The name "Hilton Express" means that it is the only hotel and hotel in Baiyang Town. People who come here for the first time will always be surprised by the strangeness of this place...
several times.
Usually the first time is because of the strange store name, and the second time is because of its customers - even in the entire Xifengyi region, it is rare to see such a lively place... and so many adventurers.
The lobby here is always larger than expected, even larger than what can be seen at a glance - there is no room for guest rooms, which is more than what is needed for a tavern in such a town, with a full area of several hundred feet.
There are twelve or thirteen six-foot round tables and more than a hundred seats arranged in the store. Even in this supposedly lonely afternoon, at least half of the tables are already occupied by various people.
Except for a few figures dressed as businessmen and prostitutes in the corner of the hall, most of them armed themselves with metal and muscles, rough laughter and dirty curses.
So the half-drunken hustle and bustle, the moans of prostitutes, the chatting mixed with curses, the collision of metal... they all formed a unique atmosphere in this town. Even the collision of the scabbard and the large shield, the fine friction of the chainmail
, the blows of the iron gloves formed a note far louder than any musical instrument, but no one could distinguish it from the noise roaring from various voices.
Only the creaking sound of the door opening made the originally noisy hall calm for a moment——
There was a moment of silence, as if the person who was talking loudly one moment had his throat strangled the next.
Walking into the door were four strange figures wrapped in robes...and the first one attracted everyone's attention...
With a figure that is neither tall nor short, the gray burqa almost touches the ground. The metal silver of the iron foot guards is shiny and decorated with beautiful metal flower branches. The similarly decorated metal extends from the top of the head, forming a smooth and smooth structure.
The armor, together with the shadow, covered most of his face, revealing only a pointed white mandible and the disdain solidified at the corner of his mouth.
He glanced around the hall indifferently, without making a sound, but with one hand on his sword.
This aloof and arrogant move was immediately met with dozens of cold, substantive glances.
Like snakes, they poked out from their respective shadows. These gazes passed over the bodies, waists and packages of the few people who walked through the door. And almost the same number of fire-like gazes swept across them.
Those small half of handsome faces... only a small half of them belong to some real members of the opposite sex.
The valuable mail in the collar, the linen robe and the exquisitely forged long sword... I want to pretend to be sophisticated but still immature... a rookie. But just a decent... rookie.
--Judgment comes quickly, followed by another bit of guesswork.
A nobleman? What are you doing here?
For the not so ancient Kingdom of Tuminis, the desolate silent forests and stone wilderness are a paradise for adventurers and a stage where they can show themselves to their heart's content, but it is also a place for 'civilized people' and 'superior people'.
A deeply hated place - there are no strict rules that they are familiar with. Laws or morals are all nonsense here... The strong survive, and the weak are devoured. What prevails here is the most primitive law of the jungle.
Of course, it's not that strange for several nobles to appear here.
Even nobles do not all have the right to obtain a territory and live a life of intoxication on it. Those small and prosperous families that have lasted for three generations without the emergence of elites can only face the awkward situation of having no way to distribute the territory.
The problem is that children and grandchildren who are not part of the direct bloodline can only find other ways out after they reach adulthood...or serve a larger family, using their knowledge or etiquette to seek a reluctant position, or like
The people in front of them are the same, relying on more martial arts training than ordinary people, looking for some opportunities to make a fortune.
Then the brief stagnation passed, and the noise rose again,
In fact, apart from these glances, these people did not cause any big commotion - apart from the dazzling bright red blood, the only thing that could attract the attention of the veteran mercenaries was the flash of gold. As for a pretentious pretty boy...
...Whether he is a ridiculous and arrogant fool who is already down and out but still refuses to give up the bullshit nobleman, or a poor and bored son of a big family who is bored because he did not get the right to inherit and is ready to find some special excitement in his adventures, he has nothing to do with them.
relation.
There are people who want to use their hands and feet to make a small fortune, but they know that this place is not an ideal place - more people and more eyes also means more wolves and less meat...
Or maybe there are people who want to teach these discriminatory knights a lesson? There is no rush - anyway, the Whispering Forest, a huge monster with a good appetite, will always devour the guys who don't suit its liking, leaving no trace behind.
This is Baiyang Town, the only supply point around the Whispering Forest. If they become an unwelcome target, it means that their biggest source of income will be cut off.
"Isn't there a quieter place?"
Such a look would obviously not make anyone happy... So before the young companion's irritability broke out, the middle-aged man named Jude spoke first.
Unconsciously, he used a very polite tone——
The scale of this weird hotel is not an exaggeration to describe as outstanding, but it is only limited to the northwest of the kingdom. In the prosperous city, there are many more luxurious stores than this kind of small shop, but this leader
Their young waiter is extremely rare to use quite standard aristocratic etiquette, and also speaks such a smooth accent...at least the imperial lingua franca with a more pure Romantic accent than him.
