The villain really doesn't want to steal the heroine.

I have to say that Loelle's craftsmanship is really good. She is worthy of being an all-round maid. As long as it is within the scope of a maid's duties, she can do her best.

As long as she has seen all the delicacies in the world, she can copy them.

So ever since she and Wanxing agreed to have close contact every day, there has been delicious food every day, but Claires has never eaten the same food twice.

For example, today, Claires was eating with great relish.

But because she had no comparison, she didn't realize that Luo Ai'er's cooking skills were amazing.

I thought that all noble families ate similar food.

I guess it’s not as delicious as the ones cooked by the royal chefs.

Wait until she becomes stronger in the future.

She must go and try how delicious the royal food is.

If Princess Davilia knew what Claire was thinking, she would definitely die of laughter.

Although Luo Ai'er is just Wanxing's little maid.

But Devlia never underestimated her!

After all, Her Royal Highness the Princess grew up in the royal family, but when it comes to food, she really can't compare to this little maid.

The most important thing is that after so many days of serving the emperor in bed, she has gradually discovered a secret - that is, in Wanxing's eyes, the status of the little maid Luo Ai'er is even higher than that of the princess herself.

Wanxing dotes on Luo'er very much on weekdays, and often kisses, hugs and lifts her up high!

Davilia wasn't particularly jealous of this. Even if the submission rate wasn't as high as 60%, she wouldn't mind.

Because that's how the upper-class aristocratic society is, it's normal to have a little maid serving the young master personally since childhood - this is similar to the personal maids in ancient times in Wanxing's previous life. One has to admit that decadent feudal capitalism is so charming.

Therefore, as Her Royal Highness the Princess, Davilia has long been mentally prepared for the fact that her future lover will have a personal maid!

The only thing that puzzled Davilia was that Wanxing didn't eat the little maid - in this world, girls are considered adults when they are fifteen years old and can get married.

However, although Davilya is not jealous of Luo Ai'er, she will not take the initiative to remind Wanxing to eat.

What's more, there is another rival vying for favor right now!

Seeing Claires eating happily, Dafuliya's bright image of a beautiful girl was about to turn into a silly foodie. She sneered and asked, "Is it delicious?"

Claire blushed slightly, lowered her head deliberately and said calmly, "It's okay."

Devlia took a quick taste, wiped her mouth gracefully, and asked again, "You're such a glutton, do you know how much these delicious desserts cost?"

Claire guessed, "A few dozen gold coins?"

Devlia laughed disdainfully, "That's all my imagination."

Obviously, Davilia tried to suppress Claire's image in front of Wanxing and reduce Wanxing's favorability towards her.

Claire's face turned even redder as she stubbornly retorted, "A few dozen gold coins are enough for a commoner family to live happily for a year. Isn't that enough?"

Davilia said arrogantly, "Not counting Roelle's cooking skills, these ingredients alone would probably cost hundreds of gold coins, right?"

As she spoke, she looked at Luo Ai'er beside her.

Since this question didn't involve the master's privacy, Luo Ai'er answered truthfully, "The master's food expenses for each meal used to be around 100 gold coins. Now, with the addition of more people to the family, the food costs have risen to 250 gold coins."

Claire was so startled that she dropped the fork in her hand.

"250 gold coins per meal? How is that possible!"

As she spoke, she looked at Davilia, who ate like she was feeding a cat, then looked at the pile of empty plates beside her. She said in a somewhat embarrassed and shocked tone, "So, I ate 150 gold coins in one meal by myself?"

Davilia's eyes grew even more disdainful. "You've miscalculated again. Luo Ai'er's cooking skills are the best in the world. They are far more precious than these ingredients and cannot be measured by money!"

While suppressing Claire, she did not forget to praise Roelle - because she knew how important Roelle was in Wanxing's heart, and praising Roelle would certainly increase Wanxing's favorability towards her.

Luo Ai'er said shyly, "Your Highness, I'm too kind. I'm just a maid by my master's side, and I'm only doing my job."

Claire lowered her head, and gradually began to understand the princess's purpose - she was trying to warn her and win over Roelle.

As for the reason, she could roughly guess it.

Although Claires doesn't sleep with Roelle every day like Devilia, after so many days of close contact, she can also feel Wanxing's love for Roelle.

So, Her Royal Highness the Princess is simply bullying the weak and fearing the strong!

But then again, she now spends 150 gold coins on one meal, which is too expensive!

This is the luxurious life of the nobles...

To be honest, Claires kind of likes this feeling.

She secretly made up her mind.

Even if it was just for food, he would cling to Wanxing's thighs, not to mention that he could also gain the power of pleasure...

