I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

"No, no, no, that's not it. My children are all oviparous, and their habits and preferences are more like those of frogs and fish that are externally conceived."

Upon hearing Pandora's words, Zelus looked completely understanding. It's no wonder that Pandora said her children were all cute and beautiful.

The scene shifts back to Yuhaka and his group...

Somewhere in the coral forest, Viya was leading Yuhaka and Heleya back to their tribe when she noticed a small stream nearby and said to them:

"Um, Youyou, Xiaoye (short for Heller), are you hungry all alone?"

Upon hearing Viya's words, both Yuhaka and Hailey's stomachs began to rumble. Viya responded with an awkward yet polite smile.

After speaking with Yuhaka and the others, Viya went to the stream and took out her halberd to fish.

For Viya, who has lived on a water-rich planet like Pandora for many years, fishing is something that every intelligent race on Pandora has learned, since water was the first resource used by many races on such a planet.

Viya slowly dipped her feet into the water to avoid scaring the fish away. Then, holding her halberd, she aimed at the leisurely fish below. After Viya targeted one of the fish, she swiftly pierced the large fish like a rattlesnake.

[Ding! Viya has killed a shellfish and gained 3 experience points.]

"Eh??"

Viya looked at the line of text that suddenly appeared with a puzzled expression, but she quickly understood what it meant. It was clear that this line of text was a divine blessing bestowed upon her by the Star God.

Viya derived the meaning above from the system's built-in knowledge package. According to the knowledge package, experience is something that can increase one's level, and level is something that can make one stronger. The higher one's level, the stronger one becomes.

However, this wasn't the time for Viya to concern herself with such things. After removing the shellfish she had caught from her halberd, Viya carried it to Yuhaka and Heleya, pointing at the shellfish, which was almost as long as her arm, and said:

"Youyou, Xiaoye, this is a type of fish we often eat. It tastes and feels really good!"

As she spoke, under the curious gazes of Yuhaka and Heleya, Viya skillfully began to dissect the shellfish. Using her small knife, Viya pried off the disc-like shell and set it aside as a plate. Then, she removed the inedible internal organs and bones. After slicing the shellfish meat into thin slices, she placed the sliced ​​fish meat on the disc-like shell, and thus, a shellfish sashimi dish was completed.

[Ding! Viya has prepared 1 piece of "Shellfish Sashimi"]

Chapter 538 [Yohaka: It tastes so fishy.....]

At a stream somewhere in the coral forest, Viya made a dish of shellfish sashimi, a specialty of Pandora. Yuhaka naturally knew about sashimi, since his city was located in the far east. He certainly had some knowledge of sashimi. To be honest, when Yuhaka first saw people eating sashimi on TV, he had a look on his face that said, "Strange knowledge has increased.jpg".

However, seeing how happily those people were eating, Yuhaka, out of curiosity, decided to try it himself and used a fish he had caught from the Monster Hunter world. Yuhaka immediately looked like he had eaten something bad, while Kanna, who was next to Yuhaka, calmly ate the fish sashimi. For Kanna, the tastes she could tolerate were better than Yuhaka's (eating raw butterflies, cicadas, and crabs).

The reason why Yuhaka's sashimi didn't taste good is because Yuhaka chose the wrong fish. The fish he selected was not suitable for sashimi. After all, Yuhaka chose freshwater fish that lived in ancient forests. Not only did the fish have many bones, but it also had a relatively strong earthy taste. Most importantly, Yuhaka didn't dip it in the right sauce.

This resulted in only Kanna (or perhaps the dragon?) eating the plate of fish sashimi that Yuhaka made.

Finally, after hearing Yuhaka complain that the fish sashimi she made was not good, Kobayashi took Yuhaka and the others to an authentic sashimi restaurant to eat sashimi. After that, Yuhaka learned that there are also some things to know about sashimi.

Yuhaka looked at the shellfish sashimi that Viya handed him and took out a pair of chopsticks from his dimensional portal. Viya was also stunned when she saw Yuhaka take out the chopsticks. Viya was curious about the two long things in Yuhaka's hand.

Then a box appeared in Viya's field of vision, containing not only the icons of the two small sticks but also information about those small wooden sticks.

【Chopsticks (Baradion)】

Introduction: A common dining utensil in China, usually made of wood, bamboo, porcelain, bone, ivory, metal, or plastic, and is part of Chinese food culture.

Upon seeing this, Viya had an "I see" expression on her face. She realized that these two thin sticks were actually a kind of eating utensil... The Niwei tribe uses their hands directly, and sometimes they use the daggers they carry with them as tableware.

But speaking of which, what exactly is that "Divine Sword Baradion" behind the chopsticks? It sounds like some kind of weapon!

While in the system space, Zelus saw Yuhaka using his own weapon as chopsticks, and wondered how the people of Biscotti would feel if they knew that their hero's sword was being used as tableware.

Yuhaka picked up a piece of crustacean sashimi with his chopsticks and smelled it. After not smelling anything unusual, Yuhaka put the crustacean sashimi in his mouth and chewed it. The crustacean meat was very soft, but it still had a slightly fishy taste.

