Once Marcus had emptied the titan lobster parts out of his time box, much to the astonishment of everyone present. It became clear that there was another problem.
The titan lobster's shell was difficult for the crew to cut through, and even with the assistance of some of the high-ranking adventurers progress was slow.
"Mraz, I think we should probably help out. The meat will spoil at this rate before they get through everything." Marcus said, unable to sit by and watch any longer.
"I suppose that will be for the best. Did you want me to use ice magic to cool things down as well?"
"No leave it to me. I have already attracted plenty of attention a little more will not hurt."
Moving over to the person in charge Marcus and Mrazivý offered their help.
At first the crew members tried to refuse since they were guests but eventually gave in after looking at the state of things.
"Do you need a knife a well?" Marcus asked Mrazivý.
He had made an adamantine knife for himself that he used to butcher tough beasts and to cook with.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIt would certainly be considered excessive by most, but he had extra adamantine now and figured that he could use it for things like this.
"No, I have my own blade that I can use." Mrazivý said, opening up her item box.
For a moment Marcus thought that she was going to take out her amethros saber and cause another uproar, but she had the sense not to do so and just took out her old adamantine weapon.
Naturally it garnered a bit of attention itself, but some of the other high-level adventurers onboard had their own adamantine weapons, so it did not have even close to the impact that her amethros saber would have.
After that the two of them got to work, and for the first time in a while Marcus used his chill zone ability.
With it he lowered the temperature in the room to the low forties and was able to help preserve the quality of the lobster meat. Albeit, at the cost of causing everyone else to have to deal with the cold.
"They really are something."
"How can they cut through such a touch shell with ease?"
"Wow, it is almost like a performance!"
Comments like these were circulating around the room as people watched Marcus and Mrazivý expertly dismantle the pieces of the titan lobsters.
Using his knife Marcus broke into its touch claw that had been difficult to even scratch for anyone else and created a deep straight cut on it.
Then with his immense strength he peeled it back and allowed the crew to get at the meat sealed within.
Mrazivý at the same time was using her sword to slice off the armored shell around the tail one piece at a time. Until it was completely exposed and all that remained was the soft pink flesh.
In only around forty minutes the two of them had broken down around eighty percent of the lobster while the rest of the crew and assisting adventurers did the remaining twenty percent.
"Hehehe. We are going to make the most extravagant meal this ship has ever seen." Marcus said looking at all of the prepared lobster meat.
With just a single look he could tell that it was going to taste good and could not wait to try some.
Of course, he was not content to let the ship have it all and took a portion of the meat to cook for himself and Mrazivý.
Unlike the fish, he knew that freezing it would seriously ruin the taste and that it needed to be cooked not long after being prepared.
A huge mobilization of the crew then came to collect the lobster meat and bring it to the kitchen.
The large meal to help ease all of the guests' nerves was already underway and the numerous chefs were ready to begin making the main course.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I suppose we should join in. But first let me prepare our own main course." Marcus said to Mrazivý.
The two of them in the reveal that was going on slipped away and using his own equipment and ingredients Marcus cooked up a portion of the lobster.
"This really is delicious. It almost makes me want to go into the ocean and search more out so we can have some every day." Mrazivý said after the first bite.
It was clear that she was enamored by the titan lobster meat that very few people had ever had the chance to try.
"I think that might be difficult even for the two of us. They may be big, but the ocean is massive and expansive. We could spend months looking for another one and not come across it. Anyway, there will be other enjoyable foods for us to try. No point getting caught up on one type." Marcus said as he cut off a piece of lobster and ate it.
Once they had finished their first main course, they moved to a large hall on the ship where a banquet was being held.
Along with the lobster that was the main course, there were other dishes made of tropical fruits, staple vegetables, and some of the other fish that Marcus, Mrazivý, and Domovoi had brought in.
"You would think that the panic from earlier was all a delusion." Mrazivý said, pointing out the revelry that was currently going on.
All of the guests seemed to have forgotten that the ship had been attacked by a dangerous beast just a few hours ago and were enthralled by the exquisite free food.
The ship had really gone all out and what was being served was better than most ate on a regular basis.
"Looks like the captain is also pleased." Marcus said, spotting the ship's highest authority speaking to many of the esteemed guests.
It seemed that he was really selling how impressive his ship was and that it could defend even against such powerful entities that most ships would be lucky to get away from.
"As long as he is happy and leaves us alone, that is fine by me." Mrazivý said, not at all impressed by how he acted earlier.
The two of them then carried on and enjoyed the banquet through the night. Putting an end to the second full day of their honeymoon.