Food Poems

Chapter 90 Twinkle, twinkle, sparkle
There was a heavy snowfall in Morning Frost Ridge that lasted for three days, and the entire territory was covered with white snow.

The weather became extremely cold and the heavy snow showed no sign of abating. Yeats, wearing a fur vest, asked his grandmother Giselle, who was proficient in herbs, divination and astrology, when the snow would stop.

"We'll probably have to wait until the last full moon of the year," said Granny Giselle. "Then the nights will get darker and darker, and hungry beasts will come with the wind and snow."

Ye Zhi exhaled a breath of white air, nodded, and calculated the time. It was not far from the beast tide.

This kind of severe cold weather will make survival extremely difficult.

But the temperature at which water freezes also provides a big advantage, which is that it makes building an ice city much easier.

When the weather is freezing cold, you can build an ice city by transporting soil and pouring water. This tactic of building ice cities has been widely used since ancient times.

Ye Zhi has assigned the task of building the ice city to the dwarf craftsman Barend Hightower.

Compared to the Battle of Tongguan, Prime Minister Cao built an ice city in one night. This left him with much more time to build the ice city, and there was no problem in enclosing the central building complex of the territory.

At present, a smooth ice wall has been built on the north side of Morning Frost Ridge, close to the ruins of the watchtower, and the wall is expanding at an astonishing speed every day, shocking all the residents of the territory.

Wherever Yeats went, he could hear the praises of his subjects, which was inseparable from the strong sense of security brought by the city walls.

Thanks to the severe cold weather, there is no need to worry about the ice wall melting.

And when the snow melts next spring, Yeats plans to build a real city wall for the territory.

To this end, establishing a brewery and retaking Whitefish Port are extremely important goals, which are related to revenue and trade routes.

Smelting workshop.

Yeats pushed the door open and walked in, feeling the room temperature was comfortable. The blacksmith and his apprentices were busy forging chain mail.

The cost of chain mail is much lower than that of plate armor. When combined with a face-covering helmet and padded armor lining, it can greatly reduce the casualties of soldiers. Most importantly, it is lightweight and will not affect the movements of ordinary soldiers like plate armor would.

Due to the construction of the deer farm, it is much easier to obtain leather in Morning Frost Ridge, and leather is also used to make shields, leather armor and other protective gear.

Although the militiamen of Morningfrost Ridge could not compete with the soldiers of White Night City, with the help of armor, they could defeat the roaming goblin and kobold groups without any casualties.

"My Lord Baron!" Halfling Finn held up a crossbow and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "This is a crossbow I designed based on the human body. It has increased lethality and shortened reloading time!"

Ye Zhi's eyes lit up.

Training a qualified crossbowman is much easier and quicker than training a longbowman.

The Jenova Crossbowmen of the Kingdom of Sicily are a well-known mercenary group. Like the Golden Lion Longbowmen, they are a distinctive and powerful branch of the military, known for their combination of giant shields and reinforced crossbows.

Morning Frost Ridge can also take the route of training crossbowmen, which is cheaper and more affordable than training cavalry!

Yeats sent someone to call Lotta and let this "Reindeer Rider" test the power of the forearm crossbow. Her eyes suddenly lit up.

"This crossbow is yours." Ye Zhi said with a smile, "From now on, you will be the first reindeer crossbowman in Morning Frost Ridge."

Lotta said happily: "Thank you, Baron!"

"My Lord Baron, this is the helmet you asked me to make for you." The blacksmith handed over the Gothic helmet.

Compared to the medieval barrel helmet, this Gothic helmet that appeared during the Renaissance has a bit more beauty, with only an iron seam in the center of the helmet.

This helmet was designed by Yeats specifically for the Headless Knight Kelya.

Now her pumpkin head can retire with honor.

"Don't waste unwanted pumpkin heads, you can make them into dishes."

Ye Zhi thought to himself, "Wouldn't it be a bit strange to use Kelya's original pumpkin head to cook?"

Then, Ye Zhi nodded with certainty... As long as it can add permanent attributes, it won’t be surprising!
at dusk.

Ye Zhi rode on Carrot, inspected the territory, and returned to the lord's mansion.

In the study, the candlelight was still on. Yeats pushed open the door and saw Grey sitting at the desk, with her head supported by one hand and a look of pain on her face.

Hearing the noise, Gray looked up and said, "Ah...why didn't you knock on the door? I didn't notice it."

"Isn't your intuition very sharp?" Ye Zhi said with a smile.

"Yes, but it's really hard to amend the local regulations of Morning Frost Ridge."

Gray held her head with both hands, pulled her hair up, and sighed heavily: "Why did I study law in the first place!"

"Stop touching your hair, or your hairline will move up again," said Ye Zhi.

"No way." Gray glared at Ye Zhi, "Even if my hair falls out, it's still my contribution to Morning Frost Ridge!"

Ye Zhi was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Gray would have such a strong sense of belonging to Morning Frost Ridge.

Yeats walked over to Gray, stood behind the high-backed chair, and looked at the words she was writing on the paper.

