Chapter 240: The Singer of the Town
Su Wen sat down for a moment and left the bar.
The air outside made Su Wen take a few deep breaths. It's not fresh, but it's still much better than the air in the bar.
The town at this point is exceptionally quiet and noisy, and only exists in the bars and restaurants.
"It's time to go......"
Looking at the ancient battlefield in the night, Su Wen couldn't help but exhale. The weather is gradually getting colder, but the southern part of the empire still has the temperature of summer and autumn, and it is probably going to snow in the north of the snow castle at this time, right?
Su Wen's sensitivity to temperature is still a little dull, because whether it is high temperature or severe cold, the impact on his body is almost equal to zero, so even if the brain receives a signal about it, Su Wen doesn't care too much.
Just kidding, this is a guy who can ignore even the pangs of hunger and spend years at the top of some tower of oblivion.
Even so, Su Wen rubbed his hands, wanting to feel a little warmth in his hands.
"Sir, please stay!!" Su Wen had just taken a few steps when a somewhat soft female voice sounded behind him.
The voice was somewhat familiar, and when he turned his head, Su Wen realized that it was the bar singer who sang the flag of the Valkyrie for him just now.
The dim lights in the bar made Su Wen not see the singer's appearance clearly. But at this time, with the reflection of the street lamps in the town, Su Wen naturally let Su Wen see the dress and appearance of this singer clearly.
This is a woman between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five, and her clever makeup skills make her cheeks look quite good, especially the eyebrows and eyes, which are simply breathtaking. But in that bar, there were almost no people who could notice.
Ge Ji is short, but the stiletto heels under her feet elongate her legs, making her whole figure look quite perfect.
She wore a small black dress with a slightly lower neckline, but it was shrouded in a black veil, which had a looming sensuality, and the group was draped below the hips and above the knees, and the simple fit accentuated her curves, adding a touch of seduction.
However, on this cold night, this thin clothing obviously could not provide warmth for this singer, so she clasped her hands around her body, and her legs were a little trembling.
Su Wen turned around and looked at the singer calmly.
"That!" Like Su Wen, this singer only saw Su Wen's appearance clearly under the illumination of the outdoor lights, her black hair and seemingly ordinary but very charming face made her stunned a little, but she also came back to her senses in an instant, and quickly said, "Guest...... The ...... you just tipped? It's ......"
As she spoke, the singer stretched out her right hand and handed out the largest denomination of the banknote.
"A thousand silver, yes. Su Wen asked strangely, "Is there any problem?"
Any questions?
The singer was stunned.
A thousand silver, that's right? This guest, did he really drink too much?
The income of a team of adventurers of about ten people hunting once is only about 100 silver, and after deducting the cost, it is even less to distribute it to everyone.
One thousand silver, equivalent to the total income of a team of adventurers going out to hunt ten times!
"Too ...... That's a lot!!" Singer's voice was a little distorted, and the volume was slightly amplified. After all, ordinary songs only need less than one silver, even if there are generous guests to reward, it is only a few silver, and this thousand silver can almost change the fate of this singer.
"It doesn't matter. Su Wen said, "Take it." ”
The tone is flat, but there is no doubt about it.
After finishing speaking, Su Wen seemed to feel that what he said just now was too stiff, so he added a smile. Then he turned around and prepared to leave.
As soon as he raised his foot, Su Wen heard the movement of the trot behind him, and then, the corner of his clothes was held in the hand of the singer.
"I'm sorry for the guest......" Singer's expression was a little flustered: "This money ...... I can't ask for it. ”
In the panic, he had the same sense of unquestionability as Su Wen's words.
Su Wen shrugged, took the banknote that the singer had almost shoehorned up, and then casually put it in his pocket. At the same time, he noticed that the singer had little hesitation in handing out the banknote, which was enough to buy a real estate in the town.
