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Chapter 2196 Orc Curse Chapter 58
The orcs danced around the huge campfire, showing no fear of the flames. Even when a spark occasionally ignited their fur, they casually swatted it out, as if it were just a minor accident in their daily lives.

Dali Feizhuan pondered the origin of civilization, which must have been the courage to surround a flame and feel its warmth to get through the darkest nights.

Wild beasts are driven away by the flames, while humans surround them.

The bubbling sounds of huge iron pots blended seamlessly into the music of the herbivores. It approached gently, as if passing by, but silently arrived at the center of the stage.

All other sounds faded away, leaving only the gurgling sound, known as food music.

The center of the celebration quietly shifted from the huge bonfire to the location of the powerful flying bricks. The fragrance lingered, a step behind the sound, and the herbivorous beastmen responded with the rumbling of their hungry bellies.

If everything in this world came in pairs, then hunger would be a playboy who gets along with everyone; scents, colors, and sounds can all arouse it.

The most important part of the celebration has begun: Lottie Sandrak, the Beast Queen dressed in priestly attire, will share food with the members of the Gianthoof tribe.

In the past, this step was not very important. Orcs only understood food as a means to fill their stomachs. Carnivorous orcs would at least use fire to roast meat, while herbivorous orcs would basically eat raw vegetables, and fire would only burn precious food.

But that iron pot brought a different feeling. Even without a specific explanation from Beast King Lottie Sandrak, the herbivorous beastmen could tell by their sense of smell that the food in the pot had undergone a tremendous change, and something was about to be born.

According to past customs, Lord Lottie Sandrak, as a priest, expressed his gratitude to the Great Beast God. Despite their rebellion, they still believed in the Great Beast God. Although their lives had become difficult because of the Great Beast God's oracle, without the Great Beast God, the orcs' lives would be even more miserable.

These words to the orcs were naturally spoken in their language, which the orcs couldn't understand. Pandi the Thief, being a linguist, recorded them with great interest, adding to the orc vocabulary.

After the speech ended, it was time to eat.

One by one, the orcs came forward, starting with the highest-ranking orc king, who was the leader of the tribe, followed by the orcs who were helping out in the fields.

The players came over to help, serving the stewed vermicelli, while Beastmaster Lottie Sandrak sprinkled something into each bowl of vermicelli before handing them to the orcs.

Dali Feizhuo saw clearly what was thrown in; it wasn't anything special, just the unripe fruit from the first generation of grafted tomato shoots.

Although they are edible, they are sour and bitter, the kind of fruit that you wouldn't even consider eating even if you were starving. These unripe fruits are usually piled up as fertilizer.

However, if you chop up these unripe fruits and sprinkle them into stewed vermicelli, which doesn't have much flavor, you can turn something rotten into something magical. The bitterness of the unripe tomatoes will fade, leaving only a refreshing sour taste.

Even without tasting it, Dali Feizhuan could guess that it would be delicious, and he couldn't help but start swallowing his saliva.

The magic of [Cooking] is almost like alchemy, turning stones into gold. Whether it was intentional or unintentional on the part of Beast King Lottie Sandrak, he witnessed the birth of the first chef among the orcs.

The herbivorous beastmen who took the stewed vermicelli looked at the unripe tomato pieces in the stew, and their joy at tasting the dish for the first time instantly turned into a look of distress, just like children who saw vegetables they didn't like.

They tasted the grafted tomato shoots and found them absolutely awful, but it would be a real waste not to eat them.

They closed their eyes and shoveled the stewed vermicelli into their mouths like soup, then suddenly opened their eyes as if they had been struck by lightning. Their entire bodies bristled with fur, reaching a state of "clothes bursting open" from the sheer deliciousness. [Deliciousness] appeared in their world for the first time, like the rising sun illuminating the world.

The stewed vermicelli in the iron pot was quickly emptied. The Giant Hoof Tribe was one of the four major clans, and it was huge. The number of herbivorous orcs who appeared at the celebration was so large that they could not be seen at a glance. It was impossible for a few iron pots to cook food for all the orcs.

Thus, the reason why Beast King Lottie Sandrak wanted Mighty Flying Brick to prepare some simple food came into being. After tasting the sour tomato stew with vermicelli, the orcs orderly picked up iron pots and food ingredients and walked from the hearth to various corners of the Giant Hoof tribe.

Just as their ancestors gathered around the first campfire and shared its warmth with their companions, they too will draw delicious food from the hearth and share it with their companions.

The first cooking attempt was undoubtedly difficult, but fortunately, stewed glass noodles with sour tomatoes is quite simple. Just cook them until they are done and then sprinkle in the sour tomatoes.

These iron pots and vermicelli were naturally provided by [Hermes' Traveling Hat]. Faced with their request, the young shopkeeper named Herbie looked strange, probably because he had never heard of such a strange request before.

However, Kate refused Herbie's offer to provide them with the materials for free and instead exchanged the recipe for sweet potato noodles with Herbie.

Players from the Fairy Kingdom fan club unanimously agreed that the child shopkeeper was probably not a good person and refused anything offered for free.

Thanks to the aroma of cooking fires, the Giant Hoof Tribe's celebrations finally became much more organized. Laughter and cheers were like fireworks blooming in the night, briefly making even the darkness beautiful.

The herbivorous beastmen shared the delicious stewed vermicelli, discovering for the first time that their sense of taste was no less than that of creatures accustomed to walking on the ground who had suddenly been able to fly.

However, the Beastmasters were not as happy as the other Beastmen. They had tasted more delicious glowing dishes, so the sour tomato stew with vermicelli was just a novelty.

The Minotaur King smacked his lips, holding a bowl of stewed vermicelli with a melancholy expression. His enormous hands made the bowl look like a wine glass.

"Is this the result of communicating with humans? I actually think this bowl of noodles tastes just so-so. After tasting something delicious, you want something even more delicious. That's desire. I don't know if it's good or bad."

"Then you shouldn't eat it, give it to Xiao Nao."

"That won't work."

The Beast King, Lottie Sandrak, cured the Bull Beast King's melancholy with a single sentence. To prevent the truly menacing Bai Xiaonao from lurking nearby, the Bull Beast King slurped down the stewed vermicelli in his bowl.

"I think you don't need to worry."

Dali Feizhuan habitually cleaned the dishes and scrubbed the pot. Regarding the concerns of the Bull Beastman King, he said that he was overthinking it.

"Desire never represents good or bad. It is always people who make choices. Only some bad people shamelessly use desire and the beauty of life as an excuse to do evil."

(End of this chapter)