Inside the "Crimson Blood" tavern.

Sparrow didn't know how to react for a moment when he heard Shadow's words. The little sparrow's eyes swirled between cheese and shadow, not knowing what would happen next in the face of this sudden change. Although Shadow said that sentence as if he were asking if the wine was to the customer's liking, those who knew the bartender well knew that Shadow never joked on such matters. The other drinkers in the tavern seemed to be paying attention to the bar, and even the conversation between them had stopped, and the whole room was eerily quiet.

As for the cheese of the person concerned, he did not show the expression of anger or fear as the others expected, and the mage just silently pushed the cup in his hand forward and said lightly.

"Really? ”

This time it's not just Sparrow, but even Shadow is dumbfounded by Cheese's reaction. After working as a bartender in this tavern for so many years, Shadow has done this little test no less than a hundred times. But none of the guys who drank the "poisoned wine", whether he was a famous nobleman or a mercenary who crawled out of the sea of corpses and blood, made a request for "another drink". However, Shadow is not an ordinary person, and he quickly understands Cheese's reaction, and also understands that this guy brought by Little Sparrow is definitely not as simple as he seems.

Pouring the unfinished half of the cup of honey into the mage's glass, Shadow pushed the glass back in front of Cheese.

"Hey, is that what you bartender here?" said the mage, dissatisfied, shaking the drink from his glass.

"Hmph, if you see through it, you can say you can see through it. If I want to drink again, I'll have to charge for it. Shadow said, taking the cup he had just used back to the bar, washing it briefly, and then starting to wipe it with the cloth at hand.

"Hey, hey, what the hell is going on with you? Didn't the shadow say there was poison in this wine?" said Sparrow, holding Cheese's arm as he held the glass to his mouth, and said to the mage.

Cheese cast an inquiring look at the shadow in the face of the little sparrow's inquiry, after all, it is still not so kind to debunk the other party's tricks in front of others on their territory.

"It's okay, just say it. Actually, I also want to hear what you think of this test, this tavern is full of people who have passed the test, as for the little sparrow...... When he gets older, I'll just do it another way. Shadow shrugged his shoulders and continued to wipe his glass.

"Okay. Cheese removed Sparrow's hand, drank the small half of the mead, and said, "Actually, Mr. Shadow just played a simple little game with me. There are two sides to this game, but I think the purpose is only one, which is to select customers who can and can't trade. ”

"What game? I just saw a shadow telling you that there was poison in the wine, and then you said another drink?" the little sparrow continued.

"Hehe, it's a game. And the game is divided into two phases, the first is when Shadow pours me a drink, and if I don't drink it because I'm suspicious or too impatient, I don't think I'll be considered a guest by the owner of this tavern, right?" Cheese said to Shadow.

"Of course, we don't do business with people who don't even dare to drink the wine that is delivered to the door. Shrugging, the shadow said.

"But I think most people, whether they understand you or aren't wary at all, will still drink that wine. So what's really interesting about this game is that the shadow is talking to those people about the poisonous part of the wine. Cheese said, wanting to take another sip of wine, but found that there was no more liquor in the glass, so the mage took out a few copper coins from his bosom and threw them on the bar, "Give me something more, since you said that honey wine is unpleasant, then give me something you recommend." ”

Shadow took the coins from the bar and weighed them slightly, in fact, in his eyes, he didn't need to do this at all, but when he was a bartender, Shadow still felt that such a small action would be easier for him to bring himself into the role. He took the glass from the glass in front of the cheese, mixed several liquors together and filled the glass, and then put it back in front of the mage.

At this time, Cheese saw the expression on Sparrow's face and finally finished digesting what he had just said, so he continued.

"What was the first thing that came to my mind when the shadow told me that there was poison in the wine?" asked Cheese.

"Uh...... Where's the antidote?" said Sparrow after a moment's thought, in an uncertain tone.

"No, the first thing you should think about is whether he is telling the truth or a lie. Cheese took a sip of the liquid in front of him, and then quickly spit it back into the glass, "Hey, it's spicy! It's going to test my eyes and judgment, and I'm sure I'll remember if there was anything suspicious when Mr. Shadow poured the wine just now, but it wasn't necessary." ”

"Why?" asked the little sparrow, who sounded very cautious in the first place to judge whether the other party was pouring the wine.

