fragrance seemed to have life, trying desperately to drill into the nose.

Malushel's willpower is getting weaker and weaker...

She didn't even notice that while she was extremely resisting in her heart, her body was moving towards the iron plate.

"I don't need it," she said.

"I really don't need it," she repeated.

"I do not need."

"I do not need."

"I do not need……"

"I need to!"

At a certain moment, the inner persistence suddenly collapsed.

Before she could react, Malushel had a plate and a few slices of sizzling rat fillet on the grill with a strong aroma of wine in her hands.

Those cute little pink ones were lying on the plate, quietly waiting for her to enjoy them.

"Eat it, Malusil." Laos gave the elf lady a thumbs up: "It's delicious."

Chilcak also gave a thumbs-up.

Senxi nodded to Malushiel: "Eat quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold. Elf girl, you are so thin, it's okay to eat a little more."

Malushel remained silent.

Then her eyes fell on Jon, who hadn't spoken.

Jon blinked and gave a meaningful smile.

Trash, trash, elves and the like are all trash!

Although she didn't say anything, Malushel heard similar hallucinations in her ears.

She gritted her teeth.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m angry or greedy.

The food in front of her was so tempting that Malushiel swallowed her saliva and shouted, "I don't care."

After saying that, he stuffed the grilled rat slices into his mouth as if he had given up on himself.

In an instant, the aroma of fresh meat explodes on the tip of your tongue.

Malushiel, who hadn't had a full meal for a long time, was very satisfied.

But then she clenched her fist and yelled, "Damn it, why is it so delicious? It's obviously just a rat, it's obviously just a rat!"

As if some depraved switch had been turned on, Malushiel ate one piece after another, her mouth full of oil.

In the end, the four mice didn't even have enough to eat...

"Thank you for the hospitality." Laos and Chilchak put their hands together and thanked Jon and Sensi from the bottom of their hearts.

Jon spread his hands and said nothing.

Senxi said, "Laios, you guys are heading underground, right? Coincidentally, I also need to go underground to take care of something. Since we all have the same destination, how about we team up temporarily?"

"Okay, okay, of course!" Hearing this, Laos was overjoyed.

Apart from anything else, this superb cooking skill alone is enough for him to accept Sensi into the team.

And he found that there was some wonderful chemical reaction between Jojo and Sensi.

Thinking of the unique monsters in the underground maze, Laos, who had just eaten 80% full, began to drool again.

Chilchak looked at the unreliable captain with disdain: "I say, we are not here for a picnic. You haven't forgotten about rescuing Falin, have you, Laos?"

"Ah? Oh... Of course, I didn't forget." Laos said with a guilty conscience: "Red Dragon, I remember it."

Chilchak: (ー_ー)!!
After cleaning up the dishes and putting the pot back on their backs, the group of five officially set off.

On the way to the second underground floor, they also killed several slimes.

Generally speaking, slime is absolutely resistant to blunt and sharp objects, but Sensi used some unknown method to kill the slime with just a knife.

"At first glance, slime has no fixed shape, but in fact its internal structure is relatively simple. If we use a human analogy, it's like turning the stomach inside out, with digestive juices wrapping around the internal organs and brain."

"Slime cannot be eaten, or rather, it cannot be eaten directly. It must be specially processed, washed with citrus juice, and then the water is rubbed out with salt, and then dried under high temperature."

"It's best to eat it in about two weeks."

Senxi patiently explained the knowledge about slime.

He carried a slime drying net with him, and used two bamboo nets to clamp the slime. The slime could be dried while moving.

Laos' eyes sparkled as he watched, and he muttered to himself, "Is he really a genius?"

Malushiel pinched her temple helplessly: "No matter what, let's go quickly."

She recalled the time when she first arrived at the underground maze, and the first time she died was because of the slime.

It is worth mentioning that there is no real death in the maze. After the body dies, the soul will float around the body and can be successfully resurrected by using the resurrection spell.

