Chapter 37: The Inn
Chapter XXXVII
A month had passed, and the village boats had approached the port of Minahir, and in front of them was a huge wharf, which was connected by a large number of houses, and in the distance was a semi-circle of walls enveloping everything.
Uncle Kakor, with Vane and Kaliya and Barka, disembarked from the village boat and came to the docks in Minahir Harbour. As he left the dock with the three little ones, he said to the three little ones, "Listen up, you three, you will stay here for half a year." The arcane energy here is thin, and you'll feel uncomfortable staying for a long time. The ship will stay here for three days, so let's get a feel for it. If you feel that you can't stand it, go back with the ship. ”
"Don't worry, Uncle Kakol. Nothing can beat me. Barka puffed up his chest and said loudly to Uncle Kakol: "Even the pain of not being able to eat food for a month cannot defeat Barka, a lover of food. ”
"Really? Let's wait until you experience it. Uncle Kakol said noncommittally to Barka.
Barka was clearly unconcerned, and Uncle Kakor thought that when Barka experienced the pain of the addiction, he would understand.
Look at the humans and dwarves who come and go, carrying goods. The food, jewelry, and other items produced in their village are removed from the ship, and when they are all moved, they will be loaded on the ship with various spell casting materials, steel, gems, and other raw materials to be transported back to the village. It is then transported from the village to the Windranger Tower, where it is traded and shipped separately to various places.
Some of the steel gems are made into jewelry and re-shipped for sale. Most are used as manufacturing parts for various arcane golems, and some are consumed as casting materials.
Spellcasting materials, yes, the High Elves earn a lot of wealth, most of which is used to buy various spellcasting materials from other racial forces in the outside world. As a race that uses arcane as a housekeeping skill, what could be more important than the materials for spellcasting? Therefore, although the High Elves are rich, they are not only in and out, and the wealth they earn every year is basically used to buy spellcasting materials and other things. Only in this way can trade continue.
Leaving the busy docks, they walked inside the port. As soon as you enter the inside, you will find that it is a big market. The humans and dwarves inside kept bargaining, and after negotiating, they immediately found someone to carry the goods and load them away. The goods in their village are also being moved to the rented place, and until the matter of the three little ones is dealt with, Uncle Kakor is not here for the time being, waiting to trade with the humans and dwarves who bargain.
When I went out from the trading grounds, I saw the style of the port. There were many houses on the side of the road, the doors of which were closed, and only a few were open, and at the door stood human or dwarven women, who were obviously engaged in special work, and women who did this kind of work were everywhere in human and dwarf harbors. Most of these human women look very young, some are some years old, and the oldest is probably in their thirties and less than forty. As for the dwarven women, Vane doesn't know, because they all look the same. Just like male dwarves have beards, it is very difficult to distinguish them from their faces.
In fact, after Vane was born, when he was just able to see things, Vane looked at the High Elves the same way. This is called face blindness. At that time, when he distinguished the other adult High Elves, he did so by their voices. This also gave Vane the impression that the other High Elves were not talkative and withdrawn. It's not that he doesn't like to talk, it's that he can't tell who is who. In order to reduce embarrassment, he will only speak when he hears who the other party is.
Uncle Kakoll took them to a safe inn in the harbor. As soon as he entered, Uncle Kacole shouted to a dwarf aunt, "Hey, Sharna. I brought three little ones with me. You're going to take care of it for me. ”
"Oh, Kakol. I'm so happy to see you, I haven't seen you for half a year. The dwarf laughed and jumped down from the stool behind the counter. Then he ran up to Uncle Kakol and said, "What's the matter with these three little guys?" I remember that you would never allow such a little creature to leave your place. ”
"Oh, they'll need to find your dwarven craftsmen here to craft the right armor and weapons. Will stay here for about half a year. I'll bring them back when I come over next time. Uncle Kakor smiled and explained to the dwarf aunt, then he turned to Vane and said, "At this time, Sharna, my companion from my previous adventures. ”
"Hello Aunt Sharna." Vane hurriedly greeted the dwarf aunt.
But Aunt Sharna immediately straightened up and said loudly to Vane, "Sharna. Call me Sharna, do you know? Bub. ”
"Uh, okay. Sharna. Vane was taken aback by Aunt Sharna's reaction, the dwarves had a high voice, even the women.
After hearing Vane's words, Aunt Sharna finally nodded and said, "That's right. Bub. ”
At this time, when Kalia and Barka noticed that Aunt Sharna was looking at the two of them, they nervously greeted Aunt Sharna and said, "Hello, Sharna." ”
"Good, looks like you've all remembered." Sharna smiled and nodded, then she turned her head and instructed the dwarf young man who was the waitress, "Walker, take the three little ones to the room at the door of the second floor." ”
After Vane and Kalia and Barka had left with Walker, who was the waiter, Vane heard Aunt Sharna say to Uncle Kakor from afar, "Come on, old man. Let's have a drink. ”
"No, no, no, Sharna, you know. I have important business to do......" Uncle Kakor was pressed to the table next to him by Aunt Sharna before he could finish speaking.
The rest of Vane was unclear, and the three of them went upstairs to the dwarf in front of them with a long beard, "Your name is Walker, isn't it?" ”
"yes, what's the matter?" Walker asked.
"It's nothing, just wanted to ask if you work here?" Vane wondered.
"Part-time job? How is it possible, this shop is owned by my family, and Sharna is my mother. Walker said to the three Vane.
"Are you an adult, then?" Kalia wondered.
"Of course, I'm an adult long ago. I'm one hundred and thirty years old, and you know, we dwarves are one hundred and twenty years old. I'm now over ten years old. But when I wanted to go out on an adventure, Sharna said that I would not be allowed to go out until I could overcome her. She's an old-fashioned elite-level fighter, how could I possibly defeat her? Walker grumbled as soon as he spoke.
With that, they had gone up to the second floor, and Walker opened the room facing the staircase and said, "This is the room, how about it, this is the best room." ”
When the three of them walked into the room, they found that the room was indeed good, at least very dry, not as humid as ordinary rooms, and very warm.