Arcane Lord

In this way, the time soon came to the end of August, the heat of midsummer gradually faded away, and the chilling atmosphere of autumn quietly descended.

At noon that day, Shado and Niya came out of the Tower of Time. The tall blue-light portal in the Codex Square not far away was reflected in their pupils. Niya frowned slightly:

"Is Brod's Grand Arcanist no longer able to recruit anyone?"

The portal here was bustling with people at the beginning, but now only a group of seven or eight people occasionally pass through, and are received by the staff of the Resettlement Department who have been guarding here for a long time.

At this moment, the two of them had just come out of the Tower of Time, and what they saw was an empty portal, a scene without a single person.

"Maybe. You know the current situation. It's normal that you can't recruit people. If you can recruit people, you don't have to worry about it!"

In fact, Shado also felt very helpless in his heart, not because of the "Agricultural Book", but mainly because the development of the Abby Hills and the Cologne Plains involved the demarcation of the boundaries of Netheril and Cormanthor, and Severton was very concerned about it. Pay attention to.

Even if there is no agricultural book, it will not be easy to compete with these two large-scale development projects for human resources. Of course, if the influence of the agricultural book is taken into account, it will be even more difficult to recruit new residents.

At present, the territory has recruited nearly 30,000 people through Broad, and there may be more in the future, but I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve the same efficiency as at the beginning.

The only good thing is that the core of the portal used by Xia Duo to transfer new citizens is made of David's string material. Although it is a large portal, the cost of use is quite low and can almost be ignored.

If it were a traditional permanent portal, he wouldn't be willing to open it around the clock like now!

"Let's go, Chef Cook should have something new today."

Hearing Xia Duo mention the content of lunch, Niya's mood immediately improved. She squinted her eyes and asked, "What's for lunch today?"

"The method should still be the same, but there may be some innovations in the form. Are you still worried that it won't taste good?" Xia Duo said with a smile.

Today's Cook is no longer the novice who couldn't even steam steamed buns. After so many years, Cook has already become a master, and his cooking skills are far better than his "master"!

After all, his official job is a mage and a lord, so he cannot think about how to cook all day long. As a full-time chef, Cook has naturally made rapid progress under his guidance and a lot of time to practice.

He came back from Severton at the beginning of the month and brought back a lot of warp beast meat. Cook researched a lot of new dishes for this purpose. Of course, it was limited to the characteristics of the ingredients themselves. Most of these dishes were steamed and boiled.

Speaking of which, this warp beast meat is probably the most distinctive kind of meat that Xia Duo has ever tasted. It has the fresh aroma of seafood and the taste of beef and mutton. It is most suitable for steaming, boiling, and even eating it raw. There is a taste.

Of course, frying, grilling, and stewing soup are also possible.

Over the past few days, Xia Duo has tried almost all kinds of cooking methods. Except for some heavy-flavor cooking that will make this kind of warp beast meat lose its original characteristics and become ordinary, basically how to make it delicious.

In addition to meat, he also brought back a lot of bones. Of course, bones are best for simmering in soup, but there are no other good ways to eat them.

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When we arrived at the lord's villa in Linshui Village, the time was just right. Cook had arranged for his apprentices to start serving dishes. In addition to stir-frying fresh vegetables, the main dishes and soups were all made from leap beast ingredients.

Gu Ming

"Today's new dishes are slow-roasted warp beast ribs, snowflake crisps and eel bone soup. Please use it with caution, Lord!" The apprentice stepped aside after a brief introduction.

Sha Duo was not surprised. Originally, Cook would come over in person every time there was a new dish. However, after more than half a month of trying, the warp beast dishes were basically mature. Later, he asked his apprentices to come over and record the feedback from Sha Duo and Niya. Opinion.

"Niya, come on, try this first!"

Xia Duo took a fancy to the plate of snowflake cakes at first glance. They were called "Snowflakes" and they looked very much like snowflakes. However, the thin pieces of warp beast meat seemed to have been fried, and they could clearly feel crispy when touched with chopsticks. .

Xia Duo picked up two pieces and put them in his mouth. An unexpected surprise occurred. There was no need to chew at all. It almost melted in his mouth. The next moment, the delicious flavor of the warp beast meat burst out in his mouth. It was so delicious!

By the time he finished recalling it, Niya was already waving the chopsticks in her hands and mumbling, "It's delicious, it's delicious!"

“It’s delicious, just eat more!”

After saying that, Xia Duo looked at Arnold who was standing aside, "What's going on with this snowflake cake? I've eaten fried warp beast meat before, but it's completely different from today's!"

"Sir, today's snowflake cake is not only made by my master, but also by his nephew, Master Moli. He first sliced ​​the warp beast meat into very thin slices, and then froze it into ice. When the temperature reached the lowest When the time comes, put it in the oil pan and fry it for about half a second. This is the snowflake cake.”

"That's it!"

Xia Duo was thoughtful. The feeling called "Snowflake" was not only similar in appearance, but also the freezing spell was involved in it. But how could that Molly run into the kitchen?

"You said Master Morley is Cook's nephew?"

"Yes, Master Mori's former mentor, Master Sande, heard that the master was the Lord's chef, so he wanted to learn cooking from him, but the master did not dare to accept him. As a result, Master Sande called for Master Mori, and the teacher refused. However, I promised to teach him new cooking methods.”

"Is there such a thing?" Xia Duo asked in surprise.

He didn't have a deep impression about Mo Li. He only knew that he was a new mage who had passed the class test not long ago. On the other hand, it was Shan De. As early as the apprenticeship stage, Sha Duo had been deeply impressed by the sturdy mage Shan De.

Not only because of his figure, but also because of the cooking works that the other party left in the Tower of Time library.

I just didn’t expect that I would get together with Cook, and that Morley would get Cook’s approval to participate in the production of snowflake cakes. It is even possible that the method of making snowflake cakes was proposed by Molly.

Does the territory need another magical chef?

Xia Duo couldn't help but feel dumb. He originally only planned to use magic items for civilian use. He was not yet luxurious enough to let mages become chefs. Now someone has taken this step ahead of schedule. Although he is a little reluctant to give up, he is still happy to see it happen.

Of course, encouragement is not necessary, lest everyone in the Tower of Time imitate him, neglect his duties, and delay a lot of progress in vain.

Therefore, Xia Duo stopped talking and ended the topic naturally, and began to taste the slow-roasted warp beast ribs.

At this time, Niya's mouth was already dripping with oil from eating. Xia Duo was still very envious of such a pure gourmet heart. When he was eating grilled ribs, he couldn't help but think about how it was made.

Although his current job is not as a chef, the gourmet genes from his hometown deep in his blood are always hard to ignore.