The delicacies of the heavens begin with obtaining gem meat.

Chapter 86 Mandrake, Giant Bat

Not far away, Jiang Yan found a snake-tailed chicken behind a dilapidated stone wall.

This pheasant with a robust body and a thick snake tail is perched beside a pile of stones, preening its feathers.

Seeing this, Jiang Yan walked straight over.

Upon noticing Jiang Yan approaching, the snake-tailed chicken immediately became alert.

However, upon discovering that Jiang Yan was smaller than it, the snake-tailed chicken's eyes flashed with ferocity, and it quickly charged towards Jiang Yan.

Seeing the snake-tailed chicken charging towards him, Jiang Yan suddenly thought of Leos's method of dealing with the snake-tailed chicken.

He quickly dismissed the thought.

Then, in a flash, Jiang Yan arrived beside the snake-tailed chicken.

Before the snake-tailed chicken could react and launch an attack, Jiang Yan had already severed its head from its snake head.

Jiang Yan carefully put the snake-tailed chicken away and searched the surrounding area. He quickly found the snake-tailed chicken's nest in the grass at the edge of the stone wall, where there were six snake-tailed eggs.

The shells of snake-tailed chicken eggs are gray and feel soft to the touch.

Jiang Yan simply collected all the snake-tailed eggs.

As for keeping one or two, there's really no need.

The area is teeming with snake-tailed chickens, and snake-tailed chicken eggs are plentiful.

Moreover, without the protection of adult snake-tailed chickens, even if these snake-tailed chicken eggs can hatch, the chicks will be hard-pressed to escape predation by other monsters. It would be better to collect them all and make the best use of them.

Jiang Yan continued his search for snake-tailed chickens. After capturing four adult snake-tailed chickens and more than ten snake-tailed eggs, he was satisfied and stopped, continuing his journey towards the base of the spire.

After descending rapidly for dozens of meters, we arrived at the lower half of the spire of the Golden Castle.

This section is mainly formed by a large number of fallen ancient trees intertwined.

Because of its age, the ancient tree has become somewhat decayed, and the accumulated dust has caused it to be covered with weeds, making it appear lush and green.

Jiang Yan glanced around and noticed some large, thick-leaved herbaceous plants growing on some of the fallen ancient trees.

With a sudden thought, Jiang Yan stepped forward and bent down to examine the area.

Lifting the leaves to reveal the roots underneath, Jiang Yan immediately recognized it – it was indeed Mandrake!

In the world of Delicious Dungeon, mandrake is a basic ingredient in magic and herbalism.

In addition, mandrake is also very delicious as an ingredient.

However, obtaining mandrake is not so easy.

Mandrakes emit a sharp, piercing scream once they are pulled from the soil.

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Furthermore, the sound of the mandrake seems to carry a mental impact, which can cause mental abnormalities at best, and death on the spot at worst.

So the magicians of this world came up with a plan: they would use trained dogs to obtain mandrake.

Tie the dog's collar to the mandrake with a rope, then walk a distance away and call the dog.

At this point, the dog will pull up the mandrake, but the price for doing so is that the dog will die.

In addition, another method is to cut off the head of the mandrake and then dig out the remaining rhizomes.

However, while this method can prevent mandrake from screaming, it greatly diminishes the flavor of the mandrake.

In fact, mandrake removes impurities by squeaking, making it taste better.

Jiang Yan didn't plan to use either of these methods.

Using dogs is too cruel and inefficient, and more importantly, he doesn't have any dogs to use.

Similarly, Jiang Yan didn't want the flavor of the mandrake to be compromised.

The ingredients must be the best.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yan decided to personally pull out the mandrake and put it into the "Food Restaurant" before it screamed.

As for how to retrieve and use it later, it was not a problem for Jiang Yan.

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Since mastering the advanced combination of Nen abilities, "En", Jiang Yan discovered that all the ingredients stored in the "Food Restaurant" could be placed anywhere within the area covered by his "En".

I didn't pay much attention to it before because I didn't need it, but now it's come in handy.

His circle can now reliably cover a ten-meter radius centered on himself.

This means he can place the mandrake ten meters away from himself.

Although we will still be affected by the screams of the mandrake, as long as we are prepared, there is nothing to fear.

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Yan grasped a leaf of the mandrake, his fingertips able to clearly feel the fine hairs on the leaf's surface and its slightly cool touch.

Jiang Yan suddenly pulled upwards!

Jiang Yan forcibly pulled out the mandrake with its complete root system.

Almost at the same instant the rhizome detached from the soil, a sharp scream suddenly erupted, with a tearing, penetrating force.

Fortunately, Jiang Yan was prepared. In the fraction of a second before the scream rang out, he had a thought and the Mandrake instantly disappeared and was taken into the "Food Restaurant".

Even so, the power of the fleeting scream still exceeded Jiang Yan's expectations.

At this moment, Jiang Yan frowned deeply, his right hand instinctively covering his forehead. He felt as if his head had been stabbed hard by a red-hot steel needle, and a sharp pain spread along his nerves.

It took quite a while for the dizziness to gradually subside.

"That scream was terrifying; that should be considered a psychological attack."

Jiang Yan shook his head, secretly marveling to himself.

This kind of attack, which leans towards the mental level, is far more troublesome than simple physical damage; at least for now, he has no way to defend against it.

However, a sudden flash of inspiration appeared in Jiang Yan's eyes, and a bold idea popped into his mind.

"Since the Mandela Grass Scream possesses such terrifying power, isn't it a natural sonic bomb?"

If you encounter a powerful prey or enemy in the future, you can place the mandrake next to them.

The effect is absolutely remarkable.

The moment this thought crossed Jiang Yan's mind, he couldn't suppress his curiosity.

He immediately looked around, wanting to find a suitable target to test his skills.

Soon, Jiang Yan's gaze settled on a tree hole not far away.

The tree hollow was deep and dark, with a lot of droppings scattered around the edges, emitting a faint fishy smell, clearly the nest of a large bat.

Giant bats are common monsters on the second level of the underground labyrinth. They are huge, with a wingspan of two to three meters. Their sharp teeth and claws are extremely aggressive, and they often appear in groups.

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It should be a good test of the actual effectiveness of mandrake.

Jiang Yan moved silently to a spot ten meters in front of the tree hole, then stopped.

He took a deep breath, and then the "spirit" within him began to spread outwards from him.

The invisible thought quickly enveloped the surroundings, and the situation inside the tree hole was now clearly presented in Jiang Yan's perception.

Five large bats hanging upside down inside the tree hole were emitting soft snores, their wings occasionally fluttering gently.

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