Mage Lord: The Tech Tree is Skewed by Me

Chapter 129 The Tall Bird—Antolia’s Excellent Miner

Beauty is divided into two types.

One is inner beauty and the other is outer beauty.

Leon used to be a pretty girl, but now... Leon feels that inner beauty is also particularly important.

The pike, for example, is a creature of intrinsic beauty, especially when cooked over charcoal fire.

For the seven Antolian navy soldiers stationed next to the lake, they have become particularly skilled in handling pike.

The most important thing is to chop off the ugly and dirty-looking dog head with an axe. As for the remaining cooking and processing methods, it is actually no different from other fish.

Probably because the pike is covered with just the right layer of fat under its skin, and when roasted over charcoal fire, it emits bursts of heart-warming aroma.

Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, full of aroma.

The first thing you feel after entering the mouth is the crispiness of the fish skin. Then, as the taster's teeth penetrate the fish skin, the elastic and tender fish meat will be popped into the mouth in an instant, firm and delicate, With a hint of charcoal grilling aroma, it can't help but leave a fragrance on your lips and teeth, leaving you with endless aftertaste.

Perhaps because pike itself grows in salt lakes, the grilled fish itself does not need any dipping sauce to season it. It is slightly salty and even has a slight aftertaste.

To put it simply, it is an authentic one.

So much so that even Leon, who was the Marquis of Antolia, couldn't help but show off three grilled fishes in a row.

“Pike is a good thing!!”

Leon wiped the slightly oily corners of his mouth and was in a good mood.

You know, for the inland Antorians, fish dishes are not unavailable, but they are extremely rare.

Even though the White Blade River flows beside the Thorn Territory, the fish in the river always have an earthy smell that is hard to get rid of.

The pike is completely different.

Although it looks ugly and is not a sea fish, its taste is as delicious as Leon has never seen before. Even compared with the puffer fish in the previous life, the taste is not bad at all.

"It tastes really good, but it has a very bad temper."

Taking advantage of the break between meals, the soldiers on the side also got acquainted with their lord a lot, and bravely said: "These guys have almost as bad tempers as plateau hounds. Whenever we row on the lake, they will use their His head hit the hull of the ship violently, as if he wanted to tear the hull into pieces."

"Fortunately, the craftsmen of Antolia are skilled enough in building canoes. Before the pike can knock the canoes apart, they can knock themselves out, and then they can directly pick up fish from the lake with their fishing nets." .”

"You won't bite, right?"

Leon couldn't help frowning and took a big bite of fish viciously.

In Leon's eyes, this pink lake is an extremely important salt production area in Antolia in the future.

If these pike bite humans, it will undoubtedly be a disaster.

after all……

For the tall strange birds with long legs, the Antolians can still use flying stone ropes to remove them at fixed points, but for the pike with sharp enough teeth that can even bite through fishing nets, the Antolians have some troubles. The son was helpless.

"No, no!"

The naval soldier on the side quickly shook his head and said with a bit of laughter:

"A few days ago, someone accidentally fell into the lake, but those pikes that were originally so menacing fled in almost the blink of an eye."

"From some angles, the characters of these pikes are actually very similar to dogs. When they are holding the leash, they are provocative and look arrogant. But if they let go of the leash, they will suddenly become angry. As well-behaved as... a young bird of a tall bird."

Although the adult tall-footed monster birds are somewhat ferocious, driven by their sense of territoriality, they will even peck people when they see them, but those young birds are obviously not like this.

Since the parents of the young birds have been killed by the Antolians, those chubby young birds have grown up under the care of the Antolians almost from the moment they hatched.

Since Leon intends to tame the tall bird, the people below must also do their best.

Although I don’t know what the final result will be, at least for now, the domestication process is quite smooth.

Even some of the fast-growing baby birds have begun to work with the miners of Antolia.

Their sharp and hard beaks are far superior to any existing mining tools in Antolia. With just one peck, a crack will be torn open in the originally extremely hard rock formation.

The price the Antolians have to pay is just three meals a day for the young birds.

This is a good job that includes food and accommodation!

Not only does it allow them to have a job since they were young, but it also greatly saves Antolia's manpower and material resources.

So although the presence of those tall baby birds made many miners panic at the beginning, over time, they have become accustomed to the different colleagues wandering around the mines.

"That's good!"

Leon, who finally breathed a sigh of relief, couldn't help but take a few bites of fish and said seriously: "One more!"

If the pike is eaten, what is left is sun salt.

And this obviously takes a long time and a lot of manpower.

But as an outstanding time traveler who had been ranked among the top three best students in his high school class for three consecutive years, Leon still had some insights into some of the simplest and basic chemistry knowledge.

Considering the current development status of the salt industry in this era, Bello, who had just been promoted to the executive mayor of the mining town by Leon, would be able to take on the job with just a few reminders.

You know, the southwestern highlands are really a treasure land for drying salt.

Not only is there sufficient sunlight, but there is also sufficient daily wind, which perfectly meets the various conditions required for salt drying.

You only need to dig out enough salt ponds by the lake, and then divide the evaporation ponds and crystallization ponds according to the established steps. When the light, wind and other natural conditions are met, it only takes three or two days to produce brine. A layer of coarse salt can be formed on the bottom of the pool, and then there are the well-known steps of making refined salt from coarse salt.

What about adding water to dissolve, what about filtering and cooking...

Regardless of whether they were steps that already existed in this era or were steps that were far beyond the understanding of this era, Leon had already explained everything to Bello.

If after having detailed procedures and explanations, this salt lake in the southwestern highlands cannot provide enough salt for Antolia, then Leon will really have to reconsider Bello's ability level and ability to do things.

"Don't worry, Lord Marquis!"

Regarding the expectations of his lord, Bello patted his chest and promised:

"I will definitely handle this matter properly! Let Antolia spend less money on purchasing salt!"