Chapter 16 Chapter Four

The western sky behind us was starting to turn red, and the land ahead of us was a dull blue, entering the realm of night.In the distance, when the lights of the city came on one by one, we had crossed the Saudorn Ridge and were heading towards the plains.In the cold evening air, the twinkling lights in front of my eyes naturally urged the horse to go straight forward. After a while, the city appeared.It is a city that is much larger than our hometown Hetante Territory, and it is characterized by a huge river that surrounds the city and flows continuously.Here is where the Sudorn Rivers flow in great numbers.A large field spreads around the river, and as night came, we saw returning cattle and shepherd boys.Shan Sen told me that the name of this city is Reynolds.Since it is located in the westernmost part of the central woodland, it can be said that it played the role of the gateway city of Sudorn Ridge, and thus developed into such a metropolis.

We entered the city of Reynolds under the dark sky where the twilight red glow had completely disappeared. After crossing the Saudorn River, and crossing a bridge leading into the city of Reynolds, the lights of the city seemed to welcome us more warmly.We walked along the road in the middle of the city, and then came to a road full of hotels and hotels.I don't know if it's because this is a gateway city, so there are so many hotels. I looked around and said: "What should be used as a criterion for choosing a hotel?" "Of course it's better to ask." I nodded, and then asked a middle-aged man passing by!

"Sorry! I want to ask. We are travelers. Where is the most proud hotel in this city?" The middle-aged man raised his hand and pointed to a sign board.It said "Hotel for Twelve". "After living there, no matter where you go in the mainland, you can tell people the good memories of this city." "Ah, thank you." I nodded my thanks and said to Karl: "A hotel for twelve people? If there are less than twelve people, won't we accept them?" "I'm afraid it won't be. It may be named after the 'Bridge of Twelve'."

We go to the hotel.The hotel is located a little further into the main road, and as soon as you approach the hotel, you can see a rather large backyard.The front of the hotel is made of wood and has elegant windows, and it is a four-story building. We dismounted and walked towards the hotel entrance. Bang! What's the matter?I was so scared that I stepped back a little.Then a burly man ran out in a panic from the main entrance of the hotel.Immediately afterwards, a bucket flew out of the hotel and hit the man in the back of the head.call! The man fell forward and rolled down the stairs in front of the main entrance.Really great!After a while, there was a sharp shout.

"If you are dead, lie there for me, and if you are not dead, lie down for me! Because I will kill you." But that man was not that stupid, he got up abruptly and ran away.We looked at each other in panic. Shan Sen spoke first. "We seem to have picked the wrong place." Karl nodded with concern.But in a blink of an eye, a woman with another bucket in her hand appeared from the main entrance.The woman ran down the stairs with a bucket in her hand and almost hit Shan Sen.Shan Sen took a few steps back in a panic, the woman glanced at Shan Sen and then at the two of us.She was a blonde woman about my age.

"You're going to eat and sleep here?" "Are there any other services available?" When the woman heard my answer, she deliberately picked up the bucket and said: "Certainly you can hit you with this. But didn't you see someone running out in a panic? Well, forget it. He must have run away. You have three horses and three men, don't you? Come in." Please park the horses here. Axiu! You boy, come out quickly! Take the horses to the stables and tie them up. Do any of the horses need to change their horseshoes? It seems that there are none. They can run quite well. Axiu! You guys, don’t move faster, watch out for your head! You don’t come in quickly, what are you doing? Do you have to lay a red carpet in front before you are willing to come in? Axiu! You guys What's the use of moving so slowly? Hurry up and take the horse! The horse follows Axiu, and the man follows me!"

Even the horses have already fallen into their hands, so it seems that they can't go in now, right?Shansen and I took a deep breath after hearing her words, and then followed her in.Carl also followed with a helpless expression, smiling.As soon as the woman entered the inner hall, she asked us: "Wine, eat, bath, sleep, toilet?" This question is really confusing.I had a hard time figuring out that she was asking which of the five things we most wanted to do right now.So I answer: "The first two." We entered the restaurant under the guidance of the woman.The restaurant was too dark to see clearly at first, but after our eyes got used to the darkness, we found it was a very wide place.There was a lamp hanging from the ceiling, and some people looked at us indifferently under the light, and then went back to their own business.

