As a transmigrator, Arkz still held onto the tastes of his previous life, so the breakfast he made leaned towards Liyue flavors.
Arkz skipped making the steamed buns, a classic Liyue breakfast, because he found the preparation process too troublesome.
The breakfast Arkz prepared consisted of soy milk, fried dough sticks, a fried egg, and fried sausage.
Although it looked like a very simple and ordinary breakfast, under the blessing of Arkz's god-like Traveler culinary skills, it instantly became incomparably delicious.
The enticing aroma made Ellin and Siegfrieda already impatient to taste it.
Upon taking a sip of soy milk, Siegfrieda, who had never experienced such deliciousness, was moved to the verge of tears.
However, there was no time to be moved to tears by delicious food; this was a war, a battle for food more precious than Mora.
If possible, Siegfrieda would willingly live in poverty for the rest of her life, as long as she could taste such delicious food every day.
Ellin and Siegfrieda exchanged a glance, their eyes meeting, as if lightning flashed between them.
The two dared not snatch the food from the plate of the chef, Arkz; they could distinguish between a full meal now and being full every day, but there was no need to be polite to the person opposite them.
Ellin and Siegfrieda simultaneously accelerated their eating pace, consuming their food at lightning speed, their knives and forks moving in a dazzling display.
Ultimately, this food battle ended with Ellin's victory.
It wasn't that Siegfrieda was inferior to Ellin in terms of speed or strength when snatching food; as the saying goes, being able to eat well is a blessing. Due to her naturally special constitution, even without Ellin's physical training, she wouldn't be too far behind Ellin.
Not to mention that when faced with delicious food, Siegfrieda's combat power doubled compared to usual.
Yet, Siegfrieda still lost in the end because her faith in gourmet food made it impossible for her to tolerate the gluttonous manner Ellin ate, swallowing without even savoring the taste—this was simply blasphemy against the exquisite cuisine.
Although she lost the food-snatching battle to Ellin, being able to eat such a delicious breakfast made Siegfrieda feel the trip was worthwhile.
Siegfrieda was now more concerned about how to come to Springvale Farm to freeload meals again.
If she couldn't taste such delicious food again in this life, what meaning would the rest of her life hold?
Although Siegfrieda still longed to earn enough Mora, her ultimate goal had changed.
Her goal shifted from using Mora to hire master chefs from the Seven Nations to cook for her, to using Mora to make Arkz her exclusive chef.
After tasting Arkz's cooking, Siegfrieda completely felt that no chef in the world could surpass Arkz's skill; even all the master chefs of the Seven Nations combined couldn't compare!!!
However, all good things must come to an end. Despite Siegfrieda's reluctance, she could only take the excited Amu to work.
Since Amu was not here, Arkz couldn't leave the farm. Without supervision, this group of dull wooden men could only guard against wild boars, and even Hilichurls could toy with them.
Arkz worried that if he left the farm for a while, the crops painstakingly planted would be destroyed by Hilichurls.
Today was the third day since sowing the seeds; the carrots planted tomorrow would mature and be ready for harvest. Arkz naturally couldn't let his guard down at this final step before success.
So, Arkz planned to train Ellin within the farm. Fortunately, the farm had enough open space to fully meet Ellin's training needs.
Arkz did not rush to arrange Ellin's training but first inquired about Ellin's previous training methods.
Arkz: "Ellin, how did you train before?"
Ellin pondered for a moment before replying: "Running, practicing swordsmanship, and chopping wooden stakes. Although there was other training, the main parts that took up the most time were these three."
Arkz nodded, offering no comment on the Knights of Favonius's training methods.
Arkz himself was self-taught. After obtaining his Vision, he inherited the level he had as a Traveler, and all his control over Dendro Elemental Power was something he researched entirely through his own wild imagination.
However, Arkz was still very confident he could help Ellin pass the assessment: improve her physique using an artifact, increase her ATK with high-level weapons, and then boost her fundamental strength through high-intensity exercise.
With Arkz's medicinal cuisine that restored the body, there was absolutely no need to worry about Ellin suffering physical depletion due to overtraining.
Of course, Arkz would not treat Ellin like a guinea pig to experiment with his theories; before letting Ellin exercise, Arkz would try it out himself first.
Arkz pondered for a moment, waved his hand, and summoned a wooden dummy wearing a Hilichurl mask, saying to Ellin:
"Treat this as a Hilichurl. Chop it with all your might."
Ellin looked at the familiar wooden dummy and hesitated slightly, as it looked almost identical to Amu, except for the Hilichurl mask it wore.
Arkz guessed the reason for Ellin's hesitation and explained: "This one is different from the other wooden figures; I haven't added the wisdom I gave them, and its movements are entirely controlled by me. Just treat them as toys carved out of wood."
"Attack it boldly, just like you chop wooden stakes normally. I will not control it to counterattack or dodge."
Hearing this, Ellin no longer hesitated. Her eyes sharpened, she moved forward quickly, closing in on the wooden figure, and then swiftly unleashed a Sword strike. The powerful blow sent the wooden figure staggering backward.
This strike was clean and decisive, without any unnecessary lingering. If a real person had taken this blow squarely, they would probably have had their intestines ripped out and be incapable of fighting back.
Having achieved her result, Ellin did not press the attack but quickly retreated, adopting a defensive stance.
Ellin's years in the Knights of Favonius reserve training camp had indeed laid a solid foundation. Aside from a lack of actual combat experience, Ellin could perfectly defeat a Wooden Club Hilichurl one-on-one without taking damage.
Although the Wooden Club Hilichurl is just a low-level mob in the game, if Hilichurls were placed in modern society, they would be slaughtering everyone. Even a boxing champion might not necessarily defeat a Hilichurl.
After all, once a Wooden Club Hilichurl unleashes its Pyro God's Dance, even Diluc cannot contend with it.
Arkz shouted to Ellin: "Again! This time, continuous attacks. Stop when I say stop."
Ellin nodded, took a deep breath, exhaled, and then raised the Sword in her hand, stabbing fiercely towards the wooden figure.
...
"Stop—!"
After striking over a dozen times consecutively, Ellin's breathing was already ragged, and her Sword strikes were not as swift or powerful as before. But since Arkz hadn't called a halt, Ellin didn't stop, continuously slashing at the wooden figure even though her arms ached.
Only when Arkz called a stop did Ellin cease her attack, panting heavily.
Every strike Ellin landed on the wooden figure just now was executed with her full strength, which is why her stamina was depleted so quickly.
Arkz pulled a cat-paw-shaped canteen from his pocket and tossed it to Ellin.
Arkz said: "This contains a potion to replenish stamina and relieve muscle soreness. Don't drink too much."
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