Chapter 341 Not idle at all
Mayor Finch didn't pay any attention to the two identities behind Luca, but when he heard the word "human", he immediately became excited, and walked towards the banquet hall with a pace that was extremely inappropriate for his age. A few dwarfs dressed as servants ran out of his house and followed helplessly.
Lukka followed all the way, and the further he went, the more confused he became.
"Mayor Mare, you said the banquet hall was big?" he asked.
"yes, maybe even a giant can fit in, but I haven't seen a giant before, it's just a guess. Mayor Finch said.
"But there's not a taller building than me in front of you. Lukka said, pointing to the colorful mushroom-like hut in front of him.
"Don't worry, you'll know when you arrive. As they spoke, Mayor Finch had led them to a large building.
It is called a "large building" only because the hall is large enough that, from the outside, its dome is only about the height of Lucca.
Mayor Finch seemed to be confident, and walked over the side of the building, pulling open a plank on the ground, revealing a staircase downward.
The width of the staircase is not small, and the steps are also a suitable height for a human like Luca, and Mayor Finch can only climb down one step at a time.
"Here we are, here it is. The mayor pushed open the heavy wooden door and showed the entire hall to everyone.
Now Lukka finally saw that more than half of the hall had been dug down from the ground, and the whole was a semi-underground building, and the part above ground was only used to open a few windows so that the sunlight could shine in and dispel the gloom in the hall.
From the inside, the height of the dome is more than five meters, and as Mayor Finch said, even a giant can fit here.
There were more than a dozen long tables in the hall, and chairs of various sizes were neatly placed on one side, which should also be prepared for races of different sizes.
Mayor Finch did not stop at these tables, but led them directly to the main table at the end, where his servants quickly picked out a few chairs of good size, set them up for each of them, laid a tablecloth on the table, and brought a few pots of brewed black tea.
In this case, it is common to start the game with an ale in the Sunset Islands. But maybe it's too early in the morning, and it's easy to delay things when you drink in the morning, or maybe it's a custom here to serve tea to guests, and Luca can't ask Nora in front of the other party, anyway, he's not an alcohol lover, so he's happy to follow the locals and enjoy a cup of tea.
"Welcome to Tajima!" Mayor Finch said, raising his glass and smiling.
Lukka also raised his glass, but asked with some confusion: "Isn't this called Xiandajima?
This slight difference in the name may not be too much for those who live on the shore, but for the pirates who stare at the charts every day, the difference can be two different islands thousands of miles apart, and Luca has to ask.
Hearing his question, Mayor Finch, who was still elated just now, immediately frowned and said solemnly: "Tajima! It's Tajima! There's nothing idle on my island!"
"Are we in the wrong place?" asked Ollie, "If this is Tajima, maybe it's another island?"
"No, you're not wrong. Mayor Finch shook his head, "That name was coined by some strangers who didn't understand the situation, and it was written on the charts as a false rumor. In our place, it's Tajima, and no one will say that idle word!"
"Well, the right place," Lukka said, "that's just a title, do you need such a reaction?"
Mayor Finch did lose his temper, and the whole gnome jumped on the table, and he quickly regained his smile and explained, "You don't know how annoyed we locals are that we have been called by the wrong name for so many years!
"Since it's so troublesome, why don't you just call it that name, then you don't have to correct it all the time?" Thea said.
"Don't mess around. Lukka rubbed her hair, "The name is a very important thing, how can you change it." ”
"Yes, Mr. Leicester is knowledgeable!" Mayor Finch applauded.
"Captain Lester. Lukka also corrected it, but in fact it was not his real name in the first place, but seeing that the mayor cared so much about the address, he also followed the local customs again.
"Okay, Captain Lester," Finch held up his teacup again, "tea, please!"
Luca knew, of course, that in some places it meant to drive people out of the house. However, this is obviously not the custom here, so he didn't remind him, but picked up the teacup in front of him and glanced at the table.
He was still more restrained, but Thea didn't care about these at all, and asked directly, "Is there any sugar?"
She and Luca, along with Nora, are downright sweet parties when it comes to black tea, especially Luca, who can't wait to put half a cup of sugar on a cup of tea.
"I've already let go of the sugar, if you don't think it's sweet, you can add more!" Finch said, asking his servant to bring a sugar jar.
Lukka lowered his head and tasted it, and his whole person was suddenly enveloped in a sense of sweetness. The sweetness of this cup of black tea, even he can't bear it.
After the others took a sip, their faces showed all kinds of strange expressions, and they were so smoky that their throats were smoking, but they were stared at by a group of dwarves, and it was not good to spit it out immediately, so they could only swallow it slowly little by little.
"Would you like to add some more sugar?" the dwarf servants watched, unsure whether their performance was sweet or bitter.
"No!" Daniel was the first to shout, his voice not like his own, "Yes...... Is there water?"
"Yes, yes. The other servant hurriedly brought a large jar and poured her a large glass of water.
Daniel hurriedly poured a large mouthful, but he didn't feel comfortable, and his throat became even more uncomfortable, and this time he couldn't hold back any longer, and rushed to the corner and vomited it all.
"Is there a problem with the water?" Lukka hurriedly asked.
"Also...... It's sweet, too!, it's going to be sweet to death!" Daniel's voice was extremely hoarse.
Even if he didn't think about whether he could die again as a ghost, Lukka didn't plan to touch that pot of water and that cup of tea again.
"This is honey water, which we use to entertain guests of the highest rank. Mayor Finch said, and while his kindness had not been reciprocated, he seemed unconcerned.
"I'm sorry, but my men have a bad taste. Luca said.