Morning Water Academy, on the eastern grasslands where the snow was about to melt,
The grasslands in high-latitude regions differed greatly from those in low-latitude regions. Compared to the warm Balak Kingdom, the grass here was shorter, with small, thick leaves that grew in dense patches.
Ma Hongjun, dressed in crimson, and Oscar, wearing a brownish-yellow coat, sat facing each other. Between them stood a black grill over a meter long, with chunks of glistening meat skewered on arm-length wooden sticks.
Crimson flames roasted the meat from below, sending out waves of irresistible fragrance.
Ma Hongjun sniffed the aroma, nearly drooling. He stopped turning the skewers and grabbed one of them. "It's ready, it's ready."
He brought the sizzling meat to his mouth and took a huge bite.
"Mm!"
The fragrance of the fat blended perfectly with the barbecue seasoning, paired with the breast meat of a hundred-year Earth Dragon...
"Mm!!"
"This tastes amazing! I really am a barbecue master!"
Ma Hongjun chewed in huge mouthfuls, his mouth covered in grease, wishing he could swallow every skewer in one go. Oscar was much more refined. He picked up a skewer, bit off a piece of meat, and put it into his mouth.
"Mm!"
"It really is good!"
The two ate bite after bite. After finishing a skewer, they each took a large gulp of sour plum soup, washing the grease and flavors in their mouths down into their stomachs to keep their mouths in peak condition. That way, every bite tasted its best, and they could keep eating!
Now that was smart!
On the silent, snow-covered grassland, only the area within two meters of them was free of snow, exposing the blades of grass.
They finished the skewers bite by bite.
The grill was completely empty, leaving only the highly