Chapter 14: William Wales
And so, this strange scene was playing out in the Golden Hall, and at the table sat two men of different colors and races, and the old man was enjoying the freshly fried steak with a relaxed face, and Erwell stood behind him respectfully like a butler.
The girl had silver cutlery and another steak in front of her, but she was too nervous to do it.
"Miss, if you don't eat it again, this steak will be cold. Looking at Nohara's appearance, Erwell politely and elegantly reminded.
"Alas, let you be cautious when you touch the fish, don't drill when you see the basement, you just don't listen, this time you actually got into the headquarters of the Round Table Council, are you a gopher?" Fenglong's voice was sent into this restaurant through the microphone, and the two gossip men with families in the chat room had long been dragged away by work matters, so Fenglong simply connected his voice directly to the microphone channel in the Golden Hall.
"You also said, what if you don't do this job, and there is no living expenses, it is impossible to work part-time. Nohara retorted unconvinced, "You can only make a living by touching fish, these wizards' treasure troves are exciting, and the puppets inside are valuable." β
Fenglong said in a tone that he was defeated by you: "I think you are obviously touching porcelain, you must be looking forward to some tentacle monster or something...... Do you really have to be caught by a dark wizard one day and flattened by a round and pinched to learn a lesson? β
Nohara immediately shook his head like a jumping god: "Don't, don't, it's slimy, it looks disgusting, I don't like that kind of monster!"
"That's not the point, is it? What the hell are you looking at when you're alone at home? Is the slimy point?" said the dragon.
While eating the steak, William watched the two people amuse with interest, he rarely saw His Excellency Fenglong put on the elder rack to reprimand someone, this young honorary member of the round table should actually be regarded as the one who has been taught the most in the round table, and now the two people are like brothers teaching their sisters, but this combination of Chinese and Japanese really looks a little funny.
"Recently, a collector's edition figure came out, I want to buy it and put it at home, let me tell you, Duoduoliang is great, how do you know that they are raising prices, isn't this sucking the blood of the house! What if I don't come out to get a vote?" Nohara showed an aggrieved expression, and bitterly stated his reason for stealing, but this reason sounded too strange.
"Is this the reason why you ran out to steal things? Anyway, we just received a report a few days ago, saying that a natural Asian woman suddenly appeared on the black market, selling alchemy materials and gems in large quantities, and the quality of the goods provided was also uneven, so that I was interrogated by the old bastard of Galahad for a long time, it turned out to be you?" Fenglong remembered that he was still paying attention to the incident on Tristan Island a few days ago, and was suddenly inexplicably questioned by Galahad for a long time with this reason, and he was still at a loss for the second monk, and now all the mysteries seem to have been revealed.
"I'll interject this, Your Excellency Fenglong, this girl does have something to do with you, in this respect, Your Excellency Galahad really didn't wronged you, that Sage is still as sharp as ever, I really admire his insight, unlike me, who can't do anything when I'm a little older. When William finished eating a steak, Erwell immediately handed over a delicate handkerchief, and the old man wiped the sauce from the corner of his mouth and said with a smile.
"Pull it down, Your Excellency Walsh, your appetite is still so good, there is an old Chinese saying that Lian Po is old, can you still eat, your appetite is not bad with a rice bucket of rice, and the general Lian Po with ten catties of meat is not bad, fortunately, this stupid girl didn't think about knocking you out at the time, otherwise I would really have to collect her body." Fenglong sighed, and it didn't look like he was joking.
"Hahaha, Your Excellency Fenglong is really good at telling jokes, who can I beat with this old bone, the days of dancing knives and guns are over, and now I am just a lonely old man who stays at the headquarters, so don't lift me up. William smiled modestly as Urwell served him a new steak beside him, and the old man began to compete with the steak in front of him again.
"This is not like William Walsh would say, the five masters of the round table have withered to this day, and you are already one of the few pillars of the round table. Fenglong said without a hint of falsehood, although he was arrogant and presumptuous, but he was full of respect for the forerunners of these round tables, he was different from the new councillors like Seltic, William Wales belonged to the second generation of round table members, and after the first generation of members of the round table council, the second generation of round table members who brought the round table to glory, in this old man's youth, he had a magic wand in one hand and a pistol in the other, and the way he shot was as elegant as his spell in legend, in his time, he was known as the most likely successor to the fast gunnerγ
Fenglong didn't tell Nohara about it, the kind old man in front of her was actually very dangerous, if she really attacked just now, according to William's shooting, she could be hit with 6 blood holes in an instant.
"I don't dare to take this seriously, you are the ultimate weapon of the Round Table, we old things should have retired a long time ago, and enjoyed the food and the rest of our lives in a villa with the ocean and green mountains. William only smiled at Fenglong's words, for a man of his age, fame was as nihilistic as glory, and he had already passed the age when he wanted to be in the limelight.
