After everyone had answered their questions, Soygo sent everyone away. Lu Ning and the others didn't want to stay any longer at first. They collected Kyogoku Rigo's business card and said goodbye to him. He and Boliwell began to walk back.
After all, Old Howard must save some money on the way back. The Topa District and the Moonstone District are not very far apart. You can walk back in about three hours. You can also take a look at the appearance of the middle blocks along the way. .
Opal, which is adjacent to Topa District, has restored the style of most areas of Evarang. However, it is a cultural intersection area with mixed styles. The benefit is that it has become a buffer zone for many homeless people. Of course, this wandering does not refer to those homeless people who have no choice but to wander around, but some weirdos who wander around in order to learn more about the world. Most of them have some skills, but they just don't want to settle down somewhere.
It is for this reason that trouble sometimes occurs in the Opal District. The guards here couldn't work on these trivial matters every day, so they once again delegated the management of things to some hired people.
"If you have something to do in Opal District, don't go to the guards, go to the manager." Boliwell took the opportunity to act as a tour guide for Lu Ning. "The new manager who came recently is a very remarkable person. It is said that the chaos caused by homeless people has been reduced since he took office. few."
"Sounds awesome."
"He seems to be patrolling the streets a lot...oh, look there."
Lu Ning looked up and saw a tall man with a long sword on his back passing by at an intersection not far away with four or five men and women dressed as mages.
"he is the one?"
"Well, the general manager is officially appointed, and the image will be reported to the whole city. This Kaios seems to have been appointed urgently before the exchange meeting, so I am quite impressed."
"What did he do?"
"I don't know the specifics. Anyway, he recruited a lot of wandering mages to do things for him. After all, this kind of thing is easier to manage internally, and wandering people rarely come to cause trouble intentionally. Since there are people who can deal with them, of course they can. There won’t be any trouble.”
"That's it." Lu Ning looked at the team of mages walking over and nodded thoughtfully. But just when she was about to look away, she suddenly saw a brown-haired man under a mercury lamppost directly across the street.
At the same time, the man accidentally raised his head and glanced here. When he saw Lu Ning looking at him, he grinned and turned around and left.
Lu Ning didn't stop, and Boliwell didn't notice anything unusual, but she began to feel a sense of urgency in her heart.
In Lilian's memory, when the person who claimed to be a member of the "Twilight Thieves" finally talked about contact information, he said that if Lilian successfully stole the magic book, then they would take the initiative to contact her. But just in case, look for a man with brown hair, a sarcoma on the right side of his neck, and a man who likes to wear red ties.
And now this man appeared in Lu Guangye's eyes by chance. Looking at his smile, he might have recognized Lilian's appearance. Lu Ning was not worried that he would get into trouble. Instead, the Twilight Thieves were so elusive that they felt like something was about to start again.
But Boliwell didn't know that he took Lu Ning into a shop called "Hot and Sour Cocktail". Lu Ning resisted and didn't ask how the store got its name. After entering the store, Boliwell directly asked the bartender for a hot and sour cocktail.
"Jaze, it's still the same, your store's signature." He said to the bored bartender standing behind the bar.
"Boliwell, it seems that it has been a long time since I last saw you."
The clerk named Jaze is a tall woman, whose age is not obvious. Her hair is short in front and long in back. The long hair in the back is tied into a high ponytail on the side. She takes out the drinking utensils very neatly.
Boliwell pulled Lu Ning to sit down. Jaze glanced at Lu Ning and said, "Alcoholic drinks are not provided to minors. Boliwell, is this your daughter?"
Boliwell just took a sip of the free water on the table and squirted out.
"Jaze!"
"Just kidding." Jaze said seriously, and then took a menu from the side and handed it to Lu Ning, "The next page is full of wine, just read the first page."
"I can't stand you...Lillian, this is Jaze, my good friend."
"If listening to someone's complaints makes you a good friend, then I am a good friend with every customer who comes here." Jaze was completely merciless. "Do you need me to remind you? You didn't bring enough money for the drinks last time..."
"Stop! I'll make it up to you this time! And I'm not complaining this time!"
After hearing this, Jaze's eyebrows raised: "So your problem that has been silent for more than ten years has finally made progress?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Boss! That last time..."
