"Don't eat the dessert yet. It will take a while before the dessert is finished. Let's eat some of this first and open our mouths."
As Xia Lun spoke, he picked up a piece of beef stew and then handed it to Renee's mouth.
"Ah..."
Renee nodded obediently and swallowed the beef in one gulp. She chewed it quickly like a squirrel chewing nuts, and narrowed her eyes in enjoyment.
"How does it taste?" Xia Lun asked.
Renee raised her eyelashes slightly, showed a sweet smile, and then said without hesitation, "As long as it is fed by you, I like it."
At this time, there was a slight knock on the door, and the next moment, several servants pushed several dining carts into the living room, while Her and the butler, who looked tired, followed behind.
"The things are ready, please enjoy." Her said, while looking at Renee sitting next to the pile of empty dinner plates, his eyelids twitched.
Not long ago, he vowed to Xia Lun, "Wouldn't it be easier to cook more?" But now, he only feels numb and regretful, and even wants to go back in time and slap himself in the face.
Renee looks very delicate. At first glance, it looks like a beautiful but fragile Blue Iris. But when she starts eating, she is like a dragon that is never satisfied, swallowing food several times her weight, and she is not full!
What's even more outrageous is that even after eating so much food, Renee's body shape has not changed at all. Now, Her even wonders whether the existence of Renee violates the law of conservation of energy.
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So far, Her has cooked five more foods for Renee. The total amount of food is even enough to support a super rich wedding banquet!
Although Master Chef and Investigator, who have been tested for a long time, have cooked so many dishes without help, Her also felt a trace of fatigue that penetrated into his bones.
"Thank you for your hard work, everyone, please go and have a rest." Xia Lun said as he took a bowl of cream of mushroom soup and placed it in front of him.
As someone entered the house, Renee immediately sat up straight and restored her reserved and dignified Princess demeanor. But as soon as the housekeeper and the servants left, she couldn't wait to slowly stick to Xia Lun.
"... Do you still need to make something more?" Her did not leave the room. He asked with some pain, "If there are not enough things, I can add more."
Renee's body froze slightly as she leaned towards Xia Lun, but the next moment her eyes lit up and she couldn't help but look happy. However, before she could nod, Xia Lun took the initiative to wave her hand.
"No, it's been a hard day for you today. You can go and rest first. I'll leave all the questions about the Reckoner to me. If you want to discuss the Scenario process, you can talk about it tomorrow. By the way, let others go and have a rest. I have something to talk to Renee alone."
Her's body relaxed, and he took a deep breath as if he was relieved. He could finally rest!
With the guarantee of Xia Lun and Greater Evil Spirit, this round of Scenario is considered stable!
Under excessive relaxation, Her felt that his whole body was about to collapse, and the ground under his feet seemed to turn into light clouds. He slowly backed away, but just when he was about to exit the living room, he saw a scene he would never forget.
Renee opened his mouth slightly, and the fork in his hand swept across the entire dining table at an incredible speed. The speed was so fast that obvious afterimages could even be seen!
Half a breath away, a plate of lemon cake, two bowls of almond tofu, three plates of bird's nests with rock sugar, and a whole plate of grilled steak were instantly destroyed like farmland swept by a hurricane!
How can you eat food that is made with so much care?
Are you eating as a human, or as a dragon?
Is this worthy of the effort he puts into cooking?
"You... I..." At this moment, Her felt a wave of bad breath rushing straight from the bottom of his heart to his forehead, but just as he was about to rush forward, his calf suddenly went weak, and he fell to the ground.
"Ah Noah (are you okay?)?!" Renee was startled. He didn't have time to put down his fork, so he raised his hand and gave Her a Consecration!
Warm holy light emerged from the fork, and the next moment, Her's whole body was bathed in the blazing white light. In just a moment, the cold fatigue that seemed to penetrate deep into the bone marrow was dispelled. Her subconsciously glanced at Information Panel.
[You have received "Renee's Consecration"! You have gained a large amount of radiant resistance, physical resistance, mental resistance and curse resistance! Your Life Force and Mental Health states will continue to recover, and even if your body collapses, you will not die immediately!]
"You're not Evil Spirit?!" Her opened his eyes in disbelief and blurted out subconsciously.
"?" Renee blinked, "Dah um no (Evil Spirit)?"
"He thinks you are too delicious." Xia Lun said quietly.
Renee's face turned red, and she immediately put down her fork, and then apologized in a low voice. "I'm sorry! But I really haven't eaten enough during this period, and now I have the opportunity to eat enough. I am so happy that I feel a little complacent."
