The layout of the Erlengrad bar is different from other places: it is a large "L" shaped counter on the street. There is often a bartender standing inside the counter, usually a strong man who is always wiping wine glasses.
There are a lot of wines on the counter, including ales, fruit wines and liqueurs from all over the old world. Of course, although a lot of wine has come from the south of the old world recently, the most popular one is the vodka produced in Kislev.
Spirits have always been the standard for these people of the Snow Country.
In the old world, it was rare to see a counter on the street, but it was very common in Kislev. Many people would come to the bar door to have a drink after getting off work or duty. Just one drink, a small iron cup.
After a glass of strong wine, it warmed the stomach and intestines, and after a few complaints, many people left. At that time, a glass of vodka cost four copper coins, but now
The country was ruined and devastated. Vodka lost its origin and the price gradually became more expensive. Now it costs ten copper coins. Of course, other things are still cheap. For one copper coin, you can get a few peas or two cheap pickles.
If you have ten more copper coins, you can sit inside and enjoy a standard meal.
Alyosha Fedorovich Akhromeev, the Red Navy platoon leader of the Oerengrad Guards who has just been off duty, just participated in the Victory Day parade yesterday. The young Red Navy platoon leader is still excited. He
After checking in today, I planned to find a place to have a drink and vent my feelings.
Where to go?
In fact, there weren't many places to go. The city was full of ruins. Currently, only a few bars were back in business. Winter was over and spring had arrived, but it was still very cold at night. He subconsciously walked through the streets and found among the ruins.
I walked into the bar that had just reopened. There was a sign with a wine glass pattern hanging on the brand new chain, which read "Large Bar."
It was a rather simple and crude name. Alyosha took one look at it and knew he had arrived.
This is it!
Sure enough, a bartender was standing behind the counter of the bar on the street. He looked like a bear with a shaved head but long beard. Just in front of the counter, there were two Mrs. Keesler.
When buying a drink from him, the bartender looked
Very impatient, he took a handful of copper coins and threw them randomly into a tin can filled with various coins. Then he took out a bottle of vodka from the counter with a constipated look on his face, poured two small glasses, and "dong"
He banged it on the counter, signaling for you to drink.
It's almost like being forced to open business.
The two customers picked up the small iron cups, drank them in one gulp, took a deep breath, put the small iron cups back on the bar, and then left.
Alyosha walked towards the door of the bar. This was a bar that had been converted from a private house. The bartender stretched out his thick arm and swept the small iron cup into the sink. He was about to wash the cup when he looked up and saw Alyosha.
When Liao Sha appeared, the big man's face not only showed no joy, but a look of boredom and helplessness, as if someone coming to drink was a trouble he must try to avoid.
"Vodka." Alyosha was very familiar with the bartender, and he said concisely: "Same as usual."
The bartender rolled his eyes at Alyosha, his attitude was very cold and impatient, as if he was blaming him for not explaining clearly and asking himself: "A bottle? Or a glass?"
"Let's have a bottle, drink from it, and two more dishes." Alyosha took out a silver coin. This was not a silver coin minted locally in Kislev, but a silver shilling from Britannia, with a fleur-de-lis on the front.
and numbers, and the back is printed with the photo of Knight Queen Surya Kumani Antry, so this silver coin was also privately called "Su Datou" by Mrs. Keesler.
In the same way, the gold coin with Ryan's head printed on the back of the gold crown was nicknamed "Lai Big Head" by Mrs. Keesler.
Upon seeing this, the bartender took away the silver coins and ignored him.
When you open the door of the bar, you are greeted by the smell of straw mixed with the strong smell of sweat, and then the faint smell of beer and food. The three greasy long tables and two square tables are all full of people. It was very lively inside, and many Mrs. Keesler were used to coming to the bar to hang out for a long time after get off work before going home. In fact, Alyosha suspected that if the price of vodka hadn't been rising recently, they would have been able to hang out even later.
With the cold wind blowing in their faces, the drinkers in the room also focused their attention on the visitor.
They quickly noticed Alyosha's young face and the three medals on his military coat, namely the "Memorial Medal for the Defense of Orengrad", the "Commemorative Medal for Operation Bagration" and the "Commemorative Medal for the Battle of the Recovery of Orengrad".
"Medal", the last of which was awarded yesterday, which proves that this young man in his early twenties has participated in at least three major battles.
"Hey! It's Alyosha here!"
"Sergeant Alyosha, do you have any new stories? Interesting things?"
"Alyosha, when are you going to find a girl to go home and beat her up?"
A few old drinkers obviously knew Alyosha, and they joked and burped, but more of the drinkers were immersed in eating and watching indifferently, especially the old men in thick cloaks, many of whom were already drunk.
Don't care at all what others are doing.
