Choosing dishes?
Lin Yang muttered in his heart. From the conversation between the two, he could probably tell that these so-called dishes were probably not something facing the invitation of the short and thin old man with a goatee and the cold gaze of the ghostly man in black robe, Lin Yang still stood up and followed.
Walk through the front hall of the tavern and all the way to the backyard.
It is called a backyard, but it is actually a very large farm.
"Sir, feel free to pick any one you like. They are freshly slaughtered and absolutely fresh!" The short and thin old man with a goatee pointed at some livestock on the farm and said.
Lin Yang's eyes moved slightly.
He thought it would be some strange ingredients, but he never imagined that the short and thin old man with a goatee was referring to a few cows and sheep.
On this huge farm, there are no other livestock except these cows and sheep.
"Is this the ingredient you mentioned before?" Lin Yang confirmed.
"Not bad." The short and thin old man with a goatee nodded.
Hearing this, Lin Yang was puzzled. Cattle and sheep are the most common food ingredients for humans, so how could they be said to be unsuitable for human consumption?
"This is the most common meat ingredient for us humans. Why did you say before that it is not suitable for us to eat?"
Then, Lin Yang asked directly.
“Haha, kid, the cattle and sheep here at the tavern are not ordinary cattle and sheep.”
The ghost man in black robe spoke first.
When Lin Yang was puzzled, the man continued, "The cattle and sheep that you humans raise are vegetarians and don't eat meat, but the cattle and sheep here are carnivores!"
"Carnivores?" Lin Yang was slightly startled and looked back at the cows and sheep basking in the sun.
Meat-eating cattle and sheep?
"Haha, are you surprised? Are you still a little bit unconvinced?"
The ghost man in black robe looked at Lin Yang, laughed, and clapped his hands.
A waiter holding a tray suddenly ran over from the other end of the pasture, and as if he had received some order, he placed the tray in front of one of the cows.
The cow, which was originally basking in the sun leisurely, suddenly started to eat the food on the tray as if it had not eaten for several days.
And the food on the tray was none other than a piece of cooked meat!
And it’s cooked meat!
The aroma of meat is everywhere!
Even from a distance, Lin Yang suddenly felt a little hungry when he smelled the aroma of meat.
"That piece of meat...there's something wrong..." Lin Yang's heart was filled with alarm.
Just by smelling it, he actually wanted to eat it.
This is not normal.
He had never seen any meat that was so fragrant and so appetizing.
"Could it be..."
Suddenly, Lin Yang seemed to have thought of something, his expression changed slightly, and he said to the system secretly: "System, can you check what kind of meat that piece of meat is made of?"
"Host, do you suspect that the piece of meat is the human flesh processed by the abducted workers here?" the system replied.
"Hmm, the smell of meat is so delicious, far better than any other meat I have ever seen. If it is human flesh, it can also explain why they don't kidnap people on a large scale." Lin Yang answered silently.
At this moment, he suspected that the captured workers were used by the tavern to feed these strange cattle and sheep.
With just a few cattle and sheep, it is indeed enough to feed them by captive one person for a few days.
And if it is really human flesh, it can also explain why the short and thin old man with a goatee said just now that the food here is not suitable for human consumption.
Cattle and sheep raised with human flesh are indeed not suitable for human consumption.
However, using human meat to raise cattle and sheep, and then slaughtering them to eat as snacks, is a bit too perverted.
"Did the boss remind me just now out of kindness or was he worried that I would find out something after eating?" Lin Yang glanced at the short and thin old man with a goatee calmly, feeling a little confused.
If he had good intentions, he could have brought me here in the blink of an eye. There is something inexplicable about this.
In short, this tavern is weird in every way so far.
“It would be great if the national treasure was worth enough, so the system could monitor it in real time.”
Then, Lin Yang sighed inwardly.
His national treasure value, which was passively increased by the title of "Hometown Glory", was almost gone after these two system function scans.
The system had no way to provide him with monitoring of the situation after the guy from the Dark Night tribe entered the tavern.
In addition, there were a large number of anti-monitoring systems installed inside the tavern, so he had to come in person to look for evidence.
Now the system can still provide him with the free tracking function.
