At night, Snow Wave City.

On the first day that the two dream-chasing teenagers came to the land of dreams, they were severely hit.

That's it – they're probably going to be sleeping on the streets tonight.

Edie Campbell leaned against the white wall with a burden on her back.

Beside him, a brightly lit wooden door, the room was bustling with the shouts of human mercenaries and drinking, the peculiar wolf howls of jackals, and even the thunderous laughter of ogres, and at the same time, the aroma of ale and food wafted out.

The mixed scent burrowed into Edie's nose, and the aristocratic young master felt a little hungry.

But as soon as he thought that he might have to sleep on the road like a homeless homeless person tonight, he was in no mood to eat, although he was only the second son of Viscount Campbell, but he was also clothed and fed since he was a child, and he had suffered such grievances.

At this moment, Edie's merchant friend walked out of the door with a dejected face.

"It's full too. ”

Edie felt that the world was full of malice, but it was also expected, and he propped his hands on the wall, stood upright, and looked at the bright moon rising in the east in distress.

"Let's go, let's look again, there must be an empty room. ”

Merchant Milne wept and wailed.

"This is already the eighth house, if you want to go, I can't walk. ”

Edie's expression was serious, serious.

"Trust me, Milne, it's not more than nine. ”

Milne angrily hammered the wall beside him.

"It's not more than three, my friend! You said that from the third time, and it turned out that three, four, five, six, seven, and eight were all the same. ”

Edie's face collapsed instantly.

"Then what do you say? Could it be that we really want to sleep on the street? It's winter now!"

"It's not as bad as you think. ”

Milne shook his head, turning sideways to point to the benches on the side of the street.

"We can sleep on the benches, I checked when I came, the benches here are no more than two months old, and they are cleaned every day, they are very clean, we can spread our clothes and cover our faces for one night. ”

As soon as the words fell, two humans, who were also carrying burdens and dressed as a long journey, walked past them briskly and took the lead in occupying the two benches on the side of the road.

Edie shrugged as he looked at the two of his kind who had taken out their clothes and spread them on the bench, looking at his companion with a twitch in the corners of his mouth.

"Let's go, we're looking for a tavern, and if there's still no room available, let's find a bench. ”

"Okay, the last one. ”

Milne felt a little tired and moved weakly.

Grunt.

Edie glanced at the stomach of his merchant friend, Milne was just an ordinary man, and he didn't have the physical strength of himself as a mid-level warrior.

"Let's have a bite to eat here first. ”

With that, Edie took the lead towards the tavern, and Milne hurriedly followed.

Before entering, Milne looked up at the wooden board hanging from the tavern door, on which an abstract gnoll and a wine glass were drawn, and a few large, curvy letters.

Then the lights in the tavern lit up, and Milne read the big words.

"Wolves and wine. ”

Milne muttered.

"Sooner or later, I'll have my own tavern in Snow Tower. ”

The son of a wealthy merchant was full of resentment towards the tavern at this time.

Edie stepped over the threshold of the tavern and entered the noisy room, and the first thing he saw was a mahogany bar, behind which stood a gnoll in a red checkered waistcoat.

That's right, it's Sao Bao.

If it was just a red vest, then Edie would not think that this gnoll was sassy, in addition to the commotion vest, this gray gnoll with gray hair on his head and three gold rings in each ear.

The rude laughter of the mercenaries and monsters made the pampered noble young master frown, and he said loudly.

"Boss, give us a ....... ”

Before Edie could finish his sentence, the red-haired gnoll interrupted him.

"No, the room is full. ”

Apparently, the Gnolls have taken Edie, who is carrying a burden, as there have been too many humans like this since the route opened.

Edie was a little embarrassed, not because of the gnolls' misunderstanding, but because of his misunderstanding, and the gnolls' voice was female.

This gnoll is actually a mother!

With that, the female gnoll continued to wipe the oak glass in her hand and left Edie in the doorway.

Milne's voice rang out behind Edie, defusing the awkward scene.

"Ahem, hostess, we were just looking for something to eat. ”

"That's right. ”

The Gnoll proprietress looked up, and she was a little impressed by Milne, who had been here once.

"We have fresh marine fish and mussel shells, and of course, if you are not used to seafood, I also have beef and mutton, but the price is a little higher. ”

In order to avoid conflicts at checkout, the jackal proprietress took the lead in making things clear.

It's just that Edie looked at the smile of the jackal's boss lady, and no matter how she looked at it, she felt similar to the profiteer next to her.

The merchant, Milne, who didn't know the "slander" in his friend's mind, rolled his eyes as he looked at the gap between the thumb and forefinger of the gnoll proprietress and secretly rolled his eyes.

