Roland was designing the pattern of the medal for tomorrow's award ceremony. Logically speaking, this wasn't particularly important work, and he should have finished it a long time ago. However, he had been feeling uneasy since the afternoon. [[< <
To be precise, it had been since Nightingale kissed him.
Although he had a vague premonition before, she didn't say it out loud, so he couldn't take the initiative to say it. Now that it was confirmed, how should he respond to her feelings?
Nightingale's question also made him understand that he didn't hate Nightingale. In fact, he even felt a little smug. Who would hate a beautiful, calm, and beautiful woman who he had been with day and night? Roland couldn't respond to her directly because of his twenty years of experience, the practical problems he would face in the future, and … Anna's thoughts. Especially the last point, he couldn't ignore Anna and only act according to his own preferences.
Perhaps he could only leave the answers to these questions to time.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in, it's not locked," Roland shouted. At the same time, he was a little surprised. Who would come to his office at this time?
It was Anna who pushed the door open. She was holding two plates in one hand and a crock in the other. Before she could speak, Roland already smelled the tempting aroma.
"Food?"
"Yes." Anna smiled and put the plates on the table. She then took the bowl that covered the crock and poured out the milky soup. "This is called honey roasted mushrooms. I made one plate, and Nightingale made the other. The one in the crock is mushroom soup, seasoned with common herbs."
"It looks delicious." Roland licked his lips. "Sit down and eat with us."
Anna nodded and sat across the table.
"Where's Nightingale? Why isn't she here?"
'She said... that she didn't know how to look when she saw you, 'she answered.' I don't quite understand why she should care. '
"…" So that's how it is. Roland sighed softly in his heart. Although he said it confidently and without any regret, he even boasted shamelessly that it wasn't his fault. He only did what he wanted to do, but in reality, he was no better than a squirrel who plucked up his courage to peek out of the hole. Really, was he bold or cowardly … "Since that's the case, let's eat first."
He picked up a piece of mushroom and put it in his mouth. The sweetness of the honey instantly melted in his mouth, followed by the juice contained in the mushroom. In an era without MSG, this rich and delicious taste was enough to make people speechless … The salt further enhanced its freshness, and finally, the mushroom's own chewy texture, delicate and tough, the taste was simply impeccable.
"These … are not ordinary mushrooms?" After Roland swallowed it, he immediately discovered that it was different from the others. Generally, it was good enough that mushrooms could keep their texture smooth and refreshing after being barbecued. How could they have their own juice? It's not like they were made from soup.
"Yes, it's a specialty of the Concealing Forest. The people in the town call it the Bird Beak Mushroom," Anna smiled and explained the mushroom's origin, "Because of this, I want you to try it.
Roland tasted another mushroom used to make soup. It was equally delicious, and the juice it contained was much richer. It felt like he was eating a soup dumpling, and when he chewed, it had a crispy texture. This long-lost taste made him think of an extremely common, all-purpose seasoning MSG that was suitable for any dish in the future. Before the discovery of sodium glutamate, chefs could only use indirect methods to enhance the freshness of dishes, such as using whole chicken, bones, mushrooms, and soybeans to make soup stock. Although the chefs of the future preferred to use the original flavor to show off their exquisite cooking skills, it must be said that even a lousy novice could increase the taste of the food by more than one level after adding MSG.
If the Bird Beak Mushroom was naturally plump and juicy, it was simply the ideal material for MSG extraction. Growing on trees, it was difficult to pick, so it was not popularized? This was not a problem for Roland.
"Are there a lot of these mushrooms?"
"I don't know … but it should be a lot," Anna took a small bite, "Maggie said that she only flew around the edge of the forest once and helped me pick a big bag."
"That's really good news," Roland neatly finished the mushroom slices that Anna roasted, and reached for another plate with his chopsticks, "I was worried that the steak would either be sprinkled with pepper or honey, I'm almost sick of eating it, pfft."
"What's wrong?"
"No … nothing." His heart was full of tears, oh my god, this piece is really salty, did Nightingale accidentally drop it into the salt jar? Although he thought so, he still swallowed the mushroom. After that, Roland found that the rest of the mushroom slices were either burnt or not fully cooked, and one side was burnt yellow and the other half was half raw. Fortunately, the Bird Beak Mushroom itself was very delicious, to a large extent, it covered up her poor cooking skills.
"I'm … full," he put down his chopsticks, after finishing the second plate with great difficulty, and drinking the soup, his stomach was already bloated. "Thank you."
"Well, there's also Nightingale," Anna's smile was so cute that Roland could not help but reach out and pinch her nose. The latter let out a whimper, leaned forward and kissed the Prince's cheek, "Then I'll go wash the dishes, remember to sleep early."
After the witch left, Roland let out a light breath.
Although he did not want to ignore Anna's thoughts … some things were not so easy to say. He helplessly thought that this was probably related to his identity as a mechanical dog, after all, during his entire academic period, he rarely interacted with the opposite sex. Even after graduating, he successfully entered a large-scale design institute, and had a considerable salary, this still did not change.
Fortunately, there was still a long way to go before he could completely defeat the Church, so he could slowly think about what to do next. As for now, it was better to concentrate on the work in front of him.
…
The next morning, when Roland stepped onto the temporary wooden platform in the square, he was surrounded by a sea of people.
The current Border Town, compared to its previous desolate and poor appearance, had undergone earth-shaking changes, it was not an exaggeration to say that it was completely new.
The sparse old houses in the town had all been demolished, replaced by construction sites and brick houses. Moreover, the latter were all built according to the overall planning of the residential area, looking neat and tidy at first glance. Although it only occupied one-third of the town's land, it was enough to accommodate the original two thousand residents.
When the three-story and four-story residential buildings were put into construction, as well as the subsequent residential areas, the same piece of land, the population would only increase. At present, the name Border Town was obviously not in line with the real situation, there was no town that could have a population of nearly twenty thousand and a professional army of six hundred people. He intended to wait until the next spring to officially promote this place into a real city.
Under the effect of Echo's ability, Roland's voice quickly made the crowd quiet down.
"Today, it is Border Town's first award ceremony, used to commend and encourage those who have made great contributions to this place. From the time I arrived here, almost half a year has passed, we have defeated the demonic beasts, defeated the Duke, and built the town into what it is today. Many people have paid a lot for this, and among them, there are a few outstanding people, they are not nobles, nor are they rich merchants, before working for me they were just ordinary people, just like you! "
He looked around and said loudly, "But now, they will get a generous reward! Including a medal made by me, one hundred Golden Dragon, and five acres of land! "
This news set off a wave in the crowd, not to mention the medal and land, just the one hundred Golden Dragon, was a huge amount of money that made people envious.
"This kind of ceremony will not only be held once, in the future, every year there will be an award ceremony, regardless of birth, regardless of wealth, as long as you have outstanding achievements, you can get this highest honor!"
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