Book of Gods and Demons

December 1st, just after noon.

He was full of wine and rice, his cheeks were a little red from the alcohol. Joe hiccuped and hugged the old lady Mary warmly. He gave the maids and bartenders a very generous tip, which shook his huge body. , Like a lazy bear, step by step out of the old grandmother tavern.

The old lady Mary leaned against the door frame of the tavern with her hands on her chest, squinted and smiled, looking at Joe's back.

A young bartender standing behind the counter playfully put a gold mark rewarded by Joe in his mouth, rolled the gold coin with his tongue, and whispered from the bottom of his heart: "Ah, hate military university, I really hope Mr. Joe every day Can visit our tavern."

Sherlock raised his cane to Joe and slipped into the carriage.

The coachman yelled, and the carriage "Bibi" turned around the corner and ran without a trace.

Velenya frowned and greeted Joe. After she wrapped her headscarf tightly, she slid across the road like a swift chipmunk, rushing into the alley on the opposite side, breathing just like a chipmunk. It was gone.

Joe stroked his plump and fleshy chin, and muttered, "Who can tell? She has such an identity on the Portusian side? Did you hear what Sherlock said? She was actually comparable to the real Porto. Princess Ser? With an order, countless Portusians drove her?"

Qiao Ji Lingling shivered.

The identity of Velenya is beyond his imagination.

Think about it, to offend Velenya is to offend almost all the Portusians...All the Portusians will trouble you at all costs-they will carry the corpse to your door twice in three days. Touch porcelain...

Or, they will pick up a few wagons of excrement and sewage at two ends of the day, and hold them at the gate of your house the next day.

Or, at the gate of your house, there will be dozens of dead cats, dead dogs, dead chickens, dead ducks... or other similar indescribable ‘wonderful’ things.

Such a scene is really a nightmare!

"Uncle Grimace is right, walking around the rivers and lakes, old men, women and children, don't underestimate it." Qiao pursed his mouth, and firmly buttoned the big brimmed military hat on his head: "However, Jianghu...what is the concept of Jianghu? ?"

With a vague mumble, Joe yelled: "Ah, do serious things. Before the New Year holiday and winter vacation, I only have two days off. We can't waste any time... We have already wasted one. morning."

Joe raised his head and looked at the sky. He turned his head and said hello to the old lady Mary, jumped on Xiao Bai brought by the guard, flicked the rein, Xiao Bai let out a cheerful snout, and rushed out in smoke.

Old lady Mary watched Joe lead people around the corner, and then shook her head.

She turned and walked into the tavern, walked into the back kitchen, and passed through the back door to the alley behind the tavern. She walked a hundred feet along the alley and kicked a vagrant who was curled up under the eaves of the alley.

"Send a few shrewd and capable guys to follow Joe... This little devil, I feel that he is going to get into trouble." The old lady Mary hummed and gave orders: "Stare, young people's affairs, let the young people take care of themselves , If an old guy takes a decent move, come over and tell me right away, or let Mata go and clean it up."

The tramp flew up, and he responded with a low "Yes", and then his body turned into a writhing black shadow, and the "swish" disappeared out of thin air.

The old lady Mary took out a small piece of candied fruit from her pocket and stuffed it into her mouth. While chewing it tastefully, she slowly walked back to the back kitchen of the tavern. She muttered in a low voice: "This kid, is he really enlightened? The monthly entrance examination for military university freshmen is not that difficult, but the nine major courses in the first semester can get full marks..."

Shaking her head, the old lady Marie giggled and laughed, "Donglu, what did you say? Do you pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger? Hehe, his body shape is a bit like...but, It's not like acting, when this kid first came to the imperial capital, he was indeed a pig!"

"After opening up the sea of ​​spirit, IQ increased...or so fast? If it wasn't for his brain burned out by a serious illness when he was young, how high could his IQ be? Would it be the same as his sister Tifa?"

The old lady whistled softly and walked into the back kitchen with a smile on her face: "Ah, little guys, the new year is coming soon. This month’s salary will be doubled for each person...work hard, grandmother doesn’t I will treat you badly!"

Cheerful laughter erupted from the back kitchen, cheers, and pots and pans suddenly rang again.

Joe rode Xiaobai across the food street and went all the way.

He didn't notice, in a bacon shop on the side of the road, a man who had just walked out.

Hair color and eyes are dark gray, half-length hair is a bit messy, deep-set eyes, straight nose, and three-dimensional face is very handsome, I don’t know whether it is born or cultivated in the eyes, it always exists. The color of confusion and confusion filled him, who was about 30 years old, with a sense of vicissitudes that only a middle-aged uncle had.

