NOVEL WEB Chapter 5 Fire Breather
You can also gain experience in cooking!
Xia Zuo placed two plates of steaming vinegar-pork cubes on the dining table, a smile bloomed on his face, and his brows were filled with joy.
These two plates of diced pork were fried together and gained 0.02 experience points!
Drinking poison for the first time gives you 1 more experience point, which means that cooking it about 70 times is worth one trial of the poison.
There is no need to deduct blood, secretly pour out potions, or endure blame. You just need to follow the previous cooking methods and perform normally to gain experience.
Xia Zuo felt that the world was not so malicious.
"Very good! Little guy, your craftsmanship is really good."
Snake picked up the plate and poured a large mouthful into his mouth. The green snake held a small piece of diced meat in its mouth, narrowed its dark eyes, and showed a human-like expression of satisfaction.
"I agree, Xia Zuo, you can join us."
Snake licked up the remaining soup and took the little green snake's portion, "Go and prepare the rest of the dishes. The clown brothers and sisters like to eat sizzling and greasy barbecue, and the strongman Poppy likes to eat nuts. Pancakes, Audrey likes thick minced meat and vegetable soup.”
Xia Zuo wrote down the preferences of these members...it seems that one is missing. Why didn't Fares, who stole the money and smelled of alcohol, not mentioned it?
Seeing the boy's hesitation, Snake thought the boy was asking if he wanted to have another meal, "Just make me another vinegary pork diced dish."
"I'll go right away. Does the taste need to be adjusted?" Xia Zuo took away the empty plate.
"A little more sour, a little less sweet. Hiccup~" Snake burped.
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Xia Zuo is busy in the kitchen.
The first thing to make was the nut pancake, which took the longest time.
It needs to be roasted slowly to ensure the taste.
Since he didn't know what flavor Hercules liked, Xia Zuo didn't add any seasonings to the pancakes, but simply put chopped nuts on top and increased the portion of the pancakes.
The second thing placed on the stove was a casserole.
As the eldest sister, Audrey deserves a more sumptuous dinner.
Even if it's just a bowl of minced meat and vegetable soup, Xia Zuo plans to add plenty of raw materials to it.
The sizzling and oily barbecue is of course freshly cooked, and the clowns are brother and sister, which means there must be enough meat for two people.
Xia Zuo stood in the center of the kitchen with his arms akimbo. To his left was the oven emitting orange light, and to his right was the stove simmering over low heat.
There are no electrical appliances in this world, but alchemy is very developed. Not only related to potions, there seems to be a branch that specializes in making various practical props.
"I have good news, little one."
Snake poked his head out from the door and winked at the boy, "The eldest sister has convinced the others. It's just a formality for a while."
Xia Zuo grinned, feeling delighted.
He picked up a kitchen knife and chopped green onions, preparing to add flavor to the minced meat and vegetable soup.
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The first floor of the hotel.
The hotel is small in size, with only one floor of lobby and two floors of rooms, but it is very lively.
Especially during meal time, the seats are almost packed.
In the crowded hall, there are two square tables placed together in the corner against the wall. This is the table where the circus welcomes new members.
Xia Zuo brought the delicious dishes to the corresponding members, and then took a large plate of mashed potatoes as the staple food and placed it in the middle. What he prepared for himself was spaghetti bolognese.
The clown brother and sister sat on one side of the dining table.
They both look alike. The same small eyes, big mouth and long face.
His expressions and mannerisms are exaggerated, and he subconsciously widens his eyes when speaking. He looks almost like a clown without makeup. His voice was sharp and his tone was excited, as if he had endless energy.
In the circus, they can be distinguished by the color of their hairstyle and scarf. The red scarf with short hair is the elder brother, and the green scarf with double ponytails is the younger sister.
As soon as the two brothers and sisters saw the barbecue, which was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, with juicy meat, they shouted in unison:
"Welcome, my little guy, welcome to join us, Giggle, I heard you made barbecue for us, we can't wait!"
The clown brother and sister are flanked by the snake charmer Snake, and opposite these three people is the extremely strong Hercules Poppy.
