in the name of the queen

Chapter 164 Five-star praise from the Elf Princess

This strange sight made Roland's back feel chilly and creepy.

As we all know, plant juices are different from animal blood.

Plants don't bleed.

But the wild vegetables in front of me were bleeding, as if they were fake.

Roland spent a long time comforting Lisa, and then handed all the wild vegetables and blood samples to Norton.

He is professional when it comes to research.

When he heard that there was such a rare thing, Norton's eyes lit up with excitement and he quickly accepted it.

During this time with Roland, he had seen so many rare materials that he was so happy that he even felt several years younger.

The corpses of sea monsters, wolf corpses, and unknown wild vegetables that bleed.

She wore no make-up but was well-groomed.

Roland was right. They were going to have a picnic and explore, and they were not going to fight. There was no need to face a formidable enemy.

Despite the warm reminder, Roland still underestimated the beauty's speed of going downstairs.

"I won't go, not even to death!" Lisa's voice trembled, fear coming from her heart.

The main theme is flashy.

"Xif has no picnic experience. If she enjoys her meal, she might give her a five-star review."

It took Lisa thirty-seven minutes to get downstairs.

"Aren't you afraid of bleeding wild vegetables?"

Anyway, his equipment is hidden in Yueye Silver Armor and cannot be seen.

At this point, Lisa couldn't let Roland and Sif wait for her together.

This rare experimental material cannot be found anywhere else, only Roland can provide it.

Cotton armor and light mail armor are all available, as well as muskets and folding spears.

The opportunity was too good to miss, and of course she wouldn't miss it.

All I can think of right now is Sif.

After handing the materials to Norton, Roland returned to Lisa's bedroom and whispered to the still shivering bed:
"Sister, I want to go to the Nameless Valley again, will you go with me?"

She was wearing a beautiful hunting suit, carrying a long bow and a hunter's hat.

In the eyes of Norton, a scientific research geek who completely conforms to the stereotype, these rare materials are much more attractive than beautiful women.

Designs from top costume designers in the Free City.

Although Norton was somewhat dissatisfied with the brutal interference in scientific research by administrative measures, he still accepted it for the sake of so many rare materials.

Sif is dressed in battle attire.

Patting the backpack containing the picnic equipment, she calmed down.

It didn't look like an outing or hunting, but more like a show.

Fortunately, she also brought combat equipment.

Lisa patted her chest aggressively, her pajamas trembling slightly with her palms.

When Sif came down from the Queen's Palace opposite, Lisa was so regretful that she wanted to go back and change clothes immediately.

Sif lifted her visor, with a smile on her lips, "Sorry for the long wait."

"Then I can't go. I don't want to be an eyesore." Lisa replied instantly.

After getting ready and setting off, the horses ran very fast during the day and we reached the Nameless Valley in only half an hour.

"What are you afraid of? I'm a chef. I can kill chickens. Why should I be afraid of vegetables dipped in blood?"

He accepted Roland's materials and moved forward the research on these things according to Roland's request, while pushing back the research on the Kraken and werewolf corpses.

After all, she is naturally beautiful, and any makeup would greatly weaken her beauty.

She is only one step away from breaking through, all she needs is a perfect rating from a heavyweight character.

The quilt flew into the sky, and Lisa sat up excitedly, "Really?"

Seeing Lisa's somewhat disappointed expression, Roland quickly helped her out, "Since it's an outing, it doesn't matter what you wear, as long as you're happy."

Sif is a bit extreme.

Roland smiled and turned around, "Okay, I'll wait for you downstairs. No need to put on makeup for the picnic."

The provoking method failed, and Roland immediately tried a new temptation.

After all, she was wearing a fashionable hunting suit, a hunting suit imagined by the fashion designer behind closed doors.

Of course he wouldn't mention that he was also equipped with combat gear.

She has no makeup.

"Then I'll go with Sif?" Roland used a clumsy provocation.

Sif was a little surprised to see a lot of green plants in the valley.

"It's great that there are so many flowers and plants here in winter."

The winter in Hansa is not too cold, but most of the wild plants are deciduous plants, and the ones that can remain green in winter are basically pines and cypresses.

However, this valley is full of lush broadleaf plants.

Sif got off her horse and walked excitedly towards the valley, followed closely by Roland, and Lisa was the last one with some fear.

Although she was confident when she set off, she still felt flustered when she thought about her unexpected encounter last night.

As a chef, it is your job to understand the characteristics of ingredients and make them taste delicious. Even if it is animal blood, a by-product of slaughter, she will stuff it into casings to make blood sausage and make a delicious dish.

