Food Poems

Chapter 44: The Three Kings of the North, the Red-haired Emperor

Ye Zhi reached out and lifted the little snow leopard by the scruff of its neck.

Yeats: (^_^)/(T_T)
The silver-gray little snow leopard struggled in Yeats's hands, and finally drooped its limbs resignedly, with its innocent blue eyes wide open.

There was still cheese on its wet nose, its breath formed a cloud of cold white mist, and it made a faint purring sound like a cat.

The little snow leopard tried to explain: "Woo..."

I have asked the Ice Goddess and she said I can eat her offerings.

Ye Zhi couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't worry, it's not just cheese. Follow me and I guarantee you'll have delicious food every meal!"

This snow leopard looks to be less than a month old and weighs almost the same as a kitten.

It will soon grow into a large mount, but for now, Yeats can lift it with one hand.

While grabbing the snow leopard by the scruff of its neck, Ye Zhi did not forget to take a glance at its belly.

Confirmed, it’s a female leopard!
The snow leopard, the guardian beast of the temple, felt somewhat complicated when seeing this scene.

I wonder if it is a good thing or a bad thing for the goddess of winter to bestow her magical creature on this human...

Ye Zhi's second magical pet, the snow leopard, has a different nature from the snowy owl.

The snowy owl is a beast of flesh and blood, and can only be restored by resurrection after death; while the snow leopard is a magical creature that will return to the small plane after death and can be summoned again when the magic power is re-condensed.

To be more specific, snow leopards do not bleed, and their soft fur is essentially made up of magic power. Eating is a way for them to speed up the recovery of their magic power.

“So, this is a snow leopard that neither poops nor sheds its fur…”

Ye Zhi thought to himself, "What a perfect cat!"

In this world, magical pets are a major source of supernatural power, and a knight who contracts a magical pet mount is more powerful than an ordinary knight.

Although the cost of training a magical pet is extremely staggering, there are many cases where the owner has been attacked by the magical pet.

But with Ye Zhi's attainments in food feasting, he can save a lot of training resources, so it is relatively easy to raise more than three magical pets.

Having obtained Long, one is greedy for more.

Ye Zhi summoned the little snow leopard back to the magical pet plane, and was already thinking about the next magical pet.

Owls and snow leopards are both cats.

Pandas, chinchillas, and cat-eared girls are also considered cats!

*
Outside the Winter Temple.

Snow Leopard stood on the steps, overlooking the three people riding away on horseback, his eyes fixed on the back of the silver-haired boy.

He unconsciously stuck out his tongue and licked the corner of his mouth, as if he was still unsatisfied with the delicious food he had just eaten.

The snow leopard realized it belatedly and showed a hint of embarrassment. He looked back at the towering spire of the Winter Temple piercing the clouds. Under the vast sky, the majestic snow-capped mountains looked like a continuous dragon's spine.

A cold wave is coming, and the ancient dragon awakens.

The snow leopard's deep blue eyes flickered slightly.

I will use my body as ice to fill the cracks in the glacier...

If Ye Zhi could hear the inner voice of this guardian beast, he would definitely complain, you are like the old general on the stage!
At this moment, he focused his attention on the pet column in the panel, examining the spell that the Snow Owl had just learned.

"Second Ring: Snowball: Fire multiple snowballs in succession. Enemies hit by the snowballs will be frozen. After charging the spell, a large snowball will condense, causing frost damage in a range."

What Snowman Knight Nunu?
Yeats rubbed his chin.

It is worth mentioning that when a high-level mage casts a low-level spell, he can [upgrade the level], that is, use the magic power of a high level to cast the low-level spell.

Therefore, whether it is "Snowball" or "Moon Blade", their power will be improved as the number of Snow Owl rings increases.

With the help of food such as magic blueberries, the magic power stored in the Snow Owl's body goes straight to the second ring.

I will use the ice fishing skills I gained on this trip to bring some ice fish to the Snowy Owl and stew it, using the added food to help it break through!
But... can I really catch fish with my Ice Fisherman talent? Or will I just catch some weird things?
As Ye Zhi was pondering, the magnetic and pleasant voice of Hilde came from beside him.

"How do you plan to complete the task mentioned by the Winter Goddess's guardian beast?"

Hildre looked at Ye Zhi with his pale golden eyes and said, "First, the North may not believe our warning. Second, how to meet with the high-ranking officials in the North is also a big problem."

Yeats had already responded, and asked, "Do you know the Aurora Festival?"

Hildre nodded slightly: "The Poetry Festival is a grand gathering of the people of the North, often held together with the Mead Festival."

Ye Zhi flipped through the setting book of "Phantom Wings" and had a certain understanding of the current situation in the North. He said:
"The North is divided into three kingdoms: the Northshire Kingdom, the Beast Kingdom, and the Ice Sea Kingdom. The king of the Northshire Kingdom is a human, the king of the Beast Kingdom is an orc, and the Ice Sea Kingdom is located on the icy sea, and most of its subjects are pirates."

