Chapter 225: Hot Pot and Singing (2/2)

Be that as it may, it was not as if basic human nature was inherently evil. Even so, difficult living conditions where survival was already a luxury meant the kind side of human nature would be suppressed in the depths of human hearts. It was only after they had resolved basic needs and having assurances that human kindness would gradually slow.

“Well, I’m almost done here. What are you two planning now?” The wood elf who still had the Iris Macaw perching on his shoulder asked the other two elves.

“I might visit the humans who defeated the devil.” The shrugging elf responded. “I knew that humans had come to Trinia, but I disliked their kind before and with the atmosphere at the time, I never even went to look at them.”

“Well, you missed the fun. I heard their feasts were especially interesting.” The communications elf said, playing with the Iris Macaw.

“You’ve been to one?” The elf shrugged in curiosity.

“Nope.” The communications elf replied. “I heard about it from Jamie.”

“Alright, stop the chatter. We’ll continue back at Trinia.” The green-haired elf stopped the other two elves’ discussion commandingly. “Let’s return and see for ourselves what those heroes are up to.”

***

At the moment, the ‘heroes’ that the green-haired elf was speaking off were sitting together and having a hot pot.

It wasn’t exactly a barbecue party since it was just a mini feast, although there was one held whenever they defeat a powerful Boss.

While the devil was of a higher level compared to the Barren Giant, the Players had a far easier time considering their higher helpless, and they were far from their helpless selves back then.

Still, after almost falling to a wipeout on two separate occasions, the Players decided to reward themselves with a smaller feast.

Players who were coming in from other locations brought in meat, whereas the wood elves provided vegetables and fruits.

One should note here that hot pots were not originally existent in this world. Xi Wei had invented it and put it in the System’s tavern out of curiosity, which immediately allowed business to boom over there and crushed the Iron Cauldron… in fact, the Iron Cauldron would have closed shop if the owner didn’t quickly get an idea how to get his hands on the good food (stock for the hot pot can be bought from the System’s tavern).

Winter had passed but the weather wasn’t completely warm yet. It would be first spring if it was back on earth, the most suitable time for hot pot.

Hence, the Players gathered around the hot pots, singing or running off to a corner for some stand-up comedy sessions.

Although it was less than a formal feast, it was as bustling as one.

Furthermore, the Players’ efforts this time wasn’t wasted either. The wood elves acknowledged the Players feat after Selene had recovered, with most of their attitude changing towards humans changing for the better. In fact, some elves joined the Players celebrations thanks to Jamie’s efforts (Selene brothers, the young elf who was the first to approach the humans.

All at once, the little feast was overflowing with joy and harmony…

Until a post on the forums cut short the pleasant time for every Player.

[Angora: @everyone I need your help.]