Chapter 74: Why Don’t I Have Such Skills?!
“How is it? Tastes good, right?”
“Mmhm! This flavor is really amazing. Boss, I want a cup too!”
Aierjisi raised her hand, calling out for the Boss to pour her a cup of that Wood Spirit juice.
“Alright.”
Before long, the Boss returned with another cup of Wood Spirit juice on the bar. Aierjisi grabbed the cup and gulped it down in one go.
“Another one!”
“Sure, sure.”
“Another one!”
“Okay.”
“Another one!”
“Alright.”
“Another one!”
“Got it.”
“Another one!”
“Okay.”
In just a minute, Aierjisi had downed five cups of Wood Spirit juice, leaving Yake utterly shocked.
“Aier, don’t drink so fast! You’ll choke!”
“It’s fine, it’s fine! I’ll be careful. Boss, another cup, please!”
“Okay.”
Aierjisi completely ignored Yake’s words and maintained her speed, downing the Wood Spirit juice in one go each time.
Maybe with her constitution, there’s really no need to worry, huh? Yake stopped fussing, sipping his drink while observing the bar’s entrance, waiting for Yaser and Weirafiya to arrive.
“Woohoo, we finally made it! It’s freezing out there! Little Lady, are you alright?”
“I’m fine. Thanks to you blocking the snow, I’m all good! By the way, are you okay? You really didn’t need to shield me from that kind of snow.”
A while later, Yaser and Weirafiya finally appeared at the bar’s entrance. From the way the snow piled on them, it looked like it was snowing heavily outside.
“Yaser, over here! Boss, give them two cups of hot milk to warm them up.”
“Got it!”
As Yake greeted Yaser and Weirafiya, he prepared hot milk for them with the Boss. In this cold weather, hot milk was the best for warming up.
“Sorry to keep you waiting! The snow was pretty heavy on the way, so we arrived a bit late.”
Yaser apologized while settling down next to Weirafiya and the others.
“It’s no problem! We just got here ourselves, right Aier?”
“Yeah! We just arrived less than ten minutes ago.”
Aierjisi had learned her lesson this time and cooperated with Yake obediently.
“Is that so? Anyway, I’m really sorry for making you wait.”
“No worries! It’s normal to be late in such heavy snow. Here, drink this hot milk to warm up. Same goes for that lady over there.”
Yake pushed the two cups of hot milk to their side.
“Then I won’t be polite! Little Lady, drink up! Drinking more milk is good for your health.”
“Mmhm! Thank you to that person over there whose name I don’t know!”
Weirafiya and Yaser drank the hot milk, finally warming up their frozen bodies. They felt much more comfortable.
“So? How are you feeling now?”
“Thank you! I feel much better.”
“Great! By the way, did you discuss the matter from yesterday? Are you considering moving to the Royal Palace?”
“Mmhm. I discussed it with the Little Lady yesterday. The decision is for her to share.”
Yaser leaned back, giving Yake and Weirafiya space to converse directly.
“Ahem, about your suggestion, my servant and I had a deep discussion when we went back. We reached a consensus. It would indeed be more convenient to move to the Royal Palace, which would benefit us greatly, so we agreed to your proposal.”
Maybe wanting to assert her authority as a Little Lady, she split what could’ve been a short response into several statements.
“Alright then. Have you prepared your luggage? Or do you need to go back and pack?”
Noticing they didn’t seem to have any luggage, Yake wondered if they also had Subspace items like him.
“We’re all set! We’ve also canceled our room at the Inn. Now we just need you, Mr. Yake, to take us to the Royal Palace.”
“Wow, that was fast! I like straightforward people like you. Let’s head to the Royal Palace now! Come on, Aier. No more drinking; we need to prepare to leave.”
“Oh.”
Aierjisi reluctantly set down her empty cup. Yake placed several Gold Coins on the table, telling the Boss not to worry about change, then left the bar with them.
“This tastes great! If I get the chance, I’d definitely come back for more.”
Before leaving, Aierjisi didn’t forget to tell the Boss she’d return.
“Whew, the snow outside is definitely heavier than when we arrived.”
“Yeah, it’s so cold!”
As soon as they stepped out of the bar, Yake and Aierjisi were hit with the freezing snow, as if this was the first time they experienced such heavy snowfall since arriving in Panimir.
“You two were only at the bar for about ten minutes! How can you handle such heavy snow on the way here but not bear it now? You guys really are pathetic!”
Weirafiya seized the moment to tease them for getting frozen in such blizzard conditions.
“Little Lady, we’re going to be living together from now on, so don’t laugh at them! Hurry and open the Barrier! This snow is a bit much for me too.”
“Okay, okay! Phoenix Barrier, expand!”
Weirafiya chanted, conjuring a small Barrier with her body, enveloping herself, Yaser, Yake, and Aierjisi together.
“Uh? What’s this? A Barrier? But I’ve never seen one opened with a body before.”
Inside this Barrier, Yake noticed he didn’t feel the cold at all, as if the heavy snow was completely kept at bay.
“Of course! This is the ability that only I, the Flame Phoenix, possess. That little princess over there doesn’t have it. Centered on my body, the Barrier gradually turns the surrounding world into my realm, which is my Phoenix Barrier. In this domain, anyone I recognize will receive my protection. It has incredibly powerful effects!”
Weirafiya boasted about her special ability, feeling just a tad annoyed at Aierjisi. But it couldn’t be helped—she was indeed right; Aierjisi didn’t have such a Barrier skill.
