"Really?"

He hesitated a little, and couldn't help but ask.

“……”

The black shirt ignored him, as if he hadn't heard of it.

In the eyes of these people themselves, they are the direct army of the Black Emperor, and they don't know how high their status is higher than these fart people, so naturally there is no need to deal with the fart people, and even many Northland nobles (non-black wing nobles), the black shirt will not be too respectful.

The reason why I mentioned this before was only because of the order from above: all visitors must be informed.

Barton stood still, hesitating for a moment.

INTERVIEWER It's the first time I've entered such a high-end tavern, how can I pretend to be a regular visitor?

Finally, he gritted his teeth, pushed open the door with his head down, and walked in.

He was going to ask the price first, and if he didn't turn around for free and come out again, the big deal would be to be scolded and driven away, and the ban on the "Black Dragon Code" didn't say that he was not allowed to inquire after entering the tavern.

When Barton walked into the Elegy Tavern, he suddenly realized that there were tavern attendants standing on either side, and he seemed to be the first customer of the tavern, and the quiet and quiet environment made him a little nervous again.

Fortunately, the man behind the counter gave him enough confidence, and it looked like a familiar face, yes, the waiter at the tavern he used to frequent.

It seemed that the tavern had closed down and the waiter had moved away, and Barton thought about it and realized that he hadn't seen him for a long time since this time.

"Welcome, find a seat by the ice rock."

Seeing the customer come to the door, the waiter smiled: "Also, do you need something?" ”

Barton stepped forward with a little apprehension, looked at the young man with wooden-framed glasses in front of him, opened his mouth, and popped out a sentence: "I heard the black shirt outside say, the drinks are free these days?" ”

As soon as he said this, he regretted it, and cursed in his heart, damn it, it was really abrupt and rude.

But the waiter still kept smiling, and the salary offered to him was very high, and the elegy tavern was very strict with the waiter, so he had to maintain his professionalism: "Yes, sir." The Elegy Tavern will last for a week with free drinks, but before that, I guess you'll need to beat a small level. ”

"What level?"

Barton's voice gradually calmed down, and when he realized that there was nothing serious, the initial nervousness gradually subsided.

The messenger pointed to the wooden board hanging on his side, on which were written three lines of neat handwriting, but since most of the Northlanders were illiterate, he explained: "Play with the elegy card, and the winner of the game will get a cup of Summer Blue (another name for Summer Grass Wine), and if you win three games, you will get a cup of Northland Sun, and if you win ten games, the glory of the empire, and the free drink can only be drunk in the tavern." Those who fail will lose their qualification for the day. ”

"Elegy, what's that?" Barton asked, confused.

The waiter pointed to the stacked cards in the transparent closet, and did not explain where they came from, but said, "A new card game." ”

"During this time, we'll provide you with a free elegiac deck for you to experience, and as long as you don't maliciously damage the cards, you won't have to pay any rent for them."

The waiter then turned his head sideways and looked at the door behind Barton: "But there are no players against you right now, and in order to get rewards, you need to find a player to play with you." At that time, our squire—"

Guided by the waiter's gaze, Barton looked at the other attendants on either side of the tavern, "—explaining the rules to you, and acting as a game judge to help determine the winner." ”

The whole activity was meant by the Black Dragon Lord, compared to the Earth in the previous life, the thinking of the Eladya humans was more rigid and dull, and it had been solidified for thousands of years.

As a result, it is difficult for these intelligent people to accept new things, especially things that have no interest in them.

After all, even games require a learning cost, and in the early days of card release, it may not be as meaningful for Northlanders to spend time and energy for no reason.

Therefore, in order to prevent the possibility of the elegy card being taken to the corner of the table after being given away, Caesar changed his marketing methods and launched this campaign.

In order to get free drinks, these guys will naturally try to understand the rules and gameplay of the elegiac cards.

This is also the way to go in practice, even if Caesar has made the greatest optimization, the elegy card will not be as simple and easy to use as in the previous life, because in the previous life, a lot of randomness and rules were replaced by programs, and the player only needs to focus on the fun of the game.

But in Eladia, in order to truly enjoy the fun of elegiac cards, you must first master the rules of elegy cards.

This is the threshold, and too high a threshold will bring great harm to an entertainment product, so the existence of the Elegy Tavern is inevitable, and the free drink event is inevitable.

This is a marketing investment, which Caesar has already calculated into the upfront investment.

"Okay."

Barton nodded without hesitation, ready to leave, it seemed that this very high-end tavern was not as terrifying as he had imagined.

So far, at least, the Tavern of Elegy had not been anything to embarrass him, but rather cozy and welcoming, with cold ice stones and the scent of cloves and gooseberries.

Finding another player wasn't too difficult for Barton, and he didn't even have to run down the street to pull people because his hut was just next door.

He could have brought his wife or son and come together for the so-called elegiac card showdown.

To this end, Barton also made a point for sure, witnessing the waiter swear to the gods that the winner would definitely get a cup of "summer blue", and the loser would also not suffer any punishment or pay any price.

"Wait."

Barton walked out halfway, and then suddenly turned his head, his face was mysterious, and he asked quietly: "Little Xiwei, let me ask more, who is the owner of this tavern?" ”

"As long as you don't violate the prohibitions in the Black Dragon Code, here, we can guarantee your absolute safety and not be violated in any way." The waiter at the counter spoke aloud, looking calm, as if he hadn't heard the customer's question.

"Understood."

Barton nodded at him gratefully, with keywords like "absolutely safe" and "inviolable", if he couldn't guess the boss behind the Elegy Tavern, his IQ would probably be able to compete with the orcs.

I really didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor would be interested in these things.

This is Caesar's little wish, so the black dragon has not only focused his attention on Barrett's publicity work in the past two days, but also devoted a small part of his energy to the feedback after the elegy card tested the market.

To his surprise, judging from the feedback from the Rhine royal capital, the elegy tavern did not cause a sensation on the first and second days of its opening, attracting too much attention, and there was no official publicity, and the feedback in the market was not good.

It wasn't until after the third day that the traffic to the Elegy Tavern exploded, and it wasn't until the fifth day that the first Elegy Standard Card Pack was sold.

This situation is related to the domestic atmosphere under the rule of the Black Dragon, which is currently in the era of the Great Depression, and the desire threshold of the Northland people has reached the bottom of freezing.

After all, just surviving, they were already cautious and exhausted, and they were not interested in paying attention to anything else.

Caesar knew, however, that the situation in the Northland would gradually improve as several large factories were built and jobs were provided.

At the same time, although the Northland countries were forbidden to export any trade, the Blackwing Royal Court had begun to buy furs and timber from other nobles and merchants, although the purchase price was 10% lower than the market price, but as long as it was not forcibly confiscated, it could somewhat ease the economic pressure of the principalities.

Wealth needs to flow, the more it flows, the more valuable it is, once locked, I am afraid there is only a dead end, Caesar knows this truth very well.

On the other hand, with the completion of the large-scale assembly line factory, it is also time for him to form several official import and export caravans of Black Wing, and in terms of channel sales, he must also pry out the hands of the big nobles and big businessmen from all over the country and inherit and integrate.