Green Monster Epic

As expected by Allen, it took more than 300 goblin warriors the entire afternoon of the second day to barely excavate a stone mountain that wasn't very high.

When the last protruding stone on the ground was smashed into countless tiny fragments by a bear goblin warrior, who mustered the last of his strength, the entire goblin team erupted in a burst of astonishing cheers.

The cheers didn't last long. After a brief moment of joy, a group of goblins, who could be said to be exhausted, disregarded their image and any desire to eat. After the overseer goblin warriors slowly left and Allen's leisurely figure disappeared from above, they immediately swept the rough ground, cleared a relatively flat spot, and fell asleep.

More than thirty hours of uninterrupted heavy physical labor was an extremely difficult challenge for a group of high-level warriors who didn't yet possess legendary physiques. Almost every goblin was on the verge of collapse. The warrior-type professionals were slightly better off, as they relied on their physical bodies to fight. They could still squeeze out some strength, but for the spellcaster goblins, these thirty hours of labor were almost like losing half their lives.

Not only was the spellcasters' physical strength completely drained, but even the mana and mental power in their bodies were used to alleviate their physical fatigue and reduce the difficulty of excavating the stubborn rocks. They didn't save a single spell slot and cast everything they had.

The dual exhaustion of physical and mental strength made this group of spellcasters, who were originally the most concerned about their image and held themselves in high regard, the most disheveled at this moment. It was extremely difficult for them to even raise their thin arms, let alone stand steadily and speak.

They slept soundly, but Allen wouldn't let them be too comfortable. He timed it so that the goblins on the ground had almost recovered most of their physical and mental strength, and immediately had people rudely wake them up.

"A bunch of trash!! It took you so long to deal with a small stone mountain, I'm really disappointed!!"

Allen's words were not an exaggeration. If these goblins knew how to cooperate and coordinate their professions, with spellcasters using magic to destroy the surface structure and stability of the stone mountain, and then warrior professionals using tools to excavate, and priests and clerics restoring the stamina and mental power of their companions, it would actually be more than enough to deal with this small mountain in half a day.

But it was obvious that this group of goblins didn't cooperate. The result of fighting on their own was the current scene. In fact, Allen also had a hand in this. He deliberately didn't provide enough tools according to the number of people, causing conflicts and disputes within the team from the beginning. It would have been surprising if these people could unite!

Allen didn't expose the key to the problem and just let these guys continue to work so hard. When they figure it out and achieve unity and cooperation, then they can enter the next stage.

It is far better to let them take the initiative to join forces and complete the steps of unity and cooperation, which will allow them to firmly remember these key points and continue to adhere to them in the future competition, than to rely on the authority of the clan leader to force this group of goblins, who have never lacked arrogance and pampering, into one rope.

"Because you wasted time, our training camp has broken the plan from the first day!!"

"How can this be!!"

"So, in order to make up for the time you've lost, I'll give you an extra meal tonight, so you can have a good meal!!"

"Come, bring up their dinner for today!!"

Although he wanted to temper this group of goblins, he couldn't let them go hungry. Allen took out a portion of the legendary demon flesh he had saved and, together with a team of magical cuisine chefs, made one of the highest-level dishes developed so far for these goblins—Chiffon Howl.

The steaming dishes were brought up, and the tempting aroma immediately aroused the hunger in the bellies of the goblins in the field. Everyone stared eagerly at the huge wooden bucket. Fortunately, everyone still knew that there was a clan leader watching them, and no one dared to start eating without permission until Allen's voice came.

"Everyone, start eating, are you waiting for me to feed you?"

A group of goblins immediately turned into hungry ghosts, pouncing on the huge ironwood bucket without any regard for their image, scrambling to use the prepared bowls and chopsticks to scoop out a full portion of dishes and food from the bucket.

The energy of the legendary demon flesh was not so easy to digest. At the beginning of the meal, each of the hungry goblins ate ravenously, but when the food entered their stomachs and was absorbed by their bodies, the suffering of a group of goblins began.

