The grand banquet in the Kingdom of Shadows was held as scheduled.
After entering the castle, just one floor down is the banquet hall.
The heat was as hot as a blacksmith's shop, making Yasen feel that his skin was getting hot.
The smell of barbecue, stewed meat, and the aroma of wine mix together and hit your face.
There are still no lights here, it is just as dark as outside. Even at the banquet, there are no torches or candles.
However, in this basement where no lightning can be seen, it is actually much brighter than outside.
There are strange round tables of different sizes here. The round tables look like donuts or pizzas, with the outer ring higher. The inner ring is shorter, even hollow. The floor under the round table is open, and inside
There were flames visible to the naked eye. The flames licked the inner round table like a barbed wire, constantly roasting the meat placed on it.
These flames illuminated the entire room. Although it was still slightly dim to the outside world, for Aiwass and Yassen, who had now fully adapted to the dark world outside, these flames were even so bright that it hurt the eyes.
The soldiers did not use knives and forks, but in a sense they were similar to chopsticks - when they ate barbecue, they used tongs that looked like long-handled pliers.
They picked up the raw meat they wanted to eat from the basket beside them, put it on the wire mesh of the low table in the middle, and let the fierce flames lick it. When it was cooked or burnt, they picked it back up and ate it.
. Or you can place a small pot containing broth on the inner ring in the middle, let it boil for a while and then put it in front of you. Some people will use it to heat the wine with ice in their bowls.
Let it become room temperature or hot wine...
Even in the dim environment, every soldier was covered in sweat from food.
The warriors have different styles. Some eat meat with their heads down, some eat and drink at the same time, and some focus on punching and drinking.
There were also some witches walking in front of the table, constantly filling everyone's baskets with meat, placing bowls of seasoned broth in the middle, or putting bowls of ice-filled soup in the middle.
Strong liquor was constantly placed in front of the soldiers, and after one bowl was drunk, there was still another bowl.
These witches all have enchanting figures and beautiful looks, but about 70% of them have some kind of animal characteristics - for example, the lower body is a huge python, or they have a cat on their head.
Ears. There are also some witches whose skin is blue or green... This is proof that the creatures they fused are different.
Some witches simply sat in the arms of a certain warrior. Perhaps because Yingtiansi hadn't arrived yet, and some warriors had already started playing games with the witches at the table.
Seemingly inspired by the atmosphere, more and more warriors chose to take action.
It wasn't until Ying Tianji brought Aiwass and the others down that the warriors and witches quickly became more serious and did their part after separation. They were like students pretending to read the text aloud when the class teacher approached.
, the sound of them eating and drinking seemed louder.
In fact, this cannot be hidden from Ying Tiansi at all - however, this small "rebellion" is also allowed by Ying Tiansi. It is better to say that it is a certain sentiment.
"...It's all meat."
Yasen pretended that he had not seen the scene just now, and quickly sighed: "It's really good."
Ying Tiansi originally glanced at the banquet with squinted eyes, but after hearing this, he turned back and smiled: "It would be better to say...things other than meat are rare here."
When Aiwass heard this, he immediately thought of Avalon in the original "Shadow of Avalon" incident——
Just like when the Fallen Heavenly Lord came, he overlapped his domain with the material world, it was the same when the Shadow Heavenly Lord came. But after the shadow kingdom overlapped with the material world, those plants basically all died. In the shadow
Within the domain, almost all plants cannot grow. Only oak and shrubs can withstand the influence of the shadow atmosphere, becoming completely black while retaining the ability to bear fruit. Even herbivores cannot survive with these things alone.
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Although animal foods are still edible, they simply don’t last long.
In that area, even if the lights are turned on, the light cannot penetrate far at all, as if it is wrapped in black mist. Therefore, even if the soil corrupted by the shadow power is not used, it is brought from the outside world.
The soil, or simply soilless cultivation, will also be difficult to survive because the light is greatly weakened.