"Well, can I interject a sentence, you two are chatting so happily, can I go?"
A member of the round table chatted so happily, and said timidly, this is a conversation between two monsters, she is not a wizard and can't do magic, but she has touched into the treasure house of many wizards to steal things, and she also knows something about the market in the wizarding world, each member of the round table is a seemingly kind monster, with unimaginable privileges in his hands, they are the kings of wizards, and they can determine the development and direction of the wizarding world.
Now one of these giants sits across from him, kindly slicing the steak into his mouth. Nohara could feel that what the dragon said was true, and the old man in front of him was obviously old and wrinkled, but when he raised the knife and fork, the movements of his hands were precisely able to insert into the specified texture of the steak, as if his hands had never grown old. The old man's age-spotted skin was covered with distinct joints, and his fingers were slender and well-maintained, like the palms of a fast gunner.
"Miss, don't worry, this kind of thing can't be rushed, or do you not want to have dinner with an old man or something?" William stretched out his hand and pointed to the plate in front of Nohara, he smiled encouragingly, " Try Mr. Erwell's craft, it's really great, I haven't had such a perfect steak in many years, the last time I had such a great steak was in the Sahara desert, I was stuck in the middle of the desert, starved for three or four days, all living on beetles and lizards, and when my colleagues found me, I was lying on the dunes waiting to die, and a vulture was hovering above me, waiting for me to take my last breath. But five minutes later I ate the freshly fried steak, hahaha, the taste is really unforgettable, there is a recipe called escape from death. William nodded in satisfaction, and he casually told Nohara the story of his youth.
Nohara was a little nervous, she really didn't have the appetite to eat at this time, the food in front of her was indeed very tempting, but it depended on what atmosphere it was, she faced the round table members, her heart was in her throat, how could she be in the mood to eat, just the nervousness made her feel full.
"You better eat something, the old man is old, no one to eat with him, he is actually quite lonely, think about it, a retired old man, alone in this ghost place where birds don't, we can't use this place once for a few months for a meeting, tell me what kind of living people he usually sees?"
"It's not so miserable, hahaha, Your Excellency Fenglong really likes to exaggerate the facts, don't we all take turns to stay for a while?" William was very cheerful and didn't get too entangled in this matter, he pointed to Erwell beside him and said, "Well, I think it's good that Mr. Erwell is with me, an old man." β
Erwell bowed respectfully: "It is my supreme honor to be able to serve the members of the Round Table, especially when it is still His Excellency William. β
"I like the momentum of you young people, who always talk about glory, and even we old people don't care much about glory. William said.
"Without your ancestors, we young people would not even be qualified to discuss glory. Erwell still stood respectfully beside William, and his answer made William smile with some relief.
"But in the end, this world still belongs to you young people, don't be modest, that's the case. William said meaningfully.
The young man he was referring to was clearly self-aware and protested dissatisfiedly: "Don't try to throw all the blame at me!
"Those who can work harder. William took a sip of tea, and the old man had something to say.
"Alright, you're an old fox like Galahad, neither of you are good people, and the current round table wasn't packaged and sold by you old fellows, so they should be thankful. Feng Long said quietly, these wizards are getting older and better, especially the old immortals of the Round Table Council, they have all become elites.
"Hehe, too, the older a person gets, the more refined he becomes. William did not deny this kind of thing, and at his age, he was almost immune to it.
"Ha, you're so idle, I still have something to do here, this girl must not embarrass her, you are an old gentleman, I guess you won't embarrass such a little girl, right? Send her out well, lest she step into the pit halfway." William didn't know what this guy was up to, but he had been very quiet lately, and had been in China for a few days without running around. All wizards entering China must report to the Frontal Dragon, but Blade must report to the Roundtable Council every time the Blade Dragon leaves the country, and the contract is a two-way street.
"Okay, since she is a friend of Your Excellency, then I will not treat her as an intruder or a thief, and I will send her away properly. However, can your friend take out the alchemy gems in his backpack? It's not a treasure, but we'll lose a lot of the puppet's power until the next alchemist replenishes the gems with us, and without their help, I can't keep the Golden Hall neat and beautiful with my old bones. William heartily agreed, and at the same time he squeezed his eyes at Nohara, who realized that the bulging backpack was still on her back, and it was stuffed with high-quality alchemy gems.
Nohara smiled embarrassedly, quickly put her backpack on the table, then stood up and jumped, she had a black tights on her body that had no other place to hide gems, and in this way she proved that she really didn't carry anything.
