Chapter 177 The reason for the anti-addiction of magic
Witte found the map left by Chalek, followed the markings on it, and used teleportation magic to reach the tavern in the neighboring town.
In order to avoid being seen, he settled behind a dead tree. Seeing that there was no one around, he walked confidently to the tavern across the street.
This is also Charlie's shop. The appearance is exactly the same as the one in Nightstone Town, and the food and drinks inside are almost the same. It is noon now, and although the seats are not full, the customers still occupy less than half of the seats. He counted them
, there are twelve guests here.
In the past, at this time, this place should have been full of guests, and no seats would be empty. However, the business at noon today is only about one-third of the previous time. This proves that the magic of card issuance has failed and the business is not as good as before.
But it doesn't mean that there are no customers coming. It can only be said that the tavern has returned to normal.
A long-term worker came over, smiled at Werther and said: "Guest, would you like to drink something? We have fine wine here, which is very suitable for a noble person like you."
"No need." Witte said, "I'm not a guest, I'm another owner of this shop. I'm here to see how the business is doing."
The Changgong blinked, and then exclaimed: "Oh, I know, it turns out you are His Highness the Great Prince. I'm really sorry, I haven't seen you before."
"It's okay." Witte smiled and asked, "I remember coming here once before. It was very crowded that day, and there were even a few customers waiting in line outside. But today, the number of guests is much less than that day.
Did this start today?"
The Changgong nodded and said: "This morning, the number of guests was still full, but for some reason, at noon, most of the guests were gone. However, we have encountered similar situations before, and the number of guests will increase again in a few days."
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Changgong’s words indeed verified Werther’s previous thoughts.
He lowered his head slightly, thinking that the hairpin no longer had magic power. I'm afraid it won't be so simple this time. If you want to restore the tavern to its original appearance, it will take more work.
He looked at the guests in the tavern. Although there were not many, the faces of the guests who came here to dine also had expressions of satisfaction, and there were also a few new guests who came in to drink or dine. He couldn't help thinking that maybe there were other ways.
Can improve the business of the tavern.
"Your Highness, would you like to come and have something to eat?" asked the long-term worker.
"No need, I've just eaten, and there are other things to do now. You don't have to be discouraged." Werther had a sunny smile on his face.
"Yes, Your Highness, please walk slowly." The long-term worker put his hands on his shoulders and leaned forward slightly.
Werther looked for a deserted place again, but couldn't find it for a long time. It was already past twelve o'clock, and there were especially many pedestrians on the street. Not only on the street, but also in places where few people went, there were also a few passers-by passing by.
If he were to walk now, he wouldn't be able to cover two towns in one day. Since pubs and hotels are spread across eight towns, he certainly wouldn't be able to visit all the shops simply by walking.
Suddenly he noticed some clothes and cloths drying near the tavern, and he thought of an idea. He walked among these cloths and clothes, where no one could see him, and used teleportation magic to get himself to the third place.
A town.
I have seen almost all of Charlie's shops. Except for the tavern in Nightstone Town, the other shops are all good. Although they are not as good as before, they can still make some money.
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He returned to Nightstone Town and first looked at the tavern at the end of the street. It looked like a new store, but the decoration was comparable to Charlie's tavern. There were only a dozen or so customers here, which can only be said to be normal.
He walked in and looked at the menu and the drinks inside curiously, which were no different from those in other places. The food on the plates carried by the long-term workers was also similar to that in his own tavern.
In this case, the reason why the business of Charlie's family's tavern in Nightstone Town has plummeted is not because the food is not as good as other taverns, but perhaps it is really because of the bad way the bartender did it this morning.
He returned to Charlie's family's tavern in Nightstone Town and found that there was still no customer. The two long-term workers were sitting on the doorstep, resting their elbows on their thighs, resting their heads on their hands, sighing.
When they saw Werther approaching, they were not even in the mood to salute him. Their eyes were still dim and their mood was low.
At this time, two pedestrians stopped outside. When they saw this, they felt excited for a moment.
The long-term workers stepped forward with enthusiastic expressions on their faces.
"Guest, the food here is very delicious. You will definitely be satisfied after trying it."
"Guest, the wine and juice we have here are both beautiful and delicious. You might as well try a few glasses."
One of the pedestrians raised his eyes and looked at the tavern next to him. He seemed to be persuaded. But just as he was about to walk in, he was stopped by his companion next to him.
"The food in this tavern is terrible. This morning, they actually sold really bad juice. I think you'd better not go in."
