Chapter 44

In the other world, garlic is an existing plant.

But because of its pungent smell and the stubborn taste that will linger in the mouth for a long time, few people like it. Augustus especially.

When Jiang Li mixed a large amount of minced garlic with those fishy seafood, he made up his mind not to touch those things tonight. Even if Jiang Li invited him warmly, he would use clever words to refuse. For example, he just drank a magic potion, and the pharmacist warned him that he could not eat seafood or garlic.

But, but, why is it so fragrant? !

The humans in the other world may not know, but the experienced earthlings know best that the combination of minced garlic and scallops is a perfect match. The high temperature cooked the shellfish meat, and the translucent skirt turned into white meat. The rich juice seeped out from the shellfish meat, mixed with the seasoning sauce, and with the unique aroma of cooked garlic, it was once again absorbed by the vermicelli.

The baking pan was sizzling, the juice was boiling quietly, the shell was shaking, and was picked up by a pair of tongs. Jiangli put the garlic vermicelli scallops on the plate in front of Augustus and said enthusiastically: "Come and try it, Augustus."

Augustus: "..."

He should have rejected it with clever words. In fact, he had already prepared a name for a magic potion in his mind. It was absolutely rare and harmless.

But the overwhelming aroma rushed into his nose impatiently, like an unreasonable tornado, destroying his rationality as it passed through. When he came to his senses, his hands were already holding the scallop that was bigger than his palm.

Augustus lowered his blue eyes, and the crushed garlic was close at hand.

"I'll make it clear in advance." He said seriously, "I hate garlic. Maybe I will do something rude later, but this is not my intention. At this moment, I apologize for the upcoming misfortune."

His attitude was so serious that Jiang Li also became cautious and subconsciously reached out his hand: "Forget it..."

Before he finished speaking, Augustus had already rolled up the vermicelli piled on top with a fork and put it into his mouth without hesitation.

Jiang Li: "..."

The crispy and delicious Longkou vermicelli had absorbed the seafood juice. Each one was incredibly delicious, like a delicious magic that wrapped Augustus in it, making him dizzy with the fragrance and turned around. Unknowingly, even the garlic wrapped in it was swallowed. When he came to his senses, he found that he did not taste the spicy and pungent smell of garlic. In addition to the garlic aroma, there was still a strange fragrance in his mouth.

Is it the seafood underneath?

Augustus finally carefully forked up the shellfish meat left at the bottom. The shellfish meat had been roasted at high temperature to an attractive white color. When he took a bite, the shellfish meat was juicy and soft, incredibly tender, and more tender than any kind of monster meat! What's even more incredible is that the disgusting fishy smell it had when it was alive has completely disappeared, leaving only a sweet taste in his mouth.

Augustus was silent for a long time.

Jiang Li observed his reaction, and from his expression, he could not confirm whether he had suffered an unbearable attack of garlic.

He looked at the remaining garlic vermicelli scallops in the baking tray hesitantly: No garlic? It's possible, but the taste will definitely be a lot worse.

Jiang Li picked up the remaining scallops and was about to put them aside when suddenly a plate was handed to him.

He turned his head and Augustus begged with sparkling eyes: More! More!

Jiang Li: "..."

"It's great that you like it." Jiang Li picked up the scallops for him and asked, "Do you want to try shrimp?"

Augustus replied with a closed mouth, "Hmm!"

"How about grilled squid?"

"Hmm!"

Several palm-long shrimps were removed from the shrimp threads and placed on the baking tray. Jiang Li put the seasoning sauce and minced garlic on the open back, turned around and asked the silver-haired elf who was concentrating on picking vegetables from the tomato hot pot, "Teacher, do you want to try grilling vegetables?"

Messenner raised his head, glanced at the baking tray with the seafood corpses, and shook his head firmly: "No."

Jiang Li produced a tin paper box like a magic trick and placed it on the baking tray to prevent the vegetables inside from coming into contact with the seafood. He said, "Garlic vermicelli baby cabbage and enoki mushrooms are also delicious. They are vegetables. Don't you really want to try them?"

Messenner: "..."

Before he hesitated, the aroma of grilled vegetables wafted out. Messenner hesitated for a long time and silently moved his chair over.

The crispy vegetables were roasted until soft, and the sweet juice also seeped out, soaking the vegetable vermicelli inside with the soup, and the fragrance penetrated into every bite of the sweet vegetables. Every bite was like a fragrant bomb exploding on the tip of the tongue, and the afterwaves of the fragrance made people dizzy.

The translucent shrimp was roasted into a beautiful red and white color, which matched the golden garlic. The shrimp was very firm, elastic and tender, and the taste was rich. The roasted squid was soft and chewy. Augustus bit the squid tentacles and ate without raising his head.

While the grill was working diligently, the hot pot was boiling.

Nothing was added to the pot bottom, except salt and light bone soup. The best quality ingredients only needed the simplest cooking method. Jiang Li picked out a shrimp from the pot, peeled off the shell, and dipped it in the pre-prepared seasoning sauce. The freshness of the shrimp filled his mouth.

