Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 billion people

Chapter 158 Blessing "The King's Chef", The Power of the Mother's Stove, and Byers's Magic Book
Morning Breeze Street.

A pharmacist who looks like a monkey and a handsome man dressed as a magician stare at each other.

"Is there anything else you can do?"

Feeling the overly eager gaze of the magician in front of him, Yud shrank back in fear.

He suspected that the man was the kind of pervert who enjoyed toying with deformed people; he had encountered such people before in his past life.

The magician was silent for a moment, then a bright smile suddenly appeared on his handsome face, and he slowly said:
"You must have suffered a lot with this deformed body."

“I swear to my God, I can give you a completely new life, so that you will never again be discriminated against, hated, insulted, deceived, or hurt by anyone,” the magician said.

"I'll make sure anyone who dares to do that is no longer human," he silently added to himself.

"Are you interested in coming with me?"

The magician took off his right white glove, bent down, and offered his palm to Yud.

He looked solemn and adopted a very humble posture.

This sudden scene caused Yud's brain to freeze on the spot, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

"Sir, thank you for your invitation, but I am already very satisfied with my current life, and I have someone I want to serve for the rest of my life. I don't need a completely new life."

Yud said sincerely, he could feel the magician's sincerity and goodwill, but as he had just said, he was very content now.

Before meeting the sage, he might have followed him without hesitation to pursue a completely new life, but...
Meeting the Sage now is the world's salvation for him, illuminating his dark life.

Upon hearing this, the magician stared intently at Yud's face, trying to discern any trace of a lie in those amber eyes.

Unfortunately, what was reflected in those pupils was an unpretentious light and tranquility.

He told the truth.

The magician, upon reaching this conclusion, was taken aback.

Over the years, he has received invitations that have been rejected, but he has never given this reason: "I am already satisfied and do not need a new life."

"That's a real shame. If I could, I'd love to meet the person who gave you this transformation," the magician remarked.

Yud did not answer, as he did not want to reveal any information about the Sage. He simply bowed to the other party and then hurriedly continued towards the direction of the Red Fox Castle.

The magician watched him leave in silence, then suddenly vanished, leaving only a wisp of white smoke and a few petals that slowly drifted down from the sky.

This incredible scene left several passersby who happened to catch a glimpse of it rubbing their eyes in disbelief, wondering if they hadn't slept well and were experiencing such a hallucination.

Red Fox Castle, restaurant.

As Xia Mingyu was tying his napkin with the help of the blonde girl, preparing to devour the golden fried egg and thickly sliced ​​smoked pork ribs on his plate, he received a message from Youde requesting an audience.

"Let him in."

A moment later, Yud, his eyes dark and panting, appeared in the restaurant carrying a box.

"Your Highness, I concocted six bottles of perfect magic potions in just one night!"

Upon meeting, Youde excitedly jumped in front of Xia Mingyu and said in a proud tone.

"Thank you for your hard work. Please sit down and have some breakfast."

Xia Mingyu stopped the pharmacist from opening the box and forcefully pressed him into his seat at the dining table.

This guy's dark circles are almost as bad as a panda's. If he doesn't rest and eat something soon, he might just die on the spot.

"Anlia, could you please get him a breakfast, the same one as mine?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

Before long, the blonde girl smiled and placed a plate of fried eggs and pork ribs in front of Yud. The pharmacist, who had never been treated like this by such a beautiful girl before, thanked her repeatedly and reservedly.

He carefully picked up the knife and fork with his fingers, which were yellowed from prolonged contact with the medicine, and put a piece of smoked pork rib into his mouth.

The moment you bite into the steak, the crispy crust makes a slight crackling sound between your teeth, and the rich smoky aroma, like stepping on a thin sheet of ice, immediately explodes in your mouth, carrying the aftertaste of burning oak and bay leaves.

hiss!
After reluctantly swallowing the piece of meat, Youde gasped.

How...how can this be so delicious?
It's even better than evening tea!
Moreover, after swallowing the steak, he clearly felt warm currents flowing through his body, as comfortable as soaking in a hot spring.

