2387 - - 64-20 Eating Wildflowers
The meeting with the Duke of Norway, the Prime Minister, and others went better than expected.
The dinner that evening was not quite harmonious, but the atmosphere was quite friendly.
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First of all, Queen Sarai Sayyida de Norha was present.
Queen Saray was a calm woman in her mid-thirties, blonde-haired, blue-eyed, of medium height and build.
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Also present were the twin princes and princesses.
They were nine years old. The elder prince, Sage Périve de Norha, had brown hair and gray eyes like his father.
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The younger sister, Princess Alice Sault de Norha, had blond hair and blue eyes like her mother.
They had an eldest son, the first prince Gifora Movie de Norha, who was on patrol.
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The twins were curious to have guests from abroad, and they asked Fiona Fiasse and Manon questions.
Hey, what is the country outside of Japan like?
"Hey, is the country outside full of flowers?
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"Hey, is it true that there are many rivers and ponds in the country outside?
"Hey, is it true that there are many flying vehicles in the land outside?
"Hey, the land outside is ......."
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Manon, however, was a little daunted by Fiona Fierce's response to each of these questions.
Gaju Tugga, the legate, was the queen's confidante.
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"I wonder if there are different kinds of clothes and accessories in the land outside.
"Your Highness, I hear that golems and automata are used by the common people in the land outside the kingdom.
"I suppose there are various kinds of delicious meals in the land of the outside, right, Mr. Shogo?
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"Well, yes, there is an abundance of things. Everyone can buy, eat, and enjoy whatever they want according to their income.
"I see. ...... Our country is still poor. Am I right in saying that?
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"Well, ......"
"Sarai, don't trouble yourself too much, Tsuga-dono. Our country is still poor. That's for sure.
Yes, my dear. That is why we have a duty to make our country rich and our people comfortable.
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That's right. That is why Tsuga-dono and the others are willing to help us. We are saying that we must also change in order to ...... help them."
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The communication in Norway was also conveyed to the
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"Hmmm, the royal family of the Principality of Norway also has a decent way of thinking."
Luis said impressed.
"Yes, they do. Now we know what the three duchies really are, and all of them are decent. So it must be the Duchy of Jagus that makes the four duchies unstable.
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Reinhardt gives his opinion.
"It's probably too early to draw conclusions, but the possibility is great. ......"
Jin thinks that it will be too early to draw any conclusions until we see the reality of the Duchy of Jags as well, but we can make a judgment based on the information we have gathered so far.
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"Of course, the Duchy of Jags may have its own reasons, but that doesn't justify the means."
Vivian said with a frown.
"That's right. It's not human nature to prosper by using up people who have been brainwashed and enslaved.
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Goose was unusually indignant.
"Well, we'll have to wait for the results of the Jagusu duchy's investigation before we make a final decision, but does this basically mean that our original plan of a coalition of the three duchies against the Jagusu duchy is going to be achieved?"
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"Yes, as Jin said, a coalition of the three duchies would be a realistic line.
Reinhardt answered Jin's question.
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"As for technological support, I think that a three-dimensional magic circle and magic tools based on it would be a good idea.
Bina said.
"Pumping pumps, water heaters, street lights, air conditioning, ventilation, refrigerators, and even magic tools to turn seawater into fresh water would be good. ...... can be applied with a little thought."
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"That's what I'm talking about,
"Stop it!"
Bina herself is not very fond of being called
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"No, really, Bina's ideas are very helpful.
Jin says that just for the fact that she has been making magic tools that are close to the common people, she should be respected,
"If there's a hole in ......, I'd like to get in it."
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Bina turned red, saying, "That's not what I was trying to do.
"Brother Jin, you shouldn't tease him so much.
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Erza rebuked Jin.
I didn't mean to tease him,...... Jin thought, but he kept his mouth shut as his beloved wife said. He is aware that he is an amateur when it comes to women's hearts.
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In Norway, it was time for after-dinner chatting.
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They are drinking their usual wild plant tea.
"By the way, what kind of wild plants are used to make this tea?"
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Out of pure interest, Fiona Fias asked.
"Is this it? ...... Someone, explain it to her."
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The king ordered the maidservants serving at his side, and one of the four stepped forward.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The tea you are drinking now, ladies and gentlemen, is made from dried horsetail.
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Horsetail is a fern plant that grows by growing shallow underground stems.
In Japan, it is often seen as a weed in gardens and fields.
It is so difficult to exterminate that it is also known as "hell grass.
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Tsukushi is a sporophyte (a flower-like stem that bears spores) of horsetail.
Horsetail contains saponin, silicon, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, iron, zinc, vitamins B1, B2 and C. It is a nutritional food. It is also a nutritional food, but it does not taste very good.
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However, they do not taste good. They also contain a lot of fiber, which makes them too soft to eat.
However, if consumed in excess, thiaminase, an ingredient that destroys vitamin B1, can lead to thiamine deficiency. (Thiamine is the substance name for vitamin B1.)
It is also said to contain a small amount of nicotine, but there seems to be no need to be nervous when drinking it as a tea.
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Horsetail tea tastes like bamboo grass and is said to be slightly sweet .......
I'll leave you with this.
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I see, so it is horsetail. So, the tsukushi that comes out in the spring is also edible?"
Manon asked as if to confirm.
"Yes, that's right.
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The lady attendant nodded.
"If you go further inland than arable land, you can get such wild plants, so you will naturally become familiar with various wild plants," she said.
"You didn't cultivate edible wild plants?"
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Fiona Fias asked.
Yes, I have tried to grow some of them. One of them is the dandelion.
Dandelions are eaten in salads.
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Other plants, such as the nazuna, are also used for boiled vegetables.
Since they can be grown even in wastelands where water is scarce, they are treated as if they were crops in order to compensate for the lack of vegetables.