The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 1267

After a brief standoff, some people finally weighed the pros and cons and slowly left. Seeing this, the other forces and powerful individuals also lost interest in continuing and flew away one after another in the direction they had come from.

Only the powerful fire elemental creature—the Flame Giant—remained in place. Its head-like body, spitting out raging flames, showed no emotion in its pupil-less eye sockets, yet one could sense its anger and resentment.

"What? You still want to snatch that good thing from him?"

Yunjing, composed and unhurried, spoke again, his tone slightly provocative, as he called out to his former opponent, "My mercenary mission with him is complete. If you two decide to fight, I will stand aside and not intervene."

"Of course, if this goblin bear is willing to hire me again, I won't stand idly by."

"..."

Allen was slightly taken aback. He had thought the big guy was quite innocent and straightforward, but it seemed that the other party also had his own little tricks up his sleeve.

The fiery giant skull was also speechless, but its silence was more a reflection of its distrust of the cloud whale's words and the difficult choice of what to do next.

In the end, the fiery giant skull did not choose to attack Allen. Instead, it vented its anger by taking out on the meteorites that were passing by, leaving behind clusters of burning lava and leaving as arrogantly and wildly as it had come.

The airspace returned to calm, but the once desolate and quiet starry sky was now filled with drifting meteorite fragments. Every now and then, fragments would glide past Allen and his companions or even collide with them, making it difficult to find a clean place to land.

However, this was not a difficult task for either the human or the whale. Allen did not need to lift a finger. The cloud whale Vexia flicked its large tail, creating an energy shockwave. In an instant, the surrounding rubble was thrown up like waves and drifted into the distance.

Soon, the area around the two powerful figures returned to quiet, leaving only the broken stove and cutting board that Allen had been supporting behind.

"Shouldn't you pay the promised reward?"

Seeing that Allen hadn't made a move, the cloud whale couldn't wait any longer and asked him a question.

"can."

Allen nodded, then continued, "Now there are two choices."

"Judging from your fighting style and talent attributes, which are mostly related to water and water-based ice, I happen to have a master-level magic dish that matches water and ice elements—Snowy Cloud Clearing. Although it may not be a perfect match for your physical characteristics, it won't be too far off."

"In addition, I will cook a magical dish specifically for you based on your physical characteristics, but it will take more than half a year to complete."

"Madam, which method would you prefer?"

Upon hearing Allen's explanation, a thoughtful look appeared in the cloud whale's large eyes, and then it said with a slight struggle, "I choose the first option."

After all, magical cooking was still a very unfamiliar thing to Yun Jing, so she was somewhat skeptical about it.

Although the magical resonance phenomena triggered by the other party during cooking were quite astonishing, dispelling many of Yun Jing's doubts and arousing her curiosity, it was better to have ready-made food to satisfy her curiosity than to make Yun Jing wait another six months to obtain food.

"Ok."

Allen readily agreed. In fact, for beings at their level, custom-made items are the most suitable. This is why Allen made this request on his own initiative to express his sincerity.

However, since the other party was unwilling to accept his good intentions, Allen had no interest in causing trouble for himself, so he stopped trying to persuade them and instead took out a crystal food box and threw it in front of the cloud whale.

When the cloud whale saw the small food box flying towards it, its eyes lit up. Then, a white mist emerged from its body, and its body gradually shrank and changed within the mist, eventually transforming into a humanoid creature about five or six meters tall, similar to the Githyanki.

Most large creatures have the ability to shrink themselves, while races with long histories and bloodlines, such as dragons and phoenixes, can even master shapeshifting techniques similar to druids, allowing them to change their appearance and size.

This powerful cloud whale, which has lived for countless ages, possesses the same abilities as the dragons. However, unlike the dragons, who often transform and mingle in the material world to avoid unnecessary trouble, the cloud whales living in the boundless starry sky prefer to live in their original form and freely soar through the vast cosmos.

Although it had changed shape, the crystal food box that fell into his hand no longer looked small and comical. However, compared to the cloud whale's current height of over five meters, the size of the crystal food box still seemed somewhat meager.

As soon as the food box lid was opened, a moist, fresh, and delicious aroma immediately wafted toward the cloud whale, enticing it to unconsciously stick out its long tongue and lick its chapped lips.

"You didn't put anything bad in it, did you?"

Although he longed to devour this delicious food, which resembled a beautiful snow-capped mountain scene, the cloud whale resisted the urge and looked up at Allen with a hesitant expression.

The other party's direct question made Allen give a slight wry smile before he replied seriously, "Why would I put something bad in it? With your physical strength and abilities, what poison in this world could directly take your life?"

"That's true."

Upon reaching the peak of Sainthood, this world offers virtually no means to inflict fatal damage on them other than directly attacking vital points. Especially after mastering the specialty of an energy-formed body, most of the body's vital points become non-vital, making even direct attacks on vital points significantly more difficult.

Upon hearing Allen's answer, the cloud whale nodded in agreement. At the same time, it subtly activated its mental field to sense the ingredients and aroma of the dish. After confirming that there were no harmful elements, it picked it up and, while looking at Allen, stuffed it into its wide-open mouth.

"Glug~ Glug~~"

As soon as the food entered its mouth, a thousand complex flavors spread from its tongue to its brain. The cloud whale, which had never experienced such a taste before, was immediately plunged into a state of blissful ecstasy and mental clarity.

