Rant Valo looked at the spot Veia was but didn't see her there. All he saw was a puddle of water. Somehow, that puddle of water smelled good from far away.
He was about to call her so she could watch but he still didn't find her when he looked around. He forgot about it and proceeded to teach Floriana Sabina.
"Master, watch carefully."
Rant Valo cooked the second last spirit fish in the fire. He seared it at the end to give it a delicious crust.
"Mm, Disciple. I finally understand!"
Floriana Sabina's eyes sparkled as she looked at Rant Valo. She quickly grabbed another Spirit Fish and grilled it in the flames.
She grilled the fish slowly, rotating it every now and then. She waited for the center to be just about cooked. She used something called a Divine Sense to feel the inside of the fish.
A Divine Sense is a part of the soul of a cultivator. It is capable of extending far away. Cultivators use it to scan the area around them and to inspect objects. It could even be used to scan the body of lower-stage cultivators.
Floriana Sabina moved the fish closer to the flame and seared it. The flame expanded as the hot oils from the fish hit the flames.
"Done!"
Floriana Sabina gave the fish to Rant Valo. Rant Valo looked at it carefully. He analyzed the crust and nodded in satisfaction.
"I didn't know Master had talent in cooking!"
Rant Valo was amazed at the speed that she learned from him. He was sure that this was comparable to what he cooked earlier.
Rant Valo looked around and found Veia walking over.
"Veia! Want to taste the fish that Master cooked?"
Rant Valo found Veia walking from the river. Her hair was still wet as she walked forward. Though, she was only walking on the shades of the trees.
"Fish?"
Veia looked at the fish in Rant Valo's hands and smelled it from far away. Her mouth watered when the smell entered her nose.
"Grandmaster, can I?"
Veia looked at Floriana Sabina fearfully. As a cultivator, she felt her body be disconnected from the mana in the air. For a Magic Cultivator like her, it was bad news to be disconnected from the mana in the air. That's because Magic Cultivators use the mana in the air to recover their energy. They also use most of the mana in the air to conjure their cultivation techniques.
If they could not do so, the Magic Cultivator in the Mana Domain would be forced to conjure cultivation techniques using purely their mana. It would not only be exhausting, but it would be depleting them faster.
That is why Mana Dominion Stage experts were considered to be unbeatable unless you are also one. Only Mana Dominion Stage experts are capable of fighting against them. Even if there are thousands of Nascent Soul Stage experts there could only be one conclusion and that is a defeat for the Nascent Soul Stage experts.
"Hmph! Only my disciple can taste it!"
Floriana Sabina looked at Veia coldly. This girl took advantage of her disciple and even tried to seduce him many times. She went and focused a little bit of her Mana Domain towards her earlier as a warning. If she wanted, she could have focused more of it towards her but she would implode from the pressure.
"Okay…"
Veia moved behind Rant Valo in fear. This little girl seems to hate her.
"Master… Here Veia, you can have a bite."
Rant Valo didn't know what to do with Floriana Sabina. She was getting aggressive at Veia for no reason. He moved the fish towards Veia for her to bite.
"But Master…"
Veia looked at the fish reluctantly. She looked at Floriana Sabina and saw her frowning at her. She gulped and just forgot about it.
"Haha, Master. I'm already full from drinking your blood earlier."
Floriana Sabina grinned victoriously after seeing Veia back off.
"Really?"
Rant Valo swung his head and looked at Floriana Sabina. He saw her grinning at Veia. He finally understood what made her scared.
"Don't worry, I will cook one for you later, okay?"
Seeing that Veia would not budge since Floriana Sabina was the one who cooked it, Rant Valo compromised. He didn't know how far the Master-Slave Contract could take him with her, but he knew that he could snuff her soul when she really tried to threaten him.
That's why he was acting so casually around her right now. He was still apprehensive towards her but he couldn't help but pamper her after looking at her beautiful face.
"You're the best, Master!"
Veia moved forward and hugged Rant Valo tightly. Rant Valo was surprised at the two melons that pressed onto him. His smile turned blissful for a moment before it was replaced with a deadpan face. He would never forget Zaria for melons! He was a man of integrity!
Floriana Sabina looked at them in shock. She didn't expect Veia to do something like that to Rant Valo so suddenly.
"Hmph! Perverts!"
Floriana Sabina pouted. There was nothing she could do if Rant Valo was the one who cooked the fish.
After a while, Veia finally let go of Rant Valo. She was smiling happily as she stood there.
Rant Valo turned his attention towards the grilled fish in his hands. He smelled it and the umami scent of the fish tickled his nose.
"Hamu, *munch munch*, it tastes delicious."
Rant Valo slowly took a bite of the fish Floriana Sabina cooked and savored the flavor inside it. Aside from the fact that it was still hot, it tasted entirely like what he cooked. No seasoning, just delicious meat and good cooking.
"Of course! I was the one who cooked it after all!"
Floriana Sabina grinned smugly after seeing Rant Valo savor the fish in his mouth. She finally learned how to cook Spirit Fish just like how her mother in her memories did.