Chapter 257 The Origin of the Table Knife, Bai Ze’s New Toy
The God of Death ignored Luo He's complaints and stood quietly on the deck, indifferently leaving Luo He aside.
On her beautiful pale cheeks, her eyes were as void as a black hole. In the deepest part of the black hole, there seemed to be a layer of depression and melancholy.
In silence, the ship of the dead sailed on the cold and dark sea, not knowing where it was heading.
Luo He looked at the back of the God of Death in a black robe and felt the need to break the uncomfortable silence. He coughed dryly and said, "Senior, can I ask you a question?"
Death was unconvinced.
Luo He said boldly: "I want to know, didn't I sleep well in bed just now? Why did I come to the spirit world again?"
"In terms you can understand, it's an out-of-body experience."
Death spoke slowly: "Since I said it, there must be a way to find you, or let you come to see me."
Luo He said cautiously: "Then... can I still go back?"
"It depends on your performance."
The river in the spiritual world surges in the darkness, the sound is like a hissing and boiling cauldron, and under the river there is a double purgatory of heat and extreme cold.
Thinking of this, Luo He felt some chills go down his spine. He forced himself to calm down and asked:
"Then where are we going now?"
"Hunting ingredients."
"ah?"
When Luo He was at a loss, the shroud sail automatically lowered.
The nail boat sailed into a wider ocean, undulating with the waves on the dark sea.
In the distance, heavy fog came, covering the sky and the sun.
The God of Death lifted up a withered yellow oil lamp on the bow of the ship. Its soft halo was the only light source on the sea, and it was incompatible with the dangerous fog.
"Stay closer to me."
Luo He followed the instructions of the God of Death and was shrouded in light as he approached her, feeling a sense of security.
The next moment.
In the heavy fog, Luo He saw a huge, strange tentacle-like creature.
This creature is about ten meters long and looks like a sea snake. Its smooth upper body sticks out of the sea, but its head has an open suction cup mouthpart. Inside the suction cup are razor-like, densely packed teeth.
Luo He was stunned for a moment. Not only did he not feel scared, his voice was filled with surprise:
"Such a big lamprey?"
Lampreys are prehistoric creatures that look like alien sea monsters. Photo searches are not recommended.
Before dinosaurs appeared, they had been living on the earth for hundreds of millions of years and were called "living fossils."
Its appearance is very curious, and it will use suckers full of sharp teeth to attach to other fish bodies, suck their flesh and blood, parasitize and even break into the body, so it is also known as vampire fish, zombie fish and so on.
Although their appearance and habits are horrifying, lampreys are particularly delicious and taste better than ordinary eels. They were once treated as a special delicacy for the royal family.
Because it is edible and delicious, no matter how strange this guy looks, Luo He doesn't mind making it into a delicious dish.
Based on the concept of "everything can be sushi".
It seems that it is not impossible to roast this sea monster and make it into sushi...
"The lamprey is the evolved form of the sand worm, and humans have made contracts with it in ancient times."
The God of Death stared at the eel sea monster more than ten meters long and said softly:
"It can also survive in the River Styx. There are rumors that it is delicious, but I really have no appetite for it."
The implication is already very obvious.
"The taste of lamprey is indeed good, but it also needs to be cooked by a professional chef——"
Luo He patted his chest and assured:
"Don't worry, you are responsible for taking care of this lamprey, and I will be responsible for serving you a delicious meal!"
The God of Death raised his melancholy gaze and looked at Luo He quietly.
A huge sea monster cruised the sea in the heavy fog behind the two of them. The God of Death stretched out his palm towards Luo He and said calmly:
"Give me the knife."
Luo He was startled, and quickly took out the knife from the jade pendant and handed it to the palm of death.
The God of Death glanced at the jade pendant around Luo He's waist and said:
"Next time, prepare a separate storage space for the table knives."
Why is this? Is this tableware not compatible with Legend Kitchenware?
Luo He was a little confused, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he nodded and agreed.
She put down the oil lamp, held the table knife in her hand, stepped lightly on the ground with her high boots under her robe, and walked gracefully to the bow at the end of the deck.
In the heavy fog, the huge prehistoric creature seemed to have noticed the God of Death. It restrained its ferocious suckers and turned around to escape into the seabed.
But it's too late.
Luo He saw her raising the knife in her hand.
Swiping towards the giant lamprey on the sea surface is like slicing open an eel in a lunch box.
The next moment, the huge lamprey was cut into two parts: upper and lower.
boom!
There was a big wave on the sea surface.
Behind the God of Death, the black fog that covered the sky formed two disembodied hands, which grabbed the lampreys on the sea and threw them onto the deck of the nail boat.