It's quite noisy here.We sat down at a table as if being pushed by the woman, and the woman immediately yelled at several people at other tables and then disappeared.A short while later, the woman reappeared with a huge beer mug.It was bubbling rye beer, the foam shining bright vermilion under the light.The woman almost threw it, the beer glass suddenly slapped, and the glass fell in front of her eyes, and it was amazing that not a single drop was spilled. "What do you guys want to eat? You can order whatever you can think of, so don't I need to explain it?" Shansen timidly said:

"Is there any chicken?" "Can't I say anything? One chicken, and then?" "Pork pie and sesame pancakes." It was ordered by Karl.At the same time, Shan Sen summoned up his courage and ordered some more. "Well, I want pork pie, too, and pancakes with meatballs, but, do you remember them all?" "You have to wait for that kid to order it before you can remember 'all'. What do you want, kid?" She is about the same age as me, but she calls me a kid, of course I feel bad.Can't she order anything?I pouted and said: "Dragon Pie."

The corner of the woman's eyes immediately went up.I smiled and continued: "There is also stewed gargoyle wing meat. I especially like wings. Grilled orc tenderloin and giant flea soup. The dessert after the meal is water element monster juice and black pudding monster. I haven't eaten pudding for a long time." said the woman angrily. "Hey, kid, do you know why that big man escaped like that just now?" "why?" "Because he said he wanted to drink my milk." Shan Sen blushed suddenly and turned his head away, while Karl lowered his head.But I looked at the girl with kind eyes and asked:

