The next day, Nangong Xiao received breakfast from the maid and was about to eat in his stone house when there was a knock on the door.
After opening the door, Nangong Xiao saw a…bald donkey?
It was a middle-sized young man. Other than having no hair on his head, he was carrying a large basket filled with fresh apples.
Looking at the man's bald head that reflected light, Nangong Xiao quickly remembered the plot of the original drama and knew who this person was.
Lurick, a knight from the Duchy of Leyte Meliz, was also the number one archer in the Duchy. He was dissatisfied with Irene's praise for the protagonist's archery skills, so he secretly changed his longbow to embarrass the protagonist. However, the protagonist magnanimously forgave him in the end.
But now, it was Nangong Xiao. He didn't expect Lurick to shave his head.
Although he knew about the other party's situation, Nangong Xiao still asked doubtfully," Did Lord Irene ask you to send me an apple?”
"Ah, I volunteered!”As Lurick spoke, he put down the wicker basket and knelt on one knee in front of Nangong Xiao.
"Nangong Qing! It was because of your kindness that I was able to survive. At the same time, I was also sincerely impressed by Nangong Qing's superb archery skills. I'm really ashamed of my inferiority. I actually did such a shameless thing. I'm very sorry!”
"Oh? You're the one who stole the longbow the day before yesterday? Get up, there's no need to be like this. I forgive you." Nangong Xiao shook his head and smiled." I seem to remember that you have long hair…"
"This is the order of Lady Battle Lady. She ordered me to sacrifice the second most important thing after my life.”Lurick said with a sad face, but then he bowed gratefully and said," I'm grateful again! May the God of Sun and Light bless you forever, respected Earl Nangong Xiao!”
Hair was second only to life…
Nangong Xiao shook his head in amusement and said," Alright, I've received your gratitude. Yes, I've also received the apple. Here, this is the compensation for your hard work."”
As Nangong Xiao spoke, he took out a larger red apple from the basket and handed it to Lurick, causing him to be slightly stunned.
"This is a thank you gift." Nangong Xiao smiled kindly and bent down to pick up the wicker basket.
However, after Lurick came back to his senses, he quickly stood up and took the lead to pick up the big basket. He asked," Nangong Qing, where do you want to move it?”
"This…Then please help me move into the room.”Nangong Xiao couldn't reject the other party's goodwill. After all, this was also an opportunity to ease the relationship with the people of Wright Melitz.
"Yes." As Lurick spoke, he followed Nangong Xiao into the stone house. Then, under Nangong Xiao's instructions, he placed the wicker basket beside the wooden table.
"Nangong Qing, I will be responsible for receiving you in the future. Nangong Qing, please don't be an outsider. If you need anything, you can tell me.”
"Is that so? Then I'll have to trouble you in the following days.”Nangong Xiao didn't pay much attention to this. It was probably a follow-up order from Irene.
It was probably meant to monitor them, but that wasn't important. The main point was that Apple was in place.
After sending Lurick away, Nangong Xiao digitized the basket of apples. He obtained a total of 24 portions, and there were four apples left. Including the apple that Lurick took, it was exactly 25 kilograms.
With the raw materials, Nangong Xiao continued to accumulate the amount of apple juice. Of course, he also began to drink that damn apple juice from time to time!
In the next two days, Nangong Xiao did the same as before. He occasionally went out for a walk, and then spent most of his time quietly in the stone house. The stock of apple juice gradually increased. Although it was not enough to sell, it was enough to satisfy his consumption for a period of time.
This was especially so now that other than his [Cooking] skill, only his [Truevision] would consume some MP. The recovery of the apple juice was enough.
After spending a few days quietly, Nangong Xiao took his clothes and grooming tools to take a shower at dusk after dinner.
Of course, he would not go to the public baths of the soldiers and attendants. Not to mention that he was still not very popular here, he did not want to bathe with a large number of men. Not long after he arrived, he found a relatively remote well. He had been bathing there for the past few days.
It was the same today. He fetched water from the well and happily washed it.
While feeling comfortable, Nangong Xiao recalled a scene in the original drama. It seemed like the main character accidentally barged into the place where Irene was bathing, and then it was the scene of the R series anime.
However, it was ridiculous. Although an archduchess was not actually conferred a title of nobility, she was indeed the ruler of a dukedom. However, in the original movie, Irene did not bathe in her own palace. Instead, she ran outside in a place where there was no cover. Wasn't she waiting for others to peep or accidentally barge in?
Could it be that Irene wanted to treat her soldiers equally and share weal and woe, so they were all bathing in the open-air bath?
He couldn't understand…
Just as Nangong Xiao was lost in his thoughts, a strange cry came from a tree in the distance. Nangong Xiao looked over and saw an animal about thirty to forty centimeters long flapping its small wings and stumbling down from the tree.
Dragon?
Looking at this light green Dragon Whelp, Nangong Xiao also remembered that this should be the Dragon Whelp that Irene raised in the original movie. Nangong Xiao couldn't remember its name.