She likes vegetables and meat, but she cannot accept bleeding vegetables, which is beyond her understanding of the ingredients.

But Sif was different. She was even excited when she heard that there were wild vegetables that could bleed.

She vaguely smelled the scent of battle.

Going to the city-state of Vaal, she participated in the battle to kill Robert and contributed a lot. The soul card has a silver assist badge.

When going on an outing with others, she may focus on where to go and what to play.

On an outing with Roland, she would just be ready for battle.

Feeling the overwhelming killing intent in Sif, even Roland felt that she was a little too extreme.

He is not a disaster star, how could something happen during a picnic?

Can you still see ghosts in broad daylight?
The three of them walked into the valley and came to the carving tree at Lisa's reminder.

"Is this golden ginkgo?"

Sif took off her face armor and looked at Roland and Lisa suspiciously.

If she didn't know who they were, she might even have thought they were playing tricks on her.

Even if the goddess of fertility comes to earth, this is still a fake red pine.

Sif quickened her pace, found the words left by Lisa, and couldn't help teasing:

"I have seen many portraits of ginkgo in books, and this is the first time I have seen leaves that look like needles. I think this is not a golden ginkgo, but a golden-needle ginkgo."

Roland didn't pay attention to Sif's teasing, and walked over to read the words on the tree trunk with a solemn expression.

If it’s genuine, it was written by Lisa.

He suddenly pulled out his dagger and slashed at him. At the same time, he covered his face with his sleeves to prevent him from being stunned by the blood splattered on his face like Prime Minister Cao.

Masking is very effective.

The flying wood chips were blocked and did not splash on the face.

Seeing Roland's slightly funny guard and Lisa's blank eyes, Sif knew very well that what these two guys saw last night was really different.

She asked tentatively: "Are you affected by some kind of hallucinogenic plant and see things differently from normal people?"

"I heard from the palace chef that eating too much of certain brightly colored fungi will cause hallucinations, and you will see little people fighting in front of you."

"Of course not, we didn't eat anything last night."

"Forget it, come back tonight." Sif was silent for a moment before making a decision.

"Ah? Are you coming again?" Lisa's tone was a little panicked.

"Of course you have to come, and you have to be well prepared. Prepare special props to exorcise evil spirits, such as holy crosses, silver knives, etc."

Add a black donkey's hoof, Roland thought silently.

Sif's eyes were burning with the desire to fight, and her refreshing voice had an indisputable determination.

"This valley is only more than thirty miles away from Hanseatic City. If there is a problem here, Hanseatic City will also be affected. If there is a problem, it must be solved. It is definitely not possible to bury your head in the soil like an ostrich."

Lisa looked at Sif blankly. She still remembered Sif's panicked look at Roland for help, just a few months ago.

In just a few months, Sif has changed so much?
I can't fall behind either.

Lisa bit her lip and made up her mind.

The three of them spread out and searched around, but found nothing unusual.

The bleeding wild vegetables seemed not to have appeared, but it was not all without harvest.

Sif wins a race with a hare and gets a fat hare for cooking.

Roland went up to the tree and picked some wild fruits.

Lisa gained the most, finding three wild vegetables recorded in ancient recipes.

You’re here, you can’t just do nothing.

Since there is nothing to do, let’s eat first.

Lisa took the ingredients to the river to process and prepare lunch while Roland and Sif continued to wander around the valley.

Seeing Lisa's back disappear, Sif finally couldn't help but ask: "Is the conversation she said really an illusion?"

This was a bit rude to ask in person, but it didn’t matter that Lisa wasn’t here.

Roland was a little surprised.

What surprised him was not that Sif could find the problem, which was normal given her powers of observation. What surprised him was that Sif cared about Lisa's feelings.

Sif is proud and even arrogant.

Her eyes could only see the flowers, not the weeds on the roadside, but this time she was worried about what Lisa would think.

Regardless, this is a good sign.

Roland shook his head slowly.

"I was with her last night. Did I also have hallucinations?"

Of course Sif would not doubt Roland. She continued to think and quickly came up with several ideas.

"There are several possibilities that I can think of. First, there is something wrong with this tree; second, someone is deliberately hiding the truth; third, there is something wrong with this valley. Of course, it could be all three."

Roland lowered his voice and asked, "Do you think that is more likely?"

"I think there is something wrong with the entire valley. The golden ginkgo that changes shape, the vegetables that bleed during the day, are all strange existences that have never been recorded in books."

Sif was a little distressed, "There are too many doubts, and I don't know where to break through."

"It doesn't matter if you don't know. We can try the control variable method."

"Control variables?"

"Yes, come back tonight, just the two of us." Roland said calmly.

