Chapter 82 Searching for the Source of the Scent
"Since we're just killing time anyway, why don't we get a Frog Beast? Little White said yesterday that he wanted to eat roast duck."
Gu Xinyan sat on a small stool by the door, basking in the sun, and made a suggestion, but then she remembered that they didn't have a roasting oven for roasting ducks, and she continued somewhat disheartenedly.
"Alas, we don't have a stove big enough for this. It's true what they say, even a skilled cook can't cook without rice!"
Listening to her rambling and seeing Xiaobai's longing eyes, Gu Xinya smiled and patted her arm.
"Although we can't make roast duck, we can make ginger-fried duck, braised duck, braised rabbit, dry pot rabbit, and spicy rabbit cubes. After all, we still have a lot of meat left from those three big buckets of meat we made last night!"
"Yeah, we can have a whole duck feast or a whole rabbit feast for lunch today! There's no one around right now, so why don't we start preparing now? We can eat out for lunch today, just like last night!"
Listening to their conversation, Li Chendong couldn't help but chime in, getting more and more excited as he spoke. He thought his idea was really great.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xinyan's eyes lit up. What a great idea! She had only been thinking about roast duck, how come she hadn't thought of making a whole duck feast or a whole rabbit feast!
Okay! It's decided. I'll make half of each for lunch today, so they can both have both kinds of meat. Perfect!
"Brother Li is right, let's each make half for lunch today! We can start preparing now and have it ready for lunchtime!"
As Gu Xinyan spoke, she got up from the small stool, and then with a wave of her hand, she took out the table, chairs, and a series of tableware that she had put into her spatial backpack last night.
In an instant, a pile of things appeared in front of Gu Xinya and the other two. Seeing Gu Xinyan rushing around, the three of them quickly put away their small stools and joined in, getting busy with the task.
The group divided the work: Gu Xinyan and Gu Xinya dealt with the Frog Beast, while Lu Yunting and Li Chendong dealt with the Steel Fang Beast.
Actually, they were dealing with the same buckets of meat that had been processed last night, but they needed to take out the amount needed for lunch today, then wash it to remove excess moisture, and marinate it.
Although there wasn't much work, there was a lot of meat, so the four of them worked for quite a while before they finally got everything sorted out.
With a sizzling sound, the air was once again enveloped in a rich, domineering, and alluring fragrance, just like it had been the night before.
The fragrance, carried by the gentle breeze, drifted to the exhausted students of the First Military Academy.
"Waaaaah, am I hallucinating from exhaustion? Why do I see a plate of braised winged beast meat in front of me? It smells so good!"
Ailolo sat on the corpse of a Steel Fang Beast, clutching her rumbling stomach, and said with a dazed look in her eyes.
"I think I saw it too, but what I see is a roasted chicken leg? Elolo, are you seeing things? This is clearly a chicken leg! Not some braised winged beast meat!" Miler looked at the chicken leg floating in the air, and the aroma made her swallow hard.
"Huh? That's not right! I clearly see braised winged beast meat here! Where did this chicken leg come from? Your Highness, are you having an illusion?" Ai Luoluo retorted, unconvinced. What she saw was clearly braised winged beast meat.
Meanwhile, the crowd not far from the two remained silent.
They really didn't see the braised winged beast meat or the roasted chicken leg. Okay! It's confirmed, these two were so hungry they were hallucinating.
However, the fragrance in the air was real, just like the one that had been wafting through the air last night, making them salivate.
The fragrance was truly unique; it was so enchanting that they were completely mesmerized!
"Let's go! Let's see who they are! Judging from this smell, it should be coming from the west. If we follow this scent, we should be able to find them!"
After a moment of silence, Ryder said that he was now very curious about the person who could make such a fragrance.
He believed that even the most famous braised winged beast meat in his family's restaurant couldn't compare to this aroma, which greatly piqued his interest.
As he spoke, he got up and walked westward. Everyone present quickly followed, since the captain had already left, what were they still doing here?
Elolo and Miler were arguing, but seeing that everyone had left in a short while, they hurriedly followed.
The further the group walked, the stronger the aroma became, making their stomachs rumble. They were truly exhausted and hungry.
The battle started right after I fell asleep last night, and by the time it ended, it was already dawn.
They didn't mind the dirt on the ground and fell asleep leaning against the Steel Fang Beast's corpse. But as soon as they woke up, they smelled this domineering fragrance.
Having not eaten breakfast, they were already starving. The faint aroma grew stronger as they approached, and their stomachs began to rumble uncontrollably.
"Gurgle!"
"Gurgle..."
The loudest of them all were Miler and Elolo. The two of them covered their stomachs in embarrassment, trying to suppress the sound, but it didn't seem to work. The sound continued one after another.
However, the crowd had no interest in the two women at this moment, because they were also very hungry and hadn't slept well the night before, so they were all listless. If it weren't for the aroma, they would have liked to lie down and take a good nap.
After walking for a while towards the western forest, we could vaguely see what appeared to be a grassland beyond the forest!
On the grassland, there was a two-story building, some distance away. The group couldn't make out the sign on it, but they could vaguely make out the word "shop".
In front of that small building, there were two rectangular tables. One table was filled with delicious dishes, while around the other table, four people and a strange-looking creature were gathered.
Ryder and his group stared intently at the constantly stirring pot, their eyes quickly spreading outwards as they smelled the aroma emanating from it. They couldn't help but swallow hard.
Seriously! It smells amazing!
Was this a surprise arranged by the instructors?
"Gurgle!"
The group, who were still in a daze, suddenly felt their stomachs rumble, and the unexpected sound pulled them back from their wandering thoughts.
"What? What's going on? How come there's a house there? Am I seeing things? I not only see a house, but also a table full of delicious food?"
Ai Luoluo covered her mouth and exclaimed in surprise, but her eyes were fixed on the pot that Gu Xinyan was constantly turning.
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