Chapter 2997 The morning that never returns (seventy-two)
Mutt looked at the vegetable stew in front of him.
Yes, it was indeed vegetable stew. Who knows where Albert got the vegetables and meat from in a different dimension where there was nothing, and how he stewed this mysterious pot of broth.
However, when the cat boy took a closer look, he discovered that the stew was actually not as mysterious as he imagined.
The vegetable is a kind of dehydrated vegetable, which should be the reserve food brought by Albert. The dehydrated vegetable is a kind of portable military food, probably a coalition of European countries and orcs, in order to allow the soldiers on the front line to supplement enough vitamins.
, and the development of dehydrated military rations of fruits and vegetables.
The meat is also made from dehydrated dried meat and stewed in water. It looks a bit like wet firewood, soft, but it maintains its basic toughness. The meat seems to be some kind of seafood, maybe crab meat. It
It exudes a very light fresh aroma, but does not smell the fishy smell that seafood should have.
These things should all be a type of dry food brought by Albert from outside. He just put the dry food back into the water to make a pot of soup.
"Is this really edible?" Mutt complained. Despite this, he still took a sip. The taste was better than he expected. Both the vegetables and the meat were unexpectedly fresh, and they blended together.
, turned into a quite delicious clear soup. Albert only added very little salt and pepper, and almost no seasoning. Most of the fresh and sweet taste in the soup came from the dried meat.
"Do you know what kind of meat this is?" Albert asked and answered, "This is the meat of a monster called [Sand Scorpion]. Although the monster is poisonous, the poison is concentrated on its tail sting.
The meat on the body is actually sweet and delicious. Of course, the meat on some monsters has a high concentration of inherent photons and cannot be eaten directly, so it is made into dried meat for long-term storage. On the one hand, it can be stored longer, and on the other hand
We are also waiting for the inherent photons in the dried meat to dissipate and become edible."
"So how many years has this thing been kept?" Mutt rolled his eyes at Albert.
"Three years..., maybe?" Albert smiled bitterly: "At that time, I was hunting [sand scorpion] with Rufu, so I made it into dried meat in order to wait until the day it could be eaten.
Rufu didn’t eat it, but you did.”
"Well. Then I'm really lucky." Mutt finished the stew and put down the bowl before eating the dried meat: "Well... what on earth are we doing now?"
"I'm living my life." Albert said, "Before I go to the next duel, I'm living my life with you."
Mutt couldn't help but shook his head and said: "Why do you say it as if you will never come back if you go?"
"I will come back. But before doing that, I still have to live my life." Albert replied: "In this different space, the flow of time has no meaning. So we can take it slow. If you want me to accompany you,
I will stay with you as long as you want. Isn’t this what you always wanted, meow?”
"Idiot..." Mutt blushed: "You want to stay with me until I lose interest in you?"
"I want to stay with you until you are satisfied." Albert corrected: "Besides being with you, I can't do anything else. So I can only stay here with you."
"So you are an idiot." Mutt pouted and turned his face away from Albert. He was afraid that the other party would see the embarrassment on his face.
"But then again--" The cat boy put down the empty bowl and asked, "How long will this last?"
"Living like this? Didn't I say you can keep it as long as you want? Meow------"
"No. I'm talking about the duel." Mutt asked: "Do you really think that those guys in the abyss will keep their promise and let you stop the so-called sacrifice plan after you defeat the ancients?"
"
"Well--" Albert snorted: "Indeed, I don't intend to believe them."
The guys in the abyss are just watching from the sidelines, watching Albert and the ancient warriors fight to the death, and then having fun. They may also be able to gain a little "information entropy", no one knows. The ancient people can send countless challenges
The challengers come to challenge Albert until they give up completely. This is not a fair competition from the beginning, and no one knows when this competition will end. The cunning guys of the abyss forces are not worthy of belief at all.
"But what can I do?" asked the tiger man youth: "This is their territory. Even the flow of time here is controlled by them. If you want to stop the ancient people's sacrifice plan, you can only
Act according to the rules set by the abyss, there is no other way, right?"
"But this is still too passive..." Mutt shook his head: "You are just being played like a monkey."
"But thinking on the bright side, every time I defeat an ancient warrior, their strength will be weakened by one point." Albert said: "Even if I can kill one more ancient warrior, it is a good thing, that's what I think.
."
"This is the truth..." Mutt said with a grimace, "But just like this, it's not good enough. If those ancient people were so stubborn, they would never give up until you killed every one of them.
until?"
"It shouldn't happen ------"
"So far, are your opponents strong?" the cat boy asked.
