To Dip's delight, he found that he had made some progress. Could it be that this dragon meditation can not only speed up meditation, but also cultivate at the same time? This is really an unexpected joy!

However, at this time, Tipu also completely collapsed. The effort just now had completely exhausted his energy. He didn't want to think about anything, he just wanted to sleep well. If there's anything else, let's wait until you wake up!

"Warrior, in order to solve the bottleneck of your cultivation and to eliminate the sequelae on your body, you must go to the secret place to obtain the secret book of cultivation in the future. The map of the secret place is ......"

"Don't bother me-!!"

Dipu fell into a groggy sleep.

……

It wasn't until three poles in the morning that Dipu woke up. To be exact, he was awakened from hunger. Funnily enough, Jewel was still lying asleep beside him. Looks like it was tired enough yesterday.

Dipu didn't care about the naughty little thing. He went to the kitchen in the castle and took out the pots and pans from the storage ring. Although these kitchen utensils are used in the wild, make do with them now.

Dipu took out two small fish from the dark river, cut off a skinned wolf's leg, and took out dry food, ready to make a hearty ...... Picnic.

The contents of the storage ring are very complete, such as dry wood, fire, water and spices. Dip first roasted the dry food, then salted the wolf's legs and began to grill them, and after cleaning up the small fish, he began to boil the fish soup. He has been in charge since he was a child, and he has worked in a tavern, so Dipu's cooking skills are indeed not bad.

Soon, the smell of food wafted through the kitchen, and the gem didn't know when it had crept into the kitchen, standing behind Dipu and probing his head, salivating.

"Aren't you unicorns vegetarians? What's the fun? Go out and gnaw on the bark. Dipu scolded with a laugh.

"Chirp!" Jewel immediately exclaimed aggrievedly.

"Hahaha!" Dipu laughed as he took out two more wolf legs and began to apply the spice.

But at this moment, Dipu faintly heard a shouting from the gate of the castle.

"Let's see!" Dipu shook his head at the gem. He's busy with it, and he can't leave at all.

Unexpectedly, the jewel immediately hid beside Dipu and refused to leave.

"Hey, how did I meet all the cowards?" said Dipp. He had to put out the fire first. Walked out with the gems.

The people who can get to the gate of the castle now must be people from the town at the bottom of the mountain. Although Dipu knew that they would not treat themselves as lords, Dipu also knew the attitude of those people in the town at that time. That attitude is not malicious, but it is definitely not friendly. So Dipu still took out the broken sword and made a certain precaution.

But when he opened the door, Dipu was taken aback. There was only a stout boy and a lovely girl who arrived.

"...... you?"

"Sir, we are here to serve you. Grandpa Black...... to serve you...... and stay in the castle. When the boy saw Dipp, he was visibly restrained. The words spoken were also somewhat incoherent. The girl, on the other hand, peeked curiously at Dipp with her big beautiful eyes.

"Serve me?" said Dipu. It seems that the welfare of his lord has come.

As for the welfare of the liege, Tipu knew a lot. In addition to collecting taxes in his domain, the lord can also order his subjects to perform labor. For example, if you want to repair the lord's palace or build public works such as ditches, establish a territorial self-defense force, and of course, you can also requisition the lords to serve at the lord's side. Even that and that...... Ahem...... A warm bed for a beautiful maid.

For those who served in labor, the lord gave a symbolic reward at most. Because at this time, wars inside and outside the human race have rarely occurred, and the population in each territory is also increasing. It would be nice to have a chance to work and eat, so those lords were more welcome to serve in labor.

Of course, if the lord does not pull out a dime and let the lords bring their own dry food to serve in labor, it is not impossible. But don't blame your own people for fleeing en masse. So the average lord doesn't go too far.

But in any case, servitude always means working for the lord in vain. How could Dipp let it go? So he immediately smiled and asked kindly: "Okay! Come in! What are your names?"

"Kane!"

"Jinna!"

"Come in!"

……

Dipu led the two children to the kitchen. felt that Dipu was amiable, and coupled with Dipu's young age, Kane and Jinna were also a lot more lively. Even taking advantage of Dipp's inattention, the two of them sneaked up on the gems.

"What a coincidence! You come here today. Dipu said casually.

"Sir, we've all been here a few times. It's just that you didn't agree, and we didn't dare to enter the door. I saw that there was cooking smoke today, and we will come again. Kina replied with a bounce.

When he heard this, Dipu was startled. Although this castle is large, it is not inhabited at all, and it is simply undefended. Fortunately, these two children are still very polite, and they dare not come in if they can't open the door. Otherwise, if they find out that they are missing in the castle, they will have to take a lot of trouble to explain it now.

"Yes, you're so good!" said Dipp, laughing.

Unexpectedly, Kane said in a slur manner: "They all say...... Magicians are weirdos, and sometimes they catch children and feed monsters. Master...... You wouldn't, would you?"

Dipp's smile immediately stiffened, and his face twitched. It turned out that the two children did not enter the castle for this reason.

"I'll feed you the gems later. Dipu said angrily.

"Hee-hee!" both children laughed as Jewel shook her head and enjoyed her touch. Jinna also grimaced at Dipu, "Master won't!"

In comparison, Kane is more restrained, while Jinna is much more lively. After a while, the little girl was talking and laughing with Dipu. When she entered the kitchen, Nakina's eyes widened even more, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Master, so much meat?"

"Why? you haven't eaten, so let's be together!" said Dipu with a smile.

"Grandpa Black...... Not...... Say, wait...... The old man finished eating. We...... Not hungry. Kane on the side stared at the wolf legs, and he couldn't take his eyes off it. But he still swallowed his saliva and refused.