(Quick Transmigration) Small Cannon Fodder Has Great Power

Gu Yunyun took out a small dagger, set the sheath aside, and focused intently on processing the fish, peeling and deboning it with lightning speed. She found a clean stone table, carefully wiped it with her clothes, and placed the sliced ​​fish on it.

Noticing that Hei Jiao's gaze was fixed on the dagger she had taken out, Gu Yunyun explained, "Back when I was at home, whenever my family cooked something delicious, they would always give it to my sister. I would just watch with envy but couldn't eat it, so I had to go out and find the ingredients myself to treat myself."

While slicing the fish with her dagger, Gu Yunyun took the opportunity to introduce herself to the black dragon, hoping to build rapport by getting to know each other better.

"Fortunately, the village is located near mountains and rivers, so we can catch a lot of wild animals, whether they fly in the sky, run on the ground, or swim in the water. If we are lucky, we can also find some wild fruits and vegetables in the mountains. So I usually carry portable tools with me, as well as my own seasonings, which has helped me develop some cooking skills."

Gu Yunyun smiled shyly, "Because I love to eat, I always climb trees and go down to the river to find food, so everyone says I'm naughty and not as gentle and quiet as my sister."

The black dragon was drawn to Gu Yunyun's words and, while watching her cut the fish, asked, "Why did your parents only give the best food to your older sister and not you? Don't intelligent animals usually favor their younger offspring?"

"Because I was adopted, and my sister is my biological daughter."

Black Dragon then shifted his gaze from the fish slices to Gu Yunyun's face. "So that's why your family chose to sacrifice you?" He frowned and said bluntly, "Raising an adopted child just to have them die in place of your own?"

Gu Yunyun's hands didn't stop moving. "It's only natural to have different degrees of closeness to people. They raised me after all, so now I've repaid their kindness, and we're even from now on." As she spoke, she looked up at the black dragon with a bright smile, "However, if it weren't for this, I wouldn't have had the chance to meet the Dragon God. Every cloud has a silver lining, and this is my good fortune."

Black Dragon turned his head away somewhat awkwardly, “…sweet talk.”

As they spoke, Gu Yunyun had already skillfully sliced ​​the fish. Each slice was as thin as a cicada's wing, looking fresh and translucent, and arranged neatly and attractively. Even Hei Jiao, who had just eaten several large fish, found his mouth watering at the sight.

The stone table was completely covered with over ten kilograms of raw fish slices. Gu Yunyun then took out a small bamboo tube from her sleeve, uncorked it, and gently flicked her wrist to evenly and thinly sprinkle the prepared seasonings inside onto the fish slices. A delicious and tender fish dish was ready.

Black Dragon's mouth watered, but this wasn't like dried meat. This fish was something he had personally fed to his pet, and besides, as the pet owner, he couldn't bring himself to ask his pet for it back. Frustrated, he sat cross-legged on the ground, his fingers unconsciously tapping rapidly against his knees.

Gu Yunyun smiled gently and said to him, "Dragon God, thank you for condescending to catch fish for me." As she spoke, she scooped up a small pile of fish sashimi in her hand. "I only need a little bit. The rest is for you. Please don't mind my rough cooking."

Black Dragon's irritated fingers suddenly stopped, and he turned his gaze from the sashimi to Gu Yunyun's face in surprise. Realizing what had happened, he quickly composed himself, put on a serious face, and said with a reluctant expression, "Since you are so sincere in offering to me, then fine, I will try it."

Black Dragon strode to the stone platform and eagerly grabbed a large piece of sashimi, taking it in one bite. Gu Yunyun then walked to the side, carefully chewing on her sashimi while observing Black Dragon.

The fish slices were cut so thinly that they almost melted in your mouth; after adding the seasoning, the fishy smell was gone, replaced by a fresh, spicy aroma that greatly stimulated your appetite. Hei Jiao devoured the large amount of raw fish slices in a flash, while Gu Yunyun hadn't even finished the handful of fish sashimi in her hand.