The Dragon Whelp looked at Nangong Xiao curiously, but it did not get close. Instead, it flew around the field from afar. However, its flying skills were not very impressive, because after flying for a while, this little guy fell headfirst into the canal and floated out along the canal.
Nangong Xiao was a little amused, so he came forward and lifted him up.
The little fellow was a little unwilling to leave the water. It struggled a little and broke free from Nangong Xiao's hand. It flew towards the forest, but it only flapped its wings twice and fell headfirst into the canal.
Nangong Xiao also found it very interesting. He was also very interested in this magical species. He looked around and made sure that there was no one around. Then, he opened the System Backpack and took out a roasted whole chicken.
The moment the steaming and fragrant roasted chicken appeared, the Dragon Whelp lying in the water opened its eyes and instantly jumped out of the canal. It flew in front of Nangong Xiao and stared at the roasted chicken in Nangong Xiao's hand.
"Do you want to eat? If you want to eat, let me hug you." Nangong Xiao didn't know if the little guy could understand human language, but he just carried the roasted chicken and moved left and right in front of him.
Meanwhile, the Dragon Whelp's eyes kept moving along with the roasted chicken. In the end, this little fellow even drooled.
"Alright, I won't tease you anymore." Nangong Xiao chuckled and placed the roasted chicken on the stone floor.
As expected, the Dragon Whelp also descended. Seeing that Nangong Xiao's hand had left, it glanced at Nangong Xiao and swallowed its saliva. Finally, after Nangong Xiao gestured with his hands, the little fellow pounced on the roasted chicken that was only one size smaller than it and began to chew on it.
Nangong Xiao squatted there and carefully reached out his hand, wanting to touch this very intelligent little guy.
The Dragon Whelp was very vigilant. As soon as Nangong Xiao raised his hand, its body shrank, but it did not escape in the end. It probably could not give up on the delicious food in front of it, so it continued to gnaw at it in peace, allowing Nangong Xiao to stroke its back.
"This is the dragon of this world…Speaking of which, is this thing considered an ingredient?”
It was unknown if the Dragon Whelp understood what Nangong Xiao said or if it had a bad premonition, but it actually shivered as it ate and stared at Nangong Xiao warily.
Nangong Xiao retracted his right hand and said apologetically," I was just joking. Don't mind it. Continue eating."”
The Dragon Whelp seemed to really understand Nangong Xiao's words. It immediately began to chew happily and finished the roast chicken in a few bites. Then, it raised its head and stared at Nangong Xiao with sparkling eyes. It called out softly,"Chirp ~~"
"Oh, oh, more? Can your stomach hold that much?”Nangong Xiao was a little surprised. This little guy was only about 40 centimeters long. To be honest, it was not much bigger than an ordinary dog. The roasted chicken weighed four pounds according to the system standard. Even Nangong Xiao could barely kill one.
After a moment of hesitation, Nangong Xiao took out another roast chicken from his Backpack.
"Chirp ~"
After the Dragon Whelp cried out happily, it directly pounced on the roast chicken from Nangong Xiao's hand and continued eating.
At this moment, Nangong Xiao was a little surprised because he could actually see a small red cross symbol on the Dragon Whelp's head.
"D * mn, isn't this little guy's favorability too easy to gain? Two roasted whole chickens can directly burst the roof…"
Just as Nangong Xiao was about to open the Dragon Whelp's attribute interface out of curiosity, he suddenly turned around and made a battle preparation gesture.
"Oh? I just moved my body slightly, and you can sense my existence?”
As the white figure slowly walked out and heard the familiar voice, Nangong Xiao knew that he was really careless this time. He didn't even know that someone was peeping.
Damn it, when this Dragon Whelp appeared, he should have known that this woman was also nearby…
"Lord Irene, peeking at someone bathing is not something a noble should do.”After trying his best to calm down, Nangong Xiao returned to his usual calmness and even looked at the other party coldly.
That's right, the person who peeked was the lord here, Irene!
"I'm not a noble, and Battle Lady is not a noble. In the Kingdom of Gistat, Battle Lady is above the nobles.”Irene crossed her arms and sized up Nangong Xiao with interest.
"Is that so? Even so, peeking at others bathing was not something to be proud of, right?”
"Shouldn't you cover yourself when you say something like that? Although I don't mind, but…mm, this is the first time I've seen it so directly…"
When he noticed that Irene was looking down, Nangong Xiao's face was a little hot. He took his clothes off the wooden wall and slowly put them on.
"By the way, how did you do it just now? Why did a roast chicken appear when he drew a line in the air with his right hand?”
As expected, he saw it…
After blaming himself for being careless, Nangong Xiao said seriously," As a chef, creating something out of nothing is the highest realm of a chef. Please call me the God of Cooking."”
Alright, was this the highest level of lying through one's teeth?
Irene was a little speechless when she heard this, but she did not dwell on it. Instead, she came to the Dragon Whelp's side, squatted down, and sniffed it. Then, she said," It smells so good! Was there more? If you still have more, I won't force you to reveal your privacy.”
"Please enjoy."
Very straightforwardly, Nangong Xiao hadn't even finished putting on his clothes when he handed over a new roast chicken with both hands…
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