Ma Ma said that when the cooking of food reaches the extreme, the resulting dishes seem to shine in people's eyes.

How to understand the so-called "extreme", I don't care about it here, but Yi Cheng probably really saw this kind of thing that the dish will shine today.

"That's ...... Stars...... Lots of stars......"

With its neck unsupported and tilted back in a posture that seemed to break off on the back of the chair, the ornate dome of the banquet hall of Buckingham Palace ceased to exist at this moment, replaced by an endless starry sky that mankind had spent a lifetime trying to explore but only discovered its vastness and mystery.

Staring at this non-existent starry sky with dead fish eyes similar to the dead fish head on the table, Yi Cheng at this time has completely lost the ability to ask for help.

Not because the tongue is captured by the delicacy of the food, but because ...... Now the soul is hanging on the lips, as long as you open your mouth, maybe the last connection with the body will quietly break and ascend to heaven, and you will never be able to return to your mouth!

"Is it a sea of stars...... I'm sorry, I'm afraid...... Can't go there......"

Well, there's no denying that this performance is a bit exaggerated – while traditional British food can indeed bring a strong impact on people in all aspects, at least everyone except Yi Cheng is satisfied with this meal.

"This fish and chip fries actually taste pretty good......"

As a well-established bourgeois revolutionary, Eliza, who has always been particularly resistant to foreign fast food, has taken another step forward on the wrong path of being corrupted and degenerated by all evil capitalism.

"You seem to be a true appreciator of food."

The woman sitting next to Yi Cheng, dressed in a gorgeous evening dress, expressed her heartfelt admiration for Eliza.

This person is none other than Princess Caitlin, who had had a brief contact with Yi Cheng during the previous meeting of the Celestial Empire, the sixth in line to the British royal family.

"This dish of fish and chips is the most proud work of today's court chef, you see, the dish is specially printed by the Times, and it is freshly baked with the fragrance of ink......

So whether it's fish or chips, it's superfluous, and the newspaper is the body of the dish!

"Analytical Chemical Composition and Reaction Formulas ......"

A pair of dead fish-eyed mechanical little Ellie, who is now reading the data in front of her with five pairs of dead fish-eyed "stargazing stars", a world-class dish that should be in Yicheng's stomach now, seems to have gotten a strange excitement.

"Whoa!"

Natina Lori has tomato baked beans on her plate...... Oh, and it should be tomato baked crystals to be exact, although the slimy lump looks unappetizing, but ...... Probably because Nessa herself is a Western dragon, and she is actually enjoying it right now.

"So, are you prejudiced against British cuisine from the beginning and think everything is dark cuisine?"

The hourglass slowly and methodically cut the lamb stew in front of him with a knife.

"Regardless of the cooking method, the quality of the ingredients alone can still be eaten."

“……”

Regarding the hourglass's avoidance of the important and trivial, Yi Cheng, who finally sucked his soul back into his stomach that was almost scattered by a wave, could only reluctantly accept it, and when choosing the food to eat next, he had to try to choose meat that didn't look so strange.

Even if it's a dark dish, as long as you have meat, you're fine, right?

"In short, I hope you can be satisfied with the royal family's hospitality tonight."

Princess Caitlin, who had been with her all the time, apparently did not notice Yi Cheng's state, and when she removed the main meal and served dessert, she enthusiastically took the dessert wine after the meal and clinked glasses with everyone.

"Although I can't meet with you today because my mother is not feeling well, my sister, Victoria, the fourth in line to the throne, will meet with you on behalf of my mother, and I will accompany you throughout the journey...... So now, let's toast to the friendship of Britain with the savior of the Celestial Empire! ”

"Oh......"

Although it was a toast, Yi Cheng was now paying more attention to the strange thing on the plate.

"What is this?"

In the end, he couldn't hold back his curiosity, and while putting down his glass, he whispered to Princess Caitlyn beside him.

