I’ll Treat you to Fugu

Lorraine stood beside them with her arms crossed, unable to watch.

What was so praiseworthy about using magic to stun a fish?

Violet, such a proud dragon, was actually willing to coax her Alpha to be happy.

If other dragons knew, they’d probably be shocked.

Long Ling specially brought the fish in front of Violet: “A rainbow-colored salmon, its scales are shimmering in the sun. It’s so beautiful.”

“This fish must have evolved under the magic mist while passing through the Mistwood Forest’s river. Its skin is a special cold-resistant material.”

Violet glanced at the rainbow salmon and said to the little Milk Dragon, “Come here; let me wipe your face.”

This was the first time Violet had wiped her face.

Surprised by Violet’s erudition, Long Ling quickly put the rainbow salmon on the ground and brought her clean face to Violet.

The Alpha’s fair and bright cheeks were dotted with water droplets, like a lotus emerging from clear water, her nose high and her red lips enticing.

Her kissing skills were a bit awkward, but it was still nice to kiss her.

Those ice-blue eyes stared at her without blinking, completely unguarded.

Even if she was kissed, she would only shyly kiss back.

Violet pinched Long Ling’s chin and wiped it carefully and slowly with a handkerchief, as if she was wiping her private collection of azure gems.

The clean, soft handkerchief brushed against her cheek, as if the gentlest spring breeze was blowing.

Being watched from so close, she could see Miss Evil Dragon’s thick lashes, and her dark golden eyes reflected her reflection.

There were so many people watching.

Long Ling felt a bit embarrassed as she was wiped down, and she bit her lip, her cheeks growing hot.

Lorraine, seeing Violet flirting with the little silver dragon, teased with a smile, “You two dragons are so sweet. I should have had the Emperor arrange a princess for me.”

Long Ling, with her thin skin, immediately blushed from her neck to the roots of her ears and couldn’t help but softly call out to Violet: “Violet.”

Violet glared at Lorraine in displeasure.

She continued to wipe Long Ling’s face, her slender and pale fingertips brushing against Long Ling’s red lips, her voice low: “Ignore her.”

The slender finger felt cool on her lips, and had a faint rose fragrance.

Long Ling’s heart seemed to be plucked by soft feathers, and she couldn’t help but pout and secretly kiss Violet’s fingertip.

Violet noticed Long Ling’s secret little gesture and couldn’t help but glare at her.

Long Ling, her face red, kissed her again, turning the pale skin on Miss Evil Dragon’s fingertips a faint pink.

A blush crept up Violet’s ears, and she withdrew her hot fingertip: “Go catch your fish.”

Long Ling quickly nodded and picked up the lively fish from the ground.

The fish seemed to have regained some energy and kept jumping in Long Ling’s hands.

Nora, who was by her side, seeing that she was a bit flustered, quickly handed over a thick, round wooden stick: “Miss Long Ling, use this to hit the fish on the head a few times to stun it.”

Long Ling pressed down on the salmon’s head with one hand and held the wooden stick with the other.

The salmon still struggled non-stop under her hand, making it difficult to aim at the fish’s head.

She could only use her dragon claws to hold the fish in place.

The sharp claw tips brushed against the fish skin, and the scales on the dragon claws provided friction that could hold the fish tightly.

Long Ling forcefully struck with a dull thud, and the salmon immediately gave up the ghost, turning its white belly up.

Having caught such a large fish for the first time, Long Ling quickly found some grass by the side of the road and braided it into a straw rope, preparing to string up her trophy with the fish she caught next.

But it seemed that there was no beginner’s luck with fishing.

After catching a fish for nothing, Long Ling squatted by the small waterfall where the salmon were migrating upstream for almost an hour, her dragon claws numb, and she only caught two more salmon, and they weren’t the rainbow-coloured ones from before.

It seemed that she still had to use the drift net.

Long Ling wasn’t discouraged and said to Nora, who was braiding grass ropes, “Nora, let’s go get the drift net; it should be easier to catch fish upstream.” 

