The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 298 A Chance Encounter (1 words, it’s an explosion!)
  "Chief, you are here!!"

The manager of the Chengnan Pasta Restaurant is a short, neatly dressed, middle-aged dwarf. The hair on his head is no longer as thick as that of the younger dwarf. He looks very similar to a middle-aged nobleman among humans who has begun to go bald.

At this time, after seeing a slender bugbear standing in front of the door from the window on the second floor, his eyes trembled and he ran down the floor and bowed humbly to Allen.

"Just tell us and we can go to the city gate to greet you!"

"Need not."

The dwarf in front of him carefully glanced at Allen's face, spoke flatteringly, and then was rejected by Allen in an understatement.

"Your store is doing good business."

Allen seemed to be just asking casually, but the weight in the dwarf's ears was very heavy, and he tried his best to squeeze out a smile: "It's okay, it's okay."

"There have been a lot of refugees from humans and orcs coming to Thorn Castle recently. I heard they are trying to escape demons or something. This actually makes the store's business a little better than usual."

The dwarf dwarf Feng Bri felt uneasy, wondering why the clan leader asked these questions, but he had clear details of every income and expense in his hand, so there was nothing to worry about.

"What about the other stores? How is their business?"

Fon Brie led the way and led Allen through the store to the inner courtyard of the back hall to rest. Allen still asked another question without saying anything.

"It should be about the same as us!"

Feng Buri thought for a while and answered uncertainly: "Our stores are very busy, and I rarely visit other stores. However, when I occasionally pass by their stores, their business is still busy." nice!"

"Oh."

Allen responded softly, and then seemed to think of something: "In the Castle of Thorns, have there been any businesses imitating our pasta restaurant recently?"

"That must be there!"

Allen's question immediately made Feng Buli smile proudly: "Since the opening of our noodle restaurant, there have been many people who secretly want to learn from our master's skills and poach our store clerks. As for those who bought our noodle restaurant , then go home and study it, come up with a rough idea and then go out to sell noodles, there are quite a few.”

"However, those guys don't have our skills, and their seasonings and other ingredients don't have our recipes at all. Many of them close down after a month or two, and few last long."

When Allen heard this, he was also proud of it. In order to make the noodle restaurant's craftsmanship an exclusive business in their village, he had racked his brains over the years. He asked all the smart people around him, and finally Combining certain scenes in the dream, today's harvest is achieved.

Of course, this is also due to the fact that the interests of the noodle shop are not that prominent, and most of the clan members sent out to do business know how to keep a low profile and bide their time, so they have not attracted the attention of those big businesses and powerful forces. Otherwise, they would only rely on special sauces and condiments. If they wait for confidentiality measures, they may not be able to keep their pasta business so exclusive for so long.

The magic in Feynman's world is too magical. If there are really huge interests that can attract big forces, just find a few high-level potions masters, magicians and the like, and spend some time to make Allen's secret seasonings and sauces. The formula is copied.

"Then have you ever tried the craftsmanship of those vendors who have been setting up stalls for a long time and have good business?"

Allen seemed curious and asked again, his face looking very plain.

Perhaps it was because Allen's face had always been calm, and Feng Brie, who was less burdened, gradually became less restrained. When Allen asked this question, he shook his head directly.

"How can their craftsmanship compare with the chefs in our store? Why should I try their craftsmanship?"

In any industry, after making some achievements, the members behind it who have put in a lot of hard work will have a sense of honor and pride in their hearts. The Feng Buri in front of him was no exception. He believed that the chefs in the village were the best, so naturally he would not focus on the small vendors who seemed to him to be somewhat lowly.

"If someone can continue to do business and have customers keep coming, that means he has something special."

Allen frowned slightly and his tone became a little serious, his cautious character revealed again.

"Don't look down on these vendors. If you have time, let the chefs in our store try more of the city's famous specialties. You must learn to learn from the strengths of others and don't look down on weak opponents. At the same time, you must continue to develop More and better dishes are coming out.”

"Yes Yes Yes."

