Chapter 23 As an Elder Today, I'll Teach You a Little Life Experience (1)
Nominally resting, but in fact under house arrest, the movement of several people was restricted to this lounge.
Marina sat quietly on the sofa, silently waiting for Greenfell to come up with the next plan of action, Greenfell slowly paced in the lounge, observing the surroundings, thinking about how to get out, although Su Wen's calm appearance gave him a sense of security, but he was also ready to show his hole cards.
After Su Wen told Ellie not to worry, Ellie really didn't worry too much, anyway, grandma also found it, and she probably hadn't thought about it yet. At this time, Ellie and Linda were sitting on the couch, telling each other about their experiences these days.
There was also a young man sitting on a chair flipping through a book in the lounge, which was naturally the remaining Su Wen. Since waking up, this is the first time he has had the opportunity to flip through the books of this world.
That's right, there is also a small cabinet full of books in this lounge, judging from the brand-new pages of the books, it is only used as a prop for the decoration of the lounge, and the city guards probably don't usually come here to read books, right?
The content of the books is varied, including martial arts, magic, military affairs, geography, and humanities and history. Most of the content is simple, and for Su Wen, as a tool to understand the world, it is very suitable.
In addition to the basic outline of martial arts in his hand, the coffee table next to Su Wen was also piled up with books such as basic magic outline, imperial geography and emergency treatment, and it seemed that he was ready to stay here for a few hours.
When it was time for lunch to eat, the cooks who delivered food to the victims pushed the food truck into the lounge. When the lid was lifted, although the food inside was not a big fish or meat, it was rich enough, at least the envious eyes of those cooking soldiers inadvertently proved that this meal was also a high standard among the city guards.
"Little brother, what is the origin of that Lord Henry?" Greenfell took advantage of this opportunity to quietly stuff a silver coin into the hand of a cook, who seemed to be more talkative.
The cook also understood very well, and while setting up the utensils for Greenfield, he whispered, "Lord Henry...... It's the third person in our city guard, in charge of logistics training, and he has something to do with a certain lord in the house......"
The cooks stopped at the end of the meal, and when everyone had finished their meal, he whispered a piece of advice to Greenfield: "Lord Henry is lustful, and if you two men are a little more upright, then he will not embarrass you." ”
As for the fate of women, it is impossible for the cooks to say.
This lunch was probably the first time Linda had eaten in so many days, and it seemed that the food was not very good, whether on the road or in the settlement.
The old man was too full of food and came to sleepiness, so after the meal, he lay on the sofa bed next to him and closed his eyes to recuperate, and after a while, there was an even slight snoring sound. This soft sofa bed is much more comfortable than a hard bed, which can be seen from the satisfaction on Linda's face.
Ellie covered Linda with a blanket and sat down to rest.
In boredom, he saw Su Wen immersed in the book again, so he ran over.
"Su Wen!"
"Hmm. ”
Although he promised, Su Wen's eyes did not leave the book. In one morning, Su Wen only read three books. The speed is only a little faster than ordinary people, but thanks to its own characteristics, all the important contents of these books are imprinted in my mind.
Su Wen suddenly remembered that he should have the ability to "instantly understand the essence of books", but Su Wen tried it through several different books, but this ability was not triggered, which made him more concerned.
"Su Wen!" Ellie's voice raised a little more.
"Hmm. ”
Su Wen is still perfunctory with this attitude that is not salty or light.
"Su Wen !!"
Ellie snatched the "Imperial Geography" from Su Wen's hand and threw it aside, leaning forward, letting her whole face occupy Su Wen's entire sight. From one side, their faces were almost next to each other.
"Ah, I'm listening. ”
It wasn't until Su Wen spoke that Ellie felt the hot breath floating from her face, Su Wen's exhalation. Ellie felt that something was wrong, and then a touch of redness instantly jumped from her cheeks to the roots of her ears.
But the anomaly also immediately triggered a reaction in the body's functions, and the crimson was pressed down by a substance secreted by the body, and then disappeared.
Seeing that Ellie was stunned, Su Wen didn't rush to ask again, just looked at Ellie, waiting for her answer.
"Uh......" Ellie, who had calmed down, immediately reorganized her words, trying to keep her voice as steady as she could, and said, "That...... When are we leaving, do you really want to stay here and finish eating with that guy?"
Not only Ellie, but also Marlena and Greenfell next to her were also concerned about this problem.
For a while, Su Wen's opinion seemed to be very important.
"And what do you think?"
"Me?" Ellie was stunned for a moment, thinking that she hadn't really thought about such a question, so she tried to reply, "Let's go now...... Or something?"
"How do you get there?"
"Uh...... Just walk out?"
Su Wen took back the "Imperial Geography" that Ellie had snatched, and said calmly: "Now that we are in the camp of the city guards, if we want to leave forcibly, we will inevitably be stopped or even attacked by these city guards. ”
Ellie thought of the adventurers in the village who were about to attack her if they didn't say a word.
"If it was in the evening, the fat man invited us to eat, but it was not just a meal. ”
Ellie nodded, these things, without Marina telling her, she can detect it herself.
Then, Su Wen didn't speak, just looked at Ellie who was thinking with a look of "Then what do you think?"
There was a sudden silence in the lounge.
Seeing that Ellie racked her brains and opened her mouth to answer but didn't know what to start, Su Wen continued: "If I told you that you could defeat all the soldiers in this barracks on your own, and then leave with a swagger, would you do it?"
“...... But wouldn't that be wanted?"
"Yes. Su Wen said: "Attacking the barracks, if it is serious, I am afraid that it will be wanted by the entire Maleno Empire." ”
Su Wen has just finished reading the relevant information, and he is now learning and selling.
“...... I'll run away quietly!"
"Can you leave quietly, what about the two of them? Where's your grandmother?"
Ellie was asked by Su Wen for a while, not knowing how to answer.
"Wait until dinner in the evening, and I'll tell you what to do. ”
Wait until dinner in the evening?
The worry in the hearts of Marlena and Greenfield increased a little more.