He said with satisfaction: "Sure enough, compared to other seafood, I still like shrimp the most."

Augustus quickly brought his plate over and harvested a crab leg that was split in half. The meat of the king crab is a bit rough, not as tender as the swimming crab, but for the alien human who came into contact with seafood for the first time, it is delicious enough. With a gentle poke, the tightly cooked crab meat separated from the crab shell, and a long piece of crab meat was bitten off directly, as if swallowing the ocean into the stomach.

Crabs, shrimps, squids, shellfish, fish fillets...

Jiang Li and Augustus enjoyed a delicious seafood feast together.

After the sumptuous dinner, Augustus couldn't help but sighed with his hands covering his lips: "Jiang Li, this festival in your hometown is really great. Is it a festival to celebrate the bumper harvest of seafood?"

"No, I just happened to receive a box of seafood today."

Augustus said seriously: "I will remember today, and I will come to help you celebrate on this day next year."

"Actually..." They celebrate the Spring Festival on a different day every year. Jiang Li thought about it, smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll look forward to it."

The next things became much simpler.

Although there are no dishwashers in the other world, there is cleaning magic. Jiang Li found this magic in a seldom-read magic book and quickly learned it. Surprisingly, not many magicians in the other world know this convenient magic. According to Messenner, magicians pay more attention to practical attack magic, using magic to fight monsters and beasts, rather than using it to handle housework.

With the help of magic, the dirty pots and tableware were quickly washed clean, and the tabletop became tidy.

Augustus held the cassette cooker and couldn't let it go. He turned it on and off, and the blue flame kept rising.

After tidying up, Jiang Li subconsciously glanced at the clock hanging on the wall.

It was still early, and it was not time for the Spring Festival Gala yet.

Of course, there is no Spring Festival Gala in the other world.

He picked up the staff and put it down again. It always feels a bit strange to use the New Year's Day to practice magic.

Jiang Li looked at the silver-haired elf sitting under the succulent tree. Messenner was wearing a light blue robe and was reading a magic book. For him, today was no different from usual.

"Teacher..." Jiang Li paused, and after he looked over, he continued to ask: "Do you want to go out for a walk?"

"Where to go?"

Jiang Li couldn't say for a while: "Teacher, I..."

Messenner tilted his head and looked at him calmly.

Suddenly, he took out his staff, and light condensed at the top of the staff, forming a ball of light and shooting straight up. Jiang Li's eyes followed the light ball up subconsciously, and he saw the magic light disappear on the roof.

Soon, the high roof of the living room changed. In the dark place where the magic light did not shine, something seemed to be surging and rolling. Jiang Li blinked, and the scene in front of him had changed drastically.

The starry sky, a vast expanse of boundless starry sky appeared in front of him. The roof seemed to have no boundaries, the sea of ​​stars was vast, and the stars twinkled to the end of the sky. Occasionally, a few meteors streaked across, and the deep blue night sky was reflected in Jiang Li's eyes, and he was stunned for a moment.

"This is..."

"It's a kind of illusion magic."

Messenner said, and the living room they were in also changed. The carpet under his feet turned into a dark green field, and the sofa under his seat turned into a silver-white horse. Jiang Li could almost feel the rise and fall of the horse's breathing, and it felt warm to the touch. The silver-white horse raised its head, and the starlight fell on its body. Even the silver-white fur on its body began to glow. A sharp long horn emerged from its forehead. It shook its body, and Jiang Li subconsciously grabbed the long hair around its neck...

Messenner asked with a strange expression: "What kind of monster is this?"

"Unicorn... Teacher, don't you know it?"

The silver-haired elf shook his head. Obviously, the illusion did not change according to his wishes.

Jiang Li was a little excited.

The magic of magic could actually make his fantasy come true. He looked up at the galaxy above his head, and the unicorn ran in the green field under the starry sky according to his wishes. It ran faster and faster, and its four hooves ran in the air.

Jiang Li stretched out his hand and felt that he could almost pick the stars.

Suddenly, Augustus, who was not far away, screamed, which made Jiang Li come back to his senses.

He looked around, and the starry sky, green fields, and unicorn in the illusion were all gone. He was still in his home in another world, and the firewood in the fireplace made a crackling sound.

Messenner had already picked up the magic book again and continued to read it.

Jiang Li was still immersed in the illusion just now. He heard a noisy music that sounded familiar. He turned around dazedly and saw that Augustus, who was playing the cassette player, had left the restaurant at some point. He panicked and held Jiang Li's mobile phone that was left in the restaurant, and kindly helped him get the lost item.

At this moment, the mobile phone fell to the ground, and the sound of the alarm clock came from inside, which was also the source of the fear of humans in the other world. Augustus' face was pale, and he even forgot the etiquette and didn't care to cover his mouth.

"Jiang Li, there, there is someone in here?!"

Jiang Li woke up with a start.