Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1196 Pathfinding
【That makes sense. Providing this kind of banquet food that is not so convenient to eat is, to some extent, a manifestation of "we can easily cope with the current environment". Rome has conducted experiments, and you should have done it too. Compared with battlefield cooking, the most important thing is heating. Heat as much as possible. At the very least, there must be a cup of hot drink, and then there must be hot soup, and then hot dishes, hot porridge, etc. These are all very important. Because being able to provide hot meals means that there is still room for continuing the battle - based on this concept, this whole braised fish is really...】

"That's amazing," Victoria muttered, "I didn't think of that. Rome fell, in part because they didn't provide canned food for the front. I learned that."

"What's the point of learning all this? Rome is already destroyed anyway."

"Well, even though I'm dead, I can still have a meal with you guys. Look over there, Titus is eating so happily."

Shangluo hadn't noticed that Titus was no longer there - there was no tableware prepared for him, but he took out chopsticks and a lunch box from somewhere and sat next to the Jinyiwei dining car to eat. At the invitation of everyone, he even used his own meat knife to cut pork elbows for everyone to eat.

"They... They are quite happy."

"Because they trust you very much." Lu Huaiyang held a cup of tea, "You see, I am not worried. Anyway, you are here, and Xu Fu will attack you first. I am afraid he will not be able to attack us for a while."

"So you guys can come on the outing as long as I'm there, right?"

"Ah." Lu Huaiyang took a sip of hot tea, "Look at this mountain of Kumano Mountain, it's really a mountain."

“This is too mountainous.”

"Ahem." Lu Huaiyang put the tea aside. "Strictly speaking, I am different from them. They trust you because you have shown your skills in front of them. I trust you half because I have seen you show your skills before. The other half is because of Daozu and the Heavenly Masters. If Xu Fu really wants to do something bad to you, I think the old men will definitely take action."

"Yes." Shang Luo slapped his forehead, "If I think from this perspective, can I assume that Xu Fu has no ill intentions? Or at least this is a test I can pass, and it's not just to make fun of me."

"I think so." Lu Huaiyang nodded, "But I think that things have come to this point, and it must be something that only you can accomplish. After all, the world is undergoing great changes now, and you have deep roots, and countless expectations are placed on you. I think Daozu and others will not let you waste time on meaningless things. So this must be very important, and only you can do it, no one else can do it."

"So that's how you have to guess. Is this what it means to understand the intention of the person who set the question?"

"I think it may be because I understand Daozu better. Daozu is a narrow-minded person."

"?" Shang Luo was stunned for a moment, "How dare you say that? You even told the Confucian scholars to be careful before, and you said behind the old man's back that he is narrow-minded. Aren't you afraid that he will come after you?"

"You see, this is because you don't know him well enough. First of all, he won't spend his time and energy on me - secondly, even if he does, the more petty-minded a person is, the more he likes to act like he is generous. You see, when I say this, there is no thunder to strike me, and no bells to ring, right?"

Having said that, Lu Huaiyang still looked up at the sky. After confirming that there was indeed no thunder striking, he looked towards Shangluo.

"Really? Then should I do Xu Fu's mission?"

"I think you have to figure out Xu Fu's intentions - what does he want from you? He can't trick you into coming here and not let you into the mountain. It's possible that he wants you to see the current situation in the mountain so that you can guess what is happening now."

"Wait, if we talk about what Xu Fu has been most concerned about, isn't it the Dragon King? Wait, where is the Dragon Palace now?"

"Wait a minute, let me ask." Lu Huaiyang dialed the phone and gave a reply after a few words:
"The Dragon Palace is still fighting hard in front of Chiba Industrial City. Chiba's firepower is endless and intensive to the point of being absurd, and the Dragon Palace's shrimp soldiers and crab generals are suffering casualties every moment. But it doesn't matter. The more people die on the other side, the more shrimp soldiers and crab generals can be resurrected here in the Dragon Palace - that's what Governor Li said. So the Royal Division is not participating in the war in Chiba for the time being. Other troops of the Royal Division are landing in the old Edo Castle area to investigate what happened here before." "Is there any progress there?"

"Edo Castle is surprisingly peaceful. Although the battle in Chiba next door was fierce and chaotic, and we also fought hard here, the Royal Division does not seem to be affected at all." Lu Huaiyang looked at the Jinyiwei who were eating over there. "It's just like them. There is no pressure at all now, just like a spring outing."

"Wait a minute." Shangluo waved to Titus, who was eating breakfast and walked over with a bowl of rice. In the bowl was steaming hot rice and a large piece of pork elbow cut from a whole bone-in pork elbow, with both fat and lean meat. The lean meat was soft and boneless without losing its shape, and the fat part was as gelatinous as the skirt of a turtle, which made Shangluo want to take a bite.

"Your Excellency, King of Rome, what do you want to talk to me about?" As he spoke, he held the rice bowl and chewed the rice, looking exactly like a Roman enjoying a banquet. The ingredients here seemed to suit his taste very well, and he also expressed great interest in being able to hold a banquet on the battlefield, and he didn't stop eating until his mouth was full of oil.

"Hey, Mr. Titus, could you please go explore the way later? I'm sorry to bother you again."

"Oh!" Titus shook his head. "Why bother? I'll go now."

"Now?"

Titus said nothing, holding his bowl and walking up the mountain path in Kumano. Everyone looked at him in shock - you know, they were killed by the overwhelming Tengu not long ago, and now Titus dared to walk in alone.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Lu Huaiyang pointed at him and said, "Come back! We didn't go there, and if you died on the mountain, no one would rescue you!"

"It's okay, look." Titus walked up the mountain backwards, holding the bowl steadily in his hand, "It's okay, nothing will happen."

"What the hell." Shangluo rushed over to see what was going on.

“Hey! Don’t! I’m fine because I realized I’m not a participant in the ceremony, but you…” Before Titus could react and stop him, Shangluo had already stepped onto the mountain road—

Titus ran back with his bowl in his arms, but was hit by a heavenly dog ​​that suddenly rushed out from behind him. He was so anxious that he escaped into the spirit world and returned to the bottom of the stairs in an instant. There were icicles on his body that were visible to the naked eye, but he still hadn't let go of the bowl in his hand.

The Tengu that was chasing him also disappeared as Shangluo retracted his foot.

"This feeling is only directed at me, right?" Shang Luo suddenly realized, "It turns out it has nothing to do with other people, it's just directed at me, right?"

Titus took the can of rice to reheat it, then came back and said to Shangluo: "That's what I guessed just now, and now it's finally confirmed. Shangluo, you are the participant in this ceremony, and we are not. The ceremony will only happen when you go in. But I'm afraid you are not the only one this time. I'm afraid you encountered a similar situation in the Dragon Palace in Chiba County."

“But why is this?”

"Generally speaking, in this situation, according to the rules of the Hero's Pilgrimage, there is only one possibility: the treasure after that level is only useful to you, and is useless to those of us outside the ritual. This is an obvious question."

(End of this chapter)