His butt was wider than the bench, and there was only a small pile of hair tangled on top of his head, like a lump of freshly squeezed cream.
The muscles of both arms are knotted, the eyebrow bones are raised, and the two eyebrows are so wide and long that they almost form a thick line.
On both sides of the end of the table, two figures sat facing each other: Audrey and a stern-faced bald man.
In front of Audrey was a fragrant minced meat and vegetable soup, but in front of the bald man was an opaque leather wine flask.
"Farls, this is Xia Zuo."
Audrey pulled the boy to her side, "This is Viles, the fire breather of the circus."
"Hello, Fars." Xia Zuo looked at the man who wanted to steal money without emotion, and the other person just nodded lightly.
"Sister... what Fares likes to eat... Snake didn't tell me."
"There's no need to prepare food for him." Audrey arranged for the boy to sit next to her.
Xia Zuo suppressed the doubts in his heart and sat down amid the welcome of the members.
The strongman Poppa across from him picked up the pancake and gnawed it fiercely. The crumbs flew to the table. He muttered a few vague words in a loud voice, which was generally about praising the taste of the pancake. The voice sounded like it was coming from a water tank. .
His teeth are amazingly good, and the hard and hard-to-bite pancakes can be easily crushed like biscuits in his mouth.
When the clown brothers and sisters eat, they put each piece of barbecue in their mouths and chew it carefully.
The two of them acted slowly at first, but after eating a few pieces of barbecue, they gradually speeded up, and finally even started fighting.
"I'm the elder brother, you have to let me!"
"Ah! That's nonsense! I'm your sister, so you have to let me go!"
"Don't mind, they've always been like this." Audrey scooped up a spoonful of the minced meat soup and put it into her mouth, letting out a satisfied hum from her nose. "The meat is very well cooked, Xia Zuo. You are very patient."
"Thank you for the compliment, eldest sister."
Xia Zuo rolled up the noodles with a fork and quietly used scrying on the circus members while eating.
[Character name] Audrey
[Identity] Circus leader, knife thrower
【HP】? ? ? (healthy)
【Strength】7
【Agility】7
【Endurance】7
【Vitality】2
【Perception】8
【Will】6
【Spirit】2
【Charm】7
[Character Specialties]? ? ?
The attribute distribution of circus members is similar, with strength and agility as the main attributes.
Hercules Poppy's strength is as high as 9 points, and the Clown siblings' agility exceeds 8 points. Snake and Sister Tou took the top two spots in perception, with 7 and 8 points respectively.
Their endurance and willpower range from 5 to 7 points.
Charm, spirit, vitality, these three attributes are very low.
Except for the eldest sister, whose charm reaches 7 points, the others only have 1 to 3 points in these three attributes.
Xia Zuo looked at Fares across the table.
The fire-breathing man, whose head and chin were all bare, just picked up the wine bottle and drank to himself, seemingly not paying attention to what was going on around him.
【Character Name】Vars
[Identity] Fire-breathing performer
【HP】? ? ? (Mild poisoning, physical damage)
【Strength】4
【Agility】4
【Endurance】4
【Vitality】1
【Perception】4
[Will] 7+2 (drinking effect bonus)
【Spirit】3
【Charm】1
[Character Specialties]? ? ?
The total strength and agility of Vers is only 10 points. Will is the highest attribute. The vitality is only 1 point...the total attribute value is much lower than others.
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After dinner, Snake helped Xia Zuo clear away the plates, and the two of them took them to the kitchen.
"Snake, why doesn't Farse eat anything and only drinks there?"
Xia Zuo asked the question he had been holding back for a long time.
"Because he is a fire breather. A person who performs fire breathing. Have you ever seen a circus performance? He puts a mouthful of burning potion in his mouth, then spits it on the torch, and the flames immediately burst out."
Snake gestured with his hands in front of him, imitating the action of breathing fire.
"This is the most important and most profitable show, Xia Zuo. He makes more money for the circus than any of us."
