"Teacher, a group of people just came and gave us two cows and a horse!"
Seeing Char coming back, Arthur, who was standing at the door communicating with the horse, immediately reported to him.
Alicia and Isabel both looked at the horse carefully.
"This horse is so beautiful." Isabel commented, "It should be a military horse of the West French Army. There is no such horse in Sashili."
"Teacher, how about her name Luna?" Arthur asked.
"Is it the moon?" Xia thought for a moment, "Sonny is the sun, so that makes sense."
He looked at Arthur, "Then this horse will be taken care of by you from now on. That is, can you ride a horse?"
"I can learn," Arthur said. "I've always wanted to learn to ride a horse!"
Xia Ya nodded, "You really need to learn to ride a horse. You will always need it in the future, but I don't know how to ride."
"Is there anything you can't do?" Isabel teased.
Xia Ya shrugged, "There is no omnipotent person in this world, right?"
"What should we do?" Arthur said in despair.
"Ahem."
Isabel coughed twice, "Have you forgotten me?"
Xia Ya also seemed to have remembered something, "Your royal family should be able to ride horses, right?"
"This is the most basic thing." Isabel raised her head and said, "It's not just me, Alicia will do it too."
"You are truly worthy of being a royal family." Xia looked at Alicia and teased, "Everything is the best."
As if sensing Char's gaze, Alicia's cheeks turned red for some reason, but she was speechless.
"Let's have a picnic at noon today." Xia Ya said, "How about it be by the big lake on the peninsula?"
Hearing this, Arthur's eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "Okay!"
Alicia nodded, "There are some cold foods in the cupboard. They are about to expire, so I just brought them over to eat."
So, they returned to the castle and started preparing for the lunch picnic.
By the way, Xia Ya put the military horse named Luna on the grassland of the peninsula. She seemed to like the grassland very much. As soon as she let go of the reins, she started running freely on the grassland of the peninsula.
They came to the large lake in the center of the peninsula, spread tablecloths, put out cold food such as bread, and brought a few bottles of jam.
Alicia cut a few pieces of meat from the cows, skewered them on a few iron sticks, and brought them out with them.
The weather is very good today, with clear skies and large clouds hanging in the sky, so it is not too hot or too cold.
This is not a wind zone, so the waves are very gentle and the sea breeze is very weak. Occasionally it blows by, bringing a slight coolness.
This time, almost everyone in the castle came out, even Calcifer ran out. Char also made the best use of the material, digging a pit by the lake and putting some firewood in for him to burn.
And those skewers of beef were grilled by Xia Ya next to the fire, and the juices started to sizzle out after a while.
I haven’t eaten Sashili beef for several days, and just smelling it makes my mouth water.
While waiting for the beef skewers to be grilled, Xia Ya placed a chair by the lake and set up a fishing rod. It was a high-end product he bought in the imperial capital, but he never had time to try it.
Char also invited Semele and Sebastian, two of his few friends in this time and space.
But as you can imagine, only Semele came.
It's war time now, and Sebastian has no time to come.
Each of them held a fishing rod and fished together by the big lake.
Between them stood a wooden box containing some ice cubes brought from the ice cellar.
There are a few bottles of wine on the ice cubes, waiting for the barbecue to be cooked. These bottles of wine are probably also chilled.
While drinking wine, eating barbecue, blowing the sea breeze, and watching the ripples of the lake, no matter how much sorrow you have in your heart, it will disappear at this moment.
Charia stared at the calm float, feeling that it was a bit boring to wait, so she looked at Semele, "How about we compete to see who can catch the fish first?"
"Of course." Semele teased, "But are you sure about the competition?"
He raised his eyebrows and said, "I am a god."
"The rules of the game are that no one is allowed to use magic or divine power." Xia Ya said, "In that case, the fun of fishing will be lost."
"no problem!"
"Alicia."
