After the drinking skeleton gave a hint, he threw his original bone wine glass into the wine barrel, then scooped up a large glass with a brand new wine glass, and poured it from between the teeth of the skull:
"really not bad."
It raised its skull and said.
After that, the skeleton was unwilling to answer any questions, even if Jenkins took out the crime coin, it didn't care at all. So Jenkins and Miss Elf had no choice but to set off again. He felt that what happened just now was like starting a "hidden mission".
Miss Syluf didn't feel much. After continuing to set off, she followed Jenkins nervously. In order to adjust the atmosphere, when the two climbed the wine cabinet and returned to the first floor from the corner of the wine cellar, Jenkins took the initiative to start the topic:
"Speaking of which, have you ever seen a real World Tree?"
He asked, he climbed up first, and then pulled the elf up. After returning to the first floor, there is a brand new room, like a study, but the bookshelves are empty. There are some strange specimens standing by the wall of the entrance, not humanoid creatures, but rather small dogs.
"I saw it once when I was attending a bar mitzvah, and she was very kind and kissed me on the cheek."
"The world tree appeared in human form?"
Jenkins asked in surprise, and the elf answered in a low voice while looking around:
"No, it's the twig brushing my cheek, but that means a kiss."
In the dark, some unusual flushes appeared on her face, which made Jenkins very worried about the quirks of the ancient elf lady.
After that, the journey was not dangerous, but the most dangerous one was a sudden landslide in the corridor. This is not the event marked on the map, it should just be a simple castle in disrepair.
The landslide was nothing to Jenkins and Syluff, but there was a three-headed dog in the basement under the landslide. Only the head in the middle is alive, and the heads on both sides have turned into thick bones. Its body shape is more than ten times that of Miss Jenkins Gasiluff. And compared to Jenkins' well-behaved pet cat, this dog is quite unfriendly to people.
This kind of thing between undead creatures and life is extremely difficult to deal with, and there is a scary guy marked as "better not to disturb" in the nearby corridor. In the end, it was Miss Syluff who used her own bow to shoot an emerald green energy arrow, temporarily suppressing the big dog with the purest power of life, and the two of them had the opportunity to temporarily hide in other corridors.
Of course, this was just a small episode on the road and did not cause them any damage.
Finally came to the corridor where the kitchen is, probably because there are strong monsters in the kitchen, so the nearby area is not dangerous.
Jenkins and the elves came to the door, but Jenkins was unable to observe the situation inside the door because of the black aura. On the contrary, Ms. Syluff's detection ability is very strong. She claimed to smell a strong smell of blood, as if the door was a slaughterhouse.
"I'm walking ahead. If there is any unexpected situation, you don't have to pay attention to me, just leave the room, understand?"
Jenkins said to his companion, and then pushed open the kitchen door in spite of the opponent's objection.
What caught my eye was the kitchen, which was covered with blood on the ceiling and walls. Because it was responsible for the food for the entire castle, the kitchen was surprisingly large. The white tiles are attached to the outside of the hearths and stone brick cupboards, and a group of pigs in white chef uniforms are busy in front of the bloody hearths and sinks.
There are some brown unknown substances on the ground, the rusty steam pipes spreading on the wall are still leaking out, the pot on the stove seems to be using ancient methods to make urine, and other With the smell of oily smoke and food, Jenkins was choked and almost coughed immediately after he opened the door.
Chefs are really pigs other than standing up and clothed. The strongest and tallest of them also wears the identity badge of "Chef".
Of course, Jenkins didn't recognize the text on the sign, and Ms. Syluff helped translate it. It is said that it was the text used by the orcs in the material world when she was born.
"Don't fight here, this is where you cook."
The big hairy wild boar threw the kitchen knife in his hand on the cutting board, squinted at the two people who had raised their weapons at the door, and then motioned them to talk to the refrigerator in the kitchen.
Of course, Jenkins and Miss Syluff would not boldly approach the enemy's territory, so the pig snorted, which is a sound that pigs can make themselves:
"Elves always do this ****"
Because the language it uses is very biased, although Jenkins can barely understand it, it is not enough to translate those rare curse words. But from Miss Syluff's expression, it can be seen that it should be a rather indecent sentence.
He stretched out his hand to stop Miss Elf who seemed to be about to shoot the pig with an arrow, and then said:
"We're here to kill you."
"Of course I know, is it possible that you still send me the ingredients?"
