Can a Frankenstein's monster be an adventurer?

Chapter 55 A Big Appetite, So Delicious!

"Wow...not bad! This is what people should eat!"

Ignoring the heat, Luo Lan grabbed a large piece of stewed, tender wolf leg meat and stuffed it into his mouth, letting out a series of extremely enjoyable sighs.

Since Luo Lan came to this world, he hasn't really eaten anything good.

Not to mention when they were still in the underground palace, back then they could survive without food or water thanks to the monster's body and the high concentration of chaotic energy.

However, once they are placed in the human body, which serves as the "carrier of order," they will have to rely on normal eating to replenish the biomass energy they have consumed.

After leaving the underground palace, Luo Lan continued to travel. To prevent spoilage, the dry rations he carried were mostly dark bread and sour dried meat, which were enough to fill his stomach but not exactly delicious.

So Luo Lan stocked up on seasonings and simple cooking utensils at a general store along the way, waiting for this moment when she could have fresh ingredients.

As for Luo Lan, who is currently rushing to clear the Rift Ruins, how come he has time for a picnic?

But then again...

With her expertise in two areas—high-speed metabolism and bio-battery—that accelerates the consumption of biomass energy, Luo Lan can be considered a "big eater."

Having eaten and drunk one's fill now is also to better prepare for the battle to come.

Even if the native inhabitants of this world had ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare to use the monsters in the Rift Ruins as food.

Consuming this flesh and blood, which has been permeated with chaotic energy for a long time, will most likely trigger acute chaotic distortion.

Most adventurers risk their lives hunting monsters just to skin them for parts that can be used as alchemy materials or forging aids.

For example, the sharp claws and fangs of the wolf or the ferocious bone spikes on its back.

But Luo Lan didn't care about any of that.

His mutated left hand, with its bone claw, had long since extracted all the chaotic energy contained within the ingredients.

So, the processed Walking Mushroom and Demon Wolf became a pot of mushroom stewed with wolf meat, exuding a rich and exotic meaty aroma.

This mushroom and meat stew did not disappoint Luo Lan's expectations.

"Ah, that's great! So flavorful!"

Thanks to the culinary skills she honed in her rented apartment on Blue Star, this pot of meat soup was arguably the most delicious food Luo Lan had eaten in a while.

In addition, Luo Lan had read a whole series of comics on Earth that specifically depicted cooking with monster ingredients, and the various strange dishes looked really novel and tempting.

Therefore, Luo Lan has an extraordinary level of dedication and enthusiasm for using monster corpses as food.

The Cerberus skeleton construct, which had been hastily assembled earlier, had already disintegrated after the battle, and the remaining Holy Light energy had been recycled into the Pale Holy Light Circulation.

All the reusable materials, along with the tough parts from the other demon wolf corpses, were stuffed into Luo Lan's storage space.

While Luo Lan was cooking, Victor was also busy.

It remained in its skeleton dog form, running around the chaotic cave battlefield.

They brought Luo Lan pieces of scattered demon wolf carcasses or mushroom fragments.

While enjoying the food, Luo Lan took the time to absorb the excess monster fragments one by one with his left hand.

[Chaos Essence +1]

[Chaos Essence +1]

……

[Current Chaotic Essence: 100]

After enjoying her meal, Luo Lan quickly cleaned up the pots and pans and then downed a bottle of high-efficiency energy potion to boost her spirits.

"Ah Gou, keep up."

After gripping his broadsword tightly again and checking all the supplies, Luo Lan picked up his sword and walked deeper into the level without looking back.

Along the way, Luo Lan encountered several groups of wandering walking mushrooms and dozens of demon wolves, some alone and some in groups.

Interestingly, the mushrooms still treated Luo Lan as if she didn't exist, leaving only a series of "plop" sounds and sprays of spores everywhere.

The bloodthirsty demon wolves during the demonic tide were all intimidated after smelling the strong scent of their companions' blood on Luo Lan. They only dared to let out weak whimpers from dozens of meters away, and not one of them dared to step forward to stop him.

