Chapter 8

Perhaps it was because his adoptive mother was of Chinese descent, so as a housewife, his mother had a particular obsession with food. Whether it was Eastern cuisine or Western cuisine, they had all appeared on their table since they were young. Whether it was flying in the sky, swimming in the water, or crawling on the ground, as long as it wasn't poisonous, they had tried it all.

For Bedivere, it was just a snake. It wasn't anything strange at all. After all, he was a man who had eaten a spider!

Although he later found out that the creature with a round body and many legs wasn't a spider, but a species of crab unique to China, he did eat the creature with the thought that he was eating a "spider" at that time.

Compared to his hesitation, his lovely sister did not hesitate at all. Even when she found out that she was not eating a spider but a crab, she was still disappointed …

Of course, there was no need to talk about what happened next. A few days later, a real non-poisonous edible spider was placed on their family's table. Bedivere, who had long been mentally prepared, naturally opened the spider's shell for his lovely sister with a calm smile on his face and picked out the meat to eat.

After asking Merlin to use magic alchemy to make an iron pot and iron plate, Bedivere began to skillfully stir fry the snake meat and sprinkle some salt. It couldn't be helped. The current conditions were simple, so he could only make do with it. He could only sprinkle some similar seasonings to make the snake meat on the iron plate with salt and pepper.

Then, he cleaned the fish they caught in the lake and sliced them clean. Then, he took out a strange fruit ….

"Wait, that fruit …" Guy raised his eyebrows and said suspiciously, "You're not deliberately taking revenge on Merlin for teasing you before, are you?

If that's the case, let Merlin eat it all later. "

"No, I just want to make vinegar fish slices."

Previously, when they were camping, Bedivere had also learned some wilderness survival knowledge, such as some common fruits that could be eaten or could not be eaten.

When he saw the small green ball fruit, Merlin smiled and said that it was edible and had a very special taste. He suggested that he try it himself. Thus, Bedivere tasted a sour taste that almost made his teeth fall out.

This fruit was indeed non-poisonous and edible, but because of the overly sour taste, it was easy to feel hungrier after eating it. Unless there was no other way, no one would touch it. Merlin didn't lie, but he did trick Bedivere.

Compared to the locals who regarded this fruit as useless, Bedivere instantly thought of the delicious hot and sour soup, sweet and sour pork ribs, and so on. It would taste good to use this natural sour combination.

However, because of the limited conditions here, he decided to use fish to make vinegar fish slices to satisfy his craving.

The slices of fish that were sliced to the right thickness were dipped into a thin paste of flour and egg. Then, they were marinated with a little salt and wine. After being fried in a wok of oil for a short period of time, they were scooped out before oil and various seasonings were poured into the wok.

"Slurp ~ ~"

Lily couldn't help but swallow her saliva as the sour and sweet fragrance wafted out. She then looked around with a guilty conscience. Although Teacher Merlin and Guy seemed to be very confident in her, she felt that … if this went on, she might really be captured by the delicacies!

Ah, but fortunately, she wasn't the only one who swallowed her saliva. Guy was also doing the same thing. Even Merlin's Adam's apple was moving!

This wasn't because her willpower was weak!

Lily was relieved and continued to stare at the fragrant fish slices while swallowing her saliva …

"Haha, it's great that you like it."

Bedivere smiled as he looked at the three people who were fighting to eat his food. He said emotionally, "If you like it, then the king should like it too, right?

I remember there's a saying, 'To capture a person's heart, you have to capture his (or her) stomach.' I feel that the probability of being chosen by the king has increased. "

"Mmm mmm mmm ~"

Guy was struggling as he stuffed the fish slices into his mouth. Why did he feel that this culinary skill was better than Gareth's?

Wasn't this a little unfair to those conscientious royal chefs in the palace?

But … this seemed to be the truth!

"…"

Merlin silently grabbed the snake meat on the iron plate. He glanced at Lily whose cheeks were puffed up like a little hamster from the corner of his eyes and couldn't help but sigh. You win, the future king's valet Bedivere. With this specialty of yours, I'm afraid that the king has already deeply remembered you … Although I'm afraid that he has already remembered you, now that you have successfully captured the king's teacher's stomach and the king's sworn brother's stomach, the palace of Camelot is beckoning to you!

"Speaking of which, my luck is really too good. I actually met such a strong team as soon as I went out, and then I killed Areknos.

If that's the case, I'm sure I'll be received by the king and become his valet! "

Bedivere couldn't help but sigh at his luck. Was this the so-called inevitability of history?

"Cough, Bedivere, don't you think you're a little too anxious?

The king has gone out to train!

Even if you go back now, you won't be able to see him. "

Guy touched the oil residue next to his mouth and said seriously, "And you can't just enter that state casually, right?

As a Knight, you're still far from it!

Why don't you train with us?

You must know that the Knights selection will begin in a month, and it will take at least more than a month for the semi-finals and finals to end. Instead of waiting without any objections during this time, why don't you do something meaningful? "

"Indeed … If you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten."

