Chapter 466: Learning from a Master

I saw that this Guanxin cocktail was colorful, not evenly distributed, but twisted together like a top, forming a twist, but distinct.

As a client, Gavin looked calm and had no desires, as if he didn't care about the final outcome.

On the contrary, the female mages and waitresses around them stretched their necks one by one and stared at Craven, wanting to pick up this cup of mind-watching cocktail, pour it into the mouth of the tavern owner, and ask him if it was him. The mind-watching cocktail prepared.

The mind-watching cocktail only aroused their moods and caused their emotions to explode instantly. This explosion was driven by negative energy. When the negative energy was exhausted, their emotions quickly recovered, and in the process , they did not lose their minds, and could clearly hear the conversation between the two.

Just because there was no room for them to talk, they could only sit around and watch the show.

The level of fantasy of this plot is not much lower than that of those stage plays. It completely refreshes their definition and understanding of genius. Especially the waitresses, watching Gavin go from clumsy to familiar to skilled to perfect. bartending action.

Their eyes were straight. They had been practicing hard on this for five years, spending at least more than an hour on it every day. Their arms were often swollen, and it only took them a few minutes to reach this level.

The gap between the two sides was so great that they couldn't even feel jealousy, only endless admiration.

Under everyone's eager gaze, Craven picked up the colorful Guanxin cocktail, poured it into his stomach, and then closed his eyes to feel it.

The specific feelings that arise inside are unknown to outsiders.

But it can be seen from his constantly changing expression that his mood fluctuated quite a bit, but he was able to control it with his strong willpower.

Craven didn't even need to open his eyes to answer, the look on his face answered everything.

"It was successful, it was actually successful."

"Incredible, really incredible."

"Mr. Gavin, you have created a miracle, an unprecedented miracle."

"Is this really your first time bartending? How on earth did you do that?"

"Genius, genius, do you understand? Mr. Gavin is one of the rare bartending geniuses. He can know it at a glance. It is not something ordinary people like us can understand."

"Mr. Gavin, you have shocked us too much today. Many things have broken our understanding."

"Mr. Gavin, I think we need to get acquainted again."

As tasters of the Guanxin cocktail, the female mages and waitresses naturally knew that, and they couldn't help but cheer loudly, as if they had prepared the Guanxin cocktail, especially the six female mages. , even more proud, after all, this is the guest they brought.

Facing their excited clamor, Gavin just responded with a kind smile, his eyes still fixed on Craven. In his eyes, the evaluation of the original creator of the Mind-Observing Cocktail was more important.

Craven's aftertaste state did not last long. He took a long breath, opened his eyes and said to Gavin: "You have completely touched the essence of Guanxin Cocktail. This is the feeling I want, young man. , you totally make me feel old.”

Hearing the tavern owner's approval, Gavin couldn't help but smile and said: "Old sir, don't be too pessimistic, ginger is still spicy. Without your preparation, how could I have made it? And I I took a shortcut and used my own abilities to imitate, and I could only imitate cocktails related to ghost wine. If I replaced it with any other cocktail, I wouldn’t be able to succeed.”

This is not because Gavin is being modest, but because he is telling the truth.

The successful preparation of Guanxin Cocktail has a profound foundation - the legendary warrior's weapon usage skills, extraordinary intelligence and memory ability, and the ability to control shadows.

Only the combination of the three can produce the miracle in front of you, and one of them is indispensable.

Especially the latter is the key.

When you enter that special state of bartending, you are no longer simply guiding the bartending by yourself, but following the unique feeling of negative energy.

At that time, the negative energy was a bridge that connected him with the wine taster's mental state, and then merged together miraculously.

From that moment on, this mind-watching cocktail becomes exclusive.

Only if this person drinks it can the emotional chemical reaction occur, and drinking it by others will have no effect.

"Don't comfort me, I haven't been defeated so easily." Craven quickly regained his previous open-mindedness and laughed loudly, "Today is an eye-opener, but just because you know it doesn't mean that others If you can learn it, ask them if they have learned it?”

The six waitresses named by Craven shook their heads in unison, and said in unison with a look of shame on their faces: "No."

"I have said before that people who are proficient in emotional perception and negative energy manipulation are more likely to get started. I happen to have a group of such people under my command. For them, the main problem is the bartending process and bartending skills. This can be solved through constant practice." Gavin already had a clue in his mind.

The candidates he mentioned were not normal people, but those shadows.

They themselves are a combination of emotions and negative energy, and no one is better at this than them.

The real problem for them is how to get out of Vizeme Manor and the Tower of Domination.

You can slowly figure out how to do this. If you can't do it now, it doesn't mean you can't do it in the future.

Before owning the Tower of Domination, not to mention Daphne and the others, even Gavin could not imagine that one day they would be able to step out of Vizeme Manor.