"That's okay, Nohara girl, I've said it all, go back to China honestly,
Don't get involved with these wizards, why don't you listen...... I won't clear your memory this time, you will obediently go back to Japan at home, and I will take the time to come and see you in a few days. Fenglong had a headache for this little thief, but now he really couldn't pull out, so he could only say this first.
"Okay, I'll wait for you at my house, you should know where my house is, right?" Nohara was still a little sorry for the gem in her hand, and when she heard that Fenglong was coming to see her, her expression finally looked a little better.
"Huh...... Wait a minute, I'll flip through my phone memos, I remember the saved ......," Feng Long said unkindly.
"Hahaha, Your Excellency Fenglong, how can a girl's address be easily lost, don't delay your love experience for the affairs of the council, young people's lives are incomplete if they don't fall in love. At this time, William was like an elder, and taunted Fenglong Dao in a tone of lesson, and said that Fenglong jumped to his feet in anger in the cave.
"Don't tell you an old immortal,, the more you talk, the more angry you become, it's not a matter of minutes for me to find a girlfriend?" Fenglong raised his middle finger in the cave, regardless of whether William could see it or not. "Let's go, the dumplings here are going to stick to the pan again. β
William looked at the ceiling and smiled, and Nohara's expression was a little embarrassed.
"Ha, don't mind, Your Excellency Fenglong is such a person, isn't it interesting?" asked William in a kind tone.
"I ...... I know that he ...... It's always been like this. Nohara stammered in reply.
"Well, there's still some for dinner, Miss Nohara, can you tell me how you and Lord Fenglong met?" asked William in a very casual tone.
Nohara originally wanted to fool this old man at will, but in front of this old man, she was very nervous, and she didn't even know if lying would bring ruin, so she could only answer honestly: "I stole ...... before." When he was doing something, he strayed into a wizard's house and was caught by him. β
"Hmm~ It seems that Miss Nohara is still a habitual offender. William and Erwell glanced at each other, both with helpless smiles on their faces, making Nohara embarrassed to find a crack to get into.
"Ah, please go on, don't pay attention to me, people don't be quiet when they listen to stories when they're old. William pushed the plate, and Erwell immediately put away the plate and cutlery, William wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and motioned for Nohara to continue.
"I thought it was in the hands of some kind of neuropathy, he likes to play role-playing with beautiful girls and stuff like that, but in fact he did the same, the wizard didn't seem to have a normal brain, when he tied me up, and then when he was taking off his pants......" Nohara didn't want to recall the memory of that day, but he didn't feel embarrassed to say it.
"Oh, it seems that Miss Nohara has luckier, as we all know, His Excellency Fenglong was not a quiet person before he became a member of the Round Table, and his favorite thing is to do justice everywhere, in his more informal and crude way, of course. William's eyebrows were raised, as if he was interested in Nohara's story.
"Yes, the wizard's pants were halfway off, and I was stupefied, and I thought I was going to be ...... , and then happened to meet Fenglong there as a volunteer policeman. When Nohara said this, he couldn't help but snicker in his heart.
At that time, the snot and tears of his crying were all pasted together, and he regretted his death in his heart, and said that if he had the opportunity to escape from the hands of this neurotic, he would wash his hands and be a new person in the future, but before he was halfway through crying, a Chinese kicked the wizard's basement door open, and the wizard was beaten in a socialist style before he could lift his pants, and his dirty attempt was strangled in the cradle.
"Well, the scene must have been interesting, hahaha, I could have imagined that scene even if I wasn't there in person, thank you, Miss, it's a good story. William replied kindly. "For this story, I can give you a private reward for making a boring old man laugh. β
The old man said as he took out 2o ordinary gold coins from his wallet and lined them up on the dining table. "This should be enough for the young lady to gain from a trip, of course, it can't be compared to those alchemy gems, but it should be more than enough for what you want to buy. β
Nohara looked at the gold coins on the table and swallowed his saliva, the gold coins of this group of wizards are all made of pure gold, even if they are directly sold at the bank, they can be exchanged for a large sum of money, although they did not get so many high-quality alchemy gems, but this trip can be regarded as a bumper harvest.
"Well, since Miss doesn't want to dine yet, then Mr. Erwell, send this young lady away, and ask Miss to forget where this place is, and forget everything that is born here, otherwise these secrets will cause you a lot of trouble for a Muggle like Miss who can't do magic. William bowed slightly and lowered his head in the seat, "People are old, and they want to sleep when they are full." β
Nohara looked at William who lowered his head, she was still looking carefully, and suddenly someone patted her back lightly. She was startled, and when she turned around, she saw Erwell behind her, and bowed to her slightly, "Miss, please go this way." β
Nohara nodded as if she didn't understand, she couldn't help it at this time, and she really didn't want to stay in this kind of place for a long time.
So Nohara followed behind Erwell, a qualified butler, towards the exit of the underground facility.