If possible, Elsa really hoped to help the Okaman people find ways to improve their lives. That way, she could assist them and help herself.
Unfortunately, the Okaman people were simply too clumsy. Yes, to put it bluntly, their clumsiness was downright exasperating. They couldn’t even manage so of the most basic tasks, and aside from fighting, their understanding of everyday logic was a complete ss.
Elsa prepared to take her leave, having learned of the Celestial Clan Emperor’s plans. There was no need for her to stay any longer, especially since she was still considered sowhat of an enemy.
However, Elsa underestimated these simple beings. Having defeated an Okaman Elder in battle, she now held a significant position in the hearts of the Okaman people, especially among the few Okaman Vanguard mbers who had originally brought Elsa here. Usually, these mbers were looked down upon within their tribe, but now, their association with Elsa, who had defeated an Elder, made them feel as if they had won themselves.
Just as Elsa and Suolin were preparing to leave, a few Okaman Vanguard mbers stopped them. The leading Okaman Vanguard mber, with a hopeful look, invited Elsa to taste the food he had personally prepared. Elsa was very surprised by this because she had no idea that Okaman people had anything resembling culinary skills. In her mind, Okaman people simply grabbed whatever animal they ca across and ate it directly.
Hearing Elsa’s confusion, the good-tempered Okaman Elder by her side chuckled, "Princess Elsa, although we Okaman people are clumsy, we are not so clumsy that we can’t handle basic food preparation."
Elsa blushed and apologized.
The Okaman Vanguard mber lived on the outskirts of the city, in one of those chaotic stone huts Elsa had seen. However, his living space appeared sowhat tidy, showing he had taken so care in arranging it.
Then, the Okaman Vanguard mber grabbed a small beast from his hut and cleaned it right in front of Elsa. Looking around, there were many such huts of the Okaman Vanguard, and from the food in their hands, Elsa could tell that the food prepared for her had been especially cleaned.
After that, the Okaman Vanguard began to light a fire, preparing to grill the at.
Speaking of grilling at, Elsa had a deep understanding of it from Long Yi’s influence, and she found it hard to imagine what kind of food an Okaman Vanguard could make. Even Elsa herself admitted that this was definitely arrogance and prejudice, but it was likely the truth.
"I really want to know one thing—why do you insist on having taste your food?" Elsa asked the Okaman Vanguard.
"Because I think I’ve discovered a new way of eating, but my comrades all laugh at , saying my taste is broken. So this ti, I hope that a Princess from the Celestial Clan can taste my food. If you also think my taste is broken, then I must accept it," said the Okaman Vanguard.
Elsa was sowhat surprised, as the way this Okaman Vanguard answered did not seem like a typical Okaman person but more like a frustrated ordinary young man. However, looking at the arrangent of his hut, it seed he might have suddenly awakened so talent, although not much.
"What is your na?" Elsa asked. From the first ti she grabbed him until now, Elsa still didn’t know his na.
"I am Asa, Princess!" Asa said excitedly. In fact, even among the Okaman people, unless they had close relationships, they might not know the nas of those around them.
"Alright, Asa, I will judge fairly with my own taste," Elsa said seriously.
Suolin wanted to laugh on the side because even during the recent battle, Elsa hadn’t shown such seriousness, yet she was serious about this?
After a while, the grilled at was ready.
To be honest, Asa’s cooking skills were very average. Parts of the at were charred, and so parts still had blood. Then, he awkwardly cut the grilled at and took out a fist-sized fruit from his personal space. The fruit was dried, with a tough skin and a hole capped with cloth. Asa removed the cap, and from inside the fruit, he sprinkled so pale yellow powder onto the grilled at. Instantly, flas burst forth from the at!
The flas ca quickly and disappeared just as fast. Once the flas vanished, Asa, with a look of expectation, handed over the now even more charred grilled at.
Elsa took out a knife and fork from her personal space, put a piece of at to her mouth, and was just about to speak when a strong, pungent aroma surged up!
This aroma! Elsa had never encountered it before!
Carefully, she placed the piece of grilled at in her mouth, and the mont it touched her tongue, a fiery sensation imdiately spread. It felt as hot as scorching stones, but this sensation lasted only for a brief mont. After that, a special fragrance mixed with various spices emanated from the tip of her tongue!