What else could Fon Bry say, he could only nod his head like a pound of garlic, echoing Allen's remarks.

"Okay, you go down and do your work first, I'll go out for a walk by myself."

Putting the few salutes he had on him in the room he had prepared for himself, and looking at the tired looks on everyone else's faces, Allen casually sent Fon Brie away, and called Bush, a young man, to go north of the city. .

Allen was not surprised that he couldn't get anything out of Feng Brie's mouth. Maybe the four supervisors had a tacit understanding with each other.

Whatever happens, you have to go around and look for some clues yourself.

The clues given by Camellia were too subtle and could not completely prove that the store manager in Castle of Thorns, whose income suddenly dropped sharply, really had some evil intentions and did something he shouldn't have done. Allen hopes that this matter is really a problem with the business itself in the past few months, rather than other tricks done by the clan members.

Of course, after developing in Thornburg for so many years, Allen himself also has some sources of intelligence, but most of these sources are expensive, and they don't care about the corruption problem of a small store.

"Let's go, uncle will take you to eat all over Thorn Castle today!"

Several battles have kept the string in Allen's heart very close. Taking Bush and the others to Thorn Castle this time is just a small vacation for Allen. It was rare that he didn't have to worry about too many trivial things, and with Bush, a young man who looked more and more like a stone, beside him, Allen's face lit up for a while, and he felt very comfortable.

"Ah? Oh!"

Bush's character is really similar to Shitou's back then. After hearing what Allen said, he smiled naively and scratched his head, swallowing a few mouthfuls of saliva in his throat.

As soon as he left, Allen took Bush and they wandered around the not-so-small Thorn Castle. Whenever they found a cart stall or food stall that looked good, they walked up and ordered some food at will. Have a taste.

Unknowingly, the two of them visited the slightly lively stalls in the south of the city, and slowly moved to the west of the city. They spent more than a dozen silver coins on Allen along the way, but none of the stalls had the same noodles as Allen. Come to the restaurant for food with similar tastes.

However, for a bugbear's appetite, these snacks are really just desserts before the main course, and there is no way to keep Allen and Bush full. Seeing that it was almost dark, Allen was too lazy to go back to eat with him, so he simply walked into a restaurant that seemed to be of good quality and had several clear windows on the second floor above his head.

"Hello sir, are you two just there? Do you need a meal?"

As soon as he walked in, an attentive human waiter came forward to greet him. His face was very enthusiastic, but it was different from Allen's Pasta Restaurant.

"Let's eat. Choose a cleaner place for us."

The problem of not communicating with the outside world for a long time makes Allen not very fond of dining in public or in full view of the public. His thin figure is rare among bugbears, so he can attract some attention.

"Okay, this way please."

Under the guidance of the human waiter, Allen and Bush climbed to the second floor and chose seats near the window to sit down, just enough to see the street with pedestrians coming and going from time to time.

"Come and order and see what you like."

Allen consciously trained the vision of the new generation of goblins, so since Kerr and the new generation were able to act alone, these young faces were always indispensable in the team that traveled between Green Lake Village and Thornburg. Daily matters such as dealing with people and going to the temple to contact Chief Priest Clay and the others are now mostly left to the young people to handle, which can be regarded as slowly cultivating the young people's abilities.

"Oh."

Bush didn't know how to refuse, and then turned his eyes to the guy aside. This was not the first time for him to enter and exit Thornburg Castle. Although he has never been to this restaurant and does not understand the characteristics of this restaurant, he also has his own way of ordering food. It is completely unlike when Allen and his tribe first set foot in Thorn Castle, they had to even go out. Take a guide with you.

Allen didn't care what Bush next to him was ordering. His eyes had drifted out of the window. The entire Castle of Thorns transformed into a golden city in the setting sun. Flowers and plants grow naturally, and some beautiful buds are still blooming on some vines.

There are many pedestrians on both sides of the road, among which the elves are the most numerous. They walk gracefully and gracefully, which is very eye-catching. There are also many humans. Perhaps due to the influence of the demon tide, many humans here always bring their families with them. He was walking in a hurry, looking very busy and anxious.

