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After dinner.

Because of Alice's victory chess bet, the Rosens were invited to the inner courtyard warm room for after-dinner entertainment again.

In response, the earl showed a perfunctory attitude, but the countess was very enthusiastic.

In the warm room, she held Serena's hand and chatted about family matters in a friendly manner, just like a pair of good sisters.

Speaking of which, Count Robert is only four years older than Lady Agnet, so the countess is not much older than Lady Agnet, just in her early thirties.

It can also be seen that the countess was actually a great beauty when she was young, but because of her mature dressing and depressed mood, most of her former charm has dissipated.

Princess Alice is the younger version of the countess. At this moment, she is sitting opposite Rosen, frowning and thinking hard at the victory chessboard in front of her.

In addition to the four people, the earl and his other children also had fun in the warm room at the beginning.

But after sitting for a while, the four children except Alice left one after another.

Some were sleepy, some were going to evening classes, and some were practicing as a mage. Anyway, everyone had something to do.

After a while, the earl also felt bored.

He put down the county newspaper in his hand: "Dear, it's too noisy here, I have to go to the study to read."

The countess heard this and snorted: "Grant, when did you become so studious?"

The earl shrugged: "I have always been studious."

"I hope you are reading a book written on paper, not on someone's back or belly."

The earl glared at her: "Madam, watch your words, there are guests!"

The countess pushed back without giving in: "There are guests, but they are not outsiders. But no matter what, you are the earl, so go to the study."

The earl fled away.

As soon as he left, the countess turned her back to her daughter and continued to chat with Selena.

But from her slightly twitching shoulders and Selena's slightly embarrassed expression, it can be seen that this noble lady is crying to Selena.

Princess Alice did not notice her parents' abnormality, because all her thoughts were on the chessboard, and she would only reply to the last move every three minutes.

With such a slow speed, Rosen naturally felt bored.

When he had nothing to do, he chatted with Selena in a whisper.

"It seems that there is something wrong with the relationship between the Earl and his wife."

Selena soon answered: "To be precise, it is very bad."

"Why?"

"Because the Earl brought back several mistresses as personal maids, and he just let the mistresses sit at the table to eat together."

Rosen grinned: "Oh~ This is really a bit too much."

"Who said it wasn't? But the Earl did it with confidence, and even told the Countess that if she wanted, she could also go out and keep a few lovers, as long as she didn't bother him."

Rosen laughed softly.

"Well~ Although this goes against Mother Nature's teachings of loyalty, it is fair in a way."

"I also tried to persuade her, because all the nobles in the Natural Alliance did so. But the Countess didn't think so. She still loves the Earl and hopes that the Earl will only love her, just like when they were young."

Speaking of this, Selena winked at Rosen quietly.

"The current situation is that the Earl has changed, but the Lady hasn't."

Rosen returned a move on the chessboard, giving Alice three minutes of hard control time, and then asked: "Then why did the Earl change?"

"The Lady said that the Earl only likes young and beautiful girls, and she is old, her skin is rough, her body is not as elastic as before, and even because she has given birth to many children, there are many ugly wrinkles on her belly."

Rosen smiled secretly: "So, the Earl has not changed, his hobbies are the same as before."

"You can say that."

Rosen smiled slightly: "Then we can definitely help with this matter."

Selena was stunned and didn't react.

Rosen explained: "Madam, my transformation can restore your beauty, so that she can regain her appeal to the Count."

Selena's eyes lit up slightly, but she was also a little hesitant.

"Rosen, I believe you have this ability, but will it be too weird or even against the balance of nature to make a woman in her thirties, who is also the mother of five children, young and beautiful?"

Rosen smiled gently: "Madam, you don't have to be young to be beautiful, you can also be beautiful when you are mature."

"Believe me, I am not only a master of transformation, I am also a master of aesthetics. I can make everything very natural, without any weirdness or disharmony."

"And after all, it's just a transformation spell. If it's wrong, just cancel the spell."

"But if it's correct and helps the Count regain family harmony, then the Count's family owes us a big favor, right?"

"Oh~ What you said makes sense. I'll try to persuade the Countess."

Selena began to persuade, while Rosen focused on playing chess.

When he played to the 140th move, he successfully killed Alice's king.

The young princess sighed: "Ah~ Baron, I am so far behind you, you are much better than my uncle."

Rosen immediately comforted her in a gentle voice: "Princess, it is very rare for you to reach this level at this age."

"You are much better than my mentor, your aunt."

Alice laughed out loud.

"Well, little baron, when my aunt comes back from the Winter Veil Festival, I will tell her what you said, saying that you made fun of her chess skills."

Rosen quickly begged for mercy, which invisibly relieved most of the young princess's depression over losing the chess game.

But Alice's face was still filled with regret: "Can the food creation technique really produce fresh fish?"

After a pause, she explained: "My magic instructor told me that the food-making technique can only be used to make bread, and it can never be used to make meat."

"She also said that if anyone claims that they can make fresh meat, they must be a liar."

Rosen was waiting for her to say this, and smiled and said: "Princess, in the field of magic, it is better to see it with your own eyes than to hear it said a thousand or ten thousand times."

"Princess, why don't you ask the attendant to bring some maple tree trunks and soybeans?"

"good!"