This flavor!
Elsa spat the grilled at out of her mouth.
Seeing Elsa’s action, Asa’s originally hopeful expression instantly dimd, and so of the Okaman people in the crowd started laughing.
"Don’t be discouraged just yet!" Elsa said.
"What?" Asa looked puzzled at Elsa.
"Give a piece of raw at! I’ll give it a try!"
Honestly, it had been a long ti since Elsa had grilled at herself, but she was confident that the skills she had inherited from Long Yi had not faded!
Asa could hardly believe his eyes; the Princess of the Celestial Clan was grilling at by herself right here! And indeed, that was exactly what she was doing!
To ensure that the at cooked faster, Elsa had to sacrifice so flavor by infusing it with the Power of Light. Soon, the grilled at was ready.
Then, Elsa took that strange fruit from Asa, preparing to sprinkle the powder inside it over the grilled at. Before that, Elsa deactivated the air filtration. Since there had always been a peculiar sll pervading Okaman, Elsa had been using magic to breathe through air filtration. When she deactivated the air filtration magic, the atmospheric aroma was exactly the scent of the fruit’s powder.
"Be careful, this powder will burn upon contact with skin... it will cause burns," Asa warned.
Elsa carefully poured the powder onto the grilled at, and flas burst out imdiately. Then, Elsa ticulously cut the grilled at into pieces and put a small piece in her mouth.
This ti, she savored the flavor carefully, while everyone around watched her expression.
Finally, Elsa swallowed the grilled at and gave a thumbs up, saying, "I think I know how to make you rich."
"What?"
The surrounding Okaman were stunned.
The fruit was from a plant that caused the air on the entire Okaman planet to be filled with this aroma. In many regions of Okaman, this plant grew into not very tall trees that beca laden with such fruits every few years. When the fruits matured, they would burst on the spot, the flammable powder would burn the entire forest down, and the heat-resistant seeds in the fruit would regenerate in the ashes.
This was quite an extre thod of competing for resources; burning everything only to have its own seeds survive.
What was most astonishing was the flavor of these seeds. Once the flammable powder inside contacted the grilled at, it would ignite in an instant, and the post-combustion ashes would keep the plant’s aroma on the surface of the at. So of the powder that didn’t burn would leave a burning sensation imdiately upon ingestion.
This series of traits convinced Elsa that this must be a trendous source of wealth!
"How many of these fruits do you have?" Elsa asked the Okaman Elders.
The Elders looked at each other: "Actually, if we’re talking about this planet, there are many, since it’s just about the ti when the fruits are maturing. But we have never had the custom of harvesting these fruits. Hundreds of years ago, we used these fruits as fire-starting tools, but now we use Fighting Aura to start fires. After all, the flavor of this fla is too strong..."
Listening, Elsa laughed.
"Co now, Elders, let’s go back to the Council of the Great Elder and have a negotiation," Elsa said.
"Negotiation, what negotiation?" a few Elders asked blankly.
"About you providing with these fruits, and providing you with living essentials."
Several Elders listened dazedly as Elsa laid out many terms, including providing fabrics, building craftsn, and even a food supply for the Okaman. The only thing Elsa asked in return was those seeds.
"Are you sure you’re not playing us, Princess Elsa?" the Elder who had lost to Elsa before asked incredulously.
"Look, I have no reason to lie to you. This is just how business works in the entire Plane; scarce resources are always the most valuable!" Elsa said.
The Okaman Elders didn’t understand what ’scarce resources’ ant, because these fruits could never be scarce. While they were negotiating, Asa had already gone with a few friends to pick so.
The fruits were relatively safe before they matured, but once ripe, any carelessness could lead to big trouble.
In front of Elsa was a box of fruits, but at this mont in front of Elsa, this was a box of money!
"These fruits will dry out completely within a day; before that, please drill a small hole here, otherwise, once it dries, it will imdiately explode," Asa instructed Elsa.
"I understand." Elsa raised her hand, and a very thin light instantly punctured a hole in each fruit. Then the box was stuffed into her private space. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welco to vote or subscribe at qidian. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian).
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