Chapter 3 Good Coffee and Unpalatable Muffins The first update
A short staircase with only a signboard underneath it announcing the existence of a shop on the second floor.
Pushing open the wooden door, you will be greeted by several wooden tables and chairs, arranged in front of the window.
The table top is clean and tidy, and the white tablecloth is laid out, and the edges of the tablecloth are still hollowed.
Such a skill, according to the level of craftsmanship of Hinterland, although it can be made, is probably for the use of the richest and most powerful people in the country. The tavern table, if not greasy sticky hands, is even a very industrious clerk.
Touching the tip of his nose, Sean felt that he couldn't distinguish reality, this world, not Hinterland.
It's more like the world I once lived in, a world that is both beautiful and has another type of cruelty.
"Who is Calder, the same traverser?"
I can't help but suspect that Sean already had some doubts when he first entered the battlefield, and if it weren't for the online game-like upgrades and experience settings, if it weren't for the joint creation of hundreds of heroes on the battlefield, he would probably think that Calder was probably in the same situation as himself, but Calder came thousands of years earlier than himself.
"Really, it seems that there is a reason to talk to him."
Patted the Book of Rubick and motioned for it to use a probing spell to take a look at its surroundings.
"Let's take one step at a time."
Sean thought to himself, two possibilities.
Calder, in the same situation as himself, but before seeing him again, he must be on guard, after all, the matter between the traversers is very complicated.
The other situation is that, like the ball in Sean's body, their lives will be unfolded in front of Sean, allowing Sean to experience their lives again.
This world may be what Sean is like in his heart, and with a slight change, another story will appear.
"Welcome, do you need anything?"
A soft female voice interrupted Sean's thoughts, and when he came back to his senses, he was already in this world.
Regardless of whether this was the first trial content of the Nine-Story Tower, he had to go on hard.
"That"
"Please."
"You can understand me"
"What a joker."
"I feel like the whole world speaks Chinese except for Hinterland."
Seeing that communication was barrier-free, Sean was also relieved, he had not forgotten the bitterness of learning the lingua franca and writing of Hinterland.
In addition to not being able to read the words used outside, as long as you can communicate normally, you can be considered able to integrate into this environment.
"Guest"
The woman in the waiter's clothes, the green tendons could be clearly seen on her forehead, obviously losing patience with this guy who wandered from time to time, I am afraid that she was muttering about Sean's strange behavior in her heart.
"A glass of ale."
"Guest, this is a coffee shop, we don't sell alcohol."
"I'm sorry, I'm here for the first time, so I can give you to you
Do you recommend coffee, if you can, bring me a copy of the food you like? ”
With that, Sean walked around the woman in front of the door and walked to the chair by the window.
As I walked over, I heard the other guests muttering something like "Kill Prey".
It seems that some of the clothes on my body are not suitable for this world.
After all, the Hinterland continent is a world similar to the Middle Ages, and most of the clothes are relatively close to nature, such as the clothes that Sean wore on his body at this time, which was made by simple processing of linen.
Being mistaken for what killed Prey saved Sean a lot of trouble, half of his body was still black, and the sequelae of using the Elegy of Souls still showed no signs of disappearing.
Like a clown, half black and half white, Sean feels that this state has subtracted a lot of points from his handsomeness.
I didn't think about anything else, I held my chin and looked out the window at the traffic, as if I was back in the old days.
If it weren't for the rubick book hanging around his waist, Sean would have thought that Hinterland, the battlefield, all this fight was just a long dream.
"Master Sean, everything is normal here, except for the existence of some humanoids, it is a world without threat."
"Is it a humanoid, do you have one near me?"
"The woman who spoke to Sean's master just now is, and so are the people who wear the same clothes as her, and there are many such beings around."
"I see, well done, continue to be vigilant."
Sean nodded and said softly.
Looking at the cup, he was cleaning the table that the previous guest had done.
Sean couldn't see what kind of race this woman was, but no matter how he looked at it, he felt that this woman was a human being, without any humanoid characteristics.
He believed in the Book of Rubick, perhaps because the humanoids hid their traits under their clothes, and perhaps wanted to fit in more with Terran society.
"I'm sorry."
Nodding, as if he had been staring at the woman for too long, the gray-haired old man at the bar looked at him with a smile.
After expressing his apologies, Sean couldn't help but think.
So what is the trial, there is no danger in the world, it will not be a decryption trial.
"Master Sean, the person across the street has been watching you."
The Book of Rubick reminded Sean that when he looked up, there was another person at the table.
It was Sean who ignored him, and the people who were not hostile and other people with strange thoughts, Sean hadn't met for a long time.
At the table was a man with a backpack at his feet and a book in his hand, apparently a student in school.
"Sorry I didn't notice your presence, can I sit here"
"Uh-huh"
The voice was down, but it was also a response to Sean.
What a shy child.
The cover of the book is dark,
The specially designed old skin looks like I want to buy it at a good price.
But it only looks old on the outside, and most of the books that have been handed down in Hinterland are not made of parchment, and have long since disappeared into the dust of history.
Except for magic books such as the Book of Rubick, it will probably remain brand new.
"Are you also a fan of Mr. Gao Quan's books, this book of black goat eggs is very well written."
"Ahh
"It's amazing, I saw you staring at this book all the time, and I was wondering if you were a fan of Mr. Gao Quan's book, but I didn't expect me to guess right. This book"
Listening to the kid named Kaneki Ken on the other side talking about the book called Black Goat's Egg, he praised the author named Takaizumi with all his praise.
From Kanekikena, Sean also learned where he was in the world and where he was.
Neon, that's probably how it sounds.
This is not the world in which Sean once lived, because there was no neon in that world.
Neon is mostly a name for neon signs, which are mostly used to explain lights.
If you can't read the text, it means that this is another world. Although I wonder why the usual language is Chinese, maybe this is the essence of Chinese.
Sean pinched his chin and pondered, is this author so powerful in this world?
Maybe it's because of the dislike of peers, the more Kaneki Yan praises Gao Quan, the more Sean disdains this person.
If you don't understand the neon text, you will have to look at the eggs of the black goat and criticize it.
Without interrupting Kanekiken, Sean also wanted to get more information from the chat, and it was information that didn't cost money.
After thanking him, the waitress who had a bad temper brought up the coffee and food that Sean had asked for.
The food is a muffin, drizzled with a thick layer of maple syrup, garnished with a fresh cherry.
The appearance is not bad, Sean cut a piece and sent it to his mouth.
Sweet and crooked.
It tastes really bad.
After taking a sip of coffee, it tasted much better than the food, and it seemed to be made by a master who had worked for many years.
"What's wrong with you"
Putting down the cup, Kaneki Yan's face on the opposite side turned red, and he raised his head from time to time to look behind Sean.
Has anyone come?
The wind chimes on the door were shaking, and Sean knew that someone had come in, and seeing Kaneki's shy appearance, Sean still turned his head to see who had made the shy boy act so funny.
A woman with long purple hair.
Probably the most impressive thing is her two advantages, and it's no wonder that the boy Kaneki Ken seems so shy.
It seems that I have met the object of my crush.
After a closer look, she took out a book, which was the same as the book that Kaneki Ken was reading now, the eggs of the black goat.