Seeing that Cecilia and Eric had already expressed their opinions, Cromwell became anxious and said hurriedly: "My lord, I too..."

"Hey!" Xie Feng interrupted: "Cromwell, just stay. This store cannot be left unattended. Old man Li Wu also needs someone to take care of him, right?"

"But..." Cromwell wanted to say something else, but Xie Feng said: "Cromwell, let me ask you, what was your purpose when you said you wanted to follow me."

Cromwell didn't even think about it and said: "Saddle up for your lord..."

"Stop!" Xie Feng said: "Excluding me, I mean, you follow me, have you ever thought about what I am trying to do? No one is born as a slave, with the goal of serving others. Don't you?

Want to do something for yourself?”

After thinking for a while, Cromwell said: "My purpose in following you is to achieve something and not be looked down upon by the people in the village. I want them to know that they initially regarded me as a waste and a complete loser."

Wrong judgment!”

"That's right!" Xie Feng said: "You have always been regarded as a waste before because you have never put yourself in a position where you have value. For example, if you are an eagle..."

"My lord, I am not an eagle..." Cromwell interjected.

"I'm just making an analogy!" Xie Feng said helplessly: "For example, if, I mean if. Suppose you are an eagle, but you have lived in a place where a group of monkeys and frogs live together since childhood."

Cromwell murmured again: "How can an eagle live with monkeys and frogs..."

"Cromwell!" Xie Feng said impatiently: "Can you listen to what I have to say first?"

Cromwell quickly apologized and said: "I'm sorry, my lord, please continue."

Xie Feng sighed and said again: "Suppose you are an eagle, but you have lived in a place where a group of monkeys and frogs live together since you were a child. Those monkeys are based on who can climb the tree the fastest and who can pick the most fruits.

Evaluate each other's strengths and weaknesses. As for those frogs, they evaluate each other's strengths and weaknesses based on who can swim the fastest and who can catch the most insects. However, you are an eagle, and your wings cannot help you climb.

Tree, your claws are not suitable for picking fruits, your nature cannot swim, and your digestive system is not suitable for eating insects. Therefore, in the eyes of monkeys and frogs, you are a useless waste and everyone looks down on you. But

, until one day, you encounter a cliff and you accidentally fall off the cliff. The instinct of survival makes you keep flapping those wings that have never flown before. A strange thing happens, you actually fly.

You can fly very high and far. But those monkeys and frogs who once laughed at you can only look down at you from the ground and watch you spread your wings. Monkeys can only hide in the trees when they are in danger, but you, the whole sky

They are all your refuge; frogs are afraid of snakes, but you can easily eat them all... In this way, can you, an eagle that can soar into the sky, not be as good as those monkeys and frogs?

At that time, even if you still can’t climb trees, pick fruits, or swim, who would dare to laugh at you as a waste?”

After saying that, Xie Feng drank a glass of water, and then said: "I said this, do you understand?"

Cromwell was stunned for a long time, and then said happily: "Understood! I understand! Sir, you are my cliff!"

"No." Xie Feng shook his head and said: "I'm not a cliff, I'm just telling you the way to the cliff - I think you have a high talent for doing business. Through the watermelon you have been fully responsible for these days,

It can be seen from the operating conditions of the store. Therefore, I think you should not follow me to Rodok, but should stay and take good care of the store - I am the president and director of the human resources department of 'Watermelon Store'

status, you are officially appointed as the general manager. From now on, you have the right to decide everything about the store, including the operation of funds and the appointment and transfer of personnel. Above. "

After Xie Feng finished speaking eloquently, Cromwell scratched his head and said innocently: "I'm sorry, sir... I don't understand..."

Xie Feng said impatiently: "To put it simply, from today on, you are the boss of the 'Watermelon Shop'!"

"Ah?" Cromwell understood now and was immediately startled.

Xie Feng said: "That's it. Once I leave tomorrow, I don't know when I will come back. Even if I come back, I won't be able to stay here in such a leisurely and unique way. Anyway, this store is just a gift to you - watermelon,

Do you have any objection?"