Without encountering any obstacles, Luo Lan was happy to move forward quickly, swaggering towards the passageway leading from the first to the second floor of the Rift Ruins.

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The passageway from the first floor to the second floor is not wide, and the rock walls on both sides are damp. With each step you take, a little black, murky water will squeeze out from the cracks in the ground.

At the beginning, a section of the cave wall was still covered with half-dried fungal mats, and a few drooping walking mushrooms were stuck in the crevices of the rocks, unable to move for some reason. When Luo Lan approached, the caps of the mushrooms closed slightly, but they didn't even have the strength to release spores.

As the tunnel deepened, the fungal carpet gradually thinned and disappeared, and tiny, luminous buds began to appear on the cave walls. They were milky white and light blue, blooming very quietly, turning the narrow passage into a tunnel of ethereal light.

After trekking for more than ten minutes, a huge, irregular gap appeared ahead.

The moment Luo Lan passed through the second-level entrance, her steps faltered sharply.

Before me stretched an endless sea of ​​vibrant flowers.

The air that rushed towards me carried a slightly cool, sweet scent, mixed with grass juice and an overly rich, cloyingly sweet floral fragrance. It was completely different from the putrid, sour, and moldy smell.

Above the dome, countless tiny, luminous flowers dotted the surface, hanging down in clusters and steadily scattering diffused blue and white light, illuminating the entire space in a bright yet eerie way.

The ground was a thick, dense grass that had a slight springiness when stepped on, like walking on several layers of velvet. The grass was a deep green, and every blade of grass was extremely plump, almost too plump.

The meadow stretched to the horizon, dotted with countless large, vibrant flowers of all colors.

It is beautiful, but it is increasingly eerie.

"Observation: The growth density of these flowers has far exceeded the natural carrying capacity of the soil in this area."

Victor's cold reminder rang directly in Luo Lan's mind.

"Inference: There must be a huge and efficient biomass recycling plant beneath their root systems... Danger level: Medium."

Luo Lan nodded in agreement; even without Victor's reminder, he dared not be careless.

"Click".

The heavy iron boots had barely stepped out of the cave entrance when a crisp snapping sound came from the soles of their feet.

Luo Lan looked down.

It was the rib of a demon wolf, its surface unusually clean, almost transparently white, and stuck diagonally among the grass blades. If it weren't for the crisp sound it made when stepped on, it would have gone completely unnoticed.

My gaze swept across the grass, and the more I looked, the more uneasy I felt. There were so many things like these in the grass: the ribs and shoulder blades of dire wolves, and some smaller creatures.

Several disintegrated humanoid skeletons lay slumped beside a large, crimson flower, their postures twisted and contorted as if suffocating, convulsing, freezing, and dying in spasms.

Regardless of the type of bone, all of them were smooth and dry, with no soft tissue residue whatsoever.

Upon closer inspection, each patch of grass strewn with bones was surrounded by clusters of enormous flowers of various shapes:

Some of the corollas are over a meter in diameter, with petals layered upon each other, ranging in color from deep purple to crimson. A pool of transparent liquid accumulates in the center of the flower, refracting a rainbow halo under the dim light of the dome, making it look like a colorful jade bowl filled with jelly.

Some flower pods grow close to the ground, resembling "Venus plants". The edges of the petals are covered with dense fine hairs, and seven or eight unidentified insect corpses are resting on the stamens. Each insect is wrapped in hairs and is slowly sinking into the leaf flesh.

Some of the flower stems are extremely thin, standing tall enough to be nearly two stories high, with seven or eight tendrils hanging down, each topped with a white trumpet-shaped flower. The trumpet-shaped opening constantly contracts and expands, like the mouthparts of a giant beast breathing evenly...

"Zheng—"

The entire sea of ​​flowers remained tranquil and beautiful, but Luo Lan suddenly drew her broadsword.

This seemingly dreamlike garden is actually a green graveyard made up of bloodthirsty plant monsters!