It was already getting dark, and it was not long before Adele would return home.

Noita thought about it for a moment, and tiptoed into the kitchen as if she was afraid of being discovered, looking for vegetables and meat. Sure enough, she found the freshly bought vegetables and the meat soaked in vinegar to keep it fresh.

Adele used to cook, but today it’s time for her to see her cooking skills.

Thinking of this, Noita tied an apron, washed vegetables and lit a fire with full confidence, ready to show her skills.

Half an hour later, three dishes and a soup were freshly prepared. The cooking process went smoothly, with only one minor hiccup: Noita couldn't figure out which of Gaia's colorful condiments corresponded to her hometown, so she had to use her tongue to test them.

This resulted in her tasting a sauce that tasted exactly like cilantro juice.

After the meal was ready, Noita lazily lay on the table waiting for Adele to come home. During this time, it got dark, so she lit a candle, and the orange-yellow flame supported the light in the night.

When the curfew bell rang, Noita looked up suddenly.

"No, no."

The food is cold, why haven’t you come back yet?

The lamp fell on the table. Noita checked the log and found that Adele was still in the base. It was her turn on duty today.

Noita thought for a moment, returned to the wardrobe in her room, chose a casual outfit of a light blue ankle-length skirt and a pink and purple coat, changed into it, and then teleported to Adele's office, where she happened to land on the table.

This scared the little girl so much that she subconsciously threw out a stasis trap and without thinking, drew a dagger and stabbed the sudden visitor.

By the time Adele realized who was in front of her, the dagger could no longer be retracted. In order to avoid hurting Noita, she used her left hand to avoid the dagger from glancing past Noita's thigh. It only pierced a thin book and nailed it to the table. The reaction force made her palm numb.

The skirt that Noita had just changed into was also nailed to the table.

"Noita!"

Adele looked happy, but was extremely restrained and didn't make any big movements.

As she put away the papers on the table so they wouldn't get in Noita's way, she asked, "How long will you stay at home this time?"

"Why do you think I'll definitely leave? What if I tell you I'm not leaving?"

Noita smiled gently, pulled out the dagger and played with it. The blade was sharp, it could cut hair with a single blow, and the whole body was filled with the aura of Taoism. It was no ordinary object.

Adele was delighted: "Really?!"

"fake."

Adele's smile immediately deflated, and she looked as cute as an angry Persian cat, making Noita unable to resist wanting to tease her again.

"I will be staying in Serkar for a long time, but I don't have a place to stay. I wonder if Lady Adele is willing to take me in?"

The girl's eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, and her smile is full of life, like a stunning peony in the world.

Adele shyly turned her face away, looked at the ground and said: "I always keep a room for you."

"Thank you, Master Adele."

Noita smiled slightly.

Her arches were raised, and her slender feet, as transparent as the cold moon, overlapped each other, faintly visible at the edge of her skirt. Her restless toes moved quietly, stirring the girl's heart.

Adele was silent.

Looking down from above, Noita noticed that Adele was about to turn into a steam princess, and she immediately hooked her toes and her jade feet disappeared under her skirt.

This was a small revenge for Adele not coming home for dinner. At least she didn't step on Adele's thigh.

Adele also noticed Noita's teasing, but she didn't understand what made Noita angry.

She tiptoed to sit next to Noita, ready to listen to her teachings.

Noita chuckled and returned the dagger to Adele, then asked with interest, "Is this your contracted weapon?"

Adele nodded.

When a warlock reaches a certain level, he will be granted a gift by the master as a reward for his service. This gift can be a book, a weapon, a magical pet, etc. Adele chose a weapon, and she gained the ability to create magical weapons at will.

With just a thought, she can create weapons of any shape, including swords, spears, and halberds.

The last time Adele used it was during her battle with Warren, when it took the form of a rapier.

"What abilities?"

"Those scratched by it will become slow, and as the wounds increase, they will gradually lose time. The souls of those it kills will be sent to the Spirit of Stasis."

When mentioning her suzerain, Adele discovered that the suzerain extended an olive branch to Noita.

It's a pity that falling flowers are deliberately flowing and water is ruthless.

Noita rejected the invitation again. Thirty percent experience penalty is still too much!

The stagnant spirit withdrew the olive branch in frustration.

Adele smiled subtly.

Noita became more and more popular, and as Noita's power increased, the distance between him and Noita became farther and farther.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when the Stagnant Spirit became lively because of Noita, Adele asked in a low voice in her heart.