"Okay, since you are so confident, I don't need to be a bad person. We have decided on the authorization matter. You don't need to give up the price of the ghost wine. Just follow the normal market price. As long as you can directly The purchase channel helped me a lot." Craven is also a generous person, and he doesn't care about the rumors about Guanxin Cocktail, nor does he care about the profit of tens of thousands of gold coins every year.

If he loved money so much, he wouldn't stay here. Now he valued the young man in front of him even more, and couldn't help asking enthusiastically, "Young man, are you interested in learning bartending skills from me? Really, no need. Use bartending techniques from other special abilities.”

Gavin's amazing performance inspired his desire to become a disciple.

"This..." Gavin was stunned. He didn't expect that this would happen.

"Mr. Gavin, why should you hesitate? Didn't you just get started? The rest is just for in-depth study."

"This is a good thing that no one can ask for, why don't you just nod your head and agree."

"Mr. Gavin, what are you waiting for?"

Gavin's hesitation immediately made the female mages and waitresses who were watching become anxious, and they kept urging them to make this good thing happen.

"It is naturally a good thing to be able to learn another extraordinary technology." Gavin explained the reason for his hesitation, "But my schedule is not stable. After all, there is still a manor that I need to manage, which is undergoing development. During the critical period, I couldn’t stay with the old man for a long time.”

"It doesn't matter. You are not an ordinary apprentice. You don't need to spend a lot of time polishing the basic skills. The main thing is the concept of feeling in the process of bartending. With Guanxin Cocktail as your experience, the rest of the difficulty of getting started will be easy for you. It’s not high, you just need to take some time to come here.” Craven directly set the conditions to be infinitely broad, “To be honest, with your performance just now, if you study with me for a long time, it will put more pressure on me. It’s very big. I’m afraid that within a few days, you will squeeze out all the things I know.”

Since the other party said so, Gavin naturally had no reason to continue to refuse. He bowed directly and made a big salute and said respectfully, "Teacher."

In Faerûn, the procedures for apprenticeship vary.

There are some that are complicated and almost pedantic, and some that are as simple as one sentence.

There are very few colleges that specialize in teaching. Most of them study while working, even mages.

This was the case for the six waitresses in front of him. They were both waiters at the Antler Pot Tavern and Craven's apprentices. It was precisely because of this that Gavin hesitated at first. He had no time to be a waiter here. .

Since you are studying while working, it means that the apprenticeship process will not be too complicated. The main thing is the change in title and attitude.

"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Craven laughed several times, obviously not meaning anything more.

Because of this statement, the relationship between the two parties was instantly brought closer. I can't say that they have completely integrated into this new environment. At least they are no longer just strangers, and the atmosphere has become more harmonious and comfortable.

The tavern owner Craven's interest in teaching others was completely inspired by Gavin, and he began to teach Gavin other bartending skills on the spot.

"Even bartending is divided into three, six, and nine levels. One is called dazzling skills, which use dazzling techniques to attract the attention of guests and make them amazed. The main focus is a fast, supplemented by complicated techniques, the taste of the wine Instead, it becomes secondary, because there is a show of skill in the front. As long as the appearance and taste of the wine you make are not too bad, it will generally be well received. This kind of bartending is the most common and the lowest bartending on the market. As long as your skills are not too bad and you practice hard for a few years, you can usually make a living in a tavern. Most of them are at this stage."

Craven pointed to the waitresses headed by Ella and said to Gavin.

The waitresses showed their sweetest smiles to Gavin at the same time, and one even squeezed her chest hard to make her waves more majestic.

The attractiveness of the young man in front of them was already great enough, but now they were joined by a BUFF who was an extremely talented bartender, a direct disciple of Father Craven, an identity that none of them had.

Father Craven has no children, so he is definitely the heir to the Xuanlu Pot Tavern. According to his net worth, the other party may not be interested in him, but if he has a close relationship with him and leaves his blood, his mother will Zigui, it would be good to inherit the ownership of this tavern.

These waitresses have been struggling at the bottom of society since they were young, and the tavern is notoriously a mixed bag. Even with a powerful former adventurer like Father Craven in charge, it is enough to make them clear. Recognize the dangers of society and give a clear positioning of your own identity.

Marrying into a wealthy family is simply a wishful thinking. There are very few responsible men who hang out in taverns, and those who hang out in remote country taverns are even rarer.

On the contrary, as a mistress, inheriting a part of the dispensable rural industry still has a unique advantage.

This is the best way out for people like them. Many of their mothers came here this way - provided that the man still has a certain conscience.

Many people were devoured and wiped out, leaving orphans and widowed mothers behind, and completely disappeared without a trace, far more than leaving a little property for their mothers and daughters.

This is the real society, this is their way of survival.

Their little thoughts couldn't be hidden from an old man like Craven, but he had no intention of stopping him. Instead, he winked at Gavin and showed a smile that all men knew.

