Warhammer 30k and the Great Tomb of Nazarick

Chapter 134 Ant Beef Noodles

On the way, out of curiosity, the Dragon Queen simply asked these merchants whether they accepted the currency of the human empire.

And every merchant expressed their willingness to accept the currency of the Human Empire.

When the Dragon King's daughter was shopping, she casually asked a few merchants why they were willing to accept this kind of money that was completely different from traditional currency.

The Dragon Queen knew that with the incredibly powerful military force of the Human Empire, there was no need to plunder wealth through indirect means such as issuing currency. Moreover, the technology and materials used in the currency of the Human Empire were not available here.

Theoretically, there is no possibility of counterfeiting, and it can be guaranteed that all the money received is real money. However, in the Dragon King's wife's understanding, although the imperial currency has so many advantages, ordinary small traders and farmers often cannot see so far.

They are accustomed to using their ancestral experience to deal with the current situation. One of the reasons is that the savings of these ordinary people at the bottom of society are too little, or even non-existent. They have no ability to resist risks and cannot withstand the hardships.

Another important reason is that even after several generations, their previous experience can still be used normally.

For such ordinary people, they instinctively refuse to change. In fact, change is often a bad thing for them.

The human world seems to be like a pool of stagnant water. Over the years, there has been only one lively fish, the Blood Emperor, and he was ruined by the Sorcerous Kingdom.

If it weren’t for the advent of the human empire, perhaps the future of mankind would be this bleak and unsustainable.

Thinking of this, the Dragon King's daughter couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly covered it up with a smile.

After several rounds of conversation, the Dragon Queen confirmed why the residents here could accept the imperial currency.

The Human Empire has set up exchange offices in several places in the capital of the Holy Kingdom, where the currency of the Human Empire can be exchanged for a variety of materials at any time. In addition to all the necessities of food, clothing, housing and transportation, specialties of the Human Empire can also be exchanged. The Dragon Queen saw that even the four-wheeled magic car made of steel can be exchanged here.

However, weapons from the Human Empire are not allowed to be exchanged, and unauthorized possession of weapons from the Human Empire will be punished as a felony.

Among the exchange items, various light industrial products from the Human Empire are the most popular. Now there are already many stores selling various small commodities from the Human Empire.

In fact, the Dragon Queen did not need to inquire further, because the servo skulls of the Human Empire would fly to crowded places from time to time and start broadcasting various established regulations.

It's really nice here.

After giving this evaluation, the Dragon King's daughter happily bought a lot of food, ate and drank all the way and continued on her way. In this way, she walked to the market next to the construction site with a large bag of food.

The Human Empire has planned the market here, making the entire market appear orderly, and even built several public toilets inside.

There were two soldiers from the Human Empire guarding each entrance and exit of the market. These soldiers were not as tall as Space Marines, they were just the size of ordinary people, but the Dragon Queen had seen the power of the laser guns in their hands.

Even a hero-level unit would feel uncomfortable if hit by a laser gun.

The entire market is actually not very big, only about 500 meters, but for the Dragon King's daughter, who was a native of another world, it is a rare prosperous scene.

In addition to the natives of the other world, there are also some non-combatants from the human empire setting up stalls in the market.

There are a lot of novel things in it. After all, although the light industry in the Human Empire is not taken seriously, it is still an interstellar empire after all. Taking out anything and putting it in this alien world can constitute dumping.

The busiest place in the market is a noodle shop, which is surrounded by a large crowd of people.

The Dragon King's daughter was very curious and went over to take a look.

There was a cartoon beetle-like thing with a thumbs-up sign on the sign.

The boss was shouting hard.

"Yi Niu Beef Noodles, authentic Yi Niu Beef Noodles, a delicacy for the brave, the ultimate delicacy from among the stars. Come on, come on, any brave man who dares to try it, it's free if it doesn't taste good."

The stall was not big, with a chopping board on which were placed bowls, chopsticks and many metal box-like things.

There was a big pot next to the stall, and it was steaming.

There were three people managing the stall. The stall owner was a middle-aged man around 40 years old, with well-developed muscles. He wore metal gloves and wrist guards of the same material, and was shouting hard.

A young man in his twenties, who seemed to be helping out. The strangest thing was that there was a man dressed as a priest standing next to him.

