The fresh, succulent slices of meat rolled over his lips and tongue. This natural sashimi carried a unique, delicate fragrance that fiercely stimulated Li Ziran's taste buds, urging him to swallow the fish into his stomach.
Yet Li Ziran restrained that desire with all his might. He had to let the slices linger and turn upon his tongue as long as possible, chewing them with his teeth so he could better taste the elemental differences within each dolphin.
"This is Bo Element, a Rare Element, trivalent!"
"This slice contains a small amount of Magnetic Element."
"This one has only a trace of tin among its Trace Elements. It should be hexavalent!"
Li Ziran carefully summarized his findings. Although the primary elements in every slice of dolphin meat were the same, the Rare Elements in each slice still differed, and the variations in Trace Elements were even greater. As for Ultimate Elements, Li Ziran lacked sufficient information. He knew such elements existed, but he had no way to precisely identify them.
The Three-Headed Dog's tongue was truly a fine thing.
The differences in Rare Elements were enough to give Li Ziran a direction for his research. After tasting slice after slice, he began numbering the dolphins, determined to accurately judge which one would be eaten first.
Feeding day arrived quickly. This was already Li Ziran's twelfth day in Red Sun Outpost. Over those twelve days, he had made no progress at all with the being that held the secret to controlling the Devouring Serpent. If he failed again this time, he might truly have to pack up and head home.
He carefully entered the center of Blue Lake. Unlike before, he did not release all twelve dolphins at once, but only half of them. These dolphins had been processed—not with seasonings,