Kitchen

The castle has a four-story structure.

The Main Hall, where the Grand Lord resides, is located in the very center of the first floor.

Due to a design flaw, there is no way to reach the Main Hall from the first floor.

There are only two situations in which you can go to the Main Hall area.

First, when Grand Lord needs to convene an important council or summon someone to see him, he will open a one-way passage through a mechanism inside the Main Hall.

Second, proceed to the secret study located on the Fourth Floor.

The map provided by the doctor marks a private elevator hidden in this special study; entering the correct password will take you down to the Main Hall.

This private elevator was mainly prepared for the Grand Lord's wife, butler, and nutritionist, so they could visit him in the Main Hall at any time.

Currently, a large number of squads are flooding into the castle.

For safety reasons, the Grand Lord would not open the one-way passage on the first floor; the Main Hall can only be reached via a secret elevator hidden on the fourth floor.

Han Dong had planned more than three routes in advance, and would immediately change them if any route was blocked.

The first floor of the castle, excluding the Main Hall located in the center.

The rest of the area consisted of miscellaneous storage areas, including the kitchen, warehouse, Blacksmith Shop, stables, and so on.

The first step is to go to the Blacksmith Shop.

The shortest route is through the kitchen, accessible via a hidden side door in the pantry.

Of course, you can also choose the "corridor area," but it requires a longer journey and involves crossing several key areas, with a higher probability of encountering officers than in the kitchen area.

"Miss Winry, let's go through the kitchen... to avoid unnecessary fighting."

"Good!"

Winry was different from ordinary knights, knowing full well that from the moment she stepped into the castle, the battle would continue until the end of the training camp.

But she still wasn't wearing any armor.

Looking at his entire body, there were only two pieces that appeared to be equipment.

A pair of blackened cloth blacksmith gloves, blackened by iron filings, and a Blacksmith Hammer with markings on its surface, were quite heavy.

Even Though Wenli has a special constitution, Han Dong is still a little worried that she might get hurt.

She is a key piece in the plan.

"You can borrow this for now..."

Han Dong removed the "Coral Seal" from his finger.

"Wow!! Excellent quality Destiny Gear!"

"You are using Blunt Weapon like a hammer. With the 'Sea Seal' effect granted by the ring, there is a certain probability of triggering the 'Turtle Shell' effect when attacking, which increases overall defense and provides a counter-damage effect."

In addition, this ring provides good magical defense, ensuring your safety to the greatest extent possible.

Although Winry had never been to the official Destiny Space, she knew how valuable this equipment was, enough for an Ordinary Knight to use.

"Vice Captain... and you?"

"I have plenty of equipment, so don't worry."

"Thanks!"

The two walked around the courtyard to the back of the castle, to the entrance to the kitchen area.

In front of the sturdy Wooden Gate inscribed with "Kitchen Area - No Unauthorized Personnel Allowed" is a livestock breeding area.

A foul stench emanated from the low wooden shed, where a large number of mutant pigs were kept.

The most striking feature of these pigs is that they are... fat.

They are so obese that their limbs have degenerated, leaving only a muddy, fat body. Their meat content is estimated to be more than three times that of a regular White Pig.

These fattened pigs are unable to move, so a tube is inserted into their mouths to constantly deliver nutrients to them.

"The exploration of the castle has just begun, and it seems that no team has been to the Back Kitchen area yet... Wait, someone's here!"

Han Dong's perception is exceptionally sharp.

Immediately pull Wenli aside and squat behind the wooden planks on the side of the pigsty.

A moment later, the Wooden Gate to the kitchen area opened, and a "Pig-head Butcher" walked out from inside.

The butcher, wearing a pigskin hood, is nearly two meters tall.

His exposed arms were a mix of muscle and fat, and covered with numerous pork slice tattoos and easily recognizable symbols like "PIG".

With both hands working together, they easily lifted the nearly 800-pound mutant pig, ready to take it back to the kitchen for processing.

"If the Back Kitchen is full of these guys, it'll be a bit troublesome... Winry, let's get started!"

Just as Han Dong made a decisive decision.

Winry actually rushed out first.

Seeing this, Han Dong deliberately stayed in the shadows to observe, intending to see how well Wen Li could deal with such a huge living creature, since in the Curse Space they had only dealt with scarecrows.

"How powerful can it be, Miss Winry?"

As Winry swooped down.

The Pig-head Butcher also sensed someone approaching, dropped the White Pig he was holding, and reached out with both hands to grab Wenli.

Judging from her size alone, Winry is a size smaller than the enormous, two-meter-tall pork butcher.

but...

Snap!

When the butcher reached out with his hands, Winry slapped them away.

Click~~

A crisp sound of bones cracking echoed throughout.

Winry's slap not only knocked the butcher's hands away, but also caused his finger bones to become dislocated and fractured.

Instead of using the Blacksmith Hammer, he made a fist with his free left hand and delivered an uppercut to the butcher's abdomen... his fist was completely embedded in the abdomen.

Boom!

The Pig-head Butcher collapsed to the ground with a thud, and that was it.

The difference between the two is quite obvious.

Wen Li, this woman of superhuman strength, has a strength level even higher than Han Dong expected... Seeing this, Han Dong smiled, and Wen Li, this chess piece, became even more stable.

"Vice Captain, what should we do next?"

We will treat the White Pig the same way we would before cooking.

... (Processing steps have been omitted)

Creak!

The Back Kitchen door opened.

The ' Pig-head Butcher ' returns to the kitchen area.

However, hidden beneath the butcher's skin are Han Dong and Wen Li... Wen Li easily hoisted Han Dong onto her shoulder, and Han Dong then used the head's Mimicry ability to perfect the disguise and erase all flaws.

Sure enough, a large number of Pig-head Butcher were still lingering in the kitchen.

These butchers all came from pagan groups, and the strongest pagans were selected to work in the kitchen.

This place is less of a kitchen and more of Pork Factory.

Fat pigs are hung here by iron hooks.

There were only butchers, not cooks, doing the work.

Because the family members living in the Castle District do not need to process meat at all, the family members all prefer the natural pork, and the butchers only need to cut the pork into pieces.

Using their camouflage skills, they successfully bypassed the kitchen.

We arrived at the Blacksmith Shop, which was separated from ours by only one corridor.

The clanging of metal striking metal echoed continuously.

Unlike ordinary Blacksmith Shop.

The scorching, deep red blacksmith's quarters, the various horned ornaments, and the molten lava flowing across the ground... gave Han Dong the feeling of being in hell.

"This place suits you well, Togu."

Congratulations to reader [Rong Zhongqing] for becoming the Alliance Leader... Ah Fei owes another chapter (crying. JPG)