"But I've had a drink here before, and I thought it was pretty good."
"I thought this place was good before, but today I suddenly realized that the food here is very average. I might as well buy some drinks from other places."
"In that case, let's stop drinking here and look for other places."
"The food and drinks in the pub at the end of the street are to my liking. Why don't we go check it out?"
The two pedestrians were talking as they walked towards the end of the street.
Seeing this situation, the long-term workers sat back on the steps in frustration and continued to sigh.
Werther thought to himself that maybe it was really because of the drinks that the guests no longer wanted to come to this tavern to dine and drink. However, even if the drinks this morning made many guests feel uncomfortable, it would not be like this.
.The current desolate situation is really outrageous.
At this time, he suddenly thought that the magic power of the hairpin had anti-addiction effects! Thinking of this, he suddenly felt enlightened. After all, these pubs and hotels were only slightly better or average, and the level did not reach the level of being overcrowded every day.
To the extent that if you rely on magic power all year round to achieve good results, you may become addicted to it when the magic power expires.
Perhaps, the tavern in Nightstone Town is one of the ones that has suffered from anti-addiction. The most important thing now is to find a way to get rid of the anti-addiction effect and restore the tavern to normal levels.
"I think we need to find a way now." He said to the long-term worker sitting below, "Maybe by making very unique food or drinks, the pub can continue to be visited by customers."
Hearing what he said, the two long-term workers' eyes suddenly lit up. They stood up and came forward and asked, "Your Highness, this is a good idea."
"So what kind of food should we cook now?" Witte asked.
The two long-term workers looked at each other and then at Werther.
He held up his hands and said, "We're neither bartenders nor chefs here, so we can't figure it out."
"In this case, since there are no customers now, why don't we go in and talk to the chef and bartender about this matter."
Werther walked into the tavern, and the two long-time workers followed him in. They saw several chefs and bartenders from the tavern here. The chef in blue clothes lay on the table, sighing; the chef in yellow clothes used
He rested his head on his hands, closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep; the bartender lay directly on the longest table and swung his arms back and forth in boredom.
"Don't be depressed, everyone, I have thought of a way."
When they heard Werther's voice, they immediately gathered together and looked at him seriously. Werther told them his thoughts, and then asked with a smile: "Can you make something eye-catching or with a special taste as soon as possible?"
Where’s the food or drink?”
They looked at each other with embarrassed expressions for a while, and then shook their heads at Werther. Werther's mood became disappointed, but he did not dare to show this feeling, so he still smiled.
The bartender clenched his hands and bit his lips until they turned white.
"What's wrong with you?" Werther asked curiously.
"Your Highness, I'm sorry, it's all my fault." There was a hint of crying in his voice, "If I hadn't listened to everyone's advice, this tavern wouldn't be like this."
Werther knew more that the reason might be an aversion to magic, but Chalek had told him not to tell anyone else about the card issue, so he couldn't tell his guess.
He could only comfort him: "What you did today was indeed inappropriate, but it didn't make the tavern what it is now. I think there are other reasons, but we don't know it yet."
"Thank you for your comfort, Your Highness. You are such a good person." He seemed to be in a better mood at this time.
Werther asked him again: "Is it true that you can't make a better-tasting or better-looking drink?"
"Even if we think of some new drinks, they won't be much better than what we have now. If we want to come up with drinks that are obviously better than what we have now, I'm afraid it will take more time."
Werther thought what he said made sense, and looked at the two chefs: "Is the same true for food?"
They nodded. One of the chefs said: "It is difficult to make unique food. Foods with wild vegetables were really popular before, but those foods will become boring if you eat too much. Therefore, adding wild vegetables
Food with wild vegetables can no longer retain customers.”
"That seems to make sense." Werther thought for a while. When he was in the castle, Potter only made desserts with special wild vegetables every few days to ensure that he would not get tired of eating this kind of food.
He looked at the menu again and found that except for the food with wild vegetables, other food was very common in Notland and there was nothing special about it. If you eat too much, it would be bland and tasteless.
At this time, a chef looked sideways at the bartender and complained: "It's not all your fault. If you hadn't been overconfident and sold such terrible drinks to the guests, we wouldn't have no customers here."
"I've apologized to you many times today, why are you still saying this?" The bartender was a little unhappy, "If you think I'm an eyesore, I'll just leave here."
"It's better to leave. I already dislike you."
The two of them stared at each other, seeming to have a lot of resentment in their hearts.