Pirate's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 924: The Third Meal: Treasure Bug Platter
"So, Zong, why are you here?" Sensi asked in a deep voice while Malushiel was lost in thought.

Mane, the burly orc leader, showed unusual vigilance: "It has nothing to do with you."

He asked back: "Senxi, why are you in this place?"

Sensi said nothing.

The atmosphere was silent for a moment.

Laos scratched his head, as if he didn't understand the air, "So you two have known each other for a long time."

Sensi sniffed and extended his hand to introduce Laos and the others: "This is Zong. He is an old acquaintance of mine. We met a long time ago and had dealings with each other several times."

Zong crossed his arms across his chest, with an expression that said "keep away from strangers".

Laos said "oh" and nothing more happened.

Chirchak pursed his lips and couldn't help thinking: "Although I have long felt that it is quite strange to have a familiar person in a place like this, I thought it would be a goblin or a kobold at most. I didn't expect it to be an orc."

All I can say is that interpersonal relationships are more complicated than I imagined, and the fate between races is truly amazing.

Just then, Jon said, "Mane."

Mane's attitude immediately changed 180 degrees, and he said respectfully: "I am here, Lord Jon."

Jon: "In fact, these adventurers and I are planning to go underground. If I remember correctly, your people don't live on this level, right?"

"To be honest, Lord Jon, a powerful monster suddenly appeared on the fifth floor where we live." Zong sighed and said truthfully: "That guy is a very rare red dragon. Not long ago, he suddenly appeared near our village. The village... There are some reasons why the village cannot fight temporarily. In order to take refuge, we all ran to this floor."

"Wait a minute, a red dragon? That dragon you're talking about, couldn't it be that?" Laos was slightly stunned, then he came to Zong excitedly: "Please, please tell me where did you see that dragon? Please tell me quickly!"

"No!" Towards others, Zong's attitude became much colder. He blew out two streams of white air from his nose and said in a buzzing voice: "The location of the orc village is an important secret. I can't tell you."

"I won't do anything to your village. I just want to know the location of the red dragon." Laos still insisted.

But the more he did this, the more alert Zong became.

The green-skinned orcs behind also became more alert and tightened their weapons.

Jon looked here and there, knowing that he couldn't continue to watch the fun, so he had to step out to smooth things over: "I say, there's no conflict of interest, there's no need to make things so awkward."

He turned his head and looked at the burly greenskin: "Mane, others don't believe it. You still don't believe me? You should know that I will not attack your village. Similarly, my companions will not do anything."

"Lord Jon..." A look of hesitation flashed in Mane's eyes.

After thinking for a moment, he compromised: "Since you said so. Hey, droopy-eyed bastard over there."

Laos: ???

The so-called droopy-eyed bastard is not talking about me, right?

Zong said with a serious expression: "I don't know why you want to know about the Red Dragon, but that guy is not a small character that can be easily defeated."

"My sister was eaten by a red dragon, and I must save her." Facing the orc's gaze, Laos spoke solemnly.

"Sister..."

As if he was thinking of something, Zong's expression relaxed slightly.

"In that case, then listen carefully. Our village is near XXX. Go down the stairs on the fifth floor and head west. It will be easy to find."

The burly greenskin revealed the location of the village and took away everything looted from the tavern.

Survive and live.

Eat and be eaten.

This is the law of the maze.

It’s not easy for anyone…

Looking at the backs of the orcs, Laos couldn't help but clench his fists: "There is no time to waste, let's set off now!"

"Wait a minute," Chilchak said, "Is it really okay to just leave these bodies here?"

"But before that, they have to attack us." Laos scratched his head.

Although he was a bit stupid, he had a clear sense of position. Unless there were special circumstances, he would not attack other adventurers, but if he was attacked by others, he would not hold back.

Various accidents happened, resulting in all the bad guys in the tavern being killed by the orcs. Not only did Laos not feel sorry, but he felt like he had really helped a lot.

