In just half a day, the news that the Cold Moon Empire had purchased half of this armament swept through the entire Cold Moon Imperial Capital like a twelve-level hurricane.

The huge city suddenly boiled, whether it was a commoner or a nobleman, their reaction was equally strong, and even Emperor Feng Ke, who had always had little expression, had a long-lost smile on his face after hearing the good news.

The materials purchased by the empire were as follows: 1. Food: 6 million tons of grain, 4.5 million tons of flour, 6 million tons of potatoes, and forage for two years.

2. Equipment: 200,000 infantry suits, 100,000 heavy suits, 150,000 spearmen suits, 40,000 heavy pikemen suits, 60,000 light cavalry suits, 70,000 cavalry suits, 30,000 heavy cavalry suits, 120,000 archer suits, 500,000 arrows, 50,000 other suits,

3. Living animals: 4,000 high-grade war horses, 50,000 medium-class war horses, 60,000 low-class war horses, and a total of 30,000 cattle and sheep.

Fourth, consumables: 300 Shenhuang magic cannons, 3,000 various secret beast rings, including a heaven-level phantom dance butterfly, the rest are earth-level, and another heaven-level secret beast was marked by Rufhis.

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At about four o'clock in the afternoon, the banquet for Marshal Rufis and Empress Erica kicked off with loud music. Ironically, less than four days elapsed between the welcome banquet and the send-off banquet.

His Majesty Feng Ke, Emperor of the Cold Moon Empire, personally attended and sent parting wishes to Marshal Rufis who was preparing to leave for his home country the morning after tomorrow, during which he publicly mentioned many times to commend Prime Minister Ronte for his merits.

At the same time as the state banquet was underway, the ball held in the Prime Minister's Mansion villa was about to begin.

In the melodious music, there are already guests entering the venue in advance.

"Husband, what should I do?" Seeing Hua Long coming back, Xue Ya immediately walked up to him, with an anxious face, "Husband, I'm afraid I'm going to make a fool of myself tonight!"

"What's wrong?"

Hua Long had just returned from the state banquet hall and seemed a little tired.

"The chef is sick, so the food that needs to be prepared for the banquet has not been prepared yet. ”

"Sick?" Hua Long asked while taking off his official uniform, "Aren't there still two chefs?" Seeing Xueya's coquettish side, Hua Long suddenly felt that she was really stupid and cute sometimes.

However, Xue Ya lowered her head and looked even more embarrassed, "...... them They were sick too. ”

"All three chefs are sick at the same time?" Hua Long suddenly felt a little incredulous, there was no such coincidence, but no matter what, tonight's banquet must not be without the chef to prepare food.

Xue Ya nodded hurriedly, "Husband, help me figure out a way." As she spoke, Xue Ya was about to cry.

On the other side, Hua Long thought for a while and said, "You go to greet the guests first, and by the way, let the kitchen prepare drinks and pastries first, I'll go out now and come back soon." As for where to go, Hua Long knew in his heart that in the huge Cold Moon Imperial Capital, he only knew one chef friend, and that was the female chef who lived outside the sky!

And it would be more "weird" to talk about the process of their acquaintance, that day after Xingxue taught the three guys and took them away, Hualong was originally going to flash, but unconsciously he was attracted by the aroma emanating from the back kitchen of the "Tianwaiju", and later he learned that it was the aroma of the world-famous "Hanhai Dragon", so he ...... He was a thief!

Of course, if the thief is not caught, then everything is easy to say, but what he didn't expect was that he was caught by the female chef who came in just after taking a bite, but fortunately, the other party did not make a noise, otherwise, Hualong's reputation would be ruined, and later, they would become friends!

At this moment, Xue Ya's little hand grabbed Hua Long's sleeve and didn't let go, as if she was afraid.

"I'll be back soon, hurry up. ”

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The bright moonlight illuminates the summer night sky and also illuminates the dark earth.

At night, Hua Long, who had changed into a night coat, was running in the imperial capital, his destination was very clear, that is, "Heaven Outside the Residence", and because of the previous rain, water vapor and moisture mixed into a viscous mist, which made the vision in front extremely blurred, which made Hua Long feel very uncomfortable.

And Hualong is still a little worried, after all, at this time, the sky has just fallen, and it is the best time for restaurant business, not to mention the overcrowded place like "Tianwaiju".

