After a few days in the Rose Manor, Victor finally embarks on a journey back to Randall's Domain.

It's the end of January, the weather is warmer, the snow is melting, and the bright sun is greening the earth and drying the roads. Victor's car drove along the boulevard on the banks of the Silver Moon River, all the way south, and arrived at Pinghu Town in only 10 days.

At this time, it was evening, and Victor was going to go directly to Silvermoon Manor to rest, but the border guards led by Randall told him that Mrs. was holding a banquet in Pinghu Fort to catch the wind and wash the dust for his master.

The lady in the guard's mouth refers to Nicole. During Victor's absence, she sat in the Silvermoon Manor, the family's power center, as the companion of Viscount Randall, exercising the functions of the Viscountess.

Nicole was born in the lord family of the York family, although the status of her parents is low, but she has lived in the Rose Manor since she was a child, worshiped the great knight Trisley as a teacher, and once served as Sylvia's personal bodyguard, and is considered a close confidant of the Queen of the Rose.

According to the bloodline theory that the father is strong and the mother is weak, the physical fitness of ordinary noblewomen is difficult to withstand the bloodline of high-level knights. In order to obtain offspring with pure blood and good health, the Silver Knights often choose naturally awakened female probationary knights as their mates. Therefore, Nicole was mainly educated by the lord's wife or the lady-in-waiting.

Compared to Sophia, Nicole is more like a competent viscountess except that she has no legal title. Moreover, she and Lilia have a very close relationship. In the minds of Victor's original followers, Nicole was the master's wife.

Most importantly, Victor and Nicole have the experience of living and dying together and a deep foundation of affection.

It is the duty of the deputy head of the family to gather important members of the realm and hold a family dinner to clean up the dust for the lord and announce the transfer of power.

The carriage stopped directly at the drawbridge, and Victor stepped out of the carriage, looked up at the towering Pinghu Fort, and then crossed the drawbridge and the city gate surrounded by two teams of guards to enter the knight's hall.

Nicole led the little attendants of Silvermoon Manor and stood at the door to greet the male master who had returned from afar. She wore her hair loose and wore a lady's long skirt, her demeanor was dignified and elegant, her temperament was graceful and moving, and her beautiful eyes were full of tenderness and honey.

Victor's heart was warm, and he stepped forward, and just as he was about to praise Nicole a few words, a little chubby dun rushed into his arms.

"Master, master, I've changed my teeth! Look, look, I've grown taller?"

Bertina tugged at the hem of Victor's shirt and shook it. She secretly stood on tiptoe, raised her round little face, and bared her lips to reveal a small mouth with missing front teeth, and her big clear eyes were full of anticipation.

The funny appearance of the little girl is simply cute.

Victor picked up Bertina and kissed her the red apple-like face, "Well, my little Bell has indeed grown taller." ”

Caligula also came up, bent down, pointed to his teeth, and said stupidly, "Master, Aka has also changed his teeth." Bell, you see, Aka has also changed his teeth. ”

"Bell has 6 teeth. Aka, how many did you replace?" Bertina hooked Victor's neck, poked her little head out, and looked at Caligula's teeth curiously.

"One, two, three, four......," Caligula counted with his fingers, and said very seriously, "Acre, 21 teeth for you." ”

"You lie, you have changed so many teeth, why haven't you grown taller?" Bertina was angry, how could anyone change more teeth than her. As for changing teeth, they are all full of teeth, and the little girl will not consider it.

Caligula's face was full of confusion, Bertina obviously didn't grow taller, but why did the owner say that she had grown taller?

Victor shook his head and smiled, and handed Chubby to Aka. Chubby climbed onto the big stupid man's shoulders very skillfully, holding his head and giggling.

As long as Bertina is happy, everyone will be happy, and the attendants will be ...... What's that?

Nicole lifted her skirt and curtsied to Victor, "Welcome home, sir." ”

Victor stepped forward to take Nicole's slender hand and praised affectionately, "My lady, I am glad to see you." Also, you're beautiful today. ”

Nicole smiled sweetly, and according to the etiquette of a noble couple, she and Victor kissed each other on the cheek, took his arm, and walked towards the knight's hall.

Hundreds of green candles shine brightly, illuminating the knights' hall. The air was filled with the unique scent of green sedge and amber, and Randall led the village chiefs, sheriff Munk, and the young attendants of Silvermoon Manor to salute Victor, as well as Nelson and Barrit, the commander of the bear regiment. They completed the assassination mission and sneaked back to Pinghu Town from Dengshi City, waiting to report to Victor. Mercury's Barol and Todd are also back, but they are not suitable for public appearances.

