Chapter 20: Tavern Stories
The elven girl smiled and said, "I'm glad to meet you, Miss Linya. Your singing voice is really great, I am amazed that human beings have such a noble art and culture, and I hope to have the opportunity to hear your songs again. My name is Mimiyuria, and I'm from Glesia, and my hometown is in the Twilight Forest. It's a pity that I still have to go, otherwise I would like to talk to you a little longer. But I have to warn you, Miss Linya, don't waste any more time singing here, it means nothing to the dwarves. ”
"Uh, why is that?" asked Linya quickly.
"Apparently you don't know about these dwarves, but it has something to do with their culture or beliefs. The dwarves are worshipped by Maeve, the goddess of the earth, and they are an extremely snobbish race that specializes in industry, manufacturing, and trade, and making money and making profits is often the only goal they pursue. And the prerequisite for making money is selfishness, so dwarves are like that. They are contractual, they keep promises, and they have integrity, but Linya, I'm afraid you need to understand one thing, there is no concept of charity in the minds of the dwarves, their religion has never encouraged charity, the weak do not get any mercy in this world, they only believe in money. ”
The elven girl Mimiyuria thought for a moment and continued to explain, "You can negotiate trade with them, but what do you want them to pay for free...... That's worse than killing them -- that's just an exaggeration, of course. Profit as much as possible in trading, profit first, never pay for nothing, this is the instinct that has long been rooted in their thinking. I don't want to judge them for anything, but in fact they really have no interest in art, they don't know how to appreciate or taste at all, and many things that seem to be noble cultural and artistic enjoyment by other races are just boring and ridiculous things that waste money in their eyes. So...... They may be willing to take the time to enjoy your free singing, but if you want to get these vulgar and miserly guys to pay for the arts, it's absolutely impossible. The elven girl shrugged her shoulders, and her meaning was no longer understood.
After hearing this, Linya breathed a long sigh of relief and smiled again. "Thank you, Mimiyuria. Thank you so much, I finally understand!" After listening to the elf girl's words, Linya finally understood what was going on. It turns out that it's not because they can't sing well, it's because these dwarves don't know how to appreciate!
So my self-confidence returned.
The elven girl quickly took her leave, her movements light and agile, and vanished as quickly as a gust of wind, leaving only a green afterimage. There is no need for Linya to stay and be embarrassed, so hurry up and flash people. Her Royal Highness's first busking experience ended like this. What a big loss! If we had known that these dwarves had such virtues, we really shouldn't have given them songs for free! Singing to them was like playing the harp to the cow and wasting spiritual food.
Fortunately, there is a gold coin rewarded by this elf girl who appeared at the end, so that she will not go home empty-handed, and the economic crisis can be eased for a while, and more importantly, Linya's wounded heart has been comforted a lot. As for the windfall moonlight harp, why is there always a feeling that something is not quite right? Through the pawn shop and the square show, Linya's perception of the dwarven race has plummeted to its lowest point. These short guys are boring, and they and they feel like creatures of two worlds. Well, it is true that from two different worlds......
On the way back to the hotel, after listening to Linya's translation, Suzanne thought for a while and said, "Since neither of these methods will work, then...... Actually, I've thought about a possibility, if there is a mercenary group here that needs to recruit people, or if there are any bounty tasks to take, maybe you can make money. After all, I'm a knight, and what I'm good at is fighting. This is usually found in well-informed places such as taverns. But I don't know Abella yet, so I'll have to talk to Sister Linya if you can. ”
Tavern, yes! When Suzanne said that, Linya was interested. Usually in fairy tales or fantasy novels, those brave or knights or something are in the tavern mercenary guild or something like receiving various adventure missions, and then after a lot of hardships, find the demon's underground palace in the battle of 300 rounds to defeat the big demon king or the evil dragon or something, and finally rescued the princess in distress, successfully hugged the beauty, and since then the fame has been far away, and the sling silk counterattack has become rich and handsome-
Okay, but why is it always the princess or the beautiful woman who is saved? Is this sexist?" "I hope I can get the task of destroying the demon king and saving the prince this time!" Okay, knights or brave men can do it...... But it has to be the kind of money!" After saying this, Linya noticed that Susanna's face was full of black lines, so she quickly explained: "Well, of course there is a reason for this! The brave are usually so poor that they are bell-like, and the knights are also average, so it is useless to save them. Only the prince is the rich master, and if you save the prince, you will definitely be able to get the money to buy a ticket home......"
