People are collapsing iron, they say I am a greedy messenger

Jeppard's expression was a little nervous - even though those outsiders seemed to be eating with relish, the Rift Creatures should not be edible.

It's not that anyone bold enough has ever tried it... it's because this thing will turn into pure energy and disappear the moment it is killed, and there is very little material left.

As for the Iron Guard, he fell silent after taking his first bite of rice and placed his spoon on the rice. After a long time...

Cried……

"Woooooooooooo..."

The 1.80-meter-tall man couldn't help crying, and his tears were streaming down his face. A drop of crystal tear slid down the rough skin of his face to his neck. In an instant, not only his comrades were stunned, but also the train crew who were eating nearby.

Even Yue Yan didn't expect that someone would have such a reaction. She looked at the rice in her bowl with suspicion - is this thing really so delicious?

Isn't it?

Xing was also dumbfounded - she was joking when she said she cried because of eating, but she didn't expect that someone could really cry... What does this guy usually eat?

The crying Iron Guard was still a soldier after all. After a few seconds, he wiped his tears and stopped crying. He looked at the stunned Jeppard:

"Boss, I miss my mom...

Before I joined the army, I was often late for school, especially for afternoon classes... My mom would make me a bowl of rice with toppings and let me eat it at school. It would be just right by the time I got there, neither cold nor hot...

When fighting on the front lines, the rations were all cold and hard. Only when we had some free time could we eat hot food. And I haven’t had rice with toppings for several years. . . .

After that, he took a few more bites and mumbled while eating:

"Besides, this rice bowl is really delicious. You guys should try some too...it smells so good!"

After seeing their brother cry after eating a mouthful of food, Jeppard and several iron guards slowly let down their guard - the other party really had no need to use food to plot against them. If they really had such an idea, there was no need for them to show mercy just now.

After lowering their heads and taking the first bite, everyone looked up and smiled like Wang Jingze:

"It's delicious."

"Really delicious."

"I didn't expect those creatures could be eaten. They're so delicious! I've never eaten such a delicious meal! This is much better than the dry rations we get when we're on a mission in the wild."

Jeppard didn't say anything, just said "delicious" out of politeness.

The originally tense atmosphere eased instantly.

The Silver Mane Iron Guards and the train crew ate their bowls in such harmony that the rice bowl, which was originally quite large, was soon finished. In the end, there was not even any soup left in the pot. Xing poured the remaining rice in, mixed it, and ate it all up, including the soup and rice.

I successfully fulfilled my previous promise - to eat at least four bowls.

The gray-haired girl burped, her face full of satisfaction:

"Burp, I'm so full."

Food, especially delicious food, is probably the second bridge of communication between people besides language.

After eating the hot food, the communication between the two groups became much smoother, and the tension at the first meeting disappeared without a trace.

Jeppard was a young man with a somewhat rigid mind. He rummaged through his pockets, took out some local currency and gave it to Yue Yan as payment for the meal. He said that he didn't bring much with him, and if it was not enough, he could get some more when he returned to the city.

The girl had no intention of charging any money. She cooked this meal simply because it was lunchtime, and inviting the Iron Guards to dinner was also a way of showing respect to these soldiers who were defending their country. After all, no matter what Kokolia had done, these soldiers who stood firm and protected the country were still worthy of respect.

When she heard this, she waved her hands repeatedly, indicating that this was enough.

Perhaps because of its high gold content and the addition of many special ingredients, the Snowfield Rice Bowl helped her increase her points by 30 points, which was a pleasant surprise.

Thanks to the stomach-warming and heart-warming buff, everyone was much more efficient in the subsequent march. The Iron Guards seemed to realize that the food they had just eaten could make them not afraid of the cold, and the heat flowed along with the blood, making it enough to withstand the wind and snow, so they looked at Yue Yan with more gratitude.

The city wall in the distance was getting closer and closer. At the gate, the gate guards immediately let Jeppard pass when they saw him.

After entering the city, the temperature rose significantly. Jeppard introduced:

"This is Beloberg. Once we get to the administrative district, I'll inform the Grand Guardian. I should be able to arrange some luxury rooms for you at the Goethe Hotel."

Jeppard left without any delay, showing great action.

The girl raised her head and sniffed the air, muttering:

"Hmm... the smell of tomatoes, bacon, beets, and cabbage, and some other ingredients I've never seen before, interesting... and most importantly, the rich aroma of buckwheat porridge..."

Just by entering the administrative district and smelling it, she set the tone for the city's food - full of Russian style. This body has a very sensitive sense of smell and taste, and can easily distinguish the aroma of food floating in the air.

