Chapter 27
By the babbling brook, I melted the ice and used wind magic to process the wild boar’s fur.
As the fur of my first successful hunt, I originally planned to preserve it well as a souvenir. However, due to the severe damage, I abandoned this impractical idea.
“Nia, go to the nearby oak grove and find some slightly thicker branches.”
“Yes.”
Barefoot Nia obediently walked into the woods, looked up to search, and deftly cut down sections of branches with her hand-knife.
《Rank S · First Tier Magic · Wind Knife》
Just like cutting chives, the cyan air blades worked on the pigskin. Large patches of fur were removed, and in less than a few minutes, half the pig became completely bare, just like a newborn piglet.
I piled up stones to form a circle and threw in charcoal roasted using fire magic.
Normal outdoor barbecues should use iron grills. But in this world, iron is used to make various weapons. Coupled with the ceaseless wars, the already scarce production is stretched even thinner. Who would think of making something impractical like a barbecue grill? Based on what I saw and heard in Colin Village, in this world where magic is used, technology shouldn’t be advanced. At least, there definitely aren’t things like iron barbecue grills.
I whittled the sturdy branches into fork shapes, pressed them into the mud to serve as stands, and then skewered the cut pork with a few branches and hung them on top, making a simple barbecue rack.
Lit the charcoal fire, OK!
Just by rotating the branches, I can achieve all-around roasting.
Magic is truly a convenient thing; it can accomplish most things that I, as an ordinary person, cannot do.
Under the roasting of the charcoal fire, the pork emitted a greasy aroma. I turned the branches so that every piece of the wild boar meat could enjoy the fire evenly.
“Pork. Smells good.”
Nia’s starry eyes twinkled, staring intently at the meat skewers.
“Nia, do you see? This is called barbecue.”
“Mmh, mmh.”
Nia nodded vigorously, her two silver twin-tails swaying and dancing, gulping down saliva.
She’s completely attracted by the aroma of the meat… As long as I slowly improve their eating habits, one day I’ll be able to eat the meat dishes I want on the dining table too.
Looking at my satisfactory masterpiece, the corners of my mouth couldn’t help but turn up.
The meat was about done. I took out two skewers of meat and handed them to Nia.
“It’s very hot, be careful of your tongue.”
Tearing at the tough wild boar meat with her teeth, chewing ravenously, Nia, who had never eaten barbecue before, launched a whirlwind attack on the pork.
A golden light flashed in her eyes. Nia sprang up, looking across the brook, swallowing the last piece of pork on the branch as she did.
“Human.”
I followed her gaze—
There, a young man wore a white jacket and black warrior leather pants, with a brown shirt underneath. However, there were scratches of varying degrees everywhere. In his hand, he held an iron sword with a blade about to shatter. He was panting heavily, seemingly having run for a long time. There was even an ahoge on top of his black hair.
“Um, excuse me…”
《Rank S · Eighth Tier Magic · Infinite Darkness》
“Wait, Nia!”
I wanted to stop Nia, but it was too late. The pentagram magic circle in Nia’s hand had already spewed out a massive amount of darkness.
Black light lunged at the youth, and he hurriedly used the flat of his sword to block.
It’s over. What can that broken sword do? Divine-tier magic can shatter even Orichalcum, the hardest metal on this continent, let alone an iron sword.
But facts proved me wrong.
The broken blade emitted a golden laser beam. The blinding light forced me to shield my eyes with my hand.
What on earth happened?
