Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 716 Stone Heart
"Oh!" Wen Yuan's eyes lit up, "You are good at eating! The authentic way to eat Pyongyang cold noodles is dog meat - then give him some dog meat."

"Okay, one portion each of beef and dog meat."

Wen Yuan then asked: "Mr. Titus, do you like eating dog meat?"

"Who doesn't like to eat dog meat? Even the Germanic barbarians know that dog meat is delicious."

"Okay, okay, if you like dog meat, you've come to the right place. Then let's give Mr. Titus another Four Seasons Replenishing Soup. For me, I'd like some warm rice. I'm afraid I won't be full with the cold noodles - well, that's it."

"Hey! Wait!" Han Xingzhi said anxiously, "I haven't ordered yet!"

"I almost forgot about you. Wait a minute." Wen Yuan closed the menu: "What kind of noodles do you have here?"

"White noodles, sweet potato noodles, potato noodles, rice noodles, soba noodles"

"Buckwheat noodles. Give him some buckwheat noodles, but don't add any seasoning, oil or salt. Just soak him in plain water."

"Okay." The waiter didn't ask why, and went back to give the order.

"Well, it's nothing more than this." Wen Yuan thought to himself: If the Romans all ate this way, it would be quite miserable. However, when he had a banquet at Lake Nemi last time, he did notice that the cooking methods of Roman cuisine were very lacking. He didn't feel shabby at that time, probably because the ingredients were abundant.

"Pap." A strange sound came from the front——

Wen Yuan didn't think much, lowered his head and continued eating noodles.
"Something's wrong." He raised his head suddenly, "I thought I heard a 'pop' just now. What was it?"

In front of the three of them were shiny copper plates.

"Oh yo yo, this is incredible." Titus sighed, "Although this soup is cold, you can smell the aroma of stock and fish sauce. Because the fish sauce has a slight smell of corruption, fruits are added to the soup. , neutralizing the smell of corruption. My impression was completely changed, I thought North Korea was just another barbarian, but this dish - this dish, I would recommend Her Majesty Victoria to eat it too, because it is completely in line with Rome Human taste. Fish sauce, stock, and various methods of blending, neutralizing, and highlighting the flavors in the stock. This is how the Romans cooked. And this pickle!"

"Yes. We also pickle kimchi to make it sweet and sour, and pickle all kinds of vegetables. And this sauce!"

"Sorry, where is the toilet?" Titus covered his face and stood up, looking anxious.

He stared at Han Xingzhi and took a bite before he started eating.

"Dog meat paste?"

"I wonder if Shangluo can get used to it?" He glanced at Han Xingzhi next to him, who looked like he was about to cry without tears - the same copper plate, and what was in his bowl was only buckwheat noodles soaked in water. , there are even ice particles floating on the cold water. But now he has to eat even if he doesn't want to eat, because there is nothing else to eat except this.

"Second brother, I saw it." Han Xingzhi's eyes went straight, "I saw him take that thing out of the soup bowl, because the thing fell into the soup bowl with a 'plop' sound."

“There are pickles in Rome too?”

The cold noodles were served.

"over there."

"what?"

"Please, eat, eat." He made a gesture of invitation. The opponent is more than two rounds older than him, so he has to respect it.

Without thinking of anything else to say, Titus stood up and left.

"Yes, yes, Roman cuisine also has various sauces. We also use various sauces at banquets. This is simply oriental Roman cuisine! If you don't mind, I want to try it now!"

"It's his eyeballs! Golden eyeballs! The texture is not meat, it seems... it's gold!"

"Pfft." Victoria, who was drinking soup, suddenly put down her spoon, "Sorry, I have to excuse you."

Covering her mouth, Victoria walked out quickly. "She's acting weird today." Phaethon wondered, "Did she have a bad stomach? It seems like she didn't look normal just now, right?"

She looked at Shangluo, but saw solemnity in Shangluo's eyes.

"what happened?"

"It's not like she has a bad stomach."

【Um】

"What's wrong? What did you see?"

[You may not be able to see it now, but Shangluo and I both noticed it. Her heart stopped. She covered her mouth because she had a heart attack. 】

"Did you see it?"

"I didn't pay attention at first. Because there was always a faint oscillating sound in the room, I always thought it was the clockwork of some clock. It turned out that her heart kept oscillating."

[I noticed from the beginning that her heart is not a body. But I thought it was some kind of medical device at first, and I didn’t discover Shangluo until it stopped. You also discovered it, right? 】

"Stone." Shangluo said solemnly, "Her heart is made of stone."

Plop, plop, invisible fluctuations came from outside the door again, mixed with a sluggish feeling of friction between rocks.

"Huh..." Wearing a breathing mask, Victoria took a big gulp of the phlogiston in the bottle.

"Your Majesty, you should not have let me out. Your stone heart needs 24-hour supervision."

"I understand that I just want to remain the same in front of my friends, at least not so weak. But I didn't expect that I couldn't hold on even for a meal."

"How about I go back and tell you that your stomach feels uncomfortable?"

"No need. They've already figured it out."

Putting down the phlogiston respirator, Victoria walked back.

Standing on her seat, she still didn't sit down. The atmosphere was a bit awkward.

"Okay." Victoria raised her head, "I'll tell the truth. I was cursed, but I also became stronger."

"I can see it." Shangluo nodded, "The power has become very strong. So, what is going on?"

[Because the dragon and the snake are translating, and the poison of the snake is corroding the Roman existence. However, after being gradually rejected by the world, his power gradually began to transcend this world. 】

"Of course, you won't become stronger directly." Victoria added, "It is after processing the corroded body that it becomes a usable heart."

"Is it after processing? What about before processing? What will you look like after the corrosion starts?"

"Marble. The look of original marble, holy white. Although it looks good as a statue, it's not so good if you find that your body starts to look like that - and it's not auspicious to be white. We usually paint those marble statues in colorful colors. White models are equal to no clothes! Only the Germanic barbarians like to run around naked."

Shangluo was silent for a while: "Is there any way to stop this whole process?"

"We also want to know this question. But for so many years, we haven't even figured out the source of corrosion. But we can understand its principle-it is said that humans have existed in the Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age, the Heroic Age and the Black Iron Age. .”

(End of this chapter)