In addition to the necessary papal elements, the buildings in the Silver Fortress often have the unique style of the Silver Fortress, making the exterior of the building look like an impregnable Silver Fortress, even the most popular Silver Hotel in the fortress.

Van Cleeff felt more uncomfortable than ever in the hotel box, as an architect, after being inspired by Anduin's philosophy, he no longer looked at the old building he had participated in the restoration with satisfaction, and the extremely dazzling magic lights illuminated almost every corner, although it dispelled the darkness, but also made Van Cleef frown.

Although in the early years of high-level collisions, the Holy See compromised with the emergence of taverns and other entertainment venues, but secretly issued rules and regulations to force many relevant venues to comply with the call of the Holy Light, one of which is an unbelievable light matter, that is, after dark, the space must be illuminated with maximum light, to show the statue of the Holy Light that the entertainment place is not hiding dirt.

This is a kind of violation of the rules of the market, but under the strong impetus of the Holy See, it is gradually accepted by the world, so that the several people sitting next to Van Cleeff are not affected by the light, and they are accustomed to talking.

"I heard that Gerald had recruited a new chef from the imperial capital, so I hurriedly placed an order, otherwise I would have to wait until today, at least two weeks later!"

"Haha, everyone has said that the new chef's skills are quite good these days, if it weren't for the light of the old man, how could we have such a mouthful? You say no, no, President Van Cleef? ”

Van Cleef unbuttoned his top coat somewhat unnaturally, and thanked the white-haired old man sitting on the throne: "Thank you for the invitation, old lord." ”

The old lord was a meritorious nobleman who assisted Prince Terenus in defending against the orc invasion in the early years, and he retired to the background a few years ago and lived a recuperating time of eating and drinking, but he still saw Van Clive's discomfort at a glance, and asked with a smile: "How did you become like this after a trip to Stormwind?" Van Cleef, I have long advised you to find a professional guild as soon as possible and officially become a fourth-order powerhouse, but you just didn't listen, wasted your great talent, and had to concentrate on the building, but now it's okay, you will get weak after a few days of travel, and after serving food for a while, you eat more to replenish your body. ”

In his youth, Van Cleef was a young man of the Silver Fortress, and was deeply valued by the old lord, who repeatedly tried to introduce him to the fortress military, but Van Cleef was not interested in this, and chose to devote himself to the construction industry.

In the face of the old man's kindness, Van Cleef had the heart to explain, but he couldn't speak, he didn't want to say that the lights of the Silver Hotel were too bright, the reason was that the old man was born in the Holy See, and belonged to the most law-abiding group of people, and the lighting problem should be counted on the Holy See in the final analysis, in order to avoid unnecessary arguments, he chose to hide the truth and nodded slightly.

The rest of the people sitting at the table were the leaders of the Silver Fortress, and they had a close relationship with Van Cleef, and they began to make fun of the old man's words.

"Van Cleef, you have to listen carefully to what the old lord said, become a fourth-order powerhouse earlier, so as to avoid those trivial problems, I heard that you are going to go to Stormwind Town, then you have to eat more today, don't fall ill in that small place in Stormwind Town."

"Hahahaha! It's strange to say, why did Stormwind start to build on a large scale when nothing major happened? By the way, I heard people complain yesterday that you would rather push off their order and take charge of the project in Stormwind Town yourself, is it because the new Earl of Stormwind gave you a price that makes you happy? ”

Van Cleef shook his head and denied: "Anduin, Count of Stormwind, only asked me to bring someone to renovate the Earl's Manor, and this time it was President Jones of the Explorers Guild who asked me, and he was going to build a branch of the Guild in Stormwind. ”

"Harrison Jones? Can't he think about it? With Silver Fortress and Stormwind so close to each other, what's the point of him establishing a branch? Recently, there have been no rumors that Jones and Renault are at odds, so why did they start to split up? ”

"The reason for such ......"

Van Cleef was about to introduce the situation, when there was a sudden knock on the door of the box, and a middle-aged man in bright clothes slowly walked in, looking at everyone and laughing loudly: "Old man, I already knew that you had placed an order, and I specially instructed Chef Gordon invited from the imperial capital to make it for you first, you wait a little, and the meal will be delivered immediately." ”

The old lord nodded and smiled, "Yes, Gerald." ”

The person who came was Gerald, the owner of the Silver Hotel, who bowed his head slightly and lowered his identity to the old man: "It has always been the purpose of the Silver Hotel to provide the best service to your guests, Mr. Van Cleeff, seeing that you are not looking good, you can try the seafood soup pioneered by Chef Gordon, which is infused with many nourishing ingredients to relieve your fatigue." ”

For no reason, when Van Cleef heard the word "distinguished guest", a strange feeling welled up in his heart, when he was at the Hearthstone Inn, there was no distinction between high and poor, he could dine at the same table with ordinary townspeople, enjoy delicious food together, everyone was under the same roof, equal status and happiness, of course, to exclude a guy who often used power for personal gain.

Van Cleef wanted to say that his complexion was not good, it was affected by the light, and he wanted to show that what he needed now was not seafood soup, but hot pot, xiaolongbao and all kinds of so-called home-cooked new delicacies, but in front of so many people, he could only hold back his temperament and reluctantly smiled: "Thank you Boss Gerrard for your kindness, I will definitely taste it." ”

Everyone in the room thought that Van Cleef was ill and didn't care about his strange smile, and Gerrard's eyes flashed with confidence, and he thought in his heart that when Van Cleef completely fell in love with the deliciousness of the seafood chowder, he would be able to try to keep some of the prices down in the upcoming renovation plan.

