Food conquers the world

The night in Plains, the capital of the Kingdom of Kenton, is always very lively. Aristocratic lords and ladies go out to watch operas and dance parties. Swordsmen and mages will also have some fun after a day of patrolling and studying. Go to the tavern for a drink or two.

But these activities are limited to the rich area, and the civilians in the plains civilian area have long closed their doors to thank guests.The wealthy area and the civilian area are both in Plains, but the living conditions are completely different.

There are no street lights everywhere in the civilian area, and you can only walk by the light from the windows on the occasional street.Under the faint candlelight, a late returning dancer staggered through the street. She probably drank too much wine and her steps were very unsteady.After a few steps, she kicked something and jumped forward, almost falling.

Then there was a scream of "Meow!", and a black cat immediately jumped up and ran away.

The dancer spat: "Dead cat, I thought I stepped on something dead."

After cursing a few words, she began to stagger forward again. When she reached a dilapidated house, she stopped, holding the door with one hand, and feeling for the key in the cloth bag she was carrying with the other.

There were footsteps on the street corner.

The dancing girl stopped and looked back vigilantly.

A group of people wrapped in black robes walked over quickly, and the dancer quickly rummaged through her bag, took out the key and eagerly opened the door.But this door is too dilapidated, and the keyhole is full of rust, and now it's stuck, and it can't be opened no matter what.

The dancer silently muttered nervously: Hurry up, hurry up!While pulling on the armrest, he slammed the door.

"Gra"

At last the key was turned and the door opened when the footsteps were very close.The dancer felt relieved, and immediately pushed the door in and closed it.

A broad hand suddenly propped on the door, preventing her from closing it.It was a man's hand, which looked very powerful, but the dancer didn't even think about it, and kicked at the door, but the man said a word, and the dancer stopped.

The man said, "Denise, open the door."

Denise is her name, but few people call it that, after all, lowly dancers like them don't need a name, they just need a face and a body.And among her guests, only one can call her by name.

Denise looked up at the man, the vigilance on her face disappeared instantly, and then she glanced at the group of people outside the door expressionlessly, let go of the hand holding the door, and entered the room by herself.

The group of people outside the door were just a few people who came out of the Valley of Death, but not all of them, only Zou Kai, Maier, Dele and Saikende.

It was early in the morning when they walked out of the Valley of Death, and most of them were still asleep, and it was also the most exhausting and most relaxing time of the day after staying up late.

Priest picked this time to come out, naturally to safely pass through the obstruction of the people guarding outside the Valley of Death.

Before leaving the valley, they made all kinds of speculations, and they all thought that there were at least two great magicians waiting for them outside the valley, but it turned out that they were overthinking.

Perhaps it was because no one believed that they could pass through the Valley of Death safely, so there were only two soldiers who set up a tent outside the Valley of Death to guard them. At this time, one of them was sleeping soundly with his arms around a woman.

A group of them walked past the tent without even waking them up. Just as Prius didn't have the idea of ​​alarming the snake, he didn't do anything to the two people.

After leaving the Valley of Death, they spent a day changing their appearance and sneaking into Plains City.Originally Zou Kai wanted to take Maier away, but Prius kept them together on the grounds that it was unsafe for someone to see their appearance.But they had been away from Plains for a long time, and they didn't know the current situation of Plains at all, so they didn't dare to show up rashly, so at Sekend's suggestion, they came to a civilian area that had nothing to do with politics, and found Sekender An old friend of mine, the dancing girl Denise.

At this time, they were sitting in front of the fireplace in Denise's house. The warm flames in the fireplace dispelled the chill of the night. Denise made hot tea and handed each of them a cup. Give him another look.

Noticing her gaze, Price smiled apologetically: "Excuse me."

"It's my honor for you to come to me. I don't have good tea as a treat, so I'm neglecting you." Denise smiled. She stayed in the romantic place all the year round, and her ability to observe words and emotions was naturally extraordinary. It was easy to see that Prius He is the highest-ranking person in their group.

Price smiled and listened, and then said: "Maybe I will disturb you for a few more days, I'm really sorry." After speaking, Pfister handed over two gold coins.

Denise took it with a smile: "All the vacant rooms here can accommodate people, please feel free."

The civilian area of ​​Plains looks very bright on the surface, with neat and clean houses and uniform styles, but the inside is usually rudimentary that does not match the appearance.

It was a time of heavy rainfall, and Denise's house was dark and damp, and the bedding smelled musty, but for these people who had just come out of the Valley of Death, it was already extremely luxurious, and almost everyone fell asleep. , but not everyone can sleep well.

