To the Royal Capital

In order to be able to leave for two months without worry, Elena had to arrange a lot of things.

After arranging the Bellflower Pharmacy and the Fun Garden Restaurant, Elena also needs to arrange the spice powder and sauce business.

By the way, the order volume for spices and sauces has decreased recently. Woodrow said that they have successfully introduced spices and sauces into the upper-class markets of various countries, and now they intend to control the shipment volume to keep the price high.

Tsk tsk, it really is true that there is no business without fraud.

Elena unconsciously excluded herself from the "businessman" team and refused to admit that she also thought this marketing plan was good.

Of course she is not a businessman, she is a female viscount, a lord with status, territory and gold coins, she is not a businessman who only cares about money, Elena justified herself.

By the way, this time when I go to the royal capital, I can take a look on the way to see if there are any other spices that have not been discovered yet. If there are, hehehehe.

As Elena thought about this, she cast life spells on the peppers and cumin in the plantation to stimulate their growth.

We can harvest again tomorrow.

Since the establishment of the plantation, Elena has trained more than a dozen skilled workers who can expertly perform harvesting, drying, roasting, grinding into powder, and storage. Elena no longer needs to do everything herself. She only needs to stimulate the growth of peppers and cumin during the growth period, and make the proportions for the finished products at the end. The intermediate links are much easier.

Elena also sent a letter of notification to Woodrow and the others, asking them to reduce the shipment volume within the next two months. She would ship out the goods that had been ordered as soon as possible, and would have to wait until two months later, after she returned from the royal capital, before they could ship the goods.

There's no way. The sauces are okay, there's still plenty in the warehouse, but the shipment of spice powder depends on chili peppers and cumin. The reason why chili peppers and cumin can grow continuously is all thanks to Elena's casting of the life spell. With the life spell, chili peppers and cumin can grow quickly, and the quality control is guaranteed. Without her regular casting of the life spell, the quality of chili peppers and cumin cannot be guaranteed.

After inspecting the plantation and supervising the farmers to remove the weeds and clear the canals, Elena returned to the castle.

"We're leaving the day after tomorrow. Have you prepared food for the journey?" Leonard came over with another bowl of beef jerky.

Elena glanced at the big bowl, then glanced at Leonard's belly: "Won't you get fat if you eat like this every day?"

Ever since Leonard and Elena opened the shop together and stayed there for a long time, he has been eating there every day, six meals a day. He especially likes the new snacks developed by Elena, such as fried chicken legs, fried chicken nuggets, fried potato chips, fried peanuts, braised beef, braised pork, and today's black pepper beef jerky.

Did you notice?

Leonard loves meat and fried food. If he can add Happy Fat House Water and Magic Milk Tea, then the "weight gain package" for modern homebodies will be complete.

Leonard patted his flat stomach proudly and said, "No, this little bit is nothing."

Tsk, every fat person says this before getting fat, Elena secretly complained.

But she was just thinking about it. As a Golden Knight, whose body had undergone many upgrades and transformations, this small amount of calories would not make Leonard fat.

Leonard put the bowl aside and stroked his interspatial ring. "I just hunted a steel-tusked boar. See if you can make it into jerky or braised pork. They're both delicious."

Two pieces of frozen pork appeared on the ground. The cuts were neat and when put together, they formed a complete steel-fanged wild boar.

Elena looked at the texture of the meat and compared it with the thickness of the pig skin. "We need to process it first. The meat looks very tough. Bring it to the kitchen and I'll teach you how to cook it."

Leonard picked up the frozen pork in each hand and followed Elena to the kitchen.

There were exactly two portions of pork. Elena stood by and directed Leonard to make one portion into braised pork and the other into spicy cumin jerky pork.

Leonard chopped and sliced ​​the meat smoothly. Although he had no knife in his hand, he used the sword energy to perfection. With a flash of white light, the meat was chopped into several pieces. With a slight tap of his fingers, the meat was sliced ​​neatly and evenly. If there was a little background music, it could be directly on the food channel.

