Personality V: I will save everything

“What is this?⊙_⊙” Holmes looked at the bowl of soup in front of him with suspicion, and wondered to himself, can this thing be drunk?

Andrew seemed to see through his thoughts and quickly explained: "These are giant swamp frog eggs!"

When Holmes heard this, he almost vomited the "eyeball soup" he had just drunk. He stared at Andrew with wide eyes in disbelief, as if he was looking at a monster.

"You said these are giant swamp frog eggs?" Holmes pointed at the bowl of soup, his voice trembling.

Andrew nodded and said calmly: "Yes, this is a very precious ingredient!"

Holmes shook his head helplessly, thinking that Andrew's taste was really unique! He had no interest in tasting such strange food.

However, Andrew persuaded enthusiastically: "Come on, try it, you will like it!" As he said that, he picked up the spoon, scooped a spoonful of soup and put it to Holmes' mouth.

Holmes waved his hands and stepped back, fearing that the spoonful of soup would splash on him. He didn't want the disgusting thing to touch his lips.

However, Holmes changed his mind and thought that this was probably just like the eyeball soup, which just looked strange but tasted pretty good. Moreover, it was given to him by Andrew, and he would not feed himself food made with such strange ingredients.

Thinking of this, Holmes opened his mouth and swallowed the spoonful of soup.

However, just as Holmes swallowed the spoonful of soup, a strong spicy taste rushed into his nasal cavity like a torrent, catching him off guard.

“Ouch!” Holmes could not help but scream. His eyes widened and his face was full of astonishment and pain.

The spicy taste was like a burning flame, raging in his throat, burning his taste buds and tongue. Holmes felt as if his mouth was set on fire, and the burning pain was almost unbearable.

He hurriedly pinched his nose bridge and rubbed it vigorously, hoping to relieve the strong stimulation. However, the spicy taste did not seem to let him go easily, and it still rushed around in his nose and mouth, refusing to dissipate.

Fortunately, the pungent taste came and went quickly. After just a few seconds, Holmes felt the spicy taste gradually fade away. He slowly loosened his hand that was pinching the bridge of his nose, took a deep breath, and then carefully tasted the aftertaste in his mouth.

Surprisingly, after he got used to the spicy taste, he found that the soup tasted really good. The unique spicy taste blended with the deliciousness of other ingredients to form a wonderful taste that made people linger.

[Hundreds of "frog eggs" (grapes wrapped in mustard yogurt sauce) are soaked in the dark green "slime" (avocado puree + yogurt), the "embryo" in the center of the egg is edible silver bead sugar, and "rotten leaves" (kale chips) and "tadpoles" (cucumber tails) are floating around. 】

"Yes, this soup tastes really good, but the pungent spicy taste is really unbearable for me. However, Aunt Michiko seems to have a special liking for this taste." Andrew said thoughtfully.

As Holmes listened to what Andrew said, he began to recall Michiko mentioned by Andrew, and suddenly remembered that Mycroft once told him a story about a non-human who married a human. Could this Michiko be the character in that story?

"Of course, there are other delicacies besides soup. You can't just drink soup, there are also some desserts and staple foods here, and they taste pretty good. It's a pity that I can't enjoy them." Andrew continued.

Holmes was confused at first, not understanding what Andrew meant by "I can't eat it", but soon he realized that it must be because meat was added to the food.

After all, Andrew is an elf and naturally stays away from meat.

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"what is this?"

"The Living Dead Finger Puffs."

After the previous two rounds of baptism, Holmes has developed a certain trust in the food handed over by Andrew. Anyway, Andrew will not hand him some messy things. They just look a little strange, but the taste is still quite good.

The most he would do now is ask what the food is called and then put it into his mouth.

[Twelve "fingers" wrapped in rotten meat-colored icing are neatly arranged (puff body + almond icing), the nails are dark red jelly (raspberry pectin), white paste (vanilla custard sauce) "oozes" from the knuckles, and bloody traces are drawn on the bottom of the plate with chocolate sauce. ]

When you pick up the "finger", the nail will suddenly "break" (it is deliberately made very loose when sticking the jelly), and it will fall on the plate with a "click" sound. The timid ones may drop the cutlery - but the strawberry filling exposed at the broken part will make people want to lick their fingers.

But Holmes did not do so. It was just that the "nail" fell off, which was not a big deal (he had seen more disgusting situations at the crime scene). Moreover, when he held it in his hand, he felt that it was more like some kind of baked food. He put it in his mouth and took a bite, and sure enough, it was.

But he also seemed to understand why Andrew was unwilling to eat this kind of baked ingredients, which usually contain butter and eggs, but elves also hate these two things.

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In the following time, Holmes tasted————

Gargoyle Lava Grill

[The burnt "devil's wings" (pork ribs) are inserted into the volcano-shaped bread, the orange-red "lava" (tomato and chili sauce) oozes out from the ribs, thick smoke (dry ice) comes out of the bread crater, the surface of the meat is covered with "volcanic ash" (cocoa powder + coffee powder), and the side dish is solidified "lava mashed potatoes" (mashed potatoes dyed red + cheese latte art). ]

The ribs are grilled with honey smoked sauce until they fall off the bone, with a sweet and spicy flavor; the tomato chili lava sauce has the heat of jalapenos, the cocoa volcanic ash unexpectedly adds a layer of caramelized aroma, and the mashed potatoes contain melted mozzarella, which looks like pulling out lava chains when pulled into threads.