The most important thing is that mortals will turn into undead when they die here. And a large number of undead will block the transportation of goods.
If it were not for Isabel in the original world line to gain the ability of the Queen of Flowers and revive the land of Avalon... I am afraid that after the arrival of Shadow Sky, Avalon would have completely become history.
It's not that she has much malice... but that the Shadow Realm will make it impossible for humans to survive. Just like Yuan Tiansi's arrival will make the city submerged by the sea - for sea monsters, it is a comfortable living area
expanded; but for land creatures that meant death.
Yingtiansi took a few people to sit on the top table - which was also the largest table. Apart from Yingtiansi, Aiwas, Yassen and Vines, there was only one person sitting here.
It's Ares, the Destroyer of Nations. These people didn't even fill a third of this table.
Unlike the "self-service barbecue" below, this largest table is full of already cooked food. Only here can you see very few vegetables.
If you want to comment on Ying Tiansi's meal in one sentence - you can simply call it, monster hunter style cat rice.
"Does Ares usually sit here and eat?"
Aiwass looked at Ares with some surprise.
He may have underestimated Ares' status in the Kingdom of Shadows.
The two giants Ares and Yingtiansi looked at each other and smiled in unison.
"No," Ares explained in a good temper, "because I am the champion today."
Hearing this, Ai Huas suddenly understood.
Because Aiwass wanted to sit with Ying Tiansi and Vines... Yassen didn't want to sit next to Vines, so he sat on the other side, next to Ares.
He tilted his head slightly and asked Ares in a low voice with some confusion: "Champion? Did you have any competition?"
"We compete almost every day. In other words, our day is divided by competition."
Ares also whispered: "Everyone is full of food and drink, full of energy, and has nothing to do, so they will convene a competition. Whoever is free can convene it, and whoever is free can join in. Sometimes it is a small one...
It is a duel between several people; if everyone is awake, or most people are fine, a large competition will be held, and the winner and the guy with superior performance will be favored by the queen."
Yasen asked with some confusion: "Compared to what?"
"Compete in everything, long jump, running, throwing, archery... If you don't like it, you can compete with each other, but the most common ones are fighting each other. For example, today's competition is like that."
Ares was quite proud: "I just killed all of them, so today I am the champion."
"If they are fighting each other..."
Yasen hesitated: "Then..."
He had no doubts about the fact that "people can be resurrected after death"... but he had just learned from Aiwass that Ares was once the apostle of the Supreme Heaven, and was once known as the terrifying name of the Destroyer of Nations.
"——Then can anyone else still win?"
"Hahaha!"
Hearing such affirmation, Ares laughed out loud happily, obviously very happy with Yassen's words: "Well said! Come on, drink!"
He originally wanted to pat Yasen on the back, but stopped when he stretched out his hand. Apparently he was afraid of directly slapping Yasen to death.
So he reached out and handed Yassen a bowl of wine, and then he picked up a basin of wine and drank it all in one gulp.
It was a stone basin about the size of a wash basin, which was just right for Ares to hold with one hand.
"Ares, that kid is ignorant!"
Someone below shouted: "Let him see it!"
"Okay!"
Upon hearing this, Ares responded readily: "Come on! Fight!"
As he spoke, he drank the ice wine in the bowl, chewed the ice cubes, and walked down with the flaming spear.
Several warriors were eager to try. They grabbed a piece of meat and put it in their mouths. They chewed it and clapped their hands and stood up.
They didn't even prepare to warm up and started fighting without warning——
Ares pierced the heart of the flying giant warrior with a spear, then lifted him and smashed him directly onto the iron shelf in the middle of one of the tables, making a sizzling sound.
He laughed wildly, grabbed the arm of a human warrior with his other hand, and tore it off directly!
"good!"
"Give it to me! Give it to me!"
Others at the banquet were excited, and some kept asking for the bloody arm.
Ares threw the arm directly, knocking away the person who asked for the arm, and nailed him to the wall with his arm!