It became hotter and hotter each day. Exposed under the blazing sun, the City of Beastmen was as hot as a city of fire—even the air was dry from the heat. In some spots where it was really hot, one could indistinctly see the air moving.
Bai Qingqing even managed to use a black rock that had turned scalding hot under the sun to fry a bird's egg; it turned out to have a distinctive flavor.
However, it was still rather cooling inside the house. The thick-walled stone house was very effective at keeping the heat out. Especially within this towering castle, it was cool as autumn. Bai Qingqing had been staying indoors and didn't dare to go out. She recalled that it wasn't quite as hot last year; perhaps when she arrived at the City of Beastmen last year, the temperature had already lowered.
Parker, who went out early in the morning, returned with two green, black-striped melons the size of a basketball.
