Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Carcas Islands, Nas.

When the stern-looking Gehrman Sparrow walked into the "Fanatical Whale Dance" grocery store, the skylark, which was not very common in the area, was squatting on the top of his silk top hat, which diluted his cold temperament. few.

Esther followed Klein, her eyes wandering on the messy shelves of the grocery store, curiously observing the several whale oil candles on display.

Klein knocked on the counter and used Fusac to communicate with the gray-haired boss behind him. This was the "Star Admiral"'s contact point in Nath.

Esther heard the boss's complaint after Klein refused the boss's recommendation of spirits: "What kind of man is he if he doesn't drink Nipos? Are only ladies left in Runen?"

Esther poked her head behind Klein and looked over: "I——"

"Don't think about it." Klein's eyes suddenly became sharp, and Esther immediately retracted her head, pretending to focus on staring at a few pairs of whale skin gloves.

The boss laughed "haha" twice before asking: "Who introduced you?"

"Ms. Geertmuse."

The boss stood up from behind the counter. His height gave Esther a feeling of oppression as if she saw the large bookcase growing legs. When the boss looked over, Esther quickly waved her hand:

"Just take him there. I'm just strolling around. I'll wait for you here."

Klein looked at Esther with a warning look again, and the meaning was obvious: don't touch things, let alone the half bottle of wine left on the table!

Esther sneered twice and stood obediently by the door of the grocery store. She had no interest in touching other people's bottles. If the bottles were unopened, she might just steal some wine and taste it.

She didn't have any special hobbies, she was just curious about the boss's description and wanted to take a taste.

It didn't take long for the boss to come out, leaving Klein alone. Esther knew that he was discussing with the "Star Admiral" to go to the easternmost part of the Suniya Sea.

When the boss saw the lady staying obediently by the door, he couldn't help but smirk. He grabbed the wine bottle on the table and took a couple of sips. Then he pulled out another bottle from behind the counter, an unopened one: "Anyway, no one is looking after you now. How about a couple of bites?"

Esther twitched her lips: "Thank you for your kindness, but -"

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by the boss laughing: "Hahaha, there's nothing to be afraid of! Women also drink in Fusac!"

"Then I'll buy it from you. I can't get it for nothing..."

"Just drink it! This thing is not that valuable. As long as you dare to drink it, this bottle is yours! Take it away!"

The boss pulled out the cork from the bottle's mouth with his bare hands. The brown-green bottle's mouth immediately emitted a strong smell of wine. He raised the bottle towards Esther.

Esther glanced in the direction of the room. Klein hadn't come out yet, so there was nothing wrong with taking such a good opportunity to take a sip of wine...

So she walked to the counter and took the bottle, followed the boss's previous posture, and took two swigs directly to the mouth of the bottle.

It should be said that it is the most popular alcoholic drink in the Fusac Empire. The most direct feeling of high alcohol content is that of strong alcohol.

Esther felt as if she had swallowed a mouthful of fire, burning from the tip of her tongue to her throat, making her choke.

Her eyes suddenly turned red, and she subconsciously closed her eyes tightly.

But when Esther opened her eyes again, there wasn't much abnormality except for a slight redness on her cheeks. She exhaled comfortably and smiled happily: "It really tastes quite impactful."

It even makes people a little nostalgic. I seem to have heard someone describe a similar taste somewhere? Vodka? Esther thought as she clenched the bottle of wine, but the moment this thought surfaced, it was suppressed by an inexplicable force.

"Okay! Okay!" The boss was surprised by the generosity of the lady in front of him and smiled very happily. He gave Esther a thumbs up, "I didn't know you were so capable!"

Esther raised her little finger. She resisted the urge to steal the other person's thoughts and just laughed awkwardly: "Haha, I'm just not very good at getting drunk, so I don't have much strength."

"What's wrong with getting drunk?"

"Just drinking!" Esther took another sip, and then realized that the voice she just asked the question in was not right.

Klein walked out of the back door and saw such a scene. His condemning eyes immediately fell on the wine bottle in Esther's hand.

Esther's eyes immediately wandered, and her guilt was all on her face: "The boss said you can treat me, and I agreed... just one bottle, one bottle! Don't worry, I won't be affected much."

No, you've learned too much! Klein sighed deeply in his heart.

"Let's go." Klein threw the crystal ball to the boss and strode towards the door of the grocery store.

The boss held the crystal ball and stood behind the counter and shook the bottle at the two of them. He seemed to be happy for sending Nipos out: "Next time, you are welcome to come and drink at any time, haha!"

Klein couldn't help but glanced at Esther sternly again, but he felt quite helpless. Why did he start letting himself go without even looking at her?

Of course, Esther didn't look at him again. She put the bottle of wine behind her in embarrassment. She started chatting about what to eat for lunch, obviously trying to divert Klein's attention.

