Chapter 239 Creamy Egg Yolk Cassava Mash Damn Humans!
Since things have come to this, let's eat some green cassava first!
After more than half a month of detoxification treatment, the fresh, highly toxic green cassava was finally transformed into a soft, creamy cooked food.
"Lunch break! Lunch break! There's bound to be something delicious today! The wind is carrying a fresh aroma!" the wind sprite Barbaria announced in a loud voice.
Inside the alchemy workshop, the flower fairies tidied up their workbenches while laughing and chattering, asking the confident wind fairy if she could smell exactly what delicious food it was.
Unfortunately, the wind fairy, whose sense of smell was usually so keen that she could name the dishes in advance, couldn't give a clear answer today, which made the flower fairies a little curious.
The fairies left the workshop chatting and laughing, and flew towards the nearby workshop restaurant.
These small restaurants, nestled among various magic workshops, were only recently built.
As the Sinful Lands developed rapidly, the industrial and residential areas expanded continuously. Even with the existence of teleportation stations, which allowed the flower fairies to easily travel between different functional areas, it still took some time to fly from the teleportation station to either their workshop or the Dragon Bamboo Forest where their own cottages were located. Under these circumstances, the time cost for the flower fairies to go home for lunch became increasingly high. Eventually, many flower fairies, worried about being late for work, simply stopped eating lunch altogether.
After the administrators discovered this problem, they pulled the service officer aside and discussed it with the construction officer. After that, workshops and restaurants of all sizes were built next to the magic workshops of all sizes.
This restaurant building is actually a grass-woven pavilion. The construction team chose sturdy berry wood as the four supporting pillars, and the pavilion roof was woven from the sturdy stems of fluffy flowers. A low fence was also densely woven around the perimeter with reed leaves, making it spacious, well-ventilated, and shady.
With the help of the wind, Barbareja flew over the fence and was the first to rush into the pavilion.
As usual, four large wooden pots, five small wooden buckets, and one large wooden bucket were already placed in the pavilion.
One of the pots contained a fish ball and vegetable salad. Barbaria peeked through the glass lid and saw that today's leafy greens were mizuna and clover.
The other pot contained soup. Since the rainy season had just ended and the weather was still hot, the soup was cooled down beforehand. Barbaria couldn't tell what kind of soup it was today. It probably wasn't acorn soup or moss soup. It didn't look like a thick soup, but egg drop soup doesn't look like that either.
The third pot, like usual, was filled with sliced meat; today it was fish slices.
The last pot of food was usually either acorn noodles, acorn bread, or moss pancakes. Barbaria peeked out and saw that today it was moss pancakes.
The five wooden buckets beside it were each filled to the brim with mayonnaise, moss syrup, tangy fruit soup, mint flakes, and—
It's not a soft-boiled egg, nor a cookie, nor a pudding; oh, it's a clover cake.
Where did the unfamiliar food aroma she smelled today come from?
The wind sprite's gaze returned to the soup pot.
"Barbaria—have you seen what new dishes are on the menu today?!"
The flower fairy's question was carried by the wind from behind, so the wind fairy raised her voice and answered:
"It's a new sweet soup—"
With practiced ease, she took a large plate and a small wooden bowl from a large wooden barrel piled with several stacks of tableware. She placed the small bowl on the woven straw table, picked up a piece of clover cake for herself, drizzled a spoonful of moss syrup on it, and then scooped up a ball of fish ball and vegetable salad, added three slices of fish, and took a moss pancake.
The salad was tossed with mayonnaise, the fish fillets were drizzled with sour fruit soup, and the moss water cakes were sprinkled with mint flakes. Barbaria put the plate full of various dishes back on the table and, unsurprisingly, saw that all the dishes on the flower fairy's plate were covered with a thick layer of moss syrup.
When the wind fairy picked up the wooden bowl to scoop out the soup, she was not at all surprised to see that the bucket that had been full of moss syrup was now empty.
The flower fairy who flew over with a tray to scoop syrup also saw the empty syrup bucket. He was silent for a moment, then picked up the long-handled wooden spoon that was placed next to the bucket and tried to scrape the bottom of the bucket. Unfortunately, he couldn't scrape anything up. In the end, he reluctantly put down the wooden spoon, turned around and flew over to scoop some mayonnaise and mint flakes.
These flower fairies are too fond of sweets... Barbaria silently passed by the empty syrup bucket, flew to the soup pot, and ladled herself a bowl of soup.
The unfamiliar aroma she had smelled earlier was indeed from today's soup; it was refreshing and light, with only a hint of sweetness.
