Although Qinghu Town has only been established for a short period of more than 20 years, it benefits from being the gateway to the artisan town, and its development is not inferior to that of some barons' main cities, and even exceeds it in terms of comfort.

The most common restaurants here are all kinds of restaurants owned by people from all over the world.

At Leo's suggestion, they chose a restaurant owned by a man from a coastal country to the west.

"Two lamb chops with mustard and herbs, one beef stew in red wine, one chicken painted in Provence, one baked apple for one, onion rings, toast, and one Provençal fish soup with two handfuls of peppers. ”

Leo expertly ordered a lot of food, and at the end, he didn't forget to add: "Two more bottles of white wine." ”

"You look familiar with this shop. Omoni smiled and knocked his pipe.

When Leo heard this, he immediately introduced it proudly. "The lord of this barony, although he is not good at managing soldiers and fighting, from his beginning to the ordinary soldiers, the time to eat and grooming is three times the time of surrender, and the time of surrender is three times the time of battle. But his appreciation of music, food, wine, opera, and literature was the best among all the nobles, so under his rule, his people devoted themselves to the study of these pleasures. ”

"Look at this ingenious Provençal fish soup, they remove the head and tail of the sea bass, wash and peel the shrimp, remove the roots of the spinach, but they don't throw away the fish bones and shrimp tails, they use fish bones and shrimp shells, add onions, parsley and tomatoes to make the soup base, add a little white wine, add some spices of your choice, and occasionally someone will add a few pieces of chili like me, this is the soul of this dish, a bowl of hot and spicy Provencal soup, and finally they just need to put the fish in it, add a little salt, and watch them gurt and tumble in the bright pot, the fresh aroma of the plant is mixed with the taste of the deep sea carried by the fish bones and shrimp shells, and the spicy taste of the white wineIt's indescribably delicious. ”

Leo reveled in it as expressively as he could, waving his hands as if he were wielding a kitchen knife and spatula in the kitchen.

Little Paul grew up on the seashore in the far east, when had he ever heard of the food of the far west?

When Leo heard the sound, he laughed and patted little Paul on the shoulder, and said, "This is just a corner of the world, and we will go to more places in the future, but if you want to retire when you are old in the future, it is a good place." ”

Happiness and beauty are always short-lived, and Leo's happiness ends with Nana's faint inquiry.

"This place you are talking about, do they like to add some wine to their cooking?"

"Of course, wine is their soul, and two and a half out of every five dishes use wine. ”

"So you highly recommend this restaurant just for the wine?"

"Gah?"

Little Paul still remembers that there was a red wine roast beef on the menu just now that Leo announced, so that...

"After that, we take turns deciding what to eat. Nana made a neat decision.

Isenas made up for it: "If you don't plan secretly, you don't act carefully." ”

This sentence is commented on by a certain historical figure, when he was plotting to usurp the title, because he was not careful enough, not only was he killed, but also ruined the family luck of that lord for hundreds of years, which is also suitable for Leo.

Everyone was joking, but Omoni grabbed a young man who served the food and asked, "Can you go to Artisan Town from here?"

The little brother stopped and replied politely, "Of course." To the north of Qinghu Town is Fangyuan Lake, from where you can take a boat to Artisan Town, but. ”

The little brother paused.

Omoni immediately slipped two silver coins into his hand.

The little brother continued to speak.

"Before boarding the ship, they have to go through a qualification check, and all those who are not qualified enough are not allowed to go on board. ”

"Eligibility?" asked Leo curiously. "What qualifications, why is there such a review, what are they reviewing?"

Isenas stopped Leo from talking and asked only one question.

"When did this qualification start in?"

The little brother thought for a moment and replied, "It was around the time when the town was first established. ”

"Thank you very much. ”

The little brother bent down and bowed, and then left backwards.

Leo couldn't wait to ask about Isennas.

"Why are you asking that? Isn't the most important thing for us right now to go to Artisan Town, why don't we ask what he's reviewing?"

Isenus shook his head, "These are inconsequential minor issues, and with my and Omoni's abilities, we can fool most of the censorship of pedestrians. What we really need to figure out is why there's a qualification here?"

"So what does this have to do with your question?"

