Chapter 54: Request
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“Francesca, are you asleep?” Josh walked out of the room and shouted downstairs.
“Not yet, sir. Do you need anything?” A young woman in her twenties with Italian heritage emerged from the stairs downstairs, one of the new maids in Josh’s house.
Because Josh and Margot were in Florida the entire winter, several experienced maids were also brought with them, leaving only two maids to take turns watching the house in Chicago.
Francesca was one of them.
“Is there anything to eat at home? If possible, prepare some vegetables, add enough for two people, and bring up two bottles of red wine!” Josh asked.
Although large-scale trading with Yuri was not possible, satisfying Yuri’s appetite temporarily was still possible. As for the supplies needed for the actual transaction, he had already called Lyndon Schneider to take care of it.
It should be ready by noon tomorrow.
“Mr. Kane, can I prepare beef steaks for the main course? For vegetables, there are some mushrooms, lettuce, carrots, and cabbage.” Francesca asked carefully.
“You can prepare whatever you like. Oh, and bring some fruits, too,” Josh said casually. It wasn’t like he was eating it himself, and as for Yuri… Before being bound by the dimensional beacon, this guy had spent more than a year in the Cretaceous period.
Although, as a superhuman proficient in mind control, he didn’t have to worry about survival issues and ate dinosaur meat daily.
But without proper cooking utensils and lacking seasonings, one can imagine what kind of life he had.
So even if it was just a few slices of dry bread, Yuri, at this moment, might consider it a delicacy.
“Okay, sir!” Francesca nodded and immediately went to prepare it.
Meanwhile, Josh continued to chat with Yuri. Although Josh had no interest in a lonely bald old man, the old man who had been lonely for more than a year and finally saw humans again was in the middle of a lively conversation, pulling Josh to chat non-stop.
Considering the super technology in the Red Alert world, Josh could only accompany him.
After listening to the other party’s rambling for over half an hour about how he gradually grew from a superpower test subject to Russia’s most important scientist and military commander, he became an ambitious dictator and even almost established a powerful Yuri Empire on the moon.
After listening to the other party’s nagging for over half an hour, Francesca finished cooking and brought it to the door.
Josh temporarily closed the trading system, opened the door, and let Francesca in.
However, after delivering the food, Francesca did not leave immediately. Instead, she looked at Josh hesitantly.
“Is there something you want to tell me, Francesca?” Josh immediately understood that she probably had something to say.
“Well, Mr. Cain, my brother was arrested last winter because he did something wrong. Because he speaks Italian, he was conscripted into the army. Last November, he was captured but rescued by Captain America. However, he was still shot during the escape and just recovered from his wounds. He has a month off and will return to Chicago next week.” Francesca said hesitantly.
“So?” Josh asked, feeling a little curious. Wasn’t it the same incident where Captain America saved Bucky and became famous last November? It wasn’t just the 107th Infantry Regiment where Bucky was located that Captain America saved, but also many other units, including British, French, and even Russian soldiers, totaling thousands of people. Because of this, Captain America became a hero in the United States and several other major Allied countries.
“It’s my mother. She knows you’re a big shot, so she wants me to ask if there’s any way to keep my little brother from being sent to the battlefield again. My father died last year due to an accident, and my brother is now the only male member of our family. My mother fears he won’t come back if he returns to the battlefield. Mr. Kane, please help me. I will do anything if you can help me!” Francesca pleaded.
“…Anything?” Despite being a thirty-something man, Josh’s mind immediately went to the wrong place.
He looked carefully at Francesca in her maid outfit… well, the proper maid outfit was actually very conservative, with a long skirt and a plain apron. However, her face was quite exquisite. She couldn’t be called stunning, but she was definitely an 8-point beauty.
But then Margaret’s exquisite face came to mind…and he shook his head.
“What’s his name? Which unit is he in?” Josh asked. It wasn’t a big deal for him, and a phone call would suffice. Besides, the maid was also part of the family; it wasn’t a big deal to ask for a small favor.
“Vito, Vito Scarlino! He serves in the 82nd Airborne Division’s 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment!” Francesca was afraid that Josh had rejected her at first, but she was thrilled to answer his question.
“Okay, I got it! I’ll take care of it!” Josh waved his hand to signal that Francesca could leave.
Francesca, who saw this, also quickly left the study.
Opening the trading device again, Yuri was still waiting. Josh traded the food and wine for two dinosaur eggs.
They were two Pachycephalosaurus eggs, but Yuri didn’t trade them for Josh to hatch or do anything else with them. He just wanted Josh to try them out.
According to him, Pachycephalosaurus eggs were the best-tasting eggs he had eaten in over a year.
“Delicious! This top-quality red wine is just a pity that I still prefer vodka!” Yuri took out the food and wine from the trading device and took a gulp.
“There will be vodka in tomorrow’s supplies. That stuff is cheap, and this bottle of red wine is enough to buy dozens of bottles of vodka.” Although Josh didn’t like drinking, seeing Yuri’s drinking habits made him roll his eyes. The small amount of red wine at home was all part of Margaret’s collection and was quite expensive.
But Yuri clearly didn’t care and ate his food heartily.
However, he only ate a few bites of the small steak and then gorged himself on the vegetable and fruit salad.
There was no way around it. Although there was no meat shortage in the Cretaceous period, vegetables were really scarce. Occasionally, he could only manage to get some tender ferns to substitute for vegetables, which was pretty miserable.
While Yuri was eating, Josh also briefly introduced the situation in his world.
However, when Josh mentioned the super soldiers like Red Skull and Captain America, as well as the cosmic cube and other people and objects, it clearly aroused Yuri’s great interest.
