Chapter 4 I have a special skill in obtaining ingredients
Martina, who has gone to great lengths to collect the ingredients herself, is not just aiming for things that ordinary people can see in their kitchens, or even delicacies like bird's nests from swiftlets caught on the cliffs of the Twilight Coast of the Empire or shark fins from the depths of the New Brittany Empire are far from satisfying Martina.
"If I want to cook something I've never cooked before, then I'll need ingredients like never before!"
Martina told SΓΉ Nagi that only ingredients that have not been tried by her predecessors at all and are completely different can satisfy the surging ** in the heart of this slightly explosive chef lady.
"Uh, what kind of ingredients are you like?"
Nagi asked puzzledly, in fact, the history of human beings in the pan-continent has been thousands of years, and ancient species like elves have lived for more than 10,000 years, and what can and cannot be eaten in the pan-continent has basically been figured out by people. As one of the five great powers of the Pan-Continent Holy Alliance, the Yangyan Empire's imperial capital is naturally one of the regions with the highest concentration of resources in the Pan-Continent. Even dragon meat from a giant dragon can be bought on the black market if you are willing to spend money.
"Hmm, how do you say that?"
Martina tapped her little brain melon and thought for a moment.
"For example, it was actually a complete accident that I was named a white-robed mage, and Teacher Dewen didn't want me to be distracted by such a false name. However, at the last Sacred Flame Festival, I went to the southern part of the Empire to kill the mutant Molten Dog Behemoth that escaped from the Valley of Ashes, and then stewed a pot of mixed soup with its internal organs. β
Martina reminisced as she drew Nagisa's mountain-like body.
"Although the chop soup is not very popular, it has been rated as a white-robed mage, hehehe~"
Martina stuck out her tongue in embarrassment and said with a smile.
"You know, stupid chief, you're sick, and you're going to be treated. β
Nagi pinched Martina's baby fat face and dragged it fiercely.
"It hurts!" Martina said as she rubbed her face with her thumb, "This time I don't have that much time to hunt for better targets in the distance because of Ellie, and I'm going to try my luck in the Yangyan Mountains." β
The Yangyan Mountains rise from the Twilight Coast in the western part of the empire, and extend diagonally to the northeast from the Mediterranean www.biquge.info Sea in the center of the pan-continent, cutting the northern part of the pan-continent in half like a huge scar. Due to the tallest and most precipitous mountain range in the pan-continent, the Yang Yan Empire was able to keep the Rory Empire, the most powerful country of the Holy Alliance, from the west of the empire, and the warlike Duchy of Mosca in the north gave up on continuing to develop south**. The Emperor George I, the Emperor of the Yangyan Empire, who had been chopped off by the head of the academy, said before his death:
"The Sunflame Mountains and the Valley of Ashes are the foundation of the Sunflame Empire, one holding back the greedy hand of our allies from reaching into the Empire, and the other stopping the mad Ottoman heretics from advancing northward. β
I have to say that George I is indeed a hero of the previous generation, under his leadership, the Yangyan Empire ended the chaotic era of division and separation, and officially moved towards unification, relying on two natural dangers, so that the Yangyan Empire developed proudly. But at the same time he was a tyrant, and he was self-righteous and tyrannical, so that after the death of him and his guards, Elizabeth I was soon able to stabilize the situation in the country. However, George I was more far-sighted than Elizabeth I, who was known for her gentleness and tolerance, so he added after saying the above words:
"It is precisely because of these two natural dangers that our country is cut off from the outside world, and if we cannot break through the cage that nature has given us and close our country, this place can only become a rich tomb. β
Of course, George I had been a man for years, his humble tomb was now overgrown with weeds, and the future of the Yang Yan Empire was not up to Nagi and Martina, who were just trying to find the crunchy chicken flavor.
"By the way, aren't we going to the Yangyan Mountain Range? This direction is completely reversed, stupid chief!"
Nagi is not familiar with the imperial capital, so after leaving the school gate, she completely followed Martina, but even if she didn't know the way, the east, west, north and south were still clearly distinguished, and the Yangyan Mountains were clearly in the west of the imperial capital, but Martina led Nagi all the way to the east, straight into the bustling area in the center of the imperial capital.
The Yangyan Mountains stretch for tens of thousands of miles, from the warm and pleasant Mediterranean Sea to the extremely cold and frozen snowfields of the Far North, even in the vicinity of the imperial capital, there are mountains and mountains, and the mountains and forests are lush and do not see the light of day. Even if I say I'm going to 'try my luck', but you just walk in like this, can you find a hair?"
Martina patted the back of her head and said with a laugh. In fact, St. Lawrence College's own sphere of influence contains a part of the Yangyan Mountain Range, but that part is protected by the enchantment and has been specially transformed by professors to be safe and exercise.
"In that case, let's go back to the academy! We still want to go to bed early!"
Nagi didn't show any weakness in giving Martina a back as well, and she yelled at Martina in displeasure.
"You just want to run back and stay up all night reading magic picture books, stupid teacher!"
Martina saw through Nagi's lies at once, and she and Nagi had known each other for a while, but she had never heard of this alchemy master getting up early and going to bed early.
"Long-winded!Long-winded!Long-winded!Why can't we go to bed early, stupid chief!, let's not forget to bring the magic picture book, so I don't want to go!"
Being mercilessly pierced the little abacus in her heart, Nagi's face turned red, she lowered her head, clenched her two small fists and shouted weakly.
"Okay, okay, I'm bothering you this time, but the teacher also wants to be a good person to the end!"
Martina was afraid that Nagi would be annoyed and run back to the academy with her in anger, so she was a little reluctant to withdraw her little poisonous tongue that spit out because she smelled her prey into her mouth, and then put on a kind expression and touched Nagi's head to soothe.
"When, of course, how could we give up halfway!"
Although he felt in his heart that his warm cot and unfinished magic painting book were calling him, Nagi replied duuplicitously because of his thin face.
"Well, if nothing else, we'll be able to solve it soon. β
Martina stopped at a street corner in the downtown area of the imperial capital.
"Here we are. β
Martina looked at the six-story road in front of her, built around the corner of the street.
"Huh?"
Nagi looked up at the flat-topped brick corner building, which was constantly being fed in and out, with its gate right at the intersection of two streets. Walking up the stone staircase that surrounds the gate with five steps, Nagi glanced at the beautifully designed wrought iron sign that hangs on the right hand side of the gate.
"Adventure?"
Surrounded by a curled iron ring and an eagle with wings ready to fly, such a word is written in the Yang Yan script of the flower body.
"That's right, this is the Kite Wings Adventure Association, which is famous in the adventurer world~"
Martina gently tugged at the brass bell hanging by the wooden door, turned around and smiled as she explained to Nagi.