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29 Chapter 28: The Tyrant of the Future?
29 Chapter 28: The Tyrant of the Future?
Xiao Jin looked at her coldly and said impatiently, “If you want to say something, say it quickly, don’t dilly-dally!”
Shen Tang’s temples slightly twitched, considering this dog man as her target to strategize, she pouted and said, “Help me find some thick branches to make a barbecue rack, and then some exceptionally thin sticks. Shen Li, come and help me process the beast meat, cut it into evenly sized small pieces, marinate it with seasoning, and skewer it on sticks to make meat skewers. It’s easier to control the cooking time this way.”
Shen Li listened attentively to her words, nodded and said with a gentle smile, “Alright, I’ll help you, but I’ve never done this before, I might be a bit clumsy.”
Still, Brother Fox’s personality is gentle, but when Shen Tang thinks of his identity, her heart sinks a bit, yet her face remains calm with a smile, “No worries, everything has a first time. The more you do, the more skilled you become. First, help me turn this piece of meat into small cubes…”
Xiao Jin saw the two busy themselves and frowned slightly, clicking his tongue. He didn’t have any expectations from this fat woman, just felt bored.
But seeing Shen Tang so sworn and confident, he was really curious about what kind of trick this person would pull off.
Xiao Jin thought about it and then turned to the forest, soon returning with a large bundle of dry wood.
“These two fools actually believe that lazy and greedy fat woman would be able to cook?” Jia Lan sneered inwardly, not wanting to hang around with them, fearing he might catch their foolishness.
Xue Yinzhou transformed into his original form, lazily coiled up in the tree, not bothered to join the crowd. When bored, he occasionally glanced towards the bonfire, a hint of deep meaning in his silver-purple beast eyes.
Shen Tang believed that her cooking skills would definitely astonish this group of men, but she used to use a home electronic barbecue grill, which had milder heat. This was her first time using a bonfire to roast meat, and as she roasted, she smelled something burned.
“Ah! Oh no, it’s burnt!”
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Shen Tang, flustered, took out the skewers; the meat chunks were on fire. She blew them out quickly, and the meat skewers shrunk to small circles, roasted into charcoal.
“This black thing, is this what you call roasted meat?”
Xiao Jin smelled the burnt charcoaled aroma, his face looking queasy, suspecting that this fat woman was trying to poison them!
He knew this fat woman had no good intentions, with mischievous motives unextinguished.
“Mistake, I didn’t control the heat well this time; I’ll roast it a shorter time later.” Shen Tang said awkwardly.
“You better not be intentionally wasting food, or else you’ll starve later.” Xiao Jin said coldly, thinking to himself that he was really dumb today to believe in Shen Tang.
In the post-apocalyptic world, food is precious, if this fat woman dares waste food again to disgust them, see how he deals with her!
“Can you really make roast meat?” Shen Li frowned, not pleased as he looked at Shen Tang.
Shen Tang sighed inwardly, knowing it wouldn’t be easy to change Xiao Jin and their impression of her. The original owner often wasted food, especially when Shen Li and the others didn’t do things as she wished; she’d deliberately throw away the beast meat they worked hard to hunt, preferring to ruin it than let them eat.
“Please trust me one last time; this time, it will definitely succeed!” Shen Tang vowed to conquer them with solid culinary skills.
After the failure last time, Shen Tang gradually mastered the control of the heat this
time.
The meat chunks were roasted to a crispy yellow, dripping animal oil into the bonfire with crackling sounds.
The increasingly rich aroma tantalized the two men beside her, making their mouths water, staring at the skewers in Shen Tang’s hand like wolves and tigers.
She felt the time was about right, took out the skewers, slightly overcooked but the crispy exterior with flowing oil, looked even more appetizing, “Try it, how is it?”
Xiao Jin had long been tempted by the aroma, drooling. He had consumed nutrient liquid for years; this was his first time having such an appetite, snatching the skewer and stuffing it rambunctiously into his mouth, not caring if it was hot.
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“Whew! Tasty!” His golden eyes lit up, sucking in cold air but not slowing his pace, like a starving ghost reincarnated.
Shen Tang’s lips twitched, was it necessary? But seeing the cold-faced cool guy become a hungry wolf devouring food, she felt proud, quickly roasted several more skewers of beast meat, handing them to Shen Li, “You try it too, this time the heat was better controlled than last time, crispy outside and tender inside, it must taste very
good.”
Seeing Xiao Jin eating so deliciously, Shen Li put down his prejudices.
His eating expression was very elegant, looking like it afforded the ultimate pleasure.
After Shen Li finished eating, he still craved, giving a very high evaluation, “Extremely delicious.”
Not far away, Jia Lan was lying before the tree resting with his eyes shut, suddenly sniffing an alluring aroma; he gulped hard, opened his eyes looking towards the direction where the smell came, noticing Shen Tang and them roasting meat.
