Four hours later, Hermanstart East City, Redwood Hotel.

"And then? Go on! ”

The young woman in a revealing skirt lay on the edge of the table, ignoring the fact that the wine was soaking her hair and skirt along the edge of the table, just holding her chin and looking at the mysterious gentleman sitting opposite her with drunken eyes.

"Miss, there is no good story, and if I have to tell it, I believe that there is an invisible force protecting me, and even if the Apep snake swallowed my arm, it could not escape my sharp sword enough to pierce the heart, and finally fell in front of me." The gentleman picked up the tall hat from the table with a mechanical prosthetic, covered his graying hair, and smiled at the other with the corners of his mouth raised.

The woman didn't understand who the gentleman in front of her was, he looked like he was fifty years old, but every move and the words that came out of his mouth were as if by magic from Venus, forming a second "gravity" in his body, tugging at his heartstrings all the time.

She pushed the table away and stood up, and fell into the gentleman's arms as if she had fallen.

"Oops, what a careless ......"

Fingers up his chest, across his neck, touching the gentleman's hard stubble, eyes looking at his lips, lifting his chin and leaning slightly......

"Bang!"

The gentleman shuddered at the sudden knock on the door, and he subconsciously took the girl's head in his arms, and stared wide-eyed at the figure that was gradually approaching with his back to the sun.

"Who? We are closed and we do not receive guests today! ”

"Tsk."

The man smacked his lips impatiently, lifted his broad-brimmed hat and scratched his messy curls, and turned to lie down on the couch in the doorway. She looked up and looked around, where the wooden chairs had been replaced by high-end cowhide sofas, a grand piano in the center of the restaurant, a decent wine cabinet, and a bar with the latest draft beer machine.

"Redecorated? It still looks like it...... However, I have the impression that this hotel never seems to close, which is really strange......"

"You ......"

The gentleman's eyes narrowed, and his voice, size, and appearance ...... Sure enough, it was her!

Excitedly, he pressed the girl in his arms back to his seat, rushed forward, patted his thigh, and shouted in a crying voice:

"Boss Vicky Licco! You're finally back! ”

The clerks around heard the noise, and even the bartender put down the glass in his hand, turned out the counter, and gathered around the sofa in a short time.

"The boss is back!"

"It's really you!"

"Boss Vicky!"

For a while, the lively atmosphere of the past once again filled every corner of the mahogany restaurant. Looking at the familiar faces in front of her, Vicili lying on the sofa was ridiculous and silent, her index finger flicked towards the brim of her hat, and her eyes fell on the gentleman.

"Yo, Glori, long time no see."

……

"Goo...... Mutter...... Mutter...... Ha! Where did this come from! It's the first time I've ever drunk such a powerful beer! ”

Vikiriko slammed her glass on the table, her upper lip already covered in brown foam, and it seemed that even the heat that had accumulated in her body had been completely extinguished.

In fact, even she didn't know when she contracted the bad habit of alcohol, perhaps from the royal knights during the civil war in Nikanlos...... I can't remember.

Anyway, now, from the aristocratic drinking party to her own bedroom, as long as Vicilico is often seen, you can see all kinds of wine barrels, Campana Fort's special dry red, Dieara aged rum, and even the industrial rag that is spurned by the nobles, even the ethanol solution that can only be used in alchemy, as long as she mixes it with a little water, she can drink it!

"It's a specialty from my hometown of Britton, the 'Siren' beer, and this one took a lot of work to get its hands on, it's an old-school barley wine to be exact, with butter and sea salt, and a little bit of cheese, and the guests loved it! Business is getting better and better lately! With a look of pride on her face, Florie took a sip of her glass filled with the amber liquid.

"I can see it, you mean to say that you've done a good job in the past few years, right?" Vickily couldn't help but burp and asked Glori with a wicked smile.

"Don't dare, don't dare! Or is it because of you and I that I can get such a valuable job, I was just a small waiter at the beginning, and it took a little effort to make Redwood Restaurant really have a reputation as a 'high-class restaurant' in Hecheng, all in all, these are the only things I can repay you. ”

"Don't listen to him, boss! Mr. Glori, who is now the manager of the Redwood Restaurant, has not slept much for two weeks in a row just to get the advertisement done and then think about renovating! The bearded bartender slapped the table and laughed.

"Hahaha...... It seems that there is such a thing......" Glori scratched her head in embarrassment, as if she never thought she would be praised in front of her boss herself.

"It's not good to be too modest...... I really didn't look away, you are indeed a business ghost, and I am sincerely grateful to see that Redwood Restaurant is running so well under your hands......"

A smile of relief appeared on Vikirico's slightly flushed face, and she pushed the glass forward, leaving only the foam residue.

"You've won a prize...... Although it is a subordinate relationship now, we are also old friends, please don't be too polite, these are also what I should do, hehe......" Glori shifted her position on the sofa, looking uncomfortable.

"Well, I just wanted to say thank you, and I didn't mean anything else...... Actually, there's one more thing I'm looking for you when I come back to Hecheng this time. Viciliko shrugged her shoulders and said.

"As long as I can do it, just mention it!"

"Do you know a guy who can fly a steamboat?" She suddenly became serious, and the smell of alcohol seemed to disappear in an instant.

"There are many kinds of steamships, coal-burners, crystal-burning ones, but I know a few small bosses at the docks, and they should be able to help. Wait a minute...... Where are you going? Grori rubbed her chin in thought, and suddenly reacted.

"Not far away, north of the Losha Empire, Lapland."

She pretended to be calm, as if she subconsciously wanted to shorten the distance between the Canaan continent and Vlaktu. Although she had only been to a country called Hetrian in southern Canaan before, in fact, in addition to what she had learned in books, she did not know more about the geography of Canaan than others, but her calm tone could hide the fact that she was ignorant.

"Lapland...... It's not a place that can be reached by boat, you need to go around the Breton Islands, all the way north, east and south, it will take at least ten days......" Glori glanced out the window, "go around this street and walk two kilometers east to the pier...... Can you tell me what you're going to do? ”

"Find someone, our old acquaintance, Draenor." Vikily replied firmly, reaching out and waving at the bartender, "Andrea, help me pack some fruit, canned food, and clean water, enough for a month!" ”

"Okay, boss!" The bartender smiled and nodded, turned and walked to the storeroom.

"Draenor ...... A long time ago. Would you like me to come along? Glori took another sip of her wine and asked.

"It's not possible, I need you to take care of the hotel, and secondly, I haven't thought about bringing too much of a burden with me." Vicilico patted him on the shoulder, teasing in a slightly mocking tone.

"Also, I can't help at all in this regard, and now I'm an elderly hotel manager, hahaha......"

Glori shook her head with a wry smile, buttoned the top hat on her head, and straightened her clothes to help Vikli carry her backpack to the door.

"Gentlemanly demeanor is not dead...... Originally, I wanted to talk to you more, but since you are in a hurry to leave, it seems that it is still important to get down to business. ”

He put his backpack in the carriage, opened the door for his boss and old friend, and bowed respectfully.

"Please, let's go to the docks, I have a fellow from Scandiran, a red-bearded guy, he should help you get there."