Twin Cities: I am the man of many myths

Chapter 201 Enemy Attack
"I'm sorry, Li Ke, Jinx, we don't have that many vacant rooms for the two of you in Winter Claw, so you'll have to sleep with me these few days."

In the middle of the night in Freljord, the Winter Claw tribe can hear not only the crackling of the campfire burning outside, but also some noisy animal sounds.

In a small house, Li Ke and Jinx were sitting in front of a stove. The house was indeed not big, only a few square meters in size. The campfire used to cook food and keep warm took up a quarter of the area. Apart from that, there were simple beds made of weeds and animal skins.

The woman who originally lived with Donna moved to another room under Donna's arrangement, leaving this place for Li Ke and Jinx.

At this moment, Donna was looking at Li Ke and Jinx with a smile. She was stirring a small pot with a clean bone stick without a trace of meat. A smell came out of it, which was a bit fishy, ​​but more of the aroma of meat.

The first conversation with Sejuani was not successful. When talking about Darius, Li Ke immediately expressed his hope that Sejuani could send warriors from her tribe to find Darius, but Sejuani said that she had to see some food first.

Otherwise, why would she trust Li Ke?

You have to know the conditions that Li Ke said. If Udyr had not told Sejuani in advance that Li Ke was a very dangerous man and Udyr's vision was rarely wrong, then when Donna told her the conditions of Li Ke's transaction, Sejuani would have thrown out her weapon and smashed Li Ke to death with one hammer.

What a joke!
Do you think I'm like Ashe, that stupid idiot who's always willing to trust others and then gets hurt because of it?
Therefore, when leaving Sejuani's house for the last time, Li Ke and Sejuani agreed that Li Ke would first ask someone to bring some food, and then Sejuani would release a group of Noxians according to the amount of food. At the same time, she would also issue orders to the tribe and all directions to search for Darius's trace.

Li Ke naturally agreed.

For Li Ke, looking for Darius was to build a good relationship with Swain, and what was Darius' situation during the Winter's Claw? Well, he escaped alone. As for the specific situation, Li Ke learned about it when he watched the video.

In Darius's series of skins, Brave Heart, there is a simple description of Darius' escape. After experiencing many obstacles, Darius escaped from the Winter's Claw alone, and finally successfully returned to Noxus.

But the reason Darius was able to escape successfully was actually because the Winter's Claw didn't take Darius's escape seriously at all. Let's put it this way, Darius led a group of people to invade the Winter's Claw, was defeated and captured, but when Li Ke and Sejuani were talking about Darius just now, she didn't even know there was such a person.

If it wasn't for Dona who mentioned that it was the Noxian who escaped, reminding Sejuani that this incident did happen in the tribe some time ago, then Darius would have been forgotten by Sejuani.
And Li Ke agreed, of course, to do Swain a favor. Darius escaping back to Noxus on his own and being sent back to Noxus because of himself are two different things. Although Swain will give Li Ke the Rune Network craftsmanship in either case, the latter can deepen the relationship between Li Ke and Swain.

Therefore, Li Ke planned to notify Janna to come over before going to bed, and then let Hilco prepare food. The supplies would be shipped at the latest the day after tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, Janna would act as a radar, and the food would arrive at Winter Claw.

A large piece of venison was cooking in the pot. After watching for a while, Li Ke couldn't help but say to Donna, "Donna, how about letting me cook?"

"Well, can you cook?" Donna, who was stirring the food in the small pot, looked up at Li Ke when she heard this.

Jinx, who was standing by, couldn't help herself any longer and said, "Okay, Donna, move aside and let Li Ke cook."

What a joke. Although Jinx can't cook, she watches Li Ke cook every day, so she has understood the cooking process to some extent.

Jinx could hardly hold back when she saw Donna cooking. No, look at the foam rolling in the pot, those are the blood foam produced by the cooking of the venison, and Donna didn't even knock away the foam!
Don’t they know that the foam will make the soup very fishy? !

Right now, Jinx smelled an unpleasant fishy odor. She even felt that if she cooked the food, it might taste better than Donna's!

Li Ke smiled, picked up the backpack beside him, opened it and found a bunch of equipment from it, including a frying pan, a colanders, a shovel, chopsticks, and some bottles and jars.

Seeing that Li Ke was really going to cook, Donna gave up her seat and squatted aside curiously watching Li Ke holding a round silver spoon and scooping something from the pot.

