Last Totem Novel - Chapter 217

Chapter 217 Nestling Bird

At the end of the song, Tie Zha gently wiped the harmonica and put it back into his pocket. At this moment, the old man let out a faint voice. Iron Cinder leaned sideways and listened carefully.

“Young man … this is … what song is this?” The old man’s voice was minimal, as if a flame could be extinguished at any moment.

“Glorious Battle Song.” Tie Zha stared at the old man and replied in a low voice.

“So … this is … the song that belongs to us … can be heard tonight … I … have no regrets in my life … Young man … thank you … I … I have a secret … I want to tell you … secret … listen to me …” The old man’s breathing became more and more rapid, His gaze gradually dimmed, but he still persisted and said with all his might, “There is an old man in the old street in the west of the city … who is blind … who is not really blind … because … he has … insect transformation … ability … he has been … waiting … waiting … waiting …”

The voice grew weaker and weaker, and finally returned to calm. Looking down, the old man closed his eyes peacefully, as if he had fallen asleep quietly …

After a long time, Tie Zha stood up silently and quietly left the guide’s square. After walking for a while in the narrow alley, the front suddenly opened up and entered a brightly lit street. Looking around, this place was bustling and lively. Neon lights flickered, causing one to sigh. Outside the street, there were two completely different worlds.

Tie Zha roamed the streets for a while. While passing by a bakery, he turned to buy a bacon sandwich, wrapped in greasy paper, and ate as he walked. The bread is fermented and baked from wheat flour, cut into two equal slices, fried two pieces of bacon and an egg, and smeared with salad dressing. This approach combines the western and central continents’ dietary styles, with toast being the staple of the western continent and smoked meat the staple of the central continent. Together, they could meet the needs of the majority of the residents of Sandstorm Castle.

Along the way, there were quite a few Far East restaurants on the streets. However, restaurants in the Far East have always been expensive. Although the Far East was barren, the dishes were rich and varied, and the production process was more complex than in the West and Central Continents. For example, the people of the Western Continent liked to eat pizza pancakes. The production process was rather rough. Basically, all kinds of vegetables, meat, cheese, and sauces were laid on top of the wheat pancakes, and then thrown into the oven to bake for half an hour. In comparison, the eating methods of the Far East people were even more elaborate, from ingredients to knife work, to the temperature, and so on, all of which were extremely exquisite. Usually, cooking a meal can grind the chirp for more than half a day.

After eating the sandwich bread, Tie Zha clapped his hands. He turned around and saw a bar called “Big Rum” and walked over. It was a medium-sized bar with four or five doors and a visual area of around 500 square meters.

Pushing open the double fence door, Tie Zha was about to enter the bar when someone came in front of him, blocking his way. The man was a middle-aged man with a beard pulled out from his face. He was about the same height as the iron slag, and his body was slightly wider. A sword hilt and a spear hilt protruded out from behind his shoulders. Judging from his attire, this was a bounty warrior. The so-called bounty warriors were mercenaries who lived in Sand Wind Castle and earned money by hunting bees and insects, but did not have a fixed organization.

At this moment, the middle-aged man stopped in front of Tie Zha. He did not seem to have any intention of making way, and the latter also stood motionlessly on the spot, similarly, he did not have any intention of making way. When Tie Zha was in Tieshan Town, he did not have the habit of making way for others. No matter where he went, he would always drive straight in. The local residents were also afraid that they would not be able to avoid him, so there would not be such an awkward scene.

“Friend, please move aside.” After a few seconds of silence, the middle-aged man said. Tie Zha didn’t directly move aside. He just turned his body and made way for half of the passageway. The middle-aged man glanced at Tie Zha and then turned around.

After this episode, Tie Zha entered the lobby of the bar. At this time, the hall was only half full of tables. Business was neither good nor bad. He randomly found a corner to sit down. A bar girl then wiggled her butt to the table, paid her body, and greeted, “Good evening, handsome guy ~ What would you like to eat and drink?”

The bar girl looked in her early thirties. She looked enchanting, had a thick lipstick on her body, and was wearing a bright red leather coat with a low chest. Her entire body emitted a mature smell. Under the dim light, the girl’s face was a little hazy, bringing an unspeakable temptation.

“A glass of rum.” Said Tie Zha. Rum was a low-grade wine made from sugar cane. The people of Tieshan Town liked to drink this kind of wine the most. It was cheap and affordable. Moreover, if a few bottles were to be drunk, the burly man would also be drunk.

“Handsome, should we find someone to accompany us? The girls here are really beautiful.” The girl asked with a smile.

Tie Zha wasn’t very interested in Liuying. After all, a few days ago, she had just bullied the Goddess of Happiness. In addition, she had Qin Ke’er and Mu Qianhe by her side. Even if he really needed it, there was no need for him to be here. He was about to wave his hand and refuse, but after thinking about it, he asked someone about the situation and asked, “How much is it?”