Ah... so complicated and hard to understand.

Ye Zhi had a blank expression on his face and patted Gray on the shoulder: "Well written, keep it up, I believe in your ability!"

Gray turned her head, made a face, stuck out her tongue, and said:
"Master Kuchiki, you don't understand at all!"

Yeats walked out of the study with a stern face.

Gray looked at his back, stunned for a moment, and thought, did I make him angry?

But this task is really difficult... Gray held her chin in frustration... I seem to have overestimated myself.

But if I complete this task, will the lord be happy?

Law is my area of ​​expertise, and I cannot let Yeats down.

Gray patted her cheeks, cheered herself up, regrouped, picked up the quill and continued working at her desk.

At this time, Yeats walked in again. Gray was a little surprised to see that he was holding a cup of steaming hot drink in front of her.

"It's milk coffee. I added honey to it," Yeats said. "It's precious. Drink it and keep working hard."

Gray picked up the milk coffee and looked at him with a silly smile.

"What are you laughing at?" Ye Zhi asked curiously.

"So you weren't angry just now."

Gray chuckled, took a sip of the milk, and said with wide eyes, "Hmm... It tastes so good!"

Ye Zhi smiled silently, took a chair and sat down next to Gray, saying:

"Then take a break and come chat, Gray."

"Chat?" Gray blinked.

"Treatment through chatting, also known as talk therapy..." Ye Zhi paused and said, "You definitely don't understand this joke."

Gray couldn't help laughing.

Ye Zhi was surprised and asked, "How could you possibly understand?"

Gray said, "I didn't understand, but your tone was funny, so I thought it was a funny joke and laughed out loud."

Yeats looked at Gray. The chestnut-haired girl's eyes were bright, and the candlelight cast a warm glow on her cheeks.

"Where is your hometown, Gray?" Yeats suddenly felt a little lost when asking this question.

"In a very far place, there is a very high mountain. I and the elders live on the mountain." Gray lay on the desk, resting her head on her arms, and asked, "What about you?"

Yeats said: "In a place even farther away than your hometown."

"Oh..." Gray had heard about the central plains of the Golden Lion Kingdom, where there were fertile land, golden wheat fields, and red windmills. "It must be very beautiful there."

"Yes," Yeats said, "like the stars, distant and beautiful."

“I often watch the stars with the elders.”

When they talked about a topic of interest, Gray sat up straighter, with a gleam in her eyes.

"The Great Elder will say that the stars are actually sparkling diamonds, and he will keep them as collectibles in the future."

"The Second Elder would say that although the stars are beautiful, they are far less beautiful than him, so everyone should look at him more."

"The third elder said, if you bring Grey out at night again, I will beat you all to death!" Grey laughed out loud.

Ye Zhi's heart actually trembled along with the laughter. He lowered his eyes and remained silent.

"Yates." Gray lay on the desk, staring at him.

"Ok?"

The cold wind slapped against the windows, echoing like the ghost of the Wild Hunt, and Yeats heard Gray whispering like a little animal:

“Will we survive the cold snap?”

"Will do."

"you sure?"

"I'm here, I'm sure of that," Yeats said calmly.

Gray revealed a sweet smile, rubbed her eyes, yawned and said, "I'm so sleepy, but I haven't finished revising it yet."

"Tomorrow will be just as late."

"But I can't sleep because I'm worried about it." Gray said with a pout.

"How about I use the sleep spell on you?"

"Tsk... I might as well stay up late and work."

Just as Gray was about to pick up the quill, Yeats held her hand.

"Go to sleep," Yeats said. "If you can't, I'll sing for you."

Gray's cheeks flushed slightly. She silently let go of the quill and used the cool desktop to cool her cheeks. "What song?"

The crackling of the campfire echoed, and clear and gentle songs resounded in the cold night.

"Twinkle twinkle little stars, how I wonder where you are……"

Gray had a very clear dream. She dreamed that she was standing under the vast starry sky with Yeats standing behind her. So she happily took his hand, pointed at the stars in the night sky, and said she wanted to give him a diamond.

"Floating far above the mundane clouds, shining like a diamond in the night sky..."

Ye Zhi lowered his head and looked at the chestnut-haired girl who had fallen asleep. Seeing the corners of her mouth curved up, he thought that she must have dreamed about delicious food.

He took off his fur vest and gently draped it over Gray.

At this time, Ye Zhi heard the prompt from the system panel:

"You have embedded the power of sleep into music. You have learned a new spell, lullaby!"

Ye Zhi was stunned. He didn't expect that he could learn new spells. He then looked inward at his soul and was surprised to find that the Ring of Life had been upgraded!
Ye Zhi had an epiphany: "Only when you reach the third ring can you become a Sword Dance Poet, so let's aim to become a second ring Poet first."

At this moment, Ye Zhi glanced at the sleepy Snowy Owl on the bird stand and asked in surprise, "You're not staying up late today?"

"Gu~" The snowy owl narrowed its eyes, opened its beak, and yawned.

Go to bed early today and stay up late tomorrow!
　Six thousand words today, just to ease the daily routine!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)