Chapter 53: Tavern

After Zheng Yichen worked hard to bring out the Necromantic Teleportation Array, the annual Academy tournament of Olin Academy began. To ensure enough fairness, the tournament had very strict checks. Zheng Yichen could not maintain his Projection state to go watch her match. As for watching as a spectator, that was also troublesome, as it required advance registration.

Or, one needed to have a certain status. Zheng Yichen could do neither of these.

So, on that day, he could only move around in Sta City. The results of the tournament at Olin Academy would probably have to be learned after the competition ended.

This tournament would last about three days. After all, the entire school participated, so it took a bit longer.

Walking on the street, Zheng Yichen looked toward Olin Academy with great frustration. He had even prepared a body, but he still could not go watch the match because of his status. This undoubtedly made him quite upset. According to plan, he had nothing to do today, just to watch the matches.

Now the plan was broken, which left him briefly confused. What should he do next?

“Huh? When did this Tavern appear?” Passing by a tavern, Zheng Yichen mumbled with slight surprise. When spreading the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, he had almost walked all over Sta City. He couldn’t say he knew every spot well, but it was fair to say he knew most places.

He was certain that half a month ago, there was definitely no tavern here. Newly opened? Might as well go in and take a look.

Entering this tavern, Zheng Yichen immediately showed a look of amazement. Unlike the taverns he had entered out of interest before, this tavern was more like a Bar than a tavern!

Inside, there was none of the disorderly feeling of ordinary taverns, nor were there patrons yelling loudly, afraid others wouldn’t hear them. The people here showed more of a special enjoyment, not venting emotions.

What a nice place. The moment he stepped in, Zheng Yichen felt he liked it here immediately. Whether it was the interior setup or the atmosphere, the comfort it gave was too strong. After entering, it felt like letting go of all unnecessary emotions, just wanting to enjoy the peaceful and relaxed pleasant feeling here.

“What would you like to drink, guest?” A female attendant came to Zheng Yichen, looking at him with a gentle and elegant smile. Unlike the exposed-attired female attendants in normal taverns, this attendant did not attract customers by ‘selling looks.’ She was naturally very attractive, with every move and gesture giving a feeling of increasing good will.

To really describe it… it was not excessive to use fairy to describe the young female attendant before him. Well, a kind fairy…

Anyway, that was Zheng Yichen’s feeling when he saw her. Looking at the reactions of other customers, facing such an attractive ‘fairy’ attendant, what they showed was more appreciation—appreciation without any impure thoughts. That was quite rare. After all, the style of this world was like this, especially in places like taverns, which often attracted all kinds of people.

If the tavern had limiting rules to filter out some people with insufficient ‘quality,’ such a situation could also occur. However, this tavern had no rules limiting customers. It was also the type where anyone with money could come. Zheng Yichen saw several customers dressed as Mercenaries inside!

If they were Nobles, Zheng Yichen wouldn’t find it strange. After all, their status determined they would have relative education and upbringing. Even if they had thoughts, they wouldn’t fully show them in public. But Mercenaries—could one expect them to have such upbringing?

So, this situation was very strange…

“Water, is that okay?” After summarizing the information in the entire tavern, Zheng Yichen looked at this attendant with a bit of hard-to-notice wariness in his eyes.

“It’s fine, and it’s free.” The female attendant gave a light smile, guiding Zheng Yichen to a seat. “Do you need anything else?”

“Well, just this for now.” The suspicion in Zheng Yichen’s heart grew heavier. His voice just now when asking for water wasn’t small; it was a normal tone. But in this quiet Bar atmosphere, it seemed not so low. He was sure that more than half the people here could hear his tone just now.

But even if they heard, their reactions remained the same. They just looked at Zheng Yichen with slight curiosity and did not reveal any extra emotions, like disdain… After all, coming to a tavern and choosing water would usually invite ridicule no matter what.

So this was even stranger!

“Sugary water?” Tasting the water the attendant brought, Zheng Yichen took a sip. The taste was sweet, making him think whether sugar was added.

“The spring water from Jingfeng Spring is naturally sweet.” The attendant explained with a smile. Zheng Yichen thought about it. The name of that spring seemed to have been seen in a book in the Underground Library…

“Um, is it very rare?”

“No, it’s just that place is hard to get to.” The attendant still smiled as she explained.

How strange. Lightly shaking the cup in his hand, after thinking carefully for a while, he also remembered the information about Jingfeng Spring. The location of that spring was in a dangerous place. Although the water quality and taste were top-notch, which was why it was famous, the water, though good, was quite hard to collect. Even Professionals could have accidents there if they were careless.

That was all the information about Jingfeng Spring. The reason it was recorded was purely because that place had existed for a very long time. As for other aspects, the spring water there had nothing special; it was just good water. It was said that even the palace used water from that spring for cooking.

As for why Zheng Yichen could taste with his Necromantic Body, it was still thanks to Loris’s high Magic skills. This body could do anything a normal person could do, except… give birth.

But the people in this tavern just revealed the information like that—Jingfeng Spring water. If people knew, wouldn’t this tavern worry about trouble?

Zheng Yichen was very curious. Thinking of the attendant’s expression at that time, there was nothing special. It was like answering a very simple and normal question.

After a while, Zheng Yichen changed to a cup of fruit wine. The taste was still very pleasant. Since fruit wine was not water, Zheng Yichen did not continue to ask how this was made. Although the whole tavern was strange, the feeling of enjoyment it brought was real. With nowhere else to go, Zheng Yichen simply spent the remaining time here. He was also happy to see what reactions new guests here had…

Well, no special reactions. As long as guests came to the tavern, they all had particularly high quality…