CH 792

Chapter 792: If you lose...

The banquet was in progress...

The Maya chief sat beside the queen, and a Maya woman approached with a crudely-made clay pot, pouring a cup of pitch-black water from it and handing it to the Maya chief.

Then, the chief presented the cup of pitch-black water to the queen, "Respected Queen of the Kingdom of Gran, please taste our most delicious food. If you like it, I can send you more."

"The most delicious?" The queen immediately became delighted, although her happiness was not easily discernible to those unfamiliar with her. She maintained her poker face, emanating an aura of solemnity.

She took the cup and calmly asked, "What is this?"

The chief replied, "This is called xocoatl!"

Since this item did not exist in the Kingdom of Gran, there was no corresponding translation in the Gran language. Therefore, the translator could only provide the pronunciation directly.

After finishing the translation, the translator added in a low voice in the language of the Kingdom of Gran, "Your Majesty, it's better not to drink this strange water without caution. It's highly suspicious. While these natives may possess some good things, their culture is not as advanced, and their thinking is still quite primitive. The food they offer may contain poison, unbeknownst to them. It's possible that eating their food indiscriminately could lead to problems. Trying things like tomatoes or chili that have been tested by others is fine, but we have never even heard of this thing called xocoatl. What if it upsets our stomachs...?"

She spurted out all the xocoatl she had just drunk.

"Oh? You can’t handle it?" The Maya chief expressed great regret. "We all find it delicious."

"Delicious my ass! How can it be spicy?" The queen protested. "This crappy thing is supposedly the most delicious food of the Maya continent? What kind of garbage did you grow up eating? I don't want it anymore. You don't need to offer it to me again."

The translator sweated profusely, thinking, [How can I translate this without offending the natives?]

"Hold on!"

Robb suddenly interrupted her and smiled, saying, "Miss Queen, you're not being fair in your words. Let me tell you, this thing is indeed the most delicious food on the Maya continent. The chief didn't deceive you in the slightest, without any exaggeration."

"Hmm?" The queen turned her head. "You usually have sharp eyes and are good at discovering delicious things. But this time, you didn't even taste it and claim it's really the most delicious thing on the Maya continent. Isn't that a bit... questionable? Let me tell you responsibly, this thing is both spicy and bitter, and its taste is simply unbearable. The tomatoes, potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, and other things I've discovered on the Maya continent before are much tastier than this."

Robb smiled and said, "That's because the Maya people haven't discovered the proper way to handle this thing. They foolishly added chili to it."

The queen said, "Even if we disregard the spiciness from the chili, its original taste is still bitter and simply inedible."

Robb laughed, "Do you believe that with a little preparation from me, it will become incredibly delicious, a hundred times better than those things you mentioned just now?"

"I don't believe it!" The queen shook her head. "It's so bitter that it's almost unbearable. Even if you can make it less unpleasant, it can never become the most delicious thing on the Maya continent. As of now, the tastiest thing is probably the tomato. It's impossible for this lousy thing to be better than a tomato."

Robb said, "Wow, that's what you said. Want to make a bet?"

"Hehehe!" The queen sneered. "In the past, we've made bets, and you always won. But this time, you won't win. I really don't believe that you can turn something so bitter into the most delicious. Today, I'll bet against you. Tell me, what do you want to bet?"