Chapter 067 Lunch for Guests
When distinguished guests come to the castle, they must be treated well.
The elves prepared a sumptuous lunch for the guests to enjoy.
Elves and fairies are vegetarians, so their lunches consist mainly of fruits, vegetables, and bread. However, dragons and mermaids are carnivores, so meat was added to the meal to accommodate them.
Examples include common marine fish, shellfish, unfertilized bird eggs, and dairy products from certain animals.
Harmon was used to it. He had a big meal at Dragon Island before coming here, and his stomach was still full. The food in front of him was no different from snacks to him.
The young dragon Amanda and the two little mermaids had been in Crystal City for a day and a half and were getting a little tired of eating.
They had been pampered since childhood, their food carefully selected and varied daily. They only suffered a little during the two weeks they were captured by pirates. After being rescued, knowing they were safe, they unknowingly began to develop a picky eating habit.
The two little mermaids immersed in the water bubble looked at the food on the plate, whose original appearance was unrecognizable, with their little mouths pouted.
The little goblins curiously landed on the little mermaid's table, raised a red fruit in both hands, and communicated with them in the mermaid language they had just learned.
"Eat some fruit."
The little blue-tailed mermaid shook her beautiful ear fins, lowered her head and stared at the red fruit, hesitating.
"This is Kuku fruit, it's delicious!" The little fat man Budno highly recommended it.
The blue-tailed mermaid turned her head to look at the red-tailed mermaid. The red-tailed mermaid reached out her hand, pinched the red fruit, and tried to put it into her mouth under the expectant gaze of the little goblins.
"Hmm?" The little red-tailed mermaid raised her tail.
"Is it delicious?" asked Budno.
The little red-tailed mermaid's eyes sparkled and she nodded vigorously.
So delicious!
Mermaids occasionally eat seaweed to supplement their nutrition. The little mermaids don’t like to eat it, so their elders force them to eat it, so that they develop a resistance to the sight of plants.
Today I ate the red fruit that the little fairy gave me. My taste buds had a new experience and I still wanted more.
The little red-tailed mermaid looked at a plate of Kuku fruit on the table, opened her mouth wide, and ate one by one with relish.
Seeing her companions eating so happily, the little blue-tailed mermaid couldn't help but take one and put it in her mouth.
“Chi!”
He happily lifted his tail fin and joined the group eating the Kuku fruit.
The goblins were so happy that they successfully shared the food that they rushed to feed the little mermaid.
Shu Li sat cross-legged on the table in front of the Elf King, puffing out her cheeks and looking at the other goblins with envy as they communicated with the dragonlets and mermaids without any obstacles.
Looking back at myself, I am just a little mute.
I'm too embarrassed to speak dragon language and mermaid language!
The strange pronunciation and accent made him embarrassed to speak.
Why are there so many languages in other worlds?
It took me five years to finally learn the Elvish language, but now I have to learn the languages of other races.
When Shu Li learned the truth, she shed tears of sadness.
It is simply inhumane to ask a language idiom enthusiast to learn more than a dozen or even dozens of languages.
Picking up a fruit, he sniffed and took a bite silently.
Harmon, who was chatting with the Elf King, stopped talking and looked at the blond elf who was eating hard. He touched his smooth chin and asked in confusion, "Sperien seems to be worried?"
He asked the Elf King in Dragon Language.
The other goblins gathered at the table of the young dragon and the little mermaid, but he was the only one who sat there alone, eating fruit.
Are you not sociable?
It shouldn't be!
According to his observation, Sperian is very influential among the goblins.
The Elf King picked up a cooked bird egg and placed it in the small plate in front of Shu Li. With a light tap, the eggshell fell off instantly and was neatly stacked next to the small plate.
Shu Li looked up at the Elf King in confusion, met his emerald eyes, and whispered, "Thank you, King."
The Elf King smiled gently: "Eat!"
