They don’t understand why, before the grandest celebration arrives, there’s actually such a harmonious and friendly scene here. For the followers of the Old Gods, the interaction among these three candidates is akin to terrorists. They come with so many people, all prepared to start conflicts at any moment, and strike their opponents with crafty tactics. How should they cope with the three of you being so friendly?
This kind of thing has never happened before.
Because everyone knows the festival’s tradition, only one of the three candidates participating in the celebration can eventually emerge. Although no one except the surviving candidate knows the specifics of the festival, they can deduce one of the conditions for becoming the winner with their toes—eliminate the other two.
Whether or not it is their intention, they must do it.
The candidates are both competitors and sworn enemies. Additionally, the open and covert conflicts between the three faiths often result in gunfire during celebrations.
Or rather, many people come specifically for the traditional gunfire, especially the followers of the War Council.
What will they do if the three of you don’t start fighting?
"I heard they’ve brought in a new chef. Tonight’s dinner is quite special."
Kane took the initiative to invite the two, regretting not meeting them at the end of the Ophira incident. He felt he hadn’t misjudged Ethan, as the subsequent development of the Western Continent situation matched his expectations, while his "old friend" Sincaro suffered a defeat.
However, he didn’t want to meet Anapolis.
At least not until he retrieves what belongs to him; he has a poor relationship with Anapolis. If that "old friend" recognizes him and speaks ill of him in front of Ethan, it might impact his most important plan.
A moment later, Ethan gets to see this "special" dinner.
Steaming pizzas were served at the table, followed by burgers, fries, and fried chicken.
Seeing these familiar foods, Lindong looked at Ethan puzzled. These are the "home cuisine" Ethan had mentioned to him. In the imperial capital, he guided Bi’an to make it a few times, and Rowena expressed admiration for the food called "sandwich." She asks Bi’an to prepare two different flavors to pack in her lunchbox and take out every day.
Though Rowena seems like an unemployed person, she actually has multiple roles.
Besides being the leader of "Root," she’s also the liaison officer of the cabinet to the Astrology Guild, responsible for handling all government communications concerning the Guild. She is also one of the ’named’ officials at the Witch Career Registry, ready to step in if any tricky case arises.
Theoretically, Rowena is very busy every day, but she always finds ways to slack off.
"Is this chef from your homeland?"
Ethan only occasionally mentions his homeland, but speaks quite obliquely and with full imagination. Creations like motorbikes and electric wheelchairs originate from his homeland, sounding like a kingdom of dreams.
"Probably not." Ethan shook his head, looking at the waiter serving the dishes, feeling he looked familiar, "Who is your chef?"
"It’s Colonel Harlan!"
The waiter was full of pride, apparently not recognizing Ethan under the mask, and introduced the origin of the delicious foods proudly to Ethan.
Initially, they were staff at an underground hotel, and the arrival of a culinary seeker changed their lives. This gourmet taught them all the recipes he knew without reservation.
And Colonel Harlan was the hotel’s owner’s name. He once worked for the Empire’s Kingdom Army and left due to dissatisfaction with the internal corruption in the Kingdom Army, always muttering when drunk that if he hadn’t left, he might have become an officer now. Thɪs chapter is updated by NoveIＦire.net
After the gourmet left, Harlan then contacted the underground hotel owners he knew for a discussion. Their meeting soon reached a consensus, formulating a grand plan—they wanted to promote these cuisines not just within the bottomless abyss but open branches in every corner of the world.
They even thought of a name for the chain stores.
KFC—this was the information left to them by the gourmet.
Although they completely didn’t understand the meaning behind the three letters, and the gourmet left and might never meet them again, in their hearts, the gourmet was always one of the founders of KFC.
This fast food was well-received in the Lower City, thus catching the attention of the Upper City followers. Coinciding with the festival, they invited them to prepare for the farewell banquet.
Lindong quietly listened to the waiter’s story and smiled slightly.
This was a very lethal smile, instantly giving Ethan a chill.
After the waiter left, she somewhat gloomily sighed, "I was wondering why someone would sneak into the temple at night and not come over, turned out to be making another ’great plan’ again."
Lindong has read many romance novels recently, where various scenarios depict the main characters secretly meeting at night due to family opposition. Though no one opposes her and Ethan’s relationship, recreating the scenes from novels occasionally was exciting and added romance.