Gentleman Octopus

The octopus was known in ancient times as the zhangju. Accounts of eating it go back as far as the Tang dynasty: the zhangju has eight legs, and the flesh on its body is white. The people of Min and Yue often catch it fresh and eat it with ginger and vinegar. One gourmand of old even declared outright that, with its small body and long legs, it is superb salted and roasted.

The octopuses of Weiyang City, however, are unlike those elsewhere: they are venomous, so hardly anyone catches them to eat. And since they have always loved stealing other people's things, some of the city's busybodies borrowed the thief's nickname "gentleman on the rafters" and dubbed them Gentleman Octopus.

Translated by AI from the Chinese game text. It is replaced automatically when the official English text ships.