𝗈𝓋𝓛xt.𝒞𝒪𝓂
A group of maids arrived not long after, each carrying a golden tray with several plates on it.
They were also very beautiful, but the presence of the Ice Palace disciples easily made them look like a group of country girls.
Because of their feelings of inferiority, they seemed more friendly.
However, the maid who managed to deliver the food for Ciel continued to smile happily, even boasting to the others.
She tried to move as best she could, hoping that Ciel would be attracted to her.
Unfortunately, she found that Ciel didn’t even glance at her, making her want to cry right there.
Of course, she didn’t dare to get angry. She continued to do her job well until she placed the tray she was carrying in front of Ciel.
There were various dishes on the tray, from roasted corn, grilled meat with soy sauce, warm soup with a fragrant aroma, to a cup filled with dark wine. At first glance, the wine was like ink, one might hesitate to drink it if not for the aroma that seemed to come from another world.
“That wine is called Eternal Night Wine,” Madam Zhou said to Ciel with beautifully curved lips. “It’s not intoxicating, but it can make you sink into enlightenment. If you’re practicing a technique, you can instantly master it by drinking that wine. The Blue Cloud God gave it to me, but I only drank a little because I felt it was too luxurious for my little talent that had already reached its limit.”
Madam Zhou’s way of explaining is truly captivating, making one want to keep hearing her voice.
Even the Ice Palace disciples stared at her until she finished speaking.
After that, Ciel laughed softly. “Please don’t joke, madam. If your talent is only a little talent, what about the others? Even among these Ice Palace disciples, how many of them can reach your level, probably only two or three.”
Mu Yixue and Mei Mei might be able to reach the Demigod Realm, but the others, Ciel had no confidence.
Of course, he also felt depressed because he was still only a Spiritual King.
Madam Zhou responded to Ciel’s words with a shake of her head. “If I were young, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to compete with any of them. My progress to this point is only due to the help of the Blue Cloud God who gave me many rare resources.”
She continued to speak honestly, making people’s impressions of her even better.
Ciel inwardly said, ‘but it’s because of your beauty that you were able to get all that. That’s also part of your ability.’
Ciel chose not to say that so that he wouldn’t seem to be teasing her.
He chose to use more natural words.
“Still, it means you’re destined for greatness,” he said, which made Madam Zhou smile.
“I am honored to be called great by you, Prince.” She replied.
Surprisingly enough, when she said that, her leg or rather knee suddenly moved to the side, nudging Ciel’s knee.
It was so fast that no one could see it, but Ciel could feel it clearly.
How could Ciel not be surprised.
Although it was natural to make that gesture when joking with someone, but between two people of different ages, it was actually very awkward.
Why did she make such a gesture to him? Did it happen spontaneously or was it because she was giving him a signal?
Ciel couldn’t help but stare into her eyes, trying to figure it out.
However, her expression was still the same as before.
She calmly pointed her right hand at the dishes in front of Ciel while saying, “Please eat, Prince!”
Since he had been told to eat, Ciel started eating too.
He ate the roasted corn first and then the soup and roast meat. Each of them turned out to be so delicious that Ciel’s eating speed kept increasing over time. He would eat without any rules if it wasn’t for wanting to maintain his aesthetics.
And even like that, he was still the fastest to finish. In the end, he was the one who ate the least amount of good food here.
Seeing that, Madam Zhou said, “Would you like some more, Prince? Don’t worry, we have enough supplies.”
Ciel actually felt like wanting more, but of course he wasn’t going to do it. He shook his head as he replied, “this is enough, now I want to try this wine.”
His eyes stared at the wine while his hand reached for the cup.
“Unfortunately, I don’t happen to have any techniques to learn right now, so if I were to drink it, it would be too much of a waste of this wonderful wine,” he added, feeling remorseful about that fact.
Madam Zhou was slightly surprised to hear that.
“It seems you have already understood all your techniques,” she said in a soft voice, making Ciel not know whether to laugh or cry.
He hadn’t expected that she had such a misunderstanding.
However, as he looked at her eyes, he did not think that way.
Yes, how could she misunderstand, she should have known that he was new to the Ice Palace.
It was more likely that she said that in order to make him look good in front of people.
At this point, Ciel could not help but admit that she was a dream kind of woman, knowing how to maintain a man’s dignity.
Her level was far above the Ice Goddess and the Elf Queen. Those two women just happened to be given too many boons.
Ciel could only smile in the end.
At the same time, Madam Zhou added, “I happen to also have a collection of various techniques, are you interested, Prince? You can mention the type of technique you prefer.”
“Oh…” Ciel was immediately interested when he heard that.
“What about a fire technique, do you have one?” asked Ciel.
“Fire? Of course I have it.” Madam Zhou quickly replied, as if she didn’t care that Ciel was using the power of fire instead of ice.
After that, Madam Zhou took out a golden scroll with an astonishing aura where the moon sometimes appeared within the aura.
(Fire Moon!)
The words were written on the scroll.