Pale Emblem

Chapter 5
The Adventurer's House Hotel is the largest building in Braun Town, covering an area of ​​nearly 5 square meters, with 2 floors upstairs and downstairs, with hundreds of guest rooms.The Qin and Whistle Adventure Group has three interconnected large rooms on the fourth floor of the hotel. 3 female members and [-] male members occupy the rooms on the left and right sides, leaving the room in the middle as a common living room.

The rent of such a suite room is not cheap, but the Qin and Whistle Adventure Group, which is backed by the famous golden sunflower, has plenty of funds. They don't need to go out to take risks, and they can stay in the hotel to enjoy the top service.

In fact, the young people in the adventure group are more willing to take care of the hotel lobby, which will help them make new friends in Braun Town, inquire about adventure information, and familiarize themselves with the surrounding environment.However, Carl accidentally offended Vertok, the shop assistant, two days ago. Sarah, the fat cook, took off his pants in public and slapped his butt on the table.His butt is still swollen, and it hurts like a needle stick when he sits down. He can only lie in bed to recover.And the other young people in the adventure group ran to the hotel lobby and listened to the taunts and ridicules of the guests.

So, except for the head Charlie who often went out, the four young people of the Jyn and Whistle Adventure Group simply huddled in the guest room, wanting to wait for the storm to pass before starting their own work.

It was lunchtime, and as usual, the hotel servants would bring food into the guest rooms for them to enjoy.The footsteps of two people came from the corridor outside the door, stopped at the door of the guest room, and the sound of fingers clasping the door panel immediately entered the room.Annie walked over and was about to open the door to let the servant who delivered the meal in. She habitually opened the small window on the door, glanced outside, and then closed the window with a "bang".

Everyone else thought that when Annie was about to open the door, they saw her caressing her curvy chest with one hand, ran to the entrance, looked in the mirror and began to organize her appearance, then turned her head and said to her companions with her lips: "It's Vertok... ".

Another female member of the adventure group, Katie, was slouching on the sofa, and when she read Anne's lips, she immediately jumped up and hurriedly checked her clothes.Their sudden performance made the male members of the adventure group very confused. Should they take the opportunity to laugh at them, or take care of themselves?
Outside the door, when Pilu, the shop assistant holding a large plate, was about to knock on the door again, the door was opened, and he saw the beautiful Anne, with a pleasing smile on his face, and said, "Miss Anne, your lunch …”

Annie's eyes went directly past Pilu, looked at Vertok behind him, and said with a smile: "Mr. Vertok, you are welcome to the piano and whistle adventure group, please come inside."

Pilu said with a stunned expression: "We are here to deliver lunch..."

Katie, who is petite and has beautiful features, squeezed directly from Pirou's side, caught the plate in Vertok's hand, and said enthusiastically, "It's not convenient for you to take the plate, I'll help."

Pirou, who was holding the dinner plate with one hand, watched Vertok, who was empty-handed, being pushed into the living room by Miss Katie, with a wonderful expression on his face.

Entering the room, Charlie, the head of the adventure group, and two other male companions all stood up and greeted the hotel staff who delivered the meal, mainly Vertok.Pirou, who was squeezed to the end, seemed to have found a savior and said hurriedly: "Captain Charlie, we are here to deliver meals..."

Charlie actually ignored him, and politely said to Vertok: "Mr. Vertok, I apologize to you for Carl's rash act last time. Lord Sarah has punished Carl severely, I hope this matter It didn't bother you."

The shop assistant Pilu was completely desperate, and silently placed the food on the plate on the table one by one.

Vertok raised his immaculate amber eyes and looked into Charlie's.Forced by his glory, the retired sergeant major of the Rock Giant Legion bowed his head involuntarily.Vertoc didn't care, he still remembered his job, went to the table and helped Piru put the dazzling dishes on the table.

After all the dishes were placed, he looked at Pilu and reminded seriously: "Piru, it's time for you to introduce the menu to the guests."

