Gentleman's Night Canteen

Lan Meng on the other side didn't know that Zhubei had closed himself because of his own reasons. At this time, he looked curiously at the rock passage in front of him.

The reason why he was so curious was because he found that he didn't hear any sound. That's right, Sirona, who should have entered it a few seconds earlier than him, shouldn't be able to reach the point where she couldn't hear the footsteps no matter how fast she walked. place.

There are mysteries everywhere.

But now that Lan Meng has come in, he doesn't intend to stand still and walk forward decisively.

The passage was shorter than he had imagined, and he arrived at his destination in less than 2 minutes.

In an underground lake covered with glowing moss, and in this lake there is a strange Pokémon looking at it with its head tilted.

And when the other party looked at Lan Meng, a faint purple halo also covered Lan Meng's body.

Lan Meng, who already had the experience of exchanging with Xanadu, was just about to release the Snowball Beast twice, but to his surprise, the purple halo had completely covered him before he could make a move. A crisp voice then appeared in his mind.

'Human, how did you get in here? '

Ok?

Didn't you let me in?

Because of the 'telepathy', Lan Meng's inner thoughts also entered Emrido's mind at this time, but the other party shook his head decisively.

"You are different from the girl with the token of Lord Arceus. I didn't let you in. I just showed up in front of you because you were curious about entering my residence..."

Following Yaknom's explanation, Lan Meng's expression suddenly became a little weird.

To put it simply, Sirona entered the other party's house directly from the main entrance with an invitation letter, while Lan Meng came in from nowhere...?

At this time, Lan Meng had already started to get nervous.

After all, even if this Emrido and the other two legendary Pokémon aren't violent, they don't know what their attitude is towards strangers who sneak into their house...

Chapter 40 is a stand-in of its own! (error)

It is indeed unexpected that Lan Meng suddenly broke into his own "different space", but theoretically speaking, Emrido, the god of the lake, should not appear in front of Lan Meng. Do you know if the intruder is friend or foe?

But there is only one reason why Emrido still chose to show up in front of Lan Meng and talk to Lan Meng—it got an interesting news from Sirona.

This man has the ability to affect the emotions of those who eat it through food.

In other words, the opponent is a human being with the same ability as himself!

The legendary creation god 'Arzeus' created the world and endowed three Pokémon with special abilities to help it manage the creatures born afterward.

Among them, Kexi is in charge of 'knowledge', Yaknom is in charge of 'will', and 'emotion' is in charge of it.

So it has the ability to guide Pokémon and human emotions. This ability is not completely immune to other legendary Pokémon.

Of course, in the final analysis, its ability is only to guide emotions, and if the target's willpower is strong enough, it can be blocked, but even so, it is an extremely special existence.

But it didn't expect to meet a human being with similar abilities to itself today.

If it weren't for Lan Meng's body not having the aura of 'Arzeus', it even began to doubt whether the other party was his own race.

Of course, mere curiosity is not enough to make it meet Lanmeng. It should choose to pay attention to Lanmeng secretly. Meng' body felt the breath of happiness.

Obviously, the other party didn't use his abilities indiscriminately, but used his abilities to help other people get happiness.

It was for this reason that it took the initiative to show up in front of Lan Meng.

Now after careful observation... As expected, the other party was not made by Arceus.

'You are special, human. '

As Emrido's voice sounded in his heart, Lan Meng couldn't help being a little nervous, but what he didn't expect was that Emrido's voice sounded again.

"Don't worry, just like you have no malice towards me, I have no malice towards you either. I just think you are very interesting. Can you show me the ability that 'the messenger of Lord Arceus' said? '

"The Messenger of Lord Arceus" undoubtedly refers to Sirona, but what makes Lan Meng strange is why the other party mentioned herself to the "Emridor" in front of her.

But about the request of the other party—————

"Of course there is no problem, but my ability is quite special, the best medium is cooking..."

Naturally, Lan Meng will not refuse to show off his cooking skills, but the problem is that it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. Now he has a kitchen knife and a chopping board with him, and even some condiments, but the problem is that there are kitchen utensils and condiments but no Ingredients.

"How about I go outside to collect some ingredients and come back?"

Lan Meng suggested in a low voice.

Perhaps in terms of survival ability in the wild, Lan Meng is far inferior to the group of livestock hunters, but in terms of looking for food in the wild, the group of botanists in the stronghold can be compared to chefs like Lan Meng and the others.