Xia rolled up her sleeves and said confidently to Alicia, who was sitting next to her on the tablecloth and watching the barbecue.
"Watch me catch a big white fish for you. Let's eat grilled fish later!"
"So confident?" Semele grinned.
He stared at the float on the lake, his eyes flashing.
"God will not lose to humans."
after an hour
Xia Ya was still sitting on the small chair, staring at the calm lake with big eyes and small eyes with Semele who didn't know when he moved to the opposite side.
The wooden barrel with fish beside them was empty.
"There won't be any fish in this lake, right?" Xia Ya muttered depressedly.
Isabel and Arthur had finished their equestrian lessons and let go of the reins to let Luna run freely on the peninsula.
There is only one way out of the entire peninsula, and that way has been blocked by Char's magic, so there is no fear of Luna getting lost.
They sat on the tablecloth placed beside Char, eating bread and freshly roasted beef.
The beef in Sashili is tender and juicy, and it is fat but not greasy when you bite into it. It only needs to be sprinkled with some simple seasonings to make it very delicious.
Hearing Xia's muttering, Isabel couldn't help laughing, "If it doesn't work, forget it. Arthur even caught one a few days ago."
"It must be because of the bad location." Xia Ya muttered.
He carried the fishing rod and bucket and planned to go to the other end of the lake, but suddenly, the resistance from the fishing rod attracted Xiaya's attention.
He immediately put down the bucket and began to operate the fishing rod. Feeling the resistance from the fishing rod, Xia Ya shouted excitedly.
"Semele, I seem to have taken the bait!"
Semele opened his eyes and looked at Shayana's gradually bent fishing rod.
Xia Ya began to use strength rhythmically, consuming the fish's physical strength. However, the strength of this fish was obviously not small, and the fishing rod was pressed into an astonishing arc.
In this era, there were obviously no fishing rods made of man-made fiber materials. Most of them used tough bamboo, but the quality was ultimately not as good as modern fishing rods.
Fortunately, the fishing rod Xia Ya bought was made of pretty good materials. He could clearly feel that the "fish" had gradually lost its strength and was moving in the direction he controlled.
He proudly showed off to Semele.
"This must be a big fish."
Then, he began to use his strength, and some ripples began to appear on the calm water. Under the gaze of Alicia and others, the hooked "big fish" finally emerged from the water and was caught in mid-air by the fishing rod.
Although it is covered with many aquatic plants, if you look carefully.
That should be a box?
The smile on Xia's face also transferred to Semele's face.
"Hahahahaha!!!"
Semele couldn't help laughing, and then joked.
"You are indeed a big fish!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his fishing rod also started to move.
He became even more excited, hurriedly spinning the reel, fiddling with the fishing rod, and began to wrestle with the "fish".
Soon, he felt that the "fish" was getting weaker and weaker. He grinned and said proudly.
"It looks like I won!"
Suddenly, he seized the opportunity and exerted force, and the thing on the hook quickly emerged from the water.
Semmerer's smile instantly froze on his face.
It was a branch wrapped with water plants, and it must have been blown into the lake by the strong wind.
"Pfft hahahahaha!!!"
Xia Ya also held her stomach and laughed, laughing louder than Semele.
"You're not much better than me!"
Semele sighed helplessly, but then, he and Chara looked at each other, and they laughed together, very happily.
They gave up fishing.
They spent more than an hour to prove one thing. Without the blessing of magic and divine power, their fishing skills were not much better than those of ten-year-old children.
They sat around the tablecloth together, drinking wine, chatting, eating barbecue, and just enjoying the passage of time without any scruples.
After about a while, it seemed to be too comfortable, and Xia Ya felt a little sleepy.
Seeing Alicia kneeling on the tablecloth, he lay down naturally and rested his pillow on her thigh.
Alicia didn't feel uncomfortable at all. With a smile on her lips, she gently pushed Char's hair behind her ears.
She could feel that Xia Ya was in a good mood today.
