Chapter 302: I, Am Not an Emperor!
The scene shifts to the city of Tiandou.
Ever since Qian Renxue became the monarch of the Tiandou Empire, she had been pondering a single question.
How could she reclaim those kingdoms and principalities?
The reason these kingdoms and principalities had not rebelled was that no matter how the Tiandou Emperor changed, as long as the ruler still bore the surname Xue, their status remained unchanged.
The kingdoms and principalities were autonomous, and they did not even need to pay taxes to the Tiandou Empire like the latter did.
This was also one of the reasons why the Tiandou Empire had been split into the Douling Empire and the Tianhun Empire after ten thousand years.
The Star Luo Empire, from beginning to end, had never had any kingdoms or principalities. No matter who took over the empire, it remained the Star Luo Empire.
"Could it be that I really have no choice but to use military force to suppress them?"
Qian Renxue fell into deep contemplation.
To change the current situation of the continent, the first step was to unify the governance of the Tiandou Empire.
Only then would there be a chance, with the help of the Spirit Hall, to defeat the Star Luo Empire and achieve unification.
"How about asking Kong?"
After thinking for a long time, Qian Renxue's eyes suddenly lit up, but then she shook her head and murmured, "I can't rely on Kong for everything. If I can't do anything well, won't I be laughed at by my sisters?"
"There must be a way. If all else fails, I'll have to resort to force!"
In the face of the Tiandou Empire's national strength, these kingdoms and principalities, even combined, could not make much of a splash. Qian Renxue just wanted to use a slightly gentler means, a method that would sacrifice the least, to achieve her goal.
On Kong's side, when Qian Renxue called out his name, he had some sort of premonition.
"Xue'er is really persistent. What method will you use to solve this problem?"
Kong murmured to himself, and then he stopped paying attention.
"Husband, it's time to eat."
Suddenly, a voice rang out in Kong's ear, causing him to shudder all over and his eyes to gradually lose their luster.
He turned his head stiffly towards the source of the sound and saw a woman with an incredibly beautiful face and a tear mole at the corner of her eye.
She was dressed in a purple robe, with her hair tied up in a high ponytail, wearing an apron in front, and holding a somewhat blackened spatula...
"Shogun... wife."
Kong gazed at the starry sky, preventing tears from falling.
Shogun and Ying, beautiful and kind-hearted, with top-notch combat strength, need not be mentioned further.
It's unknown when they started to like cooking!
Ordinary food seeds, placed in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, would mature in no time.
Moreover, these originally ordinary seeds would undergo some mutations because of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, this precious place.
Either they would become more delicious, or they would be helpful for soul masters' cultivation.
For example, the wheat grown here, if consumed by some low-level soul masters, could increase their cultivation speed to some extent!
Although the increase was less than ten percent, long-term use would definitely make them cultivate faster than other soul masters of the same age and talent.
Dietary supplements were something that only began to emerge ten thousand years later.
Currently, on the Douluo Continent, there were none.
Back to the main point.
High-quality ingredients should be used to make high-quality food.
Just by looking at the spatula of Shogun Wife, Kong understood that Shogun Wife had failed again!
No, when had Wife ever successfully cooked a meal?
Thinking of this, Kong's face turned pale, feeling utterly hopeless.
"Husband, today I made tomato and Kun-egg stir-fry. See if it suits your taste."
"Today, I have removed the Kun-eggshell," said Raiden Shogun confidently, with an expectant look on her face.
Ever since Kong had "praised" her once before, whenever Kong had time, she would cook personally!
Kong: "..."
Slowly exhaling a breath, Kong forced himself to smile, but it was more painful than crying.
"Alright, my dear!"
"Your cooking is the best..."
Upon hearing this, Raiden Shogun's face turned red, and her beautiful eyes darted away, as if she were a shy young girl.
Suddenly, Raiden Shogun seemed to think of something and said doubtfully, "For some reason, Ei just doesn't like the food I make."
"As for what she makes, I just take one look and don't want to eat it either, yet she thinks she's doing a great job."
Kong fell silent.
Aren't these two just like two peas in a pod?
They both think their own cooking, no matter how unappealing it looks, should taste good.
But when it comes to others', they can tell just by looking.
"Is it possible that Ei thinks the same way you do?"
Of course, Kong would never say that out loud.
After pondering for a moment, Kong patted Raiden Shogun on the shoulder and said, "Shogun Wife, don't overthink it. Let's go have our meal."
"By the way, here are the tricolor meatballs. Give them a try."
Kong took out more than ten skewers of tricolor meatballs from his storage soul conductor and handed them to Raiden Shogun.
He had prepared them well in advance.
Seeing the tricolor meatballs, Raiden Shogun instantly forgot about what had happened before.
"Thank you, my husband!"
She casually tossed the spatula aside, and after taking the tricolor meatballs from Kong, she gently kissed him.
The kiss was brief, and then she walked towards Ei with the meatballs in hand.
Suddenly, Raiden Shogun stopped in her tracks and turned to Kong, saying, "Husband, the dish is still in the pot. Could you please plate it for me?"
"Sure, no problem!"
Kong picked up the spatula and went to the pot. Only then did he realize that Shogun Wife's cooking was as consistently subpar as ever.
"Phew, it can still be salvaged..."
Looking at the pot and the spatula in his hand, Kong muttered to himself.
In no time, Ei and Raiden Shogun were drawn to the kitchen by the smell.
There they saw Kong plating the food, which, just by its aroma, made one's appetite soar.
Raiden Shogun was puzzled. Was this the tomato and Kun-egg stir-fry she had made?
"Shogun Wife, what's wrong with you?"
"I just feel like this isn't the meal I cooked..."
Holding the tricolor meatballs in one hand, Raiden Shogun said.
"No, no, no..."
Kong shook his head vigorously and said firmly, "This is definitely what you made, Shogun Wife!"
"I just added a (billion) tiny bit of detail to it."
"Is that so?"
Raiden Shogun scratched her head, still a bit skeptical. Could it be that she really made this dish?
Did Kong really just do a little bit of processing?
After thinking it over, Raiden Shogun nodded. It must have been her own cooking. She didn't expect that Kong's slight touch-up could turn the black dish into something that looked normal.
Seeing that Raiden Shogun believed his fib, Kong finally let out a sigh of relief. Next time, he'd have to add just a little more detail!
"By the way, that woman..."
"No, it should be that immortal bird..."
"Well, she's not the True Immortal of Cloud-Borrowing and Wind-Riding, just an ordinary person."
"She seems to know how to make a pot that cooks automatically. You just put the ingredients in, and it cooks the meal by itself."
"If only I could have such a machine, or get her to make one for me..."
"Hmm?" (End of chapter)
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