I, with my frail and sickly body, simultaneously traverse hundreds of worlds.

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Ignoring the hamburgers on the table, Euryale leaned over and enthusiastically began to introduce them.

Euryale is much purer; she unconditionally loves beautiful and cute things and unconditionally hates ugly things.

A "cute girl" who loves to act coquettishly and drives men crazy—at least that's how she appears on the surface.

"For example, let's have a good chat about your purpose in coming to the Island of No Return. No decent person would come to this desolate island with no profit to be made, except for 'heroes' who come to fight Gorgon in order to gain fame."

While Euryale does indeed possess flawless and innocent qualities, her personality is also extremely unpredictable and cunning. She believes that as long as she remains silent, she won't offend others, and as long as she isn't caught cheating, it doesn't count as cheating.

"The purpose? It's quite simple. Athena wants me to take Medusa's petrifying eye to fight against the White Giant's death eye."

Bai Zhi's straightforward words instantly turned the atmosphere heavy.

Medusa's gentle and obedient demeanor in front of her sisters instantly crumbled. With a ferocious expression full of murderous intent, she gripped the chains tightly with one hand and stood up abruptly, while pulling at her blindfold with the other, intending to completely petrify Bai Zhi.

"Enough, Medusa. With guests present, your rude behavior will only affect the elegance of the ladies."

Stheno and Euryale remained unmoved, maintaining their goddess-like demeanor and quietly observing Medusa's breakdown.

“Those tiny insects that used to invade the island would shout and kill as soon as they saw us, their eyes filled with darkness and filth, and their desire for us three sisters.”

Stheno's throat grew dry, and he wanted a drink of water, but remembering the scarcity of food and water on the Isle of No Return, he licked his dry lips and continued his story:

“Jason is different. His purpose is straightforward and direct, without any hidden agenda. Especially his attitude towards us. Logically speaking, seeing a goddess who is the embodiment of beauty should arouse a desire to possess her. But from your attitude, I can't feel that impulse at all. Instead, there is a kind of subtle disdain.”

At this point, Stheno's attitude turned quite hostile. Once a goddess revered by countless people, she was now being disliked by others, and Stheno could not tolerate it.

"The reason? You've figured it out, haven't you?"

Bai Zhi pointed to his chest, where his heart was located, where the source stone of divine blessing was buried deep within him.

"Whether intentional or not, I am destined to have a life-or-death battle with the Greek gods."

Therefore, I do not believe in the gods. Seemingly good advice may hide endless evil consequences, and seemingly resolute cruelty may contain benevolent salvation. I am a narrow-minded mortal.

I cannot fathom the gods' next move, so all I can do is, under the task entrusted to me by the gods, use my own unique methods to reverse the course of the game, at least to gain more variables before the final move.

This is also why Bai Zhi took the initiative to speak up. Stheno and Euryale are senior figures, and their knowledge is definitely more accurate than Bai Zhi's limited understanding.

He simply couldn't figure out the attitudes of these two goddesses, for example, right now.

“You have disgraced your sisters, Medusa. As punishment, you shall make a delicious lunch again before Euryale starves.”

Stheno suddenly realized, then turned to look at Medusa, who was standing awkwardly.

"Sister's so hungry~ Medusa." Euryale clutched her stomach, pretending to cry, and said pitifully, "When a goddess's stomach reaches its limit, do you know what that means? Hehehe... You probably don't understand yet. But no, I won't let you off so easily, so be prepared."

Euryale simply wanted to enjoy watching its descent into destruction. After all, she had finally encountered humans again after so long, and she wanted to carefully observe their suffering.

"Poor Euryale, Medusa, time is running out. I'll give you three hours. I want to see a whole table full of food. Just so you know, only delicious food is good. Anything that doesn't taste good is just trash to be thrown away."

The Book of the Greek Gods and Their Sons: Chapter 125 Culinary Arts

Stheno is a proud and playful person. She and Euryale will bully her sister over the smallest things, but she actually likes her very much and loves her.

Even in the Greek timeline, when the cursed Gorgon swallowed her, he still genuinely loved his sister, and that love remained even after death.

Therefore, in response to this love, Medusa obeyed all her two sisters' requests without complaint.

