They walked into the house together. This hall was where the people of Grizzly Bear Castle received them during the day.
But even though it is a hall, the space is actually not very large. It is just the cross-section of a tower, without other columns or walls blocking it. The graystone castle is built on a raised hill, and the construction conditions are not good, so it is impossible to build a building with a large span.
Building, so it is basically the size of three bedrooms put together. It is estimated that this was a temporary conference room during the war.
Entering the hall, the charcoal in the brazier was still burning, providing warmth for the entire room. However, Grizzly Bear Castle is located in the south-central part of Kislev, and it is not the severe winter season. With the physical constitution of Rhodes and Caroline, it is actually not possible to
It's not that needed.
The windows above the head are closed and made of honeycomb-shaped glass pieces. There is a simple kerosene lamp in each of the four corners of the hall. Although the shape is very ordinary, the beating flame provides a steady stream of light to the room.
Light source. Since the interior is much brighter than the exterior, when looking out of the glass window, one can hardly see the outside world and can only see the shadows of people inside the house.
Caroline took off her woolen cloak as soon as she entered the door. Frost witches are not very afraid of the cold, not because they are strong and can resist the cold, but because their bodies are inherently cold and cannot feel the cold. Like
The body temperature of middle- and low-level witches like Caroline is about two to three degrees lower than that of ordinary people, while the body temperature of some high-level witches can be more than ten degrees lower than ordinary people. Touching their skin is like touching ice.
Same, of course, ordinary people don't have the opportunity to touch their skin...
Rhodes walked to the simple table, poured the coffee powder in his hand into the cup, and then poured the scalding hot water into it. The water temperature was not boiling. He first let it cool on the table for a while, and then poured it in.
Start soaking. Normally, the optimal water temperature is between 85-92°, but there is no such thing as a thermometer here, so you can only rely on feeling.
"You seem to be very particular about this."
Caroline sat on a chair in the middle of the hall and asked curiously.
"Oh? Which way?"
Rhodes brewed the coffee, put the spoon in and slowly stirred it.
"Coffee, drinks, life."
Caroline returned. Her voice was crisp and relaxed. After all, this was a rare time without war and danger. There were guards in the castle, and as messengers, they hardly had to worry about personal safety. After all, if Grizzly Bear Castle
If the lord did not want to receive the Queen's people, the city gate would have been closed to them long ago.
"Oh, that's right. In fact, you see that I am busy every day and very casual about my diet and daily life. That's because I am in such an environment and have no choice. If there are good conditions, I also hope to live a refined life.
The pursuit of a better life is everyone’s common yearning, isn’t it?”
Rhodes said.
"You are very honest."
Caroline laughed.
"There's nothing wrong with being honest. Many people say it doesn't matter on the surface and act dismissive, but in fact they desire much more. Admit it, in fact we are all common people, we don't have such high ideals and ambitions, and we are just busy for survival.
That’s all.”
Rhodes sighed.
The coffee gradually brewed, and the aroma filled the room lightly.
"What brand of coffee is this?"
Caroline asked. She looked at the black liquid in the glass and couldn't help but become curious again.
"Ruldin Coffee? I'm not sure. In Blackhammer Castle, it's good to have coffee. Why do you care about its brand? These coffees are imported from the empire. I don't know how many times they have changed hands after being shipped here. No.
The deterioration is pretty good."
Rhodes replied, bringing the cup to his mouth and taking a sip. The taste was similar to a certain brand of coffee he drank in his previous life, except that there was no sugar added. It was very bitter, but it was also very fragrant.
"It would be better if I added some milk and sugar." Rhodes said to himself.
"Indeed..." Caroline agreed and took a sip. The firelight reflected the girl's delicate skin, and there was still a hint of black coffee stain on her light red lips.
"It doesn't taste very good," Rhodes said with a frown. "It's a pity that we can't get the best coffee beans."
"What's the best coffee? Tell me."
Caroline became interested. Tonight, she seemed to have a new understanding of the man in front of her. He was not as rough as he seemed, ignorant of humor, and would only hang out with rogue barbarians. On the contrary, he also had
With an unknown side.
"The best coffee is a kind of Quava Marten coffee." Rhodes said, a smirk hanging on his lips. "I don't know if you have heard of it."
"Maybe not……"
Caroline pouted in reply.
"Well, I hope what I say next won't upset your appetite."
"You tell me, my resistance is very good."
As the Frost Witch spoke, she clamped the cup with her fingers and blew a gentle breath of air to cool down the coffee inside. It was too hot to drink after all.
"Okay, then I said it. In the remote Arabi region, that is, close to the equator, there are some unknown islands. On those small islands, there lives a small species called the Kwawa marten.
Mustelidae. The favorite food of this animal is fresh coffee beans, but as much as they like it, they cannot digest this food, so after eating it and walking around in the body, it will be excreted intact, forming mink feces.
Coffee. This is the prototype of Quava Marten coffee.”
After Rhodes finished speaking, Caroline almost spat out the coffee in her mouth. The expression on her face was distorted and exaggerated. Even though Rhodes had vaccinated her in advance, the source of this food was still unacceptable to her, and she looked like she was about to
Vomiting expression.
"I told you to be mentally prepared..." Rhodes said with a smirk, "But don't worry, the coffee we drink is definitely not that kind of coffee. Quava Marten coffee is not something you can just drink if you want. First of all,
The number of this kind of animal is very small, and it is only distributed in those specific areas. Secondly, not every kwawa marten has the opportunity to eat coffee beans, and thirdly, you still have to find the feces it excretes after eating.
But artificially bred Kwawa minks force them to eat coffee beans, and the mink poop coffee produced does not have that taste.”
"unimaginable……"
Caroline looked like she was vomiting and feeling sick.
"Don't worry, it will be processed and washed later to remove mink feces and various impurities. The principle is that the coffee beans are not digested but fermented in the bodies of the Kwawa martens, making the coffee beans produce a unique aroma."
Rhodes explained with a smile again.
"How do you know this?"
Caroline asked.
"Study, read, just like you learn magic knowledge. I am not a mage, but I can still understand other books."