Chapter 670: Little Ear Tavern, Dancer Bidding [5K]
He stuffed the dinar into the hands of the captain of the Wild Ax Warrior Squadron.
"I will use this money to buy you a drink."
"Please be accommodating."
"I trekked for a long time from the cypress forest to get here."
Captain Crazy Ax glanced at the dinar in his hand, and then at the Ranger Captain. After the two exchanged glances, they directly let Zong Shen go.
The two or three hundred dinars can be divided among the brothers, which can be regarded as extra income.
After all, the superiors did not issue a blockade order, but only requested that the review of entering the city be strengthened.
Winterlow City is a typical trading city, and the flow of people coming and going has promoted the prosperity here.
Naturally, cities will not be closed off easily. Once the population flow is stopped, the losses to the city will be huge.
"Go ahead and remember not to cause trouble!"
"The patrols in the city are not as easy to talk to as us!"
Captain Crazy Ax patted Zong Shen on the shoulder, and the Crazy Ax warriors and rangers blocking the road immediately moved out of the way.
Zong Shen didn't say anything, just nodded slightly in greeting.
Continue forward two or three kilometers and you will officially enter Bangcheng.
After escaping, he quickly left the level.
After walking not far, they stopped a group of traveling merchants preparing to enter the city.
I spent 500 dinars to buy a Nord mountain horse that was in pretty good condition.
After getting on the horse, he moved forward much faster.
The city is so big and it would take a lot of time just to walk.
In particular, the city of Wintrobon is much larger than Bosbon.
Following the flow of people and after asking around a bit, he found a simple tavern on the outskirts.
After throwing the horse to the waiter at the door and giving him a 10-dinar coin as a tip, Zong Shen walked directly into the tavern.
The name of this pub is Little Ear, and its sign and door are unremarkable.
When I walked inside, I realized that the interior area is quite large.
A rectangular bar takes up one third of the pub.
In the center is a small circular stage.
Thick wooden round tables are placed everywhere.
Even in the middle of the night, the tavern was still bustling with people.
A bard had a harp in front of him and was singing a song.
When Zong Shen entered, he had just finished playing a song, and some generous mercenaries and drinkers around him threw coins in front of him, mostly 1 dinar.
The bard bowed and saluted everywhere, and then picked up the coins on the ground one by one.
Dragging the harp off the stage!
After the minstrel left the stage, several dancers in leather skirts, their faces smeared with oil paint and wearing crowns composed of colorful feathers, entered the stage.
Following closely behind were several male drummers dressed similarly.
As the drum beat sounded, the dancers began to sway.
In the Endless Continent, except for the nobles, no one else has the concept of underwear.
The dramatic swaying movements and already revealing clothing make these dancers often reveal their spots.
It also instantly aroused the passion of the drinkers!
"Twist up!"
"Look at that butt! It's so perky!"
"200 dinars! Stay with me all night!"
…
The drinkers shouted noisily.
The drumbeat gradually becomes more rapid, making people feel angry and blood rising.
When the dancers heard these words, their faces showed charming expressions.
From time to time, he would let out a soft moan, or lick his red lips, and pull open his leather jacket with both hands.
Zong Shen lost interest after one glance.
He walked straight to the bar, pretended to take out 100 dinars and put it on the table.
"Whatever you want to drink."
"Keep the change, please."
“Better with ice!”
The strong bartender is a typical Nord.
He has an ear tattooed on his thick arm.
He swept the dinar into the money bag on the table.
The tavern has always been a high-spending place, and one hundred dinars is not considered very luxurious.
Zong Shen took off his battle helmet and put it aside.
“Would you like to try our specialty?”
"I call it a hot orgy!"
"This big coin can just buy a drink."
The bartender looked at Zong Shen, took out a horn cup from behind, and asked.
"good."
Zong Shen nodded.
He wanted to see what a hot orgy was.
The bartender smiled, the beard on his lips rising slightly.
