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Chapter 273 Great Xia Seasoning Sprinkled, Making the Orc Tribes Mouths with Greed
Alistar's eyes shone, and his voice boomed.
"yes!"
He turned around and waved to the soldiers who had followed him back.
"You guys, come here! One can each, and sprinkle it on all the grilled meat and broth!"
He himself held a transparent plastic jar in both hands and strode over to a huge barbecue grill.
Hogg, the bear-man warrior in charge of roasting meat, was turning over a wild boar when he looked at the jar of brownish-yellow powder in Alistar's hand and asked curiously:
"O'Alistar, what are you holding? Are you trying to make us eat dirt?"
"earth?"
Alistar grinned widely.
"No, no, old Hogg, this is a magical seasoning from Great Xia. Your saliva will be flowing like a stream soon!"
Clearly, Hogg the bear-man looked incredulous; what kind of soil could possess such magic?
Curious, he leaned closer and sniffed the opening of the jar.
A strange, spicy smell I'd never smelled before suddenly rushed into my nostrils.
"Achoo!"
Hogg sneezed so loudly that sparks flew from the side.
He rubbed his itchy nose, looking suspicious, but still let Alistar unscrew the cap and grab a handful of powder.
Alistar struck a sacred pose, raising his arms like a Great Xia soldier, letting the powder drip from his hands.
The brownish-yellow powder dripped down his arm and onto the sizzling, oily roasted meat.
He also asked the people of Daxia why they did this.
The people of Daxia laughed heartily, saying that this was the soul of the ritual of sprinkling seasonings.
Okay, even though it felt weird, he figured he could do it!
God knows what kind of weird stuff he learned from those Xia soldiers.
"Sizzle—"
The powder exploded instantly upon contact with the scalding hot oil!
An unprecedentedly strong and domineering aroma suddenly spread!
This aroma is a blend of the caramelized scent of meat, the richness of fat, and a wild and domineering spiciness.
It burrowed into the nostrils of every orc, drawing out the most primal hunger deep within their stomachs!
"!!!"
"???"
The surrounding orcs moved in unison, all of them twitching their noses greedily.
Keep a close eye on the grill emitting that strange aroma!
"Gulp!"
"Gurgle..."
The sounds of swallowing saliva and pounding stomachs rose from one corner and then quickly spread.
"It smells so good...it smells amazing!"
"What is this smell? My God, I swear I've never smelled anything so wonderful!"
"Damn it! My stomach is rebelling!"
The bear-man warrior, who had previously complained that the powder looked like dirt, now stared wide-eyed like a copper bell.
Taking advantage of Alistar's inattention, he quickly grabbed a handful of powder from his pocket and frantically sprinkled it onto the roasted meat, muttering incantations as he did so:
"It smells so good! Even better!"
Alistar was caught off guard and quickly covered it up.
"Hey you old codger, save your breath!"
As jars of "delicious powder" were distributed, this magical ingredient from another world was added to hundreds of barbecue grills and soup pot locations in the valley.
An invisible fragrance drifted with the mountain breeze to every corner of the valley.
A cat-woman who was sorting through her husband's belongings after he died in battle stopped sobbing abruptly when she smelled this scent.
She twitched her small nose blankly, and the next second, tears mixed with uncontrollable drool flowed down from the corner of her mouth.
"Waaah... Darling... I know I shouldn't be drooling... Waaah... But I just can't help it!"
She felt incredibly pathetic; her husband had just passed away, and she was already wavering over a mere meal.
She cried even harder.
Even those soldiers lying on stretchers, barely clinging to life due to their severe injuries, were struggling to lift their heads.
They reached out towards the direction where the aroma was strongest, making unintelligible "hoho" sounds.
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Warwick promptly ordered the tribal chiefs to organize their people to go home, get wooden bowls and stone basins, and line up to receive food.
The disturbance was barely suppressed.
Finally, the first piece of roast meat is ready.
Warwick personally cut off the fattest piece and handed it to his father, the old patriarch, with both hands.
The old patriarch took the piping hot roasted meat, his expression complex as he looked at the strange powder coating it.
He hesitated for a second, but ultimately couldn't resist the temptation of the aroma and took a big bite.
The chewing motion lasted only half a second.
The next moment, the old patriarch froze on the spot.
A surge of unparalleled, unprecedented deliciousness exploded on his taste buds!
The aroma of the charred meat and the richness of the fat were completely sublimated by that magical powder, turning into a violent torrent of taste that washed over every inch of his tongue!
Hao Chi!!
It's so delicious it makes your soul tremble!
The old patriarch, a werewolf who had been as hard as iron and had experienced countless bloody battles throughout his life, had tears welling up in his eyes at this moment.
What kind of miserable days did we live in the past!
He suddenly looked up at Warwick.
"This...this is..."
Warwick grinned, his smile brimming with pride.
"Father! These are seasonings from the Great Xia Dynasty. I bought some especially for you. I hope you won't be angry."
Using the money meant for weapons to buy seasonings is somewhat irresponsible for a leader.
However, he did it anyway, hoping that his people, who had suffered their whole lives, could also taste this delicacy.
The old patriarch did not blame Warwick, but instead turned and shouted,
"Everyone, dinner's ready!!"
"Ooooh ooooh—!"
The orcs in line instantly erupted in excitement!
The tribespeople were given food in varying amounts according to their appetite and size.
It usually consists of a large bowl of meat soup with a few pieces of wild vegetables floating on top, plus a fist-sized piece of roasted meat.
Along the stream, the mermaids were also lining up to receive food.
They climbed out of the stream and moved on their feet, using their fish tails to support themselves on the ground.
From the waist up, their bodies were no different from those of the Holy Humans, and they were wrapped in clothes made of water plants.
They enjoy eating raw food from the water, but having human genes, they do not resist eating cooked food, especially after merging with the orc tribe.
Lacking the vast food chain of the ocean, they need food from the mountains and forests to fill their stomachs.
The orcs received only a small amount of food in line, just enough to fill their stomachs.
After all, a tribe of 100,000 people is too many, especially orcs with terrifying appetites!
They carried palm-sized bowls of broth and large pieces of roasted meat in each hand, then sat down to eat.
Some of the orcs, after taking their first bite, would freeze for a moment, then gobble down the food while sobbing.
"Waaaah...it's so delicious!"
"Oh my god, I've never eaten anything so delicious in my life!"
"So... meat can taste like this..."
A young winged warrior ate while tears streamed down his face.
He remembered his mother, who had been so weak from hunger that she had died in battle the night before, and who had saved all the food for him.
If Mom were still alive, she could have eaten this...
Even just a small bite would be nice...
On the other side, the orcs listened to their people who had returned from the Great Xia, describing their days there with great enthusiasm.
When they said that over there, people had three meals a day, all their fill, and the dishes were a hundred times more abundant than here, some of the orcs who hadn't even reached the age of one year and a half were so tempted that their cries became even louder.
The cat-girl Annie sat to the side, eating small bites of grilled meat, while tiny pearls kept falling from her mouth.
A familiar fox-girl standing nearby asked her, puzzled:
"Annie, why are you crying too?"
"Didn't you go to the Great Xia and eat all this good stuff every day?"
"We're the ones who should be crying!"