"Speaking of strong...it doesn't seem to be too strong." Albert replied: "I feel like he is an average warrior among the ancients..."
"They only sent soldiers of this level to duel with you in the beginning just to test your strength."
"I think so. But I also protested to the Abyss. They decided not to let those ancient people see my battles in the arena, and they would erase their memories of the first three battles." Al
Bert replied: "There's no way they can get any more information about me. I think that's fine."
"But, how many more duels are there going to be like? It's not so much a series of duels, it's more about delaying time and trapping us here. Are we going to be imprisoned in this hellish place forever?"
Bar?"
Albert blinked in confusion: "But this is...well, a different space where time does not flow normally. The so-called [forever] here cannot affect us, nor can it affect the outside world."
Bar------"
"Despite this, you can't keep fighting like this. The mental fatigue will knock you down sooner or later." Mutt shook his head and said, "I'm very worried."
"So, do you have any good ideas?" Albert asked depressedly.
"Let me think about it." Mutt leaned into Albert's ear and muttered a few words.
Walls have ears. That's why he needs to be like this, whispering in the ear of the tiger man youth. Mutt doesn't know if the abyss can still overhear their plans, but some precautions are better than none.
After listening to Mutt's suggestion, Albert frowned deeply.
"I don't know if this can be successful. The risk is too great." He said: "What if we offend the abyss forces and they turn against us?"
"It's not much better now. If we don't do anything, we will just let the abyss control us. Wouldn't this be even worse?"
Albert couldn't refute.
"Okay. I will consider your suggestion. But now is not the time to implement it. I am not ready yet." Albert said, "Wait until I follow your suggestion and gather all the things that need to be prepared."
, let’s talk about this again.”
"I have no objection." Mutt shrugged: "Just like what you said, the flow of time in this place should be meaningless. It doesn't matter how long you spend to prepare for this, right?"
Albert nodded silently, finished the bowl of stew in his hand, and sighed.
"Well, meow, let's get ready right away." He got up from the cushion and walked outside to prepare for the next game.
"One more thing," Mutt said again: "Can I go to the arena to watch the battle?"
"I don't know what kind of different space that arena is actually, but judging from its structure, it should be able to allow other people to watch the battle." Albert replied: "But, you don't want to intervene in the duel, do you?"
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"No. Is that a one-on-one fair duel between you? I can't interfere, and the abyss must have a way to prevent me from interfering."
"That's true." Albert scratched his head: "Anyway, just watch from the sidelines. I will definitely...well, I will definitely not lose. You are cheering me up."
Mutt's face turned red: "Idiot."
"Hahaha." Albert was scolded as a fool, but he didn't care. He walked to the open space outside the house and started practicing - mainly because he wanted to become proficient in using the skills he had learned from the ancient warrior Gu Lianheer.
Come with weapons.
"Well," Mutt walked slowly to Albert: "While you are doing these combat training, can you also teach me a few moves?"
"So you also want to learn to fight?" Albert smiled meaningfully: "Before, you were just a layman who was wielding a sword."
"I would also like to be of some help."
"No, you can't help. It's a one-on-one duel, remember meow?" Albert reminded him again for fear that Mutt would mess up.
"I won't mess around, don't worry." The cat boy also promised: "But you should teach me some fighting methods."
"Yes." The tiger youth replied readily: "In this place, the flow of time is meaningless. I have endless time to teach you to fight until you can, um, protect yourself. But you also have to promise me,
Never use that crystallized power again. It will corrode you, and it is too dangerous. And I don’t want to summon my clone to [satisfy] you again. That’s too disgusting.”
"Is it disgusting..." These words touched Mutter's nerves.
"That's not what I meant. Anyway, promise me not to use that crystallized power again, do you understand?"
"Okay." The cat boy pouted and said, "Unless it's force majeure. For example, it's a life-or-death moment."
"Even that is not allowed. You must give priority to other means to overcome the difficulties of life and death." Albert said sternly: "That crystallized power must be your last resort, after there is no other way."
Promise me."
Mutt paused for a long time: "...Okay."
"Then let's get started." Albert handed Mutt a wooden sword for training: "You kid has never learned the basic skills. I must teach you from the most basic ones------that is
,footwork."
"Isn't it swordsmanship?"
"No. You haven't even mastered the most basic positioning methods and techniques, let alone clashing swords with others." Albert snorted and said with a smile: "Look at it and study hard, I am very strict."
"Yes, yes." Mutt showed a knowing smile and moved closer to Albert. He gradually understood what Albert really meant by "living together".