Chapter 90 The Oak Tavern

many days later.

It was snowing heavily.

Feather-like snowflakes continued to fall, covering every corner of the field of vision, the world was plain white, and the whole world was quiet.

Occasionally a gust of wind appeared, rolling a large cloud of white snow and attacking the pedestrians on the road, causing a scream, followed by the sound of teeth fighting.

About a dozen miles south of the capital of the Emerald Kingdom, there is a small town called Oak Town. There is an inn in the town, called the Oak Inn, which is specially designed for people who go to or leave the capital to rest and stay. In this weather, business is very prosperous.

As night fell, the snow was heavier, the wind was tighter, and the whole world seemed to be in a cold war. In the oak hotel separated by a wall, the flames in the fireplace were burning, and the heat wave was rolling, warming everyone in the hotel.

The first floor of the hotel is a tavern, dozens of tables are lined up, and more than half of the people are already seated at this time. There are blacksmiths working in the town, residents who come in to warm up, businessmen passing by, and mercenary squads that are not easy to mess with.

A five-person mercenary squad was sitting at a table near the fireplace, three men and one woman:

With his back to the fireplace is Mura, the captain of the mercenary squad, wearing chain mail with a look of vicissitudes on his face. He was only fifty years old, but because of excessive labor and malnutrition, his hair was half gray, and he looked more like an old man in his sixties. In the mercenary squad, the strength is the strongest, but the experience and calmness are the core of the entire team. At this time, I slowly tore the bread, soaked it in the broth to soften it, and then put it in my mouth, chewing and eating it expressionlessly like taking medicine.

On Mura's left is a burly bear-like man named Zach. Muscles protruded from under the armor like an explosion, and his face was flushed by the fireplace. At this time, he was chewing on a fat chicken, and after chewing and swallowing, he took the ale on the table and drank it.

The person to the right of Mura looked much inferior to Zach. He was half a head shorter in height, and his body was also a little thin. He was called Cole. At this moment, he was holding on to a greasy chicken leg and gnawing at it, while gnawing at the side of his eyes, he looked around furtively, and glanced at the people around him... money bags. He used to be a thief before, but because of his unstable income, he finally chose to join the mercenary team. But if there is a chance, he doesn't mind doing his old deeds to make some extra money.

At the end of the table, facing Mura was sitting a woman, a very young and beautiful woman, but also a woman who didn't look easy to mess with. Her name was Denise. He is tall and wears concave and convex armor, his golden hair is scattered behind him like gold, his lips are burning like flames, and there is a hint of charm in his eyes from time to time.

One tight and powerful thigh was raised and rested on the other leg, and the body was sitting a little slanted on the seat, looking a little lazy. He didn't eat, just held a glass of malt wine and looked at the people around him meaningfully.

Unlike Cole, Denise didn't look at other people's purses, but looked at everyone's faces and bodies. Occasionally nod, tsk tut mouth to savor to express appreciation, and occasionally shake his head, revealing an expression of undisguised disgust. The people around her were a little annoyed by what she saw, but seeing the mercenary's uneasy look, she didn't come up with a theory in the end, she just lowered her head and pretended not to see anything, which made Denise chuckle again.

"Hehe, a coward."

As the captain, Mura frowned and couldn't help reminding: "Denise, don't go too far, don't cause trouble."

"It's okay, Uncle Mura." Denise looked at Mura with the corners of her mouth up and said, "I know what to do, who to provoke and who not to provoke, and I will never give it to a servant. If the soldiers cause trouble, you can rest assured."

Muck let out a breath, didn't respond, shook his head and lowered his head to continue eating, as if he didn't want to say anything more.

Denise turned to look at Cole,

He asked with a smile, "Cole, do you think I'm right?"

"Uh? Eh, yes, of course." Cole said, with a bit of perfunctory tone in his tone, his eyes were more on the purses of the people around him, he retracted his eyes in disappointment after a while, and scolded in a low voice , "A bunch of poor ghosts."

Denise looked at Zack like a bear again and asked aloud, "Zach, do you think I'm right?"

"I... gu dong!" Zach swallowed the food in his mouth, looked straight at Denise and said, "Yes... Of course, you are right, Denise!"

"Giggle." Denise laughed. This laughter sounded like a silver bell in Zach's ears, especially when he heard the last sentence, his entire spine was numb, and there was a feeling of electricity passing through, "Fool."

Zach's whole body was shocked, his face turned red with a "rub", and he stared blankly at Denise for a long time without saying a word. After a long time, he seemed to have great courage and shouted: "I...I'm not a fool, I...I just like you."

"Giggle." Denise laughed again and tapped Zach with her hand, looking happy, but not at all concerned, "Don't be a fool, don't be stupid. What's the use of liking me, don't you? Do you expect me to marry you?"

"I……"

"Are you rich? Do you have an identity? Do you have a large inheritance to inherit?" Denise still asked with a smile, but the seriousness in her eyes made Zach feel like he was being pricked and muttered. can't say anything.

"Zach, be realistic, I won't marry you." Denise said, "You can't let me marry you, wash and cook for you and have children, and then act like a peasant woman. Are you going to end your life miserably?"

"I……"

"I'm going to marry a noble." Denise said, as if telling Zach, but also telling herself, very firm, "I must marry a noble, even a small noble. , but definitely can't marry a commoner, anyway, I've had enough of a commoner's life, I can't eat enough, sleep well, it's really bad..."

Before Denise could finish her words, the door of the hotel was suddenly pushed open, and the wind outside the door poured in with the snow, making everyone in the hotel lobby agitated, frowning at the people who came in. Denise also stopped talking and looked over, and then saw a young man coming in, looking like a nobleman, followed by... a little maid?

Well, it should be the little maid.

Denise looked at it for a while and decided.

Because the noble boy actually let the little girl behind him carry the suitcase instead of himself, although the suitcase didn't look very heavy.

But the combination of a nobleman and a little maid is too weird in this Oak Town, isn't it? Are noble youths so bold now that they don't go out with guards? Are you not afraid of falling into the eyes of caring people and something unpleasant happening?

Denise couldn't help frowning.

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