Mountain and Forest Kingdom

The weather was getting colder, and Lawrence was spending more and more time outside.

Others thought it was because there were too many things at the end of the year, so they didn't pay much attention.

In the living room of the castle, Sariel, who came down from upstairs, looked around, looking for traces of Lawrence.

"Dora, where is Lawrence?"

Dora the Sea Maiden was supervising the new maids to clean the floor. After hearing this, she quickly walked over to Salil.

"Sir Salil, the master is going to Pumixiu Town to transport cheese, bacon and fish for the New Year."

After hearing this, Salil wanted to go. If Lawrence had known that he was going to carry New Year's food when he set off, he would definitely have followed him.

But now that Lawrence has left, Salil can only stay at home and do things.

"Okay, this year's food should also be prepared. We need to start preparing some hot oil and make some edible fried meat."

Salil's mood became very good, and she asked again: "The house is being renovated this year. Is the place for frying meat still in the kitchen?"

"I'm sorry, Sir Sariel, I don't know about this."

Dora usually delivers letters, cleans the bathroom, or does night watch, and does not know much about kitchen preparation.

Salil smiled and said: "Then let Emma come over and I will ask her."

"Emma went down the mountain with her master." Dora replied respectfully: "Lords Delenn and Catherine also went, and Lords Kohalan and Lathander are at school."

Sariel said casually: "Then we can wait until Lawrence comes back, or we can discuss it with Lathander later."

"Yes." Dora quickly went to do her own thing.

Lathander was the eldest mistress of the family, but not the oldest woman.

The oldest one is the witch Aisabelle.

Lathander likes to eat, just like most witches. Lawrence has never met a witch who doesn't like to eat. He can even boldly say that all the women he has met so far love to eat.

Witches just have the ability to satisfy their own hobbies, so they appear to be greedy.

When Salil was feeling bored, Bull came in from outside.

Bull was away from Oak Castle most of the time. She was a little different from Emma. From the beginning, she was less like Lawrence's servant and slave and more like Lawrence's relative and friend.

This was before he mastered magical skills. When Bull mastered magical skills such as healing, he looked no different from before, but the hostesses in the family all tacitly gave him enough respect.

Bull can come in directly without anyone reporting to him, which is a privilege that Hela, another female priest, does not have.

Salil saw Bull coming over in a white priest's uniform and asked curiously: "Bull, what do you want? Lawrence went to town and won't be back for a while."

After hearing this, Bull smiled and said: "It's not a big deal. The elf messenger who came last year is here again. This time he is here as a friend, and there is a beautiful elf with him."

"Oh, it's the elf from last year." Salil forgot the elf's name because it wasn't an important matter. "It's been a year since I mentioned it. I remember we were still at war at this time last year."

Bull nodded, "Yes, the war has just ended, and there are still many things that have not been dealt with."

Sariel tilted her head again and thought: "It feels like we fight often, every year."

Bull recalled, "We don't fight every year. There are also peaceful times."

It almost seems that there is no year that is truly peaceful. It is a rare year that there is no war and death.

Fight the Kur people, fight the Doum people, fight the forest people, fight the Westerners, fight the Sidel people, fight the Vakiri people, fight the people of Pig Trotter City, fight the Kingdom of Waves, Kingdom of Gran, and Kingdom of Io.

There are almost no countries in the West that the Kingdom of Stars has not defeated.

Deco, Durila, Haisenli, Hokuriku, Kojako, except for the Green Forest Kingdom, which was not beaten because it hid deep, the rest have been defeated to some extent.

It seems that Lawrence united the countries with kindness and righteousness, but in fact, everything is filled with barbarian violence! !

And countries have always shown that the greater the resistance, the more people die.

In the early years, the Deco Kingdom sent people to assassinate Lawrence, but Lawrence led his men to loot an inland territory.

The Kingdom of Durila has also been under threat from barbarians for a long time, so when a powerful and reasonable prophet emerges from the barbarians, many of the things the prophet says are very pleasing to the ears.