Prince Price lay on the bed for a while and was still sleepless. On the night when he first returned to the capital, he couldn't fall asleep. He tossed and turned on the bed for a long time, and finally got up and walked to the living room.

The wood in the closet in the living room has been burned out, leaving only sporadic charcoal fire glowing dark red in the dark. Price sat in front of the fireplace and stared at the charcoal for a long time, as if he had fallen into a trance.

Zou Kai was in a hurry to urinate in the middle of the night. When he walked into the living room and saw a figure, he was startled at first. After seeing that it was Prince Prius, he was relieved, and then asked, "Can't sleep?"

As soon as Zou Kai spoke, Prince Price's motionless figure like a sculpture moved. He turned his head and looked at the speaker. After seeing that it was Zou Kai, his eyes moved slightly, and he nodded after a while. There seemed to be a helpless smile in the tone: "How can I sleep, returning to Plains is the beginning of the war."

When he said the last few words, the helplessness in his tone completely disappeared, and it became sonorous and forceful, so strong that it almost tasted like gnashing of teeth.

I didn't know what to say for a while, Zou Kai didn't answer, but Price looked at him, although he looked down on his expression because of the darkness, but Zou Kai thought he was smiling: "Will you help me?"

"I don't understand." Zou Kai sat down next to him, with one foot curled up on the chair, his arms resting on his knees, and his posture relaxed, "Actually, who is the king has nothing to do with me-don't be nervous, we are life and death after all Well, of course I want you to be king, and I think you are definitely better than your uncle."

Zou Kai's voice suddenly became lighter: "That was the first time I saw such a tragic thing. The corpses piled up outside Shatie City, I will never forget it in my life."

Prius knew that he was thinking of what happened before he entered the Valley of Death. It was originally a very ordinary small village outside Shatie City, but it was slaughtered because of the reason he was hunted down.

"I'm sorry." Price spoke slowly and his voice was a little rough, "It's my fault."

Zou Kai didn't speak, just raised his hand and patted Prius on the shoulder, getting up to leave.

"Kay!" A candle suddenly lit up behind him, and Prius called out to him, "If you hate my uncle too, please help me!"

"This..." Zou Kai was a little hesitant. Prius said so solemnly but made him feel a little uneasy, "I don't know anything except cooking..."

"As long as you help me for a reason, I will arrange the rest." Price looked into Zou Kai's eyes and said eagerly.

"I don't do anything outrageous." Zou Kai half-jokingly said.

"Do not worry."

Prius looked at Zou Kai. This person is an envoy recognized by Cade himself. If he can get the help of an envoy, it will be a great help for him to fight for the throne.But at this time, he carefully observed Zou Kai's expression, and found that he was not keen on the battle for the throne, and he didn't even seem to know how much his choice would affect the throne.

At this moment, Prius couldn't help but think of the Holy See's attitude towards kingship, which made him suddenly worried.But when he thought of Zou Kai's identity, Price became firm again. As long as Zou Kai showed that he was on his side, it would be the greatest help to him.

"Okay then." Zou Kai thought they were on the same boat at first, but Priest came to ask him, which made him feel a little weird, and now that Prius has also made a promise, he has no reason Refuse, after all, life and death are difficult.However, Zou Kai still has concerns, and Price's solemn attitude also made him seriously think about the current problem, "But you have to tell me your plan, and Maier can't participate, I have to find him a safe place first." place."

Price thought for a moment: "You don't know about Price, I can help you find this place."

"Then what are your plans?" Zou Kai sat down again and asked Prius.

"I need to visit my mother's family first, and my father's old cronies," Price said.

Zou Kai nodded. He understood Price's plan. If Price's uncle succeeds in seizing the throne, the most anxious thing is Price's mother clan. After all, Price's mother clan has the right to Compared with the rights that Uncle Prius had after he ascended the throne, it was far worse.

"What about after that?" Seeing that Price didn't continue, Zou Kai looked up at him.

Prius shook his head: "I don't know yet, I can make the next arrangement only after I know the plan of my mother."

Zou Kai let out a thoughtful "Oh" and asked after a while, "Aren't you going to ask the Holy See?"

Price's eyes on Zou Kai became a little strange for a moment, but he quickly adjusted and explained to Zou Kai: "The Holy See has seldom managed the affairs of the Kingdom, no, it should not have been in charge of it for a hundred years, and the Pope only in the new It will only appear at the emperor's coronation ceremony."