Chapter 218 Casefile·8: Autumn Hunting (4)
Takumi nodded in understanding.
Most of the magnificent man-made wonders of the world are built on flesh and blood, whether it is the ancient Great Wall, the Afang Palace, the Potala Palace, or the pyramids of Egypt and Maya in foreign countries...
The more amazing and exquisitely crafted the world's wonders are - even if they may have never been completed and now only ruins and dust remain - the more bones of unknown people are buried behind them.
Even in this magical world, this principle still applies. After all, although people here can use magic to solve most dangers and difficulties, when the high cost of using magic is compared with the low cost of human life, feudal rulers will always naturally choose to sacrifice the latter in order to save more gold and silver.
She held her head and admired the magnificent castle halfway up the mountain for a while, then she slowly exhaled a breath of hot air and turned to take the carry-on luggage handed to her by Andre.
"Someone will deliver the sauces and ingredients to the kitchen," Andre said. "We can just go to our room and rest."
Jiangyou nodded, stretched himself, and yawned sleepily.
His Majesty the King always marched at a rapid pace, stopping only twice a day to replenish water and rest. He basically ate dry food and biscuits distributed by the knights in the carriage. He did not rest when he arrived at the post station, but changed horses and coachmen and set off immediately, making the nobles complain bitterly.
Jiangyou felt very sympathetic towards them. Even she felt that her old bones had been shaken apart along the way... Fortunately, as a lich, it didn't matter if the bones were shaken apart. She could just shake them again and put them back together.
"There are hot springs in the mountains. We can go soak in them and relieve our fatigue." Andre was also very sleepy. He glanced at Deresi inconspicuously. Seeing that the king's men had already gone there, he yawned in relief and said with a double meaning, "Let's go and rest for a while. We still have a tough battle to fight later!"
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Neither His Majesty the King nor Dresi chose to attack the other immediately after traveling for several days in a dusty and exhausted state.
No one wants to rush onto the battlefield to fight the enemy when they are in the worst condition and morale is at its lowest. Even if the enemy is already very depressed at this moment, who can tell whether the other party's condition is just a little stronger than theirs?
Everyone tacitly chose to stay put, washing and brushing as needed, eating and drinking as needed, as if no one had any evil intentions and they were really on a trip to the hunting ground.
Just as Andre said, there is a hot spring vein right below this castle halfway up the mountain, which was brought up with great difficulty during its construction. Not only is there a bathtub in every guest room, but there are also large and small baths specially for the royal family and guests.
As the reinforcements invited by the king, Jiang You was naturally given a very high-end room. It was spacious, comfortable, clean and gorgeous. It had a beautiful bathroom that was far beyond the imagination of normal people, even if it could not be called luxurious. And it was right next to Andre's room.
Even though Jiang You was now a skeleton, she had no mood to go to the bathhouse and squeeze in with the noble ladies. After saying goodbye to Andrei temporarily, she took her luggage into the house, closed the door, filled a tub of hot spring water with the perfect temperature, and comfortably soaked her "old" bones that were about to fall apart.
"Oh, how refreshing! It's true that when your joints ache, you need a nice hot bath! Hot springs are even better!" She let out a long breath and simply sank into the tub, gurgling with bubbles. After all, as a lich, she didn't really need to breathe, and she wouldn't drown, so she could thoroughly enjoy the all-encompassing hot spring bath! Even the cracks in her bones were soaked thoroughly, warming her from her skull to her toes.
Half an hour later, Jiangyou, who was softened by the hot spring, climbed out of the bathtub limply, wrapped himself in a large, dry, fluffy bath towel that smelled of sunlight, and collapsed on the lounge chair next to him, lying like a pile of bones.
After the fatigue disappeared, sleepiness immediately came over him. The light in Jiangyou's pupils gradually dimmed, and he blew snot bubbles rhythmically.
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Andre also took a warm bath carefully and comfortably.
The Principality of Huntington is located at a high latitude. It is hot only in summer, while other seasons are considered cold. Anyone who has the conditions will not refuse the temptation of hot baths and hot springs.
He usually paid attention to cleanliness and tidiness, but these past few days, following the caravan on a march-like journey, he hadn't had the luxury of proper camping, washing, and eating. Now that he had settled down, he naturally needed to quickly address his personal hygiene while everything was calm, then have a good meal and a good night's sleep to quickly recover his strength for any subsequent battles.
Seeing how sleepy Little Bone had seemed, Andrei suspected that Jiangyou wouldn't be in the mood to cook. However, the chef the King had brought with him was quite capable. Andrei cleaned himself up, changed into fresh clothes, and hurried out to the basement kitchen, where he snatched a bowl of fragrant shepherd's pie from the busy chef.
Shepherd's Pie is called "pie", but in fact the crust is not made of any flour. Its bottom layer is boneless lamb minced into diced or minced meat, plus daily vegetables such as onions, garlic, celery, carrots or tomatoes, stir-fried into a meat filling with a rich aroma, then covered with a thick layer of mashed potatoes, baked in the oven until the top layer of mashed potatoes is golden and crispy, and then sprinkled with some chopped leaves such as dill and celery for decoration and flavor.
Of course, when making this dish for the nobles, the chef will also put a thick layer of shredded cheese between the meat filling and the mashed potatoes. This layer of shredded cheese will melt in the oven into a semi-liquid and semi-solid state and will be pulled into long, delicious threads. When mixed with the mashed potatoes, it is simply a delicacy on earth.
——Andre still remembered that Takuya loved to eat this special dish when he was in the Witch Forest.
He took a bamboo basket, put the shepherd's pie, plates and cutlery in it, and also picked up two bottles of grape sparkling juice - this is a delicious specialty that only the royal family can drink. It is sweet but not intoxicating, and has rich bubbles, which is very refreshing!
Of course, before leaving the kitchen, he did not forget to cast a spell to detect toxins and harmful substances on the bamboo basket and the dishes in front of him. After confirming that everything was normal, he walked briskly back to the door of Xiaogutou's room.
He held the basket in one hand, cleared his throat, and then knocked on the door: "Little Bones, I'm here to bring dinner!"
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