dark moon

Chapter 50 Harvest
"One, two, three, cheers."

The seven cups collided hard in the air, and the amber wine splashed everywhere like raindrops. The aroma of the wine hit your nostrils, and you were already intoxicated before you even took your mouth.

The sweet mead glowed golden under the light, making ripples.The spiciness of mint dissolves the sweetness of honey, the long-brewed honey soothes the irritation of alcohol, and the mellowness of alcohol hides the spiciness of mint. The three ingredients are mixed together to achieve a wonderful harmony. Even guests who never drink alcohol can still enjoy it. I couldn't help but want to have a drink or two.

Sweet but not spicy, strong but not intoxicating, even if you are really drunk at the table, you will not feel a splitting headache when you wake up the next day. This is the signature wine of Dancing Cat Tavern, honey mint which is famous in half of the Cora Kingdom. Wine, it is said that even several crown princes of the Kola Kingdom would secretly send someone to transport a batch of mead back every once in a while, and save it for slow enjoyment.

In order to celebrate survival, the best wine should be used, and of course the best dishes should be used.

The food in most taverns is large and heavy-flavored, rough stuff, specially prepared for travelers.

Fortunately, the dancing cat is an exception. The food here is the real food.

The wing meat of Tuanyu pheasant is pounded and mashed, and served with Dragon Wall's unique cliff pine mushrooms to form white meatballs. The green rock grass is crisp and refreshing, cut into thin slices and dotted between the meatballs, white meatballs and vegetables. Floating in the crystal clear soup.Any complicated seasoning is a burden to this mountain song. Only a little salt is needed to allow diners to taste the elasticity of Tuanyu chicken and the unique fragrance of cliff pine mushrooms. Start with a bowl of clear soup. The belly is obviously bland and boring, but it can wash away the fatigue and make people want to calm down and enjoy the food.

The sweet and sour popular deer cheese whets the appetite, the spicy bread baked into golden color is moderately crispy, the purple vines of the upside-down vine are plump and juicy, the red fruit of the red fruit is sweet and sour, and the green leaves of the endive Bitter and sweet, the yellow tubers of the earth mother flower are soft and tender, eating several vegetables one by one, not only stimulates the sensitivity of the tongue, but also successfully wipes away the complexities in the mouth and heart.

All this, of course, is to get to the point.

Who can believe that the camouflaged beast hidden in the mountains can cut open its hard shell, which is as inconspicuous as a rock, and the tender meat inside is more tender than crab meat. Even if it is eaten raw, it will be mouth-watering?

Who would dare to believe that the blue sheep that can be seen everywhere on the cliffs are fed with alcohol and then slowly fried with honey over low heat. The juicy steaks will burst out with deliciousness that can make people swallow their tongues?

Who dares to believe that there are swarms of shadow bats in caves. After being stewed for four hours, their huge ugly wings can make even the most afraid of bats swallow the flesh and bones together?
This is the feast of gourmet food, this is the highest enjoyment.

After experiencing life and death, the shadow chasers calm down, close their eyes, and savor a delicious meal, so that they can truly appreciate the touch of being alive.

"cheers."

Seven cups, but eight voices.

The mirror was placed on the table. On the other side of the influence, the blond girl's face was flushed. She held up a cup and clinked it with everyone in the distance. Even though it was just the most ordinary water, and even though there was not a table full of tempting food, the girl's joy was already there. Beyond words.

What if you are left alone at home and worried?So what if we can’t enjoy wine and food together?So what if you can’t laugh with these adorable goons in person?
My brother is back, my brother is back unscathed, isn't that enough?

enough.

In the eyes of the girl Lisa, each of these fools are so cute, hehe, you don’t know how grateful I am to you.

Well, except for the two of you, who dare to split my brother's heart in half, hmph, I won't be grateful to you two, especially that hateful deer, because she actually...

"Hey, you idiot Moria, what do you mean?"

"Eh? What's wrong? Hey, I'm just a deer."

"Do you think I can't see you if you secretly place a few bouquets of flowers in front of the mirror? This is a mirror image technique, not a portrait of a deceased person."

"But this is really harmonious." Lin Jing bit her fingers blankly and said innocently, "Look, there is no sense of disharmony."

