Lei Te took a sip of tea and said jokingly: "Sometimes, even I have this illusion."

Mycroft shook his head with a smile, and after a pause he said, "I know the leader of the Flame Lion Mercenaries you just mentioned, his name is Wardelger.

I don't know much about them and we have rarely had any interaction in the past.

Especially six years ago, a great battle broke out on the cold current defense line. Some people of royal blood - the Shadow Tigers and the Night Owls took the opportunity to sneak into the rear, making the surrounding areas of Ice City a mess and killing many people.

Since then, the mercenary groups in Ice City have undergone a major reshuffle. Perhaps the Flame Lion Mercenary Group was also affected, and their activities have been much less frequent since then.

Especially in recent years, he rarely shows up in public.”

"I see..." A hint of realization flashed across Rhett's eyes and he nodded.

After thinking for a moment, he changed the subject and asked, "By the way, McCoff, what are your plans for the future? Will you continue to wander around? Or will you return home and stay on the southwest border?"

"Me? I've traveled enough and don't want to go through any more trouble." Mycroft said with a smile, "I was born in the southwest border. This place has the mark of my upbringing. It's good to stay here."

Rhett smiled, feeling at ease, and took the opportunity to say, “In that case, Mycroft, I would like to invite you to my territory.

Of course, you are not my servant, we are still good friends, and I will not force you to do anything.

If you want to learn alchemy, I have an alchemist who can teach you.

If you want to see the scenery, I have Sun Lake, savannah, woodland...

If you want to be a mentor, it just so happens that in my territory, a little girl was detected some time ago who has the talent of a magician."

Leiter's tone was sincere, without using his noble status to create an oppressive feeling. After he finished speaking, he looked straight at the other person, as if waiting for a reply.

Mycroft stroked his chin, stared at the liquid in the teacup for a while, and suddenly scratched his hair, saying, "Well, it sounds like a good choice..."

The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

"But forget about learning alchemy. I prefer a more leisurely life."

"Okay, you can go anywhere you want."

"But being too idle is not good either. You'll get bored after a while." Mycroft smacked his lips and said, "You only have one student right now? Then being a teacher wouldn't be bad..."

"Haha, it's all up to you!"

A week later, Rhett led his team back to Young Eagle Town.

On this day, a strong wind blew, and the whistling wind blew the sparse trees and short grass on both sides of the gray stone road to one side.

Sveta, who was well prepared, wore a thick fur coat today, wrapped herself tightly, stood in the cold wind, and waited quietly for the master to arrive.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of wheels rolling and the clatter of horse hooves.

Sveta suddenly turned her head and saw Rhett riding on Gray's back, his legs clamped around the horse's belly, one hand holding the reins and the other waving at him.

So he smiled, quickly went up to him, and said eagerly: "Welcome home, sir!

It's almost noon, would you like to eat something? I can ask Malu to prepare a hearty lunch."

"No need." Rhett shook his head, pointed behind him, and said, "I want to introduce you to my best friend, Mycroft, who will live in my territory from now on.

Listen carefully, it means stay and live with us, not become my subordinate.

So, please arrange a room for him in the main castle.

The fourth floor is pretty good, next to Henk, the two magicians can communicate more. "

Sveta was a little surprised, but she looked back and said enthusiastically to Mycroft, who was wearing a gray cloak:

"The master's best friend is the distinguished guest of our Eagle Town. I am the master's most loyal housekeeper - Sveta. I warmly welcome you here!"

"Oh, Sveta, thank you very much." Mycroft stood up, dismounted, and said to Rhett: "But... forget about the main castle, I think it would be nice to prepare a room for me in the secondary castle.

In the future, I will teach students, and living in Fubao will make it convenient for me to contact them.”

"Well, as long as you like." Rhett curled his lips, and then said, "Mykoff, what do you want to eat? I'll send Malu, the cook, to make some for you.

I went hunting in Dark Eagle a while ago and brought back a lot of monster meat, including all kinds of monster meat.

