Today, the area around Grape Arbor next to the castle was quite lively, with children arriving early. Why were they there so early? Because they all wanted to see how the amazing and delicious cookies were made.
The arrival of Adelaide and Carly, who were late, instantly made the place even more lively.
" Sister Adelaide, why are you only arriving now?" Elm Stump asked from the front, a question his friends also wanted to know.
Adelaide looked at the large group of children; it seemed that almost everyone in the entire territory had come. Luckily, she was relatively wealthy now; in the past, she wouldn't have had so much food for them to eat.
" Elm Stump, it's not that we're late, it's that you're too early! It's barely dawn! Tell me, didn't you all stay up all night?"
To be precise, it wasn't fully light yet; Adelaide was woken up by their noise. Her owners were still asleep, but she didn't intend to stop them.
Because the owner himself said, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy," but he hasn't done it even once. Let's see if we can make him fulfill that vow today.
"I've been sleeping soundly."
"I'm going to get a good night's sleep now."
" Sister Adelaide, I was asleep. Oak Barrel woke me up just now, right? Fir Branch."
Elm Stump glanced at Fir Branch in the corner. Why did he ask Fir Branch? Because just by looking at Fir Branch, he knew that he was a man who wouldn't lie, and that his words would be accepted by everyone.
"Uh, I guess so!" Fir Branch, sitting in the corner, didn't know how to answer, so he just said something casually.
"Hehe! Really? Oak Barrel, I told you the other day that no one gets cookies if they don't sleep well at night."
Adelaide knows these kids very well; to put it bluntly, they can come in the middle of the night.
Oak Barrel really wanted to beat Elm Stump up; what a fool he was. But he only thought about it; he knew he couldn't possibly beat him.
"No, Adelaide, actually I wasn't fully awake when I called Elm Stump, you know? I just didn't know I was at Fir Branch's house. I think you'll understand, after all, you're the smartest person in the territory."
"Heh! Oak Barrel, I understand, I understand. But right now, you should be the smartest person in the territory."
Adelaide almost laughed; it was such a strange reason. How did Oak Barrel come up with that?
"Heh!" Oak Barrel chuckled awkwardly.
"Alright, alright, I've prepared everything for making cookies. You all come with me into the castle, and I'll assign you tasks." Adelaide wasn't going to joke with the children anymore. With so many children, it would take a lot to distribute even a small packet of cookies to each one; they needed to start working as soon as possible.
"Oh!" Cheers resounded through the sky.
The unified cheers forced Ed, who was inside the castle, to get up as well.
He was a little confused. What was so special about today? Why were all these children at the castle?
Upon entering the hall, it felt like stepping into a kindergarten or elementary school activity. Some were kneading flour, others were cracking eggs; the entire Castle Hall was packed to the brim. It seemed Adelaide had hired this person to help her make the Savory Biscuit. "Not bad, the idea and creativity are both good," Ed gave a positive review.
"Good morning, Lord." The children greeted Ed as soon as they saw their lord arrive.
Good morning to you all, and I hope you have a pleasant day here.