Battle Through the Heavens, Reborn as Xiao Yan's Sister

Chapter 89 Improvement
"Quiet."

Queen Medusa's voice rang out again, still in a cold tone, but with an undeniable air of authority.

The snake people below immediately fell silent, not daring to utter another word.

Xiao Yue ignored the surrounding chatter and focused intently on cooking the cassava in her hands, controlling the heat and time perfectly.

at last,

After a period of slow simmering, the color of the liquid in the pot begins to change. The plant ash and lime powder expel its toxins, and the liquid slowly changes from the initial dark green to light brown and light gray.

"All right."

Xiao Yue announced softly, then gently stirred the liquid in the pot with a wooden spoon to ensure it was evenly mixed. She then sprinkled in some cold-natured medicinal powder, causing the liquid in the pot to gradually solidify into a gray, translucent tofu-like substance.

Both the method of preparation and the final appearance are almost identical to the konjac from my previous life, except that this refined cassava is more toxic than konjac.

"This is…"

The tribe's old chief couldn't help but peek out curiously, clearly not understanding what the human woman in front of him was doing.

"Although cassava is poisonous, it also contains rich nutrients. As long as it is processed properly to remove the toxins and made into this form, it can satisfy hunger and taste quite good," Xiao Yue explained simply.

With this remark,
The snake people around them were stunned. They had never thought about this question before. In their view, cassava was something that was only highly poisonous and dangerous, and they never thought of using it as food.

Is this stuff really edible?

A young snake-woman hesitated before asking, looking at the grayish, somewhat elastic-looking thing in the pot, her eyes filled with disbelief.

This was a food they had never seen before!

Who is willing to be the first to eat sweet potatoes?

Saying,

Xiao Yue looked around, her gaze sweeping over the many snake people, as if searching for the one who would dare to be the first to try.

The snake people in the stone village looked at each other, but for a moment no one answered.

"That thing looks inedible no matter how you look at it. I, MacArthur, would rather jump into a volcano in the desert and die outside than eat a single bite of this human-made stuff!" a snake-man muttered under his breath.

These words immediately attracted the attention of many people in various parts of the tribe, and many people turned to look at him in agreement.

"I come!"

finally,
It was the old leader, a Grand Master, who stepped forward. He was the oldest and held the highest position, so naturally he had to take the lead in trying.

He took the tofu-like substance made from refined cassava that Xiao Yue handed him and carefully took a bite.

"what about the taste?"

The surrounding tribesmen gathered around, and some snake-people children stared at him expectantly.

"It's hot, smooth and elastic, and very fragrant!" The old chief said, smacking his lips as he held the bowl.

Saying,

He gulped down a large bowl of food. Food was scarce in the tribe, and even he, as the chief, had been saving every penny lately. He was truly hungry.

Seeing how much he enjoyed his food, the other snake people in the tribe all swallowed hard.

“It seems this refined cassava really is edible…” the snake-man named Maiath hesitated before speaking, his throat bobbing as his gaze lingered on the bowl and the refined cassava in the old chief’s hands. “Grandpa, I want to try some too!”

The young snake-woman squeezed forward, took the fine cassava tofu that Xiao Yue handed her, and took a bite, imitating the old chief.

Her eyes lit up, her mouth was full of the aroma of hot oil, and she ate several more bites before stopping.

Seeing this, the other snake people couldn't hold back any longer. They all crowded around, wanting to try this novel food. Before long, the large pot of fine cassava tofu was completely devoured.

"I never imagined that this refined cassava would be so delicious!" a middle-aged snake-man exclaimed. He had always thought that refined cassava was a dangerous plant, but he never expected that with the help of humans, it would become such a tasty food.

“Yes, and it fills our stomachs too,” another snake-man chimed in. “Looks like we can plant more refined cassava in the future.”

"Wow! It smells so good!!!"

This is MacArthur's assessment.

Hearing his somewhat familiar words, Xiao Yue found it a little funny.

“Miss Silver Moon, I wonder if you could teach us this method…” At this moment, a snake-woman swam over, swaying her snake tail, and asked cautiously.

“Of course.” Xiao Yue nodded. “However, you need to process the cassava according to my method. Otherwise, if it is not processed properly, you will still be poisoned.”

Xiao Yue was generous and, in response to the inquiries from several snake-woman women, taught them the production method without reservation. She even taught them how to cultivate refined cassava.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
She had no other thoughts. Although she had always heard that the snake people in the desert were ferocious and tyrannical, she found that snake people were no different from humans after she came to this tribe.

Among snake people,

There are also ordinary children and ordinary women. They all have their own families, their own beliefs, their own culture and customs, and they possess all the good and bad qualities that humans have, including joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, separation, reunion, cunning, treachery, simplicity, and kindness.

Although Xiao Yue appears aloof on the surface, this is only true when dealing with those who have ill intentions. When dealing with the weak and grassroots groups, she is actually polite and gentle.

Rather than saying Xiao Yue was helping the snake people,

Rather, it's more accurate to say that she helps the masses of suffering people in the lower classes.

She was well aware of what this refined cassava processing technique meant for the entire snake-people tribe.

this means,

Those small tribes living below the poverty line may be able to escape the plight of hunger, thereby reducing their invasion and plunder of human territory. Friction between the two tribes will also be much less. It can be considered a roundabout way to save the country, although the effect may be somewhat negligible.

"Sister, this is for you..."

At this time,

The snake-person child presented Xiao Yue with a peculiarly shaped ruby. It was the same ruby ​​that Xiao Yue had just healed. It seemed to have been given to the child by his mother, and it was probably the most precious thing in the family.

There's no better reward than this.
Xiao Yue took the sparkling ruby, chuckled, and took out a candy from her ring and gave it to the other person.

"Thank you sister!"

The snake-man child's eyes lit up. He happily accepted the candy, then, swaying his snake tail, he skipped and hopped back to his mother's side.

For children of the snake people, sweet and sour candies are a rare treat, and many snake people may never know what sweetness tastes like in their entire lives.

(End of this chapter)