I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

The mushrooms she brought back were the world's version of oyster mushrooms and enoki mushrooms, and could be used to stew, stir-fry, or even roast them.

"Well... my dishes will take some time to prepare, so please just sit back and relax for a while."

As she spoke, Lillian brought out some juice from the store and gave it to everyone.

"Thank you all for your hard work. Please take a rest for a while."

The juice was then slightly chilled with magic ice, and Eve asked after taking a sip.

"Lillian, do you have any free space here? It should be large enough so I can help you build a mushroom cultivation shed."

"Ah, yes, wait a moment."

After returning to the kitchen and spreading the firewood to reduce the fire, Lillian hurried out and brought Eve to the back of the store.

"These are all useless areas. Guests can use them as they please. I'll go back and continue watching the fire."

"Ah."

Nodding, Eve began to use magic to transform the space in front of her.

"Hmm... Let me think, mushroom cultivation seems to require protection from light, constant temperature, and high humidity. It also seems to require a certain amount of ventilation? To prevent the strains from mixing, the two types need to be separated..."

After building two sealed stone houses in front of her, Eve then recalled what was needed for large-scale mushroom cultivation.

After all, she had basically been relying on luck for her food before, so she still needed to think carefully about this large-scale training.

The main reason was that she had only some knowledge in this area in her previous life and had no practical experience at all, so she could only rely on her impressions for many things.

Fortunately, there is magic in this world, which makes trial and error much easier. There is no need to rely on time to test the results. If there is a problem, just fire RE0 and it will be solved.

In the end, Eve's product was two sealed stone houses. The doors were holes burned out by fire. In order to take into account both insulation and ventilation, she also poked many holes in the stone houses with long flaming needles. However, it is still unknown whether such an alien version of the mushroom cultivation system can be successful.

But it's not a big problem. Just throw the bacteria and culture soil in, call Melchis and let her use life magic to speed up the growth.

§ 78 The Birth of a New Cuisine (Part 4)

It was dinner time. The tables of Eve and the others were filled with various dishes. Some of them looked very good, making people's mouths water. Some of them looked like dark cuisine, and people were afraid to eat them. Lillian also began to introduce the dishes one by one.

"This is a fruit and vegetable stew. I made it with all kinds of fruits and vegetables that are readily available. I thought that since they are all delicious, putting them together shouldn't be too bad."

Wow, Eve just wants to say wow, he’s a heavyweight player right from the start.

Fruits are indeed good things, and vegetables are indeed good things, but that doesn’t mean they will also be good things if put together!

Just like a little girl and a dog, they are both cute when seen alone, but when put together they can be a nightmare!

(Hint: Big Brother~)

The dishes recommended by Lillian can be elegantly described as having rainbow colors, which make people feel dreamy and intoxicated, as if after eating them they can see their past experiences. They make people remember the present while not forgetting the past. The originally hot body will gradually calm down, making the mind and body become one.

The low EQ way of saying it is that Eve suspects that if she eats this thing, she'll need to prepare some detoxification magic, and maybe she'll even see a kaleidoscope.

Guru

Looking at the nightmare picture in front of her, Istina swallowed her saliva with a stiff expression and asked in a trembling voice.

"Um, Miss Lillian."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

“What does this dish taste like?”

"Well…"

After hearing Istina's question, Lillian thought for a while and then answered.

"Every bite has a different feeling, and all kinds of flavors burst out in your mouth. It's a wonderful feeling."

"..."

It would be fine if you didn’t say it, but now that you say it, I’m even more afraid to eat it!

"Ahem, um, Lillian."

After a light cough, Eve's survival instinct prompted her to continue.

"Food needs to have a consistent flavor. High uncertainty like this is unacceptable. It can only be used as a novelty gimmick, not as a main dish."

“Is that so…?”

"Right, that's right. So let's try something else. This one looks pretty good."

Istina also cooperated with Eve tacitly and diverted Lillian's attention to a leafy vegetable that looked much better on the side.

"This one? This is eaten with honey. It has a slightly bitter taste, but it tastes really good when mixed with the sweetness of the honey..."

By the way, when Lillian introduced the next dish, Melchis quietly scooped a spoonful of the first fruit and vegetable stew, but judging from her expression, she seemed to regret trying it.

All I can say is that sometimes what greets the brave may not necessarily be victory, but a high wall that cannot be broken through, and they may be directly killed by crashing into it.

Note, there is a cliff behind the wall. If you really break it open, you will just die in a different way.

In this way, this food tasting event came to the post-event summary session amidst surprises and dangers.

"Hmm... Lillian, do you have any ideas for developing some new methods?"

Eve suddenly asked as she looked at the new dishes in front of her and the menu in the restaurant.

"New practices?"

"Yeah, like barbecue or hot pot or something."

"Um...I know about barbecue, but what is hot pot?"

Not only Lillian, but also Istina and the others seemed interested in hearing Eve's proposal.

"It's literally like that. Put a pot of soup base on the fire and cook it. Once the soup boils, you can add your favorite food and cook it. It's similar to your original idea of ​​a fruit and vegetable stew, but because each ingredient stays in the soup for a limited time, the flavors won't be overly mixed."