"Do you want to drink the soup? But Li Ke, the soup is not ready yet. You need to add crushed salt and stir it, otherwise the soup will have no taste." Donna said from the side.

Li Ke shook his head, used a spoon to knock off the foam, and said, "I don't want to drink soup, Donna. Fresh meat will taste good if it is roasted, but if it is boiled, it is better to knock off some of the foam, otherwise the blood foam will spread in the soup and bring a fishy smell."

"This step is called blanching, which can effectively remove impurities and odors from the meat."

Li Ke had eaten venison before. Of course, there were no deer in Zaun and Piltover, but that didn't mean there was no venison. The Twin Cities had everything now, so Li Ke had naturally made venison.

As for venison, Li Ke said it was delicious, but easy to cook too tough. And unlike beef, even the freshest venison still had a strong fishy smell, which required the chef to control the heat and add lots of spices.

Therefore, after getting rid of the blood foam, Li Ke reached out and picked up a few jars beside him.

Those were all seasonings brought from Zaun. In addition to simple pepper, chili and salt, there were also seasoning packets specially made from the Zaun factory.

Let me put it this way, by using this, even someone who can't cook can make a delicious meal by throwing the seasoning packet into the water, turning on the fire and adding the meat.

Therefore, after a while, a rich aroma emanated from the boiling pot.

Donna swallowed several times and stared at the small pot. Before preparing dinner for Li Ke, she had simply eaten some dried meat, but she was still hungry. She was in the period of growth and had a big appetite. However, in order to save food for the children and the elderly in the tribe, Donna had become accustomed to being hungry.

But, this smells so good!
"Cuckoo-"

Her stomach growled, and Donna covered her belly with her hands in embarrassment.

Seeing this, Li Ke first used the small bowl he brought to serve Jinx a bowl of broth. After handing it to Jinx, he picked up another bowl, looked at Donna with a smile, and said, "Would you like to eat something together?"

Donna was stunned and subconsciously nodded, but just as she moved her head, she said bitterly: "But, I'm about to get this meat. This meat may not be enough for the two of you. If I add you, you won't be full, right?"

"It's okay, I still have some things here." Li Ke found it even funnier after hearing this.

How to put it? The Donna in front of Li Ke reminded him of Isa in Zaun for a moment. Little Isa was somewhat similar to Donna. If she could speak, then maybe she would speak like Donna.

Like Donna, Isa looks like a little hedgehog on the outside, and will prick anyone who touches her. But after getting along with each other, they both become soft-hearted.

This is the case with Donna. When they first met, this girl was cold and arrogant, but after getting along with her for a few days, Donna was actually the same age as her. She would have wild thoughts and would be interested and curious about what Jinx told her about what she saw and heard.

It would be like this now. She was drooling with greed, but she still endured it for the sake of face. She didn't act like a qualified and cold warrior as she said.
Li Kesheng served a bowl of broth with a large piece of venison in it, and then handed the bowl to Donna.

Seeing this, Donna could no longer endure it. After reaching out to take it, she directly reached out to grab the steaming meat in the bowl.

But Jinx called out to her.

"Hmm?" Donna tilted her head to look at Jinx.

"Use these." Jinx handed Donna a pair of nice chopsticks and said seriously, "You're not afraid of burning your hands, are you?"

Donna took the chopsticks but didn't know how to use them. But the next moment Jinx started to teach her how to use the little golden chopsticks very well! Li Ke took out the bread from his backpack, broke it open and threw it into the soup.

The frozen dry wheat bread is very suitable for eating with soup. After all, if you chew the bread directly, it will be very hard on your teeth.
In the hut, the three of them ate from a small pot. Donna was not used to using chopsticks, so she simply combined the chopsticks and used them as a fork, piercing the meat and picking it up before eating.

Jinx didn't say anything about this and asked Donna to use chopsticks. It wasn't that Jinx thought Donna's behavior of eating food with her hands was indecent. After all, she also liked to eat meat directly with her hands.

Wei, Vander, and she are all the same, they all like to eat the meat directly. Therefore, Jinx let Donna use chopsticks because she was afraid that Donna would be scalded by the soup. As long as Donna is not scalded, Donna can eat the way she likes.

"Delicious, so delicious!"

