Alien creatures destroy homes? Start by killing upright apes!

Chapter 10 Consuming Exotic Dark Creatures

The secretary added cautiously:

"Mr. Prime Minister, I wasn't finished. There's another part in the report from the Hanscat Kingdom—the meat of giant millipedes contains a special protein that can cause severe allergic reactions in some people. Mild reactions include rashes all over the body, while severe reactions can cause difficulty breathing. The Hanscat Kingdom has already recorded more than two hundred cases of allergic reactions."

Louis dropped his fork onto the plate with a crisp sound.

"So, this stuff is not only awful, it can be deadly?"

"There are currently no reported deaths, but..."

"Stop talking." Louis pushed the plate aside. "Notify the whole country that giant millipedes are forbidden to be eaten. Also, find out if exotic creatures from other countries are safe to eat."

The secretary returned ten minutes later with an even more complicated expression on her face.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister! The United States tried Tyrannosaurus Rex meat, but it was too tough to chew, and everyone vomited afterward. The United Kingdom tried Anomalocaris, but the meat was bitter, and blisters appeared on their lips afterward. The United Kingdom tried Tyrannosaurus Rex, but the flesh was like rubber, and even after cooking for six hours, it was still impossible to chew. The United Kingdom tried Antiomon, which was swallowable, but everyone who ate it had diarrhea the next day."

After listening, Louis remained silent for a long time, then asked a question that struck at the heart of the matter:

"What about upright apes? Has anyone ever eaten upright apes?"

The secretary flipped through the documents:

"John Bull tried it. They made sausages from the flesh of Homo erectus, and after eating them, people developed red rashes all over their bodies. The swelling lasted for three days before it subsided. Moreover, the blood of Homo erectus is black, so the sausages they made were also black. No one would dare to eat them just by looking at them."

Louis leaned back in his chair and muttered to himself:

"So these exotic creatures can't be eaten, can't be raised, can't be killed, and will even evolve. Then why did we choose them? Just to cause ourselves trouble?"

No one can answer this question.

……

The Winners' Kingdom, the government.

Lu Cheng was squatting on the edge of a field on the outskirts of the city, with a large iron pot in front of him.

Something was simmering in the pot, bubbling and steaming.

The suburban farm delivered a dead water dragon beast—not killed, but knocked unconscious by hitting a piece of underground granite while digging a burrow, and never woke up again.

The farm workers carried the body to the entrance of the government kitchen and asked the governor if he wanted to give it a try.

The two-meter-long water dragon beast was round and plump, with large fangs sticking out of the ground. Even in death, it was so ugly that it was easily recognizable.

"Let's stew a pot of it," Lu Cheng decided immediately.

Cut the water dragon meat into chunks and put it in a pot, add scallions, ginger, and garlic, bring it to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat. At this moment, the whole street is filled with the aroma of meat.

"Honey, do you really want to eat this?" Carrie stood behind him, her expression a mixture of worry and amusement.

"Of course we'll eat it." Lu Cheng stirred the pot with a spoon. Whether the water dragon beast's meat was edible or not, he'd have to try it himself to know. Reports might lie, but your body won't."

The water dragon meat in the pot had been simmering for two hours, the soup was milky white, and the meat looked tender and juicy.

Lu Cheng scooped up a spoonful of soup, blew on it, and took a sip.

Then he smacked his lips, and his expression gradually relaxed:

"It's alright! It's a bit like a mix of beef and lamb, but it doesn't have much of a gamey smell. The meat is a little firmer than beef or lamb, but it tastes good after stewing for a long time."

He picked up another piece of meat, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it.

"The broth is better than the meat; this broth is absolutely amazing for cooking noodles!"

He then put down the bowl and waited for half an hour, without experiencing any discomfort.

An hour later, still nothing.

Two hours later, Lu Cheng's stomach began to churn, as if someone was wringing a towel inside.

It wasn't excruciating pain, but a dull, persistent discomfort, and then he started having diarrhea.

