Things about the female knight in black stockings

Convincing the eldest lady to accept a man... is even more impossible.

Melina would rather endure her guilt towards Count Bader than embarrass Valensa.

...Then there is only one way left.

Her job as the director of the Adventurer's Guild allowed Melina to see a lot of secrets.

Although there are fewer women partnering with women in this world, it is not unheard of.

Among them, some female partners want blood offspring. They have tried various methods, and some of them have succeeded.

Thinking that she would be responsible for the intelligence compilation work in the Royal Capital Adventurer Guild in the future, Melina secretly kept this matter in mind and would pay more attention to this information in the future.

At this time, Valensa didn't know that her maid had already thought so much for her. After returning the horses, she came to the Nora Chamber of Commerce in Serkin Town to check on the preparations for the banquet.

As a result, a problem was discovered at this glance.

Maybe the branch manager in Krall City didn't fully understand what Valencia meant, or maybe he made his own decision. This banquet was completely different from what Valensa thought.

According to the planning of the Nola Chamber of Commerce, this banquet will indeed be very grand and expensive, but not many people can actually participate, and most people can only watch the excitement outside.

This is contrary to Valencia's wish... If she only wants to say goodbye to a few distinguished people, she only needs to visit them one by one.

The reason for holding a big banquet is to thank the common people of Serjin Town and treat everyone to a good meal.

The planning of the NOLA Chamber of Commerce can be said to be putting the cart before the horse.

"No, no, this plan needs to be redone!"

Because the banquet was nominally sponsored by Valencia, in the eyes of the Nola Chamber of Commerce employees who didn't know the truth, she was Party A.

Therefore, Valencia was not polite at all. Not only did she overturn the planning plan and redo it, she also put forward all her demands.

"It's not a social gathering for nobles, but a banquet to thank the common people... I'm sorry, it seems like I didn't think well."

The planners of the NOLA Chamber of Commerce were quite modest. They did not get angry because their results were denied, but showed a hint of embarrassment:

"There is no problem in expanding the size of the banquet, but if this happens... there will be a problem with the budget."

Chapter 54: It’s impossible for a noble lady to be good at cooking? Haha~

"There is a problem with the budget? emmm..."

Valencia's "I am Party A's father and I have the final say" smile froze.

Being Party A is indeed prestigious, but you have to be rich.

Ordinary employees of the Nola Chamber of Commerce don't know who the real sponsor of the banquet is. If the budget is not enough, of course they will come to Valencia to ask for it.

"Show me the budget list first."

Although the branch manager in Krall City said that he would pay for it, if the expenses exceeded his ability to bear and the banquet failed, Valencia would end up looking ugly.

Therefore, Valencia did not rush to agree to increase the budget, but planned to wait and see before talking.

"Ok."

The Nola Chamber of Commerce was still very cooperative in planning the banquet, and soon handed Valensa a thick stack of various ingredients and supply purchase lists.

Valensa flipped through it for a while and immediately discovered the crux of the problem.

"These ingredients..."

She pointed to the ingredients on her budget list, such as nectar snails, snowy foie gras, magic shrimps, crimson giant claw crabs, deep sea ripples, and a series of other ingredients that were more expensive than gold of equal quality:

"Actually, it's not necessary, right? If we replace everything with vegetables, meat and seafood that can be bought in ordinary wet markets, wouldn't it be able to greatly reduce the budget?"

To be honest, Valencia was almost shocked when she saw the total amount of the budget. That number was definitely not a small amount even for her who used to be a countess in the royal capital.

The store owner in Kraal City was so generous, and he was definitely sincere... If Valencia added to the budget, she would feel that she was too greedy.

Since the budget cannot be increased, it has to be reallocated.

There is quite a lot of room for maneuver in this budget list, such as the ingredients Valencia just mentioned.

It can certainly be used at social banquets between nobles to show strength, but eating it for common people?

I'm afraid there are many people who simply can't bear the difference between meat whose unit price is hundreds of times different.

