Chapter 2: Secret Words
Five days of running around made Alicia and his group of five feel exhausted. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoAs soon as they entered the city, they found a random hotel and stayed in.
Everyone didn't say anything in tacit agreement, and after just nodding to each other, they dragged their tired bodies to their respective rooms, and as soon as they stuck to the bed, they fell into a deep sleep that could almost be described as a coma.
The afternoon passed with the snoring of the five, and by the time Alicia woke up, it was completely dark. After freshening up in her room with Melufa, she walked together to the dining room on the first floor. She stretched down the stairs sleepily when she heard a voice calling for her in a corner of the dining room.
"Alicia, this way!"
Rubbing her eyes, she saw that Darlon, Kylloya, and Zazacha occupied a table, and had already ordered a few beers and a bunch of side dishes to eat.
It is estimated that it is just in time for the meal, and the restaurant is already full at the moment. The sound is noisy and noisy. A waitress with an apron tied around her waist ran around with a beer glass, the cups in her hands colliding with each other, and there was a crisp jingle sound from time to time.
After Alicia sat down beside Darlon, she inadvertently looked out the door and couldn't help but be startled. Because she saw a lot of people waiting in a long line outside. It seems that because of the limited number of seats in the restaurant, many late customers have to wait for the guests in front of them to finish their meals and vacate their seats if they want to eat dinner. This was the first time Alicia had seen a grand queue for dinner. It is worthy of the central city of Dicallen, and the liveliness here will definitely overshadow the Fighting Arena City Tirtin.
"Looks like we've picked a good spot, try the grilled dragon horn fish here, it tastes really good. ”
As he spoke, Daron pushed a plate of steaming delicacies to Alicia and Meluva.
Alicia was indeed hungry, and without saying a word, she took a large bite of the fish and chewed it. The saliva-stimulating spice flavor spreads on the tongue, and the juicy fish meat is paired with a special sauce to create a unique and delicious texture. The chef controls the heat so well that the meat melts in your mouth. This is probably the best thing Alicia has eaten in all her years of wandering.
"Delicious!"
After expressing her inner feelings so succinctly and clearly, Alicia swept all the fish on the plate into her stomach, leaving only Merusa, who had not eaten a bite, and sat in her seat with a knife and fork with a look of almost crying.
"No wonder there are so many people queuing up outside, the chef who can make this kind of dish must be a chef level!"
Alicia's heartfelt appreciation reached the ears of the boss, who was already half-bald, and he was flattered. I saw the boss, who was still settling accounts at the counter just now, took off his reading glasses and walked over with a smile, and said with a smile:
"This guest is really awarded, our kind of small restaurant can't even rank in Dicarren, it's just that the food is a little special, as long as you can like it, it's a great honor for the small restaurant." ”
"Boss, then let me ask you, if you were asked to recommend a restaurant in Dicarren, what would it be?" asked Alicia with a wink.
"Of course it's our house!" replied the owner without hesitation.
"Haha! You just said that your hotel is not famous in Dicarren. ”
The boss showed a sly smile and said:
"It depends on who ranks it. In our business, the most important thing is word of mouth, which of those top-ranked restaurants is not richly decorated on the outside and the dishes are extremely luxurious? But which of them can be as popular as us?"
"The boss is right, expensive is not necessarily good, only what everyone recognizes, is the best. Daron seemed to agree with his boss's view.
The boss listened to Darlon's words and was also very happy, and said with a smile:
"Haha, this customer is sensible at first glance. I see you're running out of wine, so I'll serve you a few more barrels, and add a few more appetizers, right?"
is worthy of being the boss, and with a few words, he went around to his own business.
"Let's not talk about the addition of vegetables, boss, there is something I want to ask you about first. With that, Daron lowered his body and motioned for the boss to listen.
The boss didn't hesitate, lowered his head, and brought his ear to Dalon's mouth. Daron first observed left and right, and after seeing that no one cared about him, he whispered in the boss's ear:
"Do you know how to hook up with the Thieves' Guild?"
The boss was taken aback, raised his head and looked left and right, and then put his hand to his mouth and whispered to the table:
"You must be new here, aren't you?"