Seeing Yuhaka's actions, Heleya also used the tentacle on his head to pick up a piece and chew it. Heleya didn't react much to this, after all, for Heleya, eating meat was just a matter of feeding.

Taste and such are irrelevant; only flesh and blood are what Heller needs.

Viya looked at Yuhaka and Heller with a slightly nervous expression. To be honest, she was a little worried that the two of them might not be used to the food in this place.

"Um, how does it taste...?"

Yuhaka looked at Viya with a serious expression and said:

"The smell is so fishy..."

Upon hearing Yuhaka's answer, Viya also looked shocked. Clearly, Viya had heard something unpleasant. Looking at the crustacean in her hand with a serious expression, Viya couldn't help but wonder if the fish didn't suit Yuhaka's taste. However, there seemed to be no problem with Heller, which reassured Viya a little.

Viya then asked Youhaka why he said the crustacean tasted fishy, ​​since she ate it without any problems.

Regarding Viya's issue, Youhaka also pointed it out, saying:

"The blood wasn't drained completely."

Viya was taken aback by what Yuhaka said, since the Niwei tribe usually leaves a little bit of blood when processing food like fish, which makes it taste better.

This is quite normal. Fish like crustaceans don't have much of a fishy smell, but the Niwei people traditionally use a little bit of blood from their prey for seasoning. Yes, you read that right, the Niwei people use the blood of their prey for seasoning.

Zelus and the others in the system space also heard Viya and the others' conversation. Zelus looked at Pandora with a slightly surprised expression and asked:

"Pandora, do your intelligent races use blood as a seasoning?"

Upon hearing Zelus's question, Pandora nodded and said:

“That’s right, Senior Zelus. Because the Niwei tribe and other tribes don’t have seasonings, they basically rely on the blood of living beings as a seasoning. For them, the taste of living beings’ blood is still within their acceptable range.”

Zelus scratched her head and said:

"Don't they use spices to coat their bodies? Can't those spices be used as seasonings?"

Upon hearing this question, Pandora nodded and said:

"That's not a problem, but... those kids didn't think of that."

Of course, Pandora wouldn't bring up this issue. As long as they didn't ask, Pandora wouldn't reveal it. After all, one can't interfere too much with the evolution of a race, nor can one help too much. After all, a race that hasn't experienced the hardships of life cannot survive on the cruel planet Pandora.

Then Pandora looked at Zelus with a puzzled expression and said:

"But I find this strange, Senior Zelus. Your host was a primitive Zerg, right? Why does it seem like she's picky about food?"

Regarding the Pandora question, Zelus spread her hands with a speechless expression and said:

"It's a long story, but on another note, if Youyou taught those Niwei people how to use seasonings, wouldn't you object?"

In response to this question, Pandora tilted her head and said:

“If it’s something that exists on Pandora, I have no objection.”

Chapter 538 [Youyou's Shellfish Sashimi]

Viya's crustacean sashimi was devoured by Heller, while Yohaka had no intention of eating any. After all, the fish Viya had prepared was a bit too fishy for Yohaka, which he didn't particularly like. So Yohaka gave the whole plate of crustacean sashimi to Heller and put it in his mouth.

Yuhaka wanted to demonstrate to Viya how to make fish sashimi.

The two then went to the stream to prepare to fish, while Heller watched from a distance.

Viya blushed slightly and glanced at Yuhaka beside her from time to time. Although Yuhaka had rejected the crustacean sashimi she had made earlier, which had made Viya a little disappointed, she quickly cheered up. After all, Viya was not willing to let go of Yuhaka, who was such a promising partner, not to mention that Yuhaka was the first person to woo her.

Yuhaka, unaware of what Viya was thinking, was focused on the fish swimming in the stream before him. Unlike the fish he usually saw, the fish inhabiting Pandora were rarely similar to those on Earth.

Take the crustacean, for example. In terms of appearance, it looks somewhat similar to a stingray wearing a round shell. However, in terms of shape, the crustacean is relatively rounder, while the stingray is relatively flatter. Moreover, the crustacean's tail is not like the stingray's sharp tail, but more like a bass's tail, looking like a super-sized tadpole.

Yuhaka spotted a relatively large crustacean in the stream. He then crouched down by the stream, poised to pounce. Viya, watching Yuhaka's pose, looked puzzled. Before Viya could ask anything, Yuhaka shot into the water like an arrow.

Viya, who was standing nearby, could clearly see Yuhaka plunge into the clear stream, bite a large crustacean, and then crash headfirst into the pebbles at the bottom of the stream.

Viya broke out in a cold sweat when she saw Yuhaka with his buttocks sticking out and his front door wide open. To be honest, Viya felt a headache coming on after seeing this scene.

Meanwhile, inside the system space, Zelus gasped for breath and couldn't help but say:

"Hmm...why does this scene look familiar?? (Reviewing the plot of Chapter 1)"

Viya looked at Yuhaka's big tail, which was taut and straight, and said with a hint of worry:

"Um... Youyou, are you alright...?"

