CHAPTER 713: 【707】BEAST WORLD FARMING 17 (FIRST UPDATE)

Last time Tangtang cooked Beggar’s Chicken, Jin Han had been unable to forget the taste and had later learned to make it himself. Today, when he came, he specifically made one for Tangtang. This novel cooking method greatly intrigued the other beasts, and Ayin even remarked, "Doesn’t Tangtang not eat Gugu Chicken?"

Hearing this, she looked up at him somewhat speechlessly and said, "Its whole body is full of feathers, and you didn’t even remove the internal organs. How could I possibly eat it!"

After Jin Han peeled off the mud covering the Beggar’s Chicken, he excitedly pointed to the leaves inside and sought her approval, "Look, are these the leaves you mentioned before?"

Tangtang bent down to take a closer look and, surprised, turned to him, "No mistake, these are lotus leaves! Where did you find them?"

"By a lake next to the Pine Forest, there’s this lake covered with these leaves,"

Tangtang’s eyes suddenly lit up, "Really? Were there any flowers?"

Jin Han shook his head, "No flowers, but I’ve seen the flowers before, and they’re quite pretty. I didn’t realize they were lotus leaves and lotus flowers,"

Not just that, there were also lotus pods and lotus roots. Since they hadn’t bloomed yet, that meant it wasn’t the season. They could go check it out later.

Lotus leaves were large in her previous life, but clearly, in this life, they were even larger. The Gugu Chicken that Jin Han had brought weighed about four or five jins. He had wrapped it inside and out with three lotus leaves. When she opened the lotus leaves, she was startled by their size, large enough to be used as an umbrella.

As soon as the lotus leaf was opened, a fragrance that mixed the fresh scent of the lotus leaves with the unique aromatic earthy smell of the Beggar’s Chicken instantly spread.

With a "gulp", the three onlooking beasts swallowed their saliva, and Tangtang chuckled and said to them.

"You guys eat too. This one is so big, I definitely won’t be able to finish it, but as you see, I only eat cooked food; no more raw stuff for me, please. I’m not so easy to satisfy. Not only do I need cooked food, but I also drink boiled water, more finicky than any female you’ve ever met. The only good point is that I probably don’t eat as much as them."

As she spoke, Tangtang tore off a large chicken leg for Jin Han, who had prepared the Beggar’s Chicken.

"Your learning ability is impressive. I only made it once, and you’ve already mastered it, and even made it tastier than my initial attempt. Amazing!"

Jin Han immediately beamed at Tangtang’s compliment; "Just tell me whatever you want to eat next time, and I’ll prepare it for you."

Then, she tore off another chicken leg; however, waiting to be fed were two beasts, both of whom had saved her life. This...

Who to give it to?

Seeming to perceive Tangtang’s hesitation, both beasts simultaneously pointed at the other, "Give it to him!"

Seeing the two beasts’ selflessness made Tangtang feel quite embarrassed, "Pan Lin, you eat. Try this cooked meat and see if it’s better than raw meat."

Tangtang gave the last chicken leg to Pan Lin. The reason was simple; she had been around Ayin the longest and didn’t need to stand on ceremony with him. But for Pan Lin, apart from gratitude, there was also fear in her heart, which is why she offered it to him so courteously.

Pan Lin had lived a life of observing and perceiving from a young age; how could he not notice Tangtang’s detachment? However, he also knew that it was his species that made her fearful, not him as an individual. So, feeling a bit dejected, he forced a smile and accepted it.

Jin Han ended up with two chicken wings, a chicken head, and a large piece of chicken breast— the tough, hard-to-chew parts—while the tougher meat went to Yin Ye.

Yin Ye wasn’t picky, taking what was given and eating it, and only after finishing did he realize why his female companion loved cooked food; it was so much tastier than raw meat!

Thus, the three beasts ate while asking about the methods used to make this kind of dish.

Having been in Beast World for so long without the chance to enjoy broths and soups, Tangtang greatly missed them, so she curiously asked them,

"Have you ever seen clay? The kind that, once soaked and shaped by water, becomes particularly hard? There are many colors, like red or blue."

Clay???

Tangtang nodded. "Generally, we recognize three types of soil; the one we see now is loam, suitable for plant growth; the one with larger particles is sandy soil, which has strong air and water permeability but is not suitable for plants; and then there’s clay, which neither airs nor drains well and usually clumps together. Have you seen it?"

"We’ve seen something like that, not sure if it’s what you’re looking for. We can bring some back for you to check out?"

Tangtang’s face lit up with joy, "That would be great. I want to use these kinds of soil to make vessels for holding water, which can be used to boil water, cook food, and make soups. I’ve been in beast form until now, which made a lot of things impossible for me,"

"Do you have salt here?"

Having salt would allow for seasoning, but she was confident they were unfamiliar with it since they only consumed animal blood.

Sure enough, all three beasts shook their heads, indicating they had never heard of it.

Tangtang thought for a moment, "Have you ever eaten anything that tasted salty or bitter?"

Again, they shook their heads. Unable to distinguish even what salty or bitter tastes were, how could they identify the flavors she described?

Tangtang sighed, "Well, let’s try making the vessels first. As for enhancing the flavors, we’ll find another opportunity."

After eating the Gugu Chicken and various colorful fruits, which tasted strangely wonderful and importantly, were nameless, they simply knew these were edible but not how to name them. Most fruits were unrecognized, and while many tasted similar to those from her past, their shapes were different. She had become accustomed to the new and strange foods of this unknown world and thus did not fuss over their types anymore.

Feeling full, she reverted to her beast form, indicating her body hadn’t fully stabilized yet.

It was still early, and the three beasts, understanding her eagerness to find suitable soil, decided to take her, who was just recovering from serious illness, for a stroll in the grove nearby to do some hunting as well.

Tangtang was excited when she heard this, as her previous encounter in this environment was cut short by a bite, which was just her bad luck.

She chose Ayin, whom she was most familiar with, climbed into the Beast Skin Bag on his neck, and joined the other two transformed beasts to the nearby grove.

Since their goal was to find soil, they started there. Following her description, Ayin figured out what she meant, and pointed out an area by the riverbank. There, they really found clay, a large patch of red clay, and there was also a water source nearby.

When the three beasts were about to take the soil back, she raised her hand to stop them.