For the residents of Neverwinter Town, summer is a very pleasant season.

Since the town is located in a valley surrounded by peaks, it retains a hint of shade even on a hot day.

And every time at this time, the sweet smell of ice cream will waft through the streets and alleys, and people can't help but spend a few copper taran for a small cup of cream ice cream to calm the heat in their hearts.

Ice cream is a very popular dessert and has been taking shape in this dimension for a long time.

Legend has it that a sage in ancient times was very fond of all kinds of food, and especially loved all kinds of desserts.

By chance, the sage made a new gadget called "Snow Ice" out of milk and ice, and since then this cool and sweet thing has become a sacred product for people to cool off in summer.

This dessert later spread to ancient Persia and Greece, where it became a delicacy for the aristocracy of the time.

It is said that the original "snowflake ice" simply froze the milk and then crushed it, so that you could scoop it up with a small spoon and put it in your mouth to enjoy the icy milky aroma.

And when this special dessert was spread by the sage, the aristocracy of various countries continued to drive the chef to make a variety of ice cream, thus forming the later ice cream genre with a hundred flowers.

To this day, even the cart-drawn vendors in Neverwinter already make ice cream with cream and egg yolks, a method that makes them smoother and richer.

If you're willing to add a few more coppertarans, you can also add more and more hearty toppings to your ice cream, such as chocolate, nuts, fruits, etc.

Because ice cream is a popular dessert in the summer, in previous years, maids would often come to town to buy fresh ice cream for their masters, and then carry it back to the mountains in ice buckets.

Of course, since the appearance of Jiang Ember, the maids in the monastery don't have to travel so hard anymore, they just have a little tired hands.

Crunch, crunch, crunch......

Just after receiving the information from "Blackwater Development and Development Financial Report", about a week has passed.

At this time, Anjie, Lannassel, Ellulu, Kassandra, and Yumi gathered in the entertainment room in the afternoon, gathered around a table and watched the maid Curti grind smoothies for everyone.

Crunch, crunch, crunch, with what looked like a small grinding disc the prototype machine constantly turning.

The large cubes of ice on top were cut into fine pieces of ice by the rotating blades, and landed in the small silver bowl below.

This very novel ice machine was specially built by Jiang Shen at the request of the blacksmith in the town, and the purpose was naturally to make what he thought was the best summer product, shaved ice.

Although there are many kinds of ice cream in the town, and Jiang Ember can make hundreds of ice cream products if he wants, he still chooses this most primitive way of eating.

In some ways, the preparation of "shaved ice" is somewhat similar to the original "snowflake ice" in this world, but it is much more complex and elaborate.

According to Jiang Yan's understanding of ice products, they can be basically divided into three categories: "smoothie", "shaved ice" and "crushed ice".

Among them, "smoothie" is the most delicate ice, which is usually broken into a semi-fluid container close to sand with other ingredients, and has to be sucked and drunk with a straw, and the delicate smoothie will quickly melt in the mouth after taking a sip.

"Shaved ice" is made of ice chips cut with a sharp blade, which tastes like a solidified marshmallow and does not melt in your mouth immediately, and is usually topped with condensed milk, caramel, red bean paste, peanut paste, sesame paste, etc.

The "crushed ice" on top of this is the largest type of particle, and it can crunch when put in the mouth, and it is suitable for adding various fruits, honey beans or cold powder to eat with a bold bite, and it is also very refreshing.

For Chinese chefs, ice desserts are actually a food that has been around since the Song Dynasty nearly a thousand years ago.

According to historical records, cooks in the Song Dynasty would sprinkle condensed milk on top of crushed ice

, made into a dessert called "lactose real snow" for the dignitaries to cool off, almost the earliest ice dessert recorded in the history books.

And Jiang Ember himself likes shaved ice, so even if he is busy every day now, he does not forget to teach the maids how to make smoothies in the monastery, and also prepares a large number of ingredients for them to choose by themselves.

"Whew, alright, let's go over there and get your own ingredients."

After a busy day, Curti, who had finally finished grinding five plates of shaved ice, wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, and then nodded to the crowd around him.

