In the early morning, sunlight streamed through the massive stained-glass windows, falling onto the intricate patterns of the carpeted floor.
Makoto slowly opened his eyes.
Even though he had already confirmed that he no longer needed sleep, the perfect temperature, the soft bed, and the smooth, supple body in his arms still made him indulge in sleep, unable to pull himself away.
As his palm slid down the girl’s smooth back, a clearly suppressed, almost inaudible soft gasp reached his ears.
Looking down at the girl’s visibly flushed face and trembling eyelashes, he couldn’t help but prepare for another round of action.
Just then, a raven flew in through the open window and landed on the rack where clothes were supposed to be placed, letting out a “caw caw” sound.
It was Muninn, a part of a World Class Item.
“Oh, have you finally gathered some important intelligence?”
Muninn’s appearance caused Makoto to abandon his original plan.
Gokusai Kaibi felt a twinge of disappointment upon hearing his voice, but she instantly suppressed that superfluous emotion.
The great Supreme Being had more important things to do; a Guardian must not hold him back.
The blanket slid off her smooth body as Gokusai Kaibi stood up.
She picked up her clothes scattered on the carpet, and after helping Makoto and herself get dressed, she prepared to leave.
“I shall take my leave first.
If you have any needs, please use the [communication necklace] to notify me at any time.”
The communication necklace was a gift Makoto had given to Gokusai Kaibi to make contacting her more convenient.
Although he could give one to every Guardian right now, it wasn’t necessary.
Giving a Guild Ring and a communication necklace as a personal gift while she was serving as his secretary should be more pleasing than handing them out like standard-issue uniforms.
Seeing Gokusai Kaibi preparing to leave, Makoto spoke up to stop her.
“No need to leave, it’s just some ordinary intelligence.
Besides, there are some things I’ll need your help to analyze.”
After saying that, he took three sets of English morning tea from his inventory and placed them on the round table.
Makoto marveled once again at the wonders of magic; food stored in the inventory not only wouldn’t spoil, but it wouldn’t even lose its temperature.
Therefore, being too lazy to run to the kitchen frequently, Makoto had stored a massive amount of various delicacies in his inventory.
From English tea snacks to French banquets, and even a full Chinese Manchu Han Imperial Feast, all sorts of food almost filled an entire extra inventory bag.
“Come, everyone eat, don’t be shy.
Makoto sat in the head seat of his own accord, then waved for the person and the bird to take their seats.
“Yes, Lord Amon, I shall help myself then.”
Gokusai Kaibi didn’t stand on ceremony too much.
After more than twenty days of intimate company, she naturally knew that Makoto disliked excessive formalities.
On the contrary, eating with Makoto in a relaxed manner made him happier.
As for Muninn, Makoto hadn’t expected at first that a raven summoned as part of a piece of equipment would actually eat.
It was while he was bored and looking at the world through Muninn’s eyes that he accidentally discovered it eating.
Though it wasn’t quite clear if it needed to eat to replenish stamina like a normal creature…
…or if it was like him, not needing to eat but doing so merely to enjoy the food.
In any case, since it could eat, he naturally wouldn’t be stingy with a mere serving of morning tea.
“Thank you for the reward, Lord Amon.尼古拉!”
Watching Muninn fly boldly onto the back of a chair at the table, Makoto just waved his hand casually.
When one doesn’t care about money, how can eating alone compare to the enjoyment of eating with others?
English breakfast—the British Empire’s final stand in the realm of food.
You could call Britain a culinary wasteland with no decent banquets to show for it, and British cuisine is internationally recognized as a joke.
But the English breakfast is indeed quite good.
The English breakfast is famous for its abundance, usually consisting of grilled tomatoes, scrambled eggs, sausages, bacon, baked beans in tomato sauce, mushrooms, hash browns, and other main items, paired with toast, porridge, as well as juice, milk, coffee, and other drinks.
The standard form places all items on the same plate, with English Breakfast tea as the primary beverage.
The tea is a blend of Indian, Ceylon, and Kenyan teas, which can be taken with milk or lemon.
Muninn took two bites of the breakfast with its beak, had a sip of milk tea, and then spoke.
“Lord Amon.尼古拉, would you like me to synchronize the intelligence memories with you?”
Makoto’s hand paused involuntarily as he ate, then he took a sip of milk tea to hide his embarrassment.
So you could actually synchronize memories directly?
My apologies, Lord Muninn.
As a Muggle who grew up in a technological world, he hadn’t even considered that there was such a convenient magic as memory synchronization.
“Ahem, not for now.”
Makoto waved his hand awkwardly and came up with a random explanation.
“You can synchronize the memories to me after that.”
After he finished speaking, both Muninn and Gokusai Kaibi voiced their praise.
“As expected of Lord Amon, our Supreme Being.
Even though your wisdom surpasses mine a hundredfold, you are still willing to trust an incompetent person like me.”
“You are truly too kind!”
Gokusai Kaibi, you’re exaggerating too much.
I set you up to be an all-around genius with wisdom exceeding human limits.
Though I’m not sure to what extent that setting manifests, you’re definitely much stronger than I am as an ordinary person.
I am arrogant, yes, but I am not the type of person who doesn’t know their own limits.
No, more accurately, Gokusai Kaibi—one of the NPCs—and Muninn—the World Class Item—are precisely part of the capital that allows me to be arrogant.
No matter how arrogant a person is, would you be arrogant toward your own house or your own money?
Except for those brainless overbearing CEOs in novels, probably not, right?
“Alright, let’s hear the intelligence Muninn brought back first.”
“In any case, one must respect the fruits of others’ labor.
It has been diligently busy for over half a month for the sake of Novas Aethel.”
Interrupting Gokusai Kaibi’s flattery, he turned to look at Muninn.
“Please, go ahead.”
Muninn fluttered its wings and puffed out its chest, looking very pleased with Makoto’s words.
“According to the request of the great Supreme Being, Lord Amon, I first surveyed the country nearest to Novas Aethel.
To the east, there is a human-dominated nation named the Roble Holy Kingdom.”
“The total population is approximately seven million.
Its monarch is known as the Holy Princess, and her name is Calca Bessarez.”
“However, this country seems to have split into two parts for unknown reasons, and the incompetent monarch can only rule the northern portion.”
“They are extremely weak.
Based on observation, the average level of the humans in this country is less than level ten, and even their highest combat power is only around level thirty.”
Maybe it’s not a big deal now… maybe it will be later.
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”