Chef Pig snorted again, squinting his small eyes and looking at the two of them carefully:
"Of course you can kill me, but we have to follow the rules."
It beckoned to the back, and after a while, a pig chef pushed a metal dining car. The dining car was also rusted, with blood stains near the wheels. Porcelain bowls of different sizes are placed on it, and the bowls are full of fragrant broth, which is completely different from the disgusting air in the kitchen:
"There are twenty servings of broth here. If you drink three of them, I will let you kill them. If you don't want to drink, get out and don't delay our work."
Jenkins froze for a moment, then turned to look at the elf. Miss Syluff said that the monsters she encountered could only be killed through combat.
"I don't know what's going on... the rules changed?"
The elf was equally surprised, and then stretched out a hand naturally:
"Then I'll drink first, I choose..."
"etc."
Jenkins stopped her and asked Chef Pig, who was watching the two:
"What are these broths made of?"
"It came from hunting nearby."
Chef Pig said nonchalantly, seeing that Jenkins was still staring at it, he added:
"Don't worry, I can assure you that it's not human meat or elf meat. These two kinds of meat are too sour and not tasty."
This statement is true in every element.
Jenkins' eyes blinked, and as expected, he saw black auras in all the bowls. After wearing a monocle and observing more carefully, he even saw malicious spirits staring at the meat and soup. look up.
"I'll come first."
Miss Elf spoke again, but Jenkins said with determination:
"I'll come first."
"World Tree, this is really..."
The elf saw Jenkins' determination. She wanted to reach out, but she didn't dare to disobey his order. At the same time, she couldn't express the emotion in her heart, and she felt mixed emotions for a while.
"Don't worry, my luck is not so bad."
He pretended to be relaxed and said, and was taken aback after he finished speaking:
"That sentence...Mr. Barnard also said it."
The conversation above is exactly the same as the conversation Jenkins had with Mr. Barnard when he first entered this world a year ago. The appearance of that gentleman loomed in front of his eyes. He pretended to be calm and stopped Jenkins, who was still a 0-level gifter at the time, but he drank the potion himself first, as if he had just appeared yesterday.
"After the matter is settled, I'm going to visit Mr. Barnard's grave. In a blink of an eye, it's been a year..."
Thinking in my heart, I directly picked up the smallest bowl and swallowed it without chewing. Afterwards, Miss Syluff saw Jenkins close his eyes and trembled all over:
"What kind of meat is this?"
She asked anxiously, wanting to support Jenkins but worried that it would affect him.
"Shadow beasts, monsters in the shadow world, reflect the evil of the human heart in the material world."
The pig grunted and laughed:
"The material world of the 18th century was so interesting. Reflected in the world of shadows, more interesting creatures will naturally appear. Shadow beasts are not poisonous, but to eat their meat, you have to feel the emotions contained in them, or There is that malice. What I have carefully prepared for you this time is a meal called 'jealousy'."
As he spoke, he pointed to the remaining bowls on the dining car:
"Since he can't drink anymore for the time being, it's your turn, or get out immediately."
"No, it's still up to me."
Jenkins opened his eyes, his expression was very unnatural, as if he couldn't control his face.
"What happened to you just now?"
The elf immediately put his hand on Jenkins' wrist, but found that he couldn't pull Jenkins' spirit at all. His spirit is almost as one with time as the oldest tree.
"I saw some very uncomfortable pictures, probably a family in a slum, a family of four, one old, two young and one small, all running around for their livelihood. At first they were quite happy, after all, the whole family was safe, but later Their neighbor made a lot of money investing in the tulip business and was about to move out of the slum. The night before the neighbor's family left, it was because of jealousy, so...you better not know the ending."
Jenkins patted his chest and looked at Chef Pig:
"If it's just like this, don't you underestimate us?"
Saying that, under Miss Syluff's worried eyes, she took another bowl and drank it. This time, if Miss Syluff hadn't supported him in time, he would really have fallen down.
"As I said before, this thing is not poisonous. It is the appetite transformed by the reflection of the human heart. It cannot be resisted by mental resistance and the strength of the soul, because it is emotion, it is thought, and it is human heart. …”
"Okay. Stop talking."
Jenkins opened his eyes again, although his face was a little pale, but at least he looked pretty good:
"I drank the third bowl, you let us kill you?"
"Yes, but do you really want to drink?"
Chef Pig asked suspiciously:
"You should feel the impact of this on you, do you really want to continue drinking?"