As he spoke, the old kobold picked up the teacup and gestured, "For the sake of our precious friendship, I propose that everyone replace the wine with tea, and toast." ”

Hearing this, Milne picked up the teacup and replied with a stiff smile: "This tea is really a little hot, let's drink it after it cools." ”

The old kobold looked down at the still steaming tea, and smiled embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I was negligent." ”

Hammilton always paid attention to the looks of both sides, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow as he watched the changes in Milne and Grant's expressions before and after.

Then he looked down at the teacup in front of him, staring at the slightly rippling dark green tea, and his curiosity rose for a moment.

Is this really something to drink? Is this thing really delicious?

Curiosity was like poison, slowly eroding Hamilton's sanity, and then he actually picked up the teacup and carefully put it to his lips.

Bennett next to him had already tasted the taste of grass seed tea, and was desperately glaring at him at this time.

However, Hanmilton's attention was all on the tea, and he didn't notice the other party's hint at all.

Bennett couldn't make too much of a move, so he had to watch the other party take a small sip.

It was this small bite that made Hammidon's eyes suddenly widen, and the bitter, astringent, and sour tastes exploded in his mouth like cannonballs, madly stimulating his taste buds.

The bitter one makes people unappetizing, the astringent one makes the mouth numb, and the sour one is like freshly squeezed lemon juice poured into the mouth.

Hamilton had only one thought at this time: Is this special tea? This special is obviously poison!

He desperately tried to swallow the tea into his stomach so as not to cause the displeasure of the owner of the place.

However, Hamilton still overestimated his willpower, and he finally failed to swallow the tea into his stomach, and poofed it all out.

The abrupt move attracted the attention of everyone present, including the old kobold, and everyone's eyes looked at him.

Milne and Grant looked at Hammiton with respect in their eyes, and of course more banter, they didn't expect that anyone would dare to drink this grass seed tea.

Grass seed tea is made by grinding bitter mustard seeds, a plant common in the Ambrizette Mountains that has the effect of paralyzing nerves, healing trauma, and to put it bluntly, medicine.

If you are injured, crushing this plant and sprinkling it on the wound can relieve the pain in time, stop the bleeding quickly, and speed up the self-healing of the wound.

Because the living conditions of the natives were poor, and there were no doctors or priests to treat the wounds and diseases, this bitter mustard seed became a healing elixir and was regarded as a treasure by the natives.

The old kobold took out this kind of thing to entertain them, and did not mean to be stingy or embarrassed by them, but really regarded them as the most honored guests.

It's just that he overlooked an important factor, which is that the human taste is not the same as the taste of kobolds.

Kobolds drink bitter mustard seeds sweetly and sourly, while in humans they drink only bitter and sour.

Hammidon didn't dare to tell his true experience, he noticed the old kobold's puzzled eyes, and said with a dry smile: "This tea...... It's delicious, but it's a little hot. ”

Hearing this, the old kobold showed a funny expression: "You humans have a saying, it seems that you can't drink hot tea in a hurry." ”

The four of them were speechless for a while, this old kobold is not highly educated, and he likes to show off, which really makes people laugh.

However, the old kobold didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his words, and while he was drying tea, he glanced back and forth over the four of them, and then asked, "What is the matter with the distinguished guests coming to the Didi tribe?"

Milne was the first to speak, "We are adventurers from Southern Wilderness County, so we naturally came here to do business with you and at the same time to investigate the situation in the lower mountains. ”

"You know, now that the demons have taken over the Ambrizette Mountains, we're having a hard time, and we're going to have to find a way to make a living. ”

When the old kobold heard him say that he wanted to do business, his eyes suddenly flashed like a merchant-like philistine, but when he heard the word demon behind him, his expression instantly became gloomy.

Han Milton keenly noticed the change in the other party's expression, his brain turned quickly, and he immediately spoke: "Actually, our main purpose is to do business. ”

The old kobold also noticed the change in his mood, and hurriedly showed a smile on his face, and explained a little apologetically: "I'm very sorry, every time I hear the word demon, I always unconsciously think of those dead clansmen. ”

Everyone knows that this kobold tribe was driven out of the depths of the Ambrizette Mountains by demons, and they must have fought against demons a long time ago, and they know the strength of the other party

Quantity.

The four of them looked at each other, and Hammidon asked, "You also had a conflict with the demons?"

The old kobold knew what he wanted to ask, so he replied without reservation: "The Didi tribe used to live at the foot of Mount Amboa, and there were more than 20,000 people in total, and although they were not rich, they could barely survive. ”

"However, the silence was shattered by the arrival of demons, and the cruel monsters killed many of our people and took over our homeland. ”

"We fought back, but there were so many demons that we couldn't defeat them, so we had to migrate to the periphery, and we ended up here. ”

Now that the topic has been brought to this point, Hammidon no longer beats around the bush, and asks again: "How many demons are there, how strong are they, and how much land do they occupy?"

The old kobold looked at him suspiciously, didn't he say that it was good to talk about business, how could he talk about demons?

Seeing this, Hamilton hurriedly explained: "Since we are doing business, we must always ask everything clearly, I don't know what you need, but we need herbs, precious stones, animal skins and other things in the mountains and forests. ”

"I'm sorry for my directness, but if the demons take up too much land, I'm worried that you won't be able to exchange items of corresponding value. ”

When the old kobold heard this, his worries were slightly reduced, and the native's brain was not very bright, so he didn't think about it deeply.

After a moment's deep groaning, he said truthfully: "There are many demons, maybe hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, or even tens of millions, and our Didi tribe alone has been besieged by nearly half a million demons. ”

"Of course, it is not only our Didi tribe that has been attacked by demons, but also the tribes living in the depths of the mountain range have all suffered heavy losses, and many of them have even been wiped out. ”

"But don't worry, now that the great tribes have joined forces to form a close alliance against the demons, it won't be long before we fight back and reclaim our homeland. ”

The old kobold was obviously very smart, and he first said the strength of the demon to set off the strength of his tribe.

Then he said that many tribes had suffered heavy losses and even been exterminated, and while showing off their strength, he was also telling Hammidon and others: There are not many people you can trade with.

In the end, he said that the natives formed an anti-demon alliance to stabilize the emotions of the four people, so as not to really scare them.