Victor winked at Nelson and Barrry, untied Nicole's arm, and got down on one knee in front of Randall's Resident Priest Miller.

The old priest, dressed in a fine linen priest's robe, raised his scepter and tapped it on Victor's shoulder, and said with a solemn expression: "Viscount Randall, may my lord bless you." ”

When the priest confirms the identity of the lord, he announces to everyone that the lord returns to the family and the power is naturally transferred.

Victor chanted, "Praise be to the Lord of the Supreme Radiance." Then he stood up and laughed affectionately: "Old fellow, you look good, do you want me to arrange a personal maid for you?"

Miller rolled his eyes and shouted angrily, "Hurry up and start the meal, my belly is hungry!"

Victor smiled and sat down at the top of the long table with Nicole. The rest of the people also sat down, and the servants came in with all kinds of dishes. In a short time, five long tables were filled with all kinds of fine food and wine.

The banquets held by the lords in the knight's hall had a fixed etiquette process, and each person was very elaborate in their position. Victor and Nicole sat side by side on the throne, with Resident Priest Miller on his right hand and Lord Nelson on his left. Next to Nelson was a beautiful woman with a hot body and deep features like sculptures. Her name is Levita Randall, the female knight trainee of the Rose Manor, once Nicole's subordinate, and now Lord Nelson's personal lady-in-waiting.

Directly opposite Laveta, of course, is the snack shop Bertina. She sat next to Reverend Miller, her calves dangling, her big brown-red eyes staring straight at the table full of food, and her mouth was still snorting.

This was followed by the illegitimate children of the old Marquis of Solim, brother and sister Brandon and Shirley. As the adopted son and daughter of Viscount Randall, although they are young, their status is not low. Behind the Brandon siblings are the children of the nobility adopted by Nicole on behalf of the Randall family, a total of 17 people. The stupid big Caligula sat at the end.

The banquet seats are arranged according to the blood line of the nobility and the family name. Barrett, the village chiefs, Sheriff Munk, Captain Gru, Captain of the Guard, Vice-Captains Renault and Shak, Jack, the leader of the swamp scouts, and the squires of Silvermoon Manor can only sit at the other tables.

Bertina was the exception, and even when she sat on Victor's lap, no one would object.

Victor looked around, turned half of his body to the side, and asked in a low voice, "Lilia, Sister Alina, and Lord Nelson, why didn't they come?"

Nicole smiled slightly, revealing snow-white teeth. Nelson coughed dryly, covered his mouth with his fist, and said angrily, "Linda...... My two sons had bad stomachs and Linda had to take care of them, so ...... Hey. ”

Victor can't help but wonder that Lilia, Sister Alina, and Linda have all undergone body remodeling and are in the process of changing their teeth. Until their teeth are grown, they probably won't show up in formal settings.

Regardless of the beauty of women, Nelson's twisted appearance is too funny, and he also killed a silver knight.

Victor was about to tease him, but Nicole pressed the back of his hand and said softly, "Honey, it's time to toast." ”

Victor took the glass of pure gold, stood up, and said in a loud voice, "Everyone, please drink this cup to the fullest, may the glory of the Most High Lord protect my generation, and may the Randall family prosper." ”

The crowd stood up and shouted, "May the glory of the Most High bless my generation, and may the Randall family prosper." ”

The aperitif is made with purple cane and green apricot fruit, and the taste is sweet and sour, and it will whet your appetite. Victor drank his toast and said with a smile, "Everyone, please enjoy tonight's food." ”

Everyone cheered, sat down in their seats, and concentrated on the food on the table.

It is a very serious matter for a lord to hold a family feast. In the Silver Age, lords and knights of the clan often had to dress up and go out to fight halfway through their meals. Although the kingdom of Gambis was relatively stable, the urgent tradition of the lord's feast was carried over and a set of etiquette was formed.

The lord prepares sumptuous dishes in advance, the family members treat the food with a proper attitude, they are not allowed to speak when eating, it does not matter whether they use their hands or utensils, they eat as soon as possible, keep a clear head at all times, and each person can only drink two glasses of wine, the first aperitif and the last one digestible. After tasting the main course and tapping the plate with a knife and fork, it means that you are full and can no longer touch any food, but you can chat with other people who are full.

The atmosphere of the family banquet is tense and dreary, and the only pleasure in the process of eating is the competition to see who eats more.

A good appetite at the table means that you are very satisfied with the food provided by your host, and show your strength and bravery.