All the members of the Qin and Whistle Adventure Group finally focused their attention on Pilu, who suddenly felt like crying, and said quickly: "Today's main course is roasted loose otter skewers and steamed mud scorpions, served with Fresh sweet gum, long cabbage leaves, barley bisque, apple pie for five, plus a can of mixed fruit stuffing. I want to introduce, roasted otter and steamed mud scorpion are cooked by Vertoc himself 's new dish and it tastes great. Happy lunch to the generous sir and the beautiful lady."

Annie's eyes lit up. She looked at the exquisite dishes on the table and asked in surprise, "This is Mr. Vertoc's lunch? Did you expect you to cook?"

Vertok was looking around at the layout of this living room, and when he heard Annie's question, he turned his head and asked indifferently, "Are you satisfied?"

Everyone looked at each other, Katie was the first to react, nodded and smiled: "These dishes smell delicious and look good, they must be delicious, I am very satisfied."

Vertok immediately turned his head to look at Piru with an embarrassed expression, and said seriously: "The guests are satisfied with the dishes I made, you should collect the reward, and then give me half of it."

The shop assistant Pi Lugan laughed twice, rubbed his hands, and said embarrassingly: "How can you ask for money from customers? Hehe, Miss Katie, please don't mind, Will's injury... is not yet healed." He raised his hand. , pointed to his head, meaning that there was something wrong with Vertok's head.

Annie took out a small purse, handed it to Vertok, took the opportunity to hold his hand, and said sympathetically: "Vill, we heard what happened to you, and hope you will get better soon. If you encounter anything If you are in difficulty, you can come here to find me, and my companions and I are willing to help you."

When Vertok heard that Annie was willing to help him, his eyes flashed, he thought for a moment, and asked, "What's your name?"

Captain Charlie coughed and pointed at his companions and introduced them one by one: "My name is Charlie, the leader of the Jyn and Whistle Adventure Group; this is Anne; she is Katie; that is Thomas; and Carl, you should know him. "

Vertok nodded, took a step back, broke free of Anne's little hand, and said very sincerely: "Charlie, you are a good person; Anne, a good person; Katie is a good person; Thomas is a good person; Carl is also a good person?"

Suddenly being praised by Vertok as a good person, Charlie and his companions were stunned for a while, and then they couldn't help laughing, but seeing Vertok's serious look, they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and the expressions on their faces seemed very tangled.

The other party took the initiative to express his willingness to help him, and he also praised them as good people, so Vertok thought that he could let Charlie and the others help him now, and asked, "Do you know me?"

Everyone exchanged glances with each other and glanced at Pirou, the hotel clerk next to him. Captain Charlie said after deliberation: "Vertoc, we only heard about your experience when we came to Braun Town. Before that, we didn't know you. You Yes... can't remember who you are, and want to retrieve the memory of the past?"

Vertok's handsome face showed a disappointed expression, nodded, and asked unwillingly: "Then do you know the 'White Horn' Adventure Group?"

Charlie still shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it."

"Lina, do you know? Boss Bartom said she was my sister, but I don't remember her."

"Lina... This name is very common. If she doesn't have a title recognized by the Adventurer's Guild, we won't know her true identity." Charlie saw Vertok's blank face, shook his head again and said, "Well, we don't know each other. Lena."

"I don't know each other." Vertok sighed, raised his head again, and asked again with his eyes eagerly: "I have a rapidly spinning golden light group in my mind, I want it to stop, you can help me ?"

The golden light group, still spinning fast?
The first reaction of all the members of the Qin and Whistle Adventure Group was that this unbelievably beautiful young man was really sick and had hallucinations.

Charlie pondered for a moment, then said vaguely: "Well... We know a very smart doctor, I think he may be able to help you... We will contact him first and let you know when there is news."