And if Xia Ya is in a good mood, she will also be in a good mood.
"Are you still eating fish tonight?" Alicia said softly, stroking Xia's hair.
Xia Ya breathed out a breath, closed his eyes tightly and fell asleep, and said, "Eat, I haven't eaten for a long time anyway, so I just went to buy one."
Alicia smiled, looked at Xia Ya's ears, and said on a whim, "How about I help you pick out your ears?"
Xia opened her eyes with some confusion and saw Alicia raising the wooden ear spoon in her hand.
"It's very comfortable. My mother used to clean my father's ears. It also makes people more relaxed."
"Then try it."
Char responded, then turned in a direction so that one of his ears was facing up.
She first stroked his face with her hair, and he felt his brow slowly relax. After observing the structure of his ears, Alicia used an ear pick to start cleaning Char's ears.
The nerves inside the ears are very sensitive, so they will feel itchy at the slightest touch. Alicia's movements are very gentle, a little afraid of hurting herself. The fresh air is mixed with the faint fragrance of Alicia's body, and Xia Ya feels that her whole body is... It's crispy and numb.
It was as if he was wandering among the clouds without any burden. This feeling of relaxation made him feel a little sleepy. His eyelids could no longer hold up and slowly closed.
Semele looked at this scene, smiled helplessly and sighed softly.
He sat by the lake, picked up the fishing rod, hung some bait on the hook, and threw the hook into the lake again. At the same time, he picked up a side of the already chilled wine and took a swig.
Arthur picked up a napkin on one side and wiped his mouth, then curiously walked towards the box that Char had caught, squatted down and observed it carefully.
"Don't touch that thing, Arthur, it's too dirty." Isabel came over from one side.
But soon, she was attracted by the box. The box was covered with water plants, but overall it looked very intact.
Judging from the number of aquatic plants on it, it must have been soaked for several years. After being soaked for so long, ordinary wood has become rotten.
But the original pattern of the wood can even be seen, and it should be made of some relatively expensive wood.
And the boxes containing things are made of such precious wood, so what could be inside?
A trace of curiosity arose in Isabel's heart, and she said to Arthur.
"open to take a look."
Calcifer was also attracted, flew up from the fire pit on the ground, and flew to Isabel's side.
"Is this wooden box that Xia Ya caught a good thing?"
"The box is a good thing," Isabel said. "It looks old, and it's very old. The materials alone are worth a lot of money, but I'm more curious about what's inside."
Hearing this, Arthur also became a little curious. He stretched out his hand and cleaned the water plants on it while holding back his nausea. The box was locked, but to Arthur now, the lock was no different.
Easily pick the lock and slowly open the wooden box.
Surprisingly, even though it had been soaked for so long, there was no water at all inside the wooden box, and the sealing was amazingly good.
There were several pieces of simple parchment inside, with some patterns drawn on them.
Arthur frowned slightly, and Isabel nimbly jumped on Arthur's shoulder to look at the patterns carefully.
She whispered softly.
"This seems to be...a map?"
It’s really hard not to save the manuscript, and there’s no one to review it.
I used to read it occasionally when I was saving the manuscript, and I could probably rewrite a chapter three, four, or even five or six times, and I would get a new feeling every time I read it. Now that I haven’t saved the manuscript, I always feel that writing is almost boring, so I read it back again. There are also some problems with the rhythm in some places
For example, yesterday’s historical torrent, now there’s no need to add anything like the final part, No Desires, No Desires, etc. Just post it as the original version.
The original version of the chapter actually didn't have that paragraph, because some previous comments temporarily added a description of the protagonist's state of mind.
After adding that paragraph, it always felt a lot longer and a little awkward.
But there is a big difference between making changes after it is released and making changes before it is released.
But I'm already working hard to save manuscripts. I'll make a copy of this chapter as soon as it's published. I may post more tomorrow.
(End of chapter)