"Because you can never judge the other person with your common sense. Especially on other people's turf. Shadow suddenly interjected at this time, "No one can guarantee what method I used to poison it, or at all, maybe all this wine behind me is poisonous." And you don't see where the other guests' wine comes from. ”

"Exactly. Aside from the question in my eyes, I have to think about whether Mr. Shadow needs to poison me at all. Cheese continued.

"Poisoning a customer who comes in for a business conversation doesn't seem like a wise choice. If this continues, not many people will come here to do business again. But it's not impossible, after all, I brought it with you. ”

"Why is it possible that you can be poisoned because I brought it?" the little sparrow frowned, obviously a little dissatisfied with Cheese's words.

"That's because, of course, even old dogs that have been domesticated for many years are not necessarily completely loyal, let alone a little sparrow like you? Shadow said.

Sparrow shut up when he heard this, because he really didn't have any struggle yesterday to explain the existence of the boss. He even agreed to help him bring the antidote under the temptation of the mage's heavy money. If the shadow was wary of this, then there was nothing he could say.

"Of course, it's not necessary. Because this guest could have tracked you to find the location as early as yesterday if he needed to. The bartender said as he wiped his glass.

At this time, Cheese felt the spicy taste in his mouth gradually dissipate, replaced by a wonderful taste that permeated his mouth. The mage couldn't help but pick up the glass again and take a sip. "Honestly, it doesn't need to be that much trouble, if I really want to find this place, I can go to the street and find a guy like the one just now and find out where this tavern is. But in that case, I'm afraid I won't be qualified to sit here and drink, right?"

"How can anyone who doesn't even want to follow our rules be our friends? Shadow said with a smile.

"I don't think so, you didn't say anything about the rules when the tiger head robbed me of my money. Sparrow whispered angrily as he took a sip of grape juice.

"Haha, boy, the city's administrators are not your average benevolent. The proof is that the bald guy just stole your money and taught you a lesson. If you were somewhere else, I'm afraid your kid would have died a long time ago. Cheese smiled at Sparrow's complaints.

"Exactly. Our boss doesn't like the pretense of the aristocratic lords, but he doesn't like the sheer bloodshed and violence. That's why we have a location like Crimson Blood dedicated to doing business. At the end of the day, we're just businessmen. As for why the tiger head robs you of your money, no one cares, don't be so naïve, okay little sparrow, this is not from a fairy tale. Shadow said.

"Okay, okay, I know, it's my own problem that I can't keep my property. But since being brought by me doesn't constitute an opportunity to be poisoned, you haven't said what you think next. Sensing that the conversation had shifted to him, Sparrow quickly reminded the two to get back to business.

"Tsk, okay, I'll continue. I don't know what other people think of this, but for me, there are really not many people in this world who can poison me through food. Don't forget, I'm quite familiar with the taste of mead, and if there's anything toxic in it, there's no reason I can't taste it. Cheese said. At the same time, I remembered an old man who had managed to get himself food poisoning. Snake tail grass is a rare plant that tastes exactly the same as that of detoxification and non-detoxification, and it can't be blamed on cheese if it is pit by Roland.

"But don't forget, there are also many deadly poisons in the world that have no taste. At this point, the shadow couldn't help but speak. As the leader of this test, he still cares a lot about the journey of cheese. This helped him in his subsequent business activities.

"It is true that there are many poisons in this world that are colorless and odorless. But on the one hand, I don't think I've reached the point where I need to use that poison to eradicate in your eyes, after all, no matter how powerful you are, I have only taken out two silver coins and one gold coin, and the underground master of the Lion King City can't be guilty of trying to kill me for this little money, right? Cheese replied. Although the mage would be embarrassed by the poisonous weeds on the side of the road, the toxin cheese that could really threaten his life naturally had the means to deal with it.

"Okay, now I finally understand what Shadow meant by the other way. Cut. After listening to Cheese's words, Sparrow finally understood what had just happened between the glasses of wine, and realized that the moment he knew, he was disqualified from being qualified to pass some kind of appraisal in this way. Dissatisfied, he blew bubbles into his cup.

"You little one, we taught you this lesson, and you learned this, and it looks like I'm going to have to talk to the boss about delaying the age when you can order wine here. The shadow smiled helplessly and said.

"Well, whatever you say. Now that I've passed the game, can we talk about the deal?" Cheese said, taking another sip of the glass as he watched the little sparrow and the bartender winkle winkle.