My body, which had been weak and heavy from working through the night for several days in a row to make medicine, became light again.

"Your Highness, this is truly the most delicious food I have ever eaten, and it nourishes the body like a magic potion," Yud praised sincerely.

Xia Mingyu smiled without saying a word. Anlia's food was indeed delicious, but to say it was like a magic potion was a bit of an exaggeration.
As the black-haired youth pondered this, he gently sliced ​​open the fried egg with a silver fork, and the golden yolk flowed out like a melting sun, overflowing onto the white porcelain plate as an enticing lake.

The moment he put the egg yolk in his mouth, the thick egg liquid, coated with the aroma of butter, spread across his tongue, and a warm current surged through his body like a spring.

His brain, which had been groggy and hungover from overexerting his magic power for several days, felt refreshed, which invigorated his previously listless expression.

This seems to have transcended the realm of food.

Xia Mingyu looked at the blonde girl in the white dress beside him with a puzzled expression.

When she saw him looking over, Anlia's lips curled up slightly, and a beautiful smile with a hint of slyness appeared on her porcelain-white face.

"Your Highness, last night while I was studying recipes in the kitchen, I was fortunate enough to receive your favor and be promoted," she said softly. Her sweet voice was like a mountain spring gently soothing the heart, bringing healing.

The next moment, next to the white commoner characters above her head, another line of emerald green characters appeared: "The King's Chef".

Xia Mingyu: “???”

In his memory, the girl seemed to have just received the blessing of a chef apprentice a few months ago, and now she has advanced to the extraordinary level, and even a variant profession!

It's important to know that advancement in life-related professions often takes longer than advancement in combat professions. Therefore, Anlia is undoubtedly a super genius on the path to transcendence, no less than Berg.

"The blessing grants me the ability of 'Mother's Kitchen,' which means that any food I make with care will randomly have effects such as healing, strengthening, and calming the mind."

"The breakfast I made this time also has healing effects," Anlia explained patiently.

They managed to turn ordinary ingredients into a magical potion?! Good heavens, all the pharmacists in the world who painstakingly brew potions must be green with envy, like Yud, whose eyes are practically popping out of their sockets.

Xia Mingyu fell silent, feeling that this ability was somewhat exaggerated.

It's just that his name isn't very appealing. If you didn't know better, you might think Anlia wasn't his girlfriend but his mother.

"Your Highness, I can finally help you from now on."

The girl gently placed her hand on the back of Xia Mingyu's hand, her beautiful, sky-blue eyes filled with tenderness and admiration for her beloved.

She had witnessed His Highness's relentless efforts to produce food for the famine-stricken people these past few days, pushing himself to the limit.

Every time Anlia saw His Highness resting his head on her lap, with his eyes tightly closed but his brows still furrowed in pain, she felt as if a knife was cutting her heart.

She wanted to help His Highness, even if it meant sacrificing everything.

Therefore, whenever she lulled His Highness to sleep, she would quietly go to the kitchen and spend the night studying recipes and food combinations, striving to create better food to relieve His Highness's fatigue.

Now that she has been promoted and gained the ability of "Mother's Kitchen," she can finally stop being a burden to His Highness.

"Yode, you've been busy all night, get some sleep in the castle."

Feeling the softness on the back of his hand and the girl's affectionate gaze, Xia Mingyu remained silent for a moment before speaking after Youde finished his meal.

After Yud was led away by the servants, only he and the blonde girl remained in the huge dining room.

Xia Mingyu silently stood up, pressed Anlia's wrist against the wall under her expectant gaze, and forcefully kissed the girl's beautiful, petal-like lips.

Kiss kiss~
It was a breathtaking kiss.

Red Fox Castle, Library.

in the afternoon.

Beneath the magnificent crystal chandelier, layers upon layers of bookshelves, crafted from oak and bronze, rise so high they almost touch the dome.

The air was filled with a faint scent of books and raw wood, as tranquil as that afternoon after the college entrance examination.

rustling.

