Chapter 289 [0286] Under the Starry Sky

Dassai soup is indeed a traditional dish in Shurima, but this dish is not a home-cooked dish, but a travel dish - it is the most common dish for people who go out and walk in the desert.

The method of making this dish is also very simple.

First, spread a piece of naturally air-dried salt algae on the bottom of the pot, then peel and cut the sweet potato and spread it on it, fill the gaps between the sweet potato pieces with barley, add some air-dried vegetables on it at will, and finally submerge the vegetables in water, cover the pot, and place it on the gravel and wait for it to slowly cook.

Salt algae and sweet potato are both very cheap vegetables in Shurima. The former is similar to kelp, but thinner and wider. After cutting and drying, it is about the same thickness as a page of paper; the latter is a slightly bitter plant tuber with a scale-like structure on the skin, which can completely lock in water.

Both salt algae and sweet potato are extremely durable and are good companions for desert travel.

Following Karya's instructions, Lux and Ino cut vegetables and added water, and soon they were ready. They put the pot with the lid on the hot gravel.

As the two were busy working unskillfully, the sun set.

As the last ray of sunlight disappeared, the temperature of the desert cooled down at an alarming speed.

Skarash, who had just been standing aside, took the initiative to come to Lux's side this time. It bent its knees, tested the temperature of the sand here, and chose a place not far from the fire pit and lay down directly on the ground.

Then, a pair of big eyes narrowed, and the mouth began to chew again.

Without Karya's urging, Ino realized what she was going to do. She came to Skarash, stretched out her hand to scratch its chin, and after it showed a comfortable expression, she grabbed its ears.

Ino planned to let this Skarash change direction to block the wind for herself and Lux.

"Look at Ino!" Karya would never give up this opportunity, "Look at you again, I know you are waiting here for food."

"Ah, right, right, right!" Lark waved his hand nonchalantly, "You are right - I don't know if it's my illusion, your temper seems to be getting worse and worse recently."

Lacus's words made Karya silent for a while, and after a long time, he finally sighed in a very artificial way.

"The child has grown up and started to resist."

This sudden old-fashioned attitude almost flashed Lux's waist. She directly stuck her sword into the sand beside her, glanced at the Void Staff, and finally stood up and went to discipline Skarash with Ino.

The two of them scratched their chins and pulled their ears, and finally made Skarash, who had been lying on the ground, stand up reluctantly. After changing direction, he lay on the ground again - this time, its broad body blocked the direction of the cold wind at night, and Lux ​​and Ino, who returned to the fire pit, felt a lot warmer.

After a while, the water in the pot began to boil, and a wonderful aroma filled the air.

After confirming with Karya that the rice was ready, Lux excitedly opened the lid, and then showed a puzzled expression.

"Did we put too little water? Or did we overcook it?" Lux looked at the half-solidified "thick soup" in the pot with some hesitation, and couldn't help grinning, "It smells good, but I always feel that it doesn't live up to its name..."

"This is a desert." Karya explained helplessly, "You have Ino making ice with you, so there is no shortage of water - but for most people, water in the desert must be used sparingly, this is already a thick soup!"

"Oh..."

"Okay, try it!" Karya urged, "This dish used to be one of my favorites!"

Hearing Karya say this, Lux picked up the spoon, scooped up a spoonful directly, blew it gently, and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

The bitter taste of the sweet potato and the salty and fresh taste of the salt algae are subtly combined, perfectly covering up each other's shortcomings and adding a subtle flavor. The salt algae that has absorbed the juice is very chewy, while the sweet potato is soft and sticky. This classic combination makes Lux's eyes light up.

Kalya is right!

It's really delicious!

"Ino, you try it too!"

"Well, it's really good..."

"Yeah, yeah, hehehe, this is my first time cooking by myself."

"Lux is really a genius!"

"..."

"..."

In this way, Lux and Ino took a spoonful each and quickly ate up the half pot of the thick soup.

After simply brushing the pot with ice water and cleaning everything up, Lux and Ino dug a shallow pit not far from the fire pit and put both sleeping bags in it.

After walking around Skarash, who had closed his eyes, twice, the two people got into their sleeping bags.

Lying on her back, she saw a brilliant starry sky.

Lux and Ino had not seen such a pure starry sky for many years.

In Ino's memory, the last time she saw such a sky was when she was in Mithril City. At that time, she was a little maid in a noble family. When she went home at the beginning of each month, her mother would always hold her hand and talk to her until very late.

Mithril City is a plateau city in the north of Demacia. There are no lights in the suburbs at night.

Every midnight, there is such a brilliant starry sky outside her window.

Many times, Ino wanted to know the names of those stars and the stories of those constellations, but as a farm girl, she seemed destined not to have that opportunity.

Later, she left Mithril City and entered the Forbidden Magic Prison.

Later, she left Demacia and took a boat to Piltover.

Along the way, she saw countless prosperity that she had never seen before, but she never saw such a pure starry sky again.

For Lux, even if she went to Mithril City once, she did not notice the beautiful starry sky there.

So, when they lay side by side in their sleeping bags and looked at the endless galaxy in the sky, the two of them even subconsciously held their breath.

"Kalya!" Lux stretched out a hand from the sleeping bag and grabbed her sword directly, "Look, the starry sky!"

"Yes, the starry sky." Kalya also echoed, "There is no moon tonight... It's just right to teach you to identify the stars."

"... Don't we need to sleep?" Lux's emotion disappeared at this moment, "I'm already very tired."

"Didn't you notice that there is no tent in my shopping list?" Kalya laughed again, "During this journey, you must learn to hide during the day and go out at night. Sleeping must be solved on the back of Skarash!"

"???"

"The stars are brilliant and beautiful, but when you climb the Targon, it will be your most fatal test." Kalya said meaningfully, "Now, let's identify the most easily recognizable constellations in the Shurima sky... Well, let's start with the Pantheon constellation!"

Kalya's small class · Desert camping:

The only result of camping directly in the desert without setting up a tent is that you will be buried by a thin layer of sand when you get up.