bookcurios Chapter 212 Central Capital
Chapter 212 Central Capital
Everyone enjoyed the meal so much that they didn't cook the fish and took them home.
Zhou Manman took a day off and started tinkering with braised food again.
Zhou Manman was so familiar with making this thing that she even felt she could do it with her eyes closed.
After making a batch, Zhou Manman decided to take Lin and Qing Lingyu to the central capital to take a look.
"I heard there are a lot of orcs in the central capital! Let's go and take a look. It's so magical. There is also the legendary tree of life growing in the center of the capital. Is it real? I really want to go and see it."
Qing Lingyu laughed, "That's all rumored. The more it's spread, the more mysterious it becomes. However, the Tree of Life does exist, but it is guarded by people sent by the city lord. It cannot be seen easily."
"That's it..."
Zhou Manman was not very disappointed. She took out the braised food she had made yesterday. She also cooked the two fish and made them into pickled fish.
The trembling fish fillet is as thin as a cicada's wing, and is covered with the shiny soup, but it seems as if you can see the scene on the other side through the fish fillet. It looks delicious. Of course, it is not only beautiful, but also delicious.
Zhou Manman liked it very much, but she was not sure whether everyone would like it, so she only took half of the bamboo tube.
The central capital was still some distance away from them. Qing Lingyu was holding the bamboo tube, and Lin was carrying the little female. They walked towards that place at a very fast speed, and it took them half an hour. Zhou Manman roughly estimated that the distance was at least two or three hundred kilometers.
There was a long queue outside the central capital. Lin put Manman down, and Zhou Manman carefully looked at the shape of the city.
There are high stone walls on both sides. The entire city is made of stone. You can't see the scene inside clearly from the outside, but you can't see the end at a glance.
She pulled Lin's wrist and said, "It seems to be quite big."
The team moved forward quickly, and two orcs wearing black animal skins and feather ornaments on their heads asked them why they entered the city.
Zhou Manman pointed at the bamboo tube and said honestly, "It's to sell things."
The orc guarding the gate was very young. He spoke softly when he saw her pretty face, and his face turned red. "There are more food stalls on the road to the west. Everyone likes to go there. You can go there and take a look."
Zhou Manman smiled with curved eyebrows and eyes, "Thank you~"
"It's okay, go ahead."
Lin pursed his lips and took her hand and walked away quickly.
Zhou Manman knew at a glance that Lin was angry, so she gently rubbed her palm, again and again.
"I'm so tired, Lin. I think I can walk slower."
Upon hearing this, Lin suddenly picked her up.
"what……"
Zhou Manman exclaimed softly.
"Let's go there quickly."
Lin said this and walked quickly to the west first.
Zhou Manman reacted and burst into laughter.
When they arrived at the location, Lin put her down without changing his expression, "You can't smile so happily in front of the males outside."
"Why?"
"It can cause emotional rifts between other couples."
Zhou Manman laughed so hard that she doubled over when she heard that. "But, can't a male only have one female? How can there be emotional incompatibility?"
"The body can only belong to one female, but the heart is different. Once the relationship is dissolved, it becomes a wandering orc, and it can also have relationships with other females."
When Zhou Manman heard this, she stopped laughing.
In other words, they will change their hearts too!
She immediately looked miserable and stopped talking to Lin.
Lin touched his nose, thinking that he had offended her, and softened his voice, "If Manman smiles at others, I will get angry and feel very uncomfortable. Here--"
Lin put his hand on his heart, and Zhou nodded, "I understand."
Seeing that she was still unhappy, Lin sighed and compromised, "Forget it, I can't control you."
Zhou Manman curled her lips and glared at him, "So you guys will change your hearts too."
Lin was stunned, and suddenly his heart couldn't stop jumping for joy, "How could it be, how could it be, what I love most is full."
He hoped that the two of them would change their hearts as soon as possible, but Qing Lingyu was still coming over slowly, so he didn't tell Manman. Thinking of this, Lin immediately found another way. Why did he only want Manman to hate them? He could also make them like other females and break up with Manman.
Lin couldn't help but feel happy about his own thoughts.
I am so smart.
Stay calm, stay calm. Don’t let Qing Lingyu see through it.
Lin suppressed the smile on his face, saw an empty seat, pointed at it and said, "Let's go there. It's full, there's no one there yet."
Zhou Manman looked over. It was a big place, so how come there was no one there? But it must be said, there were a lot of people in the capital. Although not as crowded as the market, the people in the capital were dressed more simply. Many females had pretty flowers on their heads and were clean. But if you only looked at the females, there was actually not much difference between the females in the capital and those in the market, but the difference between the males was huge.
Most of the males at the market have a sense of lack of confidence.
But the males here are confident, striding with their heads held high, their faces painted with multi-colored stripes.
Zhou Manman couldn't help but think of a saying that was very appropriate: At the market, you can't tell who is rich, but in the central capital, you can't tell who is poor.
The two walked to the stall, but before they could set up the stall, the orc who was setting up the stall next to them said, "You can't just set up the stall directly. You have to register first and pay the energy stone before you can set up the stall!"
Zhou Manman couldn't help but click his tongue when he heard this. "This requires energy stones!"
The orc next to her was a little surprised to hear this, but seeing that she was a female, he just assumed that she didn't know and patiently said, "It's right in front. Walk a few steps forward and you will see a red stone door. It's inside. Usually, a position like this one is worth ten days of energy stone. The one in front is better, worth five days of energy stone. The one a little off to the side is a little smaller, worth twenty days of energy stone."
“It’s so expensive!”
One energy stone is enough to set up a stall for ten days!
And you may not be able to make money!
Really! So expensive!
The orc laughed, "Generally, I can make back the money. It's still early now, and many females are still at home buying or sleeping. Generally, females come out at noon or in the afternoon. Business is better at night. I order a lot of woodworms. It's bright and sunny. At that time, the air is comfortable and the females like to come out and hang out. In short, as long as the food is not particularly unpalatable, I can make back the money."
Zhou Manman nodded and thanked him.
He pulled Lin to the place the orc mentioned.
I observed a lot along the way last week and found that there were not only food stalls on this road. There were also many orcs selling all kinds of picked flowers. They were very beautiful, with strange shapes and bright colors.
I haven't seen Zhou Manman for many years.
In addition, most of the food sellers were specializing in barbecue, and some were selling fruits that were made into juice. Zhou Manman also saw someone selling pancakes using a hot stone, and some people figured out how to stew meat.