Dougs Wright, owner of The Light Restaurant, closed early to send employees home from get off work.
When only Luya and the others were left in the dining room, he asked Luodin to wait first, and then he personally made three servings of food and served them.
"Oh? Is it tomato and potato stew?"
Lodin's tired eyes were slightly radiant. He stared at the simple food and couldn't help sighing, "It's the food we kept making when we were apprentices. I didn't expect you to remember it."
"Of course remember, come and taste it, whether the taste is still the same as back then."
Dougs pushed his unilateral glasses, and handed the knife and fork to Luya and Matthew with a smile, "It's not an excellent cooking, but the taste of home-cooked food, my favorite with that guy Lodin back then. Or this stewed beef with tomato and potatoes.”
"Yes, in the middle of the night, it can always warm our stomachs... But there is no grass-fed beef now, is this, synthetic meat?"
Lodin picked up a piece of meat that was very similar in color and smell to beef, and after carefully identifying it, he slowly put it into his mouth and began to chew.
"Of course, you old man, what are you thinking? All you can eat now is synthetic meat."
Dougs couldn't help laughing and said, "Since the appearance of human ranches, people seem to have finally realized what it feels like to be kept in captivity, and they empathize with it. Some leftists voted to abolish animal farms, and now the imperial capital There is no more free land to raise animals, and the scale of the synthetic meat factory has expanded. However, occasionally the empire's fleet will bring back some spoils of sea fish and wild meat after returning from field battles, but that is specially provided by the royal family and nobles. Yes. Although I, as the operator of a high-end restaurant, can also get some fresh fish, but meat is really too luxurious, and it will only be available when nobles order it. Fortunately, the flavor of synthetic meat is not bad, Today, after many improvements, it has basically been able to simulate the taste of pigs, cows, and sheep."
"Yes, the flavor is close, but there is still a gap between synthetic meat and natural meat."
"Really? I don't think it's different from natural meat, and it doesn't have that fishy smell. It's pretty good." Luya interrupted while drinking the soup. She felt that the taste was close to borscht, but not as thick.
"It's just a little bit less wild."
Lodin nodded in approval and said, "The sour taste of the tomato forms a wonderful match. The potatoes and meat are stewed together until just right... It's really nostalgic. I can use the current ingredients to restore the taste of the past."
"Of course, don't look at who I am."
Dougs looked very proud. He then looked at Luya who was devouring wolf and Matthew with a numb face, and said with a smile, "By the way, why don't you introduce your friends to me?"
"Oh, about this..."
Lodin immediately put down the tableware in his hand, his expression became serious, he looked at Dougs with some embarrassment and said, "I don't want to lie to you, old friend, in fact, we are..."
"I know, you escaped from prison, right?"
"Dougs, I..."
Dougs made a whispered gesture, facing the very embarrassed and at a loss Lodin, he continued.
"Forget about those things, it doesn't matter. I'm really happy that you are here. I didn't expect to see my old friend again before I went into the coffin."
"Dougs..." Lodin's eye circles were red, and for a while the fifty-year-old man was a little speechless.
"Actually, I really don't want to cause you trouble..."
"What are you talking about? I don't have a family, and you are like my brother. Isn't the lifelong friendship not enough? I was able to gain a foothold in the imperial capital, thanks to the money you gave me, Otherwise, there would be no store.”
"You have already paid back that money."
"Friendship can never be repaid."
Dougs was very tough, he shook his head, and then his expression became serious and serious, "I think it's time for us to realize our youthful dreams, remember?"
"Of course I remember... How could I forget it? At that time we wanted to jointly open a three-star restaurant that is famous all over the country, but I found love and returned to my hometown with my wife." Lodin recalled with a wry smile.
"That's right, you kid abandoned me back then, and I won't forgive you easily."
Dougs laughed loudly, and stretched out his hand to Lodin, "But it's not too late, old man, would you like to come to my place to be the chef?"
"I..." Luodin's eyes were red, and he looked at the other party with emotion, but for a moment he didn't know how to answer.
"You just promise, Uncle Luodin, this is your dream when you were young, and now that you have the opportunity to realize it, don't leave any regrets."
Luya drank the soup in the bowl in one gulp. She knew that Luodin was a kind person, but at this moment, she couldn't help reminding him justly.
"That's right, the little girl is right! Why are you still hesitating, old man!"
"You're right, thank you Eve, Dougs, I..."
Just when Luodin finally made up his mind to answer, there was a rapid and rough knock on the door outside the store.
"Open the door! Routine inspection!"
"Oops, it couldn't be..."
Could it be that the imperial soldiers are coming
Lodin's face changed drastically, but Dougs looked extremely calm. He made a quiet gesture, led Lodin and the others to the basement door, and pushed them all in.
"Stay here first, don't make a sound, I'll send them away."
Dougs calmly returned to the door of the restaurant and opened the closed rolling door.
"Is there anything I can do to help you, my lords?"
With his back straightened, Dougs politely saluted a few imperial soldiers at the door of the store.
A few imperial soldiers were standing outside, staring at him fiercely and said, "A few prisoners from Gela Prison have escaped. We suspect that they have infiltrated the city. We are conducting routine inspections."
