Volume 5 The Trial of the Twins Chapter 1 The Great Ao Velvet Crab
The soldiers, in two slightly messy rows, slowly descended the steps and walked deeper into the passageway.
Despite the bright light source overhead and the officers surrounding to maintain order, the uneasiness still spreads among the soldiers. Because they were going to an underground city, an underground city built in the middle of a thick rock wall.
Dungeons are familiar to gamers today, and many games have similar settings. In their eyes, the dungeon is no different from an ordinary map, it is nothing more than adjusting the light, and then the animals, plants, and minerals collected in the wild are changed to dungeon specialties, and then the objects of the battle are replaced by underground creatures, and NPCs are replaced by gray dwarves and dark elves......
However, for the general public of Elune, the dungeon is very, very mysterious, and it is definitely the kind of existence that can belong to the legend. That's right, it's a legend, like the undead of Mamo in the Dark Country, a legend that can scare crying children.
Legend has it that the dungeon is inhabited by an evil Great Demon King. The Great Demon King has three heads, eight hands, and can eat a hundred cows in one meal. He has countless evil subordinates, and he also has countless treasures. Anyone who steps into the territory of the Great Demon King will be caught by the powerful Minotaur sent by the Great Demon King, and then sent to the Black Prison, and the final result will either be tortured to death, or become the Great Demon King's meal.
Of course, different stories will vary in detail. It is not surprising that the Great Demon King has one more head and one less head, and his hands and feet increase or decrease, anyway, as long as he scares the children who refuse to sleep. A normal child will scream "wow" or "that's scary" and go to sleep. Abnormal children will be thoughtful, thinking about whether they can get something from the treasure house of the Great Demon King to subsidize the family.
Are there many abnormal children? It is not well known among humans, but there must be some of them. If there is a lot of it, it must be the cat charm family in the Agarwar Valley, especially those who are half old and not small underage cat charms, they must be abnormal children.
Walking into the dungeon, the tall people around are more or less nervous, and the kitten charms are jumping around one by one. If it weren't for Sister Eliza's forced order, the kittens would have been "coaxed" and all gone. As for what the kitten charms are going to do, do you still need to ask, of course it's a dungeon adventure!
In a sense, the fact that the kitten charms are so active has a lot to do with their lord, Viscount Thurik V. Norn. Viscount Norn was a spoiler of children, spoiling little ones with fluffy ears and hairy tails, and telling them stories almost every night.
Among the many stories, the little ones are most interested in adventure stories full of "love, truth and justice". After listening to a few more stories, they quickly equated adventure with wealth, fantasizing about stealing some gold from the dragon's lair and getting the legendary artifact from the hands of the Great Demon King of the Dungeon. As for the princess who is very fond of kidnapping by the dragon and the demon king, I'm sorry, the kitten charms are still young and have little interest in the princess.
At the same time, there is another reason why the kitten charms are looking forward to the dungeon. That is, their lord, Brother Thulick, promised to roast the "big turtle velvet crab" for them to eat.
Along the coast of the Mist Lake region, crabs are not unfamiliar to coastal residents. The fishermen who go out to sea love and hate them.
The average size of the sea crabs that inhabit the eastern shore of the Sea of Sorrow is about one meter, and they are fierce and aggressive. They break into the nets to hunt the fish they catch, tearing them apart when they have eaten and drunk, and the hard work of the fishermen is undone. Occasionally, sea crabs will climb onto fishing boats and attack the fishermen on board. These ferocious sea creatures are very unfriendly, and their heavy carapace makes them difficult to kill, so fishermen are reluctant to encounter them most of the time.
However, between October and November, crabs climb onto the mudflats to lay their eggs. Without the protection of the ocean, the flexibility of sea crabs is greatly reduced, and with the crab pots arranged in advance, fishermen can often achieve great harvests.
The crab paste during the spawning season is fat and delicious, and it is one of the few seasonal specialties in the Mist Lake area. Whenever there are sea crabs for sale in the market, the cat charms will salivate. But the price of seasonal specialties is too expensive, and the cat charm can afford it but can't afford it......
The kittens have heard adults describe how delicious the crab is more than once, but they have never had a chance to taste it. This time, they heard that Brother Xiulik had prepared a lot of "big ao velvet crabs", and they were very positive. Eliza was able to deter so many little ones from running around, at least half of them through the threat that "those who run around will not have anything to eat". Otherwise, the little ones would have gone on an adventure.
But...... So many kittens, including Eliza, didn't seem to have thought about where their brother Thurik had found the "big turtle velvet crab" in the depths of the frosty forest far from the shoreline, and promised to give the little ones a full meal.
"The host ......"
Yuna's brow furrowed, and her serious little face was full of confusion.
"This ......"
