Seaweed

"Yes, I saw it too. I'll go with you."

"Jiujiu is such a lucky star! I've been here several times, but this is the first time I've seen such a big crab down here."

Jian Mo opened her eyes wide and asked blankly, "Are there crabs down there?"

"Yes, they're over there by the rocks. The crabs are probably the same color as the rocks, so you didn't see them."

"There are also arm-shaped shrimp; I saw several arm-shaped shrimp."

"I must say, today's prey was really good. I've rested enough, I'll go down now, I'm afraid if I rest any longer, the prey down there will escape."

When someone said this, everyone responded enthusiastically, immediately diving into the sea to retrieve their chosen prey.

The seawater here is quite deep; a single dive requires diving to seven or eight meters. Even orcs and sub-orcs would find it exhausting to dive and hunt in such an environment.

Fortunately, their harvest was plentiful.

Before long, everyone came up carrying crabs bigger than washbasins, shrimp longer than arms, and strangely shaped sea urchins.

"Today's harvest was great! These crabs taste amazing; the meat is incredibly sweet and firm."

"Shrimp is delicious, both raw and cooked."

"These sea spur balls are delicious; they're probably the best sea spur balls around here."

As they talked, everyone got hungry and stopped picking seaweed. They immediately called their friends and said they wanted to go back and cook the seafood while it was still fresh.

It was getting late, but Xing Jiu and Jian Mo didn't object.

So everyone went ashore, and the beastmen transformed back into their beast forms to carry the sub-beastmen back.

Wu Jiong originally wanted to transform back into a giant wolf, but Jiujiu and Ying'ao wouldn't let him, insisting on carrying them back.

Xing Jiu glanced at it. "Your family's Flying-Winged Beast are quite clingy."

Jian Mo: "Perhaps because they feel a little insecure in unfamiliar surroundings."

Xing Jiu sighed, "You guys are really raising children like this."

The seafood was still bouncing in the basket, and everyone was too busy urging each other to talk, as they needed to get back to the tribe.

Jian Mo and the others didn't chat much and headed straight for the Xingchu Tribe with everyone else.

Upon returning to their tribe, the young orcs and sub-orcs eagerly brought out stone slabs and firewood to grill seafood outside the temporary house where Jian Mo and her companions were staying.

"This kind of fresh seafood tastes great just by grilling it."

"Witch Doctor Jian Mo, Chief Wu Jiong, leave it to us. We have plenty of experience with eating seafood."

"What kind of sauce would you like? We have both sour and salty, and rich and flavorful ones."

Jian Mo quickly replied, "A sour and salty sauce will do."

The Xingchu Tribe has a habit of eating a sour and salty jam, which feels similar to plum jam. It has a unique aroma and is both sour and salty. When combined with other fresh spices, it is made into a sauce that goes very well with rice.

Jian Mo really liked their sauce, and she also liked that they added a spicy seasoning to it.

The spicy ingredient used by the Xingchu Tribe is not chili pepper, but a type of spicy herb, which is much less spicy than chili pepper, but still tastes good.

Everyone agreed, and soon they were called over to eat seafood.

Crabs and mantis shrimp were split in half, their shells filled with plump clam meat. These bountiful foods were placed directly on a stone slab and grilled over charcoal.

They started by eating sea urchin balls, which are local sea urchins—they were incredibly sweet and delicious, and when dipped in sauce, you couldn't taste any fishy flavor at all.

Jian Mo took a bite and felt the tender sea urchin practically melt on her tongue. She couldn't help but squint her eyes and exclaim, "So delicious!"

Jiujiu brought its big head closer and opened its mouth. "Jiujiu!"

Jian Mo quickly put a piece in its mouth. "Don't rush."

Jiujiu also got to eat the sea urchin dipped in sauce, and exclaimed contentedly, "Chirp!"

Wu Jiong fed Ying'ao from the side, saying, "Eat slowly."

Xing Jiu looked at them with a sense of awe. "Now I understand why you get along so well with your family's Flying-Winged Beast. It seems it's not simply because they're well-behaved."

Jian Mo stroked Jiujiu's still-wet fur and said with a smile, "It's mainly because they're so well-behaved."

Jiujiu chirped loudly in response from the side. "Chirp!"

Chapter 175 Seaweed

Jian Mo hasn't eaten seafood since arriving here, but she's eaten quite a bit of river fish.

The wild river delicacies tasted quite good, sweet and tender, with little fishy smell. Based on his past experience, he couldn't help but look forward to the long-armed shrimp and crabs on the stone slab.

The cooking method here is very traditional: the translucent meat is cleaned, placed back on the shell, and then grilled on a stone slab.

While grilling, the crab and shrimp meat quickly turned white, releasing a sweet and savory aroma.

The people of the Stored Star Tribe glanced at it and said to them, "It's ready to eat."

Jian Mo wasn't very familiar with seafood, and seeing this, she asked, "Shouldn't we cook it a little more thoroughly?"

The people of the Stored Star Tribe said, "No need, they'll get too old if we cook them any longer."

As they spoke, the people of the Stored Star Tribe picked up the whitened meat, shell and all, and offered it to Jian Mo and Wu Jiong: "Witch Doctor Jian Mo, Chief Wu Jiong, you are our guests, please try our tribe's crab and shrimp meat."

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong quickly thanked them and then accepted the gifts.

Xing Jiu very kindly placed the dipping sauce in front of them. "You can try the meat first, then dip it in the sauce."

Jian Mo: "Okay."

Jian Mo ate a crab leg. The freshly grilled crab meat was fragrant and tender, almost melting on the tongue. It was already incredibly sweet and delicious on its own.

I don't know if it's because of the sea crab, but even without any seasoning, the crab meat has a very faint salty taste and is not bland.

Because the meat is exceptionally thick, plentiful, and fragrant, it's incredibly delicious to eat.

Jian Mo exclaimed, "Delicious! This is the best crab meat I've ever eaten!"

Xing Jiu gave each of Jiujiu a crab leg to Ying'ao on, then turned around and said with a smile, "If you like it, eat more. We don't have much else here, but we have a lot of fish, shrimp, and crab."