Chapter 356 [0353] Shurima’s Special Diet with Health Benefits
Although Karya's tone was quite subtle when he talked about these "ingredients that sound precious at first glance", his words still made Lux and Ino a little interested in these things.
It's not that Lux and Ino are curious people, but mainly because Karya's words, as if he had eaten every kind, combined with his subtle tone, always give people an interesting and very worthwhile feeling.
And this time, Lux and Ino were lucky. They didn't have to wait too long to officially see these foods - according to Ranbakar, there will be a large-scale black market transaction tomorrow, which is just right for them to "see if there are any objects that they like."
The next morning, following the path indicated by Ranbakar, Lux and Ino came to an abandoned water station.
This was once the relay station of the water network and energy transmission network in Uzeris during the Shurima Empire. After the sun disk stopped working, the energy transmission stopped, and the underground canal gradually dried up, this place was gradually abandoned.
However, as a semi-underground permanent building, even though it has been abandoned for a long time, the internal structure is very stable. In addition, it is located on the edge of the southeast corner of the city, and Uzeris has never needed urban expansion, so it is usually empty.
After repeatedly checking and confirming the token, the fully armed guards, who even wrapped their heads tightly, made way for the position in front of the water station gate and finally signaled Lux and Ino to enter.
And Lux and Ino followed Karya's request, one maintained aristocratic pride, and the other played the role of a loyal servant, and entered the water station one after another.
Pushing the door in and walking through the front hall, the water station is a different world.
Unlike Nashramme's "Although I don't know what it is for, I will keep everything from the Shurima Empire period well", the Uzeris people obviously don't care much about these relics and witnesses that represent the glory of the Shurima Empire.
I don't know what the magic circuit is, just flatten it.
The control center is too small, so the wall was opened to expand the space.
Objectively speaking, as a black market, the conditions here are really good. It is remote, inconspicuous, has a large internal space and good privacy.
But considering that it is built on the basis of a multifunctional water station, it has a bit of the taste of buying a casket and returning the pearl, burning the piano and cooking the crane.
Fortunately, Karya is not a person who likes to indulge in the past. After taking a look at this black market, his attention is completely focused on the next big purchase.
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The difference between the black market and the ordinary market is only the inherent secrecy and lack of security. As for the transaction itself, it is also a one-handed payment and the other-handed delivery. There is not much to pay attention to.
If you have to say what is unique, then only the tokens that belong to this black market can be used for transactions here-and considering that the tokens are discounted by 20% when they are exchanged for various currencies, this kind of token should also be regarded as a means of generating income for the black market itself.
Fortunately, the "black" in the black market itself means lack of supervision and secrecy, and there is no intention to cheat people. Lux can completely choose the goods, determine the price, and then exchange the currency.
Considering that the two of them sold a Skaras in Nashramer before, they should have enough money now.
However, sufficient cash does not mean that everything will go smoothly, because the things that Lux and Ino are going to buy next are somewhat unpopular.
Although the scale of this underground black market is large, the area dedicated to selling food is not large, and it seems that most of them are semi-finished products. Lux and Ino even saw canned frogs produced in Zaun, cheese produced in northern Demacia, and even spices produced in Ionia, but there was no food that met Karya's needs.
"What a freak." This time, Kalya was also quite surprised. "The meat of the elemental dragon is not available, but there is no meat of the earth dragon lizard? Or did the Noxians classify these things as military supplies and special supplies for the war group? Aren't their soldiers afraid of nosebleeds every day?"
"We have already gone around." Lux's face was calm, but there was a bit of helplessness in her tone. "There is indeed no food that meets your requirements here. The Uzeris people put a lot of things that are hard to buy here on the stalls of the black market, but there is nothing like what you asked for..."
"Maybe it is placed somewhere else." Ino whispered, "The black market is so big, maybe their classification habits are different from ours?"
"Where else can food be classified - wait, it's really possible!" Kalya suddenly had an idea, "Let's go to the place where medicinal herbs are sold. Maybe there will be unexpected gains!"
After confirming the location with the guards of the black market, Lux and Ino quickly turned around and came to the place where medicinal herbs were sold.
Then, what they never expected was that this place was filled with all kinds of animals and plants that Kalya had mentioned and hadn't mentioned.
The meat of the earth dragon lizard was pre-processed, and some was not. The sea beasts that were only worthy of being thrown into the sea at the slaughter dock in Bilgewater were dried and processed, and the final powder was even comparable to gold in price. Plants of various shapes and rich in magic were sold at high prices with all kinds of fancy names.