When you bite into the "charred rotten meat", the crispy skin will make a "crunching" sound, and with the dry ice smoke, it feels like you are gnawing on the remains of a demon just fished out of the magma - but in fact the meat is so juicy that it will burst. The more "cruelly" you bite it, the more you can experience the pleasure of the sweet and spicy meat.

Lich Soul Salad

[The transparent glass bowl contains a floating "soul" (jellyfish-shaped agar-agar with built-in edible fluorescent powder), with "chains" (purple cabbage shreds) wrapped around the soul, and a "skeleton" (bread cubes baked into bone shapes) at the bottom. The "Tears of the Styx" sauce is a strange blue-green color (butterfly pea pollen + green apple sauce). ]

Agar is tasteless, but when you bite it, it bursts with cantaloupe juice (the soul core); purple cabbage shreds are pickled with apple cider vinegar, sour, sweet and crispy; bread bones are roasted and fragrant, and dipped in blue-green sauce, it feels like eating magical green apple yogurt. The most amazing thing is that the fluorescent powder emits a faint blue light in the dark, and it feels like swallowing stars when chewing.

If you stare at a floating soul for more than 20 seconds, you will see the "soul face" flash by in the cold weather (a residual visual illusion), but after swallowing it you will feel your mind clearer - it is said that this is the "wisdom salad" extracted by the lich with magic, and the more afraid you are, the smarter you will be.

Devil's Pus Muffins

[The surface of the giant pancake with a diameter of 30cm is covered with purple-black "pus" (actually bursting blueberries), and a devil's tail-shaped chocolate bar is inserted on the top of each pus, and yellow-green "pus" (lemon curd + food coloring) flows around the edge. ]

The muffin itself is vanilla honey flavored, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside; the blueberries are bursting with sweet and sour juice, the sourness of the lemon curd just neutralizes the sweetness, and the chocolate tail is a stimulating combination of dark chocolate + chili powder.

Muffins baked with "devil's fat" make a slight "squeaking" sound when chewed (actually bubbles bursting), and the timid may mistake it for the devil whispering in his throat.

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Overall, these foods are indeed quite delicious from an objective point of view. They are delicious, rich in taste, and memorable. However, if you ignore their gruesome appearance, these foods are actually just some ordinary ingredients.

Holmes knew that he was not here just to taste the food. His purpose was far more than that. While observing the food, he also roughly estimated the types of ingredients here. After some observation and thinking, he roughly estimated that there were about 57 kinds of ingredients here.

Andrew had given him a little bit of each so far, letting him taste probably 8 of them.

As for the other ingredients, Holmes was not quite sure about their details.

He couldn't help but start thinking, what would these untasted ingredients be like? Which of them are inedible to humans?

However, Holmes knew very well that he could not ask directly. After all, this was a party hosted by someone else. If he asked questions rashly, people would inevitably think that he was here to investigate something, which would not only embarrass the host but also ruin the atmosphere of the party.

Therefore, he had to think of a way to cleverly find out some information without appearing too rude.

Just as Holmes was thinking hard, a great opportunity suddenly appeared in front of him. The child named Robbie was happily pulling the other two children, Stellan and Inara, to run over and ask Andrew to play with them.

Faced with the children's enthusiastic invitation, Andrew was in a dilemma. On the one hand, he was responsible for entertaining the guests, but on the other hand, he couldn't bear to refuse the children's kindness. After hesitating for a moment, Andrew turned his head and glanced at Holmes, as if asking for his opinion.

Seeing this, Holmes raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a seemingly "generous" smile, then waved his hand gently, motioning Andrew to go and play with the children.

To outsiders, this action shows that Holmes is indeed a considerate and informal person.

However, only Holmes himself knows the deep meaning hidden behind his smile.

Was this a false test, or had he anticipated that something like this would happen?

Seeing that Holmes was so "reasonable", Andrew felt at ease to follow the children to play.

Before leaving, he took several kinds of food from the table, handed them to Holmes, and told him to remember what they looked like and never eat them.

Then Andrew was surrounded by the children and left.

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After seeing Andrew off, Holmes began to observe the food in his hand.

Seriously, it's hard to tell them apart when they're mixed in with foods that normal humans can eat.

At this moment, the host of the party, Mr. Norton Campbell, came over. He still looked like the evil god of magma. When he approached Holmes, Holmes could even feel the heat from his body.

But Norton Campbell came over just to tell Holmes why he couldn't eat these foods.

Star Squid Sashimi

[A squid-like Outer God's followers from the cracks in the astral plane. The suction cups on the tentacles are the "Eyes of Truth" (looking directly at them will cause mental pollution).]

Every time a human eats one slice, they will permanently lose one basic sense (vision/hearing/smell at random), and tentacle monsters will appear in their dreams.

Angel Tears Jelly

[The fallen angel's tears of regret (condensed into purple crystals), the sinner's jealous blood (provides a gelatinous texture), and the stamens of the heavenly rose (neutralizes the fishy smell). ]

After eating it, humans will randomly forget a precious memory (such as their first love/a promise with a close friend), and will feel like vomiting when seeing white wings thereafter.

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There are many more like this.

In short, in one sentence————

Eat it and die.