Food Poems

Chapter 77 Rusalka Narcissus and Requiem (Monthly Ticket Plus)

"Another bowl please!"

Gray wiped her mouth, her eyes sparkling, and looked at Yeats expectantly.

It was a cold night and the group was camped beside a snowy mountain tributary, with wisps of white smoke rising from the pot.

The stewed ice toad legs are snow-white in color and exude the aroma of garlic, ginger, carrots and tomatoes.

"Ice cubes boiled in ice toad legs: three stars. Made with ice toad legs and cooked with the remaining ice from the ice golem's actions. It is tender and has no fishy smell. After eating it, it permanently increases resistance to frost damage (medium)."

Ye Zhi smiled and took the bowl handed to her by Gray.

Gray's cheeks flushed: "What are you laughing at?"

"Didn't you say the ice toad looked disgusting?"

"Yes, I found that it is not disgusting when it is cooked." Gray paused and added:
"And it smells really good, like when I was so hungry that I could only eat ice cubes, and then a piece of ice toad meat jumped into my mouth. It smelled so good!"

Ye Zhi: “…”

What kind of metaphors are in your little head?

Hildre's cold and beautiful face revealed a hazy beauty under the reflection of the mist. She pondered and said, "Why is there no cold poison left when cooking?"

"Because I used the broken ice from the ice golem, which can suppress the cold poison." Ye Zhi said.

Snow Leopard was stunned, looking bewildered. How could Ye Zhi use any ingredients to cook?
The little snow leopard buried its head and ate up all the ice toad legs on the plate, then licked the soup clean. The mark on its forehead glowed slightly, and the frost elements around it gradually became active.

Seeing this, the snow leopard suddenly realized that this was a sign of promotion, so he exhaled a breath of cold air to help the little snow leopard sense the frost element around him.

Snowflakes were falling from the sky. Ye Zhi turned his head in surprise, only to see that the momentum of his snow leopard was gradually increasing.

In an instant, as if breaking through some bottleneck, the snow leopard wagged its tail happily and came over to rub Ye Zhi's palm.

Ye Zhi stroked the snow leopard and was shocked.

Snow Leopard has also been promoted to the second ring!

The Jueling Mountains are a suitable place for it to accumulate soul power. It is also a magical creature created by the Goddess of Winter. It has amazing talent, so it is reasonable for it to catch up with the Snowy Owl.

Ye Zhi just felt a little sad that his own qualifications were completely crushed by the magic pet.

It’s not a big problem, the three of us will team up and kill them all!

Ye Zhi examined the panel and found that after Snow Leopard was promoted to the second ring, he comprehended two new second ring spells, "Mirror Image" and "Phantom Step".

Mirror Image allows the Snow Leopard to create up to three clones at the same time. The clones are not aggressive, but will imitate the Snow Leopard's movements and position changes, making it impossible for the enemy to determine the real body.

The Phantom Step causes the snow leopard to be briefly shrouded in silver-white mist, and then flash a short distance in an instant.

These two spells are very suitable for the agile snow leopard, especially Phantom Step, which can be regarded as a low-level magical skill.

Yeats's joy did not last long, and his melodious and sad singing voice floated in the night sky.

The song is full of temptation and plaintive, like a beautiful girl missing her lover far away.

The general meaning is, my lover went to the battlefield, fell beside the icy river and turned into dry bones, while I am still waiting for news from him at home.

Seductive song.

A spell common to harpies, mermen, and naiads.

It can make creatures be seduced by the song and willingly walk towards death.

"Cover your ears!" Hildreth quickly reminded.

Gray's eyes were lifeless and she stood there blankly.

"Have I been infected so soon?!" Ye Zhi was shocked.

As expected of you, Gray, you always fail the tests you should pass!
But this song is too flawed for an artistic choice.

Yeats' voice was full of magic as he shouted, "Gray, be more careful!"

The bard has the ability of "anti-confusion", which can also be effective on teammates. "Ah?" Gray wiped her saliva and looked around, "Where are the snacks?"

I knew you would say that... Yeats raised his hand to focus on the lute, casually plucked the notes, and said:
"I'll go see what's going on, Snow Leopard, let's go."

Both snow leopards kept up with Yeats.

Yeats walked in the night playing the lute. The singing paused for a moment, then changed the melody to follow Yeats's rhythm.

Yeats' eyes lit up, and he followed the singing, passed through the hazy fog, and saw the source of the singing by the river.

Under the moonlight, a beautiful girl sat by the river, with pale skin, long golden hair reaching her waist, and her bare feet swaying in the sparkling water.

She was naked except for a shawl, and her golden eyes reflected Yeats's figure, making her look pitiful.

"The Rusalka water nymph is an aquatic witch who uses seduction songs to lure creatures into the river and drown them. Legend has it that she is the soul of a girl who died young, who stays here because she misses her lover." Snow Leopard's voice sounded nearby.

Rusalka, Yeats actually knew this creature, which is particularly famous in the Slavic region.

The Russian poet Pushkin described it in his poem "Water Nymph":

"Light as a ghost,
As white as the first snow on the hills,
A naked woman emerged from the water.

Silently sitting on the shore.

This erotic yet eerie scene was no different from what Yeats was seeing at the moment.

The water nymph gazed at Yeats, with deep love in her heart, and sang softly again.

Yeats pondered for a while, then said: "I am not your lover, but I can offer you a final requiem."

If this doesn't work, then we have no choice but to use force.

Ye Zhi thought to himself…If you don’t know music, I know a little about swordsmanship!
The water nymph understood the meaning of Yeats' words and nodded silently.

Yeats had once heard Mozart's Requiem, but only had a vague impression of it, but with the help of the divine intervention of art, this impression became extremely clear.

With a violin in his hand, Yeats played this special music for the salvation of the dead. Under the moonlight, the water nymphs sang softly along with the music.

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The water nymph's eyes sparkled and a faint smile appeared on her face. Her figure dissipated into crystal light under the moonlight, leaving a beautiful teardrop gem on the stone.

Aesthetic art, this talent, allows Yeats to feel the magical fluctuations from music.

Requiem and singing intertwined in the air, leaving only faint echoes.

Ye Zhi's heart moved, and he had an epiphany, and a prompt sound rang in his ears.

"You use the voice of art to liberate souls. You have learned a new spell, Requiem."

"You have learned something from the water nymph's song. You have learned a new spell, the seduction song."

"Water Fairy's Teardrop Gem: Rare. Teardrop-shaped gem, expensive, enchantment: water breathing."

Yeats smiled.

The harvest was unexpectedly great.

Not only did you learn two new spells, but you also gained the powerful and practical skill of 'Water Breathing'!
On the side, Snow Leopard asked in surprise:

"When did you become a bard?"

"Two days ago, what happened?"

"To redeem the souls of the dead, isn't that the job of a Holy Light priest? How can a bard like you do that?" Snow Leopard asked in surprise.

Yeats was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Isn't it reasonable for a bard to make some extra money?"

The snow leopard was stunned.

It's true that the bard knows everything, but that doesn't mean you can steal the priest's job!

(End of this chapter)