Coupled with his height of nearly seven feet and a burly figure, this is an extremely attractive man who can make more than 90% of the girls in the university district scream and is willing to commit himself.

It’s just that it’s freezing cold, he doesn’t wear a hat, and he only wears an old checkered duffle coat, and the cuffs are obviously worn out with a few small holes in the same color. A small patch was applied to the material.

The boots on his feet are also single-leather boots, which are more suitable for wearing in autumn, and in this minus winter, such boots can only be said to be slightly better than bare feet.

Clothes and boots all told that the financial situation of this man was not very good.

He walked out of the bacon shop with a greased paper bag in his hand, which contained a hot bread with meat. He took the oil paper bag and was about to go to the cafe across the street for a cup of hot coffee.

Generally, if it is not necessary, this is his lunch.

It’s very simple, and it can even be said to be a simple lunch... Many students in university towns, in this freezing cold season, will eat a hot meal in groups, with a few glasses of wine. To serve.

Not to mention the man's other identities...As far as the assistant teacher of the mechanical processing major of the Second Imperial Capital University is concerned, this kind of lunch is too simple.

Joe ran past him on a horse.

The man stood by the side of the road, squinting at Joe's back... The carriage rides Marcos and Ivan ran past, and the mounts of Lan Mujin and Lan Kikyo also whizzed past.

The man squinted his eyes and laughed: "Xianyi angry horse, proud of the spring breeze... Destiny is so uplifting you at this moment, allowing you to walk in the sky and reach the sky, exuding the brilliance that ordinary people dare not look directly at."

"But, who knows the next steps of fate?"

"Perhaps, you will be planted from a high altitude, like a roll of discarded rubbish, trampled heavily into the mud... The higher you climb, the heavier you fall, the smashed body, the heartache, and the loss of all all."

"Who knows?" The man pursed his lips and smiled. He opened the oil paper bag and took a heavy bite of the meat-filled bread.

Chewing on the greasy meaty bread, the man trot across the road and still came to the cafe he was going to. He ordered a large cup of the cheapest hot coffee without sugar or milk, and found a seat. Sit down and enjoy it comfortably.

The meaty bread was eaten cleanly, and the hot coffee was drunk without a drop. The man took out a small animal skin purse from his pocket and took out a small handful of change.

He carefully counted the change in the purse, and then photographed the two smallest fountain souvenirs and placed them next to the coffee cup.

He looked at the two slender, petite copper coins lying on the table pitifully, and groaned for a while, then took out a fountain Su and placed it next to the two copper coins. The three copper coins lined up neatly. The direction of the straight lines and even the patterns on the copper coins are exactly the same.

"This is very uneconomical. According to the rules, the tip is only 10 to 15% of the consumption." The man murmured, "The price of this cup of coffee is two fountain sou. I shouldn't give it as high as 5%. Ten tips."

"However, a fountain Su with the face value of Su is already the smallest currency in the empire." The man sighed softly, "In fact, you shouldn't pay a tip for this level of consumption."

"But, this is... decent!" The man murmured with a smile: "Grandfather said, no matter how embarrassed, you can't forget your identity and you must maintain your decentness."

Standing up, the man walked out of the cafe.

Standing at the door of the cafe, the man looked towards the clouded northern sky: "I hope you can maintain your dignity on the desert island where you are fishing... I heard that it is now minus 40 or 50 degrees. It's much colder than the Imperial Capital... Can you still maintain the dignity of the year, if you have no power to restrain the chicken?"

The man laughed softly~www.ltnovel.com~ A young student wrapped in a duffle coat and a thick felt hat on his head ran all the way.

He rushed to the man's side, looked around warily, then bowed slightly to the man and saluted: "Mr. Margot, your guest is here."

Marg raised her eyebrows, looked to the north again, towards the blood kapok fort, then smiled and nodded to the young student: "Oh, is it? That's great news... Ah, it's the New Year." After the New Year celebration, it is the final exam, are you ready?"

Marg smiled and patted the shoulders of the young students: "Mikan, you are the one who worked hardest among the students I have taught. To strive for a good result in this year's exam, I have a place in my hand, and I will give you a senior graduate student. Recommended qualifications."

"Work hard, you have a bright future." Marg smiled and patted Mikan's shoulder vigorously.

Mikan's face was red, not knowing whether it was because of the run just now, or because of Margot's words, he hurriedly saluted Margo: "Yes, Mr. Margo, I will work hard..."