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Rhodes, who was talking about doing research, rolled the manic slime into the size of a dumpling and swallowed it in one gulp.

".?"

"You call this research?"

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Chapter 222 I am Ye Lan

"Sure enough, it has an earthy smell when eaten raw."

"It might taste better if we add some spicy seasoning."

Listening to Rhodes' reply.

Tartaglia felt like going crazy: "Is that what I'm asking you? What are you researching? Are you researching how to make delicious slime?"

"Ah."

“That’s what I want to study.”

Rhodes's self-righteous answer left Tartaglia completely speechless.

He really thought that Rhode wanted to use the slime in his hand to try to research a method to resist the power of the abyss in this underground mining area.

But he never thought of it anyway.

Rhode's so-called research is actually how to eat slime

No, that's not right.

The problem isn't the slime.

The key question is, can slime be eaten?

"What's that look in your eyes?"

"Who told you that slime can't be eaten?"

"I know a chef who specializes in cooking with slime. Once we get out of the Abyss, I'll invite you to try his slime set meal."

Having said this.

Rhodes no longer paid attention to the stunned Tartaglia, but instead carefully savored the benefits brought by this slime.

Just as he thought.

Directly swallowing this monster infected by the power of the abyss can indeed avoid waste.

pity.

Not all monsters can be made into a compressed biscuit-like shape like slime, and can be eaten as a snack when you have nothing to do.

Fortunately.

Rhodes also didn't need to consume all the power of the abyss in this mining area.

Moreover, he didn't have such a big appetite to swallow all the power of the abyss. Selective swallowing like this was enough.

The experiment is completed.

Rhodes stood up with satisfaction and said to Tartaglia, "Do you want to compete again?"

"How to compete?"

"Who kills more monsters?"

As soon as the competition was mentioned, Tartaglia immediately recovered from his shock and became interested again.

Compete in killing monsters.

Looks simple.

But in addition to the competition of strength, it also tests each other's skills.

When Tartaglia was learning martial arts with his master.

His master once said so.

Fighting is not just about brute force. When there is not much difference in strength, better martial arts can make up for the difference in strength.

Because of what Master said.

Tartaglia has trained himself to the point where he is now proficient in all martial arts.

Even his bow and arrow, which he considered to be the worst.

In the eyes of those powerful masters, it is also a top-level martial arts level.

Previously in Mond.

Tartaglia once competed with Rod.

That competition.

Both of them won one game each, so it was nominally a draw.

But in fact.

Tartaglia knew it well.

If it was a life-and-death fight, with the depth of elemental power Rhodes controlled, he could easily drown himself in it.

Hence the result of that competition.

In his heart, Tartaglia knew that he had lost.

because of this.

Since leaving Mondstadt, he has devoted himself to training. Even after being sent to Liyue by the Ice Queen, he did not slack off at all and continued to improve himself whenever he had time.

And this kind of high-intensity training.

So that he could avenge his previous humiliation when he saw Rhodes again.

Now is the best opportunity.

Looking at the excited Tartaglia, Rhode added a few conditions for the competition: "Make it a little more difficult. Make the slime into balls like I just made. Take only the heart of the rock dragon lizard and don't care about the hillbillies. Just kill them directly. How about that?"

"You're treating me like a laborer?"

After hearing Rhode's request, Tartaglia narrowed his eyes and his voice became a little deeper.

He is a bit reckless, but he is not a fool.

Rhode talked about all these fancy competition conditions. No matter whether he won or lost, he would get a lot of slime balls and other ingredients full of the power of the abyss.

to be honest.

Isn't this just using myself as a thug to help him collect ingredients quickly?

"puff--"

Rhode did not deny it, and said with a smile: "Just tell me whether you want to compete or not?"

"Compare!"

"Why not?"

It was clearly a competition without any stakes, and she knew that Rhodes was using her, but Kedalia could not resist Rhodes' provocation and accepted it immediately.

So the two of them came again to the black mud that had blocked the road just now.

Warm up a little.

Rod went left and Tartaglia went right.

Both of them used their fastest speed and most skilled skills to rush left and right in the monster pile. According to the requirements put forward by Rhode in advance, they crushed all the ferocious monsters and made them into a large pile of special ingredients.

With Rod and Tartaglia's skills.

It only takes a moment.

Not only were all the monsters gathered in the black mud wiped out, but the mud eruption vent here was also blocked by the two people using lumen stones. At least in the short term, there would be no risk of the mud erupting again.

"I lost."

After the battle, Tartaglia openly admitted that he had lost to Rod again.

Still the same problem.

Rhodes' elemental force reserves were so terrifying that he could make up for his many shortcomings in skills with brute force.

Especially his grass elemental power.

In Tartaglia's eyes, it is almost an endless supply.

This made Tartaglia quite confused.

In fact, the real reason was that Rhodes's Eye of Grass Elemental God was broken.

After losing the Eye of God.

Since there is no organ in his body to store elemental force, Rhodes' way of using grass elemental force has changed from drawing elemental force from the Eye of God in the beginning to the current method of drawing grass elemental force in the air at any time.

in other words.

Unless there is no grass elemental power at all where he is, otherwise, the grass elemental power he can use will be inexhaustible.

This is no joke.

You have to know that even for elemental creatures, the elemental power they can use is all based on their own elemental power storage organs, such as the heart of the rock dragon lizard that Rhodes just asked Tartaglia to preserve.

But now Rhodes has broken this shackles and can use the grass elemental power freely and smoothly.

To put it simply, this is a privilege brought by his status as the Advent One.

To put it in a broader sense, this is a special power comparable to that of a god.

Having won the competition again, Rhodes happily accepted the spoils from Tartaglia, walked forward a little further, came to an open area, found an elevator that was still working, sent a notice of need for supplies, then sat down there, waiting for the arrival of the follow-up large force.

Compared to the scientific expedition team with many things to do, Rod and Tartaglia only need to focus on the battle, while the scientific expedition team that comes with a mission has a lot of things to consider.

Not only do they have to detect the concentration of the abyss power in the underground mining area at any time, but they also have to formulate plans to clear the filth based on the actual situation.

Besides.

They also don't have the ability like Rhodes and Tartaglia who don't need supplies and can penetrate the entire underground mining area by their own strength.

With so many troublesome things overlapping, the scientific expedition team could not move forward at a very fast speed even with the protection of Seno, Tinari and the lady.

By the way.

Protecting the scientific expedition team is the common obligation of both Xumi and Zhidong.

This matter was written in the cooperation agreement between the two parties. No matter how reluctant the lady was, after Dartaglia ran away, she had to protect the safety of the scientific expedition team in accordance with the requirements of the agreement.

Where Rod and Tartaglia are now.

It is a supply point marked on the map.

It is very safe here, and lumen stones are arranged at key points around.

Under the influence of the Lumen Stone, there is no black mud, no monsters, and no diffuse abyss power. It is a rare safe spot in this mining area.

"The Ninth Company did a great job."

After walking around, Tartaglia came back with satisfaction.

The Ninth Company was the Fatui team that they mentioned before they set out and remained in the underground mine.

This is an elite force.

He is under the command of Tartaglia's old boss, the fifth executive officer, Rooster Pulchinella.

The troop that Ningguang mentioned before that was given in exchange by the citizens of Liyue was them.

The safety point in front of us was obviously their work.

Rhodes also nodded and said, "It's really well done."

The butterfly effect has already occurred.

With his involvement.

Without Zhongli's fake death, there would be no Tartaglia's bold move of awakening the demon to attack Liyue Harbor, and there would be no falling out between Liyue and Zhidong.