264: Breakfast controversy

Chapter 264: Breakfast Incident

In the early morning, Victoria slowly woke up from the large bed. She sat up with difficulty, holding her forehead, her chestnut-colored smooth long hair sliding off her shoulders.

"Ugh... is it over..."

The hangover headache made Victoria feel incredibly uncomfortable, and her dry throat also burned.

However, Victoria was surprised to find that she seemed completely unharmed?

Not only that, although her purple robe was a bit messy, it was still properly worn, and there were no signs that her undergarments or panties had been touched.

So, last night she was drunk to the point of losing her memory, and Dick actually didn't do anything?

For a moment, Victoria felt a bit dazed.

She was both relieved that she had kept the most important thing and inexplicably annoyed because the plan had failed again.

Did Dick not fancy her?

Victoria couldn't help but think this. She walked slowly to a mirror in the room, examining her stunning face, perfect figure, and noble temperament...

Isn't this a hundred times better than that 'plain and unremarkable' Elizabeth?

A surge of indignant defiance arose, driving Victoria to seek an explanation from Dick. No matter what, she didn't want to be outdone by Elizabeth.

She was the future Toya Empress. If this happened, it would be like the Toya Empire being surpassed by the Aimiya Empire.

After searching for a while, Victoria found Dick enjoying breakfast in the wood house restaurant on the back of another White Feather Beast.

Magic bridges were set up between the Feather Beasts, allowing people to go from one Feather Beast to another without needing to cast flying magic.

All three White Feather Beasts flew at a constant speed. To save effort, they flew in a 'pin' character formation in the air.

When flying, the foremost Feather Beast was responsible for navigation and bore the greatest wind resistance, while the two Feather Beasts following behind were very relaxed.

The three Feather Beasts worked three shifts a day, taking turns as the navigator. This way, the Feather Beasts could maintain full speed flying according to the formation.

This was also why with only this many people, Dick still rented three White Feather Beasts, when clearly one White Feather Beast would have been enough.

When Dick proposed using the 'pin' character flying method with the three White Feather Beasts back at the beast training grounds, everyone was stunned. They had never considered such an effort-saving method.

After all, there were only three White Feather Beasts in the entire Aimiya Empire, and due to their high price, no one had ever rented three Feather Beasts simultaneously.

So, no one had ever considered that Feather Beasts could even arrange formations while flying in the air.

Dick's 'pin' character flying method was very successful. It originally took five days to reach the Toya Empire, but with the speed maximized, it was directly shortened to three days.

In fact, in the wealthy Central Continent, some merchant caravans often flew with hundreds of Feather Beasts together when traveling, and there were actually many formations in the air.

But discussing White Feather Beast formations in a barren region like the Northern was akin to explaining sex education to eunuchs.

However, perhaps in a few more years, when the """Magic Innovation"" Project" makes a lot of money, the Aimiya Empire might truly see a scene of 'hundreds of beasts flying together'.

At this moment, inside the restaurant.

Dick was elegantly cutting a steak, then simply dipping it in a little honey and bringing it to his mouth with a fork.

Mina sat beside him, imitating him, her movements looking unfamiliar and still a bit clumsy.

There was nothing she could do. Having been a commoner for over ten years, Mina didn't use cutlery to eat before; she ate everything with her hands.

Dick hadn't specifically taught Mina either; everything relied on her self-study over the past half year.

Of course, Xiao Nai was equally clumsy. Although she was the Earl's daughter, her family was too poor to afford silver cutlery.

Cecilia, like a mother, gently and carefully taught the two table manners. As the Empress's attendant, she was naturally very proficient in this.

Suddenly, Victoria pushed the door open and entered. The cold wind from outside followed, breaking the warm and peaceful atmosphere inside the restaurant.

"Good morning, Princess. Have you had breakfast yet? The venison here tastes good..."

Victoria, who had originally intended to demand an explanation aggressively, instinctively softened upon seeing Dick's smiling face greeting her.

"Oh, really? Then I'll try some."

After responding with an unnatural expression, Victoria sat down in a seat a little farther away from Dick.

Although she wanted to sit next to Dick, unfortunately, those 'prime spots' were all occupied by the other women.

Among them, Alice sat to Dick's left, Xiao Nai sat to his right, while Cecilia and Mina sat opposite him. The seating arrangement also had its nuances.

Dick's left and right sides were undoubtedly the best 'spots'. The assertive Alice and the thick-skinned Xiao Nai naturally occupied them firmly.

As for the weak-willed Mina and the thin-skinned Cecilia, they could only choose to sit opposite Dick, which were the less desirable 'spots'.

Cecilia was very displeased by Victoria's arrival. The gentleness on her face instantly turned into coldness.

Cecilia felt disgusted with this rogue who had repeatedly attempted to assassinate Elizabeth, but due to Dick's grand plan, she didn't say anything.

After exchanging a few simple greetings, Victoria silently lowered her head and ate her breakfast.

Dick seemed to have completely forgotten about last night. He just chatted with the women beside him, discussing the task arrangements after arriving at the Eternal Frost Forest.

Ten minutes later, Victoria finally couldn't help it. She coughed lightly and said, "Um... Count Grudia, did you sleep well last night?"

Upon hearing this, Dick's lips curved into a smile, and he replied casually.

"Excellent. It rained all night outside, which helps with sleep."

"Really..."

Victoria pursed her lips and whispered, "You, where did you sleep? I was quite drunk last night..."

"Oh, I carried the Princess back to bed, tucked her in, and then left," Dick was very frank, hiding nothing. "Then I went to Cecilia's room and discussed life all night."

Upon hearing the words 'discussed life', Cecilia's face instantly turned red, and the gazes of the other women also became somewhat unnatural.

Xiao Nai put her hands on her hips and said with a red face, "Dick, I also want to discuss life with you. Let's do it tonight."

Dick smiled and nodded, not refusing. Xiao Nai had performed very well yesterday, and she could indeed be rewarded.

Victoria didn't know about Dick's outrageousness. She was just struggling with why Dick had left like that yesterday, like a polite gentleman.

After breakfast ended, Victoria's doubts in her heart were still unresolved, but she was too embarrassed to ask Dick again. She could only stay alone in her room, sulking.

Dick didn't go to see Victoria. The future Empress of the Toya Empire had a truly troublesome personality, and she still needed more thorough preparation.

For Dick, if Victoria could be taken, he would take her; if not, then so be it. Anyway, he wasn't short of women.

Wasting time on Victoria didn't fit his efficient style of doing things.

If Victoria put on another act of getting drunk to the point of unconsciousness, Dick wouldn't mind being a polite gentleman again.