The woman was not nervous when she saw that Ryan had exposed her strength, and she continued to talk to Ryan with a smile.
"Your Excellency has a good eye. You can see through my good concealment."
Then she looked at Andre in front of Ryan and spoke.
"And this lord, you don't have to be nervous. I have no ill will towards you."
Ryan basically believed what the woman said, because if it weren't for the book spirit's reminder, Ryan might really treat her as an ordinary woman.
Looking at the dazed little cat beside him, Ryan walked over and touched Charlie's head to comfort her.
Then he walked out from behind Andre and sat on the stool in front of the counter.
Andre followed closely behind, standing behind Ryan and staring at the woman.
If a woman dares to attack, he can stop her immediately.
Ryan picked up the wheat beer on the counter and drank it while speaking.
"What's your name?"
The woman thought for a moment and spoke slowly, "Tallie Payne."
Hearing this, Ryan drank the wheat wine in his hand in one gulp. The slightly bitter, cold wine ran down his throat.
"Ah, that feels good."
"Tali, being a bartender in your mercenary guild is a bit of a waste of your talent. Would you like to work with me?"
After hearing Ryan's straightforward words, Tali was stunned for a moment, and smiled coquettishly. Tali's chest swayed, making Ryan a little dizzy.
"Haha, Your Excellency is so direct. I'm really sorry. I might have disappointed you."
Listening to Tully's words, Ryan pushed the wine glass in front of Tully, motioning for her to have another drink, and then continued.
"You can't be so absolute. To borrow a friend's words, everything has its price. So, if I want you, Tali, to assist me, there must be a price as well."
Tully took the glass from Ryan and added another one to the counter.
"Are you referring to the Morris family? It seems your identity is not simple."
Perhaps sensing Ryan's noble status, Tali was silent for a while before speaking.
"If you really want to recruit me, how about we meet at the Rose Tavern at 7pm?"
Ryan was delighted to hear that Tali no longer refused.
He raised the wheat beer in his hand and drank it all in one gulp, then turned the empty oak glass upside down to indicate that he had finished it.
"Okay, then see you at 7pm."
Seeing that the deal was settled, Ryan took Charlie and Andre to stroll around the mercenary union for a while before leaving.
As soon as he walked out of the mercenary union, the book spirit informed Ryan.
"Ryan, the spirit of the Book of Natural History is about to awaken."
Ryan nodded to show that he understood, then smiled at Charlie who was still a little scared.
"Xia Li, what's wrong? Are you still scared?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Li nodded towards Ryan, "Well, I didn't expect her to be a rank 5 expert... Xia Li even patted her hand before."
"Yeah, why did you slap Tully's hand? Were you jealous? Could it be that the little kitten has fallen in love with me?"
Ryan patted Charlie's head and joked.
This time, although Xia Li's face turned red, she did not refute.
Charlie raised her head slightly and looked at Ryan, with a hint of avoidance in her eyes.
"Then...then Master Caesar...does he like Charlie?"
Looking at Charlie's appearance, Ryan immediately lowered his head and kissed her.
The little cat girl who was kissed was stunned for a moment, her hands froze, and she didn't know whether she should push Ryan away. But in the end, Charlie didn't push Ryan away.
After a long time, the two people slowly separated.
Looking at Charlie's confused eyes, Ryan spoke.
"Now you know the answer, little kitty."
"Yeah." Charlie's cat tail wagged very quickly, and it was obvious that she was very happy inside.
"Let's go back to the hotel and rest for a while this afternoon. I have to go to the formality in the evening."
Afterwards, Ryan and his group walked and played for a while before returning to the Twilight Hotel.