Chapter 10 Iwagami Teahouse
Dadalia left without saying where she was going, but Safir had a hunch that there might be an epic water meeting somewhere she couldn't see. But all this has nothing to do with her. She must finish the work at hand before some messy things come to her.
First, she went for a walk around the Strata Abyss. Taking the entry and exit permit given to her by Dadalia, she successfully arrived at the surface mining area of the Strata Abyss. Accompanying her was a man she met halfway who claimed to be Randy from the former miners of the Abyss.
"This used to be the largest mine in Liyue, supporting a large number of people. Unfortunately, some time ago, the mine here was blocked due to a strange phenomenon that occurred deep in the abyss. I also lost my job because of this." Randy Wearing a pair of work clothes common to miners, his voice seemed to be deliberately lowered.
Safire nodded after hearing this. The strange phenomenon should be the black mud that appears in the underground mining area, and the mission of the ninth company is to investigate the strange phenomenon in the giant rock abyss. For this, if you want to solve this problem, you may have to go to Sumeru to heal the World Tree. After scratching his head, Safire could only say silently in his heart: "Everyone in the Ninth Company, take care."
"Brother Randy, you lost your job in the mining area, what are your next plans?" Safire looked at Randy who was leading the way.
Randy held up the hat on his head and shrugged: "I am working as a helper at the dock for the time being, so I can barely support myself to survive. Fortunately, I am only a single person, so I don't have to worry about supporting my family." It seemed that Ridiculing himself, Randy smiled helplessly.
"Well, in that case, how about you follow me for the time being? I happen to have plans to buy a property in Liyue. If you help me with things, the salary will definitely be higher than working at the dock, and it will be easier."
"Is it really okay? I'm grateful!" Randy's tone became excited.
Safire nodded and took Randy away from the above-ground mining area of the Strata Abyss.
Randy is actually Ye Lan in disguise. Although she disguises herself very well and barely reveals any flaws, the strange fragrance emanating from her body betrays her.
This smell was very familiar to Sapphire, and it was exactly the same smell as the fur of the alien monster that Pantalone once wanted to offer to the Queen of Winter Solstice. Unfortunately, that plan was disrupted and Furpelt was missing. At that time, Safir was responsible for the escort mission in the Sumeru area. Naturally, he had handled this precious fur and deeply remembered the strange fragrance.
Although Ye Lan deliberately covered up the remaining smell on her body, it was still captured by Safire. Speaking of which, this was their first close contact. When they were escorting the alien pelts, they were not able to meet each other due to different regions, and Yelan was not able to detect Safiir hiding in the dark. But this time she came to the bright place and officially stood in front of Ye Lan.
Behind the counter of Yanshang Tea House, Chu Yi, the waiter, was standing there, looking at Safire and Yelan who walked up to her.
"What do you two have to do?" Chu Yi asked with a frown.
Among the two people, the girl didn't look like a local, and she probably didn't have much spending power in the black nun's uniform. As for the man in the hat, he looked poorer in his appearance as a down-and-out miner. The most important thing is that both of them are too young. The man is okay, but the girl doesn't even look like an adult.
Safire smiled lightly and said, "Isn't this called Iwagami Tea Room? Of course we are here to drink tea."
As soon as Chu Yi heard this, she understood that these were two ignorant young men. So he chased them away directly: "Go away quickly, there are some places that you two are not allowed to come to."
Safire showed an unhappy face: "What? Even I can go to Heyu Tea House, but I can't go to your Iwakami Tea House?"
"Hey, where is this guest? If you want to come to our Yanshang Teahouse, of course you can, but just drinking tea is not enough. You'd better prepare more mola before coming." When Safiir said about Heyu Teahouse, she also understood that this girl probably There was some background, so the tone became a little more respectful, but the reminder was still there.
Safir rolled his eyes and smiled brightly: "Listen to what you said, this place is not only a place to drink tea, but also to have some fun?"
Chu Yi's evaluation of Safire in her heart has changed again, from a foreigner with no money to a foreigner with a background, and now there is another foreigner who seems to be a rich second generation.
"Yes, yes, ours is a place for fun. If the guests bring enough money, they can find all kinds of fun." Chu Yi began to flatter.
