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The Lord of Blood, one of the 666 beasts, is a symbol of feasting and revelry, and also an ancient terror of blood sacrifice.

"Blood, banquet, joy..." Chi Que scanned the descriptions of the Blood Sovereign's authority, and various clues about the Duchess flashed through his mind, all of which seemed to correspond to it.

But where does the imagery of the moon come from?

Chi Que flipped through the ancient books, but none of the "beasts" recorded there possessed similar authority.

Of course, it's possible that the classics didn't record it.

However, he did see an interesting theory: the demon king that Reid had mentioned earlier was very likely the great red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, the leader of the six hundred and sixty-six beasts recorded in this book.

"Is this a copy of Apocalypse? Six hundred and sixty-six beasts again, and the great red dragon again," Chi Que scoffed. "Don't overestimate its status; it was something that got beaten up by Mike Wazowski in the original story."

However, the texts only mention the Lord of Blood in a few words, without providing any further information.

He put down the books and began to think about something else that concerned him: Isaac's purpose.

"Was his arrival solely for the purpose of investigating this matter?" Chi Que speculated.

However, there is no way to explain why he would tell me about this.

"Perhaps there's a deeper reason behind this." Chi Que stood up, walked to the window, and pondered something.

The town was silent in the night, but he could almost feel the undercurrents surging beneath the surface.

......

The actual timeline.

【Casual Cooking - Jade Basket】

[Rank: Iron]

As a chef, cooking with existing ingredients is a basic skill that comes naturally, but you've become too complacent. As your experience as a chef deepens, you've gradually forged your own path.

[You can consume points to cook whatever you want, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. The more points you have, the better the effect. When blood products are present in the ingredients, the probability of achieving extraordinary results will increase significantly.]

Dishes cooked at will have a chance to grant an additional "Elemental Mastery +1" effect, effective for up to five points.

After Chi Que reached the blue skill proficiency level, he was given another chance to enhance his skill. The game indicated that he could use 500 points to enhance it 100% of the time, so he paid the points to enhance his skill.

"Chef...your cooking skills seem to have improved again?" Mi'er exclaimed in surprise as she held the stew during breakfast.

"Well, I've made some progress." Chi Que could only brush it off; he couldn't very well say that he had leveled up again in a day, could he?

After breakfast, the two walked together for a while. When they reached a fork in the road, Mi'er waved goodbye and went to church for rehearsal, while Chi Que headed towards the "Legendary" restaurant to collect his wages for the day.

He pushed open the restaurant door, walked straight to the front desk, and prepared to collect his "no-work" daily wage.

His steps suddenly stopped.

The store manager was following behind Aston, bowing and scraping as he spoke, when he saw him, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"This is him, sir!" The shopkeeper pointed to Chi Que, and Aston also turned to look.

Chi Que stepped forward, not flustered at all, after all, his current disguise was completely different from last night.

"What is he here for?" A sense of curiosity arose in his heart.

Despite its supposedly legendary reputation, this restaurant likely attracts food lovers or those trying to curry favor with the Duchess.

Players like Aston, who clearly have ulterior motives, appearing here seem somewhat out of place.

"It's you." Aston looked at Chi Que, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, clearly not expecting it to be him.

The store manager was taken aback, glancing at Chi Que and then at Aston: "You...you know each other?"

His tone betrayed his panic.

Chi Que raised the corner of his mouth and patted Aston on the shoulder, the movement natural, as if the two were old friends who had known each other for many years.

"Yes, we're very familiar with each other." Hearing Chi Que's words, Aston's lips twitched a few times, but he did not refute them.

The store manager was drenched in sweat.

"Alright." Chi Que was too lazy to scare him anymore. "I'm here to collect my wages for today."

"Yes, yes, yes!" The store manager practically ran to the counter, handing it over with both hands. "Please keep this safe..."

Chi Que glanced down and saw that although most of them were ordinary blood coins, there were also a few blood gold coins mixed in.

A rough count revealed at least five or six hundred blood coins.

Chi Que naturally accepted the offer with a smile.

He then turned to Aston: "What do you want? This isn't a convenient place, let's talk somewhere else?"

Judging from the store manager's reaction, Aston must have come to see me, but why did he come to see me?

His previous actions were not only to scare the store manager, but also to test Aston.

If he knew that it was him yesterday, he wouldn't have been completely unresponsive when someone patted him on the shoulder.

If that's the case, why is he looking for me?

Seeing Chi Que's attempt to intimidate others, Aston's eyelids twitched a few times, but he still nodded and said, "Okay."

The two walked through several streets and came to a small park surrounded by dark red thorny bushes.

"The Duke of Aston is also interested in a legendary chef?" Chi Que found a stone chair, sat down, and looked at Aston.

"Yes." Aston didn't sit down immediately, but looked towards the direction of the Duchess's castle. "And I know his background."

Chi Que was suddenly jolted.

How is that possible?

"I'd like to hear the details." He made a listening gesture, but was already prepared to take action at any moment.

"You know about the Demon Kingdom, right?" Aston asked.

Chi Que stared at him, completely bewildered.

It was an act, but I genuinely didn't know.

After receiving no response for a while, Aston turned around, a speechless expression on his face: "You don't even know this?"

"Is this common sense?" Chi Que asked, puzzled.

"No, that doesn't count." Aston scratched his head. "But... well, how can I explain this to you?"

He seemed to be struggling with something, and after a while he said, "The Demon Kingdom is a country that we, Azure, helped the natives establish during one of our dungeon raids. It is currently the most powerful nation on this map."

Aston hesitated for a moment, then added, "However, in the timeline of this map, that was hundreds of years ago. My title of duke was actually inherited at the founding of the kingdom."

Chi Que stared at him in astonishment.

And this kind of operation?

He had assumed the other party's ducal title was self-proclaimed.

"So?" Chi Que tilted his head. "What does this have to do with that legendary chef you mentioned?"

"Of course it's related." Aston's expression turned serious. "According to my investigation in the area these past few days, I discovered that several hundred years ago, a high-ranking official from the Demon Kingdom visited the Duchess's territory, and that high-ranking official was a legendary chef who cooked delicious dishes."

what?

Chi Que's expression froze instantly.

When did I become a high-ranking member of the Demon Kingdom?