Frodo the Halfling was very happy during this period of time. Not only did he find the spices in the wilderness, but he also learned a new way of cooking — stir-frying.
This new way of cooking surprised Frodo. During this period of time, he made many delicious dishes under the guidance of Suhlen. He was now very confident that he would be able to participate in the King of Chefs' Tournament and win the championship when he returned to the Shire.
At the same time, he was also very curious about Suhlen's cooking. After all, these dishes were all Suhlen's suggestions. Ice cream, red braised pork, stir-fried pork, mushroom stir-fried pork, cumin mutton, and many other dishes were all suggested by him.
Frodo almost wanted to take apart Suhlen's brain to see how many strange ideas were hidden in it. For example, just now, Suhlen told him how to make a snack called potato chips. Frodo had already tried to make it according to Suhlen's description.
The reason why Suhlen made potato chips was because there were too many potatoes. He could not eat mashed potatoes every day, so making some snacks was a good idea.
The process of making potato chips was not difficult. All he had to do was to cut the potato chips into thin slices and fry them in a pot of oil until golden brown. When he took them out of the pot, he just had to sprinkle some spices on them. The only difficult part was cutting the potato chips. However, this was just a basic operation for a Rogue who could play with his dagger.
The last time they had a hot pot, Frodo had demonstrated how to slice mutton. He had sliced a large piece of mutton into slices as thin as a cicada's wing in no time. His knife skills were even better than those of the butcher from East Lai Shun in his previous life.
Soon, the fragrant potato chips were ready. Suhlen tasted one. It was crispy and delicious. It was not much different from the ones he had eaten in his previous life. Hathaway and Kris liked it even more. From today onwards, other than ice cream, they also added potato chips to their snacks.
"Hey, Suhlen, your territory has a good harvest. Do you want to hold a harvest festival or some other celebration? I think it would be great to hold a fishing competition! "Frodo suggested while munching on potato chips.
"Harvest festival and celebration? What does it do? "Suhlen was puzzled.
"Festivals can make the residents of the territory feel happy and increase their sense of belonging to the territory," Frodo said with a smile.
"Alright, I agree." Suhlen thought for a while. Organizing a festival in his territory would cost a lot, but just like what Frodo had said, it could increase the sense of belonging of the residents in his territory. In other words, it could increase the morale of the people.
After this period of migration, the people's sentiment in Suhlen's territory had declined. After all, no matter how good Suhlen's treatment was, many of them were still slaves. Although killing the pterosaur had increased the sentiment and stability of the territory by 10 points, it was still around 80 points.
"You agreed? That's great! "Frodo said excitedly. Basically, all Halflings loved all kinds of celebrations.
"I think we can hold a gourmet food competition and a fishing competition. To be honest, in my hometown, the Shire, I have won both the gourmet food competition and fishing competition. This is the first time in hundreds of years that someone has won both the gourmet food competition and fishing competition."
Suhlen did not believe Frodo's boasting about winning both the gourmet food competition and fishing competition because many Halflings would boast like that. However, most of them boasted about winning the fishing competition or the gourmet food competition. It was very rare for someone to win both the gourmet food competition and fishing competition.
However, Frodo now had the trump card of cooking. Perhaps he really had the chance to win both the gourmet food competition. As for the champion of the whole Shire, it was not certain. The Shire was a gathering place for villages. Every village would hold such competitions, but there was no unified large-scale competition.
Therefore, the champion that Frodo mentioned was most likely the village that won the first place.
"A gourmet food competition and a fishing competition? I think it's okay, but add an archery competition and a martial arts competition, "Suhlen said after thinking for a while. Since he had decided to hold a festival, he might as well make it bigger.
"An archery competition and a martial arts competition?" Frodo shrugged. He was not very good at these two competitions, but it should be very lively. That was enough for him.
The fishing competition was soon held. There were not many people participating in the fishing competition. Most people went to participate in the martial arts and archery competition. Especially the Barbarians, they all signed up for the martial arts competition, while the Archers signed up for the archery competition. Suhlen did not participate in these two competitions. After all, if he participated, the others would not be able to have fun. Therefore, he brought Hathaway to participate in the fishing competition.
"This will make it more festive," Frodo said excitedly. Then, he took out a few pieces of a rod from his pocket and connected them together. In a few seconds, he had assembled a fishing rod. Then, he put the bait on and started fishing.
"Today, I will show you the skills of the Shire's fishing champion."
Suhlen also made a fishing rod and went to the side to fish. Beside him was Hathaway. Hathaway also participated in the fishing competition, but she was not interested in it.
It was Hathaway's first time fishing, but her luck was unexpectedly good. After a while, her fishing float started to sway. She used her arm to pull it up.
"Don't rush. The fish is testing the water. If you move, it will run away," Suhlen quickly stopped her.
"You are quite lucky. This fish should be a big one."
"Really? Then why are we eating the big fish tonight? "Hathaway said excitedly.
"It took the bait!" At this moment, Hathaway's fishing rod suddenly dropped. The straight fishing rod was bent into a bow, and the fishing line was pulled tightly.
"Release the line, release the line, release the line slowly." Suhlen instructed from the side. "Yes, just like that. Release the line slowly. This will exhaust its strength without breaking the fishing line."
"Isn't this too troublesome?" Hathaway frowned. "I got it!"
She snapped her fingers, and a transparent hand suddenly appeared in the water and lifted the big, lively fish out of the water.
Suhlen was speechless.
"This fish is at least 15 pounds!" Hathaway said excitedly.
Suhlen said, "The fun of fishing is to wrestle with the fish. You rely on a thin fishing line and use superb skills to catch them successfully. Only then will you be satisfied … You are not very flexible when fishing like this …"
Hathaway did not hear Suhlen at all. She threw the fish into the bucket and continued fishing. However, her luck seemed to be off the charts today. Within a few minutes, the second fish took the bait. Suhlen did not catch a single fish. Similarly, the boastful Frodo also did not catch a single fish.
Next, fishing became a personal show for Hathaway. The third, fourth, and fifth fish were caught one after another. Frodo finally could not sit still.
He threw down the fishing rod, picked up a harpoon, and jumped into the water with a splash. Soon, a figure came out of the river with the harpoon in his hand raised high. There was a fish that weighed about five kilograms on it. He smiled happily and said, "I caught one too!"
"This is a fishing competition, not a harpoon." Suhlen rolled his eyes. "You are cheating. You are disqualified."
In the end, Hathaway won the competition. The prize was three plasma cannons. The other competitions also decided the winners. As expected, Johnson won the combat competition. The archer team leader won the archery competition.
At night, the territory held a banquet. The entire Northguard Castle became very lively. Suhlen also heard the system notification.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host. You have successfully held a harvest festival. The people are very satisfied with this festival. Popular sentiment + 10."
"Congratulations to the host. You have activated the festival system. The current festival is [Harvest Festival]. Having a festival can make the people in your territory peaceful and prosperous."
[Harvest Festival: A grand festival can bring happiness and a sense of belonging to the people. Popular sentiment + 10, Prosperity + 5.]
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