The place is filled with the smell of preservation. Protection and perseverance are the will to guard. The smell is like aged rice wine, or fine ham that has been dried for three years, with a heavy sense of history.

It’s just that the people here don’t seem to like talking much, and the pace of life is very slow, so the street vendors selling snacks don’t shout much, and occasionally greeting them is considered a way to attract customers.

Out of curiosity, Yue Yan bought a local wrap called shakama at a snack stall.

It has a toasted, crispy flatbread crust and is filled with cabbage, cooked chicken, a sweet marinated meat, French fries and onions, and meat sauce.

The sauce was rich but not overwhelming. Overall it was pretty good, but the sweet meat...

"Sister, I'm eating this burrito and there's a sweet meat inside..."

The girl cleared her throat, then pretended to be innocent and asked:

"What is that made of?"

The woman who was called "sister," but whose actual age was enough to be Yue Yan's mother, was delighted after hearing this title and said with a smile:

"Oh? That's amber-aged meat, haven't you tried it?"

"No."

Yue Yan pretended to be regretful and said, "My mother doesn't like me to eat sweets, so the meals we cook at home rarely contain anything sweet..."

Chapter 32: The Frightened Cocolia

"Oh, I see. It's okay. Your mother really is doing this for your own good. Eating too much sweets can cause tooth decay."

The "sister" kindly introduced the so-called amber-aged meat to the girl. The method is basically to use spices to make syrup to get the color closest to amber, wrap the best steak, blow it with cold air until the shell becomes hard, and then put it in a dry and ventilated place for a long time to mature.

The aging time is not fixed, ranging from twenty days to one or two years, depending on how sweet you want it to be. Generally speaking, the longer the aging time, the more flavorful the meat will be... The only thing you need to pay attention to is to check it more often, otherwise the sugar shell will break and it will become a piece of rotten meat.

It is said that the original amber-ripened meat had a strong religious color and was a food created by imitating amber fossils. The followers of the Amber King called it "Amber Holy Communion."

The matured meats are not limited to beef, but also include edible insects such as grasshoppers and cicadas, in order to perfectly replicate the state of amber and thus demonstrate their loyalty to Creeper.

But later people found that this kind of food made of insects wrapped in sugar was too dark, and it looked and tasted bad.

So no one really wanted to eat this stuff, and a lot of sugar was wasted. The government at the time also criticized this food waste policy, so gradually only aged beef and aged pork were left, which were more easily accepted by people.

To be honest...the grasshoppers wrapped in sugar still need to be matured for a few days.

Yue Yan really couldn't imagine what the early amber-ripened meat would taste like... This was completely a case of gourmet food taking a detour because of religion.

After thanking the sister, the boy bought a few more wraps and took them back to Dan Heng and others. Putting aside the disgusting history, this aged meat was quite delicious.

When Jeppard came back, everyone had almost finished their burritos. He said that the notification had been completed and he could take a few people to Krippenburg to meet the Grand Guardian.

March 7 scratched his head:

"The Great Guardian?"

"Yes."

Jeppard nodded:

"Beloberg's ****, the current Grand Guardian, Cocolia, is also the actual ruler of this city."

He led everyone to the huge fortress in the center of the city, then retreated, as if he was not planning to go in together.

The train crew looked at each other, and finally stepped onto the stairs, ready to go to the castle to meet Cocolia.

While going up the stairs, Yue Yan smelled a fragrance coming from the castle in front - just like the rift creatures in the wilderness, it was the smell of imaginary energy.

With every step, the fragrance became more obvious, until the iron guard finally pushed open the door and saw Cocolia sitting in the center of the hall. Only then did Yue Yan understand where the fragrance came from.

It all stems from Cocolia herself... or rather, the cancer of the universe that is connected to her.

It seems that the other party has been severely corrupted by the star core at this time, and he can even smell the fragrance of imaginary energy.

"Bronya, you can leave now. A guest is coming."

At this moment, Cocolia was talking to someone, and Yue Yan recognized the person's iconic ponytail at a glance - isn't this a big duck?

It seems that the plot has just entered the part where Banya and his mother are arguing.

After being scolded by Cocolia, Bronya retreated reluctantly, while the train crew stepped forward and faced the ***** directly.

The elegant and majestic woman sternly regarded the alien visitors before her. From her eyes, it was clear that she did not particularly welcome these guests who had come from afar to help Beloberg...

There was no excitement, let alone joy... I don't know if it was simply due to the leader's caution, or if there were some other reason.

