Thinking of the open-air barbecue that evening, Taylor's eyes sparkled with joy. He jumped off the bed and stood by the window, overlooking the scene below.

In the foreground of the manor, right in front of the castle, three long tables and dozens of chairs and benches have been set up.

There are also grills, barbecue tables, seasonings, ingredients, etc. that are indispensable for barbecue, and they are all prepared very well.

The male and female servants gathered in small groups, chatting and laughing downstairs. The knights and squires were arm wrestling on the table, and the onlookers cheered and cheered! It was a lively scene.

Boom boom boom

There was a knock on the door. Thales had just woken up and his brain was still fuzzy. After he reacted, he quickly asked, "Who is it?"

"Master Taylor, it's me. The outdoor barbecue will start in about half an hour, please don't forget to take your seat."

Recognizing the butler's voice, Thales cleared his throat, "I understand, Mr. Sveta! I'll be right down."

After saying this, Thales did not go downstairs immediately, but stretched himself and sniffed the small vent in front of the window.

Thinking back to this afternoon, he was exhausted from the journey and as soon as he returned to Deep Rock Castle and entered his room, he couldn't help but climb onto the bed.

Then I fell asleep and have been sleeping ever since!

I touched my stomach and seemed to hear a growling sound.

Well, I'm a little hungry.

Lei Te was also going downstairs at this time. He bumped into Taylors who was walking out of the passage. He glanced at him and said, "It looks like... he just woke up?"

"How did father know?" Thales asked with surprise in his eyes.

"If you look in the mirror, you won't have this doubt." Rhett pointed to the hair on his head while speaking.

Thales was surprised and took out a small mirror from his arms. When he looked at himself, he found that his hair was pressed into a messy bird's nest.

"Oh no!" he exclaimed in annoyance. He absolutely could not go downstairs in this state.

By chance, Ruilai also came down from upstairs. Seeing Taylors, he couldn't help laughing: "My brother, your hair is so bad. Are you going to build a nest for father's fire-feathered eagle in advance? Do you need... me to wash your hair?"

Taylors was overjoyed, his eyes sparkling, and he stepped forward: "Rylai, that's great, I need your help."

As Rhett watched with his own eyes, the water magician, Riley, began to show off his unique shampooing skills.

It was seen controlling a ball of water, floating above Thales' head. The hair quickly became wet, and then it moved around the top of the head, the back of the head, and both sides.

It takes less than a minute.

The slightly turbid water ball was dispersed by Riley, and Taylor's hair was only a little wet, but became clean and stylish.

Rhett then connected with a breeze and blew gently, and soon, Taylor's hair returned to normal.

"Thank you, father, and brother for your help." Thales smiled with satisfaction.

This little episode made my mind, which had just woken up, become refreshed.

The three of them came downstairs, and Tucker and Vanessa had already sat on chairs near the grill.

Tucker waved towards the three people.

"Father, we are here!"

Dick was in his mother's arms, blinking his big watery eyes, watching a servant holding a strange tool and lighting a pile of dry firewood.

The magical scene made him babble.

"Oh, my little grandson, you are here." Rhett walked closer with a smile.

I can only say that they are worthy of being a knight, and they have a really good foundation.

"Father, Dick has missed you a lot during this period." Vanessa smiled gently. After giving birth to a child, she changed her previous hot temper.

Of course, there is also the reason that the head of the entire family is in charge of Deep Rock Castle.

"Oh, I feel it, I miss Dick too.

Let me hug my grandson!" Rhett's smile deepened as he held Dick in his arms. Looking at Dick's head, which had grown short blond hair and formed a small tuft of golden hair, he couldn't help but sigh that time flies.

After teasing the little guy for a few minutes, Rhett noticed that although Dick's skin imitated Vanessa's, his eyes were very similar to Tucker's.

"He looks so much like Tucker when he was born! Will he be like his father, being stupid all day long?" Rhett's heart tightened.

Pinching Dick's cheek gently, he decided to wait until Dick grew up a little and let Reile play with Dick more often, and it would be best if he didn't become too extroverted like Tucker.

"Father, I have something I would like to seek your help with." Vanessa suddenly spoke.

"Huh?" Rhett looked surprised, looking at Vanessa, then at Tucker, who seemed to have just remembered this, patted his thigh, and replied first: "By the way, Vanessa's sister, Ellie, just turned twelve this year, and wants to test whether she has the qualifications to become a knight."

Vanessa's face was a little nervous, and she didn't dare to stare at her father.

"Oh? Ellie is twelve years old this year." A flash of realization flashed in Leiter's eyes, and he said in a relaxed tone, "It's a small matter. If she can become a knight, it will be a good thing for her and the territory."

"You can have her come to the Knight Training Ground tomorrow, Tucker, and you can teach Ellie yourself how the breathing method works."

It is not difficult to detect a person's talent.

As long as you give them meditation and breathing techniques and let them try to practice, you can easily detect whether a person has talent in this area.

Of course, there are more advanced alchemical tools that can also detect whether a person is talented.

But the purpose of doing so is mainly to prevent the breathing method or meditation method from being leaked.

Therefore, when training your own people, there is no need for such means. It is enough to directly teach them part of the breathing method or meditation method and see whether they have the relevant talent.

Vanessa arched her eyebrows and bowed, "Thank you, father. I think Ellie will be very excited when she hears this news tomorrow. She dreams of becoming a knight!"

Rhett looked away and said, "We are all family. You're welcome. I also hope that Ellie can have an outstanding performance tomorrow!"

Handing Dick back to Vanessa, Rhett came to the grill with burning flames.

After Vanessa's reminder just now, he also thought that the talent testing of the territory's population should be put on the agenda.

“However, I still have to wait until I am promoted to Viscount and the territory has a sufficient population.

The population base of the territory is too small at present, and there is not a single young child of the right age." Lei Te's eyes were filled with thought.

He had heard Ruilai mention this matter. In the first half of last year, the territory had conducted a round of talent testing, and only one teenager of the right age had the talent for fighting.

According to Ruilai, there seems to be no teenagers of the right age this year, and we will have to wait until at least next year before a few people meet the standards.

And Rhett remembered that once the evil alchemy organization was defeated, the population of Eagle Town would enter a period of rapid growth, and it would certainly be much easier to select talents.

The housekeeper Sveta came to Leiter at this time and said, "Master, all the people are here, the food and drinks are ready, and the open-air barbecue can start at any time."

"Then what are you waiting for?" Rhett shrugged. "Let's relax, Sveta. An open-air barbecue shouldn't be a serious occasion. I hope everyone can enjoy this dinner in a happy mood."

The third update will be coming soon

(End of this chapter)