"Pizza!" Ed told them and saw the confusion rise on their faces one by one. Even Bard, a restaurant owner, had no idea what Ed was talking about. Of course, this was a normal reaction as pizza is not a dish known in this world. If someone had made something similar, they might have named it something else. Or, it never left the person's home.
"Along with some other dishes," Ed spoke to them while preparing the ingredients. He wanted to start with the pizzas and store them in order to have more time for the other dishes.
"I'll make the first one, so you guys can learn." After Ed spoke to them, he started preparing the first one. The dough, sauce, toppings, and then finally the cheese. All three of them memorized exactly how Ed had done these things. The dough was the trickiest part, but Ed's cooking skill helped guide him through it. The things that Ed created in his dimension were fire stoves, like the ones used in modern day pizzerias. He controlled the temperature by using his Fire magic, as he was accustomed to cooking using it.
The first pizza was done rather quickly. "You guys can have a taste." It was a seafood pizza created by the ingredients Dorothy and Ed had prepared earlier. All three of them had a surprised look on their faces. The pizza was piping hot, yet they still ate it. Ed was also proud of himself, as it was the first pizza he had ever made. Even he was surprised at how good it turned out to be.
"Ehm!" Audun faked a cough and looked at Ed. "If it's for this dish, I'll allow you to use my cheese!" as hard headed as Audun was, he had to submit to the power of pizza.
"I'm glad," said Ed as he started working on the other batches of pizza. He was going to make at least one hundred pizzas today. He knew that many people would show up, and he knew how much his companions could eat. So, he had no choice but to give it his all.
Ed spent the first ten minutes supervising the others' work. Dorothy and Bard were a natural as they spent their time in the kitchen, but Audun wasn't any worse. Ed was relieved to see that they could handle the pizzas, so he started working on other dishes. He withdrew two bags of rice that he had bought, and started working on a second dish, paella. He had made it before, so he quickly handled it. It was an amusing sight to see Ed use his speed clones to take care of multiple pans at once.
The next thing he started making was a chocolate birthday cake. Sweets were his week point, so he asked Dorothy for her help. Bard and Audun took care of the pizza. They were able to handle a dozen stoves at once with no issues.
Certain ingredients such as Vanilla extract didn't exist in this world, so Ed had to make do without them. Dorothy's experience as a sweets master showed themselves, as she followed Ed's imagination of the birthday cake.
Finishing up with the cake, which turned out to be fine, Ed started working on some meatballs. He used two camels, and two bison bodies. Hundreds of meatballs were made in less than ten minutes thanks to Ed's sword techniques. He made simple meatballs with a tomato sauce.
Any dish that was deemed finished and worthy of being eaten would go into Ed's Inventory. All four of them ended cooking until it was almost noon. The birthday party would take place at sunset, but it didn't mean that people wouldn't already be present. Sect Elders, foreign messengers, and Elizabeth's family were all present in the castle. The messengers only provided the gifts and returned. They apologized on their kings' behalf for not coming, as they were all tense due to wars with Blood sect. Of course, everyone could understand that the current situation was not the best. It was good enough for them to prepare a gift.
Some enemies tried to sneak inside the castle, but of course, this didn't escape Ed's companions. They might not be as accurate as Ed's Map, but they had a knack to pinpoint evildoers. Of course, their performance rose after Ed joined them. Bard and Audun wanted to take their eave, but Ed convinced them to stay. He told them that he wanted to discuss some stuff with them. They were welcome to stay, as they helped prepare for the party.
Ryuu, Schweisse, Titan, Schweiss, Avalez, and Kaeborg kingdoms all sent gifts. Titan and Kaeborg were Liza and Charlie's kingdoms. Ryuu sent a necklace of Magatama-like jewels. These jewels were comma-shaped and curved beads with a small hole in them. They had a green luster that shone even in the dark. These beads represented good luck and longevity. The others kingdoms also provided clothes, other jewels, or some warhorses. Most of the messengers didn't change from these categories of gifts.
As sunset closed in, Ed started helping the maids and butlers to prepare one of the great halls of the castle. They had a long table, enough to sustain all visitors, and filled it with plates and such. The visitors started coming as well and were seated according to their status. The seven old Elders of the sect, plus the new one, Edmund were seated close to the royal family. Griffin and Oliver were specially invited so they sat a little further than the Elders. Ed reserved two special spots near the Elders for Bard Audun.
Some great merchants, along with some foreign nobles, were also invited. These ones were seated in the latter parts of the table. Ed's companions preferred not to join such a group of people. Only Merry, Agumon, and Suika joined everyone at the table. Merry and Agumon didn't care about the people, but Suika simply wanted to stick around Ed. Ed made sure that the dishes would be sent to where his companions are staying.
Finally, the sunset and the royal family joined the hall. Elizabeth sat where Arthur would usually be sitting at. Arthur and Ed sat at the next two seats, followed by Eric and Bella. Ed's companions sat right next to the royal family. Some people didn't like this, especially the foreign nobles. They couldn't accept the fact that monsters would eat at a table like them. Those that belonged to the kingdom didn't have any qualms about it. Those that did couldn't speak. It would be foolish to get on the wrong side of three Immortal Establishment monsters.
Finally, the party started as the various dishes were brought in. Everyone held their breath, even Elizabeth. It took her a while before she spoke, as she said, "Thank you for coming everyone. Please enjoy."