"The final destination of this trade is Winter Lake City in the Kingdom of Northshire, which is also the venue for the Aurora Poetry Festival. King Ironbone Harrag of Northshire will also attend."

"I plan to gain an opportunity to meet the king through poetry, then show him this holy emblem and pass on the information that the ancient dragon may be awakening."

Ye Zhi looked at the thoughtful Hildreth and asked for his opinion, "What do you think?" Hildreth thought for a moment and said concisely, "I will go with you."

"However, after the caravan arrives in Winter Lake City, I may have to leave for a few days," said Hildrede.

Ye Zhi nodded, without asking where Hildreth had gone, but he knew it in his heart.

In the plot of "Phantom Wings", the reason why Hildreth retired from the Iron Guard was because one of her comrades was persecuted to death by the nobles. She promised to bring the ashes back to the North, abandon her medal, lead a group of confidants to break through many barriers, and leave the Divine Court Empire.

And she herself is a descendant of the Great Northern Emperor, the Red-haired King.

The Red-Haired King, a tough guy sent from heaven, beat all the orcs and pirates and integrated the three northern kingdoms into a huge empire. His achievements are comparable to those of Fred, the Golden Lion Emperor.

However, after the death of the Red-haired King, the Northern Empire was divided again. As a descendant of the Red-haired King, Hilde had a claim to the throne of the North.

He is the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan.

There are various hints in the plot of "Phantom Wings" that Hildreth will become king, but until the version when Yeats traveled through time, she still had not ascended the throne.

As the saying goes, rare goods are valuable, and building a good relationship with Hildreth is undoubtedly a profitable business.

More importantly, this is a handsome, reliable, and brave red-haired big sister...

Yeats likes this one!
Gray: "Then let's just follow the caravan. I'm getting hungry just now when I saw them eating cheese."

Hearing this, Ye Zhi glanced at the increasingly round face of 'good-breasted brother' Gray.

"Hmm? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

Gray tilted her head, revealing a simple temperament.

Ye Zhi said calmly: "Tell me honestly, are you looking forward to the ancient white dragon awakening?"

Gray said: "That's not the case. How could I think that? Hehe..."

Yeats: (_)
In the plot, the reason why Grey traveled around the continent and was captured as a witch was to investigate the traces of the ancient dragon.

The dragon girl can't wait to have a clash with the ancient dragon!
If it was the later stages of the game, Ye Zhi had no doubt that Gray could kill this ancient white dragon alone, but this guy still looked naive right now, and it was still unknown who would kill whom when they met the ancient dragon.

"I also need to train Gray, this initial card."

Ye Zhi thought to himself, "In the future, when we hunt for ancient dragon meat, we will probably have to rely on her to deal damage."

Hey, why did I think of ancient dragon meat again?
The white dragon has transformed into a corpse, and it is estimated that only a skeleton is left!
Yeats's chef instinct came into play and he rubbed his chin.

It must be delicious when used to make soup...

*
White Night City.

In the castle, Earl Thomas glanced over the documents handed over by the butler, with surprise flashing in his eyes.

"The Dark Night Bishop was killed, and the one who completed the bounty was Hilde?"

"This morning, Hildur's men came to the guild on horseback to claim their reward," the butler said. "Although the head in the bag has been infected with evil and turned into a monster, it is still recognizable as the Night Elves Bishop Mor."

"What a Valkyrie! She ignored my invitation and became a mercenary for the caravan. She even eliminated a cultist's hideout on the way."

Earl Thomas said calmly: "Well, since she doesn't want to stay in the Golden Lion Kingdom, let the people from the North deal with her."

"You don't plan to recruit her?"

"How can you recruit the dead? A claimant to the throne returns to the North with his confidants. No king will remain indifferent."

Thomas paused and asked, "Is there any movement over at Morning Frost Ridge?"

"No, I haven't heard any news about Baron Yeats for a long time, but the tax revenue of Morning Frost Ridge is obviously increasing."

"Yes, the nickname of 'Rusty Wood' underestimates him." Thomas praised a baron in a rare moment. "When the cold wave comes, it will relieve a lot of pressure for White Night City."

"My Lord is wise."

"After all, that box of gold coins wasn't given for free..."

Thomas suddenly frowned, and his fingers holding the parchment scroll turned pale. "What's the meaning of this letter from Duke Hudson? Asking me to help him find the lost Nightmare Horse?"

“Although the Nightmare Horse is a demon beast and has an aura of fear, it is a fierce horse that can be tamed.”

The butler whispered, "The nightmare horse that Duke Hudson bought at a high price is lost, so he wants you to help find it. It is not ruled out that he wants to take this opportunity to provoke trouble in White Night City..."

"Too deceiving!"

Count Thomas was so angry that he grabbed the golden roast chicken on the table, tore off the greasy chicken leg, took a big bite, and said viciously:

"His horse is lost? I think his horse was kidnapped by a bastard!"

(End of this chapter)