Cecilia smiled and shook her head, saying: "Brother Feng Xie, I will follow you wherever you go."

From Cecilia's words, Xie Feng, no matter how stupid he was, could feel the deep sense of friendship in them. Just when he was about to say something, the store door was suddenly pushed open.

Cromwell subconsciously stood up and shouted towards the door: "Welcome light... Hey, is it Lord Comstock?"

Comstock was sweating profusely, with a sweat towel draped over his shoulders. He kept trotting and came to the crowd. He first smiled at Cromwell and said, "Do you call everyone your lord?"

Then he turned to Xie Feng and said, "Feng Xie, I heard that you are going to Luo Duoke tomorrow?"

Xie Feng was stunned and said: "That's true, but how did you know?"

Comstock still maintained his trotting movements and said with a smile: "Jamala and her friends came to my place for dinner at noon today, and then they told me... What I want to say is, can I take them with me?

Am I the only one?"

Xie Feng asked curiously: "What are you going to do with us? We are not going to play."

Comstock said: "I originally wanted to go, but unfortunately I never had the chance. Now it happens that you are going there too, so I will follow you by the way."

Xie Feng said: "What on earth are you going to do?"

Comstock smiled and said: "Hey, you people who don't cook don't you know that the Rhodok Kingdom has a name, do you know what it is called?"

Xie Feng scratched his head and said: "I only know the name 'Luo Guo'. It was probably used to make fun of Luo Duoke's soldiers whose helmets are like pots."

Eric thought for a while and then said: "Could it be a 'chef's paradise'?"

"Pa!" "That's right!" Comstock finally stopped trotting, and slapped his two big palms together, which were not much smaller than cattail fans. The sound made everyone's eardrums hurt. Comstock

He said excitedly: "It's a 'cook's paradise'! Think about it, the Kingdom of Rhodok is located in the mountains, with the sea to the west, and the Rudy River to the north of the capital Jerkhala. Regardless of the mountains,

Delicatessen, seafood, river freshness, ingredients you have heard of and never heard of, everything is available! Isn’t this the paradise that every qualified chef dreams of? And, there is still more than half a month to go to Djerkara

The annual 'Chef Competition' will be held. At that time, outstanding chefs from all over the continent will gather together to start a unique battle to win the highest honor of being a chef!"

"Chef competition?" Everyone except Eric was a little surprised. In Caladia, an era of constant wars and wars, many civilians were struggling to eat, and food was especially scarce. In some remote areas,

In villages, when the harvest is bad, there is even a tragic phenomenon of exchanging food for food. In order to survive, many people are forced to take desperate risks, remelting farm tools into swords, or galloping on the battlefield to accumulate military exploits in exchange for a few bags of wheat.

, or hiding in the green forest to block and rob passing caravans. And now, everyone actually heard that this kind of extravagant and extravagant event is held every year in the Kingdom of Rhodok. How can it not be shocking?

"That's right." Comstock said: "The average person in other countries may have never heard of this game in their lives. Even many people in the Rhodok Kingdom have no idea about this game. But Kaladi

Every qualified chef in Asia, whether they open a shop in a town or serve a lord in a castle, they are eager to show off their skills in this competition. The winner of the championship every year has the opportunity to become Rodok

The royal chef of the king of the kingdom! In fact, the hard conditions for the king of Rhodok to be the royal chef are that they must be among the top three in the competition. The champion has priority. If the champion does not want to be the royal chef, then the second place will come. If the second place does not want to be

To be the royal chef, the third place will come. If none of the top three are willing to be the royal chef, the original royal chef will continue to work. Of course, the royal chef himself will also have to participate in this competition. However, as the royal chef of King Rhodok, in addition to the equal treatment

In addition to being generous, it also represents the honor of being the 'most powerful chef in the mainland', so most champions will choose to become the royal chef, so much so that King Rodok's royal chef often changes."

Xie Feng suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the helmets of Rodok's soldiers were like pots. It seemed that there was such a meaning in them...