Of course, there are still various races in the wilderness here, and everyone gets along harmoniously. For example, there are four figures in the group of people walking slowly towards the restaurant in the distance, including handsome elves and short dwarfs. , talking and laughing on the side of the road, with that frivolous look, it seems that he is not very old.

"You guy, don't you have eyes?!"

Although the dwarfs are short, they seem to have quite a temper. It seems that they were accidentally bumped by a fellow dwarf who passed by while walking, and they got angry on the spot with some embarrassment.

"sorry Sorry!"

The dwarf who bumped into someone was holding a barrel in his hand. He quickly bent down and apologized, and his attitude was very sincere.

Allen's eyes were sharp. He saw that the ferocious dwarf underneath was wearing a grass-green robe. He looked familiar. When he looked closely, he quickly saw clearly that this young dwarf was the only one in the clan who had the ability to cast spells. The gifted Linus.

"Is sorry useful? Huh?"

The dwarf seemed to feel that he had lost face in front of his companions. The bucket of water that this fellow man was carrying just now almost rubbed him, so now he continued to resist with some disgust.

Not only was his tone still rough, but Linus also frowned and patted the place where he was hit by the opponent, making a cleaning motion, even though there was no stain left on this place.

"I said Linus, are you delaying time on purpose? Didn't you agree that you would treat me to dinner today?"

Beside, a male elf with the same childish face watched the show for a long time, and then said jokingly.

"No way, isn't this already at Wilk's restaurant?"

Hearing the elf's joke, Linus's face suddenly changed 180 degrees, and his face was full of smiles, without the angry look just now.

"get out!!"

His companions helped the dwarf pedestrians out of the siege, and Linus let him go in disgust.

"It's really unlucky. This is the new robe I bought for 15 silver coins a few days ago."

The four of them continued to move forward, but it seemed that their target was the same restaurant as Allen and the others. This made Allen, who was about to get up to catch Linus, sit down again. Above, his face turned from sunny to gloomy, and his mood became a little gloomy as he stared at the people under the window.

Allen has high expectations for Linus.

Most of the potion plants that have been successfully planted in the village over the years, as well as the low-level gems mined in the mines, were given to Linus by him, hoping that Linus could be given to Drew in the Oak Temple of Thornburg. You can make great achievements in Yi Xuetang. As for spellcasters, after seeing the abilities of Bonebreaker, Richard and others, Allen also hopes to have a powerful spellcaster in his tribe, so that he can fill a major shortcoming of the tribe.

After Linus was 6 years old, Allen sent him to the Oak Temple and asked him to study with his classmates at the Druid School. In order not to delay his study time, Allen did not allow the boy to return to the village easily. Instead, he would rather spend money to hire a servant to take care of his food and daily life.

In these years, Linus's living standard has been the highest standard for everyone in the clan. In addition to the various materials prepared for him, there is also a monthly living allowance of 1 gold coin. I am afraid that this kid will have to live in the Castle of Thorns. Too bad.

You know, the monthly salary of the four store managers in Castle of Thorns is only 4 silver coins, and the clerks below them only get 60 silver coins per month. In an era when one silver coin could buy more than ten pounds of oat flour, Linus's expenses were simply arrogant to the entire Greenfield tribe, and his conditions were even better than those of the clan leader, Allen.

And because the Green Field Tribe has not been able to mine mines or collect potion plants planted in the wilderness these months, Linus's living expenses have skyrocketed during this period. He can earn money from Allen's Pasta Restaurant every month 20 gold coins were withdrawn from the account as the cost for him to purchase various spell-casting materials.

It's too expensive to train spellcasters. Allen has already been mentally prepared for this, so he doesn't care too much about these external things. Allen is often a bit stingy when it comes to himself and outsiders, but when it comes to nurturing young people in the clan and attracting capable talents, he always appears to be generous.

“Just order whatever you like to eat today!”

"Waiter, follow the old rules and serve us a few plates of pastries."