Is that a little bit?!It's several times more expensive, okay!

The overseas islands are rich in seafood, so the price is cheap, and the number of cattle and sheep is scarce, and the price is several times higher than that of the mainland, even Milne, the son of a wealthy merchant, is a little distressed to eat.

"No, we're tired of eating beef and mutton, let's have a grilled sea fish and a plate of braised fresh scallops. ”

Milne added, looking at the Big Stomach King Warrior to the side.

"Twenty more mud turtle eggs, ten steamed buns, and two cups of ale, let's leave it at that, not enough to add more. ”

Milne expertly ordered the food, and he was the one who negotiated with the tavernkeeper every time, and in the process, the shrewd merchant gathered a lot of useful information.

For example, the price of goods in overseas islands, the location of other taverns .......

After ordering, the two looked into the tavern.

There happened to be an empty table in the corner of the tavern, and the two of them walked past the other guests who were laughing loudly and came to sit down at the empty table.

Milne placed his burden on the wooden bench and hammered his aching thighs while Edie looked at the guests at the other table.

Among these guests, there are not many humans, most of them are monsters like jackals and fishmen, and there is even an ogre who is holding a wine barrel and drinking on his back.

While waiting for the food, Edie carefully observed the ogre who was sitting taller than himself, and to deal with these guys with amazing brute strength, it would take at least five mid-level fighters, or one high-level warrior, and there was also the possibility of capsizing in the gutter.

However, Edie is not afraid, along the way, although he has not seen many ogres, there are also a lot, and it is not strange to see more.

It didn't take long for the fish-man waiter to bring the food over with a tray.

At this time, the ogre, who was sitting on a solid wooden stool and drinking with his head up, found that the barrel was not watering, shook the barrel, and then realized that there was no wine, and smashed the empty barrel in his hand on the table.

Bang!

A loud bang overpowered all the voices in the tavern, and the scene fell silent, and Milne wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and picked up the spoon that had fallen to the ground in fright.

But the ogre didn't notice anything strange around it, and it wiped the wine stains from the corners of its mouth and chin with its large, millstone-like hands, and shouted.

"Little matchmaker!

"Hawke, you damn bastard! Roar what a roar!

Although the jackal proprietress screamed fiercely, she asked the kobold bartender to send the wine over with a smile on her face.

Ogre Hawk took the barrel and continued to drink, and the frightened drinkers did not dare to trouble an ogre.

Edie unripped open a mussel shell, sucked the delicious mussel meat into his mouth, and took another sip of ale, suppressing his frightened heart, and choosing to endure like the other guests.

Afterwards, the two of them had their own dinner, and soon the tavern was back to its lively atmosphere.

The two of them listened to the conversation of the other guests while eating, and the tavern was a mixed bag of all kinds of people, and it was a good place to gather information after drinking and spitting out the truth.

A human mercenary armor turned red from drinking, and said mysteriously to his companions.

"Have you heard? The Oblivion has discovered an underwater ruin in Stormwind Bay!"

Human Mercenary B looked disappointed.

"Hey, I thought something was going on, I knew about your news a day ago. ”

Although human mercenary B was disdainful, the corners of his mouth were quietly upturned, obviously feeling very proud that his news was one step ahead of others.

"However, most of the Forgotten Adventure Group can't go into the water, and can only stare at the ruins, hahaha. ”

The human mercenary C poured a sip of ale.

"Hey, it's a pity, the ruins are at the bottom of the sea, and even if we rush there, we won't even be able to drink a mouthful of soup. ”

The fish-man at the table next to him had his eyes lit up, obviously having an idea, and the human merchant at the other table said with a grin.

"If you really plan to go to the sea to make a fortune, you can buy underwater breathing potion, I have an alchemy master in my shop, as long as you can afford the price, hehehehe......." ”

Another mercenary slapped the table.

"Come on, Madi, just your little broken shop, and the alchemy master, I think it's an alchemy apprentice who has been kicked out of the academy, hahaha. ”

Everyone burst into laughter, and Madi, the businessman who was exposed, was not annoyed, but took the opportunity to stand up and solicit business.

"Everyone, everyone, I'm the owner of the Fandora Alchemy Shop in the White Shark Neighborhood - Madi, if you have any needs, you can come to me, just rush to this wonderful encounter today, and I will give you a nine-percent discount for anyone who comes to my store for the first time. ”

"Oh, Madi, you bastard, for the sake of new friends, you have to give us an account today!"

"Yes, yes, yes!

Everyone coaxed, and the businessman Ma Di couldn't resist it and hurriedly asked for mercy.

"Tomorrow, old friends will also be nine-fold!"

