After nightfall, the snowstorm in Kaleshi became stronger and stronger, the stars disappeared, and the earth was lit up with thousands of lights, like stars scattered in the world. The snowflakes melted immediately after falling to the ground, and the ground temperature remained above zero degrees.
Although the magicians do not intend to interfere with the celestial phenomena, nature has long ceased to be an obstacle to civilization.
"Everything in the villa has been checked and everything can be traced back to the manufacturer and the time of purchase... Nothing left by Iguera or Xavi has been found."
In the restaurant on the second floor of the villa, Ash, who was eating the Quenched Dust Haze Lala Fat, paused for a moment and continued to eat as usual. He hummed softly and turned to look at the maid Vichy next to him: "It's really delicious. I didn't expect that the Lala Fat cuisine thousands of years ago was already of such a high standard."
The cook tonight is Vichy, who said that he wanted to let everyone taste the traditional Lala Fei cuisine thousands of years ago, a true ancient craft. The Quenched Dust Haze Lala Fei looks a bit like a volcanic lava cake. At first glance, it looks like it is covered with volcanic ash. When you open it, you will find a bright red filling that is sizzling and oozing with oil. It is hot and smooth when you take a bite, and it melts on the tip of your tongue with a light sip. The taste of cumin and ingredients overflows in your mouth, which really amazes Ash, a Lala Fei gourmet.
"This is not even half the quality I had back then." Vichy took a sip of red wine and said casually, "The main reason is that many of the ingredients from my time are no longer available. Although we can find substitutes, they are always a little less tasty. And it is best to use the Lala fat produced in Jingyu Manor for this dish. I think the Lala fat on the market is not fresh enough."
"I didn't expect you to be so good at cooking..."
"How can I not be able to cook?" Wei Xi rolled her eyes at him. "I want to eat delicious food but I'm afraid of being poisoned. Do I have any other choice besides cooking for myself?"
Although it sounds ridiculous, it does fit Vichy's situation. For someone like her who meets nine out of ten people as enemies, she must be careful and never give others a chance to take advantage of her. She can either let her slaves serve her, or she can only do it herself.
Not trusting others is almost a creed engraved deep in her soul. She will never give up her own safety for even a minute. However, she is the type who has strong desires and pursues pleasure, so she can only satisfy all her needs personally.
It's quite pathetic if you think about it carefully. Even if you have the power to destroy the world, you still feel that the whole world wants to hurt you. You live in vigilance every day. However, Vichy never seems to care about these things.
No matter good times or bad, she can always find a little fun in life, never complain about the environment, and work hard to improve her abilities.
Ash had an inexplicable sense of absurdity: Vichy was probably the most optimistic and positive person among all the people present...
"Did your trip go smoothly today?" Ash asked after taking a sip of orange juice.
While he was dating Jian Ji today, the others were also busy, going to the underground black markets in Galaxie to buy magic spirits. However, since Wei Xi was accompanying them, it might develop into a random purchase.
"Most of the spirits in the underground black market are one-winged and two-winged spirits." Weisser said, "Unless you gradually upgrade your spirits, it will be difficult for them to serve as your base materials for wonders."
"If you reply, I will open the inner treasury to everyone!" Diya gulped down half a cup of milk, a white beard appeared on his lips, and he said generously: "I can also use the national treasury to buy idle magic spirits from major families. If they are unwilling to sell, I will send Weixi over! By the way, let Weixi plunder the Starry National Treasury before we leave!"
Ash turned around and sprayed orange juice at Vichy. Vichy immediately raised the spoon, but was still sprayed in the face by Ash. She took out a napkin and wiped her face slowly, and said calmly: "You sprayed her, why spray me, it wasn't my suggestion."
"I don't want to scold them, so I can only turn to your side." Ash wiped his mouth and looked at Diya with a complicated expression: "Why do you have such an idea?"
"This is not our country." Diya looked at him strangely: "Now Fanxing rules the five countries, and we are Fanxing's enemies, which means that the five countries are our enemies. Since they are enemies, isn't it natural to rob them?"
"What I'm more curious about is why only Vichy was sent," Weisser said, "As you said, we are all wanted criminals, so we don't care about one or two more sins, right?"
"It's different. Sooner or later, we will defeat the Supreme of Stars. Then we will naturally become partners of justice." Diya said, "So we can't have the stain of robbery."
Felix suddenly said, "So you're just going to let Miss Vichy bear these stains, and then cut ties with her to protect your own reputation? Anyway, she's already..."
Everyone looked at Felix almost at the same time, and Felix also realized that he was in a bad mood, so he lowered his head and ate his buttered bread.
Vichy looked at Felix, then suddenly turned to stare at Ash. Ash ignored Vichy's gaze. He thought about it carefully and said, "Witch, you are right. Your logic is clear and well-founded. Even letting Vichy take the blame is very appropriate."