Boom!
The deck shook faintly.
Luo He staggered, looking at the lamprey in front of him that was almost as tall as himself, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
"The ingredients are ready." Death turned to look back and said calmly, "What next?"
Luo He made a visual inspection and muttered:
"We don't need so many ingredients. We only take the best parts and it's enough to make a lamprey feast."
"Okay, I'll feed the rest to the three-headed dog." Death nodded.
Luo He: "..."
You are pretty good to the three-headed dog!
"Can I collect the ingredients directly?" Luo He gestured towards the lamprey, "I should be fine if I just start?"
The creatures in the spiritual world are strange and strange, so Luo He felt that it was necessary to ask the God of Death for his opinion before collecting food.
"Use this knife."
The God of Death handed the knife back again and revealed intentionally or unintentionally:
"Collecting food is also one of the abilities of this knife."
After listening, Luo He felt that the table knife in his hand became more and more mysterious.
Luo He held the knife firmly and with superb skills, while collecting the most essential ingredients from the lamprey, he asked:
"Senior, does this table knife have its own name?"
The God of Death was silent for a long time, then leaned over to pick up Xiu Gou, rubbed its head, and said calmly:
"A long time ago, you Easterners gave it an Eastern name... [Taotie]."
Luo He was slightly startled.
Gluttonous?
It is indeed one of the four ancient evil beasts of Donghuang.
But the shape of this table knife is very typical of Western tableware, so the name Taotie feels a bit subtle.
"Then should it have a Western name?"
Luo He asked.
Death hugged Xiu Gou, slowly stroked the fluffy dog's head, and casually skipped the topic and said:
"Instead of asking others with questions, you might as well ask me. At least this will not offend me..."
Luo He was a little embarrassed.
I knew what the God of Death said because Yin Yang himself asked Senior Bai Ze for information.
No matter what, at least I learned that the name of the Death God's knife is [Taotie]. Regardless of whether it is the real name or not, it is still important information.
"Then does this [Taotie] have other abilities?"
Death did not answer, but said coldly:
"After collecting the ingredients, go back to my palace and prepare the dinner."
"Before dawn, if you can satisfy me, you can wake up before sunrise." The God of Death issued a death order: "Otherwise, you will sleep here forever and be my manservant."
"If I want to be a chef, I think it would be unfair to be a valet." Luo He said casually.
The God of Death glanced at Luo He silently and said, "You don't seem to be afraid of me."
Luo He complained in his heart.
After all, you're wearing thigh-high boots...
"These boots are for walking on a river with sharp knives."
The God of Death said something difficult to understand: "Also, you don't want to know whether there is firewood, flies or rotting flesh under the cloth."
According to legend, half of the body of Hela, the god of death, is beautiful, while the other half is rotten and hideous.
Her palace is 'misery', her knife is 'taotie', her manservant is 'slow', her bedroom is 'destruction', and her bed is named 'sorrow'...
Luo He felt that the God of Death in front of him had many similarities with the Goddess of Death in the myth of his previous life.
But I am not qualified to judge her, let alone express "sympathy" to her.
"Let's eat first."
Luo He changed the subject and said, "You just said, where are you going to cook?"
The God of Death remained indifferent and motioned Luo He to look towards the bow of the ship.
Unknowingly, the ship of the dead has sailed into a calm harbor.
There is a crystal bridge at the harbor, and opposite the crystal bridge is a palace shrouded in black mist.
Luo He got off the boat and walked into her palace with the God of Death.
The atmosphere of the palace is as depressing, low and depressing as the God of Death himself, and the decoration is mainly black, gold and red.
The restaurant is particularly luxurious, with luxurious tableware rarely seen in the human world placed on the long dining table.
"The kitchen is over there."
The God of Death sat down at one end of the long dining table and motioned to Luo He to please.
Luo He called out Xiao Jiu and walked towards the kitchen, but was stopped by the God of Death. She leaned over and rubbed Xiao Jiu before letting him go.
In the kitchen.
Luo He fell into deep thought, thinking about today's dishes.
The ingredients are taken from the essence of the giant lamprey, and today’s feast is also called the ‘Lamprey Feast’.
In "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas, a famous French dish is recorded, using Bordeaux red wine and lamprey as raw materials.
My favorite way to cook it is to serve it as eel, kabayaki, or lamprey rice. They all taste delicious.
The "food desert" British method is very dark. It directly makes a whole sea monster-like lamprey into a pie, which is also a famous dish of the royal family...
If there is a dark culinary world, it must be based on Britain!
Luo He coughed lightly, put away his thoughts, and started cooking the strange-looking lamprey.
