Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

Aside from the archer frogs that appear on the third floor, the killer ants on the fifth and sixth floors, the unicorn rabbits around the tenth floor, and the pangolin-like poisonous moths, the rest are all demi-humanoid monsters like goblins, kobolds, and orcs (pig-headed men).

Putting aside whether it's edible or not, it's certainly disgusting to prepare. This is perhaps the source of the aversion people feel.

Dungeon level 11.

This is the Misty Forest, and also the first armory in the upper level.

In the very center of the cave, encased in gray rock walls, a campfire flickers, dispelling the mist.

"Hey, Lord Charles, are we really going to eat this stuff?" Lily complained as she expertly cut up the monsters Uncle Charles had hunted.

Unlike before, the work of directly digging out magic stones has been listed as a prohibited activity.

A sharp dagger sliced ​​open the unicorn rabbit's belly, skinning and deboning it.

Destroying the magic stone will cause the monster to turn to ashes, so the only parts that can be separated from the unicorn rabbit are its limbs and head. The ingredients used are all individuals that have just hatched from the wall.

Although deaths are rare in the upper echelons, Shire is unwilling to touch any creature that has consumed human flesh and blood.

“Ah… I refuse!” Hayid crossed his arms, his eyes fierce.

"You said my actions were great before," Charles said, taking out the seasonings he had brought from Lily's bag and preparing the ingredients while teasing her.

He skillfully used ginger to remove the fishy smell, and then put brown sugar into a pot on the campfire to caramelize it.

Next, add bay leaves, star anise, cinnamon, etc., which were found in the 20 layers, and stir-fry them together with the rabbit meat until fragrant.

Open the kettle, pour in an appropriate amount of Shaoxing wine and soy sauce, stir-fry evenly, and simmer until the sauce thickens.

A plate of braised rabbit meat, so delicious it made my brother's mouth water, is ready.

The group sat around the large iron pot in silence.

Hyde swallowed hard, having to admit that Charles's cooking was quite good, and the spices were very special, smelling delicious and appetizing.

But the thought that the ingredients inside were monster meat made her instinctively feel a sense of resistance.

"What others do and what I try are two different things! No matter what, even if I have to jump off the city wall and die right here, I will 'absolutely' refuse to eat monster flesh!"

Seeing Hayd's strong resistance...

Charles hesitated as well.

Perhaps the soul is a stranger who came through the vortex of chaos. He doesn't feel the so-called resistance deeply, but he also vaguely senses that feeling.

"It feels... about the same as when I wanted to kill a god..." Charles muttered.

"Lord Charles, your idea is too dangerous." Lily's eyes widened.

Raul nodded: "Yes, yes."

“I’m just giving you an example,” Charles explained. “When you saw those evil gods, didn’t you want to tear them to pieces?”

Lily is ignorant and inexperienced.

Hyde said thoughtfully, "I really want to castrate all those male gods who are close to Lady Freya."

Wow……

Ais added, "Loki, I hate him. I want to kill him."

Raul: "Hey! We can't kill our own god!"

Everyone looked at Uncle Charles: "Uncle? You're so old, you must be very knowledgeable."

Chardo recalled, "I didn't, but I did see a woman who frequently used magic to bombard our chief god."

“Magic?!” Lily rolled her eyes. “It’s amazing that Lady Demeter has survived this long.”

“Uh…” Chardo scratched his head: “Haha, yeah. To be violent towards the goddess who provides us with food is a truly heinous crime.”

Charles gave Uncle Charles a suspicious look a few times...

Given Demeter's special status, no one should dare to criticize her. If we're talking about gods frequently mistreated by their kin, it seems only Hermes... and his leader—

Zeus…

An incredible idea arose in Charles's mind.

Hey, really?

This guy...could he be...?!

Unable to confirm

Even though he used the alias Charles, which offered little disguise, neither his face nor his appearance matched the two-dimensional illustrations in his memory.

Just like Ais...

Despite her young age, being called a 'doll' in Orario, a place teeming with gods, her looks already far surpass those of countless A-list celebrities. Even in Ciel Phantomhive, bathed in beauty filters and editing, she still appears quite stunning.

Ciel couldn't possibly match a face to the character in his memory.

Suppressing his slight surprise, Charles said seemingly casually:

“Well, Uncle Charles, aren’t you supposed to be very knowledgeable? You’ve certainly eaten more salt than we’ve eaten rice… so…”

Chardo rolled his eyes: You're practically saying I've eaten shit!

"You want me to eat first?"

Charles smiled slyly: "We have a custom where I'm from... Don't you admire me a lot? So you're my fan, so... the first bite of noodles goes first."

……

Chardo looked at the braised rabbit meat placed in front of him and said, "You want me to test for poison, don't you?"

Charles gave a comical look: "After all, you're the only one here... well, I mean, you have a unique taste..."

"So this matter is going to stay unresolved, isn't it?!"

Having tasted countless monsters, Chardo naturally wouldn't be averse to this dish that looked so delicious. He took the plate, grabbed the knife and fork, and immediately put it in his mouth.

"Wait!" Charles said seriously, "Hayd, you're a healer, right? Prepare some magic first!"

"Lily, take the oranges out of my bag and feed them to him if anything seems wrong! And Raul, the antidote..."

The group was on high alert, as if facing a black dragon.

Chardo, also feeling a bit nervous in the atmosphere, silently put the rabbit meat into his mouth...

Chewing, chewing, for a moment, Chardo's movements stopped, and his whole body trembled involuntarily.

"Gudong..."

Everyone swallowed hard, and Charles was especially on high alert.

The time has come to verify my hypothesis!

One second, ten seconds...

Chardo was still trembling.

The next second! He suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints...

"Oh no! Quick! Hyde! Magic! Healing magic!"

“Saya Gulweg!”

The golden light shone on Uncle Charles, and layers of white smoke rose up...

"Raul! Lily!"

Lily reacted quickly, stuffing the orange, peel and all, into Chardo's mouth.

"Hey... damn... sob sob."

"How are you? Are you alright?" Charles asked anxiously.

Chardo rolled his eyes and swallowed the orange, peel and all: "I just wanted to say it was delicious..."

The chewing motion stopped, and Chardo stared at his body suspiciously.

"So, there really is a problem, isn't there?" Raul asked nervously, "It's even smoking!"

Hyde asked with equal surprise, "You...your body?"

Her magic is automatic healing, which is a trigger-based ability of self-regeneration. This ability will not take effect if the body is not damaged.

“No, I’ve never felt this good before,” Chardo exclaimed sincerely.

The moment he swallowed the orange, the toxins that had been tormenting him seemed to lessen somewhat.

He stared at the orange in Lily's hand with a strange look in his eyes, a longing in them.

"Little Lizi, the orange in your hand..."

Chapter 58 The Hope of the Overlord

"What is this orange?"

Even if someone slanders me for eating... never mind. That doesn't count.

Chardo's nonchalant expression vanished.

He looked at Lily with slight excitement: "Are there any more oranges?"

Lily looked at Ciel: "This was brought by Lord Ciel. Do you like oranges, Uncle?"

Lily had also eaten the oranges that Ciel gave her. To be honest, they were quite ordinary, and she didn't feel any difference.

Charles narrowed his eyes.

It reacts to my magic orange?

The Magic Orange's effect is to purify and restore lost health. The lower your health, the stronger the effect.

Its purification function goes without saying; it can even remove the contamination from fallen immortal essence, and it will naturally be effective against some special toxins as well.

For example... Behemoth's deadly poison!