Chapter 104: The Forbidden Gate 1 (I)
Bugger?! Cyan bugs!? The hors d'oeuvres turned out to be insects the size of a small thumb in cyan, to say that Chen Badai has been in the wild for so many years, and the insects he has eaten are no less than a few catties, but the insects he has eaten are just cicada pupae bee pupae and other insects that are delicious and delicious. This cyan bug, no matter how it looks, this color alone is already reminiscent of the word "can't be eaten", who has ever seen a cyan bug that can be eaten?
The green worm squirmed on the plate, but did not climb out of the plate, Chen Badai's stomach also squirmed, and the stomach that had not eaten all day was instantly filled with stomach acid, Chen Badai endured the stomach acid from the volcanic eruption, and squeezed out a smile on his face that was more ugly than crying: "This hors d'oeuvres are so distinctive......
"I thought you were all the best hunters in the forbidden land, and you weren't that particular about eating." Crussell said lukewarmly, and a dismount revealed the reality of several people.
Chen Badai didn't say anything, Xia Ruobing looked at these insects in a daze, Sherpa could only look away, those indigenous assistants seemed to have a long reflex arc, still beating drums, singing and dancing, this is indeed a warm reception gift for distant guests, but this reception gift is a bit beyond people's imagination.
Kerry saw that Xia Ruobing was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly came out to play a round: "This is a famous local food, but it is actually very delicious, just like China eats cicada pupae and bee pupae ......"
"What, it's not to your liking?" Krussell added fuel to the fire and looked at Wang Xingguo: "I heard that you are a survival expert, do you take big fish and big meat with you every time you survive?" ”
"No, I'm just evaluating how much energy they can give me." Wang Xingguo said calmly.
"The protein content is three times that of beef, and the energy is very high." Crussell smiled, "I don't know if you're satisfied. ”
"Very satisfied...... Well, I have a problem, everything is cute when I'm not hungry, and everything is delicious when I'm hungry. Wang Xingguo shrugged his shoulders and pinched a bug with his hand, the worm seemed to know that his life was coming to an end, and he writhed desperately and struggled.
"Looks like you're not hungry enough." Crussell provoked again, "FUCK, the expert invited by Min is a picky eater!" ”
These words made Xia Ruobing and the others a little unbearable, and Chen Badai almost burst out: "Master wants to roast you now!" But when I thought about it, I couldn't get along with money, so I swallowed it back alive.
Wang Xingguo looked at Crussell, returned a smile, put the insect in his mouth, chewed slowly, and his eyes were still staring at Crusell.
"It tastes good......" After chewing for 30 seconds, Wang Xingguo swallowed the chewed insects, said slowly, and then picked up a few more and put them in his mouth, and after a while, the insects on the plate were swept away.
With Wang Xingguo's example, how can Chen Badai fall behind, anyway, it is a knife to stretch out his head and shrink his head, Chen Badai closed his eyes, grabbed his hand, and didn't know how many he caught, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it for a while......
Huh? This bug looks disgusting, but it tastes so good! Some tastes similar to bee chrysalis, with a hint of sweetness, Chen Badai thought to himself: A good delicacy must have a scary appearance!
Since Chen Badai has put his mouth down, how can Sherpa lag behind, he grabbed one and put it in his mouth, Mr. Min is Dick's old friend, Crussell gave him some face, so that he could survive, Xia Ruobing was still a little hesitant, but he also symbolically ate one, the taste was much better than expected, but he was still a little unbearable psychologically.
"Give me some more." Wang Xingguo frowned when he saw Xia Ruobing eating, thinking that she was a girl, this insect has always been an enemy of girls, such a plate is really a little difficult for her, and he couldn't help but move Xia Ruobing's plate in front of him, and after a while, he ate half of it, Wang Xingguo chewed the worm and said to Crusell: "Aren't you going to have some?" ”
"Uh...... I'm not hungry yet. Crussell watched Wang Xingguo feast, and the stomach acid began to churn, this is indeed a local hospitality ritual, but it is a bit of a spoof in nature. If you can eat a worm, then you can get the respect of the locals and treat you as a distinguished guest, but now this is basically a formality, eating or not will not affect the treatment of guests, Crussell wants to give them a dismount, but Wang Xingguo seems to be addicted......
"Okay, have a good meal tonight, have a good rest, and we'll leave early tomorrow morning." Crussell found himself a staircase.
"Team leader, if you don't come, we really don't have much appetite." Chen Badai glanced at Krussell with disdain.
Wang Xingguo kicked him under the table, so that his more ugly words did not come out.
Crussell had no choice but to pretend that he hadn't heard, the indigenous team members held the dishes, Chen Badai stretched his neck to look at it, and gasped: "I'll wipe it, isn't there a normal diet in this place?" ”
None of the dishes brought up were well-known meats such as beef, sheep and pigs! There is a kind of roasted scorpion that can't be named, and there is a cicada chrysalis that looks like an enlarged cicada, and there are two finger-thick unknown creatures soaked in tomato sauce, and a plate of roasted green worms, the more normal ones are crabs and angler shrimp, is the hospitality here for your guests to be a hundred insect feast?!