It's just that looking at the five plates of ice chips as white as snow, An Jie couldn't help but ask with some wonder:

"This ....... Is it really that how it eats? Just put your favorite toppings on top? It's as simple as that?"

As a loyal "ice cream pie", An Jie obviously has some opinions about Jiang Ember not making delicious ice cream for herself in the monastery, but instead making this ice machine and getting a bunch of ice cubes.

After all, in An Jie's eyes, this kind of ground crushed ice looks really bland, far less delicious than the rich ice cream.

"Yes." As if he knew what questions they would ask, Curty smiled and took out a manual left by Ginger Ember and explained, "If you don't know how to match it, you can also refer to the above combinations."

There are a lot of ingredients for shaved ice prepared in advance, so if you give it to people who don't have any experience to mix it up on your own, you may end up with some messy dark dishes.

So before going out, Jiang Yan still gave each of them a type of shaved ice, and as for the proportion of their ingredients, it would be better to multiply it by themselves according to their own tastes and preferences.

"I'll see....... The shaved ice with cold noodles, white fungus, almond tofu and sugar water is called 'Yunshan Wuyin?' It looks good, it suits me perfectly."

"Add a tablespoon of cheese sauce, then a tablespoon of mango pulp and an appropriate amount of condensed milk, is the name of this shaved ice 'Shiba Mango', it's funny."

"Then I'll just want this 'orange paradise, a few orange petals, half a cup of orange juice and orange jelly, it looks very orange-flavored."

"'Childhood sweethearts, made with candied plums, fresh plums and honey, I like it.'"

"Hey, what's that? Pour cooked red beans, red bean soup, sweet milk and condensed milk together? The name is 'Anjie Only?' What do you mean! Look down on whom, bastard! Why are other people's names so literary, mine is this!"

.......

In the midst of laughter and foul mouth, the five of them each filled their shaved ice with a variety of ingredients.

Looking at the ice slag in the silver bowl covered with a large pile of materials, everyone immediately picked up the spoon and began to enjoy it beautifully.

"Oh oh oh, it tastes good, it turns out that eating ice directly is this feeling, it's so sweet."

"Hee-hee, who just said that you can't eat ice cream and fall so quickly?"

"You have to take care of it! And don't steal anything from my bowl! Stinky thief!"

"It's not stealing, it's just tasting each other, No, mine will be for you too, open your mouth."

When Lanna Ser generously scooped some black cold powder, white almond tofu and some shaved ice chips with her own spoon and brought them to An Jie's mouth, An Jie's expression was really wonderful.

She looked at the spoon stretched out in front of her, and for a moment she seemed to be unsure whether she should eat it or not.

If you don't eat it, just now Lannasel, the stinky woman, stole a spoonful of sweet milk condensed red bean ice from her bowl, and if An Jie didn't eat it, she would always feel a little at a loss.

But if you eat it....... Isn't that indirect?

Although it is common for female friends to feed each other, it is Lanna Ser after all.

If it was the spoon handed over by several other people, An Jie probably wouldn't hesitate to do so, but with this woman

Indirect that, it always makes people feel like they are on fire.

However, just as An Jie was hesitating whether to eat it, Lannacel smiled slightly, slowly stretched the spoon back, and said with a smile, "What, don't you like it? Then forget it, I'll eat it myself."

"Huh? Wait a minute! Don't run! Who said I wouldn't eat it?"

Seeing that the dessert that reached her mouth was about to run away, An Jie hurriedly took a step forward, opened her big mouth and took the head of the spoon directly in her mouth, and sucked all the food on it into her mouth.

How should I say that? Compared with Anjie's sweet and fragrant shaved ice, Lannasel's shaved ice is more refreshing, and it should be cold and heart-warming when you eat it.

But after taking such a bite, looking at the other party's smiling gaze projected at her, An Jie couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed in her heart....... It's as if he's been tricked by this guy again.

In order to alleviate the embarrassment, An Jie had no choice but to eat her own shaved ice while pretending to ask:

"Anyway, why didn't that guy come to eat it? It's just a shaved ice, and you won't waste much time on cultivation."