This group of three looked a bit out of place standing together, and the Dragon King's daughter really couldn't understand why a noodle stall would hire a priest.

The Dragon King's daughter took a close look at the priest. He was probably in his twenties, with a long face and was thin overall. Although his priest robe was kept very clean, it was obviously old.

The mark of the Holy Spirit on the priest's robe had been removed, but he also did not wear the emblem of the Imperial State Church.

This means that this is a wild priest who has given up his faith in the Holy Spirit but has not converted to the Empire's state religion.

In other words, for this priest, being a priest is more like a professional skill rather than an identity.

Considering the worship of the God-Emperor shown by the Human Empire before, the Dragon Queen was surprised that they would allow such a wild priest to exist.

The Dragon Queen also believed that the Human Empire would conduct an act of trial for heretics. It was said that it had happened once at the foot of the gigantic statue of the God-Emperor, and it lasted for three days and three nights.

But now it seems that the Human Empire is much more open than the Dragon Queen had imagined before.

Priest Ye felt a little embarrassed when being stared at, so he turned his head away and used advertising slogans to ease the embarrassment.

"Ant-bull beef noodles, a delicacy for the brave, would you like to try it?"

"Why is it called a delicacy for the brave?"

The Dragon King asked her curious question.

The boss was very happy to see someone taking up the conversation, and he answered loudly.

"Because the vitality of animals like ant bulls is very strong. Even if they have been cooked into braised meat, they will not die in most cases. They will even attack in your stomach."

"What the hell, is this ant bull some kind of undead?"

The Dragon King's daughter didn't understand, but she felt greatly shocked.

"I've checked. The immortals in this world can't compare to the ant bull in terms of vitality. I'm a chef who has been cooking ant bull dishes for ten years. After coming to this world, I absorbed the essence of this world's technology and finally created a cooking method that can retain the delicious taste of ant bull meat to the greatest extent."

"You know, before me, the processing methods of ant meat were either too expensive to accept, or they required complete inactivation by high temperature, roasting the delicious and juicy ant meat until it turned into carbon before eating it."

"But you don't need that here. This convenient magic from another world is just too useful. Combined with my skills, you can now enjoy the truly delicious ant meat. And the accident rate is only three out of ten!"

“Is this probability very low?!”

The Dragon King's daughter thought that either she had heard it wrong or her boss did not know how to count. Three out of ten, wow, what a probability that is.

"Very low."

The boss answered decisively.

"Then your purpose of hiring the priest is..."

"So that we can rescue the guests in time if they have any problems later."

The Dragon King's daughter felt speechless. My goodness, eating noodles would risk one's life.

"Don't worry. Although it is a rescue, the ant meat will only bite a hole in the stomach at the beginning. We can take out the ant meat that has not been killed as soon as possible, and then use the second-level magic to heal the wound. It is not that scary. Don't you really want to try it?" Seeing the Dragon Queen's hesitation, the people around her began to make a fuss, and loudly encouraged the Dragon Queen to give it a try.

The Dragon King's daughter finally understood what these people were doing. It turned out they were just waiting here to watch the fun.

The Dragon Queen thought about it and thought that her physique was much stronger than that of ordinary people, so she should not be afraid of this ant bull. She was also indeed curious about the special delicacy of this human empire.

Finally, under the encouragement of the people around her, the Dragon King's daughter agreed to have a bowl of ant-cow beef noodles.

The boss didn't charge me. He first took out a bag of noodles from under the chopping board and threw it into the pot to cook.

Then she picked up a can from the table, cut it open, and the Dragon Queen clearly saw the reddish meat inside moving.

The boss was not vague and did not give the ant beef a chance to escape. He picked up a homemade flamethrower and launched a fierce attack on the ant beef.

A few minutes later, the noodles were cooked, and the boss poured the roasted ant beef directly on top and served them to the Dragon King's daughter.

Looking at the piece of meat that was still trembling slightly, the Dragon King's daughter's eyebrows also trembled slightly.

"Don't worry, you can eat now, try it. And even if something goes wrong, we won't charge you for medical expenses and meals."

Unable to refuse the boss's kindness, the Dragon King's daughter had to use chopsticks to pick up a small piece of ant beef and taste it.

It’s true that this ant meat has a delicate texture, is delicious and juicy, and leaves a lingering aftertaste in your mouth.

It is now a first-class edible meat.

