Chương 382: Smoked Sweet Wine

Giss's sudden extravagant spending caused a spirited Argonian woman sitting near the bar to stand up, a look of surprise on her face.

This Argonian was a foreman in the lower city and an old friend of the Lizardman Giese, so he quickly reminded him.

"Giss, you've probably fallen under the landlady's spell."

"You've ordered so much food and drinks, that's half a month's worth of food for you! You're living paycheck to paycheck!"

"Mini, what do you know? This is the best drink I've had in years," Gis retorted.

"Anyway, I'm eating here."

At this moment, Roland also came out carrying a plate of food in one hand and a large, transparent beer mug in her right.

The drink had been magically cooled, with a white mist rising from the outside of the glass and dense foam floating on top. The brownish-orange liquid was translucent, reflecting the scenery on the other side.

The remaining customers in the tavern all focused their attention on the transparent wine glasses.

They also noticed something was wrong.

This doesn't seem to be the usual cloudy and bitter wine. Cloudy and bitter wine isn't this clear and transparent, nor does it have such dense foam.

The customers all looked down at their glasses, which contained ordinary, cloudy, bitter wine. Upon comparison, they found the difference to be quite significant.

Driven by curiosity, the customers flocked to the bar and, with Roland's permission, sat in a circle around the lizardman Giss.

Giss didn't bother with pleasantries with his friend. After Roland finished serving the food and he thanked her, he eagerly began to wolf down his food.

They ate and drank while reminiscing.

"Wow, mushroom cake is delicious!"

"A bite of mushroom cake followed by a sip of murky, bitter wine—it's more exhilarating than visiting a nightmare brothel! I feel like I'm flying!"

Giss drank more and more, and the oversized glass gradually emptied. He became somewhat dazed and even let out faint sobs.

"How can there be such delicious wine? The last time I drank it, I was tortured with a steel wool ball by that devilish rich woman in the upper city for a whole day."

"Waaaaah..."

Everyone around was stunned. The energetic Argonian woman glanced at Giss's butt with pity, then turned to look at Roland.

"Laura, I've noticed this drink seems a bit different. Is it a new type of drink?"

"No, this is still a murky and bitter wine, only it's brewed by me personally."

Roland noticed everyone's curiosity, a hint of smugness flashing in her eyes. She deliberately walked over to the barrel with the succubus horn pattern and patted it hard.

"Look, this is the whole bucket. It's six copper coins a cup, and there's a 10% discount for a limited-time group purchase!"

The drunkards erupted in uproar.

"Six copper coins? That's double the price!"

Roland tried to explain, but Giss, who was slightly drunk, became anxious.

"You know nothing! This is truly excellent wine. I think it's worth eight copper coins, and I'd gladly drink it!"

"No, buddy." The male gnoll patted Geese on the shoulder.

"Did he take money from the boss's wife? Even if it's acting, this is way too exaggerated."

The other onlookers started making a fuss.

"Yeah, yeah, it doesn't look like a skewer."

"You haven't become a devoted son of the spinning golden sparrow, have you? When are you going to call me 'Mom'?"

"I'll fuck your mother!" Gis glared, exhaling a breath of alcohol.

"Have you ever drunk that damn new, murky liquor? You bumpkin, get out of here!"

At this moment, the low-quality communication characteristic of the Black Iron City's lower district erupted, and the quiet tavern immediately became lively.

Roland felt a pang of sadness, as if she had been transported back to the Zaun server in a certain game.

However, in order to prevent the situation from escalating, Roland cleared her throat and lashed her heart-shaped tail hard against the bar, making a loud whip-like sound.

"Please calm down and dine in a civilized manner."

"If anyone tries to lay a hand on me, don't blame me for throwing them out!"

Although Roland is currently a low-level succubus, she still holds the position of industry manager of the Gray Gold Merchant Guild, which is more than enough to suppress the lower-level laborers in the city.

In the eyes of Gis and others, Roland was indeed a big shot.

The customers immediately bowed their heads in apology, their eyes became clear, and their speech became more civilized.

