On the deck, an extra layer of stone was placed under the grill to prevent coal sparks from being blown out by the wind and burning the ship's surface.
The fat chef, wearing an apron and a white tall hat invented by Roselle, kept brushing a secret sauce mixed with basil, cumin, sea salt, pepper, and lemon juice onto the tender long fish fillets, and regularly flipped them to ensure even heating on both sides.
The belly meat of the fishman was fatty, and drops fell down, causing the coal beneath the iron net to sizzle and send up flames.
An enticing aroma gradually spread, and Klein took one breath after another.
A round table and chairs had been set up before him, on which there was a uniquely shaped bottle of wine. The wine was golden red in color and seemed slightly viscous when shaken.
"Sonia Blood Wine, brewed from the sweet wood sap native to the area around the Golden Spring. It tastes like thin honey mixed with blood, sweet and smooth, but it is very easy to get drunk on. If you have your eye on a lady and want to invite her for a drink, you might consider this one. It will make her drink more without realizing it, haha, but the premise is that you have enough tolerance to handle it." Sensing Klein's scrutiny, Captain Aileran Kage half-jokingly introduced it.
As expected of a former boatswain, he has a natural talent for dirty jokes… Klein sat down, maintaining a stern expression: "A qualified adventurer does not indulge in alcohol."
Clevis beside him nodded: "Only when he returns home does an adventurer allow himself to drink."
"What a pity." Aileran turned to look at the siblings
"I've had it, and it was really delicious!" Donna immediately retorted. "It's just that, later, I fell asleep without realizing it, and slept for a whole afternoon…"
"I remember you drank two glasses that time!" Little gentleman Danton said with envy.
Aileran did not satisfy their craving and instructed the crew to give the siblings each a glass of sweet iced tea, explaining casually: "There are many Southerners on this ship."
Danton withdrew his disappointed gaze, looked at the fishman that had its valuable parts removed, and said naively: "Actually, actually, it's not that scary. It's just a relatively large, particularly ugly fish with limbs!"
Donna glanced at her brother: "Congratulations, you've finally recognized its essence."
She then looked eagerly at Clevis and Aileran: "Uncle, uncle, are there many monsters like this at sea?"
Fishmen do not have extraordinary abilities beyond imagination; in the eyes of ordinary people, they are roughly equivalent to sea beasts, roughly equivalent to the biological prototypes of legendary monsters.
Aileran chuckled: "No, on the main shipping lanes and surrounding waters, similar monsters rarely appear. They have long been cleared out. Encountering a fishman and seeing this creature is a stroke of luck for you.
"Think about it, if I could frequently hunt monsters worth 200 pounds or more, I definitely wouldn't be a captain of a passenger ship. I would organize my own hunting ship and chase these pounds!"
So true! Klein silently cheered.
Based on his observations just now, the extraordinary material from the fishman should be its swim bladder, which shone with a blue like water, making one feel like they were looking at a gem.
Clevis picked up the black tea that the crew had just delivered, first smelled it, then took a sip: "Only by deviating from the main shipping lanes and venturing deep into the ocean often shrouded in fog or storms is there a fair chance of encountering such monsters, but that is very dangerous.
"Besides the scaly fishmen that can climb, those waters are said to have Nagas with upper bodies of humans and lower bodies of giant pythons, with six arms and very agile movements."
Aileran took over this topic: "Also, there are giant octopuses whose expelled juice can corrode and kill many people, terrifying sea monsters that can capsize a ship with a gentle nudge, mermaids whose songs make people intoxicated and never want to leave, blue dragons that can create lightning, giant birds that can flap their wings to stir up hurricanes. Haha, I have never seen any of these. They are all legends of the sea, and no one knows if they are true."
Mermaids… Klein's expression did not change.
"Very interesting." Donna exclaimed with admiration and longing.
Danton looked around and, seeing that Klein had not spoken, asked curiously: "Uncle, you are an adventurer too. Have you ever seen such monsters before?"
Klein was taken aback, then curled his lips slightly: "I have seen one. At that time, we had five people and accidentally encountered a fishman. After a fierce fight, we finally killed it."
This was his real experience in
At that time, he and Old Nell, at the request of Svein, the owner of the Dragon Bar, helped eliminate a mutated "Sailor."
Thinking about this, Klein felt a sense of nostalgia and regret, and the sternness and sharpness he had forced on his face softened considerably.