Chapter 223 Case File 3: Twin Butterflies Dance at Rose Villa (11)
"Oh, so His Majesty the King didn't send the medicine back in time?" Jiang You asked flatteringly.
"From the only facts we know, the old duke is indeed dead. As to whether the potion didn't work, or His Majesty the King never embarked on this journey to find the potion, or whether he was hunted and intercepted along the way, and finally returned to the territory only to learn of his father's death... we don't know," said Gently. "There are even some who say he lost his memory after a shipwreck and ended up in a fishing village, where he even had a romantic encounter with a mermaid!"
Jiang You's eyes lit up suddenly: "There are mermaids in this world?!"
"...Yes, there are, right? Although I've never seen such a fantastical race..."
"What do they look like? Do they have human heads and fish bodies, or fish heads and human bodies? Do they have one fish tail or two? Can eating mermaid flesh really grant immortality?" Takumi's barrage of questions caught the historian off guard. Royal gossip quickly deviated into an appreciation of fantastical creatures. Gently looked at the lich pleadingly, but the next second Vivian joined in: "What? Eating mermaid flesh grants immortality?!"
"There's no such legend. Mermaids are fantastical creatures that only exist in legends. No one has ever seen one! Besides, why would an undead lich like you care about immortality?"
"Will their tears turn into pearls?"
"W-What pearls? There's nothing like that!"
Andre: "..." As expected, as long as Little Bone is around, the style of the painting will deviate to some very strange place.
The guests chatted for a while about royal gossip and fantastical creatures before turning the conversation back to the deal with Madame Butterfly. In fact, after Baron Chandler's accident yesterday, some had already begun to consider leaving. However, their journey here had been difficult, and now, after all the hustle and bustle, they hadn't gained a single benefit. With the torrential downpour outside, they were once again hesitant when they thought about the muddy and dangerous mountain roads.
Taking advantage of the free time today, the guests started chatting over morning tea and seafood porridge, and the conversation about the deal came to mind. Although sellers are in a competitive relationship, they also need to compare and exchange what they have to know if their asking price is right.
Besides, they attended Madame Butterfly's party to gain more connections. Now that all the future marquises and current earls have gathered together, wouldn't it be a wasted trip if they don't build relationships with them?
Jiangyou was a clever lich. While Andrei was busy searching the crowd for clues to the case, she was actually here to expand her clientele. It was easier to earn money from the nobility than from the common people. A simple tip from these gentlemen, ladies, and young ladies would be enough to keep Jiangyou busy for a long time. If he wanted to buy the abandoned house next door before the land prices around the workshop rose, these customers were the best fat sheep.
To Jiangyou, Madame Butterfly's gatherings are like modern-day high-end entrepreneur cocktail parties. If you want to expand your catering sauce business, you can't avoid these kinds of social engagements. Seize them, and they'll be golden opportunities; botch them, and you might even make an unforeseen enemy... It's a mix of risks and opportunities.
Little Bone is very brave and confident, not afraid of risks at all - after all, she is a lich and cannot die easily, and she has no heart, liver, lungs, spleen, or stomach.
As the saying goes, the barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. A lich like her, completely naked, is theoretically invincible. Simply stripping off her clothes and lying on the side of the road, no one would be able to tell whether she's alive or dead. She's not afraid of making enemies.
So Jiangyou took out her flyer from the skull and chatted with the guests with a smile.
Her strategy was simple: first, she would ask the guests if they were satisfied with the meal, then ask for their opinions on each dish. If they seemed to like a particular dish, she would continue the conversation by discussing the ingredients and flavors of that dish, and even recommend a few new dishes that the guests had definitely never heard of.
Her descriptions were all tinged with the magic of a lich, and her words seemed to allow people to see and smell the appearance and aroma of each dish. Even though many customers were having breakfast, they were still drooling at her and took the flyer handed to them by Jiangyou before they could react.
Food is the best way to bring people closer together. Even the picky Countess Duran praised today's seafood porridge and promised to recommend Jiangyou's workshop to her group of girlfriends.
Furthermore, Madam Duran took a few glances at Jiang You's skeleton and said, "I have an old friend who is quite knowledgeable about lich magic. After this matter is settled, if you're willing, I'll arrange a party and invite you over to cook a meal so you can meet him. Perhaps his research can help you recover soon."
Takumi Yu: “!!!”
"That's really great!" Jiang You beamed. Although bones have their advantages, the human body also has its advantages. It would be even better if he could be a White Bone Demon who could change skin whenever he wanted without hurting anyone!
After she finished talking to Mrs. Duran, she walked over to Winston and the others.
"Madame Durand was once a close friend of Queen Isabella, and therefore has very close ties with the Rusman Federation, a nation of scholars." Winston had obviously heard their conversation. "She has a reserved personality, cold on the outside but warm on the inside, but once you get to know her, you'll find she's incredibly loyal and protective. Maintaining a good relationship with her will only benefit you."
Jiang You knew that her sworn brother was giving her advice for Andre's sake. She smiled brightly, thanked Winston, and continued walking towards her next target - Count Valentine.
In Jiangyou's opinion, this playboy must have extensive connections. She went over to solicit business excitedly. He was also very good at dealing with her and answered questions fluently, but there was always a sense of careless perfunctoriness in his words.
Jiang You secretly frowned inwardly. She controlled her magic power, keeping her expression to herself, and remained a seemingly ordinary skeleton. But as she said her goodbyes, she caught a whiff of a faint, sticky, and thick aroma that was sour, spicy, pungent, and slightly foul... like spoiled spicy soup with a lot of white pepper.
Jiang You: "..."
She calmly covered her spiritual wood and sniffed it gently, then she determined the source of the smell - it was not food from the world of the living, but the smell of emotions emanating from her soul.
The scent was very faint, perhaps because she had suppressed this emotion deeply within her heart. However, it smelled a little familiar. Perhaps Jiang You had smelled it yesterday, but the pungent smell of the spilled white pepper masked it, so she didn't notice the faint scent.
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