The shop assistant Pilu suddenly interrupted and said: "There is also a professional doctor in Braun Town. Boss Bartom said that he will ask the doctor to examine Will's body in two days. Dear and generous guest, if there is no order, Vertoc and I have to go. After work, there are still many customers waiting for us to deliver meals... I wish you a happy lunch and see you later."

After he finished speaking, he took Vertok out of the house, and Katie called out from behind, "Vill, I'll find you."

Her voice was sweet and soft, with an ambiguous tone, like a girl who was in love, and could be heard throughout the corridor, making those who heard her think that she and Vertok were very close.But Katie closed the door smoothly, and the whole person became cautious and calm again. She whispered to her companion Annie: "How do you feel?"

Annie raised her beautifully shaped palm and said lightly: "Vertok's hand, with well-proportioned phalanges and delicate skin, even I am jealous. I am sure that he has not practiced any kind of weapon, and he can never be a cook. , His blood flow rate and heart rate are very stable, but his potential is not enough. This proves that he has not lied just now, and he has not awakened his expertise. If you ignore his stunning appearance, Mr. Vertok is an ordinary amnesiac. "

The adventurer Carl looked down at the dishes on the table, frowned and said: "This is strange, I believe that the dishes that Pilu sent this time are definitely not the food that the hotel can make. The plate is in the style of a famous highlander... How about the taste if I try it?"

He picked up a bunch of hot roasted otter meat, put it to his mouth and took a bite, chewed it slowly for a moment, nodded and commented: "The taste is very good, it should be said that it is unexpectedly good... You can also try it. "

The crowd gathered around the table and began to enjoy the rare food.Katie grabbed the kebab with both hands, bowed from side to side, and grinned.She puffed out her cheeks and said vaguely: "Vertok has an outstanding appearance and a noble temperament, like a famous young master in trouble. However, I have not heard of any famous young master who likes to cook, and his hands Not like a chef who often cooks. If he only provides recipes for famous dishes to chef Sarah, how can Sarah master the cooking skills of famous chefs in just a few days?"

Thomas replied: "Have you found that, Vertok has a natural charm, and people who meet him for the first time will be influenced by him, and unconsciously put themselves in a lower position, but as time goes by Over time, his charismatic influence gradually diminishes. That means he doesn't know how to use his charisma."

Captain Charlie glanced at him and asked, "Thomas, what are you trying to say?"

Thomas smiled and continued: "The high-level animal trainer with Awakening Intelligence expertise has the ability to confuse the mind, which can continue to exert influence on the animal companion, enhance the control, and at the same time guide the growth of the animal companion. It's a high-level active skill, and Vertok's charm is more like an innate trait. If he comes from a famous family, he should know how to use his trait."

"Yeah, even if Vertok starts to recover his memory, the first thing that comes to mind should be the secret skills of the famous family. This is the most important and profound thing for the descendants of the famous family. It will not be the first to think of the cooking recipe." Charlie shook his head and laughed.

Young people are inexperienced, and it depends on the specific object to make a correct evaluation.Carl and others, as outstanding talents who graduated from Coral Academy, can be favored by the heirs of the top famous families, of course they will not be young rookies with simple minds.In a few words, they peeled off a layer of mist that shrouded Vertok.

Annie's eyes lit up, and she said a little excitedly: "Vertok is not a descendant of a famous family, and he must have some special relationship with a famous family!"

Several young people looked at each other and saw a similar guess from each other's eyes, but they all tacitly did not say the answer.Thomas said covertly: "Anyway, with Vertoc's beauty, Lord Stevenson may be able to use him to please a lady from the famous Sunflower family."

The young man's small movements could not be concealed from Charlie's eyes. He felt agitated, forced himself to calm down, took on the attitude of the leader of the adventure group, and said, "If Vertok is useful to the master, you should find a way to get close to him and spy on him. Secret. As for recruiting members, I will be responsible for forming the adventure team."

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In the innermost room on the third floor of the hotel, Boss Bartom was sitting at the dining table with a pipe and puffing.

"Really delicious."