Leonard used his sword energy to process the pork, and the next step was left to Elena to prepare it herself.

The moxibustion fireball rolls on the meat slices sometimes aggressively and sometimes gently, while deep in the meat slices, the water control technique locks the fat, ensuring a crispy outer skin and juicy inner meat.

The aroma of meat gradually spread out.

Feeling the changes in the meat slices, Elena pointed her finger in the air, and seasonings such as salt, honey, chili powder, cumin powder, etc. were evenly applied to the meat one after another.

When hot oil and seasonings meet, it is better than anything in the world.

A mixed and overbearing fragrance spread in the air and went straight into people's noses.

Leonard's throat moved.

The pork gradually dried up under the delicate manipulation of magic, its color turned darker, and its aroma became even more fragrant.

After the dried meat was ready, Elena continued to make braised pork.

First, lightly fry the pork, then use the fireball and water control techniques again. Put the lightly fried meat pieces into the hot water that has been prepared in advance, then add seasoning, spices, and the explosion flame technique. A big fireball will burn fiercely at the bottom of the pot, and the brine will boil.

After boiling over high heat for a few minutes, Elena made a move with her palm, and the fire immediately dwindled, and the food entered a slow simmering stage over low heat.

After stewing, the meat was removed and cooled quickly with the Qingfeng technique. Elena gave a look and Leonard immediately released the sword energy. Slices of meat lay neatly in the bowl, with crispy green lettuce underneath.

Elena gave Leonard an appreciative look: "Not bad, very thoughtful." Leonard chose the lettuce himself.

With the powerful addition of sword energy and magic, the super-large portions of spicy cumin pork jerky and braised pork were ready. Leonard diligently divided the portions, packed them into boxes, and then put them all into his space ring.

Only a layer of brine remains in the bowl to prove that the pork was once there.

"Can you give me some bread?" Leonard suddenly turned to the chef and asked.

The chef, who had been watching the magical food preparation process from the sidelines, was fascinated: "...Uh, of course."

Leonard took the baguette handed to him by the chef, broke it into several pieces, brushed it in a bowl and rolled it up. The bread absorbed the brine in the bowl, became heavy and had a rich aroma of oil.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the bowl was empty.

Leonard's eyes turned to the brine in the big pot again.

"Don't look at it anymore. You can keep the marinade to marinate other things." Elena interrupted Leonard's fantasy.

"What's next?" Leonard asked enthusiastically.

"Braised sausages, braised eggs, braised potatoes, braised peanuts, anything can be braised." Elena turned and instructed the chef, "The rest is up to you. Braise whatever you have in the kitchen."

The chef happily agreed.

Elena's eyes swept over the large plate at the corner of the table. That plate was used to hold chicken feet, duck feet, and livestock offal that the nobles did not eat. These things would eventually become food for the servants in the kitchen.

There are so many of them. It would be delicious if they were made into a bucket of skewers.

But she is a noble now, and she cannot lower herself to eat the food of servants. Oh, she suddenly wants to eat pickled pepper chicken feet, boiled duck gizzards, beef offal soup and roasted lamb offal.

Elena patiently looked away.

"What's wrong?" Leonard keenly noticed Elena's mood change. His eyes swept across the big table. "Is there a problem?"

Elena shook her head, feeling a little depressed: “No.”

Leonard looked at it again and didn't find anything wrong. He thought about it and took out a fruit that looked like a green date from his space ring.

"Here, three-flower fruit."

Elena took the fruit and said, "Three-flowered fruit? This name is a bit strange." She looked at it carefully and found that there were no patterns on the fruit.

"Because of this kind of fruit, three flowers can only produce one fruit." Leonard said, "Eat it, it's very sweet."

Elena took a bite, wow, it was super crispy, super sweet, super juicy, and there was no core inside.

Elena Bise.Mao'er opened her eyes wide and gave a thumbs up: "It's really sweet."

Leonard smiled: "Are you happy now? Were you tired just now? Let's go back and rest after eating."

