Their celebration was nothing fancy. Just roasted meat.
Even so, laughter and cheers filled Emperor City.
What made them happiest was that they had suffered no casualties while fending off the Undying Ones.
That was the real reason for their beaming smiles.
Everyone here was family. In every battle before this, some had died or been wounded. This was the first time they had all come through unscathed.
So everyone was happy.
The meat they were roasting surprised Meng Tianzheng. It contained divinity and extraordinary substances.
"These are War Beasts from the Foreign Realm, along with the flesh of a few unusual races."
An elder explained as he handed Meng Chuan and the others some meat.
Meng Tianzheng tasted it and nodded. It was extraordinary, rich in vital essence and divine energy.
No wonder the children of Emperor City were so brave. Besides their unshakable convictions, eating this flesh greatly strengthened them.
But after savoring it more carefully, Meng Tianzheng frowned.
It was not because the meat tasted bad. On the contrary, it was quite good.
Even if it had tasted awful, Meng Tianzheng would not have made that face.
He had sensed something else.
"There's something in this flesh that feels wrong. It makes me uncomfortable," Meng Tianzheng said.
"But there's very little of it. Unless someone eats a great deal at once, they won't feel anything."
"That's Unknown Matter," Meng Chuan replied, his lips glistening with grease. He was doing as the locals did.
"Yes." An elder nodded. "All this flesh contains Unknown Matter."
"From what we've seen over the years, eating too much of it causes all sorts of strange illnesses. It can even be fatal."
"Any flesh we obtain from the Foreign Realm contains this Unknown Matter."
"There's even more astonishing flesh in the storehouse, left