This made the middle-aged man a little suspicious that the other party's identity was not ordinary.
Although it looks very ordinary...
He has an ordinary figure, a little thin, and is already in his early stages of youthfulness. His figure and appearance are gradually stretching into the slenderness of a young man, and his dark and thin face has a lot of childishness of a teenager... In this way...
In remote areas, people always grow faster, so if you just take a rough look at his appearance, it is difficult to guess his age.
A head of dark brown... almost black hair that is not eye-catching, should be a typical feature of the Coca people in Xifengyi. The slightly childish face is Zhou Zheng, and the eyes that are slightly narrowed because of the smile do not seem to be.
He is relatively small, and the outline of his eyebrows is also very clear. Combined with the slightly upturned corners of his mouth, this face looks inexplicably friendly. After looking at it for a long time, you will even ignore the lines on his cheeks that are not as dark as his skin color.
, vertical and horizontal scars.
But this is not a surprise...
Maybe it's because of that vague and unique aura... His elegant tone and brisk movements formed a strong sense of confidence.
He doesn't look like a commoner who grew up in such a remote town at all, but looks like the descendants of the nobles in the middle-aged knight's impression - not the kind of guys called locust nobles, but the kind from prominent families.
The characters who have received a good education since childhood are somewhat similar.
Especially when he smiles, there are those neat and white teeth that show at the corners of his mouth... It is simply a masterpiece that even the nobles in the capital would admire and envy.
“You can always find the most satisfactory hotel experience at Hilton Express.”
Perhaps he was already accustomed to all kinds of characters. At the tone of the middle-aged knight, the young waiter just twitched his lips, and then nodded enthusiastically: "Please follow me. There are some quiet places on the second floor."
Then, he added a quiet whisper: "Other Excellencies... It is best not to put too much change in your waist in this place. Although it takes a little extra time to withdraw money, it is troublesome, but
But at least you can avoid the worry of losing it.”
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This so-called second floor is just elevated on the high hall. The structure supported by wooden pillars, and even the central part is not separated from the lower part at all. However, the height difference of only a dozen feet divides the space.
Two completely different atmospheres - Whenever people like to put themselves in a superior position, this mentality will show up instinctively as long as conditions permit.
In particular, the furnishings here have brought considerable sincerity - the breeze slowly flows in through the red pine window lattice, exuding a sweet smell like incense, removing the choking smoke, body odor and sweat.
The odor was dissipated, and the messy noise became slightly calmer. The carefully polished tables and chairs, and the simple decorations also revealed a bit of 'elegant' atmosphere. It was enough to make the faces of several people become more...
It's calmed down a bit.
Of course, the amazing things don't stop there.
In the eyes of the more elegant 'gentlemen' in the kingdom, the survivors in this remote and remote area of Xifengyi should not have any civilization at all...but what appeared in front of several guests later was not inferior to the memories.
Luxurious hospitality in any elegant area.
The first is the neat and bright brass cups and plates - the complete set of exquisite forks, spoons and knives are placed on spotless white napkins and distributed meticulously.
Then there is the red wine bottle placed in the copper basin. The finely crushed ice cubes in the copper basin make the bright red wine slurry emit a fine smoke, and it also spreads the sweet aroma to all directions - even if it does not
It's not the best wine, but after being treated like this, it looks good at least...
"Although Northland wine cannot be compared with the fine wines from the South, it can still somewhat relieve the fatigue of the journey... Then, please choose the dishes you like."
The young waiter lowered his head slightly and handed over a piece of paper made of fine lambskin.
"……What's this?"
His eyes swept over the long name outlined in beautiful characters on the parchment, and the young knight couldn't help but raise his head in astonishment.
His voice is actually very nice. His straight and rounded common language has a neutral softness that belongs directly to a boy who is in the process of change. His pronunciation method that is extremely particular about the last sound is called the southern aristocratic accent, which is full of
The rhythmic pattern - just has the usual commanding and condescending air. It's like being questioned at any time, which makes people feel a little difficult to adapt.
"Menu, sir. A list of all the dishes we have here."
"I mean, can you provide these...all the above things?"
"Yes, sir. Available at any time. In addition, I personally recommend the fish flavor...oh, the cherry special, which is a special dish available for a limited time."
Even after receiving an affirmative answer, the knight still seemed to be in disbelief - in fact, it was not just him, the words on the sheepskin made the middle-aged knight and his companions on the side also couldn't hide their surprise - it marked the staple food.
There are more than twenty kinds of dishes, most of which are fresh meats, and there are even some exquisite products such as lamb loin steak, not to mention those called braised beef tongue with green onions, which have unknown meaning but are obviously quite luxurious.