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The second underground floor is completely different from the first underground floor.

Although it is underground, there is a dense forest growing there.

According to scholars, the second underground floor is the protruding part of the spire of the Golden Kingdom, and the overly tall trees are the result of space distortion.

There were many suspended bridges connecting the trees, and it was difficult for Malushel to walk. After all, she was not good at physical fitness and was naturally reckless. She accidentally got her shoes stuck in the gap of the bridge.

"Ouch!" Malushel howled.

Laos came over and supported him: "Are you okay?"

"Ah, it's okay." Malushiel blushed slightly.

Laos glanced at the sky and said, "We have reached the second underground floor. Let's stop here for today and find a place to stay for the night. We will set off again tomorrow."

"But Farin..." Malushiel wanted to say something.

But meeting Laos's gaze, he could only nod: "I understand, I will have a good rest." Sensi: "Very good, in that case, let's quickly decide on a tree hole to spend the night. Also, we need to prepare some food for tomorrow."

Malushiel opened her mouth and said, "Didn't we just eat?"

Senxi: "Little elf girl, if you calculate the time, it was five hours ago. We are carrying a load, and the road here is so difficult to walk. We need to eat about every six hours to ensure sufficient physical strength."

"But..." Marusil looked embarrassed, "We still have to plan to eat monsters."

"What else?" Jon asked, "We didn't bring any food with us. Unless you say you can survive by drinking tree sap, then you don't have to go to great lengths to capture monsters."

"How is that possible? I'm not a hornet." Malushel rolled her eyes.

She had finally forgotten about the iron plate rat slice incident, but now that it was mentioned, she suddenly felt uncomfortable...

As I said, reason is reason and instinct is instinct.

Chirchak shrugged. "It doesn't matter what, as long as there's something to stutter. By the way, are there any monsters around here?"

"Wait a minute." Laos waved his hand and took out a book full of bookmarks from the lining of his armor: "This book says that in addition to the giant rats we ate before, there are also big bats and goblins here."

"Wait a minute, I can eat mice and the like, but goblins... In short, this kind of humanoid monster is absolutely not okay!" Malushiel had a look of resistance and even some fear on her face.

Laos: "What about the wandering knight's armor?"

Malushel: "Metals can't be eaten! Isn't there something more common? Like birds, rabbits, fruits, etc."

"I'm talking to you, Malushiel. You don't participate in hunting at all, but you keep giving orders about food. This is very rude." Laos said with a frown.

Chirchak also nodded, "Indeed, he said everything was fine, but after I gave a few random examples, he couldn't help but refute it."

Jon: "Who knows, my family, we have met the elves."

Malushel: ???
She stopped talking, her face puffed up like a bun.

Laos sighed. "Besides, even if there are birds and beasts that look like normal food, hunting them requires professional skills. A duck won't be caught with onions on its back, right?"

Hearing this, Jon suddenly said, "That's not necessarily true. I know of a kind of duck that is almost being eaten to extinction because of the ingredients it carries with it."

What a stupid duck.

A big question mark appeared above everyone's head.

However, I didn't care.

Senxi looked around and said to Malushiel, "It's hard to say about other things, but if it's tree fruit, it should be available in this season."

"What! Really?" Mary Hilton suddenly became excited.

Senxi gave Malushiel a thumbs up and said, "Just watch me."

five minutes later--

The group came upon many strange and bizarre plants.

Malushel's defense was broken. "Isn't this still a monster? Man-eating grass! It must be man-eating grass! Don't think I don't recognize it!"

"Man-eating grass? That's a common name. For example, the plant in front of you, its real name is Rose of Seliya. It secretes mucus that spreads around like spider silk. When the surrounding environment changes, it will attack like a conditioned reflex. Although it won't stuff its prey into its mouth, it will kill passing mice as fertilizer." Ryans explained seriously: "This is a good kid among plants. It doesn't target humans, and it won't deliberately eat humans."

