Kobold Wizard's Journal

Chapter 80: Stew and the Spellcaster

The unique noise of the tavern quickly filled Ruger's heart, which had been lonely for a long time.

He didn't have to wait long before a bug shell as big as his head was placed in front of him. Inside it was some boiled meat and a bunch of miscellaneous unfamiliar things soaked in soup. The smell was pretty good.

He didn't disdain the appearance of the insect shell stew, but happily took a spoon and began to eat it. Remember, he had only had a few hot meals recently. And his digestion ability was very strong now. He didn't know if he could eat the insect shells, or if the store owner wanted to use them as plates.

Kalu, who was sitting opposite, also had a look of curiosity on his face, but was much more elegant than Ruge. He used a spoon to scoop out a piece of each different thing in the stew and put it into his mouth, chewing it slowly as if he was tasting some unique delicacy.

Blackworm wine, as the name suggests, is a large glass of black water.

Ruger didn't like drinking much, but he drank it all anyway, then took another glass of sour mushroom wine and savored it while eating the stew.

creak!

The door of the pub was gently pushed open.

Ruger puffed up his cheeks and raised his head. He had been sitting here for a while and had never seen anyone push the door so gently. In this mixed place, rudeness was the mainstream.

"Even in the Abyss Cave, spellcasters are not completely invisible. For example, there are low-level wild wizard apprentices in some mercenary groups, or some people who are hiding from the wanted list of the nobles in the Cave City. Of course, they are basically wild wizard apprentices. The nobles dare not provoke real wizards." Kalu suddenly spoke while chewing the meat in the stew.

Kaliu seemed to like the black bug wine very much, and only took a sip of the sour mushroom wine before putting it aside.

Seeing this, Ruger wanted to reach out and take it to help him solve the problem.

At this moment, a handsome young man walked into the tavern. This gentle door pusher was followed by a red-haired beauty who looked a little older than him.

The two entered the tavern, looked around, and sat at the table next to Luger and Kalu.

The handsome, tall, and thin boy saw Ruger turning to look at him, and smiled and nodded in greeting as he sat down.

The young man seemed to be curious about everything and was touching everything. The beautiful woman just sat there and ignored him, but she felt Ruger's gaze and glanced back at him.

Ruger continued eating and finally took over Kalu's sour mushroom wine.

He felt he had to order another portion. The stew was huge and indeed very mixed, but he had a bigger appetite and it was still to his taste.

"Do you have any recommendations? Or maybe you could leave me a menu so I can think about it..."

Ruger vaguely heard the voices at the next table and felt that the words sounded familiar.

When he looked up to call the waiter, he found that the fat-faced guy was standing at the next table, frowning and looking at him.

But then he felt relieved, because the young man also asked his companion across the table to pay the bill.

Soon, Ruge's second serving of insect shell stew was served. He continued to eat, and he also chewed and ate the insect shells of the previous serving.

The people at the next table also ordered insect shell stew, which arrived earlier than Ruge's second portion. However, Ruge had already finished his second portion, while the young man only took a small bite. On the contrary, the red-haired beauty had already finished the stew.

"We should go, or you might want to stay and watch the show," Kaliu said with a smile.

Ruger held the half-remaining bottle of sour mushroom wine and looked to the side. Sure enough, a good show was about to begin there.

A few drunk guys stumbled upon the young man and started to fight him. Amidst the shouting, five or six more people appeared and surrounded the table. Two of them turned around and glared fiercely at Ruger who was watching the fun, but Ruger just calmly sipped the last bit of sour mushroom wine.

Suddenly, there was a flash of light, followed by a scream.

Luger subconsciously looked at Kalu, but saw that the other party just curled his lips.

"Spellcasters aren't just wizards, you ignorant little dog-headed people," Kalu said. Ruger was stunned for a moment, realizing he seemed to be trapped by his habitual thinking.

"Of course, if you go higher, there are only wizards, so what you think is correct. Other extraordinary paths are at most equivalent to ordinary first-level formal wizards at the top, but it is difficult for them to reach the top, and they even need the help of wizards." Kalu said with a smile.

Ruger looked at the next table again and saw that the strong men who were blocking his view had fallen down.

Two pink gems, gleaming faintly, surrounded the red-haired beauty, like two cute flying insects, one big and one small. The big one was twice as big as an ordinary person's eyeball, while the small one was only half the size of a fingernail.

Suddenly, the little gem moved and pierced the knee of a man who was trying to escape. The man fell to the ground with a scream.

"Spellcaster!"

"It's the caster!"

Someone in the tavern screamed as if they realized what was happening, and then everything became quiet in an instant. Even the sound of Lugzis sipping his drink could be heard clearly.

The red-haired woman glanced at Ruger, then pushed the door open and left with the silent handsome boy.

"Her extraordinary path is that of a Gem Summoner, which is not too common. One needs to successfully contract one's own fairy gem. It is very popular among mercenaries and adventurers. People on this path generally have unique treasure-hunting abilities, and over time they will also have a certain ability to identify treasures." Kalu said as he stood up.

"The extraordinary world is more interesting than you think. Experiencing more different things is an essential step in a wizard's growth. Some fifth-level wizard apprentices will embark on a journey of several years before being promoted. Sometimes, they can find their true path inadvertently."

Karyu said as he walked out of the tavern.

Luger thought about it and followed.

The two of them wandered around and finally spent five moon coins to get a small courtyard on the edge of the town.

"This room belongs to me. Don't bother me unless you have something to do. You can walk around freely. When it's time to leave, I will wait for you to leave together."

Kaliu said as he went into the house and closed the door.

Ruger looked at the closed door, then scanned the entire small courtyard and suddenly became excited.

Is this home?
A temporary home, the first home in this world?

Although it didn't look as spacious as his large bedroom with three sides open to the sky, at least it was enclosed on four sides.

He walked back and forth in the yard, straightened the broken door, and was about to go into his own room to take a look.

"Hey, big guy over there—"

A child's voice came.

Ruger tilted his head to look, and saw that it came from the courtyard next door.

"Wow, you're so ugly, but I've seen uglier ones. There was a group of mercenaries before whose captain had a dented face and had to eat from the side. There was also a deputy captain who had vertical pupils and scales on his face..." The child said, standing on tiptoe against the wall with only half of his head showing.

"What can I do for you?" Ruger asked curiously.

"You have been deceived. This is not a solid house. In the Abyss Cave, solidity is the only standard. You look like outsiders. They specialize in deceiving outsiders. But they should not have seen what you look like, otherwise they would be scared. The ground stones here are not good either. Some of the missing ones are just filled with gravel. Be careful that the groundworms may suddenly come out and swallow you in one bite!" said the child seriously.

He acted in an exaggerated expression of surprise, but in his heart he was thinking about whether his companion pet, the clever bug, had snacks.

However, with so many ugly guys wandering around here, I could try to get Ai Si Jin and Da Sha Heng out, he thought.

(End of this chapter)