"Can you order that too?" "Don't you want to live?" The girl slapped the table loudly, and the surrounding guests all looked towards us.A very small guest murmured: "Hey, Yusna can't stand it for five minutes, and she's going to fight again!" I looked at the man.His height is really short, and he even looks similar to Shan Sen's eight-year-old little brother.But judging from his face, he was very old.Is it a halfling?I turned my head to look at this fierce woman again. "Your name is Yusna?" "Yes, little devil! Anyone who provokes Yusna here will become the thirteenth person!" "The thirteenth person?" "This hotel is called a hotel for twelve people. No need for a thirteenth person! I mean the one who got kicked out by my ass!" "You little girl is an innkeeper?" Yusna's cheek twitched.Although I haven't been with this young lady for a long time, I can tell from her expression that her anger is about to explode.In her hand she held a plate for wine glasses.And now she suddenly lifted the plate. call out! I really want to yawn.Even the giant orc's broadsword is faster than it.I took the plate that had hit me on the head and pulled it back slightly.Of course, Yusna, who had the plate stolen, looked at me in surprise.Everyone else in the restaurant stopped talking and looked at us.It's nice, it's a lot quieter. I twirled the wooden disc with my fingertips and said: "Hey, Yusna, I asked a passer-by if there was any hotel worth recommending, but he actually recommended such an unkind hotel. What's the reason?" Carl leaned back in his chair with a smile and began to drink the rye beer.And Shan Sen looked at me with the expression of starving to death. "You guy! You order quickly so that I can fill my stomach quickly, don't you?" "Ah, well, I've already ordered this, but this young lady wants to hit me with this." "It's not because you ordered something inexplicable!" The weapon was just taken away.Yusna, who was at a loss, said: "This guy! Are you an adventurer? I think you have a little skill, so you want to be rude to me, don't you?" "If you want to say rude, you should be rude first." Yusna didn't want to hear what I had to say, she turned around and shouted: "elder brother!" oops!There are so many tricks.Wouldn't it be better to just call Dad?I imagined that there might be a huge man four cubits high, with his fierce and ferocious face raged at me. My prediction was only half right. From the kitchen side, a big man with a height of four cubits really walked out, and he could almost compete with Shan Sen.However, his face was covered by a beard, so it is unknown whether he is vicious or not.He has so much beard!He walked over, making the already low ceiling look even lower.The lamp hanging from the ceiling just missed his head.The man wiped his hands on the apron and said: "Why did you call me out?" Huh?The voice is quite young!Although he looks older because of his beard, in fact he doesn't seem to be that old.About Shan Sen's age, right?Anyway, since he is the elder brother of this young lady, he is very likely to be very young.Yusna said to me with a confident expression: "Order again in front of my brother." Why not!I folded my arms over my chest, looked at the man and said: "Dragon meat pie, stewed gargoyle wing meat, roasted orc tenderloin, giant flea soup. The dessert after the meal is water element juice and black pudding monster." Well, what will fly over this time?The first time it was a bucket, and just now it was a plate, what will come next?So exciting!However, I found that the man's eyes were smiling. "I'm sorry. I just ran out of ingredients, can I order something else?" Oh!That's a really gracious answer.This is my chance to clean up my jokes!Then I should also answer gracefully. "Then I'll have pork pie for three and chicken and sesame patties with meatballs and pancakes. We'll have a beer first so you can take your time." "OK." The man immediately turned and left.Yusna, whose appearance became ridiculous, chased after her in surprise. "Brother! That kid is talking nonsense..." "I heard all your yelling just now. You called him a kid, but he's about your age." "This, what are these words!" Yusna and her brother continued talking as they walked into the kitchen.I laughed out loud, and leaned back in the chair.What a ridiculous pair of siblings.Well, the elder brother is not bad, but the younger sister is ridiculous. "What are the advantages of this hotel that you recommend?" Carl said with a smile: "I seem to know why." "Oh? What's the reason?" "Please take the cup in front of you and taste it." I tilted my head to look at it, then raised the huge cup to my mouth.One bite, huh?Two bites, huh?Three bites, um!Gulu Gulu. "Wow, haha, wow!" Shan Sen, who just made a painful expression because of his hunger, saw my sudden rise, and also picked up the rye beer to drink.Shan Sen's eyes suddenly opened round. "Oh, it tastes really good!" Shansen and I drank down the big two-pint glasses in one gulp.Even I, who don't know much about wine, think the taste is really good.I asked Shan Sen if he wanted another drink, and shouted to the kitchen. "Hey! Yusna, bring us two more glasses of wine!" Yusna, who came out of