There is a mysterious black cat in the Cat Tavern in Menis. On the way to the Tavern, Zheng Qing heard passers-by talking about it more than once.
Because that is a cat that conquers death and is between life and death.
When you see it in a tavern, it is definitely a dead cat, or it has white eyes, belly upturned, and no breath, or it is simply a pile of dead cat bones with maggots among the broken black fur.
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But when you can't see it, the cat is alive.
It will sneak up on the table and steal dried fish while the guests are not paying attention, and then leave plum blossom footprints on your napkin; it will hide and snore in a place where no one can find it but can be heard; if
The guest is a beautiful little girl, and this black cat will hide under the table and rub her ankles and calves with its soft belly. If at this time, the little girl lifts the tablecloth and looks under the table, she will just
You can see a pile of dead cat skeletons piled at your feet.
At first, the shopkeeper and the guests thought there was something ghostly at work, and invited many wizards and priests to exorcise the evil spirits, but nothing was found. The cat still lingered in every corner of the tavern.
It wasn't until the Great Elder Atal of the Usa City Temple personally inspected it that he confirmed that this was just a black cat with a very special status and a very ordinary essence.
With the great elder's judgment, the tavern soon attracted many admiring guests.
The shrewd tavern owner simply used this as a gimmick and set up a wooden box on each dining table with a hole on the side, only big enough to allow one hand to go in. Each guest who comes to the restaurant only needs to order a small dried fish.
, you will have the opportunity to pet the mysterious black cat.
"You just need to grab a small dried fish and put your hand into the hole." The waiter at the Menis Tavern pointed to the wooden box in the center of the table and enthusiastically explained to several young wizards: "If you feel the fish in your hand,
If the stem is eaten, then it may stay in your box at that time, and you can take the opportunity to touch it..."
"How do we know if it ate it?" Xiao Xiao asked with great interest.
The waiter had an unsurprised look on his face.
"This is a question that all guests will have." He smiled gently, walked to an empty table, and skillfully opened the lid of the wooden box. It was empty, not even a plate.
On the wooden board, rows of magic patterns and talismans were also drawn.
Zheng Qing carefully examined the talismans and judged from their shape and changes that they contained multiple effects such as preventing prying eyes and blocking observation.
"The boxes are all empty," the waiter pointed, knocked on the box, and showed it to the guests: "You can check the magic or mechanism on this box at will to confirm whether we have cheated... If any of you are good at it,
For talismans, you should be able to see forbidden summons and other similar talismans drawn in the box."
Jiang Yu and Xiao Xiao looked at Zheng Qing at the same time.
The young public-funded student nodded cautiously.
"And here," the waiter bent down and lifted up the heavy tablecloth on the dining table, revealing the dark underside of the table. Through the dim lights in the tavern, you could see that there was only one load-bearing pillar under the table, and it was not the same as the tabletop.
The wooden boxes are not in the same position: "...from top to bottom, there is no tampering."
"Just here." Jiang Yu made the final decision, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.
Zheng Qing was not surprised at all, because he knew that Miss Jiang was a cat lover. Seeing such an interesting cat this time, it would be strange if she turned a blind eye.
Unlike most restaurants, Menis charges per person, one gold coin per person. The food provided is similar, mainly barbecue and octopus balls, and the main dishes are only corn cakes with butter and pumpkin cakes. But because it is a tavern
, so the drinks provided in the store are very rich. Zheng Qing looked at the menu for a long time to choose, and finally selected mead and mushroom wine-these are the two lightest drinks in the store.
Of course, the plate of dried fish used to amuse the cat is also essential.
After taking back the menu, the waiter stood aside with a smile and did not leave.
"Chenghui, three gold coins." The waiter held the plate and said politely.
"Shouldn't we pay after eating?" Zheng Qing took out three gold coins from the gray cloth bag and put them on the tray - these gold coins were exchanged by Xiao Xiao in the temple earlier.
"Because many times, guests will suddenly get into fights while eating, and then they all run away." A shy guest passing by with a belly picked his teeth and answered with a smile: "...
...Old Nice lost a lot of gold for this. So afterwards, everyone paid first and then ate."
The waiter smiled and bowed, and just as he was about to leave with the plate, Xiao Xiao suddenly reached out and took away two gold coins from the plate.
"If I read it correctly," the little wizard pointed to the corner of the menu and said, "There is a sentence here, 'Zugs and dogs are not allowed; cats are free.'"
Zheng Qing stretched his neck and took a serious look, and there was indeed such a sentence.
Then suddenly some bad premonitions arose in his heart.
Sure enough, after Xiao Xiao finished reading that sentence, he reached out and fished out a cat tail from under Zheng Qing's robe, and waved it in front of the waiter: "Did you see it? It's true, it's a cat.
It should be free...but for some reason, he has temporarily turned into a human, a very rare 'humanoid cat'. And she, you can also see those cat ears, right?"
The black cat tail twitched hard, slipped from Xiao Xiao's palm, and then quickly flicked it, hitting the little wizard's mouth with a snap. Xiao Xiao adjusted his glasses without changing his expression and continued to look steadily.
Restaurant waiter.
Zheng Qing took a deep breath, turned his head slightly and looked at Jiang Yu.
The witch's cheeks and neck have turned pink, and the two white kitten ears in her hair have drooped down in shame, sticking tightly to the hair, looking like two fluffy hair accessories.
The chubby guest passing by held his belly and started laughing wildly.
Menis' waiter was obviously caught off guard and stood there blankly. He could neither deny the existence of the two "humanoid cats" nor give them a free meal.
After all, they look like humans.
The commotion in the corner soon attracted the master of Menes.
It was a middle-aged man about forty years old with two beautiful moustache, wearing a light gray vest, with a neatly folded handkerchief stuffed in the chest pocket, and a slender gold chain hanging from the pocket.
, and finally disappeared between the gaps in the clothes.
"What happened?" he asked gently.
The waiter immediately repeated Xiao Xiao's words.
After listening to the waiter's report, the boss of Menis looked at the young wizards carefully.
This chapter has been completed!