"Hmm." After finishing the fruit, Shu Li took out a handkerchief and wiped the juice from the corners of his mouth and hands. Then he picked up the peeled bird egg, took a big bite, and his cheeks immediately bulged.
Harmon looked at the little goblin, then at the Elf King, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
Although he was also blessed by the Elf King, he did not have the same treatment as Sperien when he was a child!
When he was just hatched, he was blessed by the Elf King who was visiting Dragon Island. Later, in order to become the Dragon King, he resolutely flew to the Elf Kingdom and learned various magics from the great Elf King.
Everything about the Elf Kingdom was good except the food, which he was not used to. Whenever he wanted to eat meat, he had to fly to the seaside to catch fish.
The Elf King appears gentle on the surface, but is actually very strict with his students.
Even though Harmon is now the king of dragons, when he faces the Elf King, he still feels the awe of a student meeting his teacher.
He turned his gaze slightly and looked at Ilio, who was sitting in the middle of the hall, playing the harp gracefully.
Ilio is currently the youngest elf in the elf race.
Since him, the mother tree has never borne fruit again.
It was only natural that he received the Elf King's blessing.
The Elf King also taught him step by step, but he would never peel bird eggs for Ilio when he was a cub like he was doing now.
Elio, who was playing the piano, was keenly aware of Harmon's scrutinizing gaze. He smiled at him and plucked the strings with his nimble fingers, turning the soothing music into a lively one.
Although his sneak peek was discovered, Hamon remained calm, raised his glass and toasted to Elio.
When the Elf King saw that Shu Li had finished eating the bird eggs, he handed him a bowl of nectar.
After drinking the nectar, Shu Li burped, touched her round belly, said something to the Elf King, spread her wings, and flew towards the baby dragon and the little mermaid.
Although we don’t speak the same language, it doesn’t stop us from making friends!
After the blond goblin flew away, the Elf King slowly answered Harmon's previous question.
"He's worried about studying."
"Um?"
When Harmon heard the answer, he became even more confused.
Is it too early for a five-year-old to worry about studying?
Besides, aren’t fairies very talented?
Whether it's language, music, dance or magic, you can learn it very quickly and there's no need to worry about not being able to learn it.
As the favorites of the God of Light, they possess an innate ability to learn and are deeply envied and hated by other races.
The Elf King didn't hide anything and told Harmon the truth. "Sperien's language talent is slightly lacking compared to other goblins. Because of this, he has a bit of an inferiority complex."
Harmon was surprised.
is that so?
For the first time, I realized that there are also little fairies who are not proficient in everything.
No wonder the little guy spoke so briefly when he first met Sperian three years ago.
He thought the little guy was a taciturn little elf like Kumandi, but he didn't know that he was not good at speaking.
However, three years later, Sperien now speaks Elvish fluently.
His language talent may be slightly inferior among the fairies, but for other races, it is still amazing.
You know, his silly brother is eight years old and his dragon language is still at the toddler level.
The mermaid language of the two little mermaids was even worse. They could understand but not speak, and only occasionally uttered a word to express their emotions.
On the other hand, the little fairies could greet each other in standard dragon and mermaid languages after just one night of learning.
It was rare to see a little elf with ordinary language talent, and Harmon thought it was normal.
"He's still young. He'll learn quickly when he grows up. There's absolutely no need to feel inferior."
If his silly brother had half the talent of Sperian, he wouldn't have been taken away from Dragon Island by poachers.
The eight-year-old dragon couldn't even shout for help. It would be too embarrassing to tell others about it.
The Elf King nodded. "I will convey your words to Sperion."
Harmon was slightly startled, turning his head to look at the blond goblin who flew over to his brother's desk.
At this time, Shu Li was watching the little goblins persuading the young dragon to eat.
"Amanda, you will be hungry if you don't eat!" Angel is the one who speaks dragon language best among the elves.
Youlong glanced at the meatballs on the plate with little interest.
It wants to eat the whole fish, the entire shell meat, not the meatballs in front of it that cannot be identified as the raw materials.
