96: Chapter 96 Gourmet Warrior!

This was not merely a simple reconnaissance mission; such a large piece of fat would certainly be targeted by the Black Earth Tribe and the Baiou Empire as well.

They might even have already dispatched teams to investigate.

The three major nations had an agreement that they could not dispatch large armies to wage war within the stipulated time, which seemed like a good thing, but it also meant that the Moyu Squad would not be able to receive any support from the main forces while carrying out this mission.

"We have to rely entirely on ourselves." Li Mo let out a soft exclamation.

Fortunately, after returning from this cultivation trip, Li Mo's realm had improved significantly, and all his attributes had increased to over one hundred thousand, which gave him more confidence.

Li Mo saluted: "Very well, Marshal Zhao, I accept this mission. When do we depart?"

Zhao Zhenyuan handed Li Mo a map; it was a satellite map of the Qiyuan Mountains, marking the general terrain of the Qiyuan Mountains and even the approximate location of the meteorite landing.

However, for more detailed mineral deposits, Li Mo would need to lead the Moyu Squad to mark them on the map.

"After you arrive at the mountains, just roughly mark the locations of the mineral deposits you discover on it."

"By the way, before you, I already dispatched two teams. These people are all experts from The Military. If you happen to encounter them, you can join forces with them."

Saying this, Zhao Zhenyuan handed the files of the two teams to Li Mo.

"Remember, this is both a mission and an opportunity to train your battlefield experience. You have full command authority on the front lines; you don't need to go through me for anything, nor do you need to report to me, but your battle merits can be recorded."

"If you show prowess in killing enemies, you can rip off the enemy's rank badges, and The Military will record them for you!"

"Yes!"

This was the moment Li Mo had been waiting for; he could finally go to the battlefield in person.

That night, after completing the enlistment procedures for Wu Yuqing and Qin Zhengnan respectively, Li Mo hurried without stopping toward Winter City.

Winter City was the gateway of the Great Xia; one had to pass through Winter City to leave the country. Since Li Mo had previously conducted his recruit trial here, many people here recognized him, and with Zhao Zhenyuan's seal, the journey was smooth and unimpeded.

Li Mo and his team couldn't wait to leave the city, and when they passed through the Desolate Valley Mountains again, they couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

After the lessons of last time, the border area near the Desolate Valley Mountains was clearly much more heavily guarded. Not only had they deployed a large number of personnel to patrol the vicinity, but they had also installed the latest anti-electromagnetic pulse equipment.

Now, not even a bird from an enemy nation could fly into the area near the border!

The nation would not allow an incident like the last one to happen a second time.

The group of five walked out of the Desolate Valley Mountains and traveled for who knows how long. There was no trace of any city behind them; they had now entered the true Spirit Awakening primeval forest zone.

The reason it was called the primeval forest zone after the Spirit Awakening was that these places were originally supposed to be urban centers, but since the Spirit Awakening, these places had completely fallen.

For nearly three hundred years, no humans had cleaned or cleared such places, so primeval forests naturally formed.

Because such primeval forests were rarely visited by humans, the exotic beasts here were much stronger than those in ordinary places after crossing the border!

Before they had walked a few steps, Li Mo and his team saw a strange, giant, wildcat-like exotic beast jump out of the forest.

Feline exotic beasts generally belonged to the weaker category of exotic beasts, but this one appearing in front of Li Mo and his team likely had strength approaching the Blood Transformation Realm.

It seemed it had mistaken Li Mo and the others for easy targets!

This feline exotic beast had blood-red eyes, and its gaze toward Li Mo and the others was glowing with hunger; who knew how long it had been since it last ate.

Of course, Li Mo and the others were not easy targets. Li Mo just moved his mind, and the next moment, a flying knife appeared in his hand.

Li Mo, being in the Liangyi Realm, exerted complete realm suppression over this exotic beast. In just an instant, the exotic beast's throat was pierced, and it collapsed to the ground with a whimper.

Xu Feng leaned over to take a look, then exclaimed happily: "Captain Li, we are in luck. This exotic beast is called a Five-Flower Sweet Beast, which means its meat is like pork belly—fat and delicious, yet fatty without being greasy, and lean without being tough."

"In the eyes of those martial artists who love gourmet food, this is a top-tier delicacy!"

There were thousands and thousands of martial artists in the world, and among them was a peculiar type of martial artist known as Gourmet Martial Artists.

These Gourmet Martial Artists were called such because everything they did, including cultivation, was for the sake of tasting gourmet food.

The Spirit Awakening had brought earth-shattering changes to the whole world, but it had also brought a wave of impact to food.

Many old recipes had been improved, and in pursuit of the recipes featuring those extremely rare exotic beasts, many Gourmet Martial Artists flocked to them.

The prices of delicious rare exotic beasts were not low. The most expensive one Li Mo had ever seen was a type of exotic beast called the Blue-Eyed Deep Sea Dragon; just one jin of its meat could sell for a high price of over a million!

Of course, it was the same principle as exotic beasts eating humans to become stronger; human consumption of exotic beast meat was also greatly beneficial to themselves, and in fact, many attribute potions had rare exotic beast meat as their source.

It was getting late, and the group was tired from traveling without stopping. Li Mo glanced at the map; they were not far from the Qiyuan Mountains, so he said: "Since that's the case, let's rest here tonight. Xu Feng, you are responsible for making a fire and cooking."

Although Xu Feng's strength was average, his cooking skills were superb. Li Mo and Zheng Jiahao both spoke highly of his skills, and now with good ingredients like the Five-Flower Sweet Beast, they could have an even better meal.

"You got it."

Xu Feng agreed and immediately began to showcase his culinary skills.

With his superb knife skills and ultimate cooking techniques, plates of roasted meat, cooked to perfection and fragrant, were served.

The group ate just one piece and felt the fragrance rush straight to their scalps; it even made Qin Zhengnan so excited he almost cried.

"Brother Xu, this is too delicious! If the chef at my home had your skills, I would be willing to give him a tenfold salary increase!"

Logically speaking, Qin Zhengnan came from a Martial God family and was from a truly wealthy and influential household; he shouldn't have acted like this over such a simple piece of roasted meat. It could only be said that Martial God Qin Ming was usually too strict, even restricting what he could eat. In contrast, Wu Yuqing, who was on the side, did not have much of a reaction.

In his excitement, Qin Zhengnan almost stumbled and fell to the ground.

"What is this?"

Because it was too dark all around, Qin Zhengnan had almost tripped just now. He immediately took a flashlight and shone it on the ground, but what was illuminated made him unable to eat anything else.

The thing that had almost tripped him was actually a dead body!