Chapter 50 You can eat anything, why can't you eat it?

Chapter 50 You can eat anything, why can't you eat it?

After four trips back and forth, the leaders and disciplinary officers of the thirty-man group finally moved all the flowers into Harold's laboratory.

There were already five Licking Flowers in the laboratory. They sensed the presence of their own kind and became a little restless. Two of them even couldn't help but stop their mimicry.

The youngest member of the thirty-man group was startled when he saw two three-meter-tall lily plants suddenly jump out of the flowerpot in the laboratory.

When the two fire-attributed mimicry flowers saw the tender and delicate human strangers, their dormant demonic nature was suddenly aroused. They retracted their corollas, stood still and jumped, trying to condense the fire elemental power.

As their corollas glowed red, the temperature in the laboratory rose sharply.

The thirty commanders and disciplinary officers who were escorting the two Pian Pian Flowers all looked alert. If the two Pian Pian Flowers had not been locked in a cage, they would have drawn their swords and rushed over to hack at them wildly.

Harold saw all of this and silently memorized the numbers of the two dishonest liar.

It seems that he was beaten too little.

Harold walked forward slowly, and dust wrapped in elemental power gathered around him, making him look like he was wrapped in golden dust. The disciplinarian and the leader of the thirty-man group consciously made way for him.

The two lilies sensed a familiar scent and paused their attack movements. They also lowered their corollas, revealing their round black eyes under the thick leaves, looking very innocent.

Harold beat them up again. The two liarflowers were dazzled, but they were smart enough to understand their situation immediately.

As soon as Harold withdrew his hands, they crawled back to the flowerpot and continued to pretend to be sweet flowers.

"Lock the others here. Don't worry, I'm watching them. They can't hurt anyone," Haroldt showed the officers a row of numbered cages that he had prepared long ago.

He set aside a special area in the laboratory to imprison Pian Pian Hua, and set up twenty small rooms according to the layout of a prison. Each small room was four meters high and two and a half meters wide, with a locked iron door on the outside. Flower pots with soil were placed inside, and a sprinkler was installed on the top.

The floor and walls were built with thick rocks, and the iron door was made of fireproof material. He was not worried at all that the prisoner girls would be able to successfully escape from prison, and this design also made it convenient for him to check on the prisoner girls' status every day.

"Please put the one that is shaking the most violently in here," Harold walked to the iron gate with the house number "1", took out a bunch of keys from his pocket, opened the door, and then made a "please" gesture.

"Ghalib, go ahead," the older man in the lead said to the boy who wanted to eat the phantom flower.

The boy was the one closest to the cage of the deceptive flower that Harold mentioned. Hearing the elder's instructions, he pushed the cage slowly to Harold.

"I opened it?" Ghalib was still a little hesitant.

While guarding the Pianpian Flowers, the noisy appearance of these Pianpian Flowers also left him with an unforgettable impression. In addition, he had just witnessed the terrifying madness of the Pianpian Flowers. Even from such a distance, he could feel the scorching flames.

He was worried that he would lose control if he opened the cage to trick the flower.

Harold smiled and nodded at him, then his eyes bypassed the shy boy and went straight to the Deceitful Flower that was staring at the cage.

The cold gaze made the Pianpianhua in the cage feel as if she was stabbed by an arrow, and even her instinctive shaking stopped.

Is that Ada?

No, not necessarily. Maybe it’s just the most timid one among the flowers that witnessed Ada being deceived by Ola.

But it doesn’t matter, from now on it is Ada.

Harold curled the corners of his mouth.

Hmm? Something seems to be wrong with me. Why do I feel like I am going further and further down a strange path?

Ghalib had no time to pay attention to Harold's mental journey. As the youngest of the thirty-man group, he did not have much practical experience, and being so close to the monster made him feel very nervous.

However, Harold's strength and the honest look of Hua Qianqian calmed him down and he opened the cage.

The flower in the cage was motionless, as if it was stupid.

Ghalib breathed a sigh of relief, but then he was troubled again.

What to do next? Draw a knife and drive it into the cage?

Haroldt did not make things difficult for him. He simply raised his hand and condensed a rock book that hung above Ada's head.