She glanced at everyone, forming a first impression in her mind—

A boy with a somewhat expressionless face, with a calm and composed expression... should be the leader.

A girl who looks a little silly and doesn't seem to be threatening at all.

Another elegant-looking girl, tall, also very calm and collected, and a serious-looking one, and...

When her eyes fell on Yue Yan, Cocolia shuddered subconsciously. I took a half step back consciously, and even the majestic aura of the Great Guardian dissipated for a moment - because the other party was also staring at her.

What did she see?

In a trance, she found that the girl's eyes were similar to the vertical pupils of a cat, a hungry lioness, and she was like a sick wildebeest abandoned by the main group, and was chosen by her as a hunting target.

The beast's mouth opened slightly, its saliva dripping from it due to greed, and its sharp teeth were ready to strike.

It felt as if it would suddenly rush over in the next second, bite off my neck with lightning speed, suck the sweet, sticky blood, and tear off the warm flesh. I could only flutter twice, and as my body gradually cooled, I would become a delicious meal for the lion...

Suffocation, fear, tension, this is the feeling of being targeted by a hunter.

Cocolia almost held her breath for a moment, but when she looked over the next second, she found that the other person was just an ordinary, tall, beautiful girl. She was very pretty, had a gentle temperament, and seemed quite easy to talk to...

Is...is it an illusion?

She thought with lingering fear.

What Cocolia didn't know was that everything that had just happened was a message conveyed to her by the Star Core in fear - after all, even those fake creatures without souls would feel afraid when facing their natural enemies, not to mention that the other party was not their natural enemy, that guy was almost the natural enemy of all things in the world!

Yes, almost at the moment the train set broke through the atmosphere, the star core felt that an extremely powerful individual had descended on this desolate planet. After a while, dozens of its creations died.

Normally, this wouldn't be a big deal, as it would just die... But the terrifying thing was that after its death, all the energy that should have returned to the Rift disappeared out of thin air.

And the moment Yue Yan came in front of Cocolia, the star core that was connected with his thoughts realized that something was wrong - this person was so powerful that he could destroy galaxies and the Milky Way. We are all villains and must not make enemies with him.

But what frightened it even more was that the moment the other party saw it, it actually exuded... some kind of appetite?!

It was certain that the appetite was not directed at Cocolia, but was directly grabbing itself through this mortal body. The terrifying giant tongues behind her opened their greedy mouths, as if thinking about how to eat itself into their mouths, chew and grind it, and swallow it into their stomachs.

It was obvious that this was a darling of a star god, who was directly endowed with the power of destiny. The other party had already set her sights on herself. Although it was unknown for what reason she did not directly swallow the planet, the pitiful intelligence of the star core was not enough to support it to think about such a complex problem.

The situation was now clear—either she was dead or she was gone.

but……

Star Core: "Ah? Am I going to fight the Order Envoy? Really?"

Chapter 33: Buying Clothes

Yue Yan certainly had no idea what Xing He was thinking at the moment. In fact, in the eyes of the train crew, Cocolia was just stunned for a moment, and then returned to normal the next second. There was nothing unusual.

Then there was the usual routine of exchanging pleasantries, and after asking questions here and there, they got down to business. The conversation between the two sides was so boring that it almost made me fall asleep.

The person in charge of the conversation on our side is Dan Heng - as the only relatively stable person in the team at the moment, and his thinking and speaking are very logical, it is best to let him go to negotiate.

Faced with the help of the nameless guest, Cocolia did not believe it directly, but asked everyone why they should help this planet.

This is a very normal problem. As a leader of a country, if you don't even have this little bit of caution, then the country is really finished.

In response to this, Dan Heng said that the train was not simply kind-hearted - because the space near the track was distorted by the core of the star, they could not move forward without getting rid of it, so they and Beloberg were actually heading in two directions.

After the conversation, to show her sincerity, Cocolia also called Jeppard and told everyone that there was no need to monitor or restrict the behavior of these alien visitors. She also arranged several of the top and most luxurious suites in the Goethe Hotel, which made Xiao Sanyue flattered.

Because when Wumingke was exploring other places, she would not receive such a high-level reception - last time she drove her spaceship and smashed someone's roof, causing several people to stay in the local area as volunteer workers for a month.

……

After leaving Krippenburg, Yue Yan, who had been silent and had a rather easygoing expression, suddenly led everyone to a small alley. After confirming that no one was following or monitoring them, she said seriously:

"That Cocolia... there's something wrong with her, and it's a big problem—I smell a scent similar to Xing's on her."

"Similar smell?"

Xing scratched his head, puzzled: "What do you mean?"