After having a pleasant afternoon tea, Caitlin politely declined the invitation to stay and have dinner together, choosing to take the bus back to the city alone.
Halfway there, she hit her head on the steering wheel and let out meaningless screams. This time she was embarrassed and sent to her grandma's house.
"Dudu!"
The horn made a shrill sound.
She simply parked the car on the side of the road. There happened to be a stream near the road, with a wooden bridge over the gurgling water.
Caitlin stuffed a small pistol into the side of her leg and sat down on the grass by the river bank.
"I shouldn't have any problems this time, right?"
…
"Eh--"
Orianna leaned into the kitchen and whispered to the two of them: "Tell me, why did Miss Caitlin come over?"
Lux looked indifferent and said, "She should be here to find Gracie."
"Yes! Yes!"
Orianna was convinced: "I just came back last night."
"Ang? What are you talking about?"
Jinx, who was slaughtering fish in an apron, turned her head and showed a big smile: "Look at my masterpiece! Fish head cannon!"
"Don't use food as a toy, Jinx!!!"
"Hahahaha."
Jinx's smile was so healing that Lux temporarily gave up her determination to give Chai Anping a shot and decided to concentrate on preparing today's dinner.
Half an hour later.
The three of them fell into silence looking at the blackened steaks and the fish soup with strange foam floating on it.
"Why!"
Orianna finally couldn't help but ask: "Obviously the steps were carried out under our noses, why would such a thing appear?"
Lux was holding the spatula in her hand, her cheeks were red with embarrassment, and she was hesitating to explain something, but she couldn't come up with a reason. After all, she didn't know why there was such a strange change.
Could it be that Chai Anping deliberately left the wrong recipe?
OK, so this is where the problem lies!
Lux's eyes lit up, and she secretly thought to herself that when Chai Anping came back, she would give him a shot without saying a word!
"Ahem, I think I'll cook tonight." Orianna took the spatula from Lux's hand and said earnestly: "Lux, human beings have their limits! Besides, hiring a servant... is so convenient.
ah!"
"..."
Lux fled the sad place of the kitchen at the speed of light.
"Hey, Lacus, come and play video games with me!"
Seeing that the two had exchanged places, Jinx immediately called for people to come over and play with her a level-breaking game that was written with engineering magic and had certain logical abilities.
Because Orianna can't play and doesn't like to play this kind of game that is considered "a game only played by boys", she can only wait for Lux to be free.
"All right."
Lux patted her hot cheek: "You have to wait for me this time, otherwise my thirty lives won't be enough!"
"Watch me kill them all!"
Obviously, she didn't hear the rest of the sentence at all.
…
The nearest strait between Piltover and the Southern Continent is less than 100 meters apart, and there are road bridges between the two, but Chai Anping and Ezreal still chose the sea route for this trip.
Once the sea route can reach the destination more smoothly, now the southern continent is in chaos, with tribes fighting everywhere.
Secondly, taking the sea route can save more time.
Ezreal will first take him to the entrance of an ancient ruin, and then go to find Kai'Sa.
Chai Anping was alone, carrying an empty small bag to cover his eyes and ears. All other daily necessities were packed into the storage compartment.
The magic carriage that had been with him for a long time was also left with Lux this time, allowing her to travel smoothly between the suburbs and the city. Moreover, if he was alone, he would not need such a big obstruction. He would fly faster without using it.
Affected by terrain.
If he didn't want to camp in the wild, he would have to rush to the town to find a hotel before nightfall, which was not difficult for him.
The ship they took this time was very luxurious. It was Ezreal's personal car. It was equipped with a lot of Hex technology equipment. It not only had powerful firepower, but also enjoyed a lot of enjoyment.
At noon, I sat in the arbor on the deck and ate the sashimi of the sea fish I had just caught in the morning. The chilled fish fillets were tender and refreshing, and paired with the prepared sparkling wine, it was so happy.
Chai Anping deeply felt that the erosion of capitalism was so violent. In order to test himself more, he did not hesitate to face it head-on and decided to enjoy it all.
Of course, he would not be grateful for the maid's massage.
The little yellow guy on the side was flirting with a beautiful maid. Chai Anping just looked at it and looked away. As a righteous young man from Demacia, he resolutely criticized this behavior!
The ship named "Discovery" docked in the southern continent on the second night of their departure.
The place near the coast is called "Telishni". In the narrow sea corridor between the southern continent and the northern Valoran continent, Telishni is particularly prominent, facing Stonewall Town to the north across the sea.
This place was once the territory of Noxus, but as Pariston announced his withdrawal and left the quagmire of the southern continent, it quickly became independent and divided into more than a dozen small city-states.
Because this is an important trading port, private warlord battles are fierce, but on the surface a considerable degree of restraint is still maintained so as not to affect the trading of traveling merchants around the world.
A dozen or so city lords guarding one-third of an acre of land could even give their daughters to the big businessmen who came here for money, so strictly speaking they were not considered people.
Talishni has a unique geographical location. After getting rid of the Noxians, it became the most powerful force in the area. Ezreal chose to dock here after careful consideration.
And because it is close to the sea, this area has sufficient water vapor, and various tropical plants have taken root here. It can even be said to be rich in products.
And just on the south side of the mountains more than 100 kilometers south of Tellishni, the areas that were not irrigated by rain quickly turned into desert landscapes. The tall mountains blocked all life. Further south, we entered the competition.
Desert, the largest desert in the southern continent.
After getting off the boat, Chai Anping couldn't help but take a deep breath.
This harbor has its own unique smell, and the sea breeze is filled with the fragrance of cured dried meat and the wide leaves of tropical plants.
Without accepting Ezreal's invitation to visit his mansion, Chai Anping walked into this bustling city like an ordinary backpacker.
This city still retains a strong "Noxian style." Chai Anping, who fought all the way from Demacia to the Noxus base camp, saw many familiar scenes, such as the gates built with black stones on both sides of the road.
It looks very fierce and brutal, which is proof that Noxus has declared its rule here.
However, the red ribbon that was originally hung on the stone door has been cut off, leaving only a little bit of thread.
On the stone gate, there are characters drawn with stones or daggers. Some are from merchants and some are from locals in Telishni. Among them, the words that have been heavily outlined are the most prominent words:
"Go and eat shit, Imperials!"
You can get a glimpse of the character of the local people.
A smile appeared on Chai Anping's lips, he declined the rickshaw invitation and walked all the way.
Walking into the low earthen city wall, you will soon arrive at the lively market, where vendors from all over the world pay cheap taxes and fill the nearby streets.
If you are interested in wandering around, it will even take you four or five hours to get out!
However, most of the best spots are still occupied by locals, and most of the items sold are some hanging ornaments with the characteristics of the southern continent, as well as a bunch of handicrafts imitating the style of the Shurima Empire.
Chai Anping picked out some accessories that Lux might like and put them in his bag. Ever since she moved to the suburbs, the woman had been whispering to him about the need to buy some antiques to decorate the room.
He just took this opportunity to collect some good things.
In a few streets, there is also a dimly lit alley, which is also full of street stalls and has many people wandering around, but most of them deliberately lower their voices.
Chai Anping asked the guards maintaining order on the street, and then he realized that the things in the alley were taken out of the "relics". Of course, some of them were real or fake. It was up to you to pick out the missing items or pay the tuition.
In line with the principle of time travel and rebirth, if you don't go on a treasure hunt, finding something missing is equivalent to a waste of time, Chai Anping turned around and turned in without hesitation.