Black Dragon, still savoring his delicious meal, smacked his lips with lingering excitement in his eyes. He turned to look at Gu Yunyun, a hint of admiration in his eyes.

"Uh...would you like some more?" Gu Yunyun offered the fish slices to the black dragon.

Black Dragon didn't take the fish slice from her hand. Instead, he turned around and leaped back into the water, diving down with remarkable agility.

Gu Yunyun murmured to the system, "I have a bad feeling... that my hands will break from exhaustion."

Just as Gu Yunyun had predicted, the black dragon quickly reaped its rewards after entering the water. It threw the fish it caught onto the shore, then dived back down to continue catching fish, and gradually, a mountain of fish piled up on the ground.

"Lord Dragon God, catch these first, or I won't have enough seasonings!" Gu Yunyun called out as the black dragon poked its head out of the water again, holding up a fish.

Upon hearing this, Black Dragon stopped piling the fish mountain even higher. He nimbly stepped ashore, his body instantly dry the moment he touched the ground.

Faced with the black dragon's expectant gaze, Gu Yunyun resigned herself to her work. After cooking one fish, the black dragon would eat it, then unconsciously continue to watch Gu Yunyun's movements with longing eyes.

One fish after another, Gu Yunyun's hands ached from making the fish sashimi, but she still couldn't keep up with the speed at which the black dragon ate. She turned the bamboo tube upside down and used up the last bit of seasoning in it. Only then had the fish mound on the ground shrunk to a small tip.

Gu Yunyun rolled her eyes and thought for a moment, then tentatively said to the black dragon who looked regretful, "Although we can't make sashimi without the seasonings, these fish are so fresh and delicious. If we make them into grilled fish, even without any seasonings, it will surely have a unique flavor."

"Roast it over a fire?" Black Dragon hesitated. He had tried roasting fish over a fire before to try something different, but the result was that the fish was charred on the outside and raw on the inside. One bite was bitter and fishy, ​​and it was still a nightmare for him to think about it.

He hesitated for a moment, then looked at Gu Yunyun. Thinking that she seemed to be quite good at it, he figured it wouldn't hurt to give it a try, so he agreed.

"Then... does Lord Dragon God have any way to light a fire? There are limited branches here, and it's very damp, I'm afraid..."

When it comes to food, Black Dragon is very straightforward. He flips his hand, and fire bursts from his palm. "Is this big enough?"

Gu Yunyun: !!!

Seeing that Gu Yunyun didn't speak, the flames in the black dragon's palm suddenly grew larger. "And this time?"

Gu Yunyun felt her face getting hot from the flames and said blankly, "That's enough...that's enough." She stood up and said, "I'll go get some branches to skewer the cleaned fish."

Although the cave is located underwater with only a small opening through which one can glimpse a bit of the sky, over the years, some seeds are carried into the cave by the wind or birds, resulting in some sparse small vegetation inside.

Gu Yunyun gathered some dry branches, skewered the fish, and held it above the flames in the black dragon's palm. However, grilling fish takes time, and it was quite tiring for the two of them to hold it up. Moreover, the fish in front of them gradually emitted a delicious aroma as time passed, but they couldn't eat it yet, which was quite torturous for the black dragon.

So Gu Yunyun came up with a solution: she built a small stove with stones on three sides, put the grilled fish on it, and the black dragon could lie down and rest, put his hand in to light the fire, instead of sitting and being tempted by the grilled fish that was gradually turning yellow. Although he could still smell the tempting aroma, at least he wouldn't be bothered by it.

When Gu Yunyun brought up the topic again, Hei Jiao was happy to shift the focus and chat with her casually in a pleasant atmosphere, although Gu Yunyun did most of the talking.

Gu Yunyun recounted what Yunniang had seen and heard in the past, talking about the people and customs of the village, the local fishermen's special dishes, the sweet taste of wild honey from the forest, and how plump, tender, and flavorful the matsutake mushrooms, which could only be found occasionally on the rugged mountain roads, were...

The two of them lay side by side, one talking and the other listening, swallowing their saliva.

"And what about you? Where did you live before?" Gu Yunyun asked, tilting her head slightly.