In less than fifteen minutes.
The sky was dark and gloomy, and an army of hundreds of millions of locusts approached the cave with lightning speed.
The deafening buzzing sound sent chills down the spines of those inside the cave, making them feel uneasy.
God bless them, I pray that the princesses are alright, please, please be alright!
Sheng Lingwei smiled and used her mental power to trap all the locusts in one place, preventing them from flying to other places.
"Brothers and sisters, come on, don't be shy, we're going to have fried locusts today, you can eat your fill."
Yue Mingxi clicked his tongue, his mouth watering. As a foodie, he couldn't resist the deliciousness of fried locusts.
"Hehe, boss, watch this."
As he spoke, he swiftly threw a fireball, which struck the dense swarm of locusts. The next second, the air was filled with the aroma of burning locusts.
Nangong Zichen and the others stared in shock, their mouths agape, their faces filled with disbelief.
Forgive their ignorance, but they only just learned that locusts are edible, and that they taste particularly delicious.
Ouch... I almost drooled.
In order to taste the delicious locusts as soon as possible, everyone immediately used their special abilities to launch a full-scale attack on the locusts.
Some threw fireballs, some used lightning, some froze locusts, some washed them with water, and some used elemental abilities to ensnare locusts on the ground...
Sheng Lingwei, meanwhile, was instructing people on how to use their superpowers while simultaneously collecting the locusts that had piled up on the ground into her spatial dimension. The sheer number of them was enough to make anyone with trypophobia be careful!
Even though Sheng Lingwei was bold enough, she couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine and experience physical discomfort.
When everyone started to show signs of fatigue, Sheng Lingwei used her mental power to put the remaining locusts into her spatial storage.
Looking at the mountain of locusts in the space, she smiled with satisfaction.
Although locusts are ugly, they are rich in protein and are a rare delicacy.
Not a single one can be wasted.
They can't eat that much, but there are plenty of other people who can.
Sheng Lingwei returned to the cave entrance, used her wind-based abilities to clean the ground, and then with a wave of her hand, enough locusts to feed everyone piled up on the ground.
Then he shouted to the people inside the cave, "Everyone can come out now. We have wiped out all the locusts."
The people inside the cave were thrilled and breathed a long sigh of relief. Then they rushed out of the cave in a swarm, staring in disbelief at the piles of locusts on the ground.
"My goodness, so many locusts piled together look terrifying."
"It is indeed somewhat terrifying. But then again, nothing is more terrifying than our Princess. Hehe, Princess is undoubtedly the best in the world."
"That's because Princess Chang Le is beautiful, kind-hearted, and has a great sense of righteousness..."
"..."
What followed was mostly praise for Sheng Lingwei, which made her both amused and exasperated; the flattery really hit her sweet spot.
Because she's just an ordinary person, she likes to hear nice things from others!
After she had heard enough flattery, Sheng Lingwei gave instructions to everyone.
"Everyone, quiet down. Clean the locusts off the ground, remove their wings, and then fry them in oil. After frying, coat them with chili powder and they're ready to eat."
If you can't eat spicy food, don't add chili powder; you can eat it plain. It's a rare delicacy and can even be considered a meat dish.
Anyway, she has plenty of oil in her inventory.
The people in the team are considered her people, so she certainly wouldn't be stingy with her own people.
If it were anyone else, she would just let them roast it over a fire. Although it doesn't taste as good as deep-frying, it's not bad either.
The crowd looked at each other in disbelief. Locusts could actually be eaten?
How are they supposed to bring themselves to eat this?
Madam Jing smiled and couldn't help but swallow. She was old and experienced, so she wasn't surprised that locusts were edible.
Back in the day, she had eaten deep-fried cicada nymphs, and she still vividly remembers the taste.
Stop thinking about it, it's making my mouth water.
She didn't want to lose face in front of everyone.
With a smile, Madam Jing approached Sheng Lingwei and asked, "Princess, which tastes better, locusts or fried cicada nymphs?"
Sheng Lingwei looked slightly surprised. Judging from Old Madam Jing's expression, she had obviously eaten fried cicada nymphs, which surprised her.
Most people are quite averse to these small insects, let alone eat them.
Especially in ancient times.
They would only choose to eat insects if they were forced to do so because they had no other choice.
Sheng Lingwei replied with a smile, "Madam, although locusts can't compare to cicada nymphs, the taste is pretty much the same. You can have a good taste later."
Madam Jing's eyes shone brightly, and her tone was slightly anxious, "Alright, I'll take some people to make fried locusts right now. If the princess says they're delicious, then they're definitely delicious."
Anyway, she would always believe what the princess said.
"Hey, what are you all standing there for? Get moving! If any of you are too scared to do anything, don't get any jealous when you see us eating fried locusts later."
Madam Jing gave a haughty snort and waved to the Jing family members.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, second daughter-in-law, hurry up and get a basin of water. Let's wash the locusts first."
Lin Jingyi and Xie Hui exchanged a glance, then immediately replied loudly, "Okay, Mom, please wait a moment, we'll go fetch water right now."
As they spoke, the two sisters-in-law pulled Jing Qingyan and her sister, along with the pale-faced Jing Qingwen, into the cave.
Although they found the locusts somewhat terrifying and dared not bite them easily, they unconditionally believed the princess and her mother-in-law's words.
Jing Qingwen walked away reluctantly, her face long and mournful.
"Auntie, Mom, is that stuff really edible? Waaah, I don't want to eat it. Just looking at it makes my scalp tingle. I really don't want to eat it at all."
Xie Huicai was too lazy to persuade her silly son, so she rolled her eyes at him.
“No one is forcing you to eat if you don’t want to. You’d better work with us first, or your grandmother will punish you.”
Jing Qingwen was practically in tears, wailing uncontrollably, "Waaah...why is my life so miserable!"
His eldest brother disliked him, his mother considered him a burden, his sisters disliked his loose tongue, and his grandmother, needless to say, would punish him every few days.
Oh dear, why is he so unlucky?
Fine, to avoid being punished by his grandmother, he decided to obey. As for those fried locusts, he would never eat them, not even if he were beaten to death!
Eating this will make you a pig!!!
Seeing that the Jing family had started working, the others reluctantly joined in. They didn't want to eat locusts either, but the princess had spoken.
Soon, everyone was proven wrong.
When the first batch of fried locusts came out of the fryer, everyone couldn't help but swallow hard as they smelled the aroma of the fried locusts floating in the air.
Fried locusts
When they saw Sheng Lingwei and the others eating so deliciously, they almost drooled, and only then did they muster up the courage to try eating a locust.
result……
One isn't enough, so we get another one. And yet, still not enough, so we get yet another one...
Oh my goodness, these fried locusts are so delicious, they're crispy and crunchy, and they're even better with chili powder and topped with chopped green onions and cilantro.
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Oh my god, it smells so good!
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