Heart of the Castle

Chapter 207 The Tavern Ditto and the Riot

After bidding farewell to the priest who was immersed in grief, the excitement that Li Wei had just arrived in North Orla was gone, and Wilps followed him with a very heavy face.At the end of the line was Babrupa who hadn't raised his head. This rap guy's tongue seemed to be rusted, and he walked forward silently.

Turn left along the narrow and winding street, and after crossing two stone bridges that fly over the street, the front of your eyes suddenly becomes spacious. There is an extraordinarily tall stone building standing there, with three floors. A small clock tower was built.Next to the building is a stable that seems to be able to accommodate dozens of horses at the same time. A boy greeted him hesitantly from the stable, and bowed to Li Wei and others before he was far away.

"Welcome, fellow travelers, to the best Sober Tom's Inn in North Orla."

"Take care of them, with the best grass, mixed with beans and oats," Wilps commanded.

The stable boy looked a little embarrassed, rubbed the hat in his hand and said, "My lord, the fodder you said is very expensive. Could it be that you are riding a knight war horse?"

Wilps reached out and patted a shiny silver coin onto the stable boy's hand. "This is not your place to ask, go to work."

After finishing speaking, the three of them hurried towards the door of the hotel.After trekking in the dusk forest for several days, they were so eager to have a hot meal that even Wilps, who should be the most cautious and experienced, didn't notice that the boy got the silver coin. The strange expression revealed.

"Strange guests, and there have been three since then." The stable boy muttered, hiding the silver coins in his arms preciously, and he led the two horses left by Li Wei and others towards the stables, but when When he was about to unload the luggage on the horse's back, his eyes suddenly froze.

On the back of Li Wei's mount, there are two bark boxes!

The lobby of the hotel was spacious and well ventilated, free from the stuffy, smelly air that so often accompanies such places.On one side of the hall is a red stove and a barbecue grill, and the waiter hurriedly shuttles among the crowd with a large wooden wine glass and barbecue.On the other side of the hall, a row of tall wine barrels stood behind a wooden counter, and upon seeing that, Levi heard a distinct gulp from behind.

Perhaps it was the feeling of longing to anesthetize oneself brought about by the disaster, the hotel lobby was full of seats.The benches were filled with all kinds of people, including muscular master blacksmiths, savage hunters and rustic bumpkins.However, the most frequent travelers came from afar, and they whispered worriedly, as if they were worried about something.

Li Wei found a table with three vacant seats at the place closest to the barbecue grill, and a very handsome young man was sitting on the other seat, playing a wooden lute in his hand.Seeing Li Wei and others approaching, the young man stood up and bowed, and said in a lark-like voice: "Guests from afar, may Santa Morata bless you."

Wilps looked at the empty wine glass in front of the young man, smiled slightly and said, "Bless you too, young man."

"My name is Robinson Rist, a bard. I think you have heard my singing before?"

"I'm afraid not. We came from the northern border and we just arrived here not long ago." Li Wei replied bluntly.

The singer's lute played a sad tune, "That's a pity, everyone, would you like to listen to a beautiful song? Like the song of Santa Morata? The song of the blue bird? Or the magic mountain hymn? Or... ..." There was a strange smile on Rist's handsome face. "The song of Levi, the great hero who ended the disaster?"

If it wasn't for a waiter who happened to come over and ask what he needed, Levi would have almost cried out. When Wilps ordered the waiter to bring bread, barbecue, ale and wine, Levi had been paying attention to Rist's expression.But until the waiter brought up everything he ordered, he still didn't find anything unusual on the singer's face.

The food was unexpectedly rich, including a fork topped with savory charred roast meat, small onions, red peppers and roasted mushrooms sprinkled with spices, and finally a large plate of bread.Another waiter then ran over and brought them two large glasses of ale and a small jug of wine. Wilps pushed a piece of bread and wine in front of Babrupa, who was already salivating, and motioned him to hide in the innermost corner dine in.

Babrupa happily did this, and before leaving, his eyes lingered on the barbecue for a while.Next, Wilps buried his head in the huge wooden wine glass, downed half a glass of brown ale in one gulp, and then started to gobble it up.

Levi looked at the glass of cloudy liquid in his hand. The brown liquor full of strong fermented flavor brought him quite bad memories. He remembered that it was in the tavern in the heart of the castle. The old magician ordered a glass for him. A much better-looking drink than this one, it smells strong and fragrant, but when you drink it, it feels like you swallowed something hot like magma.

Perhaps seeing the embarrassment in Li Wei's eyes, the bard Rist plucked a string and made a series of clear and short sounds. "Young traveler, I can offer you a piece of music that will delight your ears and make your food more enjoyable. And all you have to do is pour that glass of what troubles you on my In an empty glass."

Levi thought about it, pushed the glass of ale over and said, "Okay, this is for you, but you'd better shut your mouth and taste it slowly, I don't want to listen to your music."

Rist took the cup and took a big sip, his eyes lit up obviously. "That can't be done," he said. "I'm a bard, not a beggar, and since I'm paid you, I must give a nice piece of music."

After finishing speaking, he tuned the strings without waiting for Li Wei's answer, and then said with a smile: "Well-meaning traveler, I recommend you the song of Li Wei, the great hero who ended the disaster..."

Li Wei's expression became stiff, but the singer changed his voice: "However, I have just composed this song, so maybe it's not mature yet... How about I play a Hymn of the Magic Mountain for you, how about it? "

Li Wei nodded with a stiff neck, and then Rist's melodious singing voice sounded in the lobby of the hotel.

"O distant magic mountain, looming shadowy figures,

The thick foundation supports the shallow high-level.

If there is an invincible hero who turns the world upside down,
The old tradition is bound to suffer from landslides! "

It's hard to imagine that Rist's brisk voice actually interprets every word of this Magic Mountain hymn. Li Wei felt his blood explode, couldn't help clapping his hands, and said sincerely: "Singing! it is good."

"Pfft!" Wilps, who was putting a piece of barbecue into his mouth, burst out laughing, then slapped the table and burst out laughing.Li Wei looked at the Grand Knight Commander inexplicably, almost thinking that he was out of his mind.

"Isn't my healing technique able to disperse the undead plague?" This idea just came to Li Wei's mind, when he was interrupted by a loud shout from the other side of the hotel lobby.

"Who dares to laugh at the Earl of the Devil's Mountain here?" Several people wearing gray-blue chain mail and cloaks of the same color on their shoulders walked over. The leader showed a fierce expression on his face, and turned towards Li Wei viciously. The people at this table looked over, their gazes slashed across Levi's face like a sharp knife, then swept over Wilps who was laughing endlessly and Babrupa who was eating with his head down, and finally stopped at on the bard playing the lute.

"Little boy, is that song just now your masterpiece?" The big man at the head put his thick palm on the hilt of the long sword worn at his waist, and asked threateningly.

"Yes, what does this lord think?" The bard was fearless...or he responded recklessly, with a smile on his face, as if he didn't know that a catastrophe was coming.

"The song is good, you can choose to keep your tongue or your fingers." The big man announced coldly, and then there was a metallic clang, the big man pulled out his shining sword and rushed towards Rist.

"Ah, draw your sword, get out of the way!" A sharp voice called out, and there was a sudden chaos in the hotel lobby!
(End of this chapter)