Before long, a table of food and drink was ready. The cooking had been done in advance, and now every dish gave off fresh steam and an enticing aroma.
There were not only common sea fish, such as fried Long-Legged Sardines, but also rare ingredients such as Black-Thread Corpse-Manipulating Worms, along with desserts made from Green Island vegetables and fruit. It was an exceptionally lavish spread.
Moreover, all the dishes carried a faint, sweet fragrance. Yang Yi could tell it was the scent of Gourmet Matter from the Abundant Sea, present in extremely low concentrations and used as seasoning.
The cook was a somewhat bashful young man with a square head and large ears, standing around 1.7 meters tall. He gave Yang Yi a slight nod, seemingly embarrassed.
This was probably Haozi, who had previously been locked in the basement. Yang Yi could tell by smell alone.
A few more days had passed now, and he seemed to have recovered from his out-of-control rampage.
Before long, every seat around the round table was occupied.
Daishi sat in the central position in the hall, with Yang Yi beside him and the other members around them, making exactly thirteen people in total.
Lu Lu had also come in after Yang Yi, having changed into a jacket and long trousers that were conservative by her standards, with a white silk scarf wrapped around her neck. She was much better behaved now and sat far away from Yang Yi.
Daishi then introduced each member to Yang Yi in turn.
Besides the eight he had already met and knew, there were four new faces. Each gave a brief introduction, mentioning their specialties or race.
They were:
Fleet commander Daishi, a human whose Legendary Title was Martial Artist, skilled with a long saber.
Deputy commander Lada,