The Crystal Palace Plan of the Sinner Lord

He was almost choked to death.

"Why did you put so much salt? Is there something wrong with you?"

Caesar frowned and said coldly to Irene, "It's very well done. Don't make it next time. It's a complete waste to give you the ingredients!"

"Woo..."

Irene shrank back at the demon's ferocity.

This was actually not her first time cooking. As the elder sister and the only woman in the family, she not only had the responsibility of buying and digging vegetables, but also cooking. That was why the dishes she cooked looked good. However, salt was very expensive in Shijian Village, so she could only put a little bit in it every time she cooked. If she put a little more to enhance the flavor, her father would scold her.

Caesar has three large bags of salt.

She liked it very much and thought Caesar would like it, so she added more.

Now it seems that the plan has backfired.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Caesar, I will pay more attention next time!"

The girl had a sad face, tears in her eyes, and she folded her hands in front of her belly and bowed repeatedly. She looked more reserved than a waiter in a restaurant.

"There won't be a next time." Caesar shook his head speechlessly.

[Irene's favorability towards you +5, currently 74 (favorable)]

Caesar: “???”

What's going on? Why does a scolding increase your favorability?

He looked at Irene again. The girl still had her head down, silently shedding tears. It was hard to tell what was wrong.

He opened Irene's information. If there were any changes in Irene or she developed any new preferences, the information panel would be updated synchronously. For example, in her key information column, the item "secretly in love with Kate" had disappeared, leaving only "father and brother want to sell her to make money", "advocate freedom, desire to become stronger, and desire a solid support".

The one about father and younger brother was just updated.

Caesar guessed that the deal was off.

After all, under normal circumstances, if a girl is abducted by a monster and disappears for more than a day, the outcome is basically certain.

But this father and son are really outrageous.

This is to squeeze out every last bit of value from Irene.

I don’t know how Irene will feel after knowing this.

"Don't eat tonight. Go stand aside and reflect on your actions."

Caesar gave the order calmly.

Irene responded miserably, and her frail body staggered to the side to face the wall.

"Shana, come and eat."

The priest girl who was sitting against the wall heard Caesar's call and hurriedly got up and sat down next to the rock table. She looked at Irene worriedly. At this moment, Irene's shoulders were shaking and faint sobbing could be heard.

"Mr. Caesar, Sister Irene has been busy with this dinner all day."

Shana carefully looked at Caesar's face and said carefully, "The fruits, bird eggs, and fish were all brought by Sister Irene herself. Those goblins are your subordinates, so she didn't dare to give them orders. She even sprained her ankle when she was getting the bird eggs."

Caesar glanced at Irene's back.

No wonder he saw Irene walking unsteadily.

"Are you feeling better?"

He deliberately did not respond to Shana's words, but instead asked about Shana's condition.

"Oh... my head isn't that dizzy anymore, but the back of my head hurts a little, as if someone hit me, and my nose is a little runny." As she spoke, a stream of snot flowed out of Shana's small nostril. Her pretty face turned red, and she immediately sucked it back with a "slurp".

The symptoms of cold illness are basically the same as those of a cold.

As long as the fever goes down and you keep warm, you will recover in a few days.

Caesar took out a thick wolf-fur cloak from Cecilia's space ring and put it on Shana himself.

"This is for you. Wrap it in your clothes when you sleep at night. It will keep you warm!"

He even reached out to gather his cloak.

Wrap up the stunned pastor girl completely.

The warmth of the wolf's fur quickly spread to Shana's body.

She looked up and saw Caesar's ferocious face and deep eyes.

But it didn't feel ugly at all.

My nose suddenly felt sore and tears and snot all flowed out at once.

She hastily untied her cloak again, but Caesar's hands were still there.

As a result, not only did the snot flow onto the cloak, but some of it also fell into Caesar's hands.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Mr. Caesar, I, I didn't mean it, I'll help you clean it up right now!"

The girl was crying and looking for a rag in panic.

But how could there be such a thing in the nest?

She could only lift up her skirt, but she forgot that she was only wearing this layer, and she was so embarrassed that her face turned red, as if blood was about to drip out of it.

"Mr. Caesar..."

Caesar had withdrawn his hand and casually wiped it on his armor.

Then, under Cecilia's angry gaze, she took out an exquisite handkerchief embroidered with a unicorn and wiped Shana's face.

"That's good. Don't catch a cold."

He touched Shana's head, and the girl subconsciously closed her eyes like a docile cat.

"Let's eat. Fortunately, this grilled fish is not too salty."

"Okay, okay, Mr. Caesar... Can I leave some for those two sisters?"

"casual."

...

After dinner, Caesar took the goblins out for their last patrol before nightfall.

At the same time, they also catch some prey as tomorrow's food.

After this patrol, the goblins will retreat their defenses.

Because there will be many more predators in the sunset forest at night.

The goblins will go from being predators to being food.

He glanced at Shana's favorability.

The previous operation has grown to 90.

From "having a good impression" to "liking".

I guess it won’t be long before it reaches 100.

He had always thought that Irene should be the first one, but things are really unpredictable.

. . .

