188: Nan Zhisui's prospective father

The wind passed by.

Nan Zhisui ran up and looked him up and down, saying, "Not bad at all! You're good-looking, and your name sounds nice. It wasn't in vain that I talked my head off giving a physics lesson!"

Look at this build, look at these muscles, look at this face, and look at this noble and elegant posture.

As expected of the most beautiful Male in Myriad Beast City.

Nan Zhisui planned to view him as a prospective cub-father and get to know him properly.

Her eyes brightened as she said, "I won today, so by rights, you have to spend the day playing with me."

Long Yi found it interesting and raised an eyebrow. "I can do that."

Nan Zhisui smiled, revealing a row of neat white teeth. "I'm not familiar with Myriad Beast City yet. How we spend today—you decide?"

Long Yi was dazzled by the youth's smile upon their first meeting. He said, "Let's go."

Long Yi stepped out first, and Nan Zhisui followed right behind him.

Just after Nan Zhisui and Long Yi left, the young Male of the Ape Tribe and the Little Priest arrived one after the other.

The young Male asked in confusion, "Strange, didn't Uncle say there was a young Wise Person waiting for me here? Where are they?"

The Little Priest was also confused. "Strange, where is the Great Priest? I only went to buy some meat... where did the Great Priest run off to?"

...Myriad Beast City was different from human cities, but after all, there were many beastmen, and where there were many beastmen, there were many interesting things.

Nan Zhisui looked around, identifying various kinds of beastmen. "Myriad Beast City is bigger than I imagined. It seems like there are all kinds of beastmen here."

Long Yi said, "Myriad Beast City is the largest city in the Beast World. It has trade, culture, and governance."

The strong, the wise, the priests, and the Witch Doctors from the East, West, South, and North all gather here. It attracts countless excellent talents. Just like you, you have also come here."

Nan Zhisui smiled. She was different; she wasn't attracted by culture, she was here to find a Handsome Guy to complete her mission.

In the center of Myriad Beast City, there was a giant torch, and the Holy Fire on the torch burned fiercely.

Nan Zhisui ran over and asked curiously, "There's actually fire here. Aren't you afraid of fire?"

Beastmen feared flames but revered the Holy Fire.

Long Yi said, "This is the Holy Fire of Myriad Beast City. As long as the Holy Fire is not extinguished, Myriad Beast City will exist forever."

Nan Zhisui saw a priest wearing priest robes maintaining the Holy Fire.

Long Yi explained, "Every day, priests who can control fire come here to manage it."

In the Beast World, fire was extremely sacred.

There were very few beastmen who could use fire, and only a small number of priests could use it.

It was said that among the High Mountain Tribe, there was a race called the Fire Chi Eagle, whose racial Supernatural Ability was the Fire-Elemental Supernatural Ability.

But because they didn't know how to control fire, they rarely used their Fire-Elemental Supernatural Ability in battle to avoid causing forest fires.

And the High Mountain Fire Red Eagle tribe became sacred and noble existences throughout the Beast World because of their Fire-Elemental Supernatural Ability.

Males of the Fire Chi Eagle tribe would be pursued by countless Females; having Fire Chi Eagle cubs would be a Female's greatest honor!

After walking a large circle around Myriad Beast City, Nan Zhisui's stomach rumbled twice.

Long Yi asked, "Hungry?"

"Mm-hmm."

Long Yi said, "Let's go. I'll take you to find something to eat."

In the relatively progressive culture of Myriad Beast City, there were many places for bartering.

There were those selling finished beast skin skirts, finished beast skin boots, and various fruits and meats.

Long Yi took Nan Zhisui to an open-air butcher shop where a Male was cutting and selling meat.

Nan Zhisui saw many beastmen bringing beast teeth, beast skins, or other things to exchange for meat with that Male, and then eating the raw meat directly.

Nan Zhisui said to Long Yi, "This is the food shop? But I don't eat raw meat."

It seemed that even Myriad Beast City didn't have a way of cooking meat. Sigh.

Long Yi was somewhat surprised and asked, "You don't eat meat? Are you a vegetarian beastman?"

"Omnivore," Nan Zhisui said, then added, "Forget it, I'll make the food myself. Do you want to eat? I'll cook for you."

Long Yi said with some curiosity, "Alright."