Diya blinked: "But?"
"No buts." Ash smiled bitterly, "We are in a bad situation now, and it is understandable that you use any means. I can certainly come up with many reasons, such as asking for whatever the world wants will cause hostility, such as doing evil will make you deviate towards the Final Five, such as I don't want orange juice to spray on your faces... But if I am restricted by this and our strength growth slows down, and we are unable to cope with danger in the future, then am I not dragging you down? Although I have a moral bottom line, but..."
He spread his hands and said, "For you, my moral bottom line can be flexible."
The most interesting thing about the game of life is that there is no right answer. All directions have infinite possibilities. You can only know right and wrong when you reach the end. Ash is not arrogant enough to think that he can guide the direction of the entire team. If we talk about foresight, it is the witch and Vichy who are more qualified to lead the team forward.
"I can't make the decision on this matter. You guys discuss and come up with a result. I will follow your instructions." Ash said calmly, "But if you want to rob it, let me and Vichy go together."
Everyone was stunned, and Ash smiled: "My current fame is basically the same as Vichy's. We are both evil demigods who are famous in the five countries. One or two more stains are nothing to me."
"There's no need to send out two demigods, right?"
Wei Xi propped up his chin, squinted at him, and said casually: "Or do you not trust my looting skills?"
"Vichy, no one believes in your ability more than I do." Ash stood up and patted Vichy's bare shoulder, "So I must supervise you no matter what you do. I will never let you out of my sight... You are my prisoner."
Weisser's face turned ugly. She looked back and forth between Ash and Vichy and said, "Then let's discuss it when we leave Fanxing. Ash, when are we..."
"Wait a moment." Ash walked into the kitchen with his plate in his hand and said, "I'll check the villa again. Whether I can find any traces or not, I will give you a date to leave."
When Ash went up to the second floor, the atmosphere in the restaurant became solemn.
The witch and Silver Lamp both glared at Vichy. Vichy wiped his mouth with a normal expression and picked up the plate leisurely: "I've finished eating too, so I'll go wash the dishes for me and my master first."
"Vichy," Visser said coldly, "You didn't bewitch Ash's mind while we weren't paying attention, did you?"
"Who knows?" Weishi raised her chin. She was obviously a maid, but the arrogance in her smile was as if she was the master. "Maybe he is a bad man at heart and wants to kill me? Or maybe he feels embarrassed for spraying orange juice on my face just now, so he wants to compensate me?"
"He has this kind of personality that can't stay out of things, and has an inexplicable self-esteem." Sonia, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "If he wasn't like this, would you still have anything to do with him? Don't you think you can recognize someone as long as he's not the one involved?"
Her tone was not sarcastic, but calm enough to just state a recognized fact. But the atmosphere became more awkward, and Deda Rose and Felix tried desperately to hide their presence.
"I'm stuffed!"
Diya stood up suddenly, without even picking up the plate, and ran upstairs to the second floor.
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Pushing open the door of the master bedroom, Diya saw Yaxiu looking at Felix's wardrobe. She immediately closed the door in surprise and said in a low voice: "Yash, you actually like to steal women's underwear!? Could it be that my panties were blown away by the wind three days ago..."
"There are only men's clothes in here..."
"You can't even steal men's clothes!"
Ash scratched his head and explained, "When I was preparing for my first date with Sword Princess half a year ago, I asked Igula to dress me up, but it was inconvenient for us to go out and buy clothes at that time, so we could only borrow Felix's men's clothes. I want to reenact the scene at that time to see if it is possible to find some traces."
Ash had expected that there would be nothing left in Felix's villa. The Gospel Spirit couldn't even find Harvey's coffin lid, so it was likely that it had evaporated along with him. Speaking of which, could the things they disappeared add up to fill two coffins? Perhaps not at all.
No matter how long a person lives in the world, not many things belong to him. There are many things that you only have the right to use, but not the right to own. No matter who disappears, the world will still function, and no one will even notice who has disappeared.
So Ash must pull those two guys back. The world is so cruel to them. If they don't leave an indelible mark on the world, wouldn't they have lived up to their own suffering?
They are not good people, and now they can even be regarded as devils in hell. But Ash is saving devils. If the world is not willing to treat you well, then wouldn't it be happy to sing with the devils in hell?
"My first date with Jian Ji..."
Diya pouted, "Will you be so serious and nervous when you see me?"
Ash glanced at her and answered honestly, "No, I'm too familiar with you, but at that time I hadn't met Sword Princess in real life, so... it was like a long-distance relationship, I was more or less a little nervous."
Diya punched his abdomen with her little fist, then reached out to hug him and said angrily, "Aren't you too biased?"
"So what compensation do you want?"
"Return to the Gospel!" Diya said immediately: "Let's leave Fanxing and return to the Gospel!"