Therefore, when he was about to reach the place where the "Heaven Outside the World" was located, Hua Long stopped, "It's not good to disturb her so busy, maybe it will cause her trouble." ”

Hua Long's heart suddenly retreated.

"Forget it, let's think of another way. ”

However, just as he was about to leave, a casual conversation of pedestrians on the side of the road attracted Hua Long's attention.

"The chef of 'Heaven and Outer Residence' is a woman, have you heard about this?"

"I heard about it, I just heard it in the morning, what the fuck, I've eaten the food that women cook for so long, and now I want to vomit when I think about it, oh yes, didn't the guy who reported it say that he was going to sue her to Fanzhengyuan?

"You are stupid, today's state banquet, all the officials of all sizes have gone to the palace, and he has to wait until tomorrow to sue. ”

"That's right. The man then asked, "Then what do you say will judge Lord Fanzheng?"

"Hmph, how do you judge? Of course it's hanging, you must give this slut a look!"

"Yes!"

“......”

The conversation between the pedestrians faded away as their figures blurred, but Hua Long stood there stunned.

Something went wrong!?

After these three words flashed in his mind, Hua Long's body involuntarily rushed towards the "Heavenly Residence".

Soon, he was in place!

However, the gate of the "Tianwaiju", which should have been like a city at this moment, was closed at the moment, and in front of the gate, more than a dozen stout men stood there with torches, and there were many people patrolling around, and whenever someone approached, they would say: "The chef of the 'Tianwaiju' is a woman, if you want to eat, go to Caiyun Pavilion." ”

Then!

"Get out!"

Pushed by a young man, a guy dressed as a businessman staggered out of the "heavenly house".

"I'm giving you a chance, don't be embarrassed!" The merchant also looked very annoyed, he scolded while tidying up his wrinkled clothes: "Two of the three main cupboards of your 'Heavenly Outer Residence' are now in my 'Caiyun Pavilion', I came to hire you because you are young and your skills are good!"

"Hurry up, get out of here, I'm not like those boneless guys!"

The young man threw some bowls of butterflies from the restaurant, and the merchant who smashed them screamed "wow".

"You wait for me!" the merchant let go of his harsh words and retreated to the side of the road.

On the eaves, Hua Long moved a few steps forward, and he wanted to get a good look at the businessman's face.

"You've all taken care of this for me!"

"Boss, don't worry!"

The merchant's face was full of treachery: "That's good, when you arrest her tomorrow and go to the official, your benefits will not be less." ”

"Thank you boss, thank you boss. ”

"'Outside the World' this time I want to see, how do you steal business with me, haha......"

Under the dim torches, Hua Long could see the face of the speaker clearly, in contrast to the fat body characteristic of the merchant, this guy was very thin, but under the upturned beard and large scary eyes, the image of the ghost was undoubtedly revealed.

Just by looking at the appearance, you know that this guy is definitely not a good person!

"Oh yes, the cash from the 'Outer Heaven' also showed me, those are dirty money, I want to hand it over to Lord Fanzheng. With a stroke of his beard, the guy turned around and walked closer to a restaurant not far away that was waiting for the fire to be bright.

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"What are you crying about? ”

Sitting on a chair at the counter, the young cook had just lowered his head and impatiently scolded the young lady's maid.

His name is Nock, he came from the Principality of Heavenly Spirit six years ago, in order to learn cooking in the "Heavenly Outer Residence", he also knows that the main cupboard here is for a girl who is only fourteen years old, but since the first day he saw her, Nock has vowed to protect her like a sister, but ......

Just a few days ago, Caiyun Pavilion, which had been doing bad business on the other side, was suddenly bought by a merchant called it, and this was only the beginning of the nightmare.

A few days later, he began to maliciously sabotage their "out-of-the-world" business, at first by spreading rumors, and then by sending people to occupy a place to squeeze out the guests, not only that, but he also poached the two chefs with a very high salary, and they persuaded each other with good words, but they were beaten unconscious, and later the fact that the young lady was a chef was naturally exposed.

You must know that in the entire Heavenly Spirit Continent, the nature of a woman's cooking for a man is even worse than that of prostitution!

According to the church, that is, a woman's cooking is a kind of soul-giving, every dish has a woman's most precious things, the wife can cook for the family, the girl can cook for the future husband or the person she likes, these are all morally allowed, but the female chef cooking for the guests is a kind of soul betrayal, it will never be allowed!

It is precisely because of this that their "out-of-heaven residence" is completely finished.

