Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 67 Super Spicy Chili Peppers

Spicy! So spicy! How can it be so spicy!

This was Jiang Luoluo's only thought at that moment.

In the instant Jiang Luoluo's expression changed, Mao swiftly patted the cub's back, helping it spit out the entire piece of chili pepper.

However, the mouth, which had already fully experienced the effects of capsaicin, did not find relief and remained filled with an unbearable spiciness.

Fortunately, Jiang Luoluo was prepared. She picked up the water from the wooden bowl next to her, quickly rinsed her mouth and spat it out. After repeating this several times, she immediately took out the jam, scooped out a whole spoonful, and put it in her mouth.

Mao tried several times to help but found himself unable to get involved. After the cub calmed down, he could only ask with concern, "Luo... are you alright?"

After a long pause, Jiang Luoluo suddenly realized that she had made a big mistake.

She thought the firecracker was the kind of chili pepper she used to see in her past life, since it was very similar in both taste and appearance.

But the reality is... the chili peppers she often ate in her previous life were actually varieties that had been selected and cultivated over dozens of generations, and were preserved because they suited the tastes of the Chinese people.

The primal, wild flavor of the firecrackers in front of Jiang Luoluo, amplified dozens of times, tasted even closer to the "ghost pepper" she had heard of in her previous life.

Of course, Jiang Luoluo had never personally tried it... After all, buying one was quite expensive, and she couldn't afford it, nor was she interested in wasting money on self-torture.

Based solely on my own taste, I would guess that the Fire Flower is more like those so-called "hell peppers" or "devil peppers".

The good news is that Jiang Luoluo can confirm that the fire-scorched chili pepper is not poisonous. The so-called poison of the tribe refers to its spiciness, which is like a flame burning the skin, rather than actual poison.

Bad news... This chili pepper is way too spicy. No wonder no one in the tribe has ever figured out a way to cook it edible. It's like skipping the beginner and normal modes in a game and jumping straight into the hellish hard mode.

Only someone who enjoys self-torture could find the food delicious at this level of spiciness.

I can barely find my tongue anymore.

Fortunately, Jiang Luoluo didn't need to speak, otherwise she could imagine that He would definitely notice her slurred speech!

Shaking her head at Mao to indicate that she was fine, Jiang Luoluo looked at the other piece of roasted chili pepper in her hand.

"Luo!" Mao exclaimed in surprise, gripping the cub's arm tightly.

I just can't understand why the cubs would have to taste it again after they've already tasted it once!

Jiang Luoluo's idea was simple: such scorched chili peppers couldn't be used for cooking because very few people could withstand them.

Then we need to find a way to make them "not spicy" so that people can tolerate them—select the mildest-spicy chilies, plant their seeds, and then select the least spicy chilies from among them and plant their seeds again... until we grow chilies with a level of spiciness that people can accept.

Jiang Luoluo's ancestors have proven the reliability and effectiveness of this method through countless examples.

The only problem might be... to do this, Jiang Luoluo would have to personally taste all the chilies to determine which one was the least spicy.

After a brief brainstorming session, Jiang Luoluo chose to turn her ideas into reality—which led to the scene that shocked Mao.

Because she couldn't speak, it was often difficult to explain what she was thinking. As a result, Jiang Luoluo's modus operandi became increasingly simple: act first, then explain.

In most cases, once she has finished what she was supposed to do, others will understand what she was trying to do.

But this time it obviously won't work.

Mao agreed to let Jiang Luoluo try once, which was something he had to convince himself to do, and now Jiang Luoluo wanted to try a second time in front of him.

It's no less than being rescued from drowning and then going back into the sea in front of the lifeguards.

No matter how much Mao tried to convince himself, and no matter how much he wanted to repay the cub, he couldn't tolerate the cub's behavior.

So Jiang Luoluo had no choice but to gesture to Mao again, but unfortunately the amount of information was far beyond Mao's comprehension. He only saw the cub's intention to eat the fire flower again and firmly refused time and time again.

Jiang Luoluo was a little annoyed. Why were they all like this? He and Mao were both too stubborn. She really had no problem with it. It wasn't like she was swallowing it. She was just putting it in her mouth to feel the spiciness. Wasn't that a problem?

However, before Jiang Luoluo could vent her temper, she saw Mao squat down and take the small piece of chili pepper from her hand.

"Luo, I'll eat it for you."

Mao knew about the cub's talent for making food, and he had also seen the cub's pursuit and love for delicious food.

The thing that makes the cub so determined to try it is probably related to food, so it's okay for him to try it, right?

As he said this, Mao resolutely threw the chili pepper into his mouth... Jiang Luoluo's eyes widened instantly.

Unable to reach Mao's back, Jiang Luoluo quickly reached out to pry open Mao's mouth.

Mao obediently opened his mouth, letting the cub take the piece of firecracker flower. He then handed him water, urged him to rinse his mouth, and finally brought out some fruit paste...

Mao held the cub's hand, not taking the fruit paste, but looking at the cub with his eyes, which were slightly red from the spiciness, his voice somewhat distorted.

"What does Luo want to taste? Can you tell me?"

"Let me help Luo."