"I'll pay the bill! I'll pay the bill first this time!"
While the two were joking with each other like old friends, Lu Ning had already finished studying the menu.
Just like the sign, this place is basically a wine shop. Of course, there is also some food provided. In addition to the ready-made dishes that are bought to go with drinks, there are fried chicken, fried pork chops, fried pork sticks... In short, they are all fried things, which makes people doubt that this is still an oil shop. This poor selection of food takes up a quarter of the first page of the two-page menu, with the rest being a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
When Lu Ning raised his head, Boliwell already had a glass of tomato juice-like wine in front of him.
"this……"
"Although it looks a bit strange, sourness and spiciness are actually part of the cocktail seasoning. Anyway, let me taste it first to see if your craftsmanship has deteriorated." Boliwell picked up the cup. Jaze sneered, then turned to look at Lu Ning with a polite smile: "Have you decided which one you want to drink?"
"This...vanilla..."
"Vanilla and hummingbird. Yes, the sweet taste is also suitable for girls who are trying it for the first time." Jaze nodded and started mixing again.
"Lillian, if you want to ask something, Jaze is the best candidate." Boliwell's face turned slightly red after taking a sip of wine. "The people in Opal District move very quickly, and this is the best place in the entire area." In the hotel, if you ask around, people will come over to drink...and then this evil bartender will get them drunk...hehe."
"This is a place where people can relax. It is my duty as a bartender to get people drunk. As long as it does not violate the drinking regulations, these are my jobs. After all, the more wine I sell, the more commission I will get... Boli Will, what else would you like to drink?" Jaze asked with a smile.
"A glass of... Black Swan!" Boliwell raised his hand directly.
Lu Ning was speechless, she was already drunk.
"It's okay, he paid the bill first this time." Jaze winked at Lu Ning, "Of course I know a lot of things. If you ask me what happened around here, I probably know it, but I can never disclose customer information. This is professional ethics."
At this time, a wooden door in the corner was pushed open, and a tall and strong young man walked out, carrying a basket of fried chicken.
"I know whoever is yelling."
"Boss, I'm a regular customer." Jaze smiled and waved to the man.
"Have you paid, kid?" The man stared at Boliwell who was drunk and crazy, and asked directly.
"This time he paid in advance, so the Karmotrine is full." Jaze smiled slightly, "It doesn't matter, I prepared a hangover potion."
"Give him a bowl of mint and grass decoction than a sober steward." The boss put the basket of fried chicken on the bar and gave Lu Ning a kind smile. "Although there are not many types of food in our restaurant, the taste is quite good. It’s famous, welcome to try it.”
"Thank you, um...my name is Lilian."
"Call me Kulu." The shop owner patted his chest, then turned and walked back.
"Haha, he's not very good at talking to strangers." Jaze laughed softly.
"I heard it!"
"I know~ I just told you on purpose."
Lu Ning picked up a fried chicken leg and took a bite. The outer shell was crispy and full of fragrance, and the inside was juicy and marinated. It seemed to have some unique secret recipe, and it had a slightly spicy and pleasant feeling.
"Sister Jaze, isn't this your real name?"
"No. But this kind of thing is a personal matter, so it's best not to ask too many questions." Jaze took out a potion bottle from under the table, which was a sobering potion.
"Oh, okay. So what I really want to know is... do you know of a man with brown hair and a sarcoma on the right side of his neck around here?"
"I know, he must come here every Wednesday and Saturday night and order a glass of ale. What's the matter?"
"Uh... I wonder if it would be convenient for me to tell you what he is like?" Seeing that Jaze didn't even say her name, Lu Ning probably knew what level her professional ethics was.
"A very polite gentleman. He is easy-going. He occasionally chats with other drinkers. He is very knowledgeable. We have spoken several times, and at least he gave me a good impression." Jaze said after just a moment of thought. .
"...Are there other people with the same appearance around here?"
"There are a lot of brown-haired men, but there are only a few who have a sarcoma on their necks. At least there won't be a second one in the Opal District, otherwise people who come and go will inevitably mention it. Ask him what's wrong. ?"