The banquet planner of Nola Chamber of Commerce obviously also thought of this, he nodded:

"Is there a way to increase the number of tables by reducing the quality of the ingredients on each table? This is a way... Anyway, the ingredients have not been purchased for the sake of freshness, and now it is completely time to change the plan.

But in this case...will it insult your identity, Miss Bader?

After all, you are a great noble from the royal capital. Even if it is a banquet to thank and bid farewell to the common people and only cook some home-cooked food..."

"emmm...you make sense."

In fact, many people in Serkin Town know that Valencia is a very poor young lady.

But the so-called noble face means that even though everyone knows that one is poor, one must not act poor.

So when Valencia was at her poorest, even if she only ate dry bread and drank plain water, she still had to use her only gold coins to buy beautiful dresses and fine black silk stockings.

I have been poor in Serjin Town for three years, and now I am going back to the capital to attend the Zhan Zhan Academy. I can’t just treat everyone to a home-cooked meal, right?

If she were still Valencia in her previous life, she might not care about this, but after all, she had been a real nobleman for more than ten years in this life, and she was more or less infected with vanity.

For this farewell party, she not only wanted to have a big one, but also wanted everyone to eat well.

But the total budget is so large that it is impossible to improve the quality of the ingredients.

Emmm...

It seems there is only one choice left.

Valencia's eyes gradually became determined and even glowed faintly:

"It's really a bit cheap to hold a banquet with only ordinary home-cooked food... Well, you ask all the chefs in charge of the banquet to come to the Adventurer's Guild to find me tomorrow morning, and just buy the most common ingredients."

"Uh... what do you mean, miss?"

The NOLA Chamber of Commerce banquet planners did not hide their surprise.

He was not a native of Serkin Town, but came all the way from Krall City to be in charge of the banquet. He actually didn’t know much about Valencia.

"Just as you think."

Valencia raised her face slightly:

"Inventing and making various new dishes is also one of my hobbies... Since using home-cooked dishes would seem insincere, let everyone try my special dishes!"

"This this……"

The banquet planner was immediately anxious, but he didn't know how to refuse, and he was sweating.

His idea is actually reasonable... How could a noble lady and a female knight be good at cooking?

Those so-called special dishes... maybe one bite will make people see the sun goddess, right?

"It seems that Mr. Planner, you don't trust my cooking skills~~"

Valencia obviously saw this, but she was not angry or forced to persuade.

After all, Mr. Planner's speculation is actually reasonable and unfounded. If you want to truly convince Mr. Planner, you have to use facts... Otherwise, no matter what you say, it will just be the arrogance and temper of the young lady.

"How about this."

So Valencia just chuckled:

"Mr. Planner, if you don't like to sleep in, come with the chefs tomorrow morning. I will let you see my craftsmanship with your own eyes... If you think it doesn't work, the plan can be adjusted."

"It's… okay."

In fact, Mr. Planner still felt that it would be best to revise the plan overnight, but as Party A’s noble lady said so, he could only agree.

At the same time, I couldn't help but be a little curious... Could this beautiful knight lady really have good cooking skills?

Tormented by curiosity, Mr. Planner couldn't sleep well all night. When he rushed to the Adventurer's Guild with six chefs the next morning, he still had obvious dark circles under his eyes.

The six chefs were also feeling very uncomfortable. Although they did not dare to say anything due to Valencia's identity, they could not hide the disobedience in their eyes, and they were all ready to laugh.

A mere noble lady actually wants to teach our professional chef how to cook?ridiculous!

However, as Valencia's smooth cooking movements and various familiar ingredients gradually turned into unfamiliar dishes, all the chefs could no longer laugh.

Mr. Planner's eyes widened. He was convinced of Valencia's superb cooking skills even though the food on the table had not even tasted a single bite, and he did not mention changing the plan.

