The street market was bustling with people. When Li Yu saw a shop with a wine pot hanging on it, his ghost eyes lit up like fire.
"Oh my god…I'm not dreaming, am I?”Li Yu walked into the shop. To his surprise, this was not an ordinary tavern, but a place that specialized in selling high-end wine. He shouted while greedily staring at the wine rack opposite him.
It was a small shop with rows of wine racks, and on top of the wine racks were layers of beautifully packaged wine jars.
" Young man, you have a good eye. This is the oldest and strongest wine in our shop. It has been stored for more than 800 years. The price is…" An old man walked out from Li Yu's side. His turbid eyes were shining. He was obviously an old fox.
" Oh, I see..." Li Yu's expression didn't change. He just touched his nose. In fact, only he knew how much he wanted to open the jar of wine and drink it immediately.
The old man saw that Li Yu was very calm. Obviously, he did not fall for the trap. However, the old man was not dejected. Instead, he said proudly,""This wine does have a long history. This was because the wine with this name was now a precious collectible. If one did not have a big background, they would never be able to smell it in their lifetime!”
Li Yu was obviously tempted. He carefully examined the jar of liquor on the wine rack. The wine jar was made of a strange black material. Its color was dim, and compared to the gold and silver wine jars placed beside it, it looked shabby and ordinary.
With just a glance, the difference was obvious.
However, Li Yu had the intuition of a drunkard. He smelled a clear fragrance of wine coming from the black jar. The fragrance was faint and rich. If Li Yu didn't have extraordinary senses, he wouldn't have been able to smell it!
Li Yu was shocked. According to the old man next to him, it was at least 800 years old. During these 800 years, the fragrance of the wine did not weaken. Instead, it continued. How could Li Yu not be shocked? How could he not be moved?!
Without a doubt, he wanted this wine!
"What's its name?" Li Yu's eyes were filled with a complicated expression as he stared at the wine jar. He felt that its name must have caused a sensation and been remembered by tens of thousands of people.
The old man smiled triumphantly, as if he had already grasped Li Yu's mind. He was ready to offer a sky-high price later so that he could rip off the Drunkard.
"It's called-Sea ~ Emperor ~ Wine!" The old man enunciated each word clearly. Everyone in the world of wine tasting knew that hundreds of years ago, there was once a wine that was like a comet shining in the sky, illuminating the world. No one knew the name of its maker. They only knew that the man was a thug who loved alcohol as much as his life. He was extremely arrogant. He named the wine he created the Sea Emperor Wine because he wanted to be the king of the sea!
Although it had been around for nearly a thousand years, many people believed that although this wine was the king of wine, its creator was not necessarily the emperor of the sea. He was just an overly arrogant thug.
However, after nearly a thousand years, who would have known that 800 years ago, in that blank 100 years, that man was really like a comet, incomparably powerful and worthy of being the emperor of the sea?!
The old man didn't know, and Li Yu didn't know either. They were just discussing the price of the Sea Emperor Wine. Both of them were as cunning as ghosts, so naturally, neither of them was willing to give in first.
"Even though he's the king of wine, I don't think anyone in this era would be willing to spend a lot of money to buy a jar of strong wine to drink at home!" Li Yuxian said. Wine is something that will disappear after you drink it. Don't you think your price is too high?”Indeed, there were few rich drunkards in this era. Those who were willing to spend a lot of money on wine would not come to Roguetown from afar.
A hint of hesitation flashed through the old man's eyes, but in the end, he said firmly,"No, no, I won't sell this wine for less than 200 million Bailey! This is my limit!”
Li Yu's eyes turned red. He gritted his teeth and said,""F * ck, are you trying to scam me? 200 million Bailey? Old man, you really have the guts to say that! This much money is enough for you to spend for ten lifetimes! You're too greedy!" He always had a feeling that the wine in front of him was really rare in the world. If he missed this chance, he would not have a second chance to see it. It was precisely because of this that he was so eager to bargain with the old man.
Clenching his fist and putting it down, the old man's eyes lingered between the wine jar and Li Yu. He seemed to be making a great decision. He knew that there were very few Drunkard like Li Yu. Many of them either turned around and left after hearing his offer of 200 million Bailey, or they cursed and left. Li Yu's eyes were red, and he was afraid that he would never meet a second young man who would haggle with him!
There wasn't much time left. He was already in his seventies and had no children. If he could earn enough money from the sale this time, the old man would prepare to retire in the countryside and close the shop!
After a few sighs, he seemed to have made up his mind. There was no unnecessary nonsense and he just said,"100 million! I can't sell it for less than 100 million Bailey!!!”
Li Yu's ghost eyes flashed with green light as he looked at the old man. He could feel the old man's inner fluctuations through the power of his soul and ghost eyes. Although it was only a little, he knew that this was the old man's limit! He really wouldn't sell it for less than 100 million!! After all, just based on its historical value, this jar of wine could be considered an antique!!
Li Yu sighed. He seemed to have compromised. However, if someone familiar with him was here, they would definitely be surprised to see that his signature strange smile was hanging on the corner of his mouth again. Every time he revealed this smile, he must be scheming something! But this old man was completely unaware.
