Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1003 Seat
She glanced at the time. "If nothing goes wrong, it will be around tomorrow morning. I'm still adjusting to jet lag, and tomorrow morning is the time of day that's closest to me. If you think that's when it's more appropriate for me to freeze, then I'll accept your choice."

Shangluo nodded: "Well, wish us good luck. I am quite confident in the medical process, but I still need to figure out the working principle of the stone heart."

"We all have to figure it out in the process. I'm sorry, but this is my personal matter and should have been dealt with when you were more free. Now, you still have to deal with the affairs of the Automaton Kingdom, right?"

"That's fine. I'm busy all the time, not just now. Rather, I have a question for you. Someone just sent me the menu for tonight."

Shangluo forwarded the name of one of the dishes to Victoria:
"So what is this milk-fed snail?"

"A very laborious Roman dish. Let me ask you first, can you accept snails?"

"It's about the same as snails. It's not unacceptable."

"Then the way to eat snails is like this - choose clean snails that are raised in an artificial environment and feed them with milk with salt. This process is mainly to remove dirt from the snail's body and add the flavor of milk."

"Oh, I understand. If you catch aquatic animals with shells, you have to spit out the sand."

"The principle is to spit out the sand. During the soaking process, the milk should be changed frequently to clean the dirt until the dirt is completely spit out."

"I have a question. What if the snail retreats into its shell and can't spit out everything?"

"So you need to use salted milk to soak the snails so that they can't shrink back - this takes about a day to marinate, then remove the internal organs and fry them in oil. The taste is very similar to sea cucumber, with a strong milky aroma and a soft and tough texture. If cooked properly, there should be no odor during the whole process."

"Oh, that's it," Shangluo nodded.

Actually, he had eaten snails before, but he had only eaten snails roasted and spiced in a ceramic dish.

Feeding with milk requires frequent cleaning by manpower, which seems a bit too particular. He has never eaten it.

[Hey, by the way, it seems that it is rare to see such exotic ingredients in banquets here? ]

"Because his Zhu family doesn't like it." Shangluo shook his head. "The Zhu family likes to eat chicken, duck, goose, pig, cattle and sheep. They like to eat big chunks of meat. Even adding some green onions is considered vegetarian."

"I think that's great," Victoria replied. "My father is such a carnivore. He loves meat."

"What about you? What do you like to eat?"

"It's hard for me to say what I really like to eat. I don't pay much attention to the desire for food. But if you ask me what I really like to eat..."

Asking questions from the bottom of your heart, questions that you have never thought about before, even your newly started brain has to think about them.

"Yes, that's it - I like fried bullfrog."

"Fried bullfrog?"

"You guys like bullfrogs, too, right? The way I like to eat them is to grill the bullfrog legs like chicken legs, and eat them like small chicken legs, one bite at a time. As for the sauce, I like the traditional lemon herb sauce, which can neutralize the greasiness of the grilled bullfrogs - because they have to be marinated with oil before grilling."

"Oh, this tastes good."

"Do you want to eat?"

“Can you do it???” Shangluo was stunned.

"How could I possibly cook? I mean, if you want to eat, we can eat tomorrow morning. I can serve the food from my palace."

"Ah, this is great!" Shangluo felt the benefit of having a large group of people living in his house. Is this the treatment an emperor should have? Someone prepared roasted bullfrog for him early in the morning.

[Woo woo woo, your brother has to order takeout if he wants to eat pork elbow in the morning. ]

"His dish is an exception. His takeout tastes better than the one cooked by Guanglu Temple." "My dish is also an exception." Victoria looked at him.

"Ah? What exception?"

Victoria turned her head away, not letting Shangluo look into her eyes: "Guess. It doesn't matter if you can't guess right, you'll know tomorrow morning."

Jinling Hotel, the familiar 3rd floor, which was also the private room where Yanqiu often came to eat.

"I knew it. If we're in this box, Yanqiu is here too, right?"

【I guessed half right.】

"Is Zhu Ling here too?! What is she doing here?"

"Am I redundant here, classmate Shangluo? You are increasingly neglecting the overall situation." Zhu Ling's chat box appeared below.

"When did you join the group?!"

"Didn't you notice that you were talking to her in the group we were having dinner with tonight? Since you walked in just now. Next time you talk, check the group title first."

"No. How many groups do you have? Why do you seem to have a new group every time I see you?"

"Because this group is for Victoria. I'm inviting her." Zhu Ling replied, "My brother is not here, so I should come forward to handle this kind of household affairs. In addition, this is a public place after all, and someone will have to serve the food later, so we can just chat privately in the group. Victoria also has a device in her hand, right? Is it functioning normally?"

"No problem, she's already in the group."

"Ah, welcome, welcome." Yanqiu opened the door of the box from the inside, "This is His Majesty Emperor Victoria, right? Nice to meet you."

"Are you Yanqiu?"

"Does Rome know me?"

"Not now, but we may know everything in the future. I always heard Shangluo talk about him, and after seeing him in person, he is even more handsome than I remembered."

"When did I tell you this?" Shangluo quickly asked in private.

[Look, you have also created a small group. There is still a demand for this. ]

Victoria didn't reply, pretending she hadn't heard him. She looked inside and saw the people sitting in a half-moon shape, and also saw the best seat reserved for her.

On the right side of the room. According to Roman custom, that is the seat for the most important person in the whole banquet. The second most important person sits opposite. And the least important person should sit next to the number one guest for easy communication.

"Ah" she nodded slightly, greeted Yanqiu, reached out and took Shangluo's arm and walked in.

Shangluo staggered as she pulled him. This "eight o'clock in the morning" force actually made him feel somewhat irresistible, as if it was even stronger than Phaethon's.

She pulled Shangluo to the seat prepared for her.

Then he pushed Shangluo up.

"?" Shangluo looked at his seat. "Should I sit here? That's fine. I'll serve the dishes."

"Then I'll sit here." Victoria came to the seat next to her and sat on Shangluo's left.

(End of this chapter)