"Hey, hey, hey, please pray. You just put your hands together and prayed. They say this is not a portrait anymore!"

"Oh, it's just the custom of us forest spirits. This action means greeting when we meet."

"Ghosts believe you, do you think I'm a fool? Ahhh, brother, brother, she nodded, she actually nodded."

"Tsk, tsk." Xiure slowly put down his wine glass, exhaled a mouthful of honey and alcohol, and said with a smile, "The relationship between you two is getting better and better. I really envy you."

"I don't want to have a good relationship with an oak tree that is so stupid that it will block the door and take root overnight at the main entrance of the temple. And brother, what you call a good relationship is to mourn the living in advance?"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Lisa is indeed the cutest, at least from the bursts of laughter, it can be heard that everyone has already confirmed this fact.

The girl's suddenly red eyes made the laughter stop abruptly. Everyone looked at the girl with tears on her face in surprise. This was the first time that everyone saw the tears of this girl who was loved by everyone.

Standing up silently, the tearful girl looked solemn, bowed deeply in front of the mirror, and said with choked sobs: "Thank you, thank you for being available, thank you for accompanying your brother on the adventure, thank you... again Bring my brother back safely."

The wordless silence and the girl's sudden thanks made everyone's hearts feel warm and pitiful. No wonder Shuer always said that Lisa was the cutest. If he could have such a sister, I would probably be like Shuer.

The shadow chasers looked at the bowing girl with gentle eyes, well... except for a certain wild animal that was also bowing inexplicably.

"Hey, big idiot Moria, what are you doing again?"

"Family answer the gift, isn't your human etiquette like this?"

"You are determined not to forget about the portrait, right? Besides, what kind of family member are you? You are an oak tree with sinister intentions."

"Eh? I don't count? Yoyo, I'm a deer, I don't know anything."

"Brother, brother, she is pretending to be stupid again!" "Okay, Moriya, stop bullying Lisa, you tease her every time, and Lisa, I think you are also very happy to cooperate Well. But you two, please stop making trouble now, now is the most important show."

"Hehe, yes, divide the spoils."

"Yeah!" The dwarf was the first to jump up, swinging the giant ax so forgetfully that Xiu Er almost kicked him out.However, no one would really blame him for his agitation. During the three days, the life and death circles have been turned around a few times, isn't it just for this moment?

The tableware was pushed aside, and the silver god-given metal was placed in the middle. A dozen trinkets were piled on one side, and Shuuer's large backpack was placed on the other side.

"Boss, why did you put this thing up? Take out something." Being blocked by the backpack, the halfling simply stood on the chair and protested dissatisfiedly.

"Are you sure you want me to take it out on the dining table?" Xiu Er asked with squinted eyes, "Did you forget what's inside?"

Indeed, the body that was put in when they first entered the ruins was never taken out, and the halfling had indeed forgotten all about it.

"Let me explain first. I made an agreement with a necrophiliac. Necrophilia does not refer to you. Militty, you are an elf fetishist. Hey, you two won't be arguing for a while. Let's get down to business first."

"He has something I like, and we agreed to exchange it for a well-preserved corpse of a rare creature. The rarer it is, the more he likes it. So this kind of thing can be sold to scholars for up to tens of hundred gold coins, which takes up space and is worthless. The corpse is of great value to me."

"Therefore, I will keep the body this time. As for the price, I will discuss my proposal later and I will give you a satisfactory result."

No one said polite words like "If it's not worth it, just keep it for yourself." This kind of conversation might happen in other teams, but it would never happen in Shuuer's team.

Article [-] of the Adventure Rules, compared with being brave, wise, or gentle and meticulous, a leader who can maintain absolute justice is the necessary condition for maintaining an adventure team for a long time, especially in terms of finances.

Xiure has always strictly abided by this rule. Because of this, no one raised any objection when he said this sentence, and everyone believed in his fairness.

"Then let's look for something good."

"Seven copper coins, tsk tsk, you are really lucky. There is also copper over there, and it is also used as a precious metal coin." Weighing the coins, Shuer nodded and said, "It is slightly heavier than the ones here. It seems that the content ratio is slightly High, sold to the Temple of Wealth, about 750 gold coins, not bad, it’s a good sign.”

