Chapter 252: Seafood Set Meal
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
To the vault?
She followed behind him and said, “Daddy, I’ll go with you.”
The Fifth Brother rubbed his butt and quickly stumbled over. “Father, bring me along, too.”
The Dragon King looked serious as he walked into the depths of the Dragon Palace.
The path was shiny and golden. The long hallway was built with gold bricks and many rare jewels drilled into them.
After a while, the three of them were in front of a huge, heavy gold door.
The door opened with a rumble.
Dragin could not wait to run inside.
It was glistening and shiny inside the vault. The treasures were collected over thousands of years from past Dragons.
Dragons were natural treasure collectors. The three levels of the vault were filled up with treasure.
There were all sorts of treasures in messy piles because no one could organize them.
“Dad, you’re not going to give him weapons, right? Because that’s not going to work.” Dragin shook her little head. “The expert came to the Immortal Realm as an ordinary man so he doesn’t need weapons.”
She thought to herself, “Well, apart from the weapons he uses to split firewood and for cooking. The expert’s sword and cooking knife seem to be better than whatever we have here”
“Dear daughter, you don’t need to remind me.” The Dragon King smiled and shook his head. “How can the bigshot use our weapons? Unless we have a legendary weapon, we can’t bring it as a gift.”
It was the same as an ordinary person giving a cooking knife to a martial arts expert. The expert had no use for it. It would be more useful to give him clothes.
The Dragon King stopped and ran straight to the second level of the vault.
He looked disturbed when he sighed. “According to the Dragon Records, when the Dragons were at their prime, the vault had six levels in total. Now, we’re only left with three levels.”
The Dragon Door was closed. The Dragons were out of touch with the rest of the realm so the treasure vault had been abandoned for a long time.
Dragin asked, “So many levels… How much treasure was there?”
“The six levels were filled according to their treasure levels, but it doesn’t mean it’s all full.”
The Dragon King groaned for a moment and explained, “In a faraway era when land had just been discovered, there were a lot of fantastic items. Immortals were everywhere. You could say that opportunities were also everywhere. There were treasures everywhere, too. The first level of the vault was filled with wonderful treasures known as Spiritual Treasures. Followed by Deluxe Spiritual Treasures, Ultimate Spiritual Treasures, Deluxe Ultimate Spiritual Treasures, Heavenly Spiritual Treasures, and Ultimate Heavenly Spiritual Treasures!”
It was a long time ago. He only knew it from stories, too. The treasures were long gone as the Dragons faced extinction.
Dragin asked curiously, “What level would Luck Treasure be?”
“At the very least, on the fourth level,” answered the Dragon King without thinking. Then, he was slightly surprised. He asked, “How do you know about Luck Treasure?”
Dragin said, “I heard it when the ancestor was chatting. The expert gave a Luck Treasure to the Human Sovereign.”
“What?!”
The Dragon King’s mind was buzzing. He tripped and almost fell over.
“He gave away a Luck Treasure?” He almost could not believe his ears. “This…”
He jolted. Was it the recklessness of a bigshot?
Once protected by a Luck Treasure, others would have to think twice before attacking. The Luck Treasure was a hidden asset. It was too useful.
Dragin noticed the reaction of the Dragon King and asked, “Is it that precious? The expert also casually made a lantern and it’s also a Luck Treasure. Even that has been tossed into a corner, too.”
Yikes—
The Dragon King rolled his eyes and almost fainted.
Luck Treasure could be made? It was not created naturally?”
He felt like his worldview was being attacked.
Terrifying, unimaginable!
He would have thought it was nonsense but he knew Dragin would not lie.
Bigshot, unimaginable bigshot!
He could not describe how he felt at that moment. He only knew that his little heart was racing fast and his blood was boiling up to his head.
‘A mere puny dragon being so close to such a bigshot. It’s a lucky thing that my daughter does chores for him. What a breakthrough!
‘Can’t think about it. I’ll probably faint from happiness.’
“Dragin, my precious Dragin! Comparing you to your Fifth Brother, he’s scum.”
The Dragon King was slightly flustered. He realized he forgot something huge. The only things he knew about the expert were the Spiritual Fruits and the Dragon ancestor. He had no other information about the expert.
He asked in a serious tone, “Dragin, did the expert ever give you a hint to not say anything about him?”
Dragin shook her head. “No, brother’s very nice. He wants me to say hi to you, too.”
“Good.” The Dragon King sighed in relief. Then, he said, “Dear daughter, quickly tell me everything about the expert.
“This is important. Let’s go. Back to the Dragon Palace!” said The Dragon King while he walked outside with Dragin.
Dragin and the Fifth Brother were confused. “Dad, we aren’t going to choose a treasure anymore?”
“No treasure here’s worthy enough for the expert.”