Bedivere smiled gratefully at Guy, revealing a bright smile. "Then please allow me to continue traveling with you for a while!

I'll take good care of the food! "

"Well, that's more like it." Merlin nodded, very satisfied with this cook's tactfulness. "What do you want to eat tonight?

I think the snake soup you made is also not bad!

But because it's too delicious, the villagers have all shared it. You won't be able to find the giant snake for a while, right? "

"Ah, I've thought about this problem just now!"

Bedivere's eyes suddenly shone with an unconcealable, sparkling light. "Probably because of Areknos, no other magic beasts dared to come close to this area. But after we finished off Areknos, I saw many magic beasts coming over to fight for territory!

There were many interesting species among them. "

"Interesting species?"

Guy suddenly had an ominous premonition, especially when Bedivere's gaze was fixed on him. It made him feel an indescribable chill down his spine.

"Eh?

What are you talking about, Kay? Shouldn't it be your job to capture the ingredients?

I'm a cook, Lily is a girl, and Lord Merlin is a long-range magician. So only you can fight in close range here! "

"…"

"I just saw something with the head of a lion, the body of a sheep, and the tail of a snake. It seems to be called a chimera, right?

If we catch that one, we can deal with it in more interesting ways.

There's also that magical floating sphere with only one eye woven together by many seaweed. It's very interesting too. Maybe we can eat it as a salad!

Also … "

"…" I knew it.

In the end, because only Guy was suitable to be a coolie, he was still in charge of capturing the ingredients.

Although he wanted to catch some normal animals back, the wetland environment was beautiful and suitable for living. But precisely because the environment was too good, it caused too much conflict, so the creatures that could survive here were all very strong.

After finding some kind of scorpion that could spit poisonous fog, a flying bird with gorgeous wings that looked like an owl, and a toad-like creature that could explode on its own, Guy resigned himself to his fate and caught the chimera and floating eyeball that Bedivere had chosen. Anyway, they were all strange things, so he might as well catch what Chef wanted!

That night's dinner was unusually satisfying. Although the ingredients were a little strange, they were indeed just strange. They were not poisonous, and the chewiness was still good.

This was especially so for the seaweed floating around the eyeball. After Beediwill removed it, washed it clean, and mixed it, the crispness made everyone gasp in admiration. This was probably the so-called gourmet's intuition to find the ingredients!

In particular, the meat inside the seaweed ball was more tender and smooth like fish. At night, it was fresh and tender when eaten with soup. It was a rare gourmet ingredient.

It was only when everyone was almost done eating that Bedivere placed something round and yellow in a bowl and handed it to Kiah.

"This is …?"

"This is to thank you for going through so much trouble to catch so many ingredients, so I specially cooked a special rare part of it for you!

Please taste it carefully. "

"That's really a thank you … This, this is?!"

"Well, a floating magic eye … Ah, I named it based on the appearance of this thing. Please don't mind it. There's only one eyeball, so it's very rare, right?

This is a special reward for you. I didn't even give Lily a back door!

Eh?

Kay, are you not feeling well?

You look very pale. "

"…"

"Speaking of which, Lily and Lord Merlin, you look a little pale too. Do you all want to try it?

Although I feel the same way, the first time should be given to Kay who went through so much trouble to catch so many ingredients! "

"Ugh … I'm a little too full from eating … Let's go out and exercise …"

"Haha, let's give this honor to Kay. Nightmares don't need to eat too much."

Lily and Merlin showed a forced smile at the same time and disappeared, leaving Kay looking at the huge ball in the bowl with trembling hands — an eyeball that died with a grievance … Did he offend Bedivere recently?

"Eh?

Kay, aren't you going to eat?

It's not good to waste ingredients. This is what you and Lord Merlin told me. Then — "

"I'll eat!!!!"

So that's how it is. Is he jealous of this guy for wasting the fruit to make rabbit ears when he peeled the rabbit apple?

Kay closed his eyes and roared. He wouldn't give in!

Then, he opened his mouth wide and swallowed the entire eyeball in one go ….

"Burp …"

"Ah!

Are, are you okay?

It feels like the eyeball is much bigger than your mouth. Won't you choke? "

"Cough cough cough cough — water …"

"Really, although I want to say that it's not good to waste ingredients, it's okay to give it to me if you don't want to eat it …" Bedivere sighed and looked a little helpless. "I'm just saying. I won't take your food when you don't agree. You don't have to be so anxious!"

Kay: "…" Are you serious?!

Then what's the point of me swallowing this horrible food?!

"Haha, but I didn't expect Kay to like eating eyeballs so much!

Don't worry, I'll try to save this part for you in the future. "

"Ugh —"

"Are you that happy?

I didn't expect Kay to be like a child in this aspect! "

"…" No!

I'm not!

I'm not!

…

"From a certain point of view, Bedivere is really difficult to deal with."

Merlin, who saw the live broadcast through the Clairvoyant Eye, shuddered. But when he thought of the delicious taste that made him want to swallow his tongue …