"It's a big deal. Do you remember when the Craftsman Town was attacked?"

"About twenty years ago?"

"And how long has this town been built?"

"I heard that it was about twenty years?"

Speaking of this, Leo suddenly frowned.

"You mean to say that this qualification check has something to do with the attack on Artisan Town?"

"To be precise, it may be because of the attack on Artisan Town that the qualification review mechanism was established. As for the specific situation, we will have to go to the town and take a closer look before we can draw conclusions. ”

Because Leo cherished these two bottles of white wine so much that he was only willing to taste them one by one, so that everyone's patience with him reached the limit, and he came out of this restaurant.

The sun was about to set, and everyone had to explore the town in the dark.

Suddenly, Leo stood still and stood in front of a rather luxurious-looking courtyard.

"What's wrong?" asked little Paul.

Isenus also stopped, surveying the compound.

"Fifteen years?" Leo asked Isenas.

"At least twenty years. ”

"Twenty-one years" this time it was Ente who added. "I know this tree, it has a branch at the head of the trunk every two years, and there are ten branches on the trunk, but the last branch is still some distance from the top of the trunk, so the largest tree is twenty-one years old. ”

Little Paul looked out into the courtyard, where the spacious backyard was dotted with five or six oddly shaped trees, which had begun to fork from half a man's height, and looked like a folded feather duster.

Leo nodded and said, "Okay, it's not early now, let's not go to the tavern tonight, let's rest in this house." ”

Leo shook the doorbell at the door, and in a few moments a stout woman dressed as a servant came.

"Hello, what do you do?"

"Hello ma'am, we would like to spend the night here, and we are willing to pay the right price for it. ”

"Please wait. ”

After a long while, a middle-aged man in civilian clothes came to the door.

The middle-aged man glanced at everyone and asked, "You want to spend the night?"

"Exactly. Leo replied.

"A few hundred meters to the east is the tavern of the town, you go there. With that, the middle-aged man was about to turn around and leave.

"Wait, sir. ”

"What's wrong?" the middle-aged man turned back.

"One of our companions has an eye ailment, and it is not convenient for us to stay in the tavern, and we see that your house is the only one on the way, so can you help?" begged Leo.

"Oh, I don't know which one?"

"It's my female companion. Leo pulled Nana.

Nana's frail appearance always won everyone's favor, and the middle-aged man's expression softened, but he still said embarrassedly: "Although I am happy to receive guests, we only have two rooms in our house, and I can't entertain you all warmly." ”

At this moment, another lady from the house came out.

"What's wrong?" asked the lady.

"There was a group of adventurers who wanted to spend the night at our house. Luthers walked over and explained in a low voice.

After a while, the hostess came up to the place and asked, "Which one has an eye disease?"

Nana raised her hand.

"I don't know what kind of eye disease it is?"

Nana hesitated for a moment and replied, "It's blindness." ”

"Poor little girl. The hostess said sympathetically.

"Don't be so strict, Luthers. The hostess took the middle-aged man's hand. "I think this little girl can sleep with an old woman, and who would refuse such a lovely child, and if this little boy is willing to squeeze in with them, I think the remaining two rooms will be enough for a night. How?"

With the help of the kind hostess, everyone successfully moved into this courtyard.

The courtyard is neatly kept, simple and tidy, and the plain walls occasionally have some simple but delicate decorations, and from these places, the family should be very good at talking.

The man led everyone to the living room.

"Tea?coffee?"

"Coffee, much appreciated. ”

The maid immediately went to fetch some coffee.

In this interval, the man asked, "Why do you want to come here?"

"We wanted to visit Artisan Town, which we heard was the highest crystallization of human civilization. Leo picked up the topic and began to ramble nonsense.

The man nodded. "Indeed, Artisan Town is the embodiment of all human wisdom and has been blessed by the goddess of wisdom, Metis, with mechanical creations unimaginable to ordinary people. ”

Metis?

Everyone looked at each other, and this was the name mentioned by the god of the waterfall.

"Goddess of Wisdom?" Leo still pretended not to know, gesturing to a small female statue next to him. "Is this the god?"

