Chapter 156: A Passerby in a Western Fantasy Adventure 5
The first ray of morning light passed through the clouds and adorned the distant sand dunes with a golden edge. The sand grains under the sunlight sparkled with golden light, like rich watercolors impacting the eyes of the viewers.
It was still cool in the desolate land in the early morning. Cathy lifted the heavy magic sheep blanket on her body and sat up. The temperature here would rise very high in the morning, so she had to get up quickly.
Cathy simply tied her thick curly blond hair behind her head with a headband and opened the door. The living room was empty.
Abner had returned to the Sunset Mountains on his sand-armored beast a week ago. The desolate land was covered with sand and there was no material to build a house. He had never expected that the branch would become a pile of rubble before he came. If Cathy hadn't customized the magic safe house, he and Ivis would probably have to live in a tent for a while.
While eating breakfast at the dining table, Cathy heard the door open. She turned around and saw Ivis walking in carrying a monster with horns on its head.
"Hi." The girl smiled and pointed towards the kitchen, "I left breakfast for you."
Ivis nodded modestly to show his gratitude, and then threw the frost-covered monster at the door.
The monster in front of him had a smooth, icy outer armor that shone darkly in the ice, and his wide-open eyes still retained the fear of death.
This bull-like monster soon became lunch for the two.
Water is scarce in the desolate land. There is a small lake ten miles away from where they live. There are monsters of all sizes drinking water, and bloody fights would take place there from time to time.
Cathy would never dare to go there alone.
Carefully pour the water used to wash the pots and bowls into the magic flowerpot. The purple leaves of cassava spread from the flowerpot to the wooden frame next to it. Cassavas of different sizes are hanging between the slender vines.
The Green Leaf Technique was originally used to enhance the vitality of plants, allowing them to grow rapidly, and to protect themselves or restrict the enemy's movements.
But Cathy was just a magic apprentice. Even with the help of a basic magic wand, the cassava in front of her only grew a little thicker, and the fruits between the vines also grew a little bigger. It was estimated that some of them could be picked tomorrow.
After looking at her masterpiece with satisfaction, she walked to the shadow under the eaves with her magic robe in hand. The sun outside made the sand hot and the air was filled with streams of heat.
Outside the safe house there is a small courtyard surrounded by a circle of sea buckthorn trees. Before Abner left, he transplanted a batch of these trees from somewhere else using the protection of high-level magic Green Shade. Under the protection of high-level magic, he no longer has to worry about the safety of the two little ones when he goes out.
At this moment, there is a large wooden barrel in the middle of the yard. The ice blocks wrapped in the monster in the barrel have melted under the scorching sun. The dripping water flows along the black armor into the barrel, and half a barrel of water has accumulated in it.
Cathy lifted the wooden barrel that was not moving, turned around and shouted into the house, "Ivis, come and help me, I can't lift it by myself."
Soon, Ivis, wearing a white magic robe, walked out of the house. The hem of the robe embroidered with dark patterns dragged over the threshold. Looking at the girl who was sweating profusely in the sun, he frowned.
"Just call me next time. You're a girl..."
The wooden barrel was put down with a bang. Cathy rolled up her sleeves and wiped the sweat from her forehead, smiling, "How about you come alone?"
Ivis was silent, walked directly to the barrel and grabbed the edge of the barrel. He took a deep breath, and the veins on his white wrists bulged. Then, the brown barrel remained motionless.
Ives: ...
Cathy, whose mood had changed, said nothing more and helped carry the barrel to the shade of a tree nearby, where a wooden board rested on a stone.
Signaling the dumbfounded young man to lift the monster down, Cathy took out a silver-gleaming bone-chopping knife from her space belt and expertly started to gut the monster, skinning and bone it.
First, use a knife to cut a long cut on the monster's back, then peel off a piece of skin completely along the muscle texture and throw it into a wooden basin filled with water on the side.
Ivis felt a chill as he watched her smooth movements. He walked to the wooden basin unconsciously to wash the beast armor. Out of the corner of his eye, he kept watching Cathy chopping off the beast's head skillfully. There was a flash of cold light, and a red magic core was dug out.
Cathy wiped the blood-stained crystal core on a rag beside her. She was a little disappointed and muttered, "What a pity it's a fire crystal core."
As she said this, she put it in her pocket.
Then she took the knife and cut off the front and hind legs of the monster and put them aside, and then cut the other parts of the monster into several pieces along the gaps between the bones. The movement was smooth and neat, as if she had cut hundreds of such monsters before.
Looking at the blood splattered on Cathy's face, Ivis swallowed silently and quickened his movements.
——In his life, he had never seen such a fierce girl.
But one thing is certain, this girl definitely did not follow him here because she had any improper thoughts about him. Thinking of the noble lady who pursued him before, Ivis's brows furrowed even deeper.
After clearing the blood, Cathy smeared some of the animal meat with salt and hung it under the eaves. She then asked Ivis to use ice magic to freeze some of the animal meat and put it in the space belt.
Cathy, who had already asked about the recipe of the monster in the Mirror of Truth, made a pot of chickpeas and beast's trotters in the evening. The beast's trotters were stewed until they were soft and tasty. The aroma of the chickpeas and the tenderness of the beast's trotters blended perfectly and melted in the mouth.
This made Ivis, who had originally looked disgusted, suddenly feel that the food smelled really good. After hesitantly putting in a piece of food with his chopsticks, he paused for a moment, and then finished the three pancakes with this dish without even raising his head.
Cathy leaned her head on his shoulder and watched him eat with a satisfied look on her face. Then she brought out a bowl of vegetable and mushroom soup from the kitchen, which was perfect for helping him relieve his greasy stomach.
After drinking another bowl of soup, Ivis couldn't help but burp. Then his pretty face turned slightly red and he looked at the girl opposite him with embarrassment.
"Is it delicious?" she asked with a smile.
"Well, it tastes good." As he said that, the young man wanted to stand up and go to the kitchen to help. One of the rules of the magic house is to cook without washing dishes, and wash dishes without cooking.
???
Ives tried for several minutes but still couldn't stand up: ...
What's going on?
Glancing down at his round belly, he took a deep breath, but found that he still couldn't stand up!
Cathy, who was clearing the table after dinner, noticed his embarrassment and her hands couldn't help shaking, almost spilling the soup in the bowl onto the table.
"Put the dishes in the kitchen first, I'll wash them later." Ivis straightened his back and pretended to be calm. "The night view is really nice tonight."
Cathy suppressed her laughter and quickened her movements.
"No, no, you hunted this monster with great effort. I will wash it for you today."
As she spoke, she quickly walked into the kitchen with the dishes in her hands, her back still shaking.
"Bang!" The kitchen door was slammed shut. Ivis, who was sitting on a chair, faintly heard loud laughter coming from inside.
He pursed his lips in annoyance, secretly hating himself for not being good enough and giving that girl a handle for nothing.
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