He has also experienced this since he was young. As long as you and I are willing to do this kind of thing, Gavin has enough means to capture them all, and he doesn't care.

For Gavin, one or two is a blessing, while a group of two is a disaster.

He has not yet reached the supreme state of being able to walk among thousands of flowers without even a single leaf touching him.

The only thing that can be done is to learn business from the tavern owner in a serious manner, and ask: "Since it is the lowest bartending skill, is there an intermediate one? A higher one?"

"Of course." Craven said proudly, "We won't talk about the middle-level ones. This is related to personal skills and varies. Let's talk about the highest-level ones, which are the Guanxin Cocktail, which uses wine as a metaphor for people. , the blending of love and wine, to achieve the purpose of emotional release. As long as you touch this threshold, you are considered to be an entry-level person. You have broken away from the low level and reached the level of Guanxin Cocktail. It is considered to be a step into the highest palace. The entire Northland, this There are not many bartenders of this caliber.”

Gavin said thoughtfully: "The negative energy contained in ghost wine itself has the effect of catalyzing emotions and has unique advantages. I can understand this blend of love and wine. In the absence of ghost wine, the teacher is How to do this?"

"Watch it." Craven did not answer Gavin directly, but returned to the bar again, cleaned the shaker inside and out, and finally took out a bottle of holy water from under the bar and poured it into the shaker. In the wine jug, it was cleaned.

Although this old adventurer has retired, he still has no less preparations.

After completely clearing the residual negative energy of the ghost wine in the shaker, Craven began the smooth operation again. He added a large number of various mixing materials into the shaker.

He used a spicy spirit as the main ingredient, and then added later, except for a small amount of tempering agent, mainly fire-attribute materials.

But Gavin's main attention was still on the changes in Craven's own aura.

Just like last time, he once again entered the deep synchronization, but it was no longer sinister. His whole body was filled with anger, and his muscles were all bulging. He looked like a barbarian who had entered a violent state. He seemed to have a disagreement. There will be a fight.

Like last time, Craven mixed not one glass of wine, but sixteen glasses. The extra two glasses were prepared for the new guests.

You could tell at a glance that they were locals. When they came in, they didn't say anything when they saw this situation. They just sat down at the bar and looked at Craven longingly.

It's rare for Father Craven to do something good himself, so if it happens to him, he won't let it go.

Father Craven didn't chase them away, he treated them equally and prepared a cup for them.

It's just different from the last time when there were fourteen cups in a pot and the cups were different. This time it was an assembly line and the sixteen cups were exactly the same regardless of size, color or smell.

It's a small thumb cup, so even a woman can drink it in one gulp.

Every time a drink came out, he flicked it on the glass and slid it in front of a drinker. No more, no less, right in the center of his body, showing his extraordinary control.

The last cup was placed in front of Gavin, and Craven solemnly made a gesture of invitation, "Flaming Fury, please!"

Gavin drank the cocktail called Flame Fury without hesitation.

The fire really entered the throat, from the tongue to the throat to the intestines and stomach, everything it passed entered a burning state, and it felt like drinking vodka, the water of life.

Along with the flames, there was an uncontrollable anger. The blood in the whole body surged, the muscles bulged uncontrollably, and there was a desire to vent and destroy.

Gai Wen instinctively glanced at his property panel.

As expected, his strength and physique have been improved at the same time, and some spell-related abilities have been restricted.

This is no longer an ordinary wine, but a cup of out-and-out magic wine, which produces a pseudo-violent effect. It has this effect on ordinary people, but for those barbarians who have the ability to be violent, it is simply the holy product of wine. further catalyze their violent abilities.

Gavin was still able to control himself with his strong will, and the behavior of the female mages and waitresses became more heroic.

"Good wine, good wine, but too little. Have another glass."

"If you are interested in a competition, come, let's compare our strength."

"What's the point of competing in strength? Just compete in boxing! Compete in wrestling! Like Ms. Delara opposite, smearing your body with mead and wrestling naked, that's what it's like!"

"That's right, come here, come here!"

"You think I don't dare, but do you?"

"Come just come, who is afraid of whom! Why don't you come?"

"Ha... you brainless guy, what are you thinking about? I am a mage, how can I have a wrestling match with you, a thief!"

"Shameless!"

"Haha... who told you to only grow breasts and not a brain!"

Gavin ignored the women who were laughing and making a scene around him, and said thoughtfully: "It's not about triggering their own emotions, but using their own emotions as a trigger and wine as a medium to lead the drinkers into the corresponding emotions, or atmosphere. Well, no, it depends on the person.

If a couple who are in love are given two glasses of Fiery Fury, it is absolutely inappropriate, because it may mislead their emotions and cause conflicts. Even if the wine is good, they will be annoyed and give bad reviews afterwards.

If a group of sailors who have just landed and are looking for fun are given a glass of Fiery Fury, it will definitely ignite the atmosphere of the whole tavern."