quicksilver blood

Chapter 313 The First Loyalty

Because Roland was present, the atmosphere of the dinner can be said to be quite relaxed and happy, and there were no surprises.

Even the old dwarf, who was still drunk, just ate with a sullen head and didn't say a word.

Dinner, by the way, was pie, broth, and some mead.The workmanship is not exquisite, and the seasoning is not too much, but the weight is enough.The broth is full of meat.

After all, the mountain people are a nation that loves meat, and hunters eat a lot and are hungry quickly. The meat soup in the homes of mountain people with slightly better families has to be simmered slowly.In case someone gets hungry in the middle of the night, they can go to the kitchen and scoop up a spoonful of broth.

Just like the broth that Roland drank before, outside of winter, if a traveler is thirsty, he can go to the door of the mountain people and ask for a bowl of broth.Giving free broth to guests is also a manifestation of mountain people's hospitality.

For the mountain people, the word "grain" is basically equivalent to "meat".In Fararo in the mountains, there are so many monsters that it is almost a disaster. Sometimes hunters dig deeper traps, and even one trap can catch several prey.In this case, in Farajo, meat is even cheaper than refined flour.This is why the baker is especially popular with Lim - not that Lim particularly likes bread, but because fluffy white bread is indeed a luxury in the eyes of Farajo's children.

And compared to bread, which is not easy to store, meat and potatoes are quite easy to store during winter.It was so cold that the basement storage room was even better than the refrigerator.

However, it is easy to get tired of eating meat alone.Therefore, in the long-term meat-eating career, the Fararo people have practiced good cooking skills one by one.At least cooking broth is a basic skill that everyone knows.This is why you can often see mountain hotels and mountain taverns in other places.If the mountain people were the bosses, they would save money for hiring cooks—even if hotels and taverns were not owned by mountain people, generally speaking there would be at least one mountain person among the cooks.

Farajos are natural foodies.Different from the spicy Suze people and the sugar-loving Titans, the mountain people prefer to develop the flavor of the ingredients with fire and wild herbs.Of course, this living custom is also inseparable from the lack of seasonings in Fararo.

Adding salt is not to increase the salty taste, but to enhance the freshness; adding sugar is not to highlight the sweetness, but to make the umami taste more mellow and not greasy.Coupled with the slow-cooked broth, the crispy meat, the fragrant herb leaves, and the potatoes that have soaked up the soup, it can be said to be a very pleasant dinner.

After dinner, Roland returned to the room Kang Ding had prepared for Roland.

Several people were tactful and didn't mean to disturb Roland - after all, the pastor of Tyre needed to hold evening prayers when the sun went down.Except for the atheists in Caral, everyone else knows this.

After Roland revealed his status as a bishop before, Kangding aside, Honaar's attitude has changed significantly.

To put it simply, it is from friendship to respect; from the attitude towards friends to the attitude towards superiors.It seems that the prestige has improved, but it appears to be a lot more raw.Even after Little Lim said "want to play with brother Roland" at the dinner table, Hornaer's first reaction was to apologize to Roland.Even though Roland said with a wry smile that it didn't affect anything, she still resolutely rejected Lim's request.

Roland could understand this reaction.

It was probably because Hornaer was afraid that Lim would say the wrong thing because of her ignorance, or that Roland would be angry because of her naughty nature.After all, the status of a bishop is a bit high for an ordinary hunter family.

Even Kang Ding is also a golden rank.No one would think that a gold-rank archbishop and a gold-rank hunter are on the same level.Roland was naturally used to this for a long time.Otherwise, he wouldn't have wanted to pretend to be a druid in the first place.

And Roland has no objection to Mrs. Kruman's overly cautious attitude.Although Roland was suspicious, he was not suspicious to the point of becoming sick.And although Roland doesn't hate children, he likes to be quiet.If you can be quiet and alone for a while, it can be regarded as good entertainment.

After dinner, the sun had already set in the west, and dusk was approaching, and the candles in the house had already been lit.

Roland clasped his hands together, faced the sunset, closed his eyes slightly and began to pray softly.

The object of his prayer is of course not Tyre, who died under Roland, but the Sleeping Mentor.

Amid Roland's slow and melodious prayers, the Sleeping Mentor appeared in the room at some point.

She sat on Roland's bed, maintaining the same sitting posture for thousands of years, crossed her hands and fingers in front of her face, and looked at Roland who was concentrating on praying with interest, but did not interrupt Roland's prayer with a word.

Not the same as the prayers of Tyre's priests.Roland's prayer lasted for quite a long time. Rather, Roland regarded prayer as a way to relax his body and mind.

After coming to Farnes World for more than a month, Roland has basically gotten used to his status as a priest.

The relaxed and happy feeling during prayer made Roland feel comfortable.The process of intimate contact with the mentor is a kind of baptism for Roland's soul.

In the blink of an eye, more than four hours passed.What woke Roland from his prayers was a knock on the door.

Roland slowly opened his eyes.The silver-gray holy flame in his eyes gradually extinguished.

When Roland opened his eyes, the mentor disappeared into the room at the same time.

Roland opened the door in no hurry.He first replaced the candle that was about to burn out, lit it, and then slowly went to open the door.

It did not exceed Roland's expectations——

The person at the door was the little boy with gray hair and gray eyes.

Seeing him covering his right eye in pain, Roland didn't say anything, didn't close the door, just sat silently on the main seat, and turned to look at him.

The little boy walked in obediently, then closed and locked the door.Walking in front of Roland in the dim candlelight, he knelt down on the ground without warning, and completely fell on the ground.

Roland's expression didn't change at all.Under the dim candlelight, Roland only showed half of his chin, and the upper half of his face was completely hidden in the darkness.

He leaned slightly to the right, leaning on the armrest, looking down at the little boy with gray hair.

In other words, looking at the rebellious undead who served Ke Lanwo.

"Are you guilty?"

After a long silence, Roland spoke indifferently.

The moment he opened his mouth, the little boy trembled suddenly.

"I am guilty."

"Then," Roland said flatly, "from now on, your sins are forgiven."

"Yes."

The little boy was not surprised at all, and responded very piously.

He raised his head and asked in a choked voice.Tears filled his gray eyes.The gray covering of the right eye has been broken, revealing the bright red pupil inside.

Then, his next words completely exceeded Roland's expectations:
"Can I... pledge my allegiance to you?"

　...I guess you guys are hungry now (turns head)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)