There are also hard-liners in the Green Forest Kingdom, but this faction has almost no say. Everyone knows how ruthless the Kingdom of Stars is, and the cost of resisting the Kingdom of Stars is too high.

The Green Forest Kingdom, with a population of less than 50,000, had no courage to touch this big rock head-on.

Salil asked: "What is the name of that elf?"

"Oralda." Bull smiled and said: "The prophet affectionately calls her Allura, and she also likes this title very much, but it is best for us to call her Lady Ice."

Sariel nodded, "Remember, her power is ice? She does have beautiful silver-white hair."

"That's not clear." Bull didn't understand much. "I have arranged for her to live in the building with her subordinates. Do you want to see her?"

"Let's wait until Lawrence comes back." Salil didn't want to see outsiders.

In the past, I liked Sophia so much because of her loneliness. She had not had a friend for a long time. Sophia's appearance gave Salil a window to vent her emotions.

Now that Sariel has Lawrence, Derren, Sophia and others, and a lot of work and enjoyment, she no longer has any interest in knowing about the witches outside.

Bull said: "Then let me make arrangements. Should the prophet be back soon?"

"Who knows." Salil looked at Bull helplessly.

Bull smiled and talked about other things.

In the guest room of the ring building, Oralda took a few elves for a walk in the ring building.

These few people wearing cloaks to cover their sides and long ears quickly aroused the curiosity of the rest of the people, but these people soon continued to do their own things.

Some farmers have been gradually relocated from the Ring Building, and now the main ones left are shop operators and handicraft workers.

It's not lively here, because most of the lively children and teenagers have moved to the resettlement villages far away. What the elves can see are mostly female students and daily necessities stores.

Magic shop, herbal shop, tailor shop, grocery store, antique shop, bookstore, blacksmith shop, toilet, health clinic, public bathhouse, restaurant...

Oralda and her companions walked in a bright and wide corridor. There were shops using lighting stones on both sides nearby, and there were also some dark empty rooms. However, under the illumination of the lighting stones above the corridor, it was difficult to tell the difference between day and night.

The college commercial street that looked deserted in Lawrence was completely different from the perspective of Euroda and a few forest elves.

The beautiful elf girl next to Oralda was shocked: "This place is as bright as an ancient civilization!"

In the minds of the elves, modern civilization is inferior to ancient civilization, so this is not a mockery, but a compliment.

Oralda was very satisfied with the reaction of these tribesmen, especially the attitude of this elf girl was very important.

The elf girl is the queen's daughter and the eldest daughter with the most inheritance rights.

"Tia, I have told you a long time ago that this is not a barbaric land, but a land given by God."

Oralda reiterated this point again, "This place is getting better all the time. No matter where this place was before, it is so beautiful now, and it will get better and better."

"Our village is not as lively as this one. You can't imagine what the people here eat. Once you meet the great prophet, you will know that our country is actually just a small tribe in the forest."

"You will soon know what a decent life for a king and noble is."

Tia nodded quickly, becoming even more curious about the legendary Crow Feather Prophet.

The elves continued to wander around the ring building, and soon a smell of frying came from not far away, and was quickly caught by several elves with a keen sense of smell.

Tia asked curiously: "What does it smell like?"

This is a smell that Tia has never remembered in her short life of more than thirty years, but it is so familiar, as if it is a memory that has long been embedded in her instincts, so familiar and urgent.

Oralda didn't know, so she walked to the window and looked outside, and saw the twenty-meter-long castle opposite the courtyard, which was shining with warm light.

"It's the prophet's kitchen that's cooking. Let's go down below and wait and see. The prophet should be back."

Oralda quickly guessed something.

Tia followed up obediently and wiped the corners of her mouth covertly.

Tia, who lives in the forest, has never eaten fried food. At most, it is simple food such as roast chicken.

Fruit is the most commonly eaten food because it is easy to obtain rather than caring for nature.

There are relatively few animals in the forest, and many wizards can eat more than their actual body size. It is easy to eat the animals in the area to extinction, so they gradually developed the habit of being restrained and eating less meat.

Exquisite food and condiments represent more time, manpower and material resources. People who are hungry for a long time have no interest in doing these.

