At night, the Red Crow Tavern was extremely lively.
Professor Marin had already drunk too much, and he was talking about his plan to make a fortune with his arms around Fatty Shi. Fatty Shi's eyes lit up, and he poured another glass of ale without listening to Professor Marin's continued chatter, and then pulled Yuri and Terman aside to whisper.
Lorist pushed the door open, greeted Gary Lando behind the counter, and sat next to Professor Marin. After taking a steam bath with President Peterson in the afternoon, I felt a little tired, so I went home and took a nap. When I woke up, it was already dark, so I hurried over.
Instructor Marin opened his misty drunken eyes and said: "Lollock, you are late, let's have a drink first..."
"Brother Marin, how many glasses have you drank? Why are you so drunk?"
It's over, and I will be nagged by his wife again when I send Marin back to study at night. But Lorist decided not to think about it for now, it was more important to fill his stomach, he was hungry before dinner. After calling a few times, Molly, the new maid from the tavern, came and was very happy to see Lorist. She asked Lorist what she wanted while complaining that he hadn't come to the tavern to see her for so long, do you want to stay tonight
Seeing Molly's increasingly sexy body, Lorist felt his heart skip a beat. It's been a month since the last time, and he was so busy at the college that he couldn't think of going to the tavern if he didn't pay his salary today. So it's been a month or so since Elder Sister Louise and Old Gall got married, and I haven't decided what gift to give yet.
But looking at Professor Marin lying on the table, Lorist shook his head: "I'm sorry, Molly, I've been so busy these days, I invited this big brother to drink today, and I have to send him back later, can't Stay here. In a few days."
Molly grunted unhappily, said "wait" coldly, and left.
However, as a maid, Molly has not forgotten her duty, and soon Lorist's big meal was delivered. Before eating a few mouthfuls of fried rice, Fatty Shi sat down in front of Lorist, and naturally grabbed the roast goose on the table, broke off a leg and began to munch.
"Day, did you wash your hands? How can I eat your dirty hands if you scratch them?" Lorist scolded.
"If you don't want to eat, I can do it for you." Yuri also came over, and he was even more ruthless, directly taking away the whole roast goose.
"Brothers are trying to beat me up again today. Let me tell you, except for Brother Marin, all of you will pay for it yourself tonight."
"It's easy," Fatty Shi spat out the goose leg bone, waved his hand to call the maid over, pointed to Professor Marin lying on the table and said, "Brother Marin wants more, one, two, three... five, six bottles for six people." Two barrels of black plum fruit wine and black plum ale will also be brought, and by the way, I will ask Chef Mai to serve some good dishes to these two tables for him to drink."
Professor Marin, who was lying on the table, heard his own name, raised his head and raised his glass and said, "Okay, cheers..." He fell on the table again.
"Hey, that's okay too? You're so cruel, Fatty Shi." Lorist was dumbfounded, and the food dropped from his mouth.
"Yeah!" Fatty Shi and Yuri clapped their hands to congratulate Lorist once again.
Just as they were making noise, suddenly a person rushed straight over, knelt down in front of Lorist, startled Lorist jumped up: "What's the matter with you?"
The man said loudly: "I want to worship you as my teacher! I want to learn sword from you!"
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Fatty Shi Yuri and the others were also stunned. What's going on
"I want to learn swords from you. I have watched your duel for a month. I was wrong before. I shouldn't say that you are just a black iron step and not worthy to teach me. I was wrong. I apologize to you!"
"Brother Locke, he is the bastard I told you about, and now he regrets it again." At some point, El appeared next to Lorist, and took a piece of paper from the plate held by the maid Sarah. A bottle of black plum wine: "One more bottle."
"You pay for this bottle yourself." Lorist hurriedly stated in advance that the six bottles of black plum wine that Fatty Shi asked for in the name of Professor Marin were hurting himself, and one bottle cost a big silver coin.
"It's okay, let's pay the bill together. Brother Locke is just talking." El dismissed the maid Sarah lightly, then patted Lorist on the shoulder and said, "Sit down, brother, and consider whether or not to accept him."