He took out a small wine bucket from the back, uncorked the bottle, and poured one-third of the white wine into it.
Then he took out a few leaves from the drawer of the wine cabinet.
Zong Shen recognized that this thing was called betel leaf, and it tasted bitter and spicy.
It grows near Sitano Village, and some villagers like to chew betel leaves. He asked the strategy module and found out that this stuff contains weak toxins, but with his constitution, he can completely resolve it.
Betel leaves come from the betel tree, and the betel berries are one of the raw materials for making paralytic poisons.
The bartender took out a small stone grinder, pounded the betel leaves into a green paste and added it to the wine. Finally, he took out two kinds of wine and mixed them into it to fill the horn cup.
"Drink. If you get drunk, you can stay upstairs in our hotel."
“80 dinars a night.”
The bartender said angrily, with a playful smile on his face.
Zong Shen picked up the horn cup and narrowed his eyes.
[Strong mixed liquor (green)]
[Quality: Excellent grade]
[Highly mixed spirits with a small amount of paralyzing toxins. If the strength attribute is lower than 50 points, there is a high chance of falling into a comatose state after drinking it]
[Effect: Reaction force -20%, attack power increased by 10%, movement speed reduced by 15%]
(Only those with good strength can drink the signature drink of Little Ear Tavern without falling asleep. This is also the way Little Ear Tavern tests whether the guests are "lambs" or "lone wolves".
Those who sleep will be dragged away, stripped naked, put in shackles and sold to slave traders.
If you are not lethargic, it proves that you are strong and can continue to stay in the tavern)
"Black and white take it all!"
Zong Shen looked at the properties of the wine. This thing was used by Little Ears Tavern to identify lambs.
Those unsuspecting outsiders who drink a cup will become the lambs of the Little Ears Tavern.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! For Zong Shen, this glass of wine is not worth mentioning.
He grinned, raised his neck and drank it all!
The wine was a mixture of strong alcohol, plus the spiciness and bitterness of betel leaves. After taking the drink, Zong Shen felt that his mouthpiece was burning, and a warm current flowed from his mouth to his esophagus and then to his stomach.
Eventually it gradually spreads throughout the body.
It actually gave him a happy feeling, which was indeed a bit interesting.
"Not bad."
“One more drink!”
Zong Shen took out a dinar again and slapped it on the table.
The smile on the bartender's face faded a lot and was replaced by a solemn one.
After Zong Shen finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at the exciting dance on the circular stage.
There were many people surrounding the stage, raising their arms and cheering excitedly.
The smell in the air is very complex, including the smell of wine, sweat and a faint smell of blood.
Taverns like this have always been a mixed place.
Zong Shen looked around, looking for traces of heroic talents.
Originally, he thought that the bard was probably a heroic talent.
But it's not.
Among the hundreds of people present, there were only two heroic talents.
The qualifications are all average. One of them has excellent qualifications and is actually a dancer in the venue. She looks pretty but has a very hot figure and is dancing to the beat of the drums.
There is another person with excellent qualifications, carrying a crossbow behind his back and a long sword hanging on his waist.
Wearing ordinary leather armor and a crudely made black iron half-helmet on his head.
There were several guys dressed as mercenaries around him.
It looks like he should be a mercenary leader.
However, the dancer was a bit interesting, and Zong Shen thought about whether to take her back to his territory.
The territory currently has many heroic talents, but the new population will be even greater.
There is a huge demand for dominance points.
Strictly speaking, the number of heroic talents even determines the upper limit of the command value in some aspects.
Moreover, the potential of heroic talents is much greater than that of farmers.
As they practice their daily work, their qualifications will also improve.
Of course, the same is true for farmers, but compared to heroes, it is much more difficult for them to be promoted.
Currently, there are so many farmers in Zong Shen's territory, which means there is a third fat one!
Just as he was thinking about it, the second cup of fiery carnival was ready.
This time, the bartender responded to his request by putting some ice cubes for him from the thick ice bucket.
For ordinary taverns, ice cubes are a rare item.