——Master, do you have a way to help me increase my strength quickly?

Before the Stalled Spirit could answer, Noita's ankle suddenly bumped into Adele's calf.

Adele tilted her head, her eyes asking what was going on.

Noita said nothing, but bumped Adele's calf again with a smile.

Adele puffed up her cheek and bumped back, and the two started to playfully fight.

Teaching No. 252

Adele ate the reheated food in small bites, and occasionally looked up at Noita who was standing at the table browsing documents.

Noita still used teleportation to move the table and the food to the office. Although Adele had already eaten dinner, she couldn't refuse the kindness and finished the midnight snack.

The digestive ability of professionals is much better than that of ordinary people, and two meals together are just so-so.

To Adele's surprise, Noita's cooking skills were quite good, and the vegetables and fried meat were colorful, fragrant and delicious.

After finishing the meal, Adele held her chin up with a thoughtful look, and thought of an interesting thing. The soup on the table was quite strong in taste. Doesn't that mean that Noita's favorite taste was also strong?

"What are you thinking about?"

Seeing that Adele had finished eating, Noita returned the table to the house and occupied Adele's wooden chair with a smile on her face.

Adele smiled. "After reviewing the documents, did you find any mistakes? Are there any corrections needed?"

"There are many."

Adele's joyful smile froze, and she felt something was wrong.

She lowered her head and moved a small stool to sit on Noita's right side, staring at the documents without blinking.

Noita placed the document on her lap and flipped it open, finding a record of corruption and pointing it out to Adele. "You trusted your subordinates too much. Milin warned you repeatedly not to delegate power to one person, and a subordinate reported corruption to you by a logistics manager. Yet, you only issued warnings quietly and didn't impose any punishment until Beth presented the evidence to you."

Adele shrugged and said hesitantly, "He was one of the members when the Federation was first established. I thought he would restrain himself after a warning..."

"Your softness is also a weakness," Noita said gently. "I understand that relationships vary, but killing a chicken to scare the monkeys is also necessary, especially when someone in an important position makes a mistake; they need to be severely punished. Do you remember what the punishment was for this person?"

Adele lowered her head: "I've been transferred to night duty."

“Even the embezzled proceeds haven’t been recovered, right?”

"Yeah." Adele lowered her head and didn't dare to speak anymore.

"Then, have you considered the consequences? What will his successor think when he sees what happened to his predecessor? He'll probably think the price of breaking the law is too low, and he'll likely repeat the same mistake. If you punish him harshly for the same mistake, you'll be criticized."

Adele lowered her head, feeling extremely ashamed.

"But it's not a big deal. Even if we do this, we're considered a kind organization in Serkar. Don't feel pressured, and don't worry about the possible criticism," Noita said. "If someone in the community brings this up, let them. The respect you've earned from protecting them won't be shaken by such trivial matters. But if someone outside the community uses this to attack you, what do they know? Will living under the shadow of the Rango Society or the Kaz Brotherhood make their lives any better?"

"I don't think so. Besides, I'm here. Even if you're criticized, what does it matter? No one can shake your position."

Noita admired the girl's blush, and when he saw the time was right, he put his arm around her shoulders and, just as he had done months ago, instructed her, "But you still made a mistake. I once said that strength, wisdom, vision, and integrity are all indispensable."

"You are no longer lacking in strength. As the only covenantee of the Stagnant Spirit, you have reached the peak of mediocrity in a short period of time. With more time, you will be able to open the door to the elite."

"You're also a very intelligent person. You've maintained the Union's rule and prevented the evil outside the community from growing stronger and doing evil within. This is enough to prove your ability. So you're not lacking in wisdom either."

"As for your horizons, receiving funding from the Adventurer's Guild and interacting with many sponsors has allowed you to understand the vastness of Gaia, and this has also grown."

"The trust you possessed from the very beginning may have collapsed due to your indulgence and cover-up," Noita said. "A thousand-mile dam collapses because of an ant hole. The cracks in trust are not easily repaired."

Adele said with difficulty: "I know I was wrong."

"Admitting one's mistakes and correcting them is the greatest virtue." Noita kissed the girl's forehead. "You can take my words just now as alarmist. The Federation has just started, and the day is still a long way off. There's no need to be nervous."

Adele has plenty of opportunities to try and make mistakes. Even if she makes hundreds of mistakes, Noita's resources will give her the opportunity to rise again.

