Chapter 1: The Burning Love (I)
The Five Elements Continent, the western part of the Southern Fire Empire, is away from the Fire City.
In the Southern Fire Empire, Lihuo City can only be regarded as a medium-sized city, but it is quite prosperous in all aspects, with a very small garrison of 2,000 people, but the security here is surprisingly good. The wide streets are spotless, and the floors of all the main roads are paved with dark red granite unique to the Southern Fire Empire, which is not only beautiful but also durable, as long as there is no human destruction, even if it is used for hundreds of years.
It was already evening, the setting sun left a gorgeous sunset on the horizon, and the city from the fire became more and more comfortable, and after a day of not too busy work, people began to enter the rest time. A variety of entertainment venues suitable for the evening are also lively.
Flame Burning Love, one of the most famous wines in the city of fire, is located in a prime location next to the main road. Its main color is also red like most buildings in Away from Fire, but it is more vivid red. The tall two-storey building is not its biggest selling point, but the most attractive thing is the open-air plaza in front of the wine gate.
The open square is about 500 square meters, and in the center is a circular platform with a diameter of 10 meters, where some of the most famous bartenders in the Flame Burning Wine mix their drinks every night, even on rainy days, there is never a shortage of guests, which can be pulled up at any time, and the roof covering the entire open square is enough to cope with it.
There is no winter in the Southern Fire Empire, and as such, the nights here are never deserted.
By this time, the bartenders of Flame Love were already in place, and the guests in the open square were gradually increasing, and for them, it was the busiest time of the day.
An old man in a red robe walked into the open square, and as soon as he stepped into the square with his front foot, a waiter greeted him with a smile on his face, leading him to the middle of the open square, closest to the center of the platform. The ten tables around the center table were not for ordinary guests, and they were all reserved for wine guests, and there was no doubt that the old man in the red robe was one of them. Moreover, the place where he sat was facing the street was the A-shaped table here.
The old man in the red robe has short gray hair, rosacea, small eyes, and a small figure, no matter how you look at it, he belongs to that kind of very inconspicuous appearance. But the faint red glow that occasionally flashed between the opening and closing of his small eyes seemed to have a breathtaking power.
"Yang Lao, are you still the same?" a middle-aged man in a formal dress walked over and bowed slightly to the red-robed old man elegantly. Only guests at the VIP table will be personally entertained by the wine owner.
Yang Lao said helplessly: "Except for the fact that your characteristic flame burning here is quite a bit of a taste, there is nothing that can attract me." ”
The boss smiled slightly and said, "Please wait." As he spoke, he snapped his fingers at the oldest bartender at the back of the center. The bartender immediately understood, took out a clean crystal shaker, and quickly started his first job of the day, which was also the most important job of the day for him.
Soon, the various wines were poured into the shaker in order, put in the strainer, and the lid was closed, and the shaker immediately danced happily in the hands of the bartender.
Since the flask is made of transparent white crystal, you can clearly see the color of the liquor inside during the bartending process. With the bartender's quick and skilful shaking, the red liquor in the jug flutters up and down like a cluster of flames. When the flame finally calmed down in the bartender's hands, the lid of the flask was opened, and the bartender poured the dark red liquor into a martini glass, flickering from the lamp next to it, and suddenly the pale red flame ignited above the wine, and the rich and slightly spicy aroma of the wine spread.
The Flame Burner's veteran bartender's smooth movements and the aroma of the Flame Cocktail immediately attracted the applause and smiles of the nearby guests. Yang Lao was no exception, nodding to the bartender, and when his eyes fell on the glass of wine, his small eyes couldn't help but show a little impatience.
Soon, this glass of wine was sent to Yang Lao, who took the wine glass directly from the waiter's hand, Yang Lao took a sip, completely ignoring the flame burning on the wine, took a long breath, and praised the wine owner: "Okay, it's still enough to taste like the flames." I've been drinking it for five years, and it still makes me, an old drunkard, linger. No wonder your business is so brisk here. ”
The wine boss smiled respectfully and said, "It's good if you're satisfied." ”
At this moment, a discordant voice suddenly sounded from the side, "Is this also called good wine? The voice was not loud, and it was slightly hoarse, but it did not hide the arrogance in his words.
"Huh?" the wine boss and Yang Lao looked in the direction where the voice came from almost at the same time. I don't know when, a small beggar with a thin body and tattered clothes squatted not far from the table, his eyes were focused on the cup of flames, and his eyes were full of disdain.
The wine boss frowned slightly, and looked sternly at a waiter not far away, and the waiter noticed the existence of the little beggar and hurriedly ran over, "I'm sorry, boss, I didn't see him come in." ”
The wine boss waved his hand and motioned to the waiter to quickly pull the little beggar out, so as not to affect the business. In front of Yang Lao, he is not good at acting too strong.
The little beggar stood up by himself, his face was dirty, his body was thin, he looked only eleven or twelve years old, his unkempt hair had not been washed for many days, and his body inevitably had some unpleasant smell.
The waiter came over with some disgust and was about to pull him out, but Yang Lao spoke, "Wait a minute." Without the wine boss's signal, the waiter hurriedly withdrew his hand and looked at Xiang Yang Lao hesitantly.
Yang Lao's gaze fell on the little beggar, "Little friend, did you just say that this cup of flame burning is not good? I don't know where you have seen a better wine, let's hear it." "The pursuit of fine wine is arguably one of the greatest passions of his life.
The wine boss hurriedly said: "Yang Lao, what can he know as a little beggar, don't let him disturb your wine." "The people of the Southern Fire Empire like to drink the most, and the competition in the wine industry is naturally extremely fierce, this boss is really afraid that the little beggar in front of him will tell which other wine in the city has any good wine, and attract the distinguished guest in front of him. You must know that Yang Lao comes to him every day to drink, and it is not a question of how much income he brings.
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