In the future, you still have to behave better.

She wisely kept silent. Even though she was already full, she was still moving her fork, wanting to eat more...

Seeing this, Devilia didn't say anything else, as too much is as bad as too little.

Although Davilia disliked her, she had to admit that Claires had talent and strength, and she practiced hard enough, so joining the team would be of some use.

After today's warning, even if we share a husband in the future, she won't dare to act wildly in front of me.

……

Facing Davilya's behavior of competing for favor, Wanxing did not try to persuade her. After all, she would definitely be obedient after her submission level was maxed out.

So Wanxing just enjoyed the delicious food made by Luo Ai'er, while his left and right hands felt the graceful bodies of the two beautiful girls.

Occasionally he would tell stories he had read in his past life, or sing songs that suited the occasion, which would attract the girls' attention and fill the carriage with a happy atmosphere.

However, happy times are always short-lived. At noon, the two pure white unicorns finally pulled the carriage for more than 200 kilometers and arrived at the seaside.

Following the mission map provided by the Adventurer's Guild, the Wanxing team walked along the coastline and soon found the village where the mission target was located.

According to the mission description, this village that relies on the sea for its livelihood was initially attacked by some low-level murlocs. Then the whole village pooled some money and went to the Adventurer's Guild to issue a mission to attack them.

However, who would have thought that behind these low-level murlocs, there were not only mid- and high-level murlocs, but also a heroic existence.

A team of adventurers accepted a mission to conquer the enemy, but they were killed on the spot!

The Adventurer's Guild later investigated and discovered the existence of the heroic monster through clues left by the team of dead adventurers, and evacuated in time.

After returning, the investigator raised the difficulty of the subjugation mission to the heroic level. It has been more than a year since then, until it was accepted by the Wanxing team.

As soon as the Wanxing team arrived at the village entrance, they were shocked by the scene in front of them - they saw a rough and simple building made of stones at the entrance of the village, which looked like an altar. On the altar, two little girls about thirteen or fourteen years old were tied up. They were struggling constantly at this time, but their mouths were tightly blocked by cotton cloth, and they could only make "mmm" sounds.

Chapter 78: Advantages on the battlefield

Seeing this, Wan Xing immediately drew his sword, cut the rope, and rescued the two little girls.

"Why are you tied up here?"

After rescuing the man, Wan Xing's voice slowly rang out amid the sound of waves crashing.

The older of the two girls whispered, "Sir, we are from Hailang Village. The village chief has reached an agreement with the fishmen in the sea. We must sacrifice two women every month in exchange for peace in the village. This month, we are the ones being sacrificed..."

The girl didn't dare to hide anything and told all the information without hesitation.

And Wan Xing also found out the current situation of the village from this girl.

To put it simply, since the members of the Adventurer's Guild evacuated, no new adventurers have come to fight the murlocs.

Although the villagers of Hailang Village have given up their fishing habit of relying on the sea for their livelihood, they have turned to reclaiming farmland on the other side of the village and started farming.

But the fishermen in the sea had no intention of giving up and still came ashore to catch people every now and then.

In the end, the village chief had no choice but to reach a sacrifice agreement with the fishmen - because the fishmen did not capture people for eating. The meat resources in the ocean were very rich, and they had no need to come ashore to hunt.

In order to please the heroic monster, the murlocs sacrificed some novel food to it in order to gain its blessing - not as a staple food, but as a snack to change the taste.

Therefore, only two people need to be sacrificed every month, and they must be girls with delicate skin and tender flesh. So far, ten sacrifices have been successfully performed.

After listening to the girl's story, Wan Xing asked thoughtfully, "Then why don't the people in your village flee inland? Or even migrate directly to the vicinity of Russell City?"

"No, we can't escape..."

The little girl said timidly, shaking her head vigorously, looking a little miserable.

"How can they not escape? Do these murlocs dare to go deep inland? If they stay ashore for too long, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced!"

Devlia also interjected with some confusion.

Claire sighed, looking helplessly at Wanxing and Davriya, two young nobles and princesses who had grown up in luxury, oblivious to the suffering of ordinary people. She explained, "The inland isn't necessarily safe either. For example, in my hometown, Longgu Village, over a dozen people die at the hands of monsters every year... And while the vicinity of Russell City is safe, the land is incredibly expensive. The villagers of Longgu Village were able to relocate there thanks to the care and arrangements of you, the Duke's son, Wanxing. Ordinary villages don't have such wealth and connections."

