Master of Thermodynamics

"Your Excellency Renault, please taste this ‘Cream Silote Flower Bud’..."

The two maids had just put a new dish on the table, and the Duke of Castro couldn't wait to say.

The reason why he behaved so eagerly was not how eager he was to win over Renault, but because he really wanted to hear what Renault could say after tasting this dish.

At the beginning of the lunch, everyone thought it was another boring and boring dinner. As we all know, although the Duke of Castro is famous, he is actually a serious and boring person.

It is difficult to hear laughter whenever he appears, and it is no exception at the table, so dining with him is definitely not a pleasant experience.

However, Renault gave everyone in the restaurant a pleasant surprise. As long as it was the dishes he had tasted, he could tell some novel and interesting knowledge that was unheard of by ordinary people, which brought the atmosphere quite lively.

And this dining table quickly became Renault's performance stage.

As soon as the silver plate was placed on the table, Miss Alietti, the granddaughter of the Duke of Castro, immediately took over, and the beautiful lady began to introduce the dish in a soft voice.

"Your Excellency Renault, this is the Silote flower bud just picked this morning. It is also one of the few fresh vegetables that can be eaten this season. It has a very unique taste, with a bit of bitterness in the sweetness, which can relieve the meat. It's greasy..."

As she explained, she stared at Renault with big flickering amber eyes.

Since learning that Renault turned out to be a powerful wind-type superhuman, this girl has become very interested in this young boy who is about the same age as her own.

"Many people are used to using honey to cover up the bitterness of the Silote flower buds, but there are also many people who believe that it is precisely this bitterness that makes the Silote flower buds more long aftertaste..."

Miss Arrietty smiled playfully, and the slightly curled Qiong nose opened up. She turned to look at the Duke of Castro, and said with a smile:

"My grandfather very much agrees with this statement. He always feels that young people like us don't know how to appreciate this unique taste..."

The Duke of Castro on the other side shook his head and laughed when he saw his granddaughter arrange himself.

Renault used a silver fork to fork a silote flower bud covered with cream, and chewed it a few times in his mouth. Feeling the slight bitterness, he smiled:

"This reminds me of a saying that only people with certain experience can appreciate the taste behind bitterness. This kind of bitterness is actually a state of mind, a kind of ‘bitterness of life’..."

The Duke of Castro couldn't help but slapped his palm, applauding Renault's words:

"What a'life's suffering', Your Excellency Renault, you are too right..."

Renault first bowed slightly to the Duke to thank him for his compliment, and then he said:

"in my opinion……"

As soon as these words were uttered, everyone at the table quieted down, waiting for Renault's next remarks with ears erected.

In Renault's previous "improvisation speeches", every wonderful statement began with the words "in my opinion", which has made them a natural reflex.

"Bitterness should be a warning taste, a self-defense mechanism..."

"If we feel bitterness when tasting a certain food, this is actually our body, which is solemnly warning us: this kind of food has potential risks, please stop eating..."

Upon hearing this, Miss Arrietty couldn't help but exclaimed:

"How can Silote flower buds be poisonous?"

She immediately realized that she had interrupted Renault, which was quite rude, and she apologized again and again.

Renault first said "It's okay" to her and started to explain.

"People who often wander outside should know that most foods with bitter taste in the wild have varying degrees of toxicity. The stronger the bitterness, the more likely the toxicity will be."

"When you taste these toxic foods, if the human body can quickly produce reactions such as nausea and nausea, this will prevent food poisoning and protect people from a series of bad effects caused by poisoning."

"I believe everyone feels that when the bitterness reaches a certain level, you will feel nauseous and nauseated. This is a spontaneous warning from your body, reminding you not to continue eating..."

Everyone at the table couldn't help but nod their heads.

"My understanding of Miss Alietti's question just now is like this..."

Having said that, Renault nodded to Miss Arrietty.

"To some extent, the roots, stems, and leaves of plants contain certain bitter ingredients. This can be regarded as a kind of self-protection. It is not difficult to understand. If they are not bitter, they will definitely attract all. Attention to herbivorous beasts."

"Most plants are not suitable for human consumption, except for a few plants. Silote flower buds are one of them. We use it as a vegetable, cultivate it from generation to generation, and choose the offspring with less and less bitterness. "

"This is actually an artificial selection. The more toxic varieties are eliminated, and the remaining silote flower buds are becoming safer. However, I think this artificial selection has not been completed. The existence of bitterness indicates that there is still Contains traces of toxins."

"It's just that when you eat cilote flower buds, because the intake of toxins is very small, it will not cause harm to the human body within a certain period of time, because the human body has a certain metabolic capacity and can discharge harmful substances."

"However, if you consume too much cilrot flower buds, after the toxins accumulate to a certain extent, the human body may have some bad symptoms."

Renault then concluded:

"Therefore, I personally think that Silote flower buds should not be consumed frequently, especially for weak children and the elderly..."

Just after he finished speaking, Miss Arrietty beckoned to the maid on the side, pointed to the dish "Cream Silote Flower Bud" and said loudly:

"Yvette, remove this dish..."

This move fully demonstrated that the young lady had already believed in Renault's words.

The Duke of Castro stopped his granddaughter in a dubious manner:

"Arrietty, Your Excellency Renault has already said that as long as you don't eat it often, it's okay..."

He turned his head and looked at Renault again, and said in a sincere tone:

"Your Excellency Renault, your knowledge is really amazing. I can now fully understand why you can come up with that genius idea."

Renault smiled faintly:

"You flatter me……"

This is exactly what Renault is trying to create for himself. If he wants to influence Piaget's decision-making, he must prove that he is smart enough, which is why he talks about it at the table.

So far, he has done very successfully.

At this moment, Arrietty looked at Renault with some admiration, and asked enthusiastically:

"Grandfather, what exactly are you talking about'genius idea'?"

The Duke of Castro hesitated and said:

"Arietti, I can tell you about it, but you have to promise that you will not disclose it to others before the plan is implemented..."

For his favorite granddaughter, the Duke can't be tight-lipped.

Leiyunbao, in an aristocratic mansion.

In a dark room, the three figures were talking in low voices.

"Renault Odin? Is that the extraordinary person who came to Thunder Cloud Castle today? Duke Castro invited him to lunch?" a rough voice asked.

"Yes, this is the news that my staff just heard from the Duke's Castle..." a somewhat feminine voice replied.

"The name Renault Odin feels so familiar to me, where have I heard it?" This voice was slightly hoarse.

"The Duke of Byron seemed to have purchased a large number of weapons from a chamber of commerce called the'Haichao Chamber of Commerce' the other day. I remember that the chairman of this chamber was Renault Odin..." said a soft voice.

"So Renault Odin is a weapon dealer? What does the old fox Castro want to do?" The rough voice asked again.

"It seems that Castro wanted to use this Renault Odin to hit us. He always felt that the price of the previous purchase order was too high..." said the hoarse voice.

"It should be correct, otherwise that stubborn old dog would not rashly invite someone he has never seen for lunch. Even if the other person is an extraordinary person, it is not worth disregarding the Duke's decent..." The feminine voice echoed.

"Then what shall we do?" the rough voice asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, let's find someone to investigate Renault Odin first, and then find a way to drive him out of Leiyun Castle, no, drive out of the kingdom, an outsider, dare to come to our site to grab food..." said the hoarse voice. .

"By the way, I heard that the quality of the weapons of the Haichao Chamber of Commerce is very good, should we think of a way..." The feminine voice became lower and lower.