dark moon

Chapter 180 Enthusiastic Caravan

The reception of the caravan was indeed very warm, full of the style of the Kingdom of Lint.

The Linte Kingdom was founded on the shores of Guanghui Lake. The glorious and fertile Guanghui Lake brought rich products and a prosperous life to the intelligent creatures on the lakeside. They had no worries about food and clothing, and developed the warm and hospitable character of the Linte people.

Before the founding of the Lint Kingdom, the humans by the Glorious Lake liked to use the family as a unit to send a large number of caravans to the outside world. After the kingdom was established, the royal family of the Lint family set an example for the citizens and promoted trade more vigorously. Diplomacy has allowed citizens to see the benefits. Even the most cautious citizens are inevitably influenced by the royal family and are more attentive to foreign trade.

The warm hospitality, honesty and trustworthiness, and the Lint people's style have won a lot of reputation for the Lint kingdom's caravans. What is surprising is that compared to other businessmen who are calculating and calculating, Lint merchants rely on their own unique style. , actually achieved higher returns.

Therefore, Linte people who have tasted the benefits are more determined to implement their own style. These optimistic humans always carry happiness and pass their happiness to the people around them through their favorite peripheral trade.

It was a simple informal banquet, where everyone gathered together and sat around, looking forward to the sumptuous food that was about to be served.

The meat sausage is as thick as a child's wrist, filled with fat and thin wood lizard hind leg meat. The dried surface looks gray and unremarkable at all.However, after making a few cuts on the outer skin and roasting it on the fire for a while, the gray outer skin began to turn red, the knife edge rolled outwards, and the large and juicy meat was squeezed out. The red color was very cute.Thin oil droplets seeped out from the skin, and fell on the charcoal fire drop by drop. They turned into high-temperature steam with a chirping sound. The rich meat aroma spread to all sides as the steam spread, and quietly reached the nose, making everyone feel happy. I unconsciously breathed harder.

When the knife is cut, a steaming hot breath rises up. Transparent grease splashes out from the sausage with the blade. The red lean meat and white fat are broken bit by bit under the cutting of the blade. , every elastic beat of the muscle fibers is like a silent signal, attracting people's attention involuntarily, and even the throat rises and falls with the elasticity of the sausage.

Forest lizard sausage, this is the most famous classic food in the Lint Kingdom. Large sections of red sausage are placed flat on a snow-white plate. The color is bright and the smell is strong. The saliva is secreted crazily.

When you bite into it, the delicate fat lubricates your mouth, the tough meat particles bounce between the teeth, and the moderate salty taste is mixed with the light spices, like a naughty little hand, secretly stimulating the taste buds.The unique earthy smell of forest lizard meat is cleverly covered up by purple forest flower seeds. All you can feel when you taste it is the rich aroma of meat rolling in your mouth. It is hard to imagine that the raw materials for such a delicious food are just dried food prepared for the journey.

However, although the meat sausage is tempting, it is too monotonous to only have one color of bright red. Some color.

Linte’s secret delicacy, fried snail fish steak.

The thousands of square kilometers of Guanghui Lake have nurtured countless Lint people for tens of thousands of years, among which the snail fish has played an important role.

These arm-long, medium-sized fish have reproduced in Lake Glory for generations and are extremely numerous.People all believe that the number of species and the degree of deliciousness are always inversely proportional, but snails break this perception. As a specialty of Guanghui Lake, they not only have amazing reproductive capabilities, but also have tender and smooth meat, which can be called The best of deliciousness.

The marinated snail fish steaks are fried in a pan over high heat. The black color on the surface quickly fades away and is covered with a golden coat. It is very elastic. Seeing that the fish steak that was still hard a minute ago is now shaking like curdled fat under the pressure of a shovel, the onlookers can only sigh at the wonder of the ingredients.

The hot pan-fried snail fillet was quickly put on the plate. The crazy chefs must show their evil at this time. Every piece of fried fish was discharged from the pan, and the shovel was scratched on the fish fillet to tear off the golden surface of the fish fillet. Open a small gap.

Golden inside is snow white.

It is as white as snow and as fine as sand. The small gaps breathe out the heat locked under the golden color, revealing the white fish meat inside.The lingering heat filled the looming white tender fish meat with a sense of mystery. Coupled with the delicious aroma coming out of the crack, it grabbed the attention of diners in an instant.

Cut off a piece and put it in your mouth, praising the gods for giving such wonderful food to the world. The delicate fish meat melts in your mouth in an instant, making people feel as if they feel the call of the lake.The slight fishy smell and the salty bitterness of the pickled material were originally the biggest weaknesses of pickled fish, but the two were entangled with each other under the fresh and tender taste of the snail, and a wonderful transformation occurred. For a while, the base of the tongue could only feel a faint taste. Sweetness and unparalleled taste enjoyment.