Allen watched several people walk up to the second floor, and then were welcomed into a separate private room by the waiter. Allen asked before that there is a minimum consumption fee for such a private room. It seems that you have to spend at least 1 gold coin at a time.

Linus didn't see Allen sitting by the window clearly. The setting sun happened to shine through their window, interfering with Linus's vision. Of course, Linus couldn't have imagined that he would meet the Alan clan leader who was supposed to be in the distant Green Field tribe here.

"Okay, Mr. Linus."

The human waiter was obviously very familiar with Linus and the others, so he responded cordially, closed the door to the private room, and walked down.

"Hey, hey, I heard that Linus, your wallet has been very full recently. We have to kill you today. Otherwise, in a few days, you will use all the gold coins in your wallet to please Alera and other girls. ”

"Tsk tsk, I'm talking about Linus, tell me how far you and Alera have progressed recently. Have you ever held her little hand?"

The topics discussed by several young and restless males often soon lead to a direction about gender. Allen, who was listening attentively with a pair of pointed ears erect outside the window, did not expect that the four young people in the private room would The protagonist of the discussion will be Linus in the village.

"Oh, forget it. Alela, that little slut, always takes the things I give you for free, but she doesn't allow me to kiss Fangze. Until now, I haven't even put my arms around her waist! Every time I kiss her, When we are with her, my treatment is not as good as that of the foodie little guy I raise, it makes me so angry!!"

Linus' voice was full of anger and somewhat obscene, which was very disgusting to Allen's ears.

Although Allen still doesn't know who Alera is, he sent Linus to Thorn Castle to learn knowledge, but now it sounds like he is more focused on how to seduce females. Okay, why don't you make Allen uncomfortable?

You know, Linus is only 14 years old this year. Even if he wants to reproduce, it will have to be at least 16 years old.

Moreover, in the previous scene downstairs, there was something in Linus' eyes that made Allen feel a little uncomfortable.

The wilderness people never care about the opinions of others, so even though Allen has traveled many times in the civilized world, he has also come into contact with many outsiders. Most of the outsiders look at the wilderness people, especially the so-called green-skinned people. When speaking, their eyes never conceal their contempt, contempt, etc. attitudes.

Other people's attitudes are other people's. Allen feels that this will not lose a piece of his flesh, so it's not a big deal. No matter what his attitude is after arriving in the wilderness, if anyone dares to have a conflict of interest with their Green Field Tribe, the Bonecutter in Allen's hands will make them realize their mistake.

However, this does not mean that Allen likes this kind of look. As Allen learns more things, Allen becomes clearer about why the so-called civilized world outside looks at their wilderness natives like this.

Over the years, Allen has been slowly changing the rules of the tribe. In addition to the development needs of the tribe, he actually hopes that the tribe will no longer suffer such eyes after they can leave the Green Field Plains in the future.

But before, from the eyes of Linus, that bastard, Allen actually saw him looking at a member of his own race with such eyes, as if he was no longer a member of the Green Field Plains, but in this so-called civilized world. a part of the same.

This is a bad recruitment, because it means that Linus, this boy, has gradually lost his sense of identity and belonging to the Green Tribe. If he were stronger, wouldn't it mean that he would most likely abandon him one day? As a member of the Green Field Tribe, he became a member of the outside world.

In this way, not only did Allen's expectations come to nothing, but the resources invested in his boy over the years were also in vain, and he could not even get back any interest.

This is definitely something Allen doesn't want to see, and it will never be allowed to happen.

It seems that it is necessary to consider the arrangements for this bastard Linus.

"Sir, your dishes are ready."

The steaming dishes were served in front of Allen and the others. Bush looked at Allen eagerly and only waited for Allen to speak before he started.

Looking at the young man in front of him, and then thinking about the dwarf who was carefree in that private room, Allen always felt a little ironic.

"You eat first."

Allen pointed to the food on the table and said to Bush, then turned around and grabbed the human guy.

"Friend, I want to ask you something."