Nora immediately nodded: “Okay, I’ll arrange a boat for you now.

There’s a large Moon Lake upstream, and you should have a higher chance of catching fish if you cast a net in the center of the lake.”

Long Ling nodded in agreement.

She prepared to tell Violet that she was going upstream to catch fish by boat.

However, she turned around and found that Violet and Lorraine were already sitting at a camping table playing chess.

The personal maid Ellena was brewing tea for them, and the steward Marcia was sitting on a rug weaving a red scarf.

The servants were setting up outdoor camping tents on the green grass and organizing camping utensils, with the outdoor setup being no different than in the manor.

Well, she knew that Violet would only come with her to take a look at the fishing.

She still ran over to Violet and said, “Violet, I’m planning to go upstream to catch fish with the drift net.”

Violet put down her chess piece, a warhorse, and looked at Long Ling.

She was getting ready to say something, but Lorraine interrupted her: “There are so many fish in the lake; you don’t need that. Just have a few maids and servants go. Let him prepare your lunch.”

Long Ling nodded lightly, “Okay.”

She was about to turn around and leave when Lorraine stopped her: “Hey, hey, Long Ling, how many fish did you catch just now?”

Long Ling was a little embarrassed: “Only one.”

Lorraine smiled brightly: “Only one, but the fish you caught was pretty fat, enough for one dragon to eat. Come and rest with us.”

She had written her desire to scrounge a free lunch all over her face, even forcefully adding herself to the lunch plans.

“No, I have a cooking competition to participate in soon, so I need to prepare a hundred salmon. I’ll come back when I’ve caught enough fish.”

Surprise flashed in Lorraine’s eyes, and she praised gently: “You’re also participating in a competition! You’re so excellent, much better than that little Beverly. Then good luck; we’ll wait for you to come back here.”

Long Ling nodded modestly.

Violet didn’t think she was excellent; she had worked hard for a long time to get her to agree to let her participate in this cooking competition.

Violet, hearing Lorraine praise the little Milk Dragon, had a faint smile hidden in her proud eyes.

Her taste in choosing an Alpha was the best, of course.

Violet didn’t want Long Ling to get too proud, and simply said to Long Ling, “Go on, then.”

Long Ling walked away quickly, crossing a pile of white pebbles by the stream, and in the distance were the verdant blue, rolling snow mountains.

At this time of year, the mountain peaks were still covered with a thin layer of snow, and the mountain base was full of green spring.

Some of the gurgling water in the stream was melted snow, and the water was clear and ice-cold.

Nora had already arranged a fishing boat for her on the Moon Lake above, and five or six servants were carrying the drift net onto the boat together.

This drift net was made up of hundreds of pieces of netting.

The new net had lead weights at the bottom and floats made of sponge and rubber at the top.

It was quite heavy to lift.

If Long Ling had to place so many pieces of netting in the water by herself, it would probably take her a long time to sort it out.

She was a strong and healthy dragon now and didn’t need so many servants to attend to her.

After all, fishing was a very fun thing.

Long Ling had the other servants wait on the shore while she and Nora rowed the blue tin boat to the center of the lake.

The wooden oars parted the water in ripples, and under the sunlight, the clear water presented a faint blue color, a reflection of the surrounding mountains and trees.

There were no fewer fish here than in the waterfall area.

Nora looked excited and pointed out the dark mass of swimming fish to Long Ling:

“Miss Long Ling, there are a lot of fish here. We’ll definitely catch a hundred in one net!”

Long Ling couldn’t help but feel happy. Fortunately, she had borrowed the fishing net from Miss Evil Dragon.

Otherwise, she would be foolishly guarding the waterfall, waiting for the salmon to fall on her head, and it would take her a long time to catch them one by one.

Long Ling lowered her voice: “Be quieter, don’t scare the fish away.”

Nora moved even more quietly and whispered, “Then shall we start casting the net now?”

Long Ling nodded slightly.