Xie Feng hesitated for a while and said: "But... when many people across the continent are starving, Rodok holds such a competition every year. Will it arouse public outrage?"

"Are you kidding?" Comstock said: "The Kingdom of Vaegia is extremely cold all year round, so will it get angry at the hot weather in Salander? The Kingdom of Rhodok is already rich in food production. In fact, there are many travelers on the continent.

Half of the ingredients that merchants transport and sell come from the Rhodok Kingdom. The fish in the water and the wild beasts in the mountains are put away soon after being slaughtered. Transportation is also a problem. Naturally, there is no way to feed the entire continent, so some people starve.

It’s also inevitable.”

Xie Feng nodded and said, "Do you want to participate in this competition?"

"Of course!" Comstock laughed: "Didn't I say it before? It is the dream of every qualified chef to compete with outstanding chefs from all over the continent in this competition! And through this competition, you can get

Honor is a dream within a dream!"

Xie Feng said: "Oh, in that case, you can come with us... Hey! Watermelon! Your saliva is dripping on my shoulder!"

Hearing this, Cecilia stretched out her sleeve to wipe the saliva from the corner of her mouth, then looked at Xie Feng, and after hesitating for a while, she said: "That...brother Feng Xie..."

Xie Feng said helplessly: "Okay, okay, you also want to experience this 'Chef Competition', right?"

"Yeah!" Cecilia nodded excitedly.

Xie Feng looked at Comstock and asked: "Can the food cooked by those chefs for the competition be eaten by the audience?"

Comstock smiled: "Of course! After the king and some nobles have tasted each dish, if there is any leftover, someone will divide the remaining food into several small portions and distribute them randomly to the audience.

.However, the portion of a dish is only that much, and even if there is not much left after being tasted by the nobles who serve as judges, the advantage is that there are many chefs participating and there are many different dishes made, so basically everyone

Everyone has a chance to eat some.”

Xie Feng shouted again: "Hey! Watermelon! Saliva!"

Comstock smiled and said: "Then it's agreed. I'll start packing tonight and set off with you early tomorrow morning. It's good to go and have a look early and be more prepared." As he said that, he added

He activated trot mode and ran out of the store.

Just when Comstock was about to go out, he suddenly stopped and turned around to say to Xie Feng: "By the way, Jamara and the others also said that you are actually very powerful in martial arts. You were just pretending before...is that really the case?"

Xie Feng giggled twice and said: "Uh... you can understand it this way..."

Comstock said with a smile: "Then let's fight if we have the chance!" After saying that, he trotted away.

Cecilia grabbed Xie Feng's arm with both hands and shook it from side to side, saying coquettishly: "Brother Feng Xie, remember to grab more food for me when the time comes..."

Xie Feng said angrily and funny: "How long has it been since you last eaten?"

But think about it again, at least in recent years, Cecilia has been living a boring life in Dukuba. Now she has the opportunity to go to Rodok, and take Cecilia with her as a trip.

It's not a bad thing to have fun. Of course, this can only be incidental. The main thing is to promote the alliance between Rhodok and Salander to jointly resist Swadia.

Just as I was thinking about it, the store door was pushed open again.

Cromwell stood up subconsciously and said to the door: "Welcome light... Hey, is it Lord Dante?"

I saw Dante approaching the crowd while playing the lute. He first smiled at Cromwell and said, "Do you call everyone you meet your lord?" Then he said to Xie Feng, "Feng Xie, I heard that you will be here tomorrow morning.

Going to Rhodok?”

Hmm? Why do you think this scene looks so familiar?

Xie Feng said: "It's indeed good...but how did you know?"

Dante said: "Jamala and her friends just told me when they went to the tavern to drink after dinner. What I want to say is... can you take me with you?"

Facing the increasingly familiar scene, Xie Feng couldn't help scratching his hair with both hands, wondering whether to laugh or cry: "What are you doing again?"

Dante said: "I recently heard that... Lyman is probably in the Kingdom of Rhodok!"

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