Disio picked up a large fruit and handed it forward: "This is delicious, here—"
The young dragon was even less interested, resting its head on the table and wagging its tail in boredom.
Shu Li watched for a moment and decided that a picky child shouldn't be spoiled. "Angel, Desio, clear the food off its table."
"Huh?" Angel looked at Shu Li in confusion.
Shu Li said: "Since it doesn't like to eat, then let it go hungry!"
Angel rolled his eyes and grinned, "Sperian is right!"
He immediately called the other goblins to help move the food off the dragon's table.
The little goblins "hey hey hey" and worked together, and soon the table was empty.
The young dragon raised its head and widened its eyes in disbelief.
It didn't understand why the other goblins immediately took action and "grabbed" his food after the blond goblin said a few words?
"Ah--" the young dragon made an unhappy cry towards Shu Li.
Shu Li grinned at it and then said to Angel, "Tell it that wasting food is shameful."
Angel nodded and relayed Shu Li's message. "Amanda, Sperian said that wasting food is..."
Hmm, how do you say "shameful behavior" in Dragon Language?
He gestured to the young dragon: "Wait for me."
With a flap of his wings, he flew to the nearby Sit, and under the other's astonished gaze, he asked for the dragon language. Sit laughed and told him that he had learned it. After that, he flew back and said to the young dragon seriously: "Waste food is shameful!"
Shu Li wanted to give Angel a thumbs-up.
He remembered it after listening to it only once and used it right away. It's really enviable.
The young dragon purred and said in Dragon Language, "I...I want to eat a whole fish."
Angel translated its words to Shu Li.
Shu Li frowned slightly.
Elves are accustomed to handling food ingredients meticulously. In order to entertain guests, they specially remove the scales, internal organs, heads and tails of fish, and roll them into meatballs for the young dragons to eat.
But wild boars cannot eat fine bran.
Young dragons prefer to swallow fish whole.
This way of eating is too vulgar and barbaric in the eyes of the elves.
It seems that there are quite big differences in cultural customs among different races.
Harmon is an adult dragon, and when he comes to the Elf Country, he follows the host's wishes. Amanda is a young dragon, and she doesn't know how to adapt to local customs, so she naturally throws a tantrum.
Shu Li pointed at the mermaids at the next table. "They're eating so deliciously."
After the little mermaid tasted the sweetness of the Kuku fruit, a new world opened up to her. She was willing to try a little of everything. The little goblin happily fed her and brought all the food she thought was delicious to them.
There is no harm without comparison.
Shu Li asked the other little fairies to praise the little mermaid more.
Angel smiled brightly and took the lead in praising: "Pern and Nia are awesome!"
Pern is the name of the blue-tailed mermaid, and Nia is the name of the red-tailed mermaid.
The other goblins echoed.
“Pern and Nia are awesome!”
"Pern loves to eat everything."
"Nia isn't picky about food either."
“They’re good babies!”
"Good baby, good baby."
When the young dragon saw that all the new children he met were praising the little mermaid, he felt jealous and his golden eyes rolled around.
After a while, it whimpered softly, "I'm hungry. I want to eat."
Shu Li clapped his hands, and without him saying anything, the little goblins smiled and brought its food back to the table.
When the young dragon saw the meatballs, he stretched out his long tongue and ate the whole plate into his mouth.
It also wants to be a good baby!
I eat, I eat, I eat—
Shu Li looked at the young dragon wolfing down its food, his hands on his hips, a smile on his face.
You see, naughty children cannot be spoiled.
Harmon had been paying attention to that place and found that his stupid brother was being completely controlled by Sperien. He said to the Elf King with emotion: "You are right, Sperien is very special."
The Elf King lowered his eyes, picked up the wine and took a sip.
As lunch was about to end, the gatekeeper elf suddenly entered the hall to deliver a message.
"Your Majesty, Her Excellency the Mermaid King Shuradis has personally visited the Elven Kingdom. She and her people are currently in the sea near the Amitai Mountains."
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