"To tell you the truth, it's the first time we've come to Dicarren, but there are some businesses that really don't go well on the surface, so we still have to ask these people to do it. ”
The boss quickly glanced at the five people, and then continued to cover his mouth and said:
"I don't think you look like a bad person, so I'll be honest with you. Two blocks north down the street to the bookstore, into the alley next to the bookstore, you'll soon see a shoe shop, the only point of contact I know. ”
Daron observed the boss's expression, then nodded in satisfaction and quietly slipped him with a gold coin, which made the boss overjoyed.
"A word of caution, even if you find a contact point and don't know the code, the guild won't let you go. Their code words are updated every day, and if you want to know the latest ones, just wait until the evening to find the bartender at a tavern called 'The Owl', and I'll know so much. ”
"Appreciated. Seeing that the boss had already spit out the information he wanted, Daron nodded to the others.
In the evening, the crowd found the tavern called "The Owl". When I pushed the door in, I found that the space inside was very small and the light was unusually dim. Groups of guests sit at the bar and at the scattered round tables.
The bartender was a bald man with healthy wheat skin, and he wore a white shirt and a black tuxedo vest with a black bow at the neckline. He looked sven, but his shirt couldn't hide his well-trained pecs. A pair of strong and broad arms hold up the clothes very full.
He wiped the wine bottle in his hand and squinted at the crowd.
Daron sat down first, and said unceremoniously:
"Please pour me a glass of fine tarragon with a third of the ice. ”
The bartender did not speak, but took out a glass and placed it on the table, and then picked up enough ice cubes from the ice bucket with great skill. Finally, he turned around and picked up a bottle of wine from the wine cabinet, and poured the mellow liquid into the glass with a towel on the mouth of the bottle.
At this time, Alicia, Kyloa, Zazacha, and Melua also sat down. Little Lori's pink hair was particularly conspicuous in the tavern, and some of the drinkers turned their heads away to cast their eyes on the skin, which made Meleva tremble.
A coaster is placed in front of Darlon, and the bartender places a glass full of tarn's throat on top of the coaster. Daron winked at that moment, took out a gold coin and placed it next to the wine glass, and said:
"Here's a tip for you. ”
The bartender looked at the coin, which was a little valuable for a tip, and did not take it, but said in a deep voice:
"It seems that you have come with a request. ”
Daron took a sip of wine from his wine glass and said indifferently:
"Quite simply, I want to know the code words of the shoe store today. ”
The bald bartender glanced around the crowd and finally landed on the gold coin.
"I don't know what the code is, you're looking for the wrong person. ”
Daron smiled slightly, calmly continued to reach into his pocket, and pulled out five gold coins of the exact same size as before. He folded the gold coins into a stack with the previous one, took another sip of wine, and said:
"We have a business that we want to talk to the guild about, and the price is easy to say. ”
But unexpectedly, the bartender didn't look at the money this time, and said coldly:
"I really don't know what you're talking about, please go back. ”
He turned around and wanted to walk back to the middle of the counter.
Alicia panicked, and she began to wonder if the bald owner of the hotel had given the wrong information. Or, too much time has passed, and the code contact of the Thieves' Guild has long since changed.
However, Daron remained calm. He drank the rest of the wine from his glass, and then said cheerfully:
"Good wine!How much is it?"
The bartender continued to wipe the bottle and said lightly:
"Ten gold coins. ”
Alicia was about to run wild, but Kyloa held her down and motioned with her eyes not to mess around. Alicia's heart was full of mixed feelings at this time, she felt that she didn't ask for information on this trip, and now the bartender was going to blackmail their money. What kind of wine should be sold for ten gold coins per cup? Isn't this a blatant slaughter?
However, Darron's reaction was mediocre, and he continued to pull out six gold coins and said:
"Here are twelve gold coins, ten gold coins count as wine money, and two gold coins count as your tip. ”
This time, a smile was evident on the bartender's face. I saw that he calmly took all the gold coins on the table and pocketed them.
Now Alicia is probably going crazy. She didn't know what Daron thought, she just wanted to get out and leave this thing dead without a place to bury.
Coming to the street outside, a note was handed to Alicia, and her anger instantly subsided.
"What is this?"
"Open it and take a look. Daron said with a smile.
So, Alicia opened the note, only to see a puzzling sentence.
"Cowhide shoes are oiled frequently, and cashmere shoes are brushed. ”
"Why are you showing me how to maintain my shoes?"
Daron sighed, anxious about the intelligence of his little master. He took the note back and said to the others:
"We're going to the shoe store now. ”