"Yes, the goddess of wisdom guides us through the maze, and most of the inhabitants here and in Artisan Town worship her. It is a pity that I have not heard of the miracles of the goddess of wisdom in the last twenty years. ”

"I thought no one in the land of the free believed in gods. Ente looked at the small idol.

"The free kingdom just doesn't enforce the belief in gods, but it doesn't mean that the belief in gods is not allowed. Luthers looked at the knight.

"Are you from the land of faith?"

"Exactly, what's the problem?"

"Then it's a big problem. Luthers shook his head. "If you have to find out your identity before going to Artisan Town, you will be given a pass to enter Artisan Town, and those who come from the Land of Faith are expressly forbidden to enter. ”

That's a real problem.

"Thank you for your kindness, but our companion has turned his back on the faith of the gods, and we will try to convince the inspectors. ”

"Whatever you want. Luthers took a sip of the coffee he had just served.

Isenus also picked up a cup of coffee, took a sip, and praised, "Are these the beans from the Valley of Fire?"

"You know the goods. Luthers laughed.

"Of course, we're a traveling adventure group, so we should know more, and we have a lot of interest in the world. ”

Isenus put down his coffee cup.

"We're also very interested in this bustling town, I wonder if you can tell us a little bit about its history?"

A happy smile appeared on Luthers' face.

"You're asking the right person, Qinghu Town has a full twenty-five years of history, and our family has lived here for twenty-one years, and in terms of understanding the history of this town, there will be no five people more than our family. ”

"At first, the lakeshore was just a wharf, but it wasn't until 25 years ago that the artisan town set up a checkpoint here, and the endless flow of the lake calmed down a little. And those who could not be censored could not have rushed back overnight, right? So gradually some people saw the business opportunities here, and opened taverns, restaurants, blacksmith shops, stables, and post houses here, and there were signs of prosperity here. ”

"People from all over the world want to come to Artisan Town, and every day there are a large number of people who fail to pass the examination, and these people eventually form the first inner circle of this town. ”

In the years that followed, the town of Artisans also discovered this prosperous town, and with a financial tilt towards it, the town grew even more rapidly until it is today's size. ”

"If you are willing to go to the shops in the center of the town, you can find a lot of artifacts from Artisan Town, which is a clear proof of the close connection between Artisan Town and Qinghu Town. ”

The man talked so much that he stopped until he was in the moontop treetops, and beckoned a maid with a slightly high hairline to send the guests back to their rooms.

"Sylvia, please send these gentlemen to the guest room area. Come with me, lady, I think you'll be willing to stay with my mother. ”

Back in the room, Leo immediately asked about Isennas.

"What do you hear?"

"Hear a lot. Isenus fell on the bed, carefully recalling the man's chaotic and disorganized narrative.

The man is very proud of the miraculous development of the town, and constantly talks about the important role his family has played in the town over the years, and from time to time he mentions the happy love life with his wife. It's a pity that these are useless nonsense for Isenas.

"The first thing that can be determined is that when the Artisan Town was attacked more than twenty years ago, eighty percent of the gods of the Faith Country were involved, otherwise there would be no restrictions on people like Ente from entering the Artisan Town. ”

"The second is the role of this town for the artisan town, the artisan town did not want to build a town here at the beginning, until the town has been mixed, so it has to make a move, this time it is called investment, in fact, to straighten out the situation of this town. It is not known whether there were other purposes. ”

"And the goddess of wisdom is probably in a deep sleep, like the god of the waterfalls. Otherwise, a god should perform miracles in a timely manner to strengthen the faith of believers, and should not have been heard from for more than 20 years. ”

"We seem to have gotten a lot of information, but we don't know more, why does the Kingdom of Faith conflict with the Goddess of Wisdom? What is the significance of Qinghu Town to Artisan Town? Does Artisan Town have any other arrangements for this town? If not, why spend a huge amount of money to invest in this town? And the main purpose of our visit, what about the dragon? What are the traces of the battle at that time? These are all questions. ”

Isenus sighed, "Go to sleep, we have a lot of things to do tomorrow." ”

ps1.The dishes are all French cuisine.

ps2. What does the plot refer to if it is not secret?

ps3.How high is the hairline of Sylvia, the chief manager of Black Star?