Gourmet Hunter - Chapter 123 (Patreon)

Chapter 123: Aroma X Climbing X Communication

Although it was the aroma that attracted him, Dafei still wanted to get in touch with Luo. In fact, he had already planned to report Luo's existence to Chairman Netero, but he wanted to understand a bit more before doing so.

For someone of Luo's age to master Nen was not a rare occurrence. As long as someone was taught from a young age and had decent aptitude, it wouldn't be strange for them to learn Nen even at the age of ten.

However, to use Aura to that extent at such an age was extremely rare. If it were him, despite having been exposed to Nen for ten years, he would find it difficult to achieve.

"I'm not hungry."

Faced with Luo's unapologetic refusal, Dafei felt a bit awkward and then sat down directly, initially wanting to find some topic to discuss, but his gaze was attracted to the roasted whole pig.

Getting closer, the aroma became even richer, making his mouth water quietly after a while and feeling a sense of hunger.

"It smells too good," Dafei thought silently.

Luo paid him no mind, his attention focused on the wild pig, even though it was Buhara holding the pig.

Roasting a whole pig, especially a large one, is very challenging due to the strict requirements for temperature control.

However, there was no need to worry about this with the captured unicorn wild pig, as its skin was tough enough to resist knives and spears, so even if roasted with fierce flames, it wouldn't burn too easily. The heat would penetrate through the tough skin into the meat inside.

This tough skin, similar to the mud wrapped around a beggar's chicken, could completely lock the flavor inside. However, there were disadvantages as well, as the well-protected skin would also keep seasonings out.

The tough skin was a challenge in cooking the unicorn wild pig, and if the excess fat inside the meat wasn't removed, it would affect the flavor.

If roasted directly with high heat, the excess fat could be burnt off, but the tough skin would also lock the fat inside, so removing the fat became a problem.

These cooking challenges were perfectly solved by Luo using his abilities.

He ground two kinds of spices into powder and injected them directly into the meat of the unicorn wild pig through the tough skin, spreading them throughout every part, while also drawing out some of the fat. He then used his ability to poke holes in the tough skin, like toothpicks.

Removing too much fat would affect the flavor, but not enough had to be left before poking small holes to allow the fat to drip out during roasting.

These small holes were where the aroma leaked out, as well as where the fat seeped out.

That is to say, the aroma that the candidates smelled was just a small part leaking out through the holes, while the real aroma was locked inside the tough skin like a bomb.

"Turn it over," Luo suddenly said.

Buhara, without a word, flipped the pig over. In the sizzling sound, the oozing fat slid down the pig's body, covering the red-hot tough skin.

In an instant, the fat perfectly merged with the spices turned into a wave of white smoke carrying the aroma towards the sky.

Originally, the pig's tough skin was like a red-hot iron brand, but after the fat flowed over it, it turned into an enticing golden yellow. However, this layer of skin was as hard as stone, difficult for ordinary people to eat, but it could be chewed if one strengthened their teeth with Aura.

"Gulp..."

Two swallowing sounds echoed near Luo's ears, coming from Buhara and Dafei.

"It smells so good!" Buhara's eyes glazed over as he drooled, too preoccupied to wipe it away.

Dafei's reaction was a bit better than Buhara's, not to the extent of drooling directly, but he was holding back, screaming in his mind: I want to eat it!

The aroma drifted around, attracting all the candidates' attention and stimulating their appetites, making them even hungrier. Thus, they forcibly shifted their attention back to the wild game they were roasting.

Time slowly passed, and from here, the moon was not visible, only the stars filled the sky.

"Luo, can we eat it now?" Buhara didn't know how much he had drooled.

"Almost," Luo checked the amount of leaked fat and made a rough judgment.

After a while, Luo nodded to himself and said, "You can take it up now."

Hearing Luo's words, Buhara couldn't wait to lift the roasted golden and shiny wild pig away from the flames.

The unicorn wild pig was skewered on a long stick, also done with Luo's abilities.

When Buhara lifted the roasted pig, the surrounding candidates once again generously cast their gazes.

Not only Luo, but

even Dafei, who was staring blankly on the side, felt the gaze of many candidates.

At that moment, Dafei was thinking about whether to shamelessly ask Luo for a piece of meat, even just a small one would do.

As soon as this thought occurred, he saw Luo turn his hand into a knife and chop down towards the middle of the roasted pig.

"Huh?" Dafei's gaze sharpened.

Suddenly, the roasted pig was split in two, and the heat and aroma locked inside exploded like a bomb, instantly dominating everyone's noses.

