Another Life: Elf Archer

Although they have excellent night vision, the dwarves do not like to live in dark caves. In addition, there are frequent foreign business trips, and the towns of the dwarves also change day and night.

This town located at the southernmost tip of the dwarf territory is called Steinste. It has gradually declined, but it has prospered again with the unexpected opening of the Jesses Forest. Even the taverns in the city are once again filled with noisy laughter. Voice.

The town of Stein is like other dwarf towns. It is built deep underground. It has low stone houses and numerous stone towers. Rotating chains and gears decorate the outer walls. Artificial light sources decorate the zenith, and its brightness will change with the Time keeps changing.

At this time, night had fallen, and the track on the zenith was still operating. The huge glass ball set as a light source had been pulled to the edge of the line of sight. There was only a series of regular clicks, like the sound of gears meshing and turning.

Orange lights came from the houses on both sides of the stone street. The brightness and stability of the lights were different, which was consistent with the smooth sliding of the chains in the wall.

Foreigners who enter a dwarf town for the first time will probably find the ubiquitous mechanical operation sounds too noisy and annoying at first, but within a few days, they will discover the rhythm of these precise metal clashing sounds and the rhythm of the stereotyped trajectories. Unique beauty.

At least to Nian Nian, these extremely regular sounds were much friendlier than chaotic human voices, and she quickly put all the tinkling sounds echoing in her ears behind her.

She picked up the glass of water on the table, raised it to her mouth, and heard a crisp sound.

Looking at the gap on the edge of the glass in his hand, Nian Nian finally remembered that he was wearing a mask.

It was not the half-moon mask produced by Qi Youfeng, but the mask-like mask that the twins threw to her at the beginning. It was made of scrap metal, black and hard.

Nian Nian raised his hand and touched his chin, put the glass back on the table, raised his head slightly and saw Qi Youfeng's teasing smile.

Across the table, on the other side of Qi Youfeng, Lieer also pursed his lips and smiled, and continued to turn around and chat with Qi Youfeng about Stein's customs.

It seemed like they were just two ordinary travelers, plus a gloomy woman tightly wrapped in a cloak.

Not only did she put on a mask every year, but she also dug out the stockings and elbow-length gloves that Qi Youfeng had made for her when she first arrived at the Chinese border. She also covered her entire head with a hood, looking shady. look.

She also deliberately lowered her voice, and her deliberately low voice passed through the thick mask, sounding muffled and a little hoarse, providing raw materials for speculation to those who were curious about it.

And Qi Youfeng's considerate care of her added a lot to the raw material. Sitting in this tavern for only half an hour every year, she heard several interpretations of the relationship between the three of them.

"Hello, do you guys need anything else? Our kitchen has prepared stew. This is the most delicious stew in Stein. Do you want anything?"

A dwarf wearing an old dress stood at the table, rubbing his hands nervously, looking at Lieer and Qi Youfeng, a smile filling his greasy face.

"I really can't eat so much of this."

Qi Youfeng looked at the table full of various fried and roasted meats and declined politely.

The eating habits of the dwarves are simply two extremes from that of the elves. Except for a few grains and beans, there are no leaves at all. It is all kinds of meat. They are full after eating a few mouthfuls.

"A few, a few," the tavern owner said urgently, "The adults are all foreigners. I'm afraid the food here is too greasy. This new stew is just for you to relieve your greasiness."

"Then serve it up."

Lieer threw him a gold coin and pointed at the dishes on the table.

"Put these away."

The tavern owner grabbed the gold coin with both hands, held it in his palm, opened it slightly, squinted his eyes and took a look, suddenly closed his palms and clenched them tightly, smiling broadly.

"Wait a moment, please wait a moment."

The tavern owner trotted all the way to the door of the kitchen, pushed a dining cart over, picked through, and moved the food that had been enjoyed by the three of them to the dining cart.

"Evacuate the rest as well, we haven't touched them yet."

Qi Youfeng kindly picked up a plate of barbecue and placed it on the dining car.

The owner of the tavern was too enthusiastic and would come in every five minutes to sell masterpieces from the kitchen. Lieer was too lazy to listen to his chatter and refused to accept anyone who came. He just set up a table full of meat, attracting the attention of other tables. diners frequently glanced sideways.

“You want to cancel the meal”

The tavern owner's smile stiffened a little, and he was slightly unhappy.

"Can't you withdraw?" Qi Youfeng glanced sideways, "It's been less than 10 minutes since it was served, and none of us have touched it."

But she was placed in front of the vegetarian Nian Nian, and the tangy aroma had already tortured her stomach to growl, and even Qi Youfeng across the table heard it.

Unfortunately, this tavern did not sell fruits and vegetables, so she just ordered a glass of water as a token gesture.

"It's been 10 minutes since this dish was served. The color and taste have changed. You have also enjoyed the aroma. It's time to cancel your meal."

The smile on the tavern owner's face grew bigger and bigger, but there was an undeniable rejection in his tone.

Qi Youfeng couldn't help but laughed angrily at his words.

"Why do I have to pay for the smell? Then doesn't the cost of the meal have to be shared among everyone in the room?"

When the onlookers who were secretly observing the table heard this, they immediately turned their heads and started eating and drinking intently, shouting and punching.

"Remove it and pay for the meal."

