Chapter 337
The bar was crowded because there were too many people. The waiter led the three of Xinghai and moved to the corner of the first floor against the wall, where there was also a small round table. As he walked over, Xinghai took a closer look and found 8 elves, 54 dwarves, 107 orcs, and 88 inhumans of his own race.
"This bar used to be reserved for mercenaries, so what you see here is mostly adventurers. There are a lot of people of different races because of this. Lausanne noticed that Xinghai had been watching the other people in the bar, so he said.
"For mercenaries?" Xinghai obviously hadn't heard of it.
"yes, yes. Before the formation of the Adventurers' Union, there was a mercenary association. However, it is not officially registered, but is organized by some mercenaries and adventurers. Their meeting points are bars, which can be found in all cities. This is the mercenary stronghold of Normas, and you can look for these bars in other cities in the future. Lausanne picked up the large glass of wine on the table and drank it clean in one gulp.
"After walking for so long, I really feel very comfortable drinking a large glass of orchid wine, especially this kind of high-end wine. Lausanne pointed to the big shot glass in front of Xinghai. The inside is a pale blue liquid, but if you look at it from above, you can see a darker blue liquid floating on the surface of the pale liquid. The dark blue liquid makes up one-fifth, staying in the middle of the light blue liquid, and the two flow, but do not mix together. Intertwined, yet independent of each other. This is the characteristic of Lanjiu, and the more dark blue liquor there is, the more premium the Lanjiu. Orchid wine is a very popular liquor, ordinary light blue orchid wine is cheap, and the taste is not bad, it is very refreshing to drink, and the spicy taste is not heavy, but if you drink too much, your head will hurt when you wake up the next day. The one I ordered in Lausanne was a high-end orchid, and it was of the first grade, with a stronger aroma, but the problem of hangover headaches did not exist. This pinline is 10 times more expensive than the average wine. There are a lot of adventurers, after making a lot of money, celebrate and like to drink this until you get drunk.
Later, mercenaries and adventurers proposed the establishment of a formal organization, and when the adventure guild was formed, the bar was eliminated. But there are still plenty of adventurers who like to come to the mercenary bar, where they hang out, party, and occasionally have special quests to be released. Lausanne waited for Xinghai to finish the tempered cup of orchid wine before he said slowly.
"The Adventurers' Guild is modeled after the Hunters' Guild, but it has more stringent conditions for membership and no restrictions at all. This makes the number of registered adventurers very large, but it also means that there are many adventurers who have never really taken risks in their lives. The Hunter Association is different in that the conditions for becoming a hunter are harsh, and you have to go through layers of selection. And the Hunters' Guild sometimes has mandatory tasks. Those missions are very dangerous, and the corresponding hunters are well paid. It can be said that every high-level adventurer wants to be a licensed hunter. The hunter's license has more rights than even the nobility of many countries. When Lausanne said this, he stared at Xinghai's face carefully, but found that Xinghai was indifferent. He sighed and continued: "So, Xinghai, if you want to become a hunter, you have to be prepared, you must first have strong strength, and then you must learn to be flexible. It is said that the tests of the Hunters' Association are never fixed, completely irregular, and sometimes even brain tests. In short, after the hunter test every year, I will always be scolded, saying that the content of those tests is too bad..."
Hunter assessments, from traps to jungle beasts, from ruined deserts to large islands, extreme fitness, strength, speed, and the occasional intelligence test. The most famous of the hunter tests is that several levels are full of intelligence questions, all kinds of messy history and science and technology questions. It was only a helpless scholar who finally passed that time. A true scholar who had no cultivation at all became a hunter, which was the most shocking news at that time.
Lausanne was drinking as he told a gonzo about the hunter test. Rocky poured a glass of wine into the drunkenness. Xinghai put his hands on the table, his palms supported his chin, and listened with relish, imagining what kind of questions he would encounter in the test in two years, and what he would do after passing.
The bar is lively, but it's not chaotic. Every customer who comes here retains respect for the traditional profession of adventurers. They don't make trouble here, and even if there is a conflict, they all go outside to solve it. For these adventurers, such a small bar is a sacred place in their hearts, and its status is even equal to that of a hunter's license. They racked their brains to reminisce and tell adventures and jokes, whether they had experienced them or heard them, they laughed out loud with all their might, and the laughter was both sighing and remembrance, and they would not stop drinking as long as they had the strength to pick up their glasses. Drinking, laughing, and taking risks are the most important components of these people's lives. This is true of the vast majority of adventurers.
"That person is the owner of this generation of bars. Lausanne gestured to the edge of the bar. A handsome middle-aged man with a well-mannered manner, a neat outfit, short energetic hair, and a thin scar on his left cheek. The scar runs down from the forehead and across the eyes. The injury was not ugly, and it even made this middle-aged man who was too pale look even more manly. The man sat there, and the bartender at the bar took every opportunity to talk to him, but he just listened quietly, drinking at a steady pace. Lausanne waited for Xinghai to take a closer look and then said: "Don't look at him like a scholar, he is actually an out-and-out fanatical adventurer. If it weren't for the serious injuries and the need to inherit the bar, I would still be venturing around the world. He leaned into Xinghai's ear and whispered, "It is said that he has obtained an official hunter's license from the Hunters' Association. ”
Xinghai didn't say anything, he just stared at the middle-aged man tightly, as if he wanted to see something from the man's face.
Much later. Only then did Lausanne open his mouth and say to Xinghai: "There are no flowers on his face, don't look at it." It's almost time, let's go back and rest. Tomorrow I'll take you to those places that have special features. ”
In the next two days, under the leadership of Lausanne, Xinghai relied on a rented car to walk around the streets and alleys of the entire southwest city.
The weather was nice, the sky was clear and the sea breeze was blowing. On the right side of the seaside pier facing Normas. There is a tall stone tower, which is not very large, only three stories high, and is far away from the lighthouse of the harbor. The tower is surrounded by a circle of steps that stretch from the first floor to the third floor. Outside the three-story stone tower, a ship floats. The ship is about 40 meters long, with a large propeller at the stern that is constantly turning, this is a spaceship, or more precisely, an airship. A ladder stretched out from the airship, just on the platform on the third floor of the stone tower. There were several people standing on the platform, preparing to board the airship. The three of them stood at the edge of the platform.
"Alright, don't send us off. This airship flying around the Empire will be able to send us home safely. Lausanne said to the boy standing in front of him. Rocky was carrying two boxes, and behind him, he also looked at the sea of stars.