Chapter 50 Reality and Illusion
The sharp piccolo, the rapid rhythm of the organ, the changeable melody, and the sounds of several instruments mixed together to play a cheerful melody.
Next to the fire pit in the center, several half-legged people were holding hands and dancing funny dances around the fire, which caused the audience to burst into laughter. Between the table and chairs, the beautiful human maids were nimble and moved quickly among the noisy drinkers and the big hands that secretly reached out to take advantage of the goods, and delivered the wine glass in their hands to the guests in time, um, or splashed on the guests' faces.
The mage's hand held a large piece of rock mutton floating in the air, and the burning hand was roasting below. The aroma of barbecue and spices floated everywhere. Several low-level mages skillfully controlled the magic, making cooking as lively as a performance.
The wolf-headed orcs, who were in a wolf head and human body, stood at the bar to fully utilize their rapid advantages. The speed of their hands seemed to have almost appeared afterimages, making people dizzy and mix all kinds of wine together and shake quickly, bringing out glasses of beautiful multi-layer wine.
The boiling sounds were wave after wave, as if they were about to overturn the roof, and the happy smiles one by one can make every numb heart intoxicated.
Dancing Cat, the most famous tavern in Shuangshan City, is so lively every night.
The guests who have been working hard for a day, especially those traveling in the wilderness outside the city and experiencing life and death baptism for many days, sat in the tavern at night, enjoying the attentive service of the beautiful maids, watching the joyful juggling, tricks and dances, and a plate of chefs' best-quality mountain bamboo shoots, stewed mountain rat legs, with a bowl of mountain honey water, and then order a glass of signature honey mint wine. No matter how much trouble you have, you will forget it.
"And my two barrels of ale, remember, they are two large barrels of ale!" In the private room, the dwarf Mobak's thunderous roar made the maid's braid almost tilted. Even if he had received systematic training, he couldn't help but take two steps back, fearing that his eardrum would be shaken.
"Two choices, shut up yourself, or I'll shut up for you." Shuer, who was flipping through the menu, didn't even raise his eyelids, but his teammates who were familiar with him knew that he never said such words.
So, the private room finally returned to the quietness it should have, and everyone was a little uncomfortable with the quietness.
"Save the lady out of trouble, this is what a priest should do." Facing the gratitude look of the waitress, Shuer put the menu together, drew his fingers round on his chest, and his body exuded a sacred atmosphere, like a saint who pitys all living beings. "Beautiful lady, in order to avoid your work being disturbed by this trouble, I recommend this bottle of Dark Moon Holy Water specially made by the Dark Moon Temple. After drinking the holy water, as long as the heart is pure, no evil can be approached, including the dwarf who is specifically noisy and quiet. How about it, think about it, it's very cheap, a bottle only costs a big silver coin."
"Hahahaha, boss, why has the price increased again? When I was in Shiyan Town three days ago, Isn't it just a small silver coin?"
"Bless my Lord." He prayed in a low voice. Sul was not embarrassed at all, and was as serious as he said it was true. "There is no fixed price for the holy water, which is entirely determined by the economic situation of the recipient, and represents the attitude of the recipient towards the Lord. Don't worry, it doesn't matter if you don't believe in the Lord. My Lord's mercy is not only directed to believers. Hey, hey, please hide. I saw it. You hide behind her. Hey, don't treat me as a liar. I'm...ah, Sassa, don't laugh anymore. Be serious. My sales are not right. I'm preaching here."
The private room was in a mess, everyone was making trouble, only the poor maid had a stiff smile on her face, and her heart was filled with helplessness. You bastards should place an order quickly. I have been standing here for a long time, not only my legs were sore, but my face was sore.
"Okay, that's all. He started to mess around after ordering." Mia saved the distressed waitress like a god. "You go down, come up quickly with food and wine. We don't need service here, unless we call people, we don't have to come in."
"Yeah." As soon as the waitress left the private room, a burst of cheers rang out in the room. Everyone stood up immediately, punched their fists and gently hit the air, and their hearts were filled with joy.
"Long live your life!" "Long live your success!" "Long live your wealth!"
Leaving the enemy full of invisible everywhere, the extremely suppressed heart was finally relieved, and everyone was releasing their emotions in their own way to revel in the carnival for another or back.
This is the process that most shadow-seekers have to go through every time they return to Pavatiga. The best food, the most mellow wine, the spicyest women, the most luxurious casinos, all you have to enjoy the best, let alcohol, perfume and money stimulate their spirits and experience the beauty of hard work.
