After Being Fancied by a Necromancer

With the deep and powerful whistle, the huge cruise ship set sail.

The sound startled flocks of seabirds, flapping their wings to play music for the long journey.

Its speed is getting faster and faster, and the stern leaves a long ripple on the water.

Cyril was in the room but did not feel any bumps from the cruise ship, and was as smooth as on land.

If it weren't for the view of the sea outside through the window, it would give people the illusion that they were still in the Rose Manor.

When the cruise ship started, he was reading: "The color-changing octopus, the wizard's good friend! The meat is firm, the taste is strong, and the teeth are refreshing. The most important thing is that it is cheap and easy to get! According to the market price , A large basket of five witch crystals. If you catch it yourself, it is recommended to use the 'Tickle Curse' to stimulate the octopus to change color and ink ink, and hit it with the 'Stun Curse' at the moment when it finishes spraying the ink."

The text is accompanied by a vivid illustration of a color-changing octopus.

The bulging, soft body has eight slender and full arms, and the arms and legs are also painted with fine suction cups.

The whole octopus does look like it's really... very chewy.

Cyril rationally understood that he should stop reading here and go straight to the introduction of the next creature.

However, he couldn't hold back, his eyes continued to drift down, and he saw the recipe part.

"Simple method: cold octopus. Remove the teeth and eyes first, then wash the internal organs, and then put them in hot water to scald until tender. At this time, pay special attention to the timing, the octopus meat is old It won't be delicious. Wait patiently for a while, then cut into small pieces after cooling, and simply stir with various seasonings such as lemon and pepper."

"Recommended practice: grilled octopus with sauce. First marinate the slices to taste, and then grill it on high heat. After the roast is fragrant, pour the secret sauce (see the seasoning article)! Fresh! The fragrance is beautiful, and it is no problem to eat ten in one go!"

Cyril licked his lips subconsciously, as if his stomach was a little hungry.

I am not active in cooking and have problems in thinking.

He glanced at the clock on the wall, it was twelve o'clock, it was indeed time for lunch.

So Cyril put down his book, went out happily, and went to the restaurant on the cruise ship.

The restaurant was eerily quiet at this time, and occasionally there was the rustling voice of the tablemates.

Cyril was surprised to find that something was wrong with everyone's faces.

The faces of the boys and girls showed three points of indifference and solemnity, three points of shame and resentment, and four points of helplessness.

He had a bad premonition in his heart.

Cyril took a quick glance at the place where the dishes were placed in the restaurant, and then his eyes froze.

The clean long table is indeed set with a series of attractive dishes, and the delicate golden vessels of the dishes are also decorated with carved fruit ornaments.

The variety of fresh seafood is dazzling and eye-catching.

There was a bright flame dancing, very dazzling.

Another example is some prawns with salt and pepper skin that are being grilled on an exquisite small charcoal stove: the surface is smeared with a layer of clear oil and grilled by the flame, it looks crispy, and the shrimp meat is white and red. Fragrant.

The wire mesh of this small charcoal stove will also automatically turn over.

But these delicate and delicious dishes are covered with a faint white light, like a white glass cover.

Each glass cover displays a number, which varies in size.

The price on the dishes is the price of Wu Jing, the waiter can receive gold coins and Wu Jing, the exchange rate is 1 Wu Jing = 100 gold coins, and no counter-offer is accepted. Friendly reminder: The casino is located on the bottom floor of the Black, with high risk and high return. Welcome. 】 Good guy, Cyril's expression froze.

What kind of overlord clause is "1 Wu Jing = 100 gold coins"?

Isn't the general exchange rate on the wizard continent "1 witch crystal = 10 gold coins"?

How come ten times! When they don't know?

Beside the brass bulletin board stood a puppet man wearing a black vest and white shirt, apparently this is the waiter of the restaurant.

Although he is alone, he doesn't seem to be underestimated.

He was carrying a very sharp kitchen knife.

The crystal lamp in the restaurant reflects a dazzling light on the thin kitchen knife.

That's it?

Silent iron cutting should be fine, right?

Isn’t it as easy as chopping melons and vegetables?

Cyril's gaze shifted from the nasty puppet waiter to the paid dishes.

In the pile of food, he found the "color-changing octopus" he had seen in the illustration in the book just before he came to the restaurant.

Coincidentally, the scorched flat octopus fillets sit quietly on a glossy white china plate with a small saucer of sauce beside it.

This looks like it's cooked according to the Stranger Things Cookbook's most recommended recipe for grilled octopus.

Cyril looked up and saw the price of this dish—"50" Wu Jing.

His pupils shook.

The "Strange Creatures Cookbook" clearly states that 5 Wu Jing can buy a large basket of fresh color-changing octopus!

Although the grilled octopus slices on this plate are extraordinarily beautiful, it can't stand the fact that there is at most one discolored octopus on this plate.

This premium is too much!

Cyril then looked at the most common white bread, the price is "5" Wu Jing.

Tsk.