"Uh...... All right......," Suzanne replied, laughing and crying. The little princess always breaks down when she has a big brain.
It was a tavern located next to the square, and before she could enter the door, Linya couldn't help but cover her nose. The pungent smell of low-quality alcohol, and the smell of sweat that emanates from those nasty men, is really unpleasant. But for the sake of a lot of people, let's go in and have a look.
Shorties, it's all a bunch of nasty shorties, well, except for the lady in front of the bar and the two hostesses, and as for those who are drunk and laughing rudely, or bragging and blushing, it's really hard to compliment.
When Linya followed Suzanne into the tavern door, the laughter of the drinkers suddenly became much quieter, and their eyes focused on Linya. Human beings are always rare here, not to mention that the one in the long skirt in the back obviously does not look like a little human girl who can fight and kill, and it is always a little disobedient to suddenly appear on such an occasion where adult men gather. Moreover, the beauty of this human girl is absolutely stunning even from the aesthetic point of view of a dwarven male, and the two hostesses who were originally flower-like as the storefront signboard were instantly compared, and they lost their brilliance.
Linya didn't bother to pay attention to the obscene gaze, and when Suzanne found an empty table to sit down, she went straight to the bar and ordered a glass of red fruit wine and sweet juice. "Boss, I'd like to ask if there is any way to make money, such as whether there is a mercenary guild around here, or if anyone has posted any quests, bounties or the like. After paying for the drink, Linya took the opportunity to inquire with the proprietress about it.
But before the proprietress could speak, a male dwarf came from behind with an obscene smile full of alcohol: "Little girl, do you want to make money? If you want me to say, it's not simple, lie down on the bed, won't the money roll in? You know, you are a rarity here." Hahahaha......" As soon as these words came out, the tavern that had just fallen silent suddenly burst into excitement, and the drinkers laughed strangely with exaggerated tones and expressions.
This kind of ghost place is really not a suitable place for women. When Linya turned her head, her face was gloomy and terrifying, and Suzanne immediately noticed that the little princess had a look on her face before the storm. She didn't understand what was happening, though, but it had something to do with the dwarves' mockery.
Linya began to walk step by step, dressed in the short old man with a big beard who had the most ferocious smile, that is, the first to speak, and with each footstep, one could feel something called anger radiating step by step with that step.
The innkeeper who wanted to cry without tears slapped her eyes and couldn't bear to look at it directly. Looking at this posture, these tables, chairs, benches and other things in my store are going to suffer again. Although this kind of thing is only commonplace in the tavern, she has a very ominous premonition for some reason.
It was a full minute before Linya finally arrived at the bearded dwarf's table. "What, human chick, is this posture going to take over my business? Okay, no problem, I promise to give you a good price, and I won't let you down!"
Linya wasn't going to talk to this kind of garbage, not even a word. She flew straight up and kicked the guy in the face with all her might. The previous events, as well as these disgusting, vulgar and lowly guys, made Linya completely disappointed in these dwarfs. The anger in my heart is depressed and irritable, this guy came in time, just in time to vent his resentment. Looking for a fight!
When the long-bearded dwarf, who had been on guard for a long time, saw Linya's move, he hurriedly propped up the table with his hand, and was about to jump up and teach this little woman who seemed to be weak at all a lesson...... He found that he hadn't jumped. He lowered his head and saw that his body, legs, and arms had suddenly grown many vine-like branches, and his body was tied to the table and chairs.
Of course, it is impossible to move like this. The human maiden kicked him, and before the dwarf could react from his surprise, he was already kicked in the face by a red deerskin boot. As a string of nosebleeds splattered out, the dwarf cried out in pain and fell to the ground in embarrassment, and at the same time caused a large wave of tables, chairs, wine glasses, and dishes to fall, and there was a loud noise.
The lewd laughter of the drinkers suddenly fell silent. "Boss?" asked cautiously, for about ten seconds, and then a loud laugh erupted in the tavern that was much louder than before.
"Kim Hawk...... Hahahaha......"
"That idiot...... I'm laughing to death......"
"Stupid Kim Hawk, actually let a little human girl beat her down......"
He also said he wasn't drunk...... Haha......"
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