There are only three ways to make ice here.
The first is natural ice, the second is ice made from saltpeter, and the third is frost magic.
Basically, except for the Northern Territory, every city in the other kingdoms has one or several saltpeter making workshops. They use primitive excrement to make saltpeter. The output is very low, and the supply of ice cubes is naturally limited.
As for frost magicians, they are relatively rare, and it is impossible to spread them across the entire continent for large-scale ice production.
So this glass of strong wine with ice is the bartender's respect for Zong Shen.
The Little Ear Tavern belongs to the underworld forces, and these underworld rats only respect the strong.
They don't have much concept of good and evil. Those who can eat are lambs, and those who cannot eat are strong.
And the strong should be respected!
Zong Shen looked at the ice cubes in the cup and grinned.
He raised his glass and greeted the bartender. He looked at it again and found that its properties had changed slightly. Previously, people with less than 50 power points would fall asleep after drinking it. Now it has changed to less than 75 power points.
People fall asleep after drinking it.
It seems that even with his body, he cannot drink unlimited amounts of it.
Drinking it for a short period of time will allow alcohol and toxins to accumulate.
So this time he didn't drink it all in one gulp, but took a sip to his lips.
After adding ice cubes, the spicy and bitter taste is weakened, but it becomes more refreshing.
"By the way, are those dancers from the tavern?"
Zong Shen put down his wine glass and suddenly asked seriously.
The bartender was wiping the bar with a rag.
"They belong to the Aldrich Dance Company."
"The bar pays the appearance fee and they perform the show."
"The reward received is 50/50."
"It seems that you are very interested in those dancers?"
Zong Shen could not stop drinking, so he was considered a strong man, so the bartender naturally used honorifics.
Hearing his question, Zong Shen nodded.
"Yes, I am very interested in one of the dancers."
At this time, the bartender put down the rag, leaned forward and whispered.
"If you are willing to pay 100 dinars, I can introduce you."
"The Aldrich Dance Company is a very powerful erotic dance company."
"The group in Winterlow recently is just a small group among them, and its style is that of mountain aborigines."
To this, Zong Shen's answer was only two words.
"make a deal!"
He once again pretended to take out a dinar from his waist and threw it out. He raised his hand and drank the second cup of hot carnival in one gulp, leaving the ice cubes that had not yet melted.
The bartender caught the dinar and stuffed it into his pocket, walked out of the bar, and personally led Zong Shen to a round table in the corner.
"Ram, I brought you a high-roller!"
"He is interested in your dancers and may be able to offer you a price that satisfies you."
There was a gloomy middle-aged man sitting at the round table.
He was holding a wooden cup and sipping his couscous beer.
Zong Shen could already smell the slightly sour fermentation smell.
After the bartender made the introduction, the gloomy middle-aged man named Ram was still expressionless.
Seeing this, the bartender pulled out a chair next to him and let Zong Shen sit down first, while he returned to the bar.
He seemed to understand that Ram's character was like this.
Seeing Zong Shen sit down, Ram finally spoke.
"The show is about to end, get ready to bid."
"Our girls have received strict training. Even an ogre would be ecstatic."
“If you’re lucky, you can have a night of ecstasy for only 300 dinars.”
It seems that Ram regarded him as a female ticket seller selling sex.
The dance was almost over at this time.
Because the drum beat tends to be gentle.
But Zong Shen shook his head seriously.
"No, I mean, buy it."
“It’s not a one-night deal.”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Hearing him say this, Ram frowned.
"Impossible, every Aldrich dancer has received fifteen years of training."
"They are the hope and signature of the Aldrich Dance Company."
Ram was not willing to sell, so he seemed very unhappy.
These dancers can earn thousands or even tens of thousands of dinars for the dance company every month.
The erotic dance performance is one thing, but the bidding will be the big one at that time.
So every dancer is equivalent to a hen that lays golden eggs.
The dancers in front of me are not very old.
