Chapter 50: The Real and the Unreal
The sharp piccolo, the fast-paced organ, the changeable mingo, the sounds of several instruments are mixed together to create a cheerful melody.
Beside the fire pit in the center, several halflings held hands and danced a funny dance around the fire, causing the audience to burst into laughter, and between the tables and chairs, beautiful human maids with charming smiles shuttled between the noisy drinkers and the big hands that secretly stretched out to rub oil, and delivered the wine glasses in their hands to the guests in time, well, or splashed on the guests' faces.
The mage's hand held a large piece of rock mutton floating in the air, and the scorching hand roasted underneath, the aroma of roasted meat and spices wafted through every corner, and several low-level mages skillfully manipulated the magic, making the cooking as lively as a performance.
The wolf-headed orc stood in the bar and gave full play to his rapid advantage, the speed of his two hands seemed to be out of the afterimage, making people dazzled to mix all kinds of drinks together and quickly vibrate, mixing glass after glass of beautiful multi-layered wine.
The boiling sound is wave after wave, as if to tear down the roof, and the happy smiles one after another can intoxicate every numb heart.
The Dancing Cat, the most famous tavern in the city of Twin Mountains, is so lively every night.
After a hard day's work, especially those who have experienced many days of life and death in the wilderness outside the city, they will sit in the tavern in the evening, enjoy the attentive service of the beautiful maids, watch the joyful juggling, tricks and dances, and have a plate of the chef's best stewed mountain rat legs with bamboo shoots, accompanied by a bowl of mountain honey water, and order a cup of signature honey mint wine, even if there are many troubles, they will forget about it.
"And my two barrels of ale, remember, two barrels of ale!" In the private room, the thunderous roar of the dwarf Mobuck shook the waitress's braids, and even if she had been systematically trained, she couldn't help but take two steps back, lest her eardrums be broken.
"Two choices, you shut up yourself, or I'll shut you up. Shure didn't even lift his eyelids as he flipped through the menu, but his teammates who knew him well knew that he was never talking about it.
As a result, the private room finally returned to its due quietness, and everyone was a little uncomfortable with the quiet.
"Saving a lady from trouble is what a priesthood should do. Facing the waitress's grateful eyes, Shuer closed the menu, his fingers circled on his chest, and his body exuded an aura of holiness, like a saint who had mercy on all beings, "Beautiful lady, in order to prevent your work from being further interfered with by this trouble, I recommend to you this bottle of Dark Moon Holy Water specially made by the Dark Moon Temple. After drinking the holy water, as long as the heart is pure, all evil cannot be approached, including the dwarf who specializes in noisy and quiet. How, think about it, it's very cheap, a bottle costs only one big silver coin. ”
"Hahahaha, boss, why has the price increased again, when I was in Shiyan Town three days ago, wasn't it just a small silver coin?"
"Our Lord blesses. Whispering a prayer, Shur was not embarrassed at all, as if what he said was true, "There is no fixed price for holy water, it is completely determined by the financial situation of the recipient, and it represents the attitude of the recipient towards our lord. Rest assured, it doesn't matter if you don't believe in our Lord, the mercy of our Lord is not only for believers. Hey, you're hiding, I saw it, you took a step behind her, hey, don't take me for a liar, I'm ...... Alas, Sasa, don't laugh, be serious, I'm selling, no, I'm preaching here. ”
There was a mess in the private room, everyone was messing around, only the poor waitress had a stiff smile on her face, and her heart was full of helplessness, you bastards should hurry up and place an order, I have been standing here for a long time, not only my legs are sore, but even my face is sour.
"Okay, that's all, he just started messing around after he finished ordering. Mia saved the distressed maid like a god, "Go down, food and wine come up quickly, we don't need service here, we don't have to come in unless we call someone." ”
"Yay. As soon as the waitress left the private room, there was a burst of wanton cheers in the room, and everyone stood up for the first time, slamming their fists lightly in the air, and their hearts were full of joy.
"Long live surviving!" "Long live success!" "Long live making a fortune!"
Leaving the unseen enemy everywhere, the extremely depressed heart is finally relieved, and everyone is releasing their emotions in their own way, reveling for another or coming back.
This is the process that most filmseekers go through every time they return to Pavatiga, the best food, the best wine, the spiciest women, the most luxurious casinos, all to enjoy the best, let the alcohol, perfume and money stimulate their spirits and experience the beauty of hard-earned life.
"It's good to be alive, I was stupid when the head sent me the code, if the other party wasn't the head, I couldn't believe it, hahahaha. The halfling happily described his hallucinatory journey, dancing with his hands, not at all telling about a life-and-death crisis.