As if hearing Viya's words, Yuhaka wagged its big tail to indicate that it was alright. Then Yuhaka sat up, with a lively turtle in its mouth. Yuhaka gave Viya a thumbs up on the shore to show that it was fine.

Seeing this, Viya's cheeks instantly turned a little red. For some reason, Viya found Youyou rather cute...

Then, Yuhaka placed the shellfish he had caught on the cutting board he had taken out of the dimensional portal. Viya and Heleya, who were standing to the side, watched Yuhaka examine the shellfish in his hand, clearly deep in thought. Having seen Viya dissect such a fish, Yuhaka naturally knew how to dissect this shellfish.

After observing for a while, Yuhaka took out the divine sword Baladion (shaped like chopsticks) from his dimensional portal and transformed it into a small hammer. Viya was stunned to see the chopsticks in Yuhaka's hand turn into a small hammer. After Viya rubbed her eyes and realized that Yuhaka was indeed holding a hammer, she couldn't help but marvel at how amazing the people from other Star God Worlds were.

After Yuhaka took the small hammer and smacked the struggling turtle on the head, the turtle was immediately dumbfounded.

After stunning the shellfish, Yuhaka transformed the small hammer-shaped Baradion in his hand into a sashimi knife suitable for dissecting the fish. Yuhaka then began to dissect the shellfish. First, Yuhaka dissected the disc-like shell on the shellfish's back, then removed all the shellfish's internal organs, and finally used the sashimi knife to cut off the shellfish's skin completely.

Viya was also puzzled when she saw Youhaka cut off the fish skin, so she asked Youhaka:

"Um... Youyou, why did you cut off all the fish skin?"

Upon hearing Viya's question, Youhaka also said to Viya:

"Fish skin, let's eat it in other ways, OwO~"

After hearing what Yuhaka said, Viya didn't say anything more, just nodded to indicate that she understood. To be honest, she really wanted to know what Yuhaka was going to make with the fish skin, but Viya was too embarrassed to ask Yuhaka directly...

After placing the fish skin in a bowl, Yuhaka removed the spine from the turtle's tail, the remaining bones, and the head, which had little meat. Then, Yuhaka thoroughly washed the turtle meat to remove any remaining blood and mucus, making the whole piece of turtle meat look much better.

Then, Yuhaka followed Viya's example and cut the crustacean meat into pieces, placing them on the cleaned crustacean's round shell. Although the crustacean sashimi was now ready, Yuhaka still had one ingredient left to use: the crustacean skin that she had just cut off.

Yuhaka made a simple cold dish with the shellfish skin, but when Yuhaka wanted to blanch the skin in hot water, a small problem arose: Yuhaka couldn't start the fire.

"O-O?"

Yuhaka looked at the stove in front of him, puzzled, while Zelus and the others in the system space also witnessed this. Pandora waved her hands and said:

"It would be very difficult to start a fire on Pandora because of its unique climate. There are basically no places on Pandora where you can start a fire, except for the rare volcanic environments."

Seeing that he couldn't light the fire, Yuhaka took out his barbecue grill and hung a pot of water on it. Viya and Heller, who were standing nearby, looked at Yuhaka's actions with some confusion. Then, Yuhaka lay down, took a deep breath, and then a burst of flames spewed out of Yuhaka's mouth.

"OAO!?"

Seeing Yuhaka breathe fireballs terrified the two, causing them to hug each other. In a sense, these two are the people most afraid of fire.

Chapter 539 [Youyou: "She's never even eaten soy sauce before?!"]

After Yuhaka used himself as a gas stove to boil water, he washed the fish skin and cut it into strips. He then blanched the fish skin strips in the boiling water for a few seconds. When they were almost blanched, he put the fish skin strips into the ice water.

Hmm? You're asking where the ice water comes from? Well, Yuhaka makes it himself, of course!

After setting the cooled shellfish skin strips aside, Yuhaka took out a large amount of seasonings and side dishes from the dimensional hole to prepare the dish. Viya, who was standing next to him, looked completely bewildered when she saw Yuhaka suddenly take out a large amount of things. She obviously didn't know what those things were, which was understandable, since the level of civilization on this planet was only about the same as in ancient times.

When Yuhaka poured the seasoning into the bowl, Viya smelled a fragrance she had never smelled before. Unlike other fragrances that are refreshing or uplifting, this one made her mouth water and she had a strong urge to eat.

After Yuhaka mixed the seasonings with the shredded ginger, minced garlic, and shredded scallions, he added the cooled shellfish skin strips and stirred. Once mixed, Yuhaka placed the prepared shellfish sashimi and the chilled shellfish skin salad in front of Viya and Heller, saying:

"Shellfish sashimi and chilled shellfish skin salad are ready! ~OwO"

After saying that, Yuhaka waved his hand to indicate that they could start eating. After seeing that Yuhaka said they could eat, Viya washed her hands and reached for a piece of shellfish sashimi to eat. As the shellfish sashimi entered her mouth, Viya chewed on the soft shellfish meat. Although she felt a little uncomfortable without the fishy smell, after chewing for a while, she felt that the shellfish meat in her mouth seemed to have a faint sweetness.