Chapter 33: Children of the Abyss, Younger Than the Druids
Before the rainy season arrived, the druids of Thornleaf Village had temporarily settled in Andrari's newly built stone house with seeds of various crops.
Andrei arranged the best rooms for these slender and handsome visitors. Fortunately, Andrarui is on the edge of the Shattered Sky Mountain, and is more affected by the climate of Garlandia in the heavy cloud fissure. The adjacent swamp has become a swamp country, and the environment is no longer suitable for anyone to live in.
The dwarves are still in full swing to help Andrarui build stone houses, and the terrain near the camp is flat, otherwise digging holes directly in the mountain wall is actually more adept at dwarf stonemasons, and most demon tribes also have the habit of building camps in natural caves common in the land of the demon world.
The first seeds are already slowly sprouting in the greenhouse, and in a few days they will be transplanted into the weeded and leveled land that the demons have specially weeded for this purpose.
Like Alex, Elune, the best of the young druids, is also under the care of her teacher, Marcellion. As a woman who is very good in all aspects, Elune, who is two hundred and twenty-three years old this year, has not yet found her husband. She is already an old girl in Thornleaf Village, which advocates early marriage and early childbearing, but for elves, especially druids, Elune can at least maintain the peak of her charm for at least another six hundred years. Druids who have been exposed to life powers for many years usually have a lifespan of between 1.2 and 1.5 times that of their kind.
As a young generation who grew up in a newly built village after the war, Elune has never seen a single plant or tree in Garlandia, but she yearns for her homeland no less than the elders who have experienced the baptism of war. This made her hardly have any good feelings for the culprit who had put her elders in such a situation and could only settle in the Shattered Sky Mountain, the group of demons who were rumored to have done all kinds of evil!
Thornleaf Village has always taught the new generation of elves born in the Demon Realm that it is as unrealistic to expect the demons' kindness as it is to expect snow on a hot flowering day. But there is actually another maxim in the traditional culture of the elves that is completely contrary to this concept, if you let the children of the abyss translate it, the approximate meaning of that sentence is "at the beginning of man, nature is good".
The instinctive dislike of the demons and the yearning for the beauty of human nature are just one of the subtle contradictions in the young girl's immature heart that are difficult for others to perceive, but for the teachings of her teacher Marserion, Elune is naturally extremely convinced.
"That's a group of demons like no other. So says her most respected teacher.
Although the image of the demons in the minds of the young druids is deeply ingrained, Elune is still passionate about spreading the teachings of nature to this different group of demons. Maybe your piety will slowly influence those barbarian aliens who lack faith!?
In Andrari, the enthusiasm of the druids who were not well connected with the world was immediately rewarded with an unexpected return. Their devotion to the teachings of nature and their meticulous cultivation earned them the friendliness of the Children of the Abyss. He instructed Livia to make sure that the spirits were provided with the freshest ingredients and the most abundant and delicious food.
What are the elves best at cooking? If André were to sum it up, he would mercilessly dismiss that the elves don't have any culinary traditions at all.
Most elves eat a variety of fruits and dried fruits, and they are not completely ignorant of cooking. It's just that it's pretty much limited to toast, grilled meat, mushroom soup...... And then, gone. Yes, it's that simple, the spirits who worship nature can't even make fires a few times a year without heating.
"Teacher, can you try this bitter vegetable konjac pork rib soup...... Andrari's food made the young druid, who was accustomed to a simple and peaceful life, look very excited. This group of demons is completely different from what is said in the story, they are not difficult to deal with, and they will pursue a more wonderful life through labor.
Young people are attracted by the charm of food, but the old druids are reminded of Andrarui's very special food through these foods.
Bitter herbs and konjac were actually tasted by the first generation of elves who lived in Shattered Sky Mountain, and in the era when Thornleaf Village had not yet been established and fruit trees had not yet grown, even the druids who were proficient in cultivation would inevitably have to satisfy their hunger with these foods that could be said to be difficult to eat.
The food that these elves have given up is wonderfully matched and seasoned by the demons, and finally becomes a mouth-watering delicacy under the fusion of fire and water. What is it that makes this group of demons focus on the deep processing of food?
"Your Highness?" Seeing Andrari's son of the abyss from afar, the old druid at the table immediately stood up and greeted the owner of the place politely.
"Mr. Marcellion, are you used to Andrari's food?"
The young druids were amazed that the leader of the demon clan was actually a young man who was no more burly than the elves, and seemed to be polite.
"Of course, Your Highness's kindness makes me wait for nothing in return. ”
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André sat across from Maserien, though it was contrary to the custom of the elves to talk while eating. But the old druid had to adapt to the fast-paced way of work of the children of the abyss, who were busy everywhere every day.
"Your tribe is so good at cooking that I've heard that the custom has only been established for a short time. I wonder what are the special benefits of this diet that you particularly admire?"
"The most straightforward and simple benefit is, of course, delicious. Come to think of it, you and your students have experienced this charm in its purest and most wonderful form. As for the deeper benefits, they have a more far-reaching meaning. ”
"I want to hear about it. Hearing that there is a deep meaning hidden in the seemingly simple skill of cooking, the Druid Elder can't help but be very curious.
"First of all, food that has been cooked greatly reduces the chance of diseases entering the body through the digestive tract. Secondly, the food after cooking will become easier to digest, which is similar to the rumination of the deer, and this artificially refined way will greatly reduce the burden on the body caused by the internal organs when digesting and absorbing the food. This allows each human body to be liberated to a certain extent, making them stronger and smarter. "Learning to use fire is a milestone in the evolutionary history of mankind, and this is confirmed by a great deal of scientific evidence, not the rhetoric of the children of the abyss.
"So, we elves should try some way to cook fruit, too?"
André calmly enjoyed the food in the clay pot, smiling at the druid's questions.
"Or does cooking still have some limitations for how food can be processed?"
"You're right. ”
"As a druid, fruit is rich in some subtle life force, and you know that better than I do. However, heating can destroy this magic to a certain extent, so it is very important to cook it correctly for different foods. André could not directly explain the existence of vitamins and their role in the human body with the same druid, but could only explain the mystery in a way that the druids could understand.
"Fruits are one of the easiest foods to digest and contain many wonderful powers, and perhaps they are some of the essential ingredients for human health. So I think heating fruit may be a bit redundant, but for a variety of ingredients, a lot of cooking is necessary. ”
"Your vast wisdom has once again increased my knowledge, and it is indeed a miraculous means to be able to turn bitter herbs and konjac, which are difficult to eat raw, into such delicious tastes. ”
"Andrari also relies on the support of you, Mr. Marcellion, and your pupils in the cultivation of crops......"
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Elune sat beside Martherion and remained silent until the Children of the Abyss finished their meal and left, then sighed in a faint tone: "No wonder you said that Andrari's demons are different, their leader is so young and incredible. ”
These theories and knowledge were deduced by the children of the abyss alone, and while some of them may not have been proven, Elune felt that it was not easy for one person to think of so many. What's even harder is that the inferences sound so plausible.
The old druid smiled helplessly, he actually had a lot of comments about Andre in his heart that he had never told others, and if he had all attached it to his mouth, he was afraid that some old friends would think that he was alarmist or boastful!
In time, this young son of the abyss will not be inferior in some aspects to the head of the demons, Musharn "King of Nations" Mushar Gesarez.