When the palms of the human clerk's hands met, a silver coin was put into the palm of the human clerk's hand. The human clerk was used to it, his eyes were shining brightly, and he replied with a smile: "Sir, tell me, I will never hide what I know."

"Um, what are the origins of those guys who entered the private room just now?"

When the human guy heard Allen's question, there was a little hesitation in his eyes, and his eyes when he looked at Allen were also full of vigilance.

There is no way. With the recent arrival of many human and orc refugees, the security problem in Thorn Castle has become more and more serious. Most of the wilderness natives and orcs have unruly temperaments and are not willing to settle down.

At this moment, Allen has a bear nose, his clothes are not that gorgeous, and his body is still full of vicissitudes of life. At a glance, it is clear that he has just come from the wilderness not long ago. He is now asking the human clerk about the situation of the group of wealthy financial owners. Anyway, at least in the human clerk's opinion, it won't be a good thing.

"Don't worry, I'm not looking for trouble with them. I just see that they are wearing magic robes. They should be spell casters."

As soon as Allen looked at the other person's eyes, he knew that the other person might be thinking wrongly, so he quickly explained aloud.

After squeezing the silver coin in his hand, the human finally began to tell Allen hesitantly: "Sir, you have a good eye. The four young people inside are all students of the Druid Academy affiliated with our Oak Temple."

"Among the three elves, one's father is the second son of a commander of our Thornburg garrison; the other is the eldest son of the tax collector in the city. Their families are quite powerful in our city, and in the end It’s better not to provoke him.”

"Where's the dwarf?"

Allen didn't want to ask about the origins of several elves. He was most concerned about Linus.

"That guy is just a fool with a lot of money. These elves just treat him as a follower and money bag for the sake of money."

After hearing that Allen was not asking about a few elves, but paying attention to the dwarf, his eyes suddenly became more relaxed.

"I don't know if he is a Kaizi sent by some indigenous tribe in the wilderness. He has a lot of gold coins in his wallet. He spends money with such a generous hand that there is no bottom line at all."

"I'm afraid you can't guess. This guy came to our restaurant at least 10 times in a month, either with these elves or one or two female elves. He paid the bill every time. I don't know who he is. Where did you get so much money?”

The more Allen listened, the more intense the atmosphere became in his heart. Anger was burning in his chest, but he could not vent it in front of the human companions.

After the human guy finished telling him all he knew about the situation, Allen sent this guy away. Then he could no longer hold back the anger in his heart, stood up, and walked slowly towards the private room.

"boom!!"

The useless door of the private room flew directly to one side under Allen's kick, and then hit the wall on one side of the private room. It made a loud noise, frightening several people in the room to whisper to each other. It seemed that The very happy young man was excited.

"Who are you? What do you want to do?"

One of the elves became very impatient and immediately turned his face and glared at Allen. After seeing the bear nose on the other person's face, he no longer had any scruples and stepped forward to scold this ignorant outsider.

"Who am I? Ask Mr. Linus next to you?"

Allen was already trying to calm down his emotions, but the aura of a strong man escaped from his body, and his cold eyes glanced casually, causing the elf who was about to cause trouble for him to gradually slow down until he stopped.

Allen is not the old Chu brother who didn't understand anything. Now he has more or less understanding of the methods of communication in civilized society in the outside world. If it weren't for the fact that the opposing elves have quite a lot of backgrounds, and the Castle of Thorns is the home of the elves, Allen would have been suppressing himself. Otherwise, in the wilderness, these three elves would not have known that Allen would vent his anger. What does the lesson of anger look like?

It was not as easy as it seemed for Allen's Pasta Restaurant to establish itself in Thornburg Castle. Under the guidance of old man Ferok, Allen gave a lot of money to officials of all sizes in Thornburg Castle, and also shared the profit every month. They spent a small portion of their profits to maintain their relationship, which was how they gained their stability in the Elf City today.

"Hey, Mr. Linus, what are you hiding from?"

Allen's gloomy and cold tone caused the temperature in the private room to suddenly fall into a freezing cold state. Under Allen's murderous eyes, the three elves did not dare to make any big noise, and they all said something very cleverly. After speaking, he walked around Allen and walked out of the private room.

