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"No, Princess, I have been helping you."
"You stayed out late at night on purpose just to spy on me! I secretly went to the kitchen to make a cake, but you deliberately didn't tell anyone just to go against me!"
"Well, I am concerned about you. You were acting strangely those few days, and I was just a little concerned," Sera explained. "After I saw it, I guessed that you wanted to give Her Majesty the Queen a surprise, so I didn't tell anyone. And before that, I guessed some clues, and I showed you the steps of how to make matcha cake in detail."
Eh?
Now that you put it that way, it seems to be true.
Xia Yi thought for a moment and continued to ask: "Then how do you explain what happened next? Didn't you want to stop me last night?"
"No, I just gave you some advice verbally, mainly to test your determination."
“This is…”
"Didn't you notice? When you were about to set off the fireworks, no one came to stop you. Your plan was going forward successfully."
Xia Yi also noticed this.
That night, it seemed like Sera was fighting with someone, should it be... Lucia?
Under normal circumstances, Sera would have absolutely no reason to fight with Lucia. She should have come together with Lucia and the others in the Dragon Palace to stop him.
But later on, his plan was indeed progressing steadily, and he was not even interrupted when setting off the fireworks.
Someone definitely came to help.
"I've always been on your side." Sera said seriously.
It was Sera who helped herself.
Xia Yi felt a little touched.
I didn't even ask Sera for anything, but she turned against others for my sake.
There is even the risk of being punished by Xia Lulu.
I have to thank Sera very much.
Xia Yi made up her mind.
"Sera, you really helped me. Tell me what reward you want. It's up to you. I can satisfy your request!"
"Your Highness, that's not necessary. I'm already very satisfied to have helped you." Sera shook her head.
Xia Yi thought about leaving for a moment.
Sera probably doesn't care about material things. Her salary is not low, and she doesn't have any particularly big expenses.
Although I have some pocket money, it is not much. Maybe Xia Lulu doesn't want me to develop a habit of extravagance, so she doesn't give me too much, and I don't give her anything particularly expensive either.
As for preferences, there is nothing particularly obvious.
That's not as good as...
Xia Yi walked up to Sera and took the initiative to hug her.
"What is this...?" Sera was very surprised.
"This is a one-of-a-kind hug, a special reward for Sera's help. In the name of Christie, I order you to accept it and not refuse!"
The little princess raised her head, looked at Sera and smiled.
"In that case, I accept it with gratitude. Thank you, Your Highness, I like your reward very much." Sera replied.
Well, that's it!
The little princess maintained this posture and stayed close to Sera for a long time. Only after letting the maid sister fully feel her hug did she slowly let go.
"Okay! Sera, if there's nothing else, then I'll..."
"Your Highness, I came to you to report an important matter," Sera said seriously, "You have a new job."
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03 Lots of Fish (3k)
Gold, a country by the sea.
A dog-headed man stood on the seashore at night, gazing into the distance.
A bright moon rises over the sea, the sea is calm, and the sky is peaceful.
It seems to be a good time to go fishing.
His name is Ade and he is a fisherman.
"Hey, brother, are we really going out to sea tonight?" asked another dog-headed man.
This dog-headed man was named Alai. He had a cigarette in his mouth and looked distracted. It was time for him to work, but he was yawning as if he was still sleepy.
This made Ade unhappy.
"If you don't want to do it, you can go away and I'll do it myself."
"Brother, don't be so harsh. Give me a cigarette." Ale smiled and handed him a cigarette.
Ade frowned and took the cigarette.
Then Ale took out his lighter and lit the cigarette.
Ade took a few puffs of the cigarette, raised his head and blew out smoke rings, with a kind of pure and wild beauty.
"Alai, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you know that all the fish in the daytime are caught by those nobles with their latest fishing boats. We can only pick up the remaining fish at night, and we must not be discovered. Otherwise, we won't be able to afford food, and we will be sent to jail, and we will have to pay a lot for bail!"
"Alas, it's not easy to make a living these days!" Ale sighed.
The country of Gold is quite special.
Ade and Alai are not locals, but are from the Gnoll tribe who came from outside.
