Chapter 21: The Injured Warrior Demon Wheat Shadow Whisky and Dragon Blood Bubbles...
This was a tall and strong woman like an iron tower, with long curly wheat-colored hair. She supported one leg with a wooden crutch, and the head of the crutch made a "dong dong" sound on the floor of the tavern.
One of her eyes was covered by a black eye patch, and the only blue eye that was not covered glanced at the few guests in the tavern, scaring them into silence instantly.
She dragged her prosthetic limb across the wine table, her eyes fixed on Ye Wan who was standing behind the bar.
From Ye Wan's perspective, he could see the lines of her muscles outlined by the corseted shirt, and a very long, hideous scar running down her neck and disappearing among her curly hair.
Ye Wan was a little nervous. He couldn't look at her wooden prosthetic leg, nor was he too embarrassed to stare into her eyes, so he had to look at her worn leather leg coverings.
The woman pulled out a chair and sat down:
"Give me a bottle of Demon Wheat Shadow Whiskey."
He has a deep, smoke-like voice and sounds like someone who is not to be trifled with.
"What the hell?" Ye Wan thought.
"No."
"Then I'll have a bottle of dragon's blood sparkling wine."
“No…”
The woman frowned: "What do you have here?"
Ye Wan said honestly: "Malt beer, butter beer, caramel popcorn beer, chocolate beer."
She stood up in an instant.
Muffin hurried over and stood on her shoulders, and Youan also leaned over quietly.
The woman walked towards Ye Wan quickly. Before Ye Wan could react, a strong arm tightly clamped the back of his neck.
"Oh my," the woman's deep, hoarse voice was wrapped in the aroma of strong whiskey, and her blue eyes curved into a lovely crescent. "Why are all the drinks sold in this pub so cute? Well, there's nothing I can do. I'll just have a bottle of malt beer, lovely little Oriental girl."
Her cane tapped a happy rhythm on the ground, and Leo said helplessly from behind: "You are still the same, Kiara."
The woman named Kiara finally let go of Ye Wan and sat down opposite Leo: "But you told me that this tavern has delicious food to eat. If it doesn't meet my expectations, you'll have to wait, Leo."
Ye Wan poured a beer for each of them, served them a portion of edamame in sauce, and went to the back kitchen to continue making her spicy fish cake and seaweed rice rolls.
The bubbling sound in the iron pot became more and more brisk. The snow-white fish cakes had been soaked in the hot sauce, emitting a fiery aroma in the bright red sauce, which made people drool.
Ye Wan spread out the seaweed, first placing the cooled rice on it, then scooping a spoonful of spicy fish cakes soaked in red oil, and finally arranging the crispy cucumber strips, bright carrot strips and sweet and sour radish cubes.
Ye Wan held the two sides of the bamboo curtain, tiptoed and pushed the curtain hard to roll it up, and the spicy soup of the spicy fish cake evenly penetrated into the rice.
She took the knife and cut the seaweed roll into several equal parts. From the side of the seaweed rice roll, you could see layers of bright red fish cakes and various vegetables, and the spicy sauce flowed from the rice onto the plate.
This plate of seaweed rice rolls looked very appetizing. Kiara rubbed her hands excitedly, then ignored the knife and fork placed aside and grabbed it directly.
"Delicious!" she said.
The first bite you take, the crispy, salty and fragrant seaweed breaks apart between your teeth, followed by the taste of rice paired with spicy fish cakes. The fish cakes are stewed to the perfect temperature, making them chewy and delicious. Finally, the crispness of the cucumber and the tenderness of the diced radish neutralize the spiciness brought by the hot sauce.
Kiara wiped the sweat from her forehead with her arm, quickly finished a plate of spicy fish cakes and seaweed rice with beer, and then said loudly and generously, "Great, really great! Another plate, please."
Ye Wan walked back into the kitchen. You An was trying to avoid the crowd again. The feeling of being protected immediately faded. "Why are you avoiding the crowd again?" You An leaned against the stove, reading an old newspaper. It seemed that he had lost his memory and was trying to quickly understand the world through the newspaper. "I don't think there is any greater meaning in cooking here all day."
Ye Wan's anger flared up. "Yes, sleeping like Sleeping Beauty in the red brick tower sounds more meaningful."
The atmosphere in the kitchen suddenly became tense.
Until Emma opened the kitchen door and came in: "Hi, Ye Wan, there are guests outside who want to order!"
Ye Wan glared at him, picked up the prepared food and left the kitchen.
She complained to Emma about Euan the entire way, the word "regret" practically written all over her face, and then she thought of the most important question: "Do you know where to buy Dragon's Blood Sparkling Wine and Magic Malt Shadow Whisky?"
Emma was stumped by the question.
It was the guard who often came to eat who answered her confusion. These were all wines sold on the black market. If she wanted to find them, she had to go to Bloodthorn Alley or Shadow Alley.
Ye Wan wiped the sweat from his forehead: "So the heroine named Qiara is really a special person."
Emma asked in confusion, "You don't know Kiara Duncan? She's very famous."
