"That's enough." The king raised a hand, and the entire palace fell silent.
"Seeing as Master Meg doesn't want to stay in the royal kitchen, I won't force you. However, the three dishes presented to me today are the most delicious dishes I've ever tasted, and they're undoubtedly the best dishes at a royal banquet." The king looked at Meg, and said, "Reward him with 1,000 dragon coins and a plaque that reads' Best of the Royal Banquet '. You may hang it in the restaurant."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Meg extended a grateful bow toward the king. However, he couldn't help but grumble internally, How can I hang something like that in my restaurant?!
The king nodded, and said, "Master Meg is an esteemed guest of City Lord Michael, the father of Master Crassus' disciple, and the prodigy mathematician that Byron spoke of, so there's no need for you to leave. You may sit."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Meg said respectfully. He was quite pleased with this reward. He had never been to a royal banquet before, so it was naturally very interesting to be able to spectate from the sidelines.
"His Majesty actually agreed!"
All of the officials were quite surprised. However, they were very curious about what was so special about Meg that he was able to garner the support of so many powerful figures.
This debate had been sparked by Meg, and Meg was clearly the final victor.
Isn't he illiterate? How did he become a prodigy mathematician in just three years? Could it be that aside from learning how to cook, he's also been learning how to calculate behind my back? Irina appraised Meg with an appraising expression, and was even more curious about what else he had learned that she didn't know about.
Sean wore a slightly gloomy expression, but he still sat back down in silence. He had really hit the nail on the head this time. Not only did he fail to embarrass Josh, he even pushed Crassus and Chaos City toward Josh.
In contrast, Josh was unable to hide the elation in his eyes. He was the one who had recommended Meg to him, and he had thought that he was just a chef. Who would have thought that he would be so capable?
The group of educators and writers led by Byron Field held high positions, but they thought highly of themselves and had never expressed any intention of taking sides. They were the most fence-sitters in the Roth Empire's bureaucracy.
If Meg could infiltrate their inner circle and make them his supporters, it would undoubtedly be a great help to him.
Byron sat down. Luna had already poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of him, her face filled with a happy smile.
Byron glanced at the cup of tea before turning to Luna with a helpless expression. "Are you that happy just because I helped him?"
"Mr. Meg is someone who loves freedom. Chaos City is more suitable for him. Luna is naturally happy that Grandpa is speaking up for him." Luna nodded with a smile.
"I don't think that's the case." Byron took a sip of tea and said meaningfully.
Meg cupped his fist in gratitude toward Byron before making his way over to Amy and the others. A servant had already brought chairs over, and he sat down beside Crassus.
Meg immediately turned to the two people beside him, and said, "Thank you for speaking up for me, Principal Novan and Master Crassus."
Novan looked at Meg, and shook his head as he said, "I should be the one thanking Mr. Meg for being willing to return to Chaos City."
"There's no need to stand on ceremony, Mr. Mak." Crassus waved a nonchalant hand.
"Father!" Amy burrowed into Meg's arms with elation. Even though they hadn't seen each other for an entire morning, she still missed him very much.
"Good girl." Amy placed Amy on her lap, and stroked her hair with a smile. She took a glance at Irina, and averted her gaze nervously as she looked away. Women were indeed a little scary.
The intimate interaction between the father and daughter drew many envious glances. It was every man's dream to have such an adorable and talented daughter. Of course, the women also wished that they were the ones who could sit on such a perfect man's lap.
Amy leaned over to Meg, and whispered into his ear, "Father, I think Big Sister Irina has already fallen in love with you."
"Huh?" Meg faltered slightly upon hearing this.
"Because she ate all three of your dishes, and she looked like she really liked them, so she must have already fallen in love with you. No woman can resist your delicious food," Amy said with a serious expression.
"Little girl." Meg couldn't help but poke Amy's little forehead with a smile. She really was a little girl who dared to say anything.
The king gave the final word, and the debate came to an end.
"So this is the guy who tricked Tauros and Dracula and caused us to lose a crucial island. That damned bastard!" Gajeel, the representative of the demon race, glowered at Meg with a dark expression. The conflict between the two races several months ago had ended in a peaceful resolution, and they hadn't reaped any benefits. It could be said that they had made a wasted trip.
"Could it be that he's the human who can cook delicious food that Jinx was talking about?" Golden Dragon Bruno was also looking at Meg with a hint of surprise on his face. He thought about it momentarily before nodding as he said, "Jinx wasn't lying to me. The food that this human cooks is indeed very delicious. It's just that the portion is a little too small."
Mag was also appraising everyone in the palace in a discreet manner. Josh and Sean didn't need to be mentioned, but the four portions of spicy grilled fish was a small revenge. Richard had just met Mag the day before, and he was currently glaring at Mag with a dark expression, as if he wanted nothing more than to kill him.
Orcs, demons, forest trolls, dwarves, goblins, elves, giant dragons … All of the representatives of the various races had distinctive characteristics.
Meg's gaze lingered on the burly man in golden armor who had a dragon tail with fine golden scales trailing behind him. That dragon tail was extremely familiar; wasn't it the same dragon tail that Mia had transformed into after eating roujiamo?!
Could it be that … Mia really is a half-dragon born from the union of a Golden Dragon and a human? Furthermore, there's an extremely high chance that she'll be able to successfully complete her transformation. Meg was rather surprised to see this, and he committed that Golden Dragon's appearance to memory. If he had the opportunity, perhaps he could find out more about this half-dragon transformation from him.
If Mia was willing, perhaps she could even travel to the Golden Dragon Tribe to find her father.
Of course, if he had already recovered his powers by then, then he wouldn't mind giving that scumbag a good beating.
"The entire nation is celebrating the king's birthday, and all of our guests are here to celebrate. Now, please come in and present your birthday gifts! "
The chief steward announced in a loud and clear voice. The hall instantly fell silent as everyone turned to look at Josh and Sean.
It was the king's birthday, so there was naturally no lack of birthday gifts.
As for the other birthday gifts, that was just a matter of pride.
However, the first prince and the second prince's birthday gifts would garner a lot of attention.
"Hurry up, you idiot! If we don't present our gifts in time, we'll have prepared for nothing! "
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