the kitchen, ran over aggressively like a wild boar. "How can you speak to me in a commanding tone!" "Yousna, the brave and noble lady, would it be an honor for you to give us two more glasses of delicious rye beer?" Of course, my words were not words of praise, Yusna immediately raised her eyebrows and said angrily: "What? Want to make fun of me?" I lost my temper again.What kind of dissatisfaction does this young lady have? Why is she so easily angry?Why so aggressive?The other diners in the restaurant looked at us as if expecting a second round. "Hey, Yusna, I want to ask you a question, please answer me sincerely. Have you been dumped by your boyfriend recently?" The restaurant suddenly burst into laughter.Yusna grabbed me by the throat.My goodness!I was helplessly speechless and could only look at Yusna.If she was in our village, she would be a bitch that no one would want, not even Jemini would behave in such a rude way.Zero points for politeness! I managed to say in a choked voice: "Annoyed me! If you don't let go, you will regret it very much!" "Then try it!" What's so difficult about it?I grabbed Yousna's waist and lifted it up suddenly. Because I often practice with Jemini and I have OPG, I think her weight is not as good as a beer mug.I threw Yusna up like a child and caught it again (I tried not to let her hit the ceiling, but it was hard).Everyone in the restaurant shouted. "Oh my God!" Yusna struggled like a drowning person, and then fell toward me. "I'm your mother? Then please be obedient!" Although Yusna fell down on the spot, I still grabbed her waist, and she was suspended in the air.Although Yusna's foot kicked my chest several times, I was kicked by the horse's hind legs before, and it didn't matter.I ignored this and warned Yusna: "If you stay still, I'll put you down quietly. Otherwise, I'll put you down a little rougher. Believe it or not, I've thrown goblins sixty cubits away. out of distance." "You are lying!" I turned to look at Shan Sen, Shan Sen said. "Miss, what he said is true. He saw four half-orcs at the Bridge of the Twelve during the day and couldn't cross the bridge due to insufficient numbers. In the end, he threw them all away and let these half-orcs cross the Xiudorn River Gu. But, Xiu Qi, put her down quickly, what kind of behavior are you doing?" I put down Yusna obediently.Yusna looked at me with bitter eyes, but because she knew my strength, she didn't dare to do anything wrong.I handed Shansen and my empty glass, and said: "If you bring the beer obediently, I will be very grateful and drink it obediently. How about a settlement?" Yusna picked up the cup and ran away quickly.I took a breath and sat down on the chair. "What a rough girl! She even grabbed my throat!" "Well, I was taken aback, too. Probably just working in a hotel full of guests." "No, it's just the original personality." The halfling sitting at the nearby table began to speak. "Excuse me, is what you just said true? Did you really throw away the orcs and let them cross the Sudorn Valley?" "Yes, it is true. Thanks to the orcs, we were able to make up the numbers and cross the bridge. We sent them all back later." The halfling blinked and said: "Oh, it is unbelievable! It is impossible for a giant to throw a man as far as the vale of Suwdorn. Oh, and my name is Durkan Butpinger." "My name is Shuki Niederfa. Your name is Bart Pinger? What a special surname. Does your family make butter?" "It's not my last name, it's my nickname." "Really?" At this time, Yusna came back.The huge beer glass was still roaring and forcefully placed on the table, but she didn't even look at me. "thanks!" Yusna stared hard at my face, then turned her head and walked back.What a bad tempered girl. "Let's not talk about the taste of the beer here, but the service attitude is terrible. How can you do business with a girl like that?" The halfling named Dukan smiled and interrupted: "Yusna is actually a very kind girl. It's different from her appearance. She thought she was a grown up girl, but the boy she met for the first time dumped her. How could she be in a good mood?" "She upset me first." Dukan smiled and turned around to continue eating.This time, I started to enjoy beer with a relaxed mood. On the one hand, it's because I don't drink very well, and on the other hand, it's because I don't want to call Yusna again.But Shan Sen poured two more cups without stopping.What an ogre he was. Shan Sen turned to look at me, and I said without hesitation: "I will never call that smelly girl again, call yourself."