He took over the management from his father, and has always been committed to making the status of the Silver Hotel go further, his goal has already broken through the periphery of the fortress, and instead focused on the imperial capital, years of operation have laid a solid foundation for him, and digging the chef Gordon is the first step to officially take the first step, and when the various new dishes studied by the kitchen are launched one after another, he will go to the imperial capital to develop his career, so that the silver hotel completely out of the fortress gate.

Whether it is the old man, Van Cleef, or the other people here, they are all the helpers he strives for, and it has to be said that his ideas are the same as Anduin's, both of which are to use food to attract popularity to achieve expansion plans, but the ultimate goal of both sides is somewhat different.

Hearing that several guests at the table began to talk about the new dishes made by Gordon, Gerard walked out with a smile on his face, to prevent his presence from affecting the mood of the customers, as he said, the silver hotel has always been to provide the best service to the guests, and the unfettered space for conversation is one of the service items.

And with his departure, the conversation in the box became more and more enthusiastic, Van Cleef gradually adapted to the strong lighting, his complexion improved, and began to wait with others, what kind of work Chef Gordon would give, but compared with others, he still had more thoughts, and when he returned to the fortress, he heard praise one after another, so he got the invitation of the old lord, so he directly agreed, he wanted to see if this Chef Gordon's cooking skills were really worthy of praise.

It didn't take long for the door of the box to be knocked on again, and Gerald led many of the attendants back and forth, and personally introduced the dishes to everyone.

"This is our highly acclaimed smoked salmon, invented and made by Chef Gordon, the main ingredient is the best salmon fillet, the meat is delicate and tender, and the original lemon juice is added to the accessories, so that the fish fillet is refreshing and delicious, and you can start eating."

Gerald introduced the characteristics of the food succinctly, and immediately watched everyone's performance, as usual, every customer showed a satisfied look after tasting the smoked salmon, even Van Cleef felt that this appetizing smoked salmon was indeed of some level, although it did not achieve the perfect integration of the main ingredients and ingredients, but the novelty dishes and unique taste, still made him score high in his heart.

As for the others, they clearly showed more affirmation than Van Cleef, and soon finished the appetizers on the plate, and began to admire Chef Gordon's workmanship, and Gerald listened to it, and the smile grew stronger, and he immediately ordered the soup to be served.

"This seafood soup, prepared by Chef Gordon, is made with a variety of high-quality seafood such as shrimp, scallops and cod, mixed with fresh milk to ensure that the flavor of the seafood is not compromised, but also brings a unique feeling."

The waiter brought each person a delicate soup bowl with a thick white soup, and after Van Cleef drank it, he once again gave a good evaluation, he had never seen the strange idea of seafood and milk, and also affirmed the unique taste of the fusion of the two, although there is still a conflict in taste, but for the existing dining environment, it is already a commendable breakthrough, and it is no wonder that Gerrard is full of confidence in this soup, even he, a person who has seen the world, thinks it is good, and even the people at the same table.

Gerald remembered his previous advice, looked at Van Cleef again, and asked with a smile, "President Van Cleaf, do you feel refreshed after drinking the seafood chowder?" ”

Van Cleef nodded slightly, not showing too much expression, and the very satisfied old lord joked beside him: "It doesn't seem that his interest is too high, Gerald, this seafood soup obviously does not reach the level you said!" ”

Although the old man was smiling, Gerard couldn't help but take it seriously, normally, every customer would give the highest opinion to this seafood soup, and Van Cleef's performance made his face change slightly, and he didn't understand what was not to his liking.

In fact, Van Cleef has a very high opinion of these two dishes, but after a few days of cultivation in the Hearthstone Hotel, he has already developed an attitude of not being surprised by everything, so the extremely novel method in the eyes of others is only acceptable in his eyes, although the menu of the Hearthstone Hotel does not have the corresponding dishes of these two dishes for the time being, but considering the perfect taste of the existing dishes without exception, he still thinks that this Gordon chef is slightly inferior.

Gerrard didn't know that Van Cleeff had already evaluated the high and low of both sides, and seeing that he was not satisfied, he immediately sent people to the highlight, ready to redeem Van Cleef's impression.

"Today's main course is the pan-fried steak, which is made from the best beef ribs, which are soft and juicy, hand-picked by Chef Gordon, and each piece is evenly distributed with snowflake patterns, and almost all customers will be impressed after tasting it."

Hearing this, Van Cleef raised his eyebrows, and his heart became interested, because he had really eaten steak once in the Hearthstone Inn, and some parts of the beef were not suitable for hot pot, so they were used by Anduin to make other meals, most of which became home-cooked dishes such as braised beef, and only a few places were made into steaks, but for some reason, only one was put on the bar, allowing him to take it down bloodlessly when Jones left.

When Gerald saw his expression, he mistakenly thought that Van Cleef was interested in the fried steak, but to his surprise, while the others were feasting, the building president only took one bite and put down his knife and fork with a blank face.

Gerald felt a difference in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "May I ask President Van Cleeff, what do you think of this fried steak?" ”

"Can I tell the truth?"

"Of course, it's every customer's natural right to speak up."

"That's ......"

Van Cleef wiped the greasy corners of his mouth with a napkin, and then said lightly: "It's not good." ”