But to Lan Meng's surprise, Emrido's brain was twisted.

'Is the ingredients all right? '

"Of course!"

'Wait a moment. '

After speaking, the other party floated away conveniently, and when Lan Meng was expecting what food the other party would bring, Emrido floated in front of Lan Meng with a bunch of green things in his arms.

'Are these things okay? '

Looking at the "ingredient" Blue Dream handed over by Emrido, his expression instantly became extremely subtle.

Among them, the various mushrooms that Lan Meng didn't know were okay. After all, mushrooms can make a lot of food, but if he read the rest of the things correctly, they should be moss, right?

I have to say that Emrido's ability is very useful, and even without Lan Meng's opening, Emrido guessed what Lan Meng was thinking and nodded.

'Can eat. '

The meaning of the other party is already obvious. The other party wants Lan Meng to make a dish with the mushrooms and moss in front of him.

Although the requirements of the guests are not high, the difficulty this time is not low due to the situation.

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

Now that the guest has already made a request, how can he back down as a chef?

Before cooking, his first step is naturally to prepare the kitchen utensils.

That's right, before starting cooking, he needs to complete some other preparations, such as setting up a stove and digging a small hole.

It is not easy to build an earthen stove, but it is not difficult to build a simple stone stove.

First, I selected some suitable stones in the cave, and even Lan Meng went to the lake to fish twice, obviously to see if I could find something edible, but unfortunately, except for some algae, moss and unknown vines Nothing but root.

After setting up the stove with stones, some withered vines were taken as fuel, and then the flint was scraped lightly with a kitchen knife.

"click~"

As the sparks fell, Lan Meng began to control the wind to start the fire, and soon bursts of cooking smoke began to float in the cave.

At the same time, the "magic tool" that Lan Meng had previously used as a round shield was turned upside down on the stove, and a simple small pot was completed.

It's just that I don't know if it's Lan Meng's illusion, I always feel that the other party is shaking...

Sure enough, it was an illusion. Dante said that although magic equipment is the crystallization of demon soul fragments and its own magic power, there is no soul in itself, only instinct.

Therefore, it must be a mistake.

I got some water from the lake and started to boil it, and the stones on the other side were basically heated up while waiting for the water to boil.

Cut the pre-washed mushrooms into thin slices of moderate thickness, pour the oil on the hot horizontal stone, and then put the mushrooms on the stone.

“Zizzi~~”

As the oil star jumped up, small bubbles formed around the mushroom slices. After waiting for a while, Lan Meng sprinkled some salt and pepper, and the fragrance immediately overflowed.

Even Emrido, who had been floating by Lan Meng's side to observe the cooking process of Lan Meng, couldn't help but float two steps closer.

But at this moment, a hand suddenly pressed its head.

"Be careful, don't get caught in the oil."

It is obvious that Lan Meng, who has entered a serious state at this time, has completely forgotten that the person beside him is not an ordinary child, but a "legendary Pokémon" that is much stronger than himself.

But feeling the seriousness and concern in Lan Meng's words, Emrido obediently moved back a bit.

It's just that those curious eyes are staring at the mushrooms on the slate in front of them.

The constant fragrance has made it look forward to what the familiar mushroom will taste like after being cooked by Lan Meng...

Chapter 41 How to Eat Moss

Although through systematic identification, I can know the types of mushrooms that Emrido gave me, such as 'Sword Dance Mushroom', 'Shadow Mushroom' and 'Heart Truffle', but I haven't tasted things like texture and taste, Lan Meng He couldn't be sure, so he chose the most basic method of making mushrooms-fried.

The taste of the fungus will become smoother and sweeter through oil soaking and heating, which is the common point of most fungi, especially these mushrooms look very fat.

But just in case, Blue Dream still added a lot of salt and black pepper.

"Because I haven't used these ingredients before, I don't know how they are made. Would you like to try them together?"

While talking about Lan Meng, he picked up a piece of 'Vital Truffle' with homemade chopsticks and put it directly into his mouth.

Although I haven't eaten this 'crucial truffle', I have eaten the ordinary blue dream truffle many times, and it is basically a gift brought by hunters when they come back.

In fact, when he first ate it, Lan Meng was quite looking forward to it. After all, he couldn't afford truffles before, and he only knew that it was very expensive.