" Hmm…" Li Yu stretched his back and walked to the other wine racks as if nothing had happened. " Hey, this wine..." The old man pointed at the Sea Emperor wine behind him and hesitated. Seeing that Li Yu was focused on appreciating the wine and did not mention buying the Sea Emperor wine, he had no choice but to follow.
" Oh, this wine is not bad. What's its name…"
"Yes, this wine is also very good…"
"Oh, and this jar. It smells very strong…"
After a round, Li Yu pointed out more than ten jars of wine. It seemed like he was just casually pointing, but the old man could catch some patterns from it. These more than ten jars of wine were recorded in his register. Without exception, they were all extremely strong spirits!!!
"What an expert…!" The old man made such an evaluation in his heart, and the way he looked at Li Yu unconsciously changed into admiration. At this moment, Li Yu, who was satisfied, had already stepped out of the shop.
" What are you doing?!" The old man was shocked and jumped up like a frog. What kind of joke was this? They had been taking care of him the whole afternoon. They had been haggling for a long time, and Li Yu was obviously going to leave. The old man was furious. His heart trembled. This…Was this something a human could do?
Hearing the old man's shout, Li Yu turned around and revealed a smile that he thought was charming. He said brightly,""I'm going to drink. The wine here is too expensive. I just asked and found out that most of the wine costs millions or even tens of millions. Compared to this, I'd rather drink my cheap whiskey!”After saying that, he smiled strangely and walked out again.
One step, two steps…ten steps…twenty steps…
Li Yu counted down in his heart, but he didn't hear the old man's call for a long time. Even Li Yu, who had always been confident, muttered,""Could it be that I was wrong about him just now? No, my Ghost Eyes are never wrong. This…"
At this moment, an old voice suddenly came from behind. "Young man, wait…we, we are discussing…discussing?!”The old man had just had a fierce mental struggle. How could an old fox like him not know what Li Yu was thinking? He was just playing hard to get. After a series of conversations just now, he had already guessed that Li Yu wasn't the kind of penniless poor guy. Although 100 million Bailey wasn't a small amount, he could afford it! He was just a little crafty. On the basis of 100 million Bailey, he hoped to get more benefits!!!
The next moment, Li Yu and the old man looked at each other in the shop. They seemed to be waiting for each other to speak. Whoever spoke first would lose the opportunity to bargain.
Time ticked by. Although it was the old man who called Li Yu over, he remained silent. Seeing Li Yu staring at the wine jar beside him with burning eyes, his heart was bleeding.
" Err... Alright..." After a long time, the old man seemed to have finally made up his mind. He was already in his seventies, and he couldn't afford to waste time with Li Yu!!! Pointing at some wine jars beside him, he finally said dejectedly,""I'll allow you to take ten jars of hard liquor in addition to the Sea Emperor wine. Young man, this is already my limit! If you don't allow it, I…I won't force you to stay.”
Initially, Li Yu had his eyes on sixteen jars of wine. This time, the old man only gave him ten spots. Although he was dissatisfied, he did not protest. After all, Li Yu knew that a snake would swallow an elephant if it was not satisfied! He picked ten more jars of the strongest wine from the sixteen jars, including the Sea Emperor Wine, a total of eleven jars of wine. After paying 100 million Bailey for the wine, his fox tail was about to fly into the sky. Li Yu only had 100,000 Bailey as pocket money, but he wasn't depressed at all. Carrying a big bag, he was so happy that he almost went crazy!
After Li Yu left, the old man suddenly sighed, as if he was no longer depressed. Instead, there was a trace of relief in his eyes. He muttered to himself,"Young man, do you know? There aren't many people in this world who love wine like you…"
After saying this, the old man did not say another word. He walked to the door and removed the wine jug hanging at the door. He entered the room and closed all the doors and windows. From the outside, this place looked more like a civilian's house with its doors and windows closed. No one knew that this place was once a place that sold " antique wine." It was as if it had never been there. It came and went without a trace.
All traces had disappeared…
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Although compared to Gui Mei and the others, Ke Bi's encounters were a bit ordinary, but to him, it was enough. He bought a set of the latest measuring devices and a basic route map of the great sea route. Although the route map was incomplete and some islands were not even recorded, Kirby still learned a lot about the great sea route.
The great sea route was like the Earth's equator, while the red earth was like the prime meridian. They were all circular, vertical to each other, and had two intersection points.
At this moment, Kirby and the others were going through the first intersection point, the entrance of the great sea route-- There were seven magnetic tape here. These seven magnetic tape were equivalent to seven routes. Each route was different, and the things they experienced were also different.
The seven routes were seven fates. Other than some special techniques that could allow people to cross the tape, most people could only meet for the first time in the middle of Red Earth Big 6, which was the second intersection of Red Earth Big 6 and the Great Route, which was Bubble Island!
The great sea route was divided into two by Hongtu Big 6. If they passed through the middle section of Hongtu University and entered the new world, they would find that it was a gathering place for the strong and the abnormal.
Absurdity was eternal. In the near future, there were still many abnormal experts waiting for Gui Mei and the others! Entering Roguetown was just the beginning of their training.
