Chapter 31

After entering Dore City, Chris and his companions first brought the corpse of the magic bear to the Adventurer's Guild and submitted their tasks.

The huge corpse appeared in the lobby of the Adventurer's Guild. Other adventurers couldn't help but look sideways and gathered around to watch the excitement: "Chris, is this the monster you caught?"

"Are you so powerful?"

"This is a trace of magic... Irene, did you do it?"

"No, no, no." Irene quickly waved her hand to deny: "An elf passed by and saved us."

The staff of the Adventurer's Guild checked the monster on the ground, confirmed that it was correct, and helped the team settle the task and immediately paid them the reward for the task.

The money was packed in a small bag, heavy. After the team member who managed the team's finances counted it, he smiled with satisfaction: "Not bad, this money can make us not worry about food this winter."

His companions exclaimed, "Wow!", and they were all very happy. Even if they were adventurers, they didn't want to fight monsters every day. Moreover, after the winter, even if there were hot water bottles to provide warmth, it was not comfortable to stay outside the city, and it was not easy to find traces of monsters.

After just experiencing a fierce battle, after calming down, they mentioned food again. I don't know whose stomach "gurgled" first, and the rumbling sounds continued one after another.

Chris suggested: "How about going back to eat hot pot? I just went to the supermarket yesterday to restock the hot pot base and bought a lot of meatballs."

After the weather turned cold, hot pot meatballs became easy to store and could be kept for many days without worrying about spoilage.

Irene immediately said: "The battle with the monsters today was so difficult. We finally completed the task. Of course, we should go to Levi's restaurant. I heard that new products were launched yesterday!"

This proposal was agreed by everyone.

Levi's restaurant is also on the shopping street, not far from the supermarket.

The group talked and laughed as they walked towards the shopping street. From a distance, they soon saw the strange green plant at the entrance of the supermarket. There was also a familiar figure standing at the entrance of the store. It was the elf Messenner who had parted with them after entering the city.

"Mr. Elf?"

Messenner's ears moved and he turned to look at them.

Chris and the others hurried over and said in annoyance: "I forgot to tell you that the supermarket is only open in the morning. It's already afternoon now. You have to come tomorrow morning to see... Eh?"

Approaching the store entrance, they also saw the sign standing at the door.

Chris and his companions screamed: "Five days of rest?!"

"What?! When I came yesterday, the supermarket was still open!"

"It's over, I just finished my wine, I won't be able to drink the white wine sold in the supermarket for five days?!"

Messenner: "..."

In other words, he has to wait another five days before he can spar with the magician named Jiang Li?

The silver-haired elf pursed his lips, feeling a little unhappy.

Messenner looked up and looked at the nearby store. From the outside, the store looked very ordinary, but there were still remnants of magic elements in the air, dissipating near the store.

Space magic, teleportation magic... an exquisite work of a magic master. Messenner extended his magic power to explore, trying to follow the traces of the magic elements to track the whereabouts of the caster.

After a moment, he withdrew his hand disappointedly.

He failed.

The caster did a good job of sweeping up. Even as powerful as he was, he could not locate the other end of the teleportation magic from the remaining magic traces, so he could not track Jiang Li's location. Unable to find Jiang Li directly, he could only wait patiently for the remaining five days to pass and wait for Jiang Li to come back here.

Messenner's eyes fell on the succulent tree next to him.

Strange plant.

Elves are a species that naturally have an affinity with plants. When he put his palm on the green plant, the succulent tree trembled excitedly, and the round and full leaves made a rustling sound, rushing to Messenner's palm.

But it is not a magical plant, just an ordinary succulent plant that was born by magic. The silver-haired elf communicated with it for a long time. In addition to feeling its joy and love, he only heard some vague and incoherent gibberish.

Messenner took another look at the store surrounded by magic elements, and a faint expectation floated in his emerald eyes.

If it was someone who cast space magic and teleportation magic in this store, he must be very strong, right? Is he the strong man he wants to find, who can rival him?

Messenner looked at the sign at the door of the store and thought: He will come again in five days.

The silver-haired elf turned away without any regrets. He put on his hood and strode towards the city gate.

Chris looked at his companions and called them: "Mr. Elf, where are you going?"

Messenner said: "Out of the city."

"So late?" Chris looked up at the sky. It took them a long time to catch monsters and go out of the city and back to the city after taking on the mission. It was almost dusk now.

The sky was orange and yellow, and the other half of the sky was gray and blue. The stars were shining and the moon was hanging overhead. It was getting close to dusk, and the city gate was about to close. Even the shops in the shopping street where they were were closing their doors one after another.

Messenner said, "I have no money."

"...Ah?"

"I don't have money to stay in a hotel." The silver-haired elf's stomach suddenly made a long rumbling sound. He paused and continued calmly, "If you sleep on the streets, you will be caught by the patrolling guards."

