Instead of Kane, it was Shelsea who chose to answer his question.
"My Blood Hound bathes in them to enhance her powers. With both of them having 'blood' in their na, I'm hoping that by allowing her to absorb the blood of a Blood Elk, my Blood Hound could enhance her abilities significantly."
Lucas nodded his head in understanding.
Aside from battling and defeating their opponent, beasts could enhance their strength by consuming or absorbing resources such as the at of beasts and natural treasures.
The forr can be easily found, but the enhancent they brought to the beast was gradual and not trendous. The latter, on the other hand, enhanced a beast significantly as long as it was of sufficient level, but the downside about them was they were very rare.
The Moonlit Bone that Lucas obtained from Ethan before was considered a low-level natural treasure.
"Do you have another knife?" Lucas asked.
He intended to process the at of the Vile Vulture first and harvest the feathers and talons so that he could sell them in Serene City later. Shelsea ntioned that they fetch a good price.
Kane nodded his head and summoned his Gobbling Toad. He then retrieved a foot-long kitchen knife entirely black in color and handed it to Lucas.
Upon holding the knife, Lucas could imdiately tell that it was made out of good materials.
However, considering that the flesh of beasts was very hard, he found it natural that the knife should be made out of good materials as well; otherwise, they would not be able to serve their purpose.
Thinking of that, he planned to buy a chopping knife once he arrived at Serene City too.
It was all the more reason that he must work hard to harvest the materials of beats he slain.
He did not know the price of items in Serene City after all.
"Do you want the blood of the Vile Vulture as well?"
After thinking for a few seconds, Shelsea ultimately nodded her head.
"I'll pay you once we arrive in Serene City," she said.
Although it was subtle, Lucas was able to see that she gritted her teeth upon saying those words.
She must have felt guilty about the piling debts she owes Lucas right now.
Lucas chuckled inwardly, not thinking too much about it.
He then began to cut the neck of the Vile Vulture.
Shelsea took an empty container from Kane and allowed the blood to drop onto it.
Not long later, the container was filled to the brim, and they even needed to fetch another two containers just to catch the remaining blood of the Vile Vulture.
After sealing the containers tightly, Kane stored them inside the Gobbling Toad.
Lucas then began to pluck the feathers of the Vile Vulture.
Unfortunately, it was very hard, and he was hardly able to pluck even a single feather.
Recalling so information, he borrowed a pot from Sylvia and began to boil water at the side.
As for the water that he used, he also borrowed it from them, as he found it wasteful to waste the Sponge Vine water this way.
Since the group brought flints, he did not have to take out the mane and tail of the Fla Mane Lion just to start a fire.
So ti later, the water finally began to boil.
Lucas poured the boiling on the surface of the Vile Vulture's body.
Due to the temperature, the Vile Vulture's skin began to shrink visibly.
After he was done soaking its whole body with boiling water, Lucas allowed it to rest for a bit before he tried plucking the feathers along its wings.
To his delight, it has indeed co off easily.
His efforts had not gone to waste.
"Can the feathers still be sold after they are soaked with boiling water?" Lucas could not help but show concern.
"It should not have any problems. Beast materials are not easy to damage; otherwise, why would the artisans use them to forge or create high-level items?"
Nodding his head in understanding, Lucas plucked the black feathers of the Vile Vulture and dropped them to the ground right beside him.
Since Shelsea and the others, as well as Spot, were on the lookout, there was no need to worry about potential ambushers.
He focused on his job, and it did not take long for him to strip the Vile Vulture of its feathers.
The skin of the Vile Vulture was actually as red in color.
After he was done with the feather, Lucas proceeded to gut the Vile Vulture using the knife.
Compared to before, it could be seen that he was now more adept at handling the knife.
After making a cut at the area near the vent, Lucas pulled the gut of Vile Vulture before signaling for Spot to co over.
Upon seeing the gut, Spot's eyes imdiately lit up.
However, instead of coming, Spot instead told the Blood Hound to bring him forward.
Lucas clicked his tongue upon seeing the scene.
"You lazy kid, co take this directly yourself."
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Spot grumbled but ultimately took the guts himself. He then began consuming them, even inviting the Blood Hound and the other beasts to the al.
After not paying attention to them for a few monts, it looks like Spot has already established himself as the leader of the group.
Shaking his head, Lucas continued with his task.
He planned to roast it whole, but after thinking of its thick at, he decided against the idea as he was afraid of so parts not being cooked well.
Lucas cut them into small pieces.
After another thorough clean, he rubbed the surface with salt. Having no other seasoning and herbs at hand, he could only use salt to season the at.
Since it was already near noon when they were finished, they decided to stay here and prepare their lunch.
Since Lucas planned to roast the at of the Vile Vulture, the others gathered around him, observing his every action.
Although he felt awkward at first, he got used to their stares and was able to move freely after a few monts.
Using so sticks, he pierced and skewered the ats of the Vile Vulture and then began to roast them above the searing fire one by one.
The aroma of the at wafted a few monts later.
"Damn, I'm pretty excited. This will be the first ti I'm eating a Vile Vulture's at," Kane comnted at the side, his eyes stared at the roasting at intently, as if he could not wait to devour them.
Sylvia nodded her head. "It's not only pretty expensive; it's also pretty rare. Every ti a Vile Vulture at appears on the market, they would always disappear in a flash."
"So of them are even counterfeits and are just Black Roosters at," Darren scoffed at the side. It seems that he has his own experience regarding counterfeit at.
"I only tried it once before, during a feast in the City Lord mansion. It was one of the dishes served there. However, I only managed to grab a little bite as it was finished in an instant. It's a delicacy after all," Shelsea shared her own experience as well.
Mariel remained silent, but her gaze toward the roasting at betrayed the nonchalance her face was showing toward it.
Spot and the other beast have gathered around as well, attracted by the sll of the at.
Since the Vile Vulture was a large beast, Lucas knew that the five of them would not be able to finish them all. However, this was not a problem, as there were still Spot and the others to consu the remaining ones.
As for saving so at to sell in Serene City, Lucas did not consider it even for a bit as he thought that it was too much hassle.
According to Kane, the amount of space that the Gobbling Toad could accommodate was limited, so he could not bring too much. If the item was too heavy, the Gobbling Toad would be burdened by the items, and there were chances that it would get injured.
Since he was only tagging along, Lucas did not dare to beco presumptuous and request him to store the remaining at of the Vile Vulture.
The at of the Vile Vulture was very nutritious anyway, so by feeding the remaining ats to their contracted beasts, it would at least help him get on the good side of Shelsea and the others.
After almost an hour, the skin of the Vile Vulture has already turned golden brown. Oil glistened and dripped out of the at, causing sizzling sounds the mont they dropped on the embers below.
The smoke created from the flare-ups could also add smoky flavor to the at, so Lucas did not mind them.
So ti later, Lucas finally determined that the Vile Vulture's at was already cooked.
Without wasting any more ti, he began serving them to his custors that were eagerly waiting at the side.
After he was done, he took a piece himself and savored the aroma before he took a bite.
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