Please be my partner.

Sora exhaled, picked up a glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

Mellen nodded. The experience of Marquis Matheson was indeed legendary. If it were expanded, it would be enough to write a one-million-word novel.

The name can be... At the beginning, my father-in-law, who is as rich as a country, wants to marry his daughter to me.

Sora smiled and said, "Actually, I'm not complaining. Being born into a family like this, I'm the envy of countless people. Even though I'm not valued, the resources I have are still far beyond the imagination of ordinary people."

"But sometimes I also think, if only my father and mother could pay more attention to me, it would be great!"

"Haha! Am I being too greedy?!"

Melen was silent. It was indeed a painful thing for someone who longed for family affection to live in a family without family affection.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of his parents.

In my impression, my mother is still gentle, but for some reason, my father's image has become increasingly blurred. At first, I could still remember his face, but later only his back was left. Now, it seems that even this back is gradually fading away.

"Merlen? Merlen!"

Sora's voice woke up Merlen who was lost in thought, and he complained, "You bastard, I finally expressed my true feelings for once, and you were even listening?!"

Mellen laughed dryly and said, "I'm listening! So, in the entire family, you and your sister have the best relationship?"

Sora nodded, a gentle smile on her face, and said, "When I was a child, whenever I did something wrong and got scolded by my father, my sister would be the first to come to comfort me and protect me."

"Hehe, don't look at my sister's cold appearance, actually..."

Suddenly, Sora felt a chilling gaze falling on him, interrupting his next words.

He looked around with a guilty conscience. Although he found nothing, he didn't dare to say anything more. Instead, he said seriously, "Actually, my sister is gentle and modest, well-educated, and generous..."

Meren looked at Sora suspiciously, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

Amidst laughter and noise, time gradually approached 11 o'clock. When the music stopped, everyone knew that the real highlight was about to begin.

Then a waiter came out and approached each guest. After the guest showed the invitation letter, he would lead the guest upstairs.

When the waiter saw the golden invitation that Mellen took out, he carefully took it and looked at it, then returned it respectfully and led them to the top floor of the Gourmet Association.

Gourmet Society, top floor.

The environment here is more elegant, like a very stylish...restaurant!

When Melen came up here, he immediately felt a lot of gazes directed at him, some of them were puzzled, some were surprised, some were amusement, and so on.

Melen took a quick glance and saw Panda and Bailey looking at them with great shock. However, the old man next to them looked at Melen with a very gentle gaze, which seemed to be full of deep meaning.

Sora seemed a little proud.

Mellen nodded and smiled at them in a friendly manner, and then, led by the waiter, sat down in their seats.

Chapter 66 Glowing Food

When their eyes met, the old man beside Panda and Bailey asked, "Is that Sora's friend?"

Baley replied, "Yes, Grandpa, that's Sora's roommate at the academy, his name is Meren Warrick."

"Warwick...?" The old man nodded slightly and said nothing more.

Baile and Panda looked at each other, and saw something puzzled in each other's eyes.

Although Mellen and the others were sitting together, each of them had their own small table.

The Gourmet Association seemed to be prepared for his behavior of putting dogs on the table. After all, he was not the only one.

The tables for the two dogs are lower than those for other guests. This makes it easier for the dogs to eat and doesn't offend other guests. It's quite thoughtful.

At this time, Rob, the steward of Gano Farm, came out. He had a smile on his face and said enthusiastically, "First of all, on behalf of the four masters of the Gourmet Association, I welcome you all."

"...The desire for delicious food is one of humanity's most primitive desires. The original intention of the Gourmet Association was to explore the limits of food..."

"...You have all made outstanding contributions to the Gourmet Association and deserve to enjoy the Gourmet Association's highest achievement to date. At the same time, I hope that you can make fair comments..."

Mellen could feel that when Robert said the words "outstanding contributor", many people looked at him. It was obvious that everyone else knew everything about him, and it seemed that he was the only unexpected "intruder".

"...Well, without further ado, let's begin today's dinner...!"

