The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 236 This City Is a Bit of Chaos ([-])

Under the drizzle, everything in Xicombe is wet, the wet sky, the wet wilderness, the wet city, the wet street, and the wet hotel signboard - it is a cup with a corner missing, Under the rain, they were like wet rotten wooden boards. Under the guidance of City Guard Harvey, William and his party walked through the streets and alleys to the door of this dilapidated hotel.

Pushing open the welcoming wooden gate of the Cutaway Cup Hotel, you will still be greeted with a damp smell, with the lingering musty smell of sweat and alcohol, which makes people feel sick and tired.There are a few tables and wooden stools in the lobby of the hotel, and some boring people are sitting here and there, some of them are down-and-out people who just woke up from a hangover.

The continuous rainy days made everyone's heart feel like a layer of cloud, and it was dead silent and dull without any vitality.The entrance of William and others did not attract too many people's attention. Occasionally, one or two idlers raised their eyelids for a blank look, and then drooped them again.

The owner of the hotel leaned lazily on the wine cabinet, squinted at William and the others who entered the door, and said in a weak voice: "Harvey, don't send homeless people of unknown origin to me anymore, my troubles are over. Enough!"

Harvey grinned and said, "Don't do that, old man! I promise this is the last batch. Besides, the rainy season is almost over, and it won't cost you much."

The innkeeper rolled his eyes at the dead fish, jumped up and pointed at the idle guests and said angrily, "It won't cost much? Look at these nasty guys, the money they owe me for bread is enough to make the citizens of Xikang eat it up." meal."

Even if Harvey, the city guard, came forward, the hotel owner still looked resentful. Of course, he had a reason to do so.

This is a real world. In every human city, there are many people (adventurers) who live a life without a break. Usually they may rely on some scattered odd jobs to live, such as expelling a few goblins who crossed the border, Helping merchants from other places, and occasionally abducting some gadgets secretly, but the rainy day for a month has almost brought everything to a standstill, so in order to keep these temporarily "unemployed" idlers from Desperate because of hunger and cold, the city guard had to find a place for them to settle.

What?Who do you ask to pay?That's a problem.Although the city guards will guarantee that these idlers will make money to pay back the debts after the weather clears, but it seems unreliable. After the rainy season ends every year, a large part of the idlers will basically pat their asses and run away. They all either deliberately reneged on their debts, or found some worthless things as repayments.Of course, the innkeeper won't lose money in the end, and the person in charge of the city guard will pay a sum of compensation for it. After all, spending some money is better than making the city full of smog.

William stepped forward to interrupt the two guys who kept talking nonsense, and asked, "Is this where we want to live? It's too bad. Is there a better place to live?"

The innkeeper rolled his eyes and said, "The poor don't have the right to choose. It would be nice to have a shelter from the wind and rain. Do you still expect to find a king's palace to live in?"

William smiled slightly and said, "You're right, we still want to find a palace-like place to live. Because I'm not poor, on the contrary, I'm rich enough to buy a kingdom." William suddenly found that sometimes bragging It's actually a pretty cool thing.

"Are you rich? Are you really rich? Damn no! Thank you Holy Sandra Corle (God of Travel and Exploration)! Finally a real guest walks through the door! Sir, what do you need? I have the most The best room, the warmest bed." The innkeeper stared at William with a look of surprise, to be precise, at the two magic gold coins twirling in William's hand, and an inexplicable brilliance flickered in his eyes like dead fish .

William lightly tossed the gold coin playfully, and then reached out to catch it. The two purple jade-like gold coins collided with each other and made a pleasant sound, which attracted the attention of everyone in the hotel lobby.William said while fiddling with gold coins: "We need a room big enough to accommodate five people, preferably with a suite; the room should be warm and dry enough, with more than two or three large carved beds , the quilt should be filled with silk and velvet, and lined with vanilla inside.”

"Are you satisfied with all these? If you can satisfy us, these two gold coins will be yours." William smiled and looked at the innkeeper with a slightly red face. No matter how you look at the smile, it feels a little arrogant.

The hotel owner Qiqi Ai said with a wry smile: "These requirements seem to be troublesome. Even if you search all over Xikangbu, you can't find such a luxurious hotel. What you are looking for is indeed the king's palace."

As soon as William received the gold coins, he raised his voice and said: "No? If you don't have one, then forget it. Well, make the best room here and prepare a big bathtub. We need a hot bath. Alas! It seems that this We can only make do with it for a few days.”

The innkeeper hurriedly agreed: "Please rest assured, I, Old Cobis, will try my best to satisfy all your requests." He jumped out of the wine cabinet lightly, and trotted like a nimble thief to guide William to the room, and at the same time he spoke "Is there anything else you need?" he asked.

William paused and said, "By the way, do you have anything to eat here?"

The innkeeper replied cautiously: "Only dry bread and pickle soup, as well as some not-so-fresh cheese and low-quality ale."

William shook his head and said: "These are terrible. No matter what method you use, even if you go out and sell them, freshly baked sweet bread for 20 people, no less than [-] pounds of cooked venison or beef, fresh Cheese cheese, special sweet berries... in short, as long as it is a unique delicacy in Xikangbu, it is best to prepare it when we take a shower."

Old Cobbs, the innkeeper, said with a mournful face: "Sir, what you mentioned are all very expensive things. My hotel is so poor that it is almost impossible to get rid of it. Can you give me a part of the remuneration in advance, otherwise I will get rid of it." Do not come to these”

A very impatient look appeared on William's face, and he threw two gold coins over casually, and the innkeeper, Old Cobbs, hurriedly caught them.William said with a sullen face: "I don't care how much you need to spend to buy those things. These two ancient magic coins should be enough, and I won't bother with the rest. But the things I ordered must be prepared as soon as possible." Said Regardless of the others, William led the whole family to the room designated by Old Cobbs.

The innkeeper, Old Cobbs, pointed at the three of them and asked, "Sir! Are these three with you?"

William snorted without looking back: "No! We have nothing to do with these 'country folks' at all. If you want to entertain them, you'd better hurry up. I don't want to wait for a long time hungry."

(End of this chapter)