"He did it on purpose, it must be on purpose, I must avenge this revenge, I will never let him go!" Until returning to the Temple of Water, Shur was still immersed in grief, constantly complaining about the humiliation he had just received.

Yes, he finally got his wish just now, and tasted the highest standard hospitality banquet in the Duke's Palace, with the intellectual and beautiful Safu by his side, and the little girl who was always inseparable from the two topics, especially the person who accompanied him was the prime minister of the empire.

However, Shul was still not satisfied.

It stands to reason that the Duke's Palace has a cellar full of aged wines, a collection of all kinds of precious ingredients around the Emerald Empire, a famous chef who is famous in half of the human world, and countless servants serving on the side, and those who are qualified to come as guests can get the highest standard of enjoyment outside of the palace.

It is true that this is true for all other visitors, with the exception of Shure.

His identity as a guest is not an apostle of the Goddess of the Dark Moon, not a representative of the church, but the closest friend of the little lady of the Duke's Palace, Saf, who can almost be counted as a relative of the Duke, at least the Duke thinks so, and is obviously quite satisfied with this new relative, which cannot be treated the same as ordinary visitors, therefore, what Shure and his party enjoy is the highest level of the Duke's Lord, and often only a few of the closest juniors can enjoy the reception.

Dinner.

Duke Silver Fox was born in a broken aristocracy, except for a noble title when he was young, he had no territory, sold all his property, and even mortgaged the family's ancestral home, and the family's servants had long since gradually dispersed, so that everything had to be done by himself.

Cooking is included.

Living in a small hut with his wife and children, running around every day for food and clothing, and cooking for himself at night, this life lasted for several years, so the Duke developed a habit.

When entertaining those closest to him, be sure to take matters into his own hands and prepare a dish for the visitor, because in his eyes, there is no better way to express a sense of intimacy than to prepare food for the other person himself.

Except for a few descendants of the third and fourth generations of the Duke's family, as well as the young Emperor, those who have enjoyed this kind of treatment can be counted on ten fingers, and the strange habit of Lord Duke has always been circulating in the aristocratic circle, and all nobles, including the other two Grand Dukes of the Empire, are looking forward to receiving a special reception from Duke Silver Fox. However, it is a pity that in the past ten years, it seems that the Duke is the only one who can do it himself.

If you want others to know that Shuer can actually enjoy this kind of treatment, then when Shuer goes to the street every day, he will definitely be retaliated by many people secretly throwing stones, but Shuer is just not satisfied, because ...... It's just unpalatable.

Very ordinary main course, fried veal sirloin.

The selection of ingredients is very exquisite, selected from the Emerald Empire's high-quality beef Sicamus City, the small bull loin that is fed separately for less than half a year is expensive, often a small piece of calf loin steak is worth a month's expenses of ordinary people, according to Angela's unique measurement method, a meal can be worth three Dark Moon Temple.

It's worth the money, because the meat is soft and tender, and even when you are raw, you can think of its delicate and delicious texture when you look at the fine texture and elastic surface. It melts in your mouth, and you don't need to chew hard at all, and your teeth are filled with the most primitive aroma of meat.

The ingredients are good enough, which will obviously reduce the difficulty of cooking, even if you are a novice who has never touched the kitchenware, you can make it delicious, you don't need to marinate it beforehand, take it over the heat a little, and you don't even need sauce, as long as you sprinkle a little salt, it can be considered a delicious thing in the world.

However, the Duke was able to make the most terrible poison from the top ingredients, and when he bit into it, in addition to the burnt smell that came out from the inside, the flavors of various condiments mixed together were simply terrifying.

"So, he must have deliberately wanted to poison me by kidnapping you in revenge for me, but fortunately, Lord Darkmoon blessed me, I barely survived. "I've decided," said Shure, "to smuggle the white dog, no, the white wolf, over at night, and let him eat all the sheep that your grandfather raised, and I will let him know the consequences of poisoning me." ”

"Hee-hee, don't talk nonsense, grandpa didn't mean it. Coming out of the Duke's Palace, Saf's steps were noticeably lighter, and the haze that had always lingered between his brows in the past had also faded a lot, and the female swordsman with a bright smile affectionately punched Shul on the shoulder, ignoring the moaning of the bones coming from his shoulder, and said happily, "Grandpa's food has always been so unpalatable, I am used to it." ”

"You shouldn't say this kind of thing with a smug face at all. The corners of Xiu'er's mouth twitched, and he rolled his eyes and said, "Being able to treat such simple food into chronic poison, he is also a genius in a way, I admire you for living so well." ”

"Hey, because I'm in good shape. ”

"You are agreeing with me, you also admit that it is a chronic poison, it can't be said that it is obviously unpalatable, the key is to forcibly eat it all with a smile, it is simply the most tragic torture in the world, you see, Lisa and the silver fool have been tortured in a trance. ”

Shuer didn't exaggerate, the two girls along the way didn't have any spirit at all, and they didn't even bother to speak, after all, both of them were priests, and in the face of the kindness of the Duke of Silver Fox, it was impossible for them to refuse, let alone be rude, they could only behave elegantly with a very enjoyable expression, even if their stomachs were already churning.