It turned out that he thought she was tired and unhappy, so he used fruit as candy to coax her.

Elena smiled as she bit the fruit, but as she smiled, she suddenly felt a little sad. It had been a long time since anyone had coaxed her and treated her like a child.

Elena looked up at Leonard. This uncle was quite nice.

Leonard had been looking at Elena. When he saw her look up, her big blue eyes were as beautiful as Lake Dolvi, and these beautiful eyes seemed to contain deeper emotions at this moment.

He couldn't understand it, but he felt inexplicably sad.

"What's wrong?" Leonard lowered his voice.

Elena curved her eyes and smiled at him: "Thank you."

The girl's smile was like a flower in the sun, sweeping away all the sourness in his heart, leaving only full vitality.

"I'll treat you to Sanhua Fruit next time." Leonard somehow said this promise inexplicably, and only when he came to his senses did he realize what he had promised.

Three-flowered fruit, one piece of the three-flowered fruit costs one silver coin.

How much money did he pay? Leonard's heart ached.

But when he saw Elena's lively smile again, Leonard's heartache disappeared in an instant.

Forget it, since I've invited her, I'll just go pick them myself next time. He'll pick one basket, no, two baskets, one for her and one for him.

After preparing food for the journey, processing the newly harvested peppers and cumin from the plantation, and making half a warehouse full of potions, on the third day, Elena finally followed Leonard on the journey to the royal capital.

Given the bumpy and rugged road, although the road within the Field territory was newly built, it was broken and full of potholes once it got out of the border. Elena, who couldn't stand the broken road, rode on horseback.

The lord's exclusive carriage followed behind. Although there was a shock-absorbing magic circle on the carriage, Elena liked riding more since she was promoted to a mage, her physical fitness had greatly improved and she would no longer be tired from riding for a long time.

Because of freedom, and more because the reins are in her own hands, which makes her feel more at ease than if they are in the hands of others.

In fact, Elena didn't want to bring a carriage out. She didn't even need to bring a horse. She could just use wind spells directly, which would be faster. Why bring a carriage? It was so cumbersome.

Not to mention the guard knights following behind, she didn't even want to bring them along. With Leonard as the golden knight, who else did she need a guard knight?

Bringing more people will mean more expenses, such as accommodation, food, and horse feed, all of which cost money.

But the old butler refused to do so, as did the officials of the Viscount's Mansion.

This is so embarrassing, so unbecoming of Viscount Field. As a noble, he must show pomp and circumstance.

And it’s not that they can’t afford it. The Viscount’s Mansion is very rich, and the Viscount’s daughter is extremely rich. They know that.

Elena was puzzled by this: "The Viscount's Mansion spends money on even more things. Don't you see? Doesn't building a plantation cost money? Doesn't building a new warehouse cost money? Doesn't building a cattle ranch cost money? Doesn't building a road cost money? Are you all selectively amnesiac?"

In short, under the earnest persuasion of the old butler and the officials, Elena finally gave in and took with her six knights, four male servants, two female servants, and three carriages.

What a big and impressive team.

Following the straight and spacious newly built road out of the Viscount's territory, Elena looked back and was in a good mood. Look, this is the kingdom she had built.

But when she looked forward, the road ahead made her face fall.

After a long, broken road, the team traveled all the way to the vicinity of Book Harbor, where the road conditions gradually improved.

When we arrived at Book Harbor, someone was already waiting at the city gate. It was Woodrow, the shipping tycoon.

Leonard had extensive travel experience, and before setting off, he provided Elena with two options, one based on water and the other on land.

Elena decisively decided to take the water route and mentioned her request to buy a ticket to take the boat in the notification letter she sent to Woodrow.

Of course, Woodrow couldn't accept Elena's ticket money. The money he earned from selling spices and sauces with Elena was much more than a few boat tickets.

In Woodrow's opinion, instead of making a few small profits from boat tickets, it would be better to increase the personal connections with Viscountess Field, especially since Viscountess Field now has a Golden Knight by her side.