With this function, we can only tell that the guy from the Midnight Clan is still somewhere inside the tavern.
"In addition to this pasture, this tavern should have an underground space. The guy from the Midnight Clan is nearby, but at a glance there is only this pasture nearby, so the guy should be in the underground space under our feet."
While the system was detecting the composition of the meat, Lin Yang pretended to be curious and took a few steps towards the location of the cattle and sheep. He also confirmed that the guy from the Dark Night Clan should be underground.
The little red dot representing the Mingye tribe was almost overlapping with his position at this moment.
But there were no other buildings around the ranch where they were at the moment.
Then the answer is obvious.
There should be a secret underground space beneath this vast pasture.
"Sir, do you seem to be very interested in our beef and mutton food?" The short and thin old man with a goatee saw Lin Yang staring at the cooked meat from time to time, and suddenly asked.
Lin Yang was slightly stunned and didn't know how to respond.
In any other situation, he would have definitely said he was interested.
But in this situation, if he said he was interested, it would be very embarrassing if the old guy asked him to give him a piece to try.
Cannibalism?
He's not that perverted.
Just as Lin Yang was thinking about how to respond, the system's test results were issued in a timely manner.
"Answer the host. This piece of meat is not any human tissue. In other words, it is not human flesh, but animal flesh."
"Not human flesh?" Lin Yang couldn't help but be a little surprised.
It's not human flesh?
"Yes, host, this should be a relatively rare animal meat. The meat is very delicious, and it is professionally cooked, so it makes you feel hungry just by smelling it." "This..." Lin Yang was stunned, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Just don’t use human flesh!
Just as I breathed a sigh of relief, the previous doubts came to my mind again.
Since this is not human flesh, then what exactly do they capture people for?
"Sir, you don't seem to be in a very good mental state. Do you need me to call for medical help?" The short and thin old man with a goatee saw Lin Yang suddenly dazed and spoke again.
"Ah... no need. I just haven't seen cows and sheep eat meat. I was surprised and stunned for a moment." Lin Yang came back to his senses and made up an excuse.
"Haha, carnivorous cattle and sheep are indeed rare, and the ones we have here are unique." The short and thin old man with a goatee had a gleam in his eyes. He didn't seem to have any doubts, but said with a hint of pride.
"How is this cultivated?" Lin Yang was really curious.
Theoretically, it is not impossible to turn herbivores into carnivores.
Perhaps just changing the gene sequence would do the trick.
But the price is not cheap. If it is just to satisfy your appetite, it is indeed too extravagant.
Moreover, it is forbidden to arbitrarily change the genetic sequence of species in the universe.
The highly developed science and technology will bring about some incredible technologies, but some technologies are so incredible that they may even cause some uncontrollable unknown risks, so the Cosmic Alliance has expressly prohibited them.
And the fact that this old man dared to bring me here to see them should mean that these cattle and sheep have not been genetically modified.
Since the biological habits are not changed by modifying the gene sequence, he is really curious about what new technology can achieve this level.
In response, the short, thin old man with a goatee said leisurely, "This is our exclusive technology. Sorry I can't tell you."
"I understand." Lin Yang's eyes flashed and he didn't ask any more questions.
Anyway, as long as they are not raised with human flesh, it doesn’t really matter how they are bred.
"Please select a cow or sheep that you like. It will be slaughtered for you on the spot and cooked by professional chefs. I guarantee that the taste will definitely surpass all the meat you have ever eaten!" The short and thin old man with a goatee spoke again.
At this moment, he seemed to have transformed into a gourmet, chattering non-stop: "This is fresh food that can be seen on site. Although it is also beef and mutton, I can guarantee that it is incomparable to the beef and mutton you eat in your human restaurant. This is definitely an experience that you will never forget!"
"We can provide any cooking methods that you humans like, frying, boiling, grilling, etc. We will prepare some for you, and you will definitely be satisfied!"
Seeing this, Lin Yang still felt a little doubtful and strange, but since things had come to this point, it was not easy to refuse anything, so he could only point casually: "Let's go with this one."
He was referring to a cow.
"Would you like to order some lamb? The taste of beef and lamb is different." The short, thin old man with a goatee said, "Of course, you can rest assured. This is not a scam. The prices are absolutely fair. You don't have to worry about the price!"
