Chapter 61 Druid
Andrei's smile widened a little. "No, this isn't a shady shop. The owner is just a bit eccentric, but he's tough on the outside but soft on the inside..."
"For example, if someone simply threw a horse into his care, no matter how much money they offered, he would definitely look down on them, glare at them, and curse them. But if someone came all the way here just to have him treat an animal, he would do his best to treat it, even for free."
Jiang You thought thoughtfully: "Oh wow, this is really interesting."
Andrei pointed to the dried mushrooms hanging in the kitchen and said, "Also, the brown-robed druids are very good at finding non-toxic and delicious mushrooms and wild vegetables. All the mushrooms and wild vegetables in this kitchen are safe to eat."
"Mushrooms!" Jiangyou became interested all of a sudden. She walked around the kitchen and found various varieties of mushrooms, including the most common shiitake mushrooms and white button mushrooms, as well as matsutake mushrooms, chicken mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms and white jade mushrooms.
Most of these mushrooms were dried, strung together, and hung on the beams in the kitchen. She took some of each, soaked them in water, and planned to make mixed mushroom soup.
The only thing in the kitchen was a piece of salted pork belly, which was pretty good. There were indeed quite a few wild vegetables, some of which Jiangyou recognized, some of which he didn't, but the cooking methods for them were similar: blanched and stir-fried with bacon, they were absolutely delicious.
After making a dish of stir-fried wild vegetables with bacon and a pot of bacon and mushroom soup, Jiangyou still felt it was not enough. She searched the kitchen again, took out a loaf of brown bread, cut a few slices, and toasted them in a small frying pan until crispy. She then fried fresh white mushrooms in butter, cut some of the white fish that Andre had smoked yesterday, removed the bones, and put them in the bread to make a fish sandwich.
While helping out, Andre explained to Jiangyou the differences between the various types of druids: those who preferred to wear leafy green robes adorned with multicolored petals were plant druids. They, like the brown druids, were pure nature druids, their spheres of activity overlapped somewhat, and both frequented forests.
It’s just that Green Druids worship oak and often hang a string of acorns on their belts. They are best at promoting the growth of plants and treating sick flowers, plants and trees.
As long as a plant druid is in the forest, the flowers, plants, and trees become their eyes, ears, and hands. To care for the trees and plants and maintain ecological balance, they occasionally take care of the animals that roam the forest.
Brown druids are the opposite of plant druids. They are closer to animals and only cultivate and care for plants when they find animal food.
Jiangyou understood that these two types of druids, one is responsible for plants and the other is responsible for animals. Both sides know the other's skills, but their personal preferences and focuses are different.
"Both green and brown druids are kindhearted individuals who value peace and respect life. The ones you really have to be wary of are the gray druids, believers in death and destruction, and believe that only the cold winter will give birth to the warmth of spring and that cruel death can bring rebirth to the earth. They choose gray robes because black robes are too similar to those of magicians and are indistinguishable, while gray robes resemble the harsh winter snow and appear more majestic."
Andre said, "Fortunately, most of these Gray Robe Druids died or were injured in the internal druid conflict hundreds of years ago, and there are only a few descendants left... In short, Gray Robe Druids are completely crazy. If you see them, it's best to stay away from them."
The two chatted as the meal was brought out. Jericho had already dried his hair and sat at the empty table next to the magician, looking after their few luggage.
Bacon and mushroom soup, fish and mushroom sandwiches, and bacon and wild vegetables were laid out on the table. While not particularly sumptuous, it was enough to tempt the magicians next door, who had only had oatmeal. The magicians watched the knights devour their sandwiches and mushroom soup with relish, not even noticing the saliva dripping from their mouths into their teacups.
"How come there is such delicious food here! Boss! Boss! We want to eat the food at their table too!"
The boss rolled his eyes at the three of them and said, "They cooked it themselves. The bacon, mushrooms, wild vegetables, and black bread are all in the kitchen. If you want it, you can cook it yourself. Each person pays one silver coin!"
Magicians: "..." Don't we have money? We don't know how to cook!
They shed bitter and greedy tears one by one, but these magicians were obviously well-mannered. They waited until Andre and his group finished eating before shyly approaching them. "Excuse me, could you make us a portion of these dishes as well? We'll pay for everything."
Andre and Jericho both looked at Jianyou, and the meaning was very clear: it was up to Jianyou to make the decision.
"I can do it, of course." Jiang You thought for a moment, "But I won't charge you any money. I'll only take some of your soul fire. Whether it's the joy you feel after a meal, some intense emotion you might not necessarily want, or some fun memory, it's all fine. Don't worry, it won't affect your health or lifespan."
She took out her [Kingdom Knights Special Investigator] token and shook it: "Don't worry, I'm a good lich."
The three magicians exchanged a glance, then, after a moment of hesitation and confusion, gave in to their growling stomachs. "Alright! We're all students at the Royal Magic Academy. How about this? Let's trade the 'fear of failing the final exam'!"
Jiang You: "..." To be honest, she might not want this kind of soul fire!
However, by proposing this condition, Jiangyou wanted to try whether different types of emotional soul fire would have different tastes, and what differences in the energy contained in them... Based on her current experience, positive emotions seemed to taste better than negative emotions, but the energy of negative emotions would be more abundant.
Then again, each of the flavors—sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, salty, and fragrant—isn't truly "delicious" if savored on its own. Adding too much sugar can also be unpleasant. The key to deliciousness lies in the harmonious, balanced, and perfectly balanced combination of each flavor, not a bit too much or too little.
From this perspective, emotional soul fire can perhaps be seen as a single seasoning. When combined together, perhaps a feast of emotional soul fire can be cooked up?
Jiangyou really wants to try an experiment, and the magicians he met along the way, aren't they the experimental subjects who walked into his trap?
She was a little curious about what the 'fear of failing the final exam' would taste like, but it seemed a bit unfair to only collect this kind of emotional soul fire.
"Three people, three different emotions," she said. "I won't accept duplicates."
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