The knights fetched their rations from their Pegasi: rock-hard Holy Wheat bread and bottles of cloudy Oat Ale.
Kael shared some with the Elves, then noticed Qian Zhenhua's curious gaze and smiled as he offered him a portion too.
To him, this "master" who had helped him research lightning was very much his kind of person, and a very good friend!
Sharing food with a friend was only right.
Qian Zhenhua thanked him, accepted the bread that could have served as a brick, then uncorked the bottle and sniffed it.
An alcoholic smell mingled with straw and sour astringency rushed straight to his head.
He thought it over. The other party had healing magic, after all. If they could heal electrical injuries, eating this probably would not kill him.
And so, the mad Qian "sacrifice myself for science" Zhenhua screwed up his courage and bit into the bread.
An indescribably coarse texture and a faint earthy taste spread through his mouth. It was like chewing wax.
He took a sip of the ale.
As the sour, astringent, burning liquid slid down his throat, Qian Zhenhua's entire face instantly scrunched up.
He wanted to spit it out, but when he saw Kael's expectant eyes, he could only stiffen his neck and force it down.
As one of Great Xia's top scientists, he might not have dined on rare delicacies, but living in a nation of fine cuisine had naturally spoiled his palate.
Qian Zhenhua looked at the unpalatable rations in his hands, then at the mouthwatering braised pork in the bowls of the Great Xia soldiers in the distance.
Something stirred in him, and an idea came to mind.
He stood up, quickly scanned his surroundings, and spotted Liu Chengen.
He walked over and tugged at Liu Chengen, who looked thoroughly