Chris and his companions: "..."

...Why do you speak so skillfully and seem so experienced!

Chris couldn't bear to think about it. Seeing that the elf was about to leave again, he quickly said, "Well, if you don't mind, you can live in our house."

Messenner paused and said, "You guys?"

"We rented a house in Dore City. Although it's not a very luxurious mansion, at least it's good to camp outside the city and don't have to suffer from the cold." Chris looked at his companions. The others didn't mind and acquiesced to his words. He continued, "If you hadn't helped me today, I would have been eaten by the demon bear. We haven't thanked you for saving our lives yet. If you don't mind..."

"Besides, we were able to capture the demon bear thanks to your help." His companion hurriedly added: "With just the five of us, we are no match for the demon beast. After completing the task, we received a lot of rewards... Well, we can also give you the reward for the task, and you can stay in the hotel." After all,

the demon beast was killed by someone else. It was the elves who didn't want it, so they shamelessly brought it back. It doesn't matter if all the reward is given away.

In addition, they have already received two life-saving graces last time. Watching the life-saving benefactor sleeping in the wild again... It's really impossible to just sit there and do nothing!

The silver-haired elf didn't agree immediately, as if he was thinking, but his stomach growled even faster.

Messenner: "..."

Irene suggested: "Or, can we treat you to a dinner?"

It's not easy to find food in the forest in winter.

Messenner turned around, his emerald eyes swept across the kind faces of the people, and after a moment, he lowered his eyes: "Sorry for the trouble."

Chris and others breathed a sigh of relief.

They continued to walk to Levi's restaurant according to the original plan, but this time they brought a silver-haired elf with them.

It was not dark yet, but Levi's restaurant was already full of guests, with a lot of people, the aroma of food filled the restaurant, and the warm yellow candles illuminated the restaurant. Chris and his friends were lucky and found an empty seat in the restaurant smoothly.

The appearance of the silver-haired elf attracted a lot of people's attention.

Elves live in seclusion and rarely appear in human cities. Many residents of Dore City also saw it for the first time.

Chris handed the menu to the silver-haired elf, "This restaurant is the most delicious restaurant in Dore City. You can order whatever you want. There are many delicacies here that you can't eat anywhere else."

Messenner didn't take it and said coldly, "I just want a vegetable stew."

"Only vegetable stew, nothing else?"

"Yes."

Smelling the aroma of food in the air, Messenner could easily identify from the aroma that the ingredients were from various monster meats.

Elves are all vegetarians and do not eat any meaty food, while human menus will more or less contain animal meat or derivatives, which are not in the elves' recipes.

Chris and his companions looked at each other and did not force themselves to order. They followed their usual habit and ordered several signature dishes from the restaurant. Of course, they were all new recipes given by Jiang Li. At the same time, they also ordered a large portion of white rice.

"It's winter now. How do you usually solve the problem of food when you are outside?" Chris asked curiously.

Under the cover of snow, all plants are resting and growing. If they camp in the wild, they can only hunt monsters to fill their stomachs. But monsters are not on the elves' diet.

Messenner said, "I brought seeds."

"Seeds?"

The elf took out a small bag of seeds and said, "When necessary, use magic to produce them and use them as food."

"..."

In the shocked eyes of everyone, the silver-haired elf silently took back the bag of seeds.

Vegetables and fruits can be eaten raw.

He doesn't pay attention to the appetite. Instead, he puts all his attention into the practice of magic. When he has made some progress in magic, he leaves the Elf Forest and looks for an opponent who can match him.

Food is only used to fill the stomach. In the long life of elves, no matter what kind of vegetables and fruits, after tasting them day after day, even if they are delicious, they will get tired of them.

"I wonder who ordered a vegetable stew." The owner of the restaurant personally brought out a plate and served them, "It turns out that a rare guest has come."

Since receiving the recipe given by Jiang Li, Levi's restaurant has become a Chinese restaurant. Every guest who comes to patronize it will order the dishes on the new menu, but the previous signature dishes are rarely sought after.

After putting down the vegetable stew, Levi put down another plate of fried potato shreds ordered by Chris, and he invited him warmly: "Since you have come to Dore City, how can you not taste our specialties? This is a delicacy that is unique to Dore City."

Messenal has already smelled the aroma close at hand.

He recognized that the thinly sliced ​​yellow strips on the plate were potatoes, exuding a fragrance he had never smelled before. He never knew that potatoes could be cooked in this way. Although he didn't know what this method was, he could see the shiny oil on the potato shreds with the reflection of the firelight.

This is a dish with oil added.

Humans often use animal fat to cook dishes.

Messenner said indifferently: "I can't eat it."

Chris helped to explain: "Elves don't eat meat."

"Don't worry." Levi smiled confidently: "The vegetable oil used in our restaurant is purchased from the supermarket!"