Safire glanced at Ye Lan behind him, then turned to Chu Yi and said, "Take us up. I lack everything except Maura." Who is she? Fools, the entire North Country Bank belongs to them, can she be without Maura? Although she didn't plan to spend money here this time.
"Okay, let's invite the guests inside." Chu Yi brought the two of them inside.
There is a lobby right after entering the door. There are several card tables. A group of people gathered around the tables and shouted something with red faces. Some people kept shouting, "Bet, bet!" "Open the big, open the small?"
From an angle that Safir couldn't see, Yelan, who was half a step behind her, showed an interesting look.
"Randy, do you want to play two games?" Safire took out a bulging mola bag, which was probably filled with at least millions of molas.
Ye Lan was actually a little moved, but after thinking about it she still refused. "Forget it, I don't know how to do this. Don't waste your money."
"You're not coming? Then I'll come." Safire directly picked a dice table and found a seat to sit on it.
"Hey, little girl, you are so young to play this, do you know how to play it?" A big man with a sinister expression sneered when he saw Safire.
Safire didn't care and just put the mola bag on the table. The bright mola was exposed from the bag, making the eyes of the other people on the table shine. I saw her gently pushing the mola bag to a position on the card table.
This card table features a classic three-dice Hilomp plate. Different point areas are divided above, ranging from 17 points to 4 points, as well as additional "leopard multi-time zone", combined multi-time zone and so on.
The area where Safire placed the mola bag is the area with 15 points engraved on it. "There are no big or small gambling tables, uncle. You can't open them." The girl chuckled and crossed her legs.
The man with a sinister face raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Originally, we are not allowed to intervene in the gambling game, but because you are young, I will make an exception this time and allow you to join."
"Who else wants to place a bet? Bet quickly, buy big, buy small, get ready." The dealer's voice was loud, reminding the others.
Soon, the betting ended and the dealer opened the dice cup.
"Four, five, six! Fifteen o'clock!"
There was a sound of inhalation all around, and even Ye Lan, who was following Safire, opened his eyes wide. She also likes this kind of game. In the situation just now, she focused all her attention on the people on the field, analyzed their identities, and screened out the "trustee" in the Iwagami Teahouse. It was obvious that this sinister-looking man was one of them.
She didn't expect Safire to be able to determine the number inside the dice cup in such a short period of time. "How did she do it? Or can she control the dice?" Ye Lan was surprised and wanted to investigate, but thinking of her current identity, she could only suppress her curiosity secretly and pretend not to understand.
On the other side of the card table, the sinister man and the dealer looked at each other, and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
"Oh? It looks like I'm lucky. I accept it, everyone." Safir laughed, took the won Mora, changed hands and put them all into a grid on the other side. The content of that grid is double four and one out of eight.
Seeing this, the dealer couldn't help but remind him: "Girl, we haven't started shaking the dice yet."
Safire waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, I'll just press it like this. It's better to say that your rule of rolling the dice first and then placing your bet is too simple in my opinion."
Soon, the betting was over and the dealer opened the cup: "Four, four, two! Ten o'clock!"
"I'm going! It's amazing!" There were exclamations all around, and Ye Lan also took a breath. This method was indeed shocking to them.
The sinister man and the banker looked at each other, and saw solemnity in each other's eyes. An inconspicuous man quietly left the card table, probably looking for the owner of the Iwagami Teahouse.
With a calm glance at the departing man's back, Safire continued to place bets, winning at different odds one after another without ever losing.
"What? Is there such a person? It seems that they are ready to cause trouble." The owner of the Iwagami Teahouse is a man wearing glasses. After hearing the report from his men, he immediately set off and rushed to the lobby.
Ye Lan felt a little numb as she watched Safire win the huge bet without any effort. Then she immediately spotted her boss who was coming in a hurry.
"I heard that a master came to my Yanshang Teahouse today, and I didn't treat him well. Please don't mind me." The owner was also a master who kept his emotions secret. After a few polite words at first, the sinister man and the banker were already sweating, but when they saw their boss coming, they breathed a sigh of relief and greeted them respectfully.
"Hmph, a bunch of trash!" The boss snorted coldly and winked. The sinister man immediately understood and retreated.