Ye Wan shrugged. "Alright, I just arrived in Osenna not long ago. You know, in my world, there aren't even magical creatures, no dwarves, werewolves, or anything like that. It's normal that I don't know Kiara Duncan."
Ye Wan even secretly felt that Kiara had a bit of Mad-Eye flavor, but she was obviously better looking than Mad-Eye.
Emma is a know-it-all. She quickly explained to Ye Wan the glorious deeds of Kiara Duncan:
"Oh, you know, the rewards of the Brave Conference are very tempting. You can directly join the Paladin Order. Commoner heroes can only form teams or rely on their own strength and magic, while noble children can hire mercenaries to help them hunt monsters. Kiara Duncan is one of the most famous mercenaries."
Ye Wan was a little angry: "I think this is called cheating."
Emma nodded. "But it's hard to complete the mission alone, so most people choose to team up. Kiara's asking price is very high. It's said that a noble once offered 500 gold coins just to have her come out. But she failed once and came out with a leg missing. She's since quitting this line of work, but I didn't expect her to show up again this year."
Ye Wan was a little scared, but also a little curious: "Tell me...how did her leg..."
Before he finished speaking, Ye Wan stopped talking. After all, this was someone else's privacy, so Ye Wan shut his mouth.
"Oh, you mean this leg! It was bitten off by a two-tailed snake-shaped melushin②, hahahahaha." Kiara was talking to a little boy drunkenly, holding a beer.
The little boy had just been asking her why her legs were gone, but now he was frightened by her words and started crying. The boy's young mother stood up with a grim face and took the little boy away.
Ye Wan chased after her and shouted, "Ma'am, your omelette steak pasta!"
"No more!" The young mother angrily left the pub with her child.
Kiara took the plate of pasta from Ye Wan's hand and said, "Don't give it to me. Put it on my account."
She glanced at Ye Wan, who was still in a daze: "Do you know Melusin?"
Ye Wan: "I'm a little hesitant to know."
She heard the word "double-tailed snake shape". Ye Wan was most afraid of snakes.
Melusin is a magical creature that transforms into a snake every Saturday. She was born from a forbidden interracial marriage: she is the daughter of the King of Albania and a spring nymph. Because her father broke his vow not to peek at childbirth, her mother ran away with her.
As an adult, Melusin imprisoned her father but was cursed by her mother. Every Saturday, her lower body would turn into a two-tailed snake. This is an extremely ominous magical creature that will emit a deafening wail when the country changes hands or the offspring dies.
Kiara grabbed her beer and put her arm around Ye Wan's shoulder again. "It's really hard to guard against. I went down to the 23rd floor and saw a blue-haired beauty with fairy wings waving at me. I walked over and she suddenly showed her snake-like tails and bit my left leg. My leg immediately turned purple and swollen. I can't keep it anymore."
She took a sip of beer. "Then I was lucky enough to meet two nurses from the Healer Alliance. She pulled out a big knife and pointed it at my leg... Wait, why do you look so bad?"
Ye Wan felt a little nauseous.
Kiara wisely let her go and chose another table of guests to harass.
But it must be said that due to Kiara Duncan's influence, a large number of heroes have crowded into Ye Wan's tavern. It's not because Ye Wan's wine is so delicious, after all, she doesn't sell Magic Wheat Shadow Whisky and Dragon Blood Sparkling Wine.
It's simply because Kiara is a very generous person. Once she drinks a little, she becomes talkative and starts chattering about the monsters she encountered in the dungeon.
For example, the seventeenth floor is guarded by a nine-headed hydra called the Hydra, a giant nine-headed snake monster that is a close relative of the dragon, but without wings.
For example, there is a giant octopus in the lake on the twenty-first floor. It may have been smuggled from the Sea of Misty Sea. It is huge and will ask you questions. If your answer mentions the word "water", it will unexpectedly use its tentacles to drag you into the water. The brave warriors will either drown or be eaten by it.
The warriors who were listening to her speech took notes silently with quills and parchment. The whole tavern was filled with the rustling sound of writing. It felt more like a school than a tavern.
But whether it was the tavern or the school, Ye Wan did sell all the backlog of oak barrel beer and a large basket of vegetables within a few days, and the tavern's turnover increased rapidly.
She no longer thought Kiara was Mad-Eye. In Ye Wan's opinion, Kiara was more like a dwarf miner who brought fortune, bringing an endless supply of gold coins to the tavern.
As the Heroes' Conference was about to begin, Kiara once again stepped into the tavern: "Good day, Ye Wan, I want to order a box of spicy fish cakes and seaweed rice rolls and a strawberry-flavored cake for the Heroes' Conference."
"Sure." Ye Wan wrote down her request in the notebook. Many warriors came to order seaweed rice rolls. This thing tastes better than bread and is easy to store. Many people want to take it with them to the dungeon.
"But do you want to go into the dungeon? It's very dangerous there. It's not convenient to carry the strawberry cake. If you're not careful, the cream will get on the box." Ye Wan said worriedly.
Kiara waved her hand indifferently: "It's okay, it will understand."
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