There was fish and meat, but the nutrition was not balanced. There were no vegetables at the banquet, and it always seemed like something was missing.Unfortunately, vegetables are often the most difficult ingredients to obtain during travel. Of course, they are not vegetables that are only used for subsistence, but delicacies that can be served at a banquet.

Don't worry, after thousands of years of wandering around, the Lint people have long found a way to deal with it.A wooden pole two to three meters long and as thick as a man's arm was easily carried out by a female chef who was obviously an ordinary person.This kind of wooden stake is one of the supplies that the Linte caravan must carry when traveling.Every truck will be equipped with one or two poles. Although it takes up a little space, Lint merchants are still happy to do it.

After slashing it with a knife, it seemed that its wood was not strong and it was easily cut off.As soon as it was cut off, people could see the bright green color inside the thin xylem, and the core of the wood with water droplets seeping out.

Grass core wood is another specialty of the Linte Kingdom. As a wood, it is very light and the wood quality is so poor that it cannot be used at all. However, once it is applied to the field of food, it can turn decay into magic.

Peel off the rough and hard outer skin and surface xylem, and take out the soft wood core that exudes fragrance. The emerald green wood core is full of moisture and has a crisp texture with a sweet aftertaste, like vegetables or fruits.

This unique tree has strong vitality. The strong waterproofness of the epidermis and xylem can prevent the loss of internal moisture. After cutting, as long as the fractures at both ends are processed in time, it can remain active for several months. It is a good choice for journeys. The most convenient source of fresh vegetables in.

Take a bite of the thick meat sausage as a shocking opening, chew a crispy wood core to clear the aftertaste in the mouth as a soothing transition, then sip a piece of delicate fish, savor the main music from the lake, and finally finish with the soft forest. The special fruit wine played the finale, the sweet fruit wine was soft and gentle, with a long aftertaste.

Another bowl of thick gravy and potato soup, a few slices of steaming and burnt sweet bread, and a full feeling of fullness made everyone immersed in happiness, so happy that they even temporarily forgot about the crisis and crisis not long ago. fear.

Such a delicious meal is extremely time-saving to cook. As soon as the new camp was sorted out here, the delicious food over there was already out of the pot.As expected of the Linte people who have traveled around the world for foreign trade for thousands of years, for these merchants who are said to live half their lives on the road, enjoying the joy of life while traveling hard has become an instinct engraved in their souls. , will never forget it for a moment.

"Praise the Dark Moon for giving me safety and being able to enjoy the beauty of the world. Praise the Lord of the Lake for giving me delicious food and sweet water. Holy." Lisa drew a circle on her chest with her fingers, lowered her gaze and whispered softly, " Thank you, Count Merck, for allowing us to enjoy a moment of comfort during our tiring journey."

"This is my honor, and I dare not accept the gratitude of His Excellency the Archbishop rashly." Earl Merck naturally told the shocking news, "Sir Wendy has sent down the oracle. From the date of the oracle, all Anand Those who serve the moon are friends of lakes and rivers.”

Originating from the Lake of Glory, the Lint people are of course followers of Wendy, the Lord of Lakes and Rivers. From the royal family to the common people, almost everyone has offered their piety to Lady Wendy, even if most are just pan-believers.After all, in the Kingdom of Lint, one is blessed by the lake all year round. If Lady Wendy’s name is not included in the list of beliefs, she will be despised by everyone.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Count Merck is also a follower of Wendy. What is really surprising is the meaning he expressed.

Are all those who serve the Dark Moon friends of the followers of Lakes and Rivers?This is the second-level declaration of friendship issued by the gods, second only to the protection of heretics.

Just like not long ago, the promise made to Shuur after the water goddess from another world was rescued was a unilateral blessing for disbelievers. If it is two-sided, then the devout believers on both sides will not be in the realm of their own gods except In addition to receiving bonuses, you will also receive a series of special protections in the opponent's field that are not directly related to strength.

The declaration of friendship is slightly worse than the protection of heretics. It does not involve the realm of gods, but only the relationship between believers.Lady Wendy's oracle means that from now on, all priests of the Dark Moon Goddess will be treated specially, um, particularly kindly, by Wendy's devout followers.

This is not a simple alliance between two temples in Shuer's previous plan. Although the priests represent the gods, they are still mortals after all. The independent alliance between the temples is only a change in the relationship between mortals and has nothing to do with the gods.Once a declaration of friendship is issued, it means that the existence of this mortal covenant is affirmed from a higher level. Although it still has nothing to do with the relationship between gods, the strength of the covenant is quite different.

It can be said that with this oracle, as long as the Dark Moon Clerics do not do too much in the future, they will be honored guests in the eyes of the believers of the water. The more pious the believer of the water, the more they value this covenant , sometimes even at the expense of their own interests, they have to respond to the Dark Moon Priest's request for help.

This is of course a good thing, and coming from the mouths of Wendy’s believers, it certainly won’t be a lie. The problem is...

ha?Why are we the last to know?

(End of this chapter)