Chapter 52: Special Iron Pot

Lin Yifan looked at the stack of leather before him, his brows twitching slightly.

He had originally thought that after the Crocodile Skin was stripped off he would still have to process it himself, but now it's saved him trouble.

Basic Leather ×6

Only six pieces?

They even cut corners!

Lin Yifan was speechless; these finished leathers were only about twenty centimeters wide and thirty centimeters long.

Yet that Crocodile Skin was a full five or six meters long!

Its width was also nearly a meter, yet after becoming finished leather it turned into only these tiny six pieces; the rebate is ruthless!

However, the Snake Skin and Wolf Skin he had previously stripped himself are still half‑finished, hanging there, unable to become finished leather.

Thinking that way, even if the Skinning Skill cheats and takes a rebate, the saved time and effort is still worthwhile.

Forget it!

In these days, time is capital; there's no need to fuss over it.

Lin Yifan comforted himself with two sentences in his mind, then lowered his head to glance at the attribute panel.

He then discovered that the proficiency had also increased by six points.

It seems that proficiency isn't gained just by killing a beast for one point; it's also related to the amount of leather obtained, which lets him accumulate proficiency faster.

Otherwise, those thousand proficiency points would take ages to gather.

Lin Yifan picked up a piece of leather and felt it; it was quite thick.

Yet the thickness wasn't hard; it was even a bit soft, but its toughness was extremely strong.

He tried cutting it with an axe and only left a white scar; breaking through would not be easy.

If he could make Leather Armor from these leathers, his survival path ahead would have a few more safeguards.

The only problem is how to turn them into Leather Armor, but he isn't in a hurry.

Now that he has the Skinning Skill, perhaps he'll acquire Tailoring Skill or Armor Crafting Skill later; wait and a solution will appear.

Satisfied, he stored the leather in his space and then turned his attention to the remaining Crocodile Meat.

There's a lot of Crocodile Meat; a five‑ or six‑meter‑long crocodile, after skin removal, still yields four or five hundred jin of meat.

"I have no idea whether this Crocodile Meat tastes good!"

Lin Yifan looked at the pieces of Crocodile Meat, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

On Earth Star he is just an ordinary laborer; earning a modest sum each month barely sustains him, and when he splurges on a feast he only dares to pick the slightly pricier buffet.

Crocodile meat counts as a special meat; ordinary folk rarely get to eat it, and Lin Yifan has never tasted it.

This time, he can finally savor it properly.

At that moment, Lin Yifan noticed that the iron pot he had previously soaked in water was now fully saturated.

He walked to the Shelter's doorway, reached out beside the door, and dug up a bucket of mud.

He poured the mud into the iron pot, coating the entire pot, then kept rubbing with his right hand.

A rusty iron pot is hard to clean, but not impossible.

If he were on Earth Star, a simple cleaning ball and detergent, plus a bit of time, would scrub it clean.

Here, those conditions don't exist, but lack of conditions doesn't mean there's no way.

The mud mixed with sand and stones provides friction, which can clean the rust away.

It just takes more time and effort.

Lin Yifan has no other option; with no other resources, this earthen method is all he has.

He already thought that if this small iron pot can be cleaned, he'll stew a pot of Crocodile Meat tonight and savor it.

If he can't clean it…

He'll clean it next time!

Anyway, discarding it is absolutely out of the question; the pot's weight is unusual—though small, it weighs several times that of a normal iron pot.

Clearly the material isn't ordinary Cast Iron; it's probably the same alloy as those few iron items.

Fortunately, although the material is unusual, the rust on it is ordinary rust.

Lin Yifan spent almost half an hour, and finally managed to clean the small iron pot.

No kidding, the cleaned pot looks pretty good; without the speckled rust covering it, the pot's body can finally be seen.

"Its luster… could rival silver!"

Lin Yifan stared at the pot's body in amazement, confirming once more that the material used to forge this pot is definitely not ordinary Cast Iron.

Which ordinary Cast Iron could emit a silvery sheen!

More importantly, at the moment he cleaned the pot, he finally saw its information.

Mythril Cast Iron Pot·Unique (Creator: Barolinte)

Attributes: Delicious +2 Physical Stamina Recovery +1

Item Status: Damaged (Can be restored by gathering materials)

Required Materials:

Mythril 0/2

Intermediate Cast Iron 50/2 (Satisfied)

(Note: This iron pot was meticulously crafted by blacksmith apprentice Barolinte, his true love; anyone who steals his pot, he'll fight to the death!)

It's just an iron pot, yet like the Blazing Light Stone, it's a Unique item!

Lin Yifan stared at the tiny pot, barely the size of a sea bowl, his face full of astonishment.

Moreover, it's just a single pot—can food made with it really carry attributes?

He was somewhat incredulous, so he simply cut a piece of Crocodile Meat and put it into the iron pot, then added green onion and salt, set it on the fire and began to simmer.

Regarding cooking skill, Lin Yifan is truly not very good; it's not that he doesn't want to do it well, it's that his cooking talent is simply lacking.

At most he can only get food cooked, which is why he previously had a Flat Pan.

He also acquired salt, ginger and similar seasonings, yet that is why he hasn't made any delicious food.

So he is too lazy to waste effort; each time he just makes grilled meat skewers, simple and crude—though not tasty, they are edible.

Now it is the same; he can only crudely toss the food into the pot, throw the seasonings in as well, and leave the rest to the fire.

If this truly could produce delicious food, then this iron pot would indeed be extraordinary.

In fact the iron pot did not disappoint; when the meat broth began to boil, a rich aroma wafted out.

Lin Yifan has never eaten Crocodile Meat, but he just now smelled the fishy scent on the meat.

With his limited skill, he absolutely lacks the ability to remove that fishy smell.

But now, within the meat aroma there is not a trace of fishiness, only pure fragrance that makes one's mouth water.

Lin Yifan does not rush; after the meat broth has simmered for a dozen minutes, he uses his previously homemade chopsticks to pick a piece and put it in his mouth to taste.

The Crocodile Meat, as soon as it entered his mouth, made his eyes instantly light up!

The rich, dominant meat aroma exploded on his palate, as if it were to strike straight at his celestial spirit.

The meat is fibrous, chewy yet not tough, and instead has a delicate smoothness.

Is this the meat he can cook?