Anyway, the roasted bugs are much easier to eat than the wriggling bugs, and the protein content of the bugs is much higher than that of pork and beef. From the perspective of providing survival energy, insects are undoubtedly better, but since human beings have lived and worked in peace and contentment, they have become less and less willing to challenge their own psychology, and this eating insects has gradually become the patent of a very small number of regions, and the vast majority of people still stay away from this wriggling energy.
Xia Ruobing picked up a roasted scorpion with teeth and claws and looked at it, such a big scorpion is really rare, Kerry hurriedly introduced: "This is a thunder scorpion, although it looks scary, it is very poisonous, it will not hurt life, and it is very delicious after roasting." ”
Chen Badai really didn't dare to compliment these indigenous food cultures, all the ingredients are naturally processed, and once roasted, it seems that they don't know that there are such things as chili noodles and cumin in the world.
Chen Badai had already prepared, and took out a set of barbecue ingredients from his bag, barbecue sauce, honey, chili noodles, cumin, etc., and sprinkled some on the terrifying thunder scorpion, and took a mouthful, well, it tasted much better!
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For eating, the Chinese are like gods, and Chen Badai at this time looks down on these poor people as if he is a god. The aroma just now aroused people's foodie instincts, and it didn't take long for Chen Badai to become a chef, directing the natives to roast all kinds of insects, brush barbecue sauce and honey, sprinkle pepper noodles and cumin, the aroma was so fragrant that even Crussell couldn't help but stretch his neck.
"Some?" Chen Badai triumphantly handed a roasted brown scorpion with the scent of honey to Crussell.
"Uh...... I'll eat this anyway. Crussell still couldn't get over the torment in his heart and shook the hot dog in his hand.
"Cut, and said that we are picky eaters, and we are picky eaters! This stupid human! Chen Badai made a husky-style sign with a disdainful look, and as soon as he changed his hand, he handed the scorpion to Xiao Ao, who was waiting on the side.
Eat and drink enough, but for the expedition, Crussell and the others did not say a word. This made Wang Xingguo a little uneasy, and the noise dispersed, except for Kerry, who had been circling around Xia Ruobing's buttocks, Krussell and the others went to rest first, and Wang Xingguo didn't find a chance to talk to him.
Chef Chen Badai took out a cigarette, lit it with a charcoal fire, and took a beautiful puff. Looking at the starry sky in the southern hemisphere, the sea breeze at night is still quite cool, this tiring day, lying on the ground, blowing the sea breeze and looking at the stars is quite pleasant, and the headache during the day is swept away!
Wang Xingguo is still a little worried, the details of Tinian Ti have not been implemented so far, and Sharjah has not been willing to communicate with everyone along the way, as if he is protecting some secrets, and Mr. Min has not talked about it. Seeing that under the starry sky in the southern hemisphere, Kerry was still circling behind Xia Ruobing's buttocks, like a male dog begging for pleasure, which made Wang Xingguo a little disgusted. Chen Badai was lying under the starry sky, holding the starry sky map to "study seriously", Sherpa was a little idle, Wang Xingguo leaned over: "Your sister is very charming." ”
"Don't worry, she's measured." Sherpa is still very confident in Xia Ruobing.
"I'm going to the island tomorrow, but the situation is not clear at all." Wang Xingguo raised his concerns.
"This ...... Why don't we coordinate with Mr. Min? Sherpa suggested that after all, this was Mr. Min's work to build bridges, and there were some things that Mr. Min would be better able to solve.
"I think so, they seem to be hiding something from us." Wang Xingguo said.
"How can money be so easy to make?" Sherpa laughed.
Wang Xingguo had no choice but to find Mr. Min. After listening to Wang Xingguo's general explanation, Mr. Min pondered for a while and said, "Wang Xingguo, don't worry about it first, I'll ask Sharjah Jean." ”
Ten minutes later, Mr. Min came back and shook his head at Wang Xingguo: "Sharjah said, everything will wait until after the island." ”
"A complete campaign must have a detailed upfront evaluation." Wang Xingguo said, "You can't always see the moves, take one step at a time." ”
"If we have a detailed plan, do we still need to exist? Seeing and dismantling is the value of our existence. Although Mr. Min's tone was not high, Wang Xingguo could not refute it.
"But if the danger factor is too high, Xia Ruobing ......" Wang Xingguo was a little worried.
"Since we are here, we have absolute trust in you, and all security matters are evaluated and responsible by you. Wang Xingguo, the crown of Loulan has disappeared for a long time, if we can let him reappear in the world this time, Xia Ruobing can establish her status in the academic world......"
"What about you? You're here just to see the crown? Wang Xingguo's words were somewhat provocative.
But Mr. Min was not annoyed by this, he just smiled: "Wang Xingguo, Sharjah wants the treasure of pirates, we want the crown, in fact, this is not complicated, seeking common ground while reserving differences is inevitable, no one in this world will be exactly the same as you think." ”
"Okay, I'll talk to Crossell later." Wang Xingguo thought about it, people who can pay this price to explore must not be as simple as asking a tour guide to take a leisurely stroll, they must have something to ask, and this request does not necessarily have to be known to outsiders.
Crussell was Dick's agent and the nominal leader of the expedition, and perhaps he would have some information. The two talked a few words, and Crusher looked at the others and handed him a few pieces of paper.