Chapter 279: Chapter 279: Insect Clan Sashimi
The 2.5-meter-tall earthy yellow Giant Stone Man was bewildered by the robot’s words.
There are many races in the interstellar world.
Jinsheng was genuinely curious; do beings like the Giant Stone Man actually need to eat meals?
Why not just directly absorb energy, like robots getting charged?
She watched with curiosity as the Giant Stone Man sat down and gobbled up the food in a few bites.
While Jinsheng was suspicious about the Giant Stone Man’s dining, she realized it wasn’t much different from how common humans ate.
The earthy yellow, rough, and hard skin of the Giant Stone Man took on a faint green hue.
It was like dry earth that had been showered with rain, giving rise to new growth.
A small vegetable sprout emerged directly from the Giant Stone Man’s head, adorned with a yellow rapeseed flower full of life force.
Now, it was Jinsheng and the others who were bewildered.
The Giant Stone Man was oblivious to the gazes of those around him.
After finishing one plate, he promptly went for another.
Before long, Jinsheng saw a small vegetable garden growing on him.
Every Giant Stone Man had their own preferred vegetables growing on their body.
Walking in front of everyone, they looked like a meeting of small gardens.
Su Ye, who handled interactions with the Giant Stone Man, was also invited enthusiastically by him.
He looked at Su Ye in confusion, noticing his empty table, and asked, "Aren’t you eating?"
"I’m not hungry," Su Ye shook his head.
"Do you have a little flower?" the Giant Stone Man asked again.
"Little flower?" Su Ye was puzzled.
The Giant Stone Man raised his hand to point at the top of his head, showing Su Ye the half-meter tall rapeseed flower on his head: "This is my little flower."
"I haven’t seen it in three years," the Giant Stone Man sighed.
Through the Giant Stone Man, Su Ye learned about the special attributes of the Tantian Star People.
In the interstellar world, aside from the Insect Clan, most other races can transform into human shapes, while retaining their unique racial traits.
Like the Tantian Star People, or Giant Stone Man, who are born from the energy of gold and earth.
Their bodies possess the hardness and adaptability of gold and earth.
Each Tantian Star Person has an accompanying plant.
The presence of an accompanying plant serves to balance the gold and earth energies in their bodies.
"In the interstellar world, plants are very expensive, and my ability can barely replenish enough Wood Element energy." The Giant Stone Man gently caressed the rapeseed flower atop his head with his massive fingers: "Without enough Wood Element energy, the gold and earth energies in the body would become volatile and can only be stabilized with the tranquilizers provided by the Interstellar Alliance."
That’s why they came to Mist Continent.
It was said that the Mist Continent had abundant Wood Element resources, so the Giant Stone Man decided to join in on the excitement.
He wanted to see if he could exchange some at a low price, given the distance between the Mist Continent and the interstellar world is far.
The tranquilizers from the Interstellar Alliance are naturally not as stable as genuine Wood Element energy.
However, when it comes to exchanging supplies, the Giant Stone Man plans to observe the Mist Continent a bit more before deciding.
The food provided by the Mist Base is not something everyone is willing to try.
At the very least, the Navigating Star Sea and the Interstellar Human Race forces did not eat.
Seeing Jinsheng and the others’ puzzled gazes, Qiu Yi smiled, took out a nutritional supplement, and apologetically said, "Thank you for your hospitality, but I’m used to drinking this, and can’t handle any other food."
"We also have other food here," Huaiqing smiled.
He mysteriously added: "Food from the interstellar."
Upon hearing this, everyone grew curious.
What interstellar world food could the Mist Continent have?
Ju Niqiu looked at Lou Yan Zhi, questioning with his gaze.
Surely it can’t be that Lou Yan Zhi gave them to the Mist Continent.
Anyway, according to her brief observation, she found Lou Yan Zhi’s relationship with the Mist Continent quite good.
"The feast is here~" a childlike voice emerged from the wall.
Little demons holding food high in both hands began to emerge through the walls.
They swiftly placed the dishes in front of Qiu Yi and the others.
They raised their smiling, emoji-mask faces and loudly said, "Please, esteemed guests, enjoy the meal."
No one had figured out what these short figures dressed in black, resembling large black rats, were, as they quickly disappeared back through the walls.
"What is this?" The group looked puzzled at the food-covered dish.
For some reason, under the tightly closed lid, they sensed a familiar smell.
But the aroma was so mixed that they couldn’t figure out what familiar thing it reminded them of.
The interstellar guests hesitated to open the lid.
Sitting not far away, a Fog Corpse was the first to open his plate.
Immediately, the sound of dry retching was heard from afar.
Cang Xuan, the pale-faced Merfolk from the Sea Planet, looked at the crispy toasted insect leg in front of the Fog Corpse with a tight frown: "This is the body of an Insect Clan, are you...?"
He looked unspeakably at Shi Xie across from him, his expression strange: "You actually eat the Insect Clan?"
"The body of the Insect Clan smells bad," Cang Xuan reminded.
"It doesn’t stink, the home’s chef added spices to cover it up," Shi Xie replied.
Cang Xuan was speechless, then added, "The Insect Clan bodies contain toxins, you can’t eat them."
"They like eating it, they’re not afraid of death," Shi Xie replied, looking at the Fog Corpse who was already enjoying the Insect Clan delicacies.
Cang Xuan was silent for a moment, wanting to say more.
But Shi Xie pointed at the plate in front of him, and said, "Don’t you want to see what’s inside? It’s the food I specifically prepared for you, esteemed interstellar guests."
"Is it also roasted insect meat?" Cang Xuan was full of resistance.
Shi Xie chuckled lightly and said, "Insect Clan sashimi."
Ugh—
Cang Xuan vomited.
Just thinking about the image, he ran away to vomit without even opening the lid.
He became the first among the interstellar forces here to collapse on the Mist Continent.
Back in the arranged guest room, Cang Xuan called for his clan members, his face grave: "This world is very off."
"I am certain that the fish entertaining us is no good fish."
"We can’t wade into the muddy waters of the Mist Continent."
"We must leave as soon as possible."
The resources on the Mist Continent are indeed good.
But just upon their landing on the Mist Continent, their Superpower Levels were suppressed, or surrounded by masses of Twenty Stars fighters.
And that fish!
Called Shi Xie or something.
He could tell at a glance: it’s not a good fish at all.
"Young Master, that fish is called Shi Yu, not Shi Xie," a clan member reminded.
Cang Xuan gritted his teeth: "It should be called the evil fish."
Yet the other inhabitants of the interstellar world did not expect those from the Sea Planet to be so fragile.
A plate of Insect Clan sashimi knocked them out.
Even though they felt disdain, they couldn’t help it.
Faced with it themselves, looking at the Fog Corpse at the next table eating insect sashimi, they felt like gagging.
Moreover, whether intentionally or due to ignorance of dining etiquette, these people slurped and chewed the insect bodies loudly.
Jinsheng noticed that interstellar beings formed of animals or vegetation had fewer loopholes when interacting with humans.
The most cunning were still the pure human forces of Navigating Star Sea and the Interstellar Human Race.
Although curious about everything on the Mist Continent, they were cautious to the point of being afraid that the Mist Continent might poison them.
In fact, Jinsheng did have such a thought.
But for the moment, as they lived peacefully together, she dismissed the idea.
Avoiding enmity, if possible, is for the best.