Among these plants, there are even many species cultivated by Kalya and his students - however, the functional descriptions on the advertising signs are completely inconsistent with Kalya's understanding of them...
"Are these all medicinal materials?" Lux tried hard to manage her facial expressions, "Or do the Uzeris people's definition of medicinal materials differ from ours?"
"It can't be said to be medicinal materials." After a moment of confusion, Kalya quickly understood the internal logic. "In their view, these things are health care products - people who can come to the black market are either rich or noble. It’s absolutely normal to spend money on these things.”
"Health products?" Lux heard this term for the first time. "Food to maintain health?"
"It's just an expectation." Kalya sighed, "Actually, these are just foods with high energy density and contain some magic power that can be absorbed. It cannot be done to maintain health, and even for ordinary people, it will It puts a lot of pressure on the body.”
“Can eating too well also cause stress to the body?”
"A pound of beef will not stretch a person to pieces, but a pound of ground dragon meat is already very unbearable for people without professional training." Kalya seems to have a lot of experience with this problem, "As for a pound of elemental dragon meat, not only can ordinary people not have to eat for a long time, but it will also bring them adverse effects such as mouth and nose bleeding, stomach pain, and mental excitement. However, considering that these adverse effects are If you pay a lot of money for it, no matter how bad the experience is, it will become a status symbol. "
"Nobles always have such bad habits." Lux understood what Kalya said very well, "Ino, you must have seen a lot of this kind of situation, right?"
"In Mithril City... it does exist." Ino nodded, "Many nobles add some special ingredients to their tobacco. They say it's the smell of status, but in fact it doesn't smell as good as Scarash. "
"Spiritual emptiness is like this." Karya agreed, "But at least their emptiness provides us with a large enough market - let's go, we have to be selective."
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With Kalya's help, Lux and Ino showed great proficiency in selecting these special ingredients. Many guys who wanted to trick new faces reluctantly gave up the idea.
Especially after seeing that every time Ino bought a large piece of meat, it was frozen on the spot. Even if someone had a wrong idea, they gave it up decisively at this time.
Who can afford to offend this kind of master who casually freezes half a piece of earth dragon lizard?
In the end, Lux and Ino purchased more than 500 pounds of various meats, plus a hundred pounds of various plants (mostly dried naturally), and almost spent all the money they sold. Kalash, all the balance after buying the camel.
The food was all ready, and with simple processing, these ingredients were enough to support Lux and Ino all the way from Uzeris to Nerimajie.
Now, the problem came to how to get out of the city - Uzeris was now allowed in but not allowed out, and it was absolutely impossible to get out of the city through formal channels.
It would be okay if there were only two people, Lux and Ino. As long as they chose a section of the city wall with few people, they could easily climb out.
But the problem is, they still have camels to carry, hundreds of pounds of supplies, and Sephiqah that needs to be tied to the backs of camels. If they want to transport all of these out of the city, they will not just find a section of the city wall to climb. It used to be such a simple thing.
Fortunately, Kalya already had a solution for this problem.
"Let's go to sea!"
"At sea?" After finally transporting the things back to the hotel and giving the hotel owner a hush money again, Lux asked, "Isn't the dock in Uzeris blocked yet?"
"The dock must be blocked, but the coastline in Uzeris City is very long, and there are always places where there are omissions." Kalya was confident, "With Ino here, we can leave here without a boat."
"Rely on me to create an ice bridge?" Ino blinked, "It's okay to create ice in a short distance, but if we want to create a bridge that can carry us away, bypass the Noxian's sea defense line, and reach outside the city The ice bridge, I’m afraid my magic power is not enough..."
"Be more flexible!" Kalya chuckled, "The ice bridge is too luxurious. In fact, we only need an ice dock and an ice ship - the magic power to maintain an ice ship is not very large. Bar?"
Hearing what Kalya said, Lux and Ino looked at each other and nodded at the same time.
"Great idea!"
Kalya’s Little Class·Magic Food:
Food with high energy density and residual magic power requires special skills for ordinary people to accept and use it, whether it is processing or cooking.
However, for extraordinary beings like Lux and Ino, these things are a real tonic, able to provide them with enough energy and magic power recovery.
PS. As expected, the rhythm of staying up late is more suitable for me.
PSS. The titles of each chapter are getting longer and longer.