I really didn't want to burn it.

Although the world is divided into three, Group A's location is indeed not very good.

The richest and most lucrative territory in the east belongs to the Empress. Although Li Ang controls many poor areas in the west, he has the powerful Qin Dynasty behind him.

The only exception is the north and south sides of Group A, which are the least developed and least resource-rich areas in the Tang Dynasty.

"Whether occupying territory is good or bad has nothing to do with my plan, as long as it ensures that my plan can proceed smoothly."

Kirshtalia Wodim said confidently, "Don't worry about the size of the territory we occupy, just find the key dragon vein nodes in the Central Plains."

"So we should proceed with the plan gradually?"

"On the contrary, we need to speed things up. Opportunities are fleeting, and they don't yet know my purpose, which is our chance."

“That would be for the best. I’m really looking forward to fighting those people again.” Katniss smiled with a fighting spirit.

"There will be a chance."

Kirshtalia Wodim glanced at the map.

"If things go smoothly with Kadoc, things will be much easier afterwards."

"Speaking of which, this so-called parliamentary election is actually quite well-organized. Have you ever done anything like this before?"

"That is, if that ordinary guy does it smoothly."

After a moment of silence, Katniss suddenly spoke.

"Because I didn't do it at all; it was that guy Li Ang who dumped it on me."

Kirshtalia Wodim gave a wry smile. He was increasingly unable to understand the thoughts of the Great Qin Grand Tutor.

Chapter 311 The Li Family's Morning

"What are you doing?"

Skadi, who came to the kitchen of the Penglai early in the morning in search of food, saw a scene that surprised her as soon as she entered.

Li Ang was wearing an apron and looking at an egg over and over, while Ryougi Shiki was hugging him tightly from behind.

"Although I no longer mind certain things you do with other women, could you please tone it down a bit? And, you Japanese woman, do you have any shame at all?"

Skadi crossed her arms and looked displeased.

"I was just teaching Ang how to make breakfast, that's all."

Ryougi Shiki turned her head and said coldly.

"Heh, make breakfast? Li Ang's cooking skills are better than mine, why would he need you to teach him? Come up with a better excuse for making up a lie!"

Skadi deliberately clutched her stomach and let out a very fake laugh.

Ryougi said disdainfully, "That only proves that your cooking skills are terrible. I really can't understand why Ang would choose to marry you in the first place. You don't act like a virtuous wife at all."

"What did you say?!"

A vein bulged on Skadi's forehead, forming a cross; she was extremely dissatisfied with Ryougi Shiki's explanation.

"Okay, okay."

Li Ang quickly acted as a peacemaker, separating the two women.

“Skadi, Ryougi Shiki’s cooking skills are top-notch. My cooking skills are no match for hers at all.”

Currently, all three people in the kitchen can cook, but their culinary skills are worlds apart.

Skadi is at the most basic level of being able to cook, while Li Ang, relying on the accumulation of knowledge over thousands of years, is considered to have better cooking skills.

Compared to these two, Ryougi Shiki, the self-proclaimed number one cook of Type-Moon by a certain fungus, has reached an art level when it comes to cooking.

Anyway, Li Ang felt that unless he used the burial system to cheat and gain skill points, he would never reach the level of Ryougi Shiki in his lifetime.

Of course, learning to cook was just an excuse; Li Ang was simply looking for an opportunity to be intimate with Ryougi Shiki.

Unfortunately, Skadi caught them red-handed before they even started touching each other.

Skadi guessed what Leon was thinking. After all, they had been husband and wife for nearly a hundred years, and she had experienced this level of intimate interaction before.

So Skadi sat down at the table, glanced at Leon and said sarcastically, "Tch, instead of wasting time learning this useless stuff, you should be thinking about how to manage your newly established regime. The situation is so complicated right now."

"There's nothing complicated about it. Politics is either about each party compromising for their own interests, or about establishing a dictatorship to silence everyone else..."

"Lord Ang, please concentrate!"

Just as Leon turned to say something to Skadi, Ryougi Shiki stopped him with a shout.

"what?"

Li Ang was slightly distracted, and the egg in his hand slipped and fell.

There was a loud "smack!"

An egg was dropped into a bowl and shattered.

"Sorry. You're still the quickest to react."

"Yeah, I told you to concentrate when you're cooking."

Ryougi smiled indulgently, placed the bowl containing the egg next to the stove, and used her hands to scoop out the eggshell.

"Don't scramble the yolk. I want a sunny-side-up fried egg, the kind that's half-cooked."

Skati raised one hand and ordered from Ryougi Shiki.

"Sorry, we're not having fried eggs today, we're having tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled omelet) instead."

