Chapter 94: Morning Market, Braised Food, and Lobster Traps (Part 1)

The attack on the Witch Forest Midsummer Carnival ended with much fanfare and little action, thanks to the Skeleton's inexplicable intervention. Although Jiang You felt somewhat bewildered, he reflected that nothing was wrong.

——Isn’t it because there are always people carrying heavy burdens forward in the dark that ordinary people can live happily without any troubles?

"If you see anyone suspicious again, remember to call me immediately." Andre said, pulling out a small metal token. "By the way, take this."

"What's this?" Jiang You took the token and flipped it over. Written on the front were a few words written in earthworm script: [Specially licensed investigator for the Kingdom Knights]. On the back, in tiny characters, it read: [Which Jiang You is authorized to consume the emotional memories and other soul energy of suspects while assisting the Kingdom Knights in their investigations.]

The font of this line of small words is very neat, and it looks a little familiar.

At the bottom was a magical signature engraved into the metal. Jiang You took a closer look and saw: [King Maybury Huntington]

"Wow!" Jiang You's bony claws, gripping the token, trembled slightly. "Is this from His Majesty the King?"

"Ahem." Andrei coughed lightly, his eyes a little evasive, "The token is... you don't need to worry about it, you just need to know that it is indeed real and effective.

"This is your amulet. If anyone questions you about inhaling the soul fire, just shove this token in their face. Remember, don't lose it!"

"Alright!" Jiang You happily touched the token and put it in his head. "Are you still going on duty?"

"Well, I'm just here to give you the token and a reminder," Andre said. "I have to go back and investigate the scene where the two prisoners died."

He leaned over to the side of Jiang You's skull and whispered, "Be careful of Winchester. He is probably Baron Neumann's confidant."

"Oh!" Jiang You suddenly realized, "Could it be that he—" She gestured at her neck bones, "cracked and killed those two prisoners?"

"I have no evidence, only a slight suspicion." Andrei lowered his voice. "Those two prisoners died while Pacha was guarding them, but before Pacha took over, Winchester, the chief clerk, was in charge of guarding and questioning them... In short, be careful, and don't deliberately get close to him. Even if he did it, we can't do anything to him now, and it would only bring disaster upon ourselves."

The craftsman understood clearly.

Who knows when the lich's passive ability will activate, or what scent it might detect? What if the clerk who murdered those two prisoners was indeed the chief clerk, and they lack the evidence and support to bring him down? The more they know, the faster they'll die.

——Even though it’s not easy for a lich to die again, there’s no need to make enemies~

Jiangyou's goal is just to make money from small business. As for investigating the case, that is Andre's job. She can help to the best of her ability, but she will not risk her life and property for it.

Andrei left after saying his business, and Lolita, who had just gone to another stall, came back skipping and jumping with a basket full of vegetables: "Look what I brought you~"

The little witch said excitedly, "I see you use these vegetables often. Take a look, did I choose the right ones?"

Jiangyou looked down and saw sweet potatoes, ginger, onions, garlic, bay leaves, peppercorns, and several juicy spring vegetables and cabbages in the basket. She said happily, "That's right! Let's make something delicious with these!"

The snack kiosk was set up again. Jiangyou carefully washed the chicken and duck offal, duck necks, claws, and wing tips that he had bought from Uncle Wolf at a low price, removed the nails, skin, feathers, fat and other debris on the internal organs, blanched them quickly in water, and set them aside for later use.

She took out a large soup pot and a clean gauze bag, put in a series of marinade ingredients such as star anise, cinnamon, pepper, bay leaves, licorice, green onion and a few slices of ginger, tied the bag and put it into the pot; then she used light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, sugar and water to prepare the marinade, which was just enough to cover the bucket of chicken offal, duck offal, feet and other ingredients.

"How many chickens and ducks did Uncle Wolf kill today?" she muttered. "This is such a big bucket, there must be about a hundred of them, right? Hehe, what a good deal!"

A big pot full of marinade is stewed on the stove. This is the signature dish used in today's morning market. What can better highlight the deliciousness of soy sauce than marinated food?

However, speaking of soy sauce, the stock was running low. Thinking of the large number of customers coming in both day and night, Jiangyou steamed a large pot of soybeans on another stove, intending to brew more soy sauce for sale.

She had just started to get busy when she saw the dwarf craftsman Tux Links coming over again - it was said that dwarves always wandered around in various countries in a bohemian manner and did not give themselves middle names according to the customs of the Principality of Huntington.

"Hey! Lich!" Tooks greeted. "What delicious food are you selling today?"

"Braised food." Jiang You said with a smile, "It's not ready yet. If you want to eat it, you have to wait a little longer."

"Oh." Tukes replied, pointing to a spot not far away. "I'm setting up a stall over there today. If you have anything you want to make, you can come to me."

"Oh, that's true!" Jiang You said quickly, "Can you make a metal lobster trap? Just put bait in it, and the crayfish like those from yesterday will get in and won't be able to escape. They'll be able to withstand claws and wind blades!"

Tux immediately took the sketchpad from his back, propped it up, and opened a blank page. He took out a piece of charcoal and began to sketch. Before long, the rough sketch of a metal shrimp trap appeared before Takumiu's eyes.

It was an octagonal column with an octagonal top and bottom, and a small hole covered with wire mesh on the side, which allowed the magic crayfish to easily enter the cage. But if they wanted to return from the cage through the dense wire mesh... it could only be said that the magic crayfish probably did not have enough IQ to find the entrance to the net.

The bottom of the cage is welded, and the octagonal lid on the top of the cage can be opened to facilitate the user to pour out the crayfish.

"The cage itself is made of a metal frame and wire mesh, so it's foldable," Tux said. "To protect against wind blades, it has to be made of a special metal that can resist magic. It's a bit more expensive, but the quality is good and it won't break down after ten years. As for load-bearing capacity, a cage can withstand 400 to 500 kilograms... but based on its volume, it can only hold 30 to 40 kilograms of shrimp before it's full."

"How much does a cage like this cost?" Jiang You was a little tempted and asked cautiously.

"Well, if you need special metals, it's not cost-effective to order in smaller quantities. So, let's put it this way. 20 silver coins each, minimum order of 20. If you order 20, I'll give you three gold coins," said Tux. "Great deal!"