Malushel couldn't help but retort: ​​"But it still regards us as nutrients in the soil, not good children or anything like that!"

"Don't worry about the details." Laos waved his hand, then turned to look at Senxi: "About the tree fruit you mentioned."

"Look, right there, those yellow things, they don't look very ripe, but they're still edible." Sensi pointed in a certain direction.

"Okay, leave it to me!" Laos drew his sword.

Malushil seemed to have thought of something, and sighed and said, "Okay, okay, move aside and let me pick all these fruits."

She raised her wand and began to chant magic.

And then——he was interrupted mercilessly by Senxi.

"Hey, what are you doing?" The silly elf made the voice of Xiao Heizi.

Just then, a vine under her feet suddenly moved.

Malushiel lost her balance for a moment and was hung upside down like a sandbag.

"No! Aaaaaaahhhh!" Malushiel screamed madly.

"Respect nature and only take what you need to eat; this is the iron rule of cooking." Sensi clasped his hands together with a pious look on his face.

"Is this the right time to preach?" Malushel did not forget to complain.

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a strange movement inside her clothes.

Malushel's face turned pale, then red again: "Hey! Hey! Everyone! It seems like there are tentacles sticking out of my clothes. Laos, Chilchak, save me! And Qiao Qiao, don't just stand there and watch, use your invincible swordsmanship to think of a solution!"

"Really, Nobita, there's really nothing I can do about you." John put his hand on the hilt of the knife.

With two swishes of the sword, an X-shaped sword energy was released.

All the vine tentacles that trapped Malushiel broke off.

Malushel cried out "ouch!" and fell heavily to the ground.

Along with her screams, an undigested corpse was vomited out by the carnivorous plant.

Malushel: Ugh!

Laos identified it and showed a nervous expression: "Don't move, Marusil, the plant that tied you up just now seems to be the type that can parasitize seeds under the skin."

Hearing this, Malushel burst out again: “Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!”

Fortunately, because the time was too short, the seeds did not have time to parasitize. Malushel touched her smooth belly and let out a long sigh: "That's great--"

Senxi picked up the vines that Jon had cut off. "Yeah, it's true. This plant is called Shadow Tail. It's a predatory plant that parasitizes seeds under the skin of its prey. Compared to the Seliya Rose just now, this plant won't let its prey escape, nor can it kill it directly. Instead, it will use moderate force... a delicate balance that makes it unable to move but not uncomfortable, to tie up the prey and slowly kill it."

"It's great, Maruxiel. Most people don't have this kind of experience." Laos asked curiously, "How do you feel? Are you comfortable?"

Malushel stared at Laos speechlessly, as if he were an idiot, without saying a word.

Laos scratched his head: "Eh? Are you angry?"

Malushiel chuckled.

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The undigested body was placed on the roadside, waiting for professional corpse guards.

The group began to pick fruits.

"Sometimes you really are a little crazy." Chirchak sighed, "No wonder Malushil is angry."

Laos scratched his head and laughed dryly: "Okay, okay, let's go pick the fruit of Shadow Tail first."

"Not only Shadow Tail, there are also fruits from some other plants around. You must pick them all." Senxi instructed.

After a busy period, the few people came to an empty tree hole with the fruits of the man-eating plant. Because this place is close to the ground, there are simple chairs and beds in the tree hole, which is a place specially provided for adventurers to rest.

Senxi: "Let's deal with these fruits before going to bed, Qiao Qiao, do you have any good ideas?"

Jon didn't answer, but asked, "What about you, Sensi, is there anything you want to cook?"

Sensi: "I will steam these fruits first, then take out the seeds, peel off the skin and stick it in the pot, and mash the pulp to make jam tarts. The flavors of Shadow Tail Fruit and Seliya Rose Fruit can complement each other. I think this is a good choice."

"Indeed, but if it were me..." Jon stroked his smooth chin, "Anyway, make a pot of jam tarts according to your idea, and leave about 1/3 of the fruit for me. I have other uses for it."