They rowed the boat while placing the pieces of the fishing net into the clear lake water.

When all the nets were released, a semi-circle of the lake was covered with colorful plastic floats, and the long fishing net drifted back and forth with the waves like a ribbon.

Unsure of how many salmon they would catch, Long Ling was afraid that the weight of the fish would be too great and drag the fishing net away, so she also found some sandbags to secure it.

Having been busy for so long, Long Ling was a little hungry. She broke half of the dry bread and gave it to Nora.

The other servants had also brought food and prepared to eat after they were done. 

They ate some under a tree to fill their stomachs, and drank some warm water.

The bread was hard as a brick, like a wooden club.

Fortunately, the dragon’s teeth were sharp, so she could swallow after a few bites.

Nora took several pieces of her homemade jerky from her pocket and handed it to Long Ling.

Long Ling found that the jerky was very salty after a few bites, almost bitter.

It was also cold and hard. After eating one small piece, she drank half a kettle of water.

Nora, on the other hand, ate with relish and put the jerky into her water bottle, shaking it hard: “Clang, clang, clang, homemade salted meat soup.”

Long Ling sighed helplessly: “When I have time, I’ll teach you other ways to make jerky.”

Nora said happily, “Okay, thank you, Miss Long Ling. Is the tavern still hiring cooks? Do you have any suitable candidates?”

Long Ling shook her head: “I haven’t decided yet.”

Nora introduced: “I have a human friend who’s currently working as a helper in the manor’s kitchen. She’s usually in charge of cutting vegetables and can make some simple meals. Do you want to bring her over for you to take a look at?”

Should she tell Miss Evil Dragon about this small matter?

Anyway, it was just adding an assistant to the tavern.

Long Ling hesitated for a moment and said, “It’s possible, but I have to examine her first. Is she coming today?”

Nora answered happily, “Yes, I’ll have her come see you later.”

Long Ling nodded in agreement: “Okay, the drift net has been in for so long; it should be about time. Let’s go haul the fish ashore first.”

Nora quickly followed behind Long Ling, calling on the other servants to grab their tools and board the boat.

The tin boat was rowed to where the drift net had been placed, and the net was slowly reeled in.

After dragging it for a short distance, they saw many silver-white fish caught in the net, and there were also some cyan shrimps jumping back and forth on the denser parts of the net.

Joy bloomed in Long Ling’s eyes: “So many fish!”

Nora quickly helped pull the net: “There are also shrimp; high-quality blue shrimp! There are so many; should I go get a few buckets?”

Long Ling: “Go, go. I’ll watch these fish. Remember to get the big buckets with lids.”

Nora immediately jumped off the boat to go get the big buckets. Long Ling, with the help of the servants, hauled the drift net from the river and slowly untangled the big fish caught in the net.

The catch from the drift net filled a full ten large buckets, and there were not only a lot of salmon, but also grouper, bitterling, sea bream, mandarin fish, blue shrimp, crabs, and pufferfish.

Long Ling had never seen a pufferfish before.

The liver and roe of the pufferfish contained toxins, but it was said that its taste was exceptionally delicious.

Some chefs would clean the pufferfish thoroughly before using it for cooking.

But the pufferfish in front of her was a bit too small, only the size of a palm.

It could probably only be enough for Miss Evil Dragon to get a small taste.

She brushed off the green algae on the pufferfish and washed it well in the clear, cold lake water several times before holding it in her hand.

She had originally wanted to poke the pufferfish’s belly to see if it would puff up, but she thought of Miss Evil Dragon’s habit of poking her belly.

Perhaps Miss Evil Dragon wasn’t interested in this kind of fish.

Long Ling had the servants carry the catch behind her while she carried the small pufferfish all the way back.

Long Ling brought the pufferfish to Violet and asked excitedly, “Violet, do you want to eat pufferfish?”

Violet’s gaze suddenly became sharp, and she stared coldly at Long Ling.

She had been gone for only a short while, and the little Milk Dragon already wanted to poison her?

Then find a new Omega?