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Chapter 1587 On a Dinner Table
If there was a ranking list in this world that ranked races according to their uniqueness, then the race called the treasure miners would definitely be at the top, competing with the platypus.

Baokuangren are natural mineral life forms whose bodies are composed entirely of rare minerals.

A heart of orichalcum, blood of mithril, and a body of crystal, as well as other metal structures that appear depending on the individual.

In a sense, the miners are the most perfect creatures in the world, with almost no natural enemies and feeding on minerals.

Ordinary stones can fill the stomach, while rare metals can enhance strength.

However, due to their peculiar body structure, the treasure miners are often hunted. The rare metals that make up their bodies are of top quality whether used for forging weapons or making magic props.

To this day, the main bodies or cores of some weapons and magic props handed down from ancient times can still be seen to be made using the limbs of the treasure miners.

In the past, because their overweight souls would destroy the balance of weight and cause the world to turn upside down, the Baokuang people volunteered to become the center of the world and sleep in World D, which was once the bottom of the world.

Now, the authority of the earth and the sun has been exchanged. Although the earth-shaking changes are still a disaster, there is no need to sacrifice people to stabilize the world like in the past.

Now the Treasure Miners have reappeared in this beautiful world as old friends of the Giant Kingdom and new allies of the Giant Kingdom Alliance.

The treasure miner city is now located in world B.

The Baominers have almost no natural enemies, but they have some survival problems. Their food is stones and minerals. It seems that they will never lack food, but the problem is that the stones and minerals they eat will not turn into excrement, but will be directly consumed by the Baominers as energy for their activities.

So the treasure miners have another nickname, the Earth Devourers.

However, it is basically impossible for the small number of treasure miners to eat up the earth, so this nickname is just a joke.

Jokes aside, the food problem for the miners is indeed a big problem. Stones can only maintain the minimum level of consumption. If they only rely on stones for activities, they need to eat a lot of stones. The most suitable food is still ore.

But ore is a very useful resource, and eating it as food is the most wasteful way to use it.

The food problem of the treasure miners has always been a headache for the giant royal family, and the headache for the guests is the shortcomings and opportunities of the merchants, but even [Hermes's Traveling Hat] can't think of a solution for the time being.

Kullene once came up with a bad idea to use the magic of summoning meteorites to pull meteorites from outer space. Of course, this bad idea was unanimously opposed by the senior partners of [Hermes's Travel Hat], as meteorite magic was a magic that was expressly prohibited from being used at will.

Are you kidding me? Just to solve the problem of food for the miners who don't know how many years from now, you casually use the magic of summoning meteorites.
Now Blazer has given a better solution, and it is a solution that kills two birds with one stone. It can not only solve the pollution of the gourmet continent by the salty dark gourmet creatures, but also solve the food problem of the treasure miners.

"But is salt considered a mineral?" Hebie pinched a salt crystal, her face full of doubt. She didn't want to be happy for nothing.

"Just because salt melts and absorbs easily doesn't mean it's not a stone," Blazer said, giving a few examples. "For example, mercury is a liquid metal. I've heard there are other metals that can melt with just the temperature of your palm."

"Yeah, that makes sense. It won't hurt to try anyway."

Herbie turned to look at Tammy, who nodded.

"If there are any salted dark gourmet creatures that have not been disposed of, I will arrange for their transportation immediately."

"Thank you for your help." After receiving the task, Tammy left immediately. Her steps were light and she disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Herbie breathed a sigh of relief. It would be a good thing if the treasure miners could accept salt ore as food.

She jumped up happily, hugged Blaze's neck and started shaking, wanting to ask this great hero how he thought of the treasure miner. After all, the existence of the treasure miner was quite rare, and she would forget about it from time to time. "..."

Blaze pinched his chin and turned his head away. He was silent for a long time before he spoke slowly.

"The treasure miners... can't eat normal food."

"That seems to be the case."

The Baokuang people can eat stones, ores, and all inorganic substances, and convert them into the energy needed for their own activities.

The Baokuang people, who have such a strong way of survival, cannot eat organic matter. Perhaps God is fair, allowing the Baokuang people to go to the extreme on one path, which is far away from the other path.

Organic matter, that is, food in the usual sense, cannot be absorbed by the Baominers. It will only be stored in their bodies, rot, and even erode their bodies, which is referred to as stomach upset.

Moreover, the treasure miners do not have the "sense of taste" in the popular sense. Stone tastes like stone, and gold tastes like gold, which is completely different from the sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty tastes summarized by humans.

“It would be nice if we could all eat together.”

"Eh?"

Blaze's unexpected answer made Herbie stunned.

"No... that's right. The diet of the treasure miners is destined to prevent them from eating together with normal life." Blaze scratched his cheek and explained, "Look, if they eat together, humans have food with good color, fragrance and taste, while the treasure miners have all kinds of minerals."

"Can you imagine how awkward that scene would be? The food we eat is not on the same level, can it be considered eating together?"

"It seems to be the case." Herbie thought about what Blaze said. It was indeed a very embarrassing scene.

Eating stones and vegetables at the same time, whether the dust raised by the stones floats to the vegetables or the soup from the vegetables splashes onto the stones, it will make both parties extremely embarrassed.

The most important thing is that there will be a sense of alienation as if both parties are strangers and not in the same world.

"You are turning a crisis into an opportunity." Herbie said helplessly and patted Blaze's waist hard.

“It has become happiness.”

"Oh, that's right. A crisis can lead to misfortune, or be caused by misfortune. So only by resolving the crisis can we avoid misfortune and bring happiness."

Blaze put his hands on his hips and looked at the inland sea below with a laugh.

"Then I will work hard for the happiness of the treasure miners who can sit at the same table with humans and eat without any sense of disobedience!"

"Oh! Great effort!" Herbie cheered with his fist raised in unison with Blaze.

Although it was not known whether the Baominers could accept the salt ore, Herbie could feel the possibility of success so strongly.

It’s really exciting.

(End of this chapter)