The delicacies of the heavens begin with obtaining gem meat.

Chapter 89 Exorcising Ice Cream, Mobile Armor

After separating from Leos and the other three, Jiang Yan began to proceed according to the route on the map.

Along the way, Jiang Yan also encountered many other monsters.

The rat was large and robust, with glossy fur. Its dark eyes gleamed with alertness, and it occasionally let out a squeak.

There were also forest goblins, hunched over and carrying simple stone tools, who gathered in twos and threes, whispering among themselves.

However, Jiang Yan considered these two kinds of monsters to be completely worthless.

Therefore, unless they take the initiative to provoke him, Jiang Yan will not pay any attention to them.

After more than an hour, Jiang Yan arrived at his destination. Looking around, he saw the roots of the ancient trees intertwined, like giant dragons plunging into the stone buildings.

Jiang Yan took out the maze map he had bought earlier.

Following the map, we quickly found the entrance to the third level of the underground labyrinth. A dilapidated stone door was half-open, revealing the darkness within.

Upon entering, the light gradually dimmed, and a downward passage appeared before us.

Having not learned any magic for lighting, Jiang Yan could only take out a torch and light it. The flickering flame instantly illuminated the path in front of him, and the dim yellow light cast shimmering shadows on the stone walls, making the passage appear even more mysterious.

Jiang Yan began to venture deeper into the maze along the passage, and soon encountered his first monster, a skeleton soldier.

After dealing with the skeleton soldiers, Jiang Yan continued deeper into the area, encountering more and more monsters along the way.

To Jiang Yan's dismay, although he encountered many monsters, they were not the ones he wanted!

They were all gargoyles, tree spirits, skeletons, ghouls—things that were all show and no substance, completely unsuitable for food.

Jiang Yan realized that his previous choice had been too hasty.

We should have asked Leos and the others about their situation beforehand.

If I had known this road was full of monsters, I would have preferred to go with Leos.

It was too late for regrets now. Jiang Yan could only speed up and try to avoid these monsters that couldn't be used as food.

However, Jiang Yan hadn't gone far when several wandering ghosts blocked his path.

These ghosts are immune to physical attacks. Jiang Yan also tried to attack them with his "mind," and although he could barely force them back, he could not cause any real damage.

Trying to escape directly, these ghosts relentlessly pursued him like a persistent leech.

"It seems we must find a way to get rid of them."

Jiang Yan looked at the ghost chasing behind him with a hint of displeasure in his eyes.

Do you really think he has no other choice?

Having made his decision, Jiang Yan quickened his pace, temporarily shaking off the ghosts.

However, Jiang Yan knew that these ghosts would find him soon.

Therefore, without delay, they quickly took out the iron pot and various ingredients.

Place the pot on the lit fire, pour in some water, add coarse salt (which is believed to ward off evil spirits), strong liquor, garlic—and the glutinous rice cakes that were previously eaten as a snack.

Although there is raw glutinous rice, it's better to use glutinous rice cake if you want to eat it.

Then add sugar, milk, and chopped carnivorous plant fruit.

Of course, sugar, milk, and carnivorous plant fruits are also added to enhance the flavor.

Use a spoon to stir the ingredients in the pot evenly; the spicy, sweet, and fruity aromas intertwine and blend together.

A dish of exorcising evil spirits without nationality has been completed, though it is still only a semi-finished product.

Quickly pour the food into a sealed glass jar and tie it with a rope.

At this moment, the ghosts also came looking for them.

Jiang Yan flicked his wrist, grabbing the rope and swinging the glass bottle like a meteor hammer at the pursuing ghost.

The glass bottle struck one of the ghosts, and the ghost's form vanished as quickly as melting snow.

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"The results are pretty good!"

Jiang Yan smiled and began attacking the other ghosts by waving the glass bottle.

Soon all the ghosts were swept away.

The glass jar was now covered in frost. When opened, the contents had solidified and looked just like ice cream.

Scoop out a small piece with a spoon and put it in your mouth. The salty and sweet flavors intertwine with a hint of spiciness, and the cool texture melts on your tongue, creating a unique taste.

Jiang Yan simply took the exorcising ice cream and continued deeper into the maze while eating it.

Jiang Yan soon arrived at a spacious hall.

At this moment, dozens of suits of armor were neatly arranged on both sides of the hall. These suits of armor were all the same style and gleamed with a cold metallic luster.

A look of understanding flashed in Jiang Yan's eyes; these armors were actually monsters known as "moving armor."

Almost all adventurers assumed that the mobile armor was controlled by someone, but Jiang Yan knew that the mobile armor was actually a mollusk similar to a shellfish.

These metallic armors are actually the shells of those soft-bodied creatures.

As these mollusks grow, their shells develop into components such as helmets, arm guards, shields, and longswords, which combine to form a complete suit of mobile armor.

Jiang Yan couldn't help but admire the imagination of the berserker who created the mobile armor.

Jiang Yan was naturally very interested in these mobile suits of armor, and in a flash, he rushed into the hall.

As Jiang Yan approached a piece of movable armor, the armor immediately came to life and launched an attack on him.

However, Jiang Yan still felt that the speed of the mobile armor was a bit slow.

After easily dodging the attack, Jiang Yan decisively disassembled the components of the mobile armor.

At this moment, another piece of movable armor next to it also started to move.

After more than ten minutes, Jiang Yan dismantled all the mobile suits that were originally neatly arranged in the hall into scattered parts such as helmets, breastplates, arm armor, and longswords.

After confirming that the active armor was no longer capable of resisting.

Jiang Yan stepped forward and began to collect the parts of these mobile armors into the "Food Restaurant".

After finishing, Jiang Yan clapped his hands, scanned the empty hall with his self-glow to make sure nothing was missed, turned around and left, continuing to advance deeper into the maze.

Soon, Jiang Yan arrived at a downward staircase according to the map. After descending for about ten minutes, he reached a platform, where the downward staircase was completely blocked.

After opening the map and taking a look, Jiang Yan confirmed that there was a hidden passage here.

However, the map does not directly record how to open the passage.

This left Jiang Yan feeling helpless, and he had no choice but to find a solution himself.

However, after searching around, Jiang Yan still couldn't find the mechanism to open the hidden passage.

But Jiang Yan also had his own method. He took a deep breath and used the combination of "Nian" and "Yuan".

As the circle took shape, every detail on the platform was clearly reflected in his perception.

The subtle carvings on the stone wall, the barely noticeable grooves in the ground, the passage behind the wall —

In just a short while, Jiang Yan found the location of the mechanism.

Arriving at the seemingly flat stone wall on the left, I raised my hand and pressed it onto a seemingly ordinary brick. With a slight force, I heard a soft "click" as the brick was pressed into the stone wall.

Immediately afterwards, the stone wall next to them rose up, revealing a deep passage behind it.

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