If the aroma index smelled before was only 10, now it was 100!

"Can you share a piece with me?" Right under his nose, Dafei, who had been successfully conquered by the aroma, immediately gave in.

"I can only share the skin with you. Just a reminder, this skin is as hard as stone," Luo glanced at Dafei, who had no interest in the skin, and Buhara, who couldn't use Nen, wouldn't be able to chew through this layer.

"That's fine!" Dafei had no room to negotiate and immediately nodded in agreement.

Hearing this, Luo extended his finger and deftly and effortlessly peeled off the golden, jelly-like layer of skin from the unicorn wild pig.

Dafei watched clearly, silently admiring Luo's control over Nen.

After peeling off the skin, Luo handed it to Dafei, who wrapped his hands in Aura and caught the hot hard skin barehanded.

At this point, the explosive aroma was not as rich as at the beginning, and the candidates came back to their senses. When they tried their own roasted game and bat meat again, it became tasteless.

"I really want to eat that roasted pork."

Everyone silently screamed in their hearts.

A whole roasted pig, with the hard skin given to Dafei, Luo only kept a huge pig leg, and the rest of the roasted pork was given to Buhara, who wasn't afraid of the heat and started biting into it, exhaling hot air while making satisfied moaning sounds.

Luo took a bite and swallowed it. When his teeth pressed into the meat, along with the tender touch, the juice thoroughly mixed with the spices exploded in his mouth, and then coated his tongue, giving Luo the illusion that the meat was already chewed up, so he directly swallowed it.

"So tender and fragrant…" While feeling a bit regretful, Luo quickly took another bite.

Seeing Luo and Buhara eating so deliciously, how could Dafei resist? He opened his mouth and bit into the skin, almost breaking his teeth.

"It's really as hard as stone!"

Dafei's second bite was with Aura-enhanced teeth.

"Crack!"

A crisp chewing sound spread throughout the area.

Dafei suddenly increased his chewing frequency. Fortunately, he was an Enhancer; otherwise, it would have been difficult to chew through this layer of skin.

The sound, akin to eating chips, was like a piercing noise, making others want to throw away their dinner.

...

Dafei ended up getting a layer of roasted wild pig skin but didn't ask anything. The candidates felt their dinner was as tasteless as dirt.

The night passed quietly, and for some reason, the entire night was very calm, with no beasts attacking the candidates.

At noon the next day, more candidates arrived, bringing the total number of people present to over twelve hundred.

Seeing that the test time had arrived, Dafei directly distributed the number tags he had collected from the mountaintop at dawn to everyone, not caring about the order.

Luo received tag number 888, and Buhara got 889.

After distributing the tags, Dafei looked at the candidates and raised his hand to point behind him at the red rock wall, saying, "The first test is climbing. You pass if you climb to the top before sunset. I'll be waiting for you at the top."

As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't explain further and turned to start climbing.

The rock wall was smooth, with few footholds, but Dafei directly inserted his fingers into the rock wall and climbed up rapidly.

The majority of candidates below were stunned as they watched the series of holes left by Dafei's climbing.

Soon, Dafei reached the top and stood at the edge, looking down at the candidates below, who had started to move one after another.

After observing for a while, Dafei's expression gradually turned to surprise.

He was silent for a moment, then took out his phone and dialed Chairman Netero's number.

A few seconds later, the call connected, and an aged yet unrestrained voice came from inside: "Gorilla?"

Hearing Chairman Netero's nickname for him, Dafei's face darkened slightly, and he said helplessly, "Chairman, my name is Dafei."

"Ah,

I should remember next time. You're calling at this time, is there a problem with the Hunter Exam?" Chairman Netero lazily said.

"Uh... The Hunter Exam is fine, it's just that we encountered a rather special and powerful candidate, and I thought it necessary to report to you," Dafei said.

"Oh? Let's hear it." Chairman Netero suddenly became interested.

"This candidate knows Nen, and his level is not low. He used his Aura to knock out dozens of candidates..."

In a quiet room, Chairman Netero sat on a tatami mat, holding a teacup in both hands, and leaning the phone against his ear with his toes, showing an interested expression on his face as he listened to Dafei's on-site report.

"You mean, he didn't climb, but saved people below instead?" Chairman Netero was intrigued.

"Um, and... his roasted wild pig skin is really delicious!" At the end of the report, Dafei couldn't help but let out a swear word.

A moment later, a low murmur came from the phone, "Hearing you say that, I really want to try it."... For readers looking for the book, you can search "Book Title" to find the site immediately.

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