The business in the tavern is booming. It seems that the recently discovered "remains" have brought a large number of foreigners into this place, and the place where the most concentrated of these foreigners is of course the local tavern in front of you. Ailu and I managed to find two vacant seats near the wall, but there was already someone on the opposite side of the table, a middle-aged man, sitting next to a thin figure who was completely hidden in a black hooded robe.
"Are you also looking for the ruins?" The middle-aged man on the other side of the table looked at me curiously when he heard Elle talking about the forest and the expedition with great interest.
I looked up at him. He was a strong man in his forties, with a dark complexion, strong muscles, short black hair, a big square face, sharp eyebrows, and a rather reliable face. He was wearing clothes that were very different from the short robes of the locals. It looked like short-sleeved training clothes. The gray-black clothes were a bit old, but they looked clean. With a muscular body, it seems a bit out of shape - but it does show off the opponent's strong figure.
And next to this middle-aged lady, there is a black giant sword that looks almost as tall as a person, and it goes without saying that it is also his weapon. So... it is a warrior, it should be the one that Ai Lu mentioned "Adventurer".
"I'm a little interested." I haven't fully understood the situation here. I don't know what the so-called relics, local churches, and forest monsters (let's count) mean, so I can only answer vaguely, hoping to get some insights from the other party's conversation. More information, "I'm a scholar who travels around, and I'm interested in anecdotes from various places. This time, I'm not here for the ruins themselves, but for the stories."
Let me state first that I don't know much about the ruins, lest the other party seem to be ignorant when discussing with me with great interest. As for the identity of this wandering scholar... Hey, don't tell me, I find that I am getting more and more used to this kind of lying The way, the identity of a scholar is definitely a panacea answer. Anyway, no matter where you appear to be a maverick, you can use "I am a scholar" to fool you. After all, a scholar seems a bit unreasonable and understandable. Well, if you stay in the house for a long time, you will naturally stay or something...
The Sandora ball floated over and hit me on the back of the head: "That's the same statement again, you can't think of something creative next time—it's okay to say that you are a novel writer and come out to collect stories."
I answered in my heart without changing my expression: "Basically all those who wrote novels starved to death at home. You see how many rich people come out to collect folk songs."
The middle-aged man on the opposite side of the table was stunned for a moment, and then smiled cheerfully: "Aha, scholar, I really didn't see it. The scholars I know sit on the bottom 60 and their beards are longer than their hair. I have never seen one. You're so young... But yes, you don't look like someone who fights and takes risks. You're quite bookish, and you can only do learning. Hey, my name is Leon, and I'm an explorer... more experienced than an adventurer. "
It seems that the other party is a very easy-going person, I smiled and bowed: "It's easy to talk, just call me Chen Jun."
"Chen Jun? Is this the name?" Leon smacked his lips, as if he was incredulous about this strange name, "It is popular for scholars to use pseudonyms these days. By the way, let me introduce the quiet guy next to me, Aoba , my girlfriend. They are all from other places. It’s not easy to be away from home. There are many friends and many paths. Aoba, say hello to someone.”
The person sitting next to Leon was covered in a black hooded cloak, who could only be judged to be a thin woman based on her figure before. Only then did the other party lift the hood, and I was surprised to find that the other party was a A beautiful elf with long light green hair!
"Hi, I'm Aoba, a trainee priest of the Lost God Cult, and I'm here to take an adventure with Leon."
The elf woman greeted with a little restraint, then pulled up her hood again to cover most of her face, Leon patted her shoulder lightly, and smiled at me: "Don't mind, she doesn't like to talk very much, Studying scriptures all day long makes your brain stupid."
I smiled indifferently, and then chatted a few words about my daily life without nutrition. While collecting the customs and customs of this planet, I muttered in my heart: Lost God religion? The local sect gave itself such a name? This sounds really unlucky... Could it be related to the dating of civilization
However, it is obviously inconvenient to ask such things hastily now. Let's wait until we get to know more people and understand this sect. The little girl Ai Lu has been left aside by the adults since just now, and no one is listening to her story. At this time, she finally got a little impatient. The child has little patience, and after a while, she becomes restless: "Do you want to go to the grocery store?" Shop? Do you want to go to the blacksmith shop? It’s getting late, and once the sun hits the gap between the two mountains in the sky, it’s considered a day has passed! If you continue to ask for a guide, you will need to add 20 copper coins!”
It was only then that I remembered that I was still "hiring" a guide, and Leon across the table showed a curious look. Obviously he had never heard of such a remote town as having a "guide" profession. After all, this It's just the identity of the guide that the little girl imagined from a bunch of knight novels. Seeing Leon's expression, I could only smile a little embarrassedly: "I don't know whose child... I just don't know this place very well, so let her lead the way and find a place to stay."
Leon grinned understandingly: "That's right. Fortunately, our group came early. I'm afraid there will be a lot of tents outside the town in two days. It's like this every time we discover ruins or have the right to explore somewhere that the church has opened up. Help people get together, and there are many scholars like you who are not interested in relics and specialize in history... Uh, let’s not talk, let’s go slowly, maybe we can still be in the ancient tower in two days Face to face."