I pooped twice, then stopped.

I developed a few red rashes on my body, but they weren't itchy and disappeared on their own after two hours.

"Interesting." Lu Cheng sat on the toilet, opened his notebook, and began to take notes.

"It can be confirmed for the time being that the flesh of the Water Dragon Beast is barely edible, slightly poisonous, and its nutritional value is yet to be determined. With proper cooking methods, it tastes quite good."

Upon hearing this, Carrie breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly remembered something:

"By the way, it seems that none of the countries that chose the hominid species can eat hominid meat. I just received news that in the United States, people who make sausages from hominid meat have allergic reactions after eating them."

Lu Cheng smiled, a smile that carried a calm "I knew it all along" quality.

"The evolutionary direction of alien creatures determines their physical structure. Alien creatures with combat-oriented organs inevitably have tough flesh because high muscle fiber density is necessary to support high-intensity attacks. Homo erectus evolved its brain, and the brain consumes a huge proportion of the body's total energy consumption, resulting in their muscle tissue being filled with specific types of protein structures that humans cannot digest, hence the allergies."

In the following period, Lu Cheng found twelve more volunteers and divided them into three groups for testing.

The first group ate it raw and went straight to the hospital. They developed a full-body rash and a high fever and were bedridden for three days before they could get out of bed.

The second group ate the cooked food and had the same symptoms as Lu Cheng—diarrhea, mild rash, and recovered in half a day.

The third group simmered the food in a high-pressure steamer for six hours before eating. It was hard to swallow, but the body had almost no reaction, except for one person who had diarrhea twice.

The conclusion is clear: the flesh of the Water Dragon Beast contains a protein toxin unique to its black blood, which can be degraded by high temperatures but cannot be completely eliminated. Eating it raw will kill you, cooking it will cause diarrhea, and high-pressure stewing is basically safe, but the texture will be like a dishcloth.

"So if you can avoid eating it, then don't." Lu Cheng closed his notebook, his tone devoid of regret, simply stating a fact.

Carrie asked, "Can't we eat any of those exotic creatures?"

"None of them are edible! Black blood is their common characteristic. The protein toxins in this blood are foreign proteins to all life forms on Earth. The only difference is the toxin content and heat resistance."

Lu Cheng drew a table on the blackboard.

Anomalocaris: It can be fatal if eaten raw, and its toxicity is almost not reduced after cooking, so it should not be eaten.

Giant Nautilus: Same as above.

Thales: The flesh is too tough to cook through, and the inside is always raw, so it is inedible.

Giant dragonflies: Their exoskeleton is indigestible, they have little meat, and are not edible.

Giant millipede: Reports from Hanscat Country indicate that even when cooked, it still causes severe vomiting and rashes, and is therefore inedible.

Antiomon: Taro Tanuki Kingdom tried it, and after eating it, the whole group had diarrhea for two days. It is not edible.

Grimogonia: It has an extremely high toxin content and should not be eaten raw or cooked.

Tyrannosaurus Rex: The United States killed one with a howitzer, cut off the hind leg meat, stewed it in a military pressure cooker for eight hours, and after eating it, the entire cooking squad suffered from diarrhea for three days, rendering it inedible.

Upright ape: The United States made sausages, and the whole nation had an allergic reaction and vomited. The sausages made with black blood were also black, and no one dared to eat them a second time.

"Where's the Water Dragon?" Carrie asked, pointing to the last line of the form.

Lu Cheng wrote four words in the Water Dragon Beast column: Barely able to survive.

"Its toxin content is the lowest among the ten exotic creatures. The evolutionary direction of the Digging Claw determines that its muscles do not need to be as dense as those of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, nor does it need to power the brain like a Homo erectus. The toxin concentration in its flesh is about one-fifth that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex and one-third that of a Homo erectus. So if there is really nothing else to eat, eating a Lyssaphion will not kill it; at most, it will cause it to collapse from diarrhea."