"Please allow me to give you a brief introduction to Sedona City." Dahlia revealed a nostalgic smile.
Daisy and Roberson exchanged a glance and nodded. They were also very curious about Sedona City. At the very least, a place capable of brewing fine wine on the level of Bamboo Tube Wine must have something extraordinary about it.
What baffled Roberson, however, was that if Sedona City possessed such incredible liquor, why had he never heard its name before?
"It's a miraculous place. Beastkin and humans coexist peacefully. There is no distinction between nobles and commoners, and there are absolutely no slaves." Dahlia's face appropriately displayed a look of amazement.
"That can't be right??" Daisy couldn't help but gasp in astonishment. "I remember the people you humans hate the most are beastkin. You capture them and treat them like slaves."
"That is exactly what makes Sedona City so appealing, and it's because of Lord Lucas's kindness that such a miraculous city exists. It is known by beastkin as the City of Miracles," Dahlia answered.
Roberson was moved. He grew curious about Lucas. To achieve peaceful coexistence between beastkin and humans—how much effort must that have required?
At the same time, Roberson admired Lucas's boldness. Based on his understanding, humans had always treated beastkin as slaves and cheap labor. He had never imagined a day when beastkin could live lives equal to humans.
"In Sedona City, as long as you work, you will never go hungry. As long as you don't break the law, you won't be driven away," Dahlia continued. "Moreover, regardless of whether you are a beastkin or human, anyone under the age of fourteen can attend school to learn how to read and write for free."
Roberson couldn't hold back again and exclaimed in shock, "They can learn to read and write under fourteen, and for free?!"
Dahlia wasn't surprised by Roberson's reaction. Instead, she chuckled and explained, "Lord Lucas believes that raising the educational level of the people is more important. Talent must be cultivated from a young age. Once they grow up and earn coins, they can simply repay the school."
Roberson was stunned. It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck his mind. Talent must be cultivated from a young age. This single sentence jolted him awake.
Yes, for a country to develop well, it didn't just need vast wealth; it needed the cultivation of talent even more. Yet, almost all the talent in the Deepstone Dwarf Kingdom came from the major noble families.
It was precisely because they had money and time that they could cultivate their own offspring and properly raise them into capable individuals.
And it was exactly because of this that the Deepstone Dwarf Kingdom had so little talent. The commoners rarely had the opportunity to be educated. How could talent be forged this way?
Phew... Roberson took a deep breath, now treating this negotiation with utmost seriousness.
"There are miraculous doctors there. If someone falls ill and sees a doctor, over eighty percent of them can fully recover! They also have a mail delivery system, and the most delicious food in the world—pizzas, hotpot, meat buns..." Dahlia spoke endlessly when talking about Sedona City.
Her words stirred the memories of Elisa and Mira, making them instantly miss the delicacies of Sedona City.
As for Roberson and Daisy, they were already dumbfounded. Their eyes filled with yearning, intensely curious about what kind of place Sedona City was to have so many miraculous things.
Especially the doctors. They sounded far more incredible than witch doctors. A recovery rate of over eighty percent—compared to the seventy or eighty percent death rate associated with witch doctors, the difference was staggering.
"Are doctors the same as witch doctors? They can cure people's illnesses?" Roberson asked, puzzled.
One must know that when witch doctors treated patients, their success rate was abysmally low. But there was no other choice; if someone fell ill and didn't seek a witch doctor, the only end result was death.
"Witch doctors?" Dahlia shook her head and continued, "The medical knowledge of the doctors was imparted by Lord Lucas. The two simply cannot be compared. Witch doctors rely entirely on blind luck..."
"This..." Roberson couldn't refute her, because what Dahlia said seemed to be exactly true. Of those who fell ill and called for a witch doctor, truly very few were ever cured.
Some weren't even severely ill, but after being bled by a witch doctor, they ended up dying directly from the treatment.
"Is Sedona City really that miraculous? It has that much delicious food?" Daisy snapped out of her daze, completely ignoring the topic of witch doctors. Her mind was filled entirely with Dahlia's earlier descriptions, and various delicacies floated through her imagination.
"..." Hearing Daisy's words, Roberson couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Of course. Today, I also brought some specialties from Sedona City. Your Majesty and Princess Daisy might as well give them a try. We can continue talking after you eat," Dahlia chuckled lightly, then signaled Kasi to bring out the items.
Kasi moved quickly. Item by item, things were taken out of the boxes and placed on the table. A few of them were things previously given to Daisy, but clearly, the other party didn't know how to eat them.
"This is canned food. You can eat it immediately upon opening. Why don't you give it a try?" Dahlia skillfully cracked the yellow mud sealing the can. Instantly, a rich, meaty aroma drifted out, making everyone present—except the group from Sedona City—silently swallow their saliva.
The canned food Dahlia brought wasn't military rations, but the type sold in the markets packed in clay jars.
Gulp...
Alan stepped forward. First, he sniffed the smell of the canned food and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Then, using a prepared spoon nearby, he scooped up a bit of the juice from the can and licked it with the tip of his tongue. After waiting a moment and feeling no discomfort, he nodded at Roberson and stepped back, but couldn't resist smacking his lips.
Dahlia said nothing about Alan's actions, maintaining a confident smile on her face.
After Alan's inspection, a maid stepped forward, poured the meat from the can onto a plate, and placed it in front of Roberson.
"Let me have a taste." Roberson picked up a fork, skewered a piece of meat, put it in his mouth, and chewed a couple of times.
The next moment, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed, "I've never eaten anything so delicious! It's so good, way too delicious!"
"It's really amazing!" Daisy had the same expression. She couldn't help but start eating huge mouthfuls, eventually even fighting Roberson for it.
"Father, leave some for me!" Daisy shouted.
"Girls shouldn't eat so much, you'll get fat..." Roberson swung his fork even faster.
"..."
By the end, even the juices on the plate had been licked clean. This scene made the corner of Alan's mouth twitch uncontrollably.
In contrast, Dahlia and her group remained perfectly composed. Having been in Sedona City, they were no strangers to this sight.
Many nobles had this exact expression when they first arrived in Sedona City. Looking back, it seemed only Lucas was capable of eating a meal like a refined gentleman.
"My apologies for making you ladies witness such a joke." Looking at the empty can, Roberson felt a bit embarrassed under the gazes of Dahlia and her companions.
"It's fine. Everyone who tastes Sedona City's food for the first time reacts this way," Dahlia replied with a smile.
"We also have instant noodles and some biscotti here. Your Majesty and Princess Daisy can try these as well." Dahlia pointed to the paper-wrapped biscotti and the instant noodles.
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