Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 328 Conversation in the Garden
Rhodes turned his head and found Prince Joyce standing behind him, staring at the sumptuous four dishes and one soup on the stone table in front of him.

The dishes on the table not only look good, but also smell very attractive.

"Eat." Rhodes replied.

He took out his chopsticks and a large bowl of rice, and started to eat as if no one was there.

For some reason, Rhodes always felt that Prince Joyce exuded an annoying feeling.

Is it because he is more handsome than me?
"Is this fish from the river?" said Prince Joyce, pointing to a plate on the table.

"Yeah, what's the matter?" Rhodes looked at the steamed freshwater fish he was pointing at.

This is a kind of fish he doesn't know. The meat is delicious. After cleaning, add chopped green onion, ginger, salt, sugar, oil and a little spirit and steam it. It is a delicious dish.

Rhodes felt that if he could add some soy sauce, it would be more perfect.

"Don't you think freshwater fish have too many spines?" Prince Joyce sat on a stool next to Rhodes.

"I'm more picky," Rhodes replied.

Prince Joyce felt a little embarrassed. He said so much because he wanted to taste the delicious-looking food in front of Rhodes.

Especially the soup with a fishy and spicy smell, which was served in a large basin.

Under the gaze of Prince Joyce, Rhodes still felt a little uncomfortable.

He took out a pair of chopsticks from the space ring.

"If you don't mind, you can eat with me, but I don't have much rice." Rhodes said helplessly.

He silently expected in his heart that Prince Joyce would dislike the dishes stained with his saliva and choose to refuse.

"Give me a spoon." Prince Joyce nodded.

Does he want to drink that ribs and lotus root soup?
Rhodes took out a spoon and handed it to Prince Joyce.

Prince Joyce took the spoon from Rhodes' hand, dug a spoonful of soup into the basin containing boiled meat slices, and then drank it in a "gurgle".

"Cough, cough." Prince Joyce coughed violently as soon as he took a mouthful of spicy soup.

Rhodes looked at his face that was flushed red from the pepper and pepper, and tried not to laugh out loud.

"This dish is called boiled pork slices. If you want to eat it, you should eat the sliced ​​meat inside, or the bean sprouts inside." Rhodes picked up a slice of meat with chopsticks and put it into his bowl.

"Do you have any water?" Prince Joyce asked angrily.

Obviously, he can't eat spicy food.

Rhodes took out a clean porcelain bowl from the space ring, filled a bowl of pork ribs and lotus root soup, and handed it to Prince Joyce.

Warm soup is better than plain water for relieving spicy food, and if it is sweet soup, the effect will be even better.

Prince Joyce took the bowl and took a sip.

"It tastes great." After taking a sip of the soup in the bowl, he couldn't help admiring
"What is this made of?"

"After draining the blood from the sow wild boar caught in the forest, it was boiled several times in water to remove the bloody smell, and then its pork ribs were used to make soup." Rhodes replied.

There are no domesticated pigs in this world, and only wild boar with a strong smell can be eaten.

Even after this treatment, Lorraine added a lot of ginger and pepper to suppress the fishy smell of wild boar meat, and it was barely acceptable to Rhodes.

"It doesn't have the smell of wild boar." Prince Joyce picked up the bowl and took another sip.

Rhodes didn't answer his question, but speeded up his meal, and he would have a duel later.

In his inherent concept, he still doesn't like to do strenuous exercise after eating. The old man always told him that his intestines would break.

So he planned to finish his meal early and rest for a while before going to a duel.

Although Rhodes didn't think it would be difficult to defeat Marquis Marlon.

After a quick meal, there were still some dishes left on the table.

Rhodes looked at Prince Joyce's eating and felt that the etiquette learned these days was for nothing, even the princes of a country don't pay attention to these.

"Are you the first heir to the throne of your country?" Rhodes asked, and he suddenly realized that the ugly handsome man in front of him was the eldest prince of Fish Kingdom.

"No." Prince Joyce shook his head.

"Don't they all call you the eldest prince?" Rhodes asked curiously.

"I also have a sister. You should know that men and women have equal inheritance rights in Fish Kingdom. She is older than me, so she is the first heir to the throne." Prince Joyce replied, he was boiled The sliced ​​meat was so spicy that I gasped.

"Look at the porcelain bowl you're holding in your left hand. Do you think such things will be welcomed by the nobles of your country?" Rhodes asked again.

If he can sign some contracts with this Prince Joyce this time and develop a stable trade relationship, it will be considered a big gain.

Rhodes has no acquaintances there. If he sends a caravan and earns a lot of money, he will definitely be suppressed by the nobles of the Fish Kingdom.

For example, collecting taxes from him indiscriminately, or pretending to be a robber to rob.

It would be best if Prince Joyce was to be the direct agent of Fish Kingdom's business, and he would only be responsible for providing the goods and taking some commission.

"This bowl is exquisitely crafted and feels like jade, but it is difficult for ordinary craftsmen to leave such exquisite patterns on jade." Prince Joyce raised the bowl and faced the light coming from the castle. Observed carefully.

"How did you do it?" he asked again.

"I don't know the specific manufacturing, but we can export such utensils for a long time in our territory, whether it is bowls, cups or vases." Rhodes replied, "I have a good plan. Provide you with porcelain that is more exquisite than this, and you sell it to the nobles of your country, and we will share the money you earn.”

"You mean you want a prince to do things for you, and then you can still share the money?" Prince Joyce took out a handkerchief from nowhere and wiped the oil stains on his mouth.

"But you don't do these things yourself, are you not doing them by your subordinates? You just need to talk about it, and you are the one who makes money for nothing." Rhodes persuaded.

"I promise you this matter first. Let's talk about the specific matter after you survive the duel. If you are killed by Marquis Marlon, it will be in vain if we have negotiated terms now." Prince Joyce shook his head.

"Why do you all think that I am not the Marquis Marquis' opponent?" Rhodes asked curiously.

"A nobleman from an ancient family like him has more resources than you can imagine. If you really killed nearly a thousand regular imperial troops in the Fortress of Glory as you said before, you might still be able to defeat him. ’ replied Prince Joyce.

"Do you all suspect that I'm actually bragging?" Rhodes asked a little speechlessly, "But I do bear the title of 'Kingslayer' on my back."

Prince Joyce smiled
"Every child on the mainland knows that that shameless kingslayer hid in a corner and shot to death the 'great' emperor of the Roman Empire who couldn't fight with a bed crossbow."

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(End of this chapter)