Blue Sword

After taking care of Eleanor, next is Hidliefa.

Of course, this girl's thinking is different from that of other girls, so Asker's communication method also has to differ from person to person.

"Hidliba." Asik found her in the grove at the bottom of the mountain. At this time, she was facing the lake and cutting her hair with a dagger - her long hair had extended to her back. Hidliba tried to Trim it shorter.

"Ask?" Hidrifa turned around, her pale golden hair swaying in the wind. For a moment, Ask suddenly had a strange illusion: It turns out that this is also a beautiful young girl...

Wait, Hilda is actually a girl! So what do I think of her subconsciously?

Asker thought for half a second before reacting:

He seems to be a big fool...

Of course, we can't blame him. After all, the first impression left on Asker was that of a "barbarian" warrior in the arena, a big, stupid guy with muscles and no brains.

"That's it." Asik explained the matter again and finally concluded, "So we are going to kill a demigod."

"Okay, okay." Sure enough, Sidley couldn't help but nod. She didn't pay attention to the specific details of the matter at all, and said excitedly, "Go kill a demigod."

"After killing the demigods, the civil war will be over, and the more brutal southern campaign to conquer the Holy See is coming." Ask asked simply and directly, "Will there be any pressure?"

"Pressure? I only have motivation now." Hidliba said, "I can't wait to fight."

"Very good." Asik was satisfied and was about to turn around and leave, only to hear Hidliefa say quietly from behind:

"Ask, I'm afraid demigods are not that easy to kill. You have to be careful..."

Is this what Sidley would say? Ask turned his head in astonishment, and Hidrifa was looking at him calmly. Her light blue to almost transparent pupils were filled with extremely clear calm, like the deepest ocean.

"Why are you looking at me like this?" She touched her cheek in surprise.

"Just now, you gave people a very rational feeling for a moment." Ask asked suspiciously, "Is it my imagination?"

"Wait a minute, what image do I have in your mind?" Hidliba said, dumbfounded. "Is it a word that is contrary to reason?"

"It's innocence."

"Don't lie to me! Is innocence the opposite of reason? You actually want to say that I'm a fool, right?" Hildrifa yelled dissatisfied.

After being chased by this silly girl for a long time, Aske finally got rid of her.

But it turns out that Hilda also has such a side? Yes, after all, he was born in the North, and he had been a pirate and a gladiator. If he was really simple-minded, he might not be alive now. In fact, he has a rough and delicate character.

Leaving Sidrifa, the next one on the list is Nora. Ask walked around the manor and finally found her in the kitchen.

Since taking over the authority of the kitchen, this girl has been studying various cooking techniques for a long time, and now she can make decent dishes (Chinese food).

"Asker?" Nora, who was wearing a home apron, turned around and saw Asker and immediately called him over, "How would you like to try this soup?"

Taking the spoon from Nora's hand, Asker took a sip and smacked his mouth:

"Not bad, my craftsmanship has improved. This chicken soup is quite fresh. Is there too much MSG?"

"There is no MSG." Nora said with a smile, "I just used old hens, duck breasts and pork knuckles to soak in water, then added onions, ginger and scallops, and simmered it for half a day."

Asker:? ? ?

Hey, is this how to make soup stock? Who told you that?

"Is this what you taught me last time?" Nora said in surprise, "Have you forgotten?"

Asker said in his heart that I really forgot, but I seemed to have chatted a few words in the kitchen last time, but I didn't teach you the specific steps.

Oh, I understand, it’s mind reading.

He looked into the stew pot and saw that except for chicken soup, there was no other soup left in it.

"What are you doing?" Asked when Nora came back with a cabbage.

"What did you talk about last time, your state banquet over there." Nora said, "White water cabbage."

"It's boiled cabbage," Asik said helplessly.

Before, when Nora first took over the kitchen, everyone's recipes were rapidly Latinized: the staple food was just pasta, pizza and salad; the side dishes: the vegetables were basically tomato + basil leaves + onion + olives. Rotation, the meat dishes are sausage + ham + bacon + chicken breast, paired with cheese and mozzarella, it doesn’t change from time to time.

One time they even made salad skewers, skewering sweet pineapple and smoky bacon on bamboo skewers. That weird taste is a dark dish that can make both sweet and salty people angry at the same time.

The other girls enjoyed their meal, but it was a hell of a mouth for Asker, so he told Nora some famous Chinese food recipes and asked her to study them - don't stare at the pizza all day long.

As a result, Nora started to cook this famous Chinese dish... At least the current pot of broth seems to have that taste.

"That's what I said about boiled cabbage. I didn't expect you to actually be able to copy it." Asker praised her first, and then said tactfully, "But there is no need to make this kind of dish. It is such a waste of materials."

"Waste?" Nora asked.

Ask:………………

Well, for this lady, using a bunch of chicken, duck, and pork to make soup is really not a waste.

"Wait, what are you adding to it?" Seeing Nora pick up a bag of "flour" and pour it into it, Ask asked quickly.

"Protein powder." Nora said matter-of-factly, "Didn't you say you need to sweep the soup with minced meat three times?"

"I have used several brands of protein powder instead of minced meat, and found that this one has the best effect. After letting it sit for a while and then filtering, the soup base will be super clear."

Ask was speechless. On the road to cooking, this young lady seems to have become more and more professional without realizing it.

"I came to you this time because I have something to say." While she was stirring the soup, Asker revealed his plan to assassinate the demigod.

"Well..." Nora thought for a moment, "If you think this plan is feasible, of course I will not object."

"As for the subsequent expedition to the Holy See, to be honest, I am not optimistic about the Shinra Empire at all. On the battlefield, there is definitely danger."

"However, if we really encounter a crisis that the team cannot handle, I can also call someone. Have you forgotten the medical team last time?"

Ask is speechless. Well, this guy does have that ability. When the time comes, a helicopter formation will come over and take everyone away from the battlefield... Why didn't I think of this before?

"Nora." Asik pondered the words, "Actually, I have never understood, with your identity...why did you agree to join my team in the first place?"

"Then why did you recruit me in the first place?" Nora asked him briskly, with a playful tone in her tone.

"I didn't know your origins at that time." Ask said frankly, "I thought your family was just an ordinary business family."

"That's right." Nora said, "My family's main business is indeed business. As for getting involved in politics and the military, it is just to protect normal business activities."

They have all begun to get involved in politics and the military, so it is obviously no longer a normal business activity, okay?

"Absolutely. After all, we are in the arms business." Nora sighed and said, "It's okay for large countries or families, but some small aristocratic forces or military organizations, etc., often maliciously default on or even deny payment. So we It is necessary to use the political pressure of the Holy See and the military power within the company to ensure that the bad debt rate will not exceed the estimated level."

To put it bluntly, it is intimidation-based negotiation, force-based negotiation, and persuading the other party to pay obediently after receiving the goods.

"Actually, I don't like fighting and killing." Nora read his mind, rolled her eyes at him angrily, and said, "My family also applied for the military nun major, saying that they wanted me to I can join the family's weapons design bureau in the future."

"Of course, I didn't like this plan, so I escaped before I graduated."

"You also ran away from home?" Ask was shocked.

"Of course not!" Nora quickly defended, "I have reported it to my family!"

"I called home on the cruise ship leaving Italy!"