Pointing to the boy kneeling on the ground.
Alas, I can't make it through, Lorist sighed in his heart, and carefully looked at the boy kneeling on the ground. Well, what El said is right, although this kid is only sixteen years old, he is tall and burly, with a powerful appearance, if he doesn't know, he will really be around twenty. He has blond hair, a straight nose, square mouth, and clear eyes, but he has a good appearance. At this moment, the boy kneeling in front of him was pursing his lips tightly with a stubborn expression on his face, but his eyes were filled with anticipation and anxiety.
"What's your name?" Lorist asked gently.
"I, my name is Reidy Ksesidov." The boy was a little nervous.
"Well, then I will call you Reddy. Reddy, you have seen my duel, so you should know that I am the instructor of Dawn Academy, the instructor of swordsmanship and fighting spirit. As long as you enter Dawn Academy as a student, I will naturally teach you. You don’t need to kneel here to beg me for your swordsmanship. And I’m only eight years older than you, so I don’t think about who I’m going to take as an apprentice now. You’d better get up, as long as you go to the elementary school to study hard for a semester, you can go to Chenxi next year Academy." Lorist said.
Reddy was very disappointed, but still knelt on the ground and couldn't get up: "No, I don't want to go to school. They all call me a country boy and look down on me. I just want to learn sword from you..."
Twenty years of peace and economic development have made Morente City the largest commercial city in Galintia. Unknowingly, the residents of Morente City have an inexplicable sense of superiority and pride. Just like those white-collar workers in metropolises in Lorist's previous life looked down on migrant workers from other places, they always called people from other countries absurd, and even began to reject mercenaries and civilians from other countries from coming to Morente City , Thinking that these people are thieves and robbers, they came for the wealth of Morente City. The business alliance has lost the inclusiveness it had when it was first established, and has become more greedy and realistic while expanding its power.
This kind of discrimination also exists among the students of Chenxi Academy. Many disputes are caused by local students looking down on students from other countries. Unexpectedly, Reddy would encounter such a thing when he was studying in an elementary school. No wonder El said that he beat all the students in a class to the ground.
"Brother Locke, just accept him. This bastard is a deadhead. If you don't promise him, he won't get up. Don't say whether you accept him or not, just let him follow you as a servant." Well, give him some pointers when you are free and in a good mood. Anyway, you are a quasi-noble, and no one will gossip with a servant by your side." El persuaded while drinking from the bottle.
"This..." Sometimes Lorist really forgot his noble status. Although he was exiled by his family, he was born in a noble family after all. As a quasi-noble, he was treated as a nobleman when he entered and exited high-class clubs, but Lorist hadn't paid much attention to these things.
"By the way." El remembered something again: "Didn't you move into a new house? My brother has been thinking about giving you something as a congratulatory gift for moving in. It just so happened that a big businessman owed us a debt He went bankrupt and started to sell his property. Ledos went to get his carriage and horses to cover the debt. I think the carriage is pretty good. Thinking that my brother has no transportation, I decided to give it to you as a gift. We don’t need it anyway. Come on. So you should accept him, brother, at least you need someone to take care of the carriage and the two Zeno horses that pull the carriage.”
Lorist smiled wryly. After El said that, what could he do? He looked at the boy in front of him and said, "Reddy, you heard what El said, would you like to be a servant by my side first? Get up too, I won't accept disciples."
Reddy jumped up: "Of course, I will help you take care of the carriage and horses, and I will go get the luggage."
Looking at Reddy's back, El nodded and said, "This kid will be a good attendant, at least he is diligent and strong, and he is a good driver... I will leave him to you in the future, Brother Locke."
Fatty Shi had an expression of envy and hatred on his face: "El, why did you give Little Locke a carriage, but didn't give me any gifts? I was a student in the same class as you back then! We are old acquaintances. "
"Brother Locke gave us a valuable business idea, and Ledos said that he didn't give us a big thank you. When did you help us, besides taking advantage of me? You want a gift? Go ahead and dream. ’ said El.
Fatty Shi was not convinced: "I don't believe that Little Locke can come up with any good ideas, and they are worth thousands of dollars..."