Looking closely, there was indeed no Jiang Ember in the recreation room, and the young chef quickly prepared everything and went to the forest behind the monastery to carry out his daily cultivation.

In the last few days, Jiang Ember has spent significantly more time on cultivation than before, so much so that he doesn't cook as delicately as he usually does, and even often uses jajanjangmyeon to fool people (although jajanjangmian is also delicious).

When mentioning this, Lannassel looked at Yumi's right leg on the side, shook her head, and said:

"He must be a little guilty of himself, after all, Yumi was injured to save him."

If you look closely, you can clearly see the bandaging marks on Yumi's slender right leg....... This is a souvenir left by the two of them when they returned from the "Forbidden Territory" together six days ago.

Six days ago, Jiang Ember took Yumi north as promised, heading to the treasure house of ingredients that is almost unknown to humans.

But who would have thought that the inhabitants of that area were so keen, that Jiang Ember and Youmi wanted to steal some rare fruits as ingredients to taste on a mountain, but they attracted a large number of monsters.

How should you describe the situation at that time? Spectacular....... It can only be described as spectacular.

Just for a golden-looking fruit, Jiang Ember and Youmi were chased and killed by a group of monsters that looked like giant bears for dozens of miles, and finally escaped back to the safe house and flew away quickly to get rid of them.

Although the strength of those monsters alone is not as good as the current Jiang Ember and Youmi, the problem is that they always appear in groups, and they can't be killed no matter how they are killed.

Even on the way to fight them, other monsters will be attracted to attract them, and the result is that the more enemies are hit, the more they will fight, and it will be endless.

Of course, this is also a very normal thing, after all, all adventurers who are about to enter the "Forbidden Land" know a life-saving rule, that is, when encountering monsters in this area, they can only run and not fight.

If you start a war with a group of monsters in the Forbidden Territory outside the realm, unless you have the strength to quickly empty them, you will have to run away quickly.

Otherwise, if you continue to fight like this, the aftermath of the battle will usher in more monsters around, and the result will be dragged to death by the wheel tactics...... Because there are so many powerful adventurers who have died like this.

Fortunately, this time the two only went to a relatively shallow area, and Jiang Ember and Youmi tried their best to escape from the wave-like group of monsters, but Yumi also paid some price.

When the two escaped, Yumi's right leg was scratched by a giant bear, which almost swept her leg off, and the escape process can be described as thrilling.

So much so that after experiencing that trip to the "Forbidden Land Outside the Realm", Jiang Yan, who knew how dangerous it was, was like going crazy as soon as he came back, and he was desperately cultivating, because only in this way could he continue to cultivate that treasure trove of ingredients.

And when talking about this matter, Yumi also put down the shaved ice in his hand and said in a steady tone:

"Cultivation of this kind of thing can't be rushed, and it's useless to be in a hurry."

Although the person who was seriously injured before was Yumi, she herself did not react to the injury in her right leg, and it may be a very ordinary situation in her eyes.

"yes." Ai Lulu also nodded, and said while eating orange shaved ice, "Brother Jiang Yan is too responsible, he always wants to protect us, and he can't see us hurt."

"Actually, we should have to protect him, but unfortunately we can only let one person leave the monastery at the same time, otherwise the search process in the 'Forbidden Land Outside the Boundary' should be much easier."

As far as Lannathel knew, those who dared to venture into the Far North were teams of extremely experienced adventurers, usually with three to five people.

However, because An Jie and the others had to be possessed by the "Blade of Passion" to leave the monastery, only one member could go out with Jiang Ember to explore at the same time.

The number of adventure squads is so scarce, so the risk naturally increases significantly, after all, there is a lot of strength in numbers.

It's just that because there is only one "Blade of Love", it is probably impossible to take a few more people out of the monastery....... Is it?

At the same time, everyone was chatting and enjoying the delicious shaved ice.

Jiang Yan, who was alone in the grove behind the monastery, slowly sat up from the ground and asked in a somewhat helpless tone:

"Little powder, do this....... Can you really take three more people out of here?"