The skin of the benthic devilfish is actually a thick, multi-layered, membranous tissue that is too dense to be called mucus and too fluffy to be called skin.

This epidermal tissue resembles water-permeable rubber, has amazing elasticity and ductility, is far tougher than the skin of ordinary creatures, is very difficult to cut and penetrate, and can provide good natural armor when it is filled and supported by the bones of benthic devilfish.

Thanks to this layer of natural armor, the hydrogen gas detonated by Quest did not directly take his life. But the blazing flames still licked every inch of its skin, and the slime that had been tightly wrapped around its body was also evaporated.

Dry skin causes great distress to the benthic mob, and its strength is greatly diminished – hearing and sight are not affected, but touch and smell are lost.

It fell into a semi-dormant state, dubbed "The Long Dream" by scholars who have studied the race, in which the benthic devilfish was able to think and observe, but was unable to perform any action, not even mental activity using psychic abilities.

"Salted fish turn over," looking at the bottom-perched devil fish lying on the cracked earth, breathing in the salty air, the young blue dragon pursed his lips in some disgust, "It's still a salted fish." ”

Soon after, the culprit of the monster tide and the invasion of Taka was firmly surrounded by the City Watch guards who rushed after the explosion, and thanks to the success of Quest and his allies, all the monster gates entrenched near the salt factory spontaneously retreated and hid back in the depths of the salt lake.

In the Archon's Mansion, the old emir, who had had the curse removed, smiled: "Thanks to the help of Lord Pasha, the city of Tuka has been saved from being overrun by monsters. ”

Quith naturally knew that this was actually a polite act by the consuls, and in fact, even if he didn't make a move, the mages of Medici would eventually be able to drive away the benthic devilfish.

But at that time, the price to be paid by the Emir family will be more than just a permanent most favored purchase agreement and a reward of 100,000 silver Kate. The Pharaoh may be held accountable for his loss of land and take back the power of the city from him.

The situation is happy for everyone, except for a few complaints from some of the members of the aristocratic observation group who have stepped down from the Leviathan - the process of descent and climb of the floating beast is not a good ride.

In order to celebrate the victory of Tuka City against the monster invasion, the Emir specially hosted a grand banquet in the mansion to entertain the guests who came from afar.

Because of Quest, the previous Nome envoys were also invited to this dinner together.

The roaring fire in the fireplace, craft wort beer, and roast lamb chops smeared with spices and specialty pink salt warmed the soggy bodies of the envoys who had just experienced the Tuka Monster Crisis and soothed their nervous emotions.

Ignoring the eyes of others, Ogre Blue volunteered to become a chef, cooking steam-based dishes from the Armor on the spot, but only Quest and his friends dared to try his craft.

As a sign of respect for the dragon Pasha, Amir had his son bring out of the family collection his beloved antique furniture—a huge walnut round table inlaid with fleshy and lustrous shells and precious stones, and a dozen high-backed chairs, all with a delicate varnish.

At the emir's persuasion, the young blue dragon sat down in the main seat, while the archons of Taka City and the other nobles present sat down around the round table.

Compared to the dishes on the table of the other people participating in the banquet, the food on the main seat is undoubtedly much more abundant:

Beer-coated wild boar ribs, roast camel meat, roast lamb chops, crackling roasted horse loin, bread drizzled with delicious soup, and craft wort beer, wine, jujube, and sweet rice wine to accompany meals...... A wide variety of food fills the entire table.

Unlike the other nobles who sat at the main table and laughed in bursts of laughter, Quest looked at the table with a slightly unhappy look. The Archon of Tuka, who had an eight-sided heart, immediately noticed this, and after a little thought, he guessed the reason.

"What's going on? I remember that the monsters didn't invade this mansion, so wouldn't my food pantry still be lost—" After saying this to the butler beside him, the old emir nodded slightly to the other tables: "All the guests present are my guests, can you still favor one over the other?"

What kind of master has what kind of servant, the emir's butler immediately understood: "Master, please forgive me a little, the number of guests invited today is a little too much, and the chef in the palace is stepping up to make ......"

The banquet was full of friends, but some people ignored it, and would rather be absent than secretly keep busy.

Lillett of the Obsidian Council paced into the backyard of the Archon's Mansion, and because of the illusion he had cast, every servant or acolyte who had strayed with him did not notice the noble mage who had wandered the place without permission.

He was looking for the "catch" of the young blue dragon - with the knowledge of a senior mage, he naturally knew what the value of a benthic demon fish was. Seeing that it was sent to the Archon's mansion for temporary storage, Lillett couldn't help but start thinking about it.

He knew that the benthic devilfish was not dead, because a living benthic devilfish was worth much more than a dead bottom-dwelling one, and with the greed of the dragon Pasha, he would definitely not give up the opportunity to extract knowledge from his brain.

Knowledge is power, especially for spellcasters.

Lillett believed that it only took a little moisture to make the monster that was about to be roasted into salted dried fish willing to offer the knowledge he wanted, and he was sure of it.

The aristocratic mage sniffed the salty fish smell in the air attentively, and suddenly a slight spell fluctuation caught his attention, and Lillett stepped up his steps towards the source of this fluctuation.

It turned out that due to the commission of the dragon Pasha and the order of the head of the family, the Emir family enshrined mage was temporarily dealing with the benthic devilfish in a special way:

With the help of his apprentice, the elderly mage continued to chant special incantations while wrapping his body in layers of fresh bandages. Between each layer of bandage was added graphite ground into powder, and the energy in several obsidian magic beads had been turned into special spell runes, which were imprinted on the surface of the bandage inch by inch.

In order to facilitate transportation, this monster has been subjected to the "Smallening Technique" by the young blue dragon, compared to the huge size when it appeared before, although the current benthic demon fish is still like a big fish, but it is not as terrifying as before.

The magic ritual that this family now enshrines and casts is actually the process of making the "small art" constant on its body.

Seeing that the mage was too focused on casting spells to pay attention to the situation around him, Lillett immediately whispered the incantation of "Powerful Sleep Technique", and at the same time a snickering of joy welled up in his heart.

"Bang" ...... Two simultaneous "twin peaks" struck Lillet's head, and the noble mage fainted one step ahead of time before he could complete the construction of the spell model of the "Powerful Sleep Technique".

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