Sword and Magic and Taxi

Iomedae's paladins are strict with themselves, and they have sophisticated equipment, but when operating in the wild, other things are very simple. Zhao Mai watched as they summoned their mounts and sent them back to heaven to save feed. Then, they took out dry food from their backpacks.

It is a hard cake made from a mixture of barley flour, flour and oat flour, plus hops and dandelions, and is served with yogurt soaked in strong ale. As a normal man who comes from a big food empire, he cannot face a group of beautiful girls nibbling on cookies in front of him while he does nothing. He sighed and stopped this sadistic scene.

I'll make you something to eat, alas...

What can Zhao Mai come up with? It’s hard for a clever woman to make a living without rice, but he still has instant noodles brought from home. As a homebody living alone, I naturally became proficient in various methods of making instant noodles. But he didn't have such a big pot to cook noodles for six people at once.

Hazel, let me borrow your helmet.

The Paladins are all rich men who wear full body armor, and their helmets are also carefully carved works of art. They are deep and pointed, without any holes, and are just perfect for making pots - if it is an elven artistic hollow style, there is no way. Yes, the dwarf's helmet is too thick and it is quite troublesome to heat it. Zhao Mai roughly estimated that four helmets are enough to cook for six people, and both pots and bowls can be used.

Use water creation to summon the power of nature to condense moisture from the surrounding air. The local area is adjacent to swamps and forests, and the air is humid. Zhao Mai has enough water to clean the pot helmet and then boil the water without any effort. Under the gaze of the Paladin girl, Zhao Mai opened the instant noodles and threw them in one bag after another. He has figured out that instant noodles have a long shelf life and good taste, but they take up a larger volume for the same weight and are not suitable to carry. It's better to take this opportunity to sell favors and please the paladins.

Add the sauce packet, and after a while, the fragrance will spread everywhere. Compared to Golarion's cooking habits, the rich seasonings in instant noodles were something these paladins had never seen before. Iomedae was of the highest birth among all, and her father was a powerful mage. There was no shortage of rare things in the family. But the instant noodles still surprised her, her appetite became more and more intense, and she seemed to be a little uncontrollable.

Especially the fragrance that spread around seemed to have a faint smell of herbs and a faint smell of alchemical items, which evoked Hazel's memory of her father. There is always the weird, slightly pungent smell of spellcasting materials on him. This smell, combined with her mother's sickly hot flashes, was Hazel's entire taste memory of home.

It's a pity that there are no eggs, so I can only put some ham slices. Zhao Mai cut the smoked ham into thin slices with a knife and threw them in while the water was boiling. Just two more minutes and everyone can start eating.

As soon as he finished speaking, a twisted and ugly arrow landed in the middle of the stove with a swish, and then the sound of a whimpering charge came from the forest. Who neglected their duties and did not keep a lookout?! Hazel shouted angrily, holding up the holy emblem and chanting a spell: The successor goddess shows her power and protects the weak from evil!

A ray of light emitted from the holy emblem and shrouded Zhao Mai directly. Combined with the previous call sign, Zhao Mai knew that this was a protect others spell. If Zhao Mai was hurt, half of it would be shared with Hazel. However, this spell requires the caster and the recipient to wear the same platinum ring respectively, so it is often jokingly called the I'll protect you, my wife spell, so Zhao Mai couldn't help but ask, Where is the ring?

Hazel reacted very quickly, and the others were not slow either. As a result of long-term training, they immediately stood up, took out their weapons and held them in their hands, and then cast spells respectively. The blessing spell can immediately bring everyone's body to the optimal state of movement, and the person who casts Detect Evil is reporting the number and general direction of the enemy. A paladin casts the light spell on his companion's javelin, and his companion throws the javelin back along the trajectory of the enemy's arrow, providing illumination for everyone.

At the same time, about fifteen goblins brandished axes and scimitars, stepping on the fallen leaves and dead branches on the ground, and charged towards the female knights. This should be a raiding team, and all the goblins are wearing armor, which shows that they are all warriors who can make money. As for the leader, he was wearing obviously ill-fitting chain mail, holding a heavy dwarf ax high in his hand, and kept making ferocious shouts. Zhao Mai smiled. The dwarf heavy ax was thick, short, heavy, and quite dense. Dwarves like to fill it with lead, which increases the quality and makes it particularly powerful when chopping. Without the stable body shape of a dwarf with a low center of gravity, it would be quite difficult to use this weapon.

Protect our food and never let the goblins approach or destroy it! Hazel shouted, took her shield and thrust it into the ground. They were all equipped with uniform shields, with a curved upper end and a sharp lower end, resembling an upside-down teardrop-shaped cavalry shield. The female paladins had a tacit understanding. They all stuck their shields on the ground and erected a shield wall for the four pots of instant noodles.

I will lead the charge! said a female paladin with long black hair: I will use the charge to wash away the stain of my failure to conduct due diligence!

Lead the charge and get half the dinner! Hazel showed no mercy at all.

All the paladins looked at each other. It turns out that combat performance is linked to the number of dinners! The growling stomach and the fragrant smell of rice are more inspiring than the majestic war drums. Although none of them are barbarians, it can be seen from the sudden red eyes that berserk only depends on mood, not career choice.

Zhao Mai was given special care and enjoyed the same treatment as instant noodles, that is, he could squat behind the shield wall. He instantly assessed the situation on the field and knew that the victory of the Paladins was obvious. In order to prevent the enemy from escaping and being harassed while eating, he chanted a spell and kindly used the entanglement technique to cut off the goblin's retreat. The forest environment undoubtedly enhances the effect of this spell. Those twisting branches and thorns clearly exude a you are in trouble as soon as you get close feeling.

Reserve food, defend and be vigilant. Zhao Mai gave the order, squatting behind the shield and looking vigilantly in the other direction to prevent more goblins from sneaking up on him from the opposite side. However, the Paladin also thought of this. The five knights formed a two-level charge formation of three and two, leaving one person as a reserve team. At the same time, they used the ability to detect evil to control the battlefield situation.

Even if the situation gets worse, the paladins can still heal and protect each other, and their martial arts are strong enough. As long as the command system does not collapse, or encounter a powerful and insidious spell caster, Zhao Mai really can't think of the possibility of them losing to this group of goblins.

If you want to eat noodles, you can't eat noodles with your hands and a knife. I don't know if they carry a fork. Zhao Mai thought for a while, then lowered his head to look for slender branches to see if he could teach them to use chopsticks.

That would definitely be fun, much better than fighting goblins.