Chapter 1 Border Towns
readx;? On an early summer afternoon, Uma, the owner of Asuka Bar, was sitting bored at the back of the bar with a fan and a yawning look on his face, and it was two o'clock in the afternoon, the hottest time of the day, and the sun shone on the thin roof of the bar house, baking the house so hot that the heat would not be relieved until the sun went down, and this was also the time when the bar customers gradually arrived. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The Bird Bar is located in the east-central part of the continent in the town of Ulang, which is the closest town to the southern border in the eastern part of the Yus Empire.
Although the location of Ulang Town is not the main passage from the Yus Empire to Sig, there are many small merchants who come and go, so business has been good. However, this situation ended due to the Sigg civil strife, and most of them, except for those with special purposes, would choose to detour to the central or western parts rather than the more dangerous east. When the Sig civil strife was calmed down, the merchants thought that everything could return to normal again, but the horse bandits began to riot in this area again, the horse bandits' lair was three hundred miles east of the Demon Dragon Rift Valley, they were mainly on the side of the Hig Empire, but there were also small groups of horse bandits who would cross the jungle-dense border and harass the side of the Yus Empire, and then retreat back with the loot under the cover of the dense forestγ
Most of the cross-border bandits chose to use the merchants along the way, because they carried most of the gold, silver or valuable goods, but chose to detour to some towns with defensive forces, so if it was not for the protection of a large number of mercenaries, the merchants would still not choose this trade route, but would rather walk at another checkpoint in the west, after all, it is farther away from the active area of the horse bandits, and it is safer.
The entire town of Wulang has fallen because of this situation, otherwise even at noon in the off-season, as one of the best bird bars in the town, there will not be a single customer. And now, on this lonely afternoon in the off-season, there was no need for the boss Uma to appear here, leaving a guy on duty here, he could go back to the room in the backyard and sleep comfortably in the afternoon. But he didn't, but showed a slightly impatient look in his sleeping eyes from time to time, looking like he was waiting for something.
But just as the owner of the Asuka Bar pretended to be drowsy, he was suddenly awakened by the sound of horses' hooves coming from the street, and he listened intently, judging from the sound of horses' hooves, there were very few of them, so he relaxed his nerves and returned to a state of sleep. The sound of horses' hooves stopped as they reached the door of the bar, and then the sound of several people talking outside followed as the door of the bar opened.
Seeing the guests, the boss was in good spirits, and when he looked at it, there were four people at the door.
As soon as the four men entered, they first took off the wide-brimmed hat they wore on their heads to shade the sun, revealing their true faces hidden in the shadow of the hat, and led by a bearded, unkempt, haggard man of about thirty years old, who was dressed in a black robe and a long black cloak around his neck, which in such weather made people look hot for him, but there was not a drop of sweat on his body. Coupled with his eyes that exuded desolation and sadness, the whole thing gave people a gloomy and cold feeling.
The haggard man was followed by three teenage children, all four of whom were dressed ordinarily and could not be identified, but one of them was a little girl, holding a small wand with magic crystals embedded in it, dressed as magicians. I don't know if it's a real wand, but with the boss's experience, I've never seen such a small magician, but no matter what the identity is, as long as it's a guest of the boss, as long as it's a guest at the bar, so the boss put down the fan in his hand, and his face was full of Tong Suo's undeceived smile, and he came out from behind the bar.
"Welcome, gentlemen, and this beautiful young lady, what do you need?"
The boss let the four people who came in to a square table, and then asked with a smile on his face.
"What do you have here?"
The youngest of the four, who looked good-looking, slightly dark-skinned, asked.
"This handsome handsome man, you are right to come to me, we have the most delicious food and the most mellow wine on the continent. β
"Do you have any mountain wine from the Lorraine family? Bring me two cans. β
The girl dressed as a magician asked.
"This beautiful young lady, your request is a little difficult for me, although the little shop is one of the best in the town, but the wine of the Lorraine family is for royalty and nobility, where can we drink it. β
The boss smiled a little awkwardly and explained.
"Don't mind, boss, this sister of mine is joking with you, you bring us a bottle of wine and some grilled lamb chops. β
The haggard man in the lead seemed to see the embarrassment of the boss, so he opened his mouth to explain, about the Lorraine family's famous wine, he also told his sister, but he didn't expect the little guy to keep it in his heart, and when he came to the southeast of the empire today and was very close to the Lorraine family, the little guy suddenly asked.
However, as soon as the leading man spoke like this, coupled with a close observation, the boss Uma realized that he had miscalculated the age of the other party, because he was used to the work that was ushered in, the boss not only had different eyesight, but also had excellent ear power to listen to sounds, so according to his latest judgment, the age of the other party would not exceed twenty-five years old.
The leader man's words made the boss breathe a sigh of relief, and for some reason, the boss always felt a heavy pressure in front of the four people, although the four people did not seem to be threatening on the surface. This kind of feeling the boss has also had, that is, around some high-level swordsmen or magicians, it seems that they have an aura on their bodies, if they don't deliberately hide this aura, it gives people the feeling that this is the case, the heart is heavy, very depressed, and words and actions will become unnatural because of it.
"It's okay, it's okay. However, although the wine in the small shop is not as authentic as the Lorraine family, as an area rich in wine in the empire, our wine is also authentic and private, and the taste is not bad at all, so you will know if you taste it in a while. β
The boss quickly adjusted his mentality, said politely, and then turned around and went to the back kitchen to arrange the preparation of food, while he himself walked back with four glasses in his right hand and a bottle of wine in his left hand.
"Ladies and gentlemen, try our private muller, although it is not as famous as the Lorraine family, but the taste is definitely not bad. β
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