Of course, the Randall chef's cooking level is nothing to say, and they also cook top-quality ingredients, such as charcoal-grilled six-legged crocodile tail meat, white mushroom giant snake broth, steamed white-bellied salmon, roasted suckling pig, ground lizard meat skewers, roasted foie gras, teppanyaki shrimp, roasted lamb chops in sauce, marinated beef tongue, and creamy vegetable salad...... The giant dining table was full.

The clanging of knives and forks, the chewing of teeth and roasted meat, resounded in the knights' hall. Caligula, Bertina, and Nelson, the three major foodies, feasted on them one by one, and their mouths were full of oil.

Nelson nibbled on the whole crocodile tail, Caligula had killed a pig's trotter, two legs of lamb, and four cow's tongues, and Bertina was not to be outdone, burying her round little face in the roast suckling pig. Driven by these three guys, everyone's appetite was high, and a whole dish was served and immediately swept away.

To Victor's surprise, Father Miller eats more than the barberry militia Renault. The maid had already changed four plates for the old priest.

It didn't take long for four strong servants to bring out the main course of the banquet, which was a three-meter-long swamp tabby.

Adult groupers weigh up to 500 pounds, and they are ferocious, deep-water carnivorous fish with sharp teeth. The Half-Dragons of the Swamp hunt tabby fish and offer them to the Hydra lizard, often at the cost of their lives. The flesh of the tabby fish is rough and tight, but compared to the ferocious creatures of the land, the average person can bite it. Although it has a poor taste, it is rich in a special gum that can improve the physical fitness of humans. The Alchemy Empire lists tabby fish meat as a second-class ingredient. However, the eggs of the tabby fish are affinity with the Void Water Elemental and belong to a class of extraordinary ingredients.

This tabby fish is missing a head, and the alchemy dragon lizard is obviously more able to restrain its appetite than the swamp dragon lizard of nature. Nicole stepped forward, raised the adamantite dagger, and gently swiped along the belly of the fish, and the crystal clear, bull's-eye-sized fish eggs were wrapped in a sticky sauce and gushed out. The maid carefully loaded the fish eggs into a large crystal bowl and followed Nicole.

Nicole gracefully distributes eggs to each person at the main table. Finally, she walked over to Jack at the second table and said, "The swamp scout found this tabby fish that had been bitten by a six-legged crocodile in the deep lake of the Everglades, and Captain Jack is entitled to the tabby eggs. ”

Jack stood up, stroked his chest, and said modestly, "We're just lucky." ”

Nicole smiled, gave him four eggs, and returned to her place. The maid removed the remaining eggs, which were intended for Lilia, Sister Alina, and Linda, as well as Nelson's twin sons.

Victor shook his head secretly, tabby fish eggs have the extraordinary effect of delaying aging, and they are very valuable. The fishermen caught the tabby females, and the eggs were sold by the individual for 20 gold soles each.

This kind of food rich in life elements is simply a waste to be shared with the alchemy militia.

With a feeling of regret, Victor tasted a fish roe, which tasted fishy, but felt comfortable. He prefers foods that are friendly to the water element, regardless of the taste of the food.

The Elemental Sea evolves the laws and substances of another world, and ordinary people can interact with the outside world by ingesting food. Different foods have different effects, but the most basic properties are the four elements of earth, fire, wind and water. The Alchemy Empire summarizes it into the four attributes of living beings: physique, soul fire, perception, and life. Modern apothecary is inherited from the Potions of the Chosen One, and further back, it is probably the legacy of the ancient alchemists and mages guild. Today's theories of pharmacy are primarily in the service of mortals, that is, knights, clergy, and ordinary people outside of the transcendent knights. But everything is the same, and the principle followed by pharmacy is the same.

The water element corresponds to the attributes of life, which are manifested in reproduction, physical fitness, youth, healing ability, longevity, and so on. The season of water is the season of life, and the fetus of living beings contains an abundance of water elements. There is a wonderful secret method in the aristocratic circle: first select a pair of sturdy goats, within two years, feed only a few special herbs, and wait until the spring of the third year, slaughter the ewes, take out the sheep fetus, and feed the nobles, which can achieve the effect of delaying aging and repairing body damage.

How can a secret sheep fetus be comparable to a tabby fish egg?

However, no amount of food or medicine had any effect on the Extraordinary Knights, except for the Blue Taro, which was revered by ancient alchemists.

Transcendent knights interact with the Void Elemental all the time, and they eat and drink more out of the instinctive habits of living beings, and their essence is to follow the laws of mortal things. It's fine if they don't eat or drink, but in a few months, they will be assimilated by the origin of the world, which is equivalent to starvation and thirst.

It can only be said that the transcendent knights have moved from the mundane to the origin of the world, while the mundane has walked on the path of evolution of the laws of the world.

