01.
The Ice Empire of the North. Winter City.
Mullheim is different from Yulan Empire in many ways, such as how merchants are treated. Mülheim believes that running around merchants will increase unrest, so merchants will pay high taxes when transporting goods back and forth. In addition, the business tax of merchants is also high, which leads to less, and much poorer than the merchants of the Yulan Empire.
But merchants must always exist, and the Mülheim royal family is relatively protective of merchants after making a lot of money from them. For example, if a businessman is in trouble, he can bring money to the royal family for help, and the royal family will generally help.
Recently, Defoni, a lumber merchant in Winter City, encountered some troubles recently. A group of direwolves came in the coniferous forest north of Winter City. This made the lumberjacks very scared, and they all refused to work. Defoni first turned to the mercenary group. The mercenary group ran away after sacrificing two people, and beat him up when they came back. Then Defoni hesitated for a while between asking for help from the king or the church, and finally chose the church. The church gets less money than the king.
The priest in charge of such things was called Ivan. This is an acquaintance for Olivia. In fact, Defoni is quite familiar with them, and their businessmen will inevitably deal with such people.
Defoney planned to invite Ivan to dinner at a famous local Josh Kenny-style restaurant and talk about things by the way.
Winter City is not far from the sea. As one of the largest port cities in the Yulan Continent, Josh Kenny has more business contacts with Winter City than Winter City and Magnolia City. So it's understandable that there's a Josh Kenny-style restaurant here. As we all know, the food in Mülheim, Ice Empire is really terrible.
But Priest Ivan said: "It seems that the Devil's Market is open today, let's go there and eat."
Demon world shopping mall? The lumber merchant Defoni looked bewildered. He has been busy with his own affairs recently, and the Demon Realm Mall was built during this time, so he didn't know. "What is the devil world?"
"It's another name for the lower realm." Priest Ivan simply explained: "The demons are behind it."
"Oh." Timber merchant Defoney thought he understood.
Defoni's sister is working as a maid for the adults in the court, so he also knows something about the war. His sister came back and told him that the master was muttering alone in the house that the power of human beings is not strong at all, and it was actually the angels of the church who defeated the demons, not human beings at all.
And in order to promote the glory, the content of the treaty between the two sides was announced, so everyone knows that the demons can come to the human world to do business.
Since this Priest Ivan chose the Demon Realm Mall on purpose, it means that Ivan can get kickbacks when he spends here, right
I hope he doesn't get caught too badly... Defoney thought.
With such thoughts in mind, they came to the Demon Realm Mall. Defoni was attracted by the dazzling array of goods on the first floor, and there were several noble ladies watching carefully. But there were other tasks today, so Defoni suppressed his curiosity and went to the restaurant on the second floor with Priest Ivan.
When he saw the menu, he almost petrified.
This, this, this is a bit too expensive, right
A cup of fruit juice and a gold coin, why not go and rob? And this bottle of wine actually costs 20 gold coins? Is it for gold coins or for his life
After picking up the menu, Priest Ivan was also surprised by the price on it, and then he said: "You can do whatever you want." He didn't expect the food in the Demon Realm Mall to be so expensive, but after thinking about it, the food is so delicious, it's worth it. this price. However, he also understood that he had better not go too far. After all, these businessmen are not easy, and exploitation is enough. After all, wool comes from sheep.
After seeing Ivan's expression, Defoni scolded in his heart. This guy is pretending to be quite alike. This restaurant is definitely the property of the church. Let others come here deliberately to invite them to eat to make money, otherwise why would it be so expensive? Maybe there are two sets of menus!
The lumber merchant Defoni felt that his flesh was hurting, but for his own business, he still called the waiter over and asked the waiter to make a recommendation.
The waiter was the servant who came with Olivia. He was very clever. He knew what was going on when he saw Defoney's painful expression, so he said: "Reporting to my lord, I recommend seafood for 2 people today." There is also a discount for the set meal."
The prices of most commodities in different Demon World shopping malls are the same, only the food is different. The food in Mullheim is much more expensive than in Yulan City. On the one hand, it is because of the shipping fee, and on the other hand, it is because the food in Muelheim is too unpalatable, so Hill deliberately set it up like this.
At the same time, in order to attract customers, the restaurant offers a special dish every day. Of course, even the special price is more expensive than Magnolia City. Hill believes that the people of Mülheim will never want to eat the same food after they have tasted it.
The waiter first served the appetizing blackberry wine. When he was pouring the wine, a strong fruity aroma accompanied by the light wine scent penetrated into Defoney's nose. Defoney couldn't help moving his nose. not bad
The blackberry is a type of raspberry, also called dewberry, which is extremely difficult to preserve, and almost no one in Mülheim tastes this fruit. The taste of blackberry wine is more delicate and soft than wine, and its nutritional value is also higher. All in all, delicious and nutritious.
Defoni picked up the glass, the blackberry wine in the glass was translucent purple, and small bubbles would appear when shaken, it smelled quite mellow and looked very attractive. The aroma of blackberries blowing in the face is refreshing, reminding Defoni that he was standing in a strawberry farm when he went to the South. Relaxed.
Take another sip, the fruity aroma of blackberry and the aroma of wine are mixed together, sweet and sour, really very appetizing.
It took Defoney a while to recover, which was beyond his expectation.
This pre-dinner drink is really good, I don't know how the main meal is... He wants to see how the meal that cost him so many gold coins is.
What came next was not seafood, but xiao long bao as a snack, and there were only two per person.