"I think you don't think it's delicious, too. Angela didn't have the strength to argue with Lisa, and said weakly, "I saw that you had eaten all the leftovers, and I thought you really liked to eat." ”

"The Lord said, Treasure every grain of grain, which is the flesh and blood of the earth, and the blessing of Pava's low price. Lisa was also listless, and muttered in a depressed mood, "As a believer in the Lord, waste is a great sin." And...... That's forty gold coins a guest of top-quality beef, other cities have money and nowhere to buy it, how can you be like you, under the pretext of being young and having a small appetite, you have half of it left? Not to mention that it's just unpalatable, even if it's really poisonous, for the sake of forty gold coins, no, for the sake of the duke's sincere face, you have to forcibly eat it, and after the big deal, you and your brother will detoxify each other. ”

"That's right, this is a qualified Darkmoon believer, Lisa, you are worthy of the pride of the goddess, don't relax, continue to work hard in the future. ”

"Uh-huh. ”

Oh, your Dark Moon Temple's definition of qualified is so strange, Angela is too lazy to take care of the two idiots whose eyes have turned into the shape of gold coins, just let them amuse themselves, hmph, keep going, sooner or later they will be punished by Lord Luna. And it's not that you, bastard, have somehow made people angry, that the kind Duke would use compromise torture against you.

"No, in fact, Grandpa is very happy today. "It's a miracle that the timid female swordsman actually had the courage to take the initiative to talk to Angela, a stranger in her eyes," he only receives guests in this way when he is most happy, and even I will have to eat it once in a long time. ”

"Unlucky?"

"Ha ......" accidentally said what was in his heart, and Saph's eyes quickly changed the topic, "For so many years, I haven't seen a few times when grandpa is so happy as today, like a long-troubled knot has been untied." ”

"Yes, he must be glad that he can finally send away someone who has been giving him a headache, and send him far away to the Rose Capital, and finally be able to calm down for a while. ”

", nasty again. Glancing at Shuer, Saf said dissatisfiedly, "Don't think I don't know, you must have said something to him secretly that made him so happy." ”

"Hehe, didn't you hear it all at the banquet, he knew that I was going to trick you into going to the Rose Capital to serve the Dark Moon Temple for free for the rest of your life, that's why he's so happy. ”

"It's my parents' business. Ignoring Shule's excuses, a faint mist floated on Saf's glasses, and he hung his head and said, "It's only their business that makes you feel the need to use soundproofing magic." ”

"Well, but I won't tell you the details. ”

"I don't want to hear it either. Safu said softly, "I know, the inside story is very complicated, and there should be a lot of things that will make me sad, you are hiding it from me, in fact, it is to protect me, in this case, then I don't need to know." Oh, my father's business, my mother's business, I have felt that something is wrong since I was a child, but after so many years, it has become like this between me and my father, I already feel very tired, and I don't want to worry about these things anymore. Moreover, since they are about to leave the imperial capital and put an end to the past twenty years, let the past be over. ”

"Well, I know you're going to think so, so I'm not going to hide it from you, ha, what's the matter, that's a good tongue twister. ”

"Childish ghost, change the subject again. Saph gave Shul a blank look, "I know you're not going to listen to me." ”

"How can it be? As long as the conditions allow, I will definitely fulfill your wishes, hehe, I'm afraid that the conditions will not allow it. ”

"Whatever you want. The female swordsman sighed weakly, "It's still the same sentence, don't go too far, no matter how you treat me, he is my father after all." ”

"I'm not going to rush to the door and beat him up, on the contrary, I'm not going to do anything, it's my promise, heh, you can rest assured. Shuer smiled mysteriously and suddenly raised his eyebrows, "Did you notice it, now that I'm getting more and more popular, I'm stuck here before I even enter the visitor area." Hehe, didn't you make an appointment to meet in the evening, wouldn't it be because you were afraid that I would miss the appointment, so you stayed here early and waited for me, Lord Orana. ”

Archbishop Oranna, dressed in the robes of water, was coming out of the building of the Darkmoon Sanctuary and happened to be face to face with Shull and his party, and it was clear that this would not be a coincidence.

"You're finally back, Shure, Ferrers, and Camille. Orlana said with a strange expression, "I'm curious, what did you say to them in just one day, and actually let them enter the Water Temple on their own initiative." They're talking to you, come with me, we'll talk as we go. ”