"This is the first time I've eaten something so delicious, Li Ke, how did you do it?" After Donna ate a piece of meat, Li Ke wanted to give her more meat, but she refused no matter what. However, she still drank two more bowls of broth and ate a lot of bread.

Touching her warm belly, Donna felt energetic. It was the first time for her to eat so much during this period of time. She used to think that the bread brought back by traveling merchants was hard to swallow, but when she swallowed it with this salty and fragrant broth, the taste was not worse than meat!
"It's because of the seasoning. I say, do you always throw the meat into the pot and then throw salty stones into it when cooking?" Before Li Ke could say anything, Jinx spoke up.

Donna nodded and said, "It has always been like this. Sometimes, salt stone is not even used. Salt stone is a very precious resource in Freljord."

"You are so pitiful." Jinx showed a trace of pity in her eyes.

When she was eight, she ate more than Donna, right?

Well, it seems that Jinx has never had a hard time. Although Zaun was very poor and chaotic when she was young, Fandel and Vi protected her very well. She could even get juice from Fandel every few days, and as for food, she could eat vegetables and meat, and sometimes even fruits!

As for after Vandel "left", Hilco also took good care of her. Jinx has never lacked food in her life.

Therefore, looking at Donna who showed a happy expression because of the "pot of meat" in front of her, the eccentric Jinx rarely felt a sense of superiority, but felt that Donna was really pitiful.

She, in these few days of getting along, has already regarded herself as Donna's sister.
After dinner, Donna picked up the pot and went out to wash it with ice and snow.

Li Ke and Jinx stayed in the house. Jinx was spreading the sleeping bag, while Li Ke called Janna, preparing to let Janna come over to act as a messenger.

After Jinx prepared the sleeping bag, Li Ke also explained the situation to Janna. After Janna went back, Dona also came back.

But there was an anxious expression on her face.

As soon as she came in, Donna shouted loudly: "Like, Jinx, stay here and don't run around."

As she said that, Donna picked up the knife beside her, turned around and ran out with the knife on her back.

Li Ke and Jinx blinked, then Jinx quickly followed, reached out to lift the curtain and looked outside.

What a joke! Jinx is the kind of person who will do whatever you tell her not to do. The word "rules" is not in her dictionary!

"Li Ke, it looks like a fight has started!" Jinx shouted excitedly.

After listening to Jinx's words, Li Ke stood up, stood behind Jinx, and both of them stuck their heads out to look up and down at the situation outside the house.

This is the core location of the Winter Claw tribe, but at this moment, the entire Winter Claw seems to have been awakened.

The warriors of Winter Claw came out of the house one after another, carrying their weapons, and ran outside the tribe, and Li Ke also saw Sejuani.

She was riding on a Juvask boar that was larger than Vana - that was Bristle.

Wearing heavy leather armor and a helmet with a missing corner, Sejuani looks heroic. Her right hand is holding the shackles behind her. The tail of the shackles is an ice-blue object emitting extreme cold. Her left hand is stretched out and raised, directing something.

Dona appeared again, riding Vana and following behind Sejuani. She saw Li Ke and Jinx sticking their heads out, and then, after saying something to Sejuani, she rode Vana over quickly.

"Why did you come out?" the girl riding the pig said unhappily.

"Go in quickly and don't come out, otherwise you will be regarded as spies!"

Li Ke looked at Donna and asked, "What happened?"

Donna hesitated for a moment, turned her head to look at her own war mother, and then whispered to Li Ke and Jinx:
"The Frost Guard appears, just above the trough."

"Warmother said it was an enemy attack."

As she spoke, she added: "Okay, go in quickly, we will protect you."

Li Ke narrowed his eyes, then smiled and said, "You should know that I'm very powerful, right?"

"I think I can help you, what do you think?"

Jinx ran back into the house and started to put on her clothes.

She had already spread out her sleeping bag and was ready to go to bed after brushing her teeth, but now that there was fun to be had, of course she wanted to join in the fun!

Jinx is not stupid!
The safest place is to be with Li Ke. As long as Li Ke is there, she will be safe.

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"Okay, I'll talk to the War Mother." Donna remembered how Li Ke subdued Vana with one hand, nodded, and rode Vana towards Sejuani.

Then, Li Ke saw Sejuani looking at him.

Sejuani's eyes fell on Li Ke. After a moment, she nodded and looked away.

(End of this chapter)