"what is that?"

Skadi was initially quite interested, but then she saw Ryougi Shiki looking at the country bumpkin with that kind of gaze.

"..."

"Ugh, I really want to punch this woman!"

Skadi and Ryougi Shiki stared at each other, neither willing to give in.

Li Ang sighed softly and stepped forward to interrupt their standoff once again.

"Skadi, would you like milk or juice for breakfast?"

"The juice is ready."

Skadi immediately responded with a smile.

Compared to the milk she always had access to, Skadi preferred the sweet and sour fruit juices that weren't available in Scandinavia.

"Hold on."

Li Ang gave Ryougi Shiki a wink.

Ryougi Shiki didn't continue complaining; she turned around and started cooking breakfast.

Although Ryougi Shiki was disappointed that she couldn't continue being affectionate with Li Ang, it was still nice to cook together.

Just as Skadi sat in her chair, swinging her legs and humming a little tune, quietly waiting for breakfast...

"Hey Scandinavian, what's with that outfit?"

Chloris, who walked in with Wu-jou Kirie, frowned and looked at Skadi with disdain.

Although it was early morning, Skadi was only wearing a semi-transparent purple gauze nightgown, without even an undergarment.

This was utterly inappropriate in Chloris's eyes.

Although the Flower Goddess also likes to wear only a white gauze dress, that's only when she's alone with Li Ang.

Moreover, Skadi's appearance immediately reminded Chloris of Aphrodite, the woman who also liked to wear semi-transparent gauze all day long—that goddess of beauty who took advantage of having a child (Amor [Karen]) to lick her cheek and mock her whenever she had the chance.

Now, it's no wonder Chloris won't give Skadi a friendly look.

"It's just normal attire, isn't it? Anyway, we're the only store in this area."

Skadi responded to Chloris's question with a nonchalant tone.

In her eyes, Chloris was just being unreasonable.

“Isn’t this Li Ang’s favorite outfit? He likes to wear it, so I’ll wear it more often~” Skadi replied matter-of-factly.

"Cough cough!"

When he noticed Chloris looking at him, Li Ang coughed twice loudly.

"Skadi is just spouting the truth. Is this what they call being straightforward like Nordic girls?"

Li Ang certainly liked it when girls wore semi-transparent, sheer clothing. Although it didn't directly accentuate their curves like tight-fitting clothes, the hazy, alluring beauty was still quite appealing. Especially the graceful lines of their legs.

[As expected, host, you're still a leg fetishist even at 21.]

Given that the system's statement was tantamount to saying that he, a man who would never grow up and would die a leg fetishist, Li Ang honestly accepted the assessment.

"Thank you."

【You're welcome. 】

"Li Ang!!"

Miss Flower's hair swayed like vines.

"Hey, Sister Chloris. This is the Knight's apron!"

Wu Tiao Wu Hui tugged at Chloris's sleeve and pointed to Leon's clothes, thus diverting the Flower Goddess's attention.

For various reasons, Wuzhao Kirie's current status at home is almost that of the Flower Goddess's follower, but her heart still belongs to her knight (Leon).

So, to avoid her older sister and the knight arguing, she took over the position that Li Ang had just held.

"Hmph, not bad."

Noticing Li Ang's attire, Chloris snorted coldly at him and then found a seat away from Skadi.

Just as Wu Tiao Wu Hui had predicted, Chloris was indeed very interested in Leon's home attire.

Even at the Imperial Preceptor's residence, Li Ang rarely cooked himself, let alone wore an apron.

Li Ang, dressed as a stay-at-home husband, brought an indescribable sense of novelty to Chloris, making it difficult for her to look away.

"At least we made it through the morning safely."

"call……"

Li Ang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded his thanks to Wu Tiao Wu Hui.

"but,"

What will happen next?

The thought that a similar situation might occur every day in the future made Li Ang feel a wave of weakness wash over him.

Sometimes marrying a bunch of beautiful wives isn't a good thing, especially when they're all very assertive.

[Host, you really are a beast.]

"Thank you for the compliment, Dian System."

Chapter 312 The Honest Young Man Who Wasn't Honest

Eastern Tang Dynasty, Empress (Chaldea) controlled area

"This is it."

At the deepest part of a building, Leonardo da Vinci, standing outside the door, spoke.

"Judging from your tone, you're not planning to go in?"

Romani, who had assumed she would accompany him, asked in surprise.

“I don’t know him well, and what would be the point of me going?” Leonardo da Vinci glanced at Romani and asked rhetorically.

"..."

Romani didn't know how to answer, so he could only shrug his shoulders.