As Rob finished speaking, waiters rushed in, each of them holding a covered tray and placing it on the table of each guest.

When the tray in front of Mellen was opened, mist suddenly rose up, accompanied by a faint spiritual light.

His expression turned extremely excited. This was actually... a food that glowed?!

When the mist dissipated, one could see three cylindrical pink pieces of meat emitting spiritual light placed on a neat and clear block of ice.

Robert's voice rang out, "This is the scallop of a jewel shell. Jewel shells are an extremely rare deep-sea shellfish, a treasure bestowed upon us by the ocean. These, before you, have undergone a 'special' treatment to further enhance the flavor of the ingredients. Please enjoy them quickly."

Mellen looked at the precious scallop slices on the plate. The spiritual light on them seemed to be slowly fading, so he didn't delay any longer and picked up a piece and put it into his mouth.

Suddenly, the extremely fresh, crisp, refreshing and smooth feeling rushed through the mouth and reached the brain.

This was truly the most delicious delicacy he had ever tasted in his two lifetimes combined. Thousands of words brewed in his mind, but due to his limited skills, he could only express them in four words: "Delicious!"

Salim and Sora also nodded frantically.

Spike and Xiao Honglian, who were about to eat, stopped eating at the same time after hearing what Mellen said.

Spike became even more excited about the food in front of him and was about to eat it, but out of the corner of his eye he saw...

Just as Mellen was about to pick up the second piece, he felt his trouser leg being rubbed. He looked down and saw Xiao Honglian pushing his tray next to him. The little guy was squatting there, his eyes shining and his tail wagging rapidly, which meant...

"Master, it's delicious, you eat it!"

Surprisingly, when the little guy heard Melen say it was delicious, he immediately pushed his share over!

Melen was speechless, but also a little moved.

He first looked at Spike with amusement. He had his mouth wide open and was only a dozen centimeters away from Zhenbei, but he was as stiff as a sculpture.

Then he touched Xiao Honglian's head and said with a smile: "Thank you, you can eat it, I have some!"

Little Honglian rubbed her head against his hand, her tail wagging even more happily, and her expression became visibly happy and joyful, and then she started to eat the food in front of her.

Xiao Honglian: I am so happy to be touched by my master (p≧w≦q)!

Mellen touched Spike, who was in a 'petrified' state, and said with a smile: "Alright, alright, you eat too!"

Spike had a blank expression on his face. He stared at the food in his mouth with dead eyes, and even bit the ice cubes directly, making a "crunching" sound in his mouth.

Spike: Little flatterer(o?へo?╬)!

Exquisite dishes were served one after another, many of which Melen had never even heard of.

Although not every dish is a shining dish, what is the same is that each one represents the ultimate deliciousness in a certain direction!

More importantly, as he ate each dish, Melen could clearly feel that he... was getting stronger!

The muscles are constantly expanding and contracting, and their strength is increasing.

Nerves become more acute and reactions speed up.

The body becomes more energetic, and defense and recovery are improved.

More importantly, his spirit became more active, and under this influence, the core ability of the [Wolf Tamer], that geometric structure, also became active and its growth was accelerated.

Melen knew that when this geometric structure completed its fusion again and derived a second independent structure, that would be the day he would advance to the second level.

After swallowing the last colorful dish called witch's soup, Melen felt that the improvements he had gained before were quickly settling and becoming strength that truly belonged to him.

After a brief feeling, he found that this meal had improved his physical fitness by nearly 30% and his mental state by more than 10%.

If this is converted into exercising on your own, it will take at least three months to achieve such results!

Is this the power of delicious food?!

Melen even thought, if he could eat such delicious food every day, even reaching the third level would be just around the corner, right?!

Of course, he quickly dismissed this unrealistic idea.

It is not an easy task to prepare a gourmet feast of this level even for a gourmet association, let alone eat it every day!

He looked at his two dogs; they also had improvements to varying degrees. The most obvious one was that the spiritual energy required for Spike's evolution had been reduced by nearly 5 points, and in the moment he watched, it had dropped by another 0.1. Obviously, it could be reduced further as the food was digested.