"I'm going to collect information." Klein answered as he lowered the brim of his hat.

Esther thought for two seconds: "Then I'd better not go with you? If the adventurer brings a lady into the bar, scandals will easily spread."

"Don't drink too much."

Esther laughed cheerfully, turned around, and walked directly to a restaurant passing by on the street: "I'll see you later!"

Klein glanced at Esther's back, said nothing, and continued to the local "Lodal", also known as "Morning Light" bar, which is one of the gathering points for adventurers in the Carcas Islands.

But two seconds later, a "chirp" came from the top of Klein's hat, sounding a little confused.

Obviously, both of them ignored the existence of this little skylark.

Chatting with a little bird obviously doesn't fit in with "Gehrman's" outwardly cold persona, otherwise Klein would definitely mutter something like, "Your mother abandoned you" to the little bird.

However, even after walking a distance of fifty meters, the skylark didn't react much and stayed quietly on top of Klein's head, showing no "separation anxiety" as Esther said.

Klein was a little confused, but didn't think much about it, because Esther's tone sounded very casual at the time, and she probably hadn't done many corresponding experiments.

——

Klein took a carriage to the "Rodar" bar, and Esther casually ordered some special dishes on the recommendation of the waiter in the restaurant.

There was no way she could do it. With her height of 1.6 meters, she looked like a pure outsider walking around Nas. Even if she straightened her back, she couldn't even reach the shoulders of passers-by.

If it weren't for enjoying various delicious dishes, Esther would definitely remain parasitic on the skylark from beginning to end, so that as long as she flew up, she could overlook everyone's hair.

However, because she was holding a bottle of Nipos in her hand, Esther noticed that other people's gazes on her turned to curiosity, including the guests at the next few tables. Even the waiters in this restaurant went out of their way to help her. She brought an empty glass over.

Esther twitched her lips, always feeling that they wanted to laugh at her.

Just watch, she won't get drunk anyway, even more so after being promoted to "parasite". The torrent of spirituality in her blood is enough to wash away any substance that would affect Esther.

Her face will only turn a little red and her spirits will be slightly high, but she will not be affected much negatively.

If it is an ordinary bird body, it will not work, but if Esther is parasitizing a skylark, the fit between the light spot and the body is high enough, and she can also slightly change the physiological acceptance of the skylark.

So the phrase "eat everything" was Esther's disguise to confess to Klein the special nature of Skylark. She wasn't sure whether Klein heard it.

He is so smart, even if he didn't expect it now, he should understand it in two days.

Soon, the dishes ordered by Esther were brought to the table by the waiter. Her Fusac was no problem for simple daily conversations. Coupled with her familiarity with the ancient Fusac, she chose from the menu. Some of the dishes that interest me the most.

The dark red beet soup is stewed with cabbage, potatoes and carrots, as well as large pieces of soft beef. There is a spoonful of sour cream on top of the soup, which is sour and salty with a sweet aftertaste.

Esther doesn't like the mixed taste of sour and salty, but she completely accepted this soup.

In addition, there is Fusac pie. Although the literal name is "pie", its appearance is similar to a baked bun. It is an oval bread with a filling inside, which is filled with minced meat, mushrooms and The cheese is coated with eggs on the outside and turns golden brown after baking.

Just go with the beet soup.

In addition, there is a plate of sliced ​​Fusak meat jelly, which Esther thinks is a bit strong in taste. She would prefer the traditional light skin jelly, the kind dipped in garlic vinegar sauce.

Esther didn't order a drink, poured a full glass of Nipos to go with her meal, and enjoyed her lunch leisurely.

She thought the rest of the time would be so leisurely, but suddenly, four or five people kicked open the store door aggressively, pointed at another table of customers who were dining, and started yelling curses.

The two men who had been eating slapped the table and stood up. Not afraid of their own disadvantages, they also responded with vulgar words, one louder than the other.

Esther scooped up the beet soup and put it into her mouth while watching the excitement with great pleasure, rapidly increasing her Fusac vocabulary.

The attitude of other diners was similar to hers, and they even seemed quite used to this situation. Esther couldn't help but wonder if this was a simple local custom.

However, after the two groups became angry, they gradually became ready to take action on the spot.

So the cook grabbed the stone plate with the cheese patties in one hand and a kitchen knife in the other and rushed out of the back room, roaring and driving the group out of the restaurant.

Esther could hear humming and banging sounds coming from outside, but when the cook threw the stone plate on her table, Esther's attention was immediately attracted by the dessert sprinkled with powdered sugar.

The red-wine-nosed cook took a deep breath and clearly smelled the smell of Nipos. He bared his teeth at the young foreign lady, and his gloomy expression softened a lot: "The taste is good."

"Thank you." Esther replied with a smile.