Li Aili's ears turned red. "I want to cook for you."

The Duke glanced down at the partially carbonized eggshell mixture in the pot and asked gravely, "What did I do wrong?"

Li Aili: "..."

"This side isn't quite right, just eat the other side."

Then she awkwardly tossed the pan.

The half-black, half-charred unidentified object in the pot reluctantly turned over, revealing its completely black underside.

The bottom part was completely black, blending seamlessly with the entire frying pan, giving the Duke a "food disappearing act".

Duke: "..."

Li Aili: "..."

Li Aili: "...It's okay! I have a second dish!"

Duke: "..."

The Duke, having left the kitchen, summoned Conrad and said, “At dinner, if I give you a gesture, bring me the drink laced with the ‘healing potion’.”

Conrad: "…………"

At dinner, the Duke was silent as a basket of boiled eggs sat before him.

Li Aili carefully wrapped a smooth hard-boiled egg, placed it on the Duke's plate, and poured a spoonful of her homemade secret sauce over it.

She boiled the eggs, wrapped the shells, and prepared the sauce.

This is a dish she made herself, no problem.

The Duke took a bite of the boiled egg without sauce and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he breathed a sigh of relief.

When he ate the boiled egg with sauce, he covered his mouth and gestured to Conrad.

Conrad immediately jogged out.

Li Aili: "What is Conrad going to do?"

When Conrad returned with a glass of red wine, the Duke took the glass and drank half of it in one gulp.

Li Aili: "...Um, is it a bit dry to eat just this?"

"Oh! Should I make you some more soup?"

Duke: "No! Darling!"

He looked down at the more than twenty boiled eggs in the basket in front of him, his expression solemn as if he were about to fight a life-or-death battle.

After a 'whole egg feast,' the Duke has been so engrossed in eating eggs that he doesn't want to see any eggs in Constantinople for the next few months.

"Speak, what exactly do you want?" the Duke asked, rubbing his nauseous stomach.

“Um, I want to go to the Ten Most Dangerous Places…” Li Aili blurted out unconsciously.

Arthur: "Okay."

Li Aili slammed her hand on the table. "I knew you wouldn't agree!"

"I and..." Li Aili reacted, "What did you say?"

“I said yes.” The Duke picked up the wine glass beside him, took another sip, and pressed down on the boiled egg that was turning upwards.

Li Aili noticed that the Duke's expression was rather unpleasant.

"Um... if you really don't want to... I..."

The Duke waved his hand. "No, it's your boiled egg."

"You've done too much."

Li Aili: "...I'm afraid you're not enough..."

The Duke unbuttoned a button on his collar. "However, you must bring sufficient men to protect your safety, otherwise this is out of the question."

Li Aili: "I'll write the team roster right now!"

The Duke called to Li Aili, who had stood up, "Winter Festival is almost here. Let's wait until after Winter Festival before we set off."

Arthur Cold Jade certainly couldn't entrust Li Ellie's safety entirely to the people Fishernanki found.

We can't rely solely on the adventurer team introduced by Fisher-Nankey.

After saying that, Li Aili skipped away.

“And,” the Duke gasped, “my dear, promise me that you will not let me see any more eggs in the future.”

Li Aili, still excited, was counting people on her fingers and didn't pay any attention to what he said.

“Let me think, White Rose, Zhenzhen, I can also ask Arthur to lend me the Emerald Dragon, let me see who else... Ah, let’s call Jupiter too, how can an adventure be without a spellcaster?”

"Uh, wait a minute, is Jupiter still wanted?"

"Conrad, contact the Adventurers' Guild for me tomorrow and try to find out indirectly whether Jupiter is still on the wanted list."

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