In fact, Shuer's final performance has made everyone fully understand the danger of being controlled by illusions, if it weren't for the original body having other intentions and not really wanting to kill everyone, I'm afraid it would be difficult for everyone to escape the fate of cannibalism. Fortunately, Shuer hid all his thoughts very deeply, and endured all the way to the end, otherwise......
"It's still the captain who is good, and he completely played that bastard thing. The dwarf smiled heartlessly, "It's a shame I can't see its last expression, it must be wonderful." ”
"Huh, that's my expression. Lin Jing's short tail like a hairball was cocked, and he said in a daze, "If you want to see it, I'll show it to you now." ”
"Hahahaha. ”
Laughter has been the best cure for panic since ancient times, but sometimes it is not so effective, for example......
"Let's ...... It's really out of here. Slowly applying nail polish to himself, the necromancer lowered his head and didn't look at anyone, "You fools, are you really sitting next to me." ”
With a simple single sentence, the atmosphere in the room instantly dropped to a freezing point.
Yes, let's really come back, all this is really not the illusion we see, the happiness of the present, the joy of the present, the lively crowd outside, the calm daily life, these are all true.
Or is it that tonight is drunk in joy, and when I open my eyes tomorrow morning, I will see the cold and dead city, surrounded by countless dark and evil plants.
"It should ...... It's true. No one dared to give a positive answer, everyone was silent, looking at the familiar faces around them, patting the shoulders of their comrades who shared life and death, but they couldn't believe the realism transmitted back from the palms, which one is real and which one is illusory?
"Test it out. The elven mage suddenly spoke in silence, "Whoever says something, well, it's better to have something that has nothing to do with the otherworldly projection, everyone listens, whether it's real or hallucination, judge it yourself in your heart." ”
"Good idea, who said it first?" In fact, this method is not perfect, but there is no way to do it, and the halfling was the first to jump out in support, "Boss, you come first, give everyone some courage." ”
"Well, that's fine, but what to say?" Shul frowned and thought for a long time, and finally said very seriously, "Lisa is the loveliest. ”
"Hey, sir, you're playing tricks. Even in such a serious atmosphere, everyone was still amused by Shuer, and the halfling knocked on the table and protested, "You have said this in the otherworldly projection, don't count it, let's talk about it again." ”
"Yes, captain, this doesn't count, hahahaha. ”
"Laugh again, you'll settle the bill tonight. Scratching his head in embarrassment, Shure finally made up his mind, clenched his fists and said affirmatively, "Lisa is indeed the cutest." ”
"Hahahaha, chief, you're hopeless. ”
"I believe it, I believe it, this must be true, those plants have broken brains to create such illusions, hahaha. ”
The depression and fear came to naught, and the atmosphere became relaxed again, and even the arrogant and indifferent elven mage showed an irrepressible smile.
"Rest assured, it's definitely the real world now, and it's not an illusion. Shul didn't bother to threaten the group of people who made fun of him anymore, and looked down at something, "If you don't believe me, let Sasa explain it to you." ”
"Huh?" the female swordsman shrank her shoulders and whispered timidly as she tugged at the corner of Shuer's coat, "I don't want it, you can say it." ”
"If you say it, you can say it, or else...... Hey. Shuer, who lowered his head, smiled evilly, "I'm expecting you to be disobedient, hehehe." ”
"If you hate it, you know how to bully people. Expectant and embarrassed, Saph blushed and weakly explained, "It must be true, have you forgotten what you saw when you left the detachment point?"
Indeed, returning to Pavatiga, it is inevitable that in the process, you will experience another unforgettable experience, and accept the record reflected in the spatial barrier. That kind of thing is completely beyond the scope of living things, and even gods can't simulate that kind of experience, let alone just a group of plants that have been born for decades. If they could do it, they probably wouldn't be judged as low-level soul creatures and replicated in the projection world.
"Got it. Xiu'er muttered for a long time before he raised his head and said, "So, you are all a bunch of stupid people, are you scared out of your guts by a few rotten grasses?"
"What are you kidding, Uncle Dwarves is the best shadow chaser, uh, one of them, how can he be scared?"
"Really? Shuer's voice suddenly became soft, so gentle that it was unbearable to look at directly, "Yes, Lisa." ”
"That's right, Mobuck is the dumbest shadow chaser, there is no one!" Long blond hair, immature countenance, and the loveliest Lisa in the world appeared from the mirror that Shul held in his hand with his head bowed.