But the memory of eating it for the first time is not good. He originally planned to imitate his teacher and use slices directly and then rinse and eat it directly, but he regretted it after eating.

The strong earthy smell combined with a strong smell similar to rotting leaves made Lan Meng's expression at that time extremely strange.

Later, Lan Meng realized that although truffles in the New World are rare and valuable, they are actually not as advanced as Lan Meng imagined. After all, apart from being rare, the biggest feature of truffles is that they are caused by decaying leaves and soil plus fungi. It has a special fragrance mixed with its own spores.

Some people like it very much, but some people say that they don't want to eat it for the second time.

Aside from incidental value, truffles are more of a pastime.

Of course, the taste will become much lighter after cooking, and more people can accept it after the taste becomes lighter.

So Lanmeng is very curious about the taste of this 'key truffle'?

Because it is fried in oil, it no longer tastes like biting a piece of paper raw, as if the oil sticks it all together, but it is not much different from ordinary truffles in taste, on the contrary. The taste surprises Blue Dream even more.

Perhaps because of living in a cave, this kind of truffle itself has a lighter taste and is easier to eat than ordinary truffles.

In addition, Lan Meng felt a strange force rushing from the abdomen to all parts of the body. It was obvious that this was the special energy contained in the 'Vital Truffle' itself.

Generally speaking, Lanmeng thinks that it is more suitable for the taste of ordinary people than ordinary truffles.

But maybe it's because the salt is sprinkled a little too much, and the taste is a little heavier.

'You can put less salt next time you make it...'

Compared to Lan Meng who was eating while thinking about ways to improve, Emrido on the other side unconsciously squinted his eyes.

Although Amrido, the legendary Pokémon, will not take the initiative to contact humans, but the settlement of the "Pearl Team" is nearby, and it occasionally goes there to eat something out of curiosity.

Different from food that is eaten purely for the sake of hunger, the cooking techniques created by human beings for the sake of "deliciousness" did surprise Emrido, but that's all.

But today is different. Although there is a lack of ingredients, the food carefully cooked by Lan Meng is much more delicious than ordinary home-cooked food even if its special effects are ignored.

This can be seen from Emrido's use of superpowers to manipulate the mushrooms to keep floating in front of him.

At this time, Lan Meng seemed to have forgotten his "assessment", and seeing Emrido's satisfied expression, the movements of his hands unconsciously accelerated by two points.

This time it's not just fried mushrooms, the previously cleaned and drained moss, or 'light moss' is ready for the next step.

Moss is a very common plant, but in fact most of the moss is not edible, after all, the general moss lives in dark and humid places, where microorganisms and insects are easy to breed, and eating at will may cause stomach It may not be able to bear it.

However, the 'light moss' brought by Emrido has been identified as an edible variety, so it can be cooked after being washed and drained.

There is no need for too complicated steps, just put the light moss directly into the heated oil and heat it, and fry it until there are not too many bubbles coming out, which means it is basically up to the standard.

It can be eaten directly after taking it out.

However, the moss itself has no taste. If it has a strange smell, it basically means that it is not suitable for consumption. The fried moss looks a bit like dried asparagus or dried sponge. It looks quite interesting, but it is eaten like this Definitely not tasty, needs some seasoning.

"Fortunately, Moon Moon Bear gave me some honey..."

As a chef, Lan Meng would carry some reusable condiments with him, such as soy sauce, salt, black pepper, cumin, chili, etc., but he did not bring honey this time, because according to Sirona, the farm The Pokémon in the store are basically vegetarian, and Lan Meng, who didn't plan to make barbecue, naturally didn't bring it in order to reduce the burden.

Unexpectedly, the "sweet sweetness" that Yue Yuexiong gave to herself in the end is now being used.

Speaking of which, Lan Meng used to be very envious of his teacher's green bear friend named 'Xiaoqing', but now he also has his own 'Xiaoyue'.

While thinking about strange things in her mind, Lan Meng poured honey into a portion of clean sunken stones, signaling Emrido to dip some before eating up the moss.

Perhaps it was because the 'fried mushrooms' were delicious enough before, this time Emrido dipped them into his mouth without any suspicion.

"click~"

Accompanied by an extremely crisp sound, the fried moss directly shattered in Emrido's mouth.

The special taste is combined with the sweet and unique aroma. Although it is not as impactful as the heavy seasoning of 'fried mushrooms', it is also quite delicious.