The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 291 Exchange
Aymanla is the name of this small village. It is said that this name commemorates one of the countless Netheril floating cities that fell more than a thousand years ago.For the arrival of the five of William, the people in this village did not show too much enthusiasm, on the contrary, most of them looked suspiciously.There is no way, who made William harass them for a while with being too arrogant, and whoever would change them would not give them a good look.

The skin color of the villagers of Aymanla is slightly different from that of other humans in the Northland. They have a darker brown color, and their hair is slightly curly. This is a typical appearance of residents in desert areas. .There are also some halflings, which are also somewhat different from the other halflings William has seen. Their skin is rougher and their appearance is slightly older.

There are less than [-] villagers in the whole village of Aymanla. Most of the villagers make a living by breeding and grazing. The herds are sand camels and sand lizards.The sand camel is a better sand vehicle than a camel. This animal has six thick thighs and is very good at running. Especially in the desert, it is almost like a galloping horse.The skin of sand camels is as rough as mottled rocks, covered with a thick layer of earthy brown cuticle, and a pair of fleshy humps, which makes them more resistant to hunger and thirst than camels.The rustling camel's neck is very flexible, and its mouth is a bit like a bird's beak. Its sense of smell and touch are extremely sensitive. Although they are omnivores, they can digest meat, grains, weeds and even dry bark, but they like to eat Or small reptiles like various sand lizards and scorpions.

Halflings in the desert, on the other hand, like to domesticate the sand lizard, a cold-blooded reptile with a high reproductive capacity.This kind of sand lizard can carry out normal sexual reproduction and parthenogenetic reproduction. It usually lays eggs once every two to three months, with nearly a hundred eggs each time.An adult sand lizard is about the size of a large dog. It can not only be ridden by a small halfling, but also serve as a carnivorous livestock like a domestic pig to provide lizard meat for people, and of course it also provides food for sand camels.

The only hotel in Emmanuel that provides food and lodging for passing business travelers - the Lair of the Tuatara, which is also the house where William and others saw the smoke rising. The five of them were sitting around a log table .Misha'er was lying on the edge of the table, staring fiercely at everyone who passed by with her big eyes, trying to find out what was wrong with them, which almost made everyone in the hotel feel very uncomfortable. Feel.If it weren't for William and Phinya's aggressive figures, some grumpy guys would have come to cause trouble.Although the direct ratio between Faerun's body size and strength is not absolute, but among the members of a group, those with stronger physical fitness always have an advantage.

Misha'er stared at it for a long time, but she stared until her eyes hurt, but there was no result. She rubbed her sore eyes and said in disappointment: "It's disgusting! William, I'm not coming! Nothing!"

William laughed twice, and said, "You're right if you didn't see it. There's nothing wrong with it, and it's strange that you can find it!" Misha rolled her eyes, pouted her little mouth and snorted coquettishly. With a sound, he turned his little head and played petty temper to get angry.

William didn't care about Misha'er's childish temper, he greeted the hotel owner and waiter, and asked, "Boss, what food do you have here?"

The owner of the hotel stepped forward to respond with some anxiety, and replied: "You guys look very strange, I have never seen you before, it must be the first time to go out. I have a unique flavor of dried salted lizard meat, Smoked lizard tails, grilled lizard legs, and if you are used to eating, pickled lizard eggs are also a good choice. Dairy products include salamander cheese, cheese, and puff pastry with dried dates.”

William nodded and said, "Serve some of everything you said, and if it tastes good, I'll ask for more. Is there anything else to drink?"

Perhaps thinking that there might be a good income today, the hotel owner smiled a little more: "I have ordinary ailee (a common home-brewed wine in Faerun), which is fermented with fresh sand camel milk. Special brewed yoghurt wine. The only hot soup is salty soup with lizard eggs and diced meat.”

William turned his head to look at Yasuna and the others, and asked, "Do you want hot soup or arry?"

Yasuna and Phiniya said at the same time: "I want Ale!" Since they came to the human world, they have gradually become obsessed with the drink of wine. I don't know when, they actually think that only weak guys can drink alcohol. Will put away the wine and choose water instead--wine is the drink of the brave.Meluna babbled for a while, but unfortunately no one understood what she was saying, or they understood but could not refute it, because what William chose for Meluna was the same as what he ordered—lizard eggs with diced meat Salty soup.Misha'er really wanted to ask for ale wine, but she was having a little awkwardness in her heart, and at the same time, she was afraid that William would disagree, so she was a little embarrassed, but William still ordered a small glass of yoghurt wine for her.

The taste of lizard meat is really good, it tastes a bit like chicken, especially the bones on the lizard's tail, almost all of which are crispy cartilage, crunchy and refreshing.To be honest, the pickled lizard eggs are not very appetizing to them. The egg white has a bit of an earthy smell, and it is mixed with the pickle sauce that emits a strange smell. quasi-food is a delicacy for dwarves and halflings).Compared with normal cow and goat milk products, the sand camel's milk products also had a strange pungent smell, which caused the five people to greatly reduce their appetite for the dairy products on the table.

Surprisingly, the milk product that also belongs to the Shatuo beast, the Shatuo yoghurt wine with a spicy smell is not only not bad to drink, but has a unique and charming flavor.As for those hot soups, forget it!William thought it would be better for him to drink water.

While eating, William greeted the hotel owner and asked, "Boss, our family is going into the desert and we need to change the mounts we ride. Do you have any good suggestions?"

Changing mounts is a very lucrative business. The hotel owner bit his fingernails while thinking about how to respond. From this point of view, the hotel owner’s personal hygiene is a bit worrying, because his Fingers just scratched his ass for a while.

The hotel owner scratched his scalp vigorously with his saliva-stained fingers, and large flakes of dandruff fell from it. He hesitated and said, "Sir, if you really want to change your mounts, I suggest you change them all in one place." Become a sand camel beast. You must know that sand camels are more herd-loving, and they are always somewhat repulsive to unfamiliar groups, plus their ability to withstand hunger and thirst."

(End of this chapter)