Fried dough and fried meat have different aromas. When the high-temperature hot oil and the chicken and beef mixed with the dough are put into the pot, a lot of smoke is emitted.

Tia and Oralda came to the entrance. The guards here were also breathing in the fragrance. When they saw the two elves approaching, they quickly stopped them.

At this time, Lawrence came back from outside, and the smell of the black unicorn quickly attracted the attention of Tia and Euroda.

Oralda took the initiative and said to Lawrence: "Dear prophet, I have come to fulfill my promise last year and come as a guest with my friends."

Lawrence looked stunned for a moment, not remembering any polite words he had said to Euroda.

Who would remember that kind of thing?

"Nice to meet you, Allura." Lawrence smiled: "I'm also glad to see the beautiful girl next to you. I just happened to have brought back some good materials from the town. Let's go in and have a drink."

"That's wonderful! It's my honor!" Oralda expressed her joy unabashedly, not being as cold as she was at the beginning.

Aurora then introduced to Lawrence, who was still riding on the unicorn: "This is Tia, she is my friend."

Tia took the initiative and said enthusiastically: "Nice to meet you, Your Majesty the Great Prophet."

Lawrence was not only a prophet but also a king, so it was normal to call him that.

"Nice to meet you too, Miss Tia." Lawrence smelled the aroma and quickly understood what was going on, "Let's go into the house quickly, as my family has prepared fresh food to entertain us who are coming from afar. Hard-working people.”

Tia said happily: "Yes, Your Majesty the Prophet, you are not only kind, but also very funny."

Lawrence was not the kind of boy who would get upset after being praised by a pretty girl, but it was still very useful at this time.

"Then what are you waiting for? Come with me." Lawrence quickly rode out on the black unicorn.

Tia and Oralda quickly followed, but the other elves were arranged to go back to the house and were not qualified to follow and dine together.

Even in the elven villages, there are clear hierarchies, and they are more stable and stubborn than the human world.

Lawrence, Derren, Sophia and others quickly returned to the house. Derren often went out to exercise with Lawrence these days. After being beaten, communication became easy and he also gained self-awareness.

Sofia held a large round piece of cheese more than one meter wide in both hands and shouted happily: "Look, this is the biggest cheese this year! It's enough for me to eat for half a month!"

Lawrence stood behind Sophia. There were still a lot of goods at the door that had not had time to be moved in.

This time, some supplies were transported back from Pumixiu Town, including snacks for myself, meat for the kitchen, and some cooking materials.

The manor's land is very small and the terrain is high, so it is not suitable for the production of daily necessities.

Most of the food processing, such as potato wine, potato powder, and oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, is carried out in the town at the foot of the mountain. Now some functions have been transferred to Nanzhen and Kuhl Village.

Oralda and Tia stood not far from Lawrence. Tia looked at the huge disk held by Sophia's hands.

This disc was more than a meter wide and a palm thick. Tia had thought it was some kind of wood before, and she ignored the food smell on this thing because of the aroma of fried food.

"Is this cheese? Why is the cheese here so big and gray?"

Tia was a little skeptical about this cheese. How could the cheese be so big? And the color is wrong?

Lawrence heard Tia's words and asked curiously: "What does your cheese look like? Our cheese here is food made from milk, nectar and salt."

Tia stared at the large round plate of cheese held by Sophia, her mouth couldn't stop drooling, and she quickly said: "I have eaten it twice, but it is not this big, and the color is not like this."

Seeing this, Lawrence said directly: "Then come and taste the cheese we have here, Sophia, go get a knife."

"Okay!" Sophia quickly placed the giant cheese on the table, and then happily ran to the kitchen to get a knife.

Lawrence looked at the giant cheese placed on the table, and after Sofia came over with a knife, he cut a small piece with a knife, revealing the golden part inside.

In the golden wall, there are irregular round holes, and a sweet and fragrant smell is emitted from the pores.

Tia clenched her fists, gritted her teeth, and swallowed her saliva.

The people here are so rich...! ! (End of chapter)