As the breeze rustled through the leaves of the trees outside the window, sunlight streamed through the stained glass and fell on the heavy magic book in Xia Mingyu's hands. He gently opened it, revealing an extremely obscure and intricate pattern composed of hundreds of lines.

That was a magic diagram pattern made by grinding precious firefly-grade magic crystals into powder, and requiring a magician who had awakened this innate magic to spend a lot of time drawing it personally in order to perfectly record the direction of magic power in every line.

That's why each magic book is so precious.

Sometimes, magic books that record powerful magic are more expensive than an entire manor. They are the kind of things that people are lucky enough to obtain and then hide away as family heirlooms to be passed down from generation to generation.

"This is way too hard to learn!"

Xia Mingyu stared at the magic diagram for a long time, until his eyes were almost dry, before closing the book and letting out a long sigh.

To learn the magic recorded on the magic map, one must not only perfectly memorize the pattern, but most importantly, remember the magical direction of each of the hundreds of lines and be able to draw it fluently.

In addition, one must visualize the scene of releasing magic in one's mind and understand the origin of magic.

In one word, it's difficult; in three words, it's incredibly difficult!
In the past, when he read books that mentioned a magician usually needed a whole year, or even two or three years, to learn a spell other than his innate spell, Xia Mingyu couldn't help but laugh at those magicians in his heart, thinking they were really noobs.

Learning a spell that takes several years is something that would make people laugh to death if it were in any fantasy novel.

But now that it was his turn to learn magic from the magic book, Xia Mingyu suddenly felt that a year was fast enough, two years wasn't much, and three years was just right.

"Sigh, let's find out who the author of this magic book is first."

Xia Mingyu sighed as he turned to the last page of the magic book.

Because creating a spellbook is extremely difficult and requires a significant amount of the magician's meditation time, almost every magician who creates a spellbook will record their name on the last page of the book.

That was an honor distinct from that of knights, belonging exclusively to mages.

This symbolizes his unique contribution to the inheritance and development of magic. Even after nearly a thousand years of change, as long as the magic book is not destroyed and the magic he drew is still being used, his name will continue to be passed down among future generations and admired by them.

"Byers".

Xia Mingyu slowly read out the name recorded on the last page of the book.

"...Byers?"

He didn't react the first time, but Xia Mingyu came to his senses when he recited it the second time.

The next moment, his pupils suddenly contracted, his entire expression was filled with shock, and the heavy magic book in his hand almost fell to the ground.

The author of this magic book is none other than Byas, the first great mage, who left an irreplaceable and significant mark on the entire history of humankind and is recognized worldwide as the founder and patriarch of the path of magic.

Before this, although the elves, who were favored by magic, could also use magic, they relied more on their innate talents. It was not until the appearance of Byas that magic had a system and clear levels, and was truly born as a complete path to the extraordinary.

"A magic book personally drawn by the founder of magic, and most likely his own awakened innate magic."

Xia Mingyu's fingers trembled slightly as he gripped the pages of the book, realizing the value of this magic book.

Even for any noble family or royal family on the continent, this book is a treasure worthy of being passed down forever.

If it were to appear at an auction, even the most powerful nobles would likely fight over it, bidding up an astronomical sum enough to buy an entire family castle.

It could even be said that such a thing is a rare treasure that can be regarded as a cultural relic, and it is difficult to simply judge its value in monetary terms.

"We really owe Tamerlan a huge favor!" Xia Mingyu couldn't help but exclaim.

Even if Tamerlan was the Pope's grandson, obtaining this magic book must have taken considerable effort.

After his initial reflection, Xia Mingyu eagerly turned to the back of the magic diagram, to the page that described the magic.

"Later, I am Byas. When you obtained this magic book and began to learn the magic within, even I had to envy your luck."

"This is the innate magic I awakened when I advanced to the Morning Star Mage level. It is called Extreme Cold Purgatory. I am certain that no matter how far magic develops in the future, it will definitely be one of the top-tier ice magic!"

(End of this chapter)