Ice and Snow City is just like its name, without any fireworks at all.
After just getting familiar with the terrain, Sherlock didn't want to stay any longer. He applied to Nakamura Chihiro. After getting permission, he found Montenegro and the three of them went to the market in Imilma at the foot of the mountain.
"Sherlock, what do you think of this bracelet? It's carved from Snow Elvis's teeth." Chihiro Nakamura walked over and said as if he had discovered a treasure.
"The properties are too bad, and it looks like it's made of the teeth of an ordinary snow cat." Sherlock took a look at it and showed it to Montenegro behind him.
Black Mountain looked at it carefully for a moment and said respectfully: "Master Qianxun, this is indeed made of the teeth of an ordinary snow cat."
"Really..." Chihiro Nakamura said with disappointment, "That boss actually lied to me!"
"Do you need me to return the goods?" Heishan played the role of a younger brother conscientiously.
"Forget it, there aren't many gold coins anyway." Chihiro Nakamura waved his hand.
At this time, a group of guards wearing leather armor suddenly stopped everyone, and a strong man at the head said: "Excuse me, madam, are you a witch?"
"Yes!" Chihiro Nakamura nodded, revealing the black mask around his waist that represented his identity.
"Imilma, the captain of the Thirteenth Fang Squadron, Herak, has met the witch." The leader saluted and said respectfully: "Do you need our protection?"
"No, I'm here with Aglalon's guests today. We can just stroll around by ourselves." Nakamura Chihiro shyly refused, obviously not used to this kind of extra respect.
"Okay." Herak nodded and said: "There is also the businessman who deceived you. I have sent people to catch him. What do you want to do with him? Feed him to the wolves or sink him into the lake."
"No, no, just tell him not to lie to others in the future." Nakamura Chihiro said quickly.
"Praise for your mercy." Herak saluted again, and then left with the others.
In Leatherman, the status of witches is supreme.
Harming a witch is undoubtedly a death penalty, while disobeying a witch's orders, deceiving a witch, etc. are usually also a death penalty.
Unless the perpetrator is a child or another witch, or just an ignorant outsider who commits this crime for the first time.
Before, Sherlock had more or less learned some relevant information from other people's mouths or from some written records.
But when he saw something like this happen with his own eyes, he was still shocked.
"Hey~" Chihiro Nakamura sighed: "That's why I don't want to wear this mask."
"Don't you like such privileges?" Sherlock asked curiously.
"No..." Nakamura Chihiro wanted to say that she didn't like it, but when she saw Montenegro behind her, she couldn't say anything.
"Ah, it's almost dinner time." Sherlock also realized that his question was a bit wrong, so he changed the subject and said, "I heard that the sturgeon here is good."
"Hmm!" Nakamura Chihiro became excited again when talking about food: "Especially the sturgeon in winter, the roe inside is particularly delicious."
Chihiro Nakamura had obviously been to Yimilma for a long time and was very familiar with the roads in the city. He took Sherlock and Black Mountain around and finally stopped in front of a remote shop.
"The sturgeon in this store is the freshest, the boss's cooking skills are also very good, and their fire wine is the most delicious." Chihiro Nakamura introduced enthusiastically, and then led people inside.
"Master Qianxun, you are here again." In the simple hall, a middle-aged man greeted him with a smile.
"Boss, two sturgeons, three stacks of caviar, two portions of smoked cheese, and three stacks of fire wine." Chihiro Nakamura said familiarly.
"Okay, the sturgeon I just caught this morning is absolutely fresh. I'll do it right away."
Sturgeon is a specialty of Lake Assen.
Every winter, these sturgeons migrate to the vicinity of Ymilma and are a very famous local delicacy.
As for fire wine and smoked cheese, they are the two most traditional delicacies in the northern part of the East End. Before Leatherman was founded, people in this area had the habit of eating these two things.
When he came here, of course Sherlock wanted to try it.
Needless to say, the taste of sturgeon is delicious and delicate. It is a first-class delicacy even in Faerûn.
This smoked cheese combines the greasiness of bacon and the sweetness of butter, with sturgeon caviar smeared on top. Just smelling it makes you want to vomit, let alone eating it.
"The taste of smoked cheese is indeed a bit weird, but if you eat it with fire wine, it's really good." Chihiro Nakamura took a bite of cheese and a mouthful of fire wine, enjoying the meal.
"Really, Sherlock, you must try it." Heishan also kept urging him.
Sherlock has never tasted any dark cuisine, so he is still afraid of this mere cheese.
Without any hesitation at that moment, he took a big bite of a piece of cheese, swallowed it forcefully without chewing it a few times, and then drank several mouthfuls of fire wine.
"How is it?" Nakamura Chihiro asked expectantly.
"Ouch!" Sherlock pondered for a moment, but couldn't hold it in any longer, so he covered his mouth and ran out.
Well, local food may not necessarily be delicious.
At least, not every outsider will like to eat it.
Sherlock tried it twice in succession, but still couldn't accept the taste of smoked cheese.
In the end, they could only leave the hotel amidst the sounds of regret from Nakamura Chihiro and Montenegro.
After tasting the sturgeon, it’s natural to go to Imilma Valley to take a dip in the open-air snow valley hot spring.
In the white mist, while admiring the hazy snow scene in the distance and soaking in the warm spring water, Sherlock suddenly felt that all his fatigue had disappeared.
"Sherlock, where do you want to go next?" Chihiro Nakamura asked as he walked out of the snow valley.
"Go to Tilurag, I heard that tear crystals are abundant there." Sherlock said.
"Really?" Heishan has not been home for a year. When he heard Tilurag's name, he shouted out excitedly.
"certainly!"
"That's great. If you want tear crystals, I can give them to you. My family specializes in collecting tear crystals. It would be a good time to go there."
Heishan couldn't stop talking about his hometown: "We can also participate in horse racing and snow cat hunting. Sherlock, do you have a horse? If not, I can give you one..."
"If you want to go to Tilurag, it would be interesting to ride a horse across the snowfields and mountains." Chihiro Nakamura agreed.
"It does look very interesting." Sherlock couldn't refuse such an adventure and agreed happily.
"We also need to prepare the equipment for sleeping in the snow."
"Just leave this to me, Master Chihiro."
“There’s also food to eat, so bring some caviar and smoked cheese.”