There are many foreigners like them in Gold.
Many years ago, Gold was still a relatively wealthy country. This country was dependent on the Dragon Kingdom and was able to establish itself by paying tribute to the Dragon Kingdom and using the name of the dragon clan.
That is to say, in the past, many poor foreigners entered Gold to work as laborers and make a living.
But later, during a certain generation of Gold's kings, a strange king came to power. He kept clamoring for independence and for separation from the Dragon Kingdom.
After all, the dragon clan has never been very involved in other people's affairs, and Gold is not adjacent to the Dragon Kingdom, so when people ask the dragon clan for help when they encounter difficulties, the dragon clan hardly pays any attention.
Chunchun is just a name.
At that time, it paid a heavy separation fee to the Dragon Kingdom and became an independent country.
The king thought that Gold could walk on the road of freedom from then on.
But then disaster struck.
Other countries have long coveted Gold and have set their eyes on this piece of fat meat.
Losing the title of Dragon Clan was equivalent to completely tearing off Gold's last fig leaf, and the forces of other countries began to intervene in Gold in a strong way.
Gold is no match for other nations.
The king regretted his decision and wanted to seek protection from the dragon clan. However, he did not expect that merely seeking independence would bring about a catastrophe.
However, it was too late. Before Gold's king could seek help from the dragon clan, he was assassinated by other forces, and the royal family was also killed. Gold lost its legitimate ruler.
In the name of rescuing Gold, various national forces entered this country and began to compete for power.
From then on, Gold entered a turbulent situation.
Many races gather here, it's like a hodgepodge.
Just like the area where Ade is, I don’t know how many leaders have been replaced in the past ten years.
"Let's go out to sea. The weather is good tonight. God bless us. We can catch more. If we work hard, we won't have to go out to sea for the next week!"
"Good Le!"
Ade and Alai worked together to push the boat into the sea, jumped onto the bed, and prepared to set off.
This ship is not an ordinary ship. It is a ship loaded with magic props and has a navigation system. It is expensive and is a joint venture between two people. It can ensure that it can go out to sea at night.
But compared with the latest models of noble masters, it is far inferior.
The ship was sailing on the calm sea.
"Brother, how come we are stuck in Gold?" Alai joked, "Can't we just farm in our hometown?"
Ade glanced at him and said disdainfully, "Can you farm peacefully? Farming for half a year at home is not as good as the few times we go out to sea."
"Haha, that's right! I'd rather cry on Gold's boat than laugh on the fields back home!" Alai took out a bottle of wine and took a few sips. "Although Gold is a mess, it's better than that poor and remote place back home. There's no wine and no women!"
"...Drink less. Don't forget, we are working," Ade frowned. "When we get back, I won't be able to control how much you drink."
"Go, go, go."
Alai put down the bottle.
"Brother, why did you go out to sea secretly at night in defiance of the ban? Why did you fight so hard?"
"Of course I'm making money. I'm getting married soon. I'm engaged to my childhood sweetheart. When the time comes, I'll buy a house in a safer area," Ade couldn't help laughing when he said this. "In fact, I've almost saved enough money recently."
“…I really can’t tell.”
"What about you?"
"What else can we have? Cigarettes and alcohol... oh yeah, and women. Anyway, we just want to enjoy ourselves. Getting married is out of the question!" Alai said, "As long as we have money, we can even play with beautiful women of other races. How cool is that!"
Ade felt that he and Alai were not the same kind of people. Even though they were from the same race, their personalities were too different.
But there was no other way. After all, he couldn't do the job alone. It was too tiring, and he didn't have enough capital. He could only find someone to cooperate with. Fellow villagers were always more reliable than outsiders.
For example, tonight, the fish they caught at sea are quite special. They only move at night and emit luminous light in the sea. The fish meat is delicious and can be sold for a lot of money.
"Man, I heard a rumor that the dragons seemed to help Gold," said Alai.
"Nonsense, the dragon clan is eager for Gold to die. After all, Gold has long been separated from the dragon clan. It's all the fault of that idiot king."
"No, I'm serious. It seems that there are dragons in this sea. I heard other brothers mention this before."