Chapter 302: Storytelling
There are some things that cannot be studied by asking and discussing, and no matter how Byron discusses them with those spies, he ultimately fails to get a glimpse of Rowan's ability.
In the midst of the bustling discussion, the Black Knight was invited to the seat where Bai Lao and his old friends were sitting earlier, and then Rowan clapped his hands, and Mel handed over a menu.
What had happened before might have been a bit sinister to most people, but to Rowan it was nothing more than a trivial matter.
Therefore, he didn't care much, but sat down and introduced the black knight to the various delicacies of the tavern.
The black knight's mind had not yet calmed down, but in the face of Rowan's hospitality, he did not dare to refuse, as if he was carefully watching the menus as if he was accompanying Rowan.
He didn't know any of the words on the menu, so he could only imagine looking at those bright patterns.
But looking at the patterns of the dishes that were photocopied, the black knight couldn't help but think about it: "How are these paintings drawn, and why are they exactly the same as the real ones?" Could it be that it was also transformed by witchcraft? ”
But in this way, Rowan could see from his eyes that he had no interest in the menu.
But this is also a matter of course, after all, this black knight was still desperately fleeing just now, and it is impossible for him to be in the mood to study the menu.
Rowan thought about it, so he simply picked one from the menu and recommended it to him: "Why don't you eat this pork chop rice?" ”
The black knight glanced at the pork chop rice pattern he ordered on his fingertips, and nodded, "That's it." ”
"Then have a pork chop rice!"
Rowan immediately turned to Mel and said.
"Of course, give this knight a glass of water first."
Mel nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, boss, let him wait a while." ”
Rowan turned around and said, "Mr. Knight, can you wait a while?" ”
The Black Knight continued to nod - there was no way he couldn't help nodding!
The situation is stronger than people, if you don't follow this tavern owner, who knows what the other party will do to him?
The Black Knight is not a fledgling young man, so he will not be deceived by Rowan's youthful appearance, maybe there is an ugly and vicious real body hidden under that skin?
"Find out, find out their bottom line, and then consider recruiting them, you can't lure the wolf into the house because of carelessness!"
After calming down a little, the thoughts in the black knight's mind finally gradually cleared up, and his expression gradually returned to normal.
Soon, Mel came over with a glass of water and moved to the Black Knight.
Naturally, the water is poured from an automatic drinking fountain, and it is very sweet and popular with guests.
But the black knight looked at the glass of water that was moved in front of him, but he was suddenly stunned.
His mind was fluttering violently, and it was only then that he suddenly realized a question - can the food and water in this restaurant be eaten?
He still remembered the weird stories he had heard from his grandmother when he was a child, and the things he had never believed had to believe now, because he felt like he was in them.
So, will all the mysteries described in those stories also exist?
For example, if you drink water, you will get pregnant? After eating it, it becomes the food of the ingredients themselves? Or is it the kind of hex that after eating, you will be bound by some kind of power and never leave this place again?
The unknown brings fear.
The Black Knight's mind suddenly became active, and he kept making up all kinds of pictures in his brain, and then he suddenly found that he didn't dare to drink water!
But in full view, he was forced to pick up the cup again.
In this way, he held the cup and stared at the water in the cup, and dripping sweat quietly appeared on his forehead, and his legs under the table could not help but tremble slightly.
He was originally a brave and fearless man, but at this time he was cowardly.
"What? Are you hot? ”
Suddenly, Rowan asked.
The Black Knight shuddered at the sound, and his hand holding the cup shook violently, and the water that had been placed in his mouth splashed on his lips.
A cool meaning rippled down his lips, making him suddenly stunned again.
Then, he calmed down and silently drank all the water in his hand, and then put the cup down and said to Rowan: "It's a little hot." ”
Rowan smiled slightly, it was between dusk and night, and the room temperature in the tavern was actually a little cool, I am afraid that this black knight is warm.
He didn't continue to debunk, but said kindly: "I almost forgot to introduce myself, I'm Rowan, the owner of this tavern, I don't know where you're from?" ”
"Rowan, Rowan."
The black knight repeated Luo Wen's name, and then nodded: "Li Chaoran, the head of the Black Cavalry Battalion directly under my empire, is honored to meet you, and it is a great honor. ”
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." Rowan waved his hand very modestly and said, "You said those people are barbarian knights, are they any different from normal humans?" ”
The black knight groaned slightly, and then said, "Bloodline and civilization. ”
Rowan nodded slightly, understood.
The so-called "barbarians" are not races such as orcs, but only a name for "barbarians" on the side of the black knights, and the difference between them is only in the local bloodline and civilization, as well as customs and habits.
This "barbarian" may be a local power living in a savage land, and the empire of the Black Knight is in conflict for various reasons.
After understanding this, he asked, "Meeting is fate, can you tell me your story?" ”
"My story?"
The Black Knight couldn't help but be stunned, and then became vigilant, thinking that Rowan wanted to get to the bottom of himself - in fact, this is what a normal person should think.
But since Rowan asked like this, he couldn't afford not to answer, but when he answered, he selectively made some embellishments.
……
The hot pork chop rice was served, the rich aroma of pork wafting through the table, and the Black Knight continued to tell his story.
But unlike the lizardmen, the stories he tells are mixed and not detailed.
But it doesn't matter.
Through his narration, Rowan still learned a lot.
It turned out that this black knight was born in a world similar to Great Qin, and his empire was unified almost a hundred years ago.
But after unification, his empire did not stop there, but continued to expand its territory, landing in places that no one had ever set on before.
