Chapter 1108: Talk
Green peas coated in egg batter were tossed and fried in sizzling oil.
White tofu was steamed in a bowl.
The instant the lid was lifted and steam billowed upward, the scalding oil mixed with green peas and egg was poured over the tofu.
With a sizzle, the fragrance of the beans immediately overwhelmed the steam.
For the next two minutes, it continued to crackle and hiss.
Qin Ran took a long-handled spoon and, ignoring the burning heat, scooped up a spoonful.
Crunch.
The first bite was the crispness of the green peas.
The second bite was the softness of the tofu.
Binding the two together were the fried bits of egg.
Green peas alone would have been too dry.
But tofu alone would have been overly moist and soft.
Yet with the addition of fried egg, everything became different.
Softness carried hints of crispness, like a bridge connecting two completely different extremes.
"Not bad."
Even though this was already the fifth dish, Qin Ran still spooned down all the food at astonishing speed. Only after wiping his mouth with the napkin beside him did he offer his assessment.
It was not perfunctory. It was sincere.
But...
There was a trace of deep disappointment in his words.
Because Gluttony had not reacted in the slightest.
When Qin Ran discovered how to increase the power of Gluttony, one of the Original Sins, he had already made his plan before entering [Demon City II].
Complete the main quest while sampling all kinds of delicacies.
Qin Ran had greatly anticipated it.
The food itself had not disappointed him.
Unfortunately, Gluttony's greed had.
"It truly is an Original Sin!"
Qin Ran sighed again.
Fortunately, having gone through something similar in the previous dungeon world, Qin Ran had prepared himself from the