Back in his seat, Barbaria lowered his head and took a sip of soup.
Is this fish soup? The wind fairy tasted it carefully and was surprised to find that the soup, which looked a bit clear and thin, tasted gritty. In addition to the rich and fresh aroma of the fish after it had been cooked and dissolved, it also had a very refreshing and sweet taste. However, she couldn't tell what the specific ingredients were.
The magic was quite gentle. After drinking this small bowl of soup, Barbaria couldn't help but flap her wings and felt refreshed.
Shu Xin naturally drank today's new soup as well. It was cassava and fish soup made from processed green cassava. Although she cut the largest piece of cassava, if she wanted all the flower fairies in the Land of Sin to have a taste, she could only add fish and stew it into a thin soup.
However, as a flower fairy, Shu Xin still enjoyed a little privilege. There was an extra small plate in front of her, which contained cassava mash mixed with goat milk, egg yolk, and drizzled with salted egg yolk sauce.
The tapioca puree, with its subtle milky aroma, has a smooth and delicate texture, and is soft, chewy, and delicious. Shuxin was very satisfied with her meal, but the portion was too small; it was gone in just a few bites.
If Xi were still here, she would definitely take half of it away.
However, once the flower fairies in other territories start planting green cassava, the Land of Sin can buy it all up and then enjoy it to their heart's content!
Looking forward to a bright future, Shu Xin went to cut a few more tubers with great enthusiasm. This time, she planned to use Sun Spring water for detoxification, which would be more efficient.
Shu Xin had previously tried soaking and steaming to remove the poison, wanting to confirm whether this method could be used in other territories with their existing resources. Now that she had received a positive answer, there was no need to waste any more time on this. After processing the next batch of green cassava, she planned to study how to extend its shelf life, so it was better to hurry up.
Things are about to get chaotic outside.
Although the forest dwarves don't seem to be able to withstand the human attacks, the hundred or so tribes can at least slow down the human advance. Even if the humans manage to break through the Emerald Forest and reach the gates of Garnar, there is still the large circle of black mist created by the king and the patrolmen stationed in the black mist year after year, serving as the last line of defense.
The king has managed to "build high walls," so what she needs to do now is to "store up grain"!
Thanks to the rich and diverse food culture of the original world, and thanks to the magical ability of the Tree of Life to directly search for knowledge in people's minds, she is now facing the challenge of "how to extend the shelf life of cooked green cassava" and has already listed several solutions—green cassava flour, green cassava noodles, dried green cassava, green cassava biscuits, canned green cassava, green cassava bread...
She always manages to find the simplest and most convenient way to store it!
Compared to the joyous and peaceful land of sin, the alien territories that the Magic Tree caravan visited each had their own unique and turbulent landscapes.
The forest dwarves' days are getting harder and harder—
The forest known as the Emerald Forest was once so lush and verdant, with all sorts of fruits hanging from the branches almost year-round. Whether thick-skinned or thin-skinned berries, whether hard-shelled or spiky nuts, they were all so sweet and juicy. When had the dwarves, who were named after the forest, ever gone hungry in it? Every tree in sight was like an inextinguishable green flame burning brightly on the earth under the sky!
But I don't know when it started, the trees that were always so lush gradually became sparse, and the always mild and humid climate gradually split into dry and wet seasons.
Now, during the dry season, all the tree bark you can see is so dry it's cracked, and during the rainy season, everything you can touch is so damp it's about to mold. If you see a plump mushroom and want to pick it to fill your empty stomach, ha, just one bite and you'll instantly ascend to heaven!
During the transition between the dry and wet seasons, the weather is somewhat more pleasant. Small, clever fairies, always flapping their wings and flying back and forth, sometimes come in groups during these days to do business with the dwarves.
However, this fairy caravan that came over did not seem to be as clever as its kind. These shiny little creatures unfortunately visited a tribe that had suffered a heavy defeat.
The kind old dwarf spotted the goblins looking around blankly under the tree from afar. She wanted to warn these unlucky little merchants to leave as soon as possible, lest they get stuck in this quagmire like the old folks.
But she was too old. Although her eyes were still bright and she could still see the distant sky and clouds, her legs had become heavy and clumsy as her magic had faded with the years. She walked too slowly. Before she could even get there, she saw those greedy humans commanding their magical puppets to rush over and quickly deceive the poor fairies.
The old forest dwarf stopped dejectedly, staring hatefully at the group of magical puppets disguised as forest dwarves who escorted the well-meaning but ignorant fairies away.
...Damn humans!
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