"Your sister is deliberately making things difficult for you. Don't even mention three hours, it's impossible to finish in a whole day. This desolate island is so remote, where can you find fresh ingredients to cook?"

Bai Zhi and Medusa were very efficient and quickly explored the entire Invisible Island, but they didn't find much food. A few days ago, they extracted sap from a few green plants, and now, apart from the bark which might be edible, their only use was to add some greenery to the barren island.

In the impoverished mineral veins, through years of continuous digging, the island's foundation has been almost completely exposed, and edible minerals are no longer a possibility.

“I’m used to serving my sister, please don’t mind. If you’re tired, you can find a place to rest. I’ll be more relaxed by myself.”

Medusa, her face covered in soot, emerged from the mine with a stern expression. She couldn't muster any kindness towards Bai Zhi, the outsider who had disturbed the three sisters' peace and quiet, especially since she hadn't been able to find any food, which only worsened her mood.

"No way! If we don't build a good relationship, how will we get the Petrifying Eye from you? Athena's mission must be completed; that's an ironclad rule."

"What a ridiculous guy. No matter how good our relationship is, I would never gouge out my own eyes and give them to you."

Medusa sneered and continued her work. If it weren't for her two older sisters' demands, even if she was no match for Bai Zhi in strength, she would have fought him to the death. As for wanting her eyes, don't worry, I'll gouge out her eyes before I die, and you'll get nothing.

"So, I don't care. Anyway, I'm going to rely on you three sisters until we achieve our goal. Don't worry, there will definitely be enough hamburgers."

Bai Zhi shrugged and didn't leave. He hated getting involved with beautiful women, especially beautiful goddesses, but that didn't mean he was irresponsible.

He indirectly ruined the lunch that Medusa had prepared. He should make amends for her, both morally and personally. Unfortunately, there were many ready-made dishes in Bai Zhi's space, but there were no fresh ingredients at all.

After all, none of the many Bai Zhis at present were born into a world where food is paramount. In Bai Zhi's view, as long as it's edible, it's fine, unless it's a terrible dish. There's no need to care about the taste, let alone consider cooking for herself, especially since Bai Zhi's space can keep food fresh and warm.

"Medusa, are you a good cook?" After some back and forth, Bai Zhi asked curiously. Medusa didn't remain silent and replied, "Over the years, my cooking skills have improved little by little thanks to the pickiness of my sisters. At the beginning, my cooking might not have been as good as the hamburger I just made."

When Medusa first arrived on the Isle of No Form and was still a tiny child, her cooking skills were terrible.

Medusa was somewhat impressed by Bai Zhi's shamelessness, and she was happy to speak to him to ease her mind about being bullied by her sisters. More than half of the time had passed, and the ingredients they had found were barely enough to make a dish, which was not enough to satisfy their sisters' appetites.

"The chef's skills are quite good, unlike mine. Ordinary home-style dishes, such as scrambled eggs with tomatoes, fried rice, and fried noodles, are okay, but they can't be called delicious. They can only fill my stomach."

Thinking about it carefully, Bai Zhi doesn't have many requirements for food; as long as she doesn't go hungry, that's fine. I wonder if, in the future, a Bai Zhi similar to those from Food Wars!, Master Chef, or Gourmet Devil arrives in Bai Zhi's space, will she become a chef? Or will she become a gluttonous gourmand?

Forget it, the sin of gluttony is enough with Kyubeymon. If there are a few more gluttons, the emergency food stored in the space won't be enough.

The Greek woman, Angelica dahurica, who recklessly misappropriated emergency food supplies, was truly ruthless towards herself.

"You must be of noble or royal birth, yet you never lift a finger to cook, and servants always help you with eating and dressing. How come you would take the initiative to cook?"

"Everyone has their own ambitions." Bai Zhi didn't explain further. In the era of Greek mythology, lying was considered asking for trouble.

After wandering around for a while, the two decided to fish in the sea.

Fish oil and fish meat are both good ingredients.

Bai Zhi took out a hamburger as bait to attract a fish monster that could brave the surging waves. Medusa relied on her superhuman strength and chain attacks to stun the sea monster in the deep sea.

Soon, the two worked together and caught a considerable amount of fish.