There is nothing to keep secret about this matter, and El told the story about Terrence's donkey whip sliced and bottled as an expensive gift and sold at a high price, and everyone was convinced.
Yuri nodded and said, "This business is indeed profitable."
Knowing this, I can’t imitate it. El chartered a boat more than a month ago to go to the Relics Islands to buy Terence’s donkey whip at a high price, and the boat will be back in a month. I’m ready for bottles of medicinal wine and so on. Well, wait for the slices to be bottled. And without the influence of El and his society, ordinary people would have to take some risks to do this business.
Fatty Shi said resentfully: "This kid is smarter than others."
Seeing that Lorist had almost eaten, El put the wine bottle on the table and said, "Come on, Brother Locke, let's go and see the carriage. I parked it in the backyard."
So a group of people flocked to see the carriage.
This is not the light carriage that usually runs on the roads of Morente City, but a four-wheeled carriage that can run long distances with a whole carriage. Glass, so that the car can have sufficient light during the day. There are brass luggage racks on the roof and rear of the carriage, and a double driver's seat in front.
El kicked the big wheel of the rear compartment, and said proudly: "The wheels, axles and bearings are all custom-made by the Dwarf Kingdom. They are all made of fine steel, strong and durable. And there is a large piece of cards installed underneath. The springs support the entire carriage. Even on the rough and bumpy mountain road, the carriage is extremely stable. With this carriage, brother Locke will be able to avoid the sun and rain when he goes out to do mercenary missions in the future."
"Hey, who wants to go in a carriage like this for a mercenary mission? That's not a mercenary, but a nobleman." Fatty Shi said.
El ignored him, and said to Lorist, "Come on, let's take a look inside."
In the compartment, two gray leather sofas are arranged in a row, and the backrest of the sofa can be lowered to form a small bed. Below the sofa are four small drawers for storing odds and ends. The wainscoting of the carriage was covered with lavender velvet, on which were fixed two wall lamps with oil glass shades.
El knocked on the siding: "There are thin steel plates sandwiched here, and here..."
El pointed to the roof inside the carriage and said: "These are six thin steel plates wrapped in velvet, which can be untied with one movement, and can block the six glass windows at the front, rear, left, and right, so that the carriage can be temporarily connected into a solid structure." The secret room protects the passengers inside from outside threats. There is also a secret door under the carriage, which can be seen when the carpet is lifted, and can be escaped from under the carriage in an emergency.”
Terman was full of admiration: "This car has considered all the situations encountered on the long-distance drive. This decoration and arrangement must be of great value."
Fatty Shi is so envious: "At least one hundred gold coins, plus those two Zeno horses pulling the cart..."
Zenoma is one of the famous riding horses in Galintia. It is famous for its long-distance running and outstanding endurance, but its sprint speed is a bit weak.
Yuri asked weakly: "El, how much money do you think the bankrupt businessman owes you?"
El scratched his scalp and thought for a while: "It should be more than thirty gold coins, less than forty."
"Uh..." Everyone was speechless...
Lorist didn't care whether the carriage that El gave him was stolen or not, anyway, they were gangs of underworld forces, and it was their duty to do this. He patted the carriage of the carriage and was very satisfied: "Thanks, El. I will accept it without hesitation."
Seeing Reddy coming with a package on his back, Lorist greeted him: "Reddy, put the things in the car, bring the horse over and connect it to the car, Fatty, come with me to get Professor Marin here, I want to send him off first go back."
Fatty Shi asked: "Then are you still coming?"
Lorist shook his head: "Forget it, I won't come back. We have to fight tomorrow, so it's too late. By the way, why don't you go together?"
Fatty Shi said: "Let's stay here for a while, the dishes are not ready yet."
Lorist came to his senses and said, "By the way, I'd better go to pay the bill first, lest you put the messy bills in my name again."
Fatty Shi said: "Day, you are too stingy, Locke. Al just gave you a luxurious carriage worth a hundred gold! You should get a few gold coins to celebrate."
"No way." Lorist replied.