There are tender giant horn sheep, tough but chewy flaming rhinoceros, and bloody boar breast meat..."

Leiter said a lot, then looked at Mycroft, waiting for a reply. The latter's expression did not change at all, but shook his head and said: "I have eaten these monsters, although they taste good.

But at this moment, I want to eat the boiled peanuts you made for me more than ten years ago, but they are different from ordinary boiled peanuts and taste sour..."

The people around were confused. Although boiled peanuts are a pleasant dish, how delicious can they be? Only Lei Te blinked and his thoughts flew back to more than ten years ago. After a few seconds, he suddenly realized and said, "Oh, I remember now. You should be talking about peanuts soaked in vinegar."

"Vinegar soaked peanuts?" Tucker's eyes lit up, as if he suddenly remembered something, and said, "Father, you haven't made vinegar soaked peanuts for us for a long time. You made it once when we were young, and it tasted great!"

In this world, people have long invented boiled peanuts and fried peanuts. After all, they are just simple cooking methods. The former can be made by soaking in salt water, while frying can be done by anyone who knows how to cook.

But peanuts soaked in vinegar is a side dish that Leiter brought over from his previous life, and no one has invented it yet.

Or maybe someone tried it unintentionally, but it didn’t become popular among the public.

Peanuts soaked in vinegar are a bit like a combination of boiled peanuts and fried peanuts. They are fried until half-burnt, with or without the skin, but the shell must be removed! Then they are soaked in vinegar water, waiting for the salty and sour taste to penetrate, and finally form a taste between boiled and fried, which tastes unique and delicious.

He had indeed cooked this dish a long time ago, but since he went to the front line, he rarely cooked delicately.

After retiring, he lived a life of ease and had no need to cook himself, so he almost forgot about this dish.

"Yes, that's the peanuts soaked in vinegar you mentioned!" Mycroft's eyes lit up.

Lei Te smiled and said, "Want to eat peanuts soaked in vinegar? It's easy! If you tell Malu the cook, I'm sure she will learn it quickly.

But to celebrate our reunion, I decided to cook it myself.”

"That's great." McCoff smiled and said, "In recent years, every time I eat boiled peanuts, I think of the taste of peanuts soaked in vinegar.

Today, I finally got to taste it again.”

Lei Te raised his eyebrows and said, "It's a piece of cake. I can let you eat as much as you want in the future."

Next, Sveta took Mycroft to the deputy fort to arrange the rooms.

When Rhett returned to the main castle, he went to the kitchen first.

"Maru, please prepare some peanuts for me." Rhett said standing at the door.

"Oh my God!" Maru, who was cutting vegetables, was startled by the sudden sound and patted his chest and said, "My Lord, you are back. This is such a surprise.

Do you want fried peanuts? Or boiled peanuts? Fried peanuts for sweet or salty flavor? "As he spoke, Maru walked to the corner of the kitchen, untied the tie of the linen bag, grabbed a handful of peanuts, put them in a small bowl and started to shell them.

I will cook for you later, and you can just watch and learn. I hope there will be one more dish on the table in the future."

"What? Lord, you want to cook by yourself?" Maru exclaimed, his eyes widened into round beads, then he reacted and waved his hands and said, "That's absolutely not possible. The kitchen is where our servants stay, it's not suitable for you to come in. You just stay outside the door and tell me the steps.

Please trust my cooking skills!"

"Maru, of course I believe in your cooking skills." Lei Te smiled helplessly and explained: "An old friend of mine came to my territory. This dish has special commemorative significance, so I plan to make it myself, and I must do it myself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Rhett walked straight into the kitchen.

Maru opened his mouth to speak but didn't know what to say. He lowered his head dejectedly and continued to peel peanuts.

A few minutes later, Leiter began his cooking demonstration.

Heat the oil in a wok. When the oil temperature rises and a slight white smoke appears, Lei Te pours in the peanuts...

The series of operations made Malu, the chef who was watching from the side, praise him: "As expected of you, Lord, your cooking skills are really good."

