Arriving in the cave, the three teenagers were amazed by its beauty. The green light that emanated from inside the well, reflected all over the walls, gave off a feeling of deep beauty and serenity.
Looking down the well, they find lots of koi fish, which makes George naturally take something out of his bag. "I accidentally took my fish food with me, because the old maid forced me to leave quickly. It looks like it will be useful for these koi fish."
His two friends ignored his words and continued walking following Lein's back.
In his right hand, George was holding a clear plastic bag filled with dark brown dough-like lumps. He took a pinch of it, then threw it into the well.
Instantly, a notification popped up from the hologram floating before Lein's eyes, which immediately made him stop and turn his gaze towards George.
TING! [All the koi fish express their gratitude to George. Strength +10 added, Mana +15 added]
Looking at the notification and his stats, it was confirmed that the bounty had all gone to George. It could really be disastrous if he keep doing it. It's only a matter of time until he truly realizes the magic of the well, and waits for a lot of super strong people to come fight over the well and the koi fish.
Because of that, Lein immediately approached George while saying, "It seems my koi fish like the food you gave. How about I exchange it for this."
"Eh? I gave it voluntarily, you don't have to..." However, George's sentence was immediately stopped when Lein took out something from his pocket like a piece of chicken thigh that had been wrapped in something that looked crunchy and fragrant. That immediately made George correct his sentence, "Ah, well, I actually gave this fish food voluntarily, but it's actually a high quality fish food. So, it might be comparable to something in your hand."
Seeing George accept a piece of KFC meat, made Alice and Ron gulp themselves naturally. They searched through their bags for something that might be exchanged for a piece of the same meat as George. Even though it looks strange, it has its own charm that seems to force them to try it.
Meanwhile, noticing that Alice and Ron also wanted a piece of KFC meat, Lein with a sigh took out two more pieces of KFC meat, then said, "Looks like you two are also hungry. I'll give each of you 1 piece, but from now on you don't give any food to my koi fish."
Alice and Ron nodded in agreement and received one piece of KFC meat each. The three teenagers then bit into the KFC cut of meat together, which made their eyes bulge and stare at one another.
"What's with this chicken?!! Did a holy magus make it? The taste of this chicken is amazing!" said George who almost dropped his piece of chicken because he was too surprised by the taste of it.
No! Holy magus cant even make such amazing chicken taste like this! One of the holy magus from Asmovius Kingdom once stopped by my Mansion and helped my maid to prepare food. I knew it was a beautiful and delicious dish. But this chicken, I dare say that the dish can't even match half of this in taste! How could this amazing food be here?" said Alice with flushed cheeks. However, what you should know is that the job of a holy magus is not just cooking. Since they possessed such great power, of course some of them often used it to improve the taste of food.
"Ah, to be honest, I can't give a big comment like you guys. However, if I'm given the chance to ask for one thing before my death, then I'll ask for this piece of chicken again!" said Ron before he chewed the entire KFC piece including the bones.
"It seems you guys really like my cooking," said Lein with a haughty smile on his face. Comparing himself to them, their reaction was the same as when he first tasted it at 4 years old.
Hearing that, their eyes widened again and looked at each other, before simultaneously moving towards Lein, then saying, "YOU MADE THIS FOOD?!"
"Of course, you can see that I live alone in this cave. Apart from me, who else wants to cook for my stomach?"
Their eyes immediately wandered around the cave, and found no one besides Lein there; indicating he lives alone.
"Ah, I see. Do you still have the chicken pieces again? I'll go home to pick up the fish food again to exchange it for the chicken pieces," said George while occasionally licking his finger because he found a little drip of oil coming from the KFC piece of meat.
"Ah, sorry, I don't have any other chicken piece. I also don't have the ingredients to make that again. But, if you guys finish my large jug, I'll give you something else, which will sure taste amazing," said Lein as he continued walking in the direction where he made his large jug.
The three of them could only sigh as they followed Lein's back. They really just want the KFC meat. However, maybe something that Lein will give later has a taste comparable to KFC, which of course has a larger portion.
Their journey from the city of D'etree actually brought lots of food and clothing supplies with the horse-drawn carriage ridden by Ron. However, the sudden attack from the attacking goblins, made them ignore it all and take an escape route towards the Astorm Forest. After running for more than 8 hours, how could they not feel hungry and thirsty? For drinking, it's easy to find with some familiar plants around the forest that have a high water content. However, for food, it is difficult for them to mingle with nature and eat the strange plants available in nature.
After passing a small bend to the left, they arrived at a circular room that was large enough for 10 people to lie there. In the middle of the room, you can see a mound of wet clay and a disc for making crafts.
Lein then introduced them to the mechanics of the disc, because only Lein knew. After that, he took a long step in the opposite direction; intending to leave the three of them to spend time making his large jug. However, his steps soon stopped when Alice said, "Tell me what kind of large jug you want? There's no need to go, making it didn't even take me 20 seconds."
The two teenage boys gave haughty nods, as if proud of their best friend's craft. Seeing them, Lein who was starting to feel irritated said, "Up to you. As long as it can hold all my koi fish, that should be more than enough."
Hearing that, George couldn't help but ask, "Are you going to leave this cave?" If that was true, disappointment arose in his heart. How could he enjoy the chicken piece again in the future if this kid left so quickly? At least wait for him to become the greatest magus in the Asmovius Kingdom, and have him as his personal chef.
"Ah, isn't Asmovius Magic and Sword Academy opening in half a month? There's no time to relax. I need to get there quickly and register."
Hearing that, the three of them simultaneously replied, "You're going there too?!"