Chapter 30: Invitation?

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People who have eaten braised beef are all amazed as if they have never tasted such a delicacy. It's not enough for a group of people to eat one piece, and they even want to have another one.

However, at this time, Old Mike rushed over.

"How is that possible! How could my black pepper fried steak lose to something that was weirdly colored and cut into pieces! ”

Old Mac grabbed the plate of braised beef, and then didn't use the utensils, just grabbed a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

After a few chews, Old Mac fell silent. Swallowing the beef with difficulty, he sighed and put the braised beef on the table: "I lost." ”

Admitting defeat is a tough thing for Old Mack. After all, it is really unacceptable to be compared to a young man who is less than twenty years old.

However, the dwarf is indeed stubborn, but it is open-minded. If you lose, you lose, and you won't find a reason to shirk it.

"Okay, okay, let's all disperse! Hmph, are you happy to see Old Mike's jokes? Come around again, double the price of drinks tonight! ”

As the owner of the tavern, Old Mike still has a lot of authority. Although the lively adventurers were very greedy for the plate of braised beef, after all, there was not much left, and with the threat of Old Mike, they could only laugh and scatter in the end.

"Okay, I've lost, I'm going to get you the ice dew." Since he had conceded defeat, Old Mac would not lose his bet, and quickly turned around and went into the back room, and then came over with a barrel of wine in a short time.

"Come on, old Mike, you're okay anyway, let's have a drink!" Rice naturally didn't want to have a fight with this old friend, so he invited old Michael to drink together.

Old Mike was also unkind, and immediately sat down, then held the barrel and poured a glass of wine for everyone, and took a glass himself, and then took a big sip.

"Whew...... Ha, today is also thanks to you, otherwise, I would be reluctant to open a barrel of ice wine and drink! Hahaha, lad, your dish is really good, and I can say that I have never eaten beef with this taste. Your cooking techniques are also something I've never seen before, it's really strange! ”

After drinking, Old Mac obviously let go of his frustration of losing the game and began to praise Ji Ran.

As a shy young man, Ji Ran certainly had to be humble at this time.

"Actually, the main reason is that my dish has never appeared here, and everyone feels relatively fresh when they eat it. If you really want to talk about the taste, your black pepper fried steak is pretty good too. ”

When Old Mac heard this, he first laughed a few times, and then shook his head: "Losing is losing, I won't find a reason to deny it." If your food doesn't taste good, no one will think it's better than mine, no matter how peculiar and fresh it is. Your cooking skills have indeed surpassed mine, and even the dwarven masters of Ironforge! ”

Located in the Dragonspine Mountains to the north of Big 6, Ironforge is the largest gathering place for dwarves. For almost all the dwarves, it is their homeland. The dwarven culinary masters of that place undoubtedly represent the highest culinary skills of the dwarves.

The dwarves are a race that loves mining, blacksmithing, fine wine, and good food. When they are working, they are constantly mining and forging, and when they are leisure, they are eating and drinking. Their culinary master can be regarded as the top chef of the Big 6.

"So, I decided to invite you to Ironforge and exchange skills with our culinary masters! A foodie--chef like you is sure to be a hit with our dwarves! Old Michael burped and patted Ji Ran's back vigorously - presumably he wanted to pat his shoulder, but the problem of height made him only pat his back.

"What? Invite Ji Ran to Ironforge Castle? A little too sudden, right? Rice was taken aback when he heard Old Mack's words.

Inviting humans to Ironforge is not a right for every dwarf. And not everyone can get this honor...... Dwarves have always been very xenophobic, and humans are not many people who are recognized by them as cunning and insidious.

"I know you're surprised, but I have my reasons too." Old Michael put down his glass and stroked his beard, "Our culinary master of Ironforge has been stuck in a bottleneck for a long time. They think there must be a way forward in the way of food, but they can't see it anymore. Not even the cooking techniques of humans or elves can inspire them...... But I think this young man's dish can make them break through the bottleneck! ”

Old Mike looked at Ji Ran's eyes, full of fanaticism.

"It's a way I've never seen to cook like this, and I can make such a delicious meal! This is different from any cooking method on the Big 6, it is a completely new cooking method! Your cooking method will surely break the shackles in the minds of the dwarven cooking masters and allow them to make more delicious dishes! Of course, I'm not asking you to teach them your cooking skills, but just to validate and learn from each other......"