"Miss...... The young lady ...... "The maid cried incessantly, both frightened and worried about the safety of the hostess.

"Alright, it'll be fine. Nock comforted the maid.

“......”

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The small attic built on the river looks particularly cold on such a night, which makes people feel more helpless and sad in addition to loneliness.

Hua Long, who was wearing a mask, saw her - Kailin, the female chef!

Until this time, she still did not take off the chef's clothes, and her face was full of tears, and she looked helplessly at the river reflecting the moonlight.

"It's going to be cold, cry if you want to!" Walking from behind, Hua Long took her in his arms.

“......”

She finally whimpered and began to cry.

Am I doing something wrong? Am I doing something wrong when I make a delicious dish for the guests to eat? The girl's eyes were full of lingering tears, and Hua Long's heart was also very sour.

"That's right, you're right, the chef is all about making delicious meals for the guests, it doesn't matter if it's a man or a woman. ”

"But I can't be a chef anymore!" she leaned against Hua Long, her body trembling.

"No one can deprive you of your qualifications as a chef, not now, not in the future. Hua Long gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Kailin's eyes with his hand, and said, "I will protect you, always!"

“......”

From that moment on, Kailin's hand never let go of Hua Long.

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Late at night!

The ball in the Prime Minister's Mansion came to a successful end with a chorus of admiration. Almost all of the guests who had come to dance gathered at the table, munching on delicious and hearty food, and even two prominent nobles spoke ill of each other over a golden chicken leg.

At the ball, Sha Ye, the commander of the moon in military uniform, attracted the attention of many people, but no one came forward to talk to her, and even Hua Long had a headache for her.

Fortunately, the delicious food made her stop for a while, otherwise she would probably turn around and leave.

After the prom!

Xue Ya, who had been busy all night, went to take a bath, while Hua Long sent Kai Lin back to the "Heavenly Residence" and asked Bing Ling to carefully protect her.

When Hua Long returned to the villa, his wife was already tired and asleep, so he thoughtfully helped her cover the futon, closed the window, and Hua Long retreated to the aisle outside the door.

"I'm so tired. Looking at the dark blue sky, Hua Long sighed silently.

“......”

"It's so late, is there something wrong?" Hearing the movement behind him, Hua Long didn't turn around, but he knew that the person behind him was his staff member Tarex, but then again, although his staff member did not cultivate, the way he appeared was always so sudden, like a ghost.

"The killers are already in sight. ”

"Oh!"

"They are indeed the dead soldiers of the Duke of Nax of the Fire Empire, the number is twelve, and according to the observations of the past few days, this group of people is likely to do it the night after tomorrow, that is, the last day of Marshal Rufis's stay in the Green Pavilion. ”

The staff's words stopped here, as if they were waiting for Hua Long to come up with an idea.

"How's the defense of the Green Hall, will it be breached?"

"There is no shortage of masters around Rufis but the dead man of Duke Nax may not be easy to deal with. ”

Hua Long hesitated for a moment, and finally made a decision: "When the time comes, let Bingluo take a few reliable people to go, and tell her not to make a move unless necessary." ”

"Got it, I'll arrange it. Tarex turned to leave.

"Oh yes, work hard tonight, you did these things for me. ”

After that, Hua Long took out a pen and paper, quickly scribbled a few times, and handed the written things into the hands of the staff. The staff glanced at it, and then put it in the mouthband.

"It's not early, so let's rest. ”

Tarex saluted, then disappeared into the darkness of the aisle!

"Rest?" Hua Long shook his head and muttered, "I'm going to make up for my hunger tonight." With that, he walked towards the study.

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After twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, the streets were empty, except for the faint sound of beating in the deep alleys.

At this time, in the box on the second floor of Caiyun Pavilion, the lights were still there.

"I said Singh, don't worry, with your friendship with me, how could I not help you?"

At this time, there were two people sitting in the drunken room, one of them was the merchant who had appeared in the "Outer Heaven", his name was Singh, thirty-eight years old, he was a treacherous businessman, and the middle-aged man sitting on his left hand was the staff of Lord Fanzheng, York Bai.

This man is famous!

"Yes, yes. Singh raised his glass and said, "Anyway, tomorrow I still want you to help me say a few good words at the public trial." ”

"Don't worry! I'll help you with good words. ”

"So......" Singh raised his glass, "let's wish tomorrow victory in advance!"

"Cheers!"

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