The power of the Abyss, with its corrosive aura, took the bodies of the goblins as battlefields, and waged this protracted war with the goblins' own various original energies. The damage to the body caused by the collision and tearing of energy could not be seen from the surface of the flesh, but it was truly reflected in their spiritual world.

The kind of piercing pain and strangeness that could not be shaken off really made the goblins in the field let out bursts of howls, just like the name of this magical dish. However, the powerful energy contained in the legendary demon flesh constantly provided the goblins' bodies with various nutrients, stimulating their bodies to constantly adjust to adapt to the damage caused by the collision of the two energies, and slowly strengthening their flesh.

The sounds of wailing and howling floated in this barren and desolate sky, spreading for dozens of miles, startling the surrounding small animals and birds, which were already few in number, and they fled one after another.

Clang!!

A huge shadow fell from the sky, slamming heavily beside Allen's feet. Then, Figglas, who had transformed from a giant dragon into an earth goblin, landed steadily, standing shoulder to shoulder with Allen.

"Tsk tsk, what's going on here? Are you going to kill them all??"

Listening to the miserable howls and watching a group of goblins rolling on the ground, Figglas said with a look of surprise. Allen's nose also smelled a strong fishy smell of seawater.

"It's just giving them an extra meal to improve their physique."

Allen turned his head and, in addition to seeing Figglas' green face, there was a pink dolphin nearly ten meters long next to him, its dead fish eyes already lifeless.

"You can bear to kill such a beautiful animal? Shouldn't you transform into a dolphin and have a love affair between different species with it?"

"…"

Giving Allen a roll of his eyes, Figglas said unhappily: "Can't you see that this dolphin is actually male?"

"Besides, my druid spells don't have the ability to transform into a dolphin!!"

"But it's unlucky for it. Since I ran into it, then don't blame me for attacking it!! What I hate most is male creatures that are more elegant and handsome than me!!"

"…"

At this moment, it was Allen's turn to be speechless. Listening to Figlas's tone, this guy had really considered such a thing!!

"This thing is an ice-type magical beast, and its strength is not low. According to your Feynman strength classification standards, it is already a high-level peak magical beast."

"As a reward for asking you to make delicious food, the valuable magic gland of this magical beast is yours. You have to make me a meal that satisfies me!!"

It was rare. He didn't expect this giant dragon to be so generous. Allen looked at the giant dragon, who had changed his temperament, in surprise, but he quickly returned to normal and accepted the other party's kindness without any politeness.

Since it was a bargain delivered to his door, there was no reason not to take advantage of it. The value of a high-level magical beast was still good. Taking it back to let the alchemists in the clan make it into potions and equipment, with the size of this magical beast, there would be at least two or three sets of low- and mid-level magic equipment, and a dozen bottles of potions.

As a master of combat and a culinary expert, Allen had dissected tens of thousands of corpses, even if not ten thousand. Although he was not very familiar with marine life, Allen's movements in dissecting the dolphin were skilled and beautiful, and the fish bones were separated one by one, leaving pieces of fish meat divided according to Allen's own grade classification.

A long strip of meat was cut from the pink and tender belly of the fish. Under the slanting slicing action of the sharp dagger, it turned into slices of crystal clear, delicate sashimi. A scroll appeared in Allen's hand, and then he gently tore it open. The frost magic stored in the scroll broke away from the scroll and formed a ball of ice arrows emitting white smoke, which fell straight into the large bowl of water next to Allen, and then the cold water in the bowl was directly frozen into a block.

Taking out the ice cube, Allen squeezed it in the middle with both big hands, and a mass of crushed ice fell from between his fingers like lines, and re-formed a miniature crushed ice mountain in the bowl.

The cut sashimi was placed in the crushed ice to chill. Allen picked up the dolphin's spine and easily dislocated it section by section. A jelly-like spinal fluid between the spines trembled elastically and fell into the small dish that Allen had prepared.