Feeling the familiar rock elemental force above his head, Ah Da jumped up, jumped quickly into the new cage, burrowed into the soil and turned into a sweet flower.

Harold closed the iron door and locked it with satisfaction: "That's good, next one."

Using a similar method, all the Liarflowers were locked in cages. Everyone felt a sense of relief as if the mission was accomplished. However, the Liarflowers were too dangerous. Even with Harold, the owner of the Eye of God, watching them, they could not completely let their guard down. Their nerves were always tense throughout the whole process.

Harold inspected the "prison" and was very satisfied with the work results of the discipline officers, the thirty-man group leaders, and the experimental site he had established.

"Mr. Ghalib, you said you wanted to taste the taste of the deception flower?" Haroldt had not forgotten the wish of the young commander of the thirty-man regiment.

"...I do think about it, but this is a precious experimental material, isn't it? I'm just talking about it, you don't have to eat it, you don't have to consider my thoughts deliberately," Although he said this, Ghalib couldn't help but cast his eyes on the Deceiving Flower in the cage.

Sixteen deceitful flowers gathered together, and the fragrance they emitted became stronger. He could smell the sweet nectar with every breath. Especially since he hadn't eaten for four hours, the smell made him feel very hungry.

He couldn't help wondering what the flower tasted like. Would it be as sweet as nectar? Their leaves looked very tough. Would it taste like a peach or mushroom pork?

"They are indeed important, but if my guess is correct and the project progresses smoothly, maybe in a month or two you will be able to taste the lily flower, the tender kind. So do you want to eat it?" Harold asked with a smile.

He had to thank Ghalib for giving him this idea. Eating the deceitful flower, that is, eating elemental plant life forms, might sound outrageous at first, but if you think about it carefully, it is not a fantasy.

In the game, Xiangling has been talking about making fire slime into a dish. The Traveler also made a dessert called "Frosted Slime" with slime gel and sweet flower and gave it to Ningguang.

It is also mentioned in the biological encyclopedia of the continent of Teyvat that ordinary people can use water slimes and floating water mushrooms as emergency water by eating them raw.

However, the illustrated guide mentioned that they do not taste good, and most people would not eat them unless they are extremely thirsty.

But this has to do with the method of eating and elemental power. Water slime carries water elemental power, and it would definitely be harmful to ordinary people if they bite it directly. But if the slime gel is extracted and made into a dish like in the game, the taste will definitely be different.

Moreover, the slime condensate only contains trace elemental power. In fact, ordinary people in Teyvat also have trace elemental power in their bodies. They just cannot use the elemental power as freely as the owners of the Eye of God.

Therefore, dishes made with slime will not cause harm to the human body as long as they are not consumed in excess.

Thinking of this, Harold discovered a new business opportunity.

At this timeline, no one has thought of making slime into food. He can sell this idea to Dolly and let Dolly think of ways to make desserts such as slime jelly, slime milk tea, and frosted slime.

Or, he could find the hotel owner Rukani. That rich woman has a group of friends who love cooking. They should be able to develop slime food faster and come up with more good ideas.

The idea was opened up, so they simply promoted a three-party cooperation. He provided the idea, Dolly provided the funds, and Rukani and her friends developed the recipes and promoted the dishes. In this way, if Rukani was willing, she might be able to open a chain of hotels in Xumi, and everyone would earn more...

Come to think of it, Lukani once said that she also has dealings with merchants in Liyue, so it is not impossible to open a chain store in Liyue, and then they can earn more and more...

Really, he is obviously a scholar, why is he always thinking about making money recently?

But it's good to be able to make money, to earn research funds for yourself, it's not shameful.

Let's get back to the topic. Since slime is edible, the same goes for lizard. It is definitely harmful to eat it raw, but there should be no problem in cutting off a part and cooking it. As long as the elemental power in it is controlled, it depends on how to process it to make it delicious.

Of course, the cheat flower may be like a weed and hard to swallow no matter how you cook it, but there is no harm in trying. What if it really works?

"Really? I think so!" When Ghalib heard that Harold was willing to let them eat the lily of the valley, his eyes lit up instantly, and he suddenly felt that the scent of the lily of the valley in the air became even more fragrant.