Lei Te smiled softly. After all, in his previous life, he was alone and independent at an early age. He learned to cook before he was an adult. Although he could not be called a chef, his cooking skills were quite good.

To make peanuts soaked in vinegar, after frying, they cannot be cooled down. They need to be soaked in vinegar water immediately, and then some salt and other seasonings should be added.

When Maru saw this step, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he wondered what the final texture and taste would be like with this method.

While she was thinking, Lei Te, who was cooking, said, "Maru, there are many more people in the castle now than before, and the amount of food required for each meal is also increasing.

If you rely on yourself, I'm afraid you will be stretched to the limit and won't be able to handle it..."

Maru was silent for a moment. Although he didn't want to admit it, he had to say: "My Lord, your observation is very detailed. I can barely maintain it for now, but if the population increases in the future, I will need to recruit more assistants."

While stirring the vinegar, Lei Te said, "Isn't this a good opportunity? There are enough people in the town and the Fire Mine Village for you to choose from.

The most important thing is to cultivate talents while we can still cope with it.

Just tell Sveta how many people you need."

"I understand, Lord!" Maru responded, and his eyes lit up slightly when he heard Sveta's name.

When the peeled, black and white peanuts soaked in vinegar were presented to Malu, she showed an interested look, picked up a peanut from the small dish, put it to her nose and sniffed it, and then tasted it.

"What a surprising taste!" Maru's eyes lit up and he exclaimed in surprise: "The clever combination of vinegar and peanuts is so delicious!"

Rhett smiled lightly and ordered, "Please help me deliver this plate on the left to the deputy fort, to Mycroft's room.

You don't know who Mycroft is yet, but... you can let Sveta help you find the way!"

Malu's smile was particularly bright, and he said, "My Lord, I'll go right away!"

After leaving the kitchen, Rhett came to the second floor of the castle, ready to find Thales and take back his Fire Eagle Monster Egg - when he left the territory, he would entrust it to his son who stayed at home to help take care of and feed the Fire Essence.

While going upstairs, Rhett's mental power sensed Thales's room, and there was a fluctuation of the apprentice magician level coming from it, and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.

During the days he was away, Thales broke through to the level of an apprentice magician just as the simulation had indicated!

Moreover, during the time I was away, the system had already prompted me that family members had advanced and their destiny values ​​had increased.

Boom boom boom

There was a knock on the door.

Taylor's voice came from the room: "Who is it?"

"It's me."

"Father? I'm coming right over!"

Taylors heard the familiar voice, ran to the door in a hurry, opened it, and said with a look of uncontrollable surprise, "Father, you are finally back.

You definitely don't know that a week ago, I had already broken through to the level of an apprentice magician!"

"Haha, very good!" Rhett smiled, touched Taylor's hair, and said, "I noticed your changes when I went upstairs just now.

Congratulations, Thales, on taking an important step.

From now on, you can freely pursue alchemy."

Thales smiled happily: "It has already started. I go to the alchemy laboratory every day and learn from Mr. Henk!"

"Yes." Lei Te nodded, then his face became a little serious and he reminded: "I support you in pursuing your dream, but when learning alchemy, you can't neglect the meditation of spiritual power.

Magic and alchemy are closely related. Only a strong mental strength can support you in pursuing higher levels of alchemy."

"I understand, father. I will meditate carefully!" Thales had already learned this kind of alchemical common sense from Henk, so he replied seriously.

After that, Thales slapped his forehead and said, "I almost forgot, father, please wait a moment!"

Then, he ran to the edge of the windowsill, picked up the football-sized monster egg, came to Lei Te, held it in both hands and handed it to him, saying: "After more than half a month of feeding, I feel that the life breath in the monster egg is already quite vigorous.

It seems that it could hatch at any time and anywhere. I guess it won't be long before my father will have a flying monster!" Thales said with envy in his eyes.

Rhett took the Fire Feather Eagle Monster Egg, feeling the rich fire element that seemed alive, and joy appeared in his eyes.

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