Not only is the beer delicious here, but the food is also delicious.We (not counting Karl here) gobbled up the whole dish, while the halflings next to us began to wonder if we were of dwarven blood. After eating we were shown to our room. It was a big room with four beds, but there were only three of us, so there was an extra bed.So Shansen and I threw our bags back on the bed, told them to rest more, and then went down to the hall.The mellow beer smell is still lingering in my mind at this moment.Carl said he wanted to lie down on the bed, so it was just the two of us. The lobby is spacious and has the same low ceiling as the restaurant.The entire first floor of the building was low, so that was of course.If a wooden building has many floors, it will not be built very high like a castle, because the beams and columns will break.Fortunately, the low ceiling does not make people feel stuffy, but it looks elegant because of the bright wall paint color. Shansen and I came down late, so we couldn't get a good seat by the fireplace.But it wasn't too cold, so it didn't matter.We took seats by the window and enjoyed rye beers.People were chirping and gooing, and there was soft singing.I looked around. Except for a halfling named Dukhan and another halfling, all humans are here.I pay special attention to halflings.Because our village is like the front yard of the Amtat family, a place where halflings cannot live in peace.How is it possible to live in a village like that, if not humans?So I rarely see halflings. It is said that halflings have a lot of hair on their feet.Dukan Butpinger now had his feet on the table and was chatting enthusiastically with his companion. "Did you see it in the arena today? Damn it, I thought that guy would last longer." "How could you make such an absurd bet? No one would bet on that guy." "If you do this, you can get a higher bonus when you win!" What are they talking about?Anyway, if you say it is a skill, it can be said to be a skill, and I admire them very much.The table Dukan was sitting on was a human table and it was too high for him, so Dukan poured a bucket of water on the chair and sat on it.He put his feet out on the table again for balance, drinking out of the beer glass as big as his head.After he drank, he seemed about to fall back and fall, which made me fearful. Yusna put candles on the table in the corner of the hall, and was writing something while flipping the abacus.Are you sorting out your books?Yusna seemed to know that I was looking at her, she raised her head, then suddenly lowered her head.Oh, even though it's someone who has nothing to do with me, the current situation still makes me feel bad.Not long after, Yusna picked up a beer bottle and ran quickly towards the restaurant after hearing someone ordering something. "With such delicious beer, I really don't want to leave." Shan Sen said to me. I smiled and replied: "Can I take a day off tomorrow?" "No, we're on our way. We're not leisurely travelers." "Well, there are people waiting for us in my hometown. After everything is over, I want to travel the whole continent again." "It turns out that you have already tasted the taste of travel." "Yeah. If it wasn't for leaving home this time, I wouldn't know that there is such a magical place as the Bridge of Twelve. And I think there must be more strange things that I don't know. I haven't felt these things before, Now suddenly I see so many things that I don't know, and think what a pity it would be if I hadn't seen them!" "If we want to try everything, how can we live long enough? I don't think there is any need to feel sorry for what you haven't done. The important thing is to get the most pleasure from what you have experienced." "Thank you! You're right. Just ask for the greatest pleasure from what I've experienced. For example, let Shan Sen and the horse ride on me..." "Shut up!" "Why on earth did you make two mistakes in the morning and at noon?" "I don't know! Really, how could I be like this? If I meet Iluli again, I will really go crazy. Although I will never meet again now." "Your judgment is too hasty." "Ok?" "Look at the entrance of the hall. It's amazing! For a person who can meet three times in one day without any agreement... how does that sentence describe?" Shan Sen hurriedly turned to look, and then groaned a few times in pain.Other guests in the lobby also looked towards the lobby entrance.Eluli was standing there. Under the reflection of the light, Iluli's black hair was scattered on her shoulders like a black-red waterfall.Iluli looked around, then looked towards us.Her eyes opened slightly wider. Iluli walked towards us.She put her bag by the table and said as she sat down: "It's amazing! For a person who can meet three times in one day without any agreement, life should be given to this person." Yep!That's it.Without any agreement, people who can meet three times in a day, even if they are separated at the two ends of the continent, will still meet again, so they must not be enemies.If you are an enemy, you will definitely be killed because you can't escape, which is equivalent to handing over your life to this person. If you are a friend, then under any circumstances, the other party may come forward to help, which is also considered to be giving your life. gave him. Iluli remembered this sentence as much as I did.I smiled and asked her: "Who said that?" "You seem to often ask me what humans have said. This is what King Lutanio said when he passed the Central Avenue and met Archmage Hendrick three times." "We also met three times on Central Avenue. Oh, by the way, don't you have no horses? How did you get here so quickly?" "Horses are used to ride on the road of human beings, but I am used to run through the forest." Well, there's a saying, don't race the dwarves in