The world is very large, and the territory conquered by the empire turned out to be only a corner of the whole world, and in the decades-long exploration, the vastness of the world gradually appeared in front of the eyes of the imperial people, and more and more civilizations were discovered by them.
This barbarian race is one of these civilizations, and it is a vicious and murderous civilization!
So the war began, but with the size of the empire, they didn't put this barbarian in front of them, but they didn't want to be defeated in the subsequent battles one after another, so they sent the empire's proud black cavalry battalion out, ready to completely conquer this barbarian!
However, the barbarians who learned the news launched a surprise attack on them on the way to the black cavalry camp, and Li Chaoran, who only had less than ten black knights with him at that time, encountered an unprecedented crisis during this raid.
His Black Knight was killed by hundreds of opponents, and he was the only one who managed to escape and escaped to this plain, where he was lucky enough to encounter the Gate of Dusk!
Li Chaoran felt that he was lucky, because if he hadn't entered here by chance, he might have been a dead corpse by now.
Although he is not optimistic about his current situation, he is still alive, isn't he?
……
"A story that's not very interesting."
Luo Wen squinted slightly, and commented on the story of the black knight Li Chaoran.
The story of the lizardman moved him a little, and he wanted to get an interesting story from the black knight, but now it seems that he has failed.
But it's impossible for everything to go well in this world, just like yesterday, didn't you just let all the guests wait for dusk and no one entered?
All in all, it's a pleasant surprise.
It is said that daily life is mediocre and boring, and if you can have such a surprise every once in a while, it is also a good experience.
Luo Wen quietly reminisced about Li Chaoran's story, trying to find interesting details in it.
Time is also gradually lost in this little aftertaste, the light of dusk is more and more oblique, and the night gradually envelops it.
The Black Knight failed to finish the surprisingly delicious pork chop rice on his plate, and it gradually disappeared in the haze, turning the whole thing into a transparent color.
And the three barbarian knights also disappeared in the same way.
Naturally, along with them, there were all kinds of armor, weapons, and clothes that had been stripped off.
Bai Lao and the others were originally studying happily, but they suddenly found that the thing in their hands became transparent and illusory, and then finally disappeared, and they immediately jumped up in shock.
But after that, they also quickly realized that it was dusk.
The end of dusk represents the closure of the gate of dusk, and it also represents the complete severance of the connection between this world and that world.
Rowan looked at the remaining pork chops on the table in silence, and beckoned Mel over and asked him to pack up his things.
Then, he stood up and walked slowly back to the counter.
His interest was not very high, but a thought crept through his mind, so he took out a pen and paper from the drawer and began to write.
The six-petaled yellow flower swayed slightly beside him, and the faint fragrance of the flowers wafted in, which gradually relaxed his mood, and he wrote today's story on paper.
Then, I added the story of the previous day.
The past is gone, but it is not gone.
Memories are permanent traces that remain in people's hearts, and if you don't want to forget, write them down on paper.
……
Qin Ying stood by his side and didn't disturb him.
Bai Lao came over muttering, as if he wanted to say something to him, but was stopped by Qin Ying with a grin.
The spies in the tavern saw that all the visitors from the other world had returned, and some of them remained inside to continue to guard, while some of them pretended to pay for the food on the table after finishing the food on the table.
As everyone knows, their faces have long been exposed.
Byron, the head of the Bair family, also looked at Rowan who was immersed in writing with a complicated expression, and then quietly stood up and left the Flame Girl Tavern.
He has a lot to do tonight, such as updating the intelligence, updating the information, updating the information!
Errors in the information are likely to be very costly to the employer, and once this information is updated, some of the people who wanted to do it to the tavern owner may have to reconsider.
Byron was no longer hostile to the tavernkeeper, he was just doing his job.
Although this twilight incident made Rowan feel a little boring, the guests and spies in the tavern had a completely different idea from him, they just thought it was too exciting and interesting!
The Black Knight who fled from the Otherworld, the barbarian knight who followed after the Black Knight in pursuit of the Black Knight, and the tavern owner who was a husband and wife......
In fact, just adding the word "otherworldly" is enough to make them feel extremely new and exciting.
Some of the spies and guests didn't rush to leave because they wanted to wait for the tavernkeeper to tell him the story about the Black Knight.
They could not understand the Black Knight's words, and could only imagine and think through observation, so they needed the tavernkeeper's narration to fill and revise their imaginations.
The story of the lizardmen told by Rowan the day before yesterday impressed them much better, much better than the legends told by any bard.
So today, they are also waiting.
Finally, Rowan recorded both stories, and when a guest saw him put down his pen, his eyes lit up, and he pleaded with a shy face.
In the face of his pleading, Rowan was slightly stunned, but then showed a slight smile.
He suddenly realized that he had changed from a "storyteller" to a "storyteller" at some point.
"Since you want to hear it, I'll tell you about it. But this story is not very interesting. ”
Despite Rowan's words, the enthusiasm of the guests could not be diminished, and when they saw that the tavern owner was about to start telling the story, they immediately sat down solemnly and listened carefully.
This scene made Rowan gradually recall the scene when he first screened a movie on East Street.
Despite the different mediums, and despite the popularity of the concept of cinema today, the search for interesting things has never stopped.
Again, it's not just the high-end things that get people interested.
Just telling the story with one mouth can be just as fun as when a movie is shown.
Gradually, the Flame Girl's tavern reverberated with the tavernkeeper's storytelling.
His voice is plain and vivid, and naturally it is full of a unique charm that attracts people to continue listening.
A story that is not particularly interesting, but under his narration, it also has an attractive quality.