One Sneeze Destroys A Magical Civilization

Chapter 35 Unfathomable

"Your Excellency South, where are you going?" Bernard stepped forward and asked.

Zuo Si replied bluntly: "I want to find a hotel, eat a delicious meal with local specialties, and rest in the best room for one night. In addition, this guy needs to send a message to let his hands Come down and collect a ransom."

"If it's just these, you can leave it to me to make arrangements. My name is Epke, and I am the leader of a thieves' guild in Calimport." The bald fat man hurriedly took the opportunity to introduce himself.

Although there are quite a lot of arcane spellcasters in Calimport, almost half of the royal guards are mages or warlocks.

But that is all under the control of the official and the royal family.

It is quite difficult for an underground organization like the Thieves Guild to recruit a powerful spellcaster.

Generally speaking, only those low-level mages would choose to give up continuing to study and explore profound magic knowledge, and begin to serve the leader of the Thieves Guild.

Apke has a mage who can cast three-ring arcane spells under his command, so he knows very well how amazing power an advanced spellcaster can release at a critical moment.

Among other things, just Bernard's description of the method of resurrecting hundreds of undead in one breath is enough to directly change and reverse the outcome of a guild war.

So he wanted to take this opportunity to see if he could get closer and find a new ally for himself.

"Oh? Can you? No trouble, right?"

Zuo Si blinked her eyes deliberately pretending to be ignorant.

He was not a fool, so he naturally saw the intention of the bald and fat man in front of him.

But it doesn't matter.

Anyway, does Zuo Si plan to stay in Calimport for a long time?

After receiving the ransom, he will set off north.

First go to Amn to see if you can help Bernard solve the trouble of the Chamber of Commerce's inheritance, and then go to Candlekeep or Waterdeep City to learn magic knowledge.

"No! Of course not! It is my honor to have the honor to meet a powerful spellcaster like you. What's more, Captain Bloody and I are old friends."

As he spoke, Epke cast his eyes on Hallett, who had a decadent face and a sour smell.

The latter rolled his eyes angrily: "Don't call me so affectionate. At best, we just use each other, not friends at all."

"It breaks my heart to say that."

Epke clutched his chest and put on a heartbroken look.

But soon, he couldn't help laughing and teasing: "But you are really embarrassed now! Hahahaha!"

Facing the ridicule from the old acquaintance, Hallett was so angry that he cursed furiously: "Damn! You bastard, just laugh as much as you want! You cry when you are.

Just wait and see, I can make a comeback soon.

By the way, help me deliver a message.

Tell Eric to bring enough gold coins, plus all the books and scrolls in the collection, to Calimport to redeem me.

You should know how to contact him. "

"Don't worry, I'll bring you the phone, and it's free."

Epke agreed without any hesitation.

From this alone, it can be seen that the relationship between the two is much better than what was shown just now.

At least the leader of the thieves guild didn't add insult to injury, let alone arrest him and send him to Amn for a reward after paying the ransom.

After paying port fees, berthing fees and a small amount of bribes to the wharf officials, making them completely ignore the contraband in the cargo, everyone left the noisy and smelly wharf and handed over the ship to a dozen thieves guilds The thugs guarded.

Passing through several bustling main roads with a lot of traffic, Epke soon stopped at the door of a hotel called "Happy Time".

Through the open door, one can vaguely hear the sound of music coming from inside, as well as the strange screams and shouts of excitement from the guests.

When he pushed open the door with his own hands and walked in, the originally warm atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

Zuo Si could even see that the woman standing on the table dancing in tulle suddenly tensed all her muscles, and she froze in place and did not dare to move.

And those guests who were still in a state of excitement one second, all closed their mouths and sat down to keep quiet the next second.

Because everyone knows that the bald fat man who walked in and his Thieves Guild are the real rulers of this street, controlling everyone's life, death and fate.

no doubt!

This is the deterrent effect brought by rights.

It is also something that the dozens of thieves' guilds in Calimport, large and small, are intriguing and fighting each other, and they must grab it no matter what.

Undoubtedly, Epke enjoyed the scene very much, deliberately slowed down his pace, and it took him half a minute to walk up to the bar owner, and said straightforwardly: "I'm going to use the second floor to entertain some important guests. I will give you three minutes to clean up the entire second floor, and then ask the chef to stop what he is doing and prepare the best dishes for me."

"Ming...Understood! Please rest assured, I will make arrangements right away."

The boss, who seemed to be in his fifties, was obviously frightened. He ran up to the second floor in a hurry, and kicked out the guests who were eating without any explanation, and didn't even charge for the meal.

At the same time, the male employee in charge of serving the dishes also got into the kitchen and informed the busy cooks to immediately give priority to meeting the requirements of the guild leader.

The whole process is full of high efficiency that cannot be described in words.

In just fifteen minutes or so, a group of people sat around the table by the window on the second floor, enjoying the most distinctive delicacies of the restaurant while admiring the busy scene on the street outside.

Apke even called the dancers downstairs to feed Hallett who couldn't eat by herself.

During the meal, whether it was Bernard, Epke, or Hallett who had become a captive, they all secretly observed Zuo Si's eating movements, habits, and reactions to various flavors and ingredients.

From these details, they want to find out where this "Necromancer" who always gives people a sense of inscrutability comes from in Faerun Continent, whether he has received education in rituals, what preferences or weaknesses he has. can be used and so on.

Unfortunately, Zuo Si performed almost impeccably.

In terms of dining etiquette, he had been professionally trained when he was on earth, and he used the three tableware, the knife, fork, and spoon, pleasing to the eye.

During the whole process, I didn't touch the food with my fingers, nor did I leave the soup in the corner of my mouth.

And they are also very careful to completely separate the common tableware from their own tableware, eliminating all possible direct contact.

Not only that!

After eating, let the waiter soak and disinfect the used tableware, bowls, plates, etc. in boiling water.

Even Hallett, who was born as an aristocrat, couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of his elegant manners, movements and hygiene habits that made his scalp tingle.

In the eyes of the pirate captain, the etiquette shown by Zuo Si would not be disrespectful even if he went to eat in the royal court.

Other than that, no matter what taste and ingredients he ate, his expression remained normal, without any surprise, joy or other similar reactions.

Many dishes that are already considered delicious in the eyes of others, he will not touch them for a second time after he has only tasted them, obviously he dislikes them.

Even if these dishes add a lot of expensive spices and condiments.

You must know that in Faerun, spices are out-and-out luxury goods.

A small bag of relatively expensive spices is equivalent to the sum of the income of an ordinary person who does not eat or drink for half a month or even a month.

Those who can often eat spices definitely belong to the noble or rich class.

Putting all the above together, the three people who observed secretly can basically conclude that Zuo Si not only has a very good background.

And the requirements for food quality are very high, almost to the point of harshness.

They didn't know at all that the dishes that Zuo Si didn't eat were just random spices, which made the whole dish taste very weird, which didn't meet the tastes of modern Earth people at all.

(end of this chapter)