Ring of Fate

Chapter 709 The Role of Food (asking for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month)
In another apartment building in the Memorial District, Orosei Street.

Lumian placed the cold half of the Fürth fish in front of Ludwig.

When Ludwig saw the fried fish in the exquisite wooden box, his eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly turned his head to look at Lugano.

Lugano understood what he meant, and found a set of children's knives and forks in the newly rented room and handed them over.

Lumian leaned back in his chair and watched Ludwig cut the remaining half of the fish into several pieces, chewing and swallowing it together with the meat and bones.

Without waiting for him to ask, Ludwig half-closed his eyes and said with a look of enjoyment:

"The Firth Firefish is a mutated fish species that was created by the Trier spillover pollution in the Quaternary Period. The species stabilized 769 years ago and mainly lives in the Danro section of the Madar underground river. The fish meat and blood can be mixed with various sunflowers to make a 'warm cocktail'. After drinking it, it can resist the effects of severe cold to a certain extent within half an hour.

"The Felt Fire Fish that has survived for more than ten years is a food rich in spirituality. Its meat, the blood of Beyonders in the Hunter Path, ice cubes, and lemon juice can be used to cook 'Ice Lemon Fish Fillet'. Anyone who eats it for the first time will be able to permanently reduce a certain amount of damage when facing the burning of flames. Eating it again will strengthen this effect, but it can only last for half an hour."

According to Franka, the first time you take it, it will permanently increase your fire resistance, and the subsequent ones will be temporary enhancements...Lumian nodded with some understanding.

Lugano, who was standing next to him, was stunned:
Ludwig actually knows how to cook?
And it’s cooking that involves supernatural powers!
Can I help him get spiritual ingredients and ask him to make similar delicacies for me?
That seems to be able to permanently enhance some of my abilities!

When Ludwig finished eating, Lumian suddenly thought of something:
The ritual for Franka to be promoted to the "Witch of Pain" is "to be burned on the stake for a quarter of an hour without using a substitute and to survive without going crazy."

"It would be great if Franka could eat the 'Ice Lemon Fish Fillets' made from Felt Fire Fish to increase her fire resistance to a certain extent. Although the pain caused by this will not be reduced, her hope of surviving the burning will be greatly increased. At that time, she can eat some more temporarily before the ceremony." Lumian's thoughts raced and he made a quick decision.

Go to underground Trier today and look for the Fürth Firefish that has survived for more than ten years!

Lumian took out the underground Trier map he had restored from memory from his "traveler's bag" - it came from the one Gardner Martin had shown him before, and began to look for the location of the Danro section of the Madar underground river.

As he examined it, he asked Ludwig with a smile:

"How can you accurately name the place of origin? Does the Felt Firefish know the name of the river where it swims?"

Ludwig licked his lips with satisfaction:

“They do know.

"During long-term fishing, humans will inevitably mention the names of rivers and river sections. After hearing them again and again, the Firth firefish will instinctively remember the corresponding cells even if they don't know what they mean."

“I see.” Lumian was just joking, but he didn’t expect to receive such a serious answer.

He pointed at himself and asked curiously:
"Can I eat 'Ice Lemon Fish Fillet' to reduce the burning damage caused by the flames?"

As a "reaper", Lumian's damage from fire is already quite low.

Ludwig picked up a piece of fish meat the size of a grain of rice from the exquisite wooden box and showed it to Lumian:
"Just a little bit."

After saying that, the little boy stuffed the remaining food into his mouth, without wasting anything.

"Well," Lumian sighed and smiled, "Something is better than nothing."

He plans to get himself a special "Ice Lemon Fish Fillet", and Jana, Anthony, Lugano and Ludwig will also have one each!
In order to accomplish this task, Lumian took the initiative to ask:

"What are the differences between a Felder's firefish that survives for more than ten years and an ordinary Felder's firefish?"

Ludwig said in a tone of reciting a book:

“The Felth Firefish, which has survived for more than ten years, is nearly one meter long and hides in a cave at the bottom of the river. It normally does not approach the water surface, but it is sensitive to blood and food rich in spirituality. It is very aggressive and is willing to take any risk when in an instinctive state.

"Their skin has hardened, they are not afraid of spear guns, they have sharp teeth in their mouths, they can eat humans who fall into the river, and their blood has a certain burning property."

After listening carefully, Lumian calmly made a judgment:
The Felt Firefish that have survived for more than ten years have no extraordinary characteristics, nor have they obtained extraordinary powers in a similar way as a gift. They belong to a population that has suffered pollution and has stabilized.

If they were allowed to live for another tens of thousands of years in a similar environment, they might evolve into creatures like the Batins black worm, with their own complete society.

Lumian put away the map and stood up. Before leaving, he looked at Ludwig and asked thoughtfully:

"In addition to bringing some permanent improvements, does this kind of special cooking also contain negative effects such as pollution?"

