1 Landing

On the seas of Qing Province of the Dragon Phoenix Empire.

Near the Hong Harbor at the south of the province, it was currently night, however it didn't stop the harbor as it was one of the most prosperous in the province, there was a man and a kid on a small rowing boat approaching the harbor.

The man said, "Damn it, if it wasn't for the fact that ye have mercy captain, ye could've taken over this province and built many lighthouses! Luckily, the waves aren't strong today and have spotted the harbor earlier..."

The man wasn't tall but wasn't short either, he is wearing pants, shirt with vest, and boots.

The kid just faintly smiled towards the man who was still talking.

Suddenly, a small wave came out of nowhere and went towards the man at a very fast speed.

-BANG-

Surprisingly, the wave suddenly disappeared when it hit the small boat's body.

The man was suddenly frightened, "Where in the seas did that come from?!"

The kid faintly answered, "The seas doesn't like loud mouths, Derek."

"Alright alright I'll shut up Lewis...", as Derek was about to finish his sentence, another small wave came towards him.

-BANG-

However, like what happened earlier, the wave disappeared when it touched the boat.

Derek thought, "Holy... the seas really hate me."

After half an hour later, the small boat reached the harbor, Derek and Lewis then stepped on the dock while carrying suitcases.

Derek asked, "Huh, I didn't notice you were wearing a long-sleeves jacket when we left the ship."

Lewis answered quietly, "While you were talking on the boat, I was buttoning my jacket by that time."

Derek said, "Ohhh... wait a minute, the fragrance earlier on the boat was caused by you?"

Lewis was baffled, "What smell?"

Derek clarified, "It smelled like a Callery pear[1] there."

Lewis was speechless at first but said, "That was the sea, the waves smelled like Callery pear."

Derek asked, "Why?"

Lewis faintly said, "I was wearing my jacket that time, so..."

Lewis stopped what he was saying and just looked over at Derek, who was beside him. The former is just a bit taller over the latter.

Derek was speechless and thought of a possibility.

Derek thought, "Even the sea produces 'that' thing."

He then looked over at the handsome teenager beside him and thought, "This kid could do anything!"

Lewis could already guess what he was thinking and became speechless too.

After another half an hour they reached a small wooden villa up a hill. The villa was the only structure on the hill aside from the road itself.

Lewis asked, "We'll be living here?"

Derek answered, "Yes!"

Lewis asked again, "Isn't it a little too cozy?"

Derek answered back, "Huh, too cozy?"

"I mean it's too high profile, isn't it? Nevermind, let's just enter."

Derek thought, "What high profile? You'll be having a class inside a university and you're saying this is too high profile! Damn, the nobles would think you have a bad taste."

Lewis, who was already in front of the door of the villa, suddenly glanced sharply at Derek. The latter then suddenly coughed innocently and lowered his head and went to the former.

Derek thought, "I forgot, he can read thoughts! Though his dead eyes and pale lips are the ones more terrifying."

Lewis heard Derek's thoughts and the former muttered, "This man is too shameless."

Even though Lewis only muttered, it could still be easily heard by Derek, as the hill was very quiet.

Derek innocently coughed again and the both of them entered the small villa through the door on the porch

The villa might be small, however there was already everything a man could ask for, a furnace for cooking, drawers, cooking utensils, a small wooden dining table with two wooden chairs, wooden forks and spoons, plates and bowls, two beds at the other side of the room, and a bucket for peeing.

Lewis' eyes constricted when he saw all the materials that was used to make the all furniture. He then approached the forks and spoons on the table, he picked a fork and showed it to Derek.

Lewis faintly said, "This... how could you make this fork with this material... it's too high classed!"

Derek was surprised and put down the suitcases on the side and answered, "That's already the poorest material we could find on the ship, captain!"

Lewis then pulled out a 200mm thick iron tube from his seemingly normal pockets on his pants and hit the fork with it on the table.

-crack-

A cracking sound was then heard and the iron tube suddenly cracked and disintegrated into dust!

Lewis said, "Creating all of these things, except for the furnace and some cooking utensils from supreme-grade wood essence, is still too high classed!"

Lewis stopped speaking and just sighed, "Well, at least nobody would find out if they didn't know themselves."

Derek then said, "Let's just eat."

Lewis nodded and went to the bed and sat on it and opened the suitcases he was carrying, both of the suitcases was full of clothes for him and Derek.

Lewis said, "Derek, can you please light the candles on fire?"

Derek nodded and went to a drawer and pulled out a candle, placed it on the dining table and lit it on by creating a spark between a wooden fork and a wooden spoon.

Even though it was only one candle, it lit up the whole interior of the villa as if there's a sun inside it! Obviously it's also made from very expensive materials.

Lewis eyes constricted again when he saw the candle, not because it's too bright, but because the materials that was used to create it was also too 'high classed'.

While Derek was cooking food, Lewis was ruminating through his clothes and putting them out of the suitcases, he closed them and put it under his bed while he placed the clothes on the drawers beside both of the beds.

He then spotted both of the suitcases that Derek was carrying near the door and the former went to the said items and placed it under the latter's bed.

After he did that, Derek called out to him, "Captain, the food is ready!"

Lewis nodded and went to the table, the plates and eating utensils were already neatly placed on it, "Mhm, next time, don't leave those things you are carrying anywhere, especially those things."

Derek said, "Alright captain!" He then carried two bowls of Egg Fried Rice on the table and placed one on top of Lewis' plate while the other bowl was placed on his'.

Lewis then scooped up some of the egg yolk, which was not yet fully cooked with some fried rice, a yellowish thread of the egg yolk was then left behind. He then put it inside his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it.

"It's delicious!", Lewis remarked and immediately scooped up an another spoonful.

When he suddenly added, "Though the ingredients used is too high classed."

Derek's eyes constricted but just kept eating his Egg Fried Rice.