"Didn't you eat enough some time ago?" Xia Lun was shocked.
"Well, although Dark Doomsday is over, food is still in short supply after all, and many people don't have enough to eat. As a leader, I can't just grab food from people who trust me just to satisfy my appetite." Renee said seriously, "So for this period of time, I have to take Scenario before I can eat openly."
As she spoke, she quietly took away the cream of mushroom soup in front of Xia Lun, and then drank it in one gulp.
Xia Lun's expression was a little complicated. He turned to look at Her: "Her, do you have anything else to do?"
Her stood up with a confused face.
He originally thought that Scenario's teammate Renee's specialty in this round was high charm and weak in other aspects, but now it seems that he is the weakest among Scenario in this round...
After playing more than 50 rounds of Scenario, this was the first time he saw the word "massive". Who would have thought that this "massive" was imposed by his teammates?
At this time, the faint dissatisfaction in Her's heart and the arrogance of his seniority all disappeared, and he looked at Renee in awe.
"Sir Renee, how many times have you completed Scenario?"
Renee blinked, then raised his right hand and stretched out four fingers towards Her.
"40 rounds?" Her suddenly realized, and at the same time, a sense of urgency arose in his heart.
It seems that his game strategy in the past was too conservative. If he played more aggressively, he might be able to reach the current level of Renee in round 40.
However, the next moment, Renee shook his head and at the same time stretched out four fingers again in an emphatic manner.
"400 rounds?!" Her was shocked, "Are you immortal?"
"Four rounds." Xia Lun finally couldn't listen any more, and he immediately interrupted."
Her opened his mouth wide and fell into silence completely.
4 rounds?!
Are you kidding me?
In the 4th round, it seems that I just got the first Paradox Item, right?!
Isn't this right?
However, at this moment, Xia Lun spoke again, "Her, it is completely meaningless for you to ask this. Everyone's situation before entering the game is different. The number of rounds cannot represent strength at all. Renee's situation is quite special."
"Woo-du (yes)!" Renee nodded, then picked up a piece of salt-and-pepper lamb chop and started eating it in small bites.
Her walked out of the house feeling a little dejected. Soon, only Renee and Xia Lun were left in the living room. Except for the "crackling" sound of wood burning in the fireplace, there was no other sound in the room.
In the silent night outside the window, the bright moonlight cannot illuminate the dark Courtyard. In the dead of night, the living room with Furnace Fire burning seems to have become the only light source in the dark night. Next to the only light source, a person and a dragon are sitting together.
Renee gently nestled his head on Xia Lun's shoulder, and Xia Lun smelled the elegant fragrance of Cedar.
"I feel like I have gone back in time. When we were doing Pilgrimage, it was like this. The world was lonely and broken.
Defeat, darkness is everywhere, and there are only you and me beside the rising bonfire. It's funny to say it, but actually I still miss that time very much."
Xia Lun was about to respond when Renee suddenly turned his head and looked at Xia Lun with his azure eyes without blinking.
"You told me many stories in the past. Let me tell you some stories now. I have many, many things I want to say to you..."
"Okay."
Xia Lun smiled slightly and gently hugged Renee's waist.
"I have been to a world covered with ice and snow. The people in that world were ruled by Witchs. Those Witchs would ask people to donate enough boys and girls every year, and as long as they went to the Witchs' castle, those boys and girls would never return." Renee spoke softly, as if telling a story.
"Sounds like a dark fairy tale."
"I met a boy and girl who were in love, but the boy was chosen as a gift to Witch. They wanted to elope, but at the last moment when they were about to leave the village, Witch's ice servants caught them."
"So, did you help them?" Xia Lun asked.
Renee's eyes drooped slightly. "I really wanted to help them, and I was even prepared to go to war with Witch, but I finally discovered that Witch's ice servants were actually summoned by girls."
"..." Xia Lun stopped talking.
"It turns out that the world has been completely swallowed by the cold. The reason why people can barely survive is because the Witchs will regularly sacrifice specific lives to preserve civilization. In order to protect her family, the girl chose to betray Her lover." Renee pursed his lips and whispered, "And after knowing that he was betrayed by his lover, the young man became despairing. He fell into the quagmire of shattered faith, so he voluntarily gave up his life. Naturally, I had no reason to help."
Having said this, Renee once again looked sideways at Xia Lun, his eyes reflecting Furnace Fire, shining brightly. "Xia Lun, in fact, until I discovered the truth, I felt that the lovers were just like us, but..."
