The dilapidated wooden door, the swaying signboard depicts a wine glass with a red beard, mixed with the smell of barbecue, fermented ale and sweat, as if to seduce the guest to the door. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It was not yet noon, and the sleepy-eyed tavern boy was still yawning and wiping his glass, while the boss counted last night's income behind the counter. It wasn't until he saw Loren and Ain walk in that he kicked the little brother's ass and asked him to hurriedly go up to greet the guests.

Ain, who was silent, sat directly by the window, but Loren carefully interrogated a few words with great interest, and then ordered a few things.

It's just a tavern, but it's quiet because it's not yet evening. Presumably Lorento gave a silver coin as a tip, and the courteous tavern boy quickly brought it up.

Fragrant lamb chops, cinnamon-scented baked apples, fried golden crispy smoked fish and bread stacked on top of each other, plus two large glasses of rye wine and two baked potato pies – a classic tavern fare that is simple yet mouth-watering.

Especially the baked potato pie, this dish can make a serious person like Dalton can't help but want to try it, naturally it is not unreasonable.

First of all, prepare some fresh meat, of course, pork is fine, but beef is better. Ground the meat into a puree and stir-fry with a teaspoon of olive oil until the meat foam is white. Add the diced onion and minced garlic to taste, until the color of the onion is completely transparent.

Then add a small glass of wine and a small glass of water, wait slowly for the pot to boil, add the thyme and start cooking, and wait quietly for about 20 minutes.

Wait until the water in the pot has evaporated almost halfway, then add the flour and stir clockwise to thicken the gravy. The thicker the soup, the more delicious the final taste. Sprinkle some salt evenly, and if you can have pepper, especially black pepper, it will be even better, and the strong and spicy flavor will be more tempting to the appetite.

The boiled potatoes are then mashed to make mashed potatoes. Add butter and fresh milk and stir slowly. Then the beef is served on a plate, covered with fully prepared mashed potatoes, with some grated cheese depending on the taste, and finally sent to the oven and you're good to go.

It's not a lot of work overall, but it's a delicious treat – the fluffy and supple mashed potatoes that are characteristic of ground meat combine to create a thick and sticky gravy that permeates the pie and blooms in your mouth with the grated cheese that is sprinkled on the outside. Even those who have just woken up will have an appetite in the face of this enticing scent.

Enjoying the delicious taste in his mouth and taking a sip of mellow rye wine, Loren was quite satisfied with the meal, and reluctantly dipped the bread in the remaining gravy on the plate and put it into his mouth. Only then did he raise his head and look at the little wizard who was still silent.

"You're here for the second time, how do you feel?"

"Uh, I ...... It's okay. The slightly shy little wizard lowered his head like a frightened squirrel: "The last time I came with Mentor Dalton, I ate these ...... too"

What the hell am I talking about?! The little wizard keeps scolding himself in his heart, is this what he should say when he eats with others?!

Speaking of which, why did I agree to him in a daze, shouldn't I be more reserved at this time? No, no, no...... It must be too strange, why did he only invite himself and not bring Isaac with him? Could it be that he was found out, and he was going to expose himself in private? Or else......

The little wizard who was full of cranky thoughts, his blue eyes were about to turn into mosquito coils, and he didn't even realize that the wine glass was poured, and the black ale was about to be sprinkled on the wide wizard's robe in an instant.

"Ah——!!!!h

At the last moment, Loren, who suddenly got up, grabbed the wine glass that was about to fall, and his face was almost in front of Ain. The little wizard who screamed froze, and could faintly feel the other's breath on his cheeks.

"What are you thinking?" Loren, who smiled slightly, put the wine glass in front of Ain again, and then picked up his own: "Come and have a drink with me." ”

"Uh, but, but......" The little wizard who was about to pick up his glass was stunned, "You're not going to come out just for a meal, are you?"

"Of course. Nodding as a matter of course, Loren marveled at the other party's incomparable intuition in his heart: "The main thing is that there are some things that I think may be better with you." ”

The little wizard cried out over and over again in his heart, but his face was still very calm, but his hands were still trembling.

"Isaac found some clues from that spell book, and the wizard who assassinated Father Anthony probably visited the tavern, so I speculate that there are probably traces of the other party here. Loren said calmly, "So I'm going to come here to investigate." ”

"Is that all?" Ain asked, not knowing whether to be disappointed or relieved.

"I was going to come with Isaac, but in this kind of thing...... I think Ain should be more careful, maybe you can find something I can't see, so I'll have to trouble you again. Loren smiled earnestly, but a hint of realization flashed in the corner of his eyes: "And although it is not appropriate to say this, I believe you more than Isaac." ”

I see...... The little wizard who relaxed a little, but a trace of pride rose in his heart - sure enough, he still believed in me more. Well, no matter what, I'm definitely going to have to be more careful than that pretentious idiot.

"What exactly should I do?" Ain, who was a little nervous, couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, wait until this meal is finished. Loren, who was drinking rye wine unhurriedly, said very leisurely: "Enjoy a good meal, and then we will officially begin." ”

The helpless little wizard had no choice but to continue to hold the wine glass in his hand, drinking without a sip, looking at the leisurely Loren as if he had nothing to do there, he couldn't help but be a little annoyed in his heart.

Really, I ...... Why are you in a hurry with this guy?

It was noon, and Loren, who had eaten all the bread, still had no intention of leaving his seat, but there were more and more people in the tavern. Ain, who was able to sit still at first, was surrounded by noisy conversations and the smell of sweat, and his mood became more and more agitated.

It was only then that Loren stood up and walked over to the tavern owner who was greeting guests around the hall, and explained a few words to the other man, but the boss didn't seem to understand. Then Loren said a few more times, and discussed with him very patiently, and several times the other party wanted to leave, but was pulled back by Loren.

Finally, the tavern owner was completely anxious, obviously the time at noon could not be wasted on such a guest, and directly stuffed Loren with a bunch of keys, pushing and shoving him to go upstairs, Loren, who had a helpless expression, stood on the stairs and beckoned to the little wizard who was still in his position, and the impatient Ain immediately followed.

"What the hell were you doing?"

"I need all the concierge keys for this tavern. Loren shook the keychain in his hand: "It's here now." ”

"All the porter keys?" the little wizard was confused, "What do you want these for?"

"The grease stain on that spell book is on the page, so I guess the other party must have accidentally gotten it on it while eating in the room!" Loren explained, quickly walking to the first room and opening the door: "A normal wizard wouldn't go through his spell book in public. ”

"But unfortunately, I can't tell which room it is with such a small clue, so I need the keys to all the doors!" Loren had already opened the door as he spoke, and then threw the key directly to Ain.

"Noon is the best time for business here, and the tavern owner doesn't have time to ask, and most of the guests who stayed last night should have eaten downstairs, so only now can we have time to search all the rooms without being noticed!"

"But what if there's anyone else in the room?"

"Stun him!" Luo Xian said as a matter of course, "We are fighting for the survival of the academy now, who cares about this?!"