The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 238 The Legend of the Leaping Fish

"Is it absolutely foolproof...?"

Upon hearing Luo Mi's words, Liu Chuang suddenly shivered for no apparent reason.

As far as I can remember, whenever Lomi said that, their plans would usually end in disaster.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask again, "Lomi, are you sure there won't be any strange problems this time, right?"

“Of course.” Lomi glanced at Liu Chuang, then slammed her hand on the control panel, making the metal panel clang loudly.

"This time we won't use escape balloons. We'll go straight for an all-alloy, ultra-strong protective shell that can withstand even attacks from food spirits."

"I'd like to see what they can do to us this time!"

"That seems to be true." Liu Chuang nodded seriously, feeling a surge of confidence.

This alloy protective shell is not something that can be cut through by mere Grass-type moves, and as for fire, they don't need to worry about it in the water either.

"Alright, let's eat something first. We'll follow the Leapfish when it sets sail." Lomi looked confident. "There are a lot of people on the Leapfish, but I've already checked. They'll have places to stop and disembark for sightseeing. That'll be our chance to strike!"

"Hmm..." Liu Chuang listened absentmindedly, looking at the compressed biscuits that Lomi had handed him. "Lomi, are we just going to eat this?"

"There's nothing we can do, we've spent all the funds on equipment." Lomi sighed. "We'll just have to make do with this."

"But don't worry, we won't keep eating this this time."

"Hmm?" Liu Chuang's eyes lit up, and he felt a surge of anticipation. "You have a new way to make money?"

“Not yet.” Lomi shrugged, then pointed out the window. “But we’re in the Xiayun River!”

"This diving device comes with a fishing function. As long as we can catch fish, we can improve our meals!" Lomi puffed out his chest proudly. "How about that? I've thought things through very thoroughly this time, haven't I?"

"Snapped--"

Liu Chuang excitedly leaned over the lookout window, watching the fish-scale-like shimmering light outside swaying in the dim light, as if he could already see a grand feast.

"Comprehensive, so comprehensive!"

Just then, a flash of blue-purple light passed before Liu Chuang's eyes. It was a small fish with a gradient of blue and purple colors. Even in the dim light of the riverbed, its beauty was still striking.

Liu Chuang's eyes widened suddenly. "Luomi, look!"

"Huh?" Lomi couldn't help but show a look of surprise. "Such a beautiful fish, it might be some rare ingredient!"

"I didn't expect that we would have an extra gain before we even faced Qin Lang." As he spoke, Lomi started to operate the diving device.

Two robotic arms emerged from behind the device, unfurling a fishing net that quickly enveloped the small fish.

Just as the net was about to cover the other party, a dark shadow a meter long rushed past in panic and was caught in the net, struggling violently.

The little fish seemed startled, suddenly quickened its pace, and disappeared into the dark riverbed in the blink of an eye.

As the fishing net was quickly pulled in, a huge catfish with a vacant look was dragged into the diving device. When it saw Lomi and Liu Chuang, its vacant eyes moved, and then its huge tail lashed out at their faces.

"Clap clap-"

Romi: “…”

Liu Chuang: "..."

"Aaaaaah, I'm going to chop it up!!!"
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"Waaah—" Zuo Ge ate heartily from the plate full of food in front of him, and after a while, he comfortably drank the juice in his glass.

"what--"

"As expected of the free high-end meals included with the deluxe ticket, they are absolutely delicious!"

"Why do you always give me the impression that you haven't eaten in ages every time we meet?" Cao Dongdong couldn't help but ask. "Are all scholars like you, as they say?"

"That's not true..."

Zuo Ge scratched his head. "Actually, I do have some family assets, but I prefer to spend my money on things related to legends."

"As for food, I usually just eat whatever's convenient."

"Is the research in the legend really that expensive?" Qin Lang asked curiously.

“That’s for sure.” When talking about his area of ​​expertise, Zuo Ge immediately became much more professional. “Although even now, many people still don’t believe that those legendary creatures really exist, that doesn’t stop anything related to those legendary creatures from fetching astronomical prices.”

“I just bought this before we met this time,” he said, carefully taking out a box from his backpack and taking out a round scale about the size of his palm.

Under the light, the blue scales shimmered with iridescent colors, dazzling the eye.

"This is a scale left behind by the legendary creature, the Leaping Fish. I almost spent all my savings to buy it."

“Although it looks beautiful, it seems to be just ordinary scales…” Zhao Qian frowned slightly. “How can we be sure it’s real?”

Upon hearing this, Zuo Ge suddenly became speechless.

Seeing his expression, the expressions of Qin Lang and the other two became quite interesting.

"You can't possibly be completely unable to verify whether it's true or false, can you?" Cao Dongdong asked bluntly.

"The legendary creatures have long since ceased to appear before humans," Zuo Ge said dejectedly. "Unless I've actually seen them, I can't be sure..."

"But don't worry!" Zuo Ge said, looking like he had everything planned out. "I got that person's contact information. If I find out it's fake, I'll definitely go back and make trouble for him!"

Hearing this, Qin Lang and the other two looked at each other.

If the other party is selling counterfeit goods, their contact information will definitely be fake too...

"Forget it, why don't you tell us the legend of the leaping fish instead?" Qin Lang shook his head, both amused and exasperated, and changed the subject.

"Alright!" Zog nodded excitedly. "After obtaining the scales of the Leaping Fish, I did a lot of research on it."

"All the legendary creatures were once creatures that followed the First Food Spirit, and all the strange powers they possess originated from the First Food Spirit."

"But these beings do not follow each other at the same time."

"The Leaping Fish is a being that gained power by following the First Food Spirit in the later stages of its existence." Zuo Ge paused, "Therefore, studying it is of great help in understanding and studying the First Food Spirit."

"Legend has it that the Leaping Fish was once just an ordinary fish, but one day when it accidentally rose to the surface, it saw a bird flying over the water." Zuo Ge's eyes gleamed.

"That bird should be another legendary creature, because there are quite a few legendary bird creatures that followed the first spirit-eating creature. I can't be sure which one it is, but one thing is certain."

"That's because the leaping fish fell madly in love with the other at first sight!"

"...Eh?!" x3
(End of this chapter)