Alice turned to the female envoy and said, "Hannah, do as the baron says immediately."

The maid immediately hurried to find the raw materials.

The conversation between the two also attracted the attention of Selena and the Countess.

Selena is a senior mage, so it goes without saying that she is interested in this.

In fact, the countess also learned magic and was even a low-level mage. However, after marrying the earl, she devoted herself to having children and gradually abandoned her magic skills.

But I still know the common sense of magic.

She also became somewhat interested in Rosen's operation, which was obviously contrary to common sense.

Soon, the waitress brought a cleaned maple tree trunk and a cup of soybeans on a silver dinner plate.

Rosen placed the raw materials on the table and used the crushing technique on the tree trunks and soybeans respectively.

He explained as he worked.

"The texture of fish meat is basically uniform, so before releasing the food-making technique, I must evenly mix the two raw materials together."

He mixed the crushed wood and soybean powder evenly.

"Give me some more water. If you want the fish to have some flavor, you can also replace it with wine, fire wine, or maple wine."

Finally, Rosen got a cup of strong-smelling fire liquor.

He poured the clear wine liquid into the mixed powder, and then used the mage's hands to beat the powder into a uniform light yellow mass just like flour.

Then, he put his hand on top of the ball, and his eyes slid over the faces of the three women one by one.

"Three ladies, please witness my original cooking technique "Wine-marinated Sea Bass Meat"."

Following these words, a misty white light lit up on his palm, and the white light completely enveloped the ball.

After lasting for about ten seconds, the light disappeared. Looking at the silver dinner plate on the table, I saw a square, crystal clear, milk jelly-like thing on it.

At the same time, there was a faint smell of fire liquor and the unique delicious smell of fish cooked in the air.

In the shocked eyes of the three women, Rosen raised a finger, condensed the mage's hand into a knife shape, and gently cut the fish into thin slices.

Then he picked up a piece, took a bite, and said with a smile: "Hmm~ It's much more delicious than I thought, probably because of the excellent raw materials."

Alice picked up a slice dubiously, not eager to taste it, but looking at it carefully.

The material is crystal clear, with faint muscle lines visible. Shake it gently and it will bounce up and down, showing a texture similar to fish meat.

I couldn't help but put it in my mouth and took a bite. I immediately felt the mixed taste of the fresh fish meat and the mellow aroma of the fire liquor, which was surprisingly wonderful.

She ate the whole remaining piece without any fuss, and said with a surprised look on her face: "Mother, Your Highness, this fish is really fresh and tastes very delicious!"

Seeing this, the two women also tasted it.

So everyone looked surprised.

After eating two pieces of fish in a row, Selena commented: "The taste is eighty-nine times similar to fresh seabass meat, but the taste is more delicious, and there is almost no fishy smell. It has an unforgettable taste."

The countess also nodded in praise: "It is indeed an amazing food-making technique. If it weren't for this unique delicacy, I would have suspected that the baron used illusion magic to secretly replace real fish meat."

Rosen smiled and said: "Madam's suspicion is very reasonable, because there are indeed many scammers who do this."

"But my food-making technique is real. Although it is a bit difficult to cast, any mage can reproduce it as long as he is willing to work hard to learn it."

As he spoke, he took out a small scroll and handed it to Alice: "Princess, I give you a small gift."

"This is?"

"Some unique recipes for food creation include not only fresh fish, but also fresh mutton, fresh beef, or meat that has never appeared before."

"With your talent, you can master it in a month at most."

Alice was surprised when she heard this: "How is this possible?"

Driven by curiosity, she quickly opened the scroll and began to look at it carefully.

The more she watched, the more fascinated she became, exclaiming in exclamation from time to time.

"Oh~ It's amazing~ It turns out to be like this, it's really interesting!"

It was just a low-level food-making technique with not much content. After a quarter of an hour, Alice had finished reading it, with a look of excitement on her face that she was eager to try.

"Mother, this is a low-level eleven-star spell. Although it is a bit difficult, it is very interesting. The idea of ​​the spell has given me great inspiration."

"Thank you very much, Baron Rosen. This gift of yours is really wonderful. I like it very much!"

The girl was so happy that she took the initiative to give Rosen a warm hug, then picked up the scroll and trotted towards the exit of the conservatory.

"Everyone, I can't wait to conduct magic experiments, excuse me!"

When the last word came, people had already ran out of the conservatory.

The countess was in a much better mood. She looked at the child's back as he walked away and smiled gently, "What a reckless child."

She then turned to look at Rosen, her face full of surprise, "It seems that the baron is indeed quite knowledgeable about the art of making food."

Rosen was waiting for this sentence, and responded with a smile, "Not only quite knowledgeable, but also very proficient. My wife can testify to this."

Selena immediately followed up, "Rosen is right. He is more proficient in the art of making food than any wizard I have ever seen."

The countess was a very smart woman. She heard the underlying meaning of the two people and wanted to continue paying attention, but she lost motivation immediately.

"I understand what you mean, but I am very disappointed with Grant. Let him do whatever he wants. He will stop doing it if he spends all his money!"

After saying this, the countess sighed deeply, looking bored.

This mental state is not good.

Rosen winked at Selena, who immediately replied, "Madam, perhaps we can help you win back the earl's heart."

The countess's expression changed: "Hmm? Tell me more."