Mapo tofu, pickled fish, beggar's chicken, green tea shrimp, braised lion's head, iron pot braised goose, secret sauce barbecued pork, peony agarwood...

Once the Tianchao cuisine is delicious and delicious, there is no need to try it. The appearance and aroma alone are enough to conquer most foodies.

"This... these dishes were all invented by you, Miss?"

One of the chefs couldn't help but ask.

"Yes."

Valencia smiled very pretendingly:

"It's just a little hobby that I usually do, it's nothing."

Suddenly, the defiance and disobedience in all the chefs' eyes disappeared.

They looked at Valencia like devout fanatics finally seeing the goddess.

Chapter 55 Everyone is equal before food

For the next two days, Valencia taught the chefs how to cook.

Based on the skills and personal characteristics of the six chefs, she selected 6 dishes with relatively simple preparations and common ingredients from several major cuisines of previous generations of Chinese cuisine.

Each chef is responsible for mastering two, just 6 cold and 6 hot to make a table.

Although these chefs were shocked by the Celestial Cuisine at first, they were all chefs who could be hired by the Nora Chamber of Commerce to take charge of banquets, and their basic skills were excellent.

Objectively speaking, their cooking skills are actually not inferior to Valencia's, but they have never been exposed to Chinese cuisine, which is the crystallization of the wisdom of a nation for more than 5000 years.

As far as results go, none of these chefs have allowed their reputations as professionals to be tarnished.

After two days of diligent study and practice, the 12 Chinese dishes were learned at least eighty-nine times, and the chefs were even able to make some improvements based on local tastes.

The day of the banquet finally arrived, and many residents of Serjin Town simply didn’t eat in the morning, waiting to have a good meal at the banquet at noon.

Valencia adopted the running-water banquet model that was commonly used in rural areas in her previous life. She set up 56 tables from east to west on the widest road in Serkin Town, each table can seat 10 people.

The banquet officially started at 10:2 am and lasted until [-] pm. During this period, the chefs would continuously add new dishes to each table, and almost all the townspeople would consciously give up their seats after eating.

What should you do if you encounter someone who is unconscious?

For example, some gangsters and scoundrels are unwilling to leave after eating. They also want to take back the food they serve later, and even tease the women around them.

At this time, the banquet guard team formed by the adventurers will take action and drag those rogue gangsters to a secluded place for a good exercise.

After eating, people need moderate exercise to help digestion. For young adventurers, what kind of exercise can be more pleasurable than beating someone up?

In this way, the order of the banquet was always very good, and the townspeople also enjoyed their meals.

The townspeople were surprised when they first saw the dishes they had never seen before, and they were even more surprised when they learned that these dishes were Valencia's invention.

Can a noble lady be good at cooking?

Many people thought so at first, but soon threw this idea out of their minds.

Because Tianchao cuisine emphasizes both color and flavor, the appearance and aroma of the dishes on the table have already whetted the appetites of the townspeople.

As the first person charged with a knife and fork, the entire banquet turned into a battlefield within a few minutes, with the sound of cooking and animated discussions everywhere.

"Wow! What the hell is this tofu... My throat hurts from eating it and I can't stop crying... But it's really delicious! Don't grab it from me!"

This is a young woman crying while holding mapo tofu and eating it with a spoon.

"This fish is so good... I can't feel the original fishy smell at all, and most of the fish bones have been removed in advance. Mom no longer has to worry about me getting stuck in my throat when I eat fish!"

Several children were fighting in front of a pot of pickled fish. Another uncle not far away from them snorted disdainfully and did not eat the fish. Instead, he picked pickled cabbage:

"You are indeed an ignorant brat...these sauerkraut is the real essence of this dish! You know, I rarely ate cabbage before."

"What's that? You should see this!"

The young man next to the uncle took over the words. He was holding a small bowl and tasting it with a spoon. His blurred eyes seemed to be reaching heaven:

"You just rarely eat cabbage... I never eat radishes. Even when I was little, I would cry when my mother cooked radishes, but this..."