Beef stew with potatoes.

No, the sweet potato stew only relied on two ingredients to deduce a thick and mellow dinner taste, and the faint aroma produced after the burning of animal fat swept away Luo Xiaotian's anxiety all day.

It is best served with coarse whole wheat bread.

It is better to say that in the process of chewing slowly and enjoying the food, Luo Xiaotian has more time to think about the current situation.

Since this incident has been so long, I believe that what should have happened has happened without mercy.

Of course, this doesn't mean that you can go to Phoenix City slowly and leisurely, relying on the reason that it has been so long anyway, and things have already happened anyway and avoid all this. What Luo Xiaotian needs is to cool his thoughts, not to let the chaotic emotions control him, and to keep calm to think about problems at all times, after all, judging from the news he got before, there are confusing places everywhere.

He didn't think it was a trap for himself, because it wasn't necessary, but it was always helpful to maintain a high level of vigilance and the habit of thinking deeply.

Just like the person in front of him now, wrapping his whole person in a black robe, Luo Xiaotian began to think.

Who is this!?

"I'm sorry, I came here when I saw the fire here, I wonder if you can let me bake a fire here?"

The black robes were soaking wet, and the rain was dripping down the edges, hitting the ground, mingling with the sound of rain outside that was not about to stop. Despite this, the black-robed man's deep voice still clearly reached Luo Xiaotian's ears, it was a calm voice mixed with indifference, it was not unpleasant, and of course it was not good.

"In that case... As a matter of basic courtesy, could you please take your hood off when you make a request, and why would you be in such a place at such a time and in such a weather?"

“... I'm sorry, but I can't tell you why or why I'm here, but as for this hood... I think it's better not to take it off. ”

"Why? I can't trust you at all, I think we need to at least know what you look like. ”

What the magician is most afraid of is the close proximity of the enemy, and in the absence of any way to confirm whether the other party has malicious intent, Luo Xiaotian must maintain the highest vigilance.

In particular, this person is really strange, and he almost wrote the words "I'm a bad person" on his face.

Luo Xiaotian held a two-ring magic flash technique waiting to be released in his hand, in such an environment, this two-ring magic that did not consume much mental power was the best choice.

As long as he didn't agree with a word, Luo Xiaotian could throw the flash technique out, and then quickly pull away.

“... In that case, I hope you don't get scared. ”

took off the black hood, and the face hidden by the shadows was finally exposed in front of Luo Xiaotian.

“......”

“... That's right... I said I was going to scare you out of the way... If you find it hard to accept, I'll leave. ”

Flickering in the firelight was an ugly and gloomy face. The ugliness is due to the scars that crisscross this face, which seem to deliberately avoid the eyes and mouth, but spread wantonly elsewhere.

The gloom, on the other hand, comes from the eyes and lips that are surrounded by scars, and the dark red pupils and lips seem to smell of blood.

"Wait!"

Originally, it was the most appropriate way to deal with such a person away from his camp, but Luo Xiaotian did not do it.

It was precisely because of seeing this face that Luo Xiaotian was a little relieved.

"You're... Olivia, right? Olivia Nicol?"

Even though the girl in front of her was almost completely disfigured and could no longer see her original appearance, Luo Xiaotian still recognized that this was Olivia Nicol, the girl who was the first in the class at the time.

If it weren't for the same feeling that vaguely existed in this face, Luo Xiaotian would have thought that the person who wrapped his whole body in a black robe would have thought from his voice that he was a man.

So, why did this girl who had a deep impression on herself become like this?

“......”

"I won't be mistaken, Olivia, aren't you supposed to be in Leander Church? It's a saint, isn't it? Why did it become like this?"

"I ...... I'm not Olivia!"

With that, she pulled up her hood and turned away from the only warm place.

Luo Xiaotian raised his hand, but in the end he didn't stop Olivia.

He wanted to ask Olivia what was going on, and then try to help her as best he could, after all, the girl who had been through the misery was still his classmate.

However, now is probably not the time to be desperate to help others, Luo Xiaotian needs to go to Phoenix City first, and wait until his own affairs are solved before making other considerations.

I hope I'll be able to meet Olivia in the future.

......

That hope became a reality the next day.

The rain had stopped at noon, in order not to delay time, Luo Xiaotian, who arrived in Saixi City at noon, just added some needed things and continued on the road, the next city is Luoer City northeast of Saixi City, if there is no delay on the road, he should be able to reach Luoer City tomorrow evening, in that case, he can spend the night in a hotel in Luoer City.

Although the rain had stopped, there was no dry firewood to be found in the rain-soaked forest, so Luo Xiaotian still used the fuel he had placed in the conch space.

Today's sweet potato stew has a lot of greenery thanks to the addition of some vegetables in the city of Rohr, after all, vitamins and minerals are essential even in another world.

The man in black stood in front of the bubbling soup pot like yesterday, only this time she didn't have her own hood on.

"Olivia?"

"Please call me Jack... I'm sorry, I only came here when I saw the fire here, I don't know if you can let me bake a fire here? Don't worry, I'm not a bad person!"

“......”

What does it mean to be self-hypnosis?to refer to a deer as a horse?to have a split personality?German orthopedics?

Ah, sorry, the last one wasn't.

Besides, is this exactly the same as yesterday? Although the sentence "Don't worry, I'm not a bad person!" was added at the end, but if I didn't already know who you were, it would seem even more suspicious, okay?

“... All right, Jack, please be seated!"

Hawkers, anyway, let's accompany her to act.

Olivia... Oh no, Jack found a drier place to sit down on his knees, his hands firmly on his knees, his scarlet eyes staring at the thick soup that was boiling for a moment.

“... Jack, would you like to try my craft? This goes well with whole wheat bread!"

“... Good... I'll be sure to repay you afterwards!"

Taking the food handed over by Luo Xiaotian, Olivia devoured it without caring about the heat.

Ellie, don't learn from her, even if you're hungry, chew slowly.