In the cave, Shana stared at Caesar's huge and majestic back in a daze.

She tightened her cloak around herself and felt as if she was soaked in a honey pot.

People who have never been loved will treasure even a little bit of kindness from others, savor it from time to time, and keep it in their hearts.

She seems to like the demon a little bit...

Chapter 23: The Demon Followed by a Group of Knights

In the dim sunset forest, a group of knights were advancing rapidly.

Knight Commander Parks slowed down his horse's pace, leaned down from his horse, and stared at the piles of feces scattered on the ground. Under the moonlight, these traces were particularly eye-catching. He took out a leather glove from the saddle, put it on his hand, and then carefully examined it.

"Look at the shape and size of this," he whispered to a knight's attendant beside him, "the feces of herbivorous monsters are usually smaller, and contain a lot of undigested plant roots. And in this pile, look at the bone fragments left by carnivorous monsters..." He searched around again and picked up a gray bone fragment from the grass. The end was connected to hardened green dead skin, and he muttered, "This is a fragment of a goblin's fingernail. What a bunch of filthy things that urinate and defecate everywhere." His eyes were like lightning and his expression was disdainful.

The surrounding knights and attendants came over and compared the knight commander's explanation with the traces they saw, trying to learn from it. Parks continued to analyze: "There is a very small amount of undigested grass in the goblin feces, which means that they have recently hunted herbivorous monsters. The larger their prey, the stronger the group."

After saying this, the Knight Commander stood up and looked around.

His nose moved slightly, capturing the information in the air.

"Most of these feces are sticky and have a pungent smell, which means that their food contains a lot of meat. Judging from the color and texture of the feces, they recently hunted a large monster. Combined with the distribution map of monsters outside Sunset Forest, it can be inferred that it is most likely a Caiman Shield Pig!"

"Then, how do we judge their strength?" asked a knight's squire, his eyes full of curiosity.

Parks pointed to the characteristic dark red particles in some feces.

"This is the residue of bloodstone fruit, a medicinal herb that strengthens the body. This shows that this group of goblins are no longer just three or five green-skinned imps that act together. They know how to use natural resources to strengthen themselves, which means they have a strong organizer. Based on the amount of feces, we can infer that there are at least twenty of them. We must be careful, as they may be more cunning and dangerous than we think."

The surrounding knights and attendants all showed expressions of admiration when they heard this.

This is an experienced and senior knight.

Just by looking at the feces, you can get a general idea of ​​the enemy.

Needless to say, the goblins with organization are definitely the goblin tribes.

But the goblin tribe consisting of only more than twenty green-skinned imps was not enough to make him feel even a little bit of fear, because their number alone had reached twenty-five, and even if the number doubled, it would not be a big deal.

After saying this, Knight Commander Parks signaled the troops to line up in an orderly manner.

"Guys, this shit is still fresh, we may have our first battle soon!"

By this time, Parks had changed his goal of entering the forest.

It doesn’t matter whether Gale and Kate can be found or not, as they are most likely in danger. However, annihilating this goblin tribe is still enough to gain enough military merit for promotion.

Yes, Parks lied.

In fact, he estimated that there were at least fifty goblins.

And that doesn't include the goblin warriors among them and whether there are stronger organizers.

Sometimes letting the soldiers under your command know too much is not conducive to leadership.

Led by Parks, the Knights continued to explore forward.

But compared to their previous relaxed look, their eyes are now more alert.

The weapon was also held tightly in the hand, ready to meet any sudden threat that might appear.

...

"Thank you for the gift of nature!"

This was not the first time Caesar had said this.

I'm really lucky today.

First, I went out and picked up a Star Moon Elf.

I went back and raised Shana's favorability to 90. Now, on my last patrol, I unexpectedly discovered a bloodstone fruit tree.

This tree must have been here for a long time, but the goblins under his command are all idiots. Even when they walk up to the fruit tree, they don't know what the fruit on it is used for.

This is a fruit that looks like a small pomegranate. It is dark red or dark purple in color, has a soft shell covered with thorns, and the flesh is bright red, with a delicate texture and a faint sweet and bloody smell.

The biggest effect of this thing is to enhance muscle strength and increase endurance.

It can also be used as a healing medicine to heal wounds.

Many alchemists need bloodstone fruit as a material to refine red medicine, but this thing is somewhat toxic and will cause diarrhea after eating it. Just now, when passing a bush, the goblins under his command collectively defecated.

Now beside Caesar, Broken Tooth was carrying a whole tree, and Sharp Ears was carrying a hide bag with about a dozen bloodstone fruits in it. This kind of fruit is most effective the first time it is eaten, and it can basically only be used as a healing medicine when eaten afterwards. But it is still a very good resource, and it has good value whether it is used to feed future monsters or to exchange supplies with other monster nobles.

Just as Caesar was about to return with today's harvest.

A gust of wind blew, carrying with it a metallic smell.

That is the lubricant on human armor. Most of these lubricants come from mutton fat or pig fat. The lubricant made from mutton fat is more expensive and is generally used by knights. It also has a unique fishy smell of mutton fat.

This smell is close and there is a lot of it!

The surrounding forest gradually became quiet.