Evelyn opened her mouth in surprise. "Isn't that just something to fool children?"
"Yeah." Alice shrugged. "Rather than seeking good wishes, it's more like a trick to make children happy."
"Maybe it did have that purpose in the beginning?" Evelyn guessed. "Hmm, I'll go back and ask Mom about that... uh..."
"'Dumplings.'" Alice reminded her thoughtfully.
Evelyn nodded. "Right, I'll go back and ask Mom whether she's heard of something called 'jiaozi.'"
After thinking for a moment, Evelyn added:
"Even if she hasn't heard of it, we should be able to find a way to recreate it... Hmm, as long as we make the filling and the wrapper, then put the filling into the wrapper, that's enough. It sounds simple!"
"That's right." Alice nodded. "Anyway, you just put them into boiling water and cook them. It's not at all complicated!"
Evelyn nodded seriously and went home, full of faith in Mrs. Greenland's cooking skills.
Forsaken Land of the Gods.
As the lightning gradually subsided, the City of Silver's Exploration Team finally entered the darkness.
The Beast Hide Lantern emitted a faint glow, sheltering the entire Exploration Team within it and keeping anyone from falling into danger in the darkness.
After a journey that was neither long nor short, with scattered battles along the way, they finally reached their destination.
They rested briefly at the camp and adjusted their condition. They were about to officially begin their exploration.
Standing outside the ruins of their target, Derrick used the Beast Hide Lantern's weak but tenacious light to see the nearly collapsed city walls and the broken streets, which did not even have a single weed growing on them.
Most of the houses on both sides of the street had collapsed. Only a few were still barely standing, but their surfaces were