Three gold coins are enough for a family of three to save for a month. More than 100 gold coins per person is not a small amount. Many low-level fighters take risks in the local area of ​​Pavatiga. To earn one hundred gold coins, even a high-level combatant whose activities are mainly outside the boundary, would take at least a few days to earn one hundred gold coins, provided that he could receive a good mission.Only the Shadow Chasers can get a hundred gold coins like this in a few days, and that's just an appetizer.

"Who brought this?" The thing in Xiuer's hand is sharp-edged, as if a columnar body is put together. If you pull it, each piece can shake a little, but it is firmly fixed. "It's very ordinary. Material, what is it?”

"Hey, let's just say the boss can't see it." The halfling and dwarf high-fived each other.

"Captain, this is a good thing. The important thing is not the material, but the creativity." The dwarf said proudly, "Actually, this thing is just a child's toy. It can be expanded from at least a dozen to hundreds or thousands of small logs of various shapes. The pieces are not glued together, but spelled together. If you want to take it apart, you can only find the only connecting point. Otherwise, hey hey, it’s not that simple. I guess even you, the captain, can’t. The law...stop, it will not be counted if it is destroyed."

"Boss, through this thing, that idiot has conceived a set of special locks. He plans to sell the design to the Dwarf Smelting Association. It is roughly estimated that it can sell for at least three thousand. After a year or two, I will develop the idea of ​​unlocking the lock. If you sell it to the Thieves Guild, you can still make a thousand gold coins, it will be more, not less, hehe, you will make a lot of money."

"Do you have any objection to them taking it away from others? Okay, how much discount are you two willing to give to take this thing?"

"Three thousand."

"Yes." No need to ask other people, Xiu Er has the pricing power, and this is also a very appropriate price, "Mia."

"I'm remembering." Recording and calculating are such troublesome tasks, which have always been the job of elf mages.

There were not many things, but the value was not low. The number soon reached six thousand gold coins. Generally, the income from an ordinary shadow chase was this number. If it could be doubled, it would be considered an extraordinarily successful one.But this time, no one paid attention to the total amount of six thousand gold coins. The real good thing was this god-given metal.

"No need to bother. The god-given metal is not included in the total. It will be divided equally on the spot. You can decide whether to make weapons or convert your share into money. I will not participate in the opinions."

The most reasonable decision, so that no one will suffer, let alone be dissatisfied, but...

"Including more than 6000 gold coins, it will be divided into five parts. Moria and I will not participate in the distribution." Shuer calmly said the decision that shocked everyone, "When the converted and sold gold coins are in place, the five of you will each take them. My own share.”

"Boss, are you crazy?" Macajerun couldn't believe his ears, "There are tens of thousands of gold coins, and you two don't participate in the distribution? Why?"

"The corpse is one reason, and there is another reason. Moria and I also got another thing. It has no value to you and is meaningless, but it is very precious to her, and it is almost the same to me. This The value of things cannot be estimated, so I can only deal with it in this way, speaking of it, we still took advantage of everyone."

"Oh my god, you can't be..." Meredy pointed at Shuer and Moria and said in surprise, "Bring that damn thing back."

"Haha, this will be kept a secret." Xiuer smiled mysteriously and patted the mirror next to him, "Lisa, I'm sorry, my brother didn't make any money this time. He's going to have nothing to eat."

"Hey, who cares about you." Lisa rolled her eyes at her brother, and there was actually a hint of charm on her young face.

"Boss, you are really fair. I'm convinced." Macajerun gave a thumbs up. "If you have any tasks in the future, as long as you inform me, I will come over at any time."

Indeed, if the two of them didn't talk about it, no one would know about it. However, it was a huge sum of tens of thousands of gold coins, so Xiure still said it anyway.

"Ha, since you don't mind us taking advantage of it, it's settled." Shuer raised his glass, "This shadow chasing has ended successfully. There will be countless gold coins waiting for us to earn in the future. This period Enjoy life to the fullest while you have time, and cheers to life.”

"Cheers! See you next time!"

(End of this chapter)