Several young Mrs. Keesler sang a few lines from time to time to liven up the atmosphere.
A new song "Kislev Did Not Die" appeared at yesterday's military parade. It is said that the lyrics and music were written and composed by an unnamed "patriot".
"Kislev is not dead!"
"As long as we have one breath left, even if the land is occupied by others."
"Raise the sword, take back the lost ground, move forward, move forward, Rokossovsky!"
"From the Empire to Kislev, under your leadership we will rebuild our homeland."
"We crossed the Kislev Bay, we crossed the Linsk River to rebuild our hometown."
"King Ryan has told us how to defeat the evil forces."
"Onward, onward, Rokossovsky!"
"From the Empire to Kislev, under your leadership we will rebuild our homeland."
Mrs. Kiesler, or the people of Oerengrad, like this song very much. Since the military band sang this song at yesterday's military parade, this song has immediately become a popular patriotic song. It is said that it will soon be
It was declared the national anthem of the Grand Duchy by Erlengrad.
A chorus sounded in the tavern, and Alyosha was spared. Everyone made room for him to sit down. The bartender walked up to him with a cold and impatient face, and placed the vodka and cup on him with a thud.
In front of him was a large plate with roasted pork belly, a bowl of beetroot soup, two meatballs and a few pickles.
Alyosha couldn't wait to open the cap of the vodka bottle, poured it into the cup, and drank a full cup.
Ah! The spicy feeling violently stimulates the taste buds and burns from the throat to the stomach! The young Red Navy let out a sigh of relief, this is the taste! It's strong enough to hit the head!
The reason why I came to this store is because the vodka here is very strong, much stronger than the wine from Brittany.
The taste of hometown, my youth is back!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh to himself. Alyosha, who joined the army at the age of sixteen, was already a veteran of the war for five years. He was only twenty-one years old this year!
The chorus in the room was very lively, but Alyosha just immersed himself in drinking and eating. When the round of chorus was over, no one noticed that he was not singing. A tall and thin man sitting in the corner shouted unhappily: "Alyosha is singing."
Shi, why don’t you sing with us?”
"Brother, I have sung it at least ten times while on duty today. Please let me rest for a while." Alyosha said helplessly with meatballs stuffed in his mouth.
"Hahahaha~" Almost everyone in the tavern laughed, except for the bartender who still looked constipated. He was still washing cups. In addition to washing cups, he was pouring wine.
"Speaking of which, His Majesty Knight King Lane was actually written into the song." The tall and lanky man immediately said while the iron was hot: "Although we are not very opposed to it, after all, he helped us regain our hometown and Erengrad, but if
, I mean, if this song is really chosen as the national anthem of our Grand Duchy, it would be better to ask the brothers for their opinions, right?"
"We have already provided our opinions once. We have just elected a new Grand Duke in a referendum. These matters should have been decided by the Grand Duke." Someone followed and said: "Speaking of which, the Grand Duke is also a very fierce and fierce person, knight.
Wang helped us regain this city, so there is no problem in writing him into the song."
"That's right~" People in the tavern were booing. Alyosha couldn't help but nodded when he heard this, but he didn't say anything and continued to eat.
"Speaking of which, this knight king, Ryan, is handsome, strong, and very good at fighting, but he, Hiccup... It is said that what is really powerful about this knight is his thing!" A person sitting on the table said
The big man in the middle of the long table said loudly: "The whole old world knows that His Majesty the Knight King has many women, and all of them are exquisite. Have you seen the Queen's portrait on the Breton silver coins? She is stunning.
ah!"
"Yes, and besides Queen Surya, the King of Knights also has many women, such as the current Speaker of the Gloria Parliament, Veronica Bernadotte, and the Deputy Speaker, Theresa Trovi.
Ke and her mother Aurora are both female donors.
Of course, the most well-known beauty among magicians is his love affair with the Imperial Baroness Emmanuel. Hey, did you know that Baroness Emmanuel seems to be pregnant again? "Slim!
The tall man also followed suit: "It is said that it has been two months!"
"Oh! He is indeed the King of Knights. His big spear is particularly fierce. It seems that his small spear is not bad either~"
"Tell me, how long and thick is the dick of the King of Knights?" The big guy got drunk and shouted, "Is it good enough to hold a vodka glass bottle?"
"Esun and Thor are here~ That won't kill people..." A young man next to him hiccuped and quickly waved his hand: "Maybe he will be a little older than normal people, but there is no way he can have alcohol.
Is the bottle that big? Hiccup~ Why the hell do you put the vodka bottle into your mouth and try to choke it to death! Countess Emmanolly’s small mouth can’t bear it!”
"Hahahahaha~" A group of drunkards discussed certain topics unscrupulously. Anyway, they were monarchs of other countries, so they could talk casually.
