Sir, this is not how bad women are used.

And all the money is in the hands of the nobles, while the local residents don’t have much money at all. All we can say is... the investment “potential” is huge.

"By the way, Lord, I bought something outside that can be considered a blind box. I'll give it to you as a gift for your regular customer."

Olga took out an old, finely forged box from the large package next to the dragon's back. The lock was rusted and it had the unique magical aura of the Dead Sea environment.

For this kind of "blind box", the key is usually lost and the only way to open the lock is to force it open, so the merchant cannot check what is inside.

And Chu Yan could vaguely see the logo of the Dead Sea emblem in the rust on the box.

Shanoya observed this detail:

"Could it be that these are the relics of the old lord, and that they were embezzled and sold after the Dead Sea nobles wiped out their family?"

Chu Yan joked to the elf merchant: "Thank you, I hope there are no personal clothes in it~"

After selling their things, they started shopping at the elf merchant, spending a lot of the gold coins they had just earned.

Janet even took out a list to make her purchases, many of which were from her “cellmates” who didn’t really like to go out.

Janet and Shanoya each bought meat, vegetables, fruits, wine and the like.

Xia Nuoya doesn’t talk much when she is outside. She looks at the ingredients she just bought, wondering which one Chu Yan would like to eat, vegetable soup or steak?

It just so happens that when we have dinner together tonight, the food can be improved. When I got up this morning, I complained about the torture of the food in the Dead Sea.

This is a high-quality ingredient that is hard to come by in the Dead Sea.

Janet held a large steak in her hand and invited:

"Young Lord, would you like to have a barbecue to celebrate your success?"

Her original intention, of course, was to invite everyone to have a barbecue together in the yard.

But just as Janet finished speaking, she keenly noticed Xia Nuoya's subtle gaze, and she became playful and deliberately teased her:

"Hey, did Xia Nuoya and the young lord make an appointment to have dinner in advance? But if the celebration banquet is over that time, the mood will be greatly reduced. Xia Nuoya, please bear with it for a while?"

These words are a bit ambiguous, as she clearly meant to say "Xianuoya, please postpone our plans and have barbecue together tonight", but she deliberately said "Let me make an appointment with the lord tonight, Xia Nuoya, please give way".

Chu Yan recognized the meaning and looked at Janet in confusion, only to find that she blinked quietly.

Xia Nuoya glanced at Chu Yan and found that he was flirting with Janet, so she said as if she didn't care at all:

"We didn't make any prior arrangements, so feel free to do as you please."

......

By the evening, Janet was already barbecuing in the yard.

Considering that the venue could not accommodate the people from the slums, Janet gave some of the meat to them and asked them to grill it themselves.

The first batch of meat was almost done roasting. Janet said to Chu Yan, who was helping her,

"Young Lord, go and ask Xia Nuoya to come down and eat with us. I'll go and call some people to see how many people I can get out."

"Row."

After answering, Chu Yan immediately went upstairs to his room.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Xia Nuoya putting all the berries in the basin and crushing them. The dark purple juice flowed over her white and tender feet.

She stepped quite vigorously, with a hint of venting her anger.

Chu Yan blinked and asked:

"Xianuoya, what are you doing? How come the fruit I bought with great difficulty is crushed?"

"I bought them to be crushed. How can I make fruit wine without crushing them? Is there any problem?"

Although that is what he said, one could also hear that the emotion in his words was slightly abnormal.

Chu Yan sat down next to him:

"Can't you just let me eat a few before you step on them...Are you upset because Janet invited us to the barbecue?"

The female knight twirled her hair with her fingertips and continued to step on the berries while replying nonchalantly:

"No, there's no reason for me to control who can't eat with whom."

Chu Yan nodded in agreement:

“Yeah, there’s no reason to be unhappy.

No matter what Xia Nuoya thought, she would not get angry when being invited to have a barbecue downstairs. It was nothing more than postponing the meal originally scheduled for tonight to tomorrow!

Let's go down and eat meat together.

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It’s all baked. If you go too late, you’ll have to wait again.”

Xia Nuoya also realized that something was wrong at this time. She seemed to have misunderstood the meaning. Her face froze in embarrassment and she asked expressionlessly:

"Are you and Janet teasing me on purpose?"

"No, did you misunderstand it into something strange?"

No matter what, Xia Nuoya could tell that this guy was pretending to be stupid and was even teasing her. She suddenly felt a little ashamed.

She used anger to cover up her embarrassment, picked up an untrodden berry from the basin with her toes, and said angrily:

"Didn't you just say you wanted to eat some berries? Here's one, eat it!"

Chapter 22: Blood Moon

When Chu Yan and Xia Nuoya went downstairs to eat barbecue, the female officer Omega whom they had met before also appeared.

There was an almost frozen solemnity on her face, and she ate the barbecue in silence.

She had a skewer of meat in her left hand and wheat beer in her right hand, but her posture looked as if she was eating a marching meal. Her back was straight, but fortunately the curve of her hips retained the unique curvature of a woman.