While holding down the little girl Ai Lu who was gradually becoming manic, I called the clerk to come over to pay the bill, and then the two of them went back to the street outside. Although I only stayed in the tavern for less than half an hour, it happened to be a day when the sun was slowly setting. It seems that the locals here do not have the habit of hanging out after the sun sets, so the street has become deserted Few, the rest of the pedestrians were either dressed in a variety of clothes that were different from the local clothes, or they looked dusty at first glance. Needless to say, most of the people still wandering outside were foreigners...adventurers.
With so many foreigners pouring into their own town, I don't know how the locals will feel. Maybe many people feel annoyed, but there are also people who own taverns like Pasali who feel that the business has improved and are very happy. As for the little girl Ai Lu, of course she is also very happy: she finally has the opportunity to get in touch with the world she saw in the storybook, although I guess she will soon find out that everything written in the book is a lie. There is no such thing as princes rubbing shoulders and coming to the west of the village to watch a girl take a bath...
Before, the proprietress of the tavern, Pasali, also said that she would find someone to inform Ailu's family to pick up the little girl, but until Ailu and I left the tavern, I didn't see the latter's parents appearing. I think the tavern was too busy. Aunt didn't care.
"Let me tell you, there have been big people in our town before. Although the place is small, the big forest next to us is the location of one of the five cities of the elves... Although it is in the deepest part of the forest and there are barriers, ordinary people never I can’t get in, but the elves often come out by themselves to choose adventurer partners in the town. You know that the elves have adult experience. After they reach a certain age, they will leave the forest to contact other races. Our town The most famous dragon slayer is to team up with an elf... "
The story of the little girl Ailu is not over yet. Now she is talking about the seventh dragon slaying warrior in her town, and I am looking at the gradually quiet town and the sunset gradually sinking in the sky, thinking about what to do next. How to arrange the itinerary for a few days.
The Admiral Empire is still hovering in orbit, in an invisible state, and will not be discovered by the locals—in fact, it seems that they can’t detect things in space based on their current level of technology. Sandora and I thought it was a What about the high-level interstellar civilization, but I didn’t expect that all the space stations on the orbit are all ancient equipment that has been asleep for tens of thousands of years, and there is only one farming civilization in the feudal era on the surface. It is necessary for the admiral to show up.
What are you going to do in the next few days
This planet seems to hide some secrets. Although it has nothing to do with the empire, it is still idle anyway, so let's check the situation here. At the same time, the Admiral Empire can release some detectors to search the surrounding galaxies to see if there are more signs of life. When we saw the equipment in space, we judged that the civilization on this planet has developed a relatively Superb aerospace technology, although they seem to be dated now, maybe they can find more relics of them in a surrounding galaxy, or even find a colony star where civilization has not broken down—although the probability is not high But look forward to it.
The Imperial Admiral in the distant space quickly received the order, and several factories located in the lower section of its longitudinal arm immediately started work, quickly assembling a batch of detectors, and then these detectors rushed out of the ejection channel and flashed in space And pass.
What we are looking for this time may be the remains of colonies where life is extinct, but the relics are still there (according to experience, civilizations at the interstellar level and above after the collapse of technology often leave many such relics, just like the ones left by the empire Those large-scale fortresses without signs of life), and these relics are generally not easy to find because they are dead objects, so I asked the probe to scan the surrounding galaxies in a low-speed and high-precision way, and don’t let go of the vast space. It takes longer, but there's nothing else to do anyway.
At this time, Ailu has already told the story of many demon kings who have destroyed the world sealed underground in the town (this planet is really strong, and the population density of demon kings is about to catch up with humans), I think she will not finish it for a while, Thinking that I still plan to find a local residence here to experience the local life, I had to pat her hair: "Ai Lu, the story is almost over, I think it is quite far from the grocery store... Take me to find a Where do you live, didn’t you say that your family runs a hotel?”
"Yes, the hotel!" Elu suddenly became happy, and pulled me forward, "It's right in front, my family used to run a hotel, but since there were too few customers, I didn't continue to open it. There have been a lot of adventures these days. Or, I just want my mother to continue the business! You are the first customer to reopen the business... Ah, the sun is setting!"
Ai Lu looked at the last ray of light in the sky, turned around and stretched out her hand to me: "Sheng Hui twenty copper coins, tour guide fee!"
At this time, how can I continue to spend money (although these copper coins are not earned by myself) and be taken advantage of? So he patted Ai Lu's head and said, "We will pay the bill together when we get to your hotel."
The little girl thought about it, but she didn't think there was any problem with it. Instead, she happily agreed, and then dragged me for a few minutes, and finally a two-story building that looked quite large appeared in front of us.
This big house looks somewhat similar to the traditional rented apartments on Earth. Its appearance is simple. The main body of the elongated building is divided into two floors. The upper floor has neatly arranged windows, which should be all guest rooms. The first floor probably serves as both the owner’s residence and various functional rooms. A cylindrical auxiliary room can also be seen next to the big house. Now I know that it is basically a warehouse and a place for livestock.
