My Next Life in Teyvat: I Just Wanted Friends, Not Every Girl's Love!-Chapter 199 - 198: Effect Equivalent to Medicine King
"Hmph~ God Stolas, and the heretic from Sumeru, because of him, Liyue almost suffered a disaster."
At the Jade Chamber, Ningguang tapped the table with a serious expression: "How is the situation in Liyue Harbor? Are there any related rumors?"
The God crisis had been resolved; now they needed to worry about the people of Liyue Harbor. Had anyone noticed this matter? Were there any bad rumors spreading?
Public opinion is a terrifying thing; once exploited by someone with ulterior motives, it could lead to an unnecessary disaster.
Those Fatui in Liyue Harbor would certainly not miss this opportunity. Ningguang did not want to be tripped up by them on this matter.
"Please rest assured, Lady Ningguang. This matter is currently known only to a small number of Millelith soldiers. We are also intentionally controlling these rumors, and the public has not shown any signs of unease."
As Ningguang’s secretary, Baixiao went to investigate after learning about this matter. According to the reports from their informants in Liyue Harbor, everything was currently normal.
To prevent things from developing in a bad direction, their informants would deliberately chat with others about the anomalies in the sky, jokingly saying whether another God had appeared or something similar.
Once certain things are exposed, the impact they cause will be greatly reduced.
Most residents of Liyue Harbor did not believe such a thing would happen; they were more focused on the upcoming Moonchase Festival.
Therefore, when the informants spread the news, it became a topic of conversation for people during tea time and no longer had any effect.
"Hmm, very good. Pass it down: keep a close watch on those Fatui. If any Fatui are found attempting to spread news of the God to cause public panic, stop them immediately."
Baixiao nodded: "I understand. We’ll still use the same method to curb their actions, right?"
To deal with the Fatui, Ningguang had discussed several plans with them. If these plans were executed well, even if the Liyue Qixing didn’t personally intervene, they could still deal with those from the Northland Bank.
Now that Childe (The Traveler’s acquaintance), the Harbinger, was not in Liyue, without him to hold the line, Baixiao didn’t need to be so cautious when facing those Fatui from the Northland Bank.
The three secretaries, Baiwen, Baixiao, and Baishi, were reliable. Aside from occasionally doing things that gave her a headache, she didn’t have to worry about them making any major mistakes at other times.
After Baixiao left, Ningguang, holding a pipe, walked to the window, looking at a corner of Liyue Harbor through the window, and took a puff.
"Debts of gratitude are the hardest to repay. Liyue Harbor owes her far too many favors. What should I do?"
This wasn’t the first time Ningguang had a headache over this issue. At first, she didn’t think much of it, just one favor, which she could repay whenever Durandal or Lumine needed help.
But as the number of times increased, Ningguang realized that she or the entire Liyue Harbor owed Durandal more and more favors, to the point where they couldn’t be repaid.
If it were Lumine, Ningguang could promise to help her unconditionally if she encountered trouble in the future, or even offer her a high-paying sinecure if she got tired during her journey and wanted to rest.
But for Durandal, she didn’t know how to repay her. Nothing she possessed could catch her eye, and even she herself probably couldn’t pique her interest in the slightest.
"This problem, I’ll worry about it later. I heard she’s going to participate in this cooking competition. If she can reach the finals, I’m quite curious what kind of dish she’ll create."
Ningguang, like Keqing, developed a strong interest in Durandal’s competition dish this time.
So, what was the protagonist of the event doing now?
She was currently at home, placing three seemingly identical portions of meat in front of Lumine, Paimon, Shenhe, and White Oriole.
"God’s meat... I never thought I’d see it one day."
White Oriole looked at the cooked portions of meat on the table with a complex expression. After Lumine’s explanation, she understood that these portions of meat were taken by Durandal from a God.
Originally, she had wanted to use the capabilities of the [Oriole] to collect some high-end ingredients for Durandal. She felt this was her first step in repaying Durandal, and also a way to show Durandal that the gang she created could help her.
Strictly speaking, this operation wasn’t difficult. Many people in the [Oriole] had their own channels to obtain high-end goods not available on the market, without having to pay prices far exceeding the market value.
But when she returned in the evening, Durandal brought back the highest-grade ingredient on the continent of Teyvat, bar none.
Lady Durandal, can’t you give me a chance to do something for you, even a little?
You’re so capable; it makes me, your subordinate, very difficult, making me feel utterly useless.
It’s one thing that you brought the items back, but now you’re even going to personally make a meal for me, wanting me to taste its profoundness. This... this makes me feel overwhelmed by favor!
These God’s meats might not even have been tasted by the Seven Gods. You’re letting me, a mortal, taste them, and continuously taste three different dishes. If others knew about this, it would surely cause divine wrath and human resentment.
Durandal didn’t notice White Oriole’s rich inner monologue. She explained the situation on the table in detail to everyone.
"God’s meat contains very strong energy. Even during cooking, some of the energy contained in the meat will dissipate, but the remaining energy is still more than what humans can bear."
It’s like a balloon; once you add more gas than it can handle, it will explode. The human body is the same.
Fortunately, Durandal could absorb the energy within, allowing it to be used for cooking, but this led to a new problem.
"These meats still have twenty percent, ten percent, and five percent of their energy remaining, respectively. Paimon, you eat the piece with completely eliminated energy. Lumine, you all try a piece."
Ignoring Paimon’s clamor, Durandal gestured for Lumine and the others to start eating, asking them to evaluate the taste after they finished.
Lumine had been waiting impatiently. This was God meat, after all. Snowflake beef and similar things were completely inferior. This kind of meat, in the worlds she had visited before, would usually be sold at sky-high prices.
Even if it couldn’t be eaten due to the immense energy it contained, it could be taken back for research. In short, it was a treasure.
Lumine naturally tasted the piece with twenty percent energy. The moment the meat entered her mouth, in addition to the flavor of the meat itself, there was another indescribable taste.
As if an electric current passed through her body, Lumine let out a sound that could be easily misunderstood.
So... so the scenes in the Medical King were real. People really could become strange because of a dish. She had also experienced the feelings the characters in it would have.
If the situation were more serious, her clothes might even tear. This dish had that level of power.
"Is it really that exaggerated?"
Paimon, eating the ordinary God meat, looked at Lumine in confusion. She admitted the dish was delicious, but it shouldn’t be to that extent, right?
But as Shenhe and White Oriole tasted the dish and showed similar expressions, Paimon started to believe it.
This was the first time Durandal had seen Shenhe make such an expression when not alone with her. She couldn’t resist secretly using her Kamera to record this moment.
Then she went to their side, helping them control the energy brought by the God meat, allowing their bodies to fully absorb it without becoming overfilled.
"This... is amazing. It’s completely cheating as an ingredient. A dish made with this kind of ingredient has already won from the very beginning."
No matter how much energy remained, God meat had too great an advantage compared to other ingredients. Using this ingredient in a competition basically ensured victory from the start.
"Yeah, yeah. Paimon is even a little worried that if we eat too much of this meat, we won’t be able to eat other Fowl anymore."
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