Luo Ai'er, who also came from a commoner background, nodded in agreement. "That's true. And even in the safer areas inland, there are basically already established villages! The villagers of Hailang Village still have some land to farm and feed themselves. If they move inland, they'll have to build villages in dangerous areas, and the consequences will probably be even more dire..."

Wan Xing felt pity when he heard this - is life so difficult for the lower-class humans in this world?

Actually, this was due to the fact that his previous life was too peaceful. Although the lower-class people were not rich, they could still guarantee basic survival. After crossing over to this world, he had always been in a safe big city, so he said things like "Why not eat meat porridge?"

As for Davilia, she did have some understanding of the living conditions of the common people in the empire, but she didn't care at all - in the past, what she cared about most was her own strength and the right to inherit the throne, and the common people in the empire could only be ranked last!

What she cares about most now is Wanxing, and the ranking of the others has not changed.

Hearing the two older sisters speaking for her, the little girl mustered up her courage, lowered her head, and pleaded in a tentative tone, "Gentlemen! Can you save us?"

While speaking, she didn't even dare to look up at Wanxing, for fear of angering the savior in front of her.

"I heard your request!"

Wan Xing smiled and patted the girl's head, saying softly, "We are a team of adventurers who have come to defeat the murlocs. From now on, you don't have to worry about being chosen as a sacrifice again."

With his current strength, he can only help eliminate the heroic monsters that threaten Hailang Village. For the human civilians of the entire world, this little help is insignificant!

If Wanxing has the ability to change the world in the future, he will come back to help the world.

Just as Wanxing agreed to the little girl's request, waves began to rise on the sea not far away, and it was obvious that a creature was about to appear.

"They are coming... They are coming to collect the sacrifice..."

The two little girls hugged each other and screamed tremblingly, making the atmosphere as scary as a horror movie!

However, there was no fear in Wanxing's eyes. He came here to fight against heroic monsters, so how could he be afraid of a mere murloc?

Even if he really encountered an unbeatable enemy, the worst that could happen was for Xingyi to use space travel and strategically retreat back to Russell City.

The next moment, dozens of shadows suddenly emerged from the waves.

These sea creatures, armed with spears and harpoons, possess a distinctive and striking appearance, with broad heads and slightly ridged foreheads. Their large, round eyes gleam with a deep blue light, seemingly glimpsing the secrets of the deep. A pale blue halo surrounds their eye sockets, adding to their mystique.

Their skin is a deep-sea blue-black, smooth and elastic, as if it can withstand the tremendous pressure of the deep sea. On the surface of the skin, it is covered with dense scales, which are not only decorative but also provide additional protection and camouflage in the water.

Their bodies are robust and powerful, with well-defined muscles, revealing a sense of primal strength. Their arms are long and powerful, with sharp claws on their palms, which can easily tear prey apart or deal with enemy attacks. Their legs are strong and flexible, allowing them to run quickly on land and swim freely in the water.

They have a pair of huge fins growing on their backs, which not only provide them with the power to swim in the water, but can also be unfolded when needed to become a pair of powerful defensive weapons.

All of the above is based on information provided by the Adventurer's Guild and Wanxing's own eyewitness testimony.

Wanxing looked at these murlocs who were identified as only at the elementary and intermediate levels, and felt somewhat bored, so he instantly cast a super-level magic [Meteor Shower].

Huge fireballs fell from the sky and quickly purified the dozens of fishmen that washed ashore.

However, there seemed to be some fish lurking beneath the sea. After seeing the fierce firepower on the shore, they immediately turned around and swam towards the deep sea.

Wanxing did not stop this.

After hearing about the current situation of Hailang Village, he changed his plan. Originally, he planned to rely on the underwater breathing ability provided by the high-level magic scroll [Water Control] to go directly into the water to defeat the heroic monster, just like he did when he went to the bottom of Lake Bell to look for the dragon's nest.

But now I heard that the other party might come ashore on their own initiative, so why is Wan Xing still foolishly going into the water?

Although he had the ability to fight underwater with the help of magic, he was never as comfortable as on land.

So it is better to take the initiative to provoke the other party, lure the other party out of the sea, and put the battlefield at the entrance of Hailang Village.

As for those fish that slipped through the net, they were released by Wanxing on purpose to report the news, otherwise the other party would not know what happened.

After completing the layout, Wan Xing cast his gaze towards the grove in the direction of Hailang Village, revealed a harmless smile, and said aloud, "Everyone has been secretly watching for so long, isn't it time to come out?"

He had long noticed a few prying eyes in the grove at the entrance of the village, but he was busy gathering intelligence and responding to enemy attacks, so he had no time to find the other party.

Now, while I am waiting for the heroic monsters to fall into my trap, I can deal with it.

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