Ai Lu happily dragged me to the open front door, shouting as she ran, "Mom! Mom! There are guests! They are guests who are staying here! Besides, Ai Lu made money today!"
I walked into the main entrance and found a quite spacious front hall. A young woman in a coarse dress raised her head from behind the table in the corner of the front hall when she heard Elle's shout.
This is a very beautiful woman. Although she is already a mother, she can still see the demeanor of her youth. Her black hair is coiled up high, and a flower branch-shaped hair ornament is inserted obliquely behind her head. She looks mature and dignified. Although it is slightly dark, it is a healthy and clean color. The fly in the ointment is that the other party's face has a feeling of fatigue that seems to be unable to wake up, and the eyes are almost completely closed due to sleepiness, and there is still a lack of rest in the eyes. With dark circles under his eyes, this listless look makes people feel a little strange.
There was a pile of books and papers spread out on the table in front of the other party. It seemed that she was sorting out the accounts before. She looked up at the door and quickly found me as a stranger, so she showed a puzzled expression: " Accommodation? We no longer open a store here."
... As expected, this is the case. The little girl Ai Lu is indeed a super active and unreliable brat, but I was dragged away by her for a long time without hesitation. This is really...
"Um, I heard Ailu say that there is a hotel here," I twitched the corners of my mouth dumbfounded, and then pointed at Ailu who had already run towards my mother, "I'm a...scholar from out of town, I'm here to study the ruins Thing, I thought there was a place to stay here. If I had known that your house was not open, I would have gone to another place, and it would be too late today."
In fact, I don't care about accommodation. If it doesn't work, I can go outside to find an empty place to open the habitat, or directly transfer to the Admiral of the Empire, and get a proper presidential suite treatment. I became interested in the customs and customs, so I wanted to experience what the local houses are like. Of course, this matter can't be forced - the brat kills people.
"Outsider?" Ai Lu's mother looked really tired, and she felt weak even when she spoke. She looked at the sky outside and the people on the street, and then she thought of something, "I was caught by that forest in the forest again." What ancient tower attracted you? Adventurers?"
"Scholar, you're a scholar!" Ai Lu seemed more anxious than I was, jumping up and down to help explain, "He's a very powerful person, even more powerful than an adventurer! I'm making money today!"
"Earn money?" Ai Lu's mother heard this word for the second time, and then she focused on this. Then she suddenly remembered something, stood up in a little panic, and dragged her daughter to this side Come on, "Did this child cause you trouble? She is usually a little whimsical and often causes trouble for others. You'd better not take it seriously... Did you give her money?"
Although I really wanted to nod at this time, but when I saw Elu's terrified appearance like a frightened rabbit, I felt... I should nod! If the bear boy doesn't teach him a lesson, he won't be completely crooked!
So I just nodded.
"Apologize to this gentleman quickly!" As expected, Ai Lu's mother immediately showed signs of going berserk, and judging by her expression, it was obvious that this was not the first time a certain brat got into trouble, and the latter ushered in a crackling lecture on the spot However, based on my many years of experience in dealing with brats, it is impossible for a brat like Ai Lu who has entered the brain to fool people in the street to be educated in a short period of time, and the purpose of coming here is not to make the little girl suffer. So he quickly smoothed things over by the side: "Ahem, it's actually not too much trouble, and she took me around the town for a long time. She is very dedicated as a guide. If it weren't for this little girl's help, I would be in the dark here." .”
After thinking about it, I still didn't talk about the map, it would be bad for the little girl to be beaten.
Ai Lu's mother saw that I didn't intend to pursue it, and then looked at the sky outside, and then nodded: "It must be too late for you, a foreigner, to go to the hotel at this time, so stay here, anyway, upstairs There are quite a lot of vacant rooms, and I will go up and help you prepare a room in a while. By the way, this child wants... Oh, it must be twenty copper coins, she knows this number."
Me: "..." Knowing daughter Mo Ruomu!
"Is it okay to pay twenty copper coins for the accommodation fee?" I chuckled, "I just saw the prices here, and they should be about the same."
"Actually, the accommodation fee is nothing. We haven't done business for a long time, but if you are willing to pay the bill, I will prepare dinner for you, and it will be the meal fee." Ai Lu's mother smiled gently, although her face Still carrying an inexplicable sense of fatigue, but still showing a dignified and stable demeanor, she then pulled Ai Lu to the second floor, "Just wait here for a while, I will prepare the room. Please don't move around."
After Ailu and her mother slowly disappeared on the wooden stairs, I whispered to the invisible Sandora ball: "He has a good temperament, but he doesn't feel like a commoner."
"I don't have any feeling for common people or not." Sandora moved lightly to the books that Ai Lu's mother was flipping through before. She should just be curious to read them casually, but she suddenly made a surprised voice, "Huh? Ah Jun Come and see this!" RS