The Elemental Sea has evolved countless mortal things, and Victor is not an ordinary human, but he is also a kind of mortal thing. The laws of the world gave him the innate ability to automatically absorb the Void Water Element, and although he could not freely control the Void Elemental like the Raging Wave Knight, his body was overflowing with the Water Elemental that represented life.

For Victor, the tabby fish eggs are just delicious, and they can neither improve his life attributes, nor help him comprehend the surging talent, and it is enough to taste the taste.

Victor struck the plate with his knife and fork and wiped the corner of his mouth with a napkin to show that he had eaten.

"Honey, do you want fish eggs?" Victor offered his courtesy to Nicole.

Nicole shook her head with a smile, tapped her plate, and whispered, "I don't need to." My dear, let's divide it among others. ”

Both Bertina and Caligula stared at Victor and Nicole as they devoured their share of the tabby eggs. Victor smiled slightly, first set aside four fish eggs to Miller, patted the old priest on the shoulder affectionately, and said, "Old man Miller, eat more and live a few more years." ”

Miller was not polite, and ate the tabby eggs on his plate. Bertina's gaze immediately shifted from Miller's plate to Victor and Nicole's.

"Nelson, Lauvita, Joanna, it's yours. ”

"Thank you, sir. ”

Seeing that the snack was about to burst into tears, Nicole pursed her lips and distributed the tabby eggs to everyone at the table. Bertina was divided into four, Caligula three, Brandon and Shirley siblings two, and the rest of the noble squires one each. A 10-year-old boy next to Brandon was given two fish eggs.

Nicole turned her head and explained to Victor, "Klaus awakened his vindictiveness and resonated with an elemental bit. ”

Born into a declining aristocratic family, Klaus trekked with his uncle to Goldwater City when the Centaur Hills held jousting tournaments, and was later bought by Nico for 700 gold sol and became a small squire of the Randall family. Victor had the impression that this blonde and blue-eyed boy was shy and taciturn, but very hardworking. While the other children were sleeping, Klaus often secretly practiced the spirit monkey secret form alone, and for this, he was punished by Alina.

Now, Klaus naturally awakened his fighting spirit, which surprised Victor extraordinarily, and he asked, "Klaus, when did you awaken your fighting spirit?"

The little attendant quickly finished his food, tapped the plate, stood up, covered his mouth, and replied vaguely: "Two months ago." ”

Nicole covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Klaus showed the most difficult stabbing skills in the manor competition, defeated all opponents, and won the championship. I allowed Klaus to undergo body remodeling, but I didn't expect him to awaken his vindictiveness. Now, he has lost his teeth and is leaking when he speaks. ”

Klaus blushed and nodded. The other squires all looked envious. Victor raised his hand to signal Klaus to sit down, and asked Nicole in surprise, "Can body remodeling help nobles awaken the knightly bloodline?"

Nicole said: "If you don't forget, there will be repercussions, and if you work hard, you will be rewarded." Body remodeling requires the blessing of the Spiritual Fire Divine Technique, and the Agile Secret Form also points to igniting the spiritual fire, and Klaus usually works very hard, and the three factors have created a naturally awakened apprentice knight. He may not have the opportunity to become a true knight in the future. There are many secret knights in Rose Manor, who have awakened their fighting spirit in the process of reshaping their bodies. ”

"I see...... No wonder Sylvia wants to exchange the lotion for body sculpting...... Hehe, that's great, I can save a lot of money. Victor stroked his palms and laughed, and suddenly remembered something again, and asked suspiciously, "There are ruling warriors in the Randall Collar Diocese now?"

"Hmm. Nicole nodded and said, "Three months ago, Master Yukal led a group of missionaries to Pinghu Town, preparing to build a general education school. Master Yukal has been guarding the Southern Fortress for the past few days. So, he didn't show up for the dinner. ”

"Whose soul fire magic was that?"

"Me. Father Miller tapped his plate and pointed to his nose.

"Aren't you a second-level priest?The Soul Fire is a fourth-level divine art!"

Miller nodded and said, "yes." ”

Nicole was startled, her eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "Ah, Father Miller, didn't let you be promoted when His Majesty the Pope left Randall?"

"Hehe, in fact, I only know the Holy Light Technique. Father Miller said triumphantly: "Our Lord says that the Light can heal wounds, and the Light is healing, and our Lord says that the Light ignites the fire of the heart, and the Light is the fire of the Heart." ”

"Our Lord is not omnipotent, but in the realm of Light, My Lord is supreme. ”

Victor was silent for a long time, knocked on the table, and said with emotion: "More than five years ago, I was still worrying about food...... Before you know it, we're already so strong. ”