Chapter 30: Food-related issues

The plains beyond the forest are endless, with patches of green grass growing on them. Occasionally, there are hills that rise and fall, which look quite beautiful under the sun.

But it is still deserted.

Before that, the kind-hearted squirrel pointed Andy in a direction and said he would never leave the forest.

Andy had to go on the road alone.

As a result, the walk lasted almost three hours.

Except for returning to reality to have a meal, he was on his way all the time and didn't see anything.

This made Andy wonder if the squirrel was pointing randomly to get rid of him. "How about we just leave it at that for today?"

He had already pondered the idea in his mind.

But as the saying goes, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Before his idea could be turned into action, after crossing a hilly area, he saw a hazy mountain range at the end of his sight.

Seeing this, Andy quickened his pace.

As we got closer, the mountains became clearer. After reaching a certain distance, we could vaguely see that in a certain section of the mountain, there was actually a towering castle!

And there are rows of tent military camps that are neatly arranged in an orderly manner.

The military camps are set up around the castle, and you can see many soldiers in armor active in them, making fires, cooking, repairing equipment, and transporting supplies.

Occasionally, you can see some armed knights in full armor riding their horses away from the nearby area, heading nowhere.

"Is this using the Palace of Myths to simulate a war?"

"Hmm... the Battle of Baloric in 1022?"

The flags flying in the camp clearly displayed the family crests of many nobles, so Andy recognized the information after a quick look.

So he gained some understanding of the crown prince's personality and hobbies.

The so-called Battle of Baloric actually had nothing remarkable about it in terms of military, nor did it involve any struggle on a supernatural level.

But the other party was actually interested in this, and carefully consulted a lot of information and reproduced the entire battlefield...

It must have been done with great care, otherwise everything on the battlefield would not be restored so well.

Of course, it is also possible that this was done with the help of servants, but even so, one can get a glimpse of the importance they place on it.

"Are you studying why the castle was able to hold out for so long under a long siege?"

Andy guessed even more.

Just as he was about to step towards the military camp, he suddenly discovered that an old man with a cane had silently appeared beside him!

The old man had snow-white hair, sharp eyes, and was dressed in a gray linen robe, looking like a great sage from the Middle Ages.

"What do you think of this war?"

Seeing Andy turning his head, the other party asked, but seemed to have no intention of introducing himself or asking who Andy was.

"It was just a simple and rough battle to defend the city. I don't have any opinion on it," Andy replied.

The Palace of Myths has many similarities with dreams, including the ability to switch images freely.

So an old man may not necessarily be an old man.

But after just a quick glance at the other person, Andy could tell that this person was not the crown prince himself, but might be an "NPC" servant created by the crown prince here. There was an ancient flavor all over his body that was detached from the modern era.

Andy wasn't sure why he suddenly appeared beside him.

Perhaps it was my presence that attracted the other party's attention, or perhaps the other party was paying close attention to this simulated war.

"Simple and crude?"

The old man frowned when he heard this. "Although the castle is easy to defend but difficult to attack, the food inside was burned by the traitors. They should have surrendered in about ten days due to lack of food, but they held out for three months under the siege of the army. This is very abnormal, but you think it is simple and crude?"

"Because in fact, the castle is not short of food." said Andy.

"It's ridiculous. If they don't have a shortage of food, what do they eat? Cannibalism?"

"Well, kind of, but not completely."

When Andy said this, his expression was a little strange.

"What's the meaning?"

When the old man heard this, his brows furrowed even more.

If you want to eat people, then eat people. If you don’t want to eat people, then don’t eat people. What do you mean by not completely cannibalism?

Besides, they had already ruled out the possibility of cannibalism. Not to mention the historical data, if cannibalism really took place, the defenders would not have been able to hold out for three months.

After all, a castle is not a town, it is a military fortress, and most of the people inside are soldiers.

Watching their former comrades being served on the table, any elite army would go crazy, kill their superiors, open the city and surrender.

This is the conclusion reached after countless simulations.

But he was wrong.

This form of cannibalism is not what Andy was referring to.

"Do you know that in that castle, there is something called Yaraka, which is stored in large quantities by the garrison?"

He turned and asked.

"Yaraka?"

Upon hearing this, the old man immediately said, "It's a poisonous root-like plant that grows fast but can't be eaten at all."

They have also tested this.

In other words, they tried to simulate the soldiers eating everything in the castle, including the soil.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

It turned out to be all useless.

"Many of the spices we see in daily life are actually poisonous."

Andy asked, "Why can they be used and make food taste better when added to it?"

"This involves basic cooking principles," the old man replied: "Dilute the poisonous spices and they will naturally become non-toxic."

"That's the problem." Andy nodded. "Yaraka needs to be diluted before it can be processed into food."

“How to dilute?”

“Dry it in the sun, crush it, and soak it into a paste.”

"impossible."

The old man snorted coldly, having already determined that Andy was talking nonsense.

"We have also tried sun drying, and we have also used various solvents that may be present in the castle, such as water, wine, oil, vinegar, and basically everything we can try, but the toxins in it cannot be diluted at all!"

“Have you ever tried urine?”

"……?"

"I suggest you give it a try."

Andy shrugged and said, "Then you will understand why I said this battle was simple and crude."

The old man said nothing when he heard this, but his expression was full of disbelief.

Because this answer is so ridiculous, it's like a joke.

However, this matter is easy to verify in the Palace of Myths.

So the old man gave Andy a warning look and disappeared in an instant.

Then, less than ten minutes later, he appeared again.

Looking at Andy, the expression of this old man dressed in retro clothes became quite complicated, and there was a hint of weirdness in it.

Because this method actually worked! To be honest, the Battle of Balorik had troubled them for many years.

It’s not that the battle was of any importance, but their master was just curious about what the people in the castle were eating.

However, because the battle took place too long ago and a lot of information is missing, it is impossible to get the answers from books.

Thus, the simulation of this battle began.

This development never ended.

Until now…

"How did you know?" he couldn't help but ask.

When the answer came to light, everything seemed really simple and crude, without any complexity.

But……

Who in their right mind would think of using something like that?

(End of this chapter)