The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 394 An Astounding Discovery!
Hearing the stall owner's exclamation, Qin Lang and the others showed expressions of surprise mixed with not being surprised.

It seems he really does have a considerable understanding of the Silver Oriole.

"Of course I know." Qin Lang smiled and decided to get straight to the point. "In fact, this is the main reason we came to Lanqiu City."

"Oh, right, you're tourists from out of town." The stall owner looked enlightened, a complex expression on his face, seemingly hesitant and apprehensive, yet also filled with anticipation.

"My name is Xu Guang," he said softly.

"This isn't the place to talk. If it's convenient, could you please come to my booth after today's event?"

"Of course." Qin Lang's eyes lit up, and he nodded with a smile.

After agreeing on a meeting time, Qin Lang led the others away from Xu Guang's stall. Di You, who was full of questions, finally spoke up at this moment, "Qin Lang, what is this Azure Silver Nightingale you're talking about?"

"You came to Lanqiu City, and it's related to you?"

"The Silver Oriole is a legendary creature." Qin Lang didn't hide anything and slowly explained, "You personally experienced the disaster that happened in Yuehu City before. The Leaping Fish that appeared in that disaster is a legendary creature. The Silver Oriole and the Leaping Fish have a certain connection."

"And we are looking for it for some reason."

“A legendary creature…” Di You couldn’t help but gasp. “I always thought it was just a legend, but I never imagined it actually existed.”

At this point, his expression suddenly tightened. "You mean, the Silver Oriole is in Lanqiu City?"

"Will it end up like the leaping fish...?"

"No." Qin Lang shook his head decisively. "The Leaping Fish was in a berserk state at the time and had completely lost control, which is why it acted that way."

"After it returned to normal, it left on its own."

"The vast majority of legendary creatures are benevolent towards humans, and at least they will not attack humans without reason."

"As for whether the Silver Oriole is in Lanqiu City..." Qin Lang paused, "to be honest, we don't know either."

"We only deduced that it had been here through some clues. Legendary creatures are always mysterious and rarely appear in front of people."

"So whether or not we will meet each other is completely unknown."

"I see." Di You breathed a sigh of relief and turned his gaze to Wei Shasha. "Shasha, does your family have any records about the Silver Oriole?"

“No.” Wei Shasha shook her head blankly. “If we’re talking about nightingales, it seems there’s only the evil nightingale…”

Before she could finish speaking, she shook her head sharply again, "Hearing Qin Lang say this, these two are clearly not the same thing."

“Perhaps, as Qin Lang said, the other party had been to Lanqiu City before, but did not appear in front of humans, so no one knew about it.” At this point, Wei Shasha showed a thoughtful expression. “Because of the evil nightingale that once existed in Lanqiu City, everyone hates nightingales and regards them as ominous.”

"Perhaps that's why the legendary creature called the Silver Oriole hasn't shown itself?"

Qin Lang and the others were slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

To be fair, Wei Shasha's reasoning did provide them with a new direction for thinking.

Because the residents here dislike warblers, the Silver Warbler is unwilling to show itself to avoid any unpleasant situations.
You know what, it actually makes a lot of sense...

But then, what about Xu Guang, who knows the Silver Nightingale, and his somewhat unusual behavior?
After pondering for a moment without finding a solution, Qin Lang shook his head. "The second performance is about to start, we should go buy the tickets."

As for Xu Guang's matter, perhaps the answer will be revealed when we meet him again after today's grand event.
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Some distance from the main venue of the Magnolia Food Festival, amidst a sea of ​​night-blooming jasmine, Liu Chuang curiously approached the dilapidated stone statue surrounded by the orchids, poking its mottled and rough surface with a finger. "This stone statue has been here for who knows how many years. Exposed to wind and sun, it's now impossible to tell what it's carved on."

As he spoke, he looked down at the inscription that should have been on the base of the stone statue.

Undoubtedly, these inscriptions have been completely worn away by time and are no longer discernible.

After a fruitless search, Liu Chuang shook his head in disappointment and turned to look at Lomi, who was walking back and forth with a detector in her hand not far away.

"Lomi, have you discovered anything?"

"Yes, but it's not certain yet," Lomi said without looking up.

Although he couldn't see her expression, Liu Chuang could tell from her voice that Luo Mi was serious at that moment, and couldn't help but quickly step forward.

What was discovered?

"Shh~" Lomi held up a finger and made a "shh" gesture. "I detected abnormal energy fluctuations in this area."

"The intensity of this energy fluctuation is very weak, but the analytical level is extremely high."

"...Huh?!" Liu Chuang couldn't help but gasp.

The high level of analysis indicates that the entity corresponding to this energy is extremely powerful, most likely a high-level rare spirit, or even a legendary being.

The weak energy fluctuations mean that the corresponding things are far away from them, or that they have been mostly blocked by some force, or that they once appeared nearby but now only a few remnants remain.

But regardless of the possibility, for Liu Chuang and Lomi, such a discovery means…

"Promotion to Operator! A generous reward!" Liu Chuang's eyes lit up. "So what do we do now? Report it immediately?"

"No rush, wait until I find the location with the strongest energy." Lomi shook her head and casually tossed another energy detector to Liu Chuang.

"Let's look for it together."

"Okay!" Liu Chuang nodded excitedly. After turning on the instrument, he and Luo Mi split up and searched almost the entire area around the stone statue. Suddenly, a sharp sound came from the detector in his hand.

"Found it!" Liu Chuang exclaimed, seeing the energy fluctuations on the detector increase several times over. "It must be this way!"

"Let me take a look!" Lomi ran over quickly, and after glancing at the detector, her eyes also lit up with excitement. "Report it now."

"The distribution pattern of this energy fluctuation does not conform to the characteristics of residual energy, so the thing that emitted the energy is most likely still there!"

The two exchanged a glance and, without hesitation, chose to report it.

A few moments later, the two men received a reply to their report.

However, upon reading the reply, the excitement in Liu Chuang's eyes suddenly faded somewhat. "Lomi... what does the organization's reply mean?"

“What else could it mean?” Lomi shook her head, a complex look flashing deep in her eyes. “Mingjing Prefecture has recently increased its surveillance of the hunting teams significantly, and Lanqiu City is currently under lockdown.”

"Due to two reasons, the organization is temporarily unable to send high-ranking members here, so..."

"We will be in charge of the investigation."

(End of this chapter)