Big G, Coffee Machine and Goblin

Chapter 10 Let's start with a cup of coffee.
The sudden appearance of thorns left Ma Li bewildered once again.

Is this... a coincidence?

He had seen many familiar plants and animals along the way, but none of them had the same impact on him as these few catnip bushes. It was mainly because they were connected to the location on the map, making it hard not to overthink.

Unfortunately, he currently has too little information, and Ma Li doesn't want to overreact.

He simply plucked their leaves, adding a new flavor to the breakfast he was preparing.

After Ma Li finished making the salad, Xia Er not only ate all the yellow peaches, but also drank all the syrup in the glass jar, and was licking the jar cap with lingering satisfaction.

When she saw Ma Li carrying out a plate, the chestnut-haired girl's eyes immediately lit up again, but she was greatly disappointed when she saw what was on the plate.

"It's all vegetables!"

“There’s still meat in it,” Ma Li pointed to the ham on the plate.

The chestnut-haired girl immediately picked up a fork and began picking out the red meat chunks one by one to eat, asking curiously as she ate, "What kind of animal is this meat? The texture is so unique."

"It's just regular pork, but the processing method is a bit different."

"Amazing, can alchemy be used to cook?" Charles muttered as he finished the ham on his plate, then stared at the compressed biscuits that Mali had broken into pieces, took a bite, and nodded in satisfaction.

"This is delicious too~"

But after finishing all the pre-made food on her plate and munching on two baked potatoes, she lost interest in the rest and looked up longingly at Ma Li across from her.

The latter was savoring his salad when he felt a burning gaze. Helpless, he put down his chopsticks, went back to the car, and retrieved a can of lychee and a can of braised pork, placing them in front of Charles.

"Here, let's eat."

"Hey hey hey~"

The chestnut-haired girl gave a slightly embarrassed smile, but quickly picked up the can of lychees, first tilting her head back and taking a big gulp of the syrup, then couldn't help but praise it.

"So sweet~ Alchemy is truly amazing!"

Ma Li wanted to correct her, but he didn't know where to start.

Just as Native Americans once firmly believed that cameras could steal their souls, when the technological levels of civilizations differ too greatly, industry seems no different from magic.

However, when it comes to magic, Ma Li is quite curious about the magic in this world.

This is clearly a "force" that is completely different from science, but it can affect the real world in a very real way.

Two people who don't speak the same language can communicate without any problems using just a potion, something that even the most advanced AI translators in his previous world couldn't do.

Charles seemed to have been really hungry for a long time. After finishing the canned lychees and the canned braised pork by himself, he also finished the remaining vegetables on the plate before patting his stomach and happily collapsing in the chair.

"I feel like I've come back to life."

By this time, Ma Li had almost finished eating. He glanced at his phone and saw that it was past 1 a.m.

He had been driving with complete concentration and hadn't felt tired, but now that he had some free time and had eaten something, he immediately felt sleepy.

But he doesn't plan to rest immediately. Firstly, there are still many questions that he hasn't figured out, and secondly, he plans to take this opportunity to adjust his biological clock.

He has decided to stay away for a while.

Everything was fine inside the red mist, except it was too quiet. There were no other living beings besides him, not even the chirping of insects. Ma Li was someone who preferred to be alone, but he found it a bit boring to stay inside all the time, especially since he wanted to find out where everyone else in the city had gone.

Since we have to come into contact with the outside world no matter what, it's better to do it sooner rather than later.

Adjusting your sleep schedule as soon as possible will also facilitate subsequent actions.

Ma Li didn't plan to sleep during the day, so he needed a cup of coffee to perk him up. But just as he got up to go out, there was a knock on the door.

………………

Ma Li opened the trunk and plugged the capsule coffee machine into the power bank.

Press the large button.

While waiting for the coffee to be poured into his thermos, he also spotted several children hiding behind haystacks, peeking in his direction.

Ma Li pulled a few chocolates out of his travel bag and waved to them.

However, perhaps due to instructions from their elders, none of the children approached, despite their intense curiosity.

So Ma Li placed the chocolate on a nearby wooden post, stepped back a few paces, and pretended to admire the scenery.

When he turned around again, the chocolate was gone.

You can still hear the children cheering from afar.

Ma Li picked up the freshly brewed coffee, added milk powder and purified water as usual, stirred it well with a spoon, and charged his phone at the same time.

At this point, he has given up all hope of getting connected to the mobile network.

Even so, mobile phones can still do a lot: tell time, act as a compass, emergency flashlight, recorder, portable music player... and take photos and videos (although you probably can't post them on social media anymore).

Therefore, Mali has no intention of abandoning it for the time being.

The two visitors didn't stay long; they came out of the house when Ma Li had finished half of his coffee.

One of them was the older militiaman we met at the village entrance earlier, and the other was even older.

Upon seeing Ma Li, he bowed slightly and saluted. Ma Li returned the salute, and then a look of surprise appeared on the old militiaman's face.

Shortly after the two left, Charles also ran out, and the chestnut-haired girl placed a small cloth bag tied with a rope in front of Mario.

"What's this?" Ma Li put the thermos in the trunk, untied the heavy little bag, and found it full of copper coins, with a few silver coins mixed in.

"This is your reward. Chief Diamond and Captain Leibutos just collected it from each household. It totals 14 silver shields and 116 copper krones."

Charles explained, “Well… this amount of money isn’t much. The main problem is that Whitewood Village is almost at the southernmost tip of the duchy, and even the nearest city, Eagle Beak, is a five or six-day journey away. Besides, the village doesn’t have any special products other than furs, so there are usually no caravans willing to come here. Everyone is short of money.”

"Then why did you have to pool your money to give me?" Ma Li asked, puzzled. "I only brought you back; I didn't do anything for the village, did I?"

"Hey, you killed the chief of the Wolf Fang tribe, resolved the crisis facing the village, and even brought his corpse back as spoils of war... Wasn't it all for the reward?"

The chestnut-haired girl finally realized something was wrong, and her voice grew softer and softer as she spoke.

She and Ma Li then walked around to the front of the SUV and looked at the goblin corpse stuck in the cow pen.

(End of this chapter)