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30 Chapter 28: The Future Tyrant? (Part 2)
30 Chapter 28: The Future Tyrant? (Part 2)
Why does it smell so good?
Does this fat lady really have a talent for cooking?
Jia Lan’s face showed a hint of regret; if he had helped out earlier, he could have grabbed a bite to eat.
But for him to actively ask for food, that’s absolutely impossible.
He utterly loathes this fat lady and doesn’t want to have any association with her.
It’s just a bit of barbecue; as the noble Prince of New Atlantis, what delicacies hasn’t he
eaten?
Jia Lan got up irritably, moved to a more distant spot to continue resting, but the aroma of the meat kept wafting into his nose. Saliva was flowing uncontrollably, and he couldn’t even sleep.
Damn!
This fat lady must be doing it on purpose!
Jia Lan shot a cold glare in that direction, turned over, and tried his best to block out
the smell of the meat.
But he’s always disdained drinking nutrient liquid, and he hadn’t eaten that evening. By now, he was already starving, driving him nearly insane, his stomach aching with hunger.
Shen Tang really was doing it on purpose. She had a mischievous smile at the corner of her lips, frequently glancing over at Jia Lan, fanning the aroma as she grilled, letting it drift farther, trying to lure the proud mermaid over to beg her for food!
Yet, after all her efforts, this mermaid’s self-control was truly strong and not tempted at all!
A trace of frustration flashed through Shen Tang’s heart.
Considering their hostile relationship, that proud mermaid definitely wouldn’t voluntarily yield. Thinking this, she picked up a few freshly grilled skewers and walked
in Jia Lan’s direction.
“What are you doing here?” Jia Lan opened his eyes to see Shen Tang approaching, his face cold and resentful.
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“I noticed
you
haven’t eaten tonight, grilled some meat, and thought I’d bring you some as I couldn’t finish it all.”
Only then did Jia Lan notice the large skewers of meat in Shen Tang’s hands. He swallowed his sarcastic words, pursed his lips, and said disdainfully, “I don’t need your charity, and don’t even think I’d like you.”
“…” Shen Tang was speechless inside. This guy really does care about face to the point of suffering!
Clearly, the yearning was spilling from his eyes, yet he still wouldn’t admit defeat!
She shoved the skewers into his hand, “If you want to eat, then eat. Is it so hard to say? I personally brought this to you, why act so pretentious?”
Jia Lan’s face showed discomfort, angrily shouting, “I don’t want to eat it!”
“If you don’t want it, then throw it away.” Shen Tang said this and turned to leave, not bothering to speak with him any longer.
She remembered the original story: ten years later, a coup occurred in New Atlantis, and Jia Lan would inherit the true lineage to rule over the sea area.
But he became nothing less than a mermaid tyrant, bloodthirsty, cruel, and depraved.
Whenever he had a headache, the seas would run red with blood, and only the heroine Shen Qingli could cure his pain. The exalted Sea Emperor dismissed his harem for her and stayed almost every night in Shen Qingli’s chambers, thus becoming the sharpest blade in her hand, clearing all obstacles for her.
The current boy still had a slightly youthful face, and Shen Tang couldn’t associate Jia Lan with the capricious mermaid tyrant of the original work.
This guy’s temper was foul and not very likable, but how did he become like that?
A thought flashed through Shen Tang’s mind,
If Jia Lan were to become an unstoppable bloodthirsty blade in the future, then why couldn’t this blade be controlled by her?
Jia Lan silently watched Shen Tang walk away, sitting by the campfire, chatting and laughing with Shen Li, not glancing back at him. It seemed she really just brought him some food without any other malicious intentions or deliberate entanglement.
Has this fat lady really turned over a new leaf
Smelling the aroma of the skewers in his hand, he swallowed his saliva and finally
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couldn’t resist taking a bite. Immediately, his blue eyes lit up.
Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, juices overflowing, the seasonings were just right, flavorful, not overly salty or spicy.
Jia Lan couldn’t help but remember the meat soup she brought him that day. Later, when he overheard Lang Xiao chatting, he said that his female partner and Shen Tang spent the whole morning making that pot of meat soup.
At the time, Jia Lan only thought the fat lady bribed Lang Xiao to say nice things, giving flowers to Buddha to please him. After all, that fat lady was as greedy and lazy as ever, never even stepping into the kitchen, how could she possibly cook anything?
But now, he couldn’t believe it, the meat soup was indeed personally made by Shen Tang.
The disgust in Jia Lan’s eyes subsided, and his gaze towards Shen Tang was filled with complex emotions, suddenly feeling that the ugly female wasn’t so annoying anymore.
[Beep! Congratulations to the host: Shen Li’s affinity +10!]