The Dragon King waved and hesitated. Then, he said, “I gave it some thought. Since we’re giving him something, we must give him the greatest treasure of the Dragon Palace! At least it can show our sincerity, regardless if the expert will be impressed or not.”
“We have other treasures?”
“It’s a big cauldron!” The Dragon King nodded. “It didn’t belong to us in the past, but now, it’s the best treasure of the Dragon Palace.”
The next day.
Two carps swam out from the Dragon Palace—a big carp and a small carp. They were soon at the lakeshore. Then, they walked straight to the mountains.
Dragin was slightly depressed. She felt sorrowful because she missed out on dinner last night. It seemed like she was going to miss breakfast made by the expert, too. It was hard for a foodie like her.
Sigh, huge mistake.
“Dad, we’re almost there.” Dragin asked, “The expert thinks I’m a Carp Demon. Should we be honest with our identities?”
“Of course not!” The Dragon King instantly shook his head. “Foolish daughter, didn’t you see that I came here as a big carp, too? The expert must have his reasons. We’ll just have to comply. Remember, from now on, we’re Carp Demons.”
They were already at the door of the four-part architecture.
Dragin did not try to be courteous. She knocked and barged in.
The Dragon King was right next to her and he almost had a heart attack.
‘So direct? Isn’t that too impolite? Please, warn me next time! Let your dad be mentally prepared!’
He went stiff and carefully entered the house with Dragin.
Dragin sounded sweet when she shameless said, “Brother, Sister Fire Phoenix, Sister Daji, Blackie, Xiao Bai, I’m back.”
Li Nianfan was holding a big piece of wood. He was sculpturing something. He looked up and smiled, “So early? Weren’t you going to stay for a few more days?”
Dragin said, “My home’s doing well. Also, let me tell you the good news. The tides have receded.”
“Oh? That’s good news indeed,” smiled Li Nianfan while he nodded. Then, he said, “I have good news to tell you, too. New ice pops were made. They’re almost ready. Try it.”
Dragin instantly sparked up at the mention of food. She asked, “Really?”
Li Nianfan said, “The ice pops have mixed flavors this time. It’s mixed with three different fruits. I promise you it’s delicious. Also, I made new moulds in interesting shapes for the ice pops.”
“Wow!” said Dragin excitedly. Then, she pushed her dad out and said, “Oh, yeah. Brother, my dad’s here with me.”
“Mr. Li, gree—greetings.” The Dragon King felt his throat go dry. He forced a smile and said, “My name’s Urchin. Sorry for coming here without prior notice. Sorry for the disturbance.”
“Dragin’s father! Nice to meet you.” Li Nianfan immediately stopped what he was doing and said in a friendly tone, “Take a seat. Xiao Bai, quick. Make some tea.”
Her father must be here to observe what his daughter had been doing. It was understandable since his daughter was so young.
Urchin noticed the Fire Phoenix and Daji. He instantly froze.
The place was as extraordinary as his daughter described.
He took a deep breath and said calmly, “Mr. Li, this is a small token of appreciation. Please, accept it.”
He took out a huge box and presented it to Li Nianfan. He felt nervous.
“You’re too courteous. This is a big box.”
Li Nianfan opened it and was instantly intrigued. “Good stuff! This is… King Crab? Australian Lobster? My my—so big! And Large Yellow Croaker, too? This is so nice of you!”
He could not wait to get his hands on them. He dragged the box over to the refrigerator and froze them.
He felt emotional and thankful after seeing familiar seafood.
He had been in the Immortal Realm for five years. He did not expect to see a luxurious seafood set meal again. What a pleasant surprise.
They said kind people would get kind blessings. He saved the little carp, but who knew her family was in the seafood business? He traded some fruits with such expensive seafood. What a treat.
Ordinary people would never go to the oceanic areas of the Immortal Realm. Aside from sea creatures, the sea was rarely calm. Even if the timing was right, oceanic seafood had limited shelf lives before it went bad. Nobody would risk capturing oceanic seafood.
Even in the past realm, those things were considered expensive and luxurious. It was basically impossible to eat it in the Immortal Realm.
What a treat. He could finally reminisce about flavors of the past realm.
“As long as Mr. Li likes it.” Urchin was relieved. He genuinely smiled.
He did not know what ‘King Crab’ or ‘Australian Lobster’ was but it did not matter. He would rename them once he returned home.
What an honor to be named by the bigshot.
“Mr. Li, we also brought another thing.”
Urchin raised his hand and waved.
Suddenly, a big cauldron appeared in the yard. It was about five feet high.
Li Nianfan arched his eyebrow. “A cauldron?”
He examined it for a while. The cauldron was mainly green. It was not rectangular but round instead. The sides of the cauldron were sculpted with patterns. It was not very refined but it had that expensive vintage vibe.
Li Nianfan was weirded out by the cauldron’s lid.
“A cauldron pot?”
What would he use a cauldron pot for?