Sharp-shelled scallops, deadly venomous sea snakes, domineering crabs, fleshy sea fish...

Teamwork makes the dream work, and the two quickly became acquainted. Bai Zhi had no ill intentions, while Medusa was somewhat insecure and socially awkward. With the former taking the initiative, they soon started talking.

"Rather than staying in my room and enjoying life alone, I prefer to travel around and see what the world outside my knowledge is really like."

"The things I like... are reading. I also really enjoy swimming. There's no entertainment on the island, and while my sisters are fast asleep, swimming in the sea under the moonlight is my special time."

"I find the idea of ​​destiny quite distasteful. Humans are born free, and every stage of life should be unknown, a time for pioneering endeavors, symbolizing the courage to explore the unknown and strive for ideals, rather than a result anchored by others."

“I hate emeralds. Ugh, seaweed that gets tangled in my feet… especially wakame, I just want to chop it to pieces.”

The two chatted about everything under the sun, discussing topics that interested them and their attitudes toward life, and gradually their relationship grew closer.

"You are incredibly strong, Medusa. Among all the people I know, your strength is unparalleled."

Bai Zhi wiped the fine sweat from her forehead. Fishing in the Gods was indeed a physically demanding job; the fishing process could be seen as a different kind of battle.

"I'd rather not have this strength. Of the three Gorgon sisters, I'm the only one with such a tall stature..."

Medusa is a tall and alluring beauty, but because the standard of beauty for Medusa is "petite and cute", she seems to have always felt inferior about her tall and mature figure.

She was born in the wrong generation.

"...Sigh. Ah!? I'm sorry you saw my sigh. It's not that I'm dissatisfied with you. It's just... well... or rather, the orders from my older sisters have left me a little tired... Sigh..."

The Book of the Greek Gods and Their Sons: Chapter 126 Cuisine

For a perfect banquet, order and rhythm are essential.

From the prelude to the middle, tea, appetizers, cold dishes, and appetizer soup, to drinks, hot dishes, meat, fish, and poultry such as chicken, duck, and goose.

From the middle of the game to the end, hot soup, seafood, fruit, pastries, and sweet soup are all essential.

The key is to adhere to the theme of the banquet. Everything from the ingredients to the dishes must fit the theme. From the tea to the sweet soup, one can naturally understand the meaning of the banquet.

The cuisine is the most important cornerstone of a banquet, but other factors such as the restaurant, tableware, music and scenery, waiters and performers, guests, and invited guests also play a significant role in enhancing the banquet experience.

A banquet befitting a goddess requires meticulous craftsmanship in every step and every dish, demanding complete dedication and effort at every moment.

"So, these diverse dishes are what you and Medusa came up with to apologize?" Stheno said with a half-smile, "You're not joking."

Euryale picked up a thin slice of fish with her bare hands, her hands trembling slightly. The slice was so thin that you could see through it to the two chefs opposite her.

Bai Zhi, with her hands clasped proudly, blushed and lowered her head, not daring to look at anyone, while Medusa.

"This fish fillet dish is still raw, the flesh is wriggling half-dead. Do you want the goddess to swallow this wriggling dish and experience the terrible state of her stomach when something slippery is stuck to it and moves up and down?"

Before Prometheus stole fire, fire was originally the exclusive domain of the gods. Cooked food was the basic way for the gods to enjoy their meals, while raw food was considered a very low-class dish in the eyes of the gods. If it weren't for the dishes made by Angelica and Medusa, the two would have already thrown a tantrum and overturned the table.

But if you don't explain it properly, even goddesses can get angry.

"I'm sorry, dear sister, it's been almost two hours since we started fishing. There's not enough time left to cook the ingredients."

Medusa dared not defend herself, unaware that Euryale's true intention was to enjoy her exasperated state, from which she could feel the joy rising within her.

Fortunately, Euryale was genuinely hungry and forgave Medusa after hearing her three-minute-long, never-repeating explanation.

Euryale moved closer to Stheno, observing the large table of fish dishes.

"Let me introduce you. You provided most of the recipes. Medusa is an honest girl and doesn't know all the intricacies."

An honest kid, an honest kid who gets a craniotomy with one hand?

