Chapter 27: Food's Captive, Hunter and Partner

The car slowly drove into the Hangcheng Nature Reserve, and the scene in front of them made both of them lose their focus for a moment.

As a key nature reserve in Da Xia before the Qi recovery, this place could be said to be one of the most beautiful places in Hangcheng. In the dense forest, there were various rare animals and plants, clear streams winding and flowing, and the air was filled with the fresh fragrance of grass and trees.

And now, after the nourishment of Qi, it appeared even fresher and more alive. The trees were tall and straight, with lush branches and leaves, as if every leaf was shimmering in the sunlight.

The air was filled with rich Qi, and one could feel the body being washed away bit by bit with every breath.

"This place... is really too beautiful."

Lin Miao couldn't help but sigh, her eyes full of amazement.

Ye Xuan didn't speak, but he agreed with Lin Miao's words very much. This was a beauty unique to nature, completely different from city buildings. The lush mountains were undulating, clear streams wound through, and the sound of water was gurgling, as if whispering;

Sunlight spilled through the gaps in the leaves, and the mottled light and shadow jumped on the ground, as if every inch of air was full of vitality.

Even he couldn't help but relax somewhat in such an environment.

However, this feeling was only for an instant, and he quickly returned to his previous calmness. After getting out of the car, he walked toward the mountain range.

He clearly knew what he was here for.

Lin Miao also got out of the car and followed behind him. When she found that he didn't go to the rest area but walked directly toward the mountain range, she was somewhat puzzled.

"Eh? Are we going directly?"

"We sat in the car for so long, don't we need to rest for a while?"

"It's just a little distance, I'm not tired."

"If you are tired, you can go rest, you don't need to follow by my side."

"After hunting the mutated creatures, I will bring their corpses back."

Ye Xuan shook his head. This little distance, let alone now, he wouldn't have cared even before the Qi recovery.

As for Lin Miao, her superpower wasn't suitable for her to adventure in the wild, and there was no need for her to enter the 【Wuyin Mountain Range】 with him.

When the time came, he would bring the corpses of the killed mutated creatures back.

But Lin Miao shook her head after hearing Ye Xuan's words.

"That won't work. These animals need to be processed immediately after being killed, otherwise, it will affect the taste."

"Although mutated wild animals have mutated because of Qi, they should be the same in this regard. If the blood isn't drained in time, it will seep into the muscles, making the meat quality fishy and astringent; and their fascia and internal organs also need to be processed as soon as possible, otherwise, it will affect the texture."

"If it takes too long, it won't be fresh."

As she spoke, she took out a small tool kit from her backpack, inside which were neatly arranged a few sharp knives and some special containers.

Ye Xuan glanced sideways and raised his eyebrows slightly:

"You are quite well-prepared."

Hearing Ye Xuan's words, Lin Miao showed a proud expression.

"Of course, I'm a professional."

Ye Xuan smiled and didn't continue speaking, just slowing his pace slightly; Lin Miao, seeing this, also hurriedly quickened her pace and walked side by side with him.

"Do you think we look like the food hunter and chef partner in Food's Captive?"

"You are responsible for hunting mutated creatures, and I am responsible for cooking."

"And we are facing creatures that far exceed normal wild animals."

Lin Miao, as if thinking of something, her eyes shone, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she turned to Ye Xuan and said.

She felt that she and Ye Xuan were like Toriko and Komatsu in Food's Captive, with Toriko responsible for hunting and Komatsu responsible for making the prey into food.

Although the mutated creatures in their world didn't mutate toward the direction of food, since the essence is the improvement of the life level, the meat quality must be better than before mutation, right?

Didn't the novels say that fruits and medicinal materials nourished by Qi have greatly enhanced taste and nutrition? Then wild animals should be the same, right?

"It looks quite similar, but there is still a not-insignificant gap in terms of intensity."

Ye Xuan thought of the power system that was almost collapsing in the later stages of Food's Captive and couldn't help but shake his head.

Even galaxies and the universe became a type of food.

If Blue Star became like this, it would be a nightmare for everyone.

"It has nothing to do with world intensity."

Lin Miao stuck out her tongue at Ye Xuan. She naturally knew how big the worldview of Food's Captive was and how terrifying the power intensity in the later stages was, so she was just talking about the food hunter and chef partner.

Ye Xuan was just too concerned about power.

However, Lin Miao didn't speak again afterward, bouncing behind Ye Xuan, looking at the scenery around her with a relaxed expression.

She knew the power Ye Xuan possessed, so she wasn't worried at all that she would be in danger.

And Ye Xuan was the same.

He didn't know how many mutated creatures were in the Hangcheng Nature Reserve and how strong the strongest mutated creature was, but he didn't feel that the other party had the ability to threaten him.

The Qi tide had not yet arrived, and no matter how strong the mutated creatures were, they had no power to resist in front of human firearms, and for Ye Xuan, it was even more so.

Rather, if a mutated creature that even he felt was strong really appeared in the Hangcheng Nature Reserve, it would make him interested instead.

As Ye Xuan and Lin Miao went deeper, the light between the mountains and forests gradually became dim, the trees were swaying, and the air was filled with a faint fishy smell.

Ye Xuan stopped his pace, a trace of interest flowing in his gaze.

"Has a mutated creature come?"

Lin Miao saw Ye Xuan stop and realized that a mutated creature had come out. Her heartbeat accelerated slightly, both somewhat nervous and somewhat expectant.

Although she knew the danger of these mutated creatures, as a chef, her curiosity about unknown ingredients far exceeded her fear.

If these mutated wild animals' meat quality could be perfectly processed and cooked, perhaps unprecedented delicious food would be born?

"A mutated wild boar, its body size is about twice that of a normal wild boar, its tusks are over a meter long, and the surface of its skin is covered with a layer of hardened material similar to rock."

Ye Xuan simply described it to her after hearing Lin Miao's words.

In fact, in his perception, more than one mutated wild animal had already appeared on the road just now, but the Qi fluctuation in their bodies was pitifully small, making him unable to raise the slightest interest.

However, this mutated wild boar was different.

A normal wild boar weighs about 90 to 200 kilograms, and some different breeds can grow to 400 kilograms; but this one weighed at least over two thousand catties.

Its body size was shockingly huge, its heavy body lying across the front like a small mountain, and every step it took made the ground tremble slightly.

The layer of hardened material similar to rock on the surface of its skin was like a natural armor, shining with a cold luster in the sunlight.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 28 =====