Nan Zhisui bought meat, and when she encountered vegetables she recognized, she bought those too.

After buying the meat and vegetables, she found a stone suitable for making a stone pot and found a few more stones to set up a stove.

Long Yi asked curiously from the side, "What are you doing?"

She looked up and smiled. "Making Hot Pot."

She gathered dry firewood, placed it under the stone pot, arranged dry grass, and used Flint to start a fire.

The moment the Flint ignited the dry grass, Long Yi was stunned with shock at the sight of the fire. Then he watched as the youth placed the burning dry grass into the dry firewood, igniting the wood as well.

Nan Zhisui said, "I've placed a ring of stones around it so the fire is contained here and won't spread. However, many stones can't handle the heat and might explode slightly."

"Explode? Stones get destroyed by fire and explode?"

"Yes."

Nan Zhisui poured clear river water into the stone pot and put the ingredients and seasonings she had found along the way into the stone pot.

After finishing all this, she said with a grin, "Wait for it to cook. I'll slice all these Materials now, and we can eat Shabu-shabu Hot Pot in a bit. Yi, I guarantee the Hot Pot will be delicious."

Long Yi looked at the stove, the fire, and the meat.

Even as a Great Priest, he had never tried this way of eating.

"Meat... some meat is tough, some is sour, some is delicate, and some is hard to chew. In Myriad Beast City, everyone distinguishes meat based on its texture." But it was limited to just that.

Nan Zhisui asked with a smile, "Then which kind do you like to eat?"

"Tender."

Nan Zhisui picked up a piece of meat and smiled. "When I was buying meat just now, I bought a piece of Moo-Moo Beast loin. I'll sear it for you to eat.

Moo-Moo Beast loin is very tender. After searing, it has a sweet aftertaste and a bit of a milky fragrance. You'll definitely like it."

Nan Zhisui wasn't some master chef; she only had a little bit of culinary skill, but that little bit was more than enough in the Beast World.

She used a few small stones to set up another simple stand, found a thin but sturdy stone, processed it, placed it on the stand, and then grilled the beef loin on the stone.

beef loin, in the overseas regions of the Earth she came from, was called 'Sirloin' or 'Filet'; it was tender lean meat cut from the back of the cow.

Nan Zhisui liked to eat it, but it was expensive in restaurants, so she often went to the supermarket to buy it and make it at home.

When the faint milky fragrance wafted through the air, Long Yi sniffed gently.

It smells so good. He had never thought meat could be prepared to have this kind of fragrance.

After Nan Zhisui grilled the beef loin to medium-well, she used a tool to slice it into pieces, sprinkled it with sea salt she had brought from the ocean, and handed it to the Male across from her.

"Try it."

Long Yi took the steak and picked up a slice to eat.

He hadn't understood when he heard Nan Zhisui talk about it before, but with this one bite, he completely understood what milky fragrance, sweet aftertaste, and tenderness meant.

This kind of flavor was truly being tasted for the first time.

The Hot Pot was also ready. As the fragrance of the Hot Pot drifted out, Nan Zhisui used two pieces of processed wood to dip the meat in the pot, and after it was cooked, she gave it to him to eat.

"Try it, how is it?"

The meat juices exploded in his mouth. Long Yi felt as if his Soul was being nourished, and he couldn't help but praise, "Delicious."

Nan Zhisui smiled. "I like to eat cooked meat. I don't eat raw meat."

She put meat into her own bowl and began to eat in large mouthfuls.

Long Yi felt around and found a piece of broken jade at his waist, which he handed to Nan Zhisui.

Nan Zhisui asked, "What is this for?"

"To thank you for treating me to meat," Long Yi said.

The delicacies in the Beast World were indeed few; he had long since grown so tired of them that he didn't like to eat.

But this Little fellow, with just two randomly made food items, had managed to hook his appetite.

He seemed to have regained pursuit and passion for life.

"Can I come to eat the food you make tomorrow as well?"

Nan Zhisui said, "I have to make it for myself anyway. If you want to eat, just come find me."

She wasn't being simple-minded.

This Male was the most handsome Male in Myriad Beast City, with a handsome and elegant appearance; he quite fit the criteria for being her cub's father.

To capture a Male's heart, one must first capture his stomach.

She didn't know how to make many things, but it shouldn't be hard to keep the stomachs of the Males in the Beast World!