Pale Emblem

Chapter 6 Going Out
The mud scorpions and scorpions in Braun Town are not a class of insects. They are not poisonous. They live underground all the year round. They mainly feed on humus. They can grow to a large size and have hard shells and a lot of meat, but the mud scorpions have a rotten and sour taste, of course. Not a rare delicacy.However, the easiest meat for adventurers to obtain in the wild is the mud scorpion. Over time, the adventurers of the Disa Alliance spread the saying: Adventurers who have not eaten mud scorpions are not true adventurers.

The otter kebabs and steamed mud scorpions made by Vertoc not only successfully removed the stench and sourness of the ingredients themselves, but also retained their unique flavors. This cooking technique is amazing.It's a pity that he showed his cooking skills in the wrong place.

Adventurers are creatures whose stomachs are stubborn, so hungry that they even eat carrion. When they are full, their judgments of food only stay at the stage of being delicious and unpalatable.The kebabs and steamed worms cooked by Vertoc himself are just delicious for adventurers.Even the well-informed Boss Bartom doesn't think his new dishes are amazing. Anyway, the dishes made by the fat cook Sarah have always been sold cleanly, and the rest will not be wasted. .

Braun Town's adventurers are more interested in Vertoc himself than food.Through kebabs and steamed mud scorpions, they determined that Vertoc, who had the most beautiful face, was not a direct descendant of a famous highland family.The reasoning is very simple. The heir of a famous family can't be a chef.

Since Vertok does not have a famous background, he can sell him to a big man in Fallen Leaf City in exchange for a very generous return.

Virtok never thought that he only cooked two dishes, and the adventurers in the hotel began to play his ideas.

Following Pirou's delivery of lunch to the hotel guests, the two separated at the corner of the stairs on the first floor. Pirou went back to the hotel lobby to continue working, while Vertok got into his stairwell bedroom.

He opened the cupboard in the bedroom, took out a small purse from it, and poured the money in it, along with the bounty that was distributed today, on the bed.The small window in the stairwell shone into the dimly lit room, and the golden and silver coins looked very dazzling.Vertok sat cross-legged on the bed and counted it several times to confirm that he had a total of 3 gold towers, 11 silver towers, and 30 bronze towers.

The 30 copper pagodas were paid by Sarah for cooking in the kitchen for the past two days; the rest of the gold and silver were provided by Pilu and the rewards of the in-house guests.Pirou gave half of the bounty to Will, which was much more than the wages he earned from cooking.

Vertok put his money back into the bag, lay flat on the bed with blank eyes, looked at the floor that was close at hand, and wondered if he should spend some money for a spacious and bright room?

This cramped, dimly lit stairwell once gave him an inexplicable sense of security.However, with the continuous improvement of his ability and shrinking in the small stairwell, Vertok felt very aggrieved, and he felt that he should now control a larger space.

Vertoc didn't know how much it would cost to rent a hotel room, but he knew that his money was nowhere close to paying off boss Bartom's debt.

Crucially, Vertok had lost his passion for working in the kitchen.He works to get feedback on the "knowledge puzzle", followed by developing skills.

Working in the hotel kitchen for the past two days, Vertok clearly felt that his sense of smell, taste, touch, and hearing had improved significantly.He can distinguish one smell among complex smells; he can eavesdrop on the conversation of a target person in a noisy hall; he can easily disintegrate a squirrel and a mud scorpion by touching his fingers with a knife with his eyes closed.

Now, the work in the kitchen can no longer help Will improve his perception attributes and related skills, and he has lost interest in cooking.Therefore, he followed Piru to deliver meals to the guests, and by the way, he explored the guest room of the Adventurer's House, looked around, sniffed in the west, and talked with the guests. These seemingly ordinary things were satisfying his curiosity. And expect an opportunity to trigger the "knowledge puzzle" to get new feedback.

Working to make money is just incidental, but it is a good thing to make money while exercising yourself.Vertok intends to find a new job, but what exactly should he do?

Just when Will was thinking about it, the voice of Pilu, the shop assistant, came from outside the stairwell. He knocked on the partition and whispered: "Will, Will, are you there?"