“Bao Ye only needs three gold coins ~” The bar girl opened her palm and said in a tired voice.

“Drink only.” Tie Zha waved his hand and said.

The bar girl leaned over and gently pushed Tie Zha’s shoulder, saying, “What a good man! You have to go home to accompany your wife tonight!” She said, “You only need five silver to drink with me.”

Tie Zha nodded and the bar girl smiled at him. Then, she turned around and swayed away. On the way from the table to the bar, she would occasionally look back, until her scalp felt numb.

Not long after, the bar girl brought three young girls to the table and said to Tie Zha, “Handsome, they are all good girls. They came to work a few days ago.” As she spoke, she pointed at the three girls and introduced them one by one, “Her name is Xiao Xue, her name is Xiao Lan, and her name is Xiao Yue” Then, she looked at the three girls and ordered, “Xiao Zi ~ Hurry up and introduce herself ~”

The first girl bowed to Tie Zha and said, “Hello, guest. My name is Little Snow. I’m from the Southern City in the Northern Wilderness.”

“Hello, guest. My name is Xiao Lan. I’m from a plantation on the south side of the Central Continent.” The second girl bowed and said.

The third girl bowed and said, “Hello, guest. My name is Xiao Yue. I grew up here.”

Before he could finish his sentence, Tie Zha pointed at the third girl and said, “It’s just her.”

‘”Yo ~ Handsome guy has good taste ~” The bar girl patted Tie Zha’s shoulder and explained, “We Xiaoyue is a little chick ~ You must teach her well ~ Otherwise, she won’t be able to fly ~” She paused and added, “Bao Ye only needs twenty gold ~”

Tie Zha nodded faintly to show that he understood. The bar girl who had been in the night scene for many years quickly realized that the guests in front of her belonged to the type that didn’t like to talk, so she didn’t bother anymore and left with the other two girls.

A moment later, the waiter brought a glass of rum and put it down. “Hello, guest. May I help you?” He asked. Tie Zha picked up the wine glass and drank a mouthful of sweet rum. He moistened his throat and asked the girl named Xiao Yue, “What would you like to drink?”

Xiao Yue looked at Tie Zha timidly and whispered, “I … I’ll just drink water.”

“A glass of water and a plate of fruit.” Tie Zha said to the waiter. The latter bowed and left.

After the waiter left, Tie Zha sat silently until he drank more than half a glass of rum before the waiter delivered water and fruit plates. After the waiter walked away, Xiao Yue nervously picked up the small fork and forked an apple to the side of the slag’s mouth.

Tie Zha looked at the cowardly little girl, reached out to take the fork and ate an apple, then said, “Don’t be nervous, I’m not a bad person” Just as he finished speaking, Tie Zha felt somewhat embarrassed. From any angle, this sentence had the smell of a big gray wolf deceiving a little girl, and it was indescribably strong.

Xiao Yue looked at Tie Zha and suddenly pursed her lips into a smile. She guessed, “You must be a big shot. You don’t come to places like this often.”

Tie Zha nodded. As for whether he was a big shot or not, he didn’t think too much about it. After all, in Liuying’s eyes, as long as he could afford to spend money, he would be a big shot.

“Just now … I saw you when you came in …” Xiao Yue picked up her glass and took a sip. “You’re quite formidable … No one here dares to block Uncle Hagrid’s path, especially when he’s drunk.”

“Who?” Tie Zha drank a large mouthful of rum and asked.

“Uncle Hagrid, he is a very powerful bounty warrior. He often eats with us. Normally, he is very nice. We all know him.” Xiao Yue said.

‘”So that’s how it is” Tie Zha answered casually. Then, he changed the topic and asked, “Did you grow up here?”

“Yes.” Xiao Yue nodded and said, “Our house is in the old street in the west of the city. It’s so lively and crowded. Uncle must go and take a look when he is free.”

Hearing the word “uncle”, Tie Zha rolled his eyes. Since when had he risen to the level of “uncle” in the eyes of the little girl? Even if he was full of money, he was only twenty-one years old this year. The girl in front of him was at least fifteen or sixteen years old. This was only a few years away, and she began to call him uncle.

However, this could not be blamed on Xiao Yue’s clumsiness. On the contrary, the reason for all of this was because of Xiao Yue’s sharp eyes. Born on the west side of the city, she knew how to read people’s faces since she was young, so she was misled by Tie Zha’s calm temperament and guessed his real age.

Born in Northern Wilderness, Tie Zha had experienced hardship, maturity, and two years of training from Cozan. In terms of mental maturity, he had far surpassed most of his peers. If one looked at his temperament alone, he would be at least thirty years old. After all, when others were in primary school, he had to find food for himself. By the time the others went to junior high school, he was already a famous figure in Tieshan Town. When others had just entered high school and were still somewhat confused, he was already the law enforcer of Tieshan Town, and his hands were stained with countless amounts of blood.