Out of gratitude for the food Mo brought back, and for the sake of their future friendly relationship, Bai Ze felt he should cook some food for Mo.

After all, they've been working so hard away from home for so long, and they've been traveling all night. They must not have been eating or sleeping well.

Moreover, Bai Ze himself was hungry.

The people here only eat two meals a day, but Bai Ze is not used to it. As a standard modern human, the lunch is far more valuable than the other two meals.

Bai Ze first sliced ​​off all the fat parts of the Humming Beast and boiled a large pot of oil in a stone pot.

Jue, drawn by the aroma, came closer. Bai Ze casually picked up a fried piece and held it to his lips: "Freshly fried food is the best."

Jue reached out to take it.

"It's all oily, so don't get your hands on it," Bai Ze said with a chuckle. "Open your mouth."

Jue obediently did as she was told.

Bai Ze stuffed the fried pork cracklings into the child's mouth, his eyes crinkling into a smile: "Doesn't it smell delicious?"

Jue nodded. After spending two or three days together, he gradually relaxed a lot in front of Bai Ze.

Bai Ze scooped out the oil residue from the stone pot, enough to fill two large bowls.

He picked up the leaves that were used to hold food, lined them with two layers, and then packed up half of the fried pork cracklings.

Bai Ze handed this to Jue: "Take this to Xi and the others."

Jue nodded, picked up the hot oil residue, and ran out.

Qing was also preparing food for Yan. They had built a stove outside the cave and would cook outside when the weather was nice.

Xi had transformed into beast form and was lying in the sun, basking in the warmth, its tail swishing back and forth, looking quite content.

Orcs have a keen sense of smell. Before Jue even got close, Xi suddenly opened his eyes and got up from the ground.

"Awoo~"

Upon seeing Jue arrive, Xi immediately pounced over, its front paws gripping his shoulders, its fluffy head rubbing against its best friend's neck.

"Alright, Xi." Jue endured the tickling, held up what she was holding, waved it under his nose, and said with a smile, "Look what I brought you."

"Awoo~" Xi shook her head happily, quickly ran back to the cave, transformed into human form, put on her clothes, and came out.

"Jue is here," Qing greeted Jue as she added firewood.

"Yes, my father asked me to bring you some things." As she spoke, Jue opened the leaf she was holding, revealing a lot of oil residue inside, still warm.

"It smells so good!" Qing sniffed it, her face showing surprise. "Jue, what is this?"

"I know!" Xi leaned closer, tilting her little face up. "This is pork crackling, made by Jue's uncle. It's delicious."

As she spoke, Xi picked up a piece and gave it to Qing: "Father, please try it!"

Qing took a bite, her pupils contracted slightly, and the food in her mouth was crisp and crunchy, with a rich meaty aroma.

"Jue, what's this made of? It's so delicious!"

Jue replied, "The Humming Beast."

Qing accepted the gifts from Jue, went into the cave, took out some fruit, and said with a smile, "Please thank your father-in-law for me."

Jue shook her head: "No need."

"Here you go." Qing rubbed the cub's head.

When Jue returned, Bai Ze had just taken the stir-fried dishes out of the pot.

A huge plate of stir-fried mushrooms and pork, so fragrant it makes your mouth water.

"What's this?" Bai Ze asked, noticing what the child was holding.

"Qing gave them to me." Jue spread out the leaves, revealing round, red berries inside.

It looks a bit like a red date.

Bai Ze picked it up and looked at it. It really was. After steaming and drying it, it would be great for making soup.

There are so many things in this forest, Bai Ze wants to go out and gather more.

I used to enjoy watching videos of people going to the beach or mountains to pick mushrooms, and now I actually have the chance to do it myself.

Thinking that Mo's appetite would be even greater, Bai Ze cut off several thick pieces of Moo Moo beast meat, which were very tender tenderloin.

Bai Ze placed the stone slab on the stove, first frying the fattier MooMoo beast meat to render the oil, then placing the thick tenderloin on top, frying it slowly over low heat, turning it over and over.

When Mo returned, still damp from the rain, he could smell the fragrance emanating from his cave from a great distance.

White smoke drifted slowly out, and Mo Qing couldn't help but quicken his pace.

At the cave entrance, a large and a small boy sat on the ground next to the stove. Jue was using chopsticks to turn the mushrooms on the stone slab over, while Bai Ze directed them from the side.

The atmosphere was exceptionally peaceful.