"Ah, this is onion chocolate pudding, and it's a dessert that I personally like."

"Onion...... Chocolate...... Pudding? ”

Just hearing the name is already creepy, and if you add this dark and strangely shaped shape right now......

"Speaking of which, how do you make chocolate out of such a strange silhouette?"

Although I don't want to say it, in fact...... On the plate in front of me now, the lump of pudding, which looked more like the excretory product of someone's indigestion and overeating.

"Hmm...... Because I like to eat very much, I have learned how to do it. ”

Elegantly using a fork to put a piece of black Xiang into the cherry red mouth, Princess Caitlin did not forget to satisfy the curiosity of the guests.

"In a nutshell, it's about wrapping the onions in the finest chocolate and frying them in fresh lamb fat for an hour......"

"But why is chocolate fried?"

Eliza, who had eaten quite satisfactorily before, had to make a difficult deal with the dessert in front of her at this time.

"Of course it's okay if it's oven-baked, but I like it personally......"

No, no, no, the problem is not fried or grilled, but ...... Why does chocolate need to be recooked, and ...... Why did you come up with the idea of putting it together with onions?

"Huh?"

Caitlin was obviously puzzled by Yicheng's euphemistic question.

"Chocolate is such a thing...... Isn't it just fried or grilled before you can eat it? ”

It's better to say ...... Everything in the world can be fried or grilled except for table legs and plates.

Just because of such a small episode...... Yi Cheng's eyes changed when he looked at Caitlin's rather cute face next.

Women who have been nurtured in such a terrible food culture since childhood...... What kind of resilient men will they spend their lives with in the future?

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Maybe it was because he had been baptized by looking up at the starry sky before, or maybe it was quite enjoyable to eat once he accepted this setting, but finally, under Caitlin's warm invitation and eager eyes, Yi Cheng used his unconscious tongue to taste such a dish that was even darker and more desperate than the dark cuisine...... Lamb fat fried onion chocolate pudding.

If I had to give it a similar nickname that matched looking up at the starry sky, Isei would name it ...... Free Black Fly.

"Why is your body starting to shake? Is it because of the meal you just had or the meeting you are going to meet? ”

Seeing Yi Cheng shaking his head involuntarily, Hourglass couldn't help but push his arm from the side.

"Oh no...... It's just that a strange force suddenly emerges from the body, moving uncontrollably and autonomously......"

Speaking of this, Yi Cheng suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, before the meal before, Long Tsundere ran away alone, right?"

"Ah, Elizabeth, I'm going to dine with Her Highness the Queen."

happened to hear Yi Cheng's doubts, and Princess Caitlin, who was gently swaying her feather fan beside her, explained softly.

"Elizabeth?"

"Ah, I was rude......"

Seeing Yi Cheng's bewildered expression, Caitlyn snorted softly and covered her lips with a fan.

"Sister Wang, didn't she reveal her full name to you?"

"Full name words...... I think there were......"

Yi Cheng vaguely remembered that when she was in the Savior Management Training Center, Long Tsundere did seem to have said her full name...... What is Karin Elizabeth Edfield Bernstein Fremhart Lilycia Alcater Langlei Ingrid Vegeta...... In short, it's a strange combination of the old man's inexplicable strange names and surnames - don't ask him how he recalls such a stinky and long content.

"So...... The surname Elizabeth is proof that she inherited British ancestry? Besides, I seem to have heard you call her Sister Wang just now......"

"This is a title based on the genealogy of the royal family, regardless of age."

Princess Catelyn laughed as a matter of course.

"Moreover, Queen Elizabeth is the third in line to the British royal family, and she is also very close to Her Royal Highness the Queen, and she was also very fond of Her Royal Highness when she was young......"

"Wait...... Dragon tsundere her, oh I mean, Elizabeth she's also the one in the line of royal succession? ”

And why is it the third in line? Ahead of Catelyn, a princess with strong roots?