Snake's words contained a sigh of relief, "This is also the most dangerous show. When Vers practiced breathing fire, he burned his throat and mouth. Although it did not affect the performance, he can no longer eat anything other than liquid food. Sometimes I am tortured by pain and need medication and low-alcohol alcohol to relieve it.”
It turns out that's the case. No wonder Wells didn't speak during the whole process. His throat may hurt when he speaks, or his vocal cords may have been burned.
"By the way, Xia Zuo. Let's do some work tonight. I'll teach you what you usually do."
Snake took the boy to the hotel's backyard.
There are many carriages parked in the open space here. Not far away is the stable where the horses are stored. There are special handymen to take care of the place.
Among the many carriages, the three connected carriages of the circus are the largest and most obvious.
The carriage at the front is the residence of Audrey and Sister Clown. They are responsible for controlling the pack horse, guiding the carriage forward, and taking care of food and fresh water supplies.
The carriage at the back is the future residence of Xia Zuo. He lives with the strongman Poppai and places performance props and sundries.
The middle carriage is very high. There are several bundles of rolled-up tipi tents on the top of the carriage, and there are wooden stakes and cables inside the carriage.
This carriage is not only the residence of Brother Clown, Snake and Farse, but also a mobile circus front stage, where tickets for performances and some small gifts and toys are sold.
"Xia Zuo, go to the carriage and open this baffle from the inside."
Snake patted the middle car window. It was sealed with a whole board, not a sliding window panel with a small lock like other carriages.
"Is that so? Snake."
Xia Zuo lowered the wooden board from the inside out to a horizontal position, and the window turned into a ticket window, which felt like a mobile food truck.
"That's it. Your height is just right, just enough to expose your face. Finally, I don't have to squat half-down inside to sell tickets. Hahaha."
Snake raised his beard and laughed a few times, took out a few copper coins and put them on the ticket window.
"For 2 copper coins, you can watch a knife-throwing show, starring the eldest sister. My snake dance performance is also the same price. For 5 copper coins, you can watch the acrobatic performances of Hercules and the clown brother and sister. For 8 copper coins, you can watch the acrobatics of Vails. Fire-breathing show.”
Snake knocked on the board, "Now give me a ticket each."
"Okay, okay, here you go."
Xia Zuo took out a handful of small wood chips from the hanging bag on the wall of the carriage, with corresponding performances carved on them.
"Very well, little one. You learn quickly."
Snake checked the ticket and found that the boy had taken it correctly. "Now I will teach you how to identify performance props and some special tools."
The two came to the third carriage, which was filled with things like seesaws, horizontal bars, cushions, and stilts.
Inside, there is a locked suitcase.
After boarding the carriage, Snake closed the door, leaving only a small gap of light to illuminate the interior of the carriage.
"This is the potion box that Vers used to prepare the fire-breathing potion. Don't knock it over when you sleep."
Snake carefully pushed the suitcase further in and opened the floor of the carriage to store performance costumes underneath. You can tell whose it is just by looking at the size and color.
He swept the pile of clothes to both sides and lifted up the second floor. This time there were several sets of leather armor and weapons wrapped in oilcloth.
Xia Zuo's eyes lit up! There really is something about this circus.
"Shh~ don't get excited, little guy."
Snake lowered his voice, "I'm just telling you where to find something to defend yourself. You can't use these blades yet."
He picked up a machete and said, "This is my weapon. If you encounter someone with bad intentions, you must get it to me as soon as possible."
"Okay, I'll remember it."
Xia Zuo stared at the sharp edge of the knife. He seemed to feel the cold air on his neck, and the small hairs stood on end.
"This machete and leather shield belong to Hercules Popai. He is very strong and has killed many wild wolves."
"These two stabbing swords belong to the clown brother and sister. The throwing knife on the eldest sister's head is on her leg." Snake covered the floor back.
"What about Fares?" Xia Zuo blinked.
"He? Apart from breathing fire, he can't do anything else. Leave the fighting to us. After you bring us the weapons and protective gear, you must hide in this mezzanine floor."
Xia Zuo lay down on the layer of performance clothes and hid in it easily. He didn't feel depressed even if the floor was covered.