Lisa is timid and may not be able to help at night. Sif replacing her is also part of controlling the variables.

"I understand. Your sister is here, let's eat first."

Although she felt a little uneasy and the surrounding environment was a little weird, Lisa's cooking skills were the best she had ever done.

The three of them set up a tablecloth at the entrance of the valley, formed a standard equilateral triangle, and shared the food.

The hare is roasted until golden brown, sprinkled with various spices, and has an attractive aroma.

Taking the rabbit leg that Lisa handed over, which was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, Sif carefully blew on the hot and tempting barbecue, and bit into the rabbit leg elegantly and quickly.

“This is the most delicious rabbit meat I’ve ever tasted!”

Lisa thought it was Sif's polite words until she felt the power of approval.

Five-star praise from [Elven Princess] Sif.

Lisa stood up excitedly.

Roland knew what she was excited about and motioned her to sit down quickly with his eyes.

Sif didn't know what she was excited about. She was stunned for a few seconds, but still couldn't figure it out. She simply put aside her boring speculation and continued to fight with the delicious roasted rabbit legs.

She knew very well that women's rationality would always go offline from time to time.

Maybe Lisa just had a bug bite on her butt.

Well, this rabbit meat is so delicious, take a few more bites while they are in a daze.

The exploration operation is over and there are no additional gains.

The nameless valley during the day is normal except for the flowers and plants in winter.

Lisa was anxious to return to the Governor's Mansion, and at her suggestion, the exploration team returned early.

Rather than exploring the valley, Lisa wanted to advance in an undisturbed environment.

The promotion process is both simple and troublesome. She must prepare the corresponding dishes in order.

Lisa found an excuse to send Roland and Sif away to complete the promotion ceremony.

Roland and Sif just avoided her sight and set off again.

Before setting off, they found Mr. Norton, opened his alchemy warehouse, and took away many precious finished props.

Norton watched these two guys take away countless things and couldn't help but complain:

"Hey, what do you want to do? Why did you even take the dragon-slaying potion!"

"You'd better reflect on why there is such a thing first."

Roland smiled and stuffed a bottle of lavender potion into his arms, teasing softly.

Norton was speechless.

It is said that dragons exist in some unknown islands and valleys far away from the civilized world, but they are just rumors.

The "dragons" used as trophies by the legendary dragon-slaying warriors are basically giant lizards and large and medium-sized crocodiles.

The dragon-slaying potion made by Norton is of course not aimed at these little things, but at real dragons.

Facing his boss, Norton's protest was just a joke.

In fact, he was more eager to get Roland's recognition.

Seeing Roland and Sif flipping around, he couldn't help but remind them and helped them prepare a lot of things to deal with the trees.

As for where this thing came from, Roland didn't ask, and he didn't want to tell.

Asking is about intellectual property rights.

After loading up with props, preparing various long and short weapons, and following three simple traps, Roland and Sif set out again under the moonlight.

Tonight, the blue moon is in the sky and it is quiet and windless. It is a good opportunity for a night trip.

Although Roland did not agree with Sif's "Roland's Disaster Theory", he also felt that there was a high probability of encountering trouble tonight.

He did not raise an army.

Firstly, they are afraid of leaking secrets, and secondly, ordinary troops are of little use in such situations.

Two fast horses galloped under the moonlit night.

The two looked serious, did not speak, and were just on their way.

After tying the horse outside the valley, Roland strode ahead and was about to set off when Sif reached out and grabbed his shoulder.

"I wear three layers of armor."

Sif said calmly, holding the spliced ​​spear in her hand, applying the blighting agent for treating trees on the tip of the spear, and walked forward vigilantly.

Cotton armor, light mail armor, enchanted plate armor, none of them are missing.

With Sif's current defensive capabilities, being hit head-on by a cannon under 18 pounds would only result in minor injuries rather than death.

Although Roland was well prepared, Moon Night Silver Armor's frontal defense was still poor.

Roland usually protects her, now it's her turn to take the lead.

Roland didn't show any pretense, he drew his dagger and followed behind, squinting his eyes to observe his surroundings.

The two of them walked straight towards the tallest tree in the center of the valley.

Not surprisingly, it turns into golden ginkgo again at night.

Seeing the majestic body of the tree, Xif suddenly accelerated her sprint, tightened her waist and abdomen and used all her strength, she let out a light scold and stabbed the golden ginkgo hard with the gun head.

She is not a plant conservation expert, nor is she a ranger.

She didn't understand how precious this ginkgo was.

All she knew was that this thing was beyond her comprehension and she had to do it.

(End of this chapter)