my age of magic

Chapter 47. Conflict

The members of this party were a bit mixed. I didn’t expect that there would be so many people at first. Fortunately, the preparations were sufficient, and the game that Kurz hunted back was also enough. Qige also asked Singer to bring a bag of wheat flour. A simple wooden long table and a light back chair are placed not far from the stove.While cooking, none of these people could be found, but when the aroma of the dishes drifted away, so many people came unexpectedly.

When Kurtz was discussing with me whether to add some dried vegetables to the braised pork, Fred appeared next to Singer. His leather armor was still stained with grass clippings, his leather shoes were still muddy, and his hair was even worse. It's messy like a bird's nest, it hasn't been taken care of for a long time, and it looks terrible, with a look of fatigue on his face, a few more wrinkles on the loose skin, and I can even see bloodshot eyes.

I looked up at Uncle Fred and said jokingly, "Hey, Fred, it looks like you're not fit to do the hard work of putting up tents anymore, you should leave them to the young people, you should sit down and drink A little hot soup."

The wooden table is full of various dinner plates, thanks to Singh’s strong support and sponsorship. She came a bit late, but her work efficiency is obviously much higher than that of Katerina. Not only did she find us a simple and convenient table Dining table and chairs, but also prepared some simple tableware.The ready-made braised hoof knuckles and crystal knuckles are placed on the dining table, covered with a silver semicircular cover to prevent them from being cooled too early and affecting the taste.Braised pork is still stewed in an iron pot, but it will be out of the pot when the soup is a little thicker. I want to put more dried green beans and dried eggplant. These things Kuz always thought that the old Kuru let me Sun-dried herbs, I didn’t expect that I would put these black, dry and bitter things into the braised pork. He is a carnivore and insisted on opposing my spoiling such a pot of delicious braised pork.

The orcs have a very strange principle, they always like to cook meat and vegetables separately, just like stewed meat must be pure meat, never add any vegetables to it, and rarely put meat into it when cooking vegetables , use some animal fat at most.However, under my insistence, Kurtz finally made a concession. I can only choose one of dried green beans and dried eggplant, okay.

Katerina and Guoguo were also very curious, and looked towards us from time to time. When they saw us take out something like hay from our pockets, wash it and throw it into the meat pot, they also kept communicating with each other behind, thinking that The food culture of the orcs is unfathomable.Kurtz kept staring at me for such slander of orcs. It was an agreement between Kurtz and me that no matter what someone said about the dishes we cooked, we would not make excuses.At that time, I was worried that once I knew that these cooking methods were my attention, I might be put on the laboratory table as a guinea pig for dissection research.In another iron pan, American meatloaf and pork ribs are half-smoked and half-baked. These meat steaks marinated with seasoning will be roasted until the surface is browned, the meat is soft and fat-free, and it is very delicious.There are chopped chicken pieces on the cutting board, and vermicelli soaked in the copper basin.

Kuz always has a whim and wants to use a whole chicken to stew vermicelli. He always thinks that I can always create delicious food on a whim. As a partner, he also has some talent in this area, so he has been eager to try it. Well, I decided not to give him a chance.

Singer moved a back chair for Fred at the side and told Fred to sit down.Then he ran to the side again, wiped the middle-aged man's face with a hot towel, carefully dusted off the dust on his body, and squatted down to polish his shoes.Uncle Fred saw that I was busy, and said to me from the side: "Jia, it seems that you are recovering quickly, and you look very good."

I smiled and said, "I wanted to learn more from you before entering the Pai Plateau, but it seems that this plan will be postponed."

"Oh, are you going to go hunting in the wilderness with the adventure group?" Hearing what I said, Uncle Fred frowned, and said in disapproval, "This hunting is no better than Xinghu Grassland. Not in the rhythm of the adventure group."

He just didn't say clearly that I'm an oil bottle, and no adventure group would take a child like me to hunt on the Pai Plateau.

Kurz turned his head and answered honestly: "We are two, we are brothers."

The little orc could only hug my shoulders by squatting slightly. Although his speech was clumsy, everyone could understand it, and the strong friendship could be heard from the words.He had been hanging out with Uncle Fred for a long time before he was willing to talk to him.If it were someone else, even if it was Sister Guoguo who picked up the mission ax for us on the battlefield, he would not say a word.

"Tch, do you think that worn-out hunter's bow can shoot through the throat of the magic antelope?" Uncle Fred laughed at Kurtz unceremoniously. The middle-aged uncle has always spoken in a very aggressive tone, but He has a very kind heart. He not only wants to remind us that our decision is absurd, but also wants to dispel our unrealistic thoughts. Did an underage half-big orc child bring a human child into the wilderness alone to hunt the magic antelope?Do you really regard the wasteland at the northern foot of the Pai Plateau as your back garden?

"We already have enough money to buy an ironwood bow." Kurz retorted.

Uncle Fred sat on the chair carelessly, with rare tenderness in his eyes. The middle-aged uncle had experienced too many ups and downs, and it was hard for him to be moved by anything. He supported Singer with one hand and grew up. swan neck, and kissed her forehead.Singer quickly pushed Fred away, but anyone could see the sweetness in her eyes. It could be seen that this usually shrewd and capable woman would still become shy when she met a corner love.Uncle Fred smiled smugly, stroked the beard around his mouth with his hand and thought for a while before saying: "With your arm strength, how many times can you draw the iron and wooden bow? Why don't you change to a Neti?" The bow is not so hard, and it uses feathered arrows made of fine iron arrow clusters, but it can just shoot through the chest, abdomen and neck of the magic antelope, which is the weakest part of the magic antelope's skin."