In the end, they will be unable to bear the physical torture and die of various diseases at around the age of thirty-five. Ram has trained several generations of dancers, so he is not surprised by this.
For these mercenaries and adventurers who lick blood at the edge of a knife and live in danger.
Carpe diem is the creed of life, and dancing is a way to arouse the temptation in the heart.
As long as the desire is aroused, these guys are willing to empty every big buck in their pockets.
Because of this, it is not cost-effective to sell dancers directly.
Ram is a gloomy and rigid person.
If the price is set low, he feels he is losing money; if the price is set high, he doesn't think the guy in front of him can afford it.
But Zong Shen said nonchalantly.
"Let's make a price first."
At this point, the drum beat almost completely subsided, proving that the erotic dance was over.
These drinkers seem to know the process, and many of them have already raised their bloated little brothers and shouted.
"Bid, bid, bid!"
Ram looked at the stage in the distance and raised a finger.
"One hundred thousand dinars!"
Zong Shen was stunned for a moment, this price was too much for a lion to ask.
His current net worth is just over nine million dinars.
Spending 100,000 dinars to buy a dancing girl is a bit crazy.
When he originally purchased those slaves, slaves with the physique of a third- or fourth-level warrior only cost a few thousand dinars.
However, one thing must be emphasized, that is, the slave merchant Bamogo does not have any very beautiful female slaves, and presumably they should be dealt with separately.
Beauty is sometimes more popular than strength.
It seems that I can only grab it openly.
Zong Tantan was quite experienced in robbing the indigenous people.
"It's too expensive, I can't accept it."
He shook his head and gave an answer.
Ram immediately stood up with a gloomy face.
"But I can buy it for one night and pay a lot of money."
At this time, Ram was too lazy to pay attention to him and said as he walked towards the stage.
"Then come and bid."
Zong Shen put on his battle helmet with his backhand, stood up and followed.
Ram walked to the middle of the stage, raised his hand and waved!
"Our Aldrich Dance Company's erotic dances have taken the southern part of the kingdom by storm!"
"Today is our third and last night at the Little Ear Tavern!"
"I think many people haven't had a taste of it yet, right?"
"Tonight is your last chance!"
"Come on, let the bidding begin!"
"As long as the bid is successful, you can stay in the best room upstairs in Little Ear for free for one night, and from the successful bid until 8 o'clock in the morning, our dancer will be completely yours."
"Of course, when you are having fun, don't forget to take care of our dancers, otherwise the Aldrich escorts out there are not vegetarians."
Ram's voice was so penetrating that it drowned out the fanatical cries.
After he finished speaking, a dozen rough and savage-looking Highlander warriors walked in.
They are the escort team of the Aldrich Dance Company.
After Ram finished speaking, he grabbed the dancer next to him and started bidding.
Zong Shen mingled in the crowd and waited quietly.
The seven or eight dancers soon finished.
The usual price is between 300 and 500 dinars.
Soon we arrived at the heroic dancer.
Compared with other dancers, she is obviously younger.
He doesn't look much older than Mariel.
If what Ram said is true, then she may have started training when she was three or four years old.
Zong Shen estimated that it was fake and had the element of bragging.
Her appearance made the drinkers among the drinkers go crazy.
After the bidding started, the price approached 500 dinars.
It finally stopped at 580 dinars.
The one who quoted the price was a mercenary with a dented skull and a ferocious face.
This price tag is already quite high.
He had been coveting this dancer for several days, but failed to win the bid the first two times.
I'm almost exhausted today.
Just when he was about to step forward and pull the dancer away.
Zong Shen made a decisive offer!
"1000 dinars!"
In this link that is particularly sensitive to monetary amounts.
The offer of 1,000 dinars was as noticeable as thunder!
All eyes were focused on Zong Shen.
Most of them are malicious and greedy looks.
Suddenly someone intervened, and the mercenary with a sunken skull suddenly became anxious!
He pulled out a sharp dagger from his calf and walked quickly towards Zong Shen!