Chilchak: "No, no, no, you must have misunderstood something. What I mean is that the orcs took away the food here, but they didn't touch the money or anything like that."

Please be considerate, I have an occupational disease.

If there is no treasure chest to open, you can just touch the corpse.

Laos blinked and suddenly realized: "Oh, so this is what you are talking about."

He spread his hands: "I don't think it matters, but it's too troublesome to collect them bit by bit, and we have limited time..."

"Indeed, we must rescue Farin as soon as possible. I just think the opportunity is rare." Chilchak sighed.

That being said, he did receive a small windfall from the tavern owner.

Now, the halfling locksmith finally felt a little more balanced.

Continue down——

When they reached the stairs leading to the fourth floor of the maze, they unexpectedly encountered a team that had been wiped out.

"What's going on? It seems like we have a special affinity with corpses today." Chilchak raised his eyebrows.

Then he found that there were many gold coins scattered around this group of adventurers, and it looked like they would be divided unequally, fight each other, and then die together.

"It seems like they were wiped out on the way back. How pitiful." A trace of pity flashed in Malushel's eyes.

Laos looked around and said, "There are no signs of monster activity, and there are no obvious external injuries on their bodies. Were they attacked by ghosts or something?"

Senxi said dully, "It's also possible that he didn't eat well and starved to death."

"How can there be such a weird reason for death?" Chirchak slapped his forehead and said, "If all else fails, can't we just eat monsters?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone had different expressions.

Malushiel's eyes were full of complicated expressions, while Laos, Sensi and John looked relieved.

"Very good, Chilchak, your thought has been sublimated at this moment." Jon gave Chilchak a thumbs up, "That's right, you have embarked on the path of demon-eating."

What the hell is 'The Way of the Demon Eater'?

Chilchak was in tears.

Malushiel pinched her brows and said, "Alright, let's get back to the point. Although the corpse collection team will be here soon, the situation on the third underground floor is special after all. If we leave them alone, they will soon turn into corpses and become the undead we saw before."

"There's nothing we can do, Malusil, do you know how to cast a spell?" Laos asked.

"If I sing it slowly, it should be fine..." Malushel was a little uncertain.

But for the sake of face, she decided to try.

In full view of everyone, Malushil took out a book from her luggage and said, "Wait for me, don't be anxious." While Malushil was casting the prayer spell, Chilchak squatted down curiously and carefully observed the gold coins scattered around.

Suddenly, Laos's scabbard moved.

The slight sound did not escape Chilchak's ears. The halfling locksmith turned his head sharply and asked, "Laos, what was that noise just now?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I just accidentally touched the decoration on the scabbard." Laos pretended to be stupid.

However, because he is usually a little off-line, this performance now seems like a true portrayal of himself.

Chirchak looked suspicious.

With this interruption, he actually discovered some strange things, such as the patterns on these gold coins were completely inconsistent.

"There's no mistake. This is a treasure bug." Chilchak took a few steps back calmly.

Then he suddenly remembered something and quickly shouted to Malushiel, "Hey, get away from those corpses!"

Malushiel was unable to react for a moment.

At this moment, the pearl necklace wrapped around a corpse suddenly cracked, and thin legs grew out of the gaps between the pearls. The leading pearl even revealed a sharp mouthpart.

Malusil:!!!∑(°Д°ノ)ノ

In an instant, the strong light illuminated the entire corridor.

I do not know how long it has been.

The light finally disappeared.

Senxi and others were so dazzled that they couldn't open their eyes.

Only John was prepared in advance. He secretly took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on. "Tien Shinhan, you're a hundred years too early to attack me with the Sun Fist."

Malushel: ???
What kind of dish is that? It sounds weird.

"Such a terrifying rampage of magic power..."

"As expected of a talented girl from a magic school."

Laos and Chilchak gradually recovered and said while rubbing their eyes.

Malushel was sweating profusely, breathing heavily while holding his staff.

“Now is not the time to talk about this.” She said with a pale face, as if a drowning person had regained the right to breathe.