Chapter 54: Request
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“Francesca, are you asleep?” Josh walked out of the room and shouted downstairs.
“Not yet, sir. Do you need anything?” A young woman in her twenties with Italian heritage emerged from the stairs downstairs, one of the new maids in Josh’s house.
Because Josh and Margot were in Florida the entire winter, several experienced maids were also brought with them, leaving only two maids to take turns watching the house in Chicago.
Francesca was one of them.
“Is there anything to eat at home? If possible, prepare some vegetables, add enough for two people, and bring up two bottles of red wine!” Josh asked.
Although large-scale trading with Yuri was not possible, satisfying Yuri’s appetite temporarily was still possible. As for the supplies needed for the actual transaction, he had already called Lyndon Schneider to take care of it.
It should be ready by noon tomorrow.
“Mr. Kane, can I prepare beef steaks for the main course? For vegetables, there are some mushrooms, lettuce, carrots, and cabbage.” Francesca asked carefully.
“You can prepare whatever you like. Oh, and bring some fruits, too,” Josh said casually. It wasn’t like he was eating it himself, and as for Yuri… Before being bound by the dimensional beacon, this guy had spent more than a year in the Cretaceous period.
Although, as a superhuman proficient in mind control, he didn’t have to worry about survival issues and ate dinosaur meat daily.
But without proper cooking utensils and lacking seasonings, one can imagine what kind of life he had.
So even if it was just a few slices of dry bread, Yuri, at this moment, might consider it a delicacy.
“Okay, sir!” Francesca nodded and immediately went to prepare it.
Meanwhile, Josh continued to chat with Yuri. Although Josh had no interest in a lonely bald old man, the old man who had been lonely for more than a year and finally saw humans again was in the middle of a lively conversation, pulling Josh to chat non-stop.
Considering the super technology in the Red Alert world, Josh could only accompany him.
After listening to the other party’s rambling for over half an hour about how he gradually grew from a superpower test subject to Russia’s most important scientist and military commander, he became an ambitious dictator and even almost established a powerful Yuri Empire on the moon.
After listening to the other party’s nagging for over half an hour, Francesca finished cooking and brought it to the door.
Josh temporarily closed the trading system, opened the door, and let Francesca in.
However, after delivering the food, Francesca did not leave immediately. Instead, she looked at Josh hesitantly.
“Is there something you want to tell me, Francesca?” Josh immediately understood that she probably had something to say.
“Well, Mr. Cain, my brother was arrested last winter because he did something wrong. Because he speaks Italian, he was conscripted into the army. Last November, he was captured but rescued by Captain America. However, he was still shot during the escape and just recovered from his wounds. He has a month off and will return to Chicago next week.” Francesca said hesitantly.
“So?” Josh asked, feeling a little curious. Wasn’t it the same incident where Captain America saved Bucky and became famous last November? It wasn’t just the 107th Infantry Regiment where Bucky was located that Captain America saved, but also many other units, including British, French, and even Russian soldiers, totaling thousands of people. Because of this, Captain America became a hero in the United States and several other major Allied countries.
“It’s my mother. She knows you’re a big shot, so she wants me to ask if there’s any way to keep my little brother from being sent to the battlefield again. My father died last year due to an accident, and my brother is now the only male member of our family. My mother fears he won’t come back if he returns to the battlefield. Mr. Kane, please help me. I will do anything if you can help me!” Francesca pleaded.
“…Anything?” Despite being a thirty-something man, Josh’s mind immediately went to the wrong place.
He looked carefully at Francesca in her maid outfit… well, the proper maid outfit was actually very conservative, with a long skirt and a plain apron. However, her face was quite exquisite. She couldn’t be called stunning, but she was definitely an 8-point beauty.
But then Margaret’s exquisite face came to mind…and he shook his head.
“What’s his name? Which unit is he in?” Josh asked. It wasn’t a big deal for him, and a phone call would suffice. Besides, the maid was also part of the family; it wasn’t a big deal to ask for a small favor.
“Vito, Vito Scarlino! He serves in the 82nd Airborne Division’s 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment!” Francesca was afraid that Josh had rejected her at first, but she was thrilled to answer his question.
“Okay, I got it! I’ll take care of it!” Josh waved his hand to signal that Francesca could leave.
Francesca, who saw this, also quickly left the study.
Opening the trading device again, Yuri was still waiting. Josh traded the food and wine for two dinosaur eggs.
They were two Pachycephalosaurus eggs, but Yuri didn’t trade them for Josh to hatch or do anything else with them. He just wanted Josh to try them out.
According to him, Pachycephalosaurus eggs were the best-tasting eggs he had eaten in over a year.
“Delicious! This top-quality red wine is just a pity that I still prefer vodka!” Yuri took out the food and wine from the trading device and took a gulp.
“There will be vodka in tomorrow’s supplies. That stuff is cheap, and this bottle of red wine is enough to buy dozens of bottles of vodka.” Although Josh didn’t like drinking, seeing Yuri’s drinking habits made him roll his eyes. The small amount of red wine at home was all part of Margaret’s collection and was quite expensive.
But Yuri clearly didn’t care and ate his food heartily.
However, he only ate a few bites of the small steak and then gorged himself on the vegetable and fruit salad.
There was no way around it. Although there was no meat shortage in the Cretaceous period, vegetables were really scarce. Occasionally, he could only manage to get some tender ferns to substitute for vegetables, which was pretty miserable.
While Yuri was eating, Josh also briefly introduced the situation in his world.
However, when Josh mentioned the super soldiers like Red Skull and Captain America, as well as the cosmic cube and other people and objects, it clearly aroused Yuri’s great interest.
