Chapter 32

Maige mourned silently for three minutes for the egg that had not yet hatched. At the same time, he felt a bit helpless about Amy's strong obsession with roast goose. It seemed that he needed to work hard to complete the task and exchange the roast goose recipe as soon as possible.

Of course, it would also be nice if he could exchange the recipe for Peking roast duck.

Entering the restaurant and opening the door, Amy placed the small basket in the cabinet below the counter. She crouched down and whispered something to the egg for a while, carefully closed the door, as if afraid of waking up the little creature inside the egg.

"Father, how long does it take for the ugly duckling to hatch?" Amy looked at Maige with anticipation and asked.

"I'm not sure about that. It might take until next spring." Maige shook his head, as he didn't know much about the incubation period of birds.

"If it's spring, then it will take a long time." Amy thought for a moment, feeling a bit disappointed.

Maige pondered for a moment and quickly said, "If it's a bit warmer, it might hatch earlier, just like how a mother duck hatches duck eggs."

Amy's eyes lit up instantly. "Then can Amy lie on top of the egg?"

Maige couldn't help but smirk and shook his head. "No, that won't work. Mi, go get the small blanket from the room and cover it on top. That should do it."

"Okay." Amy happily agreed and quickly ran upstairs.

"I hope it's really a swan's egg, although the chances are slim," Mag muttered to himself and went into the kitchen to pour two glasses of water.

He helped Amy wrap the egg with the small blanket. It was already 11:25, getting close to opening time. He glanced at Amy, who was squatting on the ground and softly saying, "Ugly duckling, grow up quickly..." and thought about buying a roast goose from the roast goose shop later to satisfy Amy's cravings.

After waiting for a few more minutes, it was exactly 11:30. Maige walked to the door and flipped the sign. The official lunch service was about to begin.

Although there were still not many people passing by the restaurant's entrance, the luxurious and unique style of the restaurant still attracted some curiosity. Two dwarves and an orc came one after another, but after looking at the menu, they shook their heads and left.

Maige was now completely calm and normal. Not everyone liked Yangzhou fried rice, and they didn't even know what it was. Spending six gold coins on an unknown dish was not as good as eating a large portion of grilled meat with a pot of strong liquor.

"I guess it will be just Mo Bai and his friends for lunch." Maige thought to himself, feeling a bit helpless. It was already the second day of opening, and they had only sold eight portions. If he wanted to complete the system's task, he needed to sell at least five hundred portions of Yangzhou fried rice in the next nine days. The situation didn't look optimistic.

At that moment, the sound of clattering hooves came from outside. Maige looked out and almost burst out laughing. It turned out to be not a horse, but a black donkey. On the donkey's back sat a human knight dressed in silver-gray armor, towering in stature. Sitting on the donkey, his feet almost touched the ground.

The knight appeared to be around thirty years old, with a square face and black hair casually tied with a gray cloth strip. He held the reins of the donkey in one hand and grasped the longsword at his waist with the other. He stopped in front of the restaurant, smiled, and looked up at the sign.

"MaiMi Restaurant? Sounds quite good. I'll have lunch here." Emperor Nicholas murmured to himself with a smile. He dismounted the donkey, tied it to a tree near the square, and strode towards the restaurant, pushing open the door.

"Hello, welcome." Maige, standing beside the counter, glanced at the knight who rode a donkey and had a longsword with a green gemstone in his hand. He smiled and greeted him.

"Hello, I want to eat. What delicious dishes do you have here?" Emperor Nicholas also smiled and spoke to Maige without looking around like most customers do when entering.

"There's a menu on the table. You can take a look first, sir." Maige pointed to the black menu on the side. This knight gave him a feeling of warmth as if nothing troubled him.

"Great." Emperor Nicholas sat down, smiled, and opened the menu. After seeing that there was only one dish listed, he was momentarily surprised. However, he quickly regained his radiant smile and looked up at Maige. "Boss, I'll have a serving of this Yangzhou fried rice."

"Sure, please wait a moment." Maige looked at Emperor Nicholas, who maintained his smile and felt somewhat amazed. After all, this was the first customer who directly ordered without even considering the options on the menu. It seemed that he didn't even need to think.

But Maige remained calm. Such customers were, of course, his favorite. As for whether they would regret it after eating, he wasn't worried at all. He nodded with a smile, turned around, and entered the kitchen.

"The ambiance is quite nice." Emperor Nicholas placed his longsword on the table and then glanced around the restaurant, seemingly in a good mood.

"Hello there, new guest." At that moment, Amy, who had been crouching behind the counter, suddenly peeked her head out and looked at Emperor Nicholas, saying.

"Whoa!" Emperor Nicholas was startled and jumped onto the chair. The longsword he had grabbed was halfway out of its sheath, and he had a serious and nervous expression.

"Are you a knight?" Amy was also startled by Emperor Nicholas' reaction, but seeing the shiny armor and longsword on him, she curiously walked out from behind the counter and looked at him, asking.

Upon seeing the cute little girl who appeared, she seemed to be only three or four years old, Emperor Nicholas awkwardly put his sword away. But after jumping down from the chair, he proudly raised his chin and said, "No, I am a dragon-slaying warrior. Although I haven't encountered any actual dragons yet, I believe that one day I will slay those evil dragons with my sword!"

Maige turned his head and chuckled upon hearing the commotion. In his previous memories, there were many young knights like Emperor Nicholas who aimed to slay dragons. Of course, he used to be one of them too. But the difference between him and others was that he had indeed slain dragons with his sword, not just one but more than one.

"Wow, that's impressive!" Amy clapped her hands and looked at Emperor Nicholas with admiration. She pointed at the longsword in his hand and asked, "So, you must have defeated many formidable opponents, right?"

"Fighting others is not something I enjoy. My most admired idol is Maige Alexander. He has slain four wicked dragons and is one of the bravest and strongest knights on the continent," Emperor Nicholas said with a smile, his eyes filled with enthusiasm and admiration. He then lowered his head to look at Amy. "Little girl, if you like knights, you should admire knights like Maige Alexander."

"Maige? My father, sir?" Amy looked at Emperor Nicholas with some confusion.