"You are here to see Linus, so we won't bother you!"

After all, they are elves who live in the upper class society. Although they are a bit lazy and arrogant, they are very sensitive to the aura of strong people. Looking at Linus who almost hid under the table in such a mess, who wouldn't? I can roughly guess what happened.

"...Clan leader."

Linus stood up slowly from the table, with a pale green face. His whole body was trembling, and he did not dare to look directly into Allen's eyes. Even the two words he spoke had a strong vibrato.

Allen kicked him out with one kick, causing Linus's small body to roll from the door of the private room to the corner a few meters away, with a dull impact.

The human waiter who came after hearing the news saw the appearance of the two goblins in the private room. He originally wanted to say a few more words, but after Allen gave him a fierce glare, he walked downstairs obediently and stopped talking. Fit this thing.

"uncle……"

When Allen stood up, Bush focused his gaze. When he saw Allen's movements, he unhurriedly pulled out the heavy hammer he had been carrying behind him, held it up and rushed over. Looking at After arriving at Linus, his childhood friend, his eyes were stunned and then he turned his attention to Allen.

"Close the door and don't let anyone in."

Allen did not look back, and the cold voice reached behind Bush's ears. He looked worriedly at Linus on the ground, who looked up with big watery eyes and a painful look on his face. However, he did not disobey Allen's order. , closed the door with a creak, and then stood in front of the door guarding it like a door god.

Then, a louder scream came from the private room, and the faces of the few guests on the second floor changed. Then they all took two bites of the food on the table and ran downstairs.

In the lobby, the restaurant owner rubbed his hands, listened to the human waiter's report, and then wandered to the stairs on the first floor, but did not go up.

At least, from the words of the human waiter, the well-informed boss must have guessed the relationship between Allen and Linus, a young customer, so it is not easy for him to interfere too much in the affairs between the elders and the younger ones. Not to mention, the emaciated bugbear had sharp eyes that penetrated deep into people's hearts. He looked like he was no ordinary person at first glance. The restaurant owner thought about it over and over again, so he had to endure it for now. It wouldn't take long for him to teach the younger generation a lesson.

Indeed, with the small body of Linus, the druid apprentice, he naturally cannot withstand the beating of Allen, a high-level warrior at the top. Although Allen has tried hard to control his power, but more than a dozen After a few minutes, Allen couldn't do anything anymore. Linus, who was lying on the wooden floor, had no normal color on his entire exposed body.

Allen was afraid that if he wasn't careful, he would kill this bastard with his next punch!

Linus kept shaking his body and letting out a wailing cry. It looked miserable, but in the eyes of the angry Allen, he was not worthy of sympathy at all. If his talent hadn't been so precious and the clan hadn't spent so much time and money cultivating it, Linus might have been a corpse exuding residual warmth.

"Get up!"

Allen's eyes were full of hatred, and after finally resisting the urge to continue beating him, he sternly scolded him.

Although Linus' whole body was sore and the seams in his bones seemed to be torn apart, after hearing the order from Chief Allen, he endured the severe pain and struggled up from the ground without thinking, standing staggeringly in front of Allen. The watery eyes when he looked up were very pitiful.

"Go back and pack up your gifts, and come back to the village with me this time!!"

"...Huh?? Oh!!"

Linus felt a lot of reluctance in his heart, and there were many rejections and pleadings in his eyes, but seeing the unquestionable attitude in Allen's eyes and his cold-as-a-knife look, he could only agree. Come down.

"Go away!! Go to the noodle restaurant in the south of the city tonight and meet Bush and the others!!"

Allen slammed the door and left, no longer in the mood to stay in this seemingly high-end restaurant. He didn't even taste the dishes Bush ordered on the table.

It wasn't until Allen's back disappeared at the top of the stairs that Linus put on a depressed face and tried to gather his energy to cast a magic spell to treat minor injuries, which made his injuries less miserable and alleviated the pain in his body, and then Then he limped downstairs.