Lieer threw another gold coin and waved his hand, sweeping away the fake smile on the face of the tavern owner like a whisk.

"Okay, okay, just wait a moment, I'll leave now."

The tavern owner showed a sincere smile again, cleared the table quickly, and when he heard the bell ringing at the door, he turned his head happily and prepared to welcome the guests.

"roll"

The two curved eyebrows were immediately raised high, and the tavern owner's roar was inexplicably sharp.

"Go, go, how many times has the little beggar warned you not to come here to sell your rags, otherwise I will skin you."

Nian Nian looked up and saw a little head poking in from the door of the tavern. It must be a girl. She was slipping a thin arm through the crack of the door, holding a bouquet of flowers. The child's unique high-pitched voice was very penetrating. force

"Good evening, gentlemen. Is there anyone who needs Lithops? Newly picked Lithops, a specialty of Stein. Buy a flower. Three of them are cheap for one copper coin."

"You little beggar, how dare you interrupt the nobles' dinner? Get out of here."

The tavern owner picked up the knife on the table and walked to the door aggressively. He rolled up his sleeves and cursed constantly.

"Wait." Nian Nian stood up.

"Let her come in." Lieer looked back and ordered calmly.

The tavern owner made a sharp turn and wanted to run back to the table for three people. After stopping, he turned back and rushed to the door. He twisted the girl's arm and dragged her to Liel.

Lieer did not disappoint him and threw out another gold coin as a tip. Looking at the flash of metallic light, the little girl immediately raised the flower basket in front of Lieer.

"Put it down," Lieer said without picking it up. He took out a handful of coins of various colors and piled them on the table. "You can take as many as you need."

The dwarves are not tall to begin with, and this little girl is just like a three or four-year-old human child. Even though the height of the tables and chairs in the tavern is very considerate of the height of the dwarves, it is not something that this little girl can easily reach.

The little girl couldn't see the pile of money, but she knew that the adult wanted to buy his own flowers. She was counting the flowers in the basket with her head down and counting them on her fingers. She didn't know much about the conversion mechanism of copper coins and silver coins.

The tavern owner took a greedy look at the pile of coins and spotted the purple gold coin buried in it. He stretched out his fingers and twisted them, then pulled out a few silver coins and gold coins and handed them to the little girl.

"Here, this is all yours."

After saying that, he picked out the purple gold coin from the girl's hand and said with a smile

"You use my store to do business, this is rent."

After thinking about it, he took back another gold coin

"You have to pay taxes when doing business. I'll pay your taxes for you."

The little girl looked at him blankly, then looked down at the three silver coins in her hand, still grinning happily.

In any case, her basket of wild flowers is not worth three silver coins.

The tunnels excavated and built by the dwarves are criss-crossing each other, and weeds and other plants still grow in some corners near underground water sources. For example, near Stein, there are small blue flowers like Limeflower.

Probably because it is relatively close to the Emerald Forest, the stone phoenix flowers are very beautiful and durable. The faint blue fluorescence blooms in patches deep in the tunnel, like a star bridge in the dark night.

wow.

Every year, all the money on the table is swept into the little girl's basket, and the "food" in the basket has long been gathered in front of her.

"Little sister, where did you pick these stone flowers?" Nian Nian asked in a hoarse voice.

In a place where meat is everywhere, she also needs to stock up on some edible food for herself.

"It's over there." The little girl took the flower basket and picked it up with both hands with some difficulty, smiling sweetly, "If you have time, I can take you there."

"Then let's go. I'll take you home by the way."

Qi Youfeng also stood up, took the flower basket, and touched the little girl's head.

Lieer looked at the tavern owner and said, "Bill."

"Ah, okay, but the stew hasn't been served yet," the tavern owner replied awkwardly.

"It doesn't matter, let's keep them together." Lieer waved his hand nonchalantly.

"Okay, okay, you three, wait a moment."

The tavern owner took out a small notebook from his dress pocket and started writing quickly.

"The three of them consumed a glass of purified water, two glasses of vintage wine, six special dishes of our restaurant and several side dishes, a total of 26 purple gold coins, eight gold coins, three silver coins and six copper plates."

Which king's chef is the chef here? The same thing, even in the tavern in the City of Usher, only costs more than a dozen gold coins.

This is naked robbery

Nian Nian and Qi Youfeng both turned to look at him, especially Qi Youfeng, a real bandit, who immediately had the idea of ​​entering a black shop by mistake.

Lieer turned to look at the two of them.

"What's wrong"

Seeing that he was silent every year, he asked.

"Pay, I have no money." Lieer replied calmly.

Then you, the old man, are so generous and don’t refuse anyone who comes to join us. Did you plan to ask us to pay from the beginning?

The tavern owner looked at Lieer's clothes suspiciously, his eyes rested on the ruby ​​​​on his belt, and he swallowed expectantly.

"Here, the gold you want."

Nian Nian really didn't want to say anything more to the boss, so he threw a big stone out of his cloak and hit the table with a clang.

At the original art festival, the prize for the music competition was a piece of purple gold ore the size of a pottery xun. It was not clear how many purple gold coins the ore would cost after being purified and refined, so I might as well use it to silence the boss.

The tavern owner immediately hugged the piece of purple gold ore and turned around with a smile on his face.

"Hurry up and catch them and report to the City Guards that these three people are from Jesus. They have a lot of gold on them."

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