A piece of white bread is ten times more expensive than the treasure potion of the town store in the window of Steve's potion on Crescent Street!

Cyril looked indifferent.

Black Heart Restaurant has been hammered.

What kind of pirate ship did he get on? ? ?

Cyril now only has 2 witch crystals and 5 gold coins.

Even if you lose your money, you can't afford a piece of ordinary white bread.

So he had no choice but to take a small slice of brown bread.

As for why he only took such a small amount, he didn't forget the "no food waste" warning.

Try first, in case there are other pitfalls...

The quality of this brown bread didn't look any better than the one Cyril found in the kitchen when he first came into this world, hard, rough, and throaty.

He soaked the brown bread with water before slowly putting it into his mouth.

Cyril almost vomited after taking a bite.

This black bread is unpalatable to a new level.

Of course he's not the only one who thinks this way.

Most of the new students around are noble children of fine clothes and jade food, how can they be used to this kind of food.

Many people did bring a lot of gold coins before leaving, but they couldn't stand the way of eating 500 gold coins for a loaf of white bread.

This is forcing freshmen to try their luck in an unknown casino.

And according to the restaurant's rules, the casino doesn't know what to expect.

Cyril couldn't help but miss the free delicacies that were always available in the Rose Garden, and he sighed softly.

At this time, a "pop-" sound came.

Cyril saw a tall young man with dark brown hair and an overgrown beard on his chin lay down a plate of brown bread heavily.

Philip put down the plate with the brown bread in his hand heavily, and the black bread on the plate still had a faint tooth mark on it.

He didn't know that the black face still needed to be soaked, so he bit it directly, but it knocked his teeth.

Philip stood up, strode up to the puppet waiter, and said in a tone of impatience as suppressed as possible: "Bring a loaf of white bread."

Then he took out a brass card and handed it to the puppet waiter.

Cyril looked at the brass card in his hand from a distance.

After the bonus in the bath, his eyesight has become better now, and he can see clearly what the man is holding.

This brass card is very delicate, and you can see the precise, stitched, large and small gears inside.

Some of the numbers embedded in it were blocked by his hand, and Cyril only saw that the number in the box at the end was "9".

The back of this card is half-covered by the hand, and it looks like a black rose flower.

"That's the membership card of the Black Rose Chamber of Commerce. It can also be used by ordinary people who are not in the wizarding continent. You can exchange gold coins for Wujing in advance, and you can pay for Wujing when you do business with wizards."

Warren came to Cyril with a plate.

He followed Cyril's gaze to the brass card in the man's hand and explained.

"Grandfather gave me and Grace one each."

Warren paused and continued, with a hint of helplessness in his voice.

"But there are not many witch crystals in it, I can't waste them all on food, and there will definitely be many items that need to be purchased when I arrive at the wizard continent."

It is!

Cyril nodded.

Yes, the transaction between wizards and ordinary people definitely needs an intermediary.

Cyril gave Warren a smile.

"Thank you for the message."

"You're welcome," Warren responded quickly.

At the moment when they were talking, something happened on the side of the puppet waiter.

Still holding a kitchen knife in one hand, the puppet waiter took out a similar brass card from his pocket with the other.

It thumbed a few numbers on it.

Immediately afterwards, it stretched out its hand to fit the card in its own hand with the brass card in Philip's hand.

As if receiving a special induction, the gears on Philip's card turned.

After the gears are stationary, the number on the card has changed.

Cyril saw the "9" at the end of the number scroll to "4" again.

Then the puppet waiter put his brass card into the pocket of his black vest, and took out a plate of white bread from the long table where the food was placed and handed it to Philip.

Cyril noticed that when the puppet's hand passed through the protective cover of the dish, there was a flash of almost transparent silk thread on it.

"How did you brush me 8 Wu Jing!"

Philip did not immediately take the plate of white bread, but pointed to the number on the brass card with an angry face and questioned the puppet.

"No food waste!"

The puppet man calmly pointed to the place where Philip put down the brown bread not far away. mean.

The freshmen around who were silently paying attention to the behavior of the local tyrants who spent a lot of money opened their eyes and took a deep breath when they heard the words just now.

When they caught a glimpse of the puppet man's turning head, they hurriedly looked down at the rough brown bread on the plate in their hands.

This thing is actually worth 3 Wu Jing! 300 gold coins!

The key is to eat Wu Jing upside down!

The freshmen who didn't know the situation in advance and took two or three slices of brown bread wanted to cry without tears.

Who set the price!

Have the guts to price Have the guts to come out and let them take a look!

Can't you hold grudges in your heart?

Cyril swallowed the brown bread with difficulty, gaining a deeper understanding of the restaurant owner's black heart.

3 Wu Jing = 300 gold coins = 30000 silver coins = 300000 copper coins.

In the small town of Codswood, a loaf of black bread only costs 1 copper coin.

"Will we go to the casino later?"

Warren imitated Cyril and soaked the brown bread on the plate in water.

He glanced at the black bread he had to eat in front of him with a stomachache, turned his head and asked Cyril.