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Salin took out the incendiary potion and filled the exquisite hole in the furnace with black magic powder. After Rex came out of the Hell of Divine Punishment, he had developed the same habit as Salin. He would definitely prepare a lot of food in the Divine Sieve Ring.
After cleaning their hands with Cleanse, Rex took out something that made Salin smile to his heart's content. It was a glass fish tank that was more than a meter long, and swimming inside was the Ruby Crystal Fish.
This fish was from the Li Sea, and could not be found anywhere else. Needless to say, the Qinyin nobles would also send people to catch it by the Li Sea. It could not be bought in the market at all. In Cloud Flow, apart from nobles, commoners were not allowed to eat this fish.
The scales were thinner than the magic filter paper, and the flesh was light red. Salin cut open the fish's belly with a silver knife and threw away the organs. His hands were covered in mist, and there was no fishy smell at all.
Rex rolled up his sleeves and poured the white rice into a silver basin. He rinsed it and then put it into a small and exquisite pot. Salin had already used the knife to cut out the fish, but he did not put it into the pot with the rice. Instead, he used a plate and took out salt. He dipped it in magic paper and wrapped it around the fish. Then, he poured pepper oil on it and waited for the seasoning to slowly seep in.
Rex took out the ingredients bit by bit and let Salin handle them. He said, "Salin, we are not fighting Cloud Flow because of hatred."
"I understand. We will eat and drink when we want. We will not make ourselves unhappy just because it's Cloud Flow's cooking."
Rex laughed heartily. The reason why he made the food was to lighten the atmosphere. Salin was getting smarter and had the qualities of a true noble.
"But Salin, Neris …"
"The Demon Army. Didn't demons fight for humans tens of thousands of years ago? We are a race that fought against the gods. Don't think of yourself as a victim just because we are weak. Demons are just demons. It's fine as long as we can control them. "
"That's the logic. I'm worried about the number of the demon army. If it expands too quickly, you might not be able to control it." Rex ignited the magic powder, put the pot on the stove, and heated it slowly.
Salin replaced the magic paper with a new one and placed the sliced fish on it. Wrapped in the magic paper, the water in the fish didn't seep out because of the salt. Instead, it became more plump and bouncy.
While doing the work at hand, he said to Rex, "Anyway, you've given me the Six-Winged Flying Snake Seal. Without the demon army, we'll soon be eaten up by the surrounding forces, right?"
"How is this possible? Right now, Saint Rock City only hopes that my brother can live for a thousand years. " A layer of flames appeared on Rex's hand, evaporating the water on his hand instantly. He took out wheat flour and spread it on the fresh meat. Ordinary wheat flour could not be dried like this, so bread crumbs were usually used.
"Lace …" Salin called out. He realized that he really didn't have to worry about the Six-Winged Flying Snake Seal, at least not for now. Saint Rock City couldn't attack him, after all. That would immediately cause division. The best way was to maintain Ojarvis's position and let the upper house regain more power.
If Sephiroth changed his mind and supported Rex, then the Six-Winged Flying Snake Seal might not hurt Qin Yin.
"The real trouble is still the Cloud Flow people. Right now, they've gathered a million soldiers, but their main force shouldn't be more than 200,000. It might even be 100,000. As for the rest, they were all auxiliary soldiers or newly recruited troops. I'll give you the Six-Winged Flying Snake Seal, and we can contact the southern nobles in Qin Yin. "
"The south of Qin Yin is connected to Cloud Flow. Doesn't that mean …"
"If we're attacked from both sides, the Cloud Flow people will look at us seriously. They definitely won't send this kind of miscellaneous army."
"What about the Vatican?"
"The Vatican is everyone's enemy, of course. I don't want the demon army to appear on the battlefield with the Cloud Flow people." Rex wiped his hands and took out a bottle of wine.
"Luckily, we don't have a female official to serve us." Rex smiled and poured a glass for Salin. Then, he put the marinated meat into a pan and added whale oil, onions, and some bergamot leaves.
"Yes," Salin answered casually. Suddenly, he realized what Rex meant. The female officials in the royal palace would actually serve the emperor. If there were a few female officials around, it would be very awkward for him and Rex, as Magicians.
Thinking of this, Salin couldn't help but look at Rex's hands. It was a pair of well-proportioned and beautiful palms. The protruding knuckles were almost negligible. They were nimble, soft, white, and fragrant. Rex's sleeves were rolled up to his elbows. His forearms were exposed, making Salin feel weak and pitiful.
He wanted to look elsewhere, but Rex smiled and said, "Salin, eat first."