"I guess he's very skilled?"
"It's possible, seeing as His Majesty the King of Knights is not someone to be trifled with. Maybe, his small spear is more accurate than a lance! It's fast, accurate, and he can't stop at all!"
"Hahahahaha~" There was another burst of laughter: "By the way, have you seen Morgiana, the Lake God Witch? She is also a very beautiful beauty, but she has a cold look the whole time...
…”
Alyosha felt very uncomfortable after hearing these words, very uncomfortable, but he couldn't say much. The young Red Navy's favorite song was Marseillaise, and the person he admired most was His Majesty Ryan, who created countless legends.
.
"By the way, talking about this, I always feel that His Majesty Lane is probably just a pure general. You see, for a period of time, except for personally commanding operations, he has left everything to others.
Come on, that lame elf, Duke Laune and Duke Francois, and that Beria are busy all day long, and he is the only one who is free. No wonder he and the Imperial Lady succeeded in creating a human being." The tall and thin man said casually: "
So it is certain that he has no regard for domestic affairs at all."
"Fart!" the big man immediately scolded: "This is a man! A man should do what a man should do. What a man should do is women and fighting! This is a pure breed, a pure man with a handle, and His Majesty Ryan
He is the pure man among pure men, who of you is in favor of it and who is against it?"
"Agree, agree!"
"Yes, men should do what men should do!"
"You're right, let the sissies do the sissy things like internal affairs! Gentlemen should be able to fight!"
"His Majesty the Knight King, as a pure man among men, just wants to make time to satisfy more women, which makes sense!"
"So, what is the size of his dick?" Everyone started chatting again, and the topic always revolved around Ryan's penis.
To put it simply, the culture in the market and Kislev is like this.
Seeing that everyone was talking more and more, Alyosha finally couldn't stand it anymore. He raised his glass: "Okay, everyone, let's drink to the man among men, His Majesty the Knight King Ryan!"
"Cheers! For the man among men!" Everyone stopped this topic and raised their glasses together.
After everyone had a drink, the atmosphere became more heated. They no longer discussed the issue of the lower third route. The tall and thin man said directly: "Speaking of this matter, I have been thinking about it. What a pity, Your Majesty, the King of Knights.
It is His Majesty the King of Knights after all!”
"Yes, it would be great if he were the Tsar!" Someone said helplessly: "But, he is not the Tsar after all. No matter how good the emperor is, he is still someone else's emperor!"
"What emperor, he is a king!" Alyosha slightly corrected him, and the Red Navy sergeant thought for a while and said sadly: "But you are right, no matter how good the king is, he is someone else's king, not
Our own king in Kislev."
"Yes, what should we do in the future?" The big man also sighed: "Everyone knows that His Majesty the Knight King will leave sooner or later and leave Erengrad. This is not his territory. Now, there are those knights.
Now, Boyer and Dumas should restrain themselves, I am sure that as soon as His Majesty Ryan leaves, life will be the same as before!"
"Life in the past can no longer stipulate the minimum wage and working hours as it is now. You can drink until you're happy after get off work!" The tall and thin man also said: "We all know that it was normal for long-term arrears of wages in the past, but now Who knows who the new Grand Duke Vladimir is, he just pays his wages on time because someone is watching him!"
"It's all that woman's fault!" Someone immediately said with dissatisfaction: "If it hadn't been for her, we wouldn't have turned the country into such a state. We lost again and again, and the whole kingdom was destroyed! One in the sky and one on the ground!"
Alyosha also echoed: "Yes, look at what kind of troops she can lead. Let me tell you, do you know the Old Guards?"
"Of course I know." "Nonsense." "How could I not know."
"The last time I went on an expedition, in the Growood Forest, I saw with my own eyes His Majesty Lane's Old Guards marching up in several rows like a mountain. Those barbarians, when they saw this posture, turned around and ran away in fear.
!" Alyosha burped from wine, and his tongue became louder: "But what about the soldiers led by our female tsar? Forget it, all the old tsar's strong soldiers were turned into waste by her."
Immediately, the topic in the tavern immediately shifted to Katalin, and everyone vented their dissatisfaction to their heart's content.
This angered a few "Tsar Kislevites", and immediately an old drunkard said: "Don't say that, I think, after experiencing so many failures, she should understand how to be a good tsar."
, we should give her time and give her another chance, His Majesty Ryan has paved the way, she just needs to come back and continue on this path~"
The whole place was silent.
Everyone looked at these "Emperor Kislevites" with idiotic eyes.
"Bah!" The big guy grabbed the vodka on the table and immediately took a sip, showing great disdain.
"Just her? Still following the path of the King of Knights? Me, me, me... I'm really..."