"I don't care, it's just that your singing voice is great, I think it's worth it......" Su Wen said: "If you don't need it, then forget it...... But is there anything I can do other than money? I'm happy to help. ”
Hearing Su Wen's words, Ge Ji's eyes seemed to light up, and after hesitating for a moment, she said firmly: "Then, you...... Can you get me out of here?"
"Huh?"
This time it was Su Wen's turn to be surprised.
After saying this, the singer's body didn't seem to be afraid of the cold. It was probably the determination she made just now that made her blood boil.
Su Wen picked at the back of his head, and then looked at the expression of the singer - not a joke - a normal person who conformed to common sense probably would not make such a request abruptly, right?
There was silence between the two, only the night wind whistling.
"Then you come with me first. Su Wen grabbed the singer's wrist, turned around and walked towards a restaurant next to it that was about to close.
The singer didn't resist and followed directly.
"This little brother, we are all closed......" The owner of the hotel stepped forward with some embarrassment when he saw a guest coming to the door.
Su Wen didn't say much, he took out the banknote just now from his pocket, slapped it on the boss's chest, and then skipped the boss and walked directly to the private room upstairs.
"Hey, what the hell!" a sturdy handyman noticed the uninvited guest, put down the cloth in his hand, and drank.
"Don't be rude!!" the innkeeper raised his eyebrows almost immediately, and instead shouted to the handyman: "Arrange the best private room for your guests!"
Because of this large banknote, the owner of the hotel, who was originally interested in the hotel, was like a chicken at this time, walking around the store and arranging personnel to serve the two distinguished guests.
He hadn't seen Su Wen's face, but the girl next to him, he knew it very well!
Who doesn't know the number one singer in the only bar in town? The one who can invite this singer will never be an ordinary person!
How the hotel does it has nothing to do with Su Wen. Su Wen followed the guidance, opened a private room door, and then walked in, and when he closed the door with his backhand, he found that the boss's smiling face suddenly appeared in front of Su Wen.
"Guest...... Hey, hey, hey...... What do you need to arrange though, you see...... Hehe......" The boss's words could barely hide the ecstasy in his heart.
"Are you hungry?" Su Wen turned his head and asked Geji.
The singer shook her head.
"Then I will call you again if necessary. Su Wen left a message for the boss, closed the door with his hand, and then released a soundproofing technique to cover the gap in the sound leakage of this private room. In the huge luxury box, there are only two men and a woman left.
"You sit. Su Wen pointed to the sofa, then moved a chair from the dining table and sat on the opposite side of the coffee table.
Hearing this, the singer sat on the sofa, and the temperature in the room rose to make her body no longer so stiff.
"My name is Mia. ”
This is probably the first time since Su Wen woke up that someone rushed in front of him to introduce himself.
"My name is Su Wen. Su Wen said: "I'm mainly a little curious, why, do you want to leave this place?"
Mia thought for a moment and began to explain the ins and outs.
The truth of the matter is a little different from what Su Wen guessed. Mia, the singer in front of her, does not have any tragic background.
And on the contrary, she is the youngest daughter of the owner of this bar.
This border town, on the road to the ancient battlefield in Makwei City, can be said to be quite advantageous in geographical location, but because of the restrictions of the environment and terrain, it has already reached the upper limit of development.
As the only bar in the town, the owner's own background and the forces behind it are probably one thing that all adventurers who pass through here know well.
Not to mention anything else, even if someone from the Black Rope Club comes, it will also give this boss some face. The previous lord of Markway City personally issued a decree stating that all bars in the town required a license to operate, but from the day the decree was issued, only one license had been issued.
Bars, casinos, brothels, and even adventurers' unions, with their all-encompassing monopoly operations, did not cause dissatisfaction to anyone, on the contrary, the customers who came to the bars also followed some tacit rules.
Black and white all-in-one, probably talking about people like the bar owner.
Singing in this bar is actually a coincidence, Mia, who went to play in the bar when she was a child, accidentally took the stage to sing a children's song, which unexpectedly won the appreciation of the guests. This appreciation is not out of superficial effort to give the boss face, but from the heart.
