Chapter 105: Civil War
The two of them were tired of strolling around the city market.
It seems that most of the shops around are selling Spartan weapons, armor and gym equipment, and there are few clothing shops or dessert shops that girls particularly love.
So Medea was a little interested, and found a restaurant and sat down.
In Spartan restaurants, apart from some dark dishes, the only dishes that can still be eaten are roasted lamb ribs, cheese balls and wine.
Ordering one of the three dishes each, Medea put the menu down and squinted at Asker.
Stare at.
"I have flowers on my face?" Aske asked, "What do you want me to do?" β
Medea said, "Don't make a noise, I'm reading minds." β
Asker: ..................
"Did you read the answer you wanted?" After a moment, Asker asked boredly.
"Got it." Medea laughed.
"Ahh They actually ate together! On the street outside the restaurant, Peggy stared at the two sitting by the window, her teeth crumbling.
"Stop arguing!" Nora hurriedly reminded her, "The passers-by around have come to see it!" β
"No way!" Peggy said that she was about to rush out, but was pulled by Nola, "Look. β
The two girls looked intently and saw the table in the restaurant, and the world of two that made them extremely uncomfortable was over.
"Haha, Captain Asker, I didn't expect to see you here again." Andrea, who came over from the opposite table, laughed heartily and walked over with Herman, "We just ordered food too, do you mind sharing a table?" β
Medea was tempted to say "mind", but Aske had already spoken:
"It doesn't matter."
Andrea and Herman sat down at the table, while Medea moved to Asker's side with a cold face.
"Captain Asker." Andrea complimented, "You're back with a lot of money this time." Although there are only nine members of the Azure Sword, all of them are elites, and even our Iron Cross is impressed by such a beautiful record in this mutation. β
is worthy of the regiment leader, this guy is really good at talking. Asker thought in his heart, and he also knew that the other party was able to say such beautiful words because he had no worries about it, and secondly, he had to ask for himself.
"That's 340 silver marks." Asker said bluntly.
Andrea and Herman were stunned for a moment before they realized that the other party was making an offer for snow monster materials.
Hey, when you rescued us from the avalanche before, didn't you already say 380 silver marks per serving?
Of course, both of them are veterans in negotiations, and they are not so ignorant as to insist on asking each other why they have lowered the price. Andrea sighed in her heart, and said with a smile:
"Good! Captain Asker is really fast, and I have written down this kindness in the Iron Cross! β
"It's fine." Asker waved his hand, "Just make a friend." β
Poof! Medea, who had been holding back her expression beside her, finally couldn't help laughing.
This smile suddenly woke Herman, and he quickly poked Andrea under the table.
Andrea originally wanted to give a few more warm compliments and praise the other party's refreshment and arrogance in reducing the price, but when Herman poked his finger, he immediately realized that something was wrong.
After thinking about it carefully, his heart immediately began to turn upside down:
O Nima! Isn't 340 silver marks the highest price we could have paid for the Snow Monster material?
I bought the materials in the other party's hand at the most expensive price, and I have to thank the other party for reducing the price? What the hell is this logic!
Andrea hadn't come to her senses yet, and Herman had already figured it out.
It is a fact that the girls of the Blue Sword rescued everyone from the avalanche, so Andrea increased the price to 380 silver marks, and the premium in this was naturally to repay the other party for saving their lives.
As a result, now people say that there is no need to pay a premium, so even if this life-saving favor is not returned, maybe the other party has something else to ask for in the steel cross, and wants to exchange this favor for something else, so he took the initiative to say that there is no need to increase the price.
As for Andrea's later boasting, it was purely because his mind didn't turn a corner.
The price of 340 marks is completely expensive to die for, okay? In the normal black market, the material of Frost I is generally only about 200 marks.
This guy actually regarded the other party's price reduction as a favor, and it can only be said that the reaction arc is really a bit long.
Andrea, for her part, came to her senses, so embarrassed that she could barely speak. Herman saw it in his eyes and could only take the initiative to come out to play a round.
"To be honest, 340 marks is not cheap anymore. If it weren't for the fact that our Steel Cross was in urgent need, we would definitely not have agreed to this kind of price. β
"Captain Asker, if I'm not mistaken, you actually know what we're collecting this for, right?" With a hint of temptation, he asked with a smile, "I'm personally a little curious, where did you get this information?" β
Aske didn't speak, just casually pointed at Medea.
Herman was stunned for a moment, and immediately burst into tears in his heart.
This mind-reading ability is too foul!
The dish was served by the waiter, and Aske began to concentrate on the barbecue.
Medea was angry, and she didn't speak, but slashed the flesh and bones on the plate with her knife and fork, as if it were Asker's face.
Andrea and Herman also ordered, and in front of them were a plate of goat's roasted meat, a bowl of goat's milk, and a plate of mysterious black liquid that they didn't know what it was.
"You ordered this?" Andrea pointed to the plate of black liquid.
"No, I remember I didn't order this." Curious, Herman scooped a spoonful with a spoonful and put it in his mouth.
The moment he entered, his expression almost spasmed.
The fishy smell of pig blood, the sour smell of old vinegar, mixed with the thick salty smell of I don't know how much salt, made him immediately feel the urge to gag.
However, he forcibly did not spit it out, but gritted his teeth and held it in his mouth, trying to raise his eyebrows and stretch his cheeks, making a satisfied expression of "very delicious" and "warm after drinking", and made a gesture to scoop the second spoonful.
"So delicious?!" Andrea observed his expression, and immediately became interested, picked up another bowl and filled half a bowl for herself, and then brought it to her mouth.
Seeing him pick up the soup bowl, Herman hurriedly spit out the liquid in his mouth, snatched the goat's milk from the table and began to rinse his mouth.
"Poof!" As soon as the dark soup was in her mouth, Andrea squirted violently. It was Asker's quick eyes that quickly removed the plate he and Medea had been serving so that they were not affected by the mysterious liquid.
"I'm sorry!" Andrea coughed dryly, and immediately turned his gaze to the table, as if looking for an antidote, "What about goat's milk?" What about a big bowl of goat's milk? β
"Ah, I'm done." Herman put down the bowl with a blank face, it was empty.
"Lao Tzu will kill you!" Andrea was so angry that she grabbed him by the collar and stood up, but she couldn't help but turn her head and retch.
"After this mutation, do you have any plans for the Iron Cross?" Asker interrupted the farce between the two.
Andrea, who couldn't stand the desire to vomit, rushed to the toilet, and Herman, who recovered, thought about it and explained slowly:
"Once we have acquired your snow monster materials, we will immediately go to LΓΌbeck and hand them over to the Iron Cross headquarters."
"Ah, that's great." Aske smiled and said, "The next destination of our Azure Sword is also the Holy Solomon Empire. Why don't we go along? After all, there is some turmoil in the HRE Empire now, and the two mercenary groups are together, so they can take care of each other. β
Herman immediately understood that this was to use the fame of the Iron Cross Mercenaries to reduce the risks that might be encountered during the journey. But he hadn't heard of any turmoil in the country......
Just as he was bewildered, he saw a steel cross mercenary hurrying in from the main entrance of the restaurant, and his eyes quickly scanned the audience. When he saw Herman here, he hurriedly ran over in small steps, and reported eagerly to Herman:
"Deputy Commander Herman, the Imperial Civil War is about to break out!"