Chapter 781: The Old Poisoner's Chocolate
Chapter 781: The Old Poisoner's Chocolate
Northeast England.
The name of this city is Antbru, and it is the city with the strongest economic strength in the England region.
Not only is it a convenient transportation hub, serving as a crossroads connecting the east, west, south and north, it is also rich in a luxury product made of carbon molecules:
diamond.
That is, diamonds.
Ah, don’t get me wrong, the abundance here is not in production, but in post-processing.
The representative elves of this city are the Fire Centipede and the Flame Centipede. When they call upon fire energy, the temperature of their body surface is extremely high. In addition, they have sharp teeth. Under the guidance of humans, they are naturally gifted with mastering the diamond processing technology.
However, people's general perception of this city did not start with diamonds, but with a kind of food.
chocolate.
The city's chocolate is so famous that it has even been used in other industries - for example, chocolate is used as an ingredient to cultivate fire centipedes and burning centipedes.
It is said that before this city developed, it was a barren land where ordinary crops could not grow. In order to survive together, the people here cooperated with the Fire Centipede clan.
At the beginning, the human leader and the leader of the Fire Centipede team formed a partnership. The human helped the Fire Centipede tribe find food, and the Fire Centipede ensured the safety of the human. Then, they found a forest at a place where a canal was dredged, and the trees were full of fruits.
They didn't know whether the fruit was edible or not. If they were unfortunately poisoned, the final fate of the tribe would be destruction.
They ate.
Thank God for this fruit, which contains special energy. It tastes a bit bitter, but then slightly sweet, and can temporarily relieve urgent needs.
Later, with the development of technology and the gradual prosperity of culture, the chocolate processing method appeared.
Over time, the Fire Centipedes and Flame Centipedes here have adapted to the taste of chocolate and have become very fond of chocolate.
Now, people regard the Burning Fire Centipede and the Burning Flame Centipede as symbols of the city, respecting them and repaying them for their protection in that dangerous era full of "magic beasts".
The fire centipedes also serve people wholeheartedly, and are grateful to them for finding food for their tribe to survive.
The epic of symbiosis between humans and elves is shown here in its due glory.
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The story goes back to modern times. In the city of Antbru, there lived a famous chocolate master.
He is not good at making desserts, but he has devoted his entire life to chocolate.
Doing one thing in your life is the pinnacle.
The old man's name is Henry Morris.
It was a bit of fate that he once taught William how to make perfect chocolate - but the two people took completely different paths. William only learned how to make chocolate and then became a master.
From this narrative, you may realize that Henry is already an old man, but because he soaks in chocolate made from berries every day, his body is still very strong.
He is 74 years old this year. Although he has several apprentices under him, it seems that the only one who can inherit his mantle in the future will be his first and most senior apprentice.
Normally he would watch videos and animations online... It could be said that he was an old man who could keep up with the times.
Today, he received a call from the "unfilial disciple" in his life.
"Gah~How is old man doing lately?"
The veins on the arm holding the phone were exposed, and the old man who answered the phone had a gleam in his eyes...
"Very good~ Why~ What's the matter with little William calling me? I noticed that you seem to have made some breakthroughs in your dessert making skills recently... You don't think that you have reached the pinnacle of dessert making and now you want to steal my skills, do you?"
Henry was sitting in a rocking chair. Although he was saying these things, the corners of his mouth hidden under his beard were raised high, and he looked obviously very happy.
William is also the most accomplished of his disciples.
"What are you saying, old man! I came here to give you a surprise~"
"Oh my! Don't come over! I'm busy lately!"
Henry lay in the rocking chair, waving his hands fiercely to tell William not to come over, showing his "busy man" style.
"No! Old man, it's hard to explain. Let me send you a video and you'll understand after watching it!"
"Ding dong~"
A small red dot appeared on the mobile chat app, which made Henry feel extremely uncomfortable. He quickly clicked it to see -
"Old Poison's Journey to Dragon Island: Chocolate's "Postpartum Care""
?
Old Poison? What a familiar name.
Henry scrolled up to his personal homepage and finally found it.
A long time ago, this person’s video had a magical glowing cream, and William even reposted it on his account at the time…
Now you want to touch the chocolate?
Henry raised his eyebrows slightly, and the beard on his mouth was blown all over.
"Come on, let me see what kind of person William is praising so much..."
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If you want to make chocolate from chocolat, the method is the same as making normal chocolate. It also needs to be fermented, ground, stir-fried, made into a pulp, heated, and then cooled and solidified.
However, Shen Yu used a relatively simple method.
Since you are a tree fruit, right? Then can't I just use the tree fruit treatment method?
Why must we treat extraordinary fruits as ordinary fruits? Isn't this putting the cart before the horse and wasting the essence of the fruit?
So Shen Yu chose to roast it directly and then grind it.
Generally speaking, cocoa beans need to go through a series of processes including fermentation and drying, but Shen Yu feels that this method will only cause the nutrients unique to the fruit to be lost.
It's time to use the elves' extraordinary powers!
Before the formal processing, Shen Yu asked Xishi Hairen to get some water to make cocoa juice...ah, actually it was cocoa water. Ordinary cocoa water would have a bit of muddy smell, but chocolate would not. The filtered cocoa water was full of fragrance, and it was even refreshing to take a sip.
Shen Yu scooped a cup and placed it in front of the three girls.
It is milky white and looks a bit thin, with some white foam floating on top.
Shen Yu was unaware of this... He just took a sip, thought it tasted good, and served it.
He scooped a little bit into several other small cups and gave it to the little ones lying on his body, then he began to process the chocolate in his own unique way.
Shen Yu chose to bake it directly.
This process was originally assigned to the Blazing Roaring Tiger...
But right now, it seems that the temperature of this big cat is not enough.
"Gah!"
The flame belt around Big Cat's waist was working at full capacity - but Shen Yu accidentally took out a handful and found that his hands were still a little sticky...
Ah! I see... After a long period of evolution, the Antebru City's Fire Centipede has evolved into a more powerful flame organ!
Shen Yu frowned and picked up two and put them in his mouth.
Hmm, it’s wet, what should I do?
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