A strong man in a guard uniform dropped the juice-drenched scorpion shell, picked up a rag and wiped his oil-stained hands, and said in a daze, "I never thought that a nasty mud scorpion could be so delicious... ...I guess Vertok must have been a runaway cook from some famous house."

Another thin man with dark eyes said, "If a famous chef has half of Vertok's beauty, he will definitely not be a chef!"

The strong guard smiled slyly: "That's right, but I've heard that some ladies from famous high places have special hobbies, and the Earth Temple in the main city will train beautiful little boys for their fun. Vertoc may be one of them. The best one...Head, someone has sent me a message and is willing to pay 5000 gold towers, please let us go."

Bartom put down his pipe and said lightly: "Is that slave trader Rhodes? He has friendships with some big people in the main city. He has made a lot of money in the slave trade in Braun Town over the past few years, and now he is eyeing Virto. K? All I can say is that he's getting more guts and appetite."

The middle-aged guard sneered: "I'm not a fool, Rhodes brought Vertoc to the main city, and he could sell it for 50000 gold towers."

The thin man also smiled and said, "Harry, I can tell that you want to sell Vertok to a famous family in Fallen Leaf City, and then make a lot of money."

Harry turned his head, squinted at him, and asked, "Cole, don't you want to?"

Cole smiled and shook his head: "No, I won't sell Vertoc, it's just that the environment in Braun Town is not suitable for the weak and beautiful little guy, I will recommend him, or introduce him to the famous highland gates in Fallen Leaf City, and then, generously The famous master will reward me with 50000 gold pagodas."

Harry rolled his eyes and said dissatisfiedly, "What's the difference between this and selling?"

"The difference is that you'll be mashed up by Sarah with a rolling pin, and I won't be as unlucky as you."

Harry and Cole bickered with each other, Bartom laughing by the side.They are all old comrades in an adventure group. After they became famous, they all settled in Braun Town.Harry became the deputy captain of the Braun Town Guard, and Cole was the only physician in the town. Besides them, several old friends also held important positions in Braun Town.The group, led by Bartom, has mastered the right to speak in Braun Town, and it is impossible for any adventure group to bypass them and take the high-value Vertoc out of Braun Town.

Bartom and Vertoc are not related, no matter whether they sell him to a famous highland family or recommend him to a big man in the main city, the old adventurer will not feel any guilt.In fact, it would be better for Vertok to be appreciated by the highlanders than to stay in Adventurer's Town.

What Bartom was really worried about was the trouble on Vertok. He still understood the principle that the greater the benefit, the greater the trouble.

He tapped the table with his pipe, and he said slowly: "Actually, Rhode is willing to take unknown risks, and his offer of 5000 gold towers for Vertok is not too much. But if we want to take advantage of our credibility, 5000 gold towers will still be worth it. It’s far from enough, after all, I am the head of the Braun Town Adventure Union, and Vertoc is a wounded fostered by the White Horn Adventure Group at the Adventurer’s Home.”

Harry immediately said, "So, I think 50000 urn is the right price."

Bartom shook his head and said solemnly: "It's not that simple, Vertok may be worth more than 50000 gold towers, and it can't even be measured in money..." He paused for a moment and continued: "These two days, Vertok has I explored every room in the hotel, and when I saw someone, I asked, who knows him? It seems that the Adventurer's House can't keep him... I want to let him go out, get in touch with more people, and let outsiders test him The origin and background, we are watching from the side."

Harry asked inexplicably: "Head, what do you mean? As long as all the adventure groups with connections in the main city are trying to find Vertok's idea, you are not worried that they will abduct Vertok away?"

Boss Bartom sneered and said disdainfully: "You all remember me well, we are not an adventure group with nothing now, there is no need to monopolize all the benefits, and there is no need to bear all the risks alone, let those adventure groups go first. Investigate the secrets of Vertok."

"...I estimate that Braun Town will be very lively this winter."

(End of this chapter)