But if she really makes mistakes thousands of times and doesn't show any improvement, then we can't keep Adele.

Because the premise that Noita chose Adele as her follower was that she was a rough jade that could shine with a little polishing. She already had a bright future, and Noita chose a path for her that was not as dangerous and desperate as the one in the game.

Noita sincerely hopes that Adele can walk on the road of success, achieve achievements beyond the game, and achieve a happy ending. If she is a piece of rotten wood, everything is another matter.

Adele nodded slightly, and the vibrant smile returned to her face again.

"I understand. I'll gather Milin and the others tomorrow to revise the penalty clauses."

A divine power fell into Adele's body with Noita's kiss. This was the grace-granting power taken from the devil. It improved Adele's physical fitness and established a spiritual connection between the two girls.

From then on, they could communicate telepathically.

Noita estimated the sky and found that it was still a long time before dawn, so she changed her plan to test Adele's ability.

"Report to me on changes in the Federation during my absence."

She expected to see how much Adele remembered.

Adele thought for a moment and immediately answered about recent events.

First, an alchemy workshop from the Rango Society was established, which absorbed the homeless people in the community, paid them wages, and provided them with a place to stay during the winter.

Able-bodied homeless people who are unwilling to participate in labor are expelled from the community after being given a quilt, so as not to die on the union's territory.

The bad apples in the Kaza Brotherhood community were cleared out and expelled, and at the same time, two adjacent communities were merged, and people changed the name of the large area to the Pious Community.

When Luhua authorized the patents of the Dream Amulet and Guidance Beacon to the agent, it also gave a share to the Qianxin Community. The Adventurer's Association sent professionals here to set up a workshop and selected personnel for training from the list provided by the Federation.

The dealers under the black market bully Jerori Panqiu in East City communicated with the members of the Pious Union, hoping to sell the drowned leaves in the community and share the profits 50-50. Adele and others absolutely disagreed with this, and the two sides became enemies. At the same time, many drowned leaves vendors appeared in the Pious Community, and even local people participated in the sales.

The Federation discovered the clues, and Milin used a ritual to target the sellers, executing them all regardless of their relationship.

Speaking of the "drowning leaf" business, Adele was a little worried. "It's a little better in the community; we can punish them openly. But the "drowning leaf" business is rampant in the Rango Club."

"What did Moze say?"

"He's complaining and wants confirmation from Raven. He needs Raven's clear support before he can increase the ban. Because the Lango Clan isn't a monolithic entity, and he's not very strong, he doesn't dare to offend Panqiu."

The power of the Rango Society in the East City District is indeed no match for Panqiu, because Panqiu is a real second-level elite, and it is too difficult for Panqiu to go against him.

Strength is the cornerstone of the throne, and Moze lacks it.

But in front of Noita, Panqiu and Wingard are also considered to be insufficient in strength.

Chapter 253: Making a Nest

The Black Jade Raven split the wall and landed on the bookshelf in Moze's bedroom. It picked up a book and threw it next to Moze's pillow. The sound of the book falling from the sky woke up Moze, who was already a light sleeper, and he looked at the ceiling in horror.

Still sleepy, he saw two scarlet eyes rising from the darkness. They were not illusions from a lingering dream, but real scarlet eyes. The bird that came with fear stood in the darkness, and its figure, darker than the night, broke into Mose's consciousness, making him unable to look away.

The same ferocious and cold aura as when they first met struck Moze's consciousness, waking him up from his sleepy eyes.

Mo Ze asked doubtfully, "You're back?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Ze realized that something was wrong. Even though he saw that Crow had been played by someone else some time ago, he shouldn't have said it so carelessly.

"Oh? Have you realized that the person from a few days ago was not me?" Noita combed her wings, her eyes cold and murderous, and her invisible gaze as stern as iron actually made Moze's heart and neck ache.

not good!

At this point, Mo Ze could only bite the bullet and continue: "Yes, my lord, your successor does not match your divine and powerful aura."

"Ah."

Adele's disguised raven wasn't as unsympathetic as Noita's, and her tone wasn't as overbearing. This allowed him to detect a change in the raven's controller after a brief encounter. Despite knowing the raven's handlers had changed, Moser remained cautious.

After all, no one knows what the original owner of the crow is like, and Noita's previous unreasonable "die if you don't agree" attitude has left a deep psychological shadow on Moze.

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