"Hahaha, a glass to our generous boss Madi!"

"Yes, to Boss Madi!"

Looking at the mercenary who raised his glass to toast, or rather celebrated victory, Milne shook his head, while admiring the methods of the Madi boss.

Maddy was not angry when he was exposed, but thought of his own business, and this open-mindedness, or rather the thickness of his skin, made the young Milne feel admired.

This is one of them.

Second, Madi's move has successfully attracted a wave of new customers for himself, as for the old customers who feel that they have received a 10% discount and take advantage of the cheap, have they really picked up the bargain?

Of course, the answer is yes, but this cheap is not as big as they imagined, Madi said that it is only tomorrow that there is a discount, and if the mercenaries do not have a task, they rarely buy expensive alchemy items.

Therefore, Madi's nine-percent discount promised not much profit to lose, and this move instantly added Madi's image in the hearts of the mercenaries, and if the mercenaries needed alchemy items in the future, the first thing they would think of was this "generous" Madi boss.

Even if the mercenaries have a task and run to buy alchemy items tomorrow, Madi is not a loss, the initial cost of a store is the most, at this time Madi is not rich, maybe he is still burdened with loans, and the mercenaries buy the items and let Madi return the funds.

It can be seen that Madi will definitely be a successful businessman.

Milne took his glass and walked over to his colleague's table, intending to get acquainted.

A successful businessman is inseparable from excellent connections.

Edie's focus is noticeably different from that of his merchant friends, and he is more concerned about the ruins.

But he wasn't one of those reckless mercenaries who thought he could really make a fortune in the ruins, Edie was educated as an aristocratic and always saw through the situation, and on the way he came, he heard many times about the name of the Forgotten Adventure Troupe.

Such an adventure group with an official background must be able to contact the fish-man high-level, when these idiots who heard the news and bought a large number of underwater breathing drugs ran over, how could they compete with the fish-man masters underwater?

The end result is most likely to be a loss of money.

But this news is not without value to Edie, there must be a high-level Forgotten Adventure Party around the ruins, such a powerful official Adventure Party, which is exactly what the newcomer Edie is eager to join.

Edie's eyes lit up, and he wondered if he should buy some underwater breathing potions, go to the ruins of Stormwind Bay, and behave well in front of the Forgotten Adventure Party higher-ups, so as to gain the appreciation of the Adventure Party's higher-ups and join the Forgotten Adventure Party.

There is a world of difference between the treatment of taking the initiative to join and receiving an invitation to join.

At a meal, the two of them ate very satisfied, they got a lot of information, and just as they were about to get up to settle the bill, a Hedong lion broke out at the tavern bar...... , wolf roar.

"What?not enough money?!Hawke!You bastard can't pay the bill?!"

When the two of them heard it, they understood what was going on.

Ogre - Hawke drank a lot of alcohol and didn't have enough money to settle the bill.

But it was none of their business, and the two got up and walked to the bar.

Ogre - Hawke was about to argue something with the Gnoll Boss Lady when the Gnoll Boss Lady waved her hand impatiently, interrupting the Ogre to continue, and it spoke to the two well-fed outsiders.

"Two guests from afar, I think you don't seem to have a place to stay, do you?"

"Oh yes. ”

Edie was stunned for a moment, then surprised.

"Is there a room available?"

"Nope. ”

The gnoll proprietress spread her hands.

Edie: "....... ”

"I have a solution, though. ”

The jackal-man proprietress pointed to the drunken ogre next to the two.

"Hawke's guy lives nearby, he happens to have a spare room, and if you can pay for his drinks, I think he'll be happy to take you in, right? Hawke!"

The drunken ogre, Hawke, nodded.

"That's right! I have a guest room in my house. ”

Let the two of them stay for one night, and it will not lose a piece of meat, but it can save a lot of money for wine, and a fool is not willing to do it.

The two looked at each other.

Under the bright moonlight, on the white streets of Xuetao City.

Edie and Milne, a pair of homeless travelers, follow behind the ogre, Hawke, whose sheer size obscures the moonlight and shadows the two of them.

Milne felt like a dream at the moment, and he leaned into his companion's ear and whispered.

"So, we're going to stay with an ogre?!"

Idi Muran nodded, and they agreed to the Gnoll's suggestion to help the ogre-Hawk make up the drink.

As for the reason for agreeing, both Edie and Milne already knew the fact that the monsters of the overseas islands never ate intelligent creatures.

But even so, the two of them still felt nervous about this moment.

Humans lodge in the ogre's house!

Merchant - Milne covers his face.

Oh my God, the world is crazy!

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Chapter 253: The Journey of the Viscount's Second Son (Part II)