"This kind of environment is still the most comfortable!"
Jiang Yuan muttered to himself, "Although the merfolk have helped us modify our bodies, how could we, who are used to living on land, adapt so quickly? Besides, we need a dry environment to make delicious food."
Seeing Jiang Yuan's inexplicable actions, almost two groups of people noticed something amiss. One group wondered why Jiang Yuan liked to stay in environments without water, while the other group was amazed by Jiang Yuan's abnormal mastery of the deep sea.
No one knows how deep the Ancient Sea Abyss is. 100,000 meters? 1 million meters? Or is it the depth that runs through the entire crust of the Imperial Star? No one has been able to detect this depth, but the people of the Prison Abyss know how abnormal the water pressure is here. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would have to wade through it. Yet this scumbag merman has actually created a space underwater.
However, astonished as they were, no one bothered Jiang Yuan this time because of the abilities he had already demonstrated.
Each one imprisoned here has endured hundreds or thousands of years of solitude. They are accustomed to hiding in the darkness, and any interaction is torture for them.
However, they are destined to have their eyes opened today, because the underwater gourmet is about to be launched.
"A giant lobster!"
The first ingredient Jiang Yuan processed was the pair of large claws of the red copper prawn. "What a pity, I should have killed it whole back then, so we could have had a whole prawn feast."
As he spoke, Jiang Yuan glanced in the direction of the bronze prawn, and that one glance made the bronze prawn turn pale with fright.
What kind of pervert is this? He's eating what's in his bowl while eyeing what's in the pot.
"Never mind, you're a renewable resource too. We'll eat you next time you grow back."
After comforting himself, Jiang Yuan started preparing to grill spicy shrimp claws over charcoal, and busied himself with condiments such as Shaoxing wine, scallions, garlic, and chili sauce.
However, his busy work left all the inmates in the eighteenth level of the prison completely bewildered. As sea creatures, they had never eaten cooked food in their lives, let alone watched someone cook up close. Moreover, the most crucial point was that the ingredients for the cooking were contributed by these 'kind inmates'. This feeling was extremely strange.
"Strange, why does it smell so good?"
Finally, the sea creatures in the darkness could no longer contain themselves.
As sea creatures, their food is all sourced locally. The more savage ones swallow it whole, enjoying the blood and flesh. Those with a modicum of table manners simply cut off the head and tail and swallow it whole, nothing like Jiang Yuan's actions.
"I refuse to believe that you people who live by eating raw meat in the deep sea can resist such a delicacy!"
Jiang Yuan clearly sensed the reactions of the others, but this was expected. If he wanted to gain a foothold in the Eighteenth Level of the Abyss and obtain some useful information from these people, bribing them would be the fastest way.
Using both kindness and severity is the most effective way to win people's hearts, and what he needs to do is to take this to the extreme.
Soon, a hot pot was set up on the seabed, and some wine was brewed. Jiang Yuan sat leisurely on the ground, simmering fish and sea cucumbers in the broth.
"My ginseng is incomplete!!"
Seeing his body being used as a hot pot by that demon, the eternal sea cucumber felt incredibly depressed. What could be more devastating than this?
"My big claws!" The copper crayfish cried out in despair. Although these claws could grow back, the life essence required was not something that could be replenished overnight.
"No, don't you guys think it smells amazing?"
Finally, someone realized the crux of the problem.
Hearing his fellow inmates' chatter, Jiang Yuan slowly took out a pair of chopsticks and began to sip his wine. A little wine with hot pot—this kind of prison life was something no one outside could ever experience.
Holding chopsticks, Jiang Yuan deliberately dangled a sea cucumber in the air, saying with delight, "I've heard that the health-preserving hot pot is quite good, but I never thought I'd be able to experience it in the deep sea today."
Jiang Yuan picked up a sea cucumber and put it in his mouth. As he savored it, he sighed, "What a pity that this delicacy is all for me to enjoy alone!"
After saying that, Jiang Yuan ignored his fellow inmates and began to enjoy the spicy crayfish, seahorse wine, and sea cucumber and monkfish hot pot in front of him.
Glug
The sound of gills closing could be heard continuously. These sea creatures had been imprisoned here for countless years, and their hunger for food was unimaginable. Especially when faced with this feast that they had never seen before, their stomachs were already rumbling with cravings.
"Hey mermaid brother, what are you eating?"
Finally, the first person who couldn't hold back showed up. It was a black and white squid, and Jiang Yuan also learned about it through the detection of the Samsara Heavenly Eye.
The luminous giant squid, possessing the Nine-Ring Imperial Bloodline (the bloodline of the Sky-Devouring Squid).
Soul Energy type, attributes: Light and Dark.
Strength: Seventh stage of the Divine Transformation Realm; Talents: Child of Darkness, Child of Light.
Both of these talents are rare super talents, and they can be rotated 24 hours a day without interruption. Whether it is day or night, it can always maintain several times the combat power, making it an extremely rare fighting race among the sea creatures.
Seeing the glowing giant squid poking its head out of the water, Jiang Yuan extended an invitation: "Why don't you try it yourself and see!"
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