286 Elves Eat Meat Too! (1/2)

”There's nothing wrong with the taste. The food is delicious. There's no doubt about that.” Leon said. As he picked up another slice of beast meat from one of six other dishes, he continued, ”However…”

”However…?”

”The food was not worth the price.” Leon sighed with mild disappointment.

Eating at Twilight Palace was not much different from eating back at the Royal Palace. The taste was on the same level. Even the energy contained in the meat was also on the same level.

”Would you mind elaborating, Esteemed Customer?” The waiter asked politely. However, the male waiter's smile had become more forced.

”It's nothing much. I was just expecting something better.”

Leon shook his head.

”I see… If there's nothing else, I shall leave and allow esteemed customers to enjoy your private meal.” The waited bowed and took his leave.

Leon shook his head again.

He could tell that the waiter had taken his words the wrong way, but he was too lazy to explain. Even the palace would not charge as much as this place if they were to open their doors for business.

The Steakhouse also served better food at a much lower price. The taste was important, but the energy was even more so. This was a world where strength trumps everything.

Despite holding such clear advantages, the Steakhouse was still not as famous as this Twilight Palace on Aurelia Mountain Road. As for the reason being, Leon could faintly guess why.

The difference lay in their menus. In this regard, Twilight Palace had been more meticulous. They had their recommendations for each dish to cater to the different tastes of people and the constitution of Awakeners.

The human body was composed of the five elements. There was usually no problem with ingesting mild amounts of each element.

However, substantial amounts would make an Awakener feel uncomfortable and even unwell if the element was incompatible with their body.

Death was also a possibility depending on their conditions.

With the high-energy content of the meals provided by the Steakhouse, it was not strange that there would be people who enjoy it and people who would not come back a second time. It was like a gamble; it was all about first impressions.

Faelyn did not plan to say anything, but since Leon said something, she also decided to input her opinion. ”Hmm, I do feel the food is a bit lacking.”

”Specifically speaking, you are talking about both the taste and energy, right?”

”Yeah!”

Leon smiled wryly and said, ”You cannot compare human food with elven food. That is just plain bullying. We don't have many wood-users to cultivate high-quality fruits and vegetables like your elven tribe do.”

”Is that so? That is interesting to hear. It seems that the preconception that elves do not eat meat got broken today.” Leon laughed lightly.

”What are you even trying to say?” Faelyn said coyly. ”It's true that a majority of our elven tribe only eat fruits and veggies, but that's because our self-cultivated crops taste so much better. It's not like our tribe has any rule that prohibits us from eating meat.”

”Our hunter warriors are all big meat lovers. We consider it a big sin if the meat of a beast we killed doesn't get eaten instead. After all, our elven tribe often gets attacked by beasts wandering into our great forest yearly. We have no choice but to kill them since we have no means to tame or send them away. It would be a waste not to eat them.”

The maids listened attentively with wide eyes and gaping mouth. Like the prince had mentioned, their preconception of elves had been destroyed today.

Not everything depicted in storybooks is accurate. But then again, they did not know elves were even real until the envoys arrived.

”Since you have nothing against eating meat. I will take you to a better place to eat meat next time. Of course, you must be prepared to pay for my meal then.” Leon smiled.

Faelyn looked at Leon with doubt and cautiously asked, ”Will the meals there be even more expensive since you say it is better?”

”You don't have to worry about that. The prices there are very fair, unlike this place. This place is simply unreasonable with its pricing.” Leon curtly said as he picked up another piece of meat to eat.

The meat was not as good when it is cooled.

However, his hand wobbled out of his control and made the forked meat miss its intended destination, landing on the side of his mouth.

The forked meat retracted a bit before missing again. This time, it landed on the other side of Leon's mouth.

Only on the third attempt did he succeeded in placing the meat in his mouth. However, there were two smudges of sauce on the sides of his mouth.

Wiping his mouth with a tissue, Leon was a bit gloomy while Faelyn laughed, ”What are you doing? Are you alright?”

”I'm fine.”

Picking up another piece, Leon could feel his arms losing control again when his muscles contracted to bring the forked meat closer.

Having undergone intensive training and exhausting all his arm strength previously, both his arms were now like dead logs that refused to move. When he attempts to move his arms, they will shake profusely.