At this time, Robert spoke again, attracting everyone's attention: "This dinner, from the ingredients, to the cooking methods, and the order of serving, has been carefully calculated. Not only will the flavor of each dish be brought to its fullest, but their efficacy will also be maximized."

"Everyone should have felt their own strength improve, right? This is the charm of delicious food!"

Having said this, Robert paused, bowed slightly, and then continued, "Everyone, the four founders of the Gourmet Association have been waiting for a long time. Please invite the owner of the golden invitation to have a chat!"

The visitors were not surprised by this. The fifteen holders of the golden invitations stood up and walked towards a room behind Robert.

Salim and Sora looked at Meren, who shrugged and showed no intention of getting up.

He was just here to eat and drink for free, how could he really attend the high-level meeting of the Food Association?!

Chapter 67 Good...Friendship

In fact, at this point, Mellen and the others could already leave.

However, since other people were waiting, it would be somewhat impolite for them to leave after finishing their meal, so they did not leave in a hurry.

Fortunately, the waiting time is not unbearable, and there are various exquisite and delicious after-meal snacks to taste.

Although these snacks cannot be compared with the previous main meals that can enhance strength, they are also quite delicious.

After waiting for about half an hour, the door opened and fifteen holders of golden invitations walked out.

Their expressions were calm, showing no emotion at all.

Seeing this, Mellen quickly put the few remaining snacks on the table into his mouth, and then patted his stomach contentedly.

In his previous life, he had heard a joke about the difference between ordinary people and foodies when eating...

Ordinary person: I’m full!

Foodie: I can’t eat anymore!

Well, at this moment, Mellen belongs to the latter.

At this point, the opening ceremony of the Food Association has officially come to an end. Although there are still many programs in the afternoon and even a dance party in the evening, these are secondary.

Melen and the others stood up and prepared to leave.

But at this moment, he noticed that the old man next to Bailey was waving at Sora.

Sora hesitated for a moment and whispered to Melen, "Wait for me."

Then he walked towards that direction.

Sora said respectfully, "Grandpa, you called me?"

The old man, Dewitt Yarog, smiled and said, "Sora, how have you been at the academy lately? Are the resources sufficient? If not, ask your father to allocate more to you."

Sora was silent for a moment, then said, "That's enough, Grandpa."

De Weite nodded with a smile and said, "I heard that you canceled your cultivation resources for the next three months just to get an invitation for a friend? Seriously, we're family, so why should we be so estranged? If you want an invitation, just tell Grandpa. When you get back, I'll have them return your resources."

After another moment of silence, Sora said, "Thank you, Grandpa."

De Wet looked in Mellen's direction. Seeing that the boy noticed his gaze and bowed politely, his smile became even more satisfied. He said to Sora, "You are worthy of being my grandson. This is really a good investment!"

Hearing this, Sora could no longer suppress his emotions. He mustered up his courage, looked the old man in front of him, and said, "Grandpa, Melen is my friend. There is only friendship between him and me, no deal!"

Hearing this, De Wet not only did not feel angry at all, but he became even more satisfied. He laughed and said, "You're right, Grandpa is getting confused due to his age. Well, this is really a good... friendship! Hahahaha!"

Seeing Sora looking depressed after returning, Melen asked curiously, "Why do you look so sad?"

Sora looked at his roommate helplessly, not knowing how to explain.

There was no conversation along the way. After returning to the academy, Melen went back to rest for a while, and when it was afternoon, he set off for the Beastmaster Alliance.

It was still the same receptionist lady from before. She obviously remembered Mellen and greeted her with a smile.

Mellen didn't waste any time and asked for a task list and read it carefully.

First, those who need to leave Roland City are all excluded. Secondly, those who require a longer time span are also excluded.

Just this alone was enough to pass most of the tasks, and he looked at the remaining ones.

Melen's main goal is to get pet growth potions, so he needs to start from the task rewards and the identity of the publisher.

Soon, he found a target...

[Mission]: Subdue violent creatures