Yuya's eyes flashed, but not because of excitement, but because of fear.
“…… Are you sure this is edible? ”
Although Lily was not as entangled and fearful as the twins, the expression of rejection on her face was also undisguised.
The air is filled with the smell of charcoal and burnt burnt aroma characteristic of barbecue. Long crab legs are sizzling on the grill, and from time to time juice drips, and the flames under the grill rise and fall.
"Of course, I'm pretty sure."
Taking a long crab leg from the grill, Fang Qiuling used both hands forcefully, "clicked" to break it from the middle, and then pumped it slightly to the sides. As he moved, the snow-white tender meat was pulled out of the crab shell. He then dipped the crab meat into a small dish in front of him, which contained apple cider vinegar, and then put it in his mouth.
The slight sourness of apple cider vinegar blends with the delicious crab meat, and at the same time, there is also the fruity aroma of apples.
- Delicious!
Fang Qiuling didn't care to express his feelings, he ate the crab meat in his hand in two bites, and then quickly grabbed another one from the grill.
Such a good thing must be sold for hundreds of dollars a pound in this world! Maybe thousands! Eat more, so much, enough!
"Is it that delicious?"
Lily saw that Fang Qiuling was eating sweetly, and couldn't help but be full of suspicion.
- This guy is so good at deceiving people. When we met for the first time, I poured messy potions into people's mouths, and then snatched their first kiss. Such a guy can't believe it! Especially......
The kitten charm who came over after a while didn't know what the crab leg in front of her was, would Lily not know? If she didn't know, she would have started to feast a long time ago, okay!
The thing on the barbecue grill in front of me is the same as a crab leg in appearance, except that it is slightly longer and the shell is a little harder. The inside is exactly the same as the crab legs, the same snow-white meat, and even a few points more tender than the crab meat in terms of taste, and it is also more fresh and sweet.
Lily has eaten snow crab in this world. After the snow crab legs are cooked, they are really similar to what you see in front of you. Moreover, Fang Qiuling, a bad guy, may not be able to see well in other aspects, but he is very picky when it comes to eating and drinking. If you can make him eat and not want to talk, it must be a good thing!
Fang Qiuling still didn't speak, but just took the time to his thumb. Then the movements of the hands were even faster by a few points.
Yuna and Yuya immediately hesitated when they saw this. They glanced at each other, and then without hesitation, they snatched a broken crab leg from Fang Qiuling's hand and carefully put it into their mouths.
- There are so many, you won't take it yourself, you must grab it from my hand.
- Hmph, I'm going to snatch it from you!
The twins and Fang Qiuling quickly made eye contact. Fang Qiuling was slightly helpless, and the twins were fierce.
As soon as you bite into it, the tender texture and the unique sweetness of the crab meat spread in your mouth, like a sudden storm sweeping all the taste buds.
- Hmm! So sweet and delicious!
The twins only took a small bite and were instantly conquered.
The snow-white crab meat falls on the tip of the tongue, and the fragrance is overflowing with a light lick, and then you take a sip of the golden old wine, and you feel like you are in the clouds for a while!
- This thing looks so ugly, and it's weird and scary, I didn't expect it to taste so good!
Yuna and Yuya are two out-and-out gluttonous cats. Their hometown of Teldaheim is a strange natural ingredient due to ink dust pollution, and all the food used in daily rations, whether it is for civilian or military use, is synthetic. This has led to a special preference and attachment to natural ingredients in the twins.
The origin of the crab leg in front of you...... Forget it, don't investigate the origin, just be delicious!
They tried to dip it in apple cider vinegar.
- Hmm! Delicious! It's so delicious!
The twins couldn't be reserved, and immediately pulled a crab leg and feasted on it.
"You ......"
Lily has always felt that Yuna and Yuya are comrades on the same side and on the same front as her. I don't want the battle to start before it starts, and the two important combat forces have defected. This, how can this be!?
She snatched a torn crab leg from Fang Qiuling's hand, and then put it in her mouth to chew it.
- You like to snatch it from me!
- I want you to take care of it! Not...... Not!
The crab meat swirled around on the tip of her tongue, and Lily immediately changed her mind, and also expressed her opinion with practical actions - grab it!
There was one more person grabbing crab legs in front of the grill.
The crab legs of the "Daao Velvet Crab" are undoubtedly unusually delicious, and the four of them are quite satisfied.
When Kitten Charm arrived at the scene, the first thing they saw was four burping figures, and their noses were full of barbecue aroma. The kitten charms immediately gathered around.
"Brother Thulick, we're hungry!"
"Crab meat! Crab meat! Crab meat! ”
"We're hungry! I'm hungry! ”
The kittens meowed and gathered around. The second round of the barbecue began.