Reif Kawaat, the second director of mines in the Northwest Republic, stood under a lush tree about two miles away from Pyroxene City, looking northeast of the main road, beside him a makeshift table and chair with a silver-white square chest. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"That guy Clito, he sent me an email through the temple before, saying that he would probably come back today, why hasn't he shown up in the evening?" He waited for a long time, but he never waited for anyone, he couldn't help frowning, and complained in a low voice, "It's just a waste of my half an afternoon, anyway, I'm on vacation today, and I don't have anything to do, but if I delay any longer, the fish will melt!"

Just then, he saw a carriage emerge from the end of the road, briskly all the way.

Sitting in the driver's seat to catch the car, is a handsome man wearing light leather armor and long black hair, with a somewhat feminine appearance, at best it is called graceful and extraordinary, and at worst it is called a pseudo-mother, or a sissy.

The man's eyesight was good, and he saw Raif from afar, and he couldn't help laughing, and the whip flicked a beautiful whip in the air, and drove the half-breed steed, which had a few scales on its forehead and limbs, and pulled the carriage to whizze, and then slowly slowed down, and finally stopped right beside Raif.

"Hey, Raif, you're really here to pick me up!" he jumped out of the carriage and said with a smile, "I really didn't expect you to be so busy that you did what you said, and I was shocked!"

"What I said in the email before, keeping my word is one of my life creeds. Reiff said with a straight face, "Originally, I took a leave of absence today, but the result was ...... Looking at the current sky, in fact, I don't need to ask for leave, and it seems that I won't be late to pick you up after work. ”

"I was going to come back early, but I encountered a little accident and delayed a little. We're just going to be back late, and we're going to get to Pyroxene City just after you get off work...... Sorry, I didn't make it clear before, so I made you wait. The man grinned and pulled back the curtain of the carriage, and a young woman with bright blond hair as yellow as a yellow rose jumped out of the carriage and greeted Raif with a smile.

"Brother Raif, good afternoon...... Oh, it's time to call you 'Archon Kawat!'" said Clito's wife, Azna, a former mayor of Pyroxene and a current consul of the Northwest Republic like Raff, laughed.

Raif laughed twice, knowing that they were just joking with themselves.

The couple didn't care about being friends, and when they got acquainted with them, they were both good adventurers, and they were just a miner. At that time, everyone also got along very well, there was no barrier, and now everyone has similar identities, so they are naturally more able to get along.

"What kind of accident can delay you husband and wife for so long? I remember that you have been apprenticed to His Royal Highness Leon for all these years, and you have already stepped into the realm of legends not long ago, and the 'Three Swords of Garth' is talking about you, and your reputation is resounding--could it be that you have encountered some powerful enemy?"

"It's not about the enemy, it's just an old-fashioned person who reacts slower than normal people and doesn't know how many shots. Klito laughed a little sarcastically, "What age is it, and muttering 'the druidic tradition should not be destroyed', 'the Pasteurs are heretics among the druids' or something." Is Mr. Pasteur going to trouble a true god in order to preserve a tradition that I don't know how long it has been outdated?"

Raif frowned, as a civil official, he was not familiar with the fights and killings on the rivers and lakes. But according to Clito, it seems that this matter involves His Majesty Acain Pasteur, the god of medicine who was canonized ten years ago?

"Rest assured, the matter has been settled. Asna smiled and said, "Later, His Majesty, the god of medicine, descended into an incarnation, and we left. ”

Reif's relent, and he got down to business—nothing compared to the one in which the Clitos were involved today, but for him it was something he had spent most of the afternoon waiting.

"Don't talk about that, try my wife's handiwork. He smiled and raised his hand, pressed it on the silver-white square box on the table, the buckle popped open, and inside the thick heat shield, there was a box of silver-white fish preserved with ice cubes, and it could be seen that the chef's knife skills were very good, and each slice of fish was almost as thin as paper, and through the fish, you could even see the various fruits as a side dish below.

"Oh my God, you got this in the summer?!" Crito cried out, "You can't have embezzled anything!"

Reif's nose was crooked in anger: "Corrupt you! This is a commercial project that Pyroxene City and Gold Rush Town are going to jointly launch. I can't say the specifics, but ...... Hehe, looking at your expression, I know that this project is very promising and will definitely be profitable. ”

Klito relieved himself, and without saying a word, he picked up the small wooden fork next to the box and gently skewered a piece of fish meat and put it in his mouth.