Seasonings made from various magical herbs and spices were poured into the small dish and mixed thoroughly with the fresh spinal fluid. A freshly made fish sashimi was considered complete.

…… … … …

When making food, Allen's face was full of seriousness and solemnity, which was the same as his expression in battle. At this time, no other external objects could disturb Allen's movements except for the ingredients in front of him, and his movements in making food were so concise and elegant. In Figlas's eyes, it was like watching a exquisite drama, which was pleasing to the eye.

More than half a magic hour passed, and in the simple cooking scene, 7-8 dishes cooked in various ways had already appeared, and they were placed in front of Figlas like works of art.

If someone with keen mental power carefully sensed it, they could even detect a faint and stable magical aura from each of these dishes.

Allen took materials on the spot and used the most valuable and delicious parts of this dolphin to make these dishes, which can be called magical dishes. However, the specific effect of each dish depends on the taster to experience it himself.

"Watching you cook is a kind of enjoyment!!"

After swallowing a mouthful of dragon saliva, Figlas sincerely expressed his appreciation and respect to Allen. Although the food was in front of him, Figlas seemed very polite at this time. He didn't start eating with utensils on his own like before, but waited for Allen to stop cooking and return to his side after washing off the oil on his body.

"Please, see if these dishes suit your taste!!"

Allen smiled slightly and accepted Figlas's praise calmly, while making an inviting gesture with his right hand.

Figlas couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks in front of him, strung several slices of fish on the crushed ice at once, and was about to send them into his mouth, but was stopped by Allen in time.

"Wait, the way to eat this fish sashimi is to pair it with the dipping sauce in your small dish. Look, it's like this…"

Allen demonstrated, lightly dipping the thin fish in the dark red dipping sauce and then sending it into his mouth.

Without the need to chew, the fish with a rich fat content turned into a ball of icy clear stream under the warm breath of the mouth, and the multi-layered taste of the dipping sauce slid into the throat at once and went straight to the chest.

A complex and refreshing taste remained between the lips and teeth, and a cool and fresh breath began to spread from the stomach, slowly spreading throughout the body. Figlas, who was very sensitive to magical aura, immediately judged that these energies greatly improved his body's resistance to frost magic. Although this energy was slowly weakening with the passage of time, Figlas estimated that this energy would eventually disappear without a trace, at least two or three magic hours later.

This kind of blessing effect lasts much longer than the blessing time of a scroll or a divine spell. At least the duration of ordinary battles is one or two hours.

At the same time, the cool breath also penetrated into the blood vessels and muscles, like an invisible clear stream washing away the necrotic cells inside the body, repairing unnoticed and old dark wounds, and restoring vitality to the body.

Figlas gradually slowed down from the initial indiscriminate swallowing. After taking a bite of the delicacy, he would close his eyes and carefully feel the taste of the food, as well as the various changes and influences brought about by the mysterious energy, and his face was full of intoxicated and comfortable emotions.

Allen's skills have become more and more exquisite. He doesn't need too much deliberation and skill. He just takes a little sample in his mouth and tastes it carefully before cooking, and he can cook different dishes according to the characteristics of the ingredients themselves and the different textures of each part.

The meat of high-level magical beasts is affected and infiltrated by magic power all year round, and contains a lot of energy. The origin of its magic power is also hidden in the body. It only needs to be cooked and seasoned to lure out these hidden origins, and the effect is even more effective. It is unmatched by magic potion alchemy.

In the distance, the wailing of the goblins gradually subsided. It seemed that the effect of the magic dish Qi Feng's wailing had entered its final stage; beside him, Figlas, with the handsome skin of a great goblin, was slowly enjoying a rare feast.

Allen was satisfied. His cooking skills had finally made great progress, and he no longer had to carefully ponder over the development of a new dish like before.

Although the dishes made with new ingredients now may not reach their best magical effect, from the perspective of food alone, no matter the color, aroma, or taste, they will definitely show the most beautiful side of the ingredients to their audience.