After leaving the restaurant, Allen took the first step, leaving Bush to see Linus's condition and whether he could still move.

After seeing that although Linus was moving slowly, there was no serious problem, Bush made a naive expression of apology to Linus, chased after Allen, and left.

Not to mention how Linus explained to the school instructor after he returned, Allen was no longer in the mood for fun at this time, and took Bush directly to Allen's Pasta Restaurant in the west of the city.

Not far from the pasta restaurant, Allen suddenly stopped and squatted aside and stopped moving forward. Bush thought that Allen was really sulking, and was thinking of what to say to help Linus, but unfortunately he was restricted. Yu Zuizhuo thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with a good excuse. Although Allen was still angry at this moment, he also knew what he really wanted to do this time.

This stay was a magical moment. It was not until many shops on this street began to close that Allen got up and took Bush to his pasta restaurant.

"Clan leader!!"

The manager of the Chengxi Pasta Restaurant is a bugbear female native to the Green Field Tribe. Because of her good cooking skills and fairly shrewd mind, she was sent to Thornburg Castle to serve as the manager of the Chengxi Pasta Restaurant.

Strength is the unchanging truth in the wilderness. Due to the gap in physical strength, females have always been in a relatively disadvantaged position among various tribes. But when it comes to running a store, strength is not that important. Females actually have an advantage over males due to their meticulous personalities and relatively clear minds.

Allen gave full play to the respective advantages of the tribesmen, and did not look at them with too much discrimination because of their gender. Even in the past, he looked at the dwarfs with contempt, but now Allen has gradually corrected it. The most numerous dwarves share more and more power among the middle ranks of the clan.

Several noodle shop clerks were walking around in the market, so Allen's arrival had already been known to the clerks and supervisors of several other stores during this half day. At this time, Allen suddenly appeared in the store under his jurisdiction. Lacey, the bugbear female, was not surprised at all and just greeted Allen with a somewhat flattering smile.

"Have you eaten? If not, I will ask the people below to cook you something?"

In addition to Lacey, Lacey's partner, a hobgoblin who was a little thinner than his peers but still full of muscles, also stood by with a flattering smile.

This hobgoblin was a newcomer who had only joined the Green Field Tribe for 4-5 years. At that time, Lacey's ex-partner was out hunting. Unfortunately, he encountered four violent lions from a family acting as a group, and was killed in the mouth of the violent lion. Xi became a widow in the clan.

There isn't much in the wilderness. After being widowed and dragging two children with her, Lacey naturally had to live a more miserable life. Then she met the hobgoblin Han Ji who had newly returned and had no partner. The two hooked up as soon as they came and went, and soon they were reunited. became a partner.

Han Ji's personal strength is not very strong, but fortunately he is good at learning and knows how to use his strengths and avoid weaknesses. After discovering that the Green Field Tribe has an opportunity to learn cooking skills, he consulted Lacey and followed the tribe's specialized trainer. Within two years, he was able to learn cooking skills. Became a qualified pasta chef.

Later, Lacey was sent to the Castle of Thorns. Hanji happened to have cooking skills, so along with Lacey, the couple came to the Castle of Thorns with their newly-born hobgoblin child, leaving behind two and a half-year-old children. The village helps with education and raising.

"No, I've eaten it."

Allen was welcomed into the inner hall. He did not hide his inner feelings. There was a kind of coldness in his faint answer, which made all the Green Field people present calm down and become a little silent.

"Who is that?"

Allen suddenly discovered that there was a human figure among the busy clerks in the store, and asked curiously.

There are four noodle restaurants in Thorn Castle, and the waiters and supervisors of each noodle restaurant are all dispatched from the village. After all, the kitchen of the noodle restaurant itself is considered an important place, and outsiders cannot be allowed in to avoid leaking secrets such as cooking skills and secret seasonings. In comparison, the people in the village are more reassuring. Moreover, as the population of dwarfs in the village gradually increased, the number of jobs that could be assigned to them in the village gradually became less and less. The excess labor always needed to be resettled, and finally they were sent to the Castle of Thorns to do odd jobs and work as cooks. .