[Beep! Congratulations to the host: Xiao Jin’s affinity +15!]
[Beep! Congratulations to the host: Jia Lan’s affinity has increased dramatically! Out of disgust, now at affinity: 0 (Ordinary), reward: 100 boxes of pure water, which has been automatically stored in the system backpack. Please check yourself, host.]
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31 Chapter 28: The Future Tyrant? (Part 3)
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Shen Tang listened to the continuous system broadcast in her mind, her mood lifted as she curled her lips, then grilled another dozen skewers of meat, intending to head over to Xue Yinzhou to boost some affinity.
But when she arrived at the tree where he usually coiled, she found that the White Snake’s figure was long gone. She had no idea where he had disappeared to.
Xue Yinzhou always moved like a phantom; if he didn’t want to see her, she definitely wouldn’t find him.
Shen Tang sighed, deciding to let it go for now. There’s always another day.
“Such a delicious smell!”
“Shen Tang and the others are grilling meat late at night, and I can’t sleep because I’m so tempted.”
“I’ve never smelled such fragrant grilled meat before, who’s grilling it?”
“It seems Shen Tang and Shen Li are the ones grilling, how did they make it so fragrant? If only I could taste it.”
“Shen Tang, that plump woman, can actually grill meat? We’ve underestimated her
before.”
The Beastmen in the camp were all kept awake by the enticing aroma, coming out of their tents to find the source of the smell.
Several females also approached, curiously asking, “Shen Tang, did you grill this meat? It smells so good.”
Shen Tang nodded with a smile, handing them a few freshly grilled skewers, “Try the
taste.”
“For me? Thank you.”
The females were somewhat flattered.
After all, their relationship hadn’t been good before; they often mocked Shen Tang in private, never expecting her to offer them grilled meat so willingly.
There was still plenty of meat left from the wild cattle Xiao Jin had hunted; it would be wasted if not eaten tonight. He called on several Beastmen to clean up the leftover meat, skew it as Shen Tang did, coat it in barbecue sauce, and make grilled meat.
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The Beastmen’s nutrient liquid was limited; most were hungry more often than not, yet embarrassed to eat the grilled meat for free, they went out to hunt some wild beasts, specifically to ask Shen Tang how to make grilled meat.
The previously quiet camp was now filled with discussion and laughter, the group sitting in clusters by the riverbank fire, eating grilled meat, turning the tense and low atmosphere into one of noise and relaxation.
In contrast to the ease and leisure among Shen Tang’s Beastmen, those who took another route were utterly different.
They had been ambushed by High-level Contaminated Species upon reaching the so-called Crystal Stone Mine!
Only then did everyone suddenly realize, there was no Crystal Stone Mine; it was a complete trap!
The City Lord led the team to break through the siege.
But the once large team was now almost halved.
The remaining Beastmen were injured or crippled.
Despair and sadness filled everyone’s hearts.
Shen Tang was eating grilled meat when her ears twitched, faintly hearing beast roars
from afar.
The other Beastmen in the camp also heard it.
“I think I hear Cook’s voice?”
“It sounds like a cry for help?”
“Weren’t they off to find Purification Crystal Ore? Did something happen?”
“Let’s go and take a look,”
Xiao Jin led a team of elite Beastmen over to assist.
Half an hour later, Shen Tang saw hundreds of black dots appear on the distant dim horizon, getting closer and closer, the black dots turning into Beastmen of various shapes.
One group of Beastmen with tattered clothes bodies covered in wounds, some even missing limbs, morale completely downcast.
While another group of Beastmen had eaten their fill, refreshed and spirited, forming a sharp contrast.
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“What happened to you? Why are you so injured? Did you find the Crystal Stones?”
“Don’t even talk about it, there was no Crystal Stone Mine. It was a trap set by those contaminated species!” The injured Beastmen explained the situation, eyes filled with regret and resentment.
The Beastmen who had followed the City Lord regretted it extremely, wishing they had listened to Shen Tang, saving themselves from such a close brush with death, almost losing their lives.
And the group of Beastmen who had originally come with Shen Tang, some had regretted missing the chance to get rich, but how they only felt grateful they hadn’t gone!
Shi Yin was also in a mess, her hair disheveled, face pale and frightened, clothes torn, body covered in bloodstains, not knowing whether from hers or others, her Beast Husband was also missing one.
Seeing Shen Tang step out from the group, Shi Yin’s expression turned grim and twisted, like a fierce ghost, she charged towards Shen Tang, cursing angrily, “You bitch, you knew it was a trap over there and deliberately encouraged me to go, didn’t you!”
“Why are you going crazy!”
Shen Tang had long been guarding against this insane woman. As she charged over, Shen Tang instinctively ran, hiding behind Shen Li quickly, “Block her, this crazy woman wants to bite me to death!”
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