With a muttered complaint in her heart, Bai Zhi began to introduce the dishes he had prepared, which were Type-Moon versions of several Mondstadt specialties that Adam Gunnhildr had acquired when he was an adventurer in Mondstadt.

"Satisfying Salad, a cold salad of fresh vegetables. It has a refreshing and light taste, and even if you can only eat this kind of salad for the rest of your life, you will never get tired of it."

"Monde grilled fish, fish skewers grilled over a low flame. The oil from grilling is delicately distributed between the crispy fish skin and tender fish meat, and the aroma lingers in your mouth with just a gentle bite."

"A thick, flavorful stew of vegetables and meat, served piping hot. Even just a sip of the broth brings a sense of comfort and satisfaction. The meat, which becomes more and more fragrant with each chew, seems to give you boundless energy, making even the coldest winter feel less daunting."

There are three special Mondstadt dishes, as well as a cuisine centered around Medusa's culinary skills.

A platter of sashimi as thin as cicada wings, rich in protein, chewy jellyfish strips, dried bonito flakes, and stir-fried shellfish and clams, using seafood as substitutes.

Midway through, Steno and Euryale frequently glanced at Bai Zhi, as if they wanted to say something. Seeing that Bai Zhi was talking enthusiastically, they were tempted and hesitated for a moment before starting to taste the dish.

To be honest, some dishes are not presentable, and the origin of the ingredients shouldn't be questioned too much.

The deliciousness of the dishes and the source of the ingredients are not contradictory, especially considering the impoverished daily life on the invisible island for so many years.

Stheno and Euryale kept lowering their standards for quality of life, always ending up at a level that Medusa could achieve with a little effort.

Otherwise, why would Medusa consider catching a lobster-like monster a sumptuous feast, a dish that she would have looked down upon as a goddess, yet she would have highly praised it?

It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

"Excellent! Sister Medusa deserves high praise. With ample ingredients, your cooking skills are even better than usual~ Is it because you have such a beautiful woman by your side~"

Stheno playfully patted Medusa's head, and the latter promptly bent down to await her sister's caress. However, upon hearing the second half of Stheno's words, she immediately froze and hurriedly began to defend herself.

"No, no, no, I have no interest in this man with ulterior motives. He's nothing more than a moving target to be used as bait. Sooner or later, I'll turn him into stone and have him stand guard outside the temple gates, enduring the wind and rain until the statue crumbles into dust!"

"That's too wasteful. Here's what we'll do: once Jason's food resources are used up, Medusa, you can turn him into a stone statue and move him to my room and the room of my other self (Eureka) to become the attendant of the guardian goddess. Perhaps one day, fairies will be born as guardian goddess stone statue knights~"

Stheno rejected his sister and offered an even more inhumane suggestion.

You exploit me while I'm alive, and you don't even spare my corpse after I'm dead. Goddess, your methods of exploitation are truly masterful. Just how many times have you done this?

"Hey, the person in question is right here." Bai Zhi put her arm around Medusa's shoulder in an annoyed tone, the three rings on her right hand flashing a few rays of light before gradually dimming.

One of a maid's duties is to protect her master. However, if her master is not in danger, she doesn't need to be too anxious and it's good for him to suffer a little.

The three mechanical doll maid sisters didn't have a very friendly attitude towards the guy who took them away from the goddess Hephaestus.

This is also why Bai Zhi never summoned the three of them.

A maid staring at you with disdain might seem like the fantasies of a perverted old man, but in reality, no one wants to endure a cold shoulder all the time.

“Little Jason, tomorrow’s cooking can’t be worse than today’s~” Stheno placed a finger to his lips and tempted, “Do you yearn to witness the true charm of a goddess? Her unparalleled beauty has never been revealed to the world for countless years.”

A languid gaze is like a blade, and a whispered, restless murmur is like poison.

Stheno's goddess-like charm can bewitch heroes and make them her captives.

Unfortunately, I'm not ***.

Bai Zhi blinked and thought to herself.

"Heh, don't understand what I'm talking about? Then look at this hand." Stheno laughed angrily, revealing her fair and delicate arm, as well as the jewelry worn on it: "This is the manifestation of my radiance, the radiance of a goddess."

Hey, don't keep staring at me!

—Because your eyes... can go blind.