Chapter 43: Rewards

Night fell, and the cold wind howled.

Robert and Tibers, who had been busy all day collecting firewood for the winter, returned to the ship hungry and cold.

Before they got on the ship, they smelled an alluring fragrance.

This fragrance was different from the previous meals, and it was a feeling they had never experienced before.

The two of them didn't bother to tidy up their appearance, and rushed to the restaurant in a hurry, just to see what to eat tonight.

When they arrived at the restaurant, the other four were already sitting at the table waiting for them.

Ethan saw the two of them coming, and smiled and said, "You are finally back, hurry up and sit down to eat!"

Robert and Tibers were stunned when they saw the untouched dinner on the table!

"Lord Ethan, why don't you eat first, and wait for us two servants!" Robert bowed his head and bent over, asking carefully.

Ethan smiled: "This is just an insignificant matter. I may not have dinner with you every day, but if I do, please don't worry about these useless etiquette.

I think you are hungry too! Try Miss Lili's cooking!"

When the two heard it, they all expressed their gratitude, then quickly went to the table and devoured it.

"Yeah! It's delicious!"

"Delicious!"

"Miss Lili, what is this today?"

Seeing that everyone was eating happily, Lili said happily: "This is the steamed grouper that Lord Ethan taught me. With black bread and mushroom broth, isn't it delicious?"

"Delicious, so delicious!"

"That's right, I have never eaten such delicious food. The fish meat is so tender and fragrant. I don't know how to express its deliciousness!"

Lili smiled knowingly: "Eat slowly, don't worry! There are still many, I will make other delicious food for you tomorrow!"

After that, Lili stared at Ethan and smiled.

That's right, Ethan taught her this cooking skill. To be more precise, he pointed out the skill [Cooking Mastery] and gave it to Lili with the skill [Loan Shark].

Then he told Lili how to make it, and she easily mastered it.

The most important thing here is the skill [Loan Shark].

[Loan Shark]: Active skill LV5

You can give a target your own power and attributes, without time limit.

If the target defeats or kills an enemy, you will get 40%-100% of the enemy's power. The profit is determined according to the damage to the enemy.

If the target you give power to is defeated or killed, you will lose 20%-100% of your investment. The loss is determined according to the damage to your investment target.

One day cooldown, the same target can only be loaned three times.

Ethan had never used this skill before because there was no suitable candidate and he only regarded it as a plundering skill.

Now he understands that this can also be used as a training skill.

As long as he learns a few more skills, such as long axe mastery, spear mastery, broadsword mastery, or any other weapon mastery.

Then, through the [Usury] skill, he can give it to the people around him. Although there is only one mastery skill, it is also a huge strength improvement for others.

Then it won’t take long before everyone around him is a master.

Of course, this matter cannot be rushed. It depends on the person. If you give abilities randomly and accidentally raise an ungrateful person, it will not be worth the loss.

He plans to use this as a reward to reward those who have made contributions, so that everyone will be willing to make progress.

For now, the three wilderness experts are not within his consideration because he doesn’t know them very well.

He is now mainly considering Angelina and Lili.

Angelina doesn’t need to be mentioned. Ethan originally wanted to give her his second talent [Bow and Arrow Mastery] so that she can also train an eagle.

It’s a pity that Angelina has not awakened the Force, so this is useless to her.

So he could only give her the third talent, bare-handed combat expertise. Although there are only two skills, it can greatly improve her physical fitness and survival ability.

Since a person can lend money three times, Ethan is ready to lend it to Angelina. Except for the first sword talent, the rest can be given.

But we have to wait a little bit to see if Angelina can awaken the force. If she awakens, she will be given the second talent. If not, it's up to her.

As for Lili, the same is true, but the first three talents will not be given. She can choose the others.

Thinking of this, Ethan smiled and asked Lili: "Lili, you have improved the food for the territory, I want to reward you!"

Lili was so happy when she heard it, and hurriedly asked happily: "What are you going to reward me?"

Ethan did not directly answer what the reward was, but asked: "What do you think of my martial arts?"

"Of course it's amazing!" Lili suddenly remembered something and said: "Is your reward to teach me swordsmanship?"

"Do you want to learn?" Ethan asked back.

Lili said in distress: "Of course I want to learn, so that I can protect myself. But I see your sword is so heavy, I guess I can't even lift it!"

Ethan smiled, took a dagger from his waist, turned it a few times in his hand, and then threw it up.

The dagger kept spinning in the air, drawing a beautiful arc, and fell accurately into the middle hole of a donut in front of Lili, nailing it firmly on the table.

"How about the dagger?" Ethan asked: "If you learn it, an ordinary big man, even if you are not as strong as him, he is not your opponent."

"Yeah!" Lili couldn't suppress her excitement and nodded.

"Okay! I'll teach you in a few days!" At this, Ethan smiled mysteriously: "And I promise that you can become a dagger master in just one day!"

"Really? Just one day?"

"Of course! You'll know when the time comes!" Ethan nodded confidently: "But, after you become a master, don't attack your own people!"

"No, no!" Lili smiled: "I'm an honest girl!"

"Haha..."

The three wilderness experts were envious when they heard that Ethan was going to teach Lili the skills in person, and that she could learn it in one day.

They only hated that they didn't have anything to show for themselves to contribute to the territory.

However, Tibers suddenly thought of something, so he took a medicine bag from his waist and said with a smile:

"Lord Ethan, when I went to collect firewood today, I saw some herbs and brought them back.

This is the root of a vine, which has the effect of stopping bleeding. I hope to hand it over to the territory and make a little contribution to the territory!"

Ethan was a little amused. He knew that Tibers was good at herbs, but before, he had never expressed anything, but today he finally got it.

"Thank you very much for your contribution. I hope you can continue to contribute useful herbs. Of course, I can't let you pay in vain. As long as the contribution is enough, I will also teach you a martial art.

It's not that I don't know what you want to learn?"

"Thank you for your generosity, I will definitely work hard." Tibers smiled and said, "I hope to learn double swords, lord, do you think it's okay?"

"No problem! I guarantee you will learn it in one day!"