As the food is chewed and sent to the stomach, its energy is absorbed into the body, and the vibrant, life-giving water element begins to nourish every cell of the cloud whale's body. The hidden wounds left by battles in the past years, the marks left by the erosion of time... are now all eliminated and repaired with the magical power contained in this dish. In a short time, the cloud whale seems to have been replaced with new parts from the inside out, feeling indescribably comfortable and at ease.

Moreover, the cloud whale has an intuition that what it has just absorbed is only the tip of the iceberg of this dish. There is still a large amount of energy accumulating in its body, waiting for it to activate and discover it.

If he could absorb and master all this energy, his already peak strength would increase significantly. A rough estimate suggests that the improvement from this single dish was equivalent to at least a hundred years of normal cultivation. What surprised Cloud Whale even more was that after becoming attached to the dish, his perception of water and ice elements seemed clearer and more intimate. Clearly, this change was due to the enhancement of his innate affinity for water and ice elements.

"Great stuff!! Great stuff!!!"

While marveling at the magic, Yun Jing began to feel a little regretful. If she had known that this magical dish was so amazing and had such remarkable effects, she should have asked the other party to cook a dish tailored to her physical characteristics.

If I choose a dish cooked to my own characteristics, will the enhancement effect be even stronger?
"Respected interdimensional traveler, may I ask your name?"

After a hesitant enjoyment, once the surging magic within her subsided somewhat, she opened her eyes and slowly looked at Allen. At this moment, however, her silver pupils held a hint of fervor, as if she were experiencing love for the first time.

"Lex Greenfield, a goblin from Feynman's World."

Although Allen revealed his true identity, he had no intention of revealing his real name to the other party. After all, he had been playing the role of a preacher of the God of Food all along, and this was no exception. If his stories in the Abyss, the Underworld, and the Starry Sky were to spread in the future, then using the name Lex would make it easier to connect these events, and perhaps there would be unexpected gains.

"Mr. Lex, if I wish to taste your magical dishes again, what price would I be willing to pay?"

After hearing Allen's self-introduction, Yun Jing couldn't wait to ask a question he was concerned about.

"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, madam."

Allen said with an apologetic smile, "As you can see, making these magical dishes requires not only a lot of precious ingredients, but also takes a long time, and the success rate is not very high. For this cooking in the starry sky, I spent hundreds of years just preparing various ingredients, precious magical plant materials and spices, and I also traveled to countless other worlds to collect them."

Even so, I only managed to cook a few dozen dishes this time, most of which were promised to others, leaving very few for myself.

After hearing Allen's words, the cloud whale's ever-changing female face of the Gisyanki couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but it still wanted to confirm with some unwillingness: "Is it really not possible? I can collect the materials you need myself, as long as you give me a list, and I will give you a generous reward."

Allen shook his head again: "The main reason is that I was traveling and collecting materials this time, and I was away for too long. I don't even know if anything big has happened in my world."

“In my world, there is a large group of compatriots and allies who follow and serve me, and I cannot ignore them.”

"However, if you have the opportunity to visit my world, I will definitely treat you with the hospitality of a host."

Allen's polite refusal dampened the cloud whale's spirits, but after a moment's thought, she looked at Allen with bright, sparkling eyes again: "Lex, would you be interested in signing a long-term contract with me?"

"Ok??"

"After you return to your plane, if you need any help, you can summon me to your world to fight through the contract you signed!! That way, I can visit your plane as a guest, and you will also have a powerful being like me as an ally. It's definitely worth it!!"

"You've witnessed my strength firsthand. Even if I were to face an incarnation of a god, I guarantee that He wouldn't be able to defeat me!!"

"Summoning me to your world to help will definitely come at a price. Besides the materials you need to prepare for the summoning, I will also need to be compensated myself."

"I won't ask for an exorbitant price. Every time you summon me to your dimension, all I need is a magical dish of the same quality as the food we're enjoying today. How about that?"

Allen was truly impressed by the idea that the cloud whale had come up with. The reason he refused the other party's request to cook magical dishes was because he might not be able to meet with them again after leaving the starry sky, and even if they established a friendly relationship, it wouldn't be of much value.

But now that the other party has taken the initiative to propose signing a summoning contract, the good relationship I've built with them has truly become extremely valuable.

After all, a contract partner of such a Saint-level peak existence would be coveted by many forces in the Feynman world, and Allen's grand plans for the future certainly require the help of such a powerful partner.

In critical moments, having more partners like this increases the chances of success.

Even if it were just to summon such a powerful being to their world, even for a short stay, it would require a huge amount of resources and wealth.

Seeing the other person's burning, expectant gaze fixed on him, Allen didn't keep her waiting long and gave his response directly: "It is truly my honor to be able to sign a summoning contract with such a powerful lady."

"Then it's settled!!"

Fearing that Allen might change his mind, Viksia opened her mouth and spat out something. When it landed in her hand, it revealed its true form: a magical parchment without any written content. "Let's sign the contract now."

"I would like to ask you a question, madam."

While the giant, in the form of the cloud whale, was writing the contract with great enthusiasm, Eren took the opportunity to inquire about other things.

"go ahead."

Do you know any friends or partners who are as powerful as you and willing to accept a summoning contract?

"If you have a problem that needs solving, just summon me, why bother looking for other helpers..."

"Madam, please don't misunderstand. I acknowledge your strength, but there's something very important for me in the future that requires the help of many people with similar abilities to you, so..."

"Oh, I see. I can ask around and see if my other compatriots would be willing..."

"Thank you very much. As long as you can act as a go-between for me, I will offer a master-level dish as a reward for every five powerful peak Saints I successfully sign a contract with..."

"Really?? Then it's a deal..."

(End of this chapter)