When Rhodes, Caroline and their group arrived here, the entire castle was covered with a dark atmosphere. The arrival of vampires made everyone in the castle nervous and always wary of outsiders.
It seems that even the sky of the castle has never been shrouded in sunlight. Black crows are wandering under the gray sky, and the cold shouts on the streets are intermittent...
"The Raven Inn. Sounds good, this is it."
After walking into the dirty castle gate, Rhodes stopped by the street, his eyes resting on a three-story hotel at the foot of the city gate.
Bogur didn't understand why Rod decided to choose this hotel so quickly. He couldn't smell the slightest bit of good wine.
"Why don't you look again?"
the dwarf asked.
"There's no need to look. Generally speaking, the best hotels in a castle are near the city gate." Rhode turned around and said, "Do you know why?"
Bogur shook his head.
"The reason is very simple. It is convenient for travelers and wanderers can find it immediately. If you are a traveler, then when you come to a strange castle, the first thing you must do is find a place to stay. You can't carry all your luggage with you.
Looking for a tavern in the town, in order to allow travelers like us to find a good hotel as soon as possible, many tavern owners are vying to open shops near the city gate, and only the most powerful owners can settle down at the foot of the city gate, so,
Over time, the best hotels in a castle are those near the city gate."
Rhodes shrugged and explained, while Talinnam on the side smiled and followed Rhodes into the hotel. He has lived in human society for many years and was a hunter before becoming Rhodes's attendant. He still has these basic common sense.
. And Bogul, whether in the ranger period or after becoming a butcher, basically spent time in the wild, because the most powerful enemies are in the wild, and no monster will appear blatantly in a densely populated town. If there is,
It will soon become a wanted target of the government.
"Remember who we are."
Walking in front, Rhodes whispered to his companions behind him.
They found a remote corner and sat down. Since it was already evening, the tavern was very crowded and there were noisy people everywhere. The stench that hit their faces almost made Caroline vomit on the spot. It was the stench of alcohol from an alcoholic.
, the smell of sweat from the homeless people's rotten clothes, and the odor secreted by various people's bodies. The various smells are mixed together and coming towards you. The feeling is simply indescribable. In addition, the pub is very crowded, almost full of people.
Being next to other people made Caroline even more intolerable.
As a noble girl, although she has stayed in hotels, they were all high-end single rooms arranged by her father in advance, and she often lived directly in the castle. She had basically never experienced such a scene. This time, it was Rhodes who took her
Come and experience the life of working people at the bottom.
"Gentlemen, what would you like?"
Not long after the group sat down, the bartender in the tavern came over. It was polite to open his mouth, but he looked too young and had not yet developed. He should only be about eleven or twelve years old. This couldn't help but remind Rhodes of himself.
The daughter of Dennis. Two years ago, Dennis was taken away from the castle. At that time, she was eight years old. Now, she should be ten years old. And in the past two years, he had never seen her again. Thinking of this, Luo
De can't help but feel a little disappointed.
"There are five of us, each of us has bacon, ham, and beer, and each of us has a bowl of broth. It needs to be hot enough. And the fish, tell me, little girl, what kind of fish do you have here?"
Bogul asked excitedly.
But she was interrupted by Caroline, "I don't want bacon or ham, I have no appetite." She said with a sullen face.
"Okay, okay, then you don't want it, we want it." Bogul turned his head with an unhappy expression, and when facing the little maid, he showed the peaceful smile of the dwarf. "You haven't told me yet, this
What kind of fish is there in the tavern?”
"Crucian carp, eel, carp, sir."
The little girl answered in a green voice.
"Eel, eel, I like this thing."
Bogur shouted back. Although he didn't mean it, among a group of people, it always felt like he always had a loud voice. Fortunately, the bar was very noisy and no one noticed it.
"You haven't asked about the price yet."
Yeskovitch interjected that Esun Shaman suffered enough from the price of food. Before joining Rhodes, he wandered around and was penniless for many years. When he entered a human tavern, he often failed to pay because he could not pay.
He ran away in panic because of the price of food. Therefore, he always looked at the lavish Bogul with contempt. It was like a child from a poor family hating a rich second generation.
"Twelve copper pennies for carp, ten copper pennies for carp, and two silver shillings for eel, sir."
The little girl answered skillfully. It can be seen that she is already a long-term worker here. Although the laws of Kislev prohibit the use of child labor, the phenomenon of recruiting and using child labor is common in the kingdom.
After all, people will do anything to survive. It is common for them to sell their children to tavern owners and so on. As for the kingdom police, they take care of some things, but they are not so active in other things, such as chasing down fraudsters and combating smuggling.
Positive, because there is often profit and gain; as for the use of child labor, whoever has enough to eat has nothing to do with this kind of thing, and there is no benefit in doing so. Most of the parents of these child laborers are the lowest level of civilians, and sometimes they expect their children to do it for them.
Earning a few more dollars, regardless of this kind of thing, is often frowned upon by both parties, because the other side is the urban middle class, tavern owners, workshop owners, etc. Although these people are not big bourgeoisie, compared to those who have nothing
Civilians are still not easy to mess with. Therefore, various places turn a blind eye to the use of child labor.
"It's okay, not expensive, and the price is reasonable. Two portions of eel fillets. No, three portions. After traveling for such a long time, I need to have a good meal. The dry food I eat every day makes me constipated for several days."
While complaining, Bogul ordered his own dinner, ignoring the looks of the people around him.
“Vegetarian, what’s vegetarian here?”
Rhodes interjected. He noticed that Caroline beside him looked uncomfortable. Obviously, such an environment turned her off, and he had to take care of everyone's emotions and tastes.
"Pickled cabbage."
The little girl answered without thinking.
"No, no, is there anything else?"
"Onions, garlic, green beans, radishes..."
The little girl continued to name a bunch of dishes. Of course, in Rhode's eyes, these things were not a menu at all. At most, they were just the names of vegetables. Food for common people would not be too particular. Rhode knew what he was reading now.
, that’s what will be served later, yes, they can’t cook it. The so-called vegetarian food is to slice it with a knife and eat it directly. At most, it is thrown into the water and washed again, but you know what the water in those sinks is like.