"It's great to be alive. I was stunned when my head sent me a secret code. If the other party was not the head, I couldn't believe it, hahahaha." The halfling described his illusion journey happily, dancing with her hands and feet, and it didn't seem to be telling a crisis about life and death.
In fact, Shuer's final performance has fully understood the danger of being controlled by hallucinations. If the original body had not had other plans and had not really wanted to kill everyone, it would be difficult for everyone to escape the fate of killing each other. Fortunately, Shuer hid all his thoughts very deeply and endured them all the way to the end, otherwise...
"It's still the captain who is so good that he's completely fooling that bastard." The dwarf smiled heartlessly, "It's a pity that I can't see its last expression. It must be very exciting."
"Hey? That's my expression." Lin Jing's short tail, which was like a ball, was raised and raised, and said blankly, "If you want to see it, I'll do it for you now."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Laughing has been the best medicine to cure panic from ancient times to the present, but sometimes it is not so effective, for example...
"We... are really separated." He slowly applied nail polish to himself, and the undead mage lowered his head and didn't look at it. "You idiots are really sitting next to me."
A simple sentence made the atmosphere in the room drop to freezing point instantly.
Yes, we are really back. All this is really not the hallucinations we see. The happiness now, the joy now, the lively crowds outside, and the peaceful daily life, are all true.
Or, tonight, intoxicated in joy, and when I open my eyes tomorrow morning, I still see the cold and silent city, surrounded by countless dark and evil plants.
"It should... be true." No one dared to give a positive answer. Everyone was silent, looking at the familiar faces around him, patting the shoulders of comrades who shared life and death, but they couldn't believe the real feeling sent back by the palm of their hands. Which one is real and which one is illusory?
"Test it." The elf mage suddenly spoke in silence, "Who says something? Well, it's best to have something that has nothing to do with projections in another world. Everyone listens to it. Is it true or illusion, and I will judge it in my heart."
"Good idea, who will say it first?" Actually, this method is not perfect, but there is no way. The halfling is the first to jump out to support it, "Boss, come first, give everyone some courage."
"Well, it's okay, but what are you talking about?" Shul frowned and thought for a long time, and finally said very seriously, "Lisa is the cutest."
"Hey, boss, you're cheating." Even in such a serious atmosphere, everyone was still amused by Shuer. Half-length knocked on the table and protested, "You have said this in the projection of another world. It doesn't count or not, just say one again."
"Yes, captain, this doesn't count, hahahaha."
"I'll just check the bill tonight." She made a standard expression of anger and shyness. She scratched her head in embarrassment, finally made up her mind, clenched her fists and said affirmatively, "Lisa is indeed the cutest."
"Hahahaha, boss, you're out of salvation."
"I believe it, I believe it. This must be true. Those plants will only create such hallucinations if their brains are broken, hahaha."
Restraint and fear disappeared, and the atmosphere became relaxed again. Even the arrogant and cold elf mage showed an uncontrollable smile.
"Don't worry, it must be the real world now, not an illusion." Shur was too lazy to threaten the guys who made fun of him anymore, and lowered his head and didn't know what to do. "If you don't believe it, let Sassa explain it to you."
"Ah?" the female swordsman shrank his shoulders and pulled Shuer's neck of his clothes and whispered timidly, "I don't want it, you tell me."
"If you say it, just say it, otherwise...hehe." Shur, who lowered his head, showed an evil smile. "I really look forward to you being disobedient, hehehe."
"If you hate, you know how to bully people." Expectation and shame were intertwined, Saff still blushed and explained weakly, "It must be true. Have you forgotten what you saw when you left the point of departure?"
Indeed, when returning to Pavatiga, he inevitably experienced that unforgettable experience and received records from the screening of the space barrier. That kind of thing has completely exceeded the scope of understanding of creatures, and even gods cannot simulate that experience, let alone just a group of plants that have been born for decades. If they could really do it, they would probably not be judged as low-level soul creatures and copied into the projection world.
"I understand." Shuer muttered for a long time before he raised his head and said, "So, you are all a group of idiots. Are you scared by a few rotten grass?"
"What a joke, the dwarf is the best shadow chaser, uh, how could he be scared?"
"Really? Someone doesn't think so." Shure's voice suddenly became gentle, so gentle that it was so gentle that it was unbearable to look at him, "Right, Lisa."
Chapter completed!