Chapter 1222 - 638: A Rare Banquet and Task Arrangements

Zong Ze’s mood seemed good, he replied to several messages in succession.

"Done, look at what you said, kid!"

"As for meeting in person, I think there’ll definitely be an opportunity!"

Zong Shen casually replied, then closed the [Channel].

If I remember correctly, Ah Ze’s kingdom is Rodok, located in the west of the continent.

While Avalon Kingdom is situated in the east to southeast of the continent.

To travel to Rodok, one must traverse over half of the Endless Continent.

Such a long-distance journey requires the Giant City Level Teleportation Array, to gradually teleport there.

Even relying solely on Aerial Riders to fly over would still take a considerable amount of time.

Who makes the range of the Endless Continent so vast!

But Zong Shen firmly believes that as time increases and the territory’s influence expands.

The restrictions caused by the distance scale will become increasingly smaller.

The two brothers will eventually have a day to meet face to face.

After a round of chatting in the channel, Zong Shen felt significantly more relaxed.

Seeing there are still so many simple-minded lords, he suddenly felt there was no need to stay so tense and should properly relax.

Just then, a waft of food aroma drifted over from the kitchen behind.

Roast beef with black pepper, lamb chops fried with flour and eggs, small desserts with a honey sweet aroma...

"Gulp..."

Zong Shen instinctively swallowed a mouthful of saliva,

he hadn’t eaten properly for several days.

It seems during this time, Marie was not only in charge of administrative work but also kept up with culinary skills.

In fact, Marie would read a book for a while before going to sleep every night.

As opposed to someone like Zong, who reads sporadically, the two were worlds apart.

After about ten minutes, the dishes were finally brought to the table one after another.

A set of tableware was placed at each side’s seat.

The portions of the dishes were large, with communal knives and forks.

Everyone was to cut whatever they wanted into their own plates.

The rare gathering, Zong Shen naturally wouldn’t be stingy.

Bottles of good wine from Master Mars’ father’s cellar were uncorked and placed on the table.

After the last dish was served, everyone respectfully invited Zong Shen to take a seat.

Of course, Zong Shen wouldn’t be modest and directly sat at the principal seat.

The others sat on either side of his hands.

During the cooking, Blood Wolf Gujate, Dwarf Uncle, Tailor Alanna, Agriculturalist Salome Lin Yu, Pharmacist Clarissa Tessa, Goblin Engineer Iron Hand Balunke, and Wind God’s Favored Kanigia were all called over as well.

After everyone sat down, they quietly awaited Zong Shen to announce the start of the feast.

The wine glasses in front of everyone were filled with fine wine.

Zong Shen, as the lord, should give a pre-dinner speech.

He stood up voluntarily, raised his glass, and loudly said.

"This pre-dinner drink, let’s toast to our territory!"

"Hope everyone continues to strive and build a great territory!"

"To the territory!"

Everyone echoed, raising their glasses high.

Then lifted their necks and drank it down in one go.

After finishing the pre-dinner drink, Zong Shen sat down and placed his empty glass to the side.

Marie, sitting next to him, immediately poured him another drink proactively.

"Clap, clap, clap!"

He clapped his hands.

"Next, everyone dig in!"

"Let’s chat while eating!"

Everyone started moving, the atmosphere suddenly became much livelier.

The sound of knives and forks and chatter rose in succession.

Zong Shen looked at this harmonious scene and felt very happy too.

On his left and right were Luna and Marie respectively.

He didn’t need to do anything, the two women proactively cut food for him.

Before long, the food on his plate was piled high.

One on each side, the two even prepared to feed Zong Shen, luckily he quickly held up his hand to stop them.

He was still used to eating by himself, unlike a child.

He couldn’t stand being too pampered!

Zong Shen was really hungry, his knife and fork danced as he stuffed the food into his mouth.

He took care of the food on his plate in no time!

The newly joined hero Joan and Tailor Alanna sat together.

She ate very simply, hardly touching the meat, holding a piece of bread, praying with her eyes closed.

She had been praying for over ten minutes and was still not finished.

Zong Shen looked at the sight and could only sigh in his heart "true to the title of a Saintess!"

Beside her, Alanna had taken off her veil, revealing her tilted ugly face.

Cautiously glanced left and right.

Seeing no one paying attention to her, she picked up a piece of bread and spread a layer of jam on it.

Lowered her head, took small bites, and started chewing slowly.

The others perhaps hadn’t noticed Alanna, only Zong Shen, quietly observing her.

Having inherent 30 points of charm with no tier among the subjects.

Her high charm was evidently exceptional.

Zong Shen had sufficient reason to suspect Alanna’s current appearance was a disguise.

It’s only that he hadn’t had the time to deliberately uncover it yet.

After all, Alanna had always worked diligently and honestly within the territory.

She recently made quite a few clothes and leather armor for the territory.

Loyalty is also steadily increasing, currently reaching 93 points, just a little more time and her loyalty should max out.

At that point, Zong Shen plans to talk to her, to see if any secrets could be uncovered.

His gaze swiftly passed over everyone, observing their situations.