The more Mike Sr. spoke, the more excited he became, but in the end he realized the world's problems with inheritance. Not only magic martial arts, but also other skills are also inherited. No one will pass on what they have inherited to others, even if it is a cooking technique.

But when it comes to communication verification, this is no problem. Do you never fight against others after you have learned a set of amazing swordsmanship? If you're seen performing swordsmanship and you can learn it, it's not an amazing swordsmanship.

Ji Ran smiled and nodded, but then the expression on his face became embarrassed again.

"I'm not a master chef yet, I've just learned it since I was a child. I'd love to talk to the dwarven culinary masters, but I'm going to the Blue Wind Academy soon......"

Old Mike laughed: "It's okay! Those old guys have been waiting for half their lives, and they don't care about waiting two more years! It's not too late to go to Ironforge during your vacation at the school, or simply wait until you graduate! You know, dwarves have a long lifespan, hahaha......"

He was right, dwarves generally live between three and five hundred years. Although Old Mike is called Old Mike, he is two hundred and nine years old, and he really can't be called old.

"That's fine. Anyway, I'm definitely going to travel to Big 6 in the future, and Ironforge Fort will be one of the important stops. I like the dwarves' personalities, and I'm sure I'll have a good time with you. ”

This is not a bad thing, Ji Ran immediately agreed. The dwarven race is a pretty good teammate in all Western fiction novels...... Of course, the Underground Grey Dwarves certainly don't count.

"Hahaha, what a happy boy! Seeing that you can team up with Rice and them, I know you're definitely a good boy! Come, I've got something here, you put it away. ”

As he spoke, Old Mac took out a delicate, flask-like thing from a small bag around his waist.

The jug is made of copper-colored metal and is carved with bold patterns. The flask is full of typical dwarven style, unpretentious, but not shabby.

"Take this, just show it to the dwarves, and they'll know you're a good friend of my old Mike! In this way, you will have no problem going to Ironforge on your own. If you go to the dwarven equipment store or tavern, you can still get a discount...... Don't worry, my old Mike still has a lot of face among the dwarves! ”

Ji Ran looked at the wine jug, squinted his eyes and looked at it, revealing a look of surprise.

"This is...... Made of copper? ”

Copper essence, a precious metallic material, is extracted from copper ore. However, the ore that can refine one kilogram of red copper can refine a few grams of copper essence at most. So, it's definitely a rare material.

"Yo, the young man has a good eye, and you like old Mike even more! This flask is indeed made of copper essence, and it is copper essence that I have refined with my own hands. Don't look at me like this, I was also a famous dwarven blacksmith back then! Hahaha, take it, for the enlightenment of your dish to my cooking skills, this copper essence is nothing! ”

However, Ji Ran could only take the wine jug. Then as soon as he turned his head, he saw the wonderful expressions of Rice and Erin and the others. But it seems that because Old Mac was there, they didn't say anything.

Next, it is natural to continue to eat and drink. Although Ji Ran is not very good at drinking, this ice dew wine smells quite fragrant and exudes a cool air. In this hot summer, it shouldn't be a bad thing to have a glass of wine like this.

And in fact, it was exactly what he thought. Ice liqueur has a peculiar taste, with a faint scent of grass. Drinking it is extremely cool in the mouth, and it directly expels all the heat in the body. I have to say that this wine is indeed worthy of the expectations of Rice and others.

"How's that, isn't it? This is a good wine that I have treasured for a long time, and I finally got it from the elves. This wine is really good to drink, but it is a little less manly. If you want me to say, this thing is more suitable for women to drink. ”

Old Mike couldn't help but be proud when he saw Ji Ran's surprise after drinking ice dew wine. But in the end, I still expressed a trace of regret that the wine was not strong enough.

It turned out to be elf-made wine...... No wonder it's so fresh and out of step with the dwarven style. Ji Ran suddenly realized, but immediately pondered in his heart again.

There are also a lot of recipes for brewing in my cooking skills, so why don't you try to make some sake yourself?

The brewing recipes in the cooking skills naturally have various effects, but they need some special ingredients to be added to them to have an effect. If you replace those rare materials with ordinary materials, even if the taste changes, it won't be too bad, right?

You can't use refining tools to make money, and it's not easy to cook things, so you can't open a restaurant or something by yourself, so where will you have time to improve your strength? Wine-making ...... It only takes a little time when it is brewed, but it can be sold, and it can be done by someone else!

And this one chooses ...... In front of me, there is a quite suitable person.

That's right, it's Baker.