Ghalib couldn't help swallowing, and his eyes were full of excitement and desire when he looked at Pianpianhua.

"Of course. Or maybe we can just stew one in a month." Harold glanced at the row of lilies and smiled very kindly. "We can eat the most disobedient one or the one that produces the least honey."

Ghalib could tell that Harold was joking, and he couldn't help laughing: "The flowers won't understand your threats, scholar."

"But I think my message has been conveyed," Harold said. Then, he raised his voice to the others and said, "If my research is successful, I will go to the House of Lords to invite you all. If the superiors want to taste the taste of the deception flower, you are welcome to come to the banquet."

Hearing this, the atmosphere between the discipline officer and the leaders of the thirty-man group suddenly became heated. Those who had heard Ghalib's bold words about wanting to cook the Cheat Flower teased this boy for making his dream come true, and couldn't help but start to guess what the Cheat Flower tasted like.

Those who had never heard of it either questioned or admired this act of daring to eat monsters, or laughed and teased Ghalib about how he was spoiled by a boy younger than him.

After hearing what his predecessors said, Ghalib quickly told Harold that he was looking forward to the smooth progress of his research.

Then, with red ears, he said shyly that he didn't really have to eat it, he was just a little curious about the taste of the flower.

Just a little bit.

Harold smiled knowingly and did not refute anything. Instead, he said, "Don't worry. For me, my subject always comes first. I will not abandon my precious research materials for anyone."

After hearing what Harold said, Ghalib let go of his psychological burden and thanked Harold several times, and Harold accepted all of his thanks.

Afterwards, Harold said goodbye to the discipline officer and the leaders of the Thirty-Man Group, returned to the laboratory and walked to the iron door marked with "1".

"Ada," Harold said softly.

The Prank flower in the iron gate still wanted to continue pretending to be a sweet flower, but it dared not disobey Harold's call, so it poked its head out of the soil, stood on the flowerpot and shook off the dirt on its body.

"...It only takes one or two times to remember your own name? Hua Pianhua's IQ is higher than I thought. That's easy," Harold muttered to himself.

Then he walked to the second iron gate.

"A-Er."

Ah Er jumped out.

Very good, next one.

"Asan."

"Ah Wu."

...

"Xiao Shi."

...

The nine Liars all responded to Harold's call, and Harold was very pleased. These nine Liars had all suffered his beatings and had developed a fear of him, making them quite obedient.

There are still seven that he hasn't taught him yet, and I don't know if they will be obedient.

Harold walked to the iron gate where Little Eleven was locked up and said, "Little Eleven."

no response.

Drag Ola out and give him a good beating.

"Little Eleven."

Pianpianhua, who was beaten dizzy, immediately straightened her back.

Very good, next one.

Harold followed the same method and beat up Little Twelve, Little Thirteen, Little Fifteen, Little Sixteen, and Little Seventeen (Little Fourteen was not included because four is unlucky). Before each of them, he would call out their names first, not expecting a response, but hoping that they would remember his names after being beaten.

Haroldt finally came to the cage of Xiao Shiba. Xiao Shiba was the only thunder-attributed Liarflower and also the smallest one. It was only two meters tall, only one head taller than Haroldt, so Haroldt gave it the last number.

"Little Eighteen."

As soon as Haroldt finished speaking, the short thunder-attributed Liarflower jumped out of the soil and stared at Harold.

The thunder-attributed Pranksters do not have round eyes like the fire-attributed Pranksters. Their eyes are upturned semicircular with triangular patterns above and below, making them look fiercer. Xiao Shiba is no exception.

Um...

Harold could not help but put his hand under his lips, which was his usual action when he was thinking.

Did he react like this because he observed my behavior? Being good at observation, he would accumulate experience from similar encounters and know when to act. Xiao Shiba's intelligence was probably higher than other scammers.

Well, the problem is coming.

It already knows how to respond to me before I even use Euler, so am I Euler it, or not Euler it?

After thinking for two seconds, Harold decided not to make any special arrangements, and Ola paused.

But the intensity could be a little lighter.