Inside the restaurant.
In front of Death, napkins, plates, silver knives and forks were placed, and his eyes were cast towards the kitchen from time to time.
Another half hour passed.
Luo He held the plate in his hand and began to serve.
The appetizer is kabayaki lamprey segments, served with eel liver consommé, followed by Bordeaux lamprey stewed with red wine, mushrooms, potatoes, and green onions, and finally ends with a refreshing ice cream.
Facing the kabayaki eel skewers with a strong sauce and grilled flavor, the pale beauty hesitated for a moment, then picked up the skewers and took a small bite.
The taste at the entrance is mellow and delicate, burnt with sweetness, and has distinct layers.
The sauce stuck to her lips, she wiped it off elegantly with a napkin, and ate it with a sip of clear soup.
When enjoying the main course, she held a spoon and fork in hand, tasting the flavorful dishes made of fragrant red wine and seafood, and gently squinted her eyes.
The weird and ferocious sea monster seemed to be reborn after Luo He's cooking.
This taste is no less than a miracle.
In the dark spiritual world, we can actually taste such delicious food!
The God of Death opened his eyes, exhaled slightly, and a look of favor appeared in his eyes.
But before they met, another beautiful and exquisite dessert was served.
The dessert is divided into four layers, jelly, cream, ice cream and fruits and jams dotted on the ice cream.
Bright red strawberries, pink ice cream, jelly-like jam... the God of Death couldn't take his eyes off the desserts.
"Strawberry parfait."
Luo He smiled: "It's today's dessert."
The God of Death raised his gaze, slightly raised the corners of his lips imperceptibly, and then stretched out his spoon towards Parfait.
She scooped a scoop of ice cream, savored the sweetness, and whispered:
"This is... my first time tasting human desserts."
"Really?" Luo He said in surprise: "How do you feel?"
"very nice."
The God of Death nodded slightly and said calmly:
"Let's forget what happened yesterday and let it be the same in the future."
Chef Luo is very happy to receive satisfactory reviews from diners, especially from picky diners like Death.
He took out three gift boxes stacked together:
"This is the gift I prepared before. Please help me bring it to Cerberus."
"What's this?"
"The three-headed dog's favorite honey cake." Luo He said with a smile.
The God of Death was thoughtful, stretched out his hand to accept all three boxes of honey cakes, nodded and said:
"I will transfer it to you."
Luo He: "...You shouldn't eat secretly, right?"
The God of Death glanced coldly at Luo He.
"Ahem, pretend I didn't say that."
Luo He said: "By the way, senior, how can I go back?"
"You will wake up naturally after dawn."
The God of Death said calmly: "I will give you another little tip."
"What?"
"[Taotie] has the effect of removing toxins, curing diseases and saving lives." said the God of Death.
Luo He asked in surprise: "Can a table knife still cure diseases?"
Is this a table knife or a scalpel?
The God of Death was noncommittal, as if he suddenly lost interest in Luo He, and waved his hand:
"You have nothing to do with me here - I will come to you again if necessary."
call!
As the God of Death waved his hand, Luo He looked surprised and felt his body suddenly fly out.
Immediately, his eyes went dark.
Consciousness gradually floated up, as if returning to the surface from underwater.
Buzz——
The dazzling sunlight shines into the house.
Outside the window, the sound of birdsong came.
Luo He opened his eyes and looked up at the sky:
"An unfamiliar ceiling...that's weird."
He rolled over and got up, rubbing his sore neck, looking at the familiar scenery outside the window, and murmured:
"Fortunately, I'm back!"
The spiritual world I dreamed about last night was definitely not a simple dream.
It was precisely because the God of Death was very satisfied with his cooking that he was able to return.
Of course, I also gained extremely important information.
The knife of the God of Death is suspected to be [Taotie], and it has the effect of curing and rescuing diseases...
No time to think about it.
A loud shout came from outside the house:
"Squeak!!" (Luo He, come quickly!!)
Luo He rushed outside the house and saw the chipmunk standing on the wall with a shocked face.
Outside the courtyard, there was a deafening roar of machinery.
Boom boom boom boom!!
Opening the door, Luo He took a closer look and was also stunned.
In the distance, a yellow-painted excavator drove up.
In the cab, a beautiful woman with white hair and strange eyes sat, as excited as if she had discovered a new toy.
"Luo He." Bai Ze greeted, "I went to do some homework on machinery!"
When we were drinking yesterday, Bai Ze knew a little about Ling Yi, and she seemed to be worried about this.
But……
Luo He looked strange.
Is this why you came to my house with an excavator?!
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