In addition to this female officer, the plump female wizard who had previously had tea with Janet also appeared.

But she seemed to be there just to accept Janet's kindness, ate a few skewers and was ready to leave.

"Janet, the quality of the meat and the grilling technique are both good, but too much grilling will make me worry about my body management. I'll go back and read the magic book first."

"It's okay. Have some berries to relieve your greasy feeling. The little lord is treating me~"

Janet walked up to Chu Yan, took the juicy berries from his hand, and threw them onto the magician's soft breasts. They bounced twice and fell into her hands.

She knew that Chu Yan had always wanted to socialize with other female prisoners, so she took the initiative to give her a push.

However, when they saw Janet's behavior, Chu Yan and Xia Nuoya's faces changed slightly at the same time, and their eyes flickered.

But Chu Yan still controlled his expression and nodded politely to the mature female mage.

The other party returned the look gracefully and then left.

That berry is Shanoya...

Chu Yan originally wanted to go up and talk to her, but now he didn't dare to say a word. After a while, he asked Janet:

"Is there no one else coming out?"

"You can have it later. The others just dealt with the elite monsters in the sea last time. I'm afraid they need to rest and be tired before they are willing to come out and walk around."

"Can I sleep like this? It seems like I still have something in common with these people."

Janet brought a plate of barbecue to the two of them, and she joked to Xia Nuoya:

"I thought you wouldn't come down, Xia Nuoya. You're really kind enough~"

Feeling the other party's teasing gaze, Xia Nuoya felt deeply embarrassed. After Janet walked away, she nudged Chu Yan with her elbow.

"Deduct two days!"

How come this cost more than sleeping together in each other's arms...

Chu Yan knew that Xia Nuoya was trying to save face for her own embarrassment, so he didn't bargain.

After accompanying her to finish a plate of food, Xia Nuoya took the initiative to act as the barbecue chef, while Chu Yan tried to talk to Omega.

Omega's black hair was tied into a high ponytail, her eyes showed meticulous determination and depth, and she exuded an aura that was difficult to approach, but upon closer inspection, it was discovered that she had a good appearance.

Chu Yan didn't dare to look at him too much, and just quickly stated his purpose, saying:

"Ms. Omega, do you mind if I ask a sensitive question?"

“It depends on how sensitive you are.”

Chu Yan breathed a sigh of relief after getting a response. He was afraid that he would be ignored directly, which would be really embarrassing.

"What do you think of the situation in Paradise City and even the entire Dead Sea border?"

“The situation is very sensitive.”

"...?"

Chu Yan felt suffocated. What a serious way of talking!

You're simply the king of awkward silences. How can I continue the conversation with you?

The key point is that Omega didn't give this response just to get rid of him. She said it seriously and affirmatively after careful consideration.

Fortunately, Omega briefly developed her point.

“I’m afraid there’s something wrong with the castle’s suppression array. Its power is weakening, and the people here are taking longer to recover.

The nobles were too quiet, most likely they were planning something bad.

The next wave of elite monsters coming out of the sea will occur during this period of time.

These days, the sky at the border of the Dead Sea has cleared up.”

You either don't say anything, or you say a lot...

But to be honest, this woman only speaks to the point. If the things she mentioned are true, she is really very sensitive!

And in this series of sensitive points, Omega's last sentence seemed a bit out of place.

Too ordinary.

Chu Yan used his ability to "guess the intention of the questioner" and asked:

"The sky over the Dead Sea is clear, Miss Omega. Are you trying to praise me in a different way, using the scenery to express your high recognition of my work during this period?"

"..."

A question mark seemed to pop up above the female officer's head, and she said bluntly:

"You think too much. I just think it's unusual. But you did a good job in changing the Dead Sea... I'm full. Lord, enjoy your meal."

Omega got up and left, taking a walk through the city.

Chu Yan wanted to say something to persuade her to stay, and was wondering if there were any more pick-up lines he could use, but he still

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Choose to give up.

It would be too deliberate to make small talk when there is nothing to talk about. Now at least I have a good start.

Not long after he sat back in his seat, a rare sound of carriages was heard from outside, and three carriages entered the castle yard.

The church emblem was engraved on the carriage.

Just as he was wondering, two or three nuns came out of the castle. These were people Chu Yan had never seen before.

Several nuns got on the carriage, and soon several more got off.

It was like some kind of shift change. After the change, the three carriages of the church left directly without even saying hello to Chu Yan.

"Xianuoya, do you know what the situation is? Why was the nun sent to this place?"

Chu Yan was very curious.

Could it be that there are nuns among them who have fallen into the forbidden power?

But why would the person who was sent here be taken back?

Unfortunately, Shanoya also shook her head in confusion:

“I’m not sure, they are the clergy who live on the second floor. I’ve seen them once or twice when I was practicing sword skills. They are a bunch of ignoring people.