Because Mia does have a good voice.
The encouragement of outsiders stimulated Mia's interest, so she embarked on the path of resident singer. After so many years, it is also a little famous in the vicinity of Markwei City.
So why does Mia, who lives such an almost "princess" life, still have the idea of leaving?
"The world is so big, I want to see it. ”
It's just for this simple reason.
Even if you have talent, if you don't work hard, you won't be able to become a good singer. So over the years, Mia has been constantly learning the skills of singing pronunciation and different songs from all over the world, and on the way to learning, she knows that there is a wider world outside of this town, outside of Markway City.
There are canyons full of spring flowers, there are churning and roaring dragon's beard waterfalls, there are continuous snow-capped mountains in the north, and there are magnificent building complexes......
The world is not as desolate as the area around Markway City. Mia wanted to see the places that appeared in the ballad and had been sung about so many times.
If she continued to stay, Mia could even see that she was forty or fifty years old. After that, it is nothing more than singing in a bar, waiting to take over part of his father's affairs, and then finding a similar partner at about the same time, getting married and having children, or simply being used as some kind of bargaining chip by his father, marrying a powerful person here or far away, and exchanging his marital freedom for the great interests of the whole family.
She didn't want that.
In the relatively favorable growth environment in the southeast, Mia's sense of possession of money is not so strong, and a person who can easily reward a thousand silver for a song must also have the ability to take himself out.
Moreover, such an emotional person will definitely understand his current situation!
Mia, who was born in a casino and knows that if she gambles for a long time, she will lose or not gamble to win, and at this moment, she put all her chips on this guest who met for the first time.
This is not a hasty decision, but a conclusion made after observation and reflection.
Su Wen is different from everyone she has ever seen!
A rebellious teenage girl?
No, Mia's plan wasn't on a whim.
Because of this, Su Wen did not immediately refuse Mia's request.
Probably because he thinks about what he lacks, Su Wen is quite concerned about the mood swings of human beings. And these behaviors caused by strong emotions are also the reason why it is difficult for Su Wen to look away.
"I won't refuse you yet. Su Wen sighed and said, "But I have to explain in advance where I'm going." ”
"I will go deep into the depths of the ancient battlefield to find the secrets of the Tower of Oblivion, I will encounter a lot of monsters on the way, I may not be able to guarantee your safety, after that, I will probably go back to my workplace, there are still people there who need me, in fact, my life is not as casual as you think, compared to you, it can be said that it is very boring......"
"So, my advice to you, is to stay here. ”
Mia shook her head and said softly, "You're giving me advice instead of rejecting me outright, I think you should already know what I'm going to do." ”
“......”
Su Wen had the urge to give himself a slap.
"But!" Su Wen drove this regret out of his mind, and changed his words: "If you want to follow me, then there is another thing that must be done!"
"What's the matter?"
......
Su Wen and Mia returned to the bar again. The adventurers, who did not let their guard down even in the midst of pleasure, immediately noticed the male dressed as an ordinary adventurer who came back with the "little princess" of the bar.
For a while, all kinds of whispers replaced the original topic.
Although there were many of Mia's suitors among them, almost all of them were rejected by Mia with a polite smile and clear words.
Su Wen knocked on the door of the bar office.
A bald man looked at the strange young man standing at the door with some surprise, and behind the young man, he was followed by his youngest daughter Mia.
Judging from Mia's expression, she seemed to be a little excited......
"That...... What do you call it?" Su Wen said with some embarrassment, such a direct behavior was still a little rude.
"Wood. The bald middle-aged man replied nonchalantly, and then with a calm expression, he waited for Su Wen's next words.
If you can do this position, you can naturally stay calm when you encounter things.
"Mr. Wood......" After saying the name, Su Wen's speech slowed down slightly, and he didn't seem to have thought about the next language yet.
Mia said bluntly to Wood, "Dad, I'm going to go with him." ”
The two big men were frowning at Mia's words.