Medieval Aurora: The Rise of the Dragon

Chapter 81 The Perched Pelican

Continuing along the left bank of the Bruinwater Canal, you come to the end of this street - the people of Waterway Quay call this road just "the street".

Behind a sundry warehouse at the end of the street is a narrow alley. After entering the alley, walk up two steps and you will see an inconspicuous hotel.

Every true Waterway Quaysider knows where it is, it's a favorite watering hole for stevedores, rivermen and dubious businessmen of all kinds, the kind of talk and deal that doesn't make it to the table, those who walk in the gray areas. Yu exchanged needs here and hunted for his own employer.

The roosting Pelican Inn, open from noon until midnight, is dedicated to serving you.

"Why don't you have a drink today, Oriental."

Compared with its inconspicuous entrance, the interior of the hotel is much larger than the human eye can see.

There's a large common room and a bar with a full wall.There are also some curtained seats and side halls for customers who need privacy.Rumor has it that the bottom of the inn has secret passages to all the surrounding canals, which are used by those in the know for smuggling and other nefarious activities.

The innkeeper, Ashmael Brucewaite, was also a legend in the local area. Before retiring, he was the first mate of a large merchant ship, but unfortunately, the ship was destroyed by a clawed sea monster during an ocean voyage. destroyed.

Although he lost his leg in the attack, the feat of surviving in the harbor hundreds of kilometers from land is legendary.

Li Wenhao is obviously a frequent visitor here, he greeted the hotel owner, thought for a while, and said:

"same as usual."

Perched Pelican offers a wide range of local beers and spirits, including the infamous Outlaw Hill Todd Rum and Black Bleu Stout.

It also has a range of brandies such as Bretonnian and Imperial, Kislev Vods, and lesser-known varieties such as Altdorf's Courtier's Kiss and Norsca's Gutwine.

Some of them can't even be called drinks. In short, the variety of drinks in the store is well known in the Waterway Quay area, which is one of the reasons for its popularity. Of course, another key point is that their prices are lower than people expect. few.

Cathay merchants often drink here alone after dismissing their entourage. He most often orders vodka from Kislev.This kind of high-altitude wine brewed from alpine crops is more suitable for this old baijiu lover.

"What about you, Harlan?" He looked at the knight who came with him. At this moment, Zhuge Guang was watching the movement around him a few tables away from them.

Lin Qi had already had a brief exchange with the Cathayman on the way, and after much consideration, he decided to directly apply the identity of the Expeditionary Knight.

In fact, even Harlan Adehad himself may not be able to act more like Harlan than Lin Qi, after all, it is not an unknown person who does not die with his bare hands.

The innkeeper, Ishmali, was looking at the coat of arms on Lin Qi's jacket and the silver sword hilt exposed behind him, obviously he had noticed something.

"A glass of cologne, thank you." Long Zi accepted the inspection with pleasure, and he was indeed an eye-catching existence in this hotel located in the river wharf area in a well-dressed manner.

After getting their cups, they chose a private seat separated by a curtain, so that with a little simple technique, they could create a secret space in a noisy environment.

Just when the two got up, Ishmali winked at Li Wenhao. The Cathay man was hinted, and after sneaking a glance at the few people sitting in that corner from the corner of his eye, he nodded knowingly. nod.

"A small alchemy creation can isolate sound within a certain range." As well as detecting the surrounding fluctuations, Li Wenhao did not say the second half of the sentence.

Sinan, who was placed at the corner of the table, rotated slowly, perhaps because the people of Cathay agreed that the knight in front of him didn't know this shape, so he didn't bother to explain.

It happened that Lin Qi didn't want to rashly expose his spellcasting ability. After all, a Bretonnian expeditionary knight with the power to control the magic wind was tantamount to self-destruction. Bretonnians generally believed that magic came from the Lady of the Lake.

"A magical creation." Lin Qi came into contact with people and things from Cathay for the first time, and he was a little excited by a spontaneous sense of intimacy and curiosity.

Li Wenhao was also very curious about the knight in front of him.The knight from Leonese deliberately showed some concern for the Cathay Empire in the communication just now, which is why the two people can have a good talk even though they have never met before.

For a big businessman, before he expresses his needs, it is definitely a profitable business to be able to match his partner, especially when the partner seems to be worth a lot of money.

But Lin Qi's thoughts are actually not complicated. After completing these things, he still has to embark on the road of returning east, and at this time, he happened to meet a businessman from Zhendan, and he happened to be able to learn something about Chang'an. The news of Tooth Road.

But why would this Cathayman take the initiative to chat up a Bretonnian knight?Maybe I can dig a little deeper.

Li Wenhao decided to use the wine glass as the starting point of the topic, so as to guide the knight who had just come to Marienburg to mention the part about his identity and compatriots.

"The brandy from Colony and the wine from Old Ishmael are all shipped directly to his own warehouse via merchant ships. You can taste it to see if it's genuine."

The brandy produced in the Principality of Cologne is a rare type that circulates in the market. The origin of distilled liquor is doomed that this drink can only be used as the possession of the nobles.

In Bretonnia, people regard the act of drinking brandy mixed with water as a means of judging whether a person is an uneducated nouveau riche, or a poor country knight without taste. Some merchants and nobles occasionally use this to test others.

Then he was surprised to find that the Bretonnian in front of him was actually impeccable in his speech, and seemed to have outstanding attainments in playing machine strikes.

In this regard, Lin Qi can only say that nonsense literature really has a mouth.

Just when the two were talking happily, Sinan at the corner of the table suddenly trembled abnormally.

Outside the curtain, someone has already entered its warning range. This hand-practicing product of Binglong's early years is one of the rewards Li Wenhao received. Although its ability is not strong, its quality is absolutely reliable.

The people outside the house did not make any impolite actions, but calmly said a word.

"Devis Odinga of Aquitaine salutes you, sir."

Li Wenhao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his seat, the backup plan worked.

A group of Bretonnians were sitting in the corner indicated to him by the innkeeper just now, and he knew that these people would definitely come to the door after seeing a knight.

From the way the man outside the screen spoke, Lin Qi judged that he should also be a knight from Bretonnia, or a reserve knight.

After all, in the land of virtue, serfs and commoners are not qualified to pay tribute to a knight.

"Hello."

(End of this chapter)