"Can the Neti bow shoot the devil antelope?" I couldn't help being very interested. You must know that the Neti bow is a short bow, which is far more convenient to carry than a long bow such as an iron and wood bow, and as Uncle Fred said, it is easier to carry. It is softer, and the pulling force is smaller, but it has always been believed that only iron and wood bows can shoot through the hide of the magic antelope.

Uncle Fred nodded affirmatively, and said: "As long as you don't pick the leader of the antelope and the mutant ones, the rest can almost shoot through. The arrow cluster must be sharpened, and the tail feathers should not be too long, otherwise it will affect the speed of the arrow."

Kurtz and I looked at each other and decided that maybe we should get a similar netty bow, which might suit us better.We have been with Uncle Fred for a long time, and we will have a lot of topics together.Uncle Fred rubbed his cheeks with his hands to make himself more energetic, and then said: "I have been driving the Thunder Rhino these days. Although I have the help of old Kuru, I feel that I am getting old and I can't bear it, too. It's exhausting."

"Why, Santo is dead?" I said in amazement, and then thought about how could the hundreds of dwarves and robbers sneak attack without killing people?Laugh at yourself, didn't you also climb out of the gate of hell, why would you still be surprised to hear the death of someone you knew around you?Santo is the driver of our Thunder Rhinoceros, but he is a bit arrogant. He prefers to stay with the small group of their driver. Although he is not hostile to the orcs, he has always kept a straight face, showing An unreasonable arrogance made people baffled.When I heard the news of his death, I felt a little uncomfortable.

Uncle Fred nodded, and said with a gloomy expression, "Twenty people died that time, and even more were injured. Fortunately, old Kuru's herbal medicine is very effective, and the number of dead people has not increased."

Later we talked about Uncle An. I heard that he was also cut with an ax on his back during the chaos. He was not as lucky as Kurz. He escaped the deadly ax and only hurt his flesh, and his whole body was chopped diagonally. It was cut into two halves, the intestines flowed out, and he died on the spot.When I said this, Uncle Fred saw that my face was a little pale, so he didn't want to say any more.

With Singer's help, there is no need for me and Kurtz to rush around.Although she was also curious about our way of making dishes, she quickly understood our ideas and got busy with Katerina.Singh is more than 180 cm tall, with a well-proportioned figure and broad shoulders, which makes the originally stalwart chest look less obvious against the backdrop of a wide skirt. Her waist does not have a trace of excess fat, which makes her look very Powerful, so no matter what you do, you will be quick and will not look stupid.

Sister Guoguo was reading a magic book on the grass beside me, when someone patted me on the shoulder from behind and startled me.My perception has been growing recently, perhaps because of the benefits of the last battle. No matter my hearing, vision and sense of smell are very keen, it is difficult for someone to approach me so silently, so I was held down by the shoulder, just Startled like a bunny.

Janbach's steady and thick voice came from behind me: "Hey, boy, you seem to be recovering well! Is this the power of veterinary medicine?"

I turned around and saw Chambach and Tia standing behind me. Chambach's big bear-like hands were resting on my shoulders. His eyes were firm and spirited, and his chiseled face was full of honor and faith. , for his aristocratic style, I am dismissive. I have to say that Qiangbach's iron man's appearance is far more stable and aristocratic than Dayi.Even if he is only wearing a simple white shirt and leather breeches, just looking at his well-groomed beard and the dagger at his waist, he looks extraordinary.

Tia looked a little decadent, with bandages wrapped around her body and head, and it could be seen that she had suffered serious injuries.However, it may be an honor for a scout to die on the front line, but after returning from such an injury, he did not release the signal arrow at the most important time, which was related to the fate of the entire caravan. Such dereliction of duty was very serious.

"Maybe it is, or it's because I'm recovering better, Mr. Chambach." I said half-jokingly.

Jambach laughed and said, "It seems that the life in the caravan has whitened your skin. But you have to keep practicing. A real fighter can put on a defensive posture at any time."

I quickly said, "I will do as you say, Mr. Jambach."

Then he looked up at Tia and asked him with a smile: "Tiya, don't you need to stay on our Thunder Rhino for two days this time?"

Tia was a little embarrassed by my sarcasm.Sister Guoguo came over at this time, pulled me to her side, gave me a look, and said to Jambach and Tia: "You guys sit down for a while, there should be two dishes that are not ready yet."

This time it was attacked by the dwarf bandits, and the caravan suffered heavy losses.Kurz was even more dissatisfied with the forward scout team. Although only Tia came back alive and the rest of the team were ambushed and killed, it still couldn't change Kurz's mood. The fact that I was wounded by the ax that opened me up to [-] centimeters and the fact that I walked around the edge of life and death made this little orc feel a knot in his heart about Tia.I have the same opinion as Kurz, that is, it caused us to almost die. The forward scout team has a great responsibility. As the only survivor, Tia needs to bear our anger, even if he is a A true ranger.

(End of this chapter)