"But they are too weak. They are neither violent enough to change the cold world, nor spiritual enough to accept the reality." Xia Lun shook his head and interrupted, "Renee, don't underestimate yourself, you are much more mentally tough than the guy who was chosen as a sacrifice."
Renee shook his head, and his expression became softer. "Not necessarily, my spirit may not be very strong, and I have been deeply stuck in the quagmire. But the reason why I can survive is because you love me. When I think that you have not abandoned me, I feel that I have a rope to climb out of the quagmire, so I can persevere. Thank you, my lover."
"What about the second story?" Xia Lun suddenly remembered White Line, so he looked away unnaturally, and then changed the topic.
Renee seemed to have noticed something, but she still rubbed her hair affectionately. Xia Lun said, "I have also been to a world where humans and the dead are constantly fighting. In order to fight against the dead, people in that world will take a magic potion that stimulates life potential. Every time you take it, your strength will be stimulated for a short time, but your life span will be shortened sharply..."
"That doesn't sound good." Xia Lun said.
Renee lowered his eyes again, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes. "It's really not good. Their behavior is essentially drinking the poison of the gelada to quench their thirst." I tried to help them innovate technology to fight against Undead, but no matter whether they were princes, nobles, or the dead who were forced to drink the potential poison, they were unwilling to make changes."
"..." Xia Lun was silent again.
Renee is a genius in the literal sense. Whether it is inventing or organizing activities, she is very talented. When she said that those people were unwilling to make changes, then she must have exhausted all normal methods.
After thinking for a moment, Xia Lun asked again, "So, why are they unwilling to make changes?"
"I didn't know at first." Renee said sadly, "But then I met an old Undead who had been living secretly in human society for many years. The old Undead told me that Undead had long since stopped attacking humans, but the remaining people were drowning in the quagmire of pain."
"For them, being forced to drink poison to die is certainly painful, but that pain also constitutes a certain kind of certainty, and the pain that they can never escape from is the only thing they can grasp. It tells me that helping them get rid of pain is actually depriving them of the right to indulge in pain, and thus their meaning in Negation. This is even more uncomfortable than killing them, so my efforts are doomed to fail."
Having said this, Renee raised his head slightly and asked in confusion, "Xia Lun, can anyone really indulge in the quagmire of pain?"
"Of course." Xia Lun nodded, "This is a very common situation. In fact, many people will fall into it after encountering major trauma, and then hope that some mysterious external force can pull them out. It seems that as long as they are lucky, they will fall into it.
If they are lucky enough to encounter that mysterious external force, their lives will be restarted."
Having said this, Xia Lun picked up the coffee cup and took a sip. "For people in that world, swallowing the potion of potential and then fighting Undead until death is this kind of mysterious external power."
".." Renee blinked thoughtfully. The next moment, she suddenly said, "Xia Lun, did you use this principle to create Lightbearers in the past?"
"Yes."
"I see, so I should have started a cult at that time..." Renee narrowed his eyes slightly, Xiping once again learned the experience of outrageous operations from Xia Lun, "It should be good to just transplant the teachings of Lightbearers."
Xia Lun's mouth twitched slightly, and then suddenly said, "You don't want to learn everything."
"Shouldn't we learn from successful experiences?" Renee blinked blankly, "The "co-opting-suppressing" cycle you taught me last time was really effective, and it helped me a lot."
"Renee, there are some serious things I have to tell you." Xia Lun coughed and changed the subject rather abruptly, "I suggest you not to rush to complete this round of Scenario's tasks."
We can't let Renee talk any more. If we let her talk any more, it's time for her to pounce on herself again!
"Of course." Renee nodded. She lay on Xia Lun and sniffed a few times. "I don't want to be separated from you so soon..."
"Renee, before the end of this round of Scenario, I want to try to build a Permanent Teleportation Ritual under this Manor that leads to Pilgrimage World. To make this Ritual work, I need you to provide me with something that can clearly point to the world you are in."
"." Renee was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes widened in surprise, ", Permanent Teleportation Ritual?!"
As she spoke, she immediately displayed "Voidwood Box" and started rummaging around. After a while, she took out a small box from the box.
"What's inside is Royal Seal, which was used to cover documents. Can this be used as a sacrifice?"
Xia Lun thought for a moment, and then used the relevant knowledge of Mastery level "Star-Guiding Moon-Drawing Geomantic Secret Art" to weigh it for a moment, and then nodded. "It should be okay, Renee, I have the second thing to tell you, have you heard of "Infinity"?"