Salin swallowed his saliva. He was indeed hungry. The aroma of food made his desire especially weak. The experiences of his youth had caused Salin's love for food to grow to the extreme. When he was hungry, everything could be put aside.
The frying meat was done quickly. The soup was the slowest. The bread was ready-made, and the vegetables were minced with wind magic. Then, seasonings were added to make a sauce. The porridge was almost done. Fresh flour and fish slices were added. Then, the fire was turned off.
There were more than forty types of whale oil that could be eaten. Most of them were tastier than ordinary butter. The crackling sound in the pan made Salin feel even hungrier. Rex's cooking skills might be ordinary, and he only knew a few dishes. But Salin's appetite was very good.
After getting married, Rex was making food for him instead of ordering the chef …
Chef? He hadn't seen the Grizzly Bear recently. Where did that guy go?
Rex made a bowl of porridge for Salin and a small bowl for himself. There were two dishes, two salads, two sauces, and two pieces of bread.
The porridge was Cloud Flow's, and the rest was Qin Yin's food that Salin was familiar with.
"Hey, they're fighting!" Rex said, pointing at the running magic image. Salin looked to the side. Indeed, the people of Cloud Flow outside the city had sent out a probing attack.
More than a thousand soldiers in leather armor carried ladders and rushed towards the city wall. Behind them, there were only twenty catapults supporting them. The catapults of the people of Cloud Flow were not bad, but they were much bulkier than Qin Yin's. Such a bulky thing was very accurate. If it was installed on a ship, it would be a very good weapon. But if used to attack the city, it would be easily destroyed by the enemy.
The twenty catapults were pushed to a distance of four miles from the city wall, and began to throw huge stones. These stones were not processed by magic. They were just polished by stonemasons. They were solid and extremely heavy.
"The army of Cloud Flow …" Rex shook his head as he drank the porridge.
This kind of probing might be meaningless. Twenty catapults and a thousand infantrymen. What could they find? Behind his three city walls, there were hundreds of catapults, and nearly a thousand magic stone cannons, all of which were sent over by the Wing Skeletons.
The catapults four miles away were too slow. His catapults could easily destroy them. To find out the distribution of the catapults in the city, he would have to use at least a hundred catapults.
"Their logistics were attacked. Of course, they couldn't send too many large pieces of equipment. These catapults were probably made at the last minute." Salin sat next to Rex and watched the battle with her. Salin had never thought that his wedding night would be like this. But Salin was indeed very hungry. He was not in a hurry. The night was still long.
"We have to thank the Wing Skeletons. They destroyed so many of Cloud Flow's transport ships." Rex ate very quickly. She symbolically wiped her mouth with a silk handkerchief, raised her wine glass, and slowly sipped. Cloud Flow's light wine had a pleasant fragrance.
"He also suffered a great loss." Salin stuffed the tender meat into his mouth, satisfied. Actually, the people of Cloud Flow knew how to enjoy themselves. Whether it was Qin Yin or Scottinya, they were like barbarians compared to the people of Cloud Flow when it came to food.
Salin raised his glass. The celadon glass clinked with Rex's with a clear sound. After drinking some wine, Salin was a little tipsy. Rex also blushed. If a Sorcerer was willing, he would not get drunk even if he drank regular alcohol with oil. Water magic would decompose the alcohol and turn it into tasteless water.
Salin did not do that, nor did Rex. They let the wine be absorbed in their stomachs. Their bodies warmed up, and their moods gradually brightened. The tense atmosphere of the wedding was also swept away.
"Lace."
"Huh?" Rex raised her glass and was looking at the magic lamp. The light from the magic lamp passed through the thin porcelain glass, giving off a faint light.
"Let's not watch this." In the magic image, the people of Cloud Flow's ladders were already on the city wall. The huge stone bombs shot by the catapults were also flying in the air, but they were destroyed by the Sorcerers in the watchtower with ice arrows. Only archers were sent to deal with a thousand leather infantry. They did not even bother to mobilize other defensive measures.
The weak Cloud Flow army was not as strong as the Church even if they were elite soldiers.
"I won't watch it." Although Rex said that, he still took out a few pieces of equipment and assembled a magic alarm device on the table. If there really was a crisis on the city wall, the alarm would ring immediately, and the whole palace would hear it.
After setting up the magic alarm device, Salin held the wine jar in one hand and Rex in the other, and walked to the bedroom. The layout of the palace in Daliang was very compact. Because too many magic materials were used, there was no worry of fire. Their formal clothes were thrown in the study. Wearing a thin shirt, they walked through the courtyard in the cold night.
Rex was a little nervous with Salin holding her hand. She knew about the relationship between a man and a woman. There were pictures in the books. She wondered if Salin would be satisfied with her. That Sicar …
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