The Dragon King's daughter closed her eyes and started eating, and there were cheers all around.

As she was eating, she suddenly felt a burning pain in her stomach, and she screamed and lost consciousness.

When the Dragon King's daughter opened her eyes again, she found herself back in the house. The ceiling above her head looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where it was.

"Oh, you're awake. I have to say, you're pretty brave. You actually dared to eat the ant beef that wasn't fully roasted."

A gentle voice came from beside the Dragon King's daughter. She was startled and quickly got up to see, and saw Luo Jia sitting behind the table looking at her with a smile.

Although the level of the Dragon King's daughter is just that of an ordinary person, she is experienced. As the saying goes, old people are wise and old horses are cunning.

Now looking at the attitude of the Imperial Pope, how could the Dragon Queen not know that the secret of her transformation has been mastered by the other party, and it is very likely that someone has been monitoring her all the time.

"Your Majesty, I am truly sorry. I did not mean to conceal my physical condition."

The experience of playing a loli for so many years had made the Dragon King's daughter as hard as a rock. Now that she realized something was not right, she quickly performed the highest courtesy from the players to Luo Jia - asking him to step down.

Lorgar looked at the Dragon Queen and said gently:
"Okay, don't be afraid. You are a human according to the Empire's standards. There is no need to worry. We just want to confirm some things with you, and we also need your cooperation."

"Yes, yes, yes. I will tell you everything I know and do my best to cooperate with Your Majesty."

"Okay, stand up first. Kneeling is not a popular custom in our empire."

After Luojia gave such instructions, the Dragon King's daughter stood up carefully.

"Let's start with the first one. What's the matter with your ability to transform?"

"This is my innate ability. I have one-eighth of the blood of the Dragon King. You also know this. This is the power that comes from the Dragon King."

“Which one is your real body?”

"The current one is."

“Why do you want to maintain the appearance of a girl?”

"It's mainly to unite the forces in the country as much as possible. That way it's easy to arouse everyone's desire to protect it, and it's not easy to be hostile to others."

"absurd."

"Yes, yes, I'm so sorry."

Luojia gave a light scolding, which frightened the Dragon King's daughter so much that she quickly apologized. Luojia could only helplessly continue to comfort her.

Of course, Luo Jia didn't plan to just ask a few simple questions here and end it. The Mechanicus would also provide technical support to verify the authenticity of the Dragon Queen's conversation, and the psychics would also test her.

"Okay, tell me about your natural abilities."

"Yes, Your Majesty. My innate ability allows me to use origin magic through mass sacrifices. At most, I can even replicate the explosion of the Platinum Dragon King's most powerful origin magic."

"Sacrifice? How many people do you want to reach that limit?"

"This……"

The Dragon Queen subconsciously didn't want to say it. The saddest thing for her was to use human sacrifice to activate the origin magic. She was worried that the Imperial Pope would let her do something similar.

But then he thought, with the strength of this human empire, there is no need to borrow her power, so he gritted his teeth and continued:

“It’ll take a million people.”

"How powerful is it really?"

"It would probably create a crater several hundred meters in size, completely destroying everything inside."

"Does it mean that you can flatten the mountain?"

"Well, that can't be done. It's probably just blowing up houses and fortresses or something."

"I see. This is shockingly inefficient."

"I don't need or have to use your natural abilities, but I want you to assist us in the experiment now. Do you understand?"

"understand."

The Dragon King's daughter nodded hurriedly.

"Okay, then go back and wait for news."

Later, the Dragon Queen learned that most of her courtiers joined the local administrative agency formed by the Human Empire after training, and the adventurers of Crystal Tears were incorporated into a newly formed army.

The dwarves were ordered to relocate their entire tribe, and all dwarven people will move to the capital of the Holy Kingdom in the near future.

As for the Blood Emperor, because his surrender was too smooth and the gap in strength between him and Ainz was too great, the Empire did not continue to pursue his responsibility. But now the Blood Emperor is half disabled and has been temporarily arranged to retire in the capital of the Holy Kingdom.

As for the Baharus Empire's state master Fluda, I heard that he ran away early. As far as the Dragon King knows, the Human Empire will never let go of someone who volunteered to be raped. Maybe Fluda ran away because he heard about this situation.

As for her, she successfully entered the research institute of the Human Empire, and her main responsibility was to be studied.

(End of this chapter)