Putting away the thick map, Kirby looked at the transparent hollow glass ball on his wrist. There was something like a compass in the center of the ball, and it was swaying.
" So this is the permanent pointer..." Kirby exclaimed. When he was buying nautical supplies, the owner knew that Kirby was a sailor who wanted to go to the great sea route, so he immediately recommended this permanent pointer to him.
It turned out that the great sea route was not like other sea areas where one could use a compass to determine the direction. There was a strong magnetic field there. Only this permanent pointer could help travelers determine the direction and head to the next island correctly.
Every time a voyager arrived at an island on the great sea route, they would stop on the island for a period of time to let the permanent pointer remember it. This way, the permanent pointer would remember the island and automatically point out the correct location of the next island. One by one, there could be no records of any tricks or jumps. Only by taking one step at a time could they reach the final stop, the legendary place where the Pirate King hid his treasures-Rafdel.
As he thought about it, Kirby couldn't help but be moved. Many of the sea's rules were no longer applicable on the great sea route. Although Sea God was quite sturdy, he still had to be careful in the future. They might encounter some big waves in the future!
Carrying a measuring device, Kirby walked through the crowd. Soon, he saw a crowd gathering in front of him, as if they were watching something. Curious, Corby quickened his pace and walked forward.
As they got closer and closer, Kirby took advantage of his handsome appearance and quickly got some women to make way for him. He was able to walk to the front of the crowd, and he could see everything in front of him.
"An acquaintance ~~" If one didn't look, one wouldn't know that Corby had actually shown Sanji in the middle of the crowd. There seemed to be a food competition being held here. At this moment, Sanzhi's face was solemn. The hot smoke was suffocating his face, and there were beads of sweat on his eyebrows. He was meticulously cutting the vegetables. What kind of powerful enemy could make Sanzhi so cautious?
With doubt, Kirby cast his gaze to the side of Sanji. " Hiss..." He sucked in a breath of cold air, not because of the chef's appearance, but because of his knife skills.
Quick, quick, quick! What kind of swift saber was this? He threw an onion into the air and waved it twice. The neatly cut onion slices fell down.
Kirby believed that even Li Yu, who specialized in knife skills, might not be as accurate as this person when it came to cutting vegetables!
It wasn't that Kirby was belittling Li Yu, but it was the truth. Although Li Yu's knife skills and strength were superior, he had never learned any special cooking skills. He could throw an onion into the sky and cut it into pieces, but it was very difficult to cut it into neat slices!
This middle-aged man who was competing with Sanji had a mustache and a leisurely manner. The aura that he inadvertently revealed was even somewhat arrogant. Indeed, he had the capital to be arrogant. With his visual knife skills, it was enough to conquer the judges 'eyes! Some of the judges widened their eyes as they looked at the middle-aged man's swift and fierce cutting skills and exclaimed. Rather than saying that this middle-aged man was cooking, it would be more appropriate to say that he was performing an artistic performance.
The judges were all attracted by the middle-aged man. In the eyes of the audience, there was no suspense in this match. Without a doubt, how could a junior defeat a master who excelled in knife skills?
This was already the finals of the gourmet competition. The strength of this middle-aged man made the usually confident Sanji feel threatened. Such fast knife skills, such fast cooking speed, both precise and perfect, he was really a strong enemy!
But then, he smiled. Looking at the middle-aged man's knife skills, he revealed a relieved smile. Cooking was not a performance. From this point of view, he lost. Therefore, the middle-aged man was destined to lose to Sanji, who was dedicated to cooking!
The gong beside them sounded, and the two of them finished at the same time. Sanji caught up from behind. The middle-aged man spent too much time performing his sword skills, causing the time advantage that Sanji had in the lead to disappear.
At this moment, the two of them had already prepared three dishes, one cold, one hot, and one soup. They were beautiful in color, fragrance, and luster, making people's fingers move. These six dishes were just waiting for the judges to taste them!
Standing in place, Sanji's gaze was cold as he scanned the audience. As a chef, he was confident that he could defeat the powerful enemy beside him. At this moment, his sweeping gaze suddenly paused. He smiled leisurely when he saw Kirby below the stage.
Since Corby was here, the man with the undergarment would definitely be alone. Thinking of this, Sanji wanted to laugh. This morning, he secretly rubbed some cream on Li Yu's stool and talked to him to distract him. Unexpectedly, Li Yu didn't show up and sat on the cream. He must have suffered a lot from that cream. Thinking of this, Sanji and Xuan did not laugh. The anger in his heart finally eased a little!
Just as Sanji was lost in his thoughts, the judges beside him had clearly finished tasting the food. Their expressions changed several times, and finally, a kind-looking old man spoke. This person was the chief judge of this gourmet competition. It was said that he was once a famous chef in Eastern Sea. Later, he retired and became a famous gourmet.
The old man's lips trembled on his white beard. He held a list and said excitedly,"The food competition this time didn't disappoint me. I saw the strength of the younger generation of East Ocean. This kind of authentic and unflashy cooking was the true essence of a chef. Hmm…I believe everyone already understands. The winner of this gourmet competition was Sanji from the sea restaurant, Barati!”
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