"I'm not worried that I can't afford it, but I don't like eating mutton. I can't stand the smell of mutton." Lin Yang shook his head and said.
He really can't eat mutton.
Even if it is cooked by the best chef and has almost no mutton smell, he still can't eat it.
Physiological nausea.
"Well, that's a shame. I thought everyone in your tribe loved roasted whole lamb."
The short, thin old man with a goatee spread his hands.
Then he asked the waiter to take the cow chosen by Lin Yang to clean it.
"You can watch the entire slaughtering process and ensure that the ingredients will not be replaced during the entire process." The short and thin old man with a goatee said again.
After hearing this, even though he knew that this tavern was very strange, Lin Yang couldn't help but sigh that the service was still quite good.
However, the next moment, the system's voice suddenly said: "Host, this system has detected something unusual from these cattle and sheep. Please try to get close to them. This system needs to conduct further inspections. At the same time, please refuse to be slaughtered. Please temporarily refuse to eat cattle and sheep ingredients and wait for the results of this system's inspection."
"Huh? What's going on? What did you check?" Lin Yang was immediately shocked.
"To answer the host, the distance is a bit far, and you do not have enough national treasure value. The system cannot make a detailed detection and cannot give an accurate answer for the time being. Please be sure to get closer to the cattle and sheep." The system's voice was unprecedentedly serious.
"it is good!"
Hearing this, Lin Yang did not waste any time and immediately changed his tone to the short and thin old man with a goatee, "Well, boss, I'm not really interested in beef. Instead, I'm very interested in the piece of meat you just fed to the cows. To be honest, I smelled it just now and my appetite increased. Compared to this beef, I'd rather taste that piece of meat first."
"Oh?" The short, thin old man with a goatee raised his eyebrows and said, "How can that be possible? Those are just what we use to feed cattle and sheep. As a guest, it's not appropriate for you to eat those things."
"It doesn't matter. You have to try something you haven't eaten before. Besides, I can feel that the piece of meat should be extraordinary. It's not ordinary animal meat." Lin Yang continued.
"Well... okay, but I still hope that you can taste our specialty beef!" The short and thin old man with a goatee did not refuse again, but looked at Lin Yang with an indescribable strange and solemn expression.
Lin Yang had a feeling that if he said he refused to taste the beef, the old man would probably attack him in the next second.
Of course, he is not afraid of taking action, but it will be difficult to find out the truth.
Therefore, after thinking for seconds, Lin Yang nodded and said, "Since Your Excellency strongly recommends it, I will naturally give it a try. However, I have never seen meat-eating cattle and sheep. Can I take a closer look? I am indeed very curious."
"Haha, of course you can, please feel free to do so." The short and thin old man with a goatee immediately smiled again and made a gesture of invitation.
Lin Yang strode directly towards the cattle and sheep.
Behind him, the ghost man in black robe looked at the short and thin old man with a goatee, with an indescribable weirdness in his eyes.
At the same time, a voice that Lin Yang could not hear said to the short and fat old man: "Why do you want him to observe you closely? Aren't you afraid of being exposed?"
"Haha, wasn't it you who just suggested that he try our special dishes?"
The short, thin old man with a goatee chuckled and said faintly to the strange look on the black-robed ghost man's face:
"You just suggested letting him taste it, wasn't it just to test it out? In that case, why not just let him observe it from a close distance? If he can't observe anything from a close distance, it means that our plan has been perfectly successful!"
"Okay, what if he finds out?" the black-robed ghost man asked.
"Haha, on such a chaotic neutral planet, one person's death is no big deal?" said the short and thin old man with a goatee lightly.
While the two of them were talking quietly, Lin Yang also came to the front of the cattle and sheep, and said to the system at the same time: "Is this distance enough?"
"That's enough. If it's convenient, please try to touch the body of the cattle or sheep so that the system can detect it more accurately."
"Oh...it seems that what you discovered is very extraordinary?" Lin Yang's eyes narrowed.
Previously, the system could detect and scan things remotely, but this time he had to touch it personally, which made him even more curious and serious.
What exactly does the system detect?
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