"What should I do? My lords have worked really hard, but I can assure you that no one has ever been here. After seeing off the last table of guests, the employees just got off work and left. Now I am the only one in the entire store. "
Dodgers' attitude is neither humble nor overbearing, and gives people a very calm feeling. But those imperial soldiers didn't seem to want to buy it, and they were still very tough. "The order we received was to search every house, every corner, and not let a single mouse go. I hope you, Boss Wright, will cooperate with our work."
"This is very difficult. Although I can cooperate with you in the inspection...but if you have to do this, it will affect the task that Lord Mott entrusted to the shop."
"Mo, Master Mott?!"
Dao Gesi's words really startled several imperial soldiers. Mott was the most trusted minister around the emperor, and he was directly responsible for handling the tasks entrusted by the emperor. Most of the time, what Master Mott explained was the emperor's thoughts, and they were a little bit taken aback, "What task did Lord Mott explain?"
"It's a ball for His Royal Highness, oh, you don't know, Mr. Mott has designated our restaurant of light as the only catering supply. I have to finish the meals requested by Mr. Mott before the end of tomorrow and send them to Adult tasting... After all, everyone knows that our restaurant’s cuisine is very popular in Gradia, and even the black knight will come to taste it. As for the recipes and ingredients we will provide at the dance, they have not yet been made public. All ingredients are It's a special offering, if everyone insists on searching at this time, the secret recipe carefully prepared by Master Mott will be leaked in advance, it is very likely that it is everyone's responsibility... "
Those imperial soldiers looked at each other, and couldn't help shrinking back. After all, no one wants to take on such a responsibility. Those nobles all have weird tempers, especially Mott, who pays special attention to details. If he is upset, it will definitely not be a good thing.
So they waved their hands, "Okay, we have checked your store, and there is nothing unusual."
Dawgs' Restaurant of Light was declared outside, and they scanned the circle and saw no one else. Presumably Dawgs would not be so stupid as to harbor prisoners.
"Thank you everyone."
After the imperial soldiers confirmed that there was no abnormality, they left Dougs' shop.
Dougs watched the imperial soldiers leave, hung a "Closed" wooden sign outside, and locked the restaurant again.
He returned to the entrance of the basement, looked at Luya and the others and sighed.
"It's okay, they're gone."
"Excellent, Mr. Wright..."
Luya heard their conversation verbatim, she was a little surprised, "But is it true what you said about feeding the royal family?"
"Oh? You heard it. I didn't expect your ears to be quite sensitive... Indeed, I don't need to tell that kind of lie."
Dougs looked at Luya, snorted lightly and said, "It's really lucky, otherwise we wouldn't be able to bluff them."
As Lodin said, his old friend in the imperial capital is very reliable.
Although his mouth stinks a bit, he just frowned when he found out that Lodin had brought a pig-human cub. After Lodin explained the origin of the piglet, he agreed to let the piglet temporarily hide in his in the warehouse.
But this is not a long-term solution. Daugs said that he will try his best to find a way to send the piglets out of the imperial capital. He is very sympathetic to Matthew's experience, but for now, people who have been captured by the necromancer can actually recover after treatment, but the medical expenses are extremely high without medical insurance, conservatively estimated to cost more than 200,000 gold coins, yes The level of ordinary wage earners working part-time for two to three years without eating or drinking.
Daugs said that he can help pay for medical expenses, but he needs to have a green card as a proof of identity before he can enter the hospital for medical treatment.
Just now the prisoners rioted and escaped from prison. The limelight will be more intense these days, and it may take a while to get a green card. Therefore, Dougs suggested that Lodin and the others should keep a low profile and not go out.
Before applying for a green card, Lu Ya decided to keep a low profile. Now the city is full of traps for her. She must not expose herself rashly until she finds out the news about where the red dragon is imprisoned.
Need to plan well.
Dougs provided them with staff quarters, one for Lodin and Matthew, one for Luya as a girl, and Piggy to sleep in a closet. At the end of this difficult day, she was about to take a good night's sleep to recover her physical strength and spirit, but just as she turned off the daylight, leaving only a small bedside lamp to drive away the undead, and was about to lie down and sleep, suddenly Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of his bed.
"?!"
Luya was taken aback for a moment, subconsciously picked up the remote control at hand and threw it at the figure, but the remote penetrated through the man's body and hit the freshly painted wall.
Yes, is it a ghost? !
Luya jumped up from the bed, ready to call out almost by conditioned reflex, but at this moment, the shadow suddenly made a sound to her.
"It's me, my little girl."
This familiar tone stunned the extremely nervous Luya. She stopped her plan to rush out of the room, and slowly turned her head to look at the figure, which was so blurred that it was originally a black mist. It gradually became clear before her eyes.
A young man with long red hair looked at her calmly and gently through his pure golden eyes without any impurities.
"You are… "
Lu Ya stared at the other party in shock, and she suddenly had an unlikely idea. No... this is crazy, how is it possible? But if not him, then who
"Sister human, what's wrong with you, you're sleeping... so noisy..."
The piglet in the closet murmured in dissatisfaction, and Luya slowly walked in front of him. She stared deeply at him and made a sound incredulously.
"...is it Farus?"
The author has something to say: This is part of the consciousness of the Red Dragon. It's like playing an online game to make a character for yourself. . .
How come someone has already started jumping repeatedly =. =Prince Dog, you can take anyone's image as you want.
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