Things. In the dozens of set meals that follow, the names of meats are also mixed in.
However, according to common sense, this is almost impossible.
In Xifengyi, or most areas on the mainland, cattle and sheep are usually used as important tools for milk production and farming. Few people will bring them to the table, even if there are some meat reserves in the warehouses of local nobles.
Most of them come from a small number of domesticated livestock in the territory. Animal meat obtained from hunters, or small domestic animals such as birds... Even so, most of them are often marinated for a long time and can almost be used as weapons.
——
It's as hard as bacon, and can even be used as a joke to describe weapons.
But here, these things are so soft that they almost melt on the tongue - while the pre-dinner wine whets the appetite, the main dishes also follow, and the rich aroma catches everyone's attention as soon as they appear.
One's sense of smell.
The steak is the best part of the loin, grilled to just the right degree of tenderness, with just a little bit of bite but never too much, sweet and juicy... Even the dish called the cherry special doesn't have any trace of it.
The shadow of cherries will not offend anyone - the thick to semi-dry soup exudes a unique sweet and sour aroma, plus it is mixed with extremely finely cut meat, carrots and a little
Vegetable leaves, mixed with green, red, yellow and white, are very beautiful, and just looking at them is enough to whet your appetite.
And it's very strange, it does seem to smell like fish.
""Grilled lamb short ribs, black pepper steak, three-color mushroom cream soup, cherry special... Finally, there is the gutter salad presented by our restaurant, please take your time..."
The delicately sliced fruit, the last dish, was brought to the table. The young waiter bowed down politely, but had no intention of leaving. He just tilted his head slightly and let his eyes lean on the table, bending into several wonderful shapes.
There is a slight lingering on the curved wooden stick.
A magical creation.
Although at first glance it is just a stick with a shiny metallic luster and a strange shape, if you want to pay more attention to it, a slight sting will make the observer involuntarily flinch.
Just like its owner——
The long black robe that marked the caster's identity was so tightly wrapped that even if the table was placed in front of a brightly lit window, it still looked like a deep shadow, shrouding her whole body in a very light layer.
In the black smoke that is almost impossible to see clearly with the naked eye, people stay away from the slender figure in the robe.
...Yes, it's her.
Under the extremely low black hood, the darkness seemed to have condensed into a solid body. Only the sharp mandible poked out a small piece of sickly paleness from the shadow, making this face hidden in the darkness appear with a hint of sadness.
A little delicate softness - just a little bit, already conveys a lot of information.
"Are you interested in magic?"
The gloomy darkness turned slightly, and people felt the intersection of eyes. Then a voice sounded, word for word, a little jerky. But it was very pleasant, like a string of bells echoing in the valley. But the suffocating oppression also followed.
The intensity of it.
Then the smile on the young man's face stiffened slightly...
In that deep black, maybe everything is equal, there is no difference at all between the smiling young man in front of him, the worms and ants who work insignificantly, or the rotten corpses eroded by death... Intangible and cold
Her eyes seemed to have penetrated his skin and his defenses, revealing the hidden desire in his heart.
But the smile didn't fade too much.
"Oh... please forgive me, it is difficult to see a mage in such a small place." The young man's answer was decent and modest, but his eyes still did not leave the staff: "Especially for a magician with extraordinary ability like you.
." After a pause, he added.
It's a simple old-fashioned compliment, which is actually not suitable for bringing people closer... But when he said it, it seemed that he didn't mean it at all, and it made people feel comfortable. However, the other party didn't seem to be interested in asking questions, and just spent his time.
pushed to awkward silence,
It wasn't until a moment later that the young man sighed slightly, saluted and exited.
"Interesting place, interesting people..."
Glancing at the leaving figure of the waiter, the traveler shrouded himself in black and spoke softly. The vocabulary was still extremely simple. It seemed like he was stingy.
"Although we didn't tell you, we didn't deliberately conceal our identity along the way. Is it possible that the lord here has noticed our identity, so he deliberately greeted us quietly?" the middle-aged knight said, not giving up cutting the beef.
Although this action is not in line with the etiquette of aristocrats.
"There are no traces of magic waves."
"In this case... unless he can mobilize all the people along the way and have the help of one or two mages. But I can't think of any reason for him to do this... so just ignore it." The middle-aged knight shook his head slightly.
, chewing his own staple food carefully.
…
"It turns out to be Edward's special set meal? You are so lucky... You know, even the Viscount may not be able to enjoy these dishes easily here... This is a good thing worth thousands of gold!"
A voice suddenly came from behind the pillars on the side and intervened in the topic, with an alarmist tone:
"You know, although these things are extremely delicious, few people who have tasted them can come out of the Whispering Forest alive..."
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