Woodrow greeted her with a smile: "Ms. Viscount Field, I haven't seen you for a long time. You seem to have grown taller, and your complexion is very rosy and healthy." Woodrow complimented the distinguished guest.

Elena was very happy to hear this: "Yeah, I also think I have grown taller."

As she spoke, she stood on tiptoe, gesturing the height difference between her and Woodrow: "Next year I might be as tall as you."

Woodrow laughed. "It's wonderful you're so lively and healthy."

Elena smiled happily, and then introduced Leonard to him: "This is the Golden Knight, the Four-Field Meteor, Leonard."

Woodrow immediately turned to Leonard and bowed respectfully: "Your Excellency, Woodrow greets you."

Leonard nodded and just said "hmm".

Woodrow didn't take it seriously. The strong were naturally arrogant, and it was already polite for them to respond to him.

After the pleasantries, Woodrow personally took Elena and her group to the dock, where a luxury passenger ship had already been docked, waiting for Elena and her group to board before setting sail.

"Wow, it's huge." Elena exclaimed in admiration as she looked at the three-story ship in front of her.

The ship was taller and bigger than she had imagined, and the decorations were also quite beautiful. Although the hull was made of wood, seeing the magic pictures painted on it, she believed that its stability was guaranteed.

Woodrow smiled at the compliment on his boat, a hint of pride on his face. "As long as you're satisfied, Viscountess."

Woodrow led Elena and her group onto the boat, and the crew arranged for the horses and vehicles to be towed.

In order to welcome the distinguished guests, Woodrow had already arranged enough high-class rooms. Elena and Leonard were definitely in first class, and the accompanying knights and servants were also arranged in rooms according to their status.

"Miss Viscount, are you satisfied with this room?" Woodrow stood in the first-class cabin and showed Elena each functional area in the room one by one.

Elena nodded: "Satisfied, I am very satisfied."

She was indeed quite satisfied. Although this ship was certainly not as good as the luxury cruise ships in the world she came from, she believed that this ship was already the best passenger ship in this port, this city, and this earldom.

It's already the best, so don't be picky.

Woodrow chatted with Elena for a few more words, and seeing that it was almost time for the boat to depart, he said goodbye and left.

The horn sounded and the passenger ship sailed out of the port.

When the ship left the port and was far away from the city, the world suddenly became very quiet.

The picture also becomes clean and simple.

The deep blue sea stretches all the way to the horizon, and connects with the azure blue sky in the far distance. In a trance, it seems that if the boat continues to sail along that side, it will reach the sky.

The waves rippled rhythmically, hitting the side of the boat and splashing white waves.

On the deck, Elena gently wiped away the foam on her cheeks and took two steps back, away from the side of the ship.

"Would you like some juice?" Leonard asked her not far away. He was lying on a wide chair with a large parasol above him and a waiter standing beside him.

"Okay." Elena responded and walked towards Leonard.

Leonard gave the waiter a long order. After the waiter wrote it down, he bowed slightly and left.

"You ordered so much, don't you feel bad?" Elena joked. She knew Leonard was always reluctant to spend money, but he wasn't the kind of person who would take advantage of others and deliberately order a bunch of things for her to pay for. So she was a little curious about how much he ordered in one go.

Leonard smiled widely, revealing his white teeth. "It's free."

"Huh?" Elena was surprised, then realized, "Woodlow sent it?"

Leonard nodded: "Yes, I like this kind of generous friend."

Elena smiled, lifted her skirt and sat down on another wide chair next to Leonard. This was the VIP lounge area, with two rows of wide chairs, a total of 10 seats, each with a parasol above it, making it convenient for guests to lie down and rest.

Two waiters came over, each holding a large tray filled with several small plates filled with snacks and refreshments, as well as two glasses of juice.

Elena lay on a wide chair, sipping juice from a cup, her eyes looking at the blue sky, her ears listening to the sound of waves, the singing of seabirds, and the faint sounds of children playing coming from behind.

This is what a vacation is.