The energetic Argonian woman craned her neck, glanced at the lizardman Giss's empty wine glass, and then turned her head to look at Roland.

"Boss lady, may I also have a glass of your homemade, murky, bitter wine?"

"It looks really delicious?"

"Not really, it's just delicious." Roland's tone was full of confidence as she looked around at everyone.

"Would anyone else like a cup? It can be included in the group purchase, giving you a 10% discount."

The group looked at each other, and then responded out of curiosity.

"Then I'll have a drink too."

"I also……"

"And me..."

Half an hour later, everyone had a full cup of murky, bitter wine in their hands.

After taking a bite, people finally understood why Giss was so excited, and one after another they began to wail and howl.

"Holy crap, this is really delicious!"

"This wine tastes even better than Nightmare Girl's water, I'm intoxicated."

"It feels even stronger than the murky bitter wine from the Devil's Tavern, so five copper coins is definitely worth it."

The energetic female dragon slammed her hand on the table, the scales on her dragon face turning slightly red. She raised her large wine glass, which was already half empty, and grinned, revealing her gleaming white teeth.

"To be honest, this is a completely different kind of wine compared to the murky and bitter liquor. I have never tasted such a refreshing flavor before."

She looked at Roland and said sincerely.

"Laura, this is so delicious! You really should give this good wine a new name."

Roland was delighted with the positive feedback from everyone, but she never expected the energetic Argonian to make such a suggestion, and she fell into deep thought for a moment.

Should we get a new name?

Indeed, the new drink names will better differentiate the drink from other pubs and help Spinning Sparrow gain fame.

But she couldn't think of a good idea for the time being.

At that moment, Geese, the lizardman who was half-lying on the bar, suddenly raised his head and drunkenly raised his hand, saying...

"How about we call it 'Muddy Rice Wine'?"

"Life in our downtown area is tough enough, let's have something sweet to balance it out."

"Anyway, the boss lady's new drinks have reduced the bitterness by more than half... so they're not as bitter anymore, which means they're sweet."

These words, tinged with the bitterness of ordinary people in the lower city, resonated with the crowd and slightly cooled the atmosphere in the tavern.

The Argonian woman glanced tentatively at Roland.

"Boss lady, is this name okay?"

Actually, everyone thought the name was good, but since they were peasants from the lower city, the naming was ultimately decided by Roland.

Roland looked at the gazes of everyone in the room, smiled wryly, and raised her signature wine glass to the crowd.

"Let's call it 'Turbid Sweet Wine' then. To celebrate the naming of the new wine, we'll be offering a 20% discount on all drinks today."

"Remember to give the Spinning Finch a good shout-out."

"Oh, long live the boss lady!"

Everyone started laughing and joking again, and unanimously chose to indulge themselves, pooling their money from the next few days for drinks today, intending to have a hearty drinking session.

Roland was also immersed in the enthusiastic atmosphere, so she simply picked up her lute and used the instrument skills that the system had unlocked to start playing and singing to liven up the atmosphere.

The revolving Golden Sparrow Tavern seemed to be celebrating a festival; the noise broke through the walls and spilled out onto the street, shattering the silence of the night.

Pedestrians on the street stopped to look and curiously peered out.

"What's going on in this tavern? Why are they having such a blast?"

"God knows, the proprietress inside was quite attractive, it's a pity she's a succubus."

"Why don't we go in and take a look?"

"Don't go in. I heard from the mutated wolfhound outside the house of my neighbor's second son's third aunt that the turbid, bitter wine in this tavern is of extremely poor quality and doesn't taste good at all."

"I'm just going in to take a look. I don't necessarily have to drink. It's rare to see such a lively scene."

The lively gatherings attracted more and more people, and the atmosphere became increasingly enthusiastic, creating a positive cycle.

With so many people around, some can't resist trying the newly launched [Cloudy Rice Wine].

Then, it became unstoppable, like a chain reaction, with more and more people holding up the cloudy sweet wine.

Today's turnover at the Revolving Golden Sparrow Tavern is the highest since it opened.

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