This is also the reason why most of the four noodle restaurants are members of the tribe sent by Green Lake Village, and most of the waiters are dwarfs.

However, Allen remembered that the village had never arranged for humans to work in the Castle of Thorns, so there were some questions about the origins of the humans who were working in the pasta restaurant at the moment.

"...Ah, um, um, he was the clerk who applied for a job at our noodle restaurant half a year ago."

Lacey's face was erratic, her mood was uneasy, and her tone was a little stumbling: "Some time ago...our noodle restaurant business was a little too busy, so, so I thought about recruiting a waiter to help with the business in the store."

"is it?"

Allen's tone was casual, but he took out a ledger belonging to their Chengxi Pasta Restaurant from the dimensional bag and threw it directly on the table.

“But I see that your noodle restaurant’s revenue has dropped sharply in recent months!!”

"You are now saying that business was very good some time ago, but the accounts show that since the Flower Moon, your store's business revenue has been 2% less than before. How do you explain this?"

"Huh?? This, this, this is it. Patriarch, you, you, listen to me."

Lacey panicked all of a sudden. She never thought that Allen would come here to ask questions, so she was completely unprepared.

Moreover, after the Linus incident, Allen's mood kept fluctuating, and he had no idea of ​​​​step by step, so he just asked a heavy question all at once.

"It, it...in fact, in fact, the business of our store has not been very good recently. Many customers have gone to other noodle restaurants to eat."

"This human being was, because he was so pitiful at the time. I, I felt soft-hearted and kept him here. I lied about this matter. I was wrong!"

"..."

Allen listened indifferently as Lacey and her partner Hanji explained everything in response to each other, until they stopped talking and looked at Allen sweating profusely.

"I just spent a magic hour at the entrance of your store, and then carefully counted the number of customers entering and exiting the store. It was about 30-35 people. This kind of customer flow is comparable to the customer flow of the other three noodle restaurants in the city during this time period. In terms of quantity, there is basically no big difference.”

"All the accounts of the other three stores are not much different from before."

"So, let me ask you, you said that your store's business has declined. Do you think I will believe this reason?"

"I would like to remind you one more thing. If the sales of the seasonings and sauces in your inventory are really going to decrease as you said, then their consumption should also decrease, but I don't see their remaining quantities on the books!!"

The more Allen spoke, the colder his tone became. When the last word fell, when his tiger eyes shot towards Lacey in front of him, murderous intent was already overflowing, causing the temperature of the small room to drop sharply.

"...Clan leader, I was wrong, I was confused, I..."

"boom!!!"

Allen slapped her directly, killing half of Lacey's life on the spot, and it hit the ground with a muffled sound.

Hanji on the other side did not dare to make any big movements at this time. He just knelt on the ground and did not dare to raise his head. As Allen stepped down, his spine made a clicking sound, and half of his old life was also lost.

"Lock them up for me. I'll take a look at the store's accounts first. I'll interrogate these two damn bastards later!!!"

Before Allen could use any means, Lacey, who had revealed her most worrying problem, and whose inner temperament had not become as strong as her own greed, immediately went limp, with tears in her eyes and a look of fear and panic on her face. The ground fell limply to the ground. Next to her, Han Ji, who had committed corruption together, did not show much backbone. At this time, he stood aside blankly, as if he had lost his soul.

"Yes."

Everyone was in awe and worried about what the store manager had done. Some people knew and some were confused. But since the patriarch was so angry, life for the manager and his wife would not be easy in the future, and they were following. The clerk who has worked in the store with the supervisor for several years must also be subject to some questioning.

Some of them must have been in cahoots with Lacey and the others. At this time, they were also mentally shocked, but they had to pretend to be like the other companions. The mood in the whole store suddenly became very strange.

"and many more!"

"Lessie will stay here first, and bring me all the account books in the store."

"Whoever is the accountant who keeps the books, call them in together."

"..."

Allen had already made a plan in his mind. At this time, every order was given with confidence and without any chaos.

(End of this chapter)