After recalling the key points of hot pot, Eve continued.

"Whether hot pot is delicious depends mainly on the base, and secondly on the dipping sauce. After all, most of the ingredients themselves are not processed much, so it depends entirely on the flavors of these two parts. However, I don't have any good suggestions on how to make the base, so you'll have to worry about it yourself."

"Well, no problem. I'll be satisfied if you can give me a suggestion."

Lillian nodded and silently took note of Eve's suggestion.

"Then it's time to grill. Since you mainly grill various vegetables here, just pay more attention to the selection of spices."

When Istina heard Eve mention barbecue, she also came to show her support.

"Yeah, the Brave Master's barbecue is delicious, but I don't make it often."

"Well, it's a bit troublesome to marinate and thread the food, and if you eat it every day, it won't taste good anymore. This kind of thing is best eaten occasionally to keep its freshness."

Eve explained casually and looked at Lillian in front of her.

"Finally, let's talk about how to cook mushrooms. The ones with larger caps are more versatile and can be fried, stir-fried, or boiled. The other, longer, thinner ones are a bit special. They don't actually have any flavor on their own, so the taste of the finished product depends entirely on how they're cooked and the seasonings used."

"Hey, can the ingredients themselves be tasteless?"

Lillian seemed a little surprised after hearing what Eve said. She really didn't expect that the ingredients themselves could be tasteless.

"This thing is a special case because it tastes very interesting, so as long as it is processed properly, there is no problem."

Eve waved her hand and continued.

"Anyway, that's all my advice. Lillian, you'll have to try more on your own. I'll tell you about the mushroom farm tomorrow. I can go back to cultivate some fungus tonight."

"Well, thank you very much for your help."

At this time, Melchis had another brilliant idea that she wanted to put into practice.

"Eve, Eve, should we try cooking?"

"Huh? Sis, can you cook?"

Looking at Melchis's interested look, Eve seemed a little skeptical. After all, the cooking part during camping has always been the responsibility of her and Istina, and Melchis is at most helping out.

"Well...I think so, right? But I want to try it, isn't that okay?"

As she said this, Melchis started to act cute towards Eve again.

"Hmm...it sounds interesting. Why don't we all try cooking and then let Miss Lillian review it."

Suddenly, Istina also interrupted the topic.

"So... Miss Lillian?"

Faced with the two's proposal, Eve looked towards Lillian hesitantly. After all, if the three of them wanted to cook, they might have to borrow Lillian's kitchen.

"It's okay. I don't usually have many customers here anyway, so it's okay to lend my kitchen to you. I'm more than welcome to use it. After all, I can taste your cooking."

"So... let's hold a cooking competition tomorrow?"

"Great!"

Just like that, a cooking competition between three people started unexpectedly.

But the question is, will what Melchis ends up making when she actually tries cooking for the first time be some kind of dark cuisine?

§ 79 The Birth of a New Cuisine (V)

"Eve, Tina, wake up!"

Early in the morning, before daybreak, the voice of Melchis calling everyone to get up could be heard from the room where Eve and the others were staying.

"Hmm...yawn, what time is it?"

Eve opened her eyes blearily, feeling her night vision fully activated, and was bewildered. No, it's still night, right?!

"It's too early! Come back to bed!"

"Eh--!"

Eve dragged Melchis back to bed in a bad mood, and comforted the other people who were a little startled.

"Master Brave?/Master?"

"It's okay, Shizu is a little too excited, go back to sleep~"

"Hmm... huh, huh..."

Just like that, after such a small disturbance, everyone except Eve returned to sleep again. As for why Eve didn't continue sleeping?

Just kidding, if she hadn't been watching, Melchis would have done the same thing again in less than two minutes.

"Ugh…"

Looking at the few people falling asleep again, Eve sighed helplessly.

Melchis has been very excited since last night when they announced that a cooking competition would be held today. Judging from the time she woke up, she probably didn't sleep well at all. She looked like a child about to go on an outing.

After admiring the sleeping faces of several people for a while, Eve took out the notebook she used when developing magic and began to plan new magic.

There was no other way. After solving another abyss a while ago, her mother gave her a very high-priority order - to create a Death Nova with smaller aftermath and firepower concentrated in one direction. The current version's firepower on all sides was really too excessive.

I'm afraid the most suitable place for the current version of Death Nova is the Far Western Front. After all, there are enemy troops everywhere, and you can just rush in and bomb them. However, it is really awkward to use it to eliminate the small abyss in the rear.

If an accident happens, we will prevent the person from committing suicide by shooting him or her.

No matter how great the destruction is, it is better than leaving the abyss.

But, it would be better not to cause such severe damage or make it so big, don’t you think?

Just like that, the early morning passed by while I studied magic and turned back to Shizu who was trying to wake everyone up again.

Morning time.

"Um...why did Eve bring us out now?"

On the way to Lillian's shop, Melchis pouted and complained softly, seeming a little dissatisfied with Eve for bringing them out so late.

"What are you thinking about? Lillian can't possibly get up that early. It's useless even if you get up earlier."

After giving her a light knife blow, Eve said helplessly.