Chapter 256: Would the curse come true?
"Let's hope these locusts won't attack living creatures for meat..."
Even back on Earth, although locusts were herbivorous insects, there had been cases of them eating meat. When hungry enough, they had eaten other insects and even scraps of meat left on bones people had discarded.
Getting here had taken some effort, but with the Psychic Spell Formation establishing an entanglement with Dokler's mental fluctuations, returning to the vicinity of his caravan took only an instant.
The atmosphere here was lively.
Dokler, the captain of the guards, and Vita were having dinner at the home of the most respected man in the village.
Dinner came with no side dishes, just a large, barrel-shaped pot set over a fire in a stone stove, with openings at the bottom for ventilation and adding wood.
The pot contained meat, bones, a fibrous food, and the indispensable Tenderheart Greens. Filled to the brim, it gave off a rich aroma.
The low table consisted of two semicircular halves fitted together around the pot. Everyone sat on cushions around it, their hardwood bowls brimming with hot soup, vegetables, and meat, steaming stuffed flatbreads in their hands. Eating the bread with the meat, vegetables, and soup while chatting made for a wonderfully convivial meal.
To be honest, even Qin Xiaoxia was quite interested in this meat soup, which looked more like a hodgepodge stew.
They chatted about things they had seen and heard around the world, as well as this year's harvest.
"By the way, Muderlin, did you know that a lot of the woodland north of here has been eaten bare?"
After getting some food into his stomach, Dokler finally asked the question.
"Eaten bare?"
The elderly Muderlin did not seem to understand.
"All the trees and grass have