Vertok immediately walked out of the stairwell, saw Piru standing beside him, and said with a smile, "I'm here, you got the reward again, do you want to share it with me?"

Pilu is an airy and smart guy. He is vigorous, thin, but not small. He often holds a wine barrel in one hand and a large plate of food in the other, and walks like a fly in the hotel crowd.Vertok also imitated Piru's appearance, but unfortunately his strength is not enough, it is difficult to hold a wine barrel with both hands, and he is only envious of Piru.

In general, Will thinks Pilu is a good person, and the two deliver meals together. Pilu always tries to get as many things as possible, and will take the initiative to share the bounty from the guests to Will.While Sarah's warning may have worked for Piru, Vail wasn't always there when the guest tipped.

According to Pirou's own words, he values ​​credibility as much as Bartom's boss, and he promises to do it if he wants to share the money.

Pirou also believes that Vertok is a good friend.

No, it should be said to be the best partner.

When Vertoc just woke up, Piru, like other young shop assistants, was full of jealousy towards this overly beautiful half-elf boy.More than once, they tried to make fun of Vertok, but they were beaten mercilessly by the cook Sarah.The clever Piru did not directly participate in the bullying of Vertok, but he also learned to behave.The fat cook Sarah is a mild-mannered person most of the time, but when she gets angry, she will beat people. Even the hotel owner Bartom was beaten by her. No one dared to make Sarah angry in Braun Town. No one dared to bully Vertok.

Gradually, Pirou found that Vertoc was simple-minded, very easy to get along with, and that he would not play bad.The most important thing is that with Vertoc by his side, Pirou can always get more money from the guests.Thus, Pirou became a friend of Vertoc.

Among friends, we must talk about credibility, otherwise there will be other guys willing to make friends with Vertok.Therefore, as long as Pilu delivers new dishes and gets the money from the guests, even if Vertok is not around, he will keep his promise and give half of it to Will.

However, Pirou has no reward to share with Vail now. He first spread his hands and shook his head, then touched the fine fluff above his lips, raised his hand and patted Vertok's shoulder, and said old-fashioned: "Vill, the guests will not always give Bounty money, if someone keeps giving you money, it's not a good thing."

He wanted to hook Vertok's shoulder, and said to the shop assistants who secretly peeped here that he was close to Will, but unfortunately Vertok was a head taller than Pirou, so he had to give up and said angrily: "It's strange, you are tall. Taller than me, but without a beard, how old are you this year?"

Vertok said solemnly: "I want to know too."

Pilu shook his head and turned to his purpose: "The food in the store is not enough. Boss Bartom asked me to go to the farm to order a batch of food. Would you like to come and see it with me?"

To go outside the hotel?
This idea grows like wild grass in Vertok's heart. He has explored most of the areas of the Adventurer's House, including the kitchen, bathroom, storage room, hall, stairs, guest room, and seeing all kinds of people. The Adventurer's Home can no longer get feedback from the "knowledge puzzle". His heart desires to see more strange things, but he also has an instinctive fear of the unknown world.

This feeling is very peculiar and very clear. Vertok knows that he is relatively weak now, and he should improve his ability first, and then satisfy his curiosity; after satisfying his curiosity, the "knowledge puzzle" will feed back more information and further improve own ability.

Vertok is not sure whether he has the ability to protect himself when he is out exploring now.He thought for a while and said, "I'm going to ask Sarah."

The stairwell is next to the kitchen, just around the corner.Vertoc and Pirou entered the kitchen, where Sarah was slicing the half-slice of beef with an axe.The blade of the axe flew and thumped, and Piru swallowed quietly and stood awkwardly at the door.Vertok stepped forward alone and loudly explained the situation to Kong Wu's powerful fat cook.

Sarah stopped, turned her head, and asked kindly, "Child, do you want to go out to play?"

Vertok didn't speak, but he nodded.

Sarah asked again: "You want me to go out with you, but I don't have time. If you encounter a bad guy outside and bully you, and I'm not here, do you still want to go out?"