Mo was stunned, thinking he had seen wrong. If it weren't for the two familiar faces in front of him, he would have wondered if he had wandered into someone's cave.

Jue caught a glimpse of the cave entrance out of the corner of his eye and called out, "Father Beast."

Bai Ze also looked up and smiled, "You're back."

"Hmm." Mo was still holding the washed animal skin garment in his hand, which was dripping wet.

Bai Ze had been drying mushrooms and ginger, which he would be using soon, on the large rock by the entrance. He was about to move it to another place when he caught a glimpse of the scene inside the cave and for a moment forgot about it.

Upon seeing this, Bai Ze quickly said, "I'll move the things that are drying in a different place."

"No need." Mo turned around and hung the clothes on the stone wall diagonally above the cave.

There was a raised platform there, but it was a bit high up. Bai Ze thought it would be a good place to dry things, but unfortunately he couldn't reach it.

Mo entered the cave and was quite surprised to see the abundant food on the table.

He looked at Jue with a questioning look in his eyes.

Jue said, "It was done by the Father."

"Let's eat." Bai Ze handed the chopsticks to Mo.

Mo sat down. In front of him was a plate of food he had never seen before, which emitted a rich aroma.

He took a bite with a slightly cautious air.

The taste was unique, unlike any food he had ever eaten before.

Mo looked up and saw two pairs of blue eyes staring at him.

It's obvious they're waiting for his reaction.

Mo and Bai Ze rarely communicated, and even when they did, it was mostly unpleasant.

Such a peaceful atmosphere is truly rare.

"Very good." Mo was still a little unaccustomed to it, but his tone remained calm, as if he were making a serious statement.

"What kind of food is this?" Mo asked, picking up a grayish-white strip from the plate.

"The mushrooms in the stir-fried mushrooms with meat," Bai Ze said, "are made with things that are dried outside and the meat of the Hengheng beast."

"mushroom?"

"I went out to gather these with Qing." Bai Ze pointed to the whole mushrooms that were fried next to the Moo Moo beast meat. "They look like this."

When Mo tasted the Moo Moo beast meat, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes. The meat was very tender, unlike before when he had to tear it apart with force.

It tasted great, better than any other barbecue he had ever eaten, with not a trace of burnt or bitter taste.

"Jue, eat." Seeing that the child didn't move, Bai Ze gently tapped the plate in front of him.

Jue, who was sitting properly to the side, had been swallowing his saliva for a long time, but he thought that this was made by his father for his father, so he didn't dare to eat it.

Upon hearing this, he immediately picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of the stir-fried mushrooms and pork that he had been eyeing for a long time.

After several days of traveling and only having a quick bite to eat each time, Mo was already starving.

He ate quickly, but his movements were very refined.

Bai Ze found it amusing that the two figures, one large and one small, even ate in the same way.

My empty stomach was gradually filled with food, and my fatigue slowly subsided.

Perhaps because of Bai Ze's change, the atmosphere in the cave also changed, no longer as heavy and oppressive as before.

Seeing him slowly eating the piece of meat in front of him, Mo surprisingly spoke up, "Don't worry about the food."

"Hmm?" Bai Ze looked up. "Oh, no, I can't finish that much. You eat it."

Mo ate with great relish, and in the end, Bai Ze was truly astonished by his appetite.

Are orcs really that big of a eater?

Seeing that Mo had eaten and drunk his fill, Bai Ze said, "We're out of salt at home."

Mo nodded: "Okay, I'll go get it from the clan leader later."

Bai Ze asked curiously, "Where did this salt come from?"

Mo: "It was traded with the mermaid tribe."

In this world, salt is a very important commodity. Each time, the tribe would travel a long distance to the eastern part of the Beast God Continent to trade with the merfolk there.

"Mermaids?" Bai Ze's eyes lit up. This world was too fantastical. But if animals could turn into humans, what else was impossible?

"Is it a human body with a fish tail, or a fish head with a human body?"

It's not that Bai Ze was curious; he had actually read mermaid comics with fish heads and human bodies.

This completely overturned his childhood dream of the mermaid from fairy tales.

Just to be on the safe side, it's best to ask.

ink:"……"

Considering Bai Ze's current mental state, Mo still answered his question: "Human body, fish tail."

"!" Bai Ze was intrigued. If he had the chance, he would definitely go and take a look.

That's a mermaid, a beautiful mermaid sitting on a coral reef! Just thinking about it is exciting!

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