"Review the situation based on the scene." Laos, who had regained his sight, picked up the treasure bug that had fainted from the bright light and muttered to himself, "I see, that's why it's because we haven't discovered the true identity of these monsters, so... Come to think of it, we haven't seen many treasure bugs recently."

At the same time, he thought to himself, "Did that mollusk react to the treasure worm? As both are mimic monsters, there seems to be some competition between them."

While he was daydreaming, Sensi, who would not miss any ingredient, had already started picking and choosing.

With skillful movements, he placed the treasure bugs and ordinary treasures on his left and right hands respectively, like a silent and efficient machine.

Malushiel's face was still pale. "No way, Sensi, you don't want to..."

"The one on the left can be eaten, but the one on the right can't be eaten." Senxi said calmly.

Duck!

Duck!

Duck!

Eating insects or something, dah!
"Ah, Maruthil is being naughty again."

"After experiencing the Iron Plate Rat Film, it should be easy to accept something of the level of the Treasure Bug."

Laos and Chilchak were talking back and forth, almost breaking down Malushil's defense.

Malusil, who was naturally afraid of insects, kept shouting: "Duck!"

Laos looked expectant: "Treasure bugs can be eaten, by the way, is this delicious?"

"Of course it's delicious." Senxi nodded affirmatively, "Treasure Bugs are considered a rare and precious ingredient in the maze."

Then he looked at Jon, "Am I right?"

Without waiting for Jon to answer, Malushel showed an incredible look: "No way, you even eat bugs? Hey, Qiao Qiao, answer me."

"The protein content of the treasure worm is 6 times that of ordinary beef." Bell Joglis said lightly.

Senxi agreed, "That's right, bugs are rich in nutrients and are a great food. They taste great and smell great! And they look pleasing to the eye, too."

"You are only talking about the front side of the treasure worm, right? Have you seen the back side? I can see it clearly now." Chirchak curled his lips.

"That's not important!" Senxi stared with round eyes: "It's not important at all! As long as it tastes good!"

Laos rubbed his hands together and said, "So Senxi, how do you tell which parts of the treasure bug are edible and which are not?"

Sensi: "It depends on the specific situation. For example, the edible and inedible parts of this necklace worm are very clear at a glance. As for the worms that look like brooches or coins, you have to look at the position of the head and claws. By the way, the patterns of male and female coin worms are different. The male will have a human head, while the female will have a flying lion."

"I don't want to know that kind of boring knowledge at all..." Malushiel frowned.

Sensi ignored Malushiel and continued, "... and like this."

He picked up another ring. "This kind of ring worm has an elastic ring part, which is its abdomen, and the jewelry decoration is the head."

Laos looked like he had learned something.

Finally, Senxi took out a pot from his luggage. "Let's eat these treasure bugs as soon as possible before they react."

"Ya da!" Malushiel kept raving about eating insects.

Unfortunately, no one respected her opinion.

This kind of situation has happened more than once or twice. He is the one who opposes the most verbally, but when the time comes, he enjoys eating more than anyone else.

Elf, the old tsundere is weird.

Senxi started to deal with the treasure bugs on his own.

Remove any extra tentacles and claws.

Chilcak and Laos skillfully lit a fire and set up the pot.

Either grilled, fried, or stir-fried.

"The treasure worm tastes delicious. Just add a little salt and it's ready to serve. Of course, to make it look more beautiful, try to turn its camouflage side upwards." Senxi said as he used chopsticks to turn the treasure worm over to reveal its golden shell.

"In such a strange place, he really has a unique persistence." Chilchak quietly complained to Laos.

Senxi pretended not to hear and started dealing with the only crown-shaped treasure bug.

"The crown is the main body, and the jewels inlaid on it are the larvae and eggs. Crush these things, put them in a pot over high heat to collect the juice, and put them in a bottle, and you will get the rare treasure insect jam!"

"There's no fruit in your jam!" Malushil hugged her arms, her brows twisted into knots, "It's just bug jam at best!"