Vertok was in a daze. He didn't even think about what to do if Sarah refused his request. After hesitating for a long time, he finally nodded to indicate that he wanted to go out.

Sarah smiled and said: "Afraid of encountering danger, but still insisting on going out, and being able to take responsibility for one's own decision, such a person is called an adventurer. Will, you still have a lot to learn, if you stay in the hotel all the time, If you can't learn it, go and see it outside."

Saying that, the maid, strong as a mother bear, looked back at the shop assistant standing at the door.Piru's face immediately filled with a pleasing smile, like a well-behaved puppy.

Sarah shook her head and said, "My child, I tell you, don't take anyone's word for it."

Wiltok thoughtfully and asked softly, "And Sarah?"

Sarah paused, and said earnestly: "Of course, including me, but not credulous does not mean not believing, you must learn how to judge this kind of thing, no one can teach you, you have to suffer a few losses to truly understand. However, as long as it's in Braun Town, no one can make you suffer, because we don't allow... well, now go out and play, Pirou will take care of you."

Pilu immediately patted his chest and said, "Aunt Sarah, I promise, I will take good care of Will!"

What the fat cook just said actually got a little feedback from the knowledge puzzle, Vertok leaned slightly and said without thinking: "Adventurers should be brave and cautious, I think you are right, thank you, Sarah ."

Before he could finish speaking, Piru, who was impatient, dragged him out.Sarah watched the two little guys leave the kitchen, her eyes narrowed, and she whispered to herself, "Brave, cautious?...What a smart kid."

Will followed Pirou, quietly walked through the corridor in front of the bar, and walked out of the door of the Adventurer's House with excitement.

This is the first time since he woke up that he left the familiar hotel and came to a completely unfamiliar outdoor.The outside world is so novel, and the new three-dimensional picture composed of characters, scenery, sounds and smells keeps shaking in Vertok's perception, but his most intuitive feeling is that the bright sun pierces his eyes, surging continuously. The wind blowing on his body made him feel the kindness from his heart. He couldn't help but closed his eyes and stretched out his hands, wanting to embrace the warm sunshine and grasp the invisible wind, but he was always missing something.

Vertok couldn't tell what happened to him, but Pirou and the passers-by around him saw that the handsome boy walked to the open space, opened his arms, and stood quietly, as if he was about to become the center of the world.

Before Will caused the onlookers to talk about it, two men dressed as adventurers and wearing weapons quietly drove away a few people who wanted to watch the fun, and then they walked away casually, keeping a certain distance from Vertok.And by the window of the upper room of the hotel, there are many pairs of eyes staring at him secretly, among them the red lion Bartom.

After an unknown amount of time, Vertok reopened his eyes and saw the worried expression on Piru's face.

"Vill, are you okay?" the shop assistant tried to ask.

Vertok tried to catch the wind, but failed, and was annoyed, but curiosity soon prevailed. He smiled and shook his head at Pirou, then looked around, looking at everything around him, and suddenly his eyes swept across the hotel A large wooden sign in front of the door.The lint paper attached to the wooden sign caught his attention.

Will strode over and stood in front of the wooden sign, staring at the row after row of symbols on the cotton paper without blinking.In a state of concentration, the golden light of the knowledge puzzle reappeared, and Wiltok suddenly had a strong desire:

Parse these words and restore memory about the words.

Vertok turned around and grabbed Piru's arm, pointed to the symbol on the cotton paper, and asked eagerly, "Piru, is this a word?"

"Yes."

"What's written on it?"

"Uh... this, I don't know much..." Pilu blushed, hesitated for a long time, and simply admitted: "Well, I can't read... Will, you should be literate, right?"

Vertok frowned, shook his head and said, "I seem to know, but I don't know these words, it's strange..."

"That's not knowing!" The shop assistant Pilu was instantly happy, patted Vertok's back, and shook his head and said: "What's the use of literacy? There are few adventurers I know who can read..."

At this moment, a not unfamiliar voice came from the side:

"Mr. Vertoc, so coincidentally, you also come to see the new bounty quest?"

　The release time was set wrong, a day late. , Hurry up and release it manually, thank you for reminding the old irons.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)