Ice and snow fish, which are supposed to be produced for a short period of time during the coldest winter in the icefields, are extremely tender, and when they are cut into thin slices and chilled, this tenderness is brought out to the extreme. Almost as soon as he entered his mouth, he melted between his tongue and teeth, and the special fragrance mixed with the sweet and sour taste of fruit turned into a pleasure flowing between his lips and teeth, making him squint his eyes with pleasure and couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"It's delicious! I can actually eat this in the middle of summer! Just for this box of fish, it's worth coming back thousands of miles away!"

Raif smiled slightly, not disturbing his enjoyment, but just motioned with his eyes for Asner to taste it too.

Asna, of course, would not be polite to this good friend who had known him for many years and was like a brother, and he also skewered a piece of fish meat and put it in his mouth, and then he couldn't help but squint his eyes and let out a deep admiration with his nose.

"Delicious!" cried out Clito, and began to eat quickly, and when he had eaten half a box, he consciously stopped and talked to Reif.

"Brother Raif, is this also the product of your mining industry?" he asked curiously, "In addition to minerals, gems, and energy essences that can be mined underground, can you actually dig this one?"

"Trade Secrets. Reif smiled and said, "To be honest, the cost of this thing is actually not low." A box is worth about twenty gold coins...... And that's not even counting my wife's knife work. ”

"Sister-in-law's knife work is nothing to say, at least it's worth double the price. Clito said, his face already serious, "But...... That's a ridiculously low price. I reckon that this box would not have been eaten in a fancy restaurant in Garth without a thousand gold coins - and at a friendly price. ”

"To be honest, I haven't really eaten this before, I remember when you first made small talk, you said you ate it once, and your expression was really ...... at that time"

"Haha, don't make fun of me!" Clito smiled a little awkwardly, "I only ate a little bit back then, but it tasted so beautiful that I will never forget it for the rest of my life - but what I ate at the beginning was much worse than this time, I don't know if it was my delusion." ”

"It's a delusion. Asna, who had already eaten half of his own box slowly, wiped his mouth and hands with a piece of Baijuan, and said, "To be honest, the taste is still a little different from the ice and snow fish in winter, of course, it is very subtle and not obvious." The main reason why you think this time is delicious is because of the weather - eating cold fish on a hot day is completely different from eating it in a cold winter. ”

Reif smiled bitterly, he had no doubt about Asner's assessment, in fact, there had been another gourmand before her. The priest who has published more than one gastronomic book is the unquestionable authority on the gastronomic industry in the world today, and the fact that Asna can make the same assessment is a testament to her exceptional ability to taste.

"Brother Raif, you don't have to worry, the weather factor is very important. Seeing that Raif was a little depressed, Asner persuaded, "The ice chips that can be seen everywhere in winter and poured sugar water and juice in a bowl in summer are the best-selling anti-summer products." Melons and peaches, which only bear fruit in the summer, are saved in the winter and are the signature desserts of high-end restaurants. The Ice Fish has always been only eaten in the bitter cold of midwinter, especially since it is particularly sensitive to space spells and cannot use space spells to store it, so no mortal can eat it in a season other than the cold winter. Now you can change that and bring it to the table in the hottest of summers, and that alone is enough to have a disruptive impact. ”

She thought for a moment and said, "Ice and snow fish with the same knife work and ingredients, in terms of taste, if it is 100 points in winter, your share is almost 90 points." But because of the climate, its score has to be multiplied by at least three times! In other words, if I were to rate this ice and snow fillet, my rating would be -- two hundred and seventy points!"

Raif turned his sorrow into joy and smiled heartily.

Looking at the sky, he pointed to the not very far away but strong enough city wall: "Let's go, it's not too early." It's time for little Martin and little Yoi to get out of school...... If we go back too late, little Yoe should complain again. ”

"Over the years, she has complained more than once that you work outside the home all day and don't care about your daughter at all. It's rare that you have a vacation, and the family needs to get together these days!"

As he spoke, he packed up the table, chair and box, the foldable table and chair were equipped with a strap, and in three or two clicks they became a large backpack that could be carried on his back, and the box was closed again and carried in his hand.

The group didn't bother to get into the carriage again, so they led the horses and walked towards the city gate without hurrying or slow.

Under the sunset, the former Pyroxene Town, now the Pyroxene City, the thick city walls seem to be painted with a layer of gold, which makes people feel at ease.

This is no longer a dangerous ash forest, but a thriving Northwestern Republic. (To be continued.) )