Chapter Thirteen: The Number of the Pit
Chen Qing quietly listened to Wu Zhenjiang's conversation with Wang Yan and Wu Zhicheng, and occasionally interrupted to ask some questions, which made him gain a lot of knowledge.
At this moment, the two-headed frog placed on the bonfire has been cooked, and it has become fragrant under Wu Zhenjiang's cooking.
The layer of meat on the surface is golden and crispy, and it is evenly sprinkled with salt, pepper, cumin and a little chili pepper.
A few places were overcooked and cracked slightly, revealing the tender and juicy white meat underneath, which complemented the garnished green onion, making it even more appetizing.
Wu Zhenjiang wiped the boning knife with alcohol, cut off the frog meat and distributed it to everyone. Wang Yan took a few leaves and served the cooked rice to everyone.
The leaves of this unknown plant are about the size of an A4 paper. If folded slightly, they are suitable for serving rice.
Chen Qing took the roasted frog meat and white rice, thanked him, took out a pair of chopsticks from his backpack, picked up the frog meat and took a bite.
The crispy and tender taste blooms between the teeth at the same time. As you continue to chew, the oil squeezed out of the frog meat is mixed with the right spices, infiltrating every taste bud on the tip of the tongue.
“Good times (delicious)!”
Before he could swallow the meat in his mouth, Chen Qing couldn't help but give Wu Zhenjiang a thumbs up. Compared with this old man, the dishes he made to complete the task were simply dark dishes.
"Hahaha, I dare not say anything else, but I am very confident in making barbecue." Wu Zhenjiang laughed heartily when he saw Chen Qing's appearance.
He pointed to the boning knife placed aside: "This is enough for the four of us. You're welcome. If you like it, just eat it open and cut it yourself."
Chen Qing nodded, then grilled the frog meat and took a few mouthfuls of rice, planning to ask his brother for advice on the secret of barbecue after eating.
By the way, I secretly criticized the system in my heart: What kind of food hunting system is there?
There is no banquet in the world, and after finishing the meal, Chen Qing said goodbye to the mercenary team he met by chance. He needed to complete the hunting of the mission target alone, and was destined to be unsuitable for joining a group.
Wu Zhenjiang and the others headed towards the forest of ice and fire, preparing to look for opportunities around the periphery; while Chen Qing, on the other hand, returned to the creek and searched for the second blue-bellied two-headed frog nearby.
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Chen Qing used his finger as a knife and accurately scratched the surface of the skin, scraping off a blood-sucking leech that had stung his arm.
He has been in the mountains for more than a month, and his deepest feeling is that low-level monsters are actually not scary, and they can always be avoided by being careful.
The most difficult thing to deal with was the snakes, insects, rats, and ants in the forest. These common creatures that were everywhere really annoyed Chen Qing.
This kind of blood-sucking leech, in particular, likes targets with strong vitality and blood, and you can stick to one just by walking a few meters. Their secretions have a paralyzing effect, and sometimes you won't notice them until they are full of blood.
The mosquito repellent sprays and other sprays he bought at the mall were of no use at all.
After cleaning off the leeches on his arms, Chen Qing used the same method to remove the leeches on his calves. Then he lifted the prey aside again.
It was a large arthropod, with two pairs of claws the size of a wheel, covered with protruding spikes - Hunting Number 051 Terrestrial Red Crayfish.
Although the number is 051, it does not mean that Chen Qing has only hunted 51 zero-level monsters so far. In fact, he has completed hunting 78 monsters.
The reason why this happens is because of the cheating system - the hunting number it gives is completely useless. It does not mean that the higher the number, the stronger the prey. So there is no need to hunt in order.
This was the information that Chen Qing only got after he suffered a big loss from the monster No. 018 and was pinned to the ground and blasted with a hammer.
At that time, after he slipped away with the [Lingyan] movement technique, he called out the system and asked why 018 was so strong that the mission could not proceed at all!
Then the system answered [The strength of the mission target does not increase with the serial number, and the system does not stipulate that hunting must be in order. The host can switch targets and increase its strength first]
Chen Qing suddenly became dumbfounded. He scolded the system for cheating and scolded himself for being stupid. After seeing how difficult it was to deal with the green-bellied two-headed frog for the first time, it was time to question the system!
Fortunately, it was not too late to wake up from the 18th, and he began to rearrange his hunting plan. If he encountered strong ones, he would skip them, and if he encountered weak ones, he would kill them to strengthen himself.
Until now, there are 22 goals left to complete the mission. And there are still 17 days to go before the martial arts test.
In the past month or so, he had returned to Jiangcheng and spent three days taking the college entrance examination and martial artist written examination in early June. By the way, he also borrowed two common martial arts skills - [Finger Blade] and [Whip Leg].
Numerous practical trainings made Chen Qing understand that it is necessary to develop every part of the body that can be used for attack in order to face complex situations in combat with ease.
Chen Qing brought the land-dwelling red crayfish to the stream and used the current to cut out the shrimp meat and rinse the shrimp body and blood.
Soon, he took out the shrimps, which were more than one meter long and as thick as a bucket, from their hard shells.
He washed the deboning knife in his hand in the stream, pulled out a knife blade, and cut off the shrimp body.
As the knife danced, many thin and wide pieces of shrimp flesh had been sliced out - crystal clear and attractive in color.
After everything was processed into this state, Chen Qing took out the mustard and soy sauce from his backpack. Yes, he was going to try the shrimp sashimi.
Not to mention, the purely natural sashimi made from Warcraft is sweet, tender and silky, and tastes really good. Even people like Chen Qing who don’t like to eat raw food find it acceptable.
Of course, the main reason is that the system is too confusing! It is stipulated that 100 kinds of monsters must be cooked using 100 kinds of cooking methods. As a result, Chen Qing could only use various dark cooking methods to pass the mission judgment.
My tongue and taste buds are being tortured these days. It’s not easy to find something that can be made into sashimi and eaten. It’s finally a serious cooking method, and it will naturally taste very delicious.
After eating the red crayfish, Chen Qing felt that his energy and blood strength had increased. He took a short rest, took a look at the plan he had made in advance, and then headed towards the next goal.
While it was still dark, he came to a low hill. The land here was hard and dry, and the trees were densely packed. It was suitable for digging burrows and building nests. There was probably a kind of magical beast - the grey-backed fighting bear numbered 077.
When he got a certain distance away from the hill, his sixth sense really responded.
Chapter completed!