"I'm a little worried." Lu Ning had already weighed it in her mind and decided to tell part of the truth, "I think you can see that I am the lucky one who was selected for this exchange meeting."
Jaze nodded. After all, if you were not admitted to the academy in Evarang as an apprentice, you would not be eligible to enter. The fact that Lu Ning did not have any academy marks on her body was enough to explain the problem.
"And I met a man on the way here. He... wanted to seduce me into doing something bad. I felt it was dangerous, so I got away after a little dealing with it. But he told me a person I could contact here, He looks very similar to that gentleman.”
"But that person lived in Evarang ten years ago." Jaze leaned over the bar and became slightly interested. "Can you tell me more about your experience?"
"I'm afraid...of getting into trouble. Ten years is appropriate if it's a long-term plan."
"Anyway, you just suspect that that person is a bad person? Huh?"
Jaze smiled slightly, pulled out the cork of the potion bottle and filled the cup of Boliwell who had just finished the wine. He lowered his voice and said to Lu Ning: "How about this? If you are contacted by him later, come and tell me, or simply Set the location here. I promise nothing will happen to you, how about it?"
"You..." Lu Ning glanced at Jaze hesitantly.
At this point, it doesn’t need to be said that she knows that Jaze is probably a strange person hiding in the market. The problem is that there are too many strange people in Evarang. She doesn’t know them well, and she doesn’t know to what extent they can control them. She still feels that Don't want to bet on this possibility.
"It doesn't matter, you can use this as a reference suggestion." Jaze had met many people, and Lu Ning's hesitation was immediately guessed by her, "I am very good at getting people drunk and making them speak their minds. , but you haven’t reached the standard line yet at your age, so I’ll let you go.”
At this time, Boliwell had also sobered up. When he woke up, his first reaction was to touch his money bag, which looked a bit like old Howard.
"No one will touch your wallet in broad daylight." Jaze glanced at him helplessly and pointed at the fried chicken, "Here, your old menu, you have to rush back today, right? Hurry up if teleportation doesn't work. Eat and go."
"Why are you chasing away guests?" Boliwell twitched the corner of his mouth.
"Because the things you ordered are just enough to pay for these, is it possible that you have so much money that you still want to continue spending? I don't have a problem with it."
"Ahem, let's leave after we finish eating." Boliwell stuffed the somewhat deflated wallet back into his pocket.
After eating in a hurry, the two got up and left. Although he didn't really find out any information, Lu Ning remembered the location of this store. She looked at Jaze, knowing in her heart that she would definitely not come here just once, but Jaze still waved goodbye to the two of them with a smile on his face at the bar.
"Boliwell, who is Jaze?" After leaving the store, Lu Ning started from the side.
"It was Kuru who picked it up," Boliwell said.
"What?"
"I have lived here for almost ten years. I have known this store in Kulu for a long time. Their store is close to the teleportation point. It is cheap and delicious, so there are many customers. However, the menu only has a few items, and the wine is just the original flavor. Brewing stuff. One night three years ago when I was feeling depressed and I came over to eat, she suddenly appeared at the bar."
"three years ago?"
"Well, this guy is impressive, right? So I can't remember the wrong time."
Lu Ning's eyes suddenly lit up. The person who came here three years ago knew that that person lived here ten years ago. It was either the result of direct inquiry or the information he got from others.
In other words, the man with the sarcoma next to his neck does not live a closed life here, but integrates into the daily life of the neighborhood, and only then will he be known to the nearby drinkers... This possibility is very high.
"Of course Jaze is very professional, whether it's her knowledge of alcohol or her ability to use clichés...I don't know what I said when I was drunk. But the amazing thing is that no one would worry about her telling her secrets."
Boliwell sighed.
"The only mystery is still herself. She called herself Jaze and said she had lost her memory. This was obviously an excuse. Some people once tried to invite her to drink together to get out of her past, but when she woke up, she found herself lying in the corner. Spent the day sleeping on the couch.”
"..."
"The scariest thing is that you don't know what she knows about you. It's a bit convoluted, isn't it? But even so, people will still talk to her, because Jaze is an absolutely safe person to talk to, and has been like this for the past three years."
"Aren't you worried that she is a spy?"
Boliwell smiled.
"Because Mr. Percival came once and nothing happened."