Ludwig looked Lumian up and down and was silent for a moment.

Lumian suspected that this guy was mocking him:

A person who is already seriously polluted has no need to worry about such a little pollution.

After a few seconds, Ludwig said:

"As a child, I don't understand these things. I only know that if you want to eat better and more delicious food, you have to bear the corresponding risks. Those who don't want to eat can choose not to eat..."

At this point, Ludwig instinctively added:
"If you don't want to eat, you can choose to leave the food for me."

Lumian nodded slightly, opened the door, and walked out of the apartment.

…………

In underground Trier, the Madar River flows through a quiet, empty, dark cave, and the sound of its rushing water echoes far away.

Lumian, Franca and Janna emerged from the shadows, one holding a calcium carbide lamp and the other two with empty hands.

This section of the underground river was guarded by suppliers who wanted to monopolize the food ingredient, Felt Fire Fish. But this was no problem for a "hunter" and two "witches". With the help of shadows, they passed through the patrol area and successfully reached the river.

Lumian raised the carbide lamp and found that this underground river was not only wide but also deep. There seemed to be many flooded caves at the bottom, and many strange-shaped fish swam around there.

After a brief observation, Lumian put away the carbide lamp, rolled up his sleeves, and squatted by the river.

He then plunged his right arm into the icy water.

"Are you just going to fish so hard?" Franca knew that Lumian liked "fishing", but she didn't expect that he would still fish when the prey was indeed a fish.

“What else?” Lumian laughed. “Take off your clothes, dive into the underwater cave, and catch it directly?”

"Not impossible." Franca said with a smile, "It's a good opportunity to appreciate your figure."

Lumian ignored the guy and a thin layer of white flame spurted out from the tip of his thumb.

The flame did not go out quickly in the water. Instead, with the support of Lumian's spiritual power, it turned into the shape of a knife and gently scratched his index finger.

A drop of blood spilled out and quickly spread.

The Felt fire fish swimming in the shallow part of the river seemed to have sensed something terrifying and quickly moved away from the area where blood was oozing.

Not long after, huge Felt firefish with hard, brown skin emerged from the caves at the bottom of the river.

One of them swam the fastest and arrived in front of Lumian's right hand in the blink of an eye. It opened its mouth and revealed its sharp white teeth.

Before it could bite down, Lumian suddenly clenched his palm into a fist and instead of retreating, he pushed forward and slammed into its mouth.

With a bang, Lumian grabbed the skull and dragged the huge ferth fish out of the river.

Silently, clusters of cold and evil black flames ignited in the river, burning Lumian's blood that had merged into the water.

This is from Janna.

"You can go back now." Lumian threw the huge Felt fish to Franka.

Franka used ice to freeze the food and stuffed it into her "traveler's bag" while looking around as if she was thinking about something.

"What are you thinking about?" Lumian asked sharply.

Franka pointed in a direction and said:

"I remember that we entered a special mirror world nearby and got the classical silver mirror that allowed Anthony and I to enter Trier in the Fourth Epoch."

"Yes." Lumian motioned for Franca to continue.

Franka retracted her gaze and said:

"I was thinking, if we can use the mirror world, can we ambush Moran Avni?
"I'm talking about the mirror world in the conventional sense, the mirror world that connects all the mirrors in this world."

The mirror world in the conventional sense is closer to a collection of the concept of "doors". It is not the real world, but a complex channel connecting different mirrors and different mysterious kingdoms.

In other words, if she could make use of the mirror world and master the correct positioning, Franka could hide directly behind the mirror that Moran Avini often used, and when the other party came in, she could immediately launch an attack.

“What do you really want to say?” Lumian raised an eyebrow.

Franca said eagerly:

“Since some pollution leaked out of Trier in the Fourth Epoch, creating special creatures like the Felt Fire Fish and the special mirror world we explored before, is there a corner in this vast underground where there is a small amount of pollution from the high-level witch power that has a long-term impact?

"There, will it be possible to pass through the mirror and enter the mirror world without becoming a demigod witch?"

Lumian thought carefully for a moment and said:

"possible."

Jane's eyes turned slightly and said:

“Could that be where you found the special mirror?

"That area must have been contaminated by the overflow of power from the Trier Mirror World in the Fourth Epoch."

“We can go and take a look.” Lumian laughed. “Don’t be too anxious. If it doesn’t work, we can just wait until Hisoka’s extraordinary characteristics are made into a seal. Then maybe we can transform into a ‘ghost’ and hide in the mirror. Of course, I’m not sure if the ‘ghost’ can use the world in the mirror.”

"Anyway, let's go look for it first!" Franka took out the fragment of her mirror world.

She hoped the object would provide some special feeling.

Lumian took a look, pondered for a few seconds, and said seriously:

“It would be useless to take the fragment of the mirror world.

"Take out the statue of the 'Original Witch'."

PS: Ask for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month~
(End of this chapter)