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All the people present didn't waste any time to start tasting the delicacies in front of them. They may not be familiar with some of them, but they definitely couldn't stop their stomach from controlling them. As Ed had expected, everyone was attracted to the most unfamiliar dish, the pizza. Three types of pizzas were present. Seafood, meatball, and a simple cheese pizza. The most popular one turned out to be the seafood pizza, but the others were almost as popular.
Time passed by and everyone enjoyed themselves. Merchants kept asking about the dish, and foreign nobles kept pestering the maids about the recipe. Arthur proposed a toast to Elizabeth, wishing for her to have a long fulfilling life. All her children did as well, and the existing parties each proposed their own toasts. They drank some alcoholic beverages, but as Ed didn't like it, he chose to drink juice like Bella. Time passed by and people started leaving. Some chose to return to their county even though it was nighttime. Of course, Ed didn't stop them.
The sect Elders excused themselves until only the Ed's closest people remained. Including Oliver and Griffin. Bard and Audun couldn't leave either as Ed had asked them to stay until he discusses some things with them.
"Ask Dorothy to bring 'that'," Ed spoke to one of the maids, who left as soon as Ed finished. In an instant, Dorothy came with 'that'. 'That' signified the chocolate cake that Ed had made. He could have said chocolate cake, but he chose to make everyone think about what 'that' was.
"Happy Birthday mother." Ed smiled as he raised his glass of juice. This was his own gift to his mother, a birthday cake never seen before in this world. The cake was covered in chocolate. 'Happy Birthday' written on it with dark chocolate. "Where's our share?" Eric, who was sitting next to Ed, asked his in a low voice. "Later," said Ed in a low voice as well.
Ed had made five chocolate cakes. One for his mother, two for his companions, one for Emilia, Ellie, and Alicia, and the last one for him and the others. Only this one had the 'Happy Birthday' written on it. Elizabeth wanted to split the cake between everyone, but Ed stopped her. The cake was big, but it wouldn't be enough for everyone. He assured her that he had enough for everyone.
Elizabeth still chose to split it. She gave a piece to Bella, Suika, Merry, Agumon, and Arthur. Ed smiled while looking at everyone enjoying it very much. Especially Merry and Bella who had a sweet tooth. Ed gave the cakes to maids in order to take them to his companions, and to Emilia's group of girls. The last one was split between him, Eric, Oliver, Bard, and Audun. He didn't forget the maids and butlers of the castle. He left Dorothy with the ingredients to make some for everyone. Becky was staying with Emilia, so he was sure she would get her share there.
The night sky was shining with a crescent moon, and the stars filled the place. Elizabeth was thankful to Ed for preparing her party so she gave him quite the powerful hug. Everyone went their own ways, and only Ed, Arthur, Audun, and Bard remained together. They were now staying in Arthur's room.
Bard and Audun were starting to get nervous, as they had no idea why they were there. Of course, Ed started explaining things to them.
"Would you like to become Elders at our sect?" This sentence didn't explain anything. Instead, it threw their brains into even more turmoil.
After a while, Bard finally spoke. "I'm thankful for the offer Edward, but we're simply old men who are now no different from a normal person." Bard looked like he wanted to accept Ed's proposal, but something was stopping him from doing so.
"I know." Ed confused the two of them even more. He knew they were no different from normal people, but he still chose to ask them such a thing. They couldn't process Ed's train of thoughts.
"You used 'now' when you described your current situation. Which means that you weren't normal in the past." Ed had already scanned both of them at one time. Bard and Audun's conversation at Audun's house interested him. It sounded as if the two of them were very familiar with war. After scanning them, he was surprised.
Both Bard and Audun had a cultivation higher than Immortal Establishment. Bard was level 1 while Audun was level 2. However, they had a certain condition. Next to their cultivation level was this sentence [Broken QI center].
This explained why two Immortal Establishment cultivators looked so old. Immortal Establishment meant that the person would keep his youth for at least 100 years. Yet, these two looked like they already hit their maximum amount of years.
"Your Qi center is broken so you can't use any of your cultivation techniques, right?" As Ed told them, they looked shocked. They never told him about this, and he shouldn't have found out as they acted like normal people all the time. They slowly nodded their heads without removing their eyes from Ed.
"Your experience as cultivators should still serve as a good help to the disciple." Arthur was the one who spoke this time. His voice caused the attention of the two to switch to his side.
"Of course, we won't be using you. You'll be able to live however you want as long as you help the sect. And Ed has something you would want." Arthur made their attention to switch back to Ed. The two of them looked at Ed who was smiling.
"I'll be able to heal you." His answer shocked both of them. A broken QI center meant that the cultivator was doomed for his whole life. No one really knew how it could be fixed, but Ed managed to claim that he could. Of course, this wasn't an empty promise. Ed remembered the pill he got from the system to cure his crippled cultivation. If could recreate it, he could easily heal both of them. Of course, if he couldn't, he could heal them with Healing cards. But, they'd have to wait until he reached Immortal Establishment according to the system. He couldn't heal those that had a much higher cultivation than him.
"If you can promise us such a thing, we have no reason to refuse," Audun spoke as he knelt on one of his knees. The opportunity to use their QI again was something they always dreamed of.
"That's great. We'll discuss the specifics on another day. For now, you can go back home and think about everything." Arthur spoke as he dismissed them. Everyone was happy that night. Some filled their stomach with the greatest of delicacies. While some were going to retrieve a lost treasure.
Bard and Audun were announced to join the seats of sect Elder after a week. All ten seats of Glory sect have now been filled. Coincidently, Uther's wounds have been fully healed on that day. Ed had been hunting Blood sect posts for the past week, but now decided to stop for a while. The plan to take back Scale kingdom was about to start.
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