CHAPTER XIII
After walking out of the restaurant, I clicked on the map and looked for the tavern called Gonzo.
Got it! It is indeed not far from me, not far to the northwest.
After about seven or eight minutes of walking, I came to this "Gonzo" tavern. As soon as you walk in the door, wow! As Orfina had said, the tavern was doing very well and was almost full. And the most striking thing is that there is a stage in the middle of the wine table, and I saw several men on it with flamboyant expressions and voices, and they are performing an extremely wonderful duel.
"Yo, please come inside."
A guy greeted him warmly.
I followed the fellow inside, a tavern with a rather antique atmosphere, divided into two floors, and both the upper and lower floors could enjoy the wonderful performances on this stage.
"Guest officer, can you see this seat? It's a bit off.,But there's still no obstacle to watching the show.,I'm a little embarrassed.,There are only two seats left.,If you don't like it, I can change it for you.,But it seems that this side looks more comfortable.γ β
"That...... That's right! Xiao Er, I heard that you only need to tell the boss a strange story here to eat for free, is there such a saying? β
"Yes, yes, wait a minute, I'll help you check how many people are still queuing up in front." I saw Xiao Er take out a record book and flip through it.
"Hello hospitable officer, you still have 4 numbers in front of you, and it is estimated that you will have to wait for two hours at the earliest."
"Two hours! So long! β
"You can't starve me......
"That's the very least, and some of the guests are so good that when they tell their stories, thirty or forty minutes go by. Of course, there are also those who are eliminated before they can say a few words. β
"Anyway, the number of people in line will always be limited to 5 people, but if our boss rests after the meal, if you want to eat for free, you can only wait for the evening or come back tomorrow."
"Alright! Can you help me bring a message to your boss? β
"Of course that's fine, you say."
"You tell your boss that Orfina's best friend came to visit him."
"It's a good friend of Orfina, you wait a moment, I'll go and report it."
"Okay, I'm in trouble!"
"Huh! You are welcome. β
After about 5 minutes, Xiao Er came back.
"Guest, come with me."
I followed Xiao Er up to the second floor and came to a wing room called "Jia Zhixian".
There are a few guests sitting near the wing room, which should be the No. 4 person in front of Xiao Er's mouth.
"Well, pay honestly."
I saw a man in Tsing Yi walking out of the house with a shake of his head and a sigh.
"Guest officer, I told the boss, you can go in."
"Well, thank you."
"Huh? Isn't it my turn, how do you cut in line? What's the situation? βγ The guests in line were clearly unhappy about this.
"I'm sorry officer, this guest has an appointment."
"Appointment? What the hell is an appointment? I've been here for so long, how come I've never heard of a reservation? β
"This ......" Xiao Er seemed to be very embarrassed.
"Alright, other friends here, please be calm. Your meal today is counted on my head of A. β
A strong voice came from inside the room.
"Oh yes! That's great! Thank you Boss A, hahahaha! Let's go for a walk! β
The others then dispersed.
"Come in, little brother!"
"By the way, Parker, tell the other customers that their seats are full at noon."
"Good Rat, boss."
I walked in, and there was a smell of books and ink in the room, and there were masterpieces on the walls that I couldn't recognize, but the paintings were vivid and lifelike.
Bypassing a screen, I saw a young man in his forties wearing a purple straight-robed robe sitting quietly in front of a coffee table, on which were placed some fruits and snacks, a pot of tea, and a few teacups.
"Little brother, please be seated."
"Hmm."
I sat down, only to see the tavernkeeper call out the system function screen in front of his right.
"What's the situation! NPCs can also use system functions like players? This game even has this kind of setting! I was shocked to see this."
Suddenly, a communication image appeared in front of him.
"Cassel, come to my house and clean up, by the way, help me and the guests make a pot of "Cloud Dew."
"Okay, boss, I'll be right here."
It wasn't long before another man hurried over, cleaned up the coffee table, and brought a pot full of fresh fruit, a pot of hot tea, some pastries, and a new teacup.
"Please take your time."
The fellow, Kassel, poured each of us a cup of tea and left in a hurry.
I couldn't help but check the tavernkeeper's personal information, "LV?? Jia Ji-hyun".
Huh? I couldn't even tell the level, and it was obvious that this NPC didn't even have a name that didn't fit the style of the game, and the enigmatic character in front of me aroused my great interest.
"Little brother, please use tea."
"Oh, okay, thank you."
I picked up the teacup, moistened it slightly, and suddenly felt that the mouth and nose were fragrant, even after putting down the teacup, there was still a fragrance left in front of the nose, I was not good at tasting tea, and I felt that this tea should be of the highest quality.
"Oh roar, let me introduce myself first, my name is Jia Jixian, you can also see, I am the owner of this tavern."
"A is the head, the wise is the first, the sage is the ability, the wisdom is supreme, the first person is virtuous, Mr. A, my name is Mu Qingyun, fortunately, fortunately."
"Aha, it seems that Orfina has made a very interesting friend, but I haven't seen you before."
"Well, I've only just met Orfina for some special reason...... That's why ......"
"Oh? It seems that you have something unspeakable, what? Need help? Even though the opening is. β
"Uh...... There are indeed a few minor troubles, and I heard Orfina say that this tavern can eat for free by telling you a strange story, and for some reason, I am not secret, and now I am penniless, so I have come here to get a meal. β
"Oh roar, I see. I am interested in hearing your name, which must be from a foreign land, and what kind of strange story you can bring me today. β
"Mr. A, don't expect too much, for the fact that this tavern can be run in such a way, even what I think is a strange thing may seem to you to be a clichΓ©, and may not arouse your interest."
"So I want to ......"
"You don't have to be restrained, but it doesn't hurt to say it."
"So I thought, if you can tell me what you like, I'll try to talk about it as interestingly as possible, and I would like to ask him what restrictions he has on the scope of the story."
"Hahahaha, at such a young age, I love to take into account other people's feelings, yes, yes! But it's tiring to live like this until you're old! β
"There is no bottom line, no principles, no imagination, let you gallop, just tell a story that makes me interesting, and there is no limit to the content at all."
"Okay, I see, I hope the story I'm telling will give you a different kind of fun."
My instinct tells me that there must be some secret hidden in this Jia Ji-hyun, is he really an NPC? Or GM? Or is it the game's official hidden beta player?