"The succession of the British royal family should be arranged in the basic order of male, female, eldest and youngest."

Before, he also lost the power to speak because of dark cuisine, and now he poured several large pots of black tea in a row to relieve himself before the villain young man Loki, who explained to Yi Cheng in a weak voice.

"Therefore, at this stage, in addition to the Queen, the first in line of succession should be Prince Charles, the husband of Her Royal Highness the Queen, and the second in line of succession is the youngest son of Her Royal Highness the Queen and Prince Charles, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Chris."

"Yes, Chris is my little brother."

As Yi Cheng cast her eyes on Catelyn for confirmation, Her Royal Highness the princess smiled lightly and bowed her head in confirmation.

"Therefore, Long Aojiao is the third in line of succession, and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, who is going to come over to receive us, is the fourth in line...... It's not scientific. ”

It is hard to imagine that Long Aojiao, a person outside the royal family, can obtain a higher inheritance order than the eldest princess of the orthodox royal family by bloodline alone, so it can only be said that ...... There may be some strange PY trading in this.

"In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Elizabeth was a woman, I'm afraid that the succession would have been above my father and younger brother."

At this moment, a voice full of enchantment and temptation, which made people feel numb just by listening to it, floated into Yi Cheng's ears.

Accompanying these words appeared a graceful woman in a rose-red low-cut evening gown, also holding a feather fan, and with perfect blond curls.

He looks older than Caitlyn in her youth, but judging from the creamy white skin exposed below her neck and the turbulent arc of her breasts, this age is the stage of feminine charm and attractiveness, and the face that is similar to Caitlin, but more charming because of the embellishment of makeup, obviously proves this.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Victoria, the eldest princess of the royal family, and I have come to receive and comfort all the guests who have come from afar on behalf of my mother."

While performing the squatting salute with standard aristocratic etiquette, the full curve of the chest seemed to break free from the constraints of the low-cut dress, and, with Yi Cheng's squirting gaze, it could be clearly judged that this woman did not wear a corset to tighten her waist like traditional aristocratic women, but only added a skeleton to support the skirt in the evening dress.

"Is this the recently rumored male savior 'protagonist' Mr. Looks more like an orthodox gentleman. ”

Victoria, who came to Yi Cheng gracefully and stretched her arm in front of Yi Cheng, winked at Yi Cheng with a playfulness that did not match her current age.

"I'd love to invite you to join me for a wonderful evening right now, but ...... The royal ball to greet you will not be held until tomorrow, so I will have to deepen my relationship with a simple conversation today. ”

"Broken money, broken ......"

Taken aback by this bold eldest princess, Yi Cheng could only kiss the back of her hand slightly according to Western etiquette, and said some polite words that were completely inconsistent with the current occasion.

"Please don't be nervous, sister, she is such an easy-going character."

Caitlyn giggles - when she did the same to Essen, they thought she was shaking hands and made a joke.

"Easy-going? I think it's almost ...... casually."

Eliza muttered quietly on the side, looking like she was jealous.

"Ah, this is the legendary vampire who has been recognized by His Holiness the Pope? It doesn't look like anything special. ”

Obviously, Eliza's muttering did not hide from the ears of the eldest princess Victoria, so then, with a twist of her skirt, she came to Eliza's face lightly, and after studying her carefully, she gently patted the feather fan and came to such a conclusion.

"Bite you!"

Eliza, who was angry, bared her fangs at the eldest princess, but was immediately pulled behind by Yicheng.

"I'm sorry...... My companion was a bit presumptuous because he rarely attended such social occasions. ”

"Nothing."

Victoria waved her hand casually.

"Vampires are not an uncommon thing in this country, even if it is me, the vampires who died under my hands are probably not a thousand, but eight hundred."

Atmosphere...... Suddenly it froze.

Behind Yi Cheng, Eliza, who was holding his hand tightly, crossed her head over Yi Cheng's shoulder.

"You just said ...... The country...... Other vampires? ”