the ground, and don't race the elves in the forest.Wow!The speed is really fast!Shan Sen said carefully: "Well, it's good to see you again, Iruri. Are you going to spend the night at this hotel?" "Yes, I came in because I liked the signboard here. I remembered what I had experienced with you during the day, so I came in to have a look. I didn't expect to see you again." At this moment Yusna came over with her lips pouted. "Is Miss traveling with some of them?" "No, I just know them. I want to spend the night here too. Is there a room?" "Of course. Are you going up now?" "No, I'll chat with a few of them before going up. Can I have a beer?" Yusna nodded to show that she understood, and then backed away.She looked at me with a strange look, as if she was questioning who this guy was, why he was so strong, and even knew elves.Then I saw the other guests, all looking at us with increased interest because the black-haired elf beauty who suddenly appeared knew us. To be honest, I kind of like those looks.I said to Iluli: "Where are you going? Ah, I don't have any particular reason, I just ask out of curiosity." "I'm going to port Daiharpa." where is that?I looked at Shan Sen, Shan Sen thought for a while and said: "Ah, so it will pass through the capital?" "It will pass through the capital of mankind." "Ah, then, although it is the third request, would you like to go with us?" Wow, this is the third time.If Yi Luli said that there were no horses, how would Shan Sen answer?But to my disappointment, Iluli didn't say anything like no horses this time. "I thought a lot when I was walking in the forest this afternoon. I seemed to have a lot to learn from you, so I regret not walking with you." Yi Luli suddenly shook her body, and said in a trance: "Did I say the word regret just now?" "What's wrong?" "Regret... I've learned so much. I never changed my mind in the past. Now I've learned to desire what I can't have. I actually talk like a human being." I could not understand the words, so sat silently.Ellie continued: "I refused twice, but you proposed again. I am really grateful, Shan Sen. I will go to the capital with everyone. But I need to find a horse." Shan Sen's expression... I really don't want to talk about it.The Playboy!Wait and see when I go back to my hometown.Will my mouth hide it?impossible! After drinking a glass of beer, Iluli went up to the second floor.And Shan Sen was so happy that he lost his mind for a while, coughed a few times after seeing my expression, and then began to restrain himself a little.I tried to make an unhappy expression, and then said to Shan Sen: "You are fascinated, or you are pretending to be fascinated!" "What's the meaning?" "Oh, the third possibility is that you are not fascinated, nor are you pretending to be fascinated. Maybe it's just from my point of view that you seem to be fascinated? It's really unusual!" "Xiu Qi! Don't talk nonsense! Go up after drinking. Go to bed early and get up early tomorrow. Tomorrow morning I will buy some food, lamp oil and many other supplies, and I will be very busy." "It doesn't matter. Carl and I will do those things. You are the one who knows horses best among us, so you should help Iluli choose a horse." "Really? You do all those things?" Shan Sen looked at me happily for a while before realizing that he had fallen into my trap.Alas, even Jemini is not so easy to be stereotyped.Shan Sen really looks like an ogre not only in strength, but also in his mind! After going up to the second floor and entering the room, I saw Karl sitting on the bed reading something.We haven't had beds, candles for a long time, and now we can just read books, but I guess he must be reading boring academic books. Carl only reads that kind of book.It should be more suitable to read novels when traveling, right? "What book is this?" Carl closed the book and said: "A book like a wizard's biography. The title is too long, so I don't want to talk about it. I wanted to know about Taban Hashik who built the Bridge of Twelve, but I didn't see his name. This Although this book is not a book like a directory of people, I thought that to be able to do such a great thing, he must be a very famous magician." "Really? Oh, yes, we met Iluli." Carl's eyes were very surprised. "She came into this hotel?" "yes." "It's astonishing! There is a saying that life should be given to a person who can meet three times in one day without any agreement." "King Lutanio said that, right? Iluli said the same thing. And after three warm invitations from Shan Sen, she agreed to go with us." "Brother Fisher, does she really want to go with us?" Carl asked Shan Sen, Shan Sen nodded.Carl laughed. "Although it's good, if we go together... hey, don't mention it. The person in charge of arranging our trip is Brother Fisher, and we will follow Brother Fisher's decision." Carl agreed without any objection, and Shan Sen seemed very happy because of this. Later, because Shansen and I hadn’t enjoyed the fun of rolling on the bed for a long time, we threw pillows at each other and were still covered under the sheets, jumping around happily.If it weren't for Carl's stop, we probably would have played all night.