After eating too much Western food, I began to miss authentic Chinese food. Hill developed Xiao Long Bao. He thought that Xiaolongbao was easy to make, but it turns out that Chinese food is more difficult than he imagined. The Xiaolongbao made for the first time made him expressionless, and then he began to conduct careful research, from time to He carefully paid attention to the technique, from the flour to the filling soup.
At present, the wheat grown in the Demon Realm has been harvested, perhaps because the soil in the Demon Realm is special, the quality of the wheat grown is very good. It reminded Hill of some farming protagonists who travel through time and carry the Lingquan plug-in. The flour made of that kind of wheat has the sweetness of wheat, and it is delicious just steamed into ordinary steamed buns. As for the steamer for the steamed buns, they are all woven from fresh bamboo in the dark elf forest. They are so green that the skin of the steamed buns has a slight fragrance of bamboo.
The Xiaolongbao this time is a soup dumpling filled with diced mushrooms and meat. The skin of the soup dumpling is thin and transparent, but it still has such toughness. It is difficult for ordinary chefs to master this rolling skill. Hill will use the magic element The technology was put on the rolling dough, and finally a satisfactory finished product was made.
The fire element elf chefs were stimulated and worked hard to learn soup dumplings for a long time, so the pre-dinner snacks of the set meal were all soup dumplings... because the chefs had itchy hands and wanted to make them.
As for the heat of the Xiaolongbao... this is the part that the chefs are best at, so I don't need to say more.
At this moment, Defoni looked at the steamed buns on the plate in front of him, and couldn't help swallowing.
By the way, knives and forks are mainly used here. Some people in the coastal areas and overseas islands use chopsticks, but most people in the Yulan mainland still don’t know how to do it, so Hill provided spoons that are a little bigger than normal in the restaurant. Otherwise, let them eat soup dumplings with a knife and fork
The waiter reminded me when serving the soup dumplings, drink the soup first, take a little time, and be careful not to be scalded.
Defoni was going to eat while chatting, but now he changed his mind and asked me to have a bite first, and then talk.
With this in mind, he carefully picked up the soup dumpling with a spoon, took a small bite, and then opened his eyes wide.
What a delicacy!
The rich aroma of the soup contains multiple flavors: the aroma of mushrooms, the aroma of meat, and the aroma of the dough itself... What's more, the aroma spread out, challenging Defoni's endurance from the sense of smell. Defoni still remembered the waiter's reminder, so he took a sip lightly, and then, the rich and delicious soup occupied all his thoughts. This is too delicious, right? Guoguo really has something to do with demons!
Then Defoni dipped in a little vinegar according to the waiter's reminder, and put the remaining Xiaolongbao in his mouth. The thin but tough skin, the filling of diced mushrooms, and the slightly sour vinegar enhance the umami taste... Defoni's mouth was full of juice, and he couldn't help showing a very happy expression.
After eating one, he looked at the priest Ivan on the opposite side, and then his heart skipped a beat.
Each of them had two xiao long bao, and Ivan had already finished eating those two, and was currently staring at the xiao long bao in front of Defoni.
No—you greedy priest! You can take my money! But can't take away my xiao long bao! Defoni roared in his heart. Then he called the waiter and asked, "How many more cakes like this?"
The waiter shook his head: "Sorry, sir, Xiaolongbao has not been officially added to the menu yet."
"Can you accommodate the chef?" Defoney said, "I can double the price."
"I'm afraid the chef doesn't agree..." the waiter said, "I'd better ask you."
After a while the waiter came out, "Sorry, sir."
Defoni was almost devastated, he reluctantly pushed the untouched little steamed bun next to him to the priest Ivan, and said as calmly as possible: "Well, Lord Ivan, please Use it..."
At the same time, his heart was gloomy. You greedy priest, you will be punished.
Ivan tried his best to restrain his joyful expression, and said reservedly: "Thank you for your generosity, merchant. I remember, you are here to ask for help to expel the direwolves."
The negotiation seemed to be going smoothly, but Defoni didn't have much joy...
It wasn't until the main meal of the seafood feast was served that his gloomy mood improved a bit.
After the meal, Ivan took Defoni to the church and formally settled the matter. Ivan needs to afford the knights' military expenses and supplies, and besides that, he will preach in the church at the next big service how the church has selflessly and generously helped him.
There is no selfless and generous help, you robbed me of a steamed bun!
Although Defoni knew in his heart that this condition was already very favorable. After all, the church did not charge him any extra money, so it was over rationally, but emotionally he couldn't help but think of the little steamed bun he lost that day.
Defoni felt that a devil lived in his heart. But he is willing.
Hmm... Today's special meal for one person is a grilled fish set meal, let's eat it at night...
At present, it seems that the decision to use food as a stepping stone to the Ice Empire is very correct.
02.
While the aristocratic ladies of the Magnolia Empire reveled in the thrill of raising feral men, Hill began to think about the new movie.
Although he has been doing all kinds of things and pushing things out, but a movie must be released every few months, which is Hill's own rule.
The new movie, since it is going to be launched in overseas markets, it really is—
Fighting in the stormy sea
Mysterious treasure map and compass covered with dust
The smell of rum mixed with the smell of gunpowder
It's a civilized and barbaric world
There is betrayal and killing here, as well as the pride of a hot-blooded man
It's a world of rudeness and elegance
There's sword and sorcery, there's cannon and poison
Behold, the scary skull flag is waving in the wind
—Welcome to the world of Pirates of the Caribbean.
But... What did he change his name to in another world, "Josh Kenny Pirates"? "Pirates of Magnolia"
I always feel that the low is a lot, is it an illusion... Why don't you apply to Emperor Yulan and name the ocean over there the Caribbean Sea
Is it easy for him to make a movie...
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