After that battle, Jiang Yuan entered a state of lethargy, spending his days eating and drinking leisurely.
As for the ingredients, he didn't need to worry about that at all!
Putting aside how many fellow inmates lost their lives after that battle, even if they didn't, Jiang Yuan would occasionally cut off some flesh from these delicious fellow inmates to cook hot pot.
The Prison Abyss is a demon's land for others, but for Jiang Yuan, it's a seafood paradise. The only thing that bothers him is that he has to cook for himself before each meal. For this reason, he befriended one person, who is also the only one who dares to get close to him: the luminous giant squid.
This creature had several tentacles severed by Jiang Yuan during the last great battle, but it did not hold a grudge against Jiang Yuan because it understood that this was the law of survival in the Prison Abyss. Severing a few tentacles was nothing more than taking some time to recover, and there was no need to offend this mysterious mermaid again.
"Dude, are all those hands of yours just for show? You only managed to grill one skewer in half an hour. What a waste of all those hands!"
In that same isolated little space, Jiang Yuan was scolding the glowing giant squid with a sour expression. This guy couldn't even grill a few skewers; all he did was come here to freeload.
"Who said having more hands makes you more agile? If having more hands makes you more agile, why don't you go ask the Ghost Jellyfish to grill skewers for you? Its tentacles are several times the size of mine!" The Glowing Giant Squid wasn't embarrassed at all. As the only person on the eighteenth floor who dared to deal with Jiang Yuan, was it afraid of a few words from him?
"Alright, alright, you're the boss, I'll grill it for you!"
Jiang Yuan chuckled inwardly, then took out a few squid tentacles from his seafood stash and pretended to string them together.
He didn't really want to serve the glowing giant squid; it was just that he had cut these squid tentacles off the glowing giant squid yesterday, and he needed the glowing giant squid's help.
"That's not right!"
As Jiang Yuan expected, when he took out a few squid tentacles, the giant luminous squid's face turned terrified. This bastard was too disgusting. Not only did he cut off its tentacles, but now he was even feeding it his own tentacles, which was like killing someone's soul. This bastard was not a mermaid, but a reincarnation of a manta ray!
"Aren't these my tentacles?" The glowing giant squid looked at Jiang Yuan speechlessly.
"Yes!"
Jiang Yuan nodded, showing no intention of denying it. He said seriously, "You are what you eat. You just lost your tentacle not long ago. Now, while it's still fresh, roast it and eat it. Maybe it can even help you recover from the loss."
The glowing giant squid: "..."
"Come on, don't be shy. Seafood should be eaten fresh, otherwise it will lose its flavor!"
As he spoke, Jiang Yuan picked up a steel fork and was about to stab it into the squid tentacles. You can probably guess what would happen next without even watching; it would definitely involve grilling, smoking, and adding spicy cumin.
"etc!"
The luminous giant squid moved incredibly fast; it had to be fast, otherwise its right-hand men would be stuffed into the bastard's belly. It couldn't bear such a grotesque sight.
"Hmm?" Jiang Yuan turned his head to look.
"Mermaid brother, how about you give me back my tentacles? I'll owe you a favor!" The luminous giant squid lowered its voice. If it had only thought that this mermaid was somewhat capable before, now it truly dared not harbor any ill intentions towards him. Could someone who had suppressed most of the prison's powerful members be a simple person? Just think about his potential.
"Give it back to you? Is this yours?!" Jiang Yuan asked knowingly, weighing the squid tentacles in his hand.
The glowing giant squid gave an awkward smile and explained, "In our territory, there aren't many squid, and I'm the only one with a black and white iridescent coat. Who else could it be but me?"
"I see!"
Jiang Yuan pretended to suddenly realize something. Without thinking, he stuffed the squid tentacles into the arms of the glowing giant squid and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier? If you had, I would have just given them to you directly. There would have been no need for all this trouble."
"Thanks……"
"However!"
Just as the Glowing Giant Squid was about to express its gratitude, Jiang Yuan looked at it mysteriously and said, "I can return your things, but I'd like to ask you something. I wonder if Brother Giant Squid has anything that can help you with?"
"Do you want to ask me something?"
The glowing giant squid looked at Jiang Yuan with some hesitation, its intuition telling it that the merman in front of it had impure motives.
Jiang Yuan was perfectly aware of the concerns of the luminous giant squid, so he explained, "Brother, you know what I did to deserve being imprisoned here."
"The crime of promiscuity? That's a small matter. Which man isn't a womanizer?" The luminous giant squid seemed much more relaxed when it came to this topic.
"whee!"
Jiang Yuan gave a wicked smile, revealing a knowing look in his eyes, and whispered, "Brother, I won't lie to you, I just want to ask if there are any pretty girls in this Prison Abyss?"
"Oh!"
The glowing giant squid finally breathed a sigh of relief. It waved its two tentacles and said confidently, "So that's all. I thought you were going to ask about this..."
The moment the word "fixed" left its mouth, the luminous giant squid trembled, as if it had realized something was wrong. It quickly shut its mouth, not daring to say anything more.
Jiang Yuan kept this in mind. Clearly, the luminous giant squid knew something about the Sea-Stabilizing Needle, and it was likely a taboo subject in this Prison Abyss. Otherwise, the usually bold luminous giant squid wouldn't have been so secretive about it.
"That's right, brother. I don't have any other hobbies in my life, I just like to collect beauties from all ethnic groups and discover different kinds of beauty." Jiang Yuan said with a lecherous look, indulging in self-admiration.
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