After touring the polders and fisheries, the Queen of Carthage graciously invited Horn to stay for dinner.
Seeing the Queen of Carthage so enthusiastic, Horn thought it wouldn't be proper to refuse, so he decided to stay and had a simple meal, sampling the local specialty, fish porridge.
However, this kind of steaming hot dish is mostly only available to the royal family and some female warriors.
While seated in the Queen's thatched palace, looking outside, Horn didn't see much cooking smoke.
In the shimmering white light of the lake, two rows of thatched huts and mud houses stood on the Mire Heart Continent, with curious beastman children occasionally emerging from houses, peeking curiously at Horn.
Most of them directly eat sashimi and rice cakes, adults and children alike.
But then Horn thought deeply and understood.
Similar to their seasonal farming and hunting activities, in the relatively wet swamps, probably only plants like reeds can be used as fuel.
