After dealing with those guys, Chen Cheng did not hurry to leave. Instead, he went back and collected that pool of premium honey, then unhurriedly found a dense patch of forest outside the cave. He leaped up into the thick branches and leaves before settling down to rest.
Nothing happened through the night. The morning birdsong woke Chen Cheng from his sleep. He stretched, then flipped over and jumped down from the branches.
Glancing at the cave in the distance, Chen Cheng clapped his hands and said,
"Moving this slowly? Looks like I'll have to eat breakfast here."
As he spoke, Chen Cheng took out pots, bowls, and utensils, then began preparing a fire to cook.
Just then, a pack of Bloodrage Demon Wolves caught the scent of corpses in the cave and approached.
"Perfect. Breakfast is here."
In no time at all, Chen Cheng killed the alpha Bloodrage Demon Wolf, skinned and cleaned it, rubbed it with salt, skewered it, and set it over the fire to roast.
He had gotten some premium honey yesterday, just in time for a meal of honey-roasted meat.
As fat dripped with a sizzle, Chen Cheng carefully brushed on the honey. Smelling the fragrance of the roasting meat—especially the aroma of the floral honey awakened by the heat—he truly began to feel hungry.
He tore off a roasted wolf leg. Though there were not many seasonings, just a little salt and honey, along with the natural flavor of the